When Su Yuxi heard the voice, she turned around, hiding the vigilance and panic in her eyes, and smiled.
"Your Majesty, have you thought clearly?"
The man was dressed in a black brocade robe, with his hands behind his back. The fake smile on his lips fell away, and his eyes were gloomy and ice-covered. He slowly approached her, still as dignified as ever.
"What does the princess want?" His tone was cold, losing his pretense of gentleness.
She raised her eyes to meet his deep eyes and said slowly, as if provocatively: "Your Majesty, you should answer my concubine's question first."
After a long while, Shi Huaijin uttered a few words coldly: "I have never put you to death."
Su Yuxi curled her lips, "Isn't it the prince's fault that the concubine's matter was done?"
Shi Huaijin frowned slightly, "No."
If not him, who else?
By killing her, as long as his father is angry and launches an army, he can naturally fight back and become the emperor of the Northern Kingdom without being criticized by the people.
He walked over to the man, dug into his sleeves, stood on tiptoe and stuffed a pill into his mouth.
"I forgot to tell the prince that when I invited him over, I put the wrong medicine in the tea cup, and now I realize that there is no antidote." She blinked and said innocently.
"If you don't eat, it will be very painful."
He rubbed his thin pink lips with his thumb and pushed the untaken pill into his mouth.
Seeing that he swallowed, she pinched a corner of his clothes, wiped the water stains on her fingers, and took a few steps back.
"Then I'll leave my concubine's safety to the prince in the future." Su Yuxi bowed to the man weakly and said softly.
...
Prince Regent's Palace, front yard.
Shi Huaijin glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and her cold tone was just a little higher, not angry or assertive:
"If I, the king, hear any untrue words, I will kill you with a stick."
The people kneeling on the ground were instantly frightened as if they were shaking chaff, and none of them dared to even breathe.
"Your Majesty, I am the maid next to the concubine. Last night, I saw the princess lying on the bed with a man. The concubine bumped into her, and the princess tore off the concubine's clothes."
"My lord, I often see the princess and the guards acting intimately..."
"My lord, the younger one is in charge of the princess's meals. I always see the princess and the guards eating at the same table..."
...
Xihe Pavilion.
Su Yuxi was eating rice, but when her chopsticks failed to catch her, the chicken leg fell to the table.
"Princess, it's not good!" Qi'an came over and shouted in a panic.
boom!
Shi Huaijin led the troops and broke in, and their eyes met.
The man walked up behind Su Yuxi, raised his hand and held her shoulder, and tapped his index finger on her exposed skin, causing Su Yuxi to frown slightly.
He leaned over and whispered in her ear:
"Only by the cooperation of the princess can I ensure the safety of the princess."
When they arrived at the Regent's Mansion, Su Yuxi was pushed into the dungeon.
The prison was dark and damp, and an unpleasant smell of mold filled the air.
"Go down." Shi Huaijin took the shackles from the soldiers' hands and waved to them.
Su Yuxi half-crossed her arms, sneered and said sarcastically: "I thought the prince was a man who knew current affairs and had strategies."
Shi Huaijin smiled, walked up to her, and took her hand.
Click——
Shackles with iron chains were placed on her wrists.
"I am aware of current affairs, but not good at strategy."
He let go of her hand, lowered his eyes and stared at her delicate smiling face, and said slowly.
Ding Ju——
When the man turned to leave, Su Yuxi suddenly grabbed his sleeve, stood on tiptoes and put her hands around his neck. The chain was placed across the back of his neck, forcing him to lower his head.
She raised her eyes to meet his dark blue eyes and sighed: "Your Majesty's eyes are so beautiful, it would be a pity to close them."
The tips of their noses were almost touching at this moment. The man did not hide away, but moved closer.
Su Yuxi's pupils shrank slightly, she didn't expect him to come so close, and subconsciously tilted her head.
Shi Huaijin's thin lips suddenly brushed against her ear. She pulled back, but she forgot that the chain on her wrist was lying across the man's neck.
"ah!"
Su Yuxi exclaimed, and she fell to the ground with Shi Huaijin. The man hit her hard, causing pain all over her body.
I heard a low laugh coming from above, jokingly: "Is the princess hinting to the king to do something?"
"Go away!" she gritted her teeth.
Staring fiercely at the man's back as he left, this man must have done it on purpose! I was so angry!
Cuiyuxuan.
"Master, the princess did follow Emperor Mingguang to the northern border five years ago. During this period, the princess was lost. Emperor Mingguang searched for a year before finding her."
Shi Huaijin's eyes flashed. Could it be that that woman was really the person he met five years ago?
However, she is the only one who knows that she is from the South...
After a long while, he opened his mouth and gave instructions:
"Go and spread the news that the princess murdered the concubine and that the regent was getting drunk at Zuichun Tower."
Zui Chun Tower.
"Third Miss, you have such a clever plan! The princess was imprisoned in the dungeon by the regent, who is currently in Zuichun Tower."
Hearing this, the woman who was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch and waving her fan opened her eyes and smiled suddenly.
Such a brave and resourceful man should be hers!
"Miss Third! There is a guest in this wing! You can't come in!" The waiter in Zuichun Tower stopped Ran Xueying who was walking in.
Ran Xueying raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and said softly with a tearful tone: "My sister loved this wing the most when she was alive. I just miss my sister too much. Since there are guests, I will wait here...
"
Squeak——
"Your Majesty," everyone shouted, bowing and saluting.
"The third lady is the sister of the concubine, that is, the king's sister. Come in."
Shi Huaijin glanced at the crying woman, her eyes lingering on her looming chest for a moment. It was quite meaningful.
Ran Xueying noticed the prince's gaze. When she stood up, she quietly pulled her coat down and followed the prince into the side room.
"Your Majesty, my sister is innocent and innocent. She was harmed by an adulterer. Your Majesty, you must give my sister justice..."
As soon as Ran Xueying sat down, she began to cry. Her tender tone was dyed in a crying tone, which sounded particularly sultry.
Shi Huaijin picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip, and said quietly: "The murderer of the concubine has been apprehended. Third Miss, my condolences."
"Xueying, please take the liberty of telling Xueying who the murderer is?" Ran Xueying pinched a corner of her handkerchief, wiped away her tears, and looked at Shi Huaijin pitifully.
"Princess Xi and Princess." He replied calmly, and then drank the wine in his hand.
Ran Xueying pretended to be panicked: "Princess?!"
Shi Huaijin did not delay her acting, and drank quietly until she passed out drunk on the table.
Just when Ran Xueying was unbuttoning Shi Huaijin's buttons.