"Yes! Mama Qi! The guards replied in unison.

Mama Qi then turned around and went back to the upper room.

The two imperial doctors were still busy, and Aunt Jingyue was still sitting by the bedside of Princess Lian. Mama Qi walked over and said to Jingyue: "Auntie, the subordinates of Prince Lian's Mansion don't look honest one by one, I think they still need to be carefully interrogated." ”

Hearing this, Jing Yue turned her head and glanced at Mama Qi, and said lightly: "Mama, don't worry, when the imperial doctor finds out the problem, we can interrogate, and then it will be okay whether it is tortured or whatever." If we interrogate those subordinates first, then the two imperial doctors will not be able to find out anything, and Prince Lian will come back, I am afraid that he will be furious, wouldn't we have to complain? ”

Mama Qi didn't think of this layer before, she just simply felt that the people in Prince Lian's house seemed to have problems. That's why I asked that sentence, they are all smart people, and when Jing Yue reminded her at this time, Mama Qi immediately reacted, and she hurriedly echoed: "Mama said yes!" It's me who is too impatient! ”

"It doesn't matter." Jingyue smiled slightly, turned her head to look at Mama Qi, and said with a smile: "Although I can't interrogate it for the time being, but the big and small slaves in the Changchun courtyard, what their surnames are, and what their duties are, they should be interrogated clearly, and when the interrogation starts, they won't be blackened, Mama Qi, this matter will bother you." ”

"Don't dare to be! The emperor sent us to investigate this matter, what do you say is bothered or not? Mama Qi smiled slightly and hurriedly went out.

Jing Yue glanced at her, but suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but ask Imperial Doctor Xu and the others, "By the way, which imperial doctor has treated Prince Lian recently?" ”

"It doesn't seem to be a doctor." Hearing this, Imperial Physician Liang on the side immediately raised his head and replied: "I have carefully examined these prescriptions, in the past year, almost all of Prince Lian's illnesses have been seen by Lang Zhong in the capital, and these prescriptions are all from the hands of these doctors, and there are almost no traces of imperial doctors." ”

When Jing Yue heard this, she was immediately surprised: "Prince Lian's illness has worsened in the course of this year, but during this year, Prince Lian did not let the imperial doctor treat the princess, but found a few Jianghu Langzhong?" What is the rationale for this? ”

Imperial Physician Xu touched his beard and said in a deep voice: Perhaps, Prince Lian thinks that the medical skills of the doctors in our Tai Hospital are not as good as those outside, and this may not be. ”

"It can't be!" Imperial Physician Liang immediately frowned, shook his head and said: "It cannot be denied that there are some doctors with superb medical skills in the people, and their medical skills are more exquisite than our imperial doctors, but those who have good medical skills are almost all people with high reputations, but I have never even heard of the names of these doctors who prescribe medicine to Prince Lian!" ”

When Jingyue heard this, her face immediately sank.

Could it really be that as rumored outside, Prince Lian's illness was caused by Prince Lian?

At this moment, in the hearts of everyone present

That's what they all think.

At this moment, a guard outside the door reported that the medicine jar had been fetched.

Mama Qi's spirit was shocked, and she immediately shouted outside: "Let Xiaocao come in too!" After shouting, she found that the two imperial doctors and Aunt Jingyue were looking at her, and Mama Qi hurriedly explained: "Xiaocao is a maid who serves the princess, and this maid is really good for their princess." ”

Jingyue nodded and did not speak.

A moment later, Xiaocao walked in behind a guard who held two jars of medicine in their hands, exactly the same shape as the one that had just been broken.

Mama Qi was overjoyed, and immediately the guards presented the medicine jar, turned to Imperial Doctor Liang and said, "Imperial Doctor, come over and take a look, is there anything wrong with this medicine jar?" ”

Hearing this, the two imperial physicians gathered around and began to examine the medicine jar carefully.

Jing Yue's gaze fell on Xiaocao's body, and Xiaocao was furious.

"Xiaocao, which doctor is the one who diagnoses your princess's pulse on weekdays?" Jingyue smiled slightly and asked.

Xiaocao said timidly: "Yes, it's the house doctor Dr. Liu." ”

"The house doctor?" Jingyue and Mama Qi asked in unison, their faces surprised.

"Yes! The illness that the house doctor gave a look at. Xiaocao seemed to be a little more bold at this time, she looked at Jingyue and Mama Qi, and said with courage: "In the past, when our princess was sick, the prince also sent the imperial doctor in the palace to see her illness, but later the princess's illness did not improve, and the prince gradually became less concerned, he said that the princess's illness was just asthma, not a big problem, and it was not good to always invite the imperial doctor, so he asked the palace doctor Liu Taiyi to come every few days to check the pulse of our princess. ”

"Then where is this Imperial Doctor Liu now?" Aunt Jingyue immediately asked.

He rested in his guest room in the front yard. Xiaocao responded: "Because the princess always doesn't sleep well during this time, Imperial Doctor Liu has to be on call, so he stayed." ”

Jingyue immediately called a palace person and ordered her to go out and find a guard to bring Doctor Liu.

After all this, she turned her head and glanced at Xiaocao, and said with a smile: "Xiaocao girl, how long have you been serving your young lady?" ”

"Back to my aunt, the slave maid has been with my young lady since she was a child, and when she married into Prince Lian's mansion, the slave maid followed." Xiaocao's tone was still timid, but it seemed that she was a little more talkative than before.

"Oh, so you're the princess's dowry?" Jingyue made a look of sudden realization, but she glanced at Xiaocao suspiciously, and asked, "However, the dowry girl is generally very trusted by the master, how can you be a second-class maid, Xiaocao?" ”

When Xiaocao heard this, a look of disappointment appeared on her face, she lowered her head, and it took a long time before she said, "Two months ago, I accidentally broke a small one

Sister's favorite vase, just that, was demoted to a second-class maid. ”

"I see!" Jing Yue finally understood, she glanced at Xiaocao, but asked coldly, "So, do you hate your princess?" ”

"No, no, no! How dare the slave resent the princess? Xiaocao heard this, and hurriedly shook her head frantically: "This matter is my fault, if I hadn't broken the vase, the princess wouldn't have been so angry, and she wouldn't have belittled me, in short, everything is not good for me." ”

Jing Yue had no intention of investigating what had happened several months ago, but after hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at the guards in the courtyard, with a sneer in her eyes.

At this moment, Mama Qi on the side suddenly asked: "Xiaocao, there are four general dowry girls, your princess has a noble status, there should be six dowry girls by her side, right?" Are they all out there? ”

It's good that she didn't say this, as soon as she said it, tears immediately flowed in Xiaocao's eyes, and she slowly spoke: "There are six, but Xia Ju was promised to be married to the little maid in the front yard, and she gave birth to a child with dystocia last month and was sick in bed. Winter was warm and had a wind chill, and went, Chunxing was dragged out and killed by a cane because she spilled hot tea on the prince, and Qiuxiang was missing...... "Yanong pounced on his brother."

After some counting, the remaining five dowry maids were either dead or sent out far away.

At this moment, not only Jingyue and Mama Qi's faces changed, but even the two imperial doctors Xu Liang, who was immersed in checking the medicine jar, raised their heads in surprise, and they were as ignorant as they were, and they all heard that something was wrong with these words.

Jing Yue couldn't hide her surprise and glanced at Xiaocao, but she thought in her heart: "Everyone else is dead, only she is the only one who has not been kicked out of this courtyard, and she is not dead, is it because this girl is cowardly?" ”

It's just that I'm afraid no one thought that this cowardly maid, even if she was degraded, still has a passion for her own princess, right?

Jingyue sneered, but ordered someone to move a chair and sit down for Xiaocao, this is an important witness, they have to protect it.

"Xiaocao, tell your aunt, is your prince good to the princess?"

……

When Aunt Jingyue, Imperial Physician Xu and the others came out of Changchun Courtyard after investigating everything, it was already almost dark.

There are still royal guards around the Changchun Courtyard, and the subordinates who serve the princess are also closely guarded in the courtyard, and the princess Lian woke up and drank medicine once, and continued to sleep without eating, and it was the palace maids who were serving her.

Before Jingyue and the others reached the gate of Prince Lian's mansion, they saw many torches suddenly lit up in the dark night, followed by noisy footsteps rushing in from the gate.

Soon, Aunt Jingyue and the others saw that the person who walked in front was Prince Lian Xuanyuan Shu, his face was dusty, but his lips were bitten tightly.

"See Prince Lian!" Jingyue and the others hurriedly bent

Lower waist to please leaves.

Xuanyuan Shu strode in front of everyone, his eyes swept over Aunt Jingyue, Mama Qi, and Xu Liang one by one, and asked expressionlessly: "It's so late, what are you doing in my house?" "His Royal Highness King Huijing, I am here to investigate the serious illness of Prince Lian on the instructions of the emperor, and I ask the prince to forgive me." Jing Yue replied loudly.

If it weren't for the emperor's speech, when she wanted to come here?

When Xuanyuan Shu heard this, his face sank. However, his tone softened, he raised his eyes to look at Aunt Jingyue and Mama, and said in a gentle tone: "Then may I ask, can you find out anything?" ”

"Since it's an investigation, it's natural that something will be investigated." Aunt Jingyue smiled slightly and said, "But the results of this investigation are to be reported to the emperor after entering the palace, if Prince Lian wants to hear it, why don't you enter the palace together?" ”

"This king is naturally going to enter the palace!" Xuanyuan Shu didn't think about it, but after saying that, he glanced at Aunt Jingyue and said, "But please wait a while." The king needs to go into the palace to visit the princess before he can enter the palace with you. ”

"Lord Wang, please take care of yourself, but the speed should be faster, and the palace gate is about to be spooned." Jingyue smiled slightly and said.

Xuanyuan Shu heard this, nodded, and said, "This king will be faster." So saying, he walked past the people and went into the house.

Before leaving, his gaze swept over the bodies of these people in front of him without a trace, and finally, when he saw the grass hiding in the crowd, his eyes sank.

Damn it! They're not really going to find out what they're looking for, are they?

Xuanyuan Shu was annoyed in his heart.

But on the surface, he still pretended not to care about anything, and what he had in his eyes was only deep worry about his seriously ill wife.

Mama turned her head and looked at the back of Xuanyuan Shu leaving, but her eyes flashed.

Xuanyuan Shu returned to the gate of the Changchun Courtyard, which he hadn't stepped into for at least a month. But he saw that there were guards all around.

"See Prince Lian!" As soon as he saw Xuanyuan Shu, Mo Fan, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, immediately took the lead in inviting Ye to come.

"Get up!" Xuanyuan Shu waved his hand, but asked Mo Fan, "Commander Mo, what's going on?" ”

Hearing this, Mo Fan raised his eyes and glanced at Xuanyuan Shu, and said in a deep voice: "Back to Your Highness, the humble duty is to guard here on the order of the emperor, and it is strictly forbidden for idle people to enter!" ”

It's the emperor's order again!

Xuanyuan Shu was angry in his heart, but his face was not leaking, and he only asked: "So, is it that even this king can't go in?" ”

"The prince is naturally okay!" Mo Fan immediately responded.

Xuanyuan Shu stopped looking at him, and walked straight to the courtyard with his feet raised. The guards guarding the gate immediately moved out of the way.

Soon, Xuanyuan Shu entered the courtyard, and when he met him, he saw that all the subordinates in the courtyard were guarded. And the lights were on in the upper room

Bright, faintly visible is the figure of a palace maid busy......

"Lord Wang! Help me! As soon as they saw Xuanyuan Shu, the maids and women who were guarded all saw the savior, and they all shouted at her frantically. Even Mama Wang, who had a few front teeth knocked out, couldn't help but make a hehe sound in this direction.

As soon as Xuanyuan Shu saw Mama Wang, he was immediately taken aback, this is his own grandma! How did you get beaten like this? He immediately turned his head and glared at Mo Fan, who was following up, and said angrily, "Commander Mo, what's going on?" ”

"Here's why don't ask the prince to ask Aunt Jingyue!" Mo Fan shrugged his shoulders and said, "The humble position is just ordered to guard the courtyard, and I don't know anything else." ”

"I don't know anything!" Xuanyuan Shu laughed angrily. He turned around and strode towards the upper room.

He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, turned around and went to guard the yard again.

"See Prince Lian!" As soon as Xuanyuan Shu entered the door, the palace maids in the house immediately bent down to ask Ye. But he didn't look at it, and went straight into the princess's bedroom.

"See the prince!" After a few more invitations, Xuanyuan Shu still didn't want to pay attention, and he kept coming to the bedside.

I saw that the wife lying on the bed was much thinner than the last time I saw it, almost skinny. At this moment, he is sleeping deeply.

"Su-yeon?" He called out in a low voice.

However, the person on the bed did not move, and still fell asleep deeply.

Xuanyuan Shu's eyes showed a trace of impatience, he couldn't see a woman half-dead at all!

"Su-yeon!" He raised his voice slightly.

However, the person in the bed was still asleep.

Xuanyuan Shu immediately turned around, he wanted to ask, what happened here today? However, standing in front of him was a group of maidservants who came out of the palace, and it was strange that they could tell him!

There are his people in the courtyard, but with Mo Fan here, what can he ask?

At this moment, Xuanyuan Shu suddenly felt that he was still too late to come back!

He simply hated the person who spread rumors behind the scenes, and the timing was really accurate, when he was not in the capital! And the action is so fast! also invited Aunt Jingyue, a first-class female official beside the Queen Mother, and the grandmother next to the Queen, who wanted to put him to death!

Thinking of those secrets, Xuanyuan Shu felt a pang in his heart.

"Lord Wang, what's wrong with you?" At this moment, the palace maids on the side saw that Xuanyuan Shu's face was getting more and more ugly, and they couldn't help but ask, "But the slaves and maids are not serving well?" ”

"It's not! You're here to wait! With that, he turned around and strode out of the courtyard without looking back.

When Xuanyuan Shu came to the gate of the palace, he saw that Aunt Jingyue and the others had already left first, leaving only one guard to wait there

, Aunt Jingyue and the two imperial doctors have already left first, they said, the prince is so easy to come back, they should accompany the princess more! ”

"This king wants to enter the palace!" When Xuanyuan Shu heard this, his face turned ugly again.

"Then the prince, please!" The guard replied immediately.

Xuanyuan Shu no longer looked at him, ordered someone to set up a carriage, and he got on it and hurried towards the palace quickly. In the night, the expression on Xuanyuan Shu's face was very gloomy, as if he was going to kill someone.

However, when he entered the palace this time, Xuanyuan Shu could already predict that he would be greeted by the emperor's angry scolding.

But it doesn't matter, the father's scolding, he is a ninja. As for the charges that were imposed on him......

The corners of Xuanyuan Shu's mouth raised, revealing a sarcastic smile!

Is it true that he is not prepared for anything?

Half an hour later, Xuanyuan Shu really came to the imperial study before the palace gate closed.

As soon as he entered the door, the emperor grabbed the piece on the table and smashed it at him: "You are a wicked obstacle! You still have the face to see me! ”

Xuanyuan did not dodge or dodge, let those pieces fall on his face, still knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor in an orderly manner, and said loudly: "Sons and daughters see their father!" ”

The emperor snorted coldly, and didn't tell him to get up, but only asked: "What is Xiuyan's illness, you tell me!" ”

Xuanyuan Shu didn't answer and asked: "Father, are you willing to believe the rumors outside rather than your son?" ”

"The rumors will not be groundless!" The emperor said coldly: "Moreover, I have already sent the female officials in the Empress Dowager's palace and Xu Liang to diagnose Xiuyan's pulse, investigate the case, Xuanyuan forgiveness, don't you have anything to explain to me?" ”

"Erchen didn't!" Xuanyuan Shu said firmly: "Erchen has never treated Xiuyan badly, let alone sorry for her, Erchen has a clear conscience!" ”

(End of chapter)