Xie Xiang

Chapter 133

Hu Ao still doesn't know anything about the palace.Hearing Xie Yi's question, he bowed and said: "The palace servant is not feeling well, so he asked for leave."

Xie Yi said: "Let her come and see."

Hu Ao looked at Jun Hou's face, and guessed that the maid must have caused the disaster.

Xie Yi can't be said to be strict when dealing with Xia Yuan, and if she makes mistakes in small things, she probably doesn't care about them and avoids them if she can.But if it's a big deal, it's not easy to be perfunctory.

Hu Ao didn't dare to ignore it, so he immediately dispatched two middle officials and sent him to Xie Yi.

Liu Zao was sleeping soundly in the palace, Xie Yi was afraid of disturbing her, so she went to another palace room a little further away.

When Gong'e withdrew from the palace, she was flustered and hid in her room, hoping that Marquis Gong would be magnanimous, or that His Majesty would show mercy and let her go.

But no matter how much I hope, what should come, I can't hide in the end.

Your Majesty respects Marquis Gong, and everyone in the palace and court knows it.Even if Gong Hou beat her to death on the spot, no one dared to say no.

Fearing death, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed as soon as she entered the door, saying: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xie Yi remained silent, she moved in and out of court calmly, how much energy was spent on dealing with this little maid.If it wasn't about Liu Zao, she would just hand over this person to Hu Ao, and she wouldn't even meet her.

Gong'e kowtowed until her forehead was broken, and she didn't hear Gong Hou's voice, she was even more panicked, and hurriedly stated her crimes, asking for forgiveness.

"The servant girl was in a daze for a while, so she went to get close to His Majesty. The maidservant was released from the palace when she was old, but outside the palace, both her parents died, and only my brother and sister-in-law could rely on her. However, the maidservant was at odds with her sister-in-law before she was elected as a family member. , If you go home, you will be treated with contempt. You did the wrong thing to stay in the palace. The Lord spared the maid this time."

After she finished speaking, she kowtowed heavily again.

Xie Yi looked at Hu Ao.Hu Ao bowed silently to show his understanding.

"Twenty sticks, demoted to Huanyifang." Xie Yi said.

Huanyifang is a place for hard labor. Once you go there, you will be beaten and scolded at will, and you will be abused everywhere, and you will probably not be able to get out. You can only stay inside and work hard to death.Gong'e collapsed on the ground for a moment, forgetting to even beg for mercy, until two thick middle officials came to escort her, she woke up suddenly, struggled, and shouted: "I won't go! Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Hu Ao frowned.The two middle officials understood, and took out the sackcloth handkerchief from their sleeves, and covered her mouth.But at the end of the day, all the strength in the whole body was aroused.Gong'e struggled frantically, but she broke free.

Gong Hou will not forgive her, and the only one who can save her is His Majesty.

Gong'e's eyes widened and she rushed out of the palace, shouting as she ran, "Your Majesty likes me! If you dare to touch me, Your Majesty will kill you!"

This cry really made the palace servants who came up to arrest her have scruples.

"Idiot!" Hu Ao followed and said angrily, "If you let her shout again, you will really die!"

After hearing his words, the palace people didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and rushed forward.

After all, Gong'e couldn't resist the crowd, so Hu Ao ordered people to bring the torture tools, took her to the courtyard, and tortured her in front of everyone.

The lights in the courtyard were brightly lit, and the people who came and went from the palace had to look around curiously, and Hu Ao didn't order them to be driven away. Every time he slapped his stick, he asked, "Do you know what's wrong with this lowly slave?"

Gong'e was holding back at first, hoping that the emperor would pass by, and maybe she would show mercy and forgive her.She always felt that since His Majesty was a womanizer, she shouldn't turn a blind eye to her, even if she didn't mean to, there should always be mercy.

But she endured it five times, the pain on her spine seemed to take her life away, she couldn't help it, and on the sixth time, she struggled to make a sound: "You bitch..." She didn't have a word yet After finishing speaking, there was another heavy blow, Gong'e let out a miserable cry, and suddenly realized that she had no chance to admit her mistake.

Hu Ao raised his hand to signal the suspension.Gong'e was panting, her face was gray, her lips were bloodless, and she was sweating profusely.Hu Ao walked over, lifted her chin to look at her, and clicked his tongue: "She is really pretty, Guai Dao dares to think so."

Gong'e gasped, not daring to speak.

"You are the maidservant of His Majesty's close servant. If you want to stay in the palace, you only need to report and settle down yourself. Why do you need to go this way and send yourself into His Majesty's arms?" Hu Ao said again.

His voice is not small.Hear it everywhere.The palace people whispered to each other, each with different expressions.

Hu Ao swept around, and raised his voice slightly: "With twenty sticks, he was fined to be sent to Huanyifang as a slave.

All the palace people knelt down quickly, Nuonuo said: "Don't dare."

Hu Ao withdrew his hand and signaled to the left and right: "Go on."

After the punishment, Gong'e couldn't bear the pain and passed out.Hu Ao didn't bother to care about her, so Ling Xiangran gave her some wound medicine and sent her directly to Huanyi Fang.

When he returned to the hall, Xie Yi was looking out the window in a daze.

Hu Ao stepped forward cautiously, and said respectfully: "The punishment is over, and the criminal slaves have been taken to the clothes washing workshop."

Xie Yi nodded.

Hu Ao couldn't bear it. Marquis Gong saw His Majesty getting close to other people with his own eyes. He must have racked his brains and comforted him: "The sinful slave made his own decisions and has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Don't be angry, you have warned me this time. , the people below will not dare to think again."

Early in the morning, he was worried about Gong Hou. His Majesty's temperament is not particularly bad, but he is also quite stubborn and domineering. The age difference between the two of them is too big. He served His Majesty first, and then served her. After watching all the way, he understood that Gong Hou took His Majesty very seriously.But there is no one who is not old, he has worried more than once, worrying that Gong Hou will end up in a miserable end.

Now, all her honor and disgrace are tied to His Majesty, and even the power of the prime minister has been handed over.Once your Majesty abandons her, no one in this world can protect her.

The maidservants in the palace are all young, so Gonghou must be in a hurry to make an example of others by taking advantage of the maid.

Hu Ao was thinking of her wholeheartedly, so there was a look of worry on his face.

Xie Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You have served her for more than ten years, why don't you trust her?"

Hu Ao secretly said, His Majesty treats him very fiercely, how dare he trust her.

"I asked you to warn the palace people just because of the rules in the palace, so that people's hearts would not fluctuate and the atmosphere would become a mess." Xie Yi explained.

Hu Ao was stunned, and thought distractedly, Gong Hou mentioned His Majesty to him, and he didn't call him Your Majesty, but only called "She", which was so sweet.

Liu Zao slept until the next day.When he woke up, he found that he was not in the bedroom, and he was still a little dazed. He sat up and looked around, only then did he remember what happened yesterday.In an instant, the memories of Cheng Huan's tossing and turning under Xie Xiang's body yesterday were all awakened.She lay back on the couch, covered her face with her hands, and was about to hide under the quilt, shy for a while, when she heard footsteps in the hall.

She turned her head when she heard the sound, spread her fingers apart, looked between her fingers, hummed and pretended to be very calm, not shy at all, and said, "Where did you go? I couldn't even see you when I woke up."

Xie Yi sat beside her, and instead of answering, asked, "I didn't drink the medicine yesterday, are you feeling better now?"

"Okay." Liu Zao replied, and rubbed against Xie Yi's leg with the top of his head on purpose.Xie Yi pinched her ears and said, "Don't be naughty."

The palace people brought the toilet things, and seeing His Majesty laughing with Gong Hou in messy clothes, they didn't dare to stay for a long time, put down the things in their hands, and all retreated.Xie Yi patted her on the shoulder and made her stand up.

Liu Zao reluctantly got up from the couch.

After a night of sleep, I feel much better, but I am very hungry.She washed and changed clothes.

Xie Yi chose light, soft but very warm clothes for her. Although they didn't look majestic, they were just right for her to wear when recuperating.The middle coat was in a mess, the belts were loose, Liu Zao lowered his head, untied the belts and tied them again.As soon as she untied it, a red mark on her chest was revealed, like a red plum blooming in the snow, it was extraordinarily delicate and conspicuous.

Liu Zao didn't care, when she pleased Xiang Xie, there was more than one red mark on Xie Xiang's body, but a secret joy spread in his heart.

Xie Yi, on the other hand, didn't dare to look any further, with just one glance, she abruptly turned her gaze away.

After eating some food, Liu Zao walked around the yard. She hadn't walked for more than half a month, and her legs and feet couldn't be controlled. She walked slowly and straightly, only then did she feel that she was more secure when she stepped on the ground.

Xie Yi was sitting on the porch looking at her, and made a cup of honey water for her, to drink when she was tired from walking.But someone from Nagato Palace came.The Empress Dowager sent someone, Xie Yi had to deal with it.

She didn't interrupt Liu Zao, and quietly went to the side hall. It turned out that the Empress Dowager wanted to live in Ganquan Palace for a few months, so she came to ask the emperor for permission.

Liu Zao walked around a few times, and when he looked back to find Xie Yi, he found that she had disappeared. It was a little strange, why there was no one in sight in a blink of an eye.Seeing that Hu Ao was still there, he ordered him to come forward and asked, "Where did Prime Minister Xie go?"

Everyone in the palace knows that the thank you in His Majesty's mouth does not correspond to an official position, but a kind of closeness.She has called Gong Hou that way since she came to the throne, but now that she has stepped down from the position, she can't change her mouth, and as time goes by, she won't change.When Hu Ao heard about her whereabouts, he replied respectfully: "The queen mother sent someone here, and the lord has gone to see you in the side hall."

Liu Zao frowned, and his tone was not very friendly: "Why don't you tell me."

Now that Hu Ao is not begging for life under her, he has grown bolder and is not afraid of her easily. He bowed politely and respectfully, and said: "Your Majesty has never ordered, and I obey your Majesty."

Liu Zao couldn't find fault with him, his face darkened, and then he thought it was good, since he was the one thanking Xiang, he should only listen to her.

Thinking about it, she relaxed her complexion a little, recalled what happened yesterday, looked around, and asked: "There is a maid who always serves by my side, the one who helped me to take a bath yesterday, where is it?"

Hu Ao's eyebrows twitched, and he lost his expression, looked at her face, and said after deliberation: "Your Majesty punished her with twenty sticks."

When Liu Zao heard this, he was displeased: "Only twenty sticks?"

Hu Ao squeezed out another sentence: "Punishment to Huanyifang."

Liu Zao was a little bit satisfied, but there was something especially lacking, he only cared that Xie Yi had already passed the punishment, so he didn't want to go against her wishes, so he said in a deep voice, "She's unlucky." Then he told Hu Ao, "You should be careful." People in the palace, with Prime Minister Xie and I, we can't tolerate people who try to deceive the superiors."

Hu Ao hurriedly said yes, thought for a while, and said: "The criminal slave shouted that His Majesty likes her, and many people in the palace heard it."

When Liu Zao heard this, he didn't dare to believe it: "Mr. Xie also knows?"

"Your Majesty heard it with your own ears."

Liu Zao was so angry that he didn't care about those around him, and said, "You will be fined another twenty sticks for accusing your lord of false accusations."

Without waiting for Hu Ao to answer, he walked away.After taking two steps, she realized that the honey water Xie Xiang had mixed for her hadn't been drunk yet, so she turned back, picked up the earcup on the low table, and drank it all in one gulp.

These palace people are honest and honest in front of her, why they dare to talk nonsense when they are in front of Prime Minister Xie, it must be that these bastards are confined in the forbidden area, they don't know the heights of heaven and earth, and they have never seen the methods of Prime Minister Xie.

Liu Zao endured his anger and went to the side hall, but met Ye Tingling on the way.Behind Ye Tingling were two small officials, both holding a tall pile of bamboo slips.When they met the emperor, the three of them hurriedly bowed and bowed: "I wish Your Majesty peace."

Liu Zao stopped, looked at the tall bamboo slips, and asked, "What is this?"

Ye Tingling replied: "It's the items needed to repair the palace. I list it out. Please Gonghou look at it."

When Liu Zao heard this, his original anger became even more intense.Without showing it, she raised her chin, gestured to the two piles of bamboo slips, and said indifferently: "Why bother to thank you for such trivial matters?"

Ye Tingling heard the displeasure in her words, and quickly explained: "The palace is dilapidated and has not been repaired for many years. It is not appropriate to keep it on hold. I asked His Majesty for instructions three years ago. So it has been put on hold. Now that there is Gonghou, and there are people in charge in the palace, I will naturally ask Gonghou for instructions."

Liu Zao nodded her head, her eyes were full of anger, and her tone also became cold: "If you have this trivial matter in the future, go and find Hu Ao, don't bother me and thank you."

Ye Tingling was puzzled, everyone thought that His Majesty respected Marquis Gong, and she was the only one in the palace, so she was entrusted with palace affairs. The so-called palace affairs, to put it bluntly, are the housework of ordinary people, and the housework is naturally in charge of by the mistress Why is Your Majesty taking the power of Marquis Gong again?

When Liu Zao saw his expression, she knew it was a misunderstanding, so she had to hide her anger and explain to him.There are tens of thousands of people in Weiyang's palace, if the subordinates misunderstand her meaning, despise Prime Minister Xie, and make up some ugly words, it will be bad.

She slowed down, and said carefully: "Mr. Xie's ability cannot be wasted on such trivial and time-consuming matters. From now on, Mr. Xie will preside over the rituals in the palace, and the rest will be found by Hu Ao, Hu Ao." If you can't control it, come and report to me."

Ye Tingling understood now.

As soon as Ye Tingling left, Liu Zao stopped looking for Xie Yi.It's also because of her lack of thoughtfulness, Weiyang Palace used to be just a residence for her, there was nothing worth paying attention to, so if the palace is dilapidated, it is dilapidated, and it doesn't matter if the palace people are slack, as long as they don't get in front of her, she doesn't bother to care.

But it's different now. In the past few months, she has tasted some taste of home, just like living in that mansion with her grandmother when she was a child. She doesn't care about the price or size. caring people.

But she forgot that these big and small things must be taken care of by someone. She doesn't like to touch her hands, so the people below will naturally look for the relatives.

Liu Zao went to the proclamation room, found several civil officials, and selected those who were good at abacus and could manage accounts, and set up another official office, which was in charge of Hu Ao, who was in charge of trivial matters in the palace.She was so fast that she finalized the prototype of the official office in one afternoon, and it was ready to use.But what is the name of the official office, what rank is the appointed officials, how many people are there in total, where is the official office located and other details have to be discussed again.Liu Zao then handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prime Minister to discuss slowly.

After she finished her work, it was dark, and when she returned to the bedroom, Xie Yi saw her coming back, and asked her: "What's the matter, Your Majesty hurried to the announcement room?"

She didn't know yet, so Liu Zao didn't elaborate, she had been busy all afternoon, she had a headache, she lay down on the couch, and asked Xie Yi to rub her.

"The body is still weak, so let's put aside the political affairs first, the body is always important." Xie Yi rubbed her while persuading her.Liu Zao agreed well, opened her eyes, looked at Xie Yi, saw that her eyes were full of concern, her face was full of tenderness, she was a little unhappy, turned around, and put her arms around Xie Yi's waist: "We It’s so difficult, why are there always people coming to make things difficult.”

What she was talking about was that Gong'e publicly declared that she liked her.

Xie Xiang definitely didn't believe it, but she would feel uncomfortable after hearing it.

Although she was talking nonsense, Xie Yi couldn't understand why, so he changed her position to make her lie more comfortably, and said softly, "Leave them alone."

Liu Zao nodded, hugged her tightly again, and said, "Leave them alone, I can tolerate you in my heart, and no one else can!" Although Prime Minister Xie didn't mention this matter to her, he probably planned to expose it just like that. Forget it in the past, but if she knows it, she must express her heart firmly, and she can't pretend that she doesn't know.

Xie Yi smiled, touched her to show her approval, and nodded: "Yeah."

Liu Zao rubbed against her palm, feeling really comfortable, but seeing that she was just um, she had nothing else to say, and was a little dissatisfied. She raised her head, looked at her, and asked, "You too? Can you bear me?"

Although she knew the answer, she still wanted to hear Xie Yi tell her personally.