Chapter 17 The unreasonable Nie
"Yes, as far as I know, it was a small jar of wine. My father only drank one glass, and the rest was given to the eldest princess and Xiao Prince Consort. If they were not murderers, there would be no poison in the wine, or They had taken the antidote before or afterward, so the poison was either put into the wine glass, or the father had used other food or tea after they left. In this case, the poisoner was obviously someone from the palace. People.
Sister, do you still have the wine glass that father used? "Zhao Shiqing asked.
Zhao Yunnuan smiled bitterly: "My father's attack occurred about an hour after the banquet. During the entire hour, the cups had been washed clean. However, the people who serve my father are still imprisoned in the dungeon. Come on, let’s go back and review it again.”
The two sisters left immediately, and when Xiao Su walked out of the Star Observation Tower, they were gone.
People in Wisteria Villa said that the eldest princess and the second young lady had returned to the palace.
Xiao Su snorted: "Impolite Zhao Xiaosi, he left without even saying hello."
He also wants to go back to Qingquan. He can't help here now, and there is a traitor waiting for him to deal with in Qingquan.
However, now he wants to go to Prince Liang's Mansion to express his condolences on behalf of the Xiao family.
However, he will remain silent after he returns. As his eldest brother has said, no one can say anything about him being alive except the fifth old man.
Originally Xiao Zhen didn't want to tell the Fifth Old Master, but Xiao Consort was worried that the news of Xiao Zhen's death would reach Qingquan, and the Fifth Old Master couldn't bear it. After all, he was an elderly man.
Because of the treasure incident, Xiao Su now doubts everything. He feels that even the people around the Fifth Old Master are not safe, so on the way back to Qingquan, he thought about it and decided that a big purge must be carried out. He did not believe that he was the only one in the entire Xiao family. This great injustice has raised a dog slave who betrays his master.
Seeing that Sister Zhao Shiqing had left, Xiao Su could only go to Liangdu alone. He did not bring his entourage, so he had to go and buy silk gifts in person.
Put aside Xiao Su and just talk about Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing.
The two sisters returned to the palace. As soon as they entered the second gate, maids rushed over and put on the loose mourning clothes on top of their plain clothes.
When they entered the mourning hall, they were already dressed in filial piety.
Most of the people suspend the burial for seven days, but as the Prince of Liang is a prince, he must wait for the people sent by the emperor to arrive before he can bury the body. If it is less than a month, then the burial will be suspended for one month.
The journey is far away. Currently, the only people who come to express condolences are officials and family members at all levels in Liang District, as well as some nearby aristocratic families. However, several princes in the vassal area and officials in Beijing have either not received the news yet, or they have sent people Still on the way.
Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing walked into the mourning hall and had just offered incense to Prince Liang when the maid next to Nie came over and said that the princess asked them to pass.
The two went to Suining Palace. On the way, Zhao Yunnuan said to Zhao Shiqing: "We left the house one after another. The second aunt must have made irresponsible remarks in front of the mother and concubine again. No matter what the mother and concubine says later, don't say anything. Everything is fine." Me.”
Zhao Shiqing nodded in agreement.
When I arrived at Suining Palace, I saw Princess Nie of Liang. It was just as Zhao Yunnuan had guessed. Nie looked haggard, like a dodder flower that had lost its support. She cried and said: "You are my sister, at such an important time." , you are not in the house, but you let your brother face those relatives and friends alone. You have always been sensible. What happened today is really disturbing. ”
Zhao Yunnuan said: "The eldest princess and Xiao Prince Consort are still in the villa. I can't just leave them there. Besides, Xiao Prince Consort is still sick, so I sent some medicinal materials."
There were some things that Zhao Yunnuan didn't want to tell Nie. Once Nie knew about it, Nie Qionghua also knew about it. Zhao Yunnuan simply changed the subject. She looked around and saw that Nie Qionghua was not with Nie for the first time. Zhao Yunnuan asked: "Second aunt is not here?"
Mrs. Nie wiped away her tears and said angrily: "She has been busy these past few days and it has been very hard. She is not feeling well today. She just asked the doctor to see her. She is lying in the room right now."
Nie wanted to scold him a few more words, but Zhao Yunnuan had already pulled Zhao Shiqing to stand up: "The brother-in-law of King Chu is here, and I saw him talking to his second brother."
Nie's face changed: "What brother-in-law? Think about Fan Chong. His wife and sister are just a concubine of the King of Chu. They are not even concubines. That is, he. All day long he says that he is the brother-in-law of the King of Chu. King of Chu I’m afraid I don’t even know who he is. Go and have a look and don’t let him teach your brother bad things.”
Sure enough, anyone who could teach Zhao Tingxuan bad things, even Nie, who always values rules, became harsh and mean in his words
Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing bowed hurriedly, and Nie urged: "Go quickly, your brother has been tired for a day, please ask him to come to my place."
Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing walked out of Suining Palace. Zhao Shiqing blinked mischievously: "Sister, you are still worried that my mother and concubine will scold me. They have never seen me at all."
Zhao Yunnuan patted her hand and said softly: "Don't take it personally. It doesn't matter if she sees you or not. She does see me, but listen to what she said."< br>
Zhao Shiqing didn't believe that Mr. Nie didn't know that Zhao Yunnuan left the house because of something.
Nie came from a famous family and had been a princess for so many years, so it was impossible for her to know everything.
But she obviously knows everything and understands everything, but she still calls her sister over to give her a scolding, and she doesn't know whether she is free or not.
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Zhao Shiqing said: "Sister, why do I feel that it is harder to get close to my mother and concubine than before?"
In fact, Zhao Shiqing wanted to say "even more unreasonable", but she was Zhao Yunnuan's biological mother after all. There were some things that Zhao Yunnuan could say, but she couldn't.
Zhao Yunnuan sighed: "Ever since the king's father left, she has been finding fault with me almost every day, trying to suppress me everywhere, but now she can't live without me in the palace, so she wants to scold me, but she doesn't dare. Provoke me and worry about me leaving you alone.”
The two sisters talked and returned to the mourning hall.
The second son, Zhao Tingxuan, was not in the mourning hall. Zhao Shiqing remembered what Zhao Yunnuan had just said and asked, "Who is that Fan Chong? Besides claiming to be the brother-in-law of the King of Chu, does he have a bad character?"
If not, why would Mr. Nie be worried that Fan Chong would teach Zhao Tingxuan bad things?
Zhao Yunnuan said: "This man likes to wear five-stone clothes. He is unrestrained in his daily life and often walks in the city with his chest and back exposed. One time he came to the palace, it was late autumn, but he only wore a coat and didn't even know what he was wearing. He was not wearing any clothes, and when he raised his hands, most of his chest was exposed, which happened to be seen by his mother-in-law and his second aunt, who almost kicked him out. "
Zhao Shiqing frowned: "Second brother has a close relationship with him?"
Zhao Yunnuan lowered his voice: "Axuan and he are just casual acquaintances. I just said that just to divert the mother's attention."
This was the mourning hall. Zhao Shiqing could only hold back her laughter. Her sister still had many ways to deal with her mother and concubine.
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