Chapter 217 Are You Really My Brother?
It can be said that Xiao Shunzi is the person closest to His Majesty.
He did this so suddenly that everyone was stunned and couldn't react at all.
Even His Majesty was stunned. He was assassinated in the bedroom of his beloved concubine.
Concubine Qi was the first to react, "Someone, come quickly! Protect the emperor!"
She looked at Xiao Shunzi in disbelief. He actually dared to kill the king. Most importantly, it was well known that Xiao Shunzi was hers.
Your Majesty is the most suspicious.
In your majesty's mind, what's the difference between Xiao Shunzi's regicide and her regicide?
This dog slave simply wants to kill her!
No, she had to find a way to save herself.
Suddenly, she thought of something, and a cold light flashed in her eyes. Without waiting for the guards outside the palace to rush in, she grabbed a porcelain bottle and smashed it hard on Xiao Shunzi's back. "How dare you, you dog slave, to assassinate His Majesty? Who ordered you to do that?"
She wanted to hit Xiao Shunzi on the head, but she missed.
Who would have thought that even after being hit on the back, Xiao Shunzi still held His Majesty's neck tightly, as if he had gone mad.
Your Majesty is not without anger.
After realizing what was happening, he also started to fight back.
He had also practiced martial arts, but due to years of luxury, his strength was not as strong as before. He grabbed Xiao Shunzi's arm and tried to shake him off.
He never expected that Xiao Shunzi was so incredibly strong.
Xiao Shunzi was still clamoring for his life.
Just then the guards rushed in.
Seeing the guards stabbing at Xiao Shunzi with swords in hand, Concubine Qi shouted, "Don't kill him. Make sure to leave him alive."
What a joke! If they were allowed to kill Xiao Shunzi like this, the blame for regicide would most likely fall on her.
How is this possible?
Xiao Shunzi was stabbed in the back, but no vital parts were injured. He fell to the ground in a daze, and the pain from his back gradually brought him back to consciousness.
What did he do just now?
He went crazy and pounced on Your Majesty and strangled him by the neck.
Several cold swords were placed on his neck. He was shocked and terrified, and was scared out of his wits.
He didn't know what happened to him. He got hot-headed and suddenly became out of control.
"Your Majesty..." He looked at Concubine Qi with horror in his eyes.
Concubine Qi rushed over and slapped him hard. "Who sent you to lurk beside me? Who ordered you to assassinate His Majesty?"
His Majesty had an obvious pinch mark on his neck and was looking at him coldly, with an awe-inspiring look.
Xiao Shunzi shuddered. Even if he told the truth, who would believe that he didn't do it on purpose?
He will not survive today no matter what.
But he still has family.
He didn't know whether the Empress would die if he couldn't clear herself of the matter.
But his family will surely die miserably.
So, he pointed at His Majesty's nose and cursed, "You dog emperor, I'm going to kill you, you tyrant! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly didn't send anyone to assassinate the Fourth Prince, yet you indiscriminately imprisoned His Royal Highness. You are so foolish that you are unfit to be the ruler of a country. Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a wise and virtuous monarch."
Concubine Qi breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound. She was shocked. "What? You are..."
She knelt before His Majesty with a plop. "It is all my fault. I didn't realize there was such a malicious person around me. I almost put Your Majesty in danger. I truly deserve death. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
His Majesty looked at Concubine Qi intently. If Concubine Qi wanted to kill him, she would have had plenty of opportunities and would not have had to wait until now.
So he chose to believe Concubine Qi.
Since the prince dared to harm his brothers, he could naturally do something like killing his father.
"Come here! Draw him into pieces and send him to the Crown Prince. Since he is the Crown Prince's man and is so loyal, let him stay by his side at all times! This will be considered as fulfilling his loyalty."
East Palace.
There are heavy guards outside.
In the huge bedroom, there was only the prince.
With a bang, the door suddenly opened.
The prince thought that things had taken a turn for the better and Pei Zhi had already found out the truth, so he looked up impatiently.
Then several guards threw in a mutilated corpse.
"Ah..." He was really shocked and didn't know what was going on. The guards only told him that this was the will of His Majesty.
He took a closer look and immediately recognized Xiao Shunzi.
Isn’t this the dog servant named Xiao...Shunzi who was beside Concubine Qi?
What exactly did Concubine Qi do?
Xie Changning had been asking people to pay attention to the situation in the palace, so naturally she also knew what was happening in the court today.
The Crown Prince has been the heir to the throne for so many years and has always been suppressed by His Majesty. Now that he has been suddenly imprisoned, I am afraid he will do something desperate.
Pei Zhi will definitely add fuel to the fire.
What surprised her was how Concubine Qi suddenly contracted a head disease.
She intuitively felt that this matter might be related to Yu Bai, but she had no evidence.
Little did he know that Pei Zhi thought the same way.
In the blink of an eye, night fell.
Concubine Qi was having dinner.
"Ah..." Suddenly her headache came back and she accidentally swept all the dishes on the table to the ground.
When she fell ill, the entire Chaoyun Palace was in chaos.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Shen Yubai pushed open the shabby door again. He immediately saw the girl curled up in the corner.
"Don't be afraid, sister. Xiao Shunzi has been torn into pieces by five horses. As for Concubine Qi, she has been poisoned by my brother's poisonous insect. Now she is living a life worse than death. No one will torture you anymore. This time, I brought you a roast chicken. Come and eat it. I also brought you medicine for your throat. The wound on your face may take some time to heal, but it doesn't matter. I will definitely be able to heal your face." Shen Yubai lit the fire stick immediately, then took out a roast chicken and a few hot buns from his arms.
The girl couldn't wait to grab the food from his hand. Feeling the warm bun in her hand, her heart moved.
This was the first time in her life that she had eaten something hot.
Could it be that he is really my brother?!
Today, she sneaked out once and naturally knew that Xiao Shunzi was torn into pieces by five horses.
She was also very curious, why would Xiao Shunzi suddenly assassinate His Majesty?
Could it be... that he did it?
But she didn't show it.
She ate voraciously.
Shen Yubai took out the medicine for her wound and changed it carefully.
After waiting for her to eat her fill, Shen Yubai took out a porcelain bottle. He gently stroked her dry hair and said lovingly, "Sister, as long as you take the antidote on time, the poison in your body will be eliminated in half a month at most. Then you will be able to speak."
As he said this, he took out an antidote.
The next moment.
The girl snatched the medicine from his hand and stuffed it into her mouth impatiently.
Shen Yubai was stunned. He smiled and rubbed her furry head. "Sister, it's okay if it's your brother, but if it's something given by a stranger, what if it's poisonous? You can't do this again in the future. Do you understand?"
Meeting the girl's ignorant eyes.
His eyebrows curved, "Never mind, I will keep an eye on you from now on and will never let anyone with bad intentions get close to you."
He brought another quilt tonight. He spread the quilt from last night on the floor and then took out all the toilets to clean them.
He also lit incense in the small and cramped room.
"Sister, please bear with it for a while. I will take you away from here tomorrow night." Seeing that the girl had fallen asleep, he whispered softly, tucked the quilt for her and prepared to leave.
At this moment, a hand grabbed his sleeve, and at the same time, an extremely hoarse voice sounded, "Are you really my brother?"
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