Emperor Cheng Xuan's face darkened again.
Frost Baby is so cute and innocent at such a young age. What kind of messed up things has he learned?
Emperor Chengxuan was well-read since childhood, and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, riding and shooting.
But at this moment, I suddenly regretted not learning some metaphysics when I was young.
Otherwise, he would definitely teach Shuangbao a lesson to the elder brother who had instilled unhealthy knowledge into Shuangbao and intended to corrupt him!
"Shuangbao, Daddy's kidneys are very good."
At this time, Emperor Chengxuan first explained it this way.
If his kidneys were not good, could he have had so many children?
"Daddy, what I mean is, why did Shuangbao have a little secret with someone else but didn't tell Daddy?"
Emperor Cheng Xuan said this directly in a wronged tone.
He originally thought that as long as he said this, Xiao Shuangbao would definitely comfort him quickly as before and tell him those little secrets.
But this time, the little baby was a little hesitant.
"Daddy, can Shuangbao ask you a question first?"
Xiao Shuangbao couldn't refuse directly, so he simply chose a roundabout tactic.
"Okay, ask."
At this time, Emperor Chengxuan was not on guard at all.
"Daddy, how did you favor Concubine Lin in the past?" Little Shuangbao looked at him cutely with his innocent eyes.
"ah?"
Although Emperor Chengxuan had no idea who Concubine Lin was, he was still stunned in embarrassment.
An old man who had experienced many battles actually blushed in front of the cute little kid for the first time in his life. "This...this question...this..."
Seeing that he had been saying this for a long time without being able to explain anything, little Shuangbao pouted and said unhappily, "Daddy always tells me not to have any secrets, but he himself has his own little secrets that he doesn't want to tell!
"Unless Daddy tells Shuangbao this little secret, Shuangbao will not tell Daddy any secrets in the future!"
After saying that, she called Juqing in, and very obediently stretched out her hands, asking Juqing to hold her and take a bath.
Emperor Cheng Xuan was left alone, looking disheveled.
He couldn't help but think of a question.
Little Shuangbao can see ghosts and communicate with them.
The ghost floated around in the harem all day long, and no one knew how much palace gossip he had overheard.
Could it be that Xiao Shuangbao ate the melon from another ghost, or is it related to Concubine Lin?
So that's why you ask?
Emperor Chengxuan continued to reason, and soon realized very wisely that it was very likely that Xiaoshuang was hiding a secret that she was unwilling to tell, and that secret was about Concubine Lin!
And it is very likely that it is not suitable for children!
"Someone come!"
He immediately said in a deep voice.
"emperor."
Immediately, a dark shadow of a secret guard appeared silently in the room.
"Go check on Concubine Lin in the harem and see if there's anything wrong with her private life recently."
Emperor Cheng Xuan said with a green cloud above his head and a sullen face.
“…Yes, Your Majesty!”
The secret guard was shocked and quickly left to investigate the matter.
At this time, Xiao Shuangbao didn't know what he had revealed by asking a question casually.
Her white little body sat in the bathtub, humming a song and playing in the water, looking extremely relaxed.
At this time, the female ghost Yan Yuan floated out and went to Cuiwei Palace where Concubine Lin lived to inquire about the news.
After taking a shower, Yan Yuan also came back.
"Little Princess, I've found out that Cuiwei Palace is located in a remote area, far from the Imperial Garden. However, Concubine Lin likes to wash her face with flower petals covered with morning dew every morning, so she always asks the palace staff to go to the Imperial Garden early in the morning to pick flower petals.
“Princess Lin didn’t trust anyone, so she asked her most trusted eunuch, Zhao Zhi, to do things like picking flower petals.
"In Cuiwei Palace, where Concubine Lin lived, she was the only concubine living there. So she was like the head of Cuiwei Palace, and her life was more comfortable than other concubines of the same rank.
"The Emperor barely even remembers the existence of Concubine Lin, and hasn't favored her in a long time. Therefore, Concubine Lin lives very comfortably in Cuiwei Palace.
"I also heard that there was originally another Zhaoyi in Cuiwei Palace who held a higher rank than her, but she later contracted a strange illness and died, leaving her alone in the palace. The ghosts who told me this all said that Concubine Lin had quietly killed the Zhaoyi with a poisonous flower."
Yan Yuan told Xiao Shuangbao what he had learned.
Xiao Shuangbao listened, frowned slightly, and nodded.
"I never thought that Concubine Lin is so cruel and intolerant. Shuang Bao must not tolerate her and must punish her."
As she spoke, she wrote several letters and asked Yan Yuan to deliver them to the eldest prince, the fifth prince, the ninth prince, Zhongli Yu, and the young imperial teacher Sili Ye.
The next morning.
After she finished her breakfast, she went to the Imperial Garden early as agreed in the letter last night.
At this time, Zhongli Yu and the eldest prince had already arrived.
"Shuangbao, we have already found out that the eunuch picking flowers over there is Zhao Zhi."
The eldest prince pointed at a tall, handsome eunuch and said.
It is deep winter now and there are not many flowers in bloom.
In addition to the flowers that bloom during this period, such as wintersweet, daffodil, and begonia, there are also some cold-resistant varieties carefully cultivated in the greenhouse, which are specially displayed for the concubines to enjoy.
At this time, Zhao Zhi was picking a pot of camellia flowers that was in full bloom and had just been moved out of the greenhouse by the gardeners.
The white petals are covered with dew, which looks very beautiful.
"Where did you come from, you little dog slave! How dare you steal this prince's flowers! Are you tired of living?"
However, just as Zhao Zhi was concentrating on picking the fruits, the fifth prince Jing Lan appeared from the side angrily, pointing at him and cursing.
Jing Lan said as soon as he spoke.
"Get out of the way! This is the Fifth Prince's favorite flower! Do you think you, a slave boy, can just pick it?"
The eunuchs around him immediately cooperated and stepped forward to push Zhao Zhi.
As soon as Zhao Zhi saw the fifth prince, he was pushed down before he could even salute. His hand touched the flowerpot, which directly swept the camellia to the ground. The flowerpot was instantly smashed to pieces, and the camellia was buried in the soil and the fragments of the flowerpot, and was directly destroyed.
"You little slave! I was just scolding you! How dare you deliberately destroy my most beloved flower!"
Upon seeing this, Jing Lan became even more enraged. He immediately pointed at Zhao Zhi and ordered the eunuchs around him, "Come here! Beat this dog slave to death for me!"
In the palace, it is perfectly normal to punish a servant who has made a mistake.
What just happened happened a little too quickly.
Zhao Zhi had no time to react, and was completely unaware that he was being deliberately targeted. He thought he had accidentally broken the Fifth Prince's flowerpot. When he heard that the Fifth Prince was going to beat him to death, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy:
"Your Highness the Fifth Prince, please spare my life! I know I am wrong!"
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