Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 172 Despising the Emperor's Grace
The crime of contempt of the emperor can be big or small, but a commoner with no background, with these four words, is nailed to the death penalty.

All the noble ladies also looked at each other in blank dismay, as if they didn't expect things to develop like this.

Concubine Liang Guifei thought for a while, as if deliberating, and asked: "Since Lin Shanggong said that this batch of embroidery came from a fugitive slave in the palace, since this embroidery can still appear in the flower banquet of the palace, it means that this batch of embroidery is from a fugitive slave. , are you still in the capital?"

It didn't matter if she escaped, but she continued to live at the feet of the emperor, and even made a fuss in the palace, saying that she despised the emperor's kindness.

All the noble ladies could hear the smell now, and they all looked embarrassed when they saw the embroidery that they brought over just now.The joy of getting the embroidery has long been dissipated, and now they are embarrassed because of this incident.

Hua Hongxiao was the only one who remained untouched in the batch of embroidery just now, and now it seems that she was well prepared.

All the noble girls secretly hated her again quietly, what a scheming slut...

Hua Hongxiao didn't care about other people's eyes at all, even if she noticed, so what, things were going in the direction she wanted step by step, and she didn't even have time to get complacent.

Hua Hongxiao took the opportunity to add fuel to the flames, seeming to be planning a plan: "Your Majesty, the owner of the shop that offered the silk and satin is in the palace right now. Your Majesty summons her over and checks carefully."

Concubine Liang immediately asked, "Where is the person now?"

A nanny immediately lowered her head and said, Concubine Liang said, "Go and bring someone here."

Hua Hongxiao couldn't hide the smirk at the corner of her mouth, she lowered her head and pretended to drink tea.Kong Linglong, if you offend a noble concubine as a merchant girl, you will be hard-pressed to fly.

Kong Linglong and Yu'er were in the room, she couldn't tell what it was like, she just looked vaguely at the four walls of the palace, which gave her the feeling of being imprisoned in the Liu family's deep compound in her previous life.

She shook her head to drive her emotions out of her mind, and at this moment, she heard a voice at the door: "We are here under the orders of the imperial concubine and empress, and this is an order from the empress."

The guards at the door were palace guards, and when they saw the imperial concubine's letter, they immediately let them go.

The door of the room was opened, and Yu'er looked at them in surprise.The leading nun was right next to the imperial concubine, looking arrogantly at the two women in the room, she easily recognized Kong Linglong.

"Take them all away." She didn't want to talk nonsense, so she ordered.

Although they didn't say anything, Yu'er subconsciously knew it was not a good thing by seeing their faces, so she almost reflexively stood in front of Kong Linglong.

"What are you going to do?" Yu'er was wary.

The nun's expression was haughty and tinged with contempt, "The imperial concubine summoned the owner who presented this batch of silks and satins."

Yu'er wanted to say something else, a finger pressed on her shoulder, Kong Linglong's voice sounded gentle and stressed: "I am, take me there."

Yu'er turned her head in disbelief, and Kong Linglong walked up to Mammy, who thought she was the real lady from the beginning, so she nodded without talking nonsense, and signaled the two people who brought her to put her in bet.

Yu'er was stopped in place by Kong Linglong's wink, watching Kong Linglong being taken away by the nanny alone.Yu'er's tears rolled in her eyes, but she knew that the young lady had put all her efforts into it, so she didn't dare to make trouble anymore.

After all, the golden face of the imperial concubine is not something that anyone can see, so there is no need for the nanny to bring an extra maid.

Kong Linglong was being escorted away, if she didn't know just now, then the person who is escorting her at this moment knows that it is definitely not because the embroidery is too outstanding, and the imperial concubine wants to reward her.

Kong Linglong was silent, but she was thinking of countermeasures in her mind.

At this time, there was a slight rush of grass beside her, and the nurse in front of her and the two people who were escorting her kept their eyes on each other, turning a deaf ear to the voice from the side.

After a while, the sound of movement sounded again, and it was heard that a person pushed aside the grass and came over.

Kong Linglong caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of her eye, and turned her head away.

A slender figure stood there, looking at Kong Linglong intently. Although half of a silver mask was stuck on his face, familiar people could recognize him at a glance.

suye...

Suye quietly looked at Kong Linglong, and Kong Linglong also looked at him. Their gazes were fixed until Kong Linglong was escorted far away.

Suye walked around the palace wearing a mask. To facilitate his actions, he asked a few people to find out where Kong Linglong was. When he found it, he saw Kong Linglong being taken away.

Just now, her eyes were calm as expected.

Suye raised her hand and took off her mask.

At the flower banquet, Kong Linglong was brought up, and the nun immediately stepped forward and told Concubine Liang.

Concubine Liang waved her hand, and the two people holding Kong Linglong backed away. Concubine Liang looked carefully, Kong Linglong's complexion was not obvious, and her eyebrows and eyes were sparse, but when Concubine Liang looked over, she tucked up her hem and walked on her knees He gave a gift: "I have seen the imperial concubine."

Concubine Liang was taken aback for a moment, before saying: "...Excuse me."

Kong Linglong stood up, her eyebrows and eyes were exposed to the eyes of everyone at Huayan, some were surprised, some knew it.

But a sharp line of sight stood out, and it came from Hua Hongxiao.

Hua Hongxiao was ridiculed, but also somewhat happy.

Concubine Liang Gui remained calm for a moment, she already had some calculations in her mind, she did not expect that this merchant girl was born so decent, even compared to the most outstanding girls in the flower banquet, she is not far behind.

They were all women, vaguely, she understood the reason why Hua Hongxiao clung to the daughter of the Confucian family so tightly.

But she is a noble concubine, and no matter how decent a merchant girl is, she can't catch her eyes. She looked away lightly and said, "You are the one who contributed this batch of embroidery?"

Kong Linglong lowered her eyes: "Yes."

She had glanced at the embroidery just now from the corner of her eye, and found that there was a horse placed in front of every noble lady at the banquet. The expression of the archenemy.

Concubine Liang saw that she recognized her straightforwardly, nodded and said: "Who is the person who provided you with the embroidery pattern, but the embroidery worker hired by your shop?"

The guess in Kong Linglong's heart was verified. On the way here, the only thing she thought of was the words of the female embroiderer Chu Yun: "If this batch of embroidery will eventually bring about any bad consequences for Miss Kong or the Kong family, I still hope Kong Linglong will be able to do it." Miss can forgive me."

It seems that this sentence has finally been solved. Chu Yun's worry and previous refusal were all because embroidery would cause trouble.

But Kong Linglong still remembered the first of the two conditions that Chu Yun raised. To the outside world, it could not be said that Chu Yun's embroidery workshop made the embroidery.She looked at Concubine Liang, and said calmly: "Reporting to Concubine, the one who embroiders is not the embroidery worker in my shop, but someone introduced by a merchant. The merchant is a merchant from other places, specializing in embroidery business."

Concubine Liang Gui said: "Doing business in other places? What about people now?"

Kong Linglong said: "These merchants are all over the place, and the women don't know where he is now."

Concubine Liang's two beautiful eyebrows slowly condensed together: "Then where is the embroidery worker who embroidered for you?"

Kong Linglong's eyes lowered slightly, and there was an impenetrable cloud shrouded in it: "The embroiderer followed the merchant, and after finishing this batch of embroidery for the women, he disappeared."

Not only Concubine Liang, but all the noble ladies present looked at each other in disbelief, and felt that this merchant woman was too courageous to talk nonsense in front of the noble concubine.

One must know that Concubine Liang's status in the palace is second only to Her Majesty's Queen...

Concubine Liang Guifei didn't get angry, but anyone who was familiar with the expression on her face dared not repeat it. She squinted at Kong Linglong: "Your name is Kong Linglong, isn't it?"

Kong Linglong bowed her head: "Return to the imperial concubine, the daughter of the people."

Concubine Liang Gui said: "The name is very good, but it's a pity that your people don't seem to be worthy of this name."

Linglong, who is really Linglong would talk nonsense in this situation.

Do you dislike your life for being too long?

Kong Linglong didn't make any excuses, nor did she seem to want to.Even Hua Hongxiao stared at her and said such a lame excuse, isn't this Kong Linglong pretending to be smart, why is she as stupid as a donkey today?
Hua Hongxiao simply did nothing and kept going, don't waste the opportunity given by the opponent.She immediately looked up at Concubine Liang Gui: "Madam, this merchant girl is lying. The shopkeeper she hired for her shop, Madam probably doesn't know, is called Zhuge Qingyun."

But Concubine Liang felt familiar when she heard the name.She is the emperor's favorite concubine, and she has been in this palace for many years. Women in the harem are not allowed to participate in politics, but it's not that they want to know about political affairs. When they are near the emperor, they will always hear something unconsciously.

The name of Zhuge Qingyun made Concubine Liang's heart tremble.

In the past, the emperor had a very important courtier by his side, who was clear-headed and decisive, and did not make any mistakes in handling anything. He was called the number one gentleman in the world by the emperor.That person is one of several important figures in charge of the treasury, but in fact he is the core of the treasury.

Being reused by the emperor and having a prominent reputation, this is of course why Liang Guifei will remember this name.

Concubine Liang Gui immediately glanced at Hua Hongxiao, but she got a positive answer from her eyes.

The emperor's close ministers, and a fugitive slave maid...

When Concubine Liang looked at Kong Linglong again, black clouds overwhelmed her.It's nothing more than a merchant woman, but she has so much involved, don't you know where the bottom line is?
Kong Linglong already knew that it was impossible for her to escape unscathed today. From the very beginning, she did not appear overly flustered. It was only after hearing Hua Hongxiao's embellished words that she looked over with heavy eyes, and then said The first rebuttal was not for himself: "This embroidery has nothing to do with Mr. Zhuge."

It really doesn't matter, it's also a reminder to the imperial concubine that if she insists on grabbing Zhuge Qingyun, she will find the wrong person.

Hua Hongxiao sneered back, and said mockingly: "Don't you think that the empress will really believe your nonsense about merchants? Don't quibble. There is no one in the palace to help you. How could you, a lowly merchant who just arrived in the capital, get a prize?" A chance to enter the palace to offer embroidery?"

Is it stupid to think that these noble girls are stupid, is it stupid to think that the whole palace and even the concubine are stupid?
Who would use the silk and satin offered by a lowly businessman with no background? If they want to use it, they also use a more noble embroidery workshop!

Kong Linglong stared at Hua Hongxiao, she realized that it was useless to say anything to this woman.

Concubine Liang's side had already reprimanded: "Doesn't this palace exist? How dare you make noise now!"

Huayan was silent for a moment, but Hua Hongxiao clearly knew that the words were not aimed at her at all, and the corners of her mouth turned even higher.

Kong Linglong stopped talking, since no one here listened to her, so she didn't need to waste any more words.

But Concubine Liang didn't let her go so easily, she shouted: "Kong Linglong, the shopkeeper of your shop is really...then, Zhuge Qingyun?"

Kong Linglong paused, and said, "The new shopkeeper of Minnv's store is indeed called by this name. But Minnv doesn't know if it's the same person as the empress."

She didn't want to say that she knew Zhuge Qingyun's identity, and she didn't need to say it here.

Concubine Liang smiled coldly and said: "Since you are so dishonest, my concubine can only send people to your shop and arrest everyone. Whether it is true or not, it will be very clear."

Kong Linglong's eyes dimmed: "Your Majesty wants to do this, of course the daughters of the people have nothing to say. Just listen to what your Majesty and Miss Hua said just now. The Mr. Zhuge you mentioned is a close minister of the Emperor. Since he is a close minister of the Emperor, if you arrest the wrong person and ask the wrong person I'm sorry, I don't know if it offends His Majesty a little bit, but the girl is just a merchant, she really doesn't understand these twists and turns in the palace."

Hua Hongxiao didn't feel much about these words yet, but Concubine Liang Gui was also a person close to the emperor, so she became timid when she heard this. She thought that Zhuge Qingyun was indeed a courtier who was relied on by the emperor, even though he left the court now, it was only a year No, the emperor must still remember his kindness in his heart, and he used to have a close relationship with the emperor as a monarch and minister. If this time...wrong, no matter whether the arrest was wrong or wronged, it was actually wrong.

Concubine Liang Guifei didn't show anything on her face, but after thinking about it, she suddenly broke into a cold sweat. She looked at Kong Linglong, did this merchant girl do it on purpose?
Kong Linglong's two lifetimes of human beings can be regarded as seeing through these women. They are all for the sake of men who regard their husbands as heaven. This is especially true for the empresses and concubines in the palace. As long as they consider the emperor, they will not risk offending the emperor. move.

Concubine Liang squeezed the armor on her hand tightly, and said coldly: "The matter of the escaped slaves in the palace, my palace was ordered by the emperor to assist the Sixth Palace, and now the embroidery of the escaped slaves has come to my palace openly. Your Majesty, you must investigate to the end. Kong Linglong, if you refuse to reveal the movements of that fugitive slave, the crime of covering up will be aggravated. Now I will send people to investigate in the city, and arrest the person who secretly embroidered for you into the palace. !"

(End of this chapter)