Upon hearing this, King Rui turned his head and looked at Jin Xin, who was running towards him in his inner clothes with a crooked body.
There were all men here. King Rui frowned and looked unhappy, but he still took off his cloak and walked towards her, wrapping his body around her.
"What's the matter with you? There are all foreign men here, how can you behave appropriately when you are dressed like this?" Prince Rui scolded.
Jin Xin hugged him, bursting into tears, with frightened eyes, pointing to her residence, "Your Majesty, there are snakes, many, many snakes."
Prince Rui was stunned when he heard this, thinking she was having a nightmare. He raised his hand to touch her forehead, but Jin Xin grabbed her hand and said again, "Your Majesty, someone put a snake into my concubine's room. That person must not have gone far yet. I’m so scared.”
She was really frightened. She was most afraid of snakes. Her legs were weak at that time. If it weren't for her strong desire to survive, she really wouldn't be able to get out of that room.
At this moment, Lianrong's sharp cry was heard.
Upon hearing this, King Rui strode towards Xiyuan. The noise was so great that all the residences in Xiyuan started lighting lamps, and then several screams were heard.
Lianrong hurriedly stepped back and saw the prince coming in, followed by Jin Xin limping behind him. Lianrong hurriedly stepped forward and knelt in front of Prince Rui.
"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for my master. Someone has poisoned the house with poisonous snakes. There are many poisonous snakes in the master's house."
He raised his eyes, and in the dim light, he could see one or two snakes swimming out from inside. Seeing this, several concubines screamed in fright, and hurriedly ran to the door, asking for help from the prince.
The guards behind him rushed forward at King Rui's signal.
At this time, King Rui looked towards Jin Xin. She stood there, shaking violently, her hair messy and hanging on her shoulders. She looked at her house uneasily. When she saw King Rui's gaze, she felt aggrieved. He called out, "Your Majesty, I am afraid."
As she said that, she squirmed forward. Prince Rui noticed that her walking posture was not right. He took two steps forward, supported her and asked, "What's wrong with the leg?"
She slowly pulled up her trousers, revealing the injury on her knee, which made him feel suffocated. But seeing that there was no injury on her body, except that the injury on her leg was at the knee, he could guess a little bit about the cause of the injury.
"Is Concubine Gao making things difficult for you again?" he asked.
She shook her head, shedding tears silently, and said, "When I returned home, the eldest sister made me kneel down, and that's it."
Hearing the word "eldest sister", Prince Rui's eyes were a little puzzled. He wanted to ask, but his confidant immediately stepped forward and told the secret of the Hou family that was spread throughout the streets.
After hearing this, King Rui's face became weird and complicated. Why did Marquis Qi Yuan do such a thing? Since he gave birth to a child, he should be treated kindly, but he was placed in the backyard, a slave, bullied, and had no responsibility. He Isn't it a joke that he is still his own old Taishan?
But when he looked at Jin Xin, he sighed deeply and felt a little distressed. His princess was also a petty one. He didn't say anything, but stepped forward and picked her up.
When the concubines around him saw this, they were all a little jealous, but they still gave up their positions.
"No one can live here anymore. You can go to Qingfeng Terrace with me tonight."
Hearing this, she nodded obediently, stretched out her hand, hooked her arm around his neck, and raised her eyes to meet his pitying gaze. She was so moved that her eyes suddenly turned red, "Why is the prince so kind to his maid?"
Jin Xin thought that he must be special to her simply because of his beauty, but after thinking about it, she felt that the prince had no shortage of women, and there were many beauties, but he seemed to favor her more.
King Rui laughed when he heard this, "You are my wife, and I have always been generous to my women."
Jin Xin pressed against his chest and closed her eyes gently, as if murmuring, "But do you know, my lord? You are the best person to me besides my mother. I dare not ask my lord to treat me the best in my life." I am such a good maid and concubine, but I hope that I can stay by your side in this life, and that is enough."
Such a tender confession made his heart tremble, and his heart felt warm. He looked down at her again, and saw that the cloak on her body had fallen away. At some point, her belt had been untied, revealing half of her shoulders.
What's more, he saw that she was half round and swaying when she walked, which made him feel very itchy.
Prince Rui was breathing heavily and joked in a low voice, "You are really a fairy."
Seeing this, she hurriedly pulled it carefully and buried it into his thick chest in embarrassment, making him laugh heartily. If he hadn't considered that there was a confidant following behind him, he would have said more explicit words.
When he returned to his bedroom in Qingfengtai, he felt impatient.
But people from Qiluanyuan followed closely and asked their confidants to tell them that the princess had fetal motility.
When King Rui heard that the matter was related to his heir, he could only put his thoughts away, sat up, and said to Jin Xin, "I will go see the princess."
"Then I'll go back later by myself," she said hurriedly.
"No, no one can live in your house for the time being. Wait until the guards clean it before you can move in. During this period, you can temporarily live in Qingfeng Terrace."
After saying that, he got up and went out.
When King Rui came out, he looked very unhappy, not because he was spoiled, but because Jin Xin was punished first, and then there were poisonous snakes in the room for no apparent reason. He didn't grow up under protection. In the deep palace, he saw There will only be more darkness than the mansion.
Gao's side concubine has always been unruly and willful, but she would not dare to kill someone. He still understands this, only his main concubine.
He knew from the first glance that she was thoughtful, and he really couldn't communicate intimately with her. Her words and actions were all to please him, and he knew very well that their relationship as husband and wife was fragile.
But after all, the marriage was granted by the Queen Mother, so he naturally had to respect it a bit.
When they came, the guards of Mei Xiangju who were cleaning up the venomous snakes came to report and caught ten venomous snakes in total. This incident was man-made.
King Rui looked serious, slightly annoyed, and said to the guard, "Strictly check the entry and exit records tonight. All suspicious persons will be investigated by me."
Arriving at Qiluan Courtyard, Qiao'er saw that Prince Rui looked unhappy, so he stepped forward nimbly, "Your Majesty, the princess had some abdominal pain in the afternoon. The imperial doctor came to see her. It seems that the princess has fetal gas."
King Rui walked into the inner room. Seeing this, Jiang Yushu stood up and saluted. King Rui wanted to question Jin Xin, but seeing her like this, he suppressed his questioning and said, "It's better to lie down." Come on, don’t move."
Jiang Yushu smiled bitterly, "I'm incompetent. I can't even keep the baby in check."
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's up to you to decide." Prince Rui frowned.
Qiao'er stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, this matter is not because of the princess's poor health, but because someone actually wants to murder the little emperor's grandson."
"What's going on?" Prince Rui frowned.
I've only been out for a few days, why are there so many things going on?
"I went back to the Marquis Mansion yesterday, and the princess had fetal contractions when she came back." Qiao'er said, feeling aggrieved.
When King Rui heard this, he understood that it was because of Marquis Qi Yuan.
"It's just a trivial matter, why are you doing this?" Prince Rui frowned.
"Don't listen to this servant's nonsense. It's not because of my father's concubinage. It's because of this matter. It concerns sister Jinxin. It was only when I returned to the Marquis Mansion that I learned that Jinxin was my biological sister. My father has never done anything for so many years. Tell me, you have mistreated sister Jinxin for so many years."
As she said that, she picked up the handkerchief and wiped away her tears, as if she felt very sorry for her.
Prince Rui couldn't understand it, so he asked, "Just because of this, you got pregnant?"
