"Hmph, hmph." Yuzhu sneered miserably, "Justice, what is justice, he is dead before he came to this world, how can you give him justice?" Phew, Shangguan Beitang, why do you have to be pretending to be merciful again? ”

In the face of Yuzhu's questioning, Shangguan Beitang could not justify it, after all, everything that happened to Yuzhu was caused by him.

He said again: "Whether you believe it or not, I swear to heaven that I have never thought of touching your child's thoughts. From the moment you decided to give birth to him, I thought about how to grow up with him and make him safe and healthy in this life. ”

Yuzhu stopped talking, and all the grief turned into silent crying.

At this time, there was an announcement from Uncle Qin outside the room: "Lord Wang, Yulan and everyone in the kitchen have arrived." ”

Shangguan Beitang sorted out his emotions, got up and said to Yuzhu: "Yuzhu, you are a smart person, you think carefully about whether this king has any reason to hurt the child." Take 10,000 steps back, even if I really don't like this child, as long as he exists, I can be safeguarded, why should I kill him. Don't worry, I will definitely find out about this matter, give you an explanation, and return my innocence. ”

With that, he opened the door and walked out, stood on the steps, looked at the dozen or so subordinates who were called over, and asked, "Where is Magnolia?" ”

His unangry and self-righteous demeanor couldn't help but make everyone feel awe.

When Yulan heard the prince call her, she hurriedly walked out of the crowd and replied earnestly, "The slave is here." ”

Shangguan Beitang glanced at him and said quietly, "You come forward first." ”

Yulan stepped on small steps, and moved two more steps forward to the prince.

Shangguan Beitang looked directly at everyone and asked, "Who made the matcha cake of the princess on the side yesterday?" ”

A tall and fat cook came forward and replied, "Back to the prince's words, that matcha cake was made by a villain." ”

"You've always done it in the past?"

"Yes, minions are good at making pastries, and almost all the pastries in the palace are made by minions." This fat man is probably too fat, his tongue is a little wide, and he can't help but have a bit of a sticky taste when he speaks, as if his tongue is stuck to his jaw and can't be lifted.

"Do you make pastries by yourself, or do you ask someone to help?"

"Back to the prince's words, this pastry is completed by the villain alone from the selection of ingredients to the recipe, because this is a craft handed down from the ancestors, so it is never in the hands of others."

"Then think carefully about who was present when you made this pastry yesterday, and whether anyone had touched the ingredients of the pastry." Shangguan Beitang asked again.

The cook thought for a moment and said, "All the work is done by the villain alone, and no one else interferes."

"Have you ever gone out during the production?"

"Villain, didn't go out."

"When Admiral Ann went to fetch the pastry, you gave it to him yourself?" Shangguan Beitang took a look at An Hai.

"Yes."

"Okay, you stand this side first." Shangguan Beitang pointed to the left-hand side and asked the cook to stand.

Shangguan Beitang turned around and asked An Hai, "When you sent the pastry to the inner courtyard, you gave it to Yulan with your own hands. ”

"The magnolia given by the subordinates themselves, when the subordinates walked to the inner courtyard, they happened to meet the Yulan girl, so they thought that there were many women in the inner courtyard, and it was not good for the subordinate foreign men to enter like this, and the Yulan girl was also a person from the prince's side, so he asked her to bring the pastry." An Hai arched his hand and said.

Beitang didn't look at Yulan at work, and asked directly: "Yulan, come forward, this king asks you, did you meet other people on the way to deliver pastries yesterday." ”

"Return, back to the prince's words, the slave maid did not touch anyone." Yuzhu replied with his head down.

Shangguan Beitang no longer asked, but said: "In this case, it is this king who wants to harm his own child." ”

Everyone was silent, and they all looked down at the ground.

At this time, Mu Nanfeng came over with a bowl of medicine, Shangguan Beitang had an idea, and pretended to be anxious and worried, and stepped forward and said, "Brother Nanfeng, you can be regarded as here." How's that, the medicine is decoctioned. ”

"Alright." Mu Nanfeng replied.

"That's good, that's good, can you assure this king that if Princess Fang takes this medicine, everything will be fine?" Shangguan Beitang glanced at him again and said.

Although Mu Nanfeng didn't understand the meaning, he still followed his words and said: "If you go back to the prince, everything will be fine." ”

Shangguan Beitang immediately said: "If that's the case, then everyone will disperse." Do whatever you have to do. Xiaoru, come here, take this medicine to the princess of the side. ”

Xiaoru obeyed the order, came over and took the tray in Mu Nanfeng's hand, and walked towards the house.

Shangguan Beitang looked at her back and said, "Be careful, be careful of spilling, this medicine primer was specially brought by Brother Nanfeng from Qingyin Valley, and it took ten years to breed one plant, so I boiled such a bowl." It is the best medicine to protect the fetus and save your life, you have to be careful to wait for the mother to drink it. ”

"Yes, the slave knows." Xiao Ru replied as she walked.

Mu Nanfeng looked at Shangguan Beitang again and asked, "Lord Wang, this?" ”

Shangguan Beitang shook his head lightly, and pulled the sleeve of Lamu Nanfeng's coat to signal him not to speak.

Then he said: "Forget it, Xiaoru, this girl is very careless, let's go, Brother Nanfeng, you should go in with me and take a look, so you can take a look at Yuzhu again." ”

"Yes." Mu Nanfeng followed Shangguan Beitang into the house.

After entering the house, Shangguan Beitang did not ask the servant to close the door, but walked to the inner room, took the medicine that Yuzhu was about to drink, and said to Xiaoru: "You go out first." ”

Xiaoru had no choice but to retreat.

He whispered again: "If you want to know who the murderer is, do as I say." ”

Then he said loudly, "Come, Yuzhu, drink the medicine." ”

Then he whispered a few words in Yuzhu's ear.

Yuzhu was weak, but her voice was not small, "It's too hot, concubine body will drink it later." ”

Mu Nanfeng persuaded: "Niangniang." You'd better drink it. ”

"The concubine is very tired for a while, so let's drink it later." Yuzhu waved his hand and said.

"In that case, then you should rest for a while. Xiaoru, wait for the mother to rest. Shangguan Beitang commanded.

Shangguan Beitang and Mu Nanfeng walked out of Yuzhu's bedroom.

Mu Nanfeng looked at Shangguan Beitang, who was frowning, and persuaded: "The prince doesn't need to worry, the side princess Niangniang Ji has her own natural appearance, and she will definitely get better." ”

Shangguan Beitang sighed: "Let's go, go to the study, this king still has something to discuss with Brother Nanfeng, come back later!" ”

The two of them walked out of the inner courtyard as they spoke.

Saying that the scorching sun was scorching, Xiaoru waited for Yuzhu to fall asleep, and then fanned her for a while.

Not long after, I also felt very sleepy, and after yawning four or five times in a row, I also went to the outhouse to lie on the table and take a lazy nap.

It doesn't matter if you take a nap, what matters is that there will be those people who are not right-hearted and come by taking advantage of the loopholes.

In the summer heat, Xiaoru left the door open, only a thin gauze curtain to hide the flies.

Therefore, when someone comes in, the sound of the door opening is not heard.

A petite figure smoky into Yuzhu's room, and within a moment arrived in the back room. She crept cautiously, tiptoeing for fear of making a little noise.

She came to Yuzhu's bed, looked at the sleeping Yuzhu, and then gently went to the bowl of soup on the bedside table.

There was a decoction under his hand, but his eyes were looking at Yuzhu with sinister eyes. I'm afraid that she will wake up when she hears a hint of movement.

Just picked up the decoction and was about to leave, but she heard Yuzhu on the bed move, which frightened her, hurriedly put down the decoction, and bent down under the bed.

When I looked at it again, it was the princess on the other side who moved and turned over, turning her body that was originally lying flat and facing the inner wall and lying down.

Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, patted her chest gently, thinking that she was a thief and scared herself.

He lay on the side of the bed and waited for a while, and when he saw that Yuzhu didn't move again, he picked up the bowl of soup and medicine again and walked out.

As soon as I left the door, I looked around and saw that there was no one, and the stone in my heart probably fell. I was thinking about pouring this bowl of hot potion under the peony tree next to the corridor.

But suddenly I heard a person behind me shouting, "Yulan, what are you doing here?" ”

This voice startled Magnolia. In a trance, she felt that she was out of her body. I almost threw the bowl in my hand to the ground.

She hurriedly turned around, but it was Shangguan Beitang and Mu Nanfeng who were standing in the corridor looking at her.

In an instant, she knew that she had been caught red-handed and would surely die.

But in his heart, he still had that trace of luck, and knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed and cried: "Slave, slave, beg the prince to spare the slave." ”

Shangguan Beitang held back the anger in his heart and asked, "Say, who instructed you?"

When Magnolia heard this, she just cried, but she didn't speak.

Shangguan Beitang asked again: "Until now, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?" Who instructed you? Why are you doing this? ”

"There is no one to instruct the slave and the maid, and everything is done by the slave and the maid alone." Yulan saw that she couldn't shirk it, so she hurriedly admitted.

Yuzhu heard the movement outside the house and walked out with Xiaoru's support. Seeing Magnolia kneeling on the ground, the disappointment and pain in my heart suddenly appeared.

Tears flowed straight down, mixed with disappointment and puzzlement: "Yulan, why are you?" You and I have been waiting for the prince in the palace for decades, and I have always treated you as my own sister, how can you, how can you harm me? ”

When Yulan saw Yuzhu come out, she suddenly stopped crying and begging for mercy, but wiped her tears, raised her head and glared at her with a hateful look, and sneered,

said: "You and I have been in the palace for decades, and we are like sisters, but why should I be careful in everything, and serve the prince more dedicatedly than you, but you are the maid in charge of this palace." ”

"How lucky you are, because of your meritorious service to the prince, you jumped up the branches and became the master of this palace. And me? I have been careful and conscientious for more than ten years. ”

"But my lord, have you ever looked at me one more time?" Yulan pointed the finger at Shangguan Beitang.

Shangguan Beitang was stunned, he never thought that Yulan would say these words. He said, "Even so, is that why you hurt people?" Why didn't you come at me? What does it have to do with Yuzhu? Did she provoke you? ”

"She didn't provoke me, but she shouldn't have provoked you, let alone conceived your child." Magnolia said.