"The virtuous concubine is confined to Huining Palace!"
Because of the Zhenbei General's family, Emperor Kang still showed some kindness to Concubine Xian. Otherwise, he would have given Concubine Xian a cup of poisoned wine long ago.
The virtuous concubine wanted to cry but had no tears. She could only watch Emperor Kang leave in anger.
When they returned to the Cining Palace, they saw the queen sitting in a side hall.
Seeing Emperor Kang, the Queen went to greet him.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"
Kangdi was still angry and looked very bad.
"Why is the Queen here again?"
"I was chanting sutras and praying for my mother when I heard something happened in the palace! I was really worried about her, so I came here."
Kandi nodded.
"I have just asked Nanny Han. I wonder how the Emperor will deal with the virtuous concubine?"
"I'm not in the mood to talk about this right now!"
The queen felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Over the years, although the emperor may not have had any feelings for Concubine Xian, he has treated her extremely specially.
She thought that if she could defeat Hai Lu this time, she would definitely be able to overthrow Concubine Xian, thereby causing the emperor to harbor a grudge against General Zhenbei and causing the second prince to lose the emperor's favor.
But I don’t want to…
Hatred surged in the queen's heart.
"Your Majesty, I have heard about Bai Fengyao's situation. Since my mother is in this state, I naturally cannot continue to suffer. How about letting me handle it?"
Kangdi's eyes were dark and unclear, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Xiao Xian said in a cold voice, "Don't worry, mother! This matter is ultimately the business of Prince Chen's Mansion!"
"Ah Xian, but she is still deceiving the emperor! I am afraid that if you don't handle it properly, people will criticize you."
"What the Empress said is truly ridiculous. Bai Fengyao deceived my seventh cousin. No matter how my seventh cousin handles it, anyone who isn't a fool will only say that Bai Fengyao was deliberately plotting this. How could they blame my seventh cousin?"
Changle now felt inexplicably annoyed when she saw the Queen, and with so many things happening one after another, her tone was naturally bad.
The queen remembered that she had been disrespectful to her when she disguised herself as Goudan, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across her eyes.
Although it was fast, it was still caught by Qu Li.
She stepped forward and said respectfully, "Empress, Changle is a straightforward person. The Grand Princess often says that she can't control her mouth. It's useless for her to come."
Changle's face was full of question marks. She blinked her big, kazilan eyes and asked, "Seventh cousin, when did mother say this? Did she say it behind my back?"
Qu Li gave her a soothing look and told her not to speak.
Changle pursed his lips with a resentful look in his eyes.
The Queen was so angry that she couldn't hold back her expression. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Qu Li say, "As the Prince just said, this matter is an internal matter of Prince Chen's Palace! And it was I who was impersonating Concubine Bai. Therefore, I can only say that I appreciate the Queen's kindness!"
"I just feel sorry for you. After all, my mother's future recovery still requires your concern!" The Queen played Tai Chi.
Emperor Kang was already tired of hearing this. He said with a stern mouth, "Ah Xian, someone with bad morals is not worthy of being a concubine! Divorce her!"
Bai Fengyao, who had been quiet all this time, was filled with disbelief when she heard this.
"Your Highness, you swore that you would treat me well!" Bai Fengyao raised her tearful eyes and spoke in a sad voice.
"If you hadn't lied, I believe the prince would have treated you well! What a pity!"
Qu Li looked down at the embarrassed and frightened Bai Fengyao with a calm voice.
Bai Fengyao slumped on the ground, her face as pale as paper.
Emperor Kang pressed his brows and waved his hands tiredly: "Everyone, retreat! I will stay here!"
Xiao Xian called Guangping and asked him to take Bai Fengyao back to Prince Chen's Mansion first.
"Guangping, send someone to keep an eye on her."
He was not stupid. The reason he believed Bai Fengyao unconditionally was only because he remembered her life-saving grace.
Now that the lie has been exposed, and Bai Fengyao is related to the tiger talisman and the city defense map, he believes that the person behind her will definitely take action.
"Your Highness, Bai Fengyao is now a useless child. Will the person behind this appear?"
"As long as Bai Fengyao is still in Prince Chen's Mansion, she won't be completely ruined! And the person behind this..." Xiao Xian paused, his eyes narrowed slightly, "It may not really be Bai Fengyao!"
"I understand!"
"Go!" Xiao Xian turned around and his eyes fell on Qu Li again.
He never imagined that the little girl who saved him was actually Qu Li!
He walked slowly to Qu Li's side, and Nanny Han came over with a cup of tea. He took it and handed it to her.
"Are you free now?"
Qu Li turned her eyes away, her starry eyes filled with alienation and indifference, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Xian touched his nose.
“I’m so tired now!”
"Please give me an eye examination!"
Qu Li was stunned, then burst out laughing.
Xiao Xian suddenly felt as if the winter snow was melting and spring was coming, and his eyes widened for a moment.
"Being blind is not a big deal, what's most frightening is being blind in the heart!"
"So, can Li'er help me heal this?"
Qu Li was so shocked by the affectionate look in his eyes that she spat out a mouthful of tea.
The tea slid down Xiao Xian's handsome cheek. His face was ashen and his eyes were fixed on her with a raised corner of her mouth.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
Qu Li coughed twice and said seriously, "Didn't you just say you wanted me to check you out? It's just right. The water I spray can be used to wash your eyes."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Changle burst into laughter, but was met with a gloomy and cold glare from Xiao Xian.
"Seventh cousin, look at my seventh cousin, he's so scary! I'm so scared!"
Looking at Changle holding Qu Li's arm, with her whole body almost hanging on Qu Li, Xiao Xian felt a chill emanating from his whole body.
Changle buried her head in Qu Li's arms even more exaggeratedly, and shouted in a muffled voice: "Seventh cousin, please comfort me! Oh, oh, oh, I'm scared to death!"
Qu Liting was speechless.
Xiao Xian had a gloomy face and pulled her away without saying a word. The force was so great that Changle was almost thrown out.
"Seventh cousin, I'm really angry! You treat women so unkindly, no wonder your emotions are such a mess!"
With every extra word she said, Xiao Xian's face darkened.
The air seemed to have frozen.
Qu Li couldn't help laughing and changed the subject: "I just went to the side hall and found this in the back window."
Hearing this, Xiao Xian and Changle stopped at the same time and looked at what she was holding.
Changle widened his eyes and looked at him seriously.
"The Emperor said earlier that it was Deputy Court Judge Liu who threw the rat into the side hall. Could it be him?"
Xiao Xian also nodded in agreement, "So, Deputy Court Judge Liu wasn't the only one who appeared at the back window of the side hall at that time!"
"But how can we find the real murderer based on this?" Changle looked worried. "This palace is really terrible. It's no exaggeration to say that they eat people without leaving any bones. It's better for a good woman not to marry into the royal family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a glare from Xiao Xian.
Qu Li didn't respond, but stared at the thing in his hand.
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