Xu Zhihuai was wrapped in a mink fur cloak and stood on the steps of the front hall. He slowly looked at the four maids standing at the foot of the steps. They were all people who served Zhu Qingruo personally.
The kitten has been in Zhu Qingruo's bedroom. With its short legs, it is not easy to cross the threshold and run out of the courtyard. It is so cold outside, even if it wants to hide, it will choose a warm place. Drill into the corner.
Xu Zhihuai never criticized her servants harshly, but she couldn't tolerate anyone causing trouble under her nose.
"You all worked as errands yesterday. I don't want to punish you for the Chinese New Year, so you can tell yourselves. Who took the kitten? Tell the truth and it will be fine. If you don't tell the truth, you will go to the internal affairs department after the 15th. Please take the board from me."
The lady in charge asked with a serious face, and after speaking, she did not forget to take a look at Xu Zhihuai's face.
The palace maids were so frightened that they immediately knelt down, one by one accusing them of injustice, and each one saying they had no idea.
The white jade floor was blown cold by the wind, and when I knelt on it, my knees hurt like needles.
Xu Zhihuai frowned and said: "It's in vain if you don't say anything now. In such a cold weather, whoever kneels here for an hour will be considered innocent by then, but his legs will be useless. There are no disabled people in the palace, you are only afraid of others If it kills you, aren't you afraid that you will be a useless waste for the rest of your life that would be worse than death?"
The palace maids were frightened and frightened after hearing her words.
Of course, some of them are innocent.
They doubted each other, suspected each other, and told each other's abnormalities.
Soon, the most suspicious person appeared.
Xu Zhihuai stared at the pale face and asked quietly: "Is it you?"
The maid was so frightened that she almost lost her breath and nearly fainted. Finally, she was slapped in the face by the nuns before she woke up again.
Xu Zhihuai didn't give her any trouble, and just asked her to take good care of her.
Don't let her die, don't let her go crazy.
She wants to keep her mouth to bite out the people who give orders.
When Zhu Qingruo woke up and found the kitten missing, she was so aggrieved that she wanted to cry.
Xu Zhihuai hurriedly picked her up and coaxed softly: "The kitten is not missing. The kitten has gone to find her mother."
"Where did it go? Is it coming back?"
"Well, it will come back when it grows up."
"ah?"
Zhu Qingruo was so wronged that she turned her head and nestled in her mother's arms, choking with sadness.
Xu Zhihuai hugged his sad daughter tightly, looked deeply at Jinhua, and said calmly: "Get ready, I'm going to pay my respects to the eldest princess."
The kitten was a gift from Zhu Weizhen. If it was lost like this, there must be an explanation.
Xu Zhihuai handed Zhu Qingruo over to Jinhua and Mu Xiuwan. He only brought a nanny and the maid who made the mistake. She came to Qianhua Palace to say hello first and then apologize.
Zhu Weizhen raised his eyebrows and smiled: "There is no stage for singing in the palace garden this year. Where are you going to show me?"
Xu Zhihuai said straightforwardly: "The kitten that His Highness gave to An'er was frozen to death last night. It is really unlucky to be in the first month of the year."
When Zhu Weizhen heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly: "What's going on?"
Xu Zhihuai turned his head and asked the trembling palace maid to come forward: "She said that someone instigated her. I think the kitten was given to An'er by His Highness. The person who instigated her either has trouble with me or is... Your Highness, you can’t get through, so I brought people here.”
Zhu Weizhen lowered his eyes and looked at the shivering maid, his eyes were cold and not angry.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
The maid explained honestly.
She had a cousin who was on duty in the palace, who was a guard of the outer court. He quietly sent her a message two days ago, asking her to kill the kitten, and also gave her two taels of silver as a favor.
When Zhu Weizhen heard this, he naturally realized what was going on.
Wei Li is guilty again!
Zhu Weizhen half-sighed and gave the maid a cold look: "Your brain and your life are not worth even two taels of silver."
Naturally, the palace maid could not escape.
Zhu Weizhen waved his hand and motioned for others to take her down.
She looked at Xu Zhihuai again and asked gently: "An'er must be sad. Later, I will send someone to find something delicious and fun in the city, and I will make sure to coax her to forget about today's displeasure."
Xu Zhihuai lowered his eyes slightly: "Your Highness, we can't just let the matter go. Your Highness, you have face, why don't you ask the Marquis to come over today."
Zhu Weizhen frowned: "What? Do you want to see him again?"
Xu Zhihuai said calmly: "I made all the instructions when I came here, and it's not less than an hour or two anyway. Please give me a favor, Your Highness."
"What are you doing?"
Zhu Weizhen obviously didn't want Wei Li to be involved with her anymore.
It's enough for Wei Li to go crazy alone, but why is she so bold?
Xu Zhihuai raised his eyes, his overly calm face was full of stubbornness that could not be rejected: "An'er has been crying all morning, we can't just let this matter go."
Zhu Weizhen sighed again: "Okay, I will solve it."
"How do you solve it, Your Highness?"
Xu Zhihuai asked: "Your Highness, is there a way to bring the dead back to life?"
Seeing her reluctance, Zhu Weizhen changed his tone of doubt and said, "Even if Wei Li comes, he doesn't have the ability to bring him back to life. Why do you have to be on the same level as him?"
Xu Zhihuai grinned and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, he has been refusing to let me go."
Zhu Weizhen thought for a moment and then sent someone.
Wei Li is in the city, it's not difficult to find him.
An hour later, Wei Li entered the palace in a low-key manner.
He stepped into the hall, glanced at Xu Zhihuai from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but slightly curling his lips.
"Greetings to Your Highness."
His face was expressionless and his voice was calm.
Zhu Weizhen said displeasedly: "You are not here to greet me, you are here to cause trouble for me."
Wei Li raised the corners of his lips, as if he was trying not to smile, but soon, he turned around and looked at Xu Zhihuai, who was sitting there, looking at him quietly.
"Greetings to your Majesty."
Xu Zhihuai's eyes soaked in thick ink looked straight over with a bit of indifference and a bit of anger.
She said nothing, stood up slowly, took steps, and walked towards Wei Li.
Wei Li watched Xu Zhihuai walk up to him, his eyes suddenly brightened. Her face was still as bright and bright, her fair skin was as smooth as jade, and the faint fragrance wafting from her body brought back beautiful memories of the past.
The beauty remains, whose beauty is it?
Wei Li took a deep breath, and ripples appeared in his heart.
Xu Zhihuai looked impartially at the arrogant eyebrows in front of him. He was still so aloof, still so cruel and cold-blooded, and still so inhumane.
Zhu Weizhen frowned even more when he saw Xu Zhihuai's unusual behavior.
Before she had time to guess what she was thinking, she saw Xu Zhihuai raised a hand and moved the door cleanly towards Wei Li's face.
"Snapped!"
The sound is not loud and very muffled.
Wei Li didn't move at all, and a few strands of black hair hung down from his forehead, slightly blocking the looming veins of anger.
