King Qing was a little uncomfortable, and said, "My son has just gone out for something, mother, why haven't you rested yet?" ”

"It's all asleep," said the concubine, striding in, "haven't you heard yet....... Ah......h King Qing's hands were quick, he hugged the concubine, and looked at it, but saw Xiaolan holding Xiaochun, Xiaochun's eyes were wide open, but there was no longer any light in his pupils. On the ground, a pool of red blood gradually flowed to Xiaolan's embroidered shoes.

The snow goose also sat on the ground, her face pale, and her body trembled constantly, and when she saw him come in, she broke down and cried bitterly on the spot. She didn't pretend this time, she didn't think that Koharu would prove her innocence in such a drastic way, and she didn't think that Koharu would die.

The concubine stood still, trembling with fright, and asked vigorously, "What's the matter?" What's going on? Evil, what a sin, how can this be? ”

The guard hurriedly stepped forward to check Xiaochun's snort, looked up and said, "Lord Wang, she has died of anger." ”

King Qing roared at the snow goose, "What are you crying for? What's going on? ”

Xue Yan was extremely flustered in her heart, but when she heard King Qing's roar, her body trembled, and she replied crying, "Concubine...... The concubine didn't know that she would be like this, and the concubine didn't say that she must have stolen it...... The concubine just asked her....... I didn't expect her to kill herself......"

Xiaolan didn't dare to make a sound, only hugged Xiaochun and shed tears, hearing the words of the guard, she was already desperate, the rabbit died and the fox was sad, she and Xiaochun came over as a dowry girl, fate was tied together, but I didn't expect that on the first day, Xiaochun died, in addition to being cold, she was more desperate. Naturally, she didn't dare to tell the prince the truth, she was not dead yet, and she would have to look at Xue Yan's face in the future, especially at this time, she couldn't offend her.

When the concubine heard that it was because of the ring she gave her, she felt even more uncomfortable, so Aunt Yu helped her and said to the guard: "What are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you hurry up and take the person down? Do you want to scare the concubine to death? ”

The guard hurriedly stepped forward and took Xiaochun away, Xiaolan knelt stupidly and didn't get up, her eyes looked at the direction where the guard disappeared, tears slipped silently, and her body trembled tightly.

King Qing ordered someone to summon Ashin to investigate the matter, and the guards searched the whole house, but there was indeed no ring.

Ashin replied: "Back to the concubine, back to the prince, I can't find it, it seems that the ring is no longer in this room." ”

The concubine looked at the mess underground, and even the things that were scattered on the ground, and couldn't help but be a little angry, "How can these things be on the ground?" This is a meaning of a hundred sons and a thousand grandchildren, snow geese, what's going on? If you want to find it, you can't lose your mind like this! ”

Xue Yan glanced up at the concubine in fear, and muttered, "Concubine Ning came here and accidentally got it on the ground." ”

The concubine said in a daze: "Today is your big day, what is she doing?" It's coming, it's coming, how can you accidentally get these things on the ground? ”

Xue Yan's mind was knotted, and she forgot all the words that she had thought about bringing suspicion to Concubine Ning, so she only said repeatedly: "Concubine, concubine doesn't know....... I don't know! ”

The concubine said to Aunt Yu, "Help her up and sit down, I guess she's scared and stupid," she looked sideways at Ah Xin, "You go and call Concubine Ning and ask what the hell is going on?" Ashin took the order and went out.

Aunt Yu stepped forward to help the snow goose, the snow goose's body was tense and trembling slightly, and the hem of her skirt was also stained with Xiaochun's blood, and there was a dark patch on the red wedding dress.

King Qing frowned and looked at Xue Yan, not quite believing what she said, he asked Xiaolan, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

Xiaolan's tongue was knotted, and she said distractedly: "Xiaochun...... didn't take it, she was afraid that her wife wouldn't believe it, so she ...... Lord Wang, Xiaochun won't take it, she is very timid, she doesn't dare to steal, she won't do it. ”

King Qing turned back to the concubine and said, "Mother, you go back to rest first, and the son here will investigate clearly." ”

The concubine sat on the chair and sighed mournfully, "Rest? How else to rest? It's a good day, it's happened, and it's because of the ring I gave her that caused her to die, can I still sleep? What the hell is going on this year? Yu'er, didn't you ask for a good sign on the first day of the new year? Why did such a thing happen just after the New Year? I have always done good deeds, believed in Buddhism, and never allowed such a thing to happen in the house, so as to accumulate virtue for the Liu family and let the children and grandchildren continue to ......"

Seeing this, King Qing stepped forward and leaned over to comfort: "Mother, don't be so mindful, if she is wronged, I will definitely return her innocence, so that she can be wronged." ”

The concubine looked up at him, "Even if it wasn't wronged, even if it was really stolen by her, it's not worth paying with her life." If I had known that this had happened, I would not have taught you to marry a wife under any circumstances.

Xue Yan was startled, looked up at the concubine suddenly, knelt down with a plop, and cried: "I'm sorry, concubine, I'm sorry, prince, it's all the concubine's bad health, as soon as the concubine comes, it will add blood to the palace, and the concubine body is to pack up her things and leave, not to add bad luck to the palace." ”

Seeing her like this, the concubine said: "Get up, it has nothing to do with you, she is your girl, she has been by your side for so long, you chose her as a dowry, presumably the relationship is also very good, you are the sister of Eighteen, Eighteen is a good-hearted woman, you are also gentle and reasonable, I don't think I will punish the people around you." ”

King Qing was reminded by the concubine, and then remembered that she was really Mao Leyan's sister, of course, the premise was that Mao Leyan was really Mao Xuelian's twin sister. No matter what, she is a girl from the Mao family, even if she is obsessed with it on weekdays, she will not be vicious. However, he remembered that he had seen Xiaolan and Xiaochun's faces red and swollen before, so he said coldly: "She won't punish people?" Do you see the handmaid's face? ”

The concubine looked at it fixedly, couldn't help but be angry, and asked sharply, "What's going on?" Snow goose, did you order someone to beat it? I've seen this girl today, pink and white Xiaolan, immature and cute, now it's so swollen, and the one who just hugged her, Yu'er, have you noticed that her face is also red and swollen? ”

Aunt Yu nodded: "Indeed!" ”

Xue Yan's mind has settled down at the moment, she didn't want to pull Concubine Ning into the water, she just wanted to clear her name of abusing her subordinates, but now that the concubine took the initiative to ask, she had nothing to hide, so she said in a deep voice: "They are the people brought by the concubine, where is the concubine willing to beat them like this?" It was Concubine Ning who just came, and came in and told the concubine that the two of them were talking bad about the concubine outside, so they ordered them to slap each other, although the concubine was distressed, but she didn't want to hurt the peace with Concubine Ning, she just wanted to wait for the mother to leave, and then coax them back. Later, Concubine Ning left, and the concubine immediately ordered the two to come in, which made her feel distressed. Later, the two were afraid that Concubine Ning would come back again, because they didn't know the rules of the house, and they didn't know if the maid could keep vigil in the new house, so the two went out to stand at the door. It wasn't until the prince came later that they dared to go down to eat. The prince later said that there was something to do, saying that the concubine did not have to wait, so the concubine wanted to change her clothes and go to bed, and it was at this time that she found that the ring was missing. ”

When the concubine and King Qing heard her words, their faces turned blue with anger, and King Qing asked with a calm face: "You say, it was Concubine Ning who ordered them to slap each other?" ”

"Yes!" Snow Goose said, and two more tears fell, which made people feel pity when they saw it.

"Say, what's going on?" King Qing asked Xiaolan.

Xiaolan's expression was fixed, knelt on the ground and said: "Madame is very good to us, we have been accompanying Madame in the room, and later, Madame was anxious to know if the prince was coming, so she ordered the two of us to go out and wait, Xiaochun because of the cold for a while, she said a few words that couldn't stand the cold, and was heard by Concubine Ning, Concubine Ning said that we said bad things about the master, let us slap each other." Later, Concubine Ning entered the new house and said a lot to Madame, and when she left, Madame let us in, so we didn't have to slap anymore. She said selectively, nature is not the whole truth, but it is also basically true. Now she already knows Concubine Ning's attitude, and she also vaguely knows in her heart that this so-called ring loss incident may be a conspiracy of hers, what jewelry does Concubine Ning want? How would you take her stuff? Judging from her experience of serving the snow geese for so many years, this ring must have been on her body or hidden in a secret place. Thinking of this, Xiaolan's heart was even more uncomfortable, Xiaochun was too impulsive, or she had been bullied by the snow geese like this for a long time, like a frightened bird, and at the slightest disturbance, she felt that a catastrophe was coming.

The concubine was furious, "The subordinate is also a human being, and the subordinate will also feel cold, this is originally a complaint, can you use the slap?" It's really pitiful, I feel distressed when I see that little face, it seems that Concubine Ning is too idle, even such a sesame trivial matter has to be managed, in the past, when the princess was in charge of the affairs of the palace, no such thing happened. ”

When the concubine said this, Concubine Ning happened to come, on the way, she had already understood what had happened, and she was terrified, she was really annoyed that she had been to the new house tonight, and now she can't wash it clearly.

Therefore, when she heard the concubine say this, she stepped forward quickly and said in a snorkel: "Mother, Yan'er didn't think that such a thing would happen, it was Yan'er who was wrong, and Yan'er didn't want to defend herself. With that, he burst into tears.

The concubine looked at her angrily, and said angrily with some hatred: "What do you say you are doing in the new house?" You yourself are a side concubine, not a virgin, don't you know that you are bad luck when you enter a new house? When you got married, didn't the bride also tell you that in addition to the bride and the girl, no woman who has been married is allowed to enter the new house, you see, now that this is happening, can I not blame you? And the two girls just said two words, why do you want them to slap each other so much? You said that you used to be a good girl, sensible and reasonable, and soft-hearted, how can you do it now? Look at the mascot of the tent in one place, did you put it down? Are you intentional or unintentional, I don't want to know, in short, you disappointed me tonight, the affairs of the house, you don't interfere anymore, leave it to the princess and Concubine Lin for the time being, and wait for the eighteen to come back, and let the eighteen help manage it. ”

Concubine Ning's face turned pale, she knelt on the ground, Ying Ying bowed her head, "Yes, Yan'er is guilty." ”