- Under the dim light of the long lamp in the corner, Xiaoxing, a thin woman with curled hair and a coarse cloth dress, did not say anything immediately, but raised her hand and put it on Wang Hong's shoulders and gently pressed him to sit down. Then she squatted down in front of him, first raised her palm to her mouth and sighed, then quickly rubbed it, and then held Wang Hong's bare feet on the ground and slowly rubbed them.

"Your Highness can't look like this, you'll get sick." Xiaoxing, a woman with a thin cloth skirt, finished rubbing Wang Hong's left foot and began to rub his right foot again, "It's still like this, my feet are always not hot at night, and now it's the warm spring season." ”

Feeling the familiar kneading of his fingers under his feet, Wang Hong became more and more sure that the figure of this woman in the dim light was not the phantom in the dream, but that his little star had really returned.

As for why she suddenly appeared in his dormitory, and the palace people inside and outside the dormitory were all unaware, according to what he knew about Xiaoxing's light and agile skills, it was not difficult for her to do this. There are several long-term palace people in Huayang Palace who know Xiaoxing's other identity, and they will inevitably help Xiaoxing to avoid Yu Linwei, who patrols the palace several ways.

At this moment of regain, Wang Hong was full of joy, and he only felt that nothing could be difficult to get him at this time. So when he heard Xiaoxing say that, he just smiled lightly: "If you walk around more during the day, it will naturally be warmer." Do you know? I have been practicing boxing for three years, and now I can lift 30 pounds with my left hand, and more with my right hand, I can lift 45 pounds, and I have learned to ride a horse, which is not like before......"

"Xiaoxing knows." The woman crouched in front of her feet stood up. Said slowly: "Your Highness rode out of the palace today, and Xiaoxing also saw it." At that time, I was really happy, but when I saw that you had a cloth belt wrapped around your hand, and it was beginning to ooze red stains, I was so worried that I finally couldn't help but sneak into the palace to see if you were doing well. ”

Wang Hong's mood fluctuated for a while, and she imagined her difficult life in the dry and sandy land to the north, and then asked, "When did you come back?" Listen to the meaning of your words, if it weren't for the fact that you saw me riding out of the palace today. Saw my wounded hand. You don't plan to come to the palace to see me? ”

"I arrived in Kyoto six days ago." Xiaoxing answered truthfully, but when she heard the second half of what Wang Hong said just now, she couldn't help but feel sour. After pursing his lips and enduring it for a moment. She finally spoke: "Xiaoxing was convicted and released from the palace three years ago. How can you come back at will? If it is discovered, will it bring trouble to His Highness again? Seeing that His Royal Highness was in better health than before, Xiaoxing was able to leave with peace of mind. Now His Highness has been able to take care of himself. Whether there is a small star around you or not is no longer a matter of how important. ”

"What do you mean by that?" The joy on Wang Hong's face gradually cooled, "Are you really planning not to come back?" ”

Xiao Xing lowered his head slightly, he couldn't bear to see the change in the eyes of the second prince from hot to cold, and only replied slowly: "Of course Xiao Xing must come back once, what His Royal Highness ordered three years ago, Xiao Xing must complete the last step." ”

"You know that's not what I'm asking now." From the moment he found out that Xiaoxing appeared in his dormitory just now, Wang Hong's tone of voice was very gentle, but at this time, his mood fluctuated, and he didn't care whether the palace people guarding outside the dormitory would hear the sound and come in, and his voice unconsciously rose sharply, "The sin you received three years ago was originally designed by me, and now that the things I told you have been done, even if I don't reward you for anything, at least I will find a way to wash away your sin and take you back to me." But why do you say those things? You don't want to come back? ”

His voice reached this point, and finally attracted the attention of several palace people guarding the door of the dormitory, and one of them couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, has something happened?" Do you want to be served? ”

The voice of the second prince Wang Hong immediately came out from the crack in the door, and there was obviously a trace of anger in his tone: "Everyone outside the door, take ten steps back from the palace!" ”

Several palace people trembled when they heard this, and they rarely saw His Second Highness angry, so his anger was also very weighty, and one sentence made the two palace maids and a eunuch outside the palace retreat in one breath. After retreating to the gate outside the main hall, only ten steps were counted, and the three palace people and the guards at the door looked at each other for a while, and only then did they come back to their senses.

There are two walls between the entrance and the inner room of the dormitory, and the people inside cannot be heard from the outside, and the movement outside is the same to the people inside. After hesitating for a moment, the guard on the left side of the door couldn't help but ask with a puzzled expression, "Why did you all come out?" Don't have a vigil today? ”

The eunuch who had withdrawn from the dormitory only shook his head and said nothing.

And the palace maid, who was originally on duty to keep vigil in the inner room of the dormitory today, but was called out after inexplicably holding the lamp, said curiously: "I seemed to hear His Highness talking to someone just now, and then I suddenly looked very angry......

"Oh......" Before the words of the palace maid who held the lamp were finished, the guard who asked the question seemed to understand something and groaned.

Now it was the turn of the palace maid who held the lamp to be curious, and she couldn't help asking, "You say, what is going on?" Could it be that His Highness is talking in his dreams? But I have only been out of it for a short time, how can His Highness immediately fall asleep and dream......"

Before the palace maid finished speaking, she heard the guard and the eunuch say in unison: "What you don't know, just continue to treat it as if you don't know!" ”

The palace maid's pupils shrank, and she really didn't dare to say anything more, but just cowardly muttered a few words, and then closed her mouth tightly.

In the inner room of the dormitory, the silent gaze between the second prince Wang Hong and the cloth skirt woman Xiaoxing continued.

After being silent like this for a long time, Xiao Xing slowly raised his head, and did not give any explanation or explanation, but said in a rather sad tone: "Your Highness, don't be angry, it's not worth it...... Today's little star is for you, I ...... I can't do anything for you anymore......"

Wang Hong was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then he seemed to be able to foresee something extremely bad, his heart froze, he took a deep breath to strengthen his spirit, and then said, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Xing sighed faintly, didn't speak, just took out a fire fold from his sleeve. Blow it out in front of your eyes.

Although the light of the fire is not as bright as the triangular glass lamp, it is enough to illuminate a woman's face clearly.

And at the moment when the familiar face in front of him became clear, the second prince Wang Hong suddenly stood up from the couch, his face was shocked, and his habitual pursed lips trembled a few times, but he couldn't say a word.

The face of the woman in front of her is still so thin, so the pointed chin is very delicate; Her eyebrows are still not as graceful as those of ordinary women, but they show a strong temperament; She is still the little star with one eyelid, and she looks sincere when she smiles. When you're not smiling, you look serious. But...... Now she has a square scar on the left corner of her forehead!

The scar was about the size of a jade buckle, and it was distinctly colored......

"How so?" After being stunned for a moment, Wang Hong suddenly stretched out his hands and grabbed Xiaoxing's thin shoulders, which had begun to tremble slightly. A sentence just fell. Then he asked, "Who did it?!" ”

He didn't ask her what caused the scar on her forehead that broke her appearance. Instead, he asked directly who did it, and his tone was full of the meaning of settling accounts with the thief and avenging her for her.

Xiaoxing understood what he meant. A warm warmth of gratitude suddenly rose in her heart, but she could only sigh again and slowly tell her what happened to her in the north.

Listening to her account of the halfway point, the second prince Wang Hong was already out of breath, and by the time she finished telling all the experiences in the north since she left Beijing for three years, Wang Hong's standing body was already shaky. At this moment, the fire in Xiao Xing's hand had burned out and extinguished, and the room suddenly went dark, and Wang Hong's eyes were suddenly dark.

Xiaoxing is a person who practices martial arts, and her vision is sharper than ordinary people, and her eyesight quickly got rid of the false blindness symptoms caused by the sudden brightness of light, and she saw the figure of the man in front of her swaying, and then fell softly.

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Xing was shocked, shook off the end of the fire fold pinched by his fingertips, and grabbed Wang Hong's arm.

She wanted to hold him, but unexpectedly, when he fainted, he was completely out of strength, and the weight of his body was so heavy that she couldn't support it, and dragged her to the couch together.

Xiaoxing wanted to hold Wang Hong, but she didn't expect that in the end, the situation turned into her carrying her own weight and pressing on Wang Hong's chest, and the two fell on the couch together, making a dull bang.

Listening to Wang Hong's rapid breathing, and feeling his chest rising and falling sharply in front of his chest, Xiaoxing's heart suddenly seemed to be fried on boiling oil, she quickly climbed away from his chest, sat on the couch next to him, and nervously called several times: "Your Highness!" Your Highness! ”

If it weren't for the palace people who stayed in the inner room of the dormitory and were called outside the hall by Wang Hong one step earlier, separated by two walls, those palace people might have broken in immediately when they heard such a movement in the house.

Wang Hong fell on the couch with the weight of Xiaoxing's body, this fall was not easy, the dull pain from his back, and the stinging pain from his injured hand could quickly make him wake up.

However, as soon as he regained his senses, all the things he had just learned from Xiaoxing's account would come to his mind together, making him feel as if he was pressing a big stone on his head, and even breathing would have to use twice as much strength as usual.

Xiao Xing was rubbing his lungs with both hands, hoping that doing so would make his rapid breathing a little smoother. Seeing him wake up with his eyes open, she was also slightly relieved, and she was really scared silly at that moment just now.

Seeing him galloping during the day, she only felt that he seemed to be a different person than before. This change that happened to him made her feel both happy and lonely, and perhaps he could live well without her service in the future.

But I didn't expect that as soon as she came back, she made him angry like this again! It was as if he had immediately retreated from his heroic appearance during the day to the state of weakness and infirmity a few years ago.

Could it be that not only does he not need her care now, but if he is not by his side, he can live a healthier and happier life?

A trace of bitterness slipped through Xiaoxing's heart, and the thought of leaving in his heart became even firmer.

And before leaving, she had to perfect the last step for the task he had given him three years ago.

Knowing that Wang Hong's mood fluctuated at this time, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hear the news that stimulated his nerves, Xiao Xing silently considered for a moment, classified the news she had found in the north in the past three years, temporarily suppressed the bad news, picked a few things that should make him feel gratified, and said gently: "In the past three years, Xiao Xing has been staying in the north. Although I have suffered some hardships, the harvest is not small. What His Highness wants to know most about that Mr. Lin, Xiaoxing has already ......"

Xiaoxing's words had just come to this, and before she reached the key point that she thought was worth rejoicing, she heard Wang Hong suddenly open her mouth and mutter: "It's all my fault, if it wasn't for my idea, you wouldn't have gone to the north, and you wouldn't have met the Northern Goose's rangers and been taken captive and suffered from a year in prison...... It's all my fault......"

Xiaoxing could hear his muttering of self-reproach. There was a pang of pain in my heart at first. But gradually, her eyes became firm, staring at Wang Hong's somewhat detached eyes, and said seriously: "Your Highness! Have you forgotten who you are? It seems that you have forgotten the thing you have been waiting for and holding on. ”

What she said. The first half of the sentence is asked. The second half of the sentence was answered for Wang Hong without waiting to ask. This half-questioning, half-self-explained sentence has a subtle meaning. Although it was quite rude, it was more effective than any gentle words and consolation, and immediately reminded Wang Hong of something.

Wang Hong's eyes were fixed. Then he struggled to get up.

Xiaoxing held his shoulders and asked him to sit up, lifted the quilt to cover his lap, and then pulled the two embroidered pillows at the corner of the couch behind him so that he could sit more comfortably, and then she got off the couch and stood only on the side.

After straightening the corners of his hair and clothes, Xiao Xing continued: "Regarding the matter of Mr. Lin, in the first two years when he went to the north, because the burn area on his back was too large, he was very sick, and he was in bed for more than a year to recuperate. After escaping from prison, I lost contact with the messenger with whom I had been in contact, and it was extremely difficult to return to Kyoto from the north, so I simply did not think about the gradual correspondence, but patiently lived near the residence where the gentleman was recuperating, and kept a daily observation. ”

At this point, after a pause in his voice, Xiao Xing bent his arm and took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Wang Hong with both hands.

Wang Hong took the booklet, his fingertips seemed to be able to touch a little Xiaoxing's body temperature from the cover of the booklet, he didn't open the booklet immediately, but asked slowly: "Tell me briefly, how is Lin Shan's now?" ”

Xiao Xing nodded and continued: "Mr. Lin's physical condition was the most dangerous in the first half of the year when he first arrived in the north, and he really entered the healing period of the burn after half a year. I was freed in October last year, when Mr. Lin was already taking care of his affairs, and by the beginning of the year, his diet and outings were basically normal. ”

Hearing the news, a smile appeared in Wang Hong's eyes, and he said with a sigh of relief: "Great." I knew that with Mr. Lin's ability, how could something happen lightly. ”

As soon as his words fell, there was a muffled sound of "bang" in the room, as if the sound of a fist hitting a wooden plank.

Xiao Xing raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Someone! ”

After that, she was already keenly aware of the direction from which the sound was coming from, and the stars were staggered under her feet, and the person had already flashed behind a screen at the end of the couch.

Wang Hong was about to block it, but compared to Xiaoxing's agility, he was still a little slower. However, Xiao Xingdi sensed that the direction was right, and there was really a person hidden behind the screen of the four gentlemen splashing ink in the inner room of the dormitory.

For this person, Wang Hong was not going to mention it to anyone, but now that Xiaoxing took the initiative to find out, he couldn't hide it.

Before everyone revealed this person's identity to Xiao Xing, this matter is not impossible, Xiao Xing's ability to do things and rigorous behavior he can trust, and the person behind this screen is still a little related to the things that Xiao Xing has investigated for three years when he went to the north.

It's just that this person has a special status, and he thinks it is necessary for him to go there in person. In Xiaoxing's style, if he found a servant in his dormitory who was not in the palace, he had to give that person some flesh and skin pain first.

Wang Hong silently considered these subtle incidents, and quickly turned over and got off, and walked towards the screen with his shoes on.

However, he had only just reached the corner of the screen, and before he could see what was going on, things changed again!

This time, the accident came from outside the dormitory.

Concubine De is here!

According to the royal rules, although the second prince Wang Hong is not the biological son of Concubine De, Wang Hong also wants to serve Concubine De as his mother. What's more, in general, he was actually raised by Concubine De.

I still remember his poor physique when he was a child, and he was most prone to illness when he slept at night. It is also the most troublesome. Concubine De grew up to take care of him, and how many nights did she survive.

At that time, Concubine De was also in her early twenties, and a woman's most energetic youth was pasted to an adopted son, for Wang Hong, in a sense, Concubine De's kindness to raise him was even heavier than the hardships of his biological mother's pregnancy in October.

Because of what happened during the day, and for several reasons that only she knew in her heart, Concubine De obviously couldn't sleep tonight. In the eyes of others, she is worried about her injured husband and her son, who has not recovered from his injuries. It's human nature.

Wang Hong came to visit Concubine De at night. Of course, he didn't have any objections, and he should have expected it. His hand had been torn open twice during the day's horseback riding, and when he was re-bandaged by the imperial doctor, the gentleman had a tense face from head to end. to show his concern for the hands of the second prince. and faintly reproachful.

On the face of it. It's just that the palm of the hand was cut by a sharp weapon, but in fact, the wound was too deep. They all hurt the periosteum of the hand. When bandaging for the first time, the imperial doctor opened the crack and cleaned it, and he could see the white bone joints inside. Such injuries are prone to malignant diseases on the inside, and the outer skin wounds have healed, but the cracks under the skin are suppurating, and the poisonous blood erodes the bones, and it is difficult to heal.

For this superficially simple but secretly sinister external injury, the imperial doctor will never dare to be careless, and at the same time, he is also afraid of taking responsibility. Because of the poor identity, the imperial doctors are unable to say too much to His Royal Highness, but it is also because of an identity reason, they will inevitably report this matter to Concubine De, because it is difficult for His Royal Highness to listen to what Concubine De said.

It's just that Concubine De came at this time, and the second prince Wang Hong was fine, but it was a big taboo for those two people outside the palace!

Xiaoxing and the person hiding behind the screen, no matter which one is seen by Concubine De, I am afraid that they will not be able to escape the disaster. Even the incident that I have been watching for many years will probably be implicated.

will let these two people get into danger, it is caused by their own carelessness, and suddenly I saw the personal maid who had not returned for three years, but found that she had a terrible encounter on her appearance, and he was angry for a while, and he forgot to guard against the outdoors.

Fortunately, after a few years of operation, there are still a few clever people in the Huayang Palace where he lives.

The eunuch outside the gate suddenly shouted: "Concubine De Niangniang has arrived." ”

His voice was loud enough to pass through two walls for the people inside. In order to give the people inside precious time to prepare, he also took a certain risk, and he was not jealous of Concubine De's suspicions, but because he was loyal, it was the master in the palace behind him, not the concubine in front of him with exquisite makeup and gorgeous clothes.

- Xiao Xing's return to Huayang Palace must have been known in advance by a few old people in this palace.

In the face of the emperor's favorite concubine, the closest adoptive mother of the prince in the palace, and the concubine Niangniang, who still faintly has the momentum of being sealed, the palace people who are despicable and slaves have no right to speak, let alone find an excuse to block it. The eunuch just shouted loudly, and his voice was suddenly too high, and he inevitably received ten slaps.

"In the dead of night, there is such noise, disturbing the prince's rest, how did you behave?" The door of the outer hall has been opened, and there is only one door separated from the inner room of the dormitory, and Concubine De's slightly annoyed voice came in a little, "The female official wrote down, and during the day, she will be punished by this inferior slave, and she will be confined for three days, and she will copy the rules of the palace pavilion at night again!" ”

In the inner room of the dormitory, Wang Hong had already walked quickly behind the long screen and saw the little star with a shocked face. As for the man he had hidden behind this screen a few days earlier, he was nowhere to be seen.

Concubine De came, Xiaoxing had already heard the sound outside, and before she could say more, Wang Hong grabbed her wrist, pulled her to a row of wardrobes, swept her eyes, opened one of the cabinet doors, and pushed her in.

Tearing up two sets of robes hanging in a person's closet, Wang Hong closed the cabinet door and walked back to the screen quickly.

Although the outer hall is dozens of steps deep, the horizontal distance from the inner room is only about ten steps, when Concubine De has already walked to the door of the inner room, Wang Hong in the room has just sat on the edge of the couch, and it is too late to take off his shoes and lift the quilt to pretend to be asleep.

Looking at the door of the inner room slowly opening, Wang Hong's eyebrows jumped, and he suddenly remembered the booklet that Xiao Xing had just handed him to record the affairs of the north. The booklet categorically couldn't be seen by Concubine De, but when he got up and went behind the screen just now, he didn't put it away, I'm afraid it was spread out in a conspicuous place on the couch.

The faint light of the lamp in the dormitory was forced by the palace lamp outside the door that was getting closer and brighter, and the two kinds of light and dark contrasts were intertwined, and everything in the room became blurred. Such as a painting that has been immersed in water.

Wang Hong was anxious, turned around and grabbed the couch indiscriminately, fortunately his luck was good, and soon his fingers touched the edge of the booklet, and he hurriedly grabbed it and stuffed it under the brocade quilt.

There was no more time for him to have a chance to hide the booklet in a more secret place, the door of the inner room of the dormitory had been opened, and under the light of the Huanghuang Palace lamp, Xiao Wanting, the richly dressed concubine, stepped lightly and walked in.

With the entry of a group of palace maids and eunuchs, the seat lamps and corner lamps in the dormitory were lit. The room was lit up. The second prince sitting on the edge of the couch narrowed his eyes slightly.

When Concubine De walked into the inner room of the dormitory, she saw that the second prince Wang Hong was not lying flat on the couch, but sitting on the edge of the couch, and his feet were already in his shoes. It looks like he's about to get up. Concubine De couldn't help but be surprised. At the same time, there are still some doubts in my heart.

Wang Hong didn't seem to have just been woken up by the shouts of the eunuch outside the door, but as if he had woken up a long time ago, but the palace maid who stayed in the inner room to keep vigil was at the gate outside the palace. So what happened in this inner room just now?

"Mother." Wang Hong saw that Concubine De had already come in, so he called first, and then got up to greet him, "Erchen to meet the concubine ......."

Without waiting for Wang Hong to bow down, Concubine De walked a little hurriedly, raised her hand to support his forearm, and said with a smile: "It's almost free, you are still polite to the concubine, sit down." ”

Concubine De wanted to help Wang Hong back to lean on the couch, but Wang Hong was afraid that as soon as she lifted the quilt, she would see the booklet he hastily hid under the brocade quilt, so she just sat back on the side of the couch, and then immediately called the palace maid to wait for Concubine De to sit down.

Although Concubine De was puzzled, she didn't show anything immediately, but first followed Wang Hong's wishes, but she told the palace maid to move the chair to the side of the couch, and she sat down.

When she saw Wang Hong's forehead clearly, Concubine De's face suddenly showed worry, she took a silk handkerchief from her waist, wiped it carefully for him, and said compassionately: "Why do you sweat so much?" Wasn't it okay when you just came back from outside the palace? ”

Wang Hong just smiled lightly at this and covered it with the old words: "Erchen has been so easy to drag down other people's physique since he was a child, in fact, it's nothing, it will ease up after a night's rest." ”

"That is, you dare to treat yourself like this." Concubine De couldn't help but reproach, "Mother Concubine watched you pay half a lifetime of hard work from just learning to walk staggeringly to growing into your current handsome descendant, you should owe me, you need to take good care of yourself, you know?" ”

"The retainers obeyed." Wang Hong lowered his head slightly.

Concubine De sighed faintly, and then said slowly: "The concubine just heard from the imperial doctor of the Imperial Doctor's Bureau, the injury in your palm was just a little better, and it was broken again, the imperial doctor said that this time you must take care of it carefully, the concubine was worried, so she came to see you." You're used to getting sick at night, how are you feeling now? If you feel uncomfortable, you must not hide it, and you must call someone to serve it in time, you know? ”

"Erchen knows." Wang Hong raised his head slowly, "Thank you, Concubine, for your advice." ”

"Now that you have grown up, it is impossible for your mother to watch you to sleep every night like when you were a child, so she can only tell you from time to time and teach you to pay more attention to yourself. Fortunately, in recent years, you have been less reborn, which makes the mother feel much more at ease. While speaking, Concubine De reached out and touched Wang Hong's forehead, only to feel a little cold when she touched it, and she couldn't help but say again: "It's so cold, hurry up and get into the quilt to cover it." ”

Seeing that Concubine De hadn't gotten up yet, Wang Hong hurriedly moved, and sure enough, he "drilled" into the brocade quilt. He didn't dare to open it, still afraid that the booklet would be exposed. After getting into the quilt, he moved his body very slightly, pressing the book under his legs, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Concubine De was actually about to stand up and help Wang Hong tuck the quilt just now, and the reason why she didn't act was because she was used to glancing at the ground before getting up, and then she saw the burned fire stalk on the ground next to her feet.

She didn't drop her hand to pick it up, but her eyes fixed on the fire fold for a moment, and then she said with a little annoyance, "What's going on?" The palace is heavy, how many times do you have to be admonished to be careful about the fire candle? Which rough slave left this behind? If you stand up and confess your guilt, you can also ask for some forgiveness, don't wait for the palace to interrogate them one by one! ”

Among the several palace maids and eunuchs in Huayang Palace who were in charge of keeping vigil today, none of them made a sound.

Wang Hong, who was already nestled in the quilt, leaned over when he heard the sound and glanced down at Concubine De's gaze, and he quickly understood what was happening. His eyes changed for a moment, and there must be one thing that he couldn't bypass today, and he couldn't help but sigh silently.

The fire fold stalk was also left by Xiaoxing, a woman in a cloth skirt who suddenly appeared in the inner room of the dormitory just now. This is a small accident, but fortunately, this kind of fire fold is very ordinary, and it is not possible to see the traces left by someone's personality from above. However, in order to hide this doubt, there must be a palace slave who has to suffer some grievances tonight.

In the face of everyone's silence, on the couch shrouded in silk tents, the second prince Wang Hong, who was sitting quietly leaning on two soft pillows, suddenly spoke: "It was probably accidentally dropped by the palace maid who held the lamp just now, it's just a trivial matter, it's not worth the mother's annoyance." ”

Although he said it lightly, as long as these words came out of his mouth, Concubine De would never spare the mistake of the palace maid who held the lamp.

No one needs to be identified. The arrangement of the palace slaves for the nightly vigil in the dormitory has long been scheduled. The second prince's words were only halfway through. Among the palace maids standing on both sides, one of them knelt down with a "bang" and begged for mercy and cried out for mercy. She was guarding the inner room of the dormitory just now, and she was summoned by the second prince. I went to the palace maid who lit the triangular glass lamp.

The second prince, Wang Hong, didn't say anything more. In order to hide the traces of the little star. He had to do it. As for this lady who seems to have only been elected to Huayang Palace for a short time, she has to compensate for the grievances she has suffered today. We'll have to talk about it another day.

Seeing that the palace maid kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, as if she had really been wronged, among the several servants of Huayang Palace present, there was an older eunuch who vaguely grasped the intention of the second highness, not only did not help the palace maid speak, but also said meaningfully: "Don't argue anymore, you can review it yourself, when did the second highness wronged which palace servant?" It's all your own rudeness, do you still want to throw the responsibility to Your Highness? ”

Concubine De's last hesitation was also removed by the eunuch's words, and anger gradually grew on her face.

The eunuch was right, the second prince Wang Hong may have developed a gentle temperament since he was a child, and he rarely got angry, so he was rarely angry with the servants in the palace. Over time, he gradually became a rare good master in the hearts of most palace slaves in the harem.

And as a prince, the wisdom of the gentleman he has learned, the breeze of the person he has cultivated, and the generosity and kindness of his character are not a problem. It's completely unimaginable that he should do the thing of framing a little palace maid, and if the palace maid denies it again, it will be a bit like throwing dirt on His Royal Highness the Second Prince.

The palace maid who was kneeling on the ground didn't dare to speak out anymore, and after listening to the eunuch's accusation, although she had some hatred in her heart, she also had some doubts about herself, was it really her negligence just now? The eunuch's words were not all wrong, how could His Royal Highness wronged himself as a little palace maid?

"Doing things so crudely, and refusing to bear the mistakes after committing them, how can the emperor's bedroom be left with such a bad servant." Concubine De, who was silent for a moment, spoke coldly, and at the same time flicked her sleeves, "Let's go to the Huanyi Bureau tonight, you will be more diligent there in the future, and you will not even live up to this last master's expectations." ”

As soon as Concubine De's words were finished, two of the palace maids who surrounded her here stood up, stretched out their hands on the shoulders of the kneeling palace maids, and quickly carried her out.

After saying the words that could almost change the fate of a palace maid just now, Wang Hong, the second prince sitting in the brocade quilt, kept his eyes slightly lowered. He also heard the words of the eunuch, and in fact he was exactly that kind of person, accustomed to treating all those around him gently, and did not like to treat these people who served him carefully as cattle, horses, and livestock, and he would not feel the slightest pleasure in his heart when he saw these people being punished.

What's more, the punishment that this palace maid received at this time was indeed forced on her own head. But of course, he can also understand that the eunuch suddenly spoke, and his help was very appropriate, although that would cause the palace maid to be punished more severely, but he still had to firmly protect Xiaoxing's original intention.

It's just that this practice of needing to hurt one person in order to protect another person makes him feel a little sorry after all.

After disposing of the palace maid, Concubine De let out a long breath, as if she had not completely relieved her hatred. After calming down a little, Concubine De turned her gaze and looked at Wang Hong through a layer of foggy silk tent, and said helplessly in her tone: "When the concubine first came over, she was still wondering, why did all the people in your palace stand at the gate, and now it can be seen that these palace slaves are not serving well, so they were driven out by you." But why don't you know that slaves are not useful, and it is useless to just drive them away, so they have to be replaced. The concubine has told you many times, it's all for your good, why don't you want to do it? ”

Wang Hong was silent for a moment, it was really not good to help Concubine De to be angry anymore, and the servants in his palace suffered a lot, so he said softly: "The slaves and maids in Huayang Palace are usually very conscientious in serving their sons, and occasionally there are some negligence, and it is not a big deal. ”――

(To be continued......)