At noon, the sky was clear and there was a fireball-like sun, and the clouds seemed to have been burned by the sun and disappeared without a trace.

Qin Yuan had breakfast, rested on the soft couch on the side, listened to the crisp and endless cries outside, and suddenly felt a little bored, looking at the sunny weather outside, Qin Yuan lazily said to Zhang Dehai and others, "I haven't been to the old lady for a few days, let's go with this concubine." ”

Dye Shuang hurriedly stepped forward to help Qin Yuan get up, and walked slowly in the direction of the old lady out of the bedroom, and when she walked through the small garden, she saw two maids chatting enthusiastically, which inevitably attracted Qin Yuan to eavesdrop in the shade of the tree.

"Qingqiu's life is really good, he was rescued by the emperor last night, and the emperor carried Qingqiu ashore last night."

"Hmph, what's so strange about this, the emperor is just passing by just in time, how can he not be saved when he dies?"

"Do you know the truth? This morning, I saw the emperor leaving the house with General Xue, Qingqiu happened to pass by, and the emperor took the initiative to stop Qingqiu and asked Qingqiu if there was anything wrong with his body, not to mention how happy he was to see Qingqiu like that. ”

After all, Qing Cang is the son of heaven who is high above, if he takes the initiative to speak to which maid, it is naturally out of reach, and the maid on the side was suddenly shocked, "According to what you say, is it possible for Qingqiu to fly on the branch this time?" ”

"No, Qingqiu is already smart, even if Concubine Hui is favored again, now that she is pregnant, she naturally can't serve the emperor to sleep, and it is difficult to guarantee that the emperor will accept Qingqiu."

"Hmph, in my opinion, Qingqiu fell into the water last night on purpose, what is there for her Qingqiu to be innocent, how can it be so coincidental, now that the eldest lady is not in the house, I see that Qingqiu is presumptuous."

"Hey, everyone has their own lives, who let us not be born with a delicate face."

Qin Yuan stood in the shade of the tree and listened to the conversation between the two maids, her face did not show a trace of kindness, her eyes were full of hatred, she stepped forward with a stiff face, and said in a sharp tone, "This concubine sees that you are presumptuous enough, and you dare to talk about the emperor's gossip here in broad daylight, are you tired of it?" ”

The two maids looked back when they heard the voice, and saw that Qin Yuan was stunned, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "The slave knows her mistake, the slave and the maid will not dare next time, and I hope that Concubine Hui will forgive." Qin Yuan flashed a fierce smile, "Next time?" Do you want to have a next time? ”

The maid trembled nervously, and said in a trembling voice, "The slave knows that she is wrong, the slave and the maid will not dare anymore, please ask the concubine to forgive the slave and the maid once." ”

Qin Yuan glanced at the two of them in extreme disgust, "Zhang Dehai, slap your mouth!" Then Zhang Dehai stepped forward and waved his hand and slapped the two maids in the face, and the maid's face instantly made five handprints, and a little blood oozed from the corner of the mouth, and the maid grinned in pain.

Qin Yuan then turned around and left, without even looking at it, and said coldly and ruthlessly, "Cut off the tongues of the two to make an example, this concubine wants to see who will dare to talk nonsense in the future!" Zhang Dehai responded instantly, and the maid turned pale with fright after hearing this, and even kowtowed and cried and begged for mercy, but Qinyuan didn't even pay attention to it, and she lost interest for a while to go to the old lady, and went back to the bedroom directly.

Qin Yuan sat on the soft couch with a very serious expression, and the concubines in the palace competed with them for favor, but I didn't expect that there were still people restless when they returned to the house, and the maid wanted to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, he Qingcang actually hugged the maid in front of everyone, this was simply not concerned about her Qin Yuan's existence, the more Qin Yuan thought about it, the more angry she became, and then thought that Qingqiu was a person under the eldest lady, and the maid's words were not unreasonable, why should she commit suicide? Qin Yuan was suspicious for a while, and then said to Yuru, "Yuru, bring that Qingqiu and the second lady to the concubine." ”

Yuru then bowed down to receive the order, turned around and went out to do so, Zhang Dehai came in at this time and said, "Master, you did as you ordered, the slave cut off the tongues of the two maids, and hung them on the maids, so they set an example." Qin Yuan suddenly raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "Hmph, this concubine happened to hear it today, if she doesn't punish it, it may be how ugly it will be." ”

The dyed frost on the side comforted, "Master, don't be angry, you are very angry with the maid." ”

After a while, Yuru walked in with Qingqiu and the second lady, and Qin Yuan then asked the second lady to sit beside her.

I saw Qingqiu's woman in a light blue gauze skirt bowing her head slightly, her crimson little face still couldn't hide her delicate skin, fresh and beautiful, elegant and dignified, Qingqiu slowly knelt on the ground, and said softly, "The slave maid asked Huigui Concubine Niangniang to say goodbye, I don't know what happened to Huigui Concubine Niangniang's announcement of the slave maid." ”

Dyed Frost stepped forward and slapped Qingqiu with great displeasure, and said viciously, "What a bold man, he dares to seduce the emperor wantonly, and he doesn't look at what his identity is!" The sudden slap made Qingqiu extremely aggrieved, and he covered his face and said aggrievedly, "The slave and maid are wronged, the slave and maid did not seduce the emperor." ”

Concubine Hui didn't pay attention to Qingqiu's meaning, and leisurely took a sip of the teacup, without a trace of attention, and said sharply when the frost on the side saw this, "Hmph, can't you hear the gossip in the house now?" It's just your blessing that the emperor saved your life, don't think that you can climb the dragon and the phoenix through this! ”

Qingqiu's face turned resolute and said, "The slave and maid are wronged, the slave and maid did not seduce the emperor, and the people in the house are too talkative, how can the slave and maid control it?" Seeing that Qingqiu's attitude was so resolute, Concubine Hui Gui suddenly curled the corners of her mouth slightly, and said in a sharp tone, "This concubine doesn't care whether you seduce the emperor or not, as long as there is gossip in the house, this concubine will treat you as if you have seduced the emperor, if it is not punishment, how can this concubine establish her authority in the mansion in the future, Zhang Dehai, punishment!" ”

As Qin Yuan blurted out indifferently and ruthlessly with the last word, Zhang Dehai picked up the silver needle in the sewing box on the side and stabbed Qingqiu fiercely, and suddenly Qingqiu staggered to the ground in pain, struggling and shouting, "Ah! Yes! The slave and the maid are wronged, the slave and the maid are wronged, ah! Hurt! Don't! Seeing that Qingqiu was unruly, Zhang Dehai stepped forward and forced him to hold it, Zhang Dehai pricked several stitches in a row, and then pricked the silver needle on his back, raised his foot and stepped on it hard, the entire silver needle was embedded in Qingqiu's body, and Qingqiu's forehead was filled with fine beads, and he cried with tears in his eyes, "Ah! Hui Gui Niangniang spares her life, the slave is wronged! Woowoo...... Concubine Hui spared the slave maid. ”

Qin Yuan then peeled the kumquat for a moment, slowly entered the entrance without even glancing at Qingqiu, and said coldly and ruthlessly, "You are the maid of the eldest lady, right?" Hmph, gouge out her eyes and cut off her ears, this concubine wants to see what she can do to seduce the emperor without this look. This sentence made the second lady on the side couldn't help but marvel slightly.

Zhang Dehai immediately took the order, took out a short dagger, and walked towards Qin Yuan with a ruthless face, Qingqiu suddenly turned pale with fright, sat on the ground and retreated again and again, "No...... No...... Don't come here, you can't ...... like this", Dye Frost held Qingqiu and said sharply, "Be honest, otherwise you will even dig out your eyes." ”

How could Qingqiu sit still, hurriedly got up and broke free from the frost and ran out, Yuru quickly stepped forward and waved a palm at Qingqiu, Qingqiu flew out like an object, stumbled on the potted stand in the corner, and then fell to the ground, the potted plant was shaken again and again by Qingqiu, and then fell from the shelf and smashed on Qingqiu's head, and suddenly Qingqiu's head was smashed with a big hole, and blood flowed.

I saw Zhang Dehai slowly walking in with a dagger, Qingqiu was stunned by the smashing for a while, and she didn't have the strength to resist at all, so frightened that she trembled all over, trembling like a sifting chaff, her teeth clenched, her dilated pupils were full of terror, and she said in her mouth, "Don't come here, please let me go, don't come over, the slave is wronged, don't!" ”

Zhang Dehai walked into Qingqiu's side without a trace of pity in his eyes, raised a dagger and decisively cut off his ear, only to see that Qingqiu's left ear disappeared in an instant, and blood flowed out like water, so painful that Qingqiu howled again and again, and the screams filled the entire bedroom, "Ah! My ears! My ears! From beginning to end, the second lady, who was sitting on the side without saying a word, was so frightened that she closed her eyes again and again, and her face was extremely ugly.

Zhang Dehai also raised his hand to cut off the other one, only to hear Qingqiu scream, "Concubine Hui spares her life, the slave maid is instructed by the eldest lady, please beg Concubine Hui to spare her life!" ”

The corners of Qin Yuan's mouth then curled up with satisfaction, she had already guessed that this matter would not be so simple, "Stop, let her speak." ”

I saw Qingqiu hurriedly crossed Zhang Dehai, knelt and crawled to Qin Yuan's feet, crying bitterly and said, "The eldest lady instigated the slave and maid to seduce the emperor, first, to let Hui Gui Concubine fall out of favor, and second, the slave and maid should also plead with the emperor to let the eldest lady return to the house, everything was done by the eldest lady instructed the slave and maid, please let the slave and maid spare the slave and maid, please, please ......", Qingqiu kowtowed to Qin Yuan again and again, dripping blood oozed from her head and ears, and she was miserable.

Qin Yuan's brows furrowed slightly, and then she said to Yuru, "Drag it down and do it, and when the night is dark, hang the corpse in front of the door of the eldest lady of Caofu!" Yuru then responded and dragged Yuru, who was begging for mercy again and again, down like rags.

Qin Yuan then looked at the second lady who was in a state of flux indifferently, and said in an indifferent tone, "This concubine was supposed to help you, but she caused a disaster, what have you done in the past few months?" The second lady was frightened by the scene just now, and her tone was intermittent, "Concubine...... Concubine ......"

"That's it!" , Qin Yuan suddenly roared impatiently, "There is more than enough success, more than failure, now that I am in charge of the Xue family, I can't even see the clues of a maid, and it is in vain to hand over the Xue family to you!" Today, my concubine called you here, but also to let you study hard, soft-hearted, only promises can't do anything big after all! Do you think that the eldest lady is in charge of the Xue family by her identity alone? Isn't it still a little bit of a trick? It's ridiculous that she can't fight a little girl! ”

The second lady looked at Qin Yuan in front of her, and felt that this woman had changed too much than before entering the palace, just such a bloody scene, the indifference in Qin Yuan's eyes could not be pretended, so you can see what kind of indifferent place the palace is.

The second lady pursed her lips and said, "Yes, the concubine respectfully follows the teachings of the noble concubine." ”

The night was dark, Qing Cang didn't go back to the bedroom for a long time, I heard that he went out of the city with his father early in the morning, and he thought it would be very late to come back, Qin Yuan changed his clothes and didn't sleep, waiting for Yuru to return from Cao's mansion.