Chapter 93 Go to Pingnan Marquis Mansion to seek explanation first
The air was deathly silent.
Prince Qi was an expert in the romantic field and he saw at a glance what Liu Huan had done.
You will always feel unwilling to get what you can't get. When he woke up this morning, the scenes from last night came to his mind. Prince Qi felt that the whole thing was more and more strange, so he wanted to find Liu Huan to ask. He went to the courtyard where she lived, mainly to see the condition of Liu Yu's face.
However, he was told that not only did Liu Yu not go to Liu Huan's place last night, but even Liu Huan herself did not go back.
He and Bai Wei walked all the way to the side hall.
"Sister Liu, how could you do such a thing?"
Bai Wei was the first to speak, breaking the silence.
Prince Qi glanced at Bai Wei. No man would like to see his woman cheating on him and being seen by others.
"Madam Bai, you go down first." Prince Qi's voice was full of the majesty of a prince and could not be resisted.
The reason why Bai Wei was favored by King Qi was not only because she had many ways to please men, but also because she knew what was best for her.
She bowed and before leaving, she specifically reminded Prince Qi to take Liu Huan to the side hall, and also instructed all of Prince Qi's servants not to go near the side hall.
After Bai Wei left, Prince Qi didn't even look at Liu Huan, turned around and walked into the side hall.
Liu Huan trembled as he followed King Qi into the room.
Xiao Xizi, their personal servant, closed the door for them and stood guard at the door.
Prince Qi threw off his robes, sat down on the stool with his sword, and cast a sharp gaze on Liu Huan, asking coldly, "When did you have an affair with the servants in the mansion?"
"I didn't, just this once." Liu Huan shook her head suddenly, knelt down, crawled to the feet of King Qi, hugged his legs, and cried:
"Your Majesty, I only did it once last night. I was framed."
He felt disgusted when he thought about how he, a prince, had to share a woman with those lowly servants.
Prince Qi kicked Liu Huan away with disdain and sneered: "You said someone else framed you? Who was it? You wouldn't say it was your sister Liu Yu!"
I could feel the chilling chill and murderous intent emanating from Prince Qi.
When a person is on the verge of life and death, the five senses will become particularly sharp. Liu Huan knew that she could not admit it, and she could not bite either Liu Yu or Bai Wei.
"I don't know. After you left last night, my whole body started to feel hot. At first I thought it was just a fever, but as time went on, something felt wrong. Then I realized I might have been poisoned by Chinese medicine." Liu Huan looked at Prince Qi with tears on her face: "Your Highness, you have to believe me! I poured cold water on it..."
Seeing that Liu Huan didn't seem to be lying, King Qi narrowed his eyes and asked, "So, you said there was something wrong with last night's meal?"
Liu Huan wisely did not answer this time. Only if Prince Qi personally investigated the matter would he seek justice for her.
After hearing what Liu Huan said, King Qi fell into deep thought. He was indeed thinking about what happened last night, but he was not thinking about how Liu Huan was killed. Instead, he was wondering if Liu Yu's face was also deliberately messed up by someone?
This was to prevent himself from favoring Liu Yu.
Who is it?
The first person he thought of was Liu Yu himself, but the thought only flashed through his mind. That was her face. Women were so beautiful that they were busy protecting their looks, so how could they destroy it themselves?
Prince Qi's eyes swept over Liu Huan. Could it be this shameless woman?
Forget it, it doesn’t matter. Whether it is true or not, this matter is the fault of the Pingnan Marquis Mansion.
The most frightening time for people is not facing death directly, but often the process of waiting for the announcement of death. After not hearing Prince Qi's voice for a long time, Liu Huan was really about to collapse, and she begged again and again.
Prince Qi looked at Liu Huan, who was crying like a human, with only disgust in his eyes.
But he was still unwilling to accept what happened last night. He did not execute the woman immediately. He was thinking about whether he could use her to set up another trap.
But before Prince Qi could think of a good solution, the door of the side hall was opened from the outside, and the news eventually reached the ears of the princess.
It was Princess Murong who came in. She was wearing a brocade robe embroidered with a phoenix pattern, and a headpiece with five blue phoenixes holding a red agate bead necklace on her head. She looked dignified and elegant.
However, his facial features can only be described as delicate, and his skin is even a little dark. He looks several years older than Prince Qi.
She walked with standard steps, walked to King Qi, knelt down and apologized:
"This happened in the backyard. It's my fault for not keeping a close eye on the rules. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Prince Qi bent down and helped Murong up himself: "This matter has nothing to do with you."
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with Madam Liu?"
"What do you think, Princess?" Prince Qi asked back.
Murong stared at Prince Qi's expression for a while, but couldn't figure out what he meant. Such an affair happening in the royal family was a blatant slap in the face of the entire royal family. Not only would this woman die, but her family would also be affected.
Murong sighed lightly and told her how to deal with Liu Huan.
Hearing this, Liu Huan shook her head wildly: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die..." She crawled to the feet of King Qi again and hugged King Qi's thighs.
Prince Qi subconsciously kicked him a few times, but Liu Huan seemed to be stuck to his legs and could not be kicked away at all.
Liu Huan ignored the severe pain in his body and shouted heartbreakingly:
"Your Highness, you can't kill me. I am still useful." As if she had thought of something, she looked at Prince Qi with bloodshot eyes, crying and laughing as she said:
"Liu Huan's appearance is not like that. It's only temporary. Believe me, she will be even more beautiful than the one in your painting. I will help you get her."
Although Liu Huan's words were disorganized, King Qi still understood them.
Ever since seeing Liu Yu's disfigured face last night, Prince Qi's certainty that Liu Yu was the woman he saw at Marquis Pingnan's residence that night and met at the Hundred Flowers Banquet began to waver.
But now what Liu Huan said made it completely clear.
Prince Qi recalled the stunning glimpse he had gotten that night at the Marquis of Pingnan's mansion, as well as their encounter at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. That painting was indeed not even half as good as her.
Just thinking about it made him feel his blood boiling.
Murong saw the consideration in Prince Qi's eyes and knew that something unexpected would happen if Liu Huan was dealt with, so she looked at Prince Qi.
King Qi smiled awkwardly and explained:
"It's just that the Pingnan Marquisate wanted to offer me another daughter, but something went wrong."
"Your Highness, I need to advise you. If your mother knew about this, you should know the consequences." After saying this, he left the side hall.
After Murong left, Prince Qi raised his hand, grabbed Liu Huan's chin, and slowly lifted her up:
"Are you serious? If you can do this, I can let you go to a nunnery to practice asceticism."
Liu Huan didn't want to spend the rest of her life with a secluded mind, but compared with her life, she chose the former.
Prince Qi was satisfied with Liu Huan's reaction. He let go of her and murmured:
"But before that, let's go to your Pingnan Marquis Mansion! If you dare to play tricks on me, you will have to pay the price."