mtl008 Chapter 368: The truth is revealed and imprisoned in Yongshou Palace
Chapter 368: The truth is revealed and imprisoned in Yongshou Palace
Everyone's attention was shifted back, and Kangxi withdrew his gaze and looked at Liang Jiugong.
"What about that cat?"
Liang Jiugong bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, speaking of this issue, I need to confirm one thing."
Kangxi stroked the jade ring, squinted his eyes, and said directly:
"allow."
Liang Jiugong turned around and clapped his hands again. This time, a royal nanny came in.
She first bowed respectfully, and then walked towards Concubine Niuhulu who was lying on the bed. When Concubine Niuhulu saw this, she was confused and angry, and also panicked, and subconsciously pulled her right hand into the quilt.
He asked in a timid tone:
"Bold, what are you going to do?"
Nanny Qin and Jing Yan, who were guarding the bedside, saw this scene and regardless of the fear in their hearts, they quickly blocked the Empress and prevented the person from approaching.
Liang Jiugong saw this explanation:
"Please forgive me, Concubine Niuhulu, Madam Cai just wants to check your fingers."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Nianhulu slid her hands deeper into the quilt and her voice of scolding suddenly became louder.
"How can a lowly maid touch my body? Get out of here, get out of here now!"
However, this behavior made it even more obvious, and Kangxi's face turned black. Both Concubine Nianhulu's guilty look and the lowly word "nanny" she used made him angry.
Although Nanny Cai did not serve him personally since he was a child, she served his mother. After his mother passed away, he specially brought her to his court to take care of her in her old age.
Imperial Concubine Nianhulu was not scolding Madam Cai, she was alluding to his mother!
"Why don't you pull those two slaves apart?"
Just as Kangxi finished speaking, two tall maids came in from outside the door and pulled Nanny Qin and Jingyan apart.
The remaining Consort Nianhulu still refused to obey, and was finally restrained by Kangxi himself. After a while, Nanny Cai, who had finished the inspection, stood up, took two steps back, and respectfully reported to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, I have found traces of raw lacquer soaked in wine under the fingernails of Concubine Niuhulu. The smell of raw lacquer soaked in wine will severely irritate a cat and may cause it to go crazy and attack."
Aunt Cai said in a steady voice:
"According to what I know, the banquet was in chaos because of the sudden appearance of bees, and the cat was frightened. Then it smelled the odor of raw lacquer soaked in wine, and it suddenly went crazy and scratched Concubine Niuhulu."
The truth was finally revealed, and everyone looked at Concubine Nianhulu with pity and disbelief.
In order to frame Concubine Xian, she even destroyed her own appearance. Is she so cruel? Or is she crazy?
However, facing these gazes, Concubine Niuhulu's face turned grim and she roared:
"No, that's not the case. How could I harm myself? It was Concubine Xian who harmed me. She is the one who should be investigated."
Imperial Concubine Niu Hulu had her hair disheveled, and she looked like a madman. She raised her hand and pointed directly at Shi Nanxi, saying angrily:
"She must have done something secretly, otherwise why is she fine? She is the one who should be disfigured. Her rouge was obviously replaced by me, so why is she fine? It must be her, it must be her, investigate her, investigate her!"
Once these words were spoken, the real truth came to light.
The concubines suddenly realized and said that Concubine Nianhulu was definitely not crazy. It turned out that she had tampered with Concubine Xian's rouge. But why was Concubine Xian fine in the end, while Concubine Nianhulu was scratched by a cat and her face was disfigured?
Facing the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, Shi Nanxi pretended to be stunned for a moment, then her face turned cold and she said to Concubine Niu Hulu in a cold voice:
"So that's how it is. You actually maliciously attempted to ruin my appearance. That was the reason you invited me to the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet. Unfortunately, I was lucky. The rouge I was originally going to use today was broken by Xixi. I replaced it with the special tribute rouge from Jiangnan that the emperor sent the day before yesterday. That's why I didn't fall into your trap."
Seeing that Concubine Niuhulu was angry and had a ferocious look on her face, she said:
"God is watching what people do. I think Concubine Niuhulu has done too many bad things, and this is the retribution. Her face has been disfigured."
"Impossible, impossible, you are talking nonsense, you are talking nonsense!" Concubine Nianhulu, with disheveled hair, lay on the edge of the bed and shook her head frantically.
At this time, Aunt Cai suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, when I examined the cat named Nana, I found that it had many wounds on its body, including bruises, needle holes, and bruises. Its two front legs had been broken and then reattached. In addition, a silver needle was inserted into the skin on its belly. As it moves, the silver needle will slowly flow into its internal organs. Even if it doesn't die today, it won't be able to live for many days."
As soon as these words came out, the scene was completely silent.
Everyone looked at Concubine Nianhulu in disbelief. They didn't expect that she, a concubine, would abuse a cat so viciously?
No wonder Nana looked so lifeless when she was brought here today. Concubine Nianhulu even said that she was not used to the winter. It turned out that she was abused like that.
Shi Nanxi pinched her palms tightly. It turned out that Nana's condition was even worse than she knew. There was a silver needle in her stomach. The pain would go deep into her bones if she moved.
She closed her eyes slightly, and the resolute jump after being stimulated today emerged in her mind. How painful it must have been at that time! Concubine Niu Hulu deserves death!
Nanny Qin and Jing Yan, who were held in the corner, looked terrified. It was over, really over. The emperor knew everything!
Kangxi's face was as gloomy as water. He had never expected that Concubine Niuhulu's heart could be so vicious and twisted. He shuddered at the thought of having slept in the same bed with her. He stood up immediately, looked at Concubine Niuhulu with disgust, and said in a cold voice:
"The Imperial Concubine Niuhulu is cruel and ruthless. She plotted against the imperial concubines and showed no respect for the emperor. She has failed to show the emperor's grace. Considering that she is the heir of the royal family and has a flaw on her face, she has been demoted to a concubine. From now on, she will be imprisoned in Yongshou Palace and cannot leave without the emperor's order."
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left. After the others bowed and saw the emperor off, they looked at the stunned Concubine Nianhulu, shook their heads, and left as well.
Shi Nanxi was the last to leave. She looked at Concubine Nianhulu lying limply on the bed, curled her lips slightly, and slowly walked over.
Feeling the light dimming in front of her eyes, Concubine Nianhulu subconsciously looked up, and met Shi Nanxi's smiling face. Her face distorted instantly, and she wanted to pounce on Shi Nanxi and grab her face. Shi Nanxi nimbly took a step back.
Concubine Niuhulu failed to catch Shi Nanxi, but fell off the bed with a bang, which startled Nanny Qin and Jingyan.
The two men rolled and crawled in front of Concubine Niuhulu, staring at Shi Nanxi warily. At this time, Nanny Yang and Hongying came forward and dragged the two men away. The two men screamed for help in panic, but no one came in.
Shi Nanxi bent down slightly, looked at Concubine Niu Hulu who fell to the ground, admired her embarrassment for a while, suddenly raised her hand and pinched her cheek, saying:
"Look at our honorable Consort Niuhulu, why is she in such a mess? Oh, I'm wrong!"
She looked annoyed and changed her words:
"It should be Concubine Niu Hulu. Why are you so miserable? Look at your face. The wound is so deep. Does it hurt a lot?"
Without waiting for Concubine Niu Hulu to answer, Shi Nanxi suddenly pushed her face away, slowly touched her smooth face in the void, and her beautiful almond eyes curved.
"It's right that it hurts. You originally wanted to disfigure me, but unfortunately, even God couldn't bear to see it. Now, you are being punished."
"Oh, yes, and Nana, you treated it like that, maybe this is retribution for what you did to it!"
Concubine Nianhulu suddenly widened her eyes, her breathing became rapid, fear and terror flashed in her eyes, and her hands began to tremble.
Seeing this, Shi Nanxi stood up, took out a handkerchief, and wiped the hands that had touched Concubine Niuhulu's face one by one. She took a last look and turned away.
Soon a scream came from the inner room:
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"