Tyrant father's group pet little princess

Chapter 15 The Nine Princesses Who Can't Be Drowned
Xia Hongmo sat with Xia Bao'er on his lap, observing her complexion.

The situation was dangerous last night. When the imperial physician said that Xia Bao'er had a large amount of arsenic in the bowl of rice soup, he was very worried.

Looking at Xia Bao'er's originally round face, it seems that after the torture last night, her jaw has become a bit pointed.

Only these big, lively eyes were looking at him with long eyelashes fluttering.

Xia Hongmo stroked Xia Bao'er's hair: "Bao'er, tell Daddy, is there any discomfort?"

Xia Baoer shook her head, her little milk voice was a little weak, but she still tried her best to comfort her father.

"Bao'er is not in pain anymore, let mother and father worry."

At this moment, Eunuch Dequan came in with a perplexed look on his face.

He seemed to want to say something, but he looked at Concubine Hui and Princess Ninth, he hesitated to speak.

Xia Hongmo handed Xia Bao'er back to Concubine Hui to hold her, and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about it here, what did you find out, and who did the poisoning."

"It's Lu He," said De Quangong fairly: "Just now, my servant asked Wu Zuo to examine her. Lu He took arsenic and threw herself into a well. It must have been because she had a guilty conscience last night when she was thoroughly investigated. "

Concubine Hui covered her lips, feeling quite frightened.

"Lvhe is one of the maids assigned by the Shang Palace Bureau to serve the concubines. She usually looks very honest, but I didn't expect that she would poison Bao'er."

Xia Baoer sat on Concubine Hui's lap in a sensible manner, listening to the adults talking.

Xia Hongmo's complexion was like a deep pool: "Lu He is just a court lady, why does she have any reason to harm Bao'er. There must be someone behind her, have you found anything yet?"

Dequan thought about it and said: "The slave just wanted to ask Caipei, the court lady who lived in the same room as Lvhe, so he sent someone to look for her, but he heard her gossiping with others in the garden..."

He said, quickly raised his eyelids, and glanced at Concubine Hui and Xia Baoer.

Dequan bowed and said: "The servant has sent someone to arrest Caipei, what she said just now, let her explain to His Majesty in person."

Not long after, Caipei was pushed into the hall by two guards.

Caipei is also one of the maids serving Concubine Hui, her hair is disheveled and her eyes are full of horror.

She prostrated herself on the ground: "Greetings to Your Majesty, Concubine, and Princess!"

Dequan said sternly: "Say what you just said in the Imperial Garden again in front of His Majesty!"

Caipei kowtowed to the ground immediately: "Slaves don't dare!"

Xia Hongmo sneered: "You dare to make irresponsible remarks behind your back, but in front of me, you don't dare. Dequan! Let her be tortured once, and see if she will say anything."

Eunuch Dequan wanted to send someone to seize Caipei, but she suddenly begged for mercy.

"All servants are recruited! The servants just told people in the imperial garden... that Princess Nine is a monster."

Concubine Hui turned pale with shock: "Caipei! What nonsense are you talking about? This concubine treats you well on weekdays, how can you spout blood!"

"Your maidservant is not talking nonsense! The ninth princess drowned in the pool first, and suddenly she was able to run and jump again. Moreover, last night, the ninth princess obviously ate half a bowl of rice soup with arsenic in it, and now she has saved herself from danger!"

"Not to mention, the nine princesses were stupid before, but now they are smart and sensible. They can't be drowned or poisoned. If they aren't monsters, what are they?!"

Concubine Huigui burst into tears in the face of Caipei's unreasonable words. She hugged Xia Baoer tightly, and looked at Xia Hongmo: "Your Majesty, she deliberately framed her!"

Xia Hongmo's eyes were a little uncertain.

(End of this chapter)