Chapter 343: Interrogation
"That's right. Even Yu Feng didn't hesitate for a moment or defended and gave a positive answer directly, his eyebrows didn't move, and there was no expression on his handsome face, so that people couldn't see what he was thinking at the moment.
Su Yiqing's body shook, only to feel that her eyes were black, and then her body was weak, and she was completely unconscious.
When Su Yiqing woke up again, it was already night, I don't know what time it was, I only heard the sound of the wind outside, the sound of tree branches beating on the window lattice, and only the four corners of the house were lit with sheep's horn lights, this kind of light was very dim, but people would not fall down when they got up in the middle of the night.
It was windy outside, and even though the doors and windows were closed, the wind came out of the cracks, making the candles in the lampshade flicker, and even Yufeng sat on the edge of the bed, usually looking at his handsome face under the dim and flickering light.
The moment Su Yiqing opened her eyes, her mind quickly cleared up, remembering the previous dispute, looking at the man sitting next to her, she couldn't help but sigh secretly, maybe what she saw in front of her was the true temperament of this man, dark and ruthless.
looked at each other, neither of them had the intention of starting to speak, and in the end, Su Yiqing felt that her neck was sore and moved, and as soon as she moved, even Yufeng immediately helped her up, put a cushion behind her, and took a tiger skin felt to drape it on her, and then pulled the brocade quilt up, and covered her tightly, for fear that she would catch a trace of wind and cold.
In fact, there is a dragon burning in this house, warm as spring, and even Yufeng himself has not even worn cotton clothes, but he is like this for her...... Meticulous. Su Yiqing couldn't help but sigh, what this man did always touched people's hearts, no matter when, where, and under what circumstances, he could always show affection for her.
For a while, Su Yiqing didn't know what to say, accusing him of killing Xin'er? It's just a maid, this man doesn't know how many lives he has, he must not feel guilty for killing a little maid, and he hasn't hidden his heart from her, but he hasn't said it too clearly, she also knows that his methods have always been vicious. It's just that she deludes herself and doesn't want to know the details.
Lian Yufeng was silent for a moment. Poured a glass of warm water for Su Yiqing, and only after she drank it all and put the cup down did she start to speak, but the first thing she said was shocking. "Do you know if you've been pregnant for more than a month?"
Su Yiqing was stunned by this sentence. After she digested the news. found that she still had nothing to say, as a woman, she naturally longed to have children. And she was worried about it, but now she doesn't know how to feel.
"Forget about the past, I heard that when a woman becomes a mother, she must put her children first. Lian Yufeng said in a gentle voice, revealing a hint of supplication in his tone.
Su Yiqing gently stroked her abdomen, there was a wonderful feeling, as if the most precious thing in the world was being conceived inside, is this the feeling of blood connection? She felt that she could pay any price for this little life, and it had come to this, she had no other choice but to nod, or since a long time ago, she didn't want to make another choice.
At the moment when she nodded slightly, Lian Yufeng seemed to be relieved, and the face in the shadows seemed to light up instantly.
Then he called the maid in, carrying all kinds of supplements......
The news of Princess Ding's pregnancy spread throughout the palace, and everyone reacted differently, but in general they were all excited.
Others are okay, no matter whether they are happy or not, they can still pretend to be smiling, but Ning Ya'er's master and servant can't laugh.
Ning Ya'er sat alone on the couch with tears in her eyes, and her expression was complaining, like a resentful woman in the boudoir.
Mama Jane and Chunmei comforted her on the side.
Chunmei said: "Miss, this may be a good thing, the princess can't serve the prince if she is pregnant, you can ......"
"Chunmei......" Mama Jian stopped talking and ordered, "You go and inquire about the news again." ”
After Chunmei was separated, Mama Jian sighed and said to Ning Ya'er, "Miss, let's go, you won't be able to stay in this palace." ”
Ning Ya'er bit her lip, very aggrieved, "Mama, can we leave now? Even if we can go, after staying in the mansion for so long, who still believes that I am still innocent? What can I do after I go out? Can the Ning family still want us again?"
"Miss, the Ning family gave you a lot of silver taels before, and the old slaves collected them for you, as well as these clothes and jewelry sent by the prince, they won't want to go back, and you can do some small business to support yourself after you go out." Mama Jian persuaded bitterly, "Let's admit our mistake to the princess, I inquired, with the princess as a person, as long as you are willing to go, she should not embarrass us, and maybe she can take care of it, which is very good." ”
"The princess's character, how many times have you met the princess, do you know what she is?" Ning Ya'er shouted angrily, "Others don't know, don't you know? As soon as I entered the door, she threatened me so viciously, how could she still tolerate me after I exposed her true face with a false snake?"
"Miss, with the background of the princess, you can have today's status, you will not be the kind of person who will repay regardless of the overall situation, no matter when and where, people who can have live chess will not play dead chess, if you are willing to go, why should the princess embarrass you. Mama Jian remembered the princess's mention at that time, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, in all fairness, the princess's original arrangement was excellent for the young lady, but it was a pity that the young lady was pinched by the Ning family first, and then she was overwhelmed by the demeanor of the princess, and refused to obey the princess's arrangement, so that she was in such a situation.
The bystanders are clear, Mama Jian just thinks that the prince has absolutely no intention of giving the young lady a name, otherwise she would not have lived in the palace for so long, and never mentioned this matter, allowing the young lady to be pointed at behind the back of the people in the palace, and even after the young lady and the princess had such a stiff quarrel, what she did was only to let the young lady live alone in this small courtyard and not let the people around the princess come to disturb her, and at the same time asked the young lady not to provoke the princess, on the surface, the prince is supporting the young lady, but in the long run, this is simply to make the young lady more and more embarrassed, and the princess is incompatible, the prince is not the kind of second ancestor who is dazzled by beauty, will not be impeached for the sake of a nameless woman who will make the house restless. This suggests that he may not have intended to resolve the feud between the princess and the young lady.
The more time passed, the more Mama Jian felt that this prince did not treat Miss with any sincerity, even if she loved the house and Wu, she should not treat Miss like this, but Miss only saw the occasional gentle side of the prince, and these expensive gifts sent to her, so she thought that the prince treated her well.
Now it's time for Miss to be sober and sober, since the princess tore her face at the beginning, then even if she is pregnant now and has to arrange someone to serve the prince, that person will never be Miss, on the contrary. The princess will use this opportunity to sweep the young lady out of the house completely.
The prince is still very weak. There is a lot of suspicion in the outside world, and the princess is pregnant at this time, which undoubtedly breaks this rumor, even if it is an ordinary man. At this time, he will do his best to coax his wife to let her raise the baby with peace of mind. Not to mention that the prince treats the princess well. From that day of enjoying the snow, the princess saw the prince and the young lady together and turned to leave, and the prince chased after him without hesitation.
Ning Ya'er didn't pay any attention to Mama Jian's bitter words. stubbornly said: "No, the prince still likes me, he won't ignore me, you see that he has always adhered to etiquette for me, he just doesn't want me to be criticized, by the way, the prince said, when the princess's golden treasure and gold book comes down, you can seal the side concubine, the princess is pregnant now, if she gives birth to a child, she must be officially given the golden treasure and gold book, the prince must wait for that time to ask for me to be a side concubine, it must be like this." ”
Mama Jian looked at her young lady incredulously, isn't the young lady crazy? The prince has never shown the slightest intention of taking the young lady as a concubine, why would he suddenly say that he would be a concubine?
No matter how Mama Jian persuaded her, Ning Ya'er just couldn't listen to it, and only waited anxiously in the house for news, and after a while, Chunmei, who went out to inquire, came back and said, "Miss, the slave maid inquired, and many imperial doctors came to the house to diagnose and treat the princess, and it seems that the princess's fetus is a little unstable." ”
"Really?" Ning Ya'er grabbed Chunmei's hand tightly and asked hopefully.
"Miss. Mama Jian couldn't help but whisper, went out of the door and looked around carefully, reminding, "Miss, the fetus in the princess's womb is good, and the prince will be happy, if there is a ...... The prince is held accountable, and the first person to bear the brunt is you, the young lady who affects the princess's affection!"
Only then did Ning Ya'er realize that she was too happy to express herself.
Mama Jian continued: "Miss, otherwise, let's go back to Ning's house to live for a while, if the prince is interested, we will come back after the princess gives birth." ”
"How can this be?" Ning Ya'er categorically refused, the princess is pregnant, the princess is empty, it is when she needs someone to accompany her, others can't squeeze in if they want to take this opportunity, how can she go out by herself, and even the princess is not good, there is no hostess in the palace, maybe she can help a little, let the princess know that it is not the princess who will take care of the house, she is no worse than the princess.
Mama Jian was so anxious that she stomped her feet, why didn't Miss understand? Now is the time to avoid suspicion, as long as they are in the house, the princess has a headache, brain fever and depression, she can push it on Miss, saying that she is angry with Miss, and when the time comes, she really can't say anything, if there is a case, they can't leave if they want to.
However, at this time, Ning Ya'er's heart was full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and she couldn't think about it so much at all, only thinking of the triumphant face of the princess in her memory and the fierce look when she threatened her.
Why? Why can a woman from a humble background, inferior to her in all aspects, and who is also a concubine firmly sit in the position of the princess? If the princess is dignified and virtuous, but she is such a shrew who has no tolerance for people at all, how can she be worthy of the prince who is gentle and elegant, and the jade tree is in the wind?
But it was such a vulgar wicked woman who was about to give birth to the prince's flesh and bones, as soon as she thought of this, Ning Ya'er's heart was as if she had been scratched by a cat, and she couldn't bear it, and asked Chunmei again, "Is the princess's fetus really unstable?"
Chunmei hesitated a little, "This slave doesn't know, it's just that everyone said so, and saw the imperial doctor coming in and out, of course, some people said that it was because the princess was pregnant, and the prince was a little nervous, so he invited a few more imperial doctors to treat the princess together, but it was just ...... Just ......"
"Just what?" Ning Ya'er asked anxiously.
Chunmei raised her head slightly and glanced at her own young lady, then at Mama Jian's warning gaze, gritted her teeth and said, "It's just that everyone also said that the princess bumped into Miss that day...... Enjoying the snow with the prince was stimulated, so the fetus was unstable, and it was said that pregnant women should not be stimulated......"
Chunmei's statement is already euphemistic, but in fact, people's discussions are even more unbearable. said that her own young lady was shameless, relying on the cousin of the former princess to stay in the palace like that, and she didn't want to seduce the prince all the time, and the prince treated her politely for the sake of the former princess, but she didn't know how to shamelessly let go of the good relatives that the princess was looking for, and rushed to be a concubine.
Rao is euphemisms have made Ning Ya'er angry enough, and she was really said by Mama Jian, the princess is determined to use the opportunity of pregnancy to drive her out of the Dingwang Mansion.
Angry, Ning Ya'er didn't know what she was thinking at the time, so she rushed out.
Mama Jane didn't stop her. I had to go out with it. Chunmei naturally followed closely.
Probably because the news of the princess's pregnancy was too pleasant, the people in the house were busy, and no one stopped Ning Ya'er, so she broke all the way to the gate of the princess's courtyard. That's when he was stopped.
Ning Ya'er hadn't lost her mind yet. At this moment, he pretended to be soft and weak. said to the mother-in-law guarding the door: "This mother, I just came to visit the princess and say congratulations." ”
The mother-in-law didn't dare to be too presumptuous with Ning Ya'er. Bing Leng said, "The princess needs to recuperate, Miss Ning, please go back." ”
Ning Ya'er begged bitterly as usual, "The princess had a misunderstanding about me last time, I want to explain it clearly, and I ask my mother to report it." ”
How dare the mother-in-law let her in, even if she doesn't dare to report it, everyone knows that the princess is the most impatient to see Miss Ning, not to mention that she is pregnant at this time, even if she has nothing to do on weekdays, she will not see her, this Miss Ning is also thick-skinned, she has been ridiculed and driven away three times and twice, but she still does not give up, she wants to humiliate herself.
The mother-in-law saw that Ning Ya'er was embarrassed, and was about to say a few ugly words, anyway, now that the princess is pregnant, it is the time to support them, even if it is the prince, he will not punish them at this time.
Just when the mother-in-law was thinking about what to say ugly words to drive people out or directly drag people back, a sharp voice sounded next to her, "I said Miss Ning, you don't have to be shameless, and you have to be a little afraid of others, I should kick you out, I don't know if you are so cheeky and say that our palace is so hospitable." ”
Ning Ya'er turned around, her face suddenly turned pale, this person was the Qing Mama she had always feared.
Qing Mama was followed by a mama who was about the same age as her, and two little maids carrying baskets, who were glaring at her viciously at this time, eager to pluck her skin and cramp, it can be said that the enemy was very red when he saw each other.
This Qing Mama has been sent to the Meng family since the last time because of Ning Ya'er's affairs, although she has not been completely abandoned, but she has also suffered a lot of white eyes, and she has tried every possible way to show Xiàn in order to come back, but it has been self-defeating repeatedly, fortunately, Mrs. Meng did not punish her much, but some cold words from the people of the Meng Mansion made her face a little unbearable, this time the princess is pregnant, Mrs. has something, let her bring the experienced grandmother to send something over, although the Dingwang Mansion does not lack anything, but in the end it is the mother's family, no point means no, besides, the prince and the princess are young, maybe there is something unexpected, and the people below dare not say it because of their identity, just the mother's family can speak。
Mama Qing was anxious to go in to please the princess, and she didn't want to entangle too much with this Ning Ya'er at the door, so as not to lose her identity.
"The princess has instructed not to bother Miss Ning to come over, come here, 'send' Miss Ning back. "Qing Mama's delivery bite is very heavy.
The maid guarding the door is not stupid, she can naturally hear that it is best if Miss Ning is willing to go, if she is unwilling, of course she will drag it away, and one of the more clever ones has already taken out a handkerchief and is ready, if Miss Ning really doesn't know each other, she will immediately gag her mouth when she makes noise, so as not to disturb the princess, the princess is now expensive, and she can't be disturbed at all.
Seeing a group of maids and women gradually surrounding her, Mama Jian knew that she couldn't please her, so she hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "Miss, let's go back first." ”
Ning Ya'er originally heard Chunmei say that the princess courtyard was in and out of the palace, thinking that there might be a congratulatory guest who received the news, and the people in front of the princess didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so they thought that they might be able to make a scene, but now it seems that they can't get a bargain, so they follow Mama Jian's advice and want to leave.
It's just that at this time, the grandmother who came with Mama Qing and kept silent sniffed and whispered a few words in Mama Qing's ear.
Mama Qing's face immediately changed, and then she said loudly: "Catch these sluts for me." ”
The people next to him didn't know what was going on, but Mama Qing was a celebrity in front of the princess. Last time, I just offended Miss Ning, and I was caught with pigtails and sent back to my parents' house by the princess to avoid the limelight, but I can still go back to the house from time to time, and now that the princess is pregnant, I think she will call this Qing Mama back to serve.
If you please Mama Qing, you will naturally please the princess, and no matter what the reason is, those who are anxious to make meritorious contributions will rush up and capture Ning Ya'er's master and servant.
"What do you want to do?" Ning Ya'er couldn't help but scream and struggled violently.
Qing Mama sneered, stepped forward and searched a few handfuls on Ning Ya'er. A sachet was found. After sniffing it, he handed it to the grandmother next to him, and the grandmother sniffed it carefully, and then untied the sachet and put the contents a little bit around. After reading it, he nodded again.
"Okay, you slut. He even wanted to murder the princess. Tie me up. "Mama Qing has been aggrieved for a long time, and it is easy to seize the opportunity, this time it is a great achievement. With this patron credit, she will definitely be able to return to the palace and continue to serve by the princess's side.
At the moment when the sachet was searched, Ning Ya'er's already pale face was even more bloodless, and the whole person was completely panicked, she actually forgot that she was carrying such a sachet on her body, and she didn't know what to say in front of everyone's eyes.
At this time, the green vine came out, and frowned when he saw this: "What's the matter, the princess is tired for a day, so it's easy to rest, don't make noise to the princess." ”
Qing Mama hurriedly told Lu Teng the cause and effect.
Lu Teng's face changed suddenly, and he immediately said: "First take these few days to the empty courtyard in front, and then deal with it when I return to the prince." ”
"No, it's a misunderstanding, I can ....... Ning Ya'er came back to her senses and struggled loudly, but before she could say a complete sentence, her mouth was immediately blocked.
Ning Ya'er's master and servant were dragged to an uninhabited courtyard in front, and several stout mothers-in-law guarded the door.
At this time, it was winter, and there were no earth dragons in this courtyard, so their master and servant were tied up and thrown on the cold floor, and after a while, their faces were blue from the cold.
After a long time, Green Vine came back and brought two mothers-in-law with zombie-like faces without any expression.
Green vine said coldly, "The prince ordered me to ask clearly, Miss Ning, why did you murder the princess, in addition, before Miss Ning entered the mansion, everything was checked by Mama, and there was no such sachet, who brought the sachet into the palace?"
Ning Ya'er's brain has been spinning since the sachet was searched, and she couldn't think of any good excuse after thinking about it, so she simply turned her heart sideways and said: "What sachet, I don't know, it is clear that Mama Qing framed me, it was she who stuffed the sachet on me and then pretended to search it out of me, it has nothing to do with me." ”
"You slut, you actually beat a rake. Qing Mama was trembling with anger, and she wanted to hit Ning Ya'er two steps forward.
"Don't get excited. Green Vine stopped Mama Qing, "The slave has a way to make people tell the truth. ”
Saying that, Green Vine glanced at Ning Ya'er and the three of them on the ground, and then ordered the two zombie-faced mothers-in-law to drag Chunmei up and escort her to the next room.
Ning Ya'er and Mama Jian were still tied up and lying on the ground, Ning Ya'er babbled and defended, saying that it was none of her business, it was Mama Qing who framed her, but Mama Jian was silent, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a while, Chunmei was dragged back, there was nothing abnormal on her face, but her eyes were empty, and she didn't dare to look at Ning Ya'er.
Green vine said coldly: "Your maid said that this sachet was sent by Mrs. Ning, and said that Mrs. Ning taught you a lot of ways to seduce the prince." ”
Ning Ya'er looked at Chunmei in disbelief, how much effort did it take, and this maid had all been recruited? And there was not a trace of scars on her body, and there was no trace of being tortured to extract a confession, how could she be recruited?
Chunmei couldn't say what she was wry, the two mothers-in-law with the green vine were so bad, they didn't beat or scold, they only took off her shoes and socks, blindfolded her eyes, blocked her mouth, and didn't know what to scratch on the soles of her feet.
She didn't dare to say what Miss said, saying that it was Mama Qing's stuff, but she only said that she didn't know, and her mouth was immediately blocked again, and her feet continued to itch, and so on and so on twice, she knew that the criminal law would not stop if she didn't tell the truth, and she had no choice but to tell the truth. (To be continued......)
PS: Two chapters combined.