Emperor Qianxi's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, his eyes were as bright as a torch, and there was no expression on his face. His voice was as low as thunder, and there was a loud "bang", which made Xiao Shuang, who was already in shock, even more frightened and uneasy.
Suddenly, Xiaoshuang's legs became weak, and his body shook uncontrollably. Almost at the same time, Xiaoshuang, who could not bear the fear in his heart, fell to the ground tremblingly, holding his hands firmly on the ground. Only then could he stabilize himself. Body.
Then he kowtowed and said tremblingly, "Slave, please pay homage to Your Majesty..."
At this time, Emperor Qianxi couldn't care less about the bullshit rules in the palace. He waved his right hand vigorously and asked her to get up and reply.
"Get up and answer my questions."
He only spoke a few words, but his tone was full of impatience, eager to know the cause and effect of the matter.
At this time, Emperor Qianxi did not act like an emperor, but more like a father who was worried about his daughter.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shuang looked flustered and frightened. He stood up tremblingly, with a frown on his face and a rattle in his heart.
His lips were trembling, and he hesitated to speak, "Slave... return to Your Majesty..."
Looking at the trembling palace maid, Emperor Qianxi's two frowning gray eyebrows were frowning even more tightly over his eyes. These two eyebrows were like bushes growing on the towering mountains, complicated and thick, and like the top of the mountain. It was covered with silver needles, and the light was cold and sharp.
Realizing that he was too harsh and worried that it would be counterproductive, Emperor Qianxi took a deep breath to calm himself down and treat it with a normal mind.
"Don't panic, I am here to assure you that no matter what happens in this matter, I will acquit you. You just need to tell me the truth as you know it!"
At first, Xiaoshuang's eyes were a little dodgeful, she frowned, pursed her lips and hesitated for a while, as if there were countless ants biting her, so she didn't know what to do for a while.
It wasn't until Emperor Qianxi assured her that her lips loosened significantly, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
You can't blame her for trembling for a long time and being unable to say a word. The person standing in front of her was Emperor Qianxi. Even if there was another palace maid, the situation would be roughly the same.
If he could be calm and calm in front of Emperor Qianxi, it would prove that he had something evil in his heart. But if you think about it carefully, it seems that Xiao Shuang deliberately showed it in front of Emperor Qianxi.
Otherwise, as Princess Yucheng's personal maid, although she can't say it is commonplace, she is accustomed to it, but with the extent that Princess Yucheng is favored by Emperor Qianxi, the number of times she meets Emperor Qianxi is not a small number, no matter she No matter what, it is impossible to be like today, shivering for a long time.
Instead, it seemed like it was premeditated and done on purpose.
In the past, considering the palace of Emperor Qianxi, how could Xiaoshuang's crude tricks be able to hide the truth from the enemy?
It's a pity that Emperor Qianxi didn't pay attention to this, so Xiao Shuang was able to hide it.
Emperor Qianxi asked again, "Tell me! What happened that day?"
Xiaoshuang raised her head slightly, swallowed, calmed down, and then said one by one, "Your Majesty, that day...that day, the imperial concubine invited Lord Ling to enter the palace. I don't know what happened, but it happened that the imperial concubine was entertaining the princess that day. , so the two of them chatted for a long time in Qianning Palace..."
When he heard that Princess Yucheng was invited to Qianning Palace, Emperor Qianxi's eyes jumped and he was obviously stunned for a moment. He said with a stern expression, "What did you just say? You mean that Yucheng went to Qianning Palace? Why did she go to Qianning Palace? ?”
Emperor Qianxi asked the three most critical questions in a row. In his opinion, it was impossible for Yucheng to go to Qianning Palace. He knew in his heart that Yucheng and Concubine He had always been at odds. He had tried to improve their relationship many times, but he always no effect.
But the palace maid in front of him suddenly said that the child Yucheng had gone to Qianning Palace that day. Emperor Qianxi couldn't help but guess, could this matter be related to Qianning Palace?
Thinking about it, it's impossible. No matter how daring Concubine He is to act, and how powerful the He family is, they don't dare to attack his daughter under his nose.
At this time, Xiao Shuang said again, "Your Majesty, the thing is like this. Someone suddenly came to Qianning Palace that day, saying that the imperial concubine wanted to apologize to the princess. The princess didn't want to go, but later she couldn't resist repeated invitations from Qianning Palace, so she went Go to Qianning Palace."
Emperor Qianxi murmured to himself, "Oh? That's actually the case."
Hearing this, Emperor Qianxi felt bad. This matter actually had something to do with him. He remembered that a few days ago, he often went to Concubine He to ask her to improve their relationship with Yucheng. The latter naturally nodded repeatedly and said that he would definitely do it. Try to improve your relationship with Yucheng.
According to Concubine He's words, Emperor Qianxi thought that Concubine He was just doing it superficially, but now it seems that she was really doing this. While he was heartbroken about what happened to Yucheng, thinking of Concubine He's actions, he felt inexplicably warm in his heart.
In the deep palace, Concubine He was the only one who understood his thoughts best. Since entering the palace, she had never let him worry for a moment. Sometimes he even couldn't understand why Yucheng hated her with such a good character.
Maybe it was because of the death of her mother, or maybe it was because he deliberately wanted Concubine He to be the queen. Either way, it was not Concubine He's fault.
Emperor Qianxi recovered his thoughts and turned his mind back to the topic. He only heard him ask, "Yucheng went to Qianning Palace, but what happened?"
Her little eyes flashed, and she almost couldn't help but tell the truth. She pursed her lips and closed her eyes. The scenes that threatened her and her family appeared in her mind, making her unable to stop feeling deep in her heart. trembling.
Due to her inner fear and the safety of her family, Xiaoshuang could only say against her will, "Your Majesty, nothing happened to the princess from the time she arrived at Qianning Palace until she left. It was just..."
Emperor Qianxi said in a deep voice, "Tell me everything you know. Don't let me miss any trace."
Xiaoshuang sobbed softly, "Your Majesty, when we were having dinner at Qianning Palace, Master Ling drank some wine and came out of Qianning Palace. Ling... Master Ling's body was shaking a little. When the princess saw this, she asked the slaves to support him. When she returned to Yuqing Palace, the princess was kind-hearted and wanted to let Lord Ling go in for a cup of sobering tea, but she never expected..."
When she said this, Xiaoshuang suddenly burst into heart-wrenching tears and couldn't stop her tears from flowing down her face. She had runny nose and burst into tears, as if she had been greatly wronged.
Emperor Qianxi took a long stride forward and came to her. He stared at her with eyes wide open and looked excited. He couldn't wait to ask, "I didn't expect it. Tell me quickly."
"Your Majesty, return to the room. The princess... suddenly made a move to dismiss all the servants. The slave... the slave wanted to stop it, but the princess said it was okay. She also said that she often hears... nothing will happen when your Majesty praises Master Ling sincerely. "
"Then, the princess dismissed the slave and asked her to go down and make some sobering tea. When the slave returned, she was inexplicably hit with a stick from behind and passed out. What happened next, I don't know..."
Emperor Qianxi muttered in his heart, "So, this matter is still my fault... If I hadn't mentioned it to them, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened."
He sighed softly and waved his hand to let him go. Then Emperor Qianxi sat down on the spot, motionless as if he was deep in thought.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Lizi sent away all the palace maids and eunuchs, leaving him alone to guard Emperor Qianxi.
Emperor Qianxi didn't remain silent for long before he stood up from the ground with sharp eyes, as if he had discovered some unknown secret, and said directly to Xiao Lizi, "Little Lizi, go down and interrogate the Qianning Palace and Yuqing Palace for me personally. Palace maids and eunuchs, remember, no one is allowed to be left out by me, I want to see who dares to kill my daughter."
"Slave obeys!"
Therefore, Xiao Lizi received the order, took a look at Emperor Qianxi, and found that the latter was fine, so he went out with confidence.
After Xiao Lizi left, according to Emperor Qianxi's order, he interrogated all the maids in Qianning Palace and Yuqing Palace together with the waistband given by Emperor Qianxi.
When arresting him, Qianning Palace wanted to stop him, but after he showed his waist card, no one dared to stop him.
This is because the waist card in Xiao Lizi's hand gives him the privilege of killing first and then attacking. As long as he wants to, or if he doesn't like that person, he can kill him at any time with the waist card in his hand.
Even if Emperor Qianxi came to investigate, he could just find any excuse to excuse it.
Although Concubine He was dissatisfied with Xiao Lizi's actions, she was helpless. The dissatisfied Concubine He did not forget to give a verbal warning before Xiao Lizi took the maids and eunuchs from Qianning Palace away, telling him to stop and not to play with fire.
Of course, these words were not spoken by Concubine He to Xiao Lizi herself, but were done by Concubine He's personal maid. However, in Xiao Lizi's view, the actions of Concubine He's personal maid actually represented her master's words and deeds.
For example, his little plum represents Emperor Qianxi. Wherever he appears, anyone with a discerning eye will know that there is Emperor Qianxi's shadow behind him.
The words of Concubine He's personal maid let Xiao Lizi know that this matter was not simple, and he could vaguely feel that this matter was related to Qianning Palace.
However, until evidence is found, this feeling is just a feeling and cannot make the decision.
The maid's words were nothing more than asking him to be careful during the interrogation, but she didn't go too far.
Xiao Lizi didn't reply, but took away all the people who were in Qianning Palace that day. As for the maid, he couldn't go back even if he didn't want to.
Concubine He alone, with the favor of Emperor Qianxi, was enough to make Xiao Li Zi jealous, not to mention that she had the support of the He family behind her.
The He family is the second largest family in the capital, subordinate to the royal family, and its influence can be said to be spread throughout the government and the public. Concubine He's words made Xiao Lizi have to be cautious. If it is really found out that this matter is related to Qianning Palace, he will For a moment, I really didn’t know whether I should tell the truth or not.
At this time, Xiao Lizi suddenly discovered that the waist card in his hand was so tricky. He originally thought it was a errand that he could control. But now it seems that the water is very deep. If he doesn't grasp it well, he may fall into a place of no return.
After coming out of Qianning Palace, Xiao Lizi prayed in his heart, hoping that this matter would not be linked to Qianning Palace or the He family, but unfortunately it backfired.
This is exactly what happens when people are afraid of something.