"Yes." Hongying responded happily, and soon she brought in the boy holding the stick. Looking at the bamboo board as thick as a child's arm in the boy's hand, Ping'er was so frightened that she almost shed tears.
However, she still didn't dare to tell the truth, and said in a panic: "Princess, everything the slave said is true. Apart from sending clothes, Eunuch Ning never said anything to the slave."
"It seems that you won't shed tears without seeing the coffin." After saying this, Concubine Qin pointed at Ping'er and said harshly: "Hit me, no matter where you hit me, just hit her hard!"
The guard guard glanced at Concubine Qin in surprise. In his memory, he had never seen Concubine Qin treat anyone like this before. Moreover, Ping'er had been favored by Concubine before. I don't know what she had done to offend Concubine Qin.
The concubine was so angry.
Strangely enough, the movement of his hand was not slow at all. Regardless of Ping'er's begging for mercy, he hit Ping'er hard with the stick. Ping'er didn't expect that Princess Qin would hit her as soon as she said it, so she raised her hand to block it in a hurry.
Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in my arm, and I felt
She felt that her bones were about to break. Apart from the whip she received in Jungar, she had not suffered much. This time, the pain was severe to the bones. Seeing that the bamboo board was about to be knocked down again, she quickly shouted: "Too
Concubine, please spare your life, Princess, please spare your life."
The young man paused and turned to look at Concubine Qin. The latter just caressed the jade bracelet on her wrist without even raising her head. Seeing her like this, how could the young man not understand that despite Ping'er's pleas,
The beating continued, one after another, until Ping'er crawled all over the floor.
However, after seven or eight blows, Ping'er couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Concubine, please don't hit me. I said, I will say anything."
"Okay." Concubine Qin called out slowly, and after the servant stepped back, she said, "Are you finally willing to say it? I thought I would have to break my muscles and bones before I could pry your mouth open."
Well, what exactly did Xiao Ningzi ask you? If I find out that there is even half a lie, I will let you taste the pain just now, but then you won’t be able to stop just by saying a few words of begging."
Ping'er trembled with pain, and after she knelt down reluctantly, she said with fear on her face: "Back to the concubine, Eunuch Ning did ask me about the incident between the prince and Concubine Xi, and said that the empress was curious and wanted to
I know what happened along the way. I thought it was nothing, so I told some things about the journey. I blamed the concubine for being too talkative, so I didn’t dare to tell the concubine.”
Ping'er still thought carefully and did not tell the whole truth, but chose half-truths and half-falsehoods. Otherwise, if Princess Qin knew that she wanted to accuse the Seventeenth Master of having an affair with Concubine Xi, she would not be able to expose her.
skin.
"Is that all?" Concubine Qin looked at Ping'er, and when Ping'er nodded hurriedly, she stood up and said, "Just out of curiosity, I specially rewarded you with a summer clothes made of tribute material, and specially asked Xiao Ningzi to send it over.
?Ping'er, you really think I'm old and I can let you do whatever you want, right?"
"Hongying, let the young man come in and drag Ping'er down. Break one of her legs first. If she still refuses to tell the truth, then break the other leg until she tells the truth." Concubine Qin's voice was very calm.
, as if talking about an insignificant thing.
Such concubine Qin frightened Ping'er. Before Hongying could go out, she reluctantly crawled to concubine Qin, grabbed her skirt and begged: "Concubine, please forgive me, concubine, please forgive me!"
Concubine Qin leaned down, and Bu Yao's hanging beads cast a dazzling light in this slightly gloomy room, "The one who can spare you is not me but yourself, but now it seems that you are the one who wants to put your life at risk."
You will die yourself."
After all, Concubine Qin didn't know what the Queen said to Ping'er. What Ling Ruo said to her in Chengqian Palace before was just a guess. But judging from Ping'er's expression just now, Concubine Qin concluded that this
The girl still had something to hide from herself, that's why she said those words.
Ping'er burst into tears and said: "I said, I will say anything, but I only ask the concubine to spare my life." Seeing that Concubine Qin didn't speak, she quickly continued, fearing that if she were slower, she would lose her life.
Here, "The Empress said that Concubine Xi relied on the emperor's favor and made her angry everywhere, and did not take her seriously. In order to protect herself, the queen wanted to deal with Concubine Xi. She knew
The slave girl followed Concubine Xi all the way to the capital. After waiting for her for a while, she asked Eunuch Ning to ask the slave girl about what happened on the way. The slave girl didn’t think much about it at the time, so she told the prince that he was trying to save the child in Concubine Xi’s belly.
, I told him about the injury while picking perilla grass, but Eunuch Ning said that there was an affair between Concubine Xi and the Seventeenth Master, and asked the slave to stand up and testify about it."
What Ping'er said was roughly the same as what Ling Ruo had told Concubine Qin before. However, this was the first time Concubine Qin had heard about Yunli's injury. Yunli had kept it hidden from her before because she was afraid that Concubine Qin would be worried.
thing.
Concubine Qin was secretly annoyed. She really didn't expect that Yunli had never been attracted to any woman in so many years. She didn't expect that a trip to Zhungeer not only brought Niu Hulu back, but also made love to her.
Such deep affection. This Niu Hulu family is simply a disaster.
Yunli, Yunli, what does E Niang teach you on weekdays? Why do you usually see so clearly, but you become confused at the critical moment? Niu Hulu and you are basically people from two different worlds, why are you trying to save us?
The child in her belly is taking risks. If you really lose your life, what will your mother do for the rest of her life? Have you ever thought about her situation?
Ping'er secretly glanced at Concubine Qin and saw that she was silent. Just as she was about to beg for a few more words, Concubine Qin's eyes suddenly glanced over, causing her to quickly lower her head and not dare to speak.
Concubine Qin snorted coldly and said: "So, you promised Xiao Ningzi? You will help the queen to harm the prince, right?"
Ping'er shook her head repeatedly and said: "The prince and the concubine have treated the slave with great kindness. How could the slave repay the favor with the enemy?" Eunuch Ning said that the empress had to deal with only Concubine Xi, not the prince, so he asked the slave to come and the empress would help.
I asked the prince to plead for mercy. At most, the prince will be fined with a small salary and everything will be fine. Because of Eunuch Ning’s assurance, this servant agreed to him."
Regarding Ping'er's ignorance and stupidity, Concubine Qin sneered again and again, "Once the emperor really believes that the prince and Concubine Xi have an affair, it will be a serious crime requiring beheading. Do you think that with a few words of advice from the empress, everything will be fine?
?”
Ping'er was shocked when she heard this, and said in a horrified voice: "Slave... I didn't know this would happen. Please believe me. I have absolutely no intention of harming the prince, because I..." She hesitated for a moment and finally said.
Go out, "I have always admired the prince, so how could I harm him?"
Hongying heard these words and said sharply: "Huh, you don't even know where you are from. I am looking up to you, Prince Mu. Are you worthy?"