Baoer has a straightforward temperament and won't hold anything in her heart at all, so she stayed up until late at night, waiting for Belle to come back in the back room.
Sure enough, after three seconds, Belle came back with a shy face...
"Belle." Bao'er called coldly.
"Bao'er, it's so late and you haven't slept yet?" Belle was startled by Bao'er's cry.
Bao'er didn't say anything. He rushed over and suddenly rolled up Belle's sleeves. His right arm was blank...
Bao'er looked angry: "As expected, where is your palace guard sand?"
Belle pushed Bao'er away and shouted with a red face: "This is my own business."
"It seems that the rumors are correct. You did have an affair with Yan Zhonghou." Bao'er stared at Belle angrily.
"You...what happens to Yan Zhonghou and I is my own business. I don't care what others say?" After saying that, Belle walked into her private room. Bao'er was heartbroken and felt that he had been deceived.
Although the two did not get along after that, they did not show it clearly on the surface. Of course, they still had to take the Queen's feelings into consideration.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened...
"Mom, it's not good, something happened to Belle." Bao'er hurried back.
Nuan Si was startled, put down the book in her hand, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
"I don't know, I just heard that the Queen Mother and the Emperor have passed away, and Belle has been taken to Fengyi Palace by the Queen Mother."
Nuan Si did not dare to neglect and immediately got up and went to Fengyi Hall...
As soon as you enter the palace gate, you can clearly feel the strong atmosphere...
The Queen Mother sat in the center, the Emperor sat on the left, Concubine Yu sat on the right, and below them sat Mrs. Cuiwei, Mrs. Lan, etc. In short, the concubines except Concubine Qiu did not come, but all the concubines came.
Under the viewing hall, Belle's plain clothes were stained with blood and her hair was unkempt. It was obvious that she had been tortured.
The strangest thing is that Deng Xiaoran in blue brocade robe is standing on one side. Nuan Si is surprised, what is he doing here?
Nuan Si thought to herself, what kind of posture is this? Is it going to be interrogated by three courts?
Nuan Si bowed slightly to greet the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and immediately asked: "Mother, what is going on?"
"Queen, you'd better ask your good maid." The Queen Mother looked angry.
Nuan Si turned around: "Belle, what's going on?"
Belle heard her master's voice and raised her head. Nuan Si was shocked. Belle's mouth was full of blood. It was probably what happened after being slapped.
"Your Majesty, this slave has been wronged." Belle spat out these two words with all her strength.
"What on earth is going on?" Nuan Si couldn't bear it. Seeing Belle's appearance, she felt unspeakably sad.
"I'd better tell the Queen, my concubine," Concubine Yu said.
Nuan Si raised her head and looked at Concubine Yu who was sitting upright. She saw Concubine Yu saying, "Gong E Bei'er had an affair with Prince Deng in Chaoxia Palace and was caught red-handed by the Queen Mother."
"What? Fornication?" Nuansi couldn't believe what she heard. How could it be possible?
"Belle won't do it." Nuan Si immediately denied it. She knew Belle, and Belle only had Yan Zhonghou in her heart, so it was impossible for her to have an affair with Deng Xiaoran.
Chaoxia Hall was originally the residence of Princess Xiangping. After Princess Xiangping got married, it has been uninhabited. This time when Deng Xiaowang entered the palace, he was arranged to live in Shuiyunjian next to Chaoxia Hall, so the concubine rarely looked there.
Wandering around just to avoid suspicion.
"The Ai family has seen it with their own eyes, how can it be false?" The Queen Mother's voice trembled and she stared straight at the Queen. The thing that Queen Zhongli couldn't tolerate the most was lingering. This is known to the world. There was a time when Gong'e seduced the emperor and was raped.
An example of the Queen Mother being killed on the spot.
"May I ask what Mother and Queen are calling each other? Have you ever seen Bei'er and Prince Deng disheveled and doing sleazy things?" Nuan Si asked unyieldingly.
The Queen Mother's face immediately changed: "Bold, do you dare to question the Ai family?"
The emperor also said: "The queen made a mistake."
Nuan Si ignored her and continued: "Belle is my concubine. I know her character well. There must be some misunderstanding, so I ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to check it out."
At this time, Concubine Yu said: "I also feel that there are still doubts about this matter. Please ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to question you carefully and do not accuse Gong E unjustly."
Nuan Si glanced at Concubine Yu gratefully. She didn't expect that she could speak for herself...
At this time, Mrs. Lan whispered: "I also feel that this matter is inappropriate. Miss Beier has always obeyed the Queen's orders. How dare she meet with a man in secret? Someone may have instigated her? Maybe there is someone else who wants to meet the young prince.
maybe."
One sentence made everyone in the audience change their minds. Mrs. Lan's words clearly meant that the empress ordered Gong E to send a message to Prince Deng.
"Mrs. Lan, don't make false claims. How can you accuse the empress of the queen unjustly?" Wan Bin said unbearably.
"No evidence is needed. Everyone in the palace has heard that the queen loves the young prince." Mrs. Cuiwei wanted to move to the queen's house, so she spoke without thinking.
The Queen Mother was angry: "Shut up, when will it be your turn to speak? Are the Ai family and the Emperor transparent?"
"I am aware of my guilt." Concubine Yu, Mrs. Lan, the late concubine, and Mrs. Cuiwei said in unison.
"Your Majesty, what do you think about this matter?" the Queen Mother asked.
"I would like to ask Deng Xiaowang what he means. How will he explain it?" the emperor said calmly.
"Back to the Emperor, I have said before that I happened to meet Miss Belle by chance while walking to Chaoxia Palace." Deng Xiaoran insisted on his previous statement, but this reason was really unconvincing. Of course, everyone did not believe that he took a casual walk.
You can actually meet Miss Belle in the deserted Zhaoxia Palace.
Belle is a palace maid with a sensitive status. Everyone knows that she is the most popular person in front of the Queen.
In fact, it’s not the fault that Deng Xiaoran didn’t tell the truth, it was because he really couldn’t tell. He actually overheard Gong E saying that the Queen Mother had found the evidence that the Queen’s Empress Hongxing was having an affair, which was in the Chaoxia Palace, so Deng Xiaoran was eager to be the first to do so.
After helping the queen, he fell into a trap and was led to Zhaoxia Palace.
The same is true for Belle, for the same reason, but she can't say it, because once she does, it will only make it darker and darker.
"Deng Xiaowang, you'd better tell the truth." The Queen Mother said with a straight face.
In fact, even if he admits to having an affair with Gong E, at most he will only punish Gong E and will not implicate Deng Xiaowang. This is the rule. As long as Gong E has a relationship with a powerful person, no matter what the reason, it can only be said that Gong E took the initiative to seduce and charm the master.
.
The Queen Mother just doesn't understand why Deng Xiaoran doesn't admit it...
Of course she didn't know that there were two reasons why Deng Xiaoran refused to admit it. The first was that he had nothing to do with Belle, and the Queen Mother arrived before they even had time to say a word. The second was that if he admitted it, he would
Nothing will happen, but Gong'e will die without a burial place. He and Belle don't know each other. Originally, Belle's life and death has little to do with him, but he is sensitive because Belle is the first palace maid next to the queen. If she
If he dies, the queen will probably resent herself.
Deng Xiaoran smiled bitterly, but still did not let go, let alone tell the truth...
Mrs. Cuiwei muttered: "My concubine said that the matter is not that simple. If it is a simple affair with a palace lady, how could Prince Deng be unable to admit it? I am afraid that Prince Deng does not dare to tell the truth because this matter involves an important person."
People."
Deng Xiaoran said with a smile: "Mrs. Cuiwei has a rich imagination, Deng admires her."
"You..." Zhongli Cuiwei was so angry at Deng Xiaoran's cynical look.
"Stop arguing. Since we can't tell the truth, let's continue with the torture." The Queen Mother ordered.
The eunuch who performed the torture walked up to Belle again with a thick board in his hand...
"Stop." Nuan Si exclaimed, she really couldn't bear to watch her palace concubine being beaten like this.
"Does the Queen have any objections?" The Queen Mother said with a gloomy face.
"Mother, please let Bei Er go. Don't beat her. If you continue to beat her, she will die." Nuan Si's eyes were filled with tears.
"Queen, you should know the rules of Nanyu's harem. The Ai family wants to find out about this matter, but Beier won't say anything, so this is the only way to do it. Call me." The Queen Mother did not show any emotion.
"Yes." The torture eunuch took the order, raised the thick wooden board, and hit Belle's blood-stained cheek hard.
Belle closed her eyes tightly and didn't make any sound, but it was obvious that she endured it very hard. She must be in pain...
Mrs. Lan turned her face away and couldn't stand it, so she said: "In my opinion, Miss Belle, you'd better tell the truth? Don't suffer the consequences yourself just to protect the master."
The Queen Mother asked: "Belle, as long as you tell the truth, the Ai family will let you go."
Belle shook her head, indicating that she had nothing to say...
The board is raised again...
Seeing this, Nuan Si collapsed completely and fell to her knees: "Your Majesty, I beg you, please help Beier, she must be in pain, she must be in pain..."
Although the Emperor wanted to help in his heart, he could not say it out loud because the Queen Mother's order had already been issued. To intercede at this time was to go against the Queen Mother and make his mother lose face, so he could only pretend not to hear what the Queen said.
Seeing that the emperor ignored him, Nuan Si ran to Bei'er and cried, "Don't hit Bei'er. I will take care of her for her."
The eunuch stopped, feeling extremely embarrassed for a moment...
"Pull the Queen away and continue fighting." The Queen Mother's voice was extremely cold.
"No, no, let go of me, let go, don't hit Bei'er." Nuansi cried as Yudailihua made even Deng Xiaoran feel distressed. He had no choice, otherwise he would not see her cry.
So sad.
Nuan Si was pulled aside by the two old palace ladies, and slumped on the ground helplessly, looking at Belle's face that had changed beyond recognition...
Suddenly Nuan Xiu thought of something, turned around and said: "Deng Xiaoran, please help me, please tell the truth and save Beier."
Deng Xiaoran was stunned. He didn't expect that the Queen would beg him so humbly, but he was really powerless.
Deng Xiaoran clenched his fists, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart. They treated such a woman who valued friendship so much. If she were his woman, Duan would not let her cry so sadly...
But what is Deng Xiaoran going to do? He has no way to say it. If he admits it, Belle will be killed directly...
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of a way to save the ship, so he said in his heart: "Please spare Gong E, the Queen Mother, and I will tell you the truth."
"Oh? Deng Xiaowang is finally willing to say, stop it." The Queen Mother ordered coldly.
Belle had already collapsed to the ground, her breath was extremely weak, as if she was like a fish struggling on the ground, dying...
"Actually, the truth is that I admired the queen's beauty, so I sent someone to send a message and wanted to see the queen, but the queen refused to see me, so I sent Miss Bei'er to tell me, so that I would stop thinking about it in the future.
He scolded me severely."
Deng Xiaowang's words immediately caused an uproar in the audience... Everyone had only one intuition, that is, Deng Xiaowang was tired of living...
"Bold, Deng Xiaowang, do you know what you are talking about?" The emperor was furious. Unexpectedly, Deng Xiaowang openly admitted that he loved the queen, which made him very angry.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have been convicted of my crime. The Queen has also taught me a lesson. Please forgive me." Deng Xiaowang said neither humble nor arrogant.
Nuan Si couldn't react in time. She didn't understand why that guy said these things that didn't exist at all, but she understood one thing: Belle was saved...
Sure enough, the Queen Mother slowly said: "In that case, let's take Belle down first."
"Deng Xiaowang, do you know how serious a crime you are talking about now?" the Queen Mother angrily scolded.