The emperor and the queen were silent, but Concubine Hua said sternly and angrily: "Tell me, how long have you been holding on?"
Liang Cairen's body trembled, like a fallen leaf in the wind, swaying, his lips trembled several times, and he couldn't utter a single word. His tears kept falling, mixed with the dirt on his face, and dripped onto his pink clothes.
Liu Shiwei kowtowed and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, it's all the fault of the guilty minister. It was the guilty minister who poisoned Liang Cairen. Please punish the guilty minister and let Liang Cairen go."
Liang Cairen kept shaking his head, a whining sound coming from his throat, and it took him a long time to say: "No...it's not..."
Concubine Hua snorted coldly: "You are so affectionate. I will ask the imperial doctor to see if Liang Cairen has been drugged."
Liu Shiwei's face turned pale and he didn't dare to say a word.
The emperor's voice was as cold as coming from hell, but his expression did not move, "Come here, pull these two people down and beat them to death with sticks!"
The queen said nothing, a trace of regret flashed in her eyes, and her mouth was pursed tightly, which showed that she was still very angry in her heart.
Immediately, two guards came forward to pull them up. Only then did Liang Cairen dare to cry. He hugged Guard Liu's neck and cried, "I'm sorry, it's all me who hurt you. It's all me."
I hurt you..." The voice was sad and sad, making people feel sad after hearing it. Guard Liu stared at her and shook his head: "I have no regrets!" The emperor's face suddenly turned dark. Concubine Hua was furious when she saw this.
He said: "Hurry up and pull him down!" The guard did not dare to neglect, separated the two of them with force and dragged them outside.
At this time, Long Chuxia, who was holding a broom, also secretly entered Zhaoning Palace. Standing under the autumn sun, she listened intently to Liang Cairen's shrill cries.
If someone is beaten to death with random sticks, how many sticks will it take to kill him? Isn’t it enough to chop him with a knife? Why bother?
It has nothing to do with him, let's forget it, Long Chuxia thought in his heart, but put down the broom in his hand, picked up a dead leaf from the ground, drew a few times on the dead leaf with his index finger and middle finger, and said softly: "Ding
!" The leaves flew out. As the leaves flew out, the surrounding air seemed to be still. She was as fast as lightning. She grabbed Liang Cai and Liu Wei from the guards and left quickly with the transfer technique.
As soon as her figure disappeared, everything in Zhaoning Palace returned to normal. Everyone was shocked to see Liang Cai and Liu Guards disappearing like air.
Emperor Feng Lingxiao frowned, his face serious. If he guessed correctly, it must be the invisibility technique of the Jin Kingdom that actually hid people from the Jin Kingdom in this palace?
Seeing everyone's panic, the Queen said: "Your Majesty, is this the Jin Kingdom's invisibility technique?"
The emperor nodded slightly, "The queen is indeed well-informed. It seems to me like the invisibility technique of the Jin Kingdom."
Everyone calmed down after hearing that Jin Guo's invisibility method was used, and the guards quickly raised their hands and said: "I'll take someone to chase you immediately!"
"Immediately lead the troops and horses to chase them. They have two injured people and they can't run far!" Feng Lingxiao said with a gloomy expression.
"Yes!" The two guards turned around and ran out.
Concubine Hua stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "I am so incompetent that I let such an incestuous thing happen in the harem. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
The queen glanced at her lightly and said: "The noble concubine's words make me feel uneasy. I govern the harem according to the emperor's decree. If something like this happens, I am the one who should be responsible. What's the blame for the noble concubine?"
have?"
"The Empress has been unwell recently. I should have shared more of the affairs of the harem for the Empress. It's a pity that I don't have the power to co-manage the harem. Even if I am dissatisfied with many things in the harem, it is difficult to ask about it." Concubine Hua's eyes were wet.
, gentle and apologetic words
The queen seemed very moved and said warmly: "Your concubine is so considerate of me, and I am very pleased that I will mention this matter to her when I pay my respects to my mother tonight. If she has no objection..."
Before the Queen finished speaking, Feng Lingxiao looked at Concubine Hua with cold eyes and said: "All affairs in the harem can be handled by the Queen. I believe that the Queen has enough ability to handle the affairs in the harem. If she is too busy, just allocate people. However, there is no need to find someone else to assist you. Now my mother is meditating, so you can just go and say hello. If anyone talks too much, I will not forgive you lightly."
Concubine Hua was silent. She actually knew that she had acted too hastily, but this Liang Cairen stole a man, which just proved the queen's incompetence. She actually allowed such illicit things to happen in the harem. She thought that the emperor would be furious. To express her anger at the Queen, she proposed to assist in managing the harem at this time, and the Emperor would definitely approve it. However, she did not expect that the Queen would take the dead old ghost out of the Queen Mother first. Who doesn’t know that the Emperor cares most about the Queen Mother, and he will definitely not disturb the Queen Mother’s retreat. I still underestimated the queen!
Feng Ling stood up with a smile, stood quietly in front of the concubines with a tall figure, and said sternly: "I know that the harem has begun to divide into factions recently, and some people are even trying to run against the queen. Maybe you think that the queen is not very favored, even if she is in the back position of the harem , you don’t look down on me, I hereby declare that the Queen and I are a married couple. Anyone who is dissatisfied with the Queen is dissatisfied with me. From now on, he will be careful in the morning and dusk. If the wind and rain persist, if he feels unwell, he can ask someone to ask for leave in advance. Since I have appointed the queen to manage the harem, I will leave all matters in the harem to the queen. Once you make any mistakes and fall into the hands of the queen, whether you are a favored concubine or not, as long as the queen says you are guilty, I will punish you severely. Understand. ?”
The concubines knelt down together and responded: "I understand!"
Feng Lingxiao walked up to the queen, stared at the queen for a while, frowned and said: "You really don't look good, please rest more and don't worry about this, I will take care of it."
The queen smiled slightly, with tears in her eyes, "Yes, I know!"
Feng Ling smiled slightly and turned around to leave.
Li Tong walked in front and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, take off...!"
After the emperor left, the concubines also resigned one after another. Such an incident happened in the harem, and everyone was panicked. Those who had been in close contact with Liang Cairen on weekdays were afraid that the emperor would anger them.
Concubine Hua clasped her hands together, her armor seeping into the back of her hands, and her eyes shot out with vicious light. She tried her best to control her emotions and sneered: "The queen is really good at it!" The queen had a stern expression and stood up and walked in front of her. , said: "Hua Guifei, put away your tricks, Zhaoning Palace is not a place for you to act wild. This time, I will let you go, but if there is a next time, don't blame me for being rude to you!" "Hua Guifei" There was something strange in her eyes, and she said calmly: "What do you mean?" The queen said to the nanny beside her: "Bring the person out!" The nanny entered the inner hall in response. After a while, she saw two guards escorting her. A eunuch came out. When the eunuch saw Concubine Hua, he knelt on the ground and cried: "Concubine, please help me, Concubine, please help me... I am only doing things according to the will of the concubine, please save me." !”
Concubine Hua kicked the little eunuch away and said sternly: "Who are you? How dare you slander me? You really don't know how to live or die. Come here, pull him down and beat him to death with a stick!" The queen sneered: "Come on. Concubine, please come back!"
Concubine Hua was stunned when she heard this and couldn't figure out what the queen meant.
The queen said calmly: "Mom, I am tired, please send her out!"
Mammy walked up to Concubine Hua and said expressionlessly: "Concubine, please come back and not make the matter public this time. The reason is that the harem can live in harmony. I hope that Concubine will be considerate of the Queen's hard work and don't let it down."
Concubine Hua gave the Queen a complicated look, paused, gritted her teeth and said, "You want to keep this matter as a basis for blackmailing me in the future? I'm warning you, don't even think about it!"
The queen said calmly: "My concubine, you are overly worried and want to poison me to death, but I may not want you to die and want to punish you. I don't need any excuses to discuss means and scheming. You are far behind me. Do you think it's easy for you to do so?"
Can you poison me to death by sending someone to poison me? Your concubine is too naive."
Concubine Hua's face turned red and green, and she said harshly: "I don't know what the queen is talking about. Since the queen is not feeling well, I will leave!" After that, she gave the little eunuch a cold look and turned away.
The little eunuch collapsed on the ground, his face pale. Although he knew that Concubine Hua Guifei would not save him, he still had such extravagant thoughts. In the hearts of these harem nobles, the life of a slave is worthless than a piece of grass and can be sacrificed at any time.
"What's your name? When did you enter the palace?" The queen sat back on the chair, took a sip of tea, and asked the little eunuch
The little eunuch shivered and replied in a nagging voice, "My name is Gou Sheng. I am from Jingzhou. I am seventeen this year and have been in the palace for five years!"
The queen exclaimed, "Are you from Jingzhou?" She looked a little dazed, "There is a Daoquan Pavilion in Jingzhou, have you been to it?"
The little eunuch nodded timidly, "My hometown is near Daoquan Pavilion. When I was young, my family was poor. The good people in Daoquan Pavilion often gave me steamed buns to eat."
The queen was hesitant to speak, and finally sighed softly, "Are you willing to stay with me and serve me?"
The little eunuch couldn't believe it. He suddenly looked up at the queen and asked in shock: "What the queen said, but... is it the truth?"
The queen smiled softly, "Of course it's true." The nanny sighed at the side: "My dear, he is the one who wants to kill you!"
The queen smiled, "The person who wants to kill me is not him, but Concubine Hua. After that, you don't need to be called Gou Sheng. In a decent place like the palace, you must have a decent name!" She thought for a moment and then said:
"It's just that Gou Sheng is the name given by your parents, and you shouldn't change it casually. In this way, calling you Xiao Shengzi from now on won't be regarded as randomly changing the name given by your parents!"
The little leftover kowtowed heavily several times, and the blood on his forehead fell down with tears. He swore: "The life of this slave belongs to the Queen from now on!"