Chapter 40: Ruthless
It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, now he must be patient, first solve the emperor's headache, and inquire about Gu Chenghan.
After Zhen Chutian weighed the pros and cons, he nodded pretending to be afraid, and even his voice was shaking: "The little girl knows, she won't reveal this matter, and she will ask the mother to let the little girl go." ”
Seeing that she was soft, Queen Xiaozhuang let go with satisfaction: "After treating the emperor well, go back, let the palace know that you and the emperor will try their best to talk, and the palace will not spare it!"
"Yes."
Zhen Chutian bowed his body, how much it hurts now, how much he wants to return it tenfold.
She walked out of Fengqi Palace with the support of Jinxiu, the sky outside was completely dark, and there were no palace maids and eunuchs passing by in the palace alley, so it was obviously very late.
Knowing that the emperor was still in the imperial study, she didn't dare to delay to find her way over, and she went around for half an hour, and when she arrived in front of the palace of the imperial study, she was almost tired and fainted.
"Father-in-law, is it over?" Zhen Chutian held on to the eunuch who took her in, so she didn't fall down.
The eunuch was startled, and saw that her hair was a little damp, so he hurriedly asked, "Miss, why did you come here like this?" The emperor is in a bad mood, and our family pass is a sound, so if it doesn't work, let's treat it tomorrow. ”
"You go through it first, just say that the emperor doesn't see me now, so you have to wait for half a month." Zhen Chutian closed his eyes slowly, so that he didn't feel that he couldn't support it.
The eunuch hurriedly went in for the pass, but after a while, he came out again: "The emperor let you in, but I have to remind you that the concubine was injured at the family banquet, and the emperor is very worried now, don't say the wrong thing, otherwise today's punishment will be extraordinarily heavy."
"Thank you father-in-law for reminding me, but when I came, I heard that Prince Hua went crazy and injured the concubine, how did the emperor punish him?" Zhen Tian asked nervously.
The eunuch looked around and said in a low voice: "Originally, the prince was ordered to take the disaster relief money to deal with the famine, but as soon as this matter came out, it fell on Prince An's head, and the prince was ordered to enter the palace and not be allowed to bring a sword, and he could not ask about the affairs of the court for two months." ”
After hearing these words, Zhen Chutian's face became more and more ugly.
No wonder Gu Mo was deliberately doing this, it turned out that he wanted to do this errand, and by the way, there was a conflict between Gu Chenghan and the emperor.
Even if she thought about it with her toes, she knew that Gu Mo would do something shady with the disaster relief silver.
Zhen Chutian pushed the door in with a heavy heart, and the moment he saw the emperor, he showed a bright smile: "The little girl sees the emperor." ”
"You're here." The emperor casually gave her a warning look, but Jing did not show the slightest anger.
Zhen Chutian pretended not to know anything and looked around: "The little girl came to the imperial study at this hour, but she didn't expect it to be more beautiful here." ”
The emperor was so amused when he heard it, and even his face looked much better: "Where is it beautiful?" This is the place where the emperors of the past dynasties have corrected and corrected the folds, and it is the most majestic and solemn, but you say that it is like this. ”
Zhen Chutian stuck out his tongue, and couldn't help but feel a little weak: "But the little girl just thinks it's good-looking, Your Majesty, why are you still sullen in such a good imperial study?"
Her appearance is very funny and cute, and the emperor thought of Princess Changning, and said today's events unguardedly for a while.
"Tell me about this Prince Hua, he looks very stable on weekdays, and I don't know what's going on today, it's really confusing to do such a thing!" The emperor shook his head, even more dissatisfied in his heart.
Seeing his reaction, Zhen Chutian relieved himself.
If he was really angry, he would definitely be emotional when he mentioned this matter, but although he was dissatisfied now, he seemed very helpless, and he had already been punished, so he would not go over the old accounts again.
It's not enough to make sure that the emperor is not angry again.
Zhen Chutian came back to his senses and couldn't help but frown: "Although the little girl doesn't have much contact with Prince Hua, she knows that he won't draw his sword at the palace banquet for no reason, and the people of the entire capital know that the relationship between the prince and you is the best." ”
"He wouldn't do anything to me, but he hurt my favorite concubine." The emperor's face sank slightly.
Zhen Chutian couldn't help but chuckle: "Isn't the emperor the one who knows the prince best?" The prince once said that he would die on the battlefield, how could a good man with a bloody temperament hurt the imperial brother's concubine in front of everyone's eyes? That's not his style. ”
She understands the truth, and the emperor, as Gu Chenghan's brother, is naturally clear.
But Gu Chenghan did that, no matter how weird it was, it was impossible to change the fact that Xue Concubine was injured.
The emperor waved his hand: "Don't speak for him, I will definitely not take back the punishment." ”
"Of course you can't take it back! Concubine Xue is so innocent and pitiful, the emperor naturally wants to seek justice for her, but the prince suddenly went crazy, don't you think it's strange to the emperor?" Zhen Chutian asked this quietly.
Hearing this, the emperor really frowned slightly, and a flash of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Zhen Chutian achieved his goal, for fear of arousing suspicion, so he didn't talk about it anymore: "Your Majesty, come here, the little girl is going to give you an injection." ”
The emperor sat thoughtfully and looked at the empty hall, and did not say a word for a long time.
Half an hour passed, Zhen Chutian wiped the sweat on his forehead, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "In the future, except for the cloudy and rainy days, the emperor will never be sick again." ”
"You're doing a good job, what reward do you want?" The emperor only felt refreshed, and happily got up and walked twice.
Zhen Chutian's eyes flashed slightly, and he said solemnly: "The little girl has nothing to want, I just hope that the emperor will not have any more troubles, find out who deliberately framed the prince as soon as possible, and let the truth about Concubine Xue's mother be revealed."
She said this sincerely, bowed, and left.
Looking at her back, the emperor hooked his lips: "I haven't met such an interesting little girl for a long time." ”
Haifu nodded again and again, and then echoed: "The eldest lady of the Zhen family has excellent medical skills, and she can see clearly, but she is not like a deep boudoir woman who can only play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." ”
Walking out of the imperial study, Zhen Chutian slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.
The pain in her body continued to remind her that she had to take revenge in order to be worthy of herself.
And now that Xue Concubine is injured, it is a good opportunity.
Zhen Chutian raised a smile and turned to look at the eunuch: "You sent me to the palace, please take me out again." ”
"Didn't the queen mother arrange a place for you to live? There is no carriage to go out of the palace at this hour. The eunuch looked at her in amazement, obviously not expecting her to go back.
Zhen Chutian shook his head, wondering: "The queen didn't mention this matter, maybe she was worried about Xue Concubine Niangniang, by the way, where does Xue Concubine Niangniang live?"
The eunuch looked up at the scattered palaces not far away, and pointed to the side of the guide: "Xue Xuanzhai over there." ”
"I know, since it's not appropriate to leave the palace at this time, then I'll go back to Fengqi Palace and ask Niangniang how it was arranged."
Zhen Chutian thanked him with a smile, and then turned to leave.
Even if she is proficient in medical skills, she also deeply understands what it is to be crushed by power in this cloud country.
Even if she wants to deal with the queen now, she can't find a good opportunity at all.
But if she can suffer a little, it can be regarded as temporary revenge.
Thinking of this, Zhen Chutian sped up his pace and walked to the gate of Fengqi Palace, took out the hallucinogenic mushroom from the system, broke it and threw it next to the palace gate, and hurried towards the direction of Xue Xuanzhai.
Because of the injury of Xue Concubine, the palace maids were all careful to serve, and they prepared enough things to wait in the courtyard.
As soon as Yi Tian arrived at the gate of the temple, he was discovered by them.
Different from Jinxiu's deliberate enthusiasm, several palace maids seemed very jealous: "Who are you?"
"I'm Zhen Chutian, the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I entered the palace today to treat the emperor's headache with an acupuncture, and I heard that Concubine Xue was injured, so I came over to ask if I could help." Zhen Chutian replied with a smile, without the slightest attack power.
The palace maids looked at each other, and one of them walked quickly to the hall, but after a while, he turned around: "Niangniang, please come in." ”
"Thank you."
Zhen Chutian took a deep breath and walked quickly to the inner hall, where he saw Xue Concubine lying on the couch with a pale face, with gauze wrapped around her delicate arms, and blood stains were faintly visible.
Xue Concubine was in such pain that she broke out in a cold sweat, and when she saw her come in, she even struggled to speak: "The imperial doctor said..... This palace still has to hurt for two days, since your medical skills are simple. ”
Zhen Chutian walked over with a smile, sat down on the edge of the couch, took out the painkiller powder in the system, divided it by two, untied the gauze on her arm, poured the powder and wrapped it again.
This action was so fast that before Xue Concubine could react, the pain disappeared in an instant.
She shook her arms in surprise and joy, and sat up: "It really doesn't hurt, what kind of miracle medicine is this?"
"The little girl's homemade pain relief, take it, although the little girl doesn't want you to be hurt in the future, it's a good thing to keep it for backup." Zhen Tian put the porcelain vase on the table, and her respectful and considerate appearance was very pleasing.
Xue Concubine looked at her again and again, and because the wound was not painful, she was also in a good mood: "You really have the ability to talk to this palace at a young age, what reward do you want?"
Hearing this, Zhen Chutian's eyes suddenly lit up.
She said cautiously: "Can Niangniang take in the little girl for one night?" Let the little girl rest until dawn tomorrow. ”
Concubine Xue looked at her in surprise: "The emperor didn't arrange a place for you to live?"
"Jing Wei, it was arranged by the queen's mother."
After Zhen Chutian answered, he looked at her again and again, as if he had stubbornly returned what he wanted to say.
Concubine Xue looked the little girl in front of her up and down, and her years of experience in the palace told her that this matter was definitely not simple: "Since the queen mother arranged a place to live, why did you stay here in the palace?" Let her know tomorrow, I thought it was not good for you to dislike Fengqi Palace. ”
Hearing this, Zhen Chutian cried out with a wow.
She rolled up her sleeves, revealing the bruises on her arm: "If the little girl goes back, she will be killed." ”
"Why did she do this to you?!"
Xue Concubine looked at the shocking scar, and immediately became angry: "You are the delicate concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, what mistake did you make to be beaten so badly?"
"The little girl thought she hadn't done anything wrong, when she went to Fengqi Palace, her clothes were broken, and her mother specially asked her to take me to change her clothes, who knew that the little girl was locked up as soon as she went in, and she heard those palace maids say that the mother was angry because the little girl heard a few words.
Zhen Chutian wiped his tears as he spoke, looking pitiful and helpless.
"You, what did you hear them say?" Xue Concubine quietly tempted.
In this palace, she and the queen have always been incompatible, one is the lord of the six palaces, and the other is favored, so naturally she looks at each other the most.
Zhen Chutian hesitated: "The little girl heard from a few palace maids that hallucinogenic mushrooms would hurt people if they were eaten, and they said that the deserved to be injured, and the little girl was discovered when she heard this." ”
After hearing these words, Xue Concubine's face was already very ugly.
A silly little girl can't understand these words, but she can understand them.
No wonder Prince Hua would suddenly make a move, it turned out that the queen saw that only this prince brought a knife into the palace, so she deliberately poisoned him.
The queen knew that this matter must not be spread, so she didn't care that Zhen Chutian was the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she had to send someone to beat her severely, which was really ruthless!