Concubine's true colors

Chapter 256 Lovesickness Gu

Seeing that her guess was right, Xiao Jinxuan really wanted to use her to suppress others in the imperial examination, Meng Mian immediately stood up quite angrily.

Then I saw him cup his hands, obviously he didn't bother to talk to Xiao Jinxuan, and he was about to walk out.

When she met Meng Mian with her own eyes, Xiao Jinxuan did not hesitate to chase the distance for several days in order to deliver the classics to her. Xiao Jinxuan knew that although Meng Mian seemed gentle, he was stubborn and stubborn in his bones.

Therefore, seeing that Meng Mian was going to leave directly, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help laughing, and then said in a blocking way:

"Even if Mr. Meng wants to leave, you should tell me to finish my sentence. Your father used to be the prince's tutor, so you should know better. Now in the court, Prince Tai has long been eyeing the position of crown prince. Ji Lingfeng, as his subordinate A powerful counselor, if he becomes the champion of the new department, the prime minister will use this to push him to an important official position. At that time, the prince will be even more powerful, and the prince will be in danger. You, Meng Mian, are a seven-foot man, and you only want to be idle. It's ridiculously selfish."

What Xiao Jinxuan said made Meng Mian even more angry. The reason why his father resigned and returned to Yangzhou was because he didn't want to be involved in the party and government.

Now he wants to be that idle person, this is his own choice, but now he is called selfish by the other party, this is really hard for him to accept.

Seeing that Meng Mian turned around with a bad expression, and was about to argue with her, Xiao Jinxuan also slapped the chair, stood up directly, and said first:
"Why? Mr. Meng thinks that I have wronged you by what I said. If you were that country woodcutter, I, Xiao Jinxuan, would not give up my words, because no matter how much I say, the woodcutter is still a woodcutter. The best he can do is to cut a few more bundles of wood, and then sell them at a good price, so that his wife and children can wear good clothes and eat meals with meat. That's the highest requirement."

Hearing this, Meng Mian's anger subsided, and he turned to look at Xiao Jinxuan with some surprise, and he seemed to have already guessed in his heart what the other party wanted to say next.

And looking at Xiao Jinxuan, she has already walked in front of Meng Mian, she didn't say a word when she saw the other party, but just looked at her with a scrutiny expression, immediately Xiao Jinxuan snorted softly, and then said:
"But you, Mr. Meng, are different. You are obviously full of talent, but you refuse to become an official because you only want to avoid the turmoil of opening the court. You don't really think that your behavior can be called indifferent to fame and fortune, right? You are simply irresponsible. You could have served the country, but now you are willing to be a woodcutter instead of showing your abilities. What is the difference between living a lifetime and living a day like you? To say that you are selfish and ridiculous should not be wronged you."

Smiling lightly, Meng Mian raised his head and sighed, the anger on his face had disappeared, he just said in a cold voice:
"Miss Si, what you said is indeed righteous, but if I'm not wrong, then Ji Lingfeng must have a grudge against you, so everything you say now is in the end just a way to persuade me, that's all. Therefore, the young lady laughs and is selfish, why are you not such a person, and the fourth young lady is also planning to suppress dissidents for her own selfish desires, so you have no right to accuse me of anything."

Instead of defending herself, Xiao Jinxuan nodded calmly, and then she said calmly:

"That's right, Ji Lingfeng and I do have a grudge, and it's a life-and-death grudge. It's just that I, Xiao Jinxuan, said everything from the bottom of my heart. Now that Dayi and Mr. Meng have finished talking, I'll tell you a little bit about it now."

As long as Meng Mian can be persuaded to stay in the imperial examination, Xiao Jinxuan will not easily spend some words.

In this life, no matter what, she will not be called Ji Lingfeng, and she has become the number one scholar in civil and military affairs as gloriously as in her previous life. She, Xiao Jinxuan, was reborn to completely destroy the other party, ruin her reputation, and never recover.

Seeing that Meng Mian had no intention of leaving angrily, Xiao Jinxuan signaled the other party to sit down again, and after she sat down again, she continued:

"When I was in Yangzhou, there must have been disaster relief in the snow, and it was rumored that human flesh was used as food. Mr. Meng should have known about it. Although the mastermind of this incident was the master of Yuanning County, Ji Lingfeng was actually the person behind the plan. After all, it happened a few months ago. Let's just say that right now, Yu Wang and I fell off a cliff, and the daughter of the Gu family was accused of being the murderer who took all the blame. But you must not know, Mr. Meng, that the person who really wanted my life It is Zhou Xiantai."

It had only been three or two days since Meng Mian came to the capital, and at that time Xiao Jinxuan had fallen off the cliff and disappeared, and the rumors spread that Gu Qingge had harmed others because of love, but he did not expect that Prince Tai would be involved.

Before Meng Mian was given time to recover from his astonishment, Xiao Jinxuan continued to speak:
"Mr. Meng is well-informed, so he should know what black iron is. After falling off the cliff, Yu Wang and I once ended up in a small town by chance. Do you know what we found there? In such an inconspicuous little place, there is Zhou Xiantai's private mine, and in this mine, all the mines are full of precious black iron, and the whereabouts of these black iron is still a mystery until now , and no one knows where they were transported."

After all, Meng Mian was born as a son of an official, so he naturally knew that the royal family mined iron mines privately.

Immediately, Meng Mian even stood up directly, and hurriedly asked:
"Miss Si, if what you said is true, why don't you report back to His Majesty, Prince Tai is simply a wolfish ambition, so we have to guard against it."

Covering her mouth with a brocade handkerchief and chuckling a few times, Xiao Jinxuan's expression turned cold suddenly, and hatred flashed in her eyes and said:
"Why didn't you report it to His Majesty, even as soon as we came back, His Royal Highness went directly to the palace to report the matter, but you have also seen that Zhou Xiantai is still fine now, so what if the emperor knows, it still can't be cured His crime was because Mr. Meng seemed to have forgotten that behind this prince, there were still two big mountains to support him. In order to stabilize the situation, at the end of this incident, only one captain of the guard, Qi Bei, was executed. It’s a stroke of luck.”

Involuntarily clenched his hands into fists, Meng Mian took a deep breath, and then said in a heavy tone:

"The two big mountains mentioned by the fourth lady must be referring to the current empress and the old prime minister Xue. It is true. With these two, the prince of Thailand and the crown prince have no scruples about fighting. Changing someone else for one thing is a sin of ten thousand deaths, but it is really hard to live with him."

Meng Mian doesn't like the party and government in court, but this does not affect his analysis of the current situation, and seeing the other party see it so thoroughly, Xiao Jinxuan said with a serious expression:
"It's not an exaggeration to say that all the civil servants of the Great Zhou Dynasty have left the prime minister's house. Now the Xue family is the only one in the imperial court. Just imagine, Mr. Meng. If Ji Lingfeng wins the champion of this year's new department, what will happen in this court?" , but there are still people who can contain the Xue family. I am afraid that even if the crown prince is in the same line, with Prince Rui and others protecting him, but as the Xue family's voice in the court grows stronger and stronger, do you think the crown prince's position as the heir apparent is not enough? How long can we keep it, and our Majesty already needs to worry about the opinions of the Xue family when he is making the holy order, if this situation is allowed to continue, I am afraid that the word "emperor" will exist in name only."

Those who read, more or less, still have a heart of loyalty to the emperor. After all, the history books and the words of the sages advocate and advise in this way. Meng Mian has lived in Yangzhou for a long time. How can Xiao Jinxuan know the details of the court situation.

But now that he heard that the court of Great Zhou was about to become the Xue family's world, Meng Mian couldn't sit still, and his resolute reluctance to help Xiao Jinxuan before was completely shaken.

Because just like what Xiao Jinxuan said, although the other party has a grudge against Ji Lingfeng, that's why he can't see him becoming the champion.

But from the point of view of righteousness, preventing the other party from becoming the number one scholar will not make the Xiangfu's line of power grow stronger.

For this reason, Meng Mian felt that it was extremely necessary for him to fight for a while. Although he was not in the court, the world of the Great Zhou did not mean that he was really indifferent.

Especially Xiao Jinxuan's words that the word "emperor" must exist in name only, was even more stimulating to Meng Mian. Thinking that he had read the books of sages, he should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, so he tried his best to win the number one position. Contributed to the court.

Knowing that she was about to impress Meng Mian, Xiao Jinxuan brought it in immediately, and handed the red sandalwood box on the tea table to the other party, and said with a self-deprecating look:
"Now I'm telling Mr. Meng all the big things and small things, but you probably don't know that even after I entered the palace today, I'm still being plotted against by Empress Xue's mother and son, so if Ji Lingfeng gains power, I, Xiao Jinxuan, will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating. Young Master, don't think I'm exaggerating, here's something I've shown you, and you'll know why this group of people expect me to die badly."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Jinxuan immediately untied the brocade cloth, then opened the wooden box, and handed the Gu worms soaked in the silver liquid directly in front of Meng Mian.

After seeing the contents of the box, Meng Mian's expression changed, and then he exclaimed in surprise:

"This is Lovesickness Gu. Miss Jinxuan, why do you have this thing? You said Empress Xue and her son would not let you go. Could it be that they are using this Gu to deal with you?"

Originally, I just wanted to let Meng Mian take a look at this Gu, so that the other party would believe that it was not because of her deliberate calculations that she wanted to fight with Empress Xue's mother and son.

Xiao Jinxuan just wanted to use this to persuade Meng Mian to keep the imperial examination, but she never thought that this Mr. Meng is worthy of being a scholar of extensive knowledge, and he actually recognized this Gu worm, which solved her problem. A big problem.

This is really a little bit, Liu Chengyin's feeling, and immediately Xiao Jinxuan happily asked:
"Mr. Meng, do you know that this Gu is not successful? You are right. The jade Ruyi in this box was given to me by Xue Hou. If it was not a coincidence that the jade was broken, I would not be able to detect it at all. Someone moved it inside. Since you know this Gu, can you tell me what it is used for?"

If Xiao Jinxuan originally said that she was persecuted by Zhou Xiantai and others when she fell off the cliff, Meng Mian didn't fully believe it. After all, Gu Qingge's theory of harming others because of love was too widely spread, so he only thought that the other party was just trying to persuade her Only then did he push the matter of falling off the cliff to the Prince's Mansion.

But looking at it now, Xiao Jinxuan didn't seem to be lying, even Queen Xue was able to do the trick, and pushing the other party off the cliff was definitely possible.

As soon as the worries in his heart were dispelled, Meng Mian couldn't help but began to sympathize with Xiao Jinxuan, and the other party was still kind to him, so he hurriedly explained everything, explaining endlessly:
"I've seen the records of lovesickness Gu in a Miaojiang classic. This kind of Gu is divided into male and female. The red one is the male Gu, and the female Gu that is paired with it is snow-white. This kind of Gu itself doesn't have any attack power, but it is a kind of Gu that Miaojiang men and women will cast on themselves when they are determined to live and die, and they will live and die together from now on, and will never be separated."

(End of this chapter)