Jiang Xinyue nodded: "Today the fourth prince got a nine-link ring. He was thinking about the third prince and wanted to give it to his third brother to play with. I thought that the lotus flowers in the Imperial Concubine Palace were blooming well, so I could stop by to watch them. ...I never thought...that the yellow-lipped fish in the lotus pond could actually bite people, and the magpie fell into it himself in order to save the little palace maid who slipped and slipped."
Was he bitten like this?
Emperor Xuanwu was familiar with yellow-lipped fish. Even because of its high price, few people could afford it. Most of them were sent to the palace and became a precious delicacy in palace banquets.
Although this fish is large, I have never heard of it biting!
Moreover, the wound on the magpie's leg was more than just a bite, it was simply about to devour her.
I have never heard of such a horrifying yellow-lipped fish, let alone seen it.
No!
Seen it!
Yue'er said he was from Concubine De's palace.
He not only saw it in Yanqing Palace, but also fed it. At that time, he was still surprised why the yellow-lipped fish didn't eat fish food. Concubine De said that it was because the palace people often fed it small fish and shrimps, so she didn't like eating it. Tasty fish food.
Now I think about it in a flash, I don’t like to eat fish food because I like to eat... human flesh?
Doctor Yan shook his head: "This is not a yellow-lipped fish, it is simply a piranha. The magpie girl will definitely have scars on her legs."
Moreover, it is still a scar the size of a bowl. If I get married in the future, I am afraid that my husband’s family will dislike it.
Jiang Xinyue blamed herself. She had clearly noticed something was wrong with the fish, but she didn't tell the magpie to be careful.
Magpie was the first person who treated her wholeheartedly after she traveled to this strange dynasty. He firmly believed in her no matter what she said, and did what she said, regardless of his own life.
Although she is not as smart and steady as Shuangsheng, nor as quick-witted as Jiangchuan, nor as adaptable as Xiaoxuanzi, she is like a little sun, shining and warming everyone with her liveliness and cheerfulness.
There are too many smart people in this palace, and magpies are rare.
Now that the magpie was bitten like this and lost its former vitality, Jiang Xinyue felt her chest was tight and her throat hurt. She felt sorry for her but didn't know how to comfort her.
"Your Majesty...Slave...Slave, it's okay."
Magpie held on and gave Jiang Xinyue a silly smile: "I will follow you all my life. I don't want to marry... If you don't marry, it doesn't matter if you leave scars. Anyway, my wife won't dislike you, right?"
Her voice trembled slightly, obviously she was in severe pain, but she pretended to be relaxed because she didn't want Jiang Xinyue to worry.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Jiang Xinyue wiped her tears and walked over to hold her hand: "I still want to marry you out of the palace in glory!"
What are you doing wasting your youth in the palace?
Life only lasts a few decades, so it’s better to enjoy yourself in time and enjoy what you should enjoy.
"Okay, stop crying."
Emperor Xuanwu stepped forward and held her back: "It's such a big deal, you should have lunch now. Later I will go to see Concubine De, and you will come with me."
If Concubine De really raised such a ferocious fish, she would be severely punished.
Just the thought of yellow-lipped fish eating human flesh made the emperor want to vomit. He never wanted to eat this kind of fish again in his life.
After instructing Dr. Yan to treat the magpie well and leaving Shuangsheng here to take care of him, Jiang Xinyue left the room worriedly.
After walking a few steps, Jiang Xinyue suddenly stopped and asked Xiao Xuanzi: "Where is Xiao Ronghua?"
Xiao Xuanzi was stunned: "Didn't she... leave with Jiang Chuan and the others?"
Jiang Xinyue thought for a while, and the last time she saw Xiao Ronghua, she seemed to have seen her walking among the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
I don’t know when I disappeared while walking.
Jiang Xinyue grabbed the emperor's hand: "This morning the concubines came to say hello to me. After they left, Xiao Ronghua left and came back, begging me for help. She said that she accidentally broke into Concubine De's imprisonment and abused the palace people, and was afraid that De Concubine would be tortured by De Concubine. The concubine silenced her. I was wondering if there was a misunderstanding. The fourth prince happened to be thinking about the third prince, so I wanted to find out. I didn’t want the magpie to be accidentally injured, so I didn’t notice Xiao Ronghua... Your Majesty, you said she... "
Could it be that Concubine De has silenced her?
She didn't need to say it, the emperor understood her meaning instantly.
"Walk!"
The emperor didn't care about lunch anymore. A life was at stake, and he couldn't just sit idly by: "Go to Yanqing Palace."
It has been rumored in the harem that Concubine De is a snake-hearted person. Since the Queen's death, it seems that she has finally been unable to suppress the ferocious beast in her body, and she has frequently done things that are inconsistent with her personality.
The emperor does not dislike ambitious people.
But if he resorts to any means for his own ambitions and has no bottom line in his viciousness, then he has repeatedly stepped on the human nature that Emperor Xuanwu hates most.
Jiang Xinyue knew that what the emperor liked most was a woman who was gentle, lovely, delicate and kind, who could rely on him and trust him in everything.
But he also didn't think about it, if among the three thousand concubines, he could win his favor, trust him in everything, rely on him, and leave it to him to deal with, how could he be incompetent?
Some things are deliberately ignored just because they like them.
Just like how he treated Jiang Xinyue, he knew that she was thoughtful and smart and decisive, but he still found suitable reasons for her actions time and time again.
Concubine De is different from Jiang Xinyue. If she thought of relying on the emperor for everything, the grass on her grave would be five feet high.
She can only rely on herself.
In the beautiful and harmonious lotus garden with an exquisite scene, a huge yellow-lipped fish shuttles through the lotus pond, and its fish eyes that are so black that they can suck people in emit a faint cold light.
Suddenly, the lotus leaves shook violently, and the water in the pond turned bright red.
There was an attic above the lotus pond. Someone sprinkled a handful of white powder on the second-floor attic. The pond, stained red by blood, instantly returned to its original state, as if the brutal scene just now had not happened.
The water in the pool is clear, and the lotus garden is still a peaceful and peaceful scene.
Suddenly...
A white skeleton with a chewed-up face emerged from the water, leaving only a half-swollen, pale face. One of her eyes was wide open, and the extreme fear made her look particularly ferocious and terrifying.
Jiang Xinyue followed Emperor Xuanwu to Yanqing Palace again. The atmosphere in the palace was much gloomy and depressing, probably because of the assassination of the old lady of Chengguo Palace.
As soon as she entered the flower hall of the main hall, she saw the green concubine walking out of it, supporting the frail concubine who looked like she had cried.
When Concubine De saw the emperor, tears welled up again. She rushed towards him, grabbed his sleeve and shook her head: "Your Majesty, I am my concubine... I am my concubine's grandmother... This is not true. It is not true, right?"
"It's true. Mrs. Cheng Guogong was shot through the shoulder blade with a concealed weapon, and the concealed weapon was highly poisonous."
She expected to hear words denying the matter from the emperor's mouth, but it backfired.
