Chapter 77:

Princess Li only thought that Qin Jiao was shy, and continued self-consciously: "Ms. Qin San, don't blame me for being so shallow, you are the future daughter-in-law of Ze Zhi, and I am your auntie, I will tell you today These are not only for serving the princess, but also for your good."
"Don't think that Zezhi is in the clan, there are many people in the clan who have no titles or positions."
"Think about it, you are about to marry into Duan's palace soon. If Duan's concubine and Duan's reconciliation, then Zezhi will have no chance to become the son of the world."
"The eldest son is only a concubine, and the elder consort is only a minor official. You are the daughter of the Hou Mansion..."
Princess Li paused for a while, staring at Qin Jiu deeply.
What she meant was that Qin Jiu was willing to be an ordinary clan wife for the rest of his life? !
The future Princess Duan and Mrs. Gu San have the same sky and the same land, they are simply incomparable! Will Qin Jiu be willing to bow down to the concubine in the future? !
Princess Li said that Qin Jiao just listened, and his mind was already out of the sky, occasionally responding with "Oh" and "Really?"
Although Qin Jiu didn't make a clear statement, Princess Li believed that she must have understood it too. She looked at Qin Jiu with a certain face, her eyes flickering.
Duan Wang guards one side, Duan Wang Concubine is the prince and concubine. In the Western Xinjiang, Duan Wang Mansion is the same as the Tu Emperor.
She didn't believe that Qin Jiu would not take the title of princess, who would be willing to have the glory and wealth at his fingertips!
Princess Li said a full cup of tea, and finally stopped, and finally added meaningfully: "Miss Qin San, for yourself and for your brother, you have to think carefully."
If Gu Zezhi could inherit the title of King Duan, and his husband would honor his wife, and with the support of the palace of Duan, it would not be impossible for Qin Zening to get back the title of Lord Zhongyi.
Princess Duan couldn't listen to her own words, she always had to care about the interests of her son and daughter-in-law?
Seeing that the Prince Li had finished speaking, Qin Jiao left and got off Zhulunche.
Du Ruo was still waiting for her at the entrance of the alley. The master and servant walked towards Xiao Mansion. Princess Li in Zhu Lun Cha opened the curtains again and watched Qin Jiu enter the mansion.
"Miss Qin San."
When a maid in charge of the Xiao Mansion and several women in the house saw Qin Jiu, they greeted him cordially and saluted.
This maid in charge was Madam Xiao’s close friend, Madam Shi, and Qin Jiu also knew him, and called.
At the second door in front, it was in a mess at the moment. A carriage was parked. Several families and women were removing heavy boxes from the carriage.
Qin Jiu inevitably took one more look, and Madam Shi immediately said beamingly: "This is the dowry of the lady. I just moved back from Xijiang."
Madam Shi ordered the women to carefully clean up Madam Xiao's dowry, and personally led Qin Jiu toward the inner courtyard.
She knew that Princess Duan spoiled her future daughter-in-law, and she didn't hide her from her. She walked while talking: "The slave and maid ran to Xijiang in person to clean up the dowry for his wife. Miss Qin, you didn't see it. As soon as the slave and maidservant left, the concubine sent someone specifically to tell the slave and maid to clean up together."
Madam Shi cast her mouth in disdain, "A concubine daughter-in-law is really a noble person. Why can both cats and dogs enter the wife's yard?!"
Madam Shi is a close friend of Mrs. Xiao, so she naturally looks down upon her concubine, not to mention what the concubine is doing, nothing is worth taking a high look at!
Madam Shi is not a fool, of course, it can be seen that the concubine in this world is eager for the wife to reconcile with the king, and I am afraid that she is expecting Concubine Feng to take the position quickly!
Along the way, Mother Shi was talking non-stop, talking about what happened on the way back to Beijing, including being delayed on the road for several days in heavy rain, and encountering mountain bandits who blocked the road in Qinzhou. Fortunately, she was accompanied. The guards killed the bandits and so on.
While talking, the two came to the main courtyard and went into the inner room all the time.
Madam Xiao sat on the Luohan bed by the window, flipping through a jewelry box happily.
Seeing Qin Jiu coming, Mrs. Xiao waved to her, "Xiao Jiu, come here!"
Mrs. Xiao took Qin Jiu and sat down beside him, happily picked a string of eight treasures jewellery necklaces, and personally put them on Qin Jiu, and picked a pair of bracelets with carved phoenix gold and jade to Qin Jiu’s wrist. set.
She smiled and said: "The little girl's family just has to dress up beautifully."
Qin Jiu knew that Mrs. Xiao liked bright colors, and every time she came to Xiao Mansion, she would wear bright clothes like scarlet, rose, duck yellow, green lotus, etc.
Today she is wearing a primrose-colored coat, which matches well with the eight-treasure necklace and gold-inlaid jade bracelet given by Mrs. Xiao.
Mrs. Xiao is good at dressing up!
Qin Jiu looked for Madam Xiao’s old and kind face for the traces of her youth. Gu Zezhi and Madam Xiao actually look very similar. Madam Xiao must be very beautiful when she was young.
Qin Jiu took a red sandalwood hairpin inlaid with hundred treasures from the jewelry box, "Mrs. Xiao, this hairpin matches your skin tone, you can try it!"
She eagerly leaned over to wear a hairpin to Madam Xiao, and Madam Xiao liked Qin Jiu to be close to herself, so she was alone.
The maid Qinglu took the Linghua mirror and took a picture of Mrs. Xiao, smiling and complimenting: "Look, Madam, Miss Qin San has a very good vision, this hairpin is really suitable for you!"
Madam Xiao raised her hand to the mirror and stroked the hairpin, nodded and said: "Xiao Jiu's eyes are really good!"
Qin Jiu touched his small chin, showing thoughtfulness, and said: "Mrs. Xiao, your clothes don't match this hairpin, you have to change it."
With that, she looked at Qinglu and asked, "Qinglu, do you have clothes with bright colors?"
"Yes!" Qing Lu replied repeatedly, greeted several maids and immediately started to take action, digging out several clothes.
The clothes and skirts were all over the room.
Qin Jiu looked at it piece by piece, pointing to a purple jewel-like flower gourd pattern engraved silk twill and said: "This purple tuck is good, with this black embroidered horse-faced skirt with embroidered lute and bird. Graceful and atmospheric. Just these two."
Mrs. Xiao laughed, "I am getting older and I am not suitable for such bright colors."
"This purple is dignified, your skin is fair, and you wear it just to reflect your complexion. Didn't you say that my eyes are good?" Qin Jiao climbed up the pole with a smile, and looked at Mrs. Xiao coquettishly.
Qinglu and other maids also played a drum and persuaded a few words.
Madam Xiao couldn't hold Qin Jiao. After she was carried to the screen, Qin Jiao and the maid personally waited for Madam Xiao to change clothes.
This was not enough. Qin Jiu also re-selected Mrs. Xiao forehead, ears, bracelets, jade pendant, purse and shoes.
After Madam Xiao had a new look from head to toe, Qin Jiao was finally satisfied, feeling that his eyesight was great, and said with a smile: "Ms. Xiao, look, is this dressing up for several years younger?"
She instructed Qinglu and the others to take several diamond mirrors for Madam Xiao, and muttered softly: "This mirror is still too small. If only there is a waiting mirror..."
She spoke lightly, but Madam Xiao was so close to her that she happened to hear it. She thought it was a good idea, so she had to talk to her son and give her daughter-in-law a waiter.
Qin Zhuo took Madam Xiao and sat down on the Arhat bed again, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Xiao, besides purple, you must look good in purple, lake blue and pine colors."
Madam Shi came over, re-served the tea for the two of them herself, and said jokingly: "It's just right. Madam, there is a curl of purple tang in your dowry, which happens to be a summer dress."
Speaking of materials, Mrs. Xiao was also excited, and she said, "By the way, there are some materials in my dowry suitable for the little girl. Move in quickly, and I will pick them."
When the woman picked up the material, the time passed quickly. The chattering and laughter in the room came and went. By the time Qin Jiu left, it was already an hour later, and she didn’t mention anything about the Prince Li’s asking her to "persuade." .
Madam Xiao hadn't fully recovered yet, she had to take a nap every day, and when she had rested, Qin Jiu left.
However, when she went out, she found that Princess Li's Zhu Wheeler was still parked at the entrance of the alley.
Qin Jiao: "..."
The corners of her eyes twitched, just as if she didn't see it.
However, she wanted to leave, but Princess Li refused to let her go.
The old mother who had asked her to get in the car once again stopped Qin Jiu from going, "Miss Qin San stayed."
Qin Jiu looked at the old mother with a smile, and said, "I have already greeted the princess."
The implication of her words is very obvious, since she has already greeted Princess Li, there is no need to ask for peace again.
The old mother's face stiffened slightly, and she felt that Qin Jiu was too shameless. If their princess wanted to see her, it was to show her face.
The two confronted each other, and the atmosphere was slightly stiff.
The words are not speculative, and Qin Jiao doesn’t want to say more. He is about to go around the other side. However, Zhu Lunche at the entrance of the alley in front of him is moving. The curtain of Zhu Lunche is lifted, and the Princess of Li is supported by a maid. , Got out of the carriage, and then walked towards Qin Jiao.
Princess Li walked towards her face to face like this, and Qin Jiao naturally couldn't pretend that she hadn't seen it, and politely blessed her, "Wang Hao."
Prince Li kept his head slightly nod and asked straightforwardly: "Miss Qin San, have you ever persuaded the princess?"
There was a touch of hospitality in her tone. The reason why she waited here patiently for so long was because she wanted to wait for the good news from Qin Jiu, so when she returned to the palace, she also had an explanation to her prince.
In the scorching eyes of Princess Li, Qin Jiao shook his head, "No."
what? ! Princess Li seemed to be pouring a bucket of cold water on her head, her face changed instantly.
Her complexion was changing cyan and purple, and she was very angry.
Princess Li has always had a face in Beijing, and any female family in the mansion will give her some face when they see her, but today she was swept away by Princess Duan, and now this little girl dares to face herself Shaking her face, this girl obviously deserved it before entering the Xiao Mansion. It turns out that all her deference is playing on her own!
And he believed it stupidly, waiting for her for an hour here!
My own dignified princess was actually teased by a yellow-haired girl who was not in time! !
All of a sudden, the old hatred and the new hatred together, and Princess Li transferred the account of Princess Duan to Qin Jiu's anger.
She gritted her teeth, raised her finger to Qin Jiao and said, "Give my hand to the princess!"
She can't do what about Princess Duan, can't she teach a classless girl movie? !
"Yes, the princess." The old mother immediately responded, looking at Qin Jiao with a smile, feeling that Qin Jiao was shameless at all, and their princess asked her to help persuade the princess to give her the answer. face!
The old mother raised her thick right hand and hit Qin Jiu's face, the palm of the wind brought a strong wind.
Qin Jiao wouldn't be too stupid to get beaten, and his side moved away flexibly.
Du Ruo changed his face and quickly stepped forward to protect Qin Jiao, "Girl."
"Let's go." Qin Jiu didn't bother to pay attention to the princess and concubine Li, glanced at the other party lightly, made a follow-up gesture to Du Ruo, and left on his own.
This look of her was in the eyes of Princess Li, it was like Qin Jiao slapped her face severely.
This wild girl with no respect and ignorance!
Princess Li was even more angry, and again ordered: "Stop her for this princess!"
As a result, the two maidservants immediately responded, and forced them to Qin Jiu aggressively, blocking her path.
Qin Jiu didn't suffer from anything, and reached out to touch the whip.
Du Ruo thought that his fists would be hard to beat his opponent, and looked towards Xiao Mansion, thinking that he still had to move and rescue soldiers.
"Squeak!"
At this time, the door of Xiao Mansion opened, and a woman in a black cloak walked out from inside, it was Mrs. Xiao.
Mrs. Xiao's face was cold and majestic, her old and wise eyes gleamed between her eyes, and the seven or eight maids behind her blurred.
"stop!"
Mrs. Xiao raised her voice slightly, and shouted, walking towards the Princess and Qin Jiu in stride.
Seeing Mrs. Xiao coming, Du Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, completely relieved.
Princess Li looked at the approaching Madam Xiao, tightly holding the eighteen-child Bodhi beads in her hand, and the anger in her eyes became more and more prosperous.
"Brother sister, do you really know what's good or bad?" Princess Li's face was pale, and she felt that she was kindly fed to the donkey liver and lungs.
Mrs. Xiao snorted mockingly.
Sparks shot from the collision between the two people's eyes, and the air suddenly became tense, and it was triggered.
The people surrounding the Prince's Mansion watched this scene, and did not dare to act rashly, standing awkwardly with their heads down.
"It's good or bad, of course I know, I won't bother the princess." Madam Xiao stroked her sleeve casually.
Princess Li: "..."
Mrs. Xiao ignored the other party's gloomy face almost dripping with ink, her eyes were radiant, and she said: "I originally wanted to wait for the outcome of the Trial Trial. If that's the case, I'm going to beat the drum."
"Xiao Jiu, go!"
As soon as Madam Xiao waved, Qin Jiao immediately followed, and intimately put Madam Xiao's arm, Madam Xiao looked at her with a smile in her eyes.
Princess Li was dumbfounded, and disappeared completely in anger, she couldn't believe her ears. Xiao, what did she say she was going to do? !
"Xiao, you are crazy!"
This time, Princess Li even forgot to call her younger siblings, and blurted out.
Mrs. Xiao answered the other party with practical actions. She got into the carriage with Qin Jiu's support, and Qin Jiu went up there soon.
The coachman "slapped" his whip, and the carriage of the Xiao Mansion drove to the front alley, passing by the side of Princess Li, and the strong wind that brought it blew a corner of Princess Li's skirt. ...
Princess Li was almost dumbfounded, she didn't expect things to develop to this point.
"The princess..." The old mother called to the prince and concubine in a nervous manner, knowing that something was wrong.
Only then did Princess Li reacted and quickly ordered: "Quick, chase!"
Concubine Li, carrying her skirt, hurriedly got on the Zhu Wheeler again, and ordered a small servant accompanying him: "Go back and report to the prince!"
In just a few words, the prince and concubine of Li was already in a cold sweat, and her heart was as cold as ice. If this made Princess Duan sound the Dengwen Drum, it would be the entire capital, no, the whole Daqi was watching the jokes of the clan!
Zhu Lun Cha hurriedly chased Mrs. Xiao's carriage, and the coachman also knew that it was of great importance, so he waved his whip frequently.
The common people on the street saw the Zhulun car system, and knew that the owner of the car was either rich or expensive, and hurriedly avoided to both sides of the street.
The two carriages came to the gate of the palace one after the other. Qin Jiu helped Madam Xiao to get out of the carriage, and the two of them walked towards the Dengwen Drum outside the right gate of Chang'an with a clear goal.
The Dengwen Drum was set up by the Emperor Taizu of the Daqi Dynasty to allow the people to beat the drum to redress grievances for the purpose of "sending sentiment". In order to avoid Diao Min’s malicious petition, according to Daqi law, if the person who hits the drum hears no fame or fate, he will first be thirty.
Mrs. Xiao is a dignified prince and concubine, so she is naturally qualified to sound the Dengwen Drum.
The surrounding imperial soldiers also recognized her identity, first they were surprised, and then they thought about some recent rumors about the Royal Palace.
The Dengwen Drum of the Daqi Dynasty has not been sounded for more than ten years, and it is the first time since he ascended to the throne!
In the scorching eyes of the imperial army, Madam Xiao calmly walked to the Dengwen Drum, raised her hand and picked up the drumstick, and then knocked it down without hesitation.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The loud drumming sounded one after another, like the endless muffled thunder blowing in the sky, and also passed into the ears of Princess Li in the Zhu Lunche.
Princess Li's complexion was as pale as paper.
The people near the right gate of Chang'an also heard it. In the crowd, several voices shouted excitedly: "Dengwen Drum, someone knocked on Dengwen Drum to sue you!"
There was a commotion all around, and those passers-by rushed to tell them to leave, with agitated expressions. More and more people heard the sound, rushing towards the right gate of Changan like a wave.
Regarding the hustle and bustle around, Mrs. Xiao held the drumsticks and was still beating the Dengwen drum. While beating, she shouted: "The courtier's wife sued the prince's son for murdering his aunt, so please ask the prince's righteousness!"
Amidst the ear-splitting drums, Madam Xiao's voice carried a peculiar penetrating power, sonorously and powerfully, spreading far away.
The good onlookers around immediately exploded and talked about it all:
"Is this woman Princess Duan?"
"That's right, if this person who doesn't have a fate would sound the Dengwen Drum, he would be 30 by the court staff!"
"Duan Wang Shizi murdered his aunt, this is too frantic!"
"What's this! There are so many people who are noble in the clan to hide dirt!"
"..."
The people talked and became more and more lively, the crowd boiled like a pot of boiling hot water, and the surrounding was crowded and noisy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The ear-splitting drums were still ringing.
At the moment, the emperor in the imperial study room also heard the drumming, put down the memorial in his hand, frowned slightly.
Without waiting for him to call someone, Zhou Xin came in and said, "The emperor, it was Princess Duan who sounded the Dengwen drum and sued Duan Wang Shizi for murdering his aunt, and he also asked Duan Wang for justice."
Zhou Xin's scalp numb, this kind of thing is simply unheard of in Daqi's history.
The emperor moved his eyebrows, a touch of surprise appeared on his face.
The Fan Seng matter has been handed over to the Trial of the Three Divisions, and there should be a conclusion this month, so that the princess is not so impulsive. After all, she has waited for more than two months.
The emperor pondered for a moment and issued two orders, one is for Princess Xuanduan, and the other is for Jin Yiwei to find out what happened.
After a while, the commander of Jin Yiwei, Yuan Minggang, arrived, and gave a brief account of Princess Li's visit to the Xiao Mansion today and the conflict with Qin Jiu.
emperor:"……"
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, showing a trace of fatigue: The Prince Li and his wife were really noisy.
Now that the matter has developed to this point, it is not a matter of a few words that can be passed with the mud. The emperor thought for a moment, and immediately made a decision. He got up and stood up, leaving a sentence: "Xuan Sansi, I want to try this case personally. "
"Yes, the emperor." Zhou Xinzuo took his orders, sighing in his heart.
Half an hour later, people related to the case gathered in the Jinluang Temple.
The emperor sits on the high Jinluan Hall, and Mrs. Xiao, the plaintiff, stands in the hall. The Xingbu Shangshu, Dali Temple Qing and Zuodu Yushi stand on one side as the representatives of the three divisions. Qin Zhuo stands alone on the other side of the Jinluan Hall. side.
After Mrs. Xiao bowed his knees to the emperor, she calmly repeated her intention to knock on the drum: "The emperor, the courtier's wife sued the prince's son for the murder of his aunt, and she asks for the righteousness of the prince!"
The Xingbu Shangshu, Dali Temple Qing and Zuodu Yushi all have subtle expressions.
Zhou Xinfuer said a few words in the emperor's ear, and the emperor looked out of the hall with complicated eyes.
"Wait!"
King Duan arrived panting, and with him were the Prince Li and his wife and Gu Zezhi.
"The emperor, this king and the princess have some misunderstandings, please let the emperor Rong this and the princess explain one or two." Duan Wang gave the emperor a hand and looked at Mrs. Xiao eagerly.
At this look, he was stunned.
Mrs. Xiao has taken off the black cloak that was draped on the outside, revealing the purple underneath. This dress was matched by Qin Jiao from the inside to the outside, from top to bottom, and the color was bright but graceful and luxurious. , Ying made her look radiant.
Since Madam Xiao moved out of Duanwang's Mansion on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Duanwang hasn't seen her for more than two months.
Over the past two months, it is said that it is not long, and it is not short. After this time, Mrs. Xiao's careful care, the whole person looked several years younger, and the stretched eyebrows showed great heroism, just standing like this There, there is an air of poems and books all over the body.
King Duan looked at Mrs. Xiao, who was only three steps away from him, with a slight trance in his eyes, as if he had seen the Xiao family in his youth.
Mrs. Xiao said lightly: "There is no misunderstanding between you and me."
Only then did King Duan come back to his senses, take a deep breath, and softly persuade: "Wang Hao, forget it, why bother to the imperial front!"
Prince Li and Princess Li nodded frequently in the rear, and the clan's face was lost to them.
King Duan continued: "If you are really dissatisfied with the son, this king will take care of the son in the future."
"Well, when I return to Xijiang, this king will be separated from the eldest son and concubine, do you think it is good?"
"Wang Hao, these are just small misunderstandings. You and I have been married for many years, so why bother for some misunderstanding and separation."
Duan Wang kept talking. He had been to the Xiao Mansion several times before, but was turned away by the concierge. Now he finally had the opportunity to talk to Madam Xiao, and he said it all.
He admitted that he had also taken a step back, and he did not hesitate to split the mansion with the son of the world, so it should be all right.
Madam Xiao's graceful face was calm, she looked at King Duan with her eyes as if she was looking at a stranger, she didn't even raise her eyebrows, and said, "You know my temper for many years as a husband and wife."
Duan Wang: "..."
King Duan's heart suddenly cooled, and he didn't know how to persuade Mrs. Xiao, so he could only look at Gu Zezhi, wanting him to persuade him a few words.
Gu Zezhi didn't look at King Duan at all, his eyes were dark and dark. He was looking at Qin Jiu's face carefully, confirming that there were no scars on her face, and his expression was relieved.
Qin Jiu could not guess what Gu Zezhi had heard, and blinked at him.
Meaning, rest assured, she was never the one waiting for someone to fight!
Gu Zezhi's eyebrows stretched out, and his expression returned to the usual breeze.
Mrs. Xiao looked at the emperor again, and said loudly: "Duan Wang Shizi intends to murder his aunt, and ask the emperor to deal with it impartially, and return the court's wife to be fair!"
Jinluang Temple is not a place for children's play, even King Duan cannot interrupt the emperor's imperial trial over and over again.
The emperor solemnly said: "If the elder son is really poisonous to the heart of the aunt, I will definitely give the princess a fair."
"Come on, bring that monk up!"
When the emperor gave the order, two guards in Jinyi came with a forty-something monk, the monk in a big red robe with blue eyes for rhinoplasty, a beard, and a string of 108 Buddhist beads hanging around his neck. , Seeing her face grayed out, her cheeks dented in thinness, her expression worried.
As soon as he walked to the center of the Jinluan Temple, he staggered to his knees and saluted the emperor in an awkward Central Plains dialect: "The poor monk Duoruo sees His Majesty Emperor Daqi."
The emperor looked down at the monk and asked, "Dolo, are you giving this Jiuhexiang Concubine Duan?"
While speaking, Yuan Minggang opened a wooden box, and what was placed in the box was the Jiuhe incense gifted by the princess at the front end to Qin Jiao, and a scent of orchids and plums wafted out.