Chapter 199: Silent flowers on the floor (4)

I made up my mind and settled down. At this time tomorrow, Xiao Rong will learn the behaviors and behaviors of a lady in her eldest brother's other career. From then on, she will be reborn, no longer envy others, no more hunger and hunger, there will be no more ups and downs in this life, only left. Enjoy endless glory and wealth.
And Brother Zhao, the second brother had transferred him to the front court, it was a fat man, so many people couldn't ask for it. It is considered that I repaid his kindness.
And Li, who was in the Huanyi Bureau, promised that she was demoted to a court lady by Shen Xiyao himself. I can only make her work in the Shihua Bureau. Although she is not as good as the former, she is at least relaxed and free, and she will not be bullied.
Now as long as Xiao Rong is out of the palace, I can let go of my hands and feet and concentrate on revenge.
As for Zhiqiu, we have to make plans except for Li Fei. Anyway, a coat of arms bureau is in charge, and it is easy to handle.
I put a handful of snapdragons in my hand on the stone table in the pavilion, and closed the lid again, looking at the way, I just felt that after such a long time, Huiju should have brought Xiao Rong.
I panicked for no reason, even restless. After a long time, I finally saw Huiju appear in my sight. Behind her, there was a young woman in a new willow dress.
My high-hanging heart fell steadily after seeing the new willow color, and a smile from the heart unconsciously appeared on my face. However, Huiju's slow walking and dejected appearance made me wonder again. When they approached, I suddenly discovered that the woman was not Xiao Rong.
After a long time, I said: "Hui Ju, where is Xiao Rong?"
Huiju came up quickly, her eyes flickering, Yu Guang glanced at the maid behind her, but did not speak.
"She is not Xiao Rong." I pointed at the woman and said, "You brought the wrong person."
Huiju knelt in front of me with a "plop": "Manny, the servant girl knows that she is not, but, but..."
She wanted to speak and stopped, but from her tearful eyes, I knew what she wanted to tell me.
"Manny, don't be sad, don't get angry." Huiju walked a step to me and pleaded.
"Get up." There is no excitement in my voice, maybe it is because of extreme disappointment that I have no emotions, "you say it, I can bear it."
"The slave girl just went to the coat bureau to find Xiao Rong." Hui Ju took a careful look at me and said: "They said Xiao Rong had committed a crime and got stuck and couldn't make it through."
I nodded lightly: "Yeah."
"The slave maid thought that it would be wrong to reply to the empress, so she found a maid in Huanyi who was present at the time." Hui Ju pointed to the woman who was crawling outside the pavilion.
"Send her in." I just felt that my voice was lifeless.
The maidservant walked in with her head lowered, and she could see that she was nervous and trembling all over. As soon as he entered the pavilion, he knelt on the ground: "The slave and maid greeted the empress."
"Get up." I said lightly.
The maidservant was startled when he heard my voice, and then looked up at me unconsciously. I thought I was familiar with my voice, but in the coat of arms, Niang Xie was wearing a veil. No one had seen my face except Xiao Rong. Therefore, she only raised her head and immediately lowered it again. After all, peeking is a big sin.
"Are you very familiar with Xiao Rong?" I asked. Actually, when she looked up, I recognized that she is Zhen'er, and she and Xiao Rong are from the same hometown and the same year. The two have had a good friendship.
"In response to the master's words, the servant is called Zhen'er, Xiao Rong's fellow villager, and she has more frequent contacts in Su Ri Li." She said timidly.
"Where is Xiao Rong?" I asked, looking at my manicured nails.
"Returning to the master, Xiao Rong, she..." She glanced at Hui Ju before hesitating: "A few months ago, Xiao Rong collided with a noble person on Empress Li's birthday, and was unable to get past after being punished." Her voice is getting lower and lower.
"Didn't Yi Zhaorong plead for mercy that day, don't you need to touch the board?" The scene of that day is vivid, Li Fei had to blame forty, but Yi Zhaorong only asked for a small punishment. After that, Shen Xiyao took me away, and I don't know the rest.
"The slave servant was not there at the time, so I don't know. I only know that Xiao Rong was fine when she came back, and Aunt Zhiqiu punished her to kneel in the backyard and think about it and not give her food." Zhen'er's voice was a little sad: "Xiao Rong was hungry before. One day, it was cold that night, and the next day began to fever, but Aunt Zhiqiu forbade her to treat and rest, and asked her to work, and gave her the same amount to wash her."
I knew that there should be more than two people, Xiao Rong got into trouble, Zhiqiu would not let it go easily.
"What happened later?" There was no wave in my voice.
"Zhiqiu was called out after lunch. The few of us who were good with her on weekdays helped wash some, and secretly took cakes for her to eat." Zhen'er said with a cry: "But she was very hot at the time. The consciousness is also a little unclear, and I can't eat anything."
Hui Ju passed the veil in silence, and for a while, only Zhen'er sobbed slightly.
"She died of illness?" I didn't believe it.
"In return to the master, no." Zhen'er's sobbing finally turned into a mournful cry. My heart is tense, and I anticipate that I will not listen to the next thing. But I have to listen, at least I have to know who I should hate.
"In the evening, when Zhiqiu came back, there were still a few mothers and a well-dressed maid." Zhen'er wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and choked with sobs: "When they came, they looked for the two coats of Li Fei's birthday party. Maid. One of them is Niang Xie, but she didn't come back that day." Zhen'er paused and said, "Only Xiao Rong was left. Those people said that they disturbed the emperor and Niang Niang. Niang Niang was very angry and wanted to be punished. Responsible for forty. He also said that since Mother Xie is not there, Xiao Rong will take it on her behalf."
My heart suddenly twitched, tears welled up in my eyes.
"It's eighty?" Huiju next to her covered her mouth: "Why don't we just kill him?"
Zhen'er's tears dripped like raindrops: "Yes, we all knelt there to intercede, but the executive mother was not soft at all. After just a few strokes, Xiao Rong fainted." She calmed down for a moment: "Actually, the servant girl. I thought to myself that it would be a great pleasure to beat Xiao Rong to death at that time. But they woke her up with cold water, beat her a few times, and then woke up when she fainted." Her tone was full of anger: "The first day totaled. After more than twenty treatments, Xiao Rong was in a coma, and the mother said that she would come back when she woke up."
"Come again!" Huiju exclaimed: "So vicious?"
Zhen'er shook her head: "It's not a big deal. They told Zhiqiu to give Xiao Rong medicine for wounds and strong medicines. Don't kill her immediately. Regardless of her weakness, those strong medicines can only make her sane, but After that, even if you don’t die, you will become stupid, and you will be thrown into Jishantang and wait for death.

Zhen'er sighed, filled with deep helplessness: "So the next day Xiao Rong woke up even though she burned like a soldering iron. She dragged her out to fight again. This lasted five days and finished eighty boards. Although she was alive, But there is no good meat in the whole body, and the unconsciousness has become a waste."
"What's next?" I suddenly had a fluke. Maybe Xiao Rong is still alive, even if she becomes a useless person, even if her body and head are useless, and I can still live her life safely and comfortably.
"When Ye Zhiqiu stopped taking medicine for Xiao Rong, he just threw her on the pile of hay behind the coat bureau. Xiao Rong's clothes were torn when she was in charge of the stick, and it was very cold those nights. We stayed in the house. , I can only hear her sorrowful cry and painful gasp, which is very fragile in the wind." Zhen'er's voice has calmed down at this time, but I can see anger in her fearful eyes.
"Later we were bold enough to take some medicines and quilts. Although we knew she was alive soon, we still wanted to do our best." Zhen'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "We quietly moved her to an abandoned place. In the room, she was filled with rice soup every day, but most of her vomited out. In the end, her whole body was burnt red, but her limbs were as cold as ice, and her body began to rot and pus. Fortunately, she did not suffer for long. Sin, I left after three days, and I couldn't close my eyes when I left."
Huiju covered her heart and her eyes were red, as if she couldn't believe the human tragedy in Zhen'er's mouth. My heart sank into a bottomless abyss, as if it would never reach its head. But the anger grew stronger and stronger and needed to be vented.
"Thank you, Zhen'er." My voice was calm: "At least there were people crying around when Xiao Rong left." As I said, a tear couldn't help falling.
"At the last moment, Xiao Rong was sober for a while." Zhen'er hesitated and said, "Before those people came to execute the sentence, Xiao Rong asked them where she knew Xie Niang was. Those people said Xie Niang had been executed by the emperor."
She seemed to have all the courage to look up at me and said: "Xiao Rong finally said that she and Xie Niang had agreed to live together after going out of the palace. Now that she is dead, Xie Niang must be waiting for her below. It will be alone."
I turned my face away, so that no one could see the torrential tears in my eyes, and Huiju on the side was already crying. On the contrary, Zhen'er calmed down at the moment. She knocked her head at me, and then another knock: "Manny, please take revenge for Xiao Rong because Xiao Rong has missed Xie Niang to death."
I looked at her in surprise, she looked at me fearlessly. Huiju glanced at me in a panic, and I waved my hand.
"So, do you know who I am?" I smiled slightly.
Zhen'er lowered her eyes: "The slave and maid surrendered." She pursed her lips: "At the time Xie Niang was seriously ill, the slave and maid had helped."
I took a deep breath: "Then you know, who am I now?"
She looked at me blankly, shook her head and said firmly: "From what you wear, and what this sister wears, at least it's a favorite concubine."
"Then you have seen me today?" I said lightly, touching the wishful moire on the top of the box that I wanted to give Xiao Rong.
"The maidservant has never seen anyone." She kowtowed deeply: "Please also ask the lady to show favor."
I was silent for a long while, Huiju stood aside and dared not let out the air. Soon after, a sad faint smile appeared on my face, I stretched out my hand to take out something from the box, stood up and walked by Zhen'er, but did not cast a glance at her who was kneeling on the ground. When I passed her, I let go of my hand and the plain silk wrapped in a ball fell on her skirt.
My voice is like floating clouds in the sky: "This was originally for Xiao Rong, but now I'm rewarding you."
I turned my head slightly, and Zhen'er opened the plain silk shivering, revealing a cat-eye finger inside, but it was not this priceless treasure that made her eyes tearful, but the plain silk, which was clearly a phoenix-printed imperial document. .