Chapter 187: Cutting off the Fire
Qin Baolin's legs felt like they were filled with lead and weighed a thousand pounds, making it impossible for him to take a single step.
She looked at the scene in the bedroom in astonishment.
I couldn't even make a sound, I could only force out the breath from my throat.
"No…"
Her spirit completely collapsed at this moment, and she fell to the ground, using her hands and feet to crawl backwards.
Someone blocked her way.
Qin Baolin looked up.
It was Madam Meng. She held a bowl of medicinal juice in her hand and leaned over to whisper, "Baolin, you're feeling uneasy. Drink this tranquilizer and you'll sleep through the night."
Qin Baolin finally reacted.
She shook her head repeatedly, "I don't want to drink! I don't want to drink!"
Nanny Meng winked at the palace maid next to her.
Several palace maids immediately understood and dragged Qin Baolin to the bed.
The desire to survive made Qin Baolin struggle violently, but she hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a day, so she didn't have much strength. In a moment, she was restrained and her mouth was pried open.
Seeing Nanny Meng approaching, Qin Baolin used all his strength to bite the palace maid's wrist, and she was free for a moment. She whimpered loudly.
"Aunt, how could you treat Yan'er like this!"
"Yan'er is your niece!"
"Yan'er really knows she was wrong..."
"don't want…"
“…”
The shrill cries echoed in the hall, but there was no response.
The palace maids subdued Qin Baolin again.
Qin Baolin's resistance was futile and she felt desperate. She could only let Nanny Meng drink the bowl of tranquilizer.
After the injection, Nanny Meng wiped the corners of her mouth and whispered, "Baolin, you must trust the Queen Mother. This is your only way to survive."
This medicine works very quickly.
After drinking it, Qin Baolin felt dizzy and couldn't respond at all.
Before her consciousness was devoured, a crystal clear tear slipped from the corner of her eye.
In the front hall.
Qin Baolin's cry for help kept echoing in Queen Mother Qin's mind, and her eyes turned slightly red.
She didn't even notice when Nanny Meng came to her side.
Queen Mother Qin paused for a moment, then asked with a distressed look, "Did she drink it?"
Aunt Meng said, "Drink it."
Queen Mother Qin closed her eyes, her internal organs aching.
No matter how bad Qin Baolin is, he is still her blood relative. How can she not be heartbroken when he meets such an end?
Queen Mother Qin felt a pang of sadness in her heart, but before she could feel too sad, a warm and soft little body was stuffed into her arms.
Nanny Meng smiled and said, "His Highness the Fourth Prince has woken up and has been looking at the Empress Dowager. I guess he wants you to hold him."
Queen Mother Qin opened her red eyes.
When she lowered her head, she saw the fair and soft Xiao Si in her arms smiling at her.
Queen Mother Qin felt a little comforted. "Yuzhou likes being held by the Imperial Grandmother, right? Then the Imperial Grandmother will hold our Yuzhou for the night. When the sun comes up, the Imperial Grandmother will take you to find Father and Mother, okay?"
Xiao Si smiled even more happily.
He reached out to grab the tassel hairpin on her temples.
*
The morning light is dim.
Before dawn, Queen Mother Qin took Xiao Si to Chaoyang Palace.
Not only the two of them, but also Qin Baolin.
As soon as they arrived in the palace, Queen Mother Qin ordered, "Go and wake up the emperor."
Liang Yao followed the instructions and entered the bedroom.
The sound came from a long distance away.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here."
Xie Chen opened his eyes, glanced at the person next to him, and carefully lifted the quilt.
Pei Tingyue finally woke up, her eyes still bleary. "Why is the emperor awake?"
Xie Chen touched her little face and said softly, "My mother is here. I'll go see her."
Queen Mother Qin is here!
Could it be that he is here to plead for Qin Baolin?
Pei Tingyue was no longer sleepy at once. He turned over and got out of bed, and started to wash up.
A quarter of an hour later.
The emperor and his concubine dressed neatly and left the bedroom.
Pei Tingyue raised his eyes and took a look.
Queen Mother Qin was sitting on a couch in the side hall, Xiao Si was lying on it and playing, and standing beside the couch...
It’s Qin Baolin.
The emperor and his concubine first paid their respects to Queen Mother Qin.
Hearing the greeting, Queen Mother Qin finally came back to her senses from Xiao Si and said softly, "Get up."
Before the emperor and his concubine could sit down, Qin Baolin ran over.
Pei Tingyue was surprised.
Is Qin Baolin crazy to behave like this?
The next moment, something even stranger happened.
Qin Baolin tilted his head, a silly smile on his face, raised the cake in his hand, and handed it to Pei Tingyue's lips, "Sister, it's sweet."
Pei Tingyue was shocked and didn't dare to move for a moment.
Qin Baolin repeated again: "Tiantian, eat Tiantian."
Pei Tingyue took a breath of cold air.
This is confirmed.
This guy is crazy.
She refused to eat, and Qin Baolin was about to cry. He put down the cake with a gloomy brow and turned to look at Queen Mother Qin.
Queen Mother Qin said patiently, "Yan'er, when you serve food to others, you must wash your hands thoroughly and take fresh cakes. You cannot take leftovers."
Qin Baolin nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Queen Mother Qin smiled with relief and looked at Pei Tingyue, "It's been a long time since Concubine De has seen Yuzhou. Hurry and bring him over to have a look."
Pei Tingyue understood, "Yes."
She took Xiao Si back to the bedroom and left some space for the mother and son, but she didn't expect that Qin Baolin insisted on following them in.
Queen Mother Qin sighed helplessly, "De Fei, please help me look after Yan'er for a while."
Pei Tingyue naturally agreed.
Take Xiao Si and Qin Baolin back to the bedroom.
Qin Baolin first looked at the bedroom curiously.
It's sad to say that when she was conscious, she dreamed of stepping into this place, but she didn't expect that when she came here, she would be stupid.
It's true that things are unpredictable.
After looking around the bedroom, she begged Pei Tingyue again, "Wash your hands and have some sweets."
Pei Tingyue asked the palace maid to wash her hands and brought her a plate of milk cake.
"Eat it."
Qin Baolin looked at the full plate of milk cake, his eyes lit up and he swallowed unconsciously.
She took out a new piece of cake and handed it to Pei Tingyue's lips again, "Sweet."
Pei Tingyue: “…”
Seeing that the person was about to cry again, Pei Tingyue reluctantly ate the milk cake.
Qin Baolin looked at her eagerly again and said, "Yan'er, sweet."
Pei Tingyue took a moment to realize what she was asking.
What this means is that Yan'er wants to eat something sweet, bah, milk cake, is that okay?
Pei Tingyue raised his chin and said, "Eat?"
Qin Baolin clapped his hands, picked up a piece of cake excitedly, and took a careful bite. "Sweet and delicious."
Pei Tingyue observed her expression carefully.
After repeated confirmation, it was confirmed that this person was truly mentally retarded, with the IQ of a three or four-year-old child.
How did Qin Baolin become like this overnight?
Pei Tingyue straightened out the tangled threads in his mind one by one.
Only the Queen Mother has the ability to not only make Qin Baolin become like this, but also take Qin Baolin out of her palace.
After a little thought, Pei Tingyue completely understood Queen Mother Qin's plan.
Her speculation yesterday was absolutely correct.
The masterminds behind "Drunk in the Flower Shade" were Qin Baolin and Shen Baolin, who not only came to assassinate her, but also framed Concubine Jiang Shufei.
But at the last moment, Shen Baolin plotted against Qin Baolin again.
After Queen Mother Qin learned the whole story, she gave Qin Baolin a certain amount of "Zuihuayin", which made her reach the symptoms of the middle stage of Zuihuayin.
Qin Baolin became mentally retarded, and this was used to "prove" that Qin Baolin was also a victim, clearing her of the charge of murdering concubines and offspring, and the Qin family also felt relieved.
After this plan, although Qin Baolin became stupid, he was able to save his life.
Living a carefree life in the palace might be a good way out.
What a good move!
Pei Tingyue couldn't help but sigh that the Queen Mother was so decisive.
If she were in the same position, she might not do as well as Queen Dowager Qin.
But Qin Baolin was cleared of the charges, so who will be blamed for this crime?
Concubine Jiang Shu or Shen Baolin? Or can neither of them escape?
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