The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaoyuan could hardly conceal her hatred.

She pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and was about to take Nini away first. But at this time, Hui Bin in the corner next to her finally realized that things seemed to be over, but the reward still hadn't fallen to her.

If she waited until everyone was gone, it would be too late for her to ask one by one, let alone whether the emperor and Concubine Shu would let her see them.

Just saying that she was still in the cold palace, the guards would not allow her to come out again.

Thinking of this, Hui Concubine couldn't sit still. At the risk of disturbing the emperor and being dragged down, she rushed over and knelt in front of the emperor, crying and said: "Your Majesty! I have been thinking about my past in the cold palace these days. , I think of His Majesty every day..."

"Your Majesty, I really know that I was wrong. I don't want to never see you again. For the sake of my atonement today, I beg your Majesty to forgive me!"

It was difficult for others not to notice such a big movement. Several people looked at it with different expressions. Concubine Shu was thoughtful, Princess Jialun opened her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and only Zhou Xiaoyuan frowned.

Fortunately, no one except Xia Yechen and Nini noticed her expression. Little Nini subconsciously shrank behind her, while Xia Yechen also had concern in his eyes. When no one was paying attention, he whispered He asked: "What's going on? Did you find anything?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan shook her head and said nothing for the time being. She waited until the emperor asked softly, then she stood up thoughtfully, "Wait a minute, you said you saved Nini, where did you save her?"

"Concubines in the cold palace are not allowed to leave the palace. It's normal for the guards to notice Nini, but how did you know that she fell into the water through the thick wall?"

hear this,

Hui Bin's expression changed obviously.

She lowered her head slightly and said with a cry, "Can't this girl not trust me? I have been living in the cold palace for a long time. I have been lonely all day longing for some movement outside, so that I can hear the child's cry for help. If I don't do this, will I be allowed to die like this? Are you going to accept your fate and die in the cold palace for the rest of your life? The girl is too cruel..."

Hui Bin looked worried, and the corner of Zhou Xiaoyuan's mouth twitched slightly. She knew in her heart that her suspicions were unfounded, so she simply rejected them one by one and said directly:

"I misunderstood, I just want to ask, did you see anyone around you at that time? Some people who were sneaky and suspicious? My tone was a bit harsh just now, I'm sorry."

As soon as she said this, Hui Bin immediately became excited. She nodded vigorously and said, "Of course I saw it!"

"This is what happened at the time. I saw a person pushing something into the water from a distance on the wall. I was so shocked that I was covered in cold sweat and was extremely frightened. However, I couldn't get out of the cold palace and couldn't command the guards..."

"We can only wait until we can go back and save the child."

Hui Bin's words were serious, but Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen next to her looked at each other and then at Concubine Shu.

A group of people obviously understood the flaw in Hui Bin's words - after all, there is at least a long distance from the place where Nini fell into the water to Leng Palace. Even if Hui Bin was lying on the roof of Leng Palace to look, she might not be able to see upstream. The person who pushed Nini into the water.

Zhou Xiaoyuan really had a headache. She originally wanted to deceive her and get some information out of her, but who knew that this concubine Hui was really stupid and would do anything to get back on her feet without fear of backlash.

Now that I place my hope on myself, it shows

Of course, he can't. As for whether this person can be reset... it probably depends on the emperor's wishes.

Zhou Xiaoyuan was still thinking about whether to plead for this person.

Fortunately, Concubine Shu over there had already understood, and calmly accepted the mess for her words: "Hui Concubine was frightened, and it is normal for her memory to be erroneous. We cannot ignore the fact that she saved Nini."

As she spoke, the emperor nodded. Concubine Shu was blessed to see this, "It seems that your Majesty feels the same way."

"In this case, I have the guts to make the decision and help my concubine to save people. Why not release her from the cold palace and give her a beauty? This can be regarded as a commendation for everyone in the harem."

Although the highest-ranking concubine in the palace is Concubine Jia, Concubine Shu is actually the one who holds the Phoenix Seal and holds the real power, so it is not an overstep for her to make the decision for the emperor at this time - or rather, it is the emperor himself who makes the decision. I can't speak this way.

After all, it was an imperial edict issued by the emperor himself when he was thrown into the cold palace. If no one gives him a step at this time and Hui Concubine is reinstated, it will be equivalent to the emperor slapping himself in the face.

So on the surface it was said to be making the decision for the emperor, but in fact it was just to provide a reason for the emperor to reward concubines.

So the emperor was also very happy. He nodded again and said in appreciation: "What my beloved concubine said is absolutely true. It's just that Hui Concubine has made a contribution to saving people, but her contribution to comforting Nini cannot be ignored. Why don't we directly return Concubine Hui from now on?" Take a seat."

Concubine Shu's expression did not change when she heard this. She had already expected it. She only said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Next to her, Hui Bin was even more excited and thanked the emperor repeatedly, but everyone was indifferent. After all, this person was a habitual liar.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu simply asked someone to lead Hui Concubine back to the palace.

The surroundings are finally safe

Jing, the emperor then looked at Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan, nodded thoughtfully, and ordered Xia Yechen to conduct a strict investigation in the palace.

Zhou Xiaoyuan was not mentioned at all in his words, and he walked away after finishing speaking. This made the atmosphere in this area even more stagnant after the emperor left.

Zhou Xiaoyuan didn't care much about this. It was normal for the emperor to look down on her as a female family member. As long as he could stay, even if he followed Xia Yechen to investigate the case, it would be a good thing.

She doesn't want to care about anything now. She just wants to find justice for Sister Wu who died in vain and bring the murderer behind it to justice.

But at the same time, Zhou Xiaoyuan also knew what was hidden behind this.

Those who dare to kill people in the palace are not virtuous, and Zhou Xiaoyuan is not delusional. She thinks that it is too unrealistic to uproot the culprit - but no matter what, even if she cannot fully retaliate now, she should know that she Who to hate.

In this way, there will be a day when we can work step by step to fully seek justice for the Zhao Wu family. Zhou Xiaoyuan gritted her teeth and hugged Nini again, as if hugging a lost treasure.

Princess Jialun looked on and did not dare to speak. Concubine Shu was also silent. The crowd quickly dispersed. At this time, the news here had spread throughout the palace.

The person most sensitive to this news is probably Qi Bin.

She smashed the cup as soon as she heard this, her eyes were splitting, and she almost cursed in disbelief: "How is that possible!! How can she... how can she still be alive?!"

For such a small child, I obviously watched her sink, but she was blessed by some god and came back up again, and was saved by someone!

Anger was followed by panic. Qi Bin clearly remembered that the little girl was

He saw his face clearly.

She quickly asked her subordinates, "Is that little girl still conscious? Have you identified who pushed her??"