Qingchuan shivered with fright, and immediately knelt down. Kangxi's fierce and gloomy gaze fell on her, and he looked at her silently for a moment, and then asked coldly: "Could it be that you have something to do with the Prince's witchcraft technique?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked. The eldest brother was the eldest son of the emperor, and Kangxi’s biological son was deprived of the title and imprisoned because of the witchcraft incident. If anyone else got caught up in this, there would be only one death. Word up. Everyone was silent, and Qingchuan was so scared that his face was pale as paper. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "The emperor, I am wronged! The servants don't know any witchcraft!"
Kangxi did not speak, but looked at Qingchuan coldly.
Although Ba Age was silent all the time, his mind turned extremely fast. The eldest brother who had always supported himself was banned the last time I checked the witchcraft art. This time, he fell on Qingchuan’s head again. On the face of it, he was just a little palace lady, but the two ends were connected to the most favored harem Chuxiu. Gong Xie, with him, the most favored eighth prince.
Kill two birds with one stone! The fourth child is really clever!
Seeing Qingchuan kneeling there in fear, his thin body was already trembling with fright, and the eighth prince's heart suddenly softened, although he always thought he was just curious and interested in this palace lady, but he didn't know what to do. Since when, her figure has quietly occupied somewhere in his heart.
Eighth elder brother raised his eyes and looked at Si elder brother who was sitting opposite. He seemed to notice Ba Ge's gaze, and Si Ge also looked over. When his eyes met, Ba Ge suddenly smiled provocatively, then left the seat and walked to Kangxi and knelt down. , Said loudly: "Huang Ama, Erchen is very familiar with this court lady, but she is just an ordinary little court lady. He dare to guarantee that she has nothing to do with the second brother."
Qingchuan didn't expect that it would be him to stand up for him, and he was a little stunned for a while.
But the prince had already reacted, and busy knelt down on the side, and said: "You can also guarantee that Qingchuan has nothing to do with Wu Gu."
Kangxi's gaze became more complicated when he heard it. He moved from the prince to the eighth elder brother, and finally fell on Qingchuan, and said coldly: "A little palace lady is actually involved with our two elder brothers. It’s not easy. Li Dequan, take her to the side hall, and I will try this personally."
Li Dequan responded with a "hit" and escorted Qingchuan to the side hall.
Kangxi glanced at Xi Bing, and then ordered: "You come here too."
He didn't dare to say more, so he carefully followed Kangxi to the side hall. There was such a thing at a good dinner. Everyone in the hall was talking about it for a while. Several elder brothers helped the prince and eighth elder brother in the past, and nine elder brothers couldn’t help complaining: "Mynah, why are you so reckless? , Others can't hide from this thing, why did you even get in on your own!"
Eighth elder brother didn't explain, he just walked back to the table in silence, looked at the fourth elder who was calm on the opposite side, raised his glass, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, the old man respects you a glass."
Si elder brother did not speak, only smiled, and drank from a toast.
In the side hall, Xi Bing and Qingchuan both knelt in front of Kangxi. Kangxi gave her a cold glance and asked, "Say, what is going on?"
I feel obedient, knowing that I have said more, if one is wrong, it will lead to murder. It is better to know nothing. After listening to Kangxi’s question, he bowed his head very aggrievedly and said: "The concubine is also a fog Shui, I don’t know anything, so let’s call Qingchuan."
Qingchuan had calmed down a lot at this time, and calmly replied: "If you return to the emperor, the slave and maid served as a errand in the Prince's mansion before entering the palace. Fortunately, he helped the prince deal with a few things. It really has nothing to do with the witchcraft technique."
This is what Xiu said to the side: "Yeah, yeah, if she really had the art of witchcraft, she would have changed herself a long time ago, how could she stay here for the emperor to interrogate?"
Kangxi looked at Qingchuan suspiciously and asked, "Is it really just like this?"
Qingchuan squatted his head hurriedly, and replied in a deep voice: "The servants dare not expire the emperor."
Kangxi thought very seriously and still had doubts in his heart, and then asked: "Then eighth elder brother? How could he stand up and intercede for you?"
Qingchuan didn't dare to tell the whole story of the entanglement between her and the eighth elder brother. After thinking about it, he replied: "When he was in Nanyuan, the eighth elder brother shot a lot of prey, and asked the servants to help with the barbecue. The emperor was there at the time. Don’t the emperor remember?"
Kangxi remembered this and nodded, "I remember."
Qingchuan said again: "Maybe the eighth prince thinks that the slave and maid are honest and reliable, and can't bear to see the slave and maid being wronged, so he pleads for the slave."
Kangxi nodded slowly, and said coldly: "If you can say yes, you are right."
As he was talking, the little eunuch who had been sent to Chuxiu Palace came back, handed a painting to Kangxi, and replied: "The emperor, the servant has searched the entire Chuxiu Palace, and found nothing, only this—"
The painting only painted a piece of wood, and one of the big trees had holes in the trunk. It looked very strange. It was painted by Qingchuan when he first entered the palace. It was exactly the same as the painting left in the Prince's Garden. Kangxi only glanced at it, and frowned, "This... Isn't this the same as the picture drawn in the Prince's Mansion?"
He was shocked and hurriedly said: "This is what she painted and handed it to the concubine. She said it was her hometown. The concubine asked her to find this place for her. No other concubines don't know it."
Kangxi looked at Qingchuan coldly and asked, "Where is your hometown?"
These words suddenly stopped Qingchuan. How should she answer this? Talking about a place indiscriminately is naturally not good. Kangxi only needs to send someone to find out the true and false, but if she tells Kangxi that she passed through three hundred years later, it will be burned to death by Kangxi as an evildoer!
Qingchuan's summary: "I..."
Kangxi snorted coldly when he saw this, "His eyes flickered and his words were not correct. If there is no guilty conscience, what is the point? Since he refused to say, then it is the wrong way. Abnormal is a demon, come here!" Kangxi suddenly shouted and said, " Take her out and serve her by burning her at noon tomorrow."
Qingchuan did not expect that Kangxi would have sentenced her to death without asking Qinghongzaobai. He was panicked and hurriedly shouted: "The slave and maidservant are wronged, wronged..."
No one here listened to her shouting, Li Dequan even reprimanded the little eunuch who came up to drag people: "Don't just gag her mouth, and want to make her disturb Shengjia and fail!"
The two little eunuchs hurriedly stuffed Qingchuan's mouth with a cloth ball, and regardless of her struggle, forcibly dragged her out of the hall.
In the main hall, everyone faintly heard Qingchuan's shout, and soon there was news that the emperor had already been executed by Qingchuan and will be executed at noon tomorrow. Eighth elder brother's heart tightened and he immediately got up from the table, but he was squeezed by the nine elder brothers and ten elder brothers beside him.
Ten princes persuaded in a low voice: "Mynah! That's just a slave, and if you die, you will die. Are you still going to make Huang Ama angry because of her?"
Jiu elder brother also whispered: "Calm down, this must be the fourth child's trick again, mynah, you must not be fooled by him!"
The prince couldn’t sit still anymore. He also pointed to the fairy aunt of Qingchuan to help him sit down as the prince. Wherever he was willing to tell her to die like this, he got up and went to the side hall, just thinking of begging Kangxi to forgive Qing. Chuan has a life. The man hadn't left the hall, but was stopped by Concubine De, who persuaded him: "Prince, don't be impulsive, you will kill Qingchuan like this."
The crown prince said anxiously: "Manny Defei, I can't watch Xiangu die!"
Concubine Dew did not want to renew the conflict between Kangxi and the prince, and hurriedly persuaded: "Do you think you are just a small person, how many guards are there? Do you think that Qingchuan can be saved by your own strength?" The emperor saw that you didn't even care about your father and son for Qingchuan, do you think the emperor will keep her?"
After hearing this, the prince hesitated, and at the same time felt more distressed, and said anxiously: "Then what should I do? What should I do?"
Eighth prince also broke free from the suppression of Jiu princes and others. He walked from the side and made a solemn salute in front of Concubine De, and begged: "I also ask Concubine De concubine to rescue Qingchuan. She is indeed not a wicked person, just A simple and kind-hearted little palace lady."
After hearing this, De Fei smiled gently, and said: "My palace and Qingchuan have seen her a few times, and they know a little bit about her personality and know that she is a good boy."
The prince said anxiously: "Please help Empress Defei!"
Concubine De Fei looked at Ba Age, pondered for a moment, and said to the prince: "In this way, you all go back and leave it to this palace. I can't guarantee whether we can keep her or not, but it's better than waiting here for you. The emperor Bai got angry well.
It seemed that this was the only thing right now. Eighth elder brother and the prince paused, and thanked De Fei in unison.
De Fei smiled, waved at them to signal them to leave first, then turned and walked towards the side hall, and when they reached the door, they stopped and took a deep breath before stepping into the side hall.
He was still kneeling in front of Kangxi. Kangxi was sitting on the seat, but did not look at her. He tapped the table lightly with his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking. Hearing Defei's footsteps, Kangxi raised his head and looked over.
Concubine De Concubine smiled softly and crouched to salute Kangxi: "See the emperor for concubines."
Kangxi's complexion was still gloomy, and he asked in a bad tone: "Are you entrusted by the prince and the old eight to intercede for the evildoer?"
After hearing this, Concubine Defei shook her head slowly, and replied softly, "The concubine is worried about the emperor's upper body, so she came here to take a look." As she said, she glanced at the wife on the ground, and stepped forward and gently supported her. He said with a smile to Kangxi: "Sister Xiyi has also knelt for a while, can the concubine ask the emperor for her and let her go back to the palace?"
Kangxi did not speak, but waved his hand.
Concubine De concubine winked at Xi Bing and motioned to her to leave quickly. Although she was unwilling, she also knew that Kangxi had doubts about her. It would be useless to say more at this moment. It's better to retreat first and make up after Kangxi's anger subsided. Thinking about this, Xi Bing saluted Kangxi and walked out silently.
Concubine De concubine saw that Xi's concubine had left, walked up slowly, and persuaded Kangxi to say: "It's getting late, and the concubine waits for the emperor to rest."
Kangxi looked tired, but said: "I can't sleep."
De Fei wondered: "The matter has been resolved, why can't the emperor sleep?"
Kangxi did not answer, but sat in silence.
Concubine De concubine thought for a while, and said softly: "Let the concubine guess. First, the concubine can see that the concubine is very important to the prince. If you disregard the feelings of the prince, he will risk her execution, the emperor and the prince. The relationship between father and son that was finally repaired will be tested again. Second, the emperor has a kind heart and never kills innocent people. This time, she was determined to be a wicked evildoer based on a single painting, and the emperor felt uneasy in his heart. Third, this little The little palace maid can actually ask Ba Ge to intercede for her, but it can be seen that she is a likable person, so it will be a pity to kill her like this."
Kangxi was silent for a moment, and then asked Defei: "Is Concubine Ai always likes to see people's hearts so thoroughly?"
Concubine Defei smiled when she heard it, and calmly replied: "If you really want to figure out the hearts of the people, can you not be aware that you are a master. The concubines only care about the emperor."
Kangxi sighed softly and said: "But Yinfeng kept calling her fairy aunt, and the old man came forward to intercede for her. This is too unusual. In case it is really a wicked evildoer, there will be endless troubles in the palace."
Concubine De concubine stretched out her hand and gently massaged Kangxi's scalp, and smiled: "If it is really an enchanting evildoer with profound Taoism, I have already cast a spell and ran away. If Taoism is not deep, the emperor is the real dragon emperor, how would you be afraid of her? The concubine sees that she is just a clever little girl, definitely not as serious as the emperor thought."
Although Kangxi didn't speak, Defei realized that his body was slowly relaxing. She continued to massage him, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Waiting for Kangxi to rest, Concubine De concubine came out of the Qianqing Palace. The great palace lady Jade beside her had been waiting outside, hurriedly greeted her, and asked in a low voice: "Manny, can the emperor change her mind?"
De Fei shook her head gently, and while walking towards Yonghe Palace, she whispered: "No, the emperor said nothing."
Jade said in horror: "Is it really going to burn that Qingchuan to death?"
Concubine De did not speak, and was silent for a moment thoughtfully, and suddenly asked Jade in a soft voice: "Do you say that the prince is the most threatening, or the eighth prince is the most threatening?"
Jade was stunned by her question, and after thinking about it, he replied: "The fourteenth elder brother has been leading soldiers out and cannot return to the court. During this period of time, the prince has been steadily and steadily, so that he can always give the position of prince. Our fourteenth brother keeps it."
"Yes," Defei smiled softly when she heard it, and after concentrating for a moment, she whispered to Jade: "You go to the eighth brother to send a letter to the eighth brother, and say... My palace has done your best. But the emperor refused to withdraw his will and has already decided to put Qingchuan to death. If he wants Qingchuan to survive, he can only rely on Ba Ge."
Jade responded and left, but then he was stopped by Concubine De. De Concubine pondered for a moment and then confessed: "Tell the eighth prince, that he should never blame the emperor. Right now, I still want to save Qingchuan's life as much as possible. Yes. The emperor was also very hot for a while. After these two days, he knew that Qingchuan was the fault."
Jade didn't understand what De Fei meant, so he put down the doubts in his heart and turned to send the letter to the elder brother.
Eighth brother heard the news from Jade, did not speak for a long time, just sat silently.
Brother Jiu looked anxious, and couldn't help saying: "Mynah, Concubine De is the fourth child's relative, can she turn to us? She wished that both the fourth brother and the prince were disgusted by Huang Ama, so that the fourth child would be in the upper ranks. ! I think she told people to pass this word, which is obviously unkind!"
Eighth elder brother smiled faintly, but said: "I don't think so. If Concubine De concubine has this mind, she will not stop me and the prince outside the Qianqing Palace, but will let us go to the emperor. Ma begged for mercy, and then it was too much to end."
Ten elder brother scratched his forehead in confusion, wondering: "Then what does she mean?"
Eighth brother thought for a while and replied: "I guess she doesn't want to call the fourth brother in charge."
Elder Brother Jiu was suspicious when he heard it, "Although it is said that Concubine De Fei is partial to the fourteenth and is not in harmony with the fourteenth, after all, they are mothers and children. Will she really be kind to us?"
Eighth-age didn’t say anything. He intended that Qingchuan’s affairs had been circulated in the palace. Now Qingchuan is being punished. Although the emperor has not continued to investigate, he can’t hide those things from him. If Ren Qingchuan is executed and sits on the sidelines, On the contrary, the emperor's heart became more suspicious, doubting his relationship with Xi Bing. In this way, the good things Xi Bing said before the emperor for him will become evidence of the collusion between the two of them... Instead of that, it is better to ask the emperor to think that he is a lover!
More importantly, he didn't want Qingchuan to die! I don't want that stupid person who is loyal to everyone, but Qingchuan, who dared to stare at him, died like this!
Eighth prince raised his head to look at Jiu prince, and asked in a deep voice, "Old Jiu, can you carry the token of Shenjiying on your body?"
Elder Brother Jiu was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Myna! Are you still robbing the field?"
Eighth Brother nodded, "Yes."
Ten princes were stunned and shouted: "Myna! How can you not want your life for a woman? I won't let you go."
Eighth elder brother ignored the old ten, only looked at the nineth elder brother, and said in a deep voice: "The left and right sides have attracted Huang Ama's suspicion, so it is better to go all out. I will die and live."
Jiu Grande's heart brightened, he already vaguely understood Ba Grande's plan, he thought about it, took out a token from his body, handed it to Ba Grande, and said with a smile: "Go and adjust the manpower of the Shen Jiying camp. Come on, but I won’t recognize it afterwards, except that you stole the token from me."
Eighth-age smiled, took the token, and replied: "Don't worry, I will prepare overnight."
This night is destined to be a sleepless night.
In the cell of the clan mansion, Qingchuan wanted to cry without tears. Since crossing, she has been working hard to live, no matter how bad the environment is, no matter how people around her treat her, she never complained, never gave up, just thought Stay strong and find a way home.
However, in the end, she was going to be burned alive as a monster. God, what kind of evil is she, if she is really evil, can she be guilty of being a servant girl in this palace
At dawn, Qingchuan was pulled out of the cell in the clan mansion. A high pile of firewood has been erected in the yard, and someone stepped forward to plug her mouth with a cloth ball and tied her to the pile. In this way, until noon, Li Dequan brought a few small eunuchs to imprisonment. He looked at the time, then looked at Xiao Shunzi next to him, and asked casually: "In a quarter of an hour, the one on the pyre will ascend to heaven. Have you learned anything from her?"
With a loyal and honest look on Xiao Shunzi's face, after thinking for a long time, he replied: "Don't get too close to the masters, lest the emperor is unhappy."
"Wrong!" Li Dequan shook his head and looked at Qingchuan tied to the pyre, and said: "A person who is too smart and clever must know how to keep a low profile and be ready to go. If her sharp edge is exposed, people will be jealous and even suspected. I don’t think this girl looks like an evildoer, but if she is not an evildoer, how can a little palace lady make the prince and eighth elder brother intercede for her at the same time? It doesn’t make sense. The best way for the master to deal with things that don’t make sense is to cut the mess with a sharp knife.
Xiao Shunzi said hurriedly, "My son understands."
Li Dequan sneered, "Come on, this is of no use to you. You are not a clever person in your life. Even if you show off your sharpness, you won't be able to show it anywhere. The time is here, let's light it up."