Chapter 45: Falling into Disrepute
Resist the impact of such a strong flavor to carefully identify the spices, there are several common spices, but another rich fragrance... From her judgment, although Ruan Mianmian is contaminated with this smell, it is very small, and ordinary people can't smell it at all, but the smell of the dream on Liu Xi'er's body is a little strong, if it is not neutralized by the strange smell, I am afraid that ordinary people can smell it at once.
The female officer pulled back slightly, freed herself from this smell, and solemnly said to the emperor and the queen mother sitting on it: "Back to the emperor, the queen mother, this lady... It also has the flavor of dreams, and it is relatively strong. ”
King Qi's face is very exciting, he naturally knows the source of this smell, and now even the female officials in the palace know, if it is not stopped, I am afraid that tomorrow the news of Mrs. Liu's body in the Qi Palace's stinky body will become a joke in the capital, and the female official said that Liu Xi'er also has the smell of dreams, it seems that she can't protect her anymore, it is better to cut off her arm.
Thinking of this, King Qi suddenly burst out, and while the emperor and the queen mother didn't react, Feng Mu picked it up, and his wide palm held Liu Xi'er's slender neck, and his five fingers were forceful, as if he wanted to break her neck alive.
"Woman, you actually did such a thing, and my Qi Palace's mansion can't allow you to go wild, so it's better for me to finish you off personally, so as not to have a dislike between you and the imperial brother!"
Seeing the sudden change in the situation, everyone was shocked, although Ruan Mianmian hoped that Liu Xi'er would learn a lesson, but it was definitely not now, if Liu Xi'er died, he would also have a smell on his body, and he would not be able to wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River. She turned her head sharply to look at Jiang Xinyue and Mu Ruqing, and winked.
Jiang Xinyue still maintained the composure of the martial artist, and seeing that the situation was critical, she didn't have time to step forward to stop it, so she casually took a white jade chopsticks carved with a phoenix dark pattern and turned her wrist around, and threw it out with internal force. The chopsticks hit King Qi's wrist in the blink of an eye, and his mouth was so shocked that blood oozed from his mouth, and he couldn't use his strength anymore, so he let go of his hand, and glanced back at Jiang Xinyue in disbelief, I didn't expect this little girl to be so young and so profound.
Liu Xi'er's face was already red, and the gray fingerprints on her neck were a little scary, she was panting heavily, her eyes were full of fear, and she couldn't care about speaking.
"Brother Emperor Qi, are you going to do it in front of the emperor and the queen mother?" Jiang Xinyue asked in a fierce voice.
The emperor also came back to his senses and restrained his expression: "King Qi, since she is suspicious, it is not something you can make up your mind at will, it is a matter of the face of the two countries, how can you be presumptuous in front of the palace." ”
King Qi secretly glared at Jiang Xinyue's direction with blood-red eyes, turned his head and snorted coldly: "Your Majesty forgives me, my brother was dizzy for a while, this woman is really insulting to the royal family, and my brother can't keep her, if the evidence is conclusive, follow the emperor's disposal, and the younger brother will never intercede." ”
"Oh? The matter was not conclusive, why was the royal brother so sure that she was insulting? The emperor's expression was a little more thoughtful, could it be that Jingshu recommended Liu Xi'er to participate in the palace banquet, what else could it be like?
King Qi made a sad and indignant look, embarrassed for a while, and then gritted his teeth and said: "The matter has come to this, the younger brother should not deceive the emperor anymore." That's the case, the younger brother met Liu Xi'er, the eldest lady of the Marquis of Anyang a few months ago, and saw that she described her as a good and dignified manner, so he moved his mind to accept the lady as his attendant, but later heard that she was punished by the Marquis of Anyang for some reason to go to Zhuangzi to think about it behind closed doors, and even..."King Qi's words are half-true and half-false, but this matter is still unspeakable."
"Even in order to escape from Zhuangzi betrayed her chastity and innocence, and the rude farmer did that reckless thing, and went outside, and then she tried to poison the ordinary people, and was caught by Jingshu's slave maid, or Brother Qi came to take people away. Brother Qi Huang can't say it, Jingshu will say it for you. It's just that Mrs. Liu did such a thing, and the imperial brother will never give up, your majesty, why don't we forget about this matter today, so as not to make it difficult for Emperor Qi to be a husband and wife for the monarch and ministers. Jiang Xinyue took the conversation intimately, but there was a sarcastic smile in the eyes of the emperor who looked at the emperor.
The emperor understood, but he didn't show it on his face, he didn't have much brotherhood for the son born to this woman who had killed his own sister, and the emperor didn't know what he did, but it was just because he was stupid and unusable by nature, so he was left alive, who knew that now he would not even maintain the superficial harmony with himself.
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Is there any royal rule in the palace for such a woman who has corrupted her chastity? King Qi, you are confused! ”
King Qi fell to his knees suddenly, and he couldn't care about what face he had, so he covered his face and burst into tears: "The emperor Mingjian, the younger brother is confused, but this matter is to save the royal face that let her enter the palace, and what kind of affection and love she has is a rumor, there will always be gossip when she is put outside, it is better for the younger brother to take this mistake and leave the royal innocent, and she has not seen her once since she entered the palace, and she is left to fend for herself in the most remote courtyard, if the emperor does not believe it, he will send someone to investigate!" ”
He is looking forward to the emperor to investigate, there are seven points of truth and three points of falsehood, a simple investigation will not find anything at all, but he can get himself out of Liu Xi'er's matter, and he can also end up with a good reputation of sacrificing himself for the dignity of the royal family, which is the best way for him in this situation.
King Ying looked at King Qi with a bit of a playful shake of the wine glass, and never opened his mouth to expose it, he also knew King Qi's biggest secret and his ambition, but it was not good for him to say it now, and at the same time, overthrowing King Qi would also make Yipinxiang fall into an unrighteous place, he didn't want to do this kind of thing that hurt the enemy and hurt himself by eight hundred, after all, a guy like King Qi who has empty ambitions and no brains is nothing without status, so let's look at it coldly for the time being.
Mu Ruqing and Jiang Xinyue's hands clasped tightly under the table, and they knew what the other party was thinking with an exchange of glances. They and King Ying thought of going together, this is a good time to bring down King Qi, but there is no guarantee that he will retreat, the more Jiang Xinyue stays in the palace, the more he can know that the emperor's slightest suspicion can kill his family, and it is not the time to take risks, so letting Ruan Mianmian retreat is the right thing today.
Mu Ruqing felt that the jade seal was getting hotter and hotter when he put it in Yipinxiang, how to hand it over in order to get the most benefit when he kept Yipinxiang from harm? He thought about it a little.
Seeing King Qi say this, the emperor sighed: "That's it, let's get up first, settle this matter, no matter what, this is also a matter of a country's face, not for you to decide her life and death." The emperor beckoned to the palace maid again: "Find a doctor to see how her injuries are, and if she is fine, let her continue to talk back and explain the matter clearly." ”
Liu Xi'er fell to the ground at this time with her eyes closed, as if she had fainted, but her eyelashes trembled slightly, and people who didn't know the inside story had to sigh when they saw this scene.
Of course she is awake, but if she wakes up like this, she will definitely be held accountable to the end, so it is better to temporarily pretend to be dizzy and avoid the edge and then slowly find a way out.
She can hide from others with her acting skills, but she can't hide from Jiang Xinyue, who has strong martial arts and deep eyesight, she only saw that although Liu Xi'er closed her eyes tightly but her breathing was steady and powerful, she knew that this was a little trick she played, so she said loudly: "Your Majesty, I saw that Mrs. Liu was just out of strength for a while, I learned a method when I followed my master to travel to Jianghu, and I woke up after a while." ”
After that, he called the palace maid to fetch the silver needle, and said aloud: "Remember, you should take a long and thin silver needle, and pierce it one inch from the tiger's mouth." ”
When these words came out, Liu Xi'er's body trembled suddenly, and she opened her eyes a little dazed. Seeing this, Jiang Xinyue waved her hand and asked the palace maid to come back: "Yo, Mrs. Liu is in good health, wake up first, then you don't have to take it, and you won't have to work for you." But since Mrs. Liu is awake, the emperor will continue to ask. ”
The emperor nodded and said to Liu Xi'er: "Liu, how did the fragrance on your body come from, and you haven't explained it clearly?" ”
"It's... The courtiers were wronged, and the courtiers didn't know why they were contaminated with fragrance, maybe, maybe they accidentally touched it. Liu Xi'er was really flustered this time, Qi Wangming said that he would not protect her, and the Marquis of Anyang had already sorted out the relationship with her, she was only one person, and it was not by someone to rub her round and flatten.
"Lady official, will this spice have a fragrance if it is accidentally contaminated, what do you think?" The King, who had not spoken, spoke, as if he were really curious.
"Returning to His Royal Highness, although this spice is rich and not easy to disperse, it must be placed on the body to have a fragrance, if it is such a light taste on Miss Ruan's body, it may still be contaminated with a little bit, but there is more than one spice on Mrs. Liu's body, but the fragrance is still so clear, that is, the source of this fragrance has been kept close to her.
Moreover, Mrs. Liu is still on..."The female officer hesitated a little, looked up at Liu Xi'er, and didn't seem to know how to speak.
"What else? Go on. The emperor said in a deep voice.
"Mrs. Liu not only smells of spices, but also has a foul smell that has never been seen before, it seems... It seems to be suffering from a serious disease. The female officer whispered, and in the end she was so angry.
All the ladies and ladies present gasped when they heard this, this Liu Xi'er behaved inappropriately, and she was also suffering from a hidden disease, such a woman King Qi still married back to the mansion as a lady without changing her face, and her eyes suddenly became a lot stranger when she saw King Qi.
"Are you sick? Jingshu knows a little, as if I heard someone say that this Anyang Houfu lady had a stubborn disease a few years ago, as soon as the disease was unbearable, she was closed for many days, and then there was a wandering master to the capital, which used a special method to cure her, her body no longer smelled, but her blood became a kind of medicine, ordinary people will have abdominal pain for more than ten days after taking it, but there is no danger to life. Am I right, Mrs. Liu? ”