[Chapter 37 Chapter 284 Princess, Please Have Mercy 13]
In short, Xie Yanqing ran to the Princess's Mansion every day like a nominal Jinyiwei.
During this period, some bad rumors spread among the people.
Most of the time, it is a rumor that Wen Shi Nian is living as a hostage outside the country.
The person who spread the rumor was so vicious that he even tarnished the reputation of the eldest princess!
Xie Yanqing immediately found out the source of the rumor.
He was a eunuch disguised as a beggar.
"Sir, it's from the Queen Mother's palace."
Xiao Qi walked to Xie Yanqing's side and looked at the little eunuch who was begging for mercy.
"Oh, in the Empress Dowager's palace." Xie Yan pulled up his face slightly, looking at the eunuch who had hit his forehead with a fake smile, a bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes.
But in just a second, he regained his composure.
He smiled at the eunuch kneeling on the ground and said, "I'm giving you a chance to live. It's up to you whether you want to seize it or not."
A few minutes later, a beggar suddenly ran out from the alley like crazy.
He rushed into the crowd and shouted loudly.
"The eldest princess, driven by righteousness, wanted to ensure that the people of her country could live and work in peace and contentment. Unable to bear the thought of the people being displaced, she resolutely went to the country of Li and became a hostage to defend peace!"
"The eldest princess is righteous and awe-inspiring. I will never allow anyone to insult her!"
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The beginning of each sentence is words of praise for Wen Shinian.
The eunuch stretched his neck and screamed, his face flushed red.
However, the effect was significant, and soon some people were influenced and started to shout along with the eunuchs, praising Wen Shinian.
In the dark, Xie Yanqing watched this scene without a smile on his face.
He stood there expressionlessly until the crowd's emotions grew more and more heated and the eunuch ran up to him to take credit.
"My lord, I have done everything you said! You promised me that you would let me go!"
Xie Yanqing stared at the eunuch, and when the eunuch trembled with fear, he suddenly curled his lips into a smile.
"You did a great job."
As he spoke, Xie Yanqing reached for the purse at his waist.
The eunuch caught a glimpse of Xie Yanqing's action from the corner of his eye, and greed flashed in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, the next second, blood splattered and the head fell to the ground.
The eunuch was still standing there, as if he had not yet recovered from the accident of losing his head.
Xie Yanqing expressionlessly put away the knife and swung it away. The blood on the knife slid out cleanly and neatly, and finally hit the ground not far away.
Xiao Qi walked out from behind and picked up the eunuch's head which had fallen to the side and was still open in death.
Blood continued to drip from the severed wound, and judging from the neat cut, he died without pain.
Xie Yan took a light step, stepped over the eunuch's corpse and walked forward, leaving a cold remark.
"Since they are from Ningshou Palace, send them back."
Xiao Qi held up the head and said, "Yes! I will send it back now."
After Xie Yanqing left, Xiao Qi carried the eunuch's head and Xie Yanqing's token and walked all the way to Ningshou Palace unimpeded.
At that time, the Queen Mother had just woken up from a nap and was having lunch.
As soon as I picked up a pair of chopsticks, a head rolled in.
"ah!!"
The Queen Mother was so frightened that her eyes went dark and she almost fainted.
"This subordinate greets the Queen Mother."
Xiao Qi walked in calmly and bowed respectfully to the empress dowager who was almost scared to death.
When she saw Xiaoqi, the Queen Mother finally realized what was happening.
But she didn't dare to look at the head at all, so she didn't recognize that the head belonged to the eunuch she sent out.
"How dare you! Do you know where this place is?! Take this thing away quickly!"
Xiao Qi still maintained the posture of saluting, but the words he said were not very friendly to the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, calm down. This man is so audacious that he dared to leave the palace without permission and spread malicious rumors about the eldest princess! My master happened to see him, and during the interrogation, he even dared to accuse the Empress Dowager."
"My Lord was furious. To maintain the dignity of the royal family, he had no choice but to execute him on the spot. However, this man was in the Queen Mother's palace, and my Lord was worried that you would be anxious if you couldn't find him, so he specially sent a subordinate to deliver him to the Queen Mother."
“!!!”
The queen mother's face turned pale. After hearing Xiao Qi's caring advice, she looked at the head lying on the floor with trembling hands.
It was also good luck that the head was facing the Queen Mother, and those terrified eyes were staring at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother opened her lips, but couldn't find her voice for a long time.
I started to sweat, felt dizzy, and my breathing became rapid.
"The person has been sent, I will take my leave."
Xiao Qi sneaked away before the Queen Mother could come to her senses.
That night, Xie Yanqing came to the palace and informed the emperor of the matter.
The emperor was furious and was about to go find the empress dowager when people from Ningshou Palace also arrived.
"Your Majesty, this is terrible! The Empress Dowager has contracted a cold and is paralyzed!"
Little Dengzi ran into the hall with an anxious look on his face, and when he got in front of the emperor, he fell to his knees.
The emperor's angry expression froze. "What did you say?"
Little Dengzi knelt on the ground and said in a hurried voice, "Just now, the maid from Ningshou Palace came to report that the Empress Dowager fainted after being thanked today... and when she woke up, she couldn't get up."
"After summoning the imperial physician to examine her, he said the Queen Mother was so frightened that a cold wind entered her body and she became paralyzed!"
The emperor retracted his angry expression and silently turned his head to look at the man standing beside him in a red flying fish suit.
Somehow, the emperor saw a sense of pity in his indifferent expression.
What a pity? What a pity?
It’s a pity that the Queen Mother collapsed too quickly?
The emperor felt that he had guessed right.
He sighed and had no idea what to do when he heard that the Queen Mother was paralyzed.
He waved his hand and said, "I understand. Go to the Imperial Hospital and ask all the doctors to come. I will be there later."
Xiao Dengzi: "Yes."
Little Dengzi got up and left silently.
After the imperial study was empty, the emperor looked at Xie Yanqing helplessly.
"You were too reckless in this matter. Now everyone in the palace knows that the Queen Mother was paralyzed by your fear. What do you think we should do about this matter?"
Xie Yan said without even looking up, "No matter what, I will be dismissed from my post and investigated, and demoted to the Princess's concubine."
The emperor frowned. "I personally promoted you. How can I easily dismiss you and demote you to... wait, to a concubine?"
Only then did the emperor realize something was wrong.
He looked up in surprise, and saw Xie Yanqing with a look of surprise and suspicion.
He must have heard it right just now, right?
As if to prove that he had heard correctly, Xie Yan lightly lifted his eyelids and spoke clearly to him, enunciating each word: "I beg Your Majesty to demote me to the position of the Princess's concubine. I will pack my bags tonight and move into the Princess's residence."
“…”
"Princess, I have good intentions, but for some reason, the Queen Mother suddenly became paralyzed."
At the princess's residence, Xie Yanqing hugged Wen Shinian with a look of grievance and confessed his innocence.
Wen Shinian was forcibly held with an expressionless face, but his eyes were looking at a group of Jinyiwei who were moving things.
"What is this for?"
Xiao Qi, who was temporarily in charge of the Jinyiwei, saluted Wen Shinian with a smile.
"Princess, Master... Xie Yanqing injured the Empress Dowager, causing his death. The Emperor has ordered his suspension and investigation, and has demoted him to the position of Princess Chang's concubine. Tonight, he must stay at the Princess Chang's residence."
Wen Shinian's mouth twitched. "I've heard of being demoted to a commoner, demoted to a slave, but I've never heard of being demoted to a concubine."
Xiao Qi narrowed his eyes, and faced the murderous gaze of his former master, and did not dare to laugh too blatantly.
"I don't know. I'm just following orders."
After moving Xie Yanqing's belongings, Xiao Qi hurriedly left with the others.
In the brightly lit Princess's Mansion, only two people were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
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