The tyrant has a white moonlight

Autumn is getting stronger.

After the fever subsided, Ji Xiao would often sit in front of the steps, watching the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky, watching Li Yannan go, and also watching the autumn wind sweeping across the golden ginkgo trees and blowing them away.

But the pear tree was still standing upright, blooming brilliantly like snow, no one thought it was surprising.

"Little master, it's windy outside again, go inside and take shelter." Haitang leaned slightly.

Ji Xiao waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's very stuffy inside, and I can't wait for anyone."

Shao Yao, who was chasing the fallen leaves, sighed, and muttered, "Your Majesty has been resting at Concubine Qi's place for three consecutive days..."

Haitang: "It's good to rest there, so as not to cause some unknown anger on my little master."

Shao Yao picked up the ginkgo that was falling down in the bucket: "But this time, it was the little master who contradicted His Majesty first. According to His Majesty's previous temper, whoever dared to contradict him like this would have lost his head long ago. And what happened that day, he Qi returns to Qi, why have you ever punished our master?"

She paused, and then said: "This shows that His Majesty has a heart for the little master, but he just can't get over this face and reconcile with the master."

"How can you be intentional? I don't believe it," Haitang pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "That slap was so powerful, it didn't show any mercy."

Shao Yao hesitated for a moment, then said: "But that is His Majesty, not an ordinary man."

The two were at a stalemate for a moment, but Ji Xiao, the person involved, didn't intend to express their opinions, and it was inconvenient for them to continue chatting.So one had no choice but to continue sweeping the fallen leaves dully, while the other went into the house to make tea for Ji Xiao.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening again.

A young eunuch suddenly broke into the side hall of the Unknown Hall, and ran straight towards Ji Xiao's residence.

"Who are you? Is this where you can enter if you want?" Haitang stopped him.

The little eunuch said anxiously: "Are you Sister Haitang? Something happened at the other end of the Changchun Palace. Your Majesty wants Young Master Wei to come over quickly. You should hurry and invite him out."

Haitang was stunned, Shaoyao also came over, and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? Can father-in-law remind us?"

"I don't know very well. It seems that I suspect that the little master Wei stole the concubine Qi's things. It is a gift from the imperial concubine. Your Majesty is very angry when he sees it." Quickly invite little master Wei out."

Ji Xiao didn't know when he had already walked out, and he heard everything the eunuch said just now.

Seeing him, the little eunuch leaned forward and said, "Young Master Wei, please."

Haitang was so anxious that she dropped what she was doing, and caught up with them a few steps: "The servants are also going."

"Oh, my ancestor, I dare not. Your Majesty only called Young Master Wei alone. Besides, what's the use of you going? Later, you will be punished for your Majesty's anger." The little eunuch persuaded .

There was no sign of panic on Ji Xiao's face, instead he calmly patted Hai Tang on the shoulder, and comforted him: "He's right, you and Shao Yao can stay here, it won't help if you go."

After he finished speaking, he followed the eunuch and left, leaving Haitang and Shaoyao who also looked worriedly at him to stay in place.

Changchun Palace.

Just as Ji Xiao entered the hall, he saw Lu Chao and Concubine Qi sitting at the top, and a person kneeling on the bottom, his back was thin, and he felt very familiar from a distance.

He stepped forward to take a look, and saw Chu Yu knelt there with her red face swollen and swollen from the beating, with her head bowed tremblingly.

"Bold Wei Shiliu, hurry up and kneel down!" Concubine Qi raised her eyebrows with a smile on her lips.

The palace rules are insurmountable, and although Ji Xiao was dissatisfied, she knelt down obediently.

Concubine Qi's eyes and brows were full of complacency, and she couldn't hide it: "Do you know why I called you here?"

"The slave doesn't know."

Concubine Qi hurriedly turned her head to look at Lu Chao, and by the way, lightly touched his shoulder, coquettishly said: "Your Majesty, look at him, he is still pretending to be garlic, the imperial concubine loves that hairpin very much, You are not willing to take it with you on ordinary days, but you have to make decisions for your concubines, Your Majesty."

Lu Chao glanced at the old eunuch, and the old eunuch immediately presented the jade hairpin to Ji Xiao to see.

"Do you recognize this hairpin?"

Ji Xiao shook his head: "I haven't seen it before."

Concubine Qi resolutely took the case: "Up to now, you are still lying!"

"The slave really doesn't recognize it," Ji Xiao said calmly, "Your Majesty speaks well, how can you just talk nonsense to trap the slave."

"Your Majesty, look at him..."

Lu Chao took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then took the time to say: "This afternoon, Concubine Qi found that the hairpin was lost, so she couldn't find it, so she searched people's residences, tossed about for a long time, but finally found it in your prison This was found in the clothes of my friend Chu Yu in the courtyard."

"Concubine Qi is right. Chu Yu has never even entered the Changchun Palace, so it can only be you who stole this imperial gift and then deposited it with him—do you recognize this?"

Ji Xiao said honestly, "The slave doesn't recognize it."

"If you haven't done it," Lu Chao looked at Chu Yu with a half-smile, "then it can only be him."

Ji Xiao tilted his head and glanced at Chu Yu who was trembling with fright: "Your Majesty, just as Concubine Qi said, Chu Yu has never even been to the Changchun Palace, so how can he steal the imperial bestowal from the empress with great powers? "

Lu Chao looked down at him condescendingly, and said distressedly: "It's neither you nor him, so who could it be? Could it be that Concubine Qi directed and acted on her own, trying to frame you?"

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Qi was anxious, "You know who this concubine is, how could this be so?"

After finishing speaking, he got up again, leaned over and pinched Chu Yu's chin: "You said, Wei Shiliu gave you the jade hairpin, did he instigate you? If you tell the truth, His Majesty is benevolent and generous, and I will definitely return it to you." I will give you a chance, but if you continue to lie for Wei Shiliu...for the crime of stealing the imperial gift, you will lose your head."

Chu Yu knelt down and kowtowed, crying and saying: "Sixteen has never given any white jade hairpin to the slave, and the slave has never seen that jade hairpin before. The slave really never did the things that the empress said..."

Concubine Qi: "You still dare to argue, you really don't cry without seeing the coffin!"

Then he turned around and said: "Your Majesty, this servant is stubborn. I think that if he doesn't use some punishment today, he won't recruit."

Lu Chao was noncommittal, but asked Jixiao: "Wang Jixiao, what else do you have to say?"

Ji Xiao: "If you want to commit a crime, why do you have nothing to say? This servant has nothing to say. If His Majesty wants to punish, this servant will accept it, and there is no need to involve others."

"Okay." Lu Chao squinted his eyes, as if considering, "Since you are not as young as the weak crown, I will only punish you with [-] canings, how about it?"

"Slaves dare not complain." Ji Xiao kowtowed.

Seeing this, the old eunuch yelled loudly: "Go to punishment."

The guards stationed outside the hall carried the prepared torture tools into the hall, set up Ji Xiao and escorted him to the torture tools, first poured water on half of his body, and then lifted the board.

Seeing this, Chu Yu hurriedly crawled to Lu Chao's feet, kowtowed, and said incoherently, "Your Majesty...it's not sixteen, it can't be sixteen, he never did that kind of thing. Those who live in the twenty boards."

He wept and said: "This matter was caused by the slave, and the slave is willing to suffer for Shiliu, please Your Majesty..."

"Is that so?" Lu Chao tilted his head slightly, and said casually, "The [-]-stick punishment is because the widow is concerned about his relationship with him. If it were you, he would have his head beheaded—do you also have to suffer for him? ?”

After hearing this, Chu Yu only felt a chill on his neck, and his forehead was on the ground, not knowing what to do.

Seeing his silence, Lu Chao glanced at the guards who were executing the execution: "It's time to start."

Then the guard raised and lowered his hands, Ji Xiao groaned in pain.

Before the second board had time to drop, someone outside preached: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is here."

Concubine Rong: "Wait a minute, don't hit him yet."

Concubine Qi raised her head first, only to see Concubine Rong being supported by a little palace maid and rushing in all the way.He was gloomy in his heart, and his face was also grinning eccentrically: "Why did Concubine Rong come here? My sister is not strict in discipline, there are thieves in Changchun Palace, and my sister is here to see my sister for fun?"

Concubine Rong didn't want to talk to him, so she saluted the emperor first when she came in.

"Your Majesty, there must be grievances in this matter. Think about it, this Wei Shiliu's family has been ruined, and he has received a gift from His Majesty to have a half-male body. Even if he leaves the palace, he will no longer be able to marry a wife and have children. Now, what do you want the imperial gift for?"

"Besides, Shiliu was born in a family after all. To put it bluntly, I haven't seen any good things. How could I take the risk of stealing that jade hairpin?"

Lu Chao listened patiently, his purple eyes looked at the concubine in front of him coldly, and said with a smirk: "So what?"

Sensing the emperor's displeasure, Concubine Rong hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty..."

"Concubine Ai is really confused, he doesn't even want to explain this to himself, so what do you say for him?" Lu Chao bent down and gave Concubine Rong a little help, "Get up, it's cold on the ground."

Concubine Rong stood up with the hand of the maid beside her, feeling a chill down her spine, and did not dare to look at Lu Chao again.

She thought it was Ji Xiao who had been wronged, so she rushed to reason and plead for mercy, but unexpectedly the emperor already knew it in his heart, and he just found a reason to punish Ji Xiao.

She didn't ask for this kind of love, but got frustrated instead. It was really not worth the trip.

"What are you still doing?" Lu Chao looked at the guards executing the sentence, "Continue to torture."

"Since Concubine Ai is here, there is no need to rush away." Lu Chao smiled at her, "Sit down."

Concubine Rong had no choice but to thank En and sit down.

"It's also fortunate that my sister came so far away, but she has been busy for nothing," Concubine Qi smiled, full of ridicule and sarcasm, "Sister, drink some tea and take a rest."

He hadn't finished speaking when the boards on the other end fell heavily.

Ji Xiao gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

Lu Chao stared at his slightly distorted face due to pain, and asked, "Do you know what's wrong?"

While he was speaking, another board fell.

"Slave...that's right." He raised his eyes, met Shang Lu Chao's gaze, his voice was broken into pieces, "Your Majesty...knows..."

"Of course the widow knows." The corners of Lu Chao's mouth slightly raised, like a smiling tiger that bites people without blood.