Liu Qingyan was stunned for a moment, and lowered her eyes to look at the little maid who was still on the ground: "What did you just say?" I? ”

The little maid gritted her teeth and simply said anything: "It's you, the princess." Could it be that you want to shake out the slaves and maids for your own safety, princess? This matter is at your behest princess! ”

Liu Qingyan narrowed her eyes, but she was not in a hurry to refute.

The minister who was originally speaking for Liu Qingyan was slightly stunned and looked at Liu Qingyan: "Princess, what is this maid's words...... Really? Is it really the princess at your behest? ”

"What else is there to ask about this? And so it is, of course. Nangong Hui sneered.

"Hui'er, didn't I tell you to stop making trouble?" The prince grabbed Nangong Hui's arm and frowned at her.

Nangong Hui looked at him with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I'm not messing around, I'm really thinking about our Great Wei." ”

She winked at the crown prince and said, "Your Royal Highness the prince, you must have also worried about the power of the Qi Palace, right?" Now that almost all the ministers are returning to the Qi Palace, are their hearts really on you? Think about it, if you really wait for King Qi to come back, whose family is in this world? ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, and the hand that grabbed her arm loosened. He didn't speak, frowning, in the end he let go of Nangong Hui.

Nangong Hui raised the corners of her mouth, smiled proudly, looked at Liu Qingyan, and continued: "Since it is the princess's maid, this is what she admits herself, so if something really goes wrong, it will have to be solved by you, princess, right?" ”

"That's what I'm saying," Liu Qingyan nodded slightly, turned to the woman who was still trembling slightly on the ground, and said with a smile, "However, you can tell me what your name is first, and when you came to our Qi Palace." ”

"I ......" the little maid was speechless for a while.

Liu Qingyan sighed again and said, "As for me, I have always been busy with a lot of things, so I can't tell which maids are in the house." I'm pregnant again, and all of you are seeing it, so I don't remember bringing those maids with me this time, but don't worry......"

She turned her head and said to the big pair behind her: "The one who has always chosen the accompanying maid for me is my maid big shuang." Dashuang, come over and take a look, is this little girl the one who came with us this time? ”

Dashuang responded and walked towards her, Liu Qingyan did not forget to introduce in detail: "This Dashuang, but the maid who was personally assigned to me by the emperor back then, this matter, the queen mother is also very clear, a lot of things happened in the capital during that time, especially Miss Nangong......"

At this point, Liu Qingyan suddenly paused.

The other ministers glanced at each other familiarly, and their eyes were full of understanding. No one didn't know what Liu Qingyan was talking about, and even felt a little excited because of this incident.

Those secret pasts, although no one dares to mention them casually now, but sometimes it is very interesting to think about it after tea and dinner - the beloved woman of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a pure body. The thing that the emperor asked Liu Qingyan to investigate thoroughly was also about Nangong Hui's loss.

Nangong Hui also knew what Liu Qingyan meant, especially if Liu Qingyan still refused to finish her words, so she created the whole atmosphere very mysterious.

She frowned, her palms clenched, and the anger in her heart rolled. She stared at Liu Qingyan tightly, a little unable to control her emotions: "What did you say?" ”

Liu Qingyan shrugged her shoulders: "I didn't say anything." Look, Miss Nangong, the two of us don't interfere with the river water, this little girl has nothing to do with you, right? If there is, then there must be no intentions. But if you say it, no one will believe it. ”

While she was talking, Dashuang had already walked in front of the little maid.

Because Liu Qingyan deliberately mentioned that she was the person arranged by the emperor when introducing Dashuang, and she was clear to the queen. The queen did not raise any objections, and it seems that this identity has been affirmed. Therefore, all the ministers did not have any doubts about her identity, but just waited for the big pair to speak.

Dashuang stared at the little maid, turned to Liu Qingyan, and said, "Princess, all the maids and maids accompanying us today are personally selected by the slave maid, and the slave maid can be sure that this maid is definitely not from our palace." ”

The ministers were a little surprised, and for a while they couldn't figure out what was going on.

Liu Qingyan smiled slightly and looked at the little maid: "How is it?" You just said that you are the person next to me, I may not remember clearly, but our big pair should be the clearest. ”

"I ......" the little maid hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

The previous minister snorted coldly and said, "This is clearly a liar!" Maybe the Khitans sent them to make ghosts! ”

"That's it!" In addition, another minister spoke, saying: "This is clearly to ruin the reputation of the princess!" Taking advantage of the prince's war on the frontier, he came to do nonsense! ”

"Presumably this is also a trick of the Khitans!" One of the ministers chimed in.

Liu Qingyan sighed and continued to encourage the ministers: "Miss Nangong said that she wanted to sacrifice the blood of the living, which really scared me. If you really want me and the life of the child in my belly, I'm afraid that the prince will have no intention of fighting the Khitans after hearing about it, right? ”

The minister said: "The princess's worries are not unreasonable, if she really does what Miss Nangong said, I am afraid that the prince will no longer be able to defend the frontier." ”

Liu Qingyan sighed: "I don't know why Miss Nangong said this." ”

She looked at the little maid on the ground and asked, "Say it yourself, who appointed you?" ”

"I ...... I do not know. The little maid lowered her eyes and shook her head, her face full of tears.

A minister snorted coldly and said, "If you don't say it, then you can only die." Dare to disturb such an important occasion as the emperor's funeral and chanting ceremony, even if the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime will not escape! ”

Liu Qingyan fanned the flames and said: "But I'm afraid that those punishments are just a weak woman can't bear them, right?" What kind of punishment of cannon branding, the punishment of whipping, I really don't even dare to think about it...... At first, I heard that there were piles of rats in the felony prison, and cockroaches would sleep with them...... Those are horrible. ”

The little maid was stunned for a moment, raised her head and glanced at Liu Qingyan, her eyes were red.

Knowing what effect this was because of what she said, Liu Qingyan smiled and said, "Good girl, I know you must be very scared, right?" ”

The little maid nodded vigorously: "I...... I'm scared. I didn't mean to...... I didn't mean to do this, yes, someone instructed me. ”

Liu Qingyan nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask her patiently: "Then can you say who instructed you?" If you say it, maybe you can suspend your punishment, you are a little girl after all, and you shouldn't be able to bear it. ”

The little maid lowered her eyes and hesitated.

Liu Qingyan sighed, but she didn't urge, but said: "Little girl, don't you think that a master who refuses to stand up and speak for you even if he sees that you are going to die is not worth what you do for her?" Why don't you say it? ”

The little maid moved her lips, but she didn't say anything, just turned her head and looked at Nangong Hui over there.

The ministers all saw her small action, and in order to attract everyone's attention, Liu Qingyan deliberately raised her tone and asked, "Strange, I clearly asked you who instructed you, why do you still look at Miss Nangong?" ”

The little maid didn't speak, just looked at Nangong Hui like that. And Nangong Hui, who was staring at her like this, had a very bad face.

"Maybe this is what Miss Nangong arranged." One of the ministers snorted coldly and spoke.

"It was Miss Nangong who had been pointing the finger at the princess just now, and the old minister also thought that this matter must have a lot to do with Miss Nangong." Another minister followed suit.

"What are you all talking nonsense? What can that have to do with me? Nangong Hui roared angrily.

Liu Qingyan smiled slightly and said, "My lords, Miss Nangong and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince love each other so much, how can they unite with the Khitans?" If you oppose me, wouldn't that be the enemy of our Great Wei Dynasty? Miss Nangong is the daughter of a hussar general, how could she do such a thing? ”

Nangong Hui frowned and said, "Lu Huaixiang, you don't have to speak for me so deliberately now!" I don't need you to pretend! ”

A minister sneered: "With such a temper, how can you become a crown princess?" Even if you fall in love with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is very unsuitable. Help her speak, but she's still so fierce. ”

Liu Qingyan smiled: "This adult, it is probably Miss Nangong who thinks that I have indeed done something wrong." ”

The little maid gritted her teeth, took the initiative to crawl over, and pulled Liu Qingyan's skirt: "Princess, it's not Miss Nangong, but ...... It was the maid beside Miss Nangong. ”

Liu Qingyan was slightly stunned: "What did you say?" ”

"It's the maid, she's the one who told me to do this." The little maid said with red eyes, "My family is poor, so the maid gave me a sum of money and told me to frame the princess, and I ...... I'm also being taken advantage of, and I ask the princess not to blame ......"

Liu Qingyan didn't reply, just looked at Nangong Hui and sighed: "It seems that someone is hiding behind Miss Nangong." ”

In between her words, the maid wanted to escape, but the guards were already approaching, she looked left and right, and actually grabbed Nangong Hui's neck.