The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(208)

Throw it into the water? Is that what he heard?

Prince Qing's face was full of disbelief.

Yao Niang was really not in the mood to talk at the moment, so she asked Yu Chan to recount the situation at that time, including how Zhu Zhu took advantage of the chaos and chased her, how Xiao Bao followed, and Yu Chan followed at the end. Of course, Xiaobao also witnessed Zhuzhu being thrown into the water, and Anshi appeared to save people.

By the way, that harmful woman was also captured by An Shi.

"Bring the people up."

Soon, the woman was dragged up.

I don’t know what she went through, but she was so frightened that she was shaking like a sieve. When Prince Qing asked her what to say, she immediately poured out some words, saying that she had done something wrong and was resentful of being punished by the princess, so she took advantage of the chaos to take advantage of the situation.

The problem is that such words can only deceive fools, and if they are punished, they will harm the little master in the house. This is not an ordinary family, but a prince's house, and Zhuzhu is not an ordinary person, she is the granddaughter of the emperor, a little princess. Just because of such a trivial matter, if you dare to harm others, aren't you afraid that your whole family will be implicated?

Even Prince Qing couldn't be fooled by this argument, but this woman just killed this argument.

King Qing also ordered someone to beat her up, but the woman was beaten to pieces, and she still said the same thing.

Zhuzhu is a child and it is impossible for her to make enemies with others. This is happening in Prince Qing's Mansion. There is no doubt that there is a grudge between the adults and the child is implicated.

But who can have any grudge against Princess Qing? The results seem to speak for themselves.

Prince Qing sat on the chair, his thick eyebrows furrowed.

Outside the house, the woman's screams of pain gradually stopped, and all she could hear was the snap of the board hitting her skin and flesh.

A girl walked in and said, "Your Highness, I'm exhausted."

Prince Qing nodded stiffly and said nothing.

The room was quiet, and all the servants lowered their heads. Yao Niang sat next to her with Xiao Bao. Liu Mei couldn't help but frown and frown again.

She felt that she was not smart enough, and she also knew that in this situation, she should have ordered someone to investigate instead of beating the woman to death, but she was beaten to death anyway.

The problem is that this situation is not in her own house, so she can't talk about it. I just feel full of sadness, an indescribable sense of sadness.

Zhuzhu stopped crying and seemed to have fallen asleep in her mother's arms.

Princess Qing put her down on the couch and covered her with a quilt.

The little girl's face is almost transparent, different from the usual red face that looks like a little fruit. Princess Qing had been sitting for too long and her body had become stiff. When she stood up, she couldn't help but shake a little before she stood firm.

"Jirou..." It was Yao Niang's voice.

Princess Qing ignored him and walked towards Prince Qing step by step.

Prince Qing raised his head, his face was a little pale, and he opened his lips. He wanted to say something, but was turned back by Princess Qing's cold eyes.

There was a snap, the sound of a slap hitting Prince Qing on the face.

King Jin came from the front and just reached the door. When he heard the sound, he stood still in front of the door.

"Jirou..."

"Don't call me!" Princess Qing said every word: "Do you think I'm a fool? Do you think Zhuzhu is fine and a mother-in-law's life is enough? You want to cover for her, don't you?"

Prince Qing shook his head and explained: "No, Jirou, you misunderstood. It wasn't Zhi'er who did it. She is timid and is afraid of mice. How could she do this..."

The next words were slapped back by Princess Qing.

"Zhao Youji, I thought you could come out, but you will never come out! To outsiders, you may appear to be heroic, but in fact you are a coward on the inside! You are immersed in self-sorrow and self-pity all day long, and you pretend that you have nothing. , but you don’t know it yourself.”

Princess Qing laughed desolately and shook her head: "No, I am also a coward. I thought that if I gave you time, you could come out, I would get into trouble with myself, let it go, and I would wait to see what you would do. In fact, who will be harmed? It will only be me and my child, and that snake and scorpion woman will probably die laughing..."

"Jirou!"

Princess Qing did not pay attention to Prince Qing.

At this time, a woman's scream came from the courtyard, but it was Concubine Han who was dragged and brought by several maids and women.

Chapter 159

Concubine Han wore a long coat embroidered with plum blossoms in lotus color and a snow-green horse-faced skirt with a circle of pearl ruffles embedded in the corners of the skirt. The hair is combed into a bun with hanging clouds, and only one bead hairpin is inserted into it. It is as soft and graceful as water, just like an orchid in an empty valley.

Seriously speaking, Concubine Han is not actually very good-looking, and her facial features are nothing amazing. But the advantage lies in its outstanding temperament. It is not obvious at first glance, but the more you look at it, the more attractive it becomes.

At this time, Concubine Han was extremely pitiful. Some of the broken hair on her bun fell down and hung down on the side of her fair face, making her even more innocent and weak. Yao Niang couldn't help but glance at King Qing. Sure enough, King Qing looked at Concubine Han with complicated eyes. She went to see King Jin again. Although King Jin also looked at Concubine Han, his eyes were filled with coldness.

"Jirou, you..." Prince Qing hesitated.

Princess Qing looked at him, with a touch of sarcasm on her lips: "I told you, that woman's life can't buy my beads. If it weren't for Xiaobao and Fifth Brother today, my beads would be gone now. You, the father, are fascinated by women, but I, the mother, are still here. If you don’t pursue this matter, I will pursue it!”

While talking, Concubine Han was brought in. She cried so hard that when she saw Prince Qing, she wanted to rush over to him, but she was held back by a woman.

This woman had a fierce face and was not easy to get along with. She smiled and pulled Concubine Han, saying, "Concubine, where do you want to go without the master's order? Is it because the princess is used to treating you well and you don't know the rules? Do you know that you are a concubine in the royal family and a concubine outside? Do you know what a concubine is? It is a standing woman. The master sits and you stand. If the master tells you not to move, you'd better be honest and don't move."

The person who spoke was surnamed Xiao, and was called Mother Xiao. The reason why she had the same surname as Princess Qing was because Mother Xiao was also from the Xiao family and was a relative of Princess Qing's family. At the same time, she was also the mother of Princess Qing. With these two relationships, Mother Xiao was very popular with Princess Qing and was trusted by her.

Mother Xiao had long been fed up with Concubine Han. If she didn't want to ruin the relationship between the princess and the prince, she could have crushed her to death with one hand.

Mother Xiao's words were too harsh. Concubine Han couldn't help but look at Prince Qing, but Prince Qing didn't look at her, but looked at Concubine Qing, as if she wanted to explain something.

Concubine Qing didn't look at him, but looked at Concubine Han and said, "Are you pregnant?"

Concubine Han didn't expect her to ask this question. Her eyes flickered and she looked like she was crying: "Princess, I..."

"Don't cry. I remember you are usually very arrogant and proud. How can you be one face for him and another face for me? Do you think you are tired of wearing two layers of skin all day long?"

"Princess, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Concubine Han lowered her head, looking like she was swallowing her anger and suffering injustice.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just recognize people. Do you know the old woman outside?"

Concubine Han's heart jumped and said, "Princess, which old woman are you talking about?"

Concubine Qing didn't say anything. Mother Xiao didn't tell her to do it, just like pinching a little chicken, and dragged Concubine Han out and pulled her to the old woman who was beaten to death.

The woman was already a bloody mess, her lower body was soaked in blood, and she was lying face down on the bench, no sound.

Mother Xiao was not polite at all. She pressed Concubine Han's head and let her get closer. Concubine Han struggled hard and looked at King Qing desperately: "Cousin, save me, save me..."

"Ji Rou..." King Qing's voice was full of helplessness and begging.

Princess Qing was unmoved. Mother Xiao asked the woman who was in charge of beating people just now to turn the dead man's head and face, and a very terrifying face was immediately revealed to everyone.

The woman spit out her entire tongue, which was a bloody mess on it, but because of the excessive pain, she bit off her tongue. Her eyes were wide open, and blood was flowing from all seven holes. People with a timid face would be scared to death when they saw this face.

Concubine Han bounced violently, but she had no way to resist Mother Xiao's gravity. There was a crackling sound in her throat, which was obviously the result of being extremely frightened.

Yao Niang subconsciously covered Xiao Bao's eyes the moment she saw it, while Yu Chan covered Yue Yue's. When it was her turn, she had no choice but to turn her face away.

"Ji Rou, if you are angry, take it out on me. After all, she is pregnant. Can you not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face?" Prince Qing finally found his voice, but it was full of fatigue and weakness.

Princess Qing laughed: "Why didn't she look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face when she attacked Zhu Zhu? I looked at the Buddha's face too much before, so I always suffer from this little devil. By the way, she is pregnant. It is reasonable that pregnant women cannot stand being frightened. I think she is fine."

Before the voice fell, Concubine Han vomited, vomiting and holding her stomach and crying in pain.

"Xiao Jirou! You..."

Princess Qing suddenly raised her eyes to look at Prince Qing, sneering: "We have been married for many years, this is the second time you call me by my full name, the first time was on our wedding night..."

Hearing this, Prince Qing's eyes suddenly revealed a trace of pain, and his face softened: "Jirou..."

"Everything happened back then, and now things are different. I said she had ulterior motives, but you didn't believe it. I said she was a vicious person, but you didn't believe it. I once hoped you would believe it, but I don't want to think about this issue now. I told you before that my Zhuzhu can't be paid for by the life of a woman. Are you worried that she is pregnant? There is a life in her belly, isn't my Zhuzhu? Don't forget, tit for tat, no one should blame anyone..."