The head of the Luan family looked at Hongye, then at his wife who seemed to have been struck by lightning, and didn't know what to say.
Due to emotions and reasons, he should stand on his wife's side and speak for his wife. Before this, he had always done so.
But in fact, he felt a little guilty. He was a lot older, and he suddenly learned that his wife had always been attached to her ex-fiancé. He felt a little unhappy. Although they were indeed a marriage of interest, they had been married for so many years. , also had very deep feelings. To say that he was completely indifferent to the past is nonsense. Not to mention that other people don't believe it, he himself doesn't believe it.
In particular, his wife's various reactions to His Highness Prince Ning were beyond his expectation, which made him even more concerned. Coupled with Hong Ye's words just now, he had to have doubts. Before marrying him, his wife did What happened to His Highness Prince Ning, such as the kind of thing that left a green grassland above his head.
"You..." Ms. Liu looked at the head of the Luan family, "Don't believe what they say. Nothing is really wrong."
"Really?" The head of the Luan family smiled bitterly, "I just said that as long as you say it, I will believe it. If you tell me no, then I will believe it. Even if it really happened, I will believe it. Yours is, after all, a thing of the past.”
"Master, nothing really happened. Don't listen to their nonsense!"
The head of the Luan family looked at Hongye and smiled at her.
"Sir, please don't slander my wife's reputation. If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense."
"Hey, you forced me to do this. I do have evidence, but the evidence is not here, but in the palace in Xijing City." Hongye looked at the head of the Luan family, then at the Liu family daughter, and said slowly He walked up to her and said, "Mrs. Luan, you have to think about it. If I say this, there will be no way for you to look back."
"I don't know what you are talking about. If you continue to slander me like this, I..."
"Well, since that's the case, you're welcome." Hong Ye clapped her hands and slowly walked to the head of the Luan family, "Master Luan, what you just thought is not wrong at all. The top of your head is It is indeed green, but not too green. After all, our Royal Highness is very moral and will not do anything that takes advantage of others or is frivolous."
"what do you mean?"
"After the death of the Empress Dowager, all her confidants were detained in the cold palace by the late emperor. They were personally interrogated by the late emperor's chamberlains. They confessed to many things that the Empress Dowager had done, some of which were related to our Highness. And Mrs. Luan. They said that they once heard the Queen Mother instructing Mrs. Luan to put something in the tea of our Highness, and they personally took this thing and gave it to Mrs. Luan."
"What is it?" The head of the Luan family had a bad idea, "Is it...poison?"
"Of course not, it's..." Hong Ye smiled evilly at the head of the Luan family, "It can help the two of them strengthen their relationship."
Although Hongye didn't say it very clearly, the head of the Luan family had already understood. He turned to look at Liu's daughter, hoping that she could give him an explanation.
"I didn't!" Lady Liu shook her head gently, "I remember that time, the Empress Dowager forced me to say that I had wasted a lot of time and could not tie His Highness Prince Ning to me. It was really useless. That’s why I asked the palace servants to take the medicine and let me find the right opportunity at the family banquet later to put it into His Highness’s tea cup.”
"You let him go?" The head of the Luan family frowned, "You..."
"Of course not." Mrs. Liu sighed, "I... was too timid at the time to do such a thing. The palace sent a nanny to teach us the rules before, and I knew them all by heart. Among these rules, There is one thing, if palace servants or female officials behave inappropriately, they will be severely punished. Not only will they be severely punished, but their family members will also be implicated."
"so what?"
"I knew very well the consequences of doing such a thing, but I couldn't refuse the Queen Mother in person, so I had to accept the medicine. But I didn't use it at all at the subsequent banquet. Ning and I His Royal Highness came out of the palace safely. Although the next day, I was called by the Queen Mother and reprimanded severely, and she even slapped me hard in front of everyone in the palace. Not a single bit of regret.”
"You think if you do it, your family will be implicated and lose their lives because of you, right?"
"Yes, there have been cases like this before. If His Highness doesn't pursue it, it's okay if it's just a matter of interest between us. But I know His Highness's temperament. He will never compromise and will definitely pursue it, even if I were him. The confirmed princess will also act in accordance with the law, and will be thrown into the Imperial City Department for interrogation like the concubines who committed crimes. If I say nothing in the Imperial City Department, I will take all the blame for the crime. The Empress Dowager will not lend a hand to herself, she will definitely add insult to injury." Liu's daughter smiled at Jin Miaomiao and Hongye, "Over the years, the Empress Dowager's methods have proved what I guessed back then. Those who testify against her and those who fail to correct her will not end well."
"It's true that you know much more about the Empress Dowager than we do." Hongye raised an eyebrow, "This is just the first thing, Mrs. Luan, there are several more things to come, I need to trouble you to help us, and Your husband, please explain." Before Liu's daughter could react, she continued, "I don't know whether what I'm about to say happened before or after the previous incident. According to the palace official Confession, the Empress Dowager once used the excuse of having something to do with you and our Highness, and took you into an abandoned palace in the palace. Someone knocked you two out and then threw you on an abandoned couch, right? "
"..." Mrs. Liu thought for a while before sighing softly, "Yes, there is such a thing."
"Was it before what happened just now, or after that?"
"After that." Lady Liu gave a bitter smile, "The Empress Dowager knew that I was unwilling, so she thought of another way. Unfortunately, she underestimated the two princes, the late Emperor, and even the palace. The love that the ladies here have for His Highness Prince Ning."
"How to say?"
"When I woke up, I was alone in the abandoned palace, and there was no one around me. Later, the maid next to the Queen Mother came to check on the situation and rescued me. When I arrived at the palace of the Queen Mother , I realized that it turned out that I was the only one who stayed in that abandoned palace for most of the day, and His Highness had already been rescued." The Liu family gave a bitter smile, "After I entered the palace, I was led to that On the road to the abandoned palace, I met the imperial concubine, who is now the Queen Mother. Although she was not satisfied with me becoming Princess Ning, she was very polite when we met. After chatting for a few words, she let me leave."
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looked at Xue Ruitian. Xue Ruitian felt the gazes of the two people and smiled faintly at them. His aunt just didn't like this Liu girl, and she had revealed it many times before.
"Then what?"
"Then she thought there was something wrong with my sudden entry into the palace, so she secretly sent someone to follow me. She watched me enter the abandoned palace, and saw His Highness Prince Ning also entering, so she went to notify the two princes."
When Xue Ruitian heard this, he blinked narrowly at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, and said silently, "Uncle Huang."
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha sighed and shook their heads helplessly. It was no wonder that neither their imperial uncle nor the acting uncle wanted to mention the Liu family's daughter, but whenever they mentioned it, they would show impatient and unhappy expressions on their foreheads. , and there is still deep hatred, the root of which is probably here.
I am afraid that in the hearts of the two old people, regardless of whether Liu's daughter has her own reasons, she is in the same group as the Empress Dowager and is here to harm their precious brother.
Thinking of this, Shen Cha shook his head again. No matter how much these two old people thought, after all, the Queen Mother had already taken action, and many times. If His Highness Prince Ning hadn't been so alert, there would have been many good-hearted people around him. With help, the Empress Dowager might have already succeeded.
Shen Cha saw Hong Ye making a gesture towards her, meaning to ask if she wanted to continue asking. She nodded slightly. She had already said it for this purpose, so let's continue talking and be honest with each other. No more testing.
"You mean, the two princes saved our highness?"
"Yes!" Ms. Liu nodded, "That's what I heard from the Empress Dowager." She thought for a while and smiled bitterly, "Anyway, you already know what you should know, and what you shouldn't know. Now that you know it, I won’t hide it and say whatever you want. Yes, some things happened between His Highness and I, but..." She looked at the head of the Luan family, "There was no substantial contact, that is. It's not as serious as you think. The incident of being knocked unconscious just now is considered a serious one."
"Is there something more serious?" The head of the Luan family couldn't believe it. He stared at Liu's daughter with his eyes widened, "The Empress Dowager forced you like this, and you didn't even tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"Master, you also know what my father and mother's attitude is towards the Empress Dowager. I said I can only get scolded one more time. They don't think there is anything wrong with the Empress Dowager's behavior. Even..." Liu The girl raised her head and tried her best to prevent her tears from flowing down. "Even..." She tried hard for a long time, but she couldn't say the next words.
"Let me tell you for you, they even became the accomplices of the Empress Dowager, right?"
Ms. Liu didn't say anything. She looked at Hongye and nodded slightly, indicating that Hongye was right.
"Hey, I don't know if Madam, you are lucky or unlucky to be born in this family and meet such parents. Before you became the princess-to-be, they also regarded you as their top priority and loved you very much, but you After becoming the quasi-princess, everything they do is dominated by the Queen Mother. They will do whatever the Queen Mother says, even at the expense of your innocence." Hongye sighed softly, "I think, our Highness truly Stay away from you, not because you always tell him what to say, but because of the accident that happened in your own home!"
"Accident?" The head of the Luan family looked at Hongye, his expression more serious than before, "What accident is it?"
"Actually, it's not an accident, it's intentional. At least in the eyes of our Highness and outsiders like us, it's a well-planned scam just to invite you into the urn." Hongye sneered, "Master Luan, your father-in-law He is a very remarkable person, a man who does not stick to trivial matters and completely disregards his daughter's reputation and innocence for his own goals and interests."
"Tell me clearly, what's going on?"
"Your father-in-law sent out an invitation to invite our prince to the mansion for a gathering. He deliberately got the prince and Mrs. Luan drunk at the banquet. However, he learned from the Empress Dowager's previous lessons and did not make the two lose consciousness. Let the two of them go to the small garden to sober up and create time for them to be alone together. Mrs. Luan's drinking capacity should not be very good. She will be drunk after two drinks. She needs someone to support her to walk. Isn't that wrong?" Hongye looked at Liu's daughter, and when she saw her nodding, she continued, "Our prince was kind-hearted and helped her to the small garden. He originally wanted her to find a shady place to rest, but unexpectedly, she……"
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning took advantage of the drunkenness." Liu's daughter finally calmed down and said in a low voice, "I didn't know what was going on at the time. I just drank too much and couldn't control myself, so... …At once……"
"That's it?" Hong Ye chuckled, "Didn't you just kiss our Highness? Madam Luan, why are you so embarrassed for taking advantage of our Highness?" She waved her hand towards the Liu family. , "You don't know that this wine is actually not that intoxicating, but that your father has added some things to it, and these things are the same things that the Queen Mother asked the palace people around to give you. Because you are not willing to do it, so, Your Majesty The Empress Dowager gave an order to your father to take action. Unfortunately, your courage is indeed too small, and your ability to drink is too bad. After kissing our highness, he fell asleep and couldn't wake up no matter how he called. Fortunately, our family Your Highness still had a shred of sense. When you lost your composure, he took anti-alcoholic medicine and sobered up a lot. After you recovered a little, he handed you over to your maid, saying that you were drunk, and asked your maid to take care of you. You went back to your own yard, and he found the boy waiting for him not far away and left your house." She looked at Liu's daughter, "Am I right?"
"No." Ms. Liu shook her head gently, "I don't know if my actions scared him or really disgusted him. The next few times I asked him to go out, he didn't agree. He excused himself and said he was busy. . When we met again, it was already a month later. It was probably from that time that he slowly distanced himself from me."
"Then do you know why?" Seeing Liu's daughter shaking her head slightly, Hongye sneered, "Because your father thinks that his plan has succeeded. Our Highness has a close relationship with you, so he took the people to get him." On behalf of the palace, I demand His Highness Prince Ning to take responsibility for this."
