roccoschili Chapter 321
Chapter 321
Qi Sili stood aside like a pillar, his eyes became dim and his brows frowned imperceptibly.
Thinking of the past, he and Hu Luanfei were like the twin lotuses in a carp pond, loving each other dearly. He couldn't help but let a faint smile appear on his lips as he recalled the charming and scheming look of Hu Luanfei when she relied on him and tried to please him.
He didn't realize that Qi Siliao's mind started to become sensitive because of his faint smile.
"Mother, when your son and my royal brother rushed to the Cining Palace, we heard a slight movement in the West Garden. Perhaps the madman who disturbed your mother's chanting of Buddha and copying scriptures is hiding in the West Garden. It would be better for your son to take people in to search, so as to avoid wrongly accusing Luanfei." Qi Siriao frowned and kept comforting Hu Luanfei, while also looking at the empress dowager.
The sword-wielding guards outside came clattering from a distance. Although everyone was in a hurry, they were all in an orderly manner, and it was obvious that they were well-trained.
The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows slightly. "The Cining Palace is where I live. It is heavily guarded. Even a fly can't fly in on weekdays. How could a lunatic hide in the West Garden? The Emperor and Liao'er are worrying too much."
Qi Si Liao looked out with a worried look in his eyes, "Mother, please do not underestimate the strength of the lunatics. They are very cunning and always like to hide in the dark and spy on others. I will not feel at ease unless I personally search the place."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "There are many experts in the Cining Palace. The two maids around me are from famous military families and their insight is no worse than yours. Besides, there are imperial guards patrolling outside the palace, so Prince Zhan does not have to worry."
"In that case, my son's princess is not the one who disturbs the queen mother. The maid is sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and very powerful. The princess has no martial arts skills and is weak, so even if she wants to disturb us, she has to escape the maid's clutches. By the way, princess, have you been near the temple?"
"No." Hu Luanfei complained tearfully, "I was woken up by the maid in my sleep, and I thought it was none of my business and went back to sleep. But the maid opened the door without my permission and brought me to the Buddhist temple without explanation. Your Majesty, I am innocent. You must search the Cining Palace carefully to clear my name."
She cried and suddenly knelt down in front of Qi Sili. Her black and white eyes were filled with tears again, which silently slid down her cheeks. "Your Majesty, for the safety of the Empress Dowager, you must thoroughly investigate the Cining Palace. I beg you."
Every word she spoke expressed her concern for the Empress Dowager. Qi Sili already had a good impression of Hu Luanfei, and seeing her crying like that, he couldn't help but feel distressed.
He bent down and stretched out his hand to her. Hu Luan wiped her tears with a handkerchief and secretly gave Qi Siliao a look.
Qi Siliao knelt down beside Hu Luanfei, with a strong possessiveness. He held Hu Luanfei's shoulders with both hands and brought her into his arms, avoiding the hand extended by Qi Sili.
"Your Majesty, I am always at your service."
"Hmph!" Qi Sili looked displeased, and he made no effort to hide his displeasure. His displeasure was written all over his face.
After carefully looking at the Queen Mother's expression, Qi Sili reached out and picked up the fruit on the altar, and wiped the remaining moisture on the fruit with his fingertips. He frowned and threw the fruit at the nanny, "Come here, thoroughly investigate the Cining Palace."
Outside, a large group of guards began to take action.
The queen mother's face turned pale and she glared fiercely: "Who dares!"
"Two maids, tell me what the wet marks left on this fruit are!" Qi Sili's eyes were grim, and his clear voice was filled with suppressed anger.
When the nanny smelled the fruit, her face changed drastically and she hesitated for a long time.
"Mother, as far as I know, the Cining Palace is mostly populated by women, and the eunuchs are also carefully selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How could there be residual body fluids from men on this fruit!"
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother suddenly panicked a little. The emotion in her eyes became even more intense, full of crazy murderous intent, as strong as substance, "The Emperor suspects that I am having an affair with someone?"
"I dare not." Qi Sili looked at her with a pair of cold jade-like eyes. "After the palace search is completed, I will find out the truth and will not wrongly accuse my mother for no reason."
"Okay." The Queen Mother stared at them meaningfully, "It seems that I was careless and let the tiger go back to the mountain and let the wolf in."
Hu Luanfei knew who the "wolf" the old woman was talking about. She did not refute, but hid in Qi Siliao's arms and whimpered twice.
"Your Majesty, several unidentified men were found in the West Garden, and..." The guards looked at each other cautiously and did not dare to say anything else.
Qi Sili said coldly: "I pardon you all, tell me what you found."
The guard was too embarrassed to say anything, so he just handed the thing to the eunuch beside him and asked the eunuch to present it to Qi Sili.
The eunuch handed over a brocade box, red in color with gold edges, with a phoenix pattern made of gold or jewels on the surface, which looked extremely noble. The eunuch opened the brocade box, and inside were black pills of various sizes, in two layers, and the next layer was small red pills, with a faint fragrance spreading in the air.
Qi Sili's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his breathing became heavy, and he had a faint sign of aphrodisiac. The eunuch next to him felt that something was wrong and quickly closed the brocade box. Unfortunately, a piece of paper fell out of the brocade box. The eunuch picked it up and opened it. His face changed drastically, "Your Majesty, this is a charming aphrodisiac!"
Qi Sili slammed his hand hard on the table and forced himself to calm down. Due to the aphrodisiac, the look in his eyes when he looked at Hu Luanfei could not hide his strong desire.
Hu Luanfei pretended to pour water, but actually added some space spring water for purification. Qi Siliao's eyes were calm, staring at her intently, as if he wanted to stare a hole in her before he would give up.
"I'll give it to him." Qi Siliao took the cup from Hu Luanfei. She had an illusion that she could clearly sense that Qi Siliao wanted to splash the water in the cup towards Qi Sili at this moment.
Everyone fell silent while Qi Sili was drinking water. The madman who had been struggling stopped moving at this moment. He thought and secretly looked at the empress dowager.
Everyone seemed to have not come to their senses yet. They remained silent for a while, looking at Qi Sili. It was not until Qi Sili raised his murderous eyes that the empress dowager remembered the seriousness of the situation.
"You tell me." Qi Sili pointed at the guard who had just brought the brocade box.
The guards explained clearly what they had seen and heard: "There were several strong young men living in the northernmost wing of the West Garden. When we broke in, they were discussing how to use the pills. When we were arrested, one of the young men shouted that he was the Queen Mother's man. We followed the Emperor's orders and arrested him."
Qi Sili's eyes were full of contempt. "Mother, how do you explain this?"
The Queen Mother calmed down with the help of the Nanny and sneered for a moment, "I also want to know why they live in Xiyuan. If the Emperor wants to investigate, then go ahead. I am old and cannot handle many things. The Emperor must make the decision for his mother. Don't let anyone slander me for no reason."