Chapter 76: The True Master

Shuxing's hundred lashes were finally over.

This time, she didn't faint again, but her head hung down with her breath dying, her eyes could only open a slit, and she was still trying to tilt her head to this side, looking at Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyuan walked over slowly: "Do you hate me?" ”

Shu Xing shook his head with difficulty.

Su Qingyuan sneered and instructed the little eunuch: "Go and call a doctor to take a look, don't treat her injuries, but don't let her die." After reading it, she was sent to the Yeting Palace, and asked the grandmothers to 'take care' of her. I often think about coming to the palace to see her, and whenever I go, she must have a new wound on her body—but if she dies, the person who 'cared' of her will be buried with her, you know? ”

The little eunuch's face was very embarrassed, but he didn't dare to say, 'I don't understand'.

Su Qingyuan stared at Shu Xing's face for a while, and added calmly: "Of course, if Miss Shu Xing is willing to tell who her master is, she won't have to suffer the sin in the future." ”

At this time, Su Qingluan had already been rescued. Hearing Su Qingyu's words, she pressed her back against the wall tightly, trembling all over.

Shuxing tried to widen his eyes and burst into tears.

Su Qingyuan closed her eyes, unwilling to look at her bruised appearance: "Why are you suffering?" You have suffered so many sins, and has your master ever felt sorry for you? ”

Shuxing lowered his head and did not speak.

Of course, the biggest possibility is that she no longer has the strength to speak.

The imperial doctor came, and Su Qingyuan asked someone to put Shuxing down and throw it to the imperial doctor for examination.

In the side hall, Su Qingluan and the palace maids and eunuchs were still waiting in fear.

Su Qingyuan slowly paced back, and her eyes fell on Su Qingluan's body idly: "Did it scare you?" ”

Su Qingluan said astringently: "She has served you for so many years, why are you so ruthless......

Su Qingyuan sat down on the chair again, took the tea handed over by the little eunuch, and quietly watched the tea leaves in the water float and sink.

Such silence is more terrible than a sharp reprimand.

Su Qingluan supported his body, but he still couldn't stop sliding to the ground.

It wasn't until a bowl of tea was drunk that Su Qingyuan slowly raised her head and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because Shuxing has served me for too long that I am even more tolerant of betrayal." Qingluan, take care of your kindness, or I can't guarantee that I won't be angry with you—I heard that thing was found under your bed? ”

"No, it's not me...... I really don't know anything! Su Qingluan immediately panicked.

Su Qingyuan smiled faintly and did not comment.

Su Qingluan slowly knelt down and burst into tears: "Sister, I did something wrong, but I really don't know what happened today!" It wasn't until Xiaoluzi's father-in-law searched it out that I knew there was something under my bed...... But I had no idea what was in that box! I never wanted to hurt you - you're my own sister! ”

Su Qingyuan looked at her and said lightly: "Concubine Shu, get up quickly." The last time you came back from the dungeon, you slept for six or seven days before you barely picked up a life, your body was so weak like this, what are you still kneeling around? ”

"I don't know, I really don't know......" Su Qingluan knelt on the ground and refused to get up, just shook his head with tears in his eyes.

Su Qingyuan couldn't help but laugh.

What does this girl "don't know"?

I don't know if the so-called "drug" that day was lethal enough to be poisonous, or I don't know that Shu Xing put good things under her bed?

Maybe I don't know. This "kind" girl will not allow herself to be associated with those dirty things.

Su Qingyuan slowly stood up and smiled: "Of course Concubine Shu doesn't know what the people below do." It's just that in this palace, it is also a big crime for the emperor to be lax, but it is not justified by the word 'don't know'. The servants around Concubine Shu were negligent and poorly served, and Yanxi Palace couldn't tolerate it. Xiao Luzi, go back and tell the steward, all these people should be sent to the Yeting Palace. ”

"But the lady lady ......" Xiaolu was a little embarrassed.

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "Concubine Shu is pregnant, of course she can't be left unserved." Go back and ask the Inner Court Division to pick a few well-behaved and sensible girls to come over, and don't slack off. ”

"Minions understand!" Xiao Luzi immediately understood.

Now, Aunt Nian is left.

Su Qingyuan slowly walked in front of her and raised her hand.

Aunt Nian didn't go crazy, she just widened her eyes and looked at her quietly.

Su Qingyuan looked at that face, and the more she looked at it, the more awkward she felt.

After a long while, she said in a cold voice: "Compared to Yanxi Palace, your suspicion is greater." ”

"Kill him!" Aunt Nian said in a daze.

Su Qingyuan hooked the corners of her lips: "Yes, this time, you almost killed him." ”

Aunt Nian laughed twice.

Su Qingyuan raised her slap and slapped her in the face with a "snap": "Don't think that you can escape responsibility by pretending to be crazy and stupid, I want to kill you today, and no one can stop me!" ”

"Niangniang, miss your aunt, she ......" Xiao Luzi wanted to speak and stopped.

Su Qingyuan glanced at him and continued to sneer: "Shu Xing's teeth are clenched very tightly, and he would rather die than confess to you." So this time, you can have nothing to fear. ”

Aunt Nian's gaze was still peaceful, and she couldn't see the slightest ripple.

Su Qingyuan stared at her for a long time, and finally turned her back and left: "Don't be too happy." In the matter of Yingyue Pool last time, a few little eunuchs have already confessed. With that one charge alone, it's not too many for you to die a hundred times! The emperor has always remembered your kindness in the past, so I don't want to punish you too harshly - seventy rods, expel you from the palace! ”

"The Queen Mother, the rod is seventy, will it be too heavy? Aunt Nian is already a little old, I'm afraid I can't stand it! A little eunuch next to him immediately knelt down and interceded.

Su Qingyuan sank her face, "You can share twenty for her!" ”

"Empress Dowager Xie!" The little eunuch was overjoyed.

Su Qingkite's face was immediately difficult to look at.

There were many little eunuchs who had no eyes, and after a while, they knelt down four or five: "The minions are willing to help Aunt Nian share the responsibility of the staff!" ”

Xiao Luzi looked at Su Qingyu's face, so anxious that his forehead sweated, and he was busy kicking the backs of several little eunuchs beside him: "Confused things!" Aunt Nian is guilty and punished, where is your turn to take your place! ”

Su Qingyuan's expression was solemn and she muttered for a long time.

Aunt Nian just looked at her fixedly.

After a long time, Su Qingyuan hooked the corners of her lips: "Xiao Luzi, what are you kicking them for?" It's all a bunch of good children who value love and righteousness - let's do it, Aunt Nian's cane is fifty, and a few kneeling at this time, twenty each, how about it? ”

Later, several of the little eunuchs who knelt down looked disappointed.

Su Qingyuan added coldly: "After the cane is punished, they will be expelled from the palace together!" A slave who can't even recognize who his master is, he won't stay in the palace! ”

As soon as these words came out, several little eunuchs were completely panicked.

It must be known that the palace maid still has a way to live out of the palace, but the eunuch is a person with incomplete five bodies, and after leaving the palace, he has no home, no job, and no long skills, and it is extremely difficult to make a living.

Xiao Luzi knew that Su Qingyuan was angry, so he didn't dare to persuade more, and only complained in his heart that those little eunuchs had no eyes.

Aunt Nian suddenly broke free of the little eunuch's hand and rushed to Su Qingyu's face: "You beat me!" Just hit me one! ”

"What, don't you pretend to be crazy?" Su Qingyuan looked at her mockingly.

Aunt Nian's expression was complicated, and she wanted to speak again.

"Immediate execution!" Su Qingyuan sat down and commanded sharply.

There weren't many people she brought over this time, but most of them were going to be boarded, so they had to line up and come one by one.

Xiao Luzi stood behind Su Qingyuan, listening to the wailing in the courtyard, grinning in fright.

Su Qingyuan turned her head and looked at him: "Do you think that Aunt Nian is too terrible?" ”

Xiao Luzi thought for a while, and said: "Aunt Nian actually didn't deliberately invite people to buy people's hearts, nor did she incite others to do evil, it's just that the minions have been in the palace for a long time, and they always have to believe something in their hearts in order to live......"

Su Qingyuan's expression was solemn: "That's how terrifying it is!" She didn't do anything, but she could make so many people willing to be beaten for her, and even so many people willing to help her...... Murder my child. ”

Xiao Luzi's face changed slightly.

Su Qingyuan lowered her head and said to herself: "The palace maid and eunuch need a thought in their hearts, they can believe in God and Buddha, and they can also believe in their own masters, why should they believe in a crazy old palace maid?" This matter must not be taken lightly! ”

The boards of the few little eunuchs were quickly finished, and it was Aunt Nian's turn.

She didn't make any noise, and she lay on the stool where she was beaten.

Xiao Luzi suddenly asked: "I'm afraid they may not be able to release the water, do you want to keep an eye on it?" ”

"That's it," Su Qingyuan smiled bitterly, "let them go." ”

This time, the voice was really much softer than before, and after more than 20 hits, Aunt Nian didn't even say a word.

Su Qingyuan lowered her voice and asked Xiao Luzi, "Is there any dungeon or anything like that in the palace?" ”

Xiao Luzi hurriedly said: "There is a palace of Yangju. ”

Su Qingyuan nodded: "Quietly put Aunt Nian and the few little eunuchs who were beaten just now, and said to the outside world that they have been expelled from the palace, and they are not allowed to leak the news." ”

Xiao Luzi hurriedly agreed, and Su Qingyuan stood up and smiled at Su Qingluan: "You are so good to give birth to your body, before dinner, the Inner Court Division will pick a few sensible minions to send you over." ”

Su Qingluan looked at her in a daze and didn't answer.

Su Qingyuan didn't say anything more, went out and glanced at Aunt Nian, who was being beaten, and then returned to the Yangju Hall tiredly.

When Lu Li saw her, he immediately smiled: "Tired, aren't you?" Come and lie down! ”

Su Qingyuan obediently climbed onto the bed and rubbed his arm on the pillow.

Lu Li grabbed her two hands and stuffed them into the quilt, and sighed, "Why don't you take a hand stove outside?" Fingers are so cold! ”

"Forget." Su Qingyuan sniffed and said sullenly.

Lu Li sighed: "Xiao Luzi is really not sensible, I should ask Luoxia to follow you." ”

Su Qingyuan closed her eyes and said in a low voice: "In the past, these things have always been taken care of by Shuxing. ”

Lu Li didn't know how to comfort her, so he had to rub her shoulder vigorously.

Su Qingyuan hugged his arm and said sullenly: "I beat Shuxing half to death, but she still feels that she is not wrong, she said that she is for my good...... I really don't understand. ”

"It's just a fool, you don't have to take it too seriously." Lu Wei hugged her painfully.

Su Qingyuan shook her head and smiled bitterly: "I can't help but take it to heart - Shu Xing should know very well what the things she did mean to me, but she still insists on her own opinions and dies without repentance, is it really my mistake?" From the time I was still in the General's Mansion, she began to harm me, and at that time, she ...... What exactly am I missing? ”

"Ah kite, you can sleep first, and everything will be fine when you wake up." Lu Li sighed and encircled her whole person in his arms.

Su Qingyuan still shook her head: "There is one more thing - I think of Aunt Niang, I feel more and more terrible about her!" All the eunuchs and maids in this palace believe in her, respect her, and are willing to be driven by her, where is this palace maid, she is like the master in this palace more than us! In the past, she could drive the eunuch to damage the pavilion of the Reflecting Moon Pool to harm me, and of course she could instruct others to poison and set fire to it in the future...... How can I rest assured! ”

Lu Xuan was in a hurry, turned over and suppressed her: "Ah Kite, this matter is handed over to Duan Ran and Xiao Luzi to investigate, don't bother anymore, okay?" ”

Su Qingyuan immediately opened her eyes and shouted angrily: "So you can move?" I thought you were paralyzed! Since you're not paralyzed, why don't you check it yourself, and you want to blame it all on me? ”

"I explained it to you......" Lu Li hurriedly let go of her.

Su Qingyuan glared and said, "You are obviously lazy!" ”

Lu Li smiled wryly: "These things are not too urgent, it's okay to be lazy for a few days!" Didn't you ask someone to lock up Aunt Nian and Shuxing? ”

Su Qingyuan looked at him and sighed: "I'm afraid that if I miss a step, what conspiracy will they have come out of somewhere...... Since you're not worried, I won't bother with it. ”

"Take a break." Lu Li patted her on the back and said gently.

Su Qingyuan closed her eyes, but her heart couldn't be quiet at all.

There are a couple of things that I can't figure out.

She felt that Aunt Nian was the most terrible person, but before she entered the palace, Shuxing and Aunt Nian didn't know each other, and the matter of forging letters still didn't make sense!

If it's Qingluan——

Qingluan reads a lot, will it be a real coincidence that he has learned some witchcraft from ancient books?

But Qingluan had no reason to murder Lu Li, unless it was his father......

Things are getting more and more complicated.

Although Su Qingyuan had already made a plan in his heart, he still couldn't suppress the ups and downs of his heart at this time.

"Kite." Lu Li circled Su Qingyu's shoulders and kissed her forehead.

Su Qingyuan immediately opened her eyes: "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Li sighed: "Your heart can't be still, how can you rest?" In the past two days, you have exhausted yourself for my business, if you continue to consume it, you can bear it, our children can ......"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is here!" Luoxia shouted outside.

Su Qingyuan's face changed, and she was about to get up immediately.

Lu Li's arms tightened, and he turned half of his body to hold her down: "Don't go, my minion won't be able to stop her!" ”

"It's strange if you can stop it!" Su Qingyuan pushed him away and sat up.

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, Lord Jingmin had already broken in.

Su Qingyuan stood up and looked at her coldly.

Lord Jingmin was slightly stunned, and reluctantly saluted: "Queen Mother!" ”

Su Qingyuan glanced at her and said in a deep voice: "I remember telling you not to run to the Yangju Palace casually!" ”

"You told us not to come, but you are here all day long with the emperor's brother - this is not fair!" Lord Jingmin held his head high, looking stubborn.

Su Qingyuan sneered: "It seems that your grandma still can't control you!" ”

The county lord of Jingmin held his head high and laughed "sneering": "Do you mean the housekeeper of Yuxiu Palace?" At this moment, she is busy squatting in the pit! I fed her some croton, who called her annoying! I'm a concubine, what am I going to do, where is my turn to say irresponsible things! ”

"Very good-the majesty of the concubine, very big!" Su Qingyuan sneered and sat down.

Ignoring her anger, Lord Jingmin walked straight past her and ran to Lu Li's bed.

Lu Li lay with his eyes closed, not moving.

"Brother Emperor!" Lord Jingmin grabbed Lu Li's hand and shook it vigorously.

Su Qingyuan sat on the Taishi chair next to the bed and looked at her, her face sinking like water.

"Brother Emperor, get up and play with me!" The strength of the county lord Jingmin's hand was not small, and with a hard pull, he pulled Lu Li up.

But as soon as she let go, Lu Li fell down again, lying on her stomach as if she had no bones.

"What's going on!" Lord Jingmin was frightened, and turned to Su Qingyuan and asked sharply.

Su Qingyuan looked at her calmly: "As you can see." ”

Lord Jingmin's eyes immediately turned red: "Why didn't the emperor's brother wake up?" He said that as long as I entered the palace, he would accompany me every day, but now I have been in the palace for two days...... Is he sick? ”

Su Qingyuan leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes tiredly.

"Tell me! Is the emperor's brother sick? Did you make him sick? Lord Jingmin rushed over angrily.

Su Qingyuan raised her head to the door and asked, "Who is the person who came with the concubine?" Who is guarding the door? Come in for me! ”

Luo Xia, Xiao Liangzi and a few little eunuchs and palace maids who didn't know each other entered the door with their heads down, but they didn't dare to turn the screen.

Su Qingyuan glanced at them through the screen, and said in a deep voice: "The servants around the concubine can't persuade the master's words and deeds, and if the master violates the palace rules and trespasses into the palace, he will be fined twenty cheeks and deducted one month's silver!" If there is a repeat offense, the penalty will be doubled! ”

"Queen Mother Mingjian, slaves and maids ......" A little palace maid raised her head and tried to justify.

Luo Xia shouted: "In front of the Queen Mother, how can you speak!" ”

Lord Jingmin stomped his feet angrily beside him: "There is no slave to speak, so what about me?" You have to ask me if you punish me, right? ”

Su Qingyuan said coldly: "Don't worry, I can't forget you!" The concubine ignored the palace rules, acted willfully, and was grounded for a month to set an example! ”

"You...... If you bully me like this, the emperor's brother won't spare you! Lord Jingmin was so angry that his face turned white.

Su Qingyuan turned her head to look at her, and lowered her voice slightly: "Then he has to wake up!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Lord Jingmin was terrified.

At this time, the palace maid and eunuch brought over by Yuxiu Palace had been dragged down and beaten, and Su Qingyuan looked at the county lord Jingmin coldly: "Do you think I am willing to stop you?" Now that the emperor is unconscious, I only dare to declare that he has a rash on his face - once the truth spreads, the world will be in chaos, do you know it! What should I do with you who have recklessly barged in with so many people today? Will you kill them all? ”

"I didn't mean to...... I thought it was your bad intentions and you didn't allow me to see the emperor's brother......" Lord Jingmin had red eyes and said aggrievedly.

Su Qingyuan sighed and patted the back of her hand: "I know you didn't mean it, but your reckless nature should be changed!" Step by step in the palace, do you think it's still in your own home? ”

Lord Jingmin lowered his head aggrievedly, and said for a long time: "Brother Emperor said that this will be my home in the future." ”

Su Qingyuan glanced coldly at the bed and mocked: "Do you believe his words too?" Men can be trusted, pigs can climb trees! You remember - this place is no one's home, it's just a pretty cage! ”

Lord Jingmin honestly bowed his head and was reprimanded, and he didn't dare to say more.

Lu Li, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help but shudder, but fortunately no one saw it.

After a while, Xiao Liangzi came in and said that the fight was over, and Su Qingyuan said lightly: "The concubine should also go back to Yuxiu Palace - remember to be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, and accept your little temperament!" After the emperor recovers, he will naturally go to you, and you don't have to chase him around and make people laugh! ”

Lord Jingmin bowed his head and saluted, and withdrew sullenly with a large group of little eunuchs and palace maids with swollen faces.

Su Qingyuan returned to the side of the bed and picked up Lu Li: "You're too lazy!" Your concubine is here, and you still haven't talked to her properly, and you actually pretended to be dead and threw her to me! Aren't you afraid that I'll call someone to beat her? ”

"If she upsets you, of course you can beat you." Lu Li smiled, put his arms on Su Qingyuan's shoulders, and looked at her with a smile.

Su Qingyuan avoided his gaze and lowered her head.

Lu Li reminded her with a smile: "Your business is not finished yet!" The servants of the palace were derelict in their duties and let the idlers and others in, which is a great crime! ”

Su Qingyuan glanced at him: "Your minion, of course, should be handled by yourself!" You're not dead, do you want me to do it? ”

"My minions are also your minions, and of course they should be disposed of by you." Lu Li was still smiling.

Su Qingyuan shrank into his arms and said in a muffled voice: "I'm tired, no matter!" ”

Seeing this, Lu Li had no choice but to hug her and raise his head.

At this time, Xiao Liangzi had already kowtowed outside and pleaded guilty: "The slave is willing to receive punishment!" ”

Su Qingyuan said coldly: "What kind of punishment do you receive?" It's not 'idle people' and so on' that you put in, it's a concubine! ”

Xiao Liangzi didn't dare to speak, but Lu Li tapped Su Qingyu's forehead with his fingertips: "Little vinegar jar!" ”

Su Qingyuan raised her head and glared at him angrily.

Lu Li said in a cold voice: "Go and get the punishment!" If there is a next time, it will not be spared! ”

Su Qingyuan flattened her mouth dissatisfied.

"What? Not satisfied with the results? Lu Li looked at her amusedly.

Su Qingyuan said in a sullen voice: "It's nothing, I just remember the first time I entered the Cultivation Palace......

Thinking of what happened at that time, she couldn't help but feel a little angry-thinking that she was so honest and responsible at the beginning, but this slave who raised the palace looked at people one by one with their nostrils; Now the county lord Jingmin has broken in all the way, but he can smoothly break into the inner hall!

It seems that people are still a little good-tempered!

When Lu Li heard her words, his eyes narrowed meaningfully: "You mentioned that time several times, could it be that you miss it very much?" ”