Concubine Jing side said seriously: "You don't have to be so defensive about your concubine body. Since concubine body has already married you, she is yours, and she will definitely go to you wholeheartedly."
Luo Qinghan: "One-hearted?"
Concubine Jing side's eyes were shining: "Yes, concubine is single-minded towards you, absolutely nothing!"
Luo Qinghan: "What you say is without evidence, what you see is believing. Since you said that you are single-minded about Gu, then dig out your heart and let Gu personally see if it is what you said?"
The blood on Concubine Jing's face faded in an instant and became extremely pale.
She opened her eyes in disbelief, and there was a look of fear in her eyes, but she forced a smile: "His Royal Highness really knows how to joke."
Luo Qinghan: "So you said wholeheartedly, just joking?"
Concubine Jing choked.
Luo Qinghan: "If you want Gu to believe you, then dig out your heart and see. If you can't do it, get out of there as soon as possible. Gu will bother you the most, a hypocrite who just talks and doesn't act."
Concubine Jing Side was in a dilemma, and her face became paler.
Luo Qinghan took a knife from Yu Linwei's hand and handed it over: "Come on, dig out your heart now and show it to Gu."
Concubine Jing side almost fled.
The emperor announced his return to the palace, and everyone returned to their carriages.
Concubine Jing side was frightened, her hands and feet were weak, and she couldn't exert herself when getting on the carriage. Later, the palace maids used their hands and feet to force her into the carriage.
Until she got into the carriage, Concubine Jing Side still had lingering fears.
She used to think that the prince was lonely and difficult to get along with, but at least he was still a normal person.
But now, she's not sure.
No normal person would force others to dig out their hearts and take a look.
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After Luo Qinghan returned to the palace, he learned from Mo Hua that Baoqin punished several eunuchs.
He said lightly: "Send those eunuchs to the stables, and I will be responsible for cleaning the stables in the future."
The stables were dirty and smelly, and the work was heavy and tiring. It was far less comfortable and oily than in the imperial kitchen. This punishment was much heavier than playing a board.
Seeing the prince's attitude, it was obvious that he favored Concubine Xiao. Mo Hua thought that her decision was right, so she lowered her eyebrows and responded: "My servant will make arrangements."
Luo Qinghan didn't expect that he just temporarily changed the candidate to accompany him to attend the ceremony of worshiping the sky, which caused so many speculations.
He felt that he had to appease Xiao Xixi.
When Luo Qinghan came to Qingge Hall, he found that there was no one in Qingge Hall. After asking, he found out that Concubine Xiao went to the bamboo forest behind.
Inside the bamboo forest, Xiao Xixi was squatting beside the fire, drooling at the bamboo rat that was roasted so fragrant and oily.
She wiped her saliva and urged, "Is it not baked yet?"
Baoqin said while sprinkling the seasoning: "It will take a while."
She thought about it for a while and was worried, and warned.
"You promised the slaves that you should only take a small bite, but not more. You haven't recovered yet. The imperial doctor said that you shouldn't eat too greasy food, and your stomach will not be able to bear it."
Xiao Xixi's eyes stared at the roasted bamboo rat, and nodded perfunctorily: "I know, you can roast it quickly."
Luo Qinghan followed the scent all the way to find it.
Seeing the prince coming, Baoqin hurriedly bowed her knees.
Xiao Xixi also stood up and flattered: "His Royal Highness, why are you here?"
Luo Qinghan: "I came to see you alone, are you feeling better?"
Xiao Xixi: "It's much better!"
Luo Qinghan's gaze paused on the roasted bamboo rat: "Your stomach is still weak, you can't eat this greasy food."
Xiao Xixi immediately defended herself: "My concubine's stomach is very good! Not weak at all!"
Luo Qinghan: "If you are obedient, Gu can give you more good things in the future, but if you are not obedient, Gu can take back this bamboo forest at any time."
Xiao Xixi folded her hands together and begged: "I only take a small bite, just a small bite, okay?"
Just now, she used this coquettish method to fool Baoqin into agreeing to roast bamboo rats for her.
But this trick doesn't work for the stone-hearted prince.
He said indifferently: "If you take a bite today, you will never have to eat meat in the future."
Xiao Xixi pursed her lips and wanted to cry!
Luo Qinghan ignored her, he said to Baoqin, "Take the roasted bamboo rat away."
Baoqin glanced at Concubine Xiao cautiously.
Xiao Xixi looked at the roasted bamboo rat reluctantly.
Baoqin said silently with his mouth, I'm sorry!
She took the roasted bamboo rat and turned away.
Seeing the roasted bamboo rat getting further and further away from him, Xiao Xixi felt that his heart was about to break.
Luo Qinghan looked at her pitiful appearance as if she was about to cry at any time, and asked, "Just want to eat roasted bamboo rats?"
Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously: "I really want to eat it!"
Luo Qinghan: "If you want to eat, hurry up and take care of your body. When you are healthy, you can eat whatever you want."
Xiao Xixi hummed: "My concubine is in good health now."
Luo Qinghan: "It's up to the imperial doctor to decide whether it's good or not. You don't have to decide."
Xiao Xixi was not convinced: "This is the concubine's own body, can't the concubine have the final say?!"
Luo Qinghan rubbed her head: "Don't be self-willed, when your body is healed, I will take you out of the palace to play alone."
Originally, he planned to take Xiao Xixi to play outside after the ceremony of sacrificing the sky, but unfortunately she failed to participate in the ceremony, so he thought of taking her out to play at another time.
Since it was something that had been promised to her, it had to be fulfilled no matter what, and she could not be disappointed.
Xiao Xixi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"
Luo Qinghan: "Of course it's true."
Xiao Xixi's depressed mood suddenly changed for the better.
She leaned over and hugged Luo Qinghan's arm, and said happily, "My concubine will definitely take care of her body soon!"
The two returned to the Qingge Hall.
Zhao Xian came to report the work progress to the prince.
"His Royal Highness, the last commander has ordered people to inspect all the pawnshops in Beijing. In three of the pawnshops, someone pawned the jewelry in the palace. According to the pawnshop's description, the pawnshop should be the same person who pawned the jewelry."
Zhao Xian opened a wooden box, which contained three pieces of gold jewelry.
"These jewelry were confiscated from the pawnshop. The man was quite cautious. He deliberately separated the three pieces of jewelry for pawning in different pawnshops, and the distance between the three pawnshops was quite far away, making it impossible to pinpoint his exact location."
He then took out three more pawn tickets.
Luo Qinghan took the ticket and glanced at it, all of which were dead, and the price was not high.
It was obvious that the man wanted to get rid of it quickly, even if the price was undercut, it didn't matter, and he didn't plan to redeem it.
The pawnbrokers' names on the pawn ticket are Zhang San, Li Si, and Zhao Wu.
It's a fake name at a glance.
Zhao Xian took out a portrait.
"This is the portrait drawn according to the descriptions of the three pawnshops. It is this person who privately pawned the jewelry in the palace."