The emperor condescended, and it was impossible for Si Ning to hide inside. She walked out and saluted the emperor.
"My wife, Si Ning, has met the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
This was the first time the emperor saw Mrs. Lu Hanxiao, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
He doesn't comment much on his appearance, his aura doesn't look like that of a small family, and his eyes are as firm as ice. Such a person should not be crammed into Lu Hanxiao's room.
But fortunately the person is unconscious, otherwise serious harm would have occurred.
As the emperor looked at Si Ning, Si Ning also had his first impression of the emperor.
With slender eyes, a chest like an eagle, and a voice like a jackal, she remembered that there were comments about this appearance in ancient books, saying that he was mean and kind but had the heart of a tiger or a wolf.
It seems that people who have ascended to the throne from ancient times to the present are not easy to get along with.
Just as she was thinking, she saw the emperor waving his hand towards her.
"Get up and answer your question. Why are you here? Where is the Tenth Prince?"
Si Ning came back to his senses and replied respectfully, "I don't know where the tenth prince is..."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Before she finished speaking, Hong'er couldn't wait to interrupt.
"How could you not know? I saw the room that the tenth prince entered with my own eyes. I mentioned to you that you stopped me from entering the room. But now you say that you don't know where the tenth prince is and ask, are you harming me?" The tenth prince is dead!"
Hong'er's face was filled with anger and her tone was affirmative.
Si Ning looked innocent, "Sister Hong'er, where did you start talking about this? Didn't you let me enter this room..."
"You said you wanted me to search this place by myself. You went to the front and took a look. When you turned around, the door was locked from the outside. I was still very surprised. I thought I had offended Sister Hong'er in some way and she wanted to teach me a lesson. Woolen cloth!"
"You lied. When did I ask you to stay here for the search? Don't confuse right and wrong. Your Majesty, the tenth prince was harmed by Mrs. Lu. You must make the decision for the tenth prince!"
She repeatedly pointed out that Si Ning had harmed the tenth prince, and it was a matter of great importance. The emperor did not ask any further questions and gave an order to the eunuch in charge beside him.
"Go in and take a look..."
The house was sealed with wooden bars everywhere, and there were no signs of the wooden bars being pried open, indicating that no one had been sent out through the windows.
If he couldn't be sent out, he would still be hiding in the house. Sou Sou would know whether the tenth prince was there or not.
But the house eunuch searched the house several times and found no one.
"Your Majesty, I have not seen the tenth prince!"
"Tell me, what's going on?"
The emperor pointed the finger at Hong'er, who was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, her face turned pale and she kowtowed for mercy.
"Your Majesty, I really saw someone get into it with my own eyes. I wanted to go in to check, but Madam Lu kept blocking me. Madam Lu must have hidden the person..."
Si Ning raised his eyes, "Sister, you keep saying that I harmed the tenth prince. Why are you so sure? Have you seen it with your own eyes?"
"If you really saw the tenth prince entering this place with your own eyes, why didn't you say anything from the beginning and let the palace people look for him everywhere?"
"I……"
Hong'er rolled her eyes and didn't dare to say nonsense.
Her tone just now was too affirmative, and now it's hard to defend herself.
When he was in a dilemma, he heard Si Ning say again, "The first time I entered the palace, I didn't even know who the tenth prince was. Why should I harm him?"
Hong'er retorted with a blush on her face.
"Because you know that the child in Concubine Shu's belly is not long dead. Concubine Shu must have told you that her fetal position was unstable because the Tenth Prince's naughtiness scared her, which made it impossible for her to keep the pregnancy. So you are here Revenge for Concubine Shu..."
Si Ning felt that if this Hong'er were placed in modern times, he would definitely be a very good novelist. At least no one could match his imagination.
He glanced at her with a sneer, turned around and knelt down towards the emperor.
"My wife enters the palace for the first time. I don't know where I have offended someone to cause such trouble. I still ask the emperor to make the decision for my wife!"
There is no human witness or physical evidence. How can we take the words of a palace maid seriously?
Si Ning felt that as long as the emperor was not stupid or faint, he would not indiscriminately accuse her of killing the prince.
So there is no need to waste your words arguing with a palace maid!
But Hong'er obviously didn't intend to give up. She pointed at Si Ning and complained to the emperor with a look of risk.
"Your Majesty, don't listen to her nonsense. Not only did the servants see it with their own eyes, but many people also saw that the tenth prince entered the Qingyan Palace and never came out again. The empress has always disliked the tenth prince. A month ago, the tenth prince was frightened. When it comes to Concubine Shu, she almost aborts the child. I’m afraid that Concubine Shu will bear a grudge and fall in love with the tenth prince..."
Concubine Shu, who was pointed out, glanced at Hong'er with cold eyes, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and her face was full of disdain.
"How presumptuous. You keep saying that I want to harm the Tenth Prince, but you have searched through my Qingyan Palace and even brought in the guests I invited. But where are the Tenth Prince?"
"What kind of crime should a slave commit this crime? Someone, take me down here and beat you to death with a stick!"
"Your Majesty, there are no servants. The tenth prince is really inside..."
Hong'er's eyes were firm and didn't look like she was lying at all.
She was indeed not lying!
Because she suffocated the tenth prince with her own hands and threw him into this room in Qingyan Palace!
But why didn't anyone search for it now? What went wrong in the middle?
He looked at Si Ning with resentment in his eyes, it must be this woman's fault.
Before he could react, the eunuch's voice came from outside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...it's the tenth prince, it's the tenth prince..."
The emperor frowned and glanced sideways to see the tenth prince, Han Niannan, being helped in from outside.
He no longer jumped up and down like before, his little face was a little pale, and he looked at his father with dull eyes.
Hong'er watched, her scalp numb, and the surprise in her eyes didn't look like she had seen a ghost.
And it turns out that she did feel like she had seen a ghost!
"Ghost, ghost..."
He got up and ran outside, shouting as he ran.
She suffocated the tenth prince with her own hands and made sure that he had no breath before throwing him into that room.
But there was no one in the room, and now he appears here again...
The doors and windows are closed. How can anyone get out in such a situation?
If he could go out, why didn't Si Ning go out by himself?
So there is only one explanation...
Now that things have happened, there is nothing the emperor cannot see through.
He winked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch led the palace guards to arrest the person knowingly.
The courtyard returned to silence, and the emperor waved his hand to Han Niannan, who walked over mechanically, his eyes a little red.
Although he always causes trouble on weekdays, he is still a child. There is no reason not to be afraid when encountering this kind of thing.
At this moment, An An quietly shrank his neck and stood in front of the emperor without saying a word.
The emperor was moved and raised his hand to pat Han Niannan's shoulder. The little guy burst into tears.
Seeing this, the house eunuch on the side was about to pull the person aside to coax him, but was stopped by the emperor.
He held Han Niannan in his arms and said to Si Ning.
"Mrs. Lu was frightened today. I will definitely give you an explanation."
Si Ning didn't ask how to explain himself.
The less you know about the affairs of the palace, the longer you will live.
Today's game was all caused by Hong'er from beginning to end. I wouldn't believe it even if I beat Si Ning to death.
She knew that both the emperor and the concubine knew that there was something bigger involved.
But no one mentioned it or said they would continue to investigate.
Naturally, Si Ning would not get involved in this muddy water. She was lucky to be able to escape smoothly, and she did not expect anything else.
She bowed and waited respectfully for the emperor to leave. Who would have thought that before the emperor could reach the door, Concubine Shu fainted not far away.
Hearing the sound, the emperor turned his head, saw Concubine Shu falling, and immediately turned around and came back.
Concubine Shu had an ectopic pregnancy, her mother's body was damaged, and she was overthinking and nervous. She fainted after her nerves relaxed a little.
Si Ning gave her an injection, and then she woke up leisurely.
The moment he saw Si Ning, he reached out and held her.
"It's good that you're okay, otherwise I really don't know how to explain to Han Xiao."
Si Ning replied calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. Your health is important. You don't need to think too much about these other things."
"How can I not think more about it? The other party is here for me. Ever since I became pregnant, these little tricks have been going on. I don't care about it because I don't want to involve you."
"If there is something wrong with the Tenth Prince today, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly. By the way, what happened to the Tenth Prince?"
