Reborn, Chaoxiong went crazy after marrying Gu King Proton
Chapter 22 Catch the adulterer
"Evil creature!" the emperor roared, his face turned ashen and his chest heaving.
Seeing that the prince was still not awake, he immediately ordered the eunuch beside him: "Sprinkle water on him to wake him up!"
Pei Chun took the opportunity to look up and glanced at the bed where the prince and Pei Lin were having sex. He found that there was no trace left, and he finally relaxed a little.
The tight grip on my mother's hand loosened a little.
On the other hand, the little eunuch is probably the queen's man.
He scooped up a bucket of water from the large vat outside that was used to prevent water from escaping, carried it into the inner room, and lifted up the bottom of the bucket.
He splashed the water hard at the still dizzy prince, and the splashing water also wet half of Pei Lin who was standing next to him.
The water in the water tank in winter is not something that ordinary people can bear. Pei Chun clearly heard the prince's inhalation.
Then he seemed to have just woken up, and looked towards the door in a daze, where stood the emperor with a dark and furious face.
His expression suddenly changed, and he immediately lowered his head to gather his pajamas and knelt more neatly: "Father?!"
Pei Lin beside him seemed to have woken up as well. She screamed immediately and, like the prince, immediately wrapped her clothes tightly.
He raised his head cautiously, only to see his father's murderous eyes.
She was so frightened that she started to tremble, and water drops kept dripping from her hair.
"You evil beast, this is a Buddhist temple!" The emperor looked at the prince's useless appearance and could not help but hold his forehead and shouted angrily.
The prince trembled when he was yelled at, cold sweat immediately covered his whole body, and begged for mercy: "Father, I don't know what's going on!
I just wanted to go out for some fresh air, and then I met this woman, and then, then..."
The prince's eyes rolled around, and he immediately tried to excuse himself: "Then I lost consciousness. Someone must have framed me, Father!"
He didn't care whether it was a Buddhist temple or not, but now that the incident had happened in front of his father, he had to excuse himself.
Clean yourself up!
Thinking of this, the prince glanced at Pei Lin who was crying, and corrected her without hesitation: "It was her. The child was unconscious the whole time. She must have deliberately plotted against me, father..."
"Being schemed against?" The emperor glanced at the eunuchs around him and shouted coldly, "You, go and investigate immediately!
I want to see how the prince was plotted against!"
The young eunuchs retreated in panic.
The emperor opened his mouth again to scold the prince.
But the Queen Mother said calmly, in a dignified tone: "Prince, go and put your clothes in order first, don't lose face for the royal family."
So the emperor had to swallow the curse that was about to come out of his mouth and waved his hand.
The prince opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the young eunuch carried him into the inner room.
The same is true for Pei Lin.
On the other side, Pei Chun glanced at the Queen Mother and pursed his lips, knowing that he probably couldn't do anything to the Crown Prince today.
The Queen Mother's attitude clearly shows that she does not want to embarrass the Prince.
Seeing that the person had completely entered the house, the Queen Mother turned her gaze to Pei Zhong, glanced at his bandaged right eye, and said, "Minister Pei, look at the good daughter you raised."
Pei Zhong held the same official position as his elder brother Pei Qing, but he was a vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The emperor seemed to have been reminded, and immediately turned his head and glanced at Pei Zhong, his tone hinting with anger and sarcasm: "Yes, Pei Zhong, you have raised your daughter well!"
Pei Zhong had been trembling all over since the moment he saw Pei Lin. Now, hearing the emperor's question, he trembled with fear.
He immediately knelt on the ground, not caring about the pain in his right eye, and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lin'er would never do such a thing!
Someone must have plotted against me, someone must have plotted against me!"
The emperor sneered: "What? You mean the prince plotted against your daughter?"
Pei Zhong opened his mouth, too flustered to know how to refute.
On the other side, Pei Chun curled his lips in his heart.
The emperor really started to make excuses for the prince. The matter has not been investigated clearly yet. From the way he spoke, it was clear that he was preparing to put all the blame on Pei Zhong.
Catching a scapegoat and then skinning and dismembering him is indeed a royal method.
"What a waste! You can't even speak clearly!" The emperor threw the beads in his hand fiercely towards Pei Zhong's injured right eye.
Pei Zhong howled miserably in pain, and blood seeped out of the white cloth that had been bandaged.
The Queen Mother coughed lightly at the Emperor, implicitly giving him a reminder.
The princess saw the opportunity and spoke in a low voice, giving the emperor a way out: "Brother, please don't be angry first.
With the Crown Prince's previous personality, he would never do such a thing.
This time, someone must have been behind this. Let's find out what happened first."
The emperor snorted, his expression didn't change much, still looking gloomy, but he didn't take any more action.
A few young eunuchs were very quick and had already brought over the imperial physician and all the food and drinks that the prince had used today.
Pei Chun stretched his neck to look, and only felt relieved after making sure there was no trace of the poisonous insect.
Pei Qing, who had been as quiet as a chicken, also raised his head at this moment, his eyes fixed on several imperial doctors.
The matter this time was of such serious importance that almost all the doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau came.
Several elderly imperial physicians tremblingly inserted silver needles into the wine and snacks.
A few people also broke up the snacks and drinks and tasted them.
Half an hour later...
"Your Majesty, there is no problem with the wine."
"Your Majesty, there is no problem with food."
The prince was carried out. Seeing this, he could not help but scold the doctor angrily: "Nonsense! You are talking nonsense. If someone hadn't plotted against me, how could I be like this!"
However, the other imperial physician was kneeling on the ground, looking hesitant.
The emperor glanced at him and said without argument: "Doctor Zhang, what do you want to say?"
On the other side, Pei Chun rolled his eyes in his heart. It started again. Everyone was watching the emperor tacitly to exonerate the prince. It was estimated that this Imperial Doctor Zhang was the emperor's man.
"Your Majesty, there is a slight smell of medicine on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This smell, combined with the wine that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes to drink, can indeed make people lose their minds..."
The emperor took a deep breath, his expression was not sure whether it was relaxed or solemn: "Go check where the smell of medicine comes from!"
"The smell of medicine, the smell of medicine..." The prince's eyes kept rolling, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, he fell to the emperor's feet.
"Father, I remember now. The dancer who fed me wine today smelled of medicine. Father, I am really wronged."
The emperor ignored the prince at his feet.
Instead, he turned to the princess and said, "Jiashan, let Duke Xin leave the Pei clan ancestral hall after he returns."
The eldest princess sighed, responded without changing her expression, and said nothing.
Pei Chun knew that the emperor was on guard against the Princess's Mansion because he was forced to help the Prince because of the current situation between Pei Lin, a member of the Pei family, and the Prince.
Obviously, it was not only Pei Chun who understood. The prince over there also showed some fear. He raised his head and glanced at the emperor cautiously. There were dirty water marks on his forehead left by the melted snow.
Over there, the young eunuchs were already pushing the fragrant dancers over.
The dancers were wearing very cool clothes because of their dancing. When they came over, Pei Chun clearly saw that their arms and waists were covered with goose bumps due to the cold.
Pei Qing on the other side slightly looked away to avoid suspicion.
"The imperial physician should go and take a look to see if the smell on these dancers is what is stimulating the prince?" the Queen Mother said in a calm voice.
"Yes." The imperial physician was very polite and just stood at a distance and fanned with his hands.
After smelling it clearly, an expression of "as expected" immediately appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, these dancers all have this smell."
The emperor's face finally darkened completely, and he flicked his sleeves: "Go and bring Concubine Li and the Eighth Prince to me!"
This palace banquet was organized by Concubine Li.
I don’t know if it was because the young eunuchs had experience this time, but Concubine Li and the Eighth Prince, who were not far away, were brought over very quickly.
Pei Chun laughed secretly in his heart. Are these clever little eunuchs planning to let everyone know about the affair between the Crown Prince and Pei Lin?
Did someone know that this matter was related to Concubine Li and called people to wait nearby in advance?
Forget it, she doesn't believe it.
It was obvious that someone had guessed that Concubine Li was going to be interrogated and had instructed these eunuchs in advance to capture the person and prepare.
Concubine Li was a pampered woman. She had been kneeling outside for who knows how long, and her ears had already turned red from the cold.
The beautiful cheeks also have a more gorgeous color.
The eighth prince followed silently beside him.
When he saw the emperor, he knelt on the ground obediently: "Your Majesty."
"I guess you have heard it clearly just now. Tell me, what happened?" The emperor looked at Concubine Li with a cold face and oppression.
"Your Majesty, these dancers were all sent here by the Music Bureau. I am only responsible for their arrangements." Concubine Li's face showed little expression.
Then, she raised her head with a very tough attitude, looked at the emperor and said, "Since Your Majesty does not trust me, why did you arrange this for me?
Is it just to punish me once like today?"
Pei Chun secretly admired in his heart that Concubine Li was a ruthless person for speaking to the emperor with such an attitude.
The emperor looked unhappy when being questioned by Concubine Li in public, but after a long pause, he finally compromised.
He handled it gently and coughed, "In that case, you can get up now."
Then, without hesitation, he turned around and said to the eunuch beside him: "Pass the order down, the prince will be confined to the palace for three months.
Three months later, welcome the daughter of the Pei family into the mansion!"
After saying this, regardless of everyone's different expressions, he took Concubine Li's hand and left the Buddhist temple.
pity……
In the palace, male guests and female guests have always been separated at banquets.
The dancers were all resting and preparing in a small room. Now the dancers had fragrance on their bodies, and drugs were put into the wine that the prince particularly liked to drink.
It is true that none of these beautiful dancers will survive.
Pei Chun secretly felt it was a pity in his heart, but he discovered more interesting things today.
In her previous life, why didn’t she realize that this was how Concubine Li and the Emperor got along?
What a pleasant surprise.
The Queen Mother's expression was not looking good, but she did not say much after seeing this scene. She just glared at the still trembling Pei Zhong with a stern face.
Turned around and left.
Pei Chun knew clearly in his heart that the Queen Mother and the Emperor had no intention of punishing the Crown Prince at all, and now that Concubine Li had interfered, they just let the Crown Prince go easily.
Obviously, Concubine Li is also a smart person. She can express herself at this time and show the emperor's favor to her in front of everyone in the harem.
On the way back, the carriage was as quiet as a chicken.
It was not until they returned to the princess's mansion that the eldest sister-in-law looked at Pei Chun anxiously: "Chun'er, what happened next?"
The eldest sister-in-law was not mentioned by the Queen Mother, so naturally she did not see what happened between the Crown Prince and Pei Lin in the Buddhist temple.
It's normal to be curious at this time.
Pei Chun pouted and repeated what happened today to his sister-in-law.
She felt a little depressed, even though things were going according to her ideas.
But it was a pity that the Sixth Prince and the Eighth Prince were not able to get into trouble.
The Crown Prince forced her when she was just reborn, the Sixth Prince plotted against her today, and the Eighth Prince bullied Gu Yuan a few days ago. She still remembered all these things.
To be honest, she didn't know whether this time could be considered a failure.
To say that she succeeded, she did indeed get Pei Lin and the prince involved with each other.
To say that she failed, she only managed to implicate Pei Lin and the prince.
Just because of Concubine Li's words, the emperor let the crown prince and the eighth prince go easily.
Moreover, there was not even any follow-up investigation, and the prince was lightly sentenced to house arrest for three months.
It really is... I don't know what to say.
However, such behavior is normal. After all, this kind of thing is considered a royal scandal.
The prince is the emperor's own son, and if he punished the prince, he would also lose face.
What's more, according to convention, unless it is something major that goes against the ancestors, the prince will not receive too severe a punishment.
Pei Qing kept his eyelids drooping and looking at the ground. He looked extremely tired and was lowering his head to conserve his energy.
After listening to Pei Chun's words, he raised his eyelids and said, "Tell me what Mingcheng did today."
Pei Chun shrugged. "I didn't do anything. I just fed Pei Lin a Gu worm, then went to the imperial kitchen and threw another Gu worm into everyone's drinks."
In order to ensure that the poison is put into the prince's mouth, no one else will be implicated.
She deliberately took a detour and went to the imperial kitchen, where she threw the insect into the wine that all the guests had to taste, just to let it interact with the insect in Pei Lin's body.
"How did the prince get involved with Pei Lin by such a coincidence? You couldn't have carried Pei Lin to the prince's bed, right?" Pei Qing's tone was full of fatigue.
The princess and her sister-in-law also set their sights on Pei Chun.
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