The crown prince glanced at Ming Shiyin, raised his chin, snorted coldly in his nostrils, and sat on the stool on the left side of the queen proudly. Ming Shiyin blinked, stood up, and walked unhurriedly to the stool to the queen's right. After sitting down obediently, he also smiled at the queen.

The queen was sitting upright, her white skin could be broken by blowing, her slightly pink cheeks were as moving as peonies, and her slender and bright eyes were full of smiles, even if her face was serious now, it was extremely good-looking. Her small pink lips tightened, her eyebrows furrowed, and she suddenly became majestic.

"That little eunuch from the East Palace, come over to the main palace." The queen said coldly.

The palace ladies around the queen, seeing the queen's demeanor, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind them. The queen has a smile on her face all the year round, and once it cools down, it means that something big is going to happen. Therefore, the queen has been in charge of the harem for many years, although her face looks kind, her means are very powerful. It is no wonder that the crown prince and the third highness were born and raised, and they were both clever children at a young age.

The little eunuch heard the queen's summons and guessed that the queen would definitely ask about the bloodstains. When he hurriedly got up, he used the spike of the token on his waist to cut a wound on his other hand, and then wiped the bleeding place on the hem of his robe, and then got up with a bone, trotted in front of the queen in the middle of the hall, knelt down tremblingly, kowtowed, and said, "The little one has seen the queen mother." ”

The queen's eyes looked up and down at this little eunuch, Xiao Shunzi, fifteen years old. If she remembers correctly, when the little eunuch was eight years old, he was separated from her palace to serve the prince. The sister of this little eunuch, Lan Yingnian is nineteen, and she is working as a slave maid changing clothes in her Yuqing Palace, and she is a rough girl.

"Xiao Shunzi, this palace asks you, how old is your sister this year?" The queen asked leisurely.

The crown prince and Ming Shiyin didn't expect that the queen mother would suddenly ask for no reason. Also, does this little eunuch still have relatives in the palace?

The little eunuch didn't expect the queen at all, why would she ask this, he immediately smiled and replied softly: "Sister Lan Ying, this year is nineteen." ”

"Hmm." The queen nodded, her fingers tapping lightly on the top of the wooden table. Her slender fingers are so beautiful, just like the fingers of a fairy stroking the qin, and the sound of the dada makes the hearts of the people who knock tight.

At this time, the previous Gong E had already brought three cups of hot tea, and Gong E gave the hot tea to the queen, the prince, and the three highnesses in turn. Just as Gong E finished serving tea and put away the tea tray and was about to go down, she was stopped by the queen.

"Fluttershy, call Lan Ying from the Yuqing Palace to see her brother for the last time." The queen only said lightly, and lowered her head and picked up the teacup. She lifted the lid of the tea with her slender hand, and her lips blew gently on the tea surface, and the heat hit her face.

The queen's demeanor is extremely beautiful, and her thick eyelashes are like a fan when she bows her head, so that such a beautiful person is better looking than a fairy, no wonder she has been favored for many years. When the little eunuch heard the queen's words, he suddenly panicked and was very worried. What does it mean to get his sister to come and see him for the last time? Is he going to die? Or did his sister do something wrong and be punished?

I only heard the queen put the lid of the cup on the cup, and the bell was on the cup, and she raised her cold eyes and looked at Xiao Shunzi sharply. Xiao Shunzi was instantly frightened and the cold sweat behind her back came out, and the room was quiet, and even a needle could be heard.

"Xiao Shunzi, let me ask you, which piece of porcelain in the prince's palace did you break today?" The queen's eyes were not angry and arrogant.

When Xiao Shunzi heard this, he felt a panic in his heart, and he quickly lowered his head to look at the ground, his mind was blank. He is a little eunuch, and he usually cleans the housekeeping by Xiao Gong'e, where does he know what porcelain is called and what name Xiao Shunzi's eyes are straight, and his body begins to tremble.

"Little Shunzi, are you stupid? You smashed the light jade-colored amphora that His Highness likes, are you planning to deny it? Seeing this, the prince hurriedly reminded, and at the same time turned his face sideways and squeezed his eyes at the little eunuch.

"Queen Mother, this little eunuch is always hairy, and his memory is not very good." The crown prince hurriedly said to the queen with a smile on his face.

"Really?" The queen looked coldly at the crown prince and the little eunuch.

The little eunuch nodded hurriedly, and hurriedly said yes: "Yes, yes, yes!" The little one accidentally broke the porcelain that the prince liked, and he really deserved to die! ”

"Well, Hongu knows." The queen nodded, reached out and touched the lid of the cup, with a peaceful expression on her face.

The little eunuch saw that the queen was fooled, lowered his head and secretly rejoiced, but before the smile on the corner of his mouth was revealed, he heard the queen speak.

"Breaking the precious porcelain in the palace is still the prince's favorite thing, although the crime does not lead to death, it should also be punished severely! The subordinates of the East Palace, don't they have any rules? I'm going to teach you the rules today! Mama Li, bring rattan, and reward twenty whips. The queen said coldly.

When the queen said this, she looked at the prince with cold eyes. The crown prince was shocked, he didn't expect the queen to deal with it so harshly.

When the little eunuch heard this punishment, his face turned pale with fright: "The queen mother spares her life!" The queen spares her life! Twenty rattans will cripple the small ones! The queen is gracious! His Royal Highness the Prince, save the little one! The little one is wrong! ”

The crown prince was immediately anxious, and he immediately said to the queen urgently: "Queen Mother! I don't like this little Shunzi's broken porcelain very much! Or forget it this time! Queen Mother, why don't you spare him this time! ”

"No! The subordinates in your palace are so unruly, this time they are just killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. Crippled, killed, the queen mother will send you a new little eunuch. Let the other subordinates of your East Palace see what happens if you don't do things smartly! Beat! The queen shouted coldly, her eyes like knives.

There is something in her obvious words, she is not clever in doing things, that is, she tells these subordinates what they can do and what they can't do. It's okay to lie and fool people like this, it's okay to bully Ming Shiyin, these tricks are played in front of her, and you will only die miserably!

I saw a few grandmothers rushing up and pressing Xiaoshunzi to the ground.

Mama Li stepped forward, pulled her sleeve up to her arm, and raised the rattan high and slammed it on Xiao Shunzi's back! Syllable! The real rattan was pumped on his back, and Xiao Shunzi howled in pain, and everyone who saw it felt shocked. Two rattans were pumped down one after another, and Xiao Shunzi cried wolf in pain, and began to struggle on the ground. Mama Li's strength is great, it was beaten by a dead hand, a rattan saw blood, a few rattans down, Xiao Shunzi's back was fleshy, a piece of blood, I couldn't bear to look at it, and the screams became more and more poignant.

"The Queen Mother! Queen mother! Please! Don't fight anymore! Xiao Shunzi has been with me for three years, and he has always been loyal to me! Please, will the queen mother let him go? The prince saw Xiao Shunzi being beaten and wailed, and immediately knelt down to plead with the queen.

"Then let me ask you again, did Xiao Shunzi break the porcelain?" The queen asked with a cold gaze on the young prince.