Court eunuch

, asked her in a low voice: "But what happened?"

With a pale face, Lan Cui whispered intermittently: "The empress...someone...takes the master away..."

Jinzhong didn't speak, but the strength in his hands became tighter and tighter, and the purse embroidered with twining lotus slowly deformed.

Without hesitation, he quickly walked into the palace, took a look at the opportunity, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, someone from Yongshou Palace said that the empress sent someone to bring the concubine to Yikun Palace, saying that they wanted to ask questions."

The emperor's hand for correcting the paper paused: "Oh?"

[-]. Killing intent

"What kind of case can make the empress come to examine it in person regardless of her weight?" The emperor walked into the Yikun Palace with his hands behind his back.

Concubine Yu was caught off guard, she didn't expect the emperor to come so soon.I thought that the battle in Junggar was so tense these days that the emperor would have no time to care about the affairs of the harem. Besides, it was already night, and the emperor could not see people easily at this time. With the help of a few palace people in Yongshou Palace, they would not be able to see the emperor.That's why she chose to do it now.Unexpectedly, the emperor got the news so quickly, and was a little confused for a while.But she is used to being flexible, so she calmed down quickly, and greeted the ceremony with a smile: "Someone reported that the concubine consecrated the incense with obsessive things and presented it to the emperor, with the intention of flirting with him. The concubine and the empress are investigating."

Afterwards, she stood up and gave way to the host, explaining: "The concubine just sent the concubine to ask questions. The matter has not been clarified yet, so I dare not report it. I am afraid that I will disturb the audience."

"Then tell me, what did you find?" The emperor was a little sullen, and didn't want to hear more explanations.In the past few days, there have been many affairs in the court, and he is depressed. Hearing that such a thing happened in the harem again, he vaguely blamed the successor.

"My concubine found this in the remaining incense sticks." Then he handed a small piece of incense sticks to the emperor, "This incense contains Datura, although it is not a medicine for tigers and wolves, it is also harmful to the body. It is a taboo." , so the concubine had to check it out."

Aphrodisiacs are strictly prohibited in the harem, and it would be a serious crime to find out, so it is reasonable and reasonable to follow up with Concubine Yu.

The emperor took it, but didn't look at it carefully, put it on the case casually, and asked, "It's been a long time ago, where did you get this incense?"

"Someone reported it to the concubine and handed it over to the concubine." After speaking, he looked at the person kneeling on the ground: "Indigo, tell the emperor yourself."

The emperor was suspicious: "What do you know?"

The palace maid lowered her head, her body trembled, and she didn't dare to look directly at her: "Servant... this servant is a maid of the Yongshou Palace. When she was changing incense for the master, I found this... this servant dare not hide it, so I can only ask the queen Make the decision... The master found that the things were lost, and insisted that the servants stole the things, and wanted to beat the servants to death...The servants were afraid...so, they asked the queen to save the servants...The servants dare not lie..."

Jin Zhong was outside the door, he heard it clearly, grabbed Lan Cui, and quietly retreated to the corridor: "Go back to Yongshou Palace, close the door, and mess up all the things belonging to Master Qi, no matter if it is gold or jade. , there is no need to be distressed. Come here after you are done, and complain to the emperor. Do you understand?"

Lan Cui always had a lively mind, so she nodded immediately: "Yes, servant girl will go now."

The emperor slammed the teacup on the table, splashing a splash of water, and said in a deep voice, "What a palace man said is not credible. Call the concubine to confront her."

Afterwards, I didn't know how to respond, and in silence, I only heard Concubine Yu say: "The concubine spoke disrespectfully to the empress, offended her, and refused to explain the origin of this incense stick, so the empress arrested her and punished her for thinking about her mistakes." Your Majesty, please sit down for a while, and the concubine will bring you here." As she spoke, she got up and gave Rong Pei a wink, and Rong Pei followed her out, Concubine Yu said softly as she walked: "Let's bite this matter to death, There are testimonies on the left and right that she will peel off even if she is not dead. You go to the Punishment Department to lead someone now, if she is recruited, then go for it, if not, then bluff her and make her show cowardice."

Rong Pei took the lead and left.

Concubine Yu stood at the door, facing Jin Zhong who was on the upper corridor, only to see that the other party bent slightly, raised his eyes and glanced coldly at her, like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity.

Concubine Yu felt chills in her bone marrow, but immediately understood why the emperor came so quickly.She pinched the palm of her hand with her fingernails, and spat fiercely in her heart: An eunuch can turn the world upside down!

In the cold spring, Wei Yanwan in the Department of Punishment was stripped of her cloak, leaving only a thin layer of inner lining. She was completely soaked and knelt at the vent, her face had already lost all color.

Wei Yanwan's skin exposed to the cold wind quickly turned slightly blue, and the chill that kept pouring into the skirt of her clothes made her want to get up to absorb the heat.

Snapped!

The bundle of willow sticks was pulled on the calf, Wei Yanwan was stimulated by the clear pain, and couldn't help moaning.

"Your Majesty, you need to be more energetic and think about the mistakes you have made, otherwise the willows, slaves, will not have eyes, and the next time you will be hit in the face." The nun weighed the branch in her hand , The skinny smile is not.

Another nun said: "Have you thought about it? If you are recruited, you can save yourself from suffering and say nothing... Tsk tsk tsk, I'm afraid you will die out."

Wei Yanwan's teeth trembled fiercely, but she remained silent.

As soon as Rong Pei came in, what he saw was the scene of Wei Yanwan being tortured, he understood most of it in his heart, frowned and ordered: "Put on the clothes for her, the emperor will have a trial, don't lose your manners."

The rest of the people understood and put clothes on her hurriedly.

"Dian'er has already been recruited, and there are all the witnesses and materials. This matter has alarmed the emperor. This is a serious crime involving the nine clans. This slave girl advises the master to think about it and not suffer more." Rong Pei stood next to her, facing She stared and threatened every word.

Cold sweat suddenly soaked through several layers of thick clothes, Wei Yanwan's body trembled, almost fainted, and she was carried out by two women.

She was dragged along, and her consciousness was a little trance. She only knew that when the emperor came, she might still have a chance to fight.

Jin Zhong stood outside the palace gate and saw someone being dragged over from a distance.

This is the first time that Jinzhong saw Wei Yanwan in such a distressed and weak state—the originally charming eyes were no longer bright, and the original tender complexion was only frighteningly pale, and there was a bloody scar on the forehead. She was still wearing the fox fur cloak, and he almost told himself that it wasn't her.

Jinzhong stared straight at Wei Yanwan, who could barely walk, and sized him up from top to bottom, as if he wanted to remember this scene, then glanced at Rong Pei next to him, lowered his head, and hid his face in the shadows At the place, turned around and walked to the door, there seemed to be no emotion in his tone: "Your Majesty, Master Zhu will bring you here."

Just now Lan Cui had already gone in, and when she saw the emperor, she recklessly called for grievances, making a big fuss inside.

Now Wei Yanwan appears again in such a posture...

Well, very well.Jinzhong narrowed his fox-like eyes.

Keliette Hailan, Ulanara Ruyi, Ye Xin, Rong Pei...

Since you guys are rushing to seek death, I don't mind giving it a push.

"What's wrong with Concubine Xin?" As soon as Wei Yanwan came in, the emperor immediately noticed her strangeness, the haggard complexion and weak body were too obvious, so he looked at the successor questioningly.

Wei Yanwan suddenly burst into tears: "I beg the emperor to make the decision for my concubine, but my concubine has never done it, let alone...not to mention that a rough envoy, how could he enter the concubine's room...The queen empress did not find out the reason. Detaining my concubine to the Punishment Department for punishment, my concubine is really wronged..." Tears rolled down, Wei Yanwan knew how to cry so that she would look pitiful instead of hateful, so despite being weak at the moment, she still tried her best to maintain herself The pitiful image, only in this way can increase the bargaining chip for oneself.

Hearing this, the emperor suddenly felt as if someone had slapped him on the face, and he was extremely ashamed.He squinted at the people around him, and said coldly, "Does the queen have anything to explain?"

After that, he didn't evade: "The concubine ordered her to be detained in the Punishment Department because the concubine was rude to the concubine and refused to explain the whole story. She gave her a small warning and did not make a big move."

At this moment, Lan Cui also started to cry, and took a few steps on her knees to hug Wei Yanwan: "Your Majesty! Our master has suffered a lot of humiliation... Aunt Rongpei came to lead us today, our master just asked a few more questions, and she will be with Ye Xin smashed things in our Yongshou Palace, he was vicious, and took people away without explaining, and now Zhu Zhuer has been tortured by them into such a state, please learn from the emperor!"

Hearing these words, Rong Pei was furious, and scolded with eyes wide open, "You little woman's pet, what a mess of tongues!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and knocked him over, and then tried to stop it, but it was too late.

The emperor suddenly threw the teacup in his hand at Rong Pei: "Presumptuous!"

Jin Zhong led the people to enter in response, and knocked the woman down to the ground.

"Dare to act violently in front of me, you are really a slave, and I will send you to the Punishment Department to be punished!"

Hearing this, Jin Zhong twitched his lips, took the handkerchief and gagged her, and unceremoniously pulled it up. In the process, he took advantage of the other party's resistance and pinched her hard a few times.

"Okay, this matter..." The emperor just started talking, but his successors took over: "Your Majesty, the matter of the incense sticks has not been found out yet, and this concubine thinks that we should search the Yongshou Palace." She opened her eyes wide Seeing his confidant being taken away, his face was ashen at the moment, saying this was just trying to calm down.But at the same time, she also understands that if she doesn't win this bet, her future life will be like Xiaoxian's.

Like a queen, she has no prestige at all.

"Search for what!" For the first time, the emperor felt that he and her were no longer connected. "Did the empress think that she could do such a thing with just the words of a court lady? Search the palace? Thanks to your thinking!"

"Your majesty..." Concubine Yu wanted to save the situation, but the emperor ignored her at all. He stared at the successor and said word by word, "Ruyi, you have been wronged before. You know better than me what it means to search the palace." many.