The ugliest queen ever

Chapter 41 42 Interrogation
As the dusk gradually darkened, the bright red morning glow soaked the eastern sky, and the vast land began to gradually sink into the thick night.
When Su Xueqing and Guoguo sneaked into the palace, it was pitch black in front of Fengyi Hall, and the guards and Qing'er Lu'er who usually guarded the gate didn't see it.
Except for the few big characters that are gilded and eye-catching on the main hall, the surrounding area looks extraordinarily gloomy and cold.
Su Xueqing secretly felt that something was wrong, and quickly stopped Guoguo behind her. She always felt that something big was about to happen, and she panicked for no reason.
"Your Majesty..." In the dark night, Guoguo's expression could not be seen, but from her voice, she could hear that she was a little worried.
"Shh...you stay here first. I'll go in and see what's going on."
Yes, this calm before the storm is particularly frightening.
Guoguo said nothing, but nodded quietly.
Su Xueqing entered the hall in the dark, and her fat body hit the pillar in front of her head-on. The nose and forehead were the most serious places, and the pain immediately made her want to scream.However, without knowing the situation, she could only reluctantly rub her forehead, and rely on the quiet moonlight outside the window to look at everything in the hall.
On the phoenix couch, the white gauze is indistinct, illusory and dead.The paintings and calligraphy in front of the case are neat, the tea cups on the table are orderly, everything looks so peaceful and empty.
Other than a little eerie horror, it's not a big deal.After a long time, Su Xueqing breathed a sigh of relief and was about to call Guoguo into the house.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, in a dark and cold corner, a creepy and cold voice suddenly sounded: "Queen, where did you come from?"
This sentence almost made Su Xueqing's heart spit out from his mouth in fright.It wasn't that she was afraid of anyone, but that in the middle of the night, there was no one in the room, and in this silent night, like a scene from a horror movie, such a voice suddenly appeared, which really scared her out of control .
She froze in place, forcing herself to calm down.At this moment, the phoenix lamps at the four corners of the Fengyi Hall were all lit up.
Through the dim and flickering candlelight, Su Xueqing saw a large group of people coming out from behind the screen.
Sure enough, there is fraud.
The leader, wearing a golden dragon robe and a nine-pronged crown, was looking at himself with a pair of deep and gloomy pupils.
Yes, his eyes are as quiet and deep as a lake in winter, and there seems to be cold loneliness and arrogance hidden in the depths of his eyes.When looking at himself, he raised his handsome and cold brows slightly, and under the dim candlelight, he added a bit of unruly demeanor.Therefore, no matter whether it is loneliness or uninhibitedness, this cannot conceal the innate noble temperament exuding from his whole body.
Standing behind the man were two sisters from the Lian family. The two women were as ostentatious and arrogant as ever, dressed in red and purple, each showing their dignity.
"Chen and concubine see the emperor."
Seeing these three people, Su Xueqing secretly felt that nothing good happened, but right now she could only calmly bow down to Sikong Jue.
"Excuse me." Sikong Jue sat down on the red sandalwood chair coldly, and the Dai sisters surrounded him, serving him tea and squeezing his shoulders.That fawning face turned into the most ironic ridicule when it fell on Su Xueqing.
"I don't know what is the purpose of the emperor's late-night visit?" Su Xueqing lowered her head, thinking about how to escape.
"What do you think? My queen!"
As Sikong Jue spoke, he raised his eyebrows, his expression was dark and charming, making it hard for people to figure out what he was thinking.
Su Xueqing knew that he would bring a large number of people here tonight, so he probably wouldn't give herself any good fruit to eat, so she immediately asked innocently, "Could it be that the emperor wants to pamper his concubine?"
As soon as these words came out, several contemptuous and provocative eyes immediately shot in front of him, as well as the palace maid and eunuch standing on the side, all of them bowed their heads and smiled slightly.
Sikong Jue snorted coldly, without much expression on his stiff face: "Queen, you are thinking too much. I just want to care, where did the queen come back from in the middle of the night?"
Su Xueqing still looked up innocently, then pointed out the window and said: "Oh, my maid and I saw that the night is fine tonight, so we went to watch the stars and the moon. Why, the emperor is also interested?"
Sikong Jue squinted his phoenix eyes, and looked at her at the bottom of the steps with a trace of suspicion. Looking at the plump body, he didn't look flustered at all. He raised his thin lips and questioned: "Really? I don't know the queen." Where did you go to enjoy the moon? Why did I search the entire Fengyi Hall, including the rockery, streams, lakes, river ponds, and stone pavilions in front, but didn't see your shadow?"
After hearing this, Su Xueqing couldn't help cursing secretly in her heart.This kid came here on purpose to find fault, right?I don't usually see you looking for me, but today I happened to leave the palace privately, and you searched for me all over the world. Did you make a mistake? When did you care about me so much?
Thinking of this, Su Xueqing squeezed out a dry smile, then her eyes sparkled, and she said with a smile: "Well, I'm not here to admire the moon, of course you won't be able to see me, Your Majesty, I went to Concubine De's bedroom, we two sisters love each other deeply , Watching the moon and stars together, when she was on the rise, she even asked me to have dinner at night, so I came back late. You must know that the empress is so eager to find me, and the concubines will definitely not be greedy and keep the emperor waiting until now. "
"Hey, I'm still quibbling. Someone said they saw you sneaking out of the palace, but now you are talking nonsense here. Are you trying to deceive the Holy Majesty?"
Dai Qilian, who had been pinching the shoulders for Sikong Jue, seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and immediately exposed Su Xueqing's lies.Then stared at her fiercely like you were dead.
Su Xueqing looked at the two sisters who wanted to put her to death, and continued to ask without changing her expression: "If the people who pity the concubine found out that I sneaked out of the palace, why didn't they report it directly?"
"Because the emperor was no longer at that time, and we didn't expect that after a stately country, he would dress up as a clown and go in and out with actors in order to leave the palace privately. The means to leave the palace, could it be that there are some shady matters to be dealt with outside? Originally, it was just a concubine's speculation at the beginning, but the queen came back at this time, so it must be true."
Facing those thorny words, Su Xueqing sneered, stared at her with a fearless gaze and said: "Concubine Lian, it is best to have a basis for speaking, it is not a wise thing to spout blood." .Also, you said that your subordinates saw me leaving the palace, so what about the evidence?" Fortunately, in ancient times, there were no such things as surveillance, video recording, and tracking devices.It's useless to ask her to say something like this.
Seeing that her sister had nowhere to refute what Su Xueqing said, the younger sister's concubine also intervened, pointing at her angrily with her fingers and saying: "You... If not, then why did you return late at night? This is simply unreasonable."
"Didn't I tell you everything, what do you guys want if I go to accompany Concubine De to watch the stars and watch the moon?" She expressed her helplessness, which made the people at the front end feel unreasonable.
"You are clearly a liar..."
"Evidence, evidence..."
"Shut up, now it can be proved that you have left the palace or not, the only solution is to let Concubine De come over. Someone, go and invite Concubine De to come here immediately."
As soon as Sikong Jue finished speaking, the eunuchs around him obeyed immediately, and hurriedly ordered the maids at the side to find someone.
Su Xueqing's black pupils slanted slightly, and she glanced at the maid who was going to invite someone, feeling a little flustered in her heart.That's right, when I mentioned Concubine De just now, I just wanted to prevaricate it, it's just a stopgap measure.Now that she is really invited, she feels a little thunder in her heart.
Yes, it stands to reason that she would definitely help herself when encountering such a thing, but the main reason is that she doesn't understand the ins and outs.If Sikong Jue asked casually and she slipped a word, saying that she hadn't been there, wouldn't that be the end of it?
After thinking about it, Su Xueqing, who couldn't report the news, could only stare at her ten fingers that looked like radish roots in a daze. Right now, she could only pray to God for a miracle, so that Fang Leyao could cooperate tacitly.
Time was passing by bit by bit, facing the eyes above those wolf-like tigers trying to devour her, Su Xueqing had the feeling that she wanted to die immediately so that she could be reborn.
Seeing that it took almost a cup of tea to pass, the little eunuch's sharp announcement finally came from outside the door.
"Concubine De is here."
As soon as these words fell, the successful smiles of the Dai sisters on the stage once again expanded in front of Su Xueqing's eyes.
The woman was dressed in white, and was gently supported by two young maids.She walked quietly, with a little bit of moonlight, her whole person exuded an elegant temperament.On that beautiful face, a pair of black eyes are bright and kind.When he saw Sikong Jue in the hall, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which was so beautiful that it broke the heart.
Sikong Jue looked at her steadfastly, that woman who was like a icy magnolia flower.She has a straight and slender nose, and the whole charming face is still pure, and she looks childish.It makes people feel that this must be a woman with both talent and beauty.After all, her current talent is indeed unparalleled in Xijing.
"I pay my respects to the emperor." Fang Leyao smiled and bowed. Her long black hair hung down to her waist and was tied with a white ribbon. There is a unique fragrance of ice magnolia flowers, which is simply refreshing.
"Concubine De, please get up quickly."
As soon as the words fell, the two sisters from the Dai family immediately became jealous and hated. They clearly wanted to plot against Su Xueqing, and all their eyes fell on that delicate beauty.
Fang Leyao stood up slowly, with a smile in her eyes, ignoring Su Xueqing's hinting eyes.
"Your Majesty, I don't know why you came to Fengyi Palace late at night, and you called my concubine here so late, do you have any orders?"
As Fang Leyao spoke, she looked around naively and romantically, looking quite novel.Seeing her like this made Su Xueqing even more uncertain.

(End of this chapter)