"Stop!"

Hearing a soft shout, the eunuch in charge of supervising the punishment on the side couldn't help but turn his head to look.

I saw that the person who came was holding an umbrella, with a dignified demeanor and a gentle bearing, and he also knew that this noble man was the daughter of the official Shangshu who was regarded by the Queen Mother as the future princess-to-be, Shi Manzi.

The eunuch in charge immediately showed a smiling face, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Miss Shi, why are you here?" ”

Shi Manzi didn't answer, but nodded hurriedly to the eunuch in charge, and then walked straight towards Lin Wanwan.

When she approached, she was shocked to find that the red behind Lin Wanwan was not the dark jacquard on the crimson clothes, but the stains of blood that kept oozing!

Shi Manzi's pupils trembled, and he couldn't care about the etiquette rules anymore, so he immediately threw away the umbrella in his hand, and rushed forward to stop the eunuch who was tortured, "Don't fight!" ”

The eunuch who was carrying out the punishment was startled by Shi Manzi's sudden move, and quickly stopped his hand, looking at the eunuch in charge with some confusion.

The eunuch in charge was also stunned when he saw this, this Miss Shi was the most gentle and polite in the past, but now she didn't know why she wanted to stop them from carrying out the execution? He then looked at Shi Manzi with a puzzled face, "Miss Shi, this is ......?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Shi Manzi half-squatting down, gently brushed the cold sweat-soaked hair on his forehead for Lin Wanwan, and asked nervously, "Yuewan, how are you?" ”

Lin Wanwan supported herself and shook her head weakly, "I'm fine." ”

"Dare to ask my father-in-law, I don't know what Yuewan committed to be punished by this?" Shi Manzi looked at Lin Wanwan's bloodless face, immediately turned red, and raised his eyes to look at the eunuch in charge, and his voice was fierce.

When the eunuch in charge saw Shi Manzi's appearance, his heart suddenly dawned, it seemed that this Miss Shi had a lot to do with this woman, and Shi Manzi's status was noble, and he didn't dare to slack off.

The eunuch in charge immediately bowed and replied truthfully: "Miss Shi, you don't know, this woman has committed a crime against the Queen Mother, and thanks to the kindness of the Queen Mother, she did not punish her for capital crimes, but only punished her slightly, and punished her with a rod of thirty strokes." ”

"Yuewan has always known etiquette and etiquette, how could he collide with the Queen Mother, there must be some misunderstanding." Shi Manzi's willow eyebrows frowned, and suddenly his expression changed, his tone couldn't help but soften a little, and said politely, "Can my father-in-law stop for the time being, and ask her to make a decision after I ask the Queen Mother for the reason?" ”

When the eunuch in charge heard this, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, and hesitated: "This ...... The minions are just acting on orders, and Miss Shi doesn't want to embarrass the minions. ”

Shi Manzi stood up, took out a bulging money bag from his sleeve, put it in the hand of the eunuch in charge, and saluted him again, and said earnestly: "Please make it convenient for my father-in-law, and go to the inner hall on my behalf, saying that the courtier Shi Manzi wants to see the queen mother." ”

The eunuch in charge checked the heavy money bag in his hand, so he glanced at Shi Manzi in embarrassment, then put the money bag into his cuffs, bowed down and said with a smile: "Since Miss Shi asked to see the Queen Mother, the slave should go and speak for you, you wait." ”

After saying that, the eunuch in charge walked towards the inner hall, and before leaving, he did not forget to glance at several palace people who were executed, and the two maids holding Lin Wanwan let go.

The sky gradually brightened, and the snow was still falling in a rolling manner, loud but silent, as if it was rushing to a grand event, and overnight it was already covered in silver, and occasionally the wind blew through the branches and came a few hisses, adding a touch of sadness to the gloomy snow balance.

Shi Manzi hurriedly took off the cloak on his body and covered Lin Wanwan's slightly trembling body, and then squatted down again, covering Lin Wanwan's hands that had been frozen and bruised in his arms, his eyes were full of concern and worry, "What happened?" How could you be beaten like this by the Queen Mother? ”

Lin Wanwan bit her lower lip and slowed down for a moment before she suppressed the sharp pain and bone-chilling coldness, and then smiled indifferently at Shi Manzi and said, "Don't worry, it's all skin injuries, I'm fine, he asked you to come?" ”

Lin Wanwan knew very well in his heart that from the moment Su Jin asked Ziyu to send the Concentration Pill, he had already understood the purpose of the Queen Mother to summon her to the palace this time, only because he insisted on staying in the palace to investigate the matter of Xijing's secret chess, so he would let Ziyu tell him that sentence, which meant that if the Queen Mother really wanted to do it to herself, she didn't have to scruples.

It's just that they didn't expect Luo Huaizhou to have an accident, so that the Queen Mother could take advantage of the situation. When she saw Shi Manzi appear, she knew that Su Jin had learned the news of Luo Huaizhou's abduction, and she had already guessed her situation in the palace, so she invited Shi Manzi into the palace to stabilize the Queen Mother and delay time for him.

Seeing Lin Wanwan's appearance that was not very weak but still strong, Shi Manzi felt a sigh of distress in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help flashing a trace of distress, and she nodded with red eyes: "After Gongzi Su learned the news of Prince Lu's abduction, he immediately went to look for Prince Lu's traces, and at the same time sent someone to inform me, saying that you may be in trouble in the palace, so I must go to the Queen Mother to find you when the palace gate is opened." But weren't you summoned into the palace by the Queen Mother, why did you ......?"

Speaking of this, Shi Manzi frowned slightly, and his expression revealed a trace of puzzlement.

"Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform. There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust. Lin Wanwan pulled the corners of her pale lips with some sarcasm, "The Queen Mother thought that I approached Luo Huaizhou because I wanted to fly on the branches, and originally wanted to summon me into the palace to knock on it, but I didn't admit that Luo Huaizhou was killed by this disaster at this time, and the Queen Mother was concerned about it, so she naturally vented her anger on me." ”

Lin Wanwan lightly brushed aside the Queen Mother's unscrupulous words and deeds, and did not inform Shi Manzi of the conspiracy. After all, Shi Manzi is the daughter of the Shangshu of the Nanling Ministry of Officials, and she is valued by the Queen Mother, if she tells her the truth, it will only make her in a dilemma.

Shi Manzi looked stunned, and was about to say something, but Lin Wanwan stretched out his hand to stop him.

"I'm sorry to drag you into this troubled water. If you meet the Queen Mother later, no matter what she asks you, you don't have to hide it, just answer truthfully. Lin Wanwan smiled at her apologetically, and then reminded softly, "You are the daughter of a minister, and you have always been gentle and polite, at this time, you should protect yourself with Mingzhe, don't bump into the queen mother for me, and involve yourself." ”

"Friends should help each other, how can they be a drag?"

Shi Manzi pursed her lips slightly, and her eyes were full of sincerity. Her voice was still soft, but it seemed extraordinarily firm, like a cattail, seemingly weak, but in fact extremely tough.

I saw her purse her lips and smile, and said: "Before I met you, I always thought that women were born to be bound by secular etiquette and religion, and they could only be trapped in that side of the house for the rest of their lives. Manzi has no regrets in this life to meet wonderful people like you, Su Gongzi and Prince Lu, let alone have the honor to be friends with you. ”