Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 173
Hua Hongxiao was overjoyed that it was finally here, she stepped forward and bowed her head and said: "Your Majesty, my servant is willing to show you the way. Your aunt is at home now. She has gone to the store to buy silk and satin, and she knows that the female embroiderer Where are you?"

This is completely nonsense, even if Concubine Liang wanted to search, she would only go to the silk and satin factory, but Hua Hongxiao wanted to take them directly to the embroidery workshop where the female embroiderers lived.

As for Hua Hongxiao's aunt, it was just an excuse. Kong Linglong already understood that Hua Hongxiao must have secretly found out the address of the embroidery workshop of Chu Yun, a female embroiderer.

She immediately clenched her hands tightly, feeling powerless for the first time in her life.

She kept the two agreements with Chu Yun. Chu Yun refused to embroider for her at the beginning, but Kong Linglong came to the door herself, so Kong Linglong didn't think it was the fault of Chu Yun and the embroidery workshop.

Concubine Liang immediately ordered: "Take people to search immediately!"

Jin Kouyu said that things are irreversible, Kong Linglong closed her eyes, this day is expected to come, life is not to die, she does not regret coming to the capital, or doing these things, she knows herself, even if there is only one line She will still let go and fight, and the result will not change if she does it all over again.

Seeing that she had resigned to her fate, Concubine Liang snorted coldly while sitting on the high platform.

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Duanyangling circled around here for several times, getting more and more angry as she walked, and turned to get angry at the servant girl: "I knew you guys were useless! You made this lady walk so hard that her legs were about to break, what a shame!" One against the other is trash!"

The servant girl was so scolded that she didn't dare to speak back, and she also knew that her young lady was expressing her anger, so she could only lower her head and say nothing.

Duanyang Ling shook her fan vigorously, the weather was suitable today, but she walked, and it was a hardship she had never experienced before. Of course, she felt that she couldn't bear it, but the most uncomfortable thing was the loss in her heart.

At this moment, she wanted to sit by the grass to rest, she walked a few steps to the side and was about to sit down, when a figure suddenly backed out from the grass, and happened to bump into Duanyang Ling, almost knocking her down.

Duanyang Ling was about to curse, turned around and pointed at the man's nose, and saw that man Shi Shiran came back to his senses, looked at her with lazy eyes, and said in a long and pleasant voice, "Oh, I'm so sorry... ..."

That man was dressed in a moon-white antique satin shirt, holding a silver mask in his hand, how could he be called a suave and romantic man.

Duanyang Ling's finger poking the opponent's face was still in the air, but she couldn't go any further. She stared blankly at the face in front of her that seemed to be fake and real.

This is, this person is...

It was the maidservant who saw the orchid on the man's cuff, and immediately blessed him obediently, and said, "Young servant, see Mr. Suye."

A bang shook Duanyang Ling back to reality. She looked at Suye with trembling hands and feet, and quickly retracted her fingers. At that moment, she blushed like an indescribable animal.

Shame, what could be more embarrassing than letting someone who admires you see your saucy appearance.

But at this moment, Su Ye smiled, as if the spring breeze had turned into rain, "Is this the younger sister of the Duanyang family?"

Duanyang Ling had the Duanyang family's badge hanging on her body, which was her proud identity, but unlike Su Ye, who could only be recognized by the orchid grass.

Duanyang Ling was usually sharp-tongued, but now she seemed to have stumbled: "Yes, I am. Brother Su, Suye?"

The four big families have always been close, and it is not a big deal to call them "brother" for the sake of etiquette.

Su Ye smiled: "Yes, what a coincidence."

Duanyang Ling didn't know if it was a coincidence, after hearing this sentence, she just felt that all the hard work was worth it, her face turned red immediately, and she didn't know how to start a conversation.

Fortunately, Su Ye took the initiative to bring up the topic again: "Just now I didn't guard against someone here, and ran into sister Duanyang, sister was not injured, right?"

Even if Duanyangling was hurt at the moment, she wouldn't say a word, waved her hands repeatedly and said: "What's wrong with brother, it's because my sister didn't look at people just now, so I was wrong first!"

The maid next to her looked sideways, if her own lady could always be so reasonable, there would be nothing to say.

Suye smiled again, Duanyangling's heart trembled.

The person she was thinking about day and night was right in front of her eyes, but she seemed to become clumsy for a moment, she didn't know how to start a conversation at all, all the things she had planned before, how to win her attention and admiration, now she realized that she couldn't use them all.

Su Ye looked at her and said, "Sister Duanyang should be at the flower feast, why come out to bask in the sun?"

Because Duanyangling's head was dripping with sweat, anyone with eyes could see it. It's no secret that today's flower feast is held. Duanyangling is always the guest of honor every year.

But this question made Duanyangling so embarrassed that she wanted to get into the cracks in the ground. She only found out after hearing the news of Su Ye's arrival. Can you tell me?Say it and don't be laughed to death?

The servant girl saw that her young lady was in distress, so she immediately made up an excuse that didn't look like an excuse: "Miss came out for convenience, but she couldn't find the way around, so it was delayed for a long time."

But her reason might as well not be made up, Duanyangling hates her eyes so much that her eyes can shoot fire, whether it's getting lost or convenient, isn't this embarrassing in front of Suye?What's not good, but to say it's convenient for her to come out?

Moreover, she has come to this palace more than a hundred times, big and small, which inch is she not familiar with, and she will still get lost here?

The servant girl was frightened by the stares, so she lowered her head and pretended to be dumb.

But Su Ye didn't seem to notice, she smiled and said: "So that's the case, if Sister Duanyang doesn't mind, let me lead you for a walk?"

Duanyangling was hit by the pie and felt dizzy. She didn't expect such a lame excuse to get Suye's help. She suddenly pinched her sleeves and looked up at Suye's eyes: "Okay, thank you Brother Suye."

The two started to stroll, and the servant girl cautiously followed far behind, leaving enough space for the two of them.Basically, it was Suye who was talking, and Duanyang Ling let out an occasional hum, feeling very satisfied...

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The guards around the imperial concubine were all carefully selected by the empress, and their efficiency was the highest besides the emperor's empress. With the introduction of Aunt Hua Hongxiao, they took them to Chu Yun's embroidery workshop without any effort, and put all of them away. The female embroiderer who was preparing was arrested and brought into the palace.

Kong Linglong was guarded by the people around her until Chu Yun was escorted beside her and knelt on the ground.

She looked at Chu Yun and felt that if the other party resented her, she would not be angry.But Chu Yun didn't have anything. It should be said that just like her, both of them had the same calmness on their faces.

Concubine Liang Gui looked at the two of them, as if she hadn't expected this disaster, she sneered again and again: "It's really good, I have been in charge of the harem for many years, and I haven't seen such a scandal. How dare an embroidery worker escape from the palace privately? Pay attention to the court code, use the embroidery art in the palace, and go outside to embroider for outsiders to make money!"

Just now, Lin Shanggong of the embroidery workshop directly said that this embroidery technique is unique to Chu Yun, and the others wanted to learn it, but they didn't learn it.But now, Concubine Liang's words changed, and she turned out to be Chu Yun who stole the embroidery art in the palace and sold it outside.

Chu Yun is already a fugitive slave, and her crime is unforgivable, Concubine Liang Guifei will add another crime to her head.

From this point, Kong Linglong didn't feel that the benevolent face of a noble concubine just now was her real face.

Chu Yun also lowered his eyes, without any excuses or words.

The servants and maids who were usually punished in front of the imperial concubine didn't cry and beg for mercy. How could they be like these two, who didn't speak at all, and didn't look like they wanted to ask for forgiveness.

Of course, no one would dare to say this, but Concubine Liang could feel it, she was furious, "Go to Lin Shanggong, and find out if the woman in front of you is a fugitive slave from the palace 20 years ago?"

Chu Yun left the palace 20 years ago. According to her current age, 20 years ago, when she was young, she has such a profound embroidery skill. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a genius.

As for Chu Yun's brows and eyes, with a faint demeanor, when he was young, he might have been a beauty of the generation.

Kong Linglong slowly retracted her eyes. She didn't know how many stories there were about the people in the court, but Chu Yun definitely didn't act as someone who disobeyed the court for his own sake.She could have risked her life to escape from the palace, even changed her name and surname, but she still chose to stay in the capital, which is a right and wrong place. Kong Linglong suddenly felt that she had implicated a person who should not be implicated.

Lin Shanggong was brought up for the second time at this time, tremblingly looking at Chu Yun with his eyes, compared with Chu Yun's magnanimity, this Lin Shanggong was more like a guilty conscience.

Especially when Chu Yun glanced at her, Lin Shanggong immediately turned pale.

Concubine Liang Gui was already impatient, and said coldly: "Lin Shanggong, do you recognize it clearly?"

Lin Shanggong's knees immediately became weak, and he said in a trembling voice, "It's, it's Yunniang."

Concubine Liang sneered, and looked at Chu Yun: "What else do you have to say?"

At this moment, Chu Yun's voice sounded from the side: "Go back to your mother, I have nothing to say."

When Lin Shanggong heard Chu Yun say that he had nothing to say, he felt a little relieved in those eyes.

Kong Linglong saw it, and felt that something was wrong. In comparison, Lin Shanggong was more like the guilty and guilty person.

At this moment, Concubine Liang waved her hand to make Lin Shanggong retreat. Lin Shanggong didn't dare to look at Chu Yun again, and walked away with a bent body.

Concubine Liang Guifei said: "Since you have pleaded guilty, I will deal with it according to the laws of the palace. Fugitive slaves in the palace will be punished with death. Those who sheltered are also guilty of the same crime. Both of you will be punished."

Kong Linglong became the one to cover up, but she was not from the palace, and she only knew Chu Yun after he escaped. Concubine Liang Guifei's treatment was obviously too cruel.

But those who are interested know that Concubine Liang Gui just took advantage of Hua Hongxiao's thorn in Linglong's side.

Hua Hongxiao has never been so satisfied as she is now. She looked at Kong Linglong who was silent, with contempt and disdain on the corners of her mouth.

For this merchant girl, she lost face several times, and now she finally took her life to pay for it.

At this moment, Chu Yun looked at Concubine Liang Gui: "Madam, why bother to implicate innocent people."

Concubine Liang's armor was in her hands, and she smiled on her face: "Innocent people? Who are the innocent people?"

A fugitive slave in the palace and a lowly merchant girl are both the same and nothing in the eyes of their superior gentry.

What kind of innocence did she say.

However, just when Concubine Liang thought so coldly, a clear voice rang out almost at the same time: "Of course they are all innocent!"

Everyone was startled by the voice, because the voice was full of pride, with the characteristics of the master's intentional ostentation.

It was Duanyang Ling who walked out.

She left the flower banquet and said that she was going to sober up. After sobering up for a long time, she almost forgot about her name at the flower banquet.

Concubine Liang's complexion was not good, she looked at Duanyang Ling with deep eyes: "Ling'er, what are you doing?"

Duanyang Ling didn't have stage fright at all, she held her head up, and said to Concubine Liang, "Your Majesty, the servant girl is saying that the two kneeling people are innocent, so they are both innocent people."

Concubine Liang Gui never expected that Duanyang Ling would tear down the stage, and the emotions that had been accumulated with great difficulty suddenly cracked: "Ling'er, what are you messing around with?"

Duanyang Ling is upright and confident, she never knew how to write fear words, let alone she is reasonable now: "Your Majesty's words are wrong, the servant girl is not messing around, it is the servant girl who found out about this incident by chance, and she happened to know the reason behind it, so I just came to tell the empress, lest the empress is wise and be deceived by the villain."

Hua Hongxiao was the one who was most affected by this statement. She knew it was bad when she saw Duanyang Ling appearing. This woman is used to contradicting her. Hearing her accusations and scolding Huai Huai now makes her even more angry: "Who are you calling a villain?" ?!"

Duanyang Ling looked at her coldly: "Of course the villain jumped out of a guilty conscience."

Hua Hongxiao gritted her teeth.

"Enough!" Concubine Liang's face was gloomy and frightening. This normally dignified and virtuous concubine finally lost her temper.

Duanyang Ling and Concubine Liang looked at each other, and Concubine Liang's voice was cold: "Ling'er, you'd better give me an explanation, what do you know?"

Duanyangling immediately jumped forward, saluted, and said, "Mother, this female embroidery worker did leave the palace 20 years ago, but she is not a fugitive slave, she was released formally. Since she is released, she is an ordinary citizen." , doing embroidery in the capital for a living, of course it is freedom, how can you be convicted for this?"

Many people were stunned by her words, Liang Guifei said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about, release her, who released her?"

If it was released, how could Shang Gong, who is the embroidery workshop, not mention it just now, but named Chu Yun as the palace he escaped from?
Duanyang Ling's words were simply discrediting black and white.

Although she is the first daughter of the four major families, Concubine Liang cannot bear to be provoked like this.

Hua Hongxiao looked at Duanyang Ling and thought viciously, she really thought that relying on her status as one of the four major families, she could disregard the noble concubine and offend the noble concubine. So arrogant!

At this moment, Duanyangling's chest was straight, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She inexplicably remembered the time when she was alone with Suye just now, let alone the noble concubine, she dared to say it even to the emperor.

"Imperial concubine!" She looked serious, and her words became more and more forceful, "Everything I said is true, if my lady doesn't believe it, I will immediately show the identity document of this female embroiderer to my lady."

As soon as the four words of the identity document were uttered, almost everyone turned pale. Kong Linglong immediately glanced at Chu Yun, and found that Chu Yun's expression could be regarded as stunned.

The noble ladies immediately whispered to each other, they were all noble girls, and many slaves in the family naturally knew the importance of this identity document. For released slaves, the identity documents would all have their masters' stamps on them, which absolutely cannot be faked.

As for Duanyangling, she was able to produce the identity document of the female embroiderer, so she was not messing around?
Judging from Chu Yun's surprised face, Kong Linglong almost understood that even Chu Yun didn't know about this identity document.

(End of this chapter)