The doubts between the eyebrows seemed to be a mist that could not be dissolved, and little by little it condensed into frost dew.

He Xi said: "I know the character of Sister Bai Zhi, and she will never act so recklessly, and I know that it is Your Majesty's imperial pen, and I will not take it to heart, the concubine feels that this matter is strange, and I also ask Your Majesty to be clear, don't let go of the following offenders, and wronged my sister in vain." ”

Tuoba Chen glanced at He Xi, it seemed that she was also angry and anxious about this matter, but it was very commendable to maintain her sanity, he sighed lightly and said: "That is the case, Bai Cairen, you will tell you what happened." ”

Bai Zhi knelt on the ground and was silent, as if he was thinking about something, and as if he was hiding something unspeakable, he just lowered his head and said nothing, Tuoba Chen's face was a little impatient, and his mood became anxious, and his fingers lightly tapped the table under his hand.

He Xi was not in a hurry, and waited quietly, but he didn't want Bai Zhi to speak, but a little palace maid kneeling in the distance said to Bai Zhi in a dumb voice: "Does the little master still want to protect her?" If you can't say this, it's a capital offense! ”

Bai Zhi's body shook, turned her head to look at the little palace maid and reprimanded: "Yun'er, don't talk nonsense." ”

But I didn't want the little palace maid to look like death, so she stepped forward with two steps on her knees, and said quickly: "This portrait is not stained by the little master, it is stained by Sister Lubi next to the little master, the slave maid once heard Sister Lubi lose her temper in the next room, because the little master accidentally reprimanded her when she sorted out the scroll, so he held a grudge and said a lot of ugly things, and finally said ...... He also said......"

He Xi leaned over and asked, "What else did you say?" ”

The little palace maid seemed to be a little afraid, but Tuoba Chen said: "If you say anything, I will not cure your sin if I listen to it." ”

With the emperor's consent, the little maid had the courage to say: "Sister Lubi said that if you are not favored like the little master, you can't say when she will be able to survive in the harem, and she would rather be assigned to other courtyards." And when she used to serve in the Ice Spring Palace, what a beautiful scenery it was......"

He Xi's eyes sank, Bai Zhi not only wanted to dispose of this eyeliner, but also wanted to pull Xu Qing'er into the water, but Xu Qing'er's status could be shaken because of a picture scroll, she was too naïve.

"Oh? Is that really the case? Talented? Tuoba Chen looked at Bai Zhi with interest, and there was no coldness and anger in his tone. He Xi's fingers curled up slightly, and Tuoba Chen became suspicious.

She knows Tuoba Chen too well, this matter is closed, at most it is a housework of Chuxiu Palace, and it is just a slave and maid, but Bai Zhi tried in vain to pull Xu Qing'er.

"It's true that the concubine reprimanded Lubi, but those words didn't enter the ears of the concubine, if Lubi really said this, the concubine wouldn't cover it up." There are still tears on Bai Zhi's white face, but the panic and panic before are gone, and she is slowly shrouded in a feeling of disappointment and sadness, giving birth to infinite grievances.

Tuoba Chen played with the jade wrench in his hand and asked He Xi, "What do you think, Concubine Xi?" ”

He Xi looked at his nose and replied respectfully: "The concubine just wants to find out the person who stained His Majesty's imperial pen, as for what the truth of this matter is, Your Majesty has everything in his heart." ”

"It's a good one, this harem is my harem, the ancient precept has clouds and self-cultivation, Qi family rules the country and the world, the harem is restless, how can I level the world? Xi Concubine, you're right. Tuoba Chen stood up and looked condescendingly at the group of palace maids kneeling below.

He Xi also quickly got up from his seat, knelt to the side and said, "Your Majesty is wise,"

The palace people also chimed in: "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Tuoba Chen's eyes were deep and said: "In this way, the green and green cane will be killed and thrown into the lotus pond to feed the fish." As for Bai Cairen, His Majesty is not effective, and if he wants to provoke right and wrong, he will be fined for three months, and he will think about it behind closed doors, and he will not be allowed to take half a step out of Chuxiu Palace. ”

As soon as the words fell, a worker stepped forward and took off the green green that had already been paralyzed on the ground. Lubi seemed to be a withered plant, and she didn't even have the strength to cry.

Until there was a scream outside the hall, each weaker than the other, and finally it was almost inaudible, and only the sound of the torture rod falling on the body could be heard.

He Xi counted in his heart, and it wasn't until he was more than forty times that Fuqing came in with the eunuch in charge and said, "Your Majesty, Lubi has been killed." ”

Tuoba Chen nodded, and turned his head to look at the palace maid who had just complained.

Thin lips kissed and asked, "What's your name?" ”

The palace maid's body kept swinging, and her face slowly sweated: "The slave's name is Yun'er." ”

Tuoba Chen's smile became even stronger: "Yun'er, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, look at the clouds in the sky, good name, father, drag it down and pull out your tongue." ”

The last moment, Yun'er was still immersed in happiness, and the next moment, he went to hell, Fuqing gave the eunuch next to him a look, and immediately Yun'er was also pushed down. She kept wailing and begging for mercy, shouting that she had been wronged, Bai Zhi seemed to be unbearable and turned her face away, Yun'er was smart and clever, she took a fancy to herself, and wanted to take the place of Lubi.

But now, she still doesn't know what went wrong.

She wanted to ask He Xi, but when she saw He Xi kneeling straight on the ground, with a humble look, she looked away. Yun'er's screams for mercy still lingered in his ears, Tuoba Chen seemed to be enjoying it very much, he half-narrowed his eyes, and said regretfully: "What a clever mouth, this voice is better than Fang Cai's green bi." ”

With an almost terrible cry, all the sounds stopped abruptly, and Fuqing came in with a nanmu lacquered red tray with a bloody tongue on it, and returned: "Back to Your Majesty, the tongue has been pulled out, but Yun'er can't stand the punishment and dies." ”

Tuoba Chen stared at the tongue in the plate, and smiled more and more satisfied, he said: "People are like Lubi, thrown into the lake to feed the fish, as for this tongue, hang it at the palace gate, let the palace people who enter and leave the palace gate see, this gossip, the fate of Diao slave who sow discord." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Fuqing went out with that tongue, and Bai Zhi seemed to be unable to bear it after all, and fainted as soon as it was dark in front of him.

When she woke up again, she saw He Xi sitting on the edge of her bed, holding the scroll in her hand, not knowing what she was thinking, Bai Zhi called weakly: "Sister Xi-"

He Xi took the scroll in his hand and threw it aside casually, as if throwing away a discarded thing, Bai Zhi looked around and saw that only Ruyi was left serving in the room.

Knowing that Ruyi and Ugly are both He Xi's henchmen, he didn't hide his emotions at the moment and said: "Sister Xi, the concubine can't figure it out......"

He Xi looked at Bai Zhi's pale face, which was not a delicate and gorgeous appearance, but at this time, it seemed that it was becoming more and more bland, and she said lightly: "What can't you figure out?" I can't figure out why His Majesty didn't say a word about the matter of the Ice Spring Palace today? I can't figure out why it was the Ice Spring Palace that planted eyeliner next to you, but His Majesty didn't care? ”

Bai Zhi's eyes were red, and her eyes were full of unwillingness, she said: "Is it because she is pregnant with a dragon heir, just because her father is in power?" ”

"Yes, that's because of it." He Xi's words were concise and to the point, and Bai Zhi only felt that a basin of cold water had been poured on her head, making her shiver uncontrollably.

For another moment, Bai Zhi felt that she was wrong, all the strength in her body seemed to have been lost, like a puddle of mud, she collapsed on the bed, she bit her lip tightly, and asked in a choked voice: "Sister Xi, is there no way?" ”

He Xi sighed lightly: "Your Majesty punished you, it will only be three months, but today you are too impatient, Concubine Xu Shu is not something you can move, and the mayfly shakes the tree, it is simply beyond your strength." Besides, the favorite concubine of the harem will never be the only one in the harem, and Concubine Hui will definitely be the new favorite. ”

Bai Zhi was still unwilling, but she also knew that she was too impatient today, so she could only endure it forcibly.

He Xi only said a few words, and then returned to the palace with Ruyi, and Ruyi came out of Chuxiu Palace with some worry: "Little master, what do you mean by your majesty leaving you today?" ”

"He only tempted me to see that I had something to do with it, and if I had not done it today, he would have decided that I had something to do with it." He Xi straightened the pearl pressure sideburns of the sideburns, and the round and small pearls were connected with special materials, trembling gently with the swing of the steps.

Ruyi's intuition was dangerous, and when the two passed by the Imperial Garden, He Xi remembered the woman that night, she looked sideways at Ruyi and asked, "What news has the prince handed in in the past few days?" ”

Ruyi shook his head, He Xi also knew that this matter was in a hurry, and was about to move forward, when he saw the two people in front of him coming hand in hand, laughing and laughing, so lively.

It is Lan Xin and Lan Ruo, Lan Xin has already entered the palace, and in a few days it will be the queen's flower-viewing banquet, which is specially to celebrate her entry into the palace.

He Xi hurriedly retreated to the side of the road with Ruyi, bowed and saluted: "The concubine sees the queen's mother, and the concubine Hui's mother." ”

Before Lan Ruo could speak, Lan Xin immediately spoke: "Who is this?" ”

Qiao'er's face was a little ugly, since Lan Xin entered the palace in the past few days, she was fine in front of His Majesty, but when there was no one, she didn't have the respect she used to have for the queen, but the mother didn't seem to care much, just like at this time, the queen didn't speak, but as a concubine, she spoke first, which is disrespectful.

Lan Ruo laughed lightly, let go of the hand supported by Lan Xin, and said: "I thought that I would not be able to introduce you to each other until the day of the flower viewing banquet, but I didn't want to meet today, and it can be regarded as fate, this is the Xi concubine of the Hehuan Hall that I mentioned to my sister before." ”

Lan Xin's smile was even more sarcastic.