Xiuxiu returned to the palace, the time had passed, Bao Xi sat on the top of the hall and waited for the prince who returned late with Xiuxiu, her face was not good-looking, and everyone who came and went was extra careful, for fear that she would transfer this anger to herself, everyone lowered their heads and bypassed the piece in front of Bao Xi, and the entire East Palace Hall was a depressed and low atmosphere.

This night, the king did not come to the East Palace to be lucky, and the rumors heard from the outside were that he went to Mrs. Chu's room, and tomorrow's sacrifice ceremony went to Mrs. Chu's room today, which caused a lot of suspicion, and I sweated for Xiuxiu in my heart. Bao Xi sat solemnly at one end of the main hall and flipped through the scroll in his hand, and the things written on it were actually the same, they were all the itinerary for tomorrow's sacrifice ceremony sent by Mrs. Wei later to report.

Bao Xi was stunned in her heart, undecided, and never made a decision on whether to punish Xiuxiu or not.

Someone came to report, saying that Xiuxiu and the prince Nian'er returned to the palace, Bao Xi suddenly raised his head from his own contemplation and looked at the two people outside the hall from far and near Nian'er and Xiuxiu, this night's East Palace was bright all night, the candle flame pulled the figures of the two extraordinarily long, Nian'er's small hand was placed in Xiuxiu's big hand, and followed her step by step in the direction of Bao Xiu, Bao Xiu saw Xiuxiu frowning first, with a slightly unhappy expression, this expression did not seem to be acted, it seemed to be displeased from the heart, which made Xiuxiu panic, And Nian'er still didn't know, and walked towards Bao Xi with a smile on her face.

"What did I command when you left in the morning?" Bao Xi lowered her voice and looked at the two people in front of her in a deep voice.

"Mother, please forgive me," Nian'er's immature voice said, "Nian'er is playful and has been delayed for some time in the Zheng Mansion, so ......"

"Shut up!" Bao Xi scolded, "When you went out in the morning, I ordered, tomorrow's sacrifice ceremony, you must not return late tonight, and you have only come back now, delaying tomorrow's ceremony, which of you should bear this responsibility?" ”

"Mother......" Nian'er said stupidly, pouting with displeasure on her face.

Xiuxiu knelt on the ground with a "bang", "I also ask the mother to forgive my sins, it was Xiuxiu who forgot the time to come back late with the prince." ”

"Forgot the time?" Bao Xi asked rhetorically, "If it's just a moment and a half late, I will believe you if you say that you forget the time, but if you turn your head and look at the sky, could it be that Uncle Zheng left you two in the house and refused to let you go?" It's that you forgot the time, and the palace doesn't believe that Uncle Zheng is so ignorant! ”

Xiuxiu's face was pale, and she was trembling when she knelt on the ground.

Bao Xi's gaze turned to Nian'er, "You go down!" Go to bed early, and go to court with your father tomorrow. ”

"Yes!" Nian'er replied in a low voice, turned around and walked towards the outside of the main hall, looking back at Xiuxiu who was still kneeling on the main hall step by step, with an aggrieved look on his face, he walked farther and farther, and there were only two people left in the main hall, Bao Xiu's brows were tightly locked, pacing in front of Xiuxiu, looking at Xiuxiu and asking, "If you want me to fulfill it, I can let you out of the palace today!" ”

"Xiuxiu has no regrets." Xiuxiu knelt on the ground and said.

"If the king knows about this matter, the consequences will be unimaginable." Bao Xi said.

Xiuxiu's face instantly became extremely pale, her mouth was wide open, and she looked up at Bao Xi, she thought that no one could see what happened in Sima's mansion with her, but Bao Xi could see it at a glance, Xiuxiu's skin was too immature, and if something was a little, it would be flushed, she couldn't refute Bao Xi's words, so she had to say, "Niangniang wants to fight and kill, Xiuxiu has suffered alone, and please don't embarrass the world." ”

"If I embarrass him, he will embarrass myself!" Bao Xi said, her hand was placed on Xiuxiu's shoulder, and she patted it gently, "Bengong asked you one last time, do you regret it?" ”

"No regrets!" Xiuxiu gritted her teeth and said, tears dripped on the ground like beads with broken threads, Bao Xi let go of the hand holding Xiuxiu, and took two steps forward, "This palace wants you to know that even if it is Nian'er's playfulness tonight, it is Nian'er's fault, and this palace will not regret punishing him, so I can only punish you!" As the queen of the East Palace, you should have urged the prince, but you allowed him to play until this time before returning to the palace, if there is a mistake on the way, can you take responsibility? ”

"The concubine is guilty!" Xiuxiu bowed down and lay on top of the main hall, "Please punish the mother." ”

"Someone." Bao Xi called, and the person immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, Niangniang." ”

"Go to Dazaigu and ask for someone," Bao Xi instructed, "The female imperial Xiuxiu has violated the harem precepts, please ask Dazaigu to send someone to execute her." ”

"Yes......" Xiren said tremblingly, since Bao Xi entered the East Palace, he had never executed anyone, this time he took Xiuxiu under the knife, everyone speculated that Bao Xi had a lot of complaints about Xiuxiu being named the female queen, and now she just found an excuse to punish like this, and Xiren asked, "What punishment is executed?" ”

"Twenty rods." Bao Xi said.

"Cane scolding ......" Xiren gasped, didn't dare to say any more, ordinary people are afraid that they can't bear it, this Xiren wanted to remind Bao Xi of this matter, but when the words came to his mouth, he thought about it more, what does this matter have to do with himself, or don't get into trouble, so he changed his tone and said, "Yes, the slave knows!" After she finished speaking, she quickly withdrew from the main hall of the East Palace, and then rushed towards Dazaigu Palace, for fear that if she went slowly, Bao Xi would have to be angry with herself.

The news that Xiuxiu of the East Palace was scolded by the cane was quickly spread in this harem where there was no secret, and on the second day, Xiuxiu, the position of the female official, was also replaced by someone else, and she failed to appear at the ceremony, which also confirmed the authenticity of this rumor. Xiuxiu, who was twenty years after the cane, lay on the bed, the whole person was dying, and she asked the medical officer to treat Xiuxiu's injuries, after all, she was not very good at interfering, and the person was beaten by herself, if she slapped and rewarded a candy, it would be too dramatic.

This matter was not deliberately concealed in the harem, and it spread very quickly in the court, almost early the next morning, Dutu had already gotten the news, Zheng Boyou glanced at Dutu meaningfully, last night he swore that he would never compromise Xiuxiu, but recently this slap was firmly slapped on the face of this man, Dutu's face was pale for a while, and the whole person was powerless and could barely stand.

Zheng Boyou helped his son, "Praising Xiuxiu is a gesture to show you, in the end, Xiuxiu is a person from her East Palace, you must not get involved." ”

"Impossible, how could the Empress know about this?" Dig asked.

"I can see it, let alone her?" Zheng Boyou asked rhetorically, the abnormality on Xiuxiu's body is too obvious, but anyone who has experience in skin-to-skin relatives will inevitably see it, that is, Dutu is a complete novice, and he is only ruthless, and he can't control the severity.

"But the queen is not such a vicious person, why would he punish Xiuxiu so much?" Digging asked, his face pained.

"She is not a vicious person, but for the sake of the king and the country of this Great Zhou, who do you think she will show mercy to?" Zheng Boyou asked, "She is also doing this for your own good, to give you a warning, if you and Xiuxiu don't know how to converge, this matter must be paper can't contain the fire, and it will spread out in the future, it will be related to the face of the entire Zhou Dynasty harem, do you think Xiuxiu's life can be saved?" She did this, but also to give the two of you a way to live in the future, if you don't know life and death, you think you can still give Xiuxiu so-called happiness, you are too naïve! When he said this, he inevitably remembered himself back then, and it was because of this innocence that he and Bao Xi were hurt so much at the same time.

"I ......" he wanted to say something, but his mind went blank.

Zheng Boyou shook his head, "If you have any mistakes, I will naturally bear them as a father, and now if you know your mistakes, don't make mistakes again." ”

Digging Tu closed his eyes and nodded, "I don't want to hurt her." ”

"If she was willing to go with you, she would have left long ago!" Zheng Boyou comforted, "Xiuxiu has been following the praise for too long, and she is no longer the Xiuxiu you knew back then, you think you know her and control all her decisions, but the truth is by no means the case, today I know that I was wrong, and I will not take a step beyond the thunder pool in the future, it is enough, and it can be regarded as Xiuxiu's suffering is not in vain for you!" It's not easy to scold this rod for twenty, and most people are afraid that they will faint! ”

"I want to go see her, I wonder if my father can arrange it?" Dig asked.

"Don't you think she's miserable enough?" Zheng Boyou blocked Dutu's mouth with a word, "Anything happens tonight, you don't have to make a sound, say less and make fewer mistakes!" ”

"Yes, I understand." In the end, he just said obediently, but he felt like he had been stripped of a piece of flesh, and he promised his father on his face, but he couldn't let go of Xiuxiu, who was still resting in the East Palace, for fear that she would make a mistake, so he asked someone to go home and get the best healing medicine, and waited for the time to come in his arms.

The cane in the night, Xiuxiu was beaten by the palace people, she always gritted her teeth and refused, tears swirled in her eyes, tears flickered desperately, Bao Xi couldn't bear to look at this scene, closed her eyes and turned away. On the second day of the ceremony, Bao Xi stood beside Ji Gongyan, and Ji Gongyan opened her mouth to ask her, "Why was it last night?" ”

"What did the king say?" Bao Xi replied calmly, her expression not moving in the slightest.

"What else could it be? How many things happened last night? Ji Gongyu said.

"It's just a matter of punishing a female queen, and the king will also personally intervene?" Bao Xi asked.

"Yo ......" Ji Gongyan looked at the woman beside him with a smile, "Eat such a big vinegar?" It's not that those people in the palace are right, you are dissatisfied with the widow Feng Xiuxiu as a female queen, so you put such a heavy hand on her, right? ”