Chapter 14: The Cold and Arrogant Master is Actually a Great Enemy
In the quiet palace, the sound of broken teacups was extremely harsh.
Shi Li looked at the debris on the ground and her heart sank.
She had a vague guess in her mind, but she was afraid she would not have the chance to verify it.
Just like Xiao Huang said, in this era, poisoning the princess is a capital crime.
There was no one else here. All the princess had to do was say that she had poisoned the tea. She would have no chance to defend herself and could only lie down and wait for death.
But... why am I so unwilling?
If...if she persisted a little longer, would it be possible...
Shi Li didn't know what she was expecting.
The palace door was suddenly pushed open, and dazzling sunlight shone in.
Shi Li looked over subconsciously, but found that the person who came in was neither a eunuch or a palace maid, nor a guard, but a handsome young man in bright yellow clothes.
Wait… bright yellow?
Shi Li's eyes widened. The memory of being a eunuch was too painful. Seeing this color was a conditioned reflex, and he knelt down to salute.
"You..." Xiao Jin was startled by her agile movements, his eyes were a little complicated and difficult to understand, but he was immediately attracted by Xiao Huang's voice.
"Emperor, Emperor Brother..." Xiao Huang never expected that Xiao Jin would suddenly appear at this time. He was so scared that he trembled like a sieve and fell to his knees on the ground the next second.
The many pearl hairpins on her head also fell off and shattered on the ground.
"Heh." Xiao Jin chuckled, changed his target, and walked in front of Xiao Huang.
He leaned over, stretched out two fingers and pinched her chin, forcing her to look up at him.
This was the first time Xiao Huang looked Xiao Jin in the eye.
She was brought back to the palace from Nanling by Ma Wei and Shan Yi. She only met Xiao Jin once briefly on the first day. She was nervous and guilty and didn't dare to look at him for more than a moment.
"I'm still wondering how my aunt could give birth to such an ugly daughter." Xiao Jin's voice did not reveal any emotion, but the chill emanating from his body was terrifying.
Shi Li didn't dare to look up, just listened to his voice, and felt panic in her heart.
At this moment, a beautifully shaped hand stretched out in front of her.
Shi Li looked up and saw a girl with a gentle face appeared in front of her.
This girl is Yueying. She just followed Xiao Jin in, but no one noticed her.
"Girl, please stand up first."
Shi Li was still in a daze, but when she heard this, she subconsciously took her hand and stood up.
Over there, Xiao Jin had already shaken off Xiao Huang's jaw.
I don't know what the two of them said just now, Xiao Huang was thrown to the ground and looked like a dead person.
Xiao Jin didn't even look at her, turned around and walked towards Shi Li.
His cold and frightening aura, which didn't seem like that of a good guy, made Shi Li subconsciously want to step back and away from him.
But the bright yellow color that only the emperor could wear and her remaining sanity reminded her not to act rashly.
Shi Li held her breath, watching Xiao Jin getting closer and closer, then he took out a familiar object and waved it in front of her.
"Do you know this?"
It was a silver hairpin, not very expensive, but with a small bell on the head, it looked very delicate and cute.
It was the silver hairpin that Shi Li lost when she went to Nanling.
Shi Li was about to nod, but Xiao Jin put down his hand impatiently and frowned, "Forget it, it's troublesome."
"Moon Shadow, hurry up."
Yueying had a dagger in her hand at some point, and Shili had no time to react before her fingertips were cut.
A drop of blood gushed out, and Yueying caught it with the teacup on the table.
???
Shi Li looked at her in confusion.
Afterwards, Xiao Jin took the dagger from Yueying's hand, and nonchalantly cut his wrist, then clenched his fist and let the blood flow into the same teacup.
"Drop blood..." Shi Li watched the two people doing this and subconsciously wanted to remind them that dropping blood to identify relatives is unscientific.
Xiao Jin glanced at her coldly, and Shi Li immediately shut up.
I watched Yueying walk out with the teacup mixed with two drops of blood.
Well, it seems that there is another way.
Shi Li thought that she was just being surprised by what she had seen.
The waiting is suffocating.
Xiao Jin sat on the chair, tapped the table impatiently with his knuckles, and frowned.
Shi Li discovered that the young emperor had a very bad temper, so she didn't dare to speak. She just stood aside and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible.
Even the little yellow dog on the ground was quiet, as if it were a dead person.
After an unknown amount of time, Yueying came back with nothing in her hands.
She walked straight to Xiao Jin and nodded at him.
Xiao Jin's expression changed immediately.
Her brows relaxed, and her bright red lips even lifted up in delight. Then she walked straight to Shi Li with a burning gaze.
"The Imperial Sister has suffered."
There was obvious tenderness flashing in his eyes.
Shi Li didn't dare to agree. Seeing how much this person had changed, she just took a step back silently and didn't dare to say a word.
Xiao Jin was really happy. He ignored the fact that the wound on his wrist was still bleeding and directly raised the silver bell hairpin to put it on Shi Li's head.
Shi Li had her hair in a bun today, so she couldn't wear any hairpins or rings.
But she didn't dare to move and could only watch.
"Your Majesty, let me do it."
Fortunately, at the last moment, the gentle and kind Yueying stopped the crazy emperor and took the silver hairpin from him.
Shi Li looked at this considerate girl and wished she could marry her.
Yueying smiled at her, took her hand and placed the silver hairpin in her palm, and said in a gentle and comforting voice, "Miss, you are frightened. Come with me."
Although Shi Li didn't know who Yueying was, she felt that it was better to follow Yueying than to stay here and watch the crazy emperor, so she followed her without hesitation.
Someone has to clean up the remaining mess.
Xiao Jin looked back at the fake princess lying silently on the ground, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand and snapped his fingers beside his ears.
Then, several shadows appeared beside him.
"Get rid of it." Xiao Jin's voice was cold, "Don't let anyone find out."
Several shadows bowed their heads, and then one of them dragged Xiao Huang up, not even giving her the chance to scream, and took her away.
After a while, the eunuch chief Ma Wei came in with several eunuchs and palace maids.
"Your Majesty, Lord Shao requests to see you." Ma Wei walked to Xiao Jin dutifully, as if he didn't notice the messy debris on the ground.
Xiao Jin frowned, his brows gloomy, "Shao Quan?"
"Just now, the person was invited from his house." Ma Wei reminded softly.
Xiao Jin suddenly realized and narrowed his eyes, "Shao family..."
Before he could finish his words, his body had already moved.
Ma Wei winked at the others and followed closely behind Xiao Jin.
The eunuchs and palace maids he brought with him had all just been transferred from other places and had never seen Xiao Huang.
As for the people who served the princess these days, it is impossible to see them again in the palace.
Xiao Jin met Shao Quan outside the Imperial Library.
"Your Majesty, Princess Nan'an..." Shao Quan came forward. A strand of hair was revealed under his usually neatly-knit hair crown, which showed how hastily and anxiously he came.
"Shut up." Xiao Jin glared at him, then looked at Ma Wei.
Ma Wei nodded in understanding and said to Shao Quan with a smile: "Don't worry, Master Shao, nothing happened."
Shao Quan's anxious heart finally calmed down a little.
No one knew how nervous he was on his way into the palace.
After his parents died, he thought he would never know what it was like to be afraid.
But when Shao Quan was told that someone from the palace was taking her away, he was really panicked.
fine……
"Master Shao, the wound on your back has opened!" Ma Wei smelled a hint of blood and looked at Shao Quan in surprise.