Chapter 88

The car was parked outside the palace gate, and Cui Yinshui personally took a footstool and placed it beside the car. Jiafu got off the car, was led into the palace, turned around, and finally walked to the palace where Pei You'an had brought her to thank him on the second day of the wedding, entered and stopped at the outer palace. Cui Yinshui told her to wait a while, and hurried in. After a while, she came out. She led Jiafu in again, walked to the entrance of the inner hall, and said softly, "Long live, Mrs. Zhen is here."

Li Yuangui came out and motioned Cui Yinshui to step back. Jiafu was grateful for his secret arrangement for Pei Youan, but it was not easy to thank him here, so he gave him a blessing. Li Yuangui hurriedly gave in and said softly, "Come with me." Immediately Turn around and go in.

Jiafu calmed down, followed the pace, and walked in. The emperor was wearing a dragon robe, and he was still sitting on the huanghuali and dragon pattern chair that day. He looked a little thinner, but his expression was serious, without the kindness of the day. He looked like he was looking at him, bowed his head, knelt down on a mat on the ground, and bowed.

Li Yuangui also went out, and only Jiafu and the emperor were left in the hall. The emperor said calmly, and then said: "Li Yuangui said you want to see me, what's the matter?" His tone was light.

Jiafu thanked her for her gratitude, but still knelt down and said, "Long live, long live the sinful minister's wife, but I begged long live for mercy, and the sinful minister's wife is also allowed to go to the north. If the husband is convicted, long live, if he has been punished, the sinful minister The woman should collect the body for him, and now I am fortunate to have long live forgiveness and save his life. Since ancient times, the husband and wife have been one, and the sinful ministers and wives are willing to share the crime and walk with him."

As she spoke, she secretly paid attention to the emperor's expression, seeing that although his expression was still cold, but he did not look angry, she kowtowed again, and said again: "Except for the same sin, I dare not deceive Long Live, it is also out of concern. The bitter cold in the north , The wind and sand were fierce, and the sinful courtiers and wives heard again that in those places, the snow cellars were frozen in November, and the husbands were weak since childhood. In these years, firstly, the soldiers and horses were swarming, and then they ran around, and the sinful ministers and women married him. Years, he stayed at home for only a few days, and he was tired and anxious, but now he goes there again, no one knows whether he is cold or warm, sinful court ladies worry that his clothes are not warm, and old illnesses recur. Not good, you will betray Long Live's grace of staying alive."

She said this, although she was reminding the emperor, but it was not what she was thinking, her eyes were red.

"He took the blame for himself! I gave him several chances, but he ignored it!"

The emperor finally spoke, his tone no longer the indifference he used to speak to himself a while ago, his tone slightly raised.

Seeing that his expression was slightly excited, Jiafu lowered her head: "Before my grandmother died, she once turned away from others and told her husband's background to the sinful court lady. The husband's name was the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, but in fact, the father-in-law adopted him from outside. Come here, my husband's biological father is a brother of the opposite sex. He was unable to raise him for some reason. His mother died two days after giving birth to him, and his life was extremely pitiful. The grandmother said that she took the husband As her grandson, she knew that he was weak and sick. After she left, the only thing she could not rest assured about was him. She ordered the sinful courtier to take care of the family husband on her behalf no matter what. The sinful courtwoman agreed at the time, but now she dare not abandon him. I pray that you will be merciful again, and allow the sinful officials and women to go with you, not only doing your wife's duty, but also fulfilling the promise you made to your grandmother."

There was silence in the hall, and the emperor did not speak.

While waiting, Jiafu quietly raised her eyes and glanced at the emperor. Seeing that his eyes were stagnant and motionless, he expected that what he said just now would punctuate the memory of the scene when he went to visit his grandmother that day, so he lowered his head again.

"I ask you, where did this thing come from? Do you know the origin of this thing?"

After a long while, the emperor finally spoke again, his voice low.

Jiafu raised her eyes and saw that the jade pendant with orchid pattern was taken out by the emperor from nowhere, and was held in his hand. His two eyes were turned to himself, his eyes were dark and obscure.

This jade pendant, when Pei Youan came to Quanzhou and handed it out, said it was left by his father before his death.

But after knowing Pei You'an's real life experience, Jiafu felt that it was not so simple.

She had secretly inquired from the old man of Pei's family before, saying that Pei Wenjing loved orchids since childhood, and in her early years she was waiting in her boudoir, and the courtyard where she lived was full of orchids. She is also good at painting, and Mrs. Pei still has a painting she painted in her early years. The seal is Wulan Qiujun. It is more and more certain that this jade pendant with orchid pattern must be Pei Wenjing's relic. When she entered the capital this time, she was anxious to see the emperor, but the emperor was late to see her, and her heart was burning with anxiety. She suddenly thought of this relic of Pei Wenjing, and took it out.

Based on the closeness between the emperor and Pei Wenjing back then, Jiafu expected that he would recognize this jade pendant, but he was not sure if it had anything to do with the jade pendant. Seeing the emperor's expression at this moment, he immediately concluded with an intuition that the emperor not only recognized the jade pendant. This thing, and most likely, should also have a great relationship with the jade pendant.

She then said: "Long live, this jade pendant is a token of the marriage contract given by my husband."

"If that's the case, why did you hand it to me? What's your intention?" the emperor asked again, with a tense expression and a slightly aggressive tone.

Jiafu said: "Long live, this is also what my grandmother gave on her deathbed. My grandmother once said that if the husband is in trouble in the future, he will ask the sinful wife to wear this face. To solve the family husband's difficulties. The sinful minister's wife was eager to see Long Live a few days ago, but the long live long-lived has not been seen. Thinking of her grandmother's advice that day, she was bold and presented the jade pendant. The guilty minister's wife did not know what crime the family husband committed, so she did not dare to ask. But it must be an unforgivable sin, otherwise, with the wisdom of Long Live, I would never have been so provoked, so I dare not ask for mercy for my husband, but only long live, allow the sinful wife to walk with him, and take care of him, lest anything goes wrong. "

The emperor sat for a while, and his expression gradually slowed down. After a long while, he suddenly asked, "Has Mrs. Pei mentioned anything else about this jade pendant to you?"

The husband raised his eyes and saw the emperor's eyes fixed on him, his expression seemed to be slightly nervous, and he lowered his eyes and said, "I only heard from my grandmother that two days before the death of my husband's biological mother, he held this pendant in the palm of his hand. , Fang put this pendant solemnly in the swaddling clothes of my husband..."

She stopped.

"Did she mention to you that You An's biological mother had any resentment before her death?"

The emperor leaned forward, his voice a little unsteady.

Jiafu shook her head: "My grandmother was very weak at that time. After saying a few words, she stopped. The sinful court lady didn't dare to ask any more questions. It's just..."

She lowered her head and said softly: "It's just what the sinful court lady thinks, but any woman, if she holds on to something before she dies, she must be thinking about the person who is related to that thing, how can she have hatred. What's more, I will leave it solemnly to the child. I must hope that this thing can bless the child, and have no disasters, no pain, no joy and no worries."

The emperor did not move, his expression seemed like joy or sadness, and there were tears in his eyes. After a long time, he got up from his seat, pinched the jade pendant, left Jiafu, turned and walked away slowly, the footsteps gradually faded away.

Jiafu didn't dare to get up, she was still like that, alone, kneeling in the empty hall.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Li Yuangui hurried in. Seeing Jiafu still kneeling like that, he came to help him, with a smile on his face, and said, "Ms. Zhen, it's a good thing, long live for what you asked for, grant you permission. go together."

The words just now were actually just Jiafu's own guesses and nonsense according to the emperor's intentions. Even if he said it wrong, Pei Wenjing knew that he should understand her painstaking efforts at the moment, and would not blame her. Hearing that the emperor finally let go, he was overjoyed, holding back the tears that were about to burst into his eyes, and thanked Li Yuangui.

Li Yuangui said: "I'm just a slave, why would I dare to ask you to thank me? Long live just said that you are more rational than Lord Pei. Long live is quite gratified. After all, there was a monarch and a minister, Lord Pei has done a lot in the past. Long live, how do you treat Lord Pei? You should know it in your heart. Long live said, Master Pei has a different opinion this time, and this is an unforgivable sin. You should also explain the truth to Master Pei when you go there. Loyal to the king as a father, long live you can forgive him, and so can your husband and wife. Come back sooner."

Li Yuangui said a word, and Jiafu nodded, and in her heart she could only wish to leave immediately. Li Yuangui also saw it, smiled and said, "So there's no delay. After you pack up, our family will send someone to take you there as soon as possible."