Chapter 5: Shocking Steps

"Slow, you guys stop this king, do you dare to fight the queen, Zhu'er, you're okay" Long Qu said and hurriedly helped her up, looking at the pale Zhu'er, his heart swelled with distress.

"Second prince, this is the emperor's decree, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey" A eunuch who was in charge of things said cautiously, he could see that although the second prince was silent at this moment, he invisibly revealed a kind of pressure.

"What's the matter, this prince will take it all in"

Everyone was respectful and silent, after all, there was a prince who took the blame, even if they were blamed, they could not be punished.

"You're here" Looking at Long Qu's face, Zhu'er said softly and weakly, and the last trace of expectation was gone, and she fainted.

When she woke up again, she saw that Imperial Doctor Lin was taking her pulse, and then walked to Long Qu's ear and said something, so she retired and left, and glanced at Zhu'er meaningfully before leaving, but it passed away in a flash, and no one would notice it.

Xiao Yue hurriedly rushed to the side of the bed in a hurry: "Queen Mother, the slave maid was dying just now, but fortunately the second prince rescued her"

Zhu'er looked at her teary-eyed appearance, and her heart was moved, after all, the love of master and servant for so many years has been there, but today, thanks to Long Qu, she turned her eyes and looked at him gratefully.

"Are you better" Long Qu knew what Zhu'er meant, this was to express gratitude, but he was more concerned about her body at the moment, he said softly

"Uh-huh"

At this moment, Zhu'er endured the pain, not wanting them to worry about themselves, compared to the unbearable physical pain, he was more heartbroken today Long Yan's attitude, why did he just not believe in himself, his heart was like pressing a stone, could it be that everything was just her wishful thinking, from beginning to end, he didn't take her to heart after all, and a bitterness surged in his heart.

"Queen, what's wrong with you, won't you feel unwell in your body" Xiao Yue saw that she didn't speak for a while, and asked

"It's okay"

"Master, it's because of the emperor" Xiaoyue said tentatively, seeing that Zhu'er didn't speak, she continued, "It's all the slave and maid, so that the emperor misunderstood the master"

Looking at Zhu'er's depressed appearance, Long Qu was a little unbearable, and comforted: "In fact, the emperor sometimes can't help himself, his words and deeds are supervised by the ministers and the people of the world."

Listening to Long Qu's words, Zhu'er thought of the wedding night at this moment, what Long Yan said, could it be that he couldn't help but be true to himself, not that he didn't have any affection for himself, with her understanding of Long Yan, she shouldn't be so ruthless, thinking about it, she felt a little relieved and relieved.

"By the way, how do you know that I was punished by the emperor, you are really well-informed," Zhu'er asked

"It's not that I'm well-informed, now the whole palace knows about you, the queen."

"It must have been passed on by Concubine Yang," Xiao Yue interjected

"Don't talk nonsense," Zhu'er hurriedly stopped.

"This recipe was prescribed by Imperial Doctor Lin, and it is given to the queen regularly," he said, and handed it to Xiao Yue.

"Thank you"

"Thank you, if you have something, then who else can I play tricks on you, haha" said and gently tapped Zhu'er's forehead.

Zhu'er looked at Long Qu's hippie smiling face, this guy is always unforgiving, but he is a knife mouth tofu heart, from childhood to adulthood, when he is unhappy and causes trouble, he will always be the first to appear, although he always likes to tease himself, but every time he makes himself cry, he does everything possible to coax her. Now that she has gotten to the point where she has gotten this, it is estimated that he is the only person she can trust, and I don't know if he will help her.

Looking at Zhu'er's sad face, Long Qu said, "Do you have something?"

"Second prince, I don't know whether to talk about it or not, now that I'm grounded, the haunted incident in the palace, you should know, I've always done things to the end, can you do me a favor, go and find out" Zhu'er said seriously, she still kept this matter in mind, after all, she was the queen, how could she let this rumor spread.

"So, what's in it for me?"

"You know the benefits," Zhu'er rolled her eyes, "If you're in business, it's definitely a good piece of material"

“。。。 , then I can give it a try."

Looking at Long Qu's villainous appearance, Zhu'er was very unhappy, but there was no way, there was a request for help, and she could only swallow her anger, learn to watch the drama in the opera usually, and began to act, a pair of apricot eyes were tender like water, slightly rippling, "Second prince, you see that I am so pitiful now, just help me" At this moment, Xiaoyue has a black line, wow, Miss is pretending to be pitiful, yes, exactly.

"Ahem" Long Qu coughed a few times, although the play was too fake and contrived, if it was a bad review, but looking at her serious little expression, she actually felt a little cute, hey, it seems that she was poisoned, and it was not shallow.

"Okay, I promise you, but you also have to promise me a request"

"What do you want, tell me too" I saw Long Yan walking in from outside the hall, and just saw Zhu'er and Long Qu talking happily, very dazzling.

"Brother Huang, you're here"

"Your Majesty, Zhu'er pleases you" said and hurriedly got off the bed, and the emperor hurriedly walked over, "Queen, now that you are injured, you will be spared."

Long Qu looked at Zhu'er's eyes staring at the imperial brother affectionately, he knew that as long as the imperial brother was there, there would be no him in her eyes after all, but since she chose the imperial brother, as long as she could be happy, he would have nothing to ask for the rest.

"By the way, what kind of request did I hear" Zhu'er looked at Long Qu, her heart was complicated, to say or not to say, just when she was in a dilemma. Long Qu opened his mouth first.

"It's nothing, it's just a joke made by the younger brother to the imperial sister-in-law"

"Since it's a joke, the imperial brother should know that now Zhu'er is the queen of today, my main palace lady, there are some things that should not be done, presumably it should also be clear, and I will not pursue today's matter, but the imperial brother should pay more attention to his behavior in the future, after all, people are terrible,"

"Brother Huang, I know, if the younger brother still has something to do, he will retire first"

"Go" Long Yan waved his hand and motioned to retreat, "Zhu'er, you're okay"

"It's fine"

Looking at Long Yan's concerned appearance, she was a little in a trance, remembering his expression when he questioned Long Qu just now, he still didn't believe himself after all, the ridiculous words were terrifying, could it be that he came to ask the teacher for the sake of Xingshi?

"Today, I'll stay with Zhu'er, okay?"

Zhu'er, he hadn't called her that for a long time, which made her a little dazed and a little incomprehensible, but she was also a little moved in her heart, "Mmmm"

Pearls blurted out. Maybe she doesn't want much, more care, that's all.

Although the days of the grounding were idle, they were also happy, and Zhu'er's eyes were wandering around the flowers in the court, and she suddenly noticed a figure, "Concubine Hua? She walked over, sure enough, it was her, Zhu'er remembered that she had asked for peace for herself, but she didn't look at it at the time, and when she looked at it today, she saw her slim figure, moth eyebrows, moth eyebrows, shaved shoulders and willow waist, and saw Zhu'er asked for peace with a dignified demeanor. A pair of gentle and beautiful eyes, like microwave circulation, even as a woman's pearl sighed, I heard that just entered the palace or even the emperor's favor, and pregnant with a dragon, but then I don't know why, suddenly miscarried, and then the emperor was cold and indifferent to her, it was really a hot and cold world, suddenly a little sad in my heart, suddenly Zhu'er felt something rolled to his feet, and looked down to see that it was a leather ball.

"Sister, can you give me the ball" The one who spoke was a child of about 5 years old, and I saw him wearing a blue robe with a slight color, with beautiful eyebrows, long hair tied up, and a pair of eyes like stars staring at her cautiously.

"He is the child born to Empress Yin in front of him, named Taikang, and also a poor child, the queen died early, and now he is being raised by Concubine Yang," Concubine Hua said.

"Here you go" Seeing his well-behaved appearance, Pearls picked up the ball and handed it to him.

"Thank you, sister" The child caught the ball and was about to turn away, but was stopped by Zhu'er

"Are you playing alone?"

"Uh-huh," the child nodded. "They said that I was a child with a mother and no mother, and they didn't want to play with me," he said, bowing his head in frustration.

"Then, my sister will play with you, okay?"

"It's not good for the queen to be like this," Concubine Hua dissuaded

"It's okay, come on"

"Good" the child's eyes were instantly full of light, and he said happily

It seems that the queen's sympathy is starting to flood again, Satsuki muttered to herself.

The ball was obedient in Pearl's hand, and it swirled around with her fingers.

"Next"

"Okay" The child looked at the dropped ball with anticipation in his eyes, and as soon as the words fell, he saw Concubine Yang, and in a panic, the ball smashed directly into his body, and a long-distance impact immediately stunned him.

"Taikang, are you alright?" asked Zhu'er eagerly as she walked over

Concubine Yang immediately hugged Taikang: "Queen, you are really poisonous, and you actually harmed a five-year-old child"

"I didn't"

"The queen mother just played with Taikang, and she didn't harm Taikang," Concubine Hua explained

"How can you talk here," he said, glaring at her viciously.

"Hugh has to quibble, pass on the imperial doctor quickly" said, Concubine Yang hurriedly asked a few eunuchs to carry Taikang straight to the dormitory, and Zhu'er and Xiaoyue also followed.

"What's wrong with Taikang" The emperor hurriedly came in and said with concern

"It's not a big deal, take a few pairs of medicines, and after a few days, you can recover," Dr. Lin said

"Your Majesty, it was the concubine who saw the queen mother smash Taikang with a ball," Concubine Yang said

"It's true"

"No, I'm playing with Taikang... Zhu'er wanted to say something but was stopped by Concubine Yang and said: "Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, I have other witnesses, these maids and eunuchs were all there at the time, do you say yes?"

"Queen, did you really do this?" Long Yan was a little angry and asked

"Your Majesty, it's not like that, Concubine Hua was also present at the time, so let's wait for Taikang to wake up and everything will be understood, will things soon come to light, if I really do what Concubine Yang said, when the emperor is convicted, the concubine will have nothing to say" Zhu'er said firmly

"Your Majesty, don't listen to her nonsense, he just wants to get away with it, look at a five-year-old child, what can he know" Concubine Yang was still fanning the flames on the side

Looking at the emperor's somewhat hesitant expression, Concubine Yang's smug look, Xiaoyue pinched a handful of sweat for Zhu'er, it seems that Concubine Yang has to treat her to death, and blames the master for being too kind, if the situation continues, it seems that the master is going to suffer again.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that the queen is not like this kind of person, although Taikang is a child, he is also five years old, and he is quite sensible, it is better to wait for the prince to wake up, and he will know whether it is true or false" It was Imperial Doctor Lin who spoke. Zhu'er knew him, and he was the one who saw her last time.

"Look, the prince has woken up," Xiao Yuezi said

I saw Taikang open his hazy eyes slightly, and Concubine Yang immediately said: "Emperor, do you see if the queen hit you with a ball?"

"Queen?" Seeing Taikang's somewhat ignorant expression, Zhu'er walked up and asked with concern, "Are you better?" ”

"Don't want you to be pretending to be kind," Concubine Yang pushed her away.

"Emperor, what did you say was going on today, why did you faint?"

Seeing that Concubine Yang kept staring at him, Taikang showed a timid look, for fear that he had said something wrong

"Emperor, it's okay for you to say it directly, there is your father to support you" Seeing Taikang hesitate for a while, Long Yan said seriously

"Yes, father, it's the son who plays with his sister, and"

"Then it was hit by the queen's ball, isn't it?" Concubine Yang interjected

"Is the emperor the emperor?"

Looking at Concubine Yang's threatening eyes, he nodded.

"Is it gone?" Long Yan continued.

"And then," Taikang said, "and then I saw Concubine Yang coming, so I lost my mind and was hit by the ball."

As soon as the words fell, Concubine Yang glanced at Taikang viciously, and Zhu'er and Xiaoyue's hearts finally became steady. Breathe a sigh of relief.

"Things are clear, I'll have a good rest," he said, carefully letting Ti Kang lie down and recuperate, and then left the room.

"Bold, Concubine Yang, you insult the queen, you are guilty"

"The concubine is guilty, but the concubine is also in love, and she was in a hurry, so she misunderstood her sister" said and whimpered, and glanced at the personal slave beside her.

"Actually, it's not to blame Niangniang, we all saw with our own eyes that it was the queen's ball that smashed into the prince's body," said the eunuch and palace maid on the side.

"The queen mother, it's the concubine who is wrong" said and walked to Zhu'er and knelt down, "The concubine apologizes to the queen mother, please forgive my sister"

Looking at such a situation, it is estimated that it is a little difficult to convict Concubine Yang, Xiao Yue thought to herself.

"In this way, Your Majesty, since Concubine Yang is unintentional, let's spare this time"

"Okay, now the queen can understand the righteousness so well, Concubine Yang, you have to learn more from the queen in the future, don't mess with right and wrong"

"Emperor Xie, Empress Niang," Concubine Yang said

"Stand down for me, Concubine Yang"

Looking at Concubine Yang's unwilling expression, Xiao Yue felt a burst of joy in her heart.

"Imperial Doctor Lin, do you know?"

"Well, I spoke for Niangniang last time" Xiao Yue tried to recall, in fact, if you look at it carefully, Imperial Doctor Lin is also born suave, a talent, he became an imperial doctor at a young age, he was born as a commoner, and now he can be named the emperor's imperial physician, which shows that he has superb medical skills.

"Today, my sister urged me to get married, and my uncle will come over in a few days."

"Mother, what do you say?"

"Uncle wants my cousin to marry you, but also to pass on the next generation, as the old saying goes, people have unfilial piety, no queen is great, if you have a stubborn disease, it will be invalid"

"Niangniang is amazing" showed an expression of admiration, in fact, the master is very far-sighted, and it is because he is too kind-hearted that he will be bullied by Concubine Yang.

"But"

Seeing that Zhu'er paused for a while, she didn't speak, and said urgently: "But what?"

"I need Imperial Doctor Lin's help, you check his details for me first, we are thinking about it in the long run"

"Okay, sis"

"Queen Mother, what are you discussing?"

"Say hello to the second prince"

"Excuse me"

"The queen still remembers what she asked me to do"

"What's wrong, got a clue"

"Uh-huh, the queen wants to hear it"

"Say it quickly"

"This matter has to talk about the former queen, and now the haunted place is the place where she hanged herself, and it is rumored that she is here for revenge, and she keeps telling her grievances"

Former Queen? Kang Tai's mother, "Female ghost revenge? No, from the last time I fought it, I was sure that it was a human, and judging from his shape, it was a man, and his martial arts were not bad."

"The point is here, I suspect that someone is brewing some conspiracy under the guise of a female ghost? I also listened to the persuasion that the maids and eunuchs around the former queen were scattered everywhere and assigned to other palaces, and only one personal eunuch named Xiao Chunzi volunteered to ask to stay here alone, saying that the former queen was kind to him, and he was willing to protect this place for the rest of his life."

"Haruko-chan?" Pearl's musefulness "He's a little skeptical"

"At the beginning, I thought so, so I went to test it, Xiao Chunzi doesn't know any martial arts at all, so it's impossible to say that he pretends to be a female ghost in the middle of the night, but one thing shocks me very much, that is, as soon as I talk about the former queen, he is very excited, maybe it's the heart of the protector."

"Protector Hearty?" Zhu'er hesitated for a while, "You can check Koharuko's life history and the situation at home."

"Mm-hmm, I've inquired too"

"His parents died early, leaving a younger brother, this younger brother, timid by nature, but bad gambling, in debt, running around all day to avoid debts, but I don't know why, he disappeared five years ago, and he may be chased by the creditor to commit suicide."

"No, if you want to commit suicide to escape debt, you don't have to hide all day, if I'm not mistaken, the former queen hanged herself five years ago, and the two disappeared so close to each other, it may be one of the clues"

"Uh-huh, then I'll follow this antenna and continue to check."

"Tomorrow is the death day of the former queen, I guess they will definitely move" Zhu'er continued, "I don't understand why there is a grievance but don't say it directly, but pretend to be a ghost, is it not simple to be the identity of the person involved at this time, who will it be, who will be so bold to think of killing the queen, this is a matter of losing the head, and who has the greatest interests after the queen's death, at that time the most favored was Concubine Yang, it is rumored that the emperor originally made her the queen, is it"

"Who else can it be, Yang Guifei, look at her heart is so bad" Xiao Yuexin said bluntly

"Don't talk nonsense" Zhu'er hurriedly stopped, although she also had this suspicion in her heart, but she was also careful in case the partition wall had ears.

"The Emperor has arrived"

"Greetings to the emperor" Zhu'er had some doubts, and always felt that every time the emperor came, he was stuck, could it be that his every move was being monitored.

"Flat"

"Long Qu, why are you here again," Long Yan said a little unhappily

"The emperor just stopped by to see the queen mother, the big wedding is approaching, Yun'er asked me to come over and discuss with the queen mother"

"Yes," Long Yan asked with some skepticism

"That's the case," Long Qu said calmly

At this time, a person walked in and "said hello to the emperor"

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, you said, did you let Long Qu come over" Long Yan said to Yun'er seriously

At this moment, Zhu'er was a little flustered, after all, her sister didn't know about it.

Yun'er glanced at them and said, "Back to the emperor, it was Yun'er who asked Long Qu to come over."

The hanging heart fell.

"Since everyone is here, let's have a meal together," Long Yan said

"Uh-huh"

After eating, Yun'er and Zhu'er were left in the room.

"You tell me, what is the situation of the matter that the emperor asked today," Yun'er asked

"The haunting in the palace, has my sister heard about it?"

"Although I'm no longer in the palace, I've heard it, what's the matter, you're going to be nosy again, it seems that your trouble-making character from childhood to adulthood just can't be changed, sister, I know what I can't persuade you, but you have to know that you are wise to protect yourself, and your own safety is the first"

Hearing this, Zhu'er was suddenly a little moved, after all, what had happened in the past few days made her heart palpitate. "It's still the best sister, my sister doesn't know why, I saw you a lot haggard today, I saw that you didn't move much chopsticks at the dinner table just now, is my sister uncomfortable?"

"Silly sister, sister is fine"

Zhu'er hugged Yun'er's arm kissing

"Ahh

Zhu'er lifted Yun'er's sleeve, and there was a tightly wrapped bandage on her wrist, "Sister, why did your hand hurt?"

"It's okay" Yun'er immediately covered her wrist with her sleeve, "Yun'er, do you remember Yuyang?"

"Remember, didn't you say he was dead, did you?"

"As you think"

Zhu'er knows that Yuyang's eldest brother is Yun'er's childhood sweetheart, the relationship between the two families has always been very good, and she planned to choose a good day to become a family, but I don't know why Yuyang's eldest brother's father was suddenly arrested, saying that it was embezzling official silver, and finally sentenced to death. I'm about to marry Long Qu one day, why is this happening now.

"He's back again, saying that he is vending his father's grievances"

"Coming to my father?"

"Well, my father didn't accept the case, so" he couldn't cry as he spoke, and the big tears flowed on Zhu'er's hand, and Zhu'er knew the pain in her sister's heart, so she wiped her tears in distress; "It's okay, everything will pass"

"No, he died, before he died, he handed me all the evidence before he died, I knew that he wanted to rehabilitate his father, this was his life's wish, so I begged my father, but my father was afraid of getting into trouble, so I decided to die"

"Finally my father agreed."

Yun'er nodded, Zhu'er knew that her father had always been impartial and law-abiding, and today he refused in every possible way, so there must be too many people involved in this matter, and the power is too great, at least what he is worried about.

"Well, don't blame my father, he must have something unspeakable, now, since my father agreed, I believe that the emperor will definitely give justice to Yuyang's eldest brother's father."

"Actually, I don't blame anyone, just blame me for having a relationship with Yuyang."

Looking at Yun'er's sadness, Zhu'er knew that she only needed her own silent companionship at this moment.