Chapter Twenty-Six: The Lotus Flower

Liu Yuyao hurriedly waved her hand and said: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, how dare I make the prince angry, did Mama Jiao listen to other people's nonsense?" ”

"The crown prince's golden mouth, what is the nonsense of others!" I saw Mama Jiao snort coldly and said, "When the prince returned to the palace, he said, when the princess comes back, let you go to him to ask for guilt." ”

Liu Yuyao turned her head to look at the shadow and asked her what she should do.

Lianying didn't look at her, but said coldly: "You also deserve it, see if you have a long memory in the future!" ”

Seeing that Langying refused to help her, and people had to bow their heads under the eaves, Liu Yuyao sighed, so she had to follow Mama Jiao to the door of the prince's bedroom, and just as she was about to go in, she heard Mama Jiao say again: "The prince is bathing and changing clothes at this time, so the mother will kneel at the door first." ”

"Huh?!" Liu Yuyao was furious: "What kind of bath do you take in broad daylight!" You want to wash it, right!? That aunt and grandmother waited for him to finish washing before going in! ”

Mama Jiao's eyelids rolled up, and she couldn't say: "The prince asked the mother to kneel outside and wait." ”

Liu Yuyao was just about to scold, but the shadow quietly stood on tiptoe behind her, slammed into her hind leg socket, and listened to her oops, her legs were weak, and she already knelt on the ground.

Mama Jiao is finally satisfied now, and snorted coldly: "Wouldn't it save trouble if Niangniang knelt down like this earlier, it hurt me, and I still waste so many tongues." ”

Liu Yuyao snorted angrily, and was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, kneeling and kneeling, how long can he take a shower.

But she really underestimated this prince who was addicted to cleanliness, she didn't know how long she had been taking this bath, she only knew that her kneeling legs hurt, and she wanted to stand up several times, but she couldn't stand up with the heavy hand on her shoulder.

And Mama Jiao poured it well, but let people bring tea, sit on the stone table next to her, and pour herself a drink.

Just when she was trying to find a reason to urinate, she heard several footsteps behind her, and when she turned around, her eyes widened in horror, the person who came was actually the crown prince Li Che!

The prince had already changed into a white robe embroidered with cloud dragon patterns, he had indeed just bathed, and his hair that had not yet dried was draped behind his head, and when he saw her at this time, he was also stunned, his sword eyebrows were raised, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and he said with a touch of ridicule: "What are you doing here?" Please? Prince Ben is not going to forgive you, keep kneeling! ”

After saying this, he took the people behind him, turned his steps, and went directly to the study next door.

Liu Yuyao is stupid, dare to feel that she has been kneeling here stupidly for a long time, and people still don't know anything?

"The surname is Jiao!" She only dared to grit her teeth and muttered in her heart: "I'm not done with you!" You've tricked me into kneeling here for so long! All right! Don't plant it in my hands in the future! Otherwise, my aunt and grandmother won't be able to eat and you won't be able to leave! ”

The people who followed the prince took one last look at Liu Yuyao and hurriedly entered the study.

As soon as the door to the study closed, there were only two of them.

The prince stood with his hands in his hands and asked him in a deep voice, "Has there been a letter sent to Biansai recently?" ”

Knowing that he was asking whether Shen Cangqin, the general of Dingjiang, had sent him a letter privately, the man shook his head and said, "No, do you want to send a letter to the official?" ”

The prince turned around, looked at the young man in front of him and said, "Zhu Wanzhao, haven't you always had a good brain, why are you confused at this time?" My grandfather did not send a letter to Beijing because he was worried that his excerpt would anger the emperor, so that the emperor would take strict care of me and prevent me from contacting my grandfather. ”

Zhu Wanzhao, the waiter of the Criminal Department, smiled warmly and said: "It is precisely this reason, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also said so, this letter, let's not send it." ”

"Well," the prince lifted his robe and sat down behind the desk, and wrote, "I heard that the Yin of Gyeonggi Prefecture and many officials have gone on the road to impeach the prince again, saying that I have established my own military power, and this matter of the kamikaze battalion soldiers and horses has been detected by him, and it is not groundless to think about it. ”

Zhu Wanzhao smiled and said: "Even if the news of the kamikaze camp set up by His Highness leaks out quietly, they can only talk on paper, but there is no conclusive evidence. ”

The prince sneered, raised the paper in his hand, blew the ink on it, and said, "They have grabbed this prince again and again, but don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" ”

Zhu Wanzhao respectfully stepped forward to take the paper in the prince's hand and glanced at it, only to see a word written on it: 殺.

The pen is vigorous, the pen is full, I heard that the prince's good hand has been taught by the Taifu, but it is better than the blue, but now the Taifu does not ask about the government, often lazy in the house, they are naturally rare to see Mobao.

Zhu Wanzhao shook his head with a wry smile, put the piece of paper back in front of the prince and said, "Why bother to ask the kamikaze camp to come out, this matter can be solved by the officials themselves." ”

"How are you going to solve it?"

"The son of Gyeonggi Prefecture Yin was arrested by the lower officials for the crime of forcibly robbing the people's daughters, but he was hard-mouthed and refused to admit it, if he admitted it, the lower officials could behead him all over the house."

Li Che pursed his lips, glanced at him coldly and said, "You've been a servant of the Criminal Department for a while, what's the matter, which law of my Dachen tells you that if you rob a people's girl, you will be beheaded all over the house?" ”

"In order to make Lord Fu Yin pay the price of blood, the lower officials can only give him a crime of robbery and forced sale, this crime of buying and selling human beings can be big or small, does His Highness want to dismiss him, or...... It's all up to His Highness. ”

This Zhu Wanzhao is only in his twenties, young and promising, and he became a waiter in the criminal department early, often smiling between his words, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

However, he is a murderer who does not blink, and he speaks all over the house, but his smile is brighter than spring.

"What do you think? This prince is not a bodhisattva, not a Buddha, and does not have so much compassion. ”

"Yes," Zhu Wanzhao replied with a fist: "After the official returns, he will be tortured to extract a confession." ”

The prince raised his hand and knocked on the door of his head, and said thoughtfully, "The efficiency of the Criminal Department is not as good as before, so the mouth of Gongzi Yin of the Mansion is hard, or is your torture instrument hard?" ”

The smile on Zhu Wanzhao's face did not decrease, but she was a little helpless, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have any good suggestions?" ”

"Recently, this prince has been reading ancient books in his spare time, and he saw a method of giving birth to a lotus, I don't know if Master Zhu has heard of it."

"Please also ask Your Highness for advice."

"It's very simple, you only need a nail board, lead the prisoner to walk on the nail board, and the needle hole on the soles of the feet is bleeding, isn't it like a red lotus blooming?"

Zhu Wanzhao looked up at the current crown prince, only to see that his eyes were deep, like glass, and the red-petaled thin lips spoke of brutal torture as if he was talking about today's weather.

Although it looks uninhibited and slightly domineering, the shrewdness revealed by this gesture is the true inheritance of the emperor.

He is good at disguise, but also good at disguise, in front of the emperor, he is cautious in his words and deeds, self-denial and courtesy, in front of hundreds of officials, he is arrogant and full of responsibility.

But what he saw most in Zhu Wanzhao was his restrained Shen Mansion and domineering methods.

"With this law, it seems that the prisoners will definitely be recruited." As a squire of the Criminal Department, his natural bloodthirsty nature also made him eager to try this new punishment.

was about to say goodbye and leave, suddenly thinking of the person who was still kneeling at the door, Zhu Wanzhao said again: "Is it the princess outside the door?" ”

"So what?"

Zhu Wanzhao shook his head with a smile and said, "No, Your Highness is witty and brave, but I didn't expect it to be very pitying......

The prince raised his hand quietly, picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip and said: "That's her own mischief, and the prince didn't want to punish her, but she didn't expect her to be self-aware." ”

"Hehe, this is His Royal Highness's housework, and the lower official will retire first."

"You still talk too much when you know it's a housework!"

muttered angrily, seeing Zhu Wanzhao leaving, the prince finally cleared his throat, leaned back in the chair and said, "Please come in!" ”

Outside the door, Liu Yuyao listened, as if she had been amnestied, as soon as she stood up, her legs were numb, and she couldn't stand steadily now in pain, she really wanted to cry without tears.

Langying held her arm, and saw that she was crying with a bitter little face, so she had to bend down and pinch a few points on her legs, which finally made her feel much better.

Pushing open the door of the study and walking in, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sitting behind the desk, holding a pen and not knowing what to write.

Liu Yuyao stood at the door, neither speaking nor saluting.

After a long time, I only heard the prince say, "Kneel." ”

"Huh? Still kneeling? If I kneel again, my legs will be ruined! ”

"Don't worry, people's legs are not so easy to waste," the man put the brush on the case, and sneered at her, "Do you want me to ask you to sit down?" ”

Liu Yuyao smiled, "Okay, I won't mind!" ”

Looking around left and right, there are bookshelves in the study, and there are no extra tables, chairs and benches, the only one is under the prince's buttocks, and it is also covered with soft brocade cushions, spacious and comfortable, even more than enough for two people.

Although I am a little wronged by myself, it is better to sit than to stand, and it is no big deal to sit on a chair with him.

Thinking so in her heart, Liu Yuyao lifted the hem of her skirt and walked behind the table.

When the crown prince Li Che saw her walking towards him, he was immediately shocked, "What are you doing?!" ”

Liu Yuyao said: "Didn't you let me sit?" You move a little bit over there. ”

Hearing this, the prince stood up, looked at her with a frightened look, and looked her up and down.

There's mud and grass clippings from falling off the wall, and messy hair, especially on that butt! What's going on! A good skirt was worn through her ass!

Liu Yuyao sat comfortably in his seat, rubbed it in general enjoyment, patted the vacant seat next to him and said, "You don't have to give way to me, you can sit too, this chair is very wide." ”

Li Che finally understood that this Liu Yuyao not only acted unreasonably, but was actually thick-skinned to such an extent, seeing that her dirty little paws were touching him, he staggered in fright, and the whole person took several steps back and slammed into the bookshelf.

Liu Yuyao said strangely: "I'm not a flood beast, what are you hiding!" ”

"It's even more terrifying than a flood beast!" Li Che gritted his teeth and distanced himself from her, and as soon as he walked to the door, he opened the door and shouted outside: "Someone! Come! Throw this chair and this man at Prince Ben! Throw it out! ”