Li Danqing thought about it, but he could only trouble the old man Yin Wujiang.
It's just that the chief commander of Tianjian Division is not someone to be trifled with. Prince Li is also worried about whether he can be invited to come forward.
"By then my mother will be
You were beaten so badly!" Ji Yuzhi's eyes were red, and he struggled to break away from Li Danqing's hand, but how could his frail body be compared to Li Shizi's.
On the other hand, the little elk on the side looked at the two of them, with panic written in their dark eyes, which was very pitiful.
And just when the two were in a stalemate, a clear voice suddenly came from behind them.
"I'll take the prince there."
…
The Jingnu Palace is located in the atrium of the harem. There are two white deer sculptures outside the door. The white deer raises its hooves and its antlers are like knives. On the lintel of the door, the words Jingnu Palace are written on a green wooden board, which complements the white jade statue and symbolizes innocence.
But the glamorous appearance does not mean that the Jingnu Palace is a good place.
In fact, for the maids and concubines in the palace, this place is equivalent to hell.
Harem.
It is the emperor's home.
If the maids and concubines there committed crimes, they naturally could not be sent to the Imperial Palace.
It is said that it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, not to mention that they are still the emperor's household affairs.
So there was the Jingnu Palace.
Normally, the Jingnu Palace is run by a red-robed eunuch and a master of ceremonies. He has the power of life and death over the maids in the palace, and his methods are always cruel. Wuyang's laws are not effective here.
And today.
The ones to be interrogated were the concubines, so naturally it was not their turn.
The entrance to the palace is a hall with instruments of torture on both sides. At this moment, several eunuchs in black robes stand on both sides with stern eyebrows. Xiang Rong, who is above them, is sitting on a phoenix chair, staring at the kneeling person with a stern look on his face.
Liu Qing'er in the hall.
On both sides stood Cao Yuan, the red-robed eunuch in charge of Jingnu Palace, and Qiao Yingming, the master of ceremonies.
After a burst of heart-rending screams, the two black-robed eunuchs stepped aside.
Liu Qing'er was lying on the ground, her fingers covered with blood.
The Finger Finger is one of the instruments of torture prepared by the Jingnu Palace for sinners who enter the palace. There are six wooden boards tied with ropes, as if between the fingers, the movable buckle can be pulled to make the boards close together. The ten fingers are connected to the hearts, and the two eunuchs are
The combined force is often enough to make people faint.
Although Liu Qing'er had not ended up like this, her forehead was covered in cold sweat and her face was pale at the moment.
"Liu Qing'er, I am very disappointed in you!" Xiang Rong, who was sitting high in the hall, whispered coldly.
"You are favored by His Majesty and have given birth to two dragon sons. It is a great blessing. If you don't want to be grateful and teach them well, that's all. How dare you indulge them like this?"
"Yu Zhi and Ji Yao are now over eleven years old. One has not entered the Vajra realm! The other has not read more than 800 words! If this spreads, won't His Majesty be ridiculed by everyone in the world?"
"You are ashamed of yourself! And your princess has brought shame to the royal family!"
Liu Qing'er raised her head and glanced at Xiang Rong who was sitting on the phoenix chair. She breathed weakly and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty..."
"Yuzhi... was born with a vicious disease and weak internal energy. This is the result of several royal doctors' examination... The Queen knows..."
"Yao'er... Yao'er is a bit dull, but she has worked hard to read and write..."
"The two children have been living in a deep palace all year round. They only go out for a few days. What's the crime..."
Liu Qing'er is just an ordinary woman.
As a child of a peasant family, his family suffered a disaster when he was young, and his parents bought him into the palace.
She remembered that when she was separated from her parents, her mother held her hand and told her with tears in her eyes to be obedient and good.
Liu Qing'er, who remembered these words, was cautious after entering the palace, not wanting to offend anyone.
She felt that as long as she did well enough, maybe... her father and mother would come back to pick her up.
Later, Liu Qing
The son gradually understood that her parents would never come back, but the resignation engraved in her bones prevented her from daring to resist too much even on that night more than ten years ago.
Some people envied her for winning Ji Qi's favor and jumped up on a branch to become a phoenix.
Some people were jealous that she became pregnant with a dragon after a night of lingering. The mother ascended to the throne of concubine based on the wealth of her son.
But no one had ever asked her how frightened and uneasy she felt that night when the man she had only seen a few times from afar burst into the door and stripped off her clothes like a wild beast.
Moreover, after the birth of the prince and princess, one was weak and the other was dull-minded. Even Ji Qi took a look at them.
How could the days in Yanhuan Palace have been any better? The ostracism from the concubines and the empress, the cold looks from the palace people, none of which made people feel like they were in the twelfth lunar month?
I just endured it for more than ten years.
This is her life.
Even if she becomes the emperor's concubine, she can still write it in just a few strokes.
As mentioned before, she is just an ordinary woman.
Just like ordinary people.
She has an average appearance, a cowardly temperament, and an innate innocence.
Of course she could submit to the Queen's oppression and suppression, she could swallow a lot of bitterness, keep it in her belly, bury it in her heart, and let time slowly digest it.
She can endure it all.
But as a mother…
The only thing she couldn't bear was the harsh criticism and slander towards her children.
Therefore, even if she knew that she had said these words, what was waiting for her would probably not be the Queen's remorse, but...
She still wanted to say it.
"Yuzhi and Yao'er are both good kids!"
"They are alive and well! Doing their duty!"
"Never brought shame to anyone!"
Xiang Rong raised her eyebrows, as if she was a little surprised that the previously cowardly woman in front of her dared to say such a thing.
"It looks like."
"That Prince Li gave you a lot of illusions."
"It makes you feel that you have the capital to disobey the royal family!"
Xiang Rong said with a sneer, the corners of his mouth raised, making the mean face look even more ferocious at the moment.
"But an illusion can only be an illusion!"
"Slap! Beat this bitch until she admits her mistake!"
As soon as he said this, the black-robed eunuchs on both sides were about to step forward, but at this moment, the red-robed eunuch Cao Yuan, who was standing next to Xiang Rong, suddenly stepped forward.
"Let our family come."
"Express your anger on behalf of your Majesty."
Cao Yuan bowed his hands towards Xiang Rong and said so.
The gray-haired old eunuch now had a cold light flashing between his brows, as sinister as a viper.
Xiang Rong was stunned and suddenly remembered that the black-robed eunuch Cao Rang who died under Li Danqing's sword was Cao Yuan's adopted son - the eunuch in the palace. He was probably twelve or thirteen years old when he entered the palace.
Naturally, there are no heirs. Therefore, the eunuchs will recognize their adopted sons when they are older and promote them, hoping that when they are old, they will have someone to take care of them until they die.
Among Cao Yuan's many adopted sons, Cao Rang was the one who satisfied him the most and was also the one who was most filial to him.
Cao Rang died unexpectedly, and Cao Yuan naturally couldn't bear this breath.
Xiang Rong figured out the reason, narrowed her eyes at that time, and then nodded with a smile.
"That's fine." She said.
"Thank you, ma'am."
Cao Yuan cupped his hands and said, then turned around and walked towards the pale-faced Liu Qing'er.
At that time, the smile on the old eunuch's face became more and more ferocious.