Chapter 313 This time it’s all over!
At this time, Xiao Xixi had already arrived at the Pepper Palace in a sedan chair.
This is Xiao Xixi's first time coming to the Pepper Palace.
After she entered the room, she bowed deeply to Queen Qin.
"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
Queen Qin sat at the top, a dark long dress spread out behind her. The deep and rich color contrasted sharply with the white marble floor.
She looked at Concubine Xiao who was kneeling on the ground and spoke slowly in a deep and cold voice.
"I recently heard something about you, so I called you here to ask you the truth."
Xiao Xixi raised her head slightly: "Your Majesty, please feel free to ask me anything. I will answer all my questions."
Queen Qin stared at her face and asked in a deep voice.
"Recently, many people outside the palace have been saying that there is something wrong with your fate. They say that you are doomed to be alone, and that you killed your twin brother as soon as you were born. Is this true?"
Xiao Xixi: "I do have a twin brother, but he died when he was just born. But the story about him being born with a bad luck is completely false."
"If you were not doomed to fail, why did your twin brother die young?"
Xiao Xixi: "It was just an accident. The death of newborns is not uncommon. This cannot be used as proof that I killed my brother."
Queen Qin sneered, "You are quite talkative, but now many people outside know about this. Even if you are not doomed, you have become a doomed star in the eyes of others. You are not qualified to enter the palace for the selection with your fate. The General Zhongwu's Mansion concealed this matter and sent you to the palace to participate in the selection. This is knowing the truth but not reporting it. And you knew that your fate was flawed, but you still wanted to marry into the East Palace. You can't let it go easily!"
Xiao Xixi's heart sank.
It was obvious that Queen Qin wanted to punish her. No matter whether she had evidence or not, she would not be able to escape this punishment.
Queen Qin: "Come here, drag Xiao away, give her 20 strokes of the cane, strip her of her position as concubine, demote her to Fengyi, send her to Ziyun Temple to practice Buddhism, and never allow her to set foot in the palace again!"
Xiao Xixi thought that caning and demotion were fine, but sending her to Ziyun Temple was not okay!
If she left the Eastern Palace, how could she help the Crown Prince ascend the throne? How could she complete her mission?
Two strong maids came in, grabbed Xiao Xixi's arms, one on the left and one on the right, and dragged her out forcibly.
Just as Xiao Xixi was about to speak, her mouth was covered by a nanny.
She couldn't make any sound.
If Xiao Xixi really wanted to take action, these two maids would not be her match. But if she did that, she would be charged with disrespecting the queen and committing treason, and she would not be able to stay in the palace any longer.
What should I do? Should I pretend to faint?
This trick of inflicting pain on her should be useless. The queen doesn't care about her life or death at all. Even if she faints, she can't avoid the twenty strokes of the cane.
Or take the initiative to expose your Xuanmen identity?
This is not a good idea either. If her identity is exposed, she will become a piece of fat meat in everyone's eyes, and everyone will want to pounce on her and take a bite.
Just when Xiao Xixi was in a dilemma, a cold voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"stop!"
The prince is here!
The two maids immediately stopped what they were doing and looked towards the door together, only to see the prince striding in.
Luo Qinghan saw Xiao Xixi being held tightly by the maids, and his face immediately darkened.
When Xiao Xixi met his gaze, there was only one thought left in her mind -
This is the end of it!
To outsiders, the prince always had a cool attitude, never quarreled with anyone, and did everything calmly.
He is like a perfect work of art with no flaws.
Only Xiao Xixi knew that the prince had many unspeakable negative emotions in his heart.
Normally he can control his emotions and not reveal any flaws in front of others.
But now, his face was extremely gloomy, like lightning across the night sky, as if there would be thunder in the next second.
The prince is about to explode!
Luo Qinghan bowed to Queen Qin.
Without waiting for Queen Qin to respond, he stood up straight and asked in a deep voice, "Why did you punish my concubine, mother?"
Queen Qin was very dissatisfied with his almost questioning attitude, and her tone became increasingly cold and hard.
"Xiao is a star of misfortune. If you let her stay in the East Palace, it will only bring you trouble. I am here to get rid of this trouble for you."
"Thank you for your kindness, mother. I have known about this for a long time. I have already found out the truth. Concubine Xiao is not a star of misfortune. The Taoist priest who claimed that she was a star of misfortune is a liar. He made up everything. His confession is recorded in the Ministry of Justice. If you don't believe me, I will have someone bring it to you for your inspection."
Luo Qinghan spoke slowly and steadily, but his words were powerful.
After hearing this, Queen Qin became even more dissatisfied.
"Even if everything was fabricated by that Taoist priest, the news has spread out. If outsiders believe that Xiao is the unlucky one, then she is the unlucky one!"
Luo Qinghan: "She is my son's concubine. As long as I think there is nothing wrong with her, then there is nothing wrong with her. Outsiders have no right to comment on her!"
Queen Qin stared at his face and said word by word: "She is just a concubine. Even if she is dealt with, it will not hinder you in any way. Why do you have to go against me just because of a concubine?"
"It is the Queen Mother who insists on going against her son!"
Queen Qin was really angry this time.
She stood up suddenly and shouted, "Kneel down before me!"
Luo Qinghan stood straight where he was, staring at her motionlessly.
The atmosphere was tense.
Although cracks had already appeared in their mother-son relationship, they still maintained superficial harmony. Today was the first time they had a head-on conflict.
The prince's refusal to give in completely infuriated Queen Qin.
She looked at the prince in front of her and said coldly.
"Although you are not my biological child, I raised you with my own hands. I thought you would be grateful, but I never thought you would turn against me just for a concubine. Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes?!"
Luo Qinghan responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"When you asked this question, did you ever ask yourself whether you really treated me as your own son?
Concubine Xiao is my favorite concubine. You want to deal with her without even asking me. It shows that you don't care about my thoughts at all!
Since you don't care about me, why should I care about you?"
"How dare you!"
Queen Qin raised her right hand and slapped Luo Qinghan hard on the face!
This time the blow was particularly severe.
Even though Xiao Xixi was at a distance, she could clearly hear the crisp sound.
In an instant, the entire Pepper Room was silent.
(End of this chapter)
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