No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 446 I’m afraid I’ve sprained my waist

The prince stood in front of the window and saw at a glance the young eunuchs outside carrying a stretcher covered with a white cloth.

This is the eighth body carried out of the East Palace in the past few days.

Maybe once the white cloth is lifted, there will be a familiar face underneath.

His fists were clenched tightly under his wide sleeves.

He may not have any deep feelings for these palace ladies.

But the deaths of these people are proof of the frustration he, the prince, feels!

"Squeak~~"

The door was opened from the outside, and Xiao Muzi came in with a basin of ice and placed it on the ice rack in the study.

Seeing him standing in front of the window, she hurried over to close the window: "Your Highness, it's too hot outside, please take care of yourself."

The prince said: "No need to hide it, who was taken away this time?"

It turned out that all the servants who served in the study had long been killed.

Where is this one today from?

Xiao Muzi hesitated for a moment, and after being kicked by him, he fell to his knees with a plop.

He touched his forehead to the ground and said, "It's the servant from the Liyuan..."

The Liyuan is a corner of the East Palace, named after the fact that it was used to tame raccoons.

The harem is lonely, and if the women don't have children, they like to keep a couple of pets to relieve boredom.

However, dogs are relatively noisy, and people are afraid of disturbing their important friends if they keep them, so cats become the first choice.

The raccoon house is used to train cats.

Of course, this yard has more than just this function.

In the past, when the prince liked women from outside, the Cao family found ways to send two of them in and settled them here.

"Heh~~" the prince sneered.

The slaves over there have actually been replaced by a new batch, and the later ones have no idea what is happening in front.

He couldn't help but think of Saiqi. If he hadn't strongly opposed it and sent the people over there out, he would probably have suffered for this matter.

Thinking of Saiqi and his imprisoned great-uncle, his eyes became red.

My great uncle has been retired for two years. Besides caring for him, I also pave the way for him.

As a result, he was imprisoned, and the charge of "forming a clique for personal gain" was completely fabricated.

What party did you join?

Is it because of him being a "princeling"? !

Little Muzi was afraid that he would hurt himself with his nails, so he crawled over to him on his knees and gently massaged his palms with his delicate, boneless little hands.

"Your Highness, just get through this. I'll be with you~" His voice was soft and charming, making people feel comfortable.

The prince's depression was slightly relieved by his being served in this way.

Of course he knew that he had to endure it. Every prince since ancient times had endured it this way.

The Emperor needs him as the Crown Prince, but he is also wary of him.

A while ago, perhaps because of his fatherly love, he suddenly gave him power, making him dominate his brothers and even the six ministers.

After just over a month, the emperor regretted his decision and wished he could go back to the past and still be a wallflower in the court.

But how can the king of a country change his orders every day?

So he started looking for trouble elsewhere.

First, he was scolded in the court, saying that he could not do this or that well. Many court officials were implicated by him and dared not agree with him anymore.

But this is still not enough. After all, he already has the power and many decisions need to go through his hands.

As a result, he punished him in the harem and confined him to his room, so he could not go to court and meet the ministers.

Therefore, if necessary, the emperor might even imprison him!

"Your Majesty, you have such a cruel heart~~" The prince sat dejectedly in the armchair, leaning back with a stiff back.

Xiao Muzi stood up again and went over to massage his waist.

He pondered and said, "Your Highness, a fellow villager of mine works in the Qianqing Palace. However, she is not very pretty and is only a maid who sweeps the floor."

"Oh? Your fellow villager?" the prince repeated unconsciously.

To be honest, he couldn't think at all right now. It was better for Xiao Muzi to talk to him than for him to think about it alone.

Little Muzi looked up at him and said, "That's right. Last month, I was passing by the outside of the Qianqing Palace and saw her fall to the ground covered in mud, so I helped her."

"I didn't expect that Zhuzhi and I were from the same place, so we got in touch after this."

"Oh? She's just a maid cleaning the palace. She saw that you're a favorite in the Eastern Palace and wanted to seek your protection, right?" The prince's guess was filled with malice.

But this is also a fact. Even the servants who sweep the Qianqing Palace are superior to others.

If Xiao Muzi was not a popular person around him, but was from some courtyard in the harem, people would not pay attention to him.

Xiao Muzi smiled and said, "That's what happens to people, isn't it?"

"She wants to get some benefits from me, and I also hope that she can bring some news."

"Oh? What news could she have?" The prince became interested.

After all, the servants in the Qianqing Palace were all under the personal control of Liang Jiugong, and none of the servants who could serve the emperor closely would be careless with their mouths.

And what news could the servants sweeping the streets outside the palace know?

Xiao Muzi looked up at him, her eyes flickering. "She said that it rained heavily a while ago, and the roads were slippery. Two eunuchs who were sweeping the streets made some mistake while on duty, and were dragged away and beaten to death."

When Zhuzhi told him this, her eyes were red from crying, which made people feel so sorry for her.

Her original intention was to think that it would be great if her fellow villagers could help her move around and find a better place to live.

But Xiao Muzi immediately heard something unusual in these words.

"Beat him to death?" A gleam of light flashed in the prince's eyes, and his brain started working rapidly.

The Emperor was a gentle emperor who tried not to use harsh measures against his court officials or servants.

It’s just that the cleaning was not done in time due to the rain, it’s impossible that people were beaten and killed directly.

The more likely scenario is that he will be dragged away, beaten, and then demoted to another place.

For Liang Jiugong to kill him directly and still hide the truth without letting anyone know, there must be something wrong.

Then he began to recall, his eyes gleaming with worry: "I might have sprained my back!"

The Emperor's waist has been feeling uncomfortable since last year. Even though he tried to hide it very well, it was still revealed after he called the imperial physician several times.

Besides, he used to have sex with several women in one night, but now he is much more celibate. There must be a reason.

When you are in good health, you are not afraid to let your own son take the lead.

Now that he was injured again, they suppressed him and didn't dare let him take advantage of the situation.

Xiao Muzi said: "Your Highness, do you want to..."

When people get old, they will always have various illnesses. Even if they call themselves the emperor, they cannot escape birth, old age, sickness and death.

If he could not recover from this illness, the prince would have finally survived.

The prince hesitated and paced back and forth in the room, with a burning anger in his heart.