Zhou Ying didn't answer Xu Guifei immediately, and looked down at Zhou Jue, "Xiao Jue is hungry, did you eat just now?" ”

Zhou Jue touched his stomach and pouted aggrievedly: "I've been hungry for a long time, I'm waiting for my sister to eat together." ”

Xu Guifei suddenly felt distressed, "Is Xiao Jue hungry?" ”

Zhou Ying sighed and said: "I've been hungry for several days, those people give one meal a day, the porridge is rancid, the steamed bun is moldy, how can I get into the mouth, and last night I exchanged the only remaining jewelry for two clean steamed buns, and barely filled my stomach." She touched Zhou Jue's head and said softly, "Sister is not hungry yet, let them take you down to eat something first, okay?" ”

Of course, this is because I am worried that Zhou Jue will be hungry, but also because the things to be talked about next should not be heard by children.

When the emperor heard this, he didn't wait for Zhou Jue to be coquettish, so he ordered: "Go to eat obediently, I will test your homework after eating." ”

Zhou Jue was frightened by the bad news, "What, you still have to take your homework?" ”

Although the emperor loved Zhou Jue very much, he was not blindly doting, and even more strict with his studies than others. These days, Zhou Jue has been kidnapped by bad people, and he is frightened every day, he can't eat enough, he can't sleep well, how can he take care of reviewing his homework. Now that the emperor wants to take the school exam, I am afraid that he will not be able to answer the original meeting.

Zhou Jue couldn't help but be anxious, and he didn't need to be urged anymore, so he hurriedly jumped down, said goodbye, and ran out to review his homework.

Xu Guifei glanced at the emperor complainingly, "Look at you scared Xiao Jue." ”

The emperor smiled, "Don't rely on me, he is coquettish, you can't stand it, don't scare him so much, he won't be obedient and leave." ”

Xu Guifei just stopped it, turned her head to look at Zhou Ying, and repeated the old words: "Now that Xiao Jue is gone, can you say it?" ”

Zhou Ying naturally couldn't let Xu Guifei grasp the direction of the topic, and said according to her own train of thought: "I led Xiao Jue to escape that day, but that group of people was very familiar with the terrain, and we were finally caught, knocked unconscious and taken away. As soon as I woke up, I was in a dungeon with seven or eight children about our age. They were first ready to sell me and Xiao Jue, and then when they saw that our clothes and accessories were extremely valuable, they decided to extort money. ”

The Emperor nodded in a deep voice, "No wonder it took a day before someone sent a ransom letter after you disappeared." ”

Xu Guifei was suspicious: "Is it really a temporary idea?" ”

Although Zhou Ying was sure that the relationship with Xu Guifei would not return to the beginning, but it was related to Zhou Jue's safety, and she did not hide it, "Whether it was a temporary intention, I don't know, but this group of people came to Xiao Jue from the beginning, if it wasn't for Xiao Jue's call, I took Xiao Jue and ran away, they wouldn't have arrested me along the way." And when the gang decided to blackmail, they didn't ask me where my family lived. ”

The emperor guessed: "Didn't you step on it in advance?" ”

Zhou Ying replied: "But if they have stepped on it in advance, they shouldn't not be able to see where we live, and the people who come in and out are either rich or expensive." Knowing that Xiao Jue and I were from rich backgrounds, why did they catch the two of us, so they changed their minds and extorted money? ”

The emperor and Xu Guifei glanced at each other, their faces were not very good-looking, and they obviously had a bad guess.

If this kidnapping incident was not improvised, but was arranged to come to Zhou Jue early in the morning, I am afraid that there is a lot of involvement behind it.

Zhou Jue is still a child now, and he can't offend anyone. The only thing about him that can cause people to be jealous and do not hesitate to set up a situation is that he is the son and son of the noble concubine, and he is valued by the emperor, and he is a popular candidate for the heir in the future.

Over the years, Zhou Jue has been in Mingxi Palace, and has been protected by Xu Guifei, and this time he toured out of the palace in the south, and he was obviously considered to have an opportunity.

"Commander Ding has already caught the thief who is the leader, and it won't be long before he can interrogate the truth." Zhou Ying didn't want to be involved, so she stopped at the point, and stopped talking.

"That's it, Ding Tang is still a little useful." The Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, obviously not wanting to discuss it at this moment.

Xu Guifei saw what was on the emperor's mind, although she sneered in her heart that the emperor really relented again, but there was no evidence at this time, so why bother to be a villain, so she only made a note in her heart, and asked instead: "Didn't you say that the fire was very big?" Is there even a living mouth? ”

Zhou Ying replied: "These people were not present when the fire started, so they are fine. ”

Xu Guifei held her forehead with one hand and was puzzled, "I was confused, what the hell is going on?" ”

Zhou Ying glanced at Xu Guifei and said, "Last night, the mother-in-law who guarded us drank too much and got drunk, and a boy who was locked in the dungeon with us would pick the lock, and after opening the door, we took the key from the guard and went up, and we met a girl who was ruined by bad people. We couldn't see her, so we rescued her, and locked the gang in the house for fear of being found out and recaptured. ”

This Spring and Autumn brushwork shows that Zhou Ying's actions are not so prominent.

When the emperor heard this, he was still relieved and distressed, "Good boy, you have suffered." ”

Although Zhou Ying is mentally mature and has always been independent, she doesn't feel that she needs to rely on others to live, but after encountering this kind of incident, she can get the heartfelt care and love of others, and she still feels a slight warmth in her heart, "Father, I'm fine." ”

Xu Guifei felt that the scene of her father's kindness and daughter's filial piety in front of her was an eyesore, and after waiting for a while, she asked again, "How did the fire start?" ”

Zhou Ying bit her lip: "I put it." ”

Xu Guifei sneered in her heart, she knew that this girl was black-hearted and bold, and she guessed it. The gang kidnapped and ransom for many years without incident, and not long after Zhou Ying was caught, he was burned to the lair. If Zhou Ying didn't do it, who else could there be.

Although Zhou Ying did this, she also rescued Xiao Jue, but if it wasn't for her negligence in advance, Xiao Jue wouldn't have to suffer this crime at all.

Although she didn't expect Zhou Ying to admit it herself, how could Concubine Xu let go of this kind of opportunity, she wanted to say and stopped: "Although this group of people has done bad things, but the good is bad, just leave it to the government to deal with, you are a girl's family, why do you have to dirty your hands......"

This is obviously distressing, but secretly saying that Zhou Ying is ruthless.

"Mother, you ask me, why do you have to dirty your hands." Zhou Ying had tears in her eyes, but she laughed out loud, "Because I hate them." I grew up with gold and jade, and a needle in my hand was already a great thing. But what have I experienced in the past few days? ”

"If it weren't for my life, I would have almost been kicked to death by them the first day." Zhou Ying covered her lower abdomen, which was still green, "I stayed there for three days, and the seven or eight children who were locked up in the same dungeon were only two people left, and the others were sold to the land of fireworks, and they had to be used for sexual pleasure before being sold." If it weren't for the short time I had been there and they hadn't gotten the ransom yet, do you think I would have been able to escape? ”

"What is a fire, I want to crush them to ashes." Zhou Ying trembled with hatred, and she didn't know that tears fell.

The emperor first listened to Xu Guifei's words, and was still hesitant and cold, and when he heard Zhou Ying's words again, his suspicions were all gone, and his father's heart was very painful, so he hugged Zhou Ying in his arms and said distressedly: "Xiao Qi, you have been wronged." ”

Zhou Ying snuggled in her father's arms, venting the ruthlessness of fleeing for revenge, and couldn't help but be full of fear and anxiety, tears fell down, and said in a trembling voice: "Father, did I do something wrong, so many people died, some of them may not be guilty of death......

The Emperor interrupted her and said, "No, you did the right thing. I will not hesitate to kill the children who dare to touch me and behead them all over the house. Now it's just a fire, and it's already cheap. ”

Zhou Ying cried so much that her eyes and nose were red, "Really? ”

The Emperor nodded affirmatively, "Of course it's true. Not only these are dead, but those few fish who have slipped through the net, when Ding Tang finishes interrogating the culprit, I will also divide their five horses into corpses and behead them all over the house, so as to avenge you. ”

Zhou Ying smiled with tears in her eyes: "I knew that my father was the best for me. ”

Xu Guifei was drinking residual tea on the side and looked at it with a cold face. It was a fulfillment of this girl, not only whitewashing herself, but also getting the emperor's apology and guilt, and successfully narrowing the relationship with the emperor. This scheming used to underestimate her.

Although she knew that the wood was already in the boat, Xu Guifei still didn't want to see Zhou Ying proud, so she changed the topic and quipped: "Look at the little face crying, it's not beautiful, wash it quickly." Don't be seen, I thought Xiao Qi was scared and cried. ”

Zhou Ying wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and stood up embarrassed, "Mother loves to make fun of people." ”

The emperor saw that Zhou Ying was relieved to stop crying, and he also smiled with relief.

Xu Guifei gave an order, and someone came up with a hot water towel and waited for Zhou Ying to clean her face.

Bai Liu naturally refused to let others serve his princess for him, so he hurriedly stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves for Zhou Ying, took off the gold ring jade bracelet and cat's eye ring on his hand, and tested the water temperature with his own hands before waiting for Zhou Ying to clean his face.

Zhou Ying wiped off the water droplets on her face and wiped the balm, before she smiled kindly at the acquaintance in front of her, "Mama is fast, and she has returned here to serve." ”

This acquaintance was the old lady who was ordered by Xu Guifei to test Zhou Ying's innocence, and when she saw Zhou Ying taking the initiative to say hello at this moment, she trembled a little, and quietly glanced at Xu Guifei, and felt a little confident in her heart, "Thank you princess, the old slave just came back." ”

Zhou Ying no longer looked at her, and said to Xu Guifei: "It's still the mother who feels sorry for me, and as soon as I came back, I sent the old grandmother to serve me." ”

Xu Guifei didn't really want Zhou Ying to lose her virginity, but Zhou Ying was gradually dissatisfied, and then she was derelict in losing Xiao Jue, of course she wanted to give Zhou Ying a warning, and said meaningfully: "You are still young, how can the mother not worry more about you." ”