Chapter 375 Yixiu 53
"Shut up, everyone."
Seeing that they were going to argue endlessly as soon as they started, Yinzhen completely lost his patience. He slammed his right hand, which was holding Shibazi, on the table. The jade beads and the rosewood table top collided heavily, and the crisp and loud collision invisibly separated the two of them.
Both Rouze and Nian Shilan shut their mouths instantly and looked at him.
"Yixiu, what do you think about this?"
At this moment, he ungracefully threw this hot potato into Yixiu's hands, and did not forget to add more pressure to her with his scrutinizing eyes.
Fortunately, Yixiu had been prepared for this. She looked around in shock, somewhat incredulous: "The prince is asking... me?"
"This matter involves the inner chambers. Rouze is both your wife and your sister, and Nian has worked with you for many years. I trust you most, and I would like to hear your opinion on this matter."
Yinzhen's words were well-reasoned, but Yixiu didn't believe a word of it. She still looked grateful, bowed, and made a helpless expression, saying, "Since my lord says so, I can't just stay out of this."
"If it is up to me, this matter must be severely punished."
When Yixiu saw Yinzhen just fiddling with the beads, she knew he was not satisfied, but it didn't matter, she would make him agree.
"Although my sister is fine this time, I'm really scared to have you come and see me. Our palace is a very important place. The backyard is separated from the outside by three or four layers of gates. The servants and maids guarding the gates of the palace must have seen it clearly. How did these bitter almonds get in? Did the purchase go wrong, or is there collusion between the inner and outer courtyards? If these things could get into the concubine's courtyard without anyone noticing, how can we live in peace in the future?"
Seeing that he finally opened his eyes, Yixiu knew that these words had made him take it to heart: "Fortunately, Qingxing was caught before he could do anything. Otherwise, we are all used to drinking almond tea at Fujin's place. If we were not prepared when we came to visit..."
Yinzhen silently clenched the beads, a fear rising in his heart. After all, although he didn't come here often, he always made time to come every time he returned from a long trip. What if... wouldn't he die at the hands of this ignorant and vicious woman?
"So, in my opinion, this matter still needs to be investigated. However, it's hard to make such a scandal public. So, we should first seal off the Laiyi Hall and simply say that Concubine Nian was infected with an epidemic. Then, we should thoroughly interrogate the two girls who served her closely and find out how this thing got in."
Nian Shilan refused to accept this and immediately shouted, "You two sisters are teaming up to kill me, don't even think about it! Prince, it's really not me! It's them, they are all jealous of me!"
Yixiu frowned, and seemed a little angry: "Don't go too far. Why should my sister and I be jealous of you? What is there about you that is worthy of our jealousy?"
"Even if you don't have one, what about Fu Jin? You dare to say that she doesn't have one either? If she is really a Bodhisattva who doesn't fight or compete, how could she be jealous of others getting pregnant? How could Gan Shi and my child both die in her hands!"
Nian Shilan's eyes turned red when she mentioned the child. Her originally empty mind dared to say anything when her emotions got into her head. Seeing that she was even mad enough to pounce on him, Yixiu quickly stood up and protected Rouze behind him: "Hurry up and stop her!"
The room was immediately in chaos. A group of people went up to pull Nian away, but she went crazy and scratched hard with her neatly trimmed long nails. Yixiu knew that the back of her raised hand would probably bleed.
Seeing the blood, Nian Shilan became even more crazy and reckless. In addition, there was a bewitching voice in her head, urging her to avenge her child. Nian Shilan even lost her sense of pain. She didn't even feel her broken nails, but still rushed over to reach out.
Boom——
This was the dull sound made by Nian Shilan falling heavily to the ground, but she didn't care about the pain in her body. She covered her waist and looked up blankly at the angry prince.
Yinzhen had never before shown such emotion. His fair face flushed crimson with anger, and his chest rapidly contracted and swelled. The room was momentarily silent, with only his heavy breathing to be heard.
"Your Majesty..."
"Ms. Nian has contracted a temporary illness and has been sent to Laiyi Hall. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order. If anything goes wrong, Su Peisheng will bring his head to me."
“Yeah.”
Su Peisheng, who received the order, still had just the right amount of respect on his face. He immediately called for a sedan chair with a serious face. Even though Ninghua Hall and Laiyi Hall were not far apart, he did not let Nian Shilan walk back.
This was because he had already heard that there was a high probability that this young concubine would not be able to come out, and even if she did, she would probably come out lying down like Gan.
After all, Nian Shilan's emotional and strategic value to Yinzhen is not that high yet.
Especially when the Wendu clan, who was behind Honghui's concubine, was obviously more capable than the Nian clan, the Nian clan became better to him but not the only one.
What's more, in a conflict of interest like theirs, the role of a human life is really limited.
Yinzhen silently calculated the pros and cons in his head, and determined that although this matter was a bit troublesome, it was still controllable, so he ignored the slight reluctance in his heart.
"Were you hurt just now?"
"Is the injury on your hand serious?"
Yinzhen lowered his eyes and saw Yixiu covering her wound with her left hand, covering the back of her right hand. She was looking at him with a worried look on her face. Then, she smiled for the first time since entering the room. "I'm fine. But you were standing in front of Fu Jin just now. Are you seriously injured?"
As he took away her left hand, he could see that several cuts on the back of her right hand were still bleeding, and even her cuffs were stained with quite a bit of blood.
"It's just a superficial wound. I'll be fine after two days of rest. But my sister is weak. If Nian rushed at me like this, how could she have withstood it if I hadn't blocked her?"
Yixiu looked at Rouze in a pretentious manner, and seeing that she looked unhappy, she became even more excited: "Sister, are you scared? I can see that you don't look well either."
Rouze also forced a weak smile: "I'm fine, just a little weak. Thank you for your concern, sister."
"Well, Fu Jin has been busy all day today. You should have a good rest. Yigai and I will come to see you tomorrow."
Yinzhen took Yixiu's left hand, comforted Rouze with some stiff words, and then hurriedly asked someone to bandage Yixiu's hand. The two left together.
After leaving the courtyard, Yinzhen stood with his hands behind his back and warned, "Today, you have been entangled in these matters for nothing, and have suffered these unprovoked disasters. However, apart from you, I can no longer trust anyone else with the affairs of the mansion."
"Yixiu, thank you for your hard work."
"Since Master has said so, I won't have to worry about it. But regarding Fu Jin and Nian Shi..."
"You don't need to worry about these."
The man patted Yixiu's shoulder and turned back to the front yard. Knowing that he was suspicious and wanted to investigate personally, Yixiu smiled with satisfaction and turned back to her Zhixinzhai.
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