As soon as the queen walked to the gate of the palace of the imperial concubine, she saw some light in the distance, stopped and looked at it a few times, and found that several of those people were familiar, and then took a closer look, they were all people around the emperor, and she didn't have to think about it, and guessed that the person sitting in the sedan chair was the emperor, and the queen looked meaningfully towards the palace of the imperial concubine, and stayed at the palace gate waiting for the emperor.

"The emperor is auspicious." The queen immediately asked for peace after seeing the emperor get off the sedan chair, and said with some self-reproach: "The emperor came because the maid in the Nine Emperors' Mansion was beaten, right?" It's all the concubine's fault, and she didn't manage the harem well, so that this kind of thing would happen. ”

The emperor shook his hand, walked inside with a heavy face, saw everyone waiting in the outer room, and asked, "What is the situation now?" How's the people? ”

"If you go back to your father, the imperial doctor is still inside to diagnose and treat, but when the person comes out, he is injured all over his body and loses consciousness, and the situation is very not optimistic." Murong Xuanji said with a solemn face, "Father, please be the master for me, the imperial concubine openly took away the people in my mansion, and beat her all over her body, and now her life and death are unknown." Speaking of which, Murong Xuanji's voice was already choked, and he leaned weakly into Xuanyuan Hao's arms and sobbed.

The emperor frowned tightly and glanced at the queen, the queen nodded lightly, the emperor was furious, and roared: "What about the imperial concubine?" Bring the imperial concubine to me. As soon as the words fell, the imperial concubine was brought out.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing the emperor's angry appearance, the imperial concubine's face turned pale, and her legs knelt on the ground weakly, her mind was blank because of panic, and she looked at the emperor pleadingly.

"What the hell is going on, you wicked woman? Why are you arresting people and injuring them? Although the emperor was very angry, he still had some sense, and did not directly put her in prison, but calmly asked her, "What is the reason for beating people like that." ”

"That maid spoke falsely to the concubine and insulted the concubine, and the concubine was angry for a while, so people would teach her a lesson, but the concubine never thought that the slaves in the palace would beat her like that, Your Majesty, you must believe the concubine, the concubine just wanted to teach her some rules, and did not want to kill her." The imperial concubine knelt on the ground and defended herself.

"You don't want to kill her yet? What do you think you've beaten her up for? No matter how disrespectful she is to you, how can you be so ruthless? Hearing the imperial concubine's quibble, Xuanyuan Jue couldn't listen to it at all, and questioned her angrily, looking at her with eyes like fire.

"Your Majesty, it's not the concubine's hand, the concubine doesn't know that those slaves will have such a heavy hand, Your Majesty, you must believe the concubine, the concubine really didn't mean it." The imperial concubine took the emperor's arm and begged.

"Fuck off, you femme fatale." The emperor ruthlessly pushed away the imperial concubine, glared at her with eyes and said: "I will keep your life first, wait for what the imperial doctor says, if people can't be saved, you don't want to live, if she has a wound that is not well healed, I will let people take a whip on your body and whip it down." ”

"Don't, Your Majesty, don't!" The imperial concubine was frightened by the emperor's words, and her whole person was paralyzed on the ground, and her eyes were empty like a frosted eggplant.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger, let's wait for the imperial doctor to come out and see what he has to say." The queen opened her mouth to persuade the emperor, helped him sit down on the chair, glanced at the imperial concubine sitting on the ground, exchanged glances with the imperial concubine, and said to the others: "Nine princes, nine concubines, the emperor will preside over a justice for you, you go back first, people will stay in the palace of the imperial concubine, and the eighth prince, you have also worked hard all night, go back." ”

"I'm going to stay." Murong Xuanji and Xuanyuan Jue said in unison, the two glanced at each other, and Murong Xuanji spoke first: "Baoqing is my person, now her situation is unknown, I want to stay here, I don't think the imperial concubine will mind that there is one more person in her palace." ”

Murong Xuanji's reason was reasonable, but it made Xuanyuan Jue's position a little embarrassing, and when he found the emperor's gaze, Xuanyuan Jue hesitated, planning to take advantage of this opportunity to show the emperor his deeds.

"Father, I have something to say." Xuanyuan Jue suddenly spoke, seeing that the Imperial Concubine kept shaking her head and signaling him not to talk nonsense, but Xuanyuan Jue seemed to have made up his mind, not knowing what the consequences would be after he told him and Baoqing, and what kind of reaction the emperor would have, he took a deep breath, and he mustered up the courage to speak.

"Your Majesty." At the last moment, Concubine Huangxian interrupted him excitedly, saw the emperor's puzzled eyes, swallowed the saliva in her mouth, and pretended to be calm: "Please don't agree to let the eighth prince go to the south." ”

Hearing what the Imperial Concubine said, the doubts on the emperor's face disappeared, and he nodded silently and said, "I'll talk about this matter later, I haven't decided yet." ”

Xuanyuan Jue glanced at Concubine Huangxian, and found that she was really staring at him fiercely, Xuanyuan Jue's heart was very complicated, although he wanted to say it, but seeing the pleading look in Concubine Huangxian's eyes, he was a little unbearable, after all, it was his own mother, and he really couldn't take care of her feelings.

The queen quietly saw the interaction between Xuanyuan Jue and Huangxian Concubine in her eyes, and she had already guessed what Xuanyuan Jue was going to say in her heart, and she was even more sure that there was an unusual relationship between Xuanyuan Jue and Baoqing, and she secretly rejoiced in her heart.

Just when everyone was thinking about things, the imperial doctor came out of the inner room, saw that the emperor and the queen were also there, and immediately respectfully greeted him.

"Excuse me, what's going on with the girl in the house?" The emperor asked what everyone cared about.

"If you go back to the emperor, the girl is not in any danger, but she was beaten all over her body, none of them are intact, and it may take some time to heal. The Imperial Physician replied respectfully.

"Whatever medicine you need, just prescribe it, and use all the best and most useful medicines in the palace." The emperor said generously, and the imperial doctor immediately nodded yes, and then hurriedly went to prescribe medicine.

"Since people's lives are not in serious danger, there is no need for so many people to stay here." The queen glanced at everyone, smiled and said: "Although the place here is relatively large and there are more rooms, it is not suitable for the princes to stay overnight, I think the nine princesses will stay, and the two princes will go home." It's not too early, and it's time for the emperor to go back and rest. ”

"Yes, don't let so many people stay here, go back to those who should go back, I'm tired too." The emperor stood up tiredly, and when he saw the imperial concubine who was still sitting on the ground, a wave of disgust rose in his heart, and he said unhappily: "Put the imperial concubine in prison first." After speaking, the emperor hurriedly left the palace of the imperial concubine.

"Don't, Your Majesty, don't." The imperial concubine shouted loudly in fear, but the emperor had already walked away as if she hadn't heard it, and the imperial concubine was still making a final struggle while shouting, but her strength was really limited, and she was dragged down by two strong minions.

Seeing that the dust had finally settled, the queen glanced at Xuanyuan Jue meaningfully, and said meaningfully: "The eighth prince has also reached the age of marriage, and the imperial concubine should also worry more about making a lot of money for you, and if there is a good girl, she will marry her home as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, thank you for the queen's reminder, the concubine will definitely keep it in mind." Concubine Huangxian immediately smiled and agreed, and after seeing the queen leave, the smile on her face immediately disappeared, and she looked at Xuanyuan Jue with an angry expression, "Do you really want to see me die?" If I hadn't stopped it, would you have told the emperor that you like Baoqing? Are you crazy? Do you know what the consequences will be if you tell the emperor? ”

Xuanyuan Hao glared at the Imperial Concubine fiercely, Baoqing, who had always been in the inner room, Xuanyuan Jue was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, "If it weren't for you, Baoqing wouldn't have become what it is now?" You forced me. ”

"Do you really want to give up your status as a prince for a woman and go to a place where you are not familiar with life to live alone? Are you going to give up everything you have now? Concubine Huangxian angrily questioned Xuanyuan Jue loudly. The angry and sad expression on his face seemed to be desperate as long as Xuanyuan Jue answered a positive promise.

"That's enough, you all don't quarrel anymore." Murong Xuanji loudly stopped the dispute between the two, looked at them angrily and said, "Is now the time to say such things?" I don't want anything now, I just want Baoqing to be safe, you can solve the problem between your mother and son privately, I don't want to trouble Baoqing anymore. ”

"Xuanji, Xuanji." Seeing the angry Murong Xuanji rushing inside, Xuanyuan Hao looked at Concubine Huangxian and Xuanyuan Jue a little helplessly, and explained to Murong Xuanji, "Don't take her to heart, Xuanji is also in a bad mood because she is worried about Baoqing." ”

"No, I'm not going to be angry. What the Nine Emperor Princesses said was right, it was me who caused Baoqing. Xuanyuan Jue blamed himself and said: "Since I said that I like her, and I know that my liking will bring disaster to her peaceful life, but I didn't protect her well, when I saw her fall unconsciously in my arms, I knew that I didn't deserve to like her at all, and I wasn't qualified to like her, I couldn't even protect a woman, what am I?" Xuanyuan Jue laughed self-deprecatingly, tears of pain in his eyes.

"Eighth Emperor Brother, don't blame yourself too much, today's incident is completely an accident." Xuanyuan Hao opened his mouth to comfort Xuanyuan Jue, "When Baoqing stopped the imperial concubine from letting her into the house that day, Baoqing had already offended the imperial concubine by blocking her from entering the house, today's incident is just that the imperial concubine found an opportunity to take revenge, if you really want to be held responsible, then I am the most responsible." ”

Xuanyuan Jue looked at Xuanyuan Hao and smiled weakly, and said self-deprecatingly: "We are all at fault, we hurt Baoqing." ”

"Baoqing will definitely get better soon, it's really not early, the imperial concubine should also rest, let's go back." Seeing Xuanyuan Jue's somewhat decadent appearance, Xuanyuan Hao cheered up and comforted him, nodded to the imperial concubine, and then left the palace with Xuanyuan Jue.