243 Pretending to be sick (2)
There was a slight squirming sound in the silent room, Qiu Buyan sat up from the bed, Mama Xie quickly stepped forward to open the tent, Qiu Buyan's miserable white face, walnut swollen eyes were clearly presented in front of everyone.
Seeing Xie Shi standing in front of his bed with a cold face, Qiu Buyi unconsciously shuddered, and hurriedly lowered his head to call his mother, his voice was hoarse and thin, like an injured little beast.
Xie Shi stared at her expressionlessly, "Xiao Yin is holding a carved dragon jade pendant, pointing out that Xiao Bocai has an affair with you, seducing you to pretend to be sick to escape the affair with him, and has already made trouble in front of the emperor, what is the truth?" β
Qiu Buyan's pupils constricted, and he blurted out almost instinctively, "It's none of my business!" β
"It's none of your business? Whose business is that? β
Qiu Buwei covered his face and cried, Xie Shi scolded sharply, "Don't cry! Tell the story as it is! β
Qiu Buyan cried even more fiercely, Qiu Xiyin hurriedly said, "Fourth sister, if you tell the matter as it is, your father and mother can help you, otherwise your father and mother will have a black eye, and they will not even have the confidence to defend you, so they can only let the prince smear you and Xiao Shizi."
Qiu Buyan continued to cover his face and cry, Xie grabbed her wrist and stared at her, "If you don't want to die, just say it as it is!" There's no time to hear you cry right now! β
Qiu Buyan collapsed and shouted, "It's that Su Lin next to the prince!" It was he who somehow got into my room, clicked on my acupoints, tortured me, and threatened to cut my face!
I had no choice but to hand over the jade pendant that Brother Xiao gave me, and the leftover medicine was also searched by him, and he forced me to write a letter, saying that Brother Xiao coerced and lured me to do it! β
A contemptuous smile appeared on Xie Shi's cold face, and he shook her hand away, "As stupid as your grandmother!" β
Qiu Buyan hugged his wrist and cried miserably, and the place where his wrist had just been pinched by Xie Shi was bruised and shocking.
Qiu Xiyin's heart moved, "Fourth sister, when did that Su Lin come in?" β
Qiu Buyi sobbed loudly, blew his nose with a handkerchief, and sobbed, "At noon, I had eaten and taken medicine, and I heard that Brother Xiao was coming, and I wanted to write a letter to Brother Xiao, so I sent Xiaozhu and them away, and then Su Lin came!" β
Xiao Yin arrived after Xiao Bocai, that is to say, Su Lin, who followed Xiao Yin into the mansion, found an opportunity to sneak into the boudoir of Qiu Buwei almost as soon as he entered the mansion!
When Su Lin was forcing Qiu Bu to ask inside, Xiao Yin was interviewing Xiao Bocai outside, no wonder she saw Xiao Bocai looking so weak and nervous when she rushed over!
Xiao Yin has been suspicious for a long time, and today he is here to confirm!
It is true that Qiu Buyan had a cold when he sent his great-grandmother, and the name also clearly said that Qiu Buxian's "tuberculosis" In addition to him, no other doctors in the capital will see it, and Xiao Yin has never even entered Qiu Buxian's courtyard, how did he become suspicious?
Yes, he planted eyeliner next to Qiu Buxian!
Qiu Xiyin figured out this section and immediately said, "Mother, the prince must have placed eyeliner next to the fourth sister."
Come to think of it, Qiu Buyan acts like this, Xiao Yin has a lot of eyes, how could he not put eyeliner next to Qiu Buxian? She will definitely arrange other ones except for Mama Lai!
Xie Shi had already figured out this section when Qiu Xiyin asked the hour, nodded when he heard the words, and said coldly, "Who came up with this idea first?" Is it you or Xiao Bocai? β
Qiu Buwei cried for a while, his eyes dodged and snorted, "Yes, it's Brother Xiao."
Qiu Xiyin instantly understood, Xie Shi also saw it, snorted coldly, and suddenly rolled up the sleeve of Qiu Buyan's right arm, and after seeing the bright red Shougong sand above the big arm, let go of her and turned to leave.
Qiu Xiyin comforted casually, and hurriedly chased after Xie, Jiao Sheng asked, "Mother, will you keep the fourth sister?" β
Xie Shi's footsteps paused slightly, and he glanced at her coldly, "You don't worry about me, go and beg your fiancΓ© who covers the sky with one hand."
"King Ningjun has gone to the Huai'an Palace, and he said that he will try his best to protect his fourth sister, but if his mother goes to ask the emperor, it will definitely be safer."
Xie glanced at her again, dropped a word and didn't follow again, and walked away quickly.
Qiu Xiyin stood in place for a while, remembering the letter that Ning Shenzhi hastily wrote, and turned around and walked back, no matter what Qiu Bu Wei was, she couldn't make Xiao Yin agree, let alone let Xiao Bocai fall into it......
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In the imperial study, Xiao Chengzong listened to Xiao Yin crying for a long time, and listened to Li Shoufu and other old ministers scolding indignantly for a long time, and said impatiently, "I was going to issue an order to dissolve their marriage contract, do they have any personal feelings, and what does it matter if they play tricks or not?"
One of them is my nephew, and the other is the daughter of my senior sister, since the two are in love, I give them a marriage, is it worth your such a big fight, annoying me until now? β
Last time in the Jinluan Palace, Xiao Chengzong said that Xiao Yin was not worthy of hatred, Xiao Yin did not hear it with his own ears, but he really heard these words, but he really heard them in his ears, and suddenly his heart was cold, this is his father!
It was the father who gave birth to him and raised him!
Li Shoufu shouted excitedly, "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!" Xiao Shizi disregarded the dignity of the monarch and the ministers, and disregarded the friendship between the two brothers, and when His Majesty had not yet decreed the dissolution of the marriage contract between the prince and the fourth girl Qiu, he made a private agreement with the fourth girl Qiu for life, and even hooked the fourth girl Qiu to do such a rebellious thing, in order to bully the king! Ask the emperor to punish him severely! Otherwise, I am the monarch of the Great Xiao Kingdom, how can I be the prince of the Great Xiao? β
Before Xiao Chengzong could speak, he heard a person running in quickly from outside, shouting as he ran, "My son will never do such a thing!" You are slander! It's a blame for the blame! β
It was the King of Huai'an.
As soon as the king of Huai'an changed his usual image of elegance and elegance, he stepped forward and punched Li Shoufu in the chin and scolded, "Old thing! You don't want to step on my son to get a famous man who is not afraid of power! β
Li Shoufu was old, and he was beaten down by him so hard, he fell to the ground with a bang, and couldn't get up for half a day.
In the imperial study, he shouted to call the imperial doctor, to help Li Shoufu, and shouted what kind of system he had become, and suddenly it was a mess, but the king of Huai'an still didn't give up, rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Who else?" Who else wants to pour dirty water on the king's son? β
Xiao Chengzong has wanted to beat some old guys for a long time, but in view of the fact that he has been reformed for many years, and he doesn't want to disappoint Ning Shenzhi, it is difficult to do it, at this time, when he saw that his own brother was going to do it himself, he was suddenly surprised and delighted, and nodded in a row, "This, this, and that, that ......"
When Ning Shenzhi arrived, the king of Huai'an was beating people all over the house according to the guidance of Xiao Chengzong, he was young and strong, his status was precious, and he had Xiao Chengzong to support him, those old ministers were more or less beaten a few times, and the Qingliu direct ministers who were usually dressed like dignified were all disheveled, disheveled, and had a blue nose and swollen face.
Ning Shenyi stepped into the imperial study, and the chaos inside was suddenly quiet, and then the king of Huai'an, who was beating an old minister, wailed, threw himself in front of Ning Shenzhi and hugged his arm, crying, "Big nephew! You're going to have to help your cousin call the shots! These old immortals all want his life! β
Although King Huai'an's appearance was told by him in advance, he really didn't expect that when it came to his beloved son, King Huai'an would be so open-minded and perform the posture of the shrew scolding the street so vividly!
The corners of Ning Shenzhi's mouth twitched slightly, resisted the urge to kick away King Huai'an, and patted his arm comfortably, "Lord Wang, if you have something to say, let me go first."
Ning Shen came, King Huai'an didn't dare to spill anymore, Xiao Chengzong didn't dare to make trouble anymore, and the voices of the old ministers who spoke with their necks were slightly restrained, and as soon as Ning Shenzhi asked a few words, the matter was almost clear.
Although Xiao Bocai kept silent, Xiao Yin was sincere in every word, and even took out the letter written by Qiu Buxian.
Qiu Buyan wrote very clearly in the letter that Xiao Bocai deliberately seduced and bewitched, she was confused for a while to do such a rebellious thing, and now she regrets it very much, so she confessed to Xiao Yin, hoping to atone for her sins, she even pressed her handprint at the bottom of the letter, and the handwriting was also identified by Qiu Zhengshen as being indeed Qiu Buxian's mistake.
King Huai'an was furious, rushed forward and grabbed Qiu Zhengshen's collar and smashed his nose with a punch, angrily scolding, "You don't know what that daughter of yours looks like? How can she have the face to write such slanderous words that thunder and thunder! β
Qiu Zhengshen had a nosebleed all over his face and mouth, and he didn't wipe it, looking numb as if he was beating and scolding.
"Lord Wang!" Ning Shenzhi hurriedly stepped forward to pull away King Huai'an, his face was unhappy, "Qiu Shangshu has been kept in the dark about this matter, otherwise he will never sit idly by."
King Huai'an then remembered that Qiu Zhengshen was also Ning Shenzhi's father-in-law, his heart was weak for a while, and he reluctantly raised his momentum, shouting, "Anyway, I don't believe it!" Call that dead girl from the enemy family to confront you face to face! β
Xiao Bocai, who had not spoken, suddenly kowtowed to Xiao Chengzong, "Your Majesty, this matter is all my fault, and it has nothing to do with the fourth girl, please punish the emperor!" β
King Huai'an was stunned for a moment, then became furious, stepped forward and kicked Xiao Bocai, who was kneeling on the ground, to the ground, and scolded angrily, "Evil obstacles! β
A cadre of old ministers came to the end, "Your Majesty, Xiao Shizi has already confessed his guilt, such a great rebellion, please punish the emperor severely!" Otherwise, it will be difficult to boost the prestige of the Great Xiao Royal! β
Ning Shenzhi leaned over and saluted, "Your Majesty, the top priority in this matter is to block the news, such a thing, no matter who is right or wrong, it is the prince and the emperor who lose face, Xiao Shizi and the fourth girl of Qiu naturally want to surrender their crimes, and they can't make a big splash if they only surrender, so as not to hurt the face of the emperor and the prince."
Xiao Chengzong nodded convincingly, "Yu Shi is right!" Qiu Si Girl would rather pretend to be sick, resist the decree, and make a private agreement with a prince for life than be the crown princess, which shows that the prince is incompetent, and I, the emperor, do not have much face."
Xiao Yin didn't expect that the great grievances he had suffered would become like this in the mouth of Xiao Chengzong, and he suddenly felt cold, and then thought of the crazy appearance of King Huai'an who didn't care about face and decency for Xiao Bocai, and felt a great sadness in his heart, and his depression rushed straight to his head, and for a moment, he almost wanted to rush forward and slap Xiao Chengzong in the face, scolding him for not being an emperor at all, let alone a father!
Xiao Chengzong became angry as he spoke, and scolded, "I'm really not afraid of losing face, if you don't deal with such a thing secretly behind closed doors, you will make a lot of noise in public, and you want a bunch of people to follow you to wipe your ass!" β
So now everything is his fault?
Xiao Yin only felt that everything was ridiculous, so he almost wanted to laugh out loud!
Li Shoufu said loudly, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Qiu Si Girl does not abide by women's morality and insults my prince, so she should be given three feet of white silk!" β
Qiu Zhengshen knelt down, "Your Majesty, the little girl is young and ignorant, I beg the emperor to deal with it lightly!" β
Xiao Yin also knelt down and cried, "Father, the fourth sister is just confused for a while, and now she has repented, and the son and the fourth sister have made a marriage contract for a long time, and they are unwilling to break their promises, and they are willing to rebuild the old friendship with the fourth sister and marry the fourth sister as soon as possible."
Ning Shenzhi coughed, "Your Majesty, although the fourth girl Qiu has repented, she is not suitable to marry the prince again, and ask the emperor to choose another virtuous and virtuous daughter as a concubine for the prince."
Xiao Chengzong glared at Xiao Yin, "You can wear this green turban, but I can't afford to lose that face!" β
Li Shoufu coughed loudly and spoke again, "Your Majesty! The old minister thought that he should give the revenge of the four girls three feet of white silk, and announced to the world that he died of illness, and Xiao Shizi was exiled to the miasma land of southern Xinjiang and never returned to Beijing, and the king of Huai'an, the princess of Huai'an, was immediately sent to Huai'an, and never returned to Beijing.
Xiao Chengzong said unhappily, "Then how can it be done, the queen mother loves the imperial brother and Bocai the most, she can't see her for three days, and she will never return to Beijing, do you want to kill the queen mother?" β
Li Shoufu was speechless for a while, and another old minister was indignant, "The son is not the fault of the father, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the people, how can the emperor be so blatantly shielded because of the identity of the king of Huai'an?" β
There was a sudden commotion in the imperial study, and at this time, Xie finally arrived, but was stopped outside the imperial study.
Xie Shi didn't clamo to go in, but said calmly, "You go and spread the word and tell the emperor that I lack a guard, and the Su Lin next to the prince is good, please give it to me."
Although the Xie family entered the palace rarely, he was a powerful person who even had to retreat from Su Guifei back then, and even the eunuchs who were guarding outside did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly went in to tell the truth.
Xiao Chengzong listened to a group of old men arguing, and the quarrel hurt his head, but Ning Shen didn't stop it, so he could only endure it, listened to the eunuch's advice, and said disapprerovitously, "Go find that Su Lin and give it to senior sister."
Xiao Yin almost blurted out, that's my person! Or the most useful person!
However, he finally endured it, leaned over and saluted, "Father, Su Lin's father is seriously ill and has just returned to his hometown to visit his illness, and he is not in the capital."
Xiao Chengzong glared at him impatiently, "Send someone to chase it back."
Xiao Yin bowed down, silently thinking about how to let Su Lin escape, he knew that now he was not as good as a finger of the Xie family in the eyes of Xiao Chengzong, so he could only endure it.
Ning Shenzhi said, "Your Majesty, my Great Xiao since the founding of the country, the emperors of all dynasties have governed the country with benevolence and filial piety, and the Queen Mother loves King Huai'an and Xiao Shizi deeply, it is better to make King Huai'an and the princess think about it behind closed doors.
Although Qiu Si Girl has committed an unforgivable sin, she is young and sincerely repentant, so it is better to take advantage of her illness to send her to Wuhua Nunnery to serve the Buddha to redeem herself, which is also the emperor's heart of benevolence and love for the people."