Ning Huayue couldn't help but tremble and cry.
A pit had been dug under the wintersweet tree. Several servants held their breath and put Lan Xin's broken body into the pit, then quickly filled it with soil and buried it.
She turned her back and vomited, and the filth stained the dress she had specially put on to attend the palace banquet.
"With bad intentions, you snatched Brother Lang's son away from the Wei family many times, which made Brother Lang frightened and made it difficult for the Wei family to sleep and eat well." Yan Fuguang listed Ning Huayue's crimes one by one, "Not to mention today. You cannot escape the blame for Wei's miscarriage."
"Ning, there is a limit to my patience with you and your Ning family."
Ning Huayue heard the threat implicit in his words and did not want to implicate the family. She pleaded: "This matter is due to my dereliction of duty and has nothing to do with the Ning family. The prince can punish me as much as I want, and I will have no regrets. But you When I mentioned that I snatched away Brother Lan, I was really helpless. It was because the emperor missed Lan Brother that he asked me to bring him into the palace. I had no other ideas!"
"No idea? Ha."
Knowing what she cared about, Yan Fuguang had to vent his anger on something, otherwise it would not be enough to calm his anger or teach Ning Huayue a lesson.
"I remember that your brother entered the Hanlin Academy last year?"
Ning Huayue paused, then turned pale and said in shock: "Your Majesty! Don't implicate my family, they are all innocent!"
Her mother, Mrs. Ning, had two children: she and her brother Ning Huai'an. Ning Huai'an won the second-level Jinshi last year and entered the Imperial Academy through family management.
She, her mother and even Mr. Ning Ge were counting on Ning Huaian. The Ning family was proud of him and would need him to continue the glory of the Ning family in the future. Ning Huaian must not be harmed because of what she did in the backyard!
If something happens to Ning Huaian, then she and her mother will have nothing to rely on, and everything in the Ning family will only fall into the hands of those covetous sons!
"My lord, please...please..."
Ning Huayue knelt straight in front of Yan Fuguang, bursting into tears: "I know I was wrong. Your anger will only be directed at me alone. I will apologize to Concubine Wei on behalf of Lan Xin..."
"I gave you a chance, but you were greedy." Yan Fuguang looked away in disgust, "Let the Ning family be responsible for your actions."
After saying that, he stood up, looked at Grandma Wang behind Ning Huayue, and said coldly: "Since the princess wants to atone for her maid's sins, she will personally copy a thousand volumes of Buddhist scriptures to show her sincerity."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Ning Huayue was afraid that he would deal with Ning Huai'an, so she stood up suddenly, but suddenly her vision went dark and she fainted.
Yihongyuan suddenly became extremely noisy.
"Princess! Call the doctor quickly!"
Yan Fuguang didn't go far when he heard the exclamations in the courtyard. He remained unmoved and continued towards the direction of Jin Xiyuan.
Fang Jinbao stopped him and sighed: "You can change your clothes before going over. Concubine Wei will definitely feel uncomfortable if she smells it, and she might even scare the young master."
The armor was stained with dust, and after a trip to Yihongyuan, it was even stained with the smell of blood. The smell was really not pleasant.
Yan Fuguang paused, lowered his head and sniffed suspiciously, and finally turned around and returned to Hemingyuan first.
In Hemingyuan, Fang Jinbao was waiting for Yan Fuguang to take a bath and asked, "Your Highness, do you really want to do something to the princess's brother?"
Yan Fuguang sneered: "Do you also think that this king should not involve her family?"
Fang Jinbao denied continuously: "The princess cannot escape the blame. The Ning family's teachings are incompetent. However, the princess's brother is also a member of the Hanlin Academy. I'm afraid the emperor will blame you for killing him..."
"Who said I wanted to kill him?" Yan Fuguang glanced back at Fang Jinbao and said slowly, "The Ning family is vain, so I took advantage of them and took him from the noble Hanlin Academy to work as an errand in a poor place. Wouldn't it be worse than Would you be happy if you killed him directly?"
Fang Jinbao was ashamed because he had underestimated their highness.
**
Lu Qing woke up from her drowsiness and asked nothing, just looking for Brother Lan.
Ji Qin brought Brother Lan over. The little man seemed to know how much danger his mother had gone through, and she was about to shed tears.
Lu Qing pressed her lips to his forehead distressedly, patted Lan Ge'er's back, and gently coaxed: "It's okay, it's okay, mother is okay, and Lan Ge'er won't have to suffer in the future."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Brother Lan lay obediently in Lu Qing's arms, holding Lu Qing's clothes with his little hands, and cried softly in grievance.
"It's okay, Brother Lan, don't cry." Lu Qing wiped away Brother Lan's tears lovingly and kissed his cheek.
After a while, Lan Geer fell asleep in Lu Qing's arms. Ji Qin wanted to take him away to let Lu Qing have a good rest, but as soon as he met Lan Geer, he closed his eyes and groaned.
So Lu Qing didn't let them touch him, "Forget it, just let Brother Lan sleep next to me."
Ji Qin nodded and brought a glass of warm water to Lu Qing.
After her throat felt better, Lu Qing remembered to ask, "Where is the prince?"
Ji Qin put the cup back on the table and said softly: "Your Majesty went to Yihong Courtyard and now he is back to Heming Courtyard."
"Yes." Lu Qing responded in a low voice, "What does the princess say?"
"Lan Xin is dead. She was beaten to death and buried in the courtyard of Yihongyuan..." Ji Qin looked at Lu Qing's face and continued, "The princess was fined to copy a thousand volumes of Buddhist scriptures."
Lu Qing lowered her eyelashes, unable to see clearly that she was satisfied with the result.
Ji Qin bit her lower lip and whispered: "I think this alone is not enough to offset the sin you have suffered."
The princess came here for the life of their concubines and their little master. Lan Xin became the scapegoat and died when she died. But who would make up for everything they experienced?
Hearing that Ji Qin was fighting for her, Lu Qing smiled instead.
She said: "It's expected. The princess's family background is there, and her conspiracy has not been exposed, so as long as Tui Lan comes out, she will not be accused of harming me."
Ji Qin asked: "Aren't you sad? The princess is fine, but you will be in danger all the time from now on."
Lu Qing replied: "I never thought that I could completely overthrow the princess. I don't have the conditions to overthrow her. However, I can make her always be indebted to me in the eyes of outsiders."
She knew that Ning Huayue would still be Princess Jin even if she was no longer liked by Yan Fuguang.
Lu Qing's goal is very clear - she wants Ning Huayue to owe her, and Yan Fuguang to pity her.
Ji Qin understood: "I know what you mean. From now on in the mansion, the princess will have to take care of you, at least openly."
Lu Qing nodded: "That's what it means, so I am satisfied with the result."
Ji Qin's mood calmed down, and she nodded, suddenly thinking of the little maid who was still locked in the woodshed.
"Then...what are you going to do with Danhong?"
Ji Qin put her palms together and made a gesture on her neck: "How about we get rid of her completely?"
Lu Qing didn't nod or shake her head, but asked, "How much does she know?"
"Lan Xin came to her and asked her to steal your medicine dregs. She probably doesn't know what happened next."
"That's okay. Tell her that Lan Xin harmed the child in my belly. She is also a helper. If the prince finds out, his life will be in danger. Keep her under your nose for the next few days. After a while, the storm in Yihongyuan will calm down. Then let her find Lingyun and satisfy her desire to serve the princess."
Ji Qin's eyes lit up: "As long as we hold this handle, Dan Hong will not dare to disobey!"
Lu Qing smiled and hummed softly.
