The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

Chapter 344

"Little Junior Sister, Little Junior Sister!"

Qiao Xi originally wanted to go back to her own yard to wait for her third senior brother, but after taking a few steps, she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Big brother."

Qiao Xi turned around and looked at Li Wen who was rushing over.

She waited until he was beside her before continuing, "Big Brother, is there something urgent you need from me?"

Li Wen nodded hurriedly:

"Quick, pack up quickly and follow me into the Nine Palaces Harem."

"What happened?"

"Someone from the palace came to tell me that there was something wrong with the medicine you gave me earlier. By the way, you—"

Li Wen pointed at Wang Canglang and said, "Go and see my uncle waiting at the gate of Baidi City. When you see him, tell him to find a way to enter Jiuque. Oh, and ask my third brother Ren Qingzhou to come with him."

After saying that, Li Wen urged Qiao Xi again.

When Qiao Qian heard that there was a problem with the medicine she had given before, she threw Shen Qingyan's instructions out of her mind out of her duty as a doctor.

……

"This humble girl pays homage to Her Majesty the Concubine Shu."

Qiao Xi and Li Wen knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Concubine Shu.

"Your Majesty, it's her. I took her medicine and that's why my face is disfigured. You must help me! Wuwuwu..."

The voice of Concubine Ruan Yunheng came from behind the screen.

Qiao Xi remained calm and wanted to secretly observe what was happening to Concubine Ruan Yunheng, but she only saw some figures through the screen.

"Okay, I'll take care of it for you. Don't cry anymore, or you'll hurt yourself.

Also, I just put ointment from the Imperial Hospital on my face, so don’t let your tears wash it away. Otherwise, I’m afraid it will really be disfigured.”

Ren Xuanyong patted the favorite concubine beside him and coaxed her gently.

But that tenderness did not reach his eyes.

Ren Xuanyong took the opportunity of turning his head to hide the disgust in his eyes.

He rubbed his hands on his clothes for a few times before saying seriously:

"Tell me, which of you two prescribed the medicine for my beloved concubine?"

When Li Wen heard this, he thought that it was he who brought his junior sister here last time, and if anything happened, it would be his responsibility as the senior brother.

So he kowtowed, wanting to take responsibility for this matter.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, he was pulled back by Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi kowtowed before him:

"Your Majesty, it was I who prescribed this medicine for the Concubine Shu. However, the medicine has been tested and there is nothing wrong with it."

"You bold and unruly person, you mean to slander me.

You are a lowly person, why would you allow me to risk disfigure myself and slander you? Your Majesty——"

"Okay, Concubine Shu, I'm asking questions."

Ren Xuanyong's words revealed a hint of displeasure.

As the king of Tianle Kingdom, no matter how much he doted on his concubines, he would never do so much as to lose the dignity of a ruler.

When Concubine Ruan Yunheng heard this, she shut up instantly, leaving only grievance and hatred towards Qiao Xi.

Thinking that Qiao Xi came with Concubine De that day, he suspected that she was in cahoots with Concubine De.

In this harem, the only one who is qualified to compete with her for favor is Concubine De.

She should have thought of Concubine De earlier.

Ruan Yunheng felt a little regretful for trusting others so easily, and couldn't help but blame all her usual dislike for Concubine De on Qiao Xi.

Today, she wanted to see with her own eyes that Qiao Xi was severely punished by the emperor, so as to offset some of the evil in her heart.

Thinking of this, Ruan Yunheng covered her face with a veil, walked around the screen, and came behind Emperor Ren Xuanyong.

"My dear, why did you come out? What if you get caught in the wind?"

The imperial physician said that her face should not be exposed to the wind, otherwise it would increase the risk of scarring.

If the scar really remained, his harem would be about to lose a beauty.

Then, where would he find another beauty to spend the long night with?

"Your Majesty, I want to see you punish this lowly person with my own eyes, otherwise I will never be able to let go of the anger in my heart."

Ren Xuanyong glanced at Ruan Yunheng, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in a flash.

However, he did not insist on Ruan Yunheng going back.

Seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, Ruan Yunheng knew that this was his tacit consent for her to stay and watch.

It seems that the emperor has her in his heart.

Humph, so what if you were almost disfigured, Concubine De, you can’t beat me.

There was a hint of pride in Ruan Yunheng's eyes.

He lowered his eyes to look at Qiao Xi, but his body trembled.

Wasn't she wearing a mask before? Why isn't she wearing a mask today?

Could it be that in just a few days, the red envelopes on her face have healed?

Then wouldn’t her beauty be seen by the emperor?

If her face is as charming as her figure, wouldn't it be——

Thinking of this, Ruan Yunheng didn't dare to think any further.

"Ouch!"

Ruan Yunheng, who had just been feeling proud, suddenly let out a painful groan, causing Ren Xuanyong to turn around and look.

"My dear, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, I have a headache. Could you please accompany me to the couch to rest for a while?"

One moment she asked him to teach a lesson to the unruly man who almost disfigured her, and the next moment she asked him to accompany her to the couch. Did she really think that he, the emperor, had nothing to do?

I still think that I am becoming arrogant because of the favor I received in the past.

"Shu Fei, I don't have that much time to play around with you."

"Are you all dead? Hurry up and help Concubine Shu to rest on the couch."

At the emperor's command, several palace maids and nannies hurried forward and helped Concubine Ruan Yunheng back behind the screen without giving her a chance to say anything.

Ren Xuanyong found a nearby chair and sat down, looking at the two people kneeling on the ground:

"Tell me, whose school are you under, and whose orders do you follow?"

The palace maid saw Ren Xuanyong sit down and hurriedly brought him a cup of tea.

Ren Xuanyong picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and turned his attention back to the two kneeling people.

"Why, you won't tell me? If that's the case, then I have no choice but to send you to the Ministry of Punishment."

When Qiao Xi heard the words "Ministry of Punishment", although she didn't know what it was specifically for, she was sure that it was not a good place.

"Your Majesty, there is indeed nothing wrong with the medicine I gave Your Majesty."

"If there is no problem, then why did my beloved concubine almost get disfigured?"

"Well..." Qiao Xi hesitated and said her request, "Can I take the Majesty's pulse again?"

There was indeed nothing wrong with the medicine, but there was no guarantee that the concubine might have taken her medicine and then taken other medicine.

"Why, do you really think my beloved concubine is slandering you?"

There was some anger in Ren Xuanyong's words.

How can a commoner violate the royal dignity?

Qiao Xi kowtowed:

"I dare not. I am just worried that the Concubine may have taken other medicines by mistake, which happened to conflict with my medicines, so this happened."

"Oh!"

Ren Xuanyong exclaimed in surprise, "Look up at me and say it again!"

He wanted to see if a commoner had the courage to lie in front of him.

Hearing this, Qiao Xi pursed her pink lips and raised her head as she was told.

Ren Xuanyong's hand holding the teacup suddenly froze, and the tea in the cup created ripples, but he was completely unaware.

The impatience in his eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by a look of amazement.

It even bends into a certain arc, as if the eyes are smiling.

When his eyes moved to the white neck under Qiao Xi's face, his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, your tea!"

The palace maid discovered that the tea in the teacup had spilled out, and she forgot the etiquette in front of the hall and let out a cry.

When she realized what she had done, she knelt down in front of Ren Xuanyong and kowtowed repeatedly, begging:

"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die!"