Ling'er twirled the corner of her clothes and knelt down, saying, "I didn't know, but the Concubine went to the market in Changge Street and asked me to come back first."
King Hui angrily scolded: "Ling'er, you left my concubine out here alone. If anything happens, you'll have several lives to pay for it!"
"Your Highness, Prince Hui, please spare my life. It was the Concubine who forbade me to follow. The Concubine has a bad temper to begin with, and if I disobey, I will definitely be punished!"
King Hui roared, "Come here! I will punish you according to the family rules!"
Upon hearing this, Ling'er fell to the ground in fear, crying, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, spare me, Your Highness! I know something, Your Highness, the concubine is not pregnant! Not pregnant!"
In a small alley outside Prince Hui's Palace.
Hong'er was hurrying back to Prince Hui's Mansion, and there was a man following her on horseback.
She held her bleeding arm, endured the severe pain, and jogged.
It wasn't until she saw the red lanterns at the gate of Prince Hui's mansion that she turned around and looked again. The man behind her was no longer following her. However, she could see two rows of soldiers from the Regent standing at the gate in the distance. She lingered at the gate for a while, then, with her head lowered, she climbed the steps and entered the mansion.
As soon as she entered, a maid from the palace came over and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Regent Prince has been here for a while and said he wants to arrest you."
"It must be the eldest sister!"
"The Prince Regent also ordered Ling'er to be beaten. It was that woman who did it. Your Majesty, your arm..."
"It's okay! Don't say anything! Just say you haven't seen me!" Hong'er said and left quickly.
In the main hall, Lu Zhenzhi held Fu Tong'er and waited for a long time, but Hong'er still didn't show up. His patience was gradually running out. It was almost midnight.
“Nephew—!”
King Hui stood up quickly and said, "Ninth Uncle."
"Your concubine, do you usually play like this until late at night? How shameless!"
King Hui looked embarrassed. "Uncle Nine, she played a little late today. She's not like that usually."
"How rude!" Lu Zhen slammed his fist on the tea table.
Fu Tong'er said: "Look at you, you have made your Ninth Uncle angry again. Brother Lu Jin, don't be angry." As she said that, she stroked the man's chest.
Lu Zhenzhi was originally angry, but after being provoked by Fu Tonger's tone, his anger was reduced by half.
Fu Tong'er said: "In a while, as an elder, you will scold her and educate her. Think about it, it is your niece-in-law who is fooling around outside in the middle of the night, not your wife. Look how well-behaved Tong'er is. Don't be angry, oh~"
"Um."
King Hui looked at the two people singing the same tune and said to Ling'er on the ground: "Ling'er, go and see if the concubine has returned home! Is she back to her bedroom?"
"yes!"
"Stop!" Lu Zhenzhi said, pointing at two attendants from Prince Hui's palace. "Go, if you see your concubine, bring her to see me."
The two attendants dared not disobey the regent prince and could only follow Ling'er.
For a moment, the hall was silent.
King Hui sat uneasily.
Lu Zhenzhi touched Fu Tong'er's little hand and said lovingly, "Tong'er, are you sleepy?"
Fu Tong'er shook her head and muttered, "It's okay, I'm not sleepy yet."
"Let my nephew arrange a guest room for you to rest for a while. When we're done, I'll pick you up."
Fu Tong'er hugged Lu Zhenzhi: "Well~no! Tong'er likes to sleep with Brother Lu Jin in her arms." Although she said that, her eyelids were still drooping.
King Hui took a deep breath after hearing this, and after a while he mustered up the courage to ask, "Ninth Uncle, does she, does she, only fall asleep by holding you in her arms every day?"
"The girl had a nightmare and a cold body, so she fell asleep with her head resting on my arm. It has become a habit."
King Hui glanced at Fu Tong'er who was leaning against Lu Zhenzhi. It was obvious that she was really sleepy.
"Really? She's just like a little girl, delicate and frail in front of the Ninth Prince."
Lu Zhenzhi stroked her confused face and said lightly: "This prince, I like her delicateness. As for being weak, she is not weak at all. She once used a whip to domestically abuse this prince."
"She, domestically abused the Ninth Prince!?"
"Um."
At this time, Hong'er followed two servants from the courtyard to the main hall, and saw Fu Tong'er leaning on Jiu Ye's shoulder and drowsy.
Ling'er cried, "Master, they forced me to do this. I had no choice but to admit that you were not pregnant."
Fu Tong'er raised her body, unable to open her eyelids: "Hong'er, you are so brave... not only do you want to kill me... you also want to kill the Regent..."
"Hong'er doesn't understand what the eldest sister is saying."
Fu Tong'er forced herself to open her eyes. "In that temple, you hid behind the statue, and Jiu Ye threw a hairpin at you. Do you dare to examine it? You must have been injured..."
Lu Zhenzhi said calmly: "Nephew, ask your doctor to examine your injuries."
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