freenovelworld Chapter 366: A thorough investigation of the false accusation against Kangxi
Chapter 366: A thorough investigation of the false accusation against Kangxi
It hurts, it hurts so much, my face is burning with pain. This was Concubine Niuhulu's first reaction after she regained consciousness. She soon remembered the scene before she fell into coma. Concubine Niuhulu suddenly looked panicked and reached out to touch her face.
When Zhao Zuoyuan saw this, he quickly stopped it:
"Your Highness, do not touch the wound."
However, Concubine Nianhulu could not hear what he said at all. When his hand touched her face, it retracted in a flash.
Then, as if she couldn't believe it, she tried to touch it again, but this time, Nanny Qin reacted and held her hand to stop her.
Concubine Nianhulu seemed to be crazy, and tried desperately to pull her hands away to touch her face.
She was not very strong and would definitely not be able to defeat Qin Ma, the servant, under normal circumstances. But this time, in such an excited state, she actually broke free from Qin Ma's hand and touched her face again.
Feeling the unevenness, roughness and stinging pain on her cheek, she could no longer hold back and screamed:
"Face, my face, what happened to my face?"
Nanny Qin was so frightened that she quickly held the Empress' hand again. Jing Yan also came to help, and finally managed to control Concubine Nianhulu's hand and prevented her from touching the wound again.
"Miss!"
When Nanny Qin saw the empress like this, her eyes were red. She felt both guilty and distressed. It was all her fault. She didn't react in time to save the empress when the accident happened.
When Concubine Niuhulu saw Nanny Qin, she felt like she had found a life-saving straw. She held her hand and asked anxiously as if to confirm:
"My face is fine, right? It's not injured at all, right? It's not injured at all, right?"
Each sound became sharper than the last and the atmosphere became tense.
Nanny Qin's eyes were red and she stammered, not knowing what to say. How could the queen accept the fact that she was disfigured?
Imperial Concubine Niuhulu seemed to realize something. She clenched her hands and dug her nails deep into the back of Nanny Qin's hand. Her eyes were red, and she seemed to have lost her mind. She asked sharply:
"Speak up, speak up, you damned slave. If you don't speak up, I'll have you dragged down and beaten to death. Will you speak up?"
Nanny Qin's lips were trembling. She was not afraid of being beaten to death. It was because she had not arranged today's events properly. She deserved to die. But she was worried about the Empress being like this!
At this time, Kangxi, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. He pressed his jade ring and said in a deep voice:
"Have you had enough trouble?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became as quiet as a cold pond. Concubine Nianhulu finally regained some of her sanity. She looked up and found the emperor beside the bed and the concubines sitting a little further back.
But when her eyes fell on Shi Nanxi, her newly recovered sanity disappeared again. She stared at Shi Nanxi hatefully, her voice sharp and mournful as if she was crying blood.
"Your Majesty, it was Concubine Xian. You have to make the decision for me. It was Concubine Xian who harmed me. She harmed me!"
Facing the look in Concubine Niuhulu's eyes that seemed to want to tear her apart, Shi Nanxi remained calm and said to Emperor Kangxi in an orderly manner:
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Today's plum blossom banquet was hosted by Concubine Niuhulu. She also chose the location and prepared all the food. As for why bees appeared in the middle of winter and why Nana suddenly went crazy and hurt people, I also want to know."
After that, he leaned forward solemnly towards Kangxi Fu and said earnestly:
"I beg the emperor to conduct a thorough investigation and clear my name."
The other concubines present watched this scene and had their own thoughts in their minds.
Concubine Hui looked at Concubine Xian, who was not worried at all, and then glanced at Concubine Nianhulu, whose eyes were full of hatred.
Suddenly I understood something. So that's why he invited everyone to appreciate the plum blossoms and even gave them pet clothes. Love is waiting here.
Unfortunately, she was one step behind and was discovered by Concubine Xian, who turned the tables on her. She also became more wary of Concubine Xi and Concubine Wu who left the game halfway.
Before the accident happened, these two people suddenly ran to the plum forest to appreciate the plum blossoms. They must have discovered something in advance. Forget about Concubine Xi, because behind her is Hesheli.
But what about Concubine Wu? Even though she had lost her power, she was still able to detect Concubine Nianhulu's actions in advance and avoided them calmly. She ignored her and looked down on her.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui had similar reactions, except that they felt regretful that the person who was disfigured was Concubine Nianhulu instead of Concubine Xian.
It would be great if it was Concubine Xian who was disfigured this time. Concubine Nianhulu is really useless.
Others also had their own guesses.
As for Kangxi, between Concubine Nianhulu and the little girl, he definitely believed the little girl without a doubt.
What's more, he is not a fool. Concubine Nianhulu invited people to appreciate the plum blossoms for no reason, but such a thing happened. It must be related to her.
He had originally thought that she had reaped the consequences of her disfigurement and was not going to pursue the matter any further, but he did not expect that she would insist on framing the girl. So he would investigate thoroughly, but once the truth came out, don't blame him for pursuing the matter.
"Princess Xian, please stand up. I believe in you, Liang Jiugong."
Liang Jiugong understood it and went down to investigate in person. While waiting for the result, Kangxi felt that there were too many people in the room, so he asked all those below the rank of concubine to return to the palace first.
In the end, only Shi Nanxi, Kangxi, the four concubines, and Imperial Concubine Niuhulu were left in the inner room. The imperial physician wrote a prescription and left.
Concubine Nianhulu firmly believed that it must be Concubine Xian who had done something to harm her, and she was waiting for the results of the investigation.
However, Nanny Qin and Jingyan felt uneasy and had a bad premonition. After a while, Concubine Niuhulu suddenly thought of something and asked with hatred:
"Where's that damned beast?"
Shi Nanxi raised her head when she heard that, feeling disgusted and sad. After the incident, she paid special attention to Nana.
Na Na didn't have many days left to live, and due to the stimulation of drugs, he used up his last bit of strength to scratch Concubine Nianhulu's face to avenge himself, and then fell to the ground and died.
Nanny Qin's thoughts turned back when she heard this. Thinking of the damn cat, she wanted to tear out its tendons and skin it, but the emperor was here, and she couldn't let the emperor know that the queen had abused the cat before, so she used the excuse she had prepared before and reported:
"My lady, Na Na was frightened and hurt you, then he fell to the ground and died on the spot."
Die, it would be too easy for it to die like this. Concubine Niuhulu felt the burning pain on her cheek, her eyes were bloodshot with hatred, and she gnashed her teeth and said:
"If you dare to hurt me, even if you die, I will skin you alive and pull out your tendons."
Hearing this, Shi Nanxi's expression turned slightly cold. Na Na was abused during his lifetime, so he must not be skinned and tortured after his death.
She turned her head to glance at Xixi, and Xixi seemed to have sensed her mistress's thoughts and meowed in cooperation.
Hearing the meow, Kangxi looked over. He already thought that Concubine Nianhulu was too cruel, but considering her disfigurement and the Nianhulu family of the previous dynasty, he condoned her behavior.
But when I saw Xixi and thought that Xixi was also a cat, I suddenly felt uncomfortable and said:
"Since the cat is dead, it can be considered as redemption. Skinning and pulling out the tendons is too cruel and against the harmony of nature, so let it go."
Concubine Nianhulu was about to say something when Liang Jiugong, who had gone to investigate, came back.