"After your majesty found out the sheep duck, everything was under control. The maid was afraid that leaving rashly would attract attention, so she never came back... But don't worry, princess, the maid had thrown everything away when she came back this morning.
, there will be no trace of it on the princess!"
"It's best this way! If you cause trouble to me, I will have someone skin you!" Princess Yongjia's eyes were dark.
Not being able to teach Xu Mingyi a lesson and letting the other party take all the limelight is already extremely disappointing. Such troubles as losing his wife and losing troops must never happen again.
Upon hearing this threat, the maid Dongzhi, who had just been slapped, responded with a trembling voice, her eyes red.
She grew up with the princess since she was a child. Over the years in Mizhou, she had taken many scapegoats for the princess and provided many cover-ups. She thought that the princess treated her somewhat differently from others... But now the princess was slightly unfavorable.
He opened his mouth with words that meant to kill her, and insults and slaps became commonplace.
If the princess was just willful in the past, now she can be described as surly and cruel.
At this time, some voices suddenly sounded outside, and soon a maid passed through the curtain and said: "Princess Qi, Commander Lin has come here. He said he was ordered to search everywhere. Now that he is here, I wonder if the princess can do it?"
convenient……"
Everyone knew the temper of Her Royal Highness the Princess, so the maid was extremely cautious when asking questions.
Princess Yongjia looked at Dongzhi who was still kneeling in front of her.
Dongzhi hurriedly whispered: "Don't worry, princess, they will search it..."
There is no way she would be stupid enough to leave the ready-made excuse with her.
Princess Yongjia then said: "Let them come in."
The maid responded "Yes" and withdrew to reply.
"Kneeling here with this face, are you afraid that the prosecutors will not suspect me?" Princess Yongjia sat down in the chair, frowned and said: "Get out of here!"
"Yes...servant, please leave." Dongzhi stood up quickly, bowed her head and walked out quickly.
…
At the same moment, Emperor Zhaozhen finished all arrangements and had just returned to his residence.
He was about to go to the study, but he saw Haishi waiting in the corridor to greet him: "Your Majesty, I heard that Miss Xu's horse was frightened and went crazy today. It was very dangerous, and His Royal Highness the Prince was also injured because of it... I don't know what happened.
Have you found out who did it?"
Although she came to the Quanhe Palace with her husband, she did not go to the hunting ground with her today, so she could not see the whole process.
"Still under search." Emperor Zhaozhen didn't say much. Seeing that her face was not very good, he said: "Since you are not feeling well, you should rest early. I will go to the study room first."
He had already discussed with his mother that after returning to the city, regardless of whether Son's marriage would progress or not, he would have to start making arrangements for the resettlement of Heidegger.
"His Majesty……"
As soon as Emperor Zhaozhen turned around, he heard Haishi say: "I have carefully considered your Majesty's proposal from the Moon Tower last time, but I still have some important things to say to Your Majesty... I wonder if I can detain Your Majesty for a moment.
?”
Emperor Zhaozhen turned back to look at her. The chaotic sky had lights all around him, which clearly reflected the nervousness and solemnity on her face.
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Zhaozhen nodded slightly.
Over the years, Heidegger has helped him avoid a lot of trouble, and he has always fulfilled his promise to this day. It can be said that they do not owe each other anything, but it would be best if they could get together and part ways.
If the other party wants to make conditions with him, he will try his best to meet them within his ability.
Emperor Zhaozhen and Haishi came to the inner chamber, and everyone in the palace retreated to guard outside.
"I am very stupid by nature, and I really can't afford the position of queen... Your Majesty's thinking is right..." Haishi's voice was low and ashamed, he paused, and then said: "It's just Son'er..."
"Don't worry, even if you leave the capital, you won't be able to affect the family of any of her daughters." Emperor Zhaozhen said: "As for whether you want to explain to her, explain how she will be resettled in the future, and whether you want to take her away from here, it is still up to you.
Let’s decide.”
These are Heidegger's children, and he has no right to make decisions for them from beginning to end.
All he can do is fulfill his promise, keep their lives safe, and give them an identity that is enough to stand in front of others.
He did not consider it before when he brought Heide to the capital and accepted the canonization according to the regulations. He had no intention of marrying another concubine. He had become accustomed to being alone in these years, so he only thought that he could continue to get along with Heide as he had in Mizhou.
There is no wrong way.
But the queen mother was right, the queen and Princess Yan were different after all, and Haishi was not suitable to be the queen.
Over the past few months, he had noticed to some extent that Heidegger was not comfortable sitting in this position and often felt at a loss.
Moreover, his mother told him that Heidegger might treat him...
In the past, he had hardly paid attention to the affairs of the back house. After his mother's reminder, after careful consideration, he actually felt that it might indeed be possible...
In this case, it is even more important to stop losses in time.
It was impossible for him to give Heide what she wanted, and over time, if people's hearts were in turmoil, they would most easily hurt others and themselves——
It would be better for him, Heidegger, and the people around him to end it earlier.
After Haishi was silent for a moment, he nodded slightly: "Yes, whether I say it or not, I will persuade and appease Sonny before I leave..."
As he spoke, there were some tears in his eyes, he raised his hand and poured two cups of tea, and said: "I am extremely grateful to have had your Majesty protect me over the years. I am really lucky to have met your Majesty fifteen years ago...
… From now on, I will be meeting on behalf of Your Majesty every day to recite sutras and pray for Daqing, hoping that His Majesty will be healthy and everything will go well..."
"I will replace the wine with tea now, to thank Your Majesty for taking care of me." She picked up a cup of tea, with tears in her eyes and a smile.
"You and I each get what we need. I'm just fulfilling my promise, no need to say thank you." Emperor Zhaozhen still picked up the tea and said: "I will arrange everything for you. From now on, you will be free and can live as you please.
"
Haishi's fingers holding the tea cup were a little white, and he reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."
But what she wanted was never freedom, the only thing she wanted was to stay by his side.
Heidegger put the tea cup to her mouth stiffly - she had been arranged to move forward for half her life, and this time she wanted to live according to her own will.
Seeing her tense expression, Emperor Zhaozhen thought of something and did not drink the tea for a while.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps and conversations outside the window.
Emperor Zhaozhen put down the tea cup.
Looking at the untouched tea soup, Haishi felt a little anxious, but the messenger had already arrived outside and reported through the screen: "Your Majesty, Commander Lin wants to see you."
"Let people come in."
Emperor Zhaozhen immediately stood up and went outside.
"..." Haishi stood up and opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't dare to call the person out.
Grandma walked in quickly, took a look at the tea on the small table, and asked silently with her eyes.
Heidi frowned and shook his head at her, his mood fluctuating.
Grandma glanced outside and told her not to worry, there was still a chance.
There is no need to rush things like this. The more urgent it is, the more flaws will be exposed, not to mention that His Majesty is always vigilant.
Heide sat back down again, trying to calm down as much as possible, thinking about what to do next.
However, the next moment, when he heard the sound coming from outside, he suddenly became nervous again——
"Every residence inside and outside the palace has been searched, and I have ordered people to go to each garden to conduct a detailed inspection." The middle-aged man's voice sounded, with a respectful request for instructions: "At the moment, only the residence of His Majesty and the Queen is
Haven’t searched yet——”
Emperor Zhaozhen's voice sounded: "Just follow the rules and don't make any omissions."
He must have a clear result for today's shocking incident.
"Your Majesty..." Mammy was startled when she heard this, and subconsciously looked at the emerald Nine Lions stove on the small table.
Haishi stood up nervously again and signaled her to clean up quickly.
Grandma was about to step forward, but someone had already walked in.
The leader was none other than Commander Lin. He raised his hand in salute and said respectfully: "I have been ordered to search everywhere. In order to avoid running into the empress, I ask the empress to move outside and wait."
Haishi clenched his fingers tightly in his sleeves and said, "But... I have never left since I lived here. I don't think the thief could have hidden anything here."
Commander Lin was stunned for a moment, then said immediately: "There are no absolutes. If the empress is afraid that we will be inconvenient because of our rough hands, we can also ask the internal prison officer to search on our behalf."
Haishi was about to say more, but she saw Grandma shaking her head slightly towards her, with a warning in her eyes - if the empress tries to stop her again, she will arouse suspicion... not to mention that His Majesty is still listening outside!
And they may not be able to search in such detail. This is the residence of the emperor and empress, so it is expected that there will be some taboos, and it is probably just a formality!
"I'm just saying casually, please do as you please..." Haishi forced himself to calm down and walked out of the inner room.
Emperor Zhaozhen was sitting in the outer hall, and the security guards in the courtyard got permission, swam around like fish in the undercurrent in the dark night, and searched everywhere.
"The queen's complexion seems to be getting worse, but is there something wrong?" Emperor Zhaozhen asked calmly.
Heide's heart was beating wildly, and he replied as calmly as possible: "It's just a headache, it's all old problems."
"Headache can be big or small. It is not suitable to treat it carelessly. It is better to ask the imperial doctor to come and diagnose it." Emperor Zhaozhen immediately summoned the imperial doctor Zheng.
Heidegger was afraid that if he said too much he would make a mistake, so he did not dare to refuse.
She said "Thank you, Your Majesty" and sat down in the chair with a somewhat slow movement, her ears always paying attention to the movement inside.
The sound of rummaging kept hitting her heart.
Not long after, Commander Lin came back, showed the thing in his hand to everyone, and asked the grandma in charge: "May I ask what this is?"
What he held in his palm were several dark pills.
Heide's eyes shrank and his fingers trembled.
The nun in charge was still calm and replied quickly: "These are fragrant pills to soothe the nerves."
These people actually even opened the incense burner and looked at it!
She put the fragrant pills in, firstly to prevent others from being discovered, and secondly, as a contingency - if His Majesty had not drank that cup of tea and found an opportunity to burn the fragrant pills, it would also have the effect.
Same utility.
But at the moment... he was found out because of some shocking incident today!
"Fragrant pills?" Emperor Zhaozhen looked at Haishi: "I remember that the queen doesn't like fragrant pills, and the aroma often aggravates headaches."
Facing those eyes that seemed to be suspicious, Heide panicked in his heart - had she revealed some flaws?
She didn't dare to show any hesitation and said hurriedly, "Concubine... I don't know when I prepared these fragrant pills."
Mammy secretly regretted her contingency words. At the moment, she could only answer: "My maid is good at making decisions. I was afraid that the empress would not sleep well when she came to the palace, so I brought her here to prepare for emergencies. Today, the empress committed a crime."
Mammy also had a drumbeat in her heart, and she didn't dare to tell the lie that would be exposed immediately: "My maid brought it here from Mizhou."
"Of course I believe it, but just to be on the safe side, let Dr. Zheng test it." Emperor Zhaozhen looked at everyone and said, "This can also avoid any suspicion of the queen afterwards."
Doctor Zheng arrived soon.
"Your Majesty, there is no poison from the goat's gall in this pill..." Doctor Zheng's face was quite complicated and unspeakable: "It's just..."
As he spoke, his eyes flickered to the left and right.
If this were said, wouldn't the whole room be so embarrassed that they would dig out a second Quanhe Palace again at their feet?
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was really confused about this, Doctor Zheng could only bite the bullet and whispered: "It's just... this pill has the effect of stimulating lust..."
Although his voice was low, it did not prevent everyone present from hearing it clearly.
For a moment, the whole room was quiet.
Heide's face was so red that he was almost bleeding, and he almost couldn't sit still.
"This... how is this possible!" Mammy looked frightened and took two steps forward to kneel down: "Your Majesty, it is clear that what you brought is indeed just a soothing incense pill. This must have been exchanged!
"
Dr. Zheng Lin, Commander-in-Chief, and others were greatly shocked when they heard this - who would do such a thing out of their minds!
It should be noted that this is the residence of the emperor and the empress. It promotes... ahem, promotes the affection of the emperor and the empress. What are the benefits in this?
Looking at the nanny again, it was vaguely understood - this was probably the Queen's intention. Her Majesty was not informed in advance. The nun in charge was afraid of being blamed, so she made such a sophistry.
To put it bluntly, the queen also wanted to save face... It was indeed a bit embarrassing for them to hear this.
Emperor Zhaozhen's eyes showed no emotion or anger.
He did notice something strange about Heidegger.
But he never thought that it would be such a cruel method...
From this point of view, it is not difficult to deduce what is strange in that cup of tea.
"Why do you even want to search Father's place? There are really no rules." Princess Yongjia entered the courtyard and saw the policemen walking around. She frowned and said casually.
She was still a little uneasy, so she wanted to come here to find out what her father said to see if she had found anything.
However, as soon as she came to the corridor, she realized the strange atmosphere in the hall.
Why is grandma kneeling there?
What happened?
The inner prison guard who was guarding outside the hall announced that Princess Yongjia had received permission and walked in. She took a look at her mother who was sitting there with a red and white complexion. When she was about to ask, she saw an interrogator coming from inside.
Room trip——
The detective was holding a box covered with black cloth in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I found this thing between the gap between the bed and the wall."
The grandma in charge looked over subconsciously, with some doubts in her heart - where did this come from?
The moment Heidegger's eyes touched the black box, the blood on his face faded, and a monstrous chill rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
This is... what she fears being found out the most!
