The queen mother was menacing, slowly stepped forward and stretched out a hand to help Concubine Ying, raised her eyes, and saw the emperor staring at her silently, suddenly pursed her lips and smiled: "The emperor has not come to Chu Xi Hall for a long time, is he asking for guilt when he comes?" ”

The emperor said coldly: "I don't like it here, if it weren't for something, I wouldn't have come today!" ”

The emperor's tone was cold and unceremoniously scolded, and Concubine Ying's face turned pale and she looked aggrieved. The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Hmph, just for a criminal slave?" She glanced at Luo Qingrong, who was dying on the ground, like looking at a humble ant, and said disdainfully: "It's just a sin slave, and it's a cheap life, and the emperor has to bother!" ”

Luo Qingyun suddenly felt bad, the queen mother would definitely protect Concubine Ying, and today's plan was afraid that it would not be able to continue. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother changed her words and asked Luo Qingyun: "Your Majesty, the mourning family remembers that Concubine Yun's secret marriage is still under investigation, should she be grounded in the Xiahui Palace during this period and not allowed to go out?" ”

Luo Qingyun was stunned and subconsciously looked at the emperor.

The emperor played with the ice blue dragon and phoenix pendant on his waist, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked, and he raised his eyes and said, "I am here today for this purpose!" ”

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and smiled: "Oh? What did the emperor find out? ”

"If you don't come today, the sons will send someone to invite you!"

Concubine Ying pursed her lips calmly, and unconsciously looked at Luo Qingrong on the ground. Xiao Ping instructed the little eunuch to fetch a bucket of water and poured it on Luo Qingrong unceremoniously, and she slowly regained consciousness with a cold shudder. When she opened her eyes, she saw Concubine Ying's face first, and she suddenly sat up in a panic, but she couldn't say half a word. The pain in her wrist was slowly clear, and she looked at her weak hands in disbelief, but she couldn't even make a sound to cry.

Seeing that she was poisoned and broke her tendons, Luo Qingyun instantly understood what was going on, and looked at the emperor in astonishment, but the queen mother said unhurriedly: "Concubine Ying, what mistake did this criminal slave make?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, the guilty slave Luo lightly stole a golden hairpin in the concubine's dormitory, and was hit by Lingyu with her own eyes, and the concubine was just a small punishment."

Luo Qingrong let out a whining cry as if she was crazy, and the Queen Mother frowned impatiently, and ordered: "Come on, drag her away, she is like a madman here!" ”

"Wait!" The emperor said without hurrying or slowing: "I don't understand, why did this Luo Qingrong suddenly become dumb?" At noon, I was still with her in the Imperial Garden, wasn't it good then? ”

The Queen Mother was about to speak, but saw that the emperor continued: "Didn't the queen mother mention the matter of the secret marriage, just let her stay here, anyway, it has nothing to do with her!" ”

Concubine Ying's brain exploded, but she saw that the emperor arranged for Xiao Ping to introduce Ruan Yuheng into the palace, Ruan Yuheng brought a little maid who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and she was cowardly and cowardly and did not dare to raise her head.

"Who is this?" The Queen Mother looked at her vigilantly.

"Queen Mother, this maid is a subordinate in Song Yu's mansion, the matter of the secret marriage implicates the Luo family and the Song family, there are many discussions in the court, and the impact is bad, I naturally can't be careless, so I sent Ruan Yuheng to the Song Mansion to verify, but I didn't expect to find this maid but there was an unexpected discovery, it was late that night, and this maid happened to bump into a person who went to the Song Mansion." As soon as the words fell, the Queen Mother's face became ugly.

Ruan Yuheng said to the maid: "You tell the truth, what happened that night?" ”

The little maid knelt on the ground, never thought that she could enter the palace to see the emperor in her life, and she stammered in fright: "If you go back to the emperor, the slave saw a man go to the master's room that night." ”

"What hour?" Ruan Yuheng asked.

"The hour has passed. The slave felt hot that night and went to the backyard to get some well water, and accidentally saw a dark shadow go to the old man's room, because of curiosity the slave and the maid secretly followed, through the window the slave and the maid saw that the old man was talking to the man, the man was sitting in the main hall, and the old man was standing beside him very respectfully. ”

"Do you know that guy?"

"I don't know, but the slave saw his face, and he had a long scar next to his eye!" The little maid said as she drew a pen on her face.

Ruan Yuheng turned around and saluted after asking: "Your Majesty, the minister remembers that General Gu's deputy general Ling Yun has such a scar on his face, and the matter is very implicated, and the minister does not dare to make a judgment, so he has to bring her to you for personal interrogation." ”

"Nonsense!" The Queen Mother's face was extremely ugly: "General Gu is not in the capital, and Ling Yun also goes out with General Gu, how can he go to the Song Mansion at night, besides, Song Yu and the Gu family have always had a deep friendship!" ”

The emperor turned his eyes to look at the Queen Mother: "If the friendship is not deep, it is even more suspicious!" Queen Mother, isn't it clear that Lingyun entered the palace and met this maid? ”

"Why is this groundless speculation, besides, is the person with the scar on his face Ling Yun?"

"Queen Mother, you have to ask Concubine Ying!" The emperor walked slowly in front of Luo Qingrong, Luo Qingrong thought that the emperor was going to help her, and cried and crawled to the emperor with his elbow, but saw that the emperor took a step back in disgust, lowered his eyes and asked, "Did you do it?" ”

Luo Qingrong shook his head desperately and made a whining sound. Concubine Ying looked at this scene worriedly, and the emperor said again: "Did Concubine Ying do you become like this?" ”

She nodded without thinking, and the emperor continued: "Why do you want to do this to you? You stole the golden hairpin? Seeing that she was still wearing a valuable golden hairpin on her head, the emperor sneered.

Luo Qingrong shook his head desperately, and Concubine Ying reprimanded: "Slut, this palace forgives you the death penalty, and you still don't admit your guilt!" ”

Hearing Concubine Ying so insulting, Luo Qingrong screamed emotionally, the corners of her eyes were covered with tears, and she glared at Concubine Ying fiercely.

"You didn't steal, why did Concubine Ying punish you?" The emperor continued.

Luo Qingrong was anxious but speechless, and the emperor smiled: "Do you know any secrets that you shouldn't know?" ”

Luo paused lightly, and although he hesitated, he nodded slowly.

"Oh? Is it related to the secret marriage of the two Luo Song families? ”

Luo looked at her hand that had been broken off her hand, tears fell from her eyes, and she nodded fiercely.

The air instantly became serious, and Concubine Ying was stunned, and the handkerchief in her hand slipped to the ground. The emperor looked sideways at the handkerchief on the ground and smiled: "Queen Mother, things should be very clear!" ”

The Queen Mother sneered and said, "Just because of a sin slave who can't speak, do you want to identify Concubine Ying?" ”

The emperor's smile was still there, but he looked shuddering: "Then wait a while, if the matter is settled, Concubine Ying will bear a big crime, I naturally can't play with children's play, everything must be evidence!" ”

Luo Qingyun looked at everything that happened in a daze, she thought that the emperor was just to accompany her to play, she wanted to use jealousy to make Concubine Ying suspect that Luo Qingrong had other intentions, she just took this opportunity to make them feel different, the emperor can come, Luo Qingrong will tell the truth in order to save her life, even if she still refuses to say, it is logical to take this opportunity to investigate, after all, Concubine Ying is the mastermind behind the scenes, otherwise she will not be able to take the bait, but the emperor secretly arranged for Ruan Yuheng to check the people of the Song Mansion, but she didn't know it.

Leaning less, Lu Yun walked into the hall with a man, Luo Qingyun raised his eyes, but before he could see his face clearly, he saw Concubine Ying on the side staggering back, the Queen Mother supported her, glanced at her coldly, but it was difficult to hide her shock.

The man was eight feet tall, burly, dressed in a military uniform, left his sword outside the hall, and stepped in front and back with Lu Yun. After saluting, he slowly raised his head, and the staggering scar on his face ran from his forehead through his eyes to the side of his face.