Zhang Changzai's heart was so frightened that he almost jumped out of his chest, it was obvious that the emperor and queen doubted her, but she still had to say it so nicely. With an idea, she hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the concubine dares to think that someone has done something in the dim sum of Cining Palace." Otherwise, why should the nobles be so cautious that they will mistakenly take the safflower, and they must be in an unguarded situation......"

"Shut up." Lan Xin's face immediately became gloomy, and his voice was clear and terrifying: "Nonsense." The Queen Mother's Cining Palace is what you think. ”

When Shui Lan heard this, he boldly stepped forward and said: "Queen Mother, the slave can prove that the noble Xiu did not eat pastries in Cining Palace, and he never even touched the tea. The slave and maid have been waiting near and have not departed. ”

"The concubine is confused." Zhang Changzai knelt down with a puff, and had to endure the pain in his knee, his face was full of guilty self-blame: "The concubine was in a hurry, and she was concerned about the safety of the nobles, so she didn't think about it, talked nonsense, and hoped that the emperor and the queen would forgive her sins." Tears flowed down her face, and she hung her head and sobbed, revealing the smooth skin on the back of her neck.

looks like this, it's still a little delicate. It's a pity that at this moment, no one has the heart to pay attention to this.

Hongli's chest rose and fell, and the dragon's heart was displeased, seeing that Lan Xin did not speak, he said to himself: "Palm mouth." ”

Zhang Changzai didn't dare to argue, said yes with tears, hardened his heart, and slapped his face fiercely. Once, twice, the crisp sound shook her ears and buzzed, although she was tying herself up, but the strength in her hands did not dare to save at all, for fear that the emperor would be even more angry and increase the punishment.

After only a few strokes, his cheeks were already red and swollen, his palm prints were distinct, and his fair skin was red and bloodshot. It seems that this is the only way to show her remorse.

Lan Xin's thick eyelashes flickered a few times inadvertently, covering the dark brilliance in his eyes. I didn't make a sound for a long time, firstly, because I was unwilling to disobey the emperor's will, and secondly, these few slaps were enough to shock people's hearts. If Zhang Changzai is not a suspicious person, then Chen Guiren next to her will not escape suspicion.

Chen Qingqing knelt down with Zhang Changzai, panicked, and his face was flushed with dead ashes, which was somewhat similar to the ugly curtain in Xiu Guiren's room. Her frightened and timid appearance was endearing, as if she had deliberately put on a posture. "The emperor is clear, the concubines have always followed the pure concubines, and they have taken care of the nobles carefully, and they have no bad intentions."

"Don't rush to clear it up." Lan Xin didn't want to listen to these high-sounding words, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "What this palace wants to hear is the truth." If you don't say it, there is no impermeable wall in the world. Tracing back to the source, there must be traces to follow. If you want to make it clear at that time, I'm afraid that it will be a disaster for the whole clan, don't blame the palace for not making it clear. ”

The two of them trembled, lowered their heads, knelt on the ground with their palms on their hands, supported their unstable bodies, and said in unison: "The concubines and others dare not deceive." ”

After that, Zhang Changzai didn't dare to slack off and continued to slap her mouth, every time it hurt her heart, but the strength in her hand did not relax a little.

This backbone is something that has never been revealed on weekdays. Lan Xin tasted the woman in front of her, weighed it again and again, and finally locked her eyes on Chen Guiren.

"That's it." Hongli turned the tourmaline's wrench, looked into the distance, and thought slightly: "Not long after I ascended the throne, such evil things happened in the harem. Although the harems of all dynasties are not uncommon, they are like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. You are all my concubines, the people closest to me, why can't you tolerate the blood and blood of my relatives? Could it be that the glory and wealth are really tighter than the love with me? ”

Stopped, Zhang Chang was sobbing and shaking his head again and again. The corners of her mouth were blood-red, reflecting her red and swollen skin, indescribably sad.

The emperor is so heartbroken, how can Lan Xin feel better. She endured her grief, staring at the Son of Heaven beside her stupidly, and suddenly had an urge to embrace him in her arms. No matter how strong a person is, there will be a vulnerable side. It is this side that makes Lan Xin feel that Hongli is flesh and blood, not just the supreme son of heaven.

Hurriedly getting up, Lan Xin knelt in front of the two of them, and said bitterly: "The concubine is guilty, and she failed to prevent it, causing evil things to happen in the harem, and it is a loss of women's morality." It was the fault of the concubines that made the emperor sad, Lan Xin felt guilty, and hoped that the emperor would punish him. ”

"Get up, Queen." Hongli retracted his blank gaze, looked at Shang Lan Xin's clear eyes, and said with a wry smile: "If I don't even believe you, and even you have to be punished, wouldn't I really be alone." Heartache is inevitable, but things have already happened that have happened inappropriately, just find out.

Lan Xin, I was just thinking, maybe it was me who was too ...... is too dim-witted, which causes the harem to be not harmonious, and the palace concubines are eager for power, and there is no happy scene in the house. ”

"The concubines and others are sincerely afraid, so that the emperor can be relieved and put the dragon body first." Lan Xin led Chen Guiren and Zhang Changzai to comfort him with tears.

Xue Guining coughed lightly and walked in with a bow.

Lan Xin immediately got up and hurriedly asked, "What about the people, have you ever brought them?" ”

"The minion is derelict in his duties." Xue Guining slammed his head on the ground, feeling a little uneasy in his guilt, and said in a trembling voice: "Li Wei, the imperial doctor who has been taking care of Xiuguiren's dragon fetus, has already been escorted here. Who knew that when he walked outside the gate of Zhongcui Palace, the slave was not careless and did not look at it. Let him take advantage of it, chew his tongue and kill himself......"

"Killed yourself?" Lan Xin's eyes turned slightly, and he was full of secret hatred, but what appeared on his face was a faint smile: "I committed suicide in fear of sin, and I walked outside the gate of Zhongcui Palace, and I didn't even dare to see the emperor's face." ”

Hongli closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Do you think that once you die, it is a hundred?" Li Yu, at the behest of me, peeled the skin and grass of Li Wei, the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital, and hung it at the entrance of the vegetable market until it rotted. Up and down the palace, Ningguta was assigned as a slave and could not be pardoned for life. ”

Peel the skin! Lan Xin buzzed in his head, this torture was created by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, who skinned the corrupt officials alive, poured mercury to make it incorruptible, stuffed it with straw, made it in the shape of a real person, and hung it in an important place. The purpose is to always be a warning to the living. Although the shock is quite powerful, after all, the means are brutal, how could the emperor suddenly think of such torture? At first glance, it sounds creepy.

Chen Qingqing's face was almost on her chest, she didn't dare to move, she didn't dare to look at the emperor's face, and she was even more afraid that the emperor would see something wrong from her face. Although this matter has nothing to do with him, he is the object of suspicion after all, and he has to be a scapegoat if he is not careful. I suspect that it was done by the pure concubine, after all, up and down the Zhongcui Palace, only the pure concubine has an heir, and no one will be more afraid of adding another imperial heir than her.

But in the end, there is no evidence, and Chen Qingqing is not favored, where can he dare to talk nonsense at such a time. If it's not a pure concubine, how will we see each other in the future? When he was in a dilemma, the faint worry also intensified, and Chen Qingqing knew that he and the pure concubine were often at odds with each other. Moreover, the pure concubine has long deliberately isolated her own heart, and always treats the nobles and Zhang Changzai more kindly.

If it was really her doing, she would definitely be in the same voice as Zhang Changzai, trying her best to impose the blame on herself. The more uneasy I am, the more I can't help but think about it. With a mess in his mind, Chen Qingqing's face became more and more bluffing, and even his lips lacked purple.

Lan Xin saw it in his eyes, sipped the cold and thin that was difficult to swallow in his mouth, and asked without being salty or light: "Did Chen Guiren remember something?" You can tell the emperor as truthfully. ”

"Back to the queen's words, the concubine was stupid and careless, and she couldn't think of anything unusual even after racking her brains." Chen Qingqing stabilized his mind and lowered his head in embarrassment. She couldn't express her doubts in her heart, and she didn't dare to face the queen's pair of sharp phoenix eyes, so she could only be more cautious and cautious, so as not to let herself be confused by panic.

"So, does Zhang Changzai have something to say?" Lan Xin was not aggressive, let Chen Qingqing think about it himself, so he turned around and asked others.

Zhang Changzai's head shook like a rattle, and he said again and again: "Queen Mother, the concubine really can't think of anything." If something is wrong early in the morning, it will definitely be clear to the pure concubine Niangniang early. will never hide it, let alone deceive the queen. ”

Lan Xin was not annoyed when she heard this, with a smile that she couldn't see through, and said softly to the emperor: "The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine is clumsy, and he can't understand it for a while." Maybe this matter really has nothing to do with the two sisters, but the concubine is suspicious. ”

This is not to say this to the emperor, but to see how these two people will react when they hear it. The heartstrings that were tense suddenly loosened, will it reveal the heart.

Hongli understood, nodded, and turned his eyes and said, "Yes." Isn't Li Wei already dead, the mouth of the dead is the strictest. ”

At this time, it was Jinlan who walked in, his actions were windy, his hurried steps were a little messy, and after saluting, he stopped behind the two kneeling little masters.

"Is there anything wrong with the nobles?" Lan Xin saw that she was anxious, and hurriedly asked.

Jin Lan's solemn face looked very flustered: "Queen Mother, when the people of the Fangcai Palace changed the curtains of the inner bed, they found something unusual. She spread out her palms, and there were small, round gilt beads in them.

"What's wrong?" Hongli didn't see anything unusual, and motioned for Jinlan to come closer.

"Please take a look at the emperor." Jinlan presented the beads, locked his eyebrows and said: "After the verification of Imperial Doctor Cao, this is a small ball made of Dangmenzi, which can be walked in a hollow space, and wrapped in mercury and coated with gilt yellow paint. It looks like a real gilt bead. ”

Lan Xin was angry: "What a fine kung fu." If this palace is not mistaken, this thing is everywhere in the bedrooms of the nobles. It is not a bead curtain hanging in front of the door, or a bed curtain with a curtain, which accompanies the Xiu nobles every day, pervasive and unguardable. ”