Queen Mother Zhou has restored her calm and composed demeanor.
She picked up a cup of hot tea, slowly blew away the floating leaves on it, took a sip, and then raised her eyes to look at Xiaosi kneeling below.
"Sujin, go out and close the door." She said in a calm tone, with no hint of anger.
Xiaosi's body trembled violently, and he felt his heart pounding.
The Queen Mother even sent away Su Jin, whom she trusted most. This was a bad prelude!
After Su Jin left, Queen Mother Zhou remained silent, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was closing her eyes to rest.
The atmosphere in the room was solemn and subtle.
Xiaosi didn't dare to say a word, for fear of waking up Queen Mother Zhou. Even though his knees hurt from his knees, he didn't dare to say a word.
If possible, he would rather keep kneeling like this. It would be best if the Queen Mother really fell asleep and forgot about him.
But things went against his expectations. Just when he was holding his breath and trying desperately to reduce his sense of existence, he heard the voice of Queen Mother Zhou.
"Xiaosi, are you still unwilling to explain?"
Queen Mother Zhou's voice was calm, and her face was even calmer, but Xiaosi's heart was in her throat.
He lowered his eyebrows and replied: "Whatever the Queen Mother wants to ask, I will tell you everything. However, I really don't know the whereabouts of the Emperor. Please be aware of it."
"Don't be careless in front of the Ai family. You know what the Ai family wants to know."
"I'm scared. I really don't know what the Queen Mother wants to ask."
How could Xiaosi not understand what Queen Mother Zhou wanted to know, but he didn't want to betray his master, so he gritted his teeth.
"Snapped!"
The hot tea in Queen Mother Zhou's hand suddenly hit the brick floor in front of him, and the hot tea splashed on his face and body. He did not dare to say a word and could only grit his teeth and endure the pain.
"Xiao Si, please stop playing tricks in front of the Ai family! The Ai family are not easy to fool. You'd better tell the story of how your master met the Shen girl. If you tell a lie, the Ai family will If I don't kill you, the Ai family will send you to the Qingfeng Pavilion, where you will never be able to hold your head up in front of your master for the rest of your life!" Queen Mother Zhou's voice was cold and stern, and her words were like ice.
Qingfeng Pavilion!
Xiao Si trembled violently. Of course he knew where the Qingfeng Pavilion was. It was the most famous waifu pavilion in Kyoto!
The Queen Mother is so cruel!
If you really send yourself in, you will become a human being and a ghost within three days. Even if your master finds you, what shame will you have to return to serve your master
The blood on his face instantly faded away, his lips trembled, and he looked at Queen Mother Zhou with fear in his eyes.
"To say it, or not to say it?" Queen Mother Zhou glanced at him coldly.
Xiaosi almost cried, thinking to myself, Master, Xiaosi really didn’t intend to betray you, but if the slave didn’t say anything, the slave would not be able to bear the punishment from the Queen Mother!
"The Queen Mother, my servant...actually don't know much."
"Then tell me everything you know, word for word." Queen Mother Zhou became a little annoyed, leaning back on the soft pillow, closing her eyes and listening.
Xiao Si gritted his teeth and had no choice but to tell the story of how his master came out of the palace incognito, how he met Shen Ning several times by chance, and how his master claimed to be an assassin and sneaked into the Dingyuan Palace to work as a bodyguard for Shen Ning. Confessed ten times.
He knew that even if he didn't tell these things, the Empress Dowager Zhou would soon find out everything after sending someone to investigate, so he simply told them all.