Pei Nianyun's cry suddenly broke the somewhat tense atmosphere in the hall, but it made the atmosphere at this end weird, everyone's eyes looked at the swaddling clothes in my arms, and the second prince kept struggling inside, even squirming with the swaddling clothes.

Pei Yuanhao frowned slightly, and looked back: "What's the matter?" ”

I raised my head: "I don't know, the second prince suddenly cried." ”

As I spoke, I held the child to my chest and carefully patted the swaddling clothes to coax him, but this time he cried more and more fiercely, his little face turned red, and his two little hands struggled harder and harder.

Xiao Nianshen immediately ran over and grabbed my sleeve and said in a low voice, "Aunt Qing, what's wrong with my brother?" ”

I didn't speak, I coaxed Pei Nianyun more carefully, Chang Qing glanced at me, and gently pulled Xiao Nianshen behind her.

Pei Nianyun was still crying, and the continuous crying made the aroma of wine flying above the hall a little dry, everyone stopped talking and drinking, and all looked at it, Pei Yuanhao's brows became tighter and tighter, and his voice revealed a trace of displeasure that was interrupted: "Why didn't Concubine Li cry just now?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Nangong Lizhu immediately said: "Let's let the concubines take care of the second prince." ”

With that, she was about to get up and come over.

Seeing her walk in front of me, I didn't hand over the child who was already crying breathlessly, but raised my head and said to Chang Qing: "Queen Mother, the second prince looks like this, it's a little wrong." ”

When Chang Qing heard this, he immediately said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Wechen has seen the second prince cry before, but he has never cried so much."

When Nangong Lizhu heard this, his expression had become a little strange, and he said, "Children cry like this. ”

After speaking, I was about to come over to pick up the child, but I calmly raised my head and looked at her: "Concubine Li, is it possible that the second prince is crying like this in the Yuhua Palace?" ”

She was a little stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Yes, yes." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, she froze herself, and I had already carefully handed the child to Chang Qing's face, and said calmly: "Weichen Guan Second Prince is like this, it is not like an ordinary child's crying, but like-"

"What's the like?"

I didn't speak, but carefully untied the outer layer of swaddling clothes, Nangong Lizhu looked at it, and immediately panicked, and said, "Yue Qingying, what are you going to do, the second prince, he-"

Before she finished speaking, I had already unwrapped the swaddling clothes, Pei Nianyun was wearing a close-fitting small coat inside, which had been rubbed a little messy by himself, and the messy collar was spread out diagonally, and at a glance, I could see that there was a dazzling bruise on his little arm, near the armpit.

Chang Qing looked at it and couldn't help but exclaim: "Ah! ”

Pei Yuanhao's brows were already tightened, and his eyes showed anger, I bit my lower lip, raised my head and said to Pei Yuanhao: "The second prince is crying because he is in pain." ”

He looked at me in disbelief, looked down at the child who was still crying, and wanted to reach out to take it, but when he reached out and touched him, he stopped again, as if he was afraid that he would hurt the child. There was a hot stove burning in the hall, but I was still worried that the child would catch a cold, so I took him back into my arms, and this time I touched him again, and Nianyun cried even harder.

The ministers below didn't all hear what I had just said, but looking at the faces of the people above, they probably guessed something, and they all fell silent and looked at us with bated breath.

I stretched out my hand and carefully untied a few knots on Nianyun's underwear, and saw several bruises on his small arms and arms.

When the other concubines saw it, their faces changed, Wen Sisi and Pang Yan were already red-eyed, covered their mouths and said, "How could it be ......?"

"Poor ......"

This time, I no longer spoke, but raised my head and looked directly at Pei Yuanhao.

The anger on his face had turned into an almost spasmodic tremor, and he kept looking down at the child, and said word by word: "What's the matter?" ”

This sentence, although it was not named, was very clear, and it was Nangong Lizhu who was asking.

When the first bruise on Nianyun's body was revealed, Nangong Lizhu's face had already changed, her face was so white that she couldn't even hide the fat powder, cold sweat broke out on her entire forehead, and she muttered: "Minister-concubine, concubine doesn't know." ”

I said calmly: "These injuries are bruises, and they are definitely not for a day or two." The second prince was entrusted to Concubine Li's care early in the morning, and Ruizhu was still saying just now that Concubine Li's mother usually takes care of the prince, how could she not know? ”

I've fought her quite a few times, and she's probably never seen me so aggressive, but she's as calm as a frozen lake, and she froze for a while.

Chang Qing took advantage of the situation and stood up: "Concubine Li, what the hell is going on?!" ”

Nangong Lizhu subconsciously took a step back: "No, the concubine doesn't know." ”

"Don't know? There are so many bruises on the second prince's body, can you pass it perfunctorily without knowing a word?! ”

Chang Qing's voice was not loud, but it was a little deafening in the main hall, and as soon as the ministers below heard the words of the second prince and bruises, they also reacted immediately, and they all stood up and looked at the top, looking at each other one by one, and discussed in a low voice.

Pei Yuanhao's outstretched hand caressed Nianyun's cheek, the child was still whimpering and crying in the pain of his body, and he didn't feel it at all, but the people around him could already feel the anger exuding from the emperor's body, which lowered the surrounding atmosphere by a layer, and everyone felt an unspeakable suffocation.

He slowly turned around and looked at Nangong Lizhu: "Zhu'er, you tell me." ”

“……”

"How did these injuries come about?"

Nangong Lizhu's face was as pale as paper, and he stared at Pei Yuanhao with a pair of beautiful but innocent eyes, and then at the child who was still in pain, and shook his head desperately: "It's not me, it's really not me, I don't-"

At this point, she suddenly remembered something, and suddenly turned her head to look at me.

I was still calmly putting on the small clothes for Pei Nianyun, and carefully wrapped the child in swaddling clothes, while doing these things, my eyes were red and said to Chang Qing: "Queen Mother, look at these injuries on the second prince's body, I don't know how long I have been harmed, and the injuries are so serious, I am afraid that I will have to let the imperial doctor take a look." ”

When Nangong Lizhu heard this, his eyes turned red: "Yue Qingying, you are spewing blood!" ”

When I heard this, I raised my head lightly: "Why did Concubine Liniang say this?" ”

After a moment of panic, she glared at me and said, "Just now, the second prince was fine in the arms of the palace, and he cried when he was hugged by you, won't his injury hurt in the arms of the palace?" It's clear that you took the opportunity to do evil when you were holding the second prince! ”

When she said this, her eyes lit up, as if she had found an exit, and she hurriedly turned her head to Pei Yuanhao and said: "Your Majesty, Yue Qingying and Shen Rou's grievances, everyone also knows that she was killed by a sinner and lost her child, and she is afraid that she will take the opportunity to take revenge, but I don't know." ”

Pei Yuanhao turned his head to look at me, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The corners of my mouth provoked a little: "Concubine Li, not to mention how bold Weichen is, will do evil in front of the eyes of everyone at the New Year's banquet, just looking at these bruises on the second prince's body, how can it be caused in a moment and a half?" ”

"......" She was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she was choked.

I said slowly: "If you say that these injuries were caused before the second prince went to Yuhua Palace, it shouldn't be. ”

“……”

"The second prince has been with Concubine Li these days, and he hasn't bathed once, so how can no one see it? If you see it, the prince has injuries on his body, and he should report it to the emperor, so why hide it? ”

“……”

"Unless someone has done something evil, and they have to take the opportunity to do something perfunctory. If it weren't for today's disclosure, I'm afraid that the second prince would have to suffer more. ”

Seeing that my sentences were sharper and sharper, the people around me seemed to be frightened, but Chang Qing lowered her voice and said: "Yue Qingying, how dare you talk to Concubine Li like this?!" ”

I shut my mouth.

Although I closed my mouth, Nangong Lizhu couldn't answer, her cherry red lips trembled, and there was a gurgling sound in her throat, but she couldn't say a word, the whole person seemed to be choked, and it took a while to raise her head and look at Pei Yuanhao, almost with a trace of crying: "Your Majesty, the concubine has no ......"

Pei Yuanhao never spoke, the corners of his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at me and at her.

The surrounding concubines didn't even dare to breathe too loudly, they all looked at us with bated breath, if it was said that before dealing with Shen Rou, it was still me, Chang Qing and Nangong Lizhu in the "Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu", today's game is obvious, I am alone in the fight against Concubine Li.

Over the years since I entered the palace, I have been canonized, abolished, and then out of the cold palace, and I have experienced so many things, but I have never seen me make such a formal attack on anyone, and it is in such a banquet where hundreds of civil and military officials are present, and the most favored concubine in the harem was so choked by me that she couldn't speak, not only those people, but even Chang Qing looked at me with a little dignified.

I didn't even look at them, not even Chang Qing, I didn't look at her, I just kept calmly looking directly into Nangong Lizhu's eyes.

The previous few times, it was because of my gaze, or a casual smile, that angered her, this time I met my calm and almost cold gaze, Nangong Lizhu's eyes were full of anger, and he pointed at me and said: "Yue Qingying, you keep saying that the injuries on the second prince's body are caused by this palace, do you have evidence!" ”

"Niangniang, Weichen didn't say that the injuries on the second prince's body were done by Niangniang, but-" I looked at her indifferently: "Niangniang was entrusted by the queen to take care of the second prince, and now the second prince's body is full of bruises, Niangniang should have an explanation." ”

"You-you are so bold to talk to Hongu like this."

"Justice is at ease in people's hearts. Weichen is just seeking justice for a child who can't speak today, Niangniang dares to say, these injuries are really not caused by Niangniang? ”

"It's not!"

"Niangniang just said that Weichen had a grudge with the sinner, that Niangniang-" As soon as I said this, the faces of everyone around me changed, even Pei Yuanhao was shocked, and Nangong Lizhu's eyes were red, almost bursting out of anger and glaring at me, but I was not afraid at all, and continued: "These injuries seem to be - these two days," I accentuated the sound of these three words, and said: "I was beaten just now, could it be that these days, there are other people who have taken away the second prince?" ”

"No, no—"

"The second prince has been by his mother's side all along?"

“…… Be. ”

"And these wounds—"

"Nope! No! She was so angry that she almost roared: "This palace hasn't beaten him at all in the past two days, how can there be these injuries-!" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly froze.

His Royal Highness, there was an uproar.

The blood on the originally bright and moving face had faded, and even the perfect fat powder makeup could not hide the wolf bèi and pale at this moment, her neck was stiff, and the whole person stood there stiffly.

I lowered my head and slowly re-wrapped the swaddling clothes for Xiao Nianshen, the child was still crying, I picked him up carefully, gently patted his soft back and coaxed him: "Your Highness don't cry, it's okay, it's okay, Your Highness don't cry." ”

Chang Qing was also shocked by the scene that had just happened, and only then did he suddenly come to his senses, and hurriedly walked to my side, and when he looked down at me, his eyes were full of nervousness and anxiety, and he was obviously frightened, and his forehead was shiny with cold sweat.

I'm still calm, but I've just been talking for too long, and I seem to be wheezing a little.

And Pei Yuanhao-

I subconsciously glanced at him, he sat there, the whole person was no longer hot, a cold to frightening cold emanated from his body, just now I was aggressive towards Nangong Lizhu, he never spoke, at this time, he was not angry, just looked at Nangong Lizhu's gaze, showing a bit of solemnity.

At this time, under my caressing, Nianyun's crying finally subsided, only sobbing quietly in my arms, the nose and mouth were red, revealing unspeakable grievances and innocence.

At this time, several imperial doctors had already run in from the outside.

Chang Qing walked to Pei Yuanhao's side, leaned down and said carefully in his ear: "Your Majesty, no matter what, let the imperial doctor take a look at the second prince first." ”

He had a cold face, noncommittal, Chang Qing also understood, several palace maids had already come around, put the stove aside, the imperial doctor walked up to me, carefully took Pei Nianyun and untied his clothes, and took a closer look.

Chang Qing hurriedly said: "What's the matter?" ”

The imperial doctor was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down: "Queen Mother." ”

"Hongu asked you to speak!"

The imperial doctor looked at Nangong Lizhu, who had lost his mind and stood still, and then looked at Pei Yuanhao, who was cold, and he was stunned for a long time, and finally said: "This-these injuries, I'm afraid it's been a few days." ”

"Oh?"

"Weichen looks, the days are not short, and they should have disappeared a long time ago."

"What?"

When the surrounding concubines heard this, they all came over strangely to take a look, Liu Li's brows wrinkled into a Sichuan character, and he looked at me subconsciously, so he said carefully: "Then why does it look like it was only fought in the past few days?" ”

The imperial doctor lay on the ground and whispered, "The appearance of the second prince is that he has taken blood clotting medicine, so he is—"

"A blood clotting potion?"

When Chang Qing heard this, he immediately said, "By the way, I have served." ”

Pei Yuanhao hummed and raised his head to look at her.

Chang Qing hurriedly turned his head to Pei Yuanhao and said: "Your Majesty, a while ago, because of the concubine's pregnancy, the imperial pharmacy prescribed some concentrating medicine to the concubine, and it happened that Mingzhu also went to Jingren Palace to report back and forth about the situation of the second prince, and I heard that the second prince did not sleep well, so the concubine dialed some medicine and asked her to serve the second prince. ”

Mingzhu has been standing beside him, frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down at this time: "Yes, the emperor, those medicines were rewarded by the queen's mother, let Lord Yue explain, and the concubines have served the second prince and taken them, and His Royal Highness will sleep better." It's just that later, the concubine went to Jingren Palace to serve the queen, and the second prince went to Yuhua Palace, and the concubine didn't know the situation of the second prince. ”

Chang Qing said again: "Those medicines not only calm the mind, but also seem to have a blood clotting effect." ”

As she spoke, she bowed her head and said, "Imperial Doctor, is it?" ”

The imperial doctor kowtowed repeatedly: "Yes, yes." The queen did allocate potions to the second prince before, and those potions did have a blood clotting effect. ”

This time, no one spoke.

Everyone's eyes looked at Nangong Lizhu, who had already fallen into the chair, stunned.

Obviously, the whole thing is that she took advantage of the opportunity of the queen mother's explanation that she took care of the second prince, took revenge for personal gain, and secretly harmed the second prince, originally wanted to whitewash the peace, but she didn't expect that the second prince had taken blood clotting drugs before she was beaten by her, and those bruises have been left until today, and the hall is exposed.

It's just-

When I looked down at Xiao Nianyun, I felt a trace of guilt in my heart.

Those potions, I asked Chang Qing to take them and handed them to Mingzhu, after taking those medicines, the bruises did not heal so quickly, but they would not appear on the body as obviously as now, but they were all lying under the skin, and it usually looked as if the bruises had healed. Otherwise, even if Nangong Lizhu was given eight guts, she would not dare to carry the bruised second prince to the main hall to invite credit.

And just now, those scars appeared on the child's body so harshly, and it wasn't that someone had really beaten him in the past two days.

It's because of the wine.

Just now, the little palace maid carried the second prince who had been crying to the main hall, and handed it to Nangong Lizhu, she only coaxed it for a while, and the child fell asleep, in fact, I know that it is not that she coaxed well, nor that the child is really obedient, but that when she reached out to stroke the child, her fingertips were stained with wine. She took the opportunity to smear the wine on the child's lips, and the child licked the wine and was drunk and fainted, so that he would stop crying and fall asleep so quickly.

I had expected this for a long time.

Just from Chang Qing's order that she was not allowed to bring the second prince to the New Year's banquet, she reluctantly agreed, and didn't even go to tell Pei Yuanhao, I knew that she must be going to make a show today.

And I asked Xiao Fuzi to ask people to stare at the Yuhua Palace, although I didn't stare at her mistakes, but I found that for several nights in a row, she had people send wine into the Yuhua Palace, and after a while, Xiao Nianyun's crying would stop, and I guessed how she planned to act in this scene.

It's just that Nangong Lizhu missed a little, the wine she used was no longer the wine she usually sent to the Yuhua Palace, she just pretended to be inadvertently dipped from the wine glass on the banquet, and today is the New Year's banquet, according to custom, the wine she drank was Tusu wine.

Tu Su wine is a hair object, such a child drinks it, the effect is faster, so those bruises hidden under the skin quickly surfaced, and when I carefully woke him up, he immediately felt the pain, and then he began to cry.

I looked down at him sobbing and said softly, "I'm sorry."

The medicine I gave you did make you suffer more, but don't be afraid, and don't blame me.

After today, no one will dare to beat you like this again, so that you can't cry anymore, and you can't complain.

Don't blame me.

Don't blame me.

The child seemed to hear my heart, carefully opened his red and swollen eyes from crying, his watery eyes flashed at me, and the sobbing slowly subsided, he sucked his little finger, fell into my arms, and slowly fell asleep.

I sighed softly.

Raising his head again, facing Pei Yuanhao's dark eyes, the chill made me tremble.

He kept looking at me.

I know that for me, his vigilance and vigilance are more than that of any woman in the palace, if nothing else, because no matter how powerful those people are, no matter how powerful they are, no matter how much they have a backstage, no matter how much they love to play tricks, no matter how jealous they are, they have no experience in Xichuan, they have no unknown background, and they don't even have invisible means to kill people.

And I, both.

Maybe today's me, it was the first time he saw it, only to find out that in addition to the means of killing Liu Ningyan without using his hands, I also have fangs, compared to the fangs of those cat-like pets in the harem, biting it makes people feel a little painful, a little itchy, as if it is fun, this fang, but it may bite off a piece of human flesh.

He looked at me like a man walking in the Imperial Garden, and suddenly he saw a colorful poisonous snake among the flowers.

I was calmly watched by those eyes.

Even, the corners of the mouth slowly hooked up a little.

I know what day it is, and I know what his plans are, but I don't know if any man will throw a poisonous snake into a garden full of submissive kittens and little jade rabbits.

The surrounding concubines were still talking in a low voice, and at this time, looking at Pei Yuanhao's eyes, they all quieted down, as if some unknown danger was approaching, which made everyone tremble.

For some reason, I seem, too.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao slowly turned around and looked at Nangong Lizhu.

"Pearl......

These two words are his nicknames, but this time he opened his mouth, but he was no longer spoiled and gentle, every time he heard a word, Nangong Lizhu trembled, and his two white jade-like hands held the armrests of the chair, and his joints were gurgling.

Then, slowly, she stood up and fell to her knees with a pop.

The people in the main hall were stunned for a moment.

And as soon as she knelt down, my gaze involuntarily passed through the place where she had just stood, and looked at His Highness.

The ministers below had already been stunned by the events above, including him, who stood in the middle of the table and looked up at it, and when his clear eyes met mine, there seemed to be a flicker.

This kind of me is also a stranger to him.

He didn't know either, in fact, I had such a cold, murderous, and even ruthless side, and he didn't know this.

I wanted to tell him the secret, but I didn't have time to say anything.

Looking at his flickering gaze, for some reason, my heart seemed to flicker, looking down at Nangong Lizhu who was kneeling on the ground, I had a trace of uncertainty for the first time today-

She, is that really how she lost?

Just thinking about it made me feel a sudden sense of unease.