Then came the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

The whole palace presents a different kind of bustle: window flowers, banquets, big gifts, and New Year's money......

According to Sun Wen's will, the dinner was set up in Ruruitai, and everyone was present to salute him.

Although the calamus was sick, she still came with her body propped up.

She was the last to arrive, wrapped tightly, and the incessant coughing attracted attention.

Sun Wen was a little surprised when he saw her, and pulled her peacefully: "You have suffered from the cold, you don't have to come on purpose." ”

"The concubine is a maid official, so she should come here." As she spoke, she coughed again.

Su Ruyuan saw that she was coughing badly, and she was afraid of infecting herself, so she subconsciously sat away: "Sister, you should pay attention to your body, you just had a miscarriage some time ago, and you were infected with a cold so quickly." It hurts. ”

Calamus nodded: "Thank you Queen Mother, the concubines will pay more attention." ”

Wen Jieyu also asked with a pleasant face: "Two days ago, I saw you busy in and out of the Inner Service Bureau, why did you get so sick all of a sudden, don't you be tired, right?" ”

"Illness comes like a mountain, and there is no way to do it." The voice of the voice was very crisp, Calamus looked up, saw the woman next to Sun Qi and said, "Like the prince of our family, he went out to drink the night before yesterday and came back sick." I also have a terrible cough at this time. ”

Calamus was afraid to see him, so she hurriedly lowered her head and pretended not to see him.

Su Ruyuan said to Calamus: "Do you know this person?" used to be in the palace, called Biluo, and now she is Princess Qi. ”

There is an indescribable pain in the heart, faintly, without a trace.

Sun Wen said to her: "The banquet is very good, you relax, let's go back and rest early." ”

Calamus stood up: "The concubine will retire first." ”

Seeing her leave, King An on the side half-jokingly said: "It seems that the emperor is still quite attentive to this maid official." ”

Sun Wen glanced at him, just smiled, and casually raised his glass: "I wish me a smooth and prosperous year in the coming year!" ”

Everyone stood up: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

In the midst of the staggering, I heard Bi Luo's crisp voice: "Lord Wang, you are sick, drink less." ”

"Out of the way. The king was pleased. ”

After a glass of wine fell into his stomach, Sun Qi suddenly coughed, coughing almost unstoppable: "Ahem, cough, cough, cough......"

Bi Luo persuaded: "Lord, let the concubine send you back to rest." ”

Sun Wen suddenly said: "Fu Rongbao, take King Qi down to rest for a while." He smiled and said, "It's rare to spend the New Year together, and if you go back early, you will be disappointed." ”

Sun Qi looked at him and bowed his head: "Minister, thank you Lord Longen." ”

The bustle on the platform was placed behind him, until no sound could be heard, and the calamus instructed the sedan chair: "Stop." ”

Ping'er lifted the curtain: "Why do you want to stop?" ”

Calamus turned around and looked: "This palace wants to take a look." ”

"See what?"

Calamus shook her head: "Don't come with any of you." ”

"Mother's ......"

The calamus ran alone in the direction of Rufutai.

From yesterday to now, she has not asked why she is in a coma, and Ping'er has maintained a rare composure, and she feels that there is something strange in it. Just now in Rufutai, seeing Sun Qi coughing badly, she seemed to understand something.

Seeing the calamus returning, Fu Rongbao was really surprised: "Niangniang...... How did you get back? ”

A brisk run made Calamus cough even more: "The emperor...... What about the emperor? I want to see him! ”

"The emperor has something to ......"

Calamus stared at him: "What is he doing?" ”

Fu Rongbao was reluctant to tell him: "Niangniang is sick, let's go back." ”

Calamus already knew something was wrong: "What is he doing that makes you feel so embarrassed?" ”

"!"

"Get out of the way! I want to see him! ”

Fu Rongbao stopped her: "The emperor is angry, maybe he will feel better." Why did the mother add fuel to the fire at this time? ”

Calamus almost burst into tears: "I have to see him." ”

She forcibly took Fu Rongbao's hand away and rushed in.

For example, the location of Futai is quiet, and there are several small halls scattered for people to rest.

In a room, Sun Wenzheng grabbed Sun Qi and punched him: "I have been extra kind and spared your life, aren't you sorry?" ”

Sun Qi was sick and a courtier, so he didn't have the strength to fight back at all, and he couldn't afford to fall to the ground after a few punches: "If the emperor thinks that it is redundant to keep his ministers, he can kill them all." ”

Sun Wen said coldly: "Don't think that I won't!" ”

Sun Qi smiled slightly bitterly: "When the new emperor ascends the throne, he is eager to eradicate his brothers' siblings, so what will the two princes, Sun An and Sun Zheng, think?" What would the courtiers think? What will the people of the world think? ”

Sun Wen grabbed him by the neck: "You dare to threaten me? ”

Sun Qi couldn't struggle, and tried his best to say: "It's not that the minister threatens the emperor, but the emperor is most afraid of this." ”

"You!"

"Stop!" Calamus rushed in and shouted, "Stop! ”

Seeing that it was her, both of them were stunned for a moment.

Calamus said as she walked: "The concubine knows what the emperor is thinking. But the events of that night had nothing to do with the prince. ”

"How do you know I suspect it's him?"

"If it were him, he wouldn't leave his concubine there alone."

Sun Wen's narrow eyes shone through: "Then who do you think?" ”

"The concubine doesn't know, something is wrong, and it needs to be carefully investigated."

"How's it going to be investigated?" Sun Wen asked her, "Let's just say that my woman was undressed and wrapped in a big box, who did it?" ”

"If the emperor wants to know the truth of the matter, it is the only way."

Sun Wen laughed, and then restrained his smile and showed coldness: "If this matter spreads, what will others think of me?" Tang Calamus, you don't have this emperor in your eyes at all. ”

Calamus knew that no amount of explanation at this time would be superfluous, and was exhausted and reluctant to speak again.

She looked at the embarrassed Sun Qi, and turned to look at Sun Wen, her eyes without the slightest warmth: "You promised me that I would let him go." ”

Sun Wen also stared at her: "It is human nature to go back on your word. Like you. ”

Calamus clenched her hand, and suddenly relaxed, yes, she is too naïve, she attaches great importance to the transaction between people, he is the emperor, the whole world is not the king's land, and he is just a grass, how to trade fairly?

She knelt down heavily: "Ask the emperor to let him go." ”

As she spoke, she kowtowed again.

Seeing her do this, Sun Qi was also stunned: "Calamus ......"

Calamus once again said seriously: "The concubine dares to use her life as a guarantee, this matter really has nothing to do with the prince, please ask the emperor to find out." ”

Sun Qi was still kept in the dark: "Calamus, what happened?" ”

Calamus shook her head at him: "Lord Wang, it's none of your business. ”

"Something must be something." Sun Qi forgot that he was still being grabbed by Sun Wen's collar, and asked urgently, "Aren't you a concubine?" Why did you come here to intercede for me? You ......"

"It's really fine...... It has nothing to do with the prince...... "Calamus couldn't help but shake her head, "you don't have to ask anything." ”

Sun Qi wanted to grab her hand, but was pushed to the ground by Sun Wen: "Who are you?" My people dare to touch it? ”

Calamus shouted, "Lord Wang! ”

Sun Wen didn't let her get close to Sun Qi: "Tang Calamus, if you dare to touch him, I will let him die immediately!" ”

Calamus withdrew her hand: "Okay, I won't touch him." ”

Sun Qi suddenly understood something: "Calamus, do you have something to hide from me?" ”

"You are the prince, I am the concubine, and the two of us have nothing to do with each other." Calamus changed her worries and became extremely indifferent, "Didn't the prince forget?" ”

"You ......" Sun Qi didn't expect her to change so quickly.

Sun Wen ordered outside: "Come on, send King Qi out!" ”

Fu Rongbao led people to drag Sun Qi out on the ground.

The air condensed.

After a long time, Calamus spoke: "As the emperor of a country, he shouldn't be so unbreathable. ”

"Someone is doing something wrong with my concubine in the palace, what do you think I should do?"

"The concubine has repeatedly explained that someone has framed her."

"Who is going to frame you? Who knows about you and Sun Qi? ”

Calamus smiled coldly: "I'm afraid there are a lot of people who know, right?" Didn't the emperor conspire with the queen to use Sun Qilai to blackmail his concubines? ”

"The queen wouldn't do anything like that."

"Since the emperor believes in the queen, why doesn't he believe in the concubines?"

Sun Wen turned around and looked at her: "Ask yourself, should I trust you?" ”

"The emperor knows this." Calamus looked away, "It's just that the emperor beats people for no reason, and it's easy to make things bigger, and the person who loses face at that time is still the emperor himself." ”

"I beat him, are you distressed?"

Calamus does not speak.

Sun Wen actually laughed: "Actually, I have lost face, so why deceive myself, don't you say?" ”

Seeing him laugh, Calamus was very stunned.

She remained silent: "The incident happened suddenly, and there may be some evidence that looks like the concubine and the prince are together." But if the emperor thinks about it, if he is a concubine, if he really has anything with the prince, will he show such a big flaw? Isn't this a slap in the mouth? ”

"Maybe it's you."

Calamus bit her lip: "If the emperor is still stubborn, then the concubine has nothing to say." ”

He turned his back to her: "You go, I don't want to see you." ”

Calamus owes a debt: "The concubine retired." ”

After she left, Fu Rongbao crept in: "Is the emperor still coming back to the banquet?" ”

Sun Wen seemed to ask him and said to himself: "In her heart, that person is always the most important." ”

Fu Rongbao smiled: "According to the slave, the emperor does owe a little reason in this matter......" Seeing Sun Wen's sharp gaze, he was busy silent.

Sun Wen smiled helplessly: "Maybe you're right, I have lost a little bit of my mind." ”

"The slave knows that what the emperor minds most is what she thinks in her heart, so she ...... like this," Fu Rongbao said softly, "But the iron rod is not sharpened in a day, and some things have to be done slowly." ”

Sun Wen took a deep breath: "Let me go, just say that two days ago, I ordered the maid to stay outside at night." ”

"This ...... Not really, right? ”

"This is the only way to block the mouth of Youyou."

Fu Rongbao shook his head: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Sun Qi went directly back to the post house where he was staying, and Bi Luo came back to see him with a blue nose and swollen face, and was frightened: "What happened to the prince?" How can you be covered in wounds? ”

"I accidentally fell off the carriage when I came back."

Bi Luo didn't believe it: "How could a good person fall off the carriage?" And it is said that the prince will not fall so badly. ”

"Don't ask." Sun Qi said in a light tone, "It's nothing, you go down." ”

Bi Luo hurriedly ordered someone to bring hot water to Sun Qi to wipe: "The injury is so important, don't ask for a doctor?" ”

Sun Qi pressed the towel in her hand: "This king said it's okay, you go down." ”

"Let the concubine rub the medicine on the prince, right?"

"Biluo, thank you, you really don't need it, you go down."

Biro looked at him and retreated silently.

Sun Qi then fell silent. All he could think about was Calamus, what she had just done, and her casual looks.

There is an indescribable suffering.

Ever since he saw her in the East Palace that time, he was really disillusioned and hated her to the bone.

But after today's events, he vaguely felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

For herself, the calamus seems to be hiding something.

"Lord Wang, King An is here."

Sun Qi came back to his senses: "Please let him in." ”

Sun An came in, his round face was a little drunk, but his mind was clear: "Why did you come back first?" It's not a bad thing. Without waiting for Sun Qi to answer, he saw the wound on his face and asked in surprise, "What's going on?" ”

Sun Qi smiled: "It's okay......"

Sun An hurriedly sat down: "Qi, why did you get hurt so badly for no reason?" He looked at it, "It looks like someone has beaten him." ”

Sun Qi was still hiding it: "I fell off the carriage." ”

"How is that possible! Don't lie! Sun Wen reacted quickly, "After you left, the emperor also excused himself from the table." He ......"

"Sun An, you think too much......"

"Did he move it?"

Sun Qi sighed.

Sun An took the case again: "As the king of a country, he secretly made a trick, how can he be the emperor!" ”

"There's a misunderstanding."

"He doesn't like you, and you still want to help him talk?" Sun An glanced at him, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent you the most remote fief." This is this for no reason, and why? ”

Sun Qi was silent.

Sun An asked tentatively, "Is it because of that woman?" ”

"Who?"

Sun An pushed him: "Naturally, it's the new maid official." I heard you mention her before, and I thought that one day you would marry her, but I didn't expect to become the emperor's person now. He is so resourceful, he won't know about your relationship with her, and he is a ruthless person, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't do anything to you. Don't look at him spoiling her so much, maybe he did it on purpose for you. “

Sun An's words made Sun Qiwan wake up.

The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, but it was still in that faint tone: "No matter what, the matter is over." As long as she's doing well, it's fine. ”

"What's good?" Sun An sneered, "Didn't you hear it later?" The gladiolus was disposed of by the emperor a few days ago and accidentally miscarried. Two days ago, I was somehow punished by the emperor to sleep outside all night. A woman, no matter how strong her body is, can have a few good tosses. ”

"There are really rumors outside that the emperor disposed of the palace and stayed overnight that night?"

Ping'er nodded hurriedly: "The whole palace has spread, and the slave maid just heard the news and came to report it to the mother." ”

It seems that Sun Wen has given instructions to hide the events of that night.

His purpose is to prevent others from suspecting Calamus, and secondly, to protect his face. But for whatever purpose, Calamus knew she owed him a favor.