After getting into the carriage, Dong Xun snorted heavily, and Xue Ying hurriedly praised: "Dong Xun, you performed really well today, not only did you not scare, but you also successfully brought the princess to a safe place." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After I go back, I must praise you in front of everyone, especially Qiaoya, so that she can see how fast you are improving!"

"Do you think I'm a child, and I'll get carried away and forget what you did?"

"No, I really praise you. To be honest, I was really pleasantly surprised by your performance today, and it was definitely a great impression for three days!"

Dong Xun was still a little indignant, but after being angry for a while, he had to admit: "Yes, when did I become so bold?"

Xue Ying smiled and patted her shoulder approvingly.

The plum blossom wine was not made, but the princess's words aroused Xue Ying's addiction to alcohol. After returning to the Jian'an Hou Mansion, she asked people to take out the peach fairy brew brought back from Jiuquan Villa, had a happy dinner with everyone, and then leaned on the couch drunk to listen to Dongxun Fuqin.

In a hazy sleep, she dreamed of the scene when she was punished by Xue Qi to kneel, the snowflakes were all over the sky, the cold was eroding the bones, the body was getting stiffer and stiffer, and the heart was getting colder and colder, and the sadness and grievances seemed to be impossible to let go of for a lifetime.

"Miss!" Dongxun's call woke her up, she suddenly took a breath and opened her eyes, rubbing her arms with palpitations, feeling that the freezing feeling just now had not completely dissipated.

"How...... What's wrong?" even his voice trembled.

"Someone came to the palace, saying that you should hurry up. ”

"Where are you going?"

"Enter the palace!" Dong Xun's three words shook Xue Ying's still somewhat drifting mind back into her body.

The muscles all over my body tensed instantly: "Who let me enter the palace?"

"It was said that it was at the behest of the queen's mother"

"Empress?" Although Xue Ying was confused, she still got up quickly, "Change clothes!"

It was already dark outside, and it was reasonable to say that it was impossible to open the palace gate at this time, but Xue Ying had a very smooth journey, which made her more and more doubtful. After the curfew, the palace door is opened, unless there is a holy decree, it must be signed with the consent of the imperial historian on duty, otherwise even the will of the queen will not work. So, did the emperor agree to her entering the palace, or did the imperial history on duty agree?

Following her father-in-law all the way, the moonlight reflected the snow, and the light around her was not bad, so she saw a scene in the square in front of the palace.

The corpse of a fat big bird lay stiffly on the snow-covered ground, like a drop of heavy ink on snow-white rice paper, and under the backdrop of the big bird, the figure kneeling next to him looked extremely weak and thin, and the thick layer of snow covering his body melted his whole person with the ground.

To be honest, if it weren't for that bulge, Xue Ying wouldn't have been able to find that there was still a person kneeling next to the big bird.

On such a cold day, he ...... Still alive?

"County Lord!" the father-in-law called softly, Xue Ying suddenly came back to her senses, only to find that she was patronizing and watching, and before she knew it, she had fallen behind a lot. hurriedly quickened his pace to keep up, and became more and more worried in his heart.

The person kneeling next to the eagle must be the Hidden King. Although the holy bird of the imperial gift is dead, no matter how you say that the life of the bird is not comparable to the life of a person, such a punishment method is clearly the rhythm of wanting him to fight for his life!

She remembered the dream she had just had—the feeling of dying slowly on her knees in the snow, and she knew it all too well. Is this hidden king's mood also like her at the beginning, holding back her grievances and anger but having nowhere to complain, she can only grit her teeth and insist on not letting herself die with the last little bit of self-esteem and pride?

Entering the main hall, the atmosphere inside was really not too harmonious. The emperor sat behind the desk, looking through the folds with an expressionless face, but the queen mother stood below, her spine straight.

Xue Ying lowered her head and didn't dare to look more, and after saluting respectfully, she knelt on the ground and waited for the emperor to speak. The emperor waited for a while before he spoke slowly: "I heard that you were there when you didn't rebel and died?"

"Who's that?"

"The eagle. ”

Xue Ying nodded hurriedly: "Yes." ”

"What's going on, let's hear it. The emperor's attitude was very kind, which made Xue Ying's heart tighter.

At the moment, she didn't dare to hide anything, and explained the situation at that time, carefully considering every word, without the slightest truth or deletion.

The queen said: "Shun Rou can testify that the eagle died suddenly and had nothing to do with the hidden king." ”

"It's okay?" the emperor snorted coldly, "I ordered him to raise it well, but he only fed him food all day long, like raising a canary for fear of the slightest damage, and actually made it so fat that it couldn't fly, it's just a bastard!

"Isn't it also forced that the Hidden King is so trembling, and if he raises this eagle with great ferocity, I am afraid that the disaster will be even greater, right?"

"Yes, he's showing me that he's just a big fat bird that can't fly all the time, and he can't threaten anyone. But it is precisely because of his weak attitude that he shows even more ill-intentioned!"

"You're prejudiced!"

"Empress, are you accusing me?" the emperor glanced at the empress coldly.

The queen tightened her jaw: "The concubines don't dare." ”

"Although you are the queen, you are not his mother, so you should not be nosy in this matter. ”

No wonder this emperor and Xue Qi are so close to each other, in the way they treat children they don't like, they are really the same, and they smell the same. Xue Qi didn't like her, so he tortured her in a different way, and even subconsciously wanted her to die, and this emperor was the same, because he didn't like the hidden king, he arranged the crime to put the other party to death. Even the way is the same: kneeling in the name of the father in the ice and snow, and letting the child slowly freeze to death.

How cruel!

"Since you have already convicted the hidden king in your heart, why do you still agree to me summoning Shunrou to testify?"

The emperor's gaze slowly moved to Xue Ying, Xue Ying's face was tense, and she lowered her head to listen.

"Shunrou went to see King Sui yesterday, and today I went to see Princess Sui, I must have gained a lot of money, right?"

"This ......" Xue Ying's mind was racing to figure out the emperor's intentions, but the situation was too weird, and she couldn't find a clue for a while. Fortunately, the emperor didn't really ask her to answer this question, but continued to ask:

"I heard that you brought medicine to King Sui?"

Xue Ying's voice was a little hesitant: "It's not for King Sui." ”

The queen suddenly looked at her, her eyes full of nervousness. After all, there is an inseparable person by King Sui's side, and since it is not for King Sui, it is naturally for that person. "What's wrong with her?"

"Long-term use of Tranquility has led to energy depletion, and I began to hallucinate and lose control of my emotions, so I brought a few medicines that can help me sleep. Since those people passed the test, the matter of her bringing medicine to King Sui was agreed by the emperor with a nod, so Xue Ying answered truthfully.