"Little mule?" The eldest prince murmured dizzily.
The Queen touched her son's head. "Yes, it's him. Didn't Heng'er tell you that the little mule told you and the Second Prince that there was a flying snail over there on the rockery. It was very rare. So you and the Second Prince secretly went to look for that flying snail, right?"
What is a flying snail?
Except for Concubine Ruan, everyone looked confused.
Although I know that the queen has no reason to make up such a story, does anyone really believe in the "flying snail"?
Your Excellency might be able to tell the truth from the falsehood just by hearing it, but the eldest prince is five years old and the second prince is three years old. They have been raised in the palace since childhood and have never been out to see the outside world, so their ability to distinguish is naturally not that good.
They were determined to find the magical, auspicious flying snail in the little mule's mouth, which actually had a lot to do with Jiang Ying.
Because the two little guys were craving for egg yolk melted beans, beggar's chicken, fruit ice jelly and snow-melting milk cake again, but they were children who understood the ways of the world and did not want to go to Jiang Ying empty-handed, so they wanted to catch snails and give them to Jiang Ying in exchange.
The eldest prince had answered this question before, so he looked at his mother in confusion, "Mother, didn't you ask this question yesterday? Why are you asking again?"
"Don't worry about it, just answer yes or no."
The eldest prince was limp and had no strength left, nestling in Liu Qin's arms, "Yes, we want to find that kind of snail and give it to Sixth Aunt. Maybe if she's happy, she'll make more delicious food for us.
If you don't believe me, you can ask my second brother. He also heard what the little mule said.
...and they say that snails can not only fly, but their wings glow at night, which is really beautiful."
Queen, “…”
How to adjust the conspicuous bag? Waiting online, very urgent!
After a pause, the Queen looked at Concubine Ruan, "Did you hear that? Did your Second Prince say the same thing?"
Concubine Ruan was quite respectful to the Empress. Upon hearing this, she encouraged her son, who was usually timid and silent when surrounded by others, "Ling'er, the Empress is asking a question. Let's think carefully and give a good reply."
Seeing this, the second prince subconsciously hid in his wet nurse's arms, his little face pale.
There is a faint layer of dark circles under the eyes due to lack of sleep.
It's heartbreaking to watch.
Concubine Chen pursed her lips, subconsciously wanting to forget it and not pursue the matter any further, but the Second Prince was one step faster than her and nodded timidly, "It was me, and my eldest brother, who went there together!
We saw a snail nest on the rockery, so we climbed up to take a look..."
Although the Second Prince's voice was low, the hall was quiet, so everyone heard what he said.
There was a long silence.
After a while, the queen couldn't help but sneer and said angrily, "How dare you!
"She fabricated a lie to deceive the prince and deliberately lured him to a dangerous place like the rockery. This palace sees that this move is not only aimed at Concubine Chen, but is a good strategy that kills three birds with one stone!"
As the Queen's confidant, Liu Qin was the quickest to react to what she was saying. She couldn't help but exclaim indignantly, "That's right! The two princes are still young, and the rockery is so high, the morning dew is heavy, and the stones are slippery. What if they fall down? It would be terrible!"
Originally, Concubine Ruan didn't think in this direction at all. She was just angry that the person behind the scenes wanted to teach Concubine Chen a lesson, so let her do it, why use her son!
After the Queen's analysis, alarm bells rang in her heart, and she was filled with fear and horror.
Damn it! It's so bad!
Concubine Ruan was indignant, "Empress, there is actually such a vicious and cruel person in the harem, who wants to capture all the princes in one fell swoop. It's really terrible!"
She slid to the ground and pleaded, "The emperor must be informed of this matter and the person behind it must be found out to prevent future troubles."
The Queen nodded and said, "I know the seriousness of this matter. You get up first."
Her dignified and delicate eyes only now looked seriously at Concubine Chen, with a majestic yet gentle smile, "Concubine Chen, you heard what I asked just now. I will not shirk the responsibility of the carelessness of the First and Second Princes, but this whole thing was indeed planned by someone with ulterior motives, and the two princes were just used as pawns.
I have brought the little mule here specially. I have never interrogated him before, but today I will conduct a thorough interrogation in front of you. This way, no matter what I get out of it, it will be more credible."
Concubine Chen had no intention of doing anything to the eldest prince and the second prince. Before she was pregnant, she liked the two princes very much and naturally did not want them to be bad children.
Now that the two children have been cleared of their charges, even though the truth seems more complicated, she is still sincerely happy for them.
Her attitude was not high to begin with, and now she lowered it even more to give face to the Queen. "I trust the Queen, so we will do whatever the Queen says."
"You're so sensible." Concubine Ruan chirped softly.
Just a moment later, the little mule was placed on the beating bench, exposed to the stares of the crowd, when the emperor and Jiang Ying's family of three arrived at the Yuntai Palace.
When the two groups met at the gate, the emperor naturally pinched the chubby little guy in Yan Zhuo's arms.
Xiao Yanzhi's face was filled with disdain. [This Uncle Huang, why does it feel like his forehead is dark and he's about to be unlucky?]
Jiang Ying stood by, rarely maintaining a smile on his face.
Are you polite if you start cursing at people right away?
She used her loving eyes to give a sharp look to her monkey son, who was completely different from his cute appearance.
Tsk, this is just a fake baby, no need for identification!
Yan Zhuo naturally heard it as well. His ability to endure was many times better than Jiang Ying's.
While listening to her son's inner complaints about things like "being cuckolded" and "short life", she could still chat and laugh with the emperor, "Congratulations, my brother! Concubine Chen just gave birth a few days ago, and the Empress and Concubine Ruan rushed to congratulate her. Such a harmonious and friendly harem is a blessing for the Southern Zhao."
emperor,"……"
He hit Yan Zhuo's shoulder in annoyance, "You kid, you're being sarcastic, aren't you? I haven't sparred with you in a long time. In the autumn hunt in half a month, remember, I will definitely beat you!"
Yan Zhuo didn't feel threatened at all by these words, and he changed his arm to hold his son without any concern.
He is very cunning and serious.
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