Refusing to marry the king of broken sleeves

Chapter 1: Dog Eats Dog Ling Ruoyao is very calm about setting fire to the kitchen and pretending to be sick and not working, since it's not her turn to take care of it anyway.But that doesn't mean she can act as if nothing happened.

Ordering people to stay outside the house, and not allowing Su Yuhe and Yao Qingru in the house to leave half a step, Ling Ruoyao led Caizhi, limped and walked slowly towards the front hall.

Calculating the time, Huangfu Yi has been in the palace for a while, maybe he will be back soon.

And after Ling Ruoyao left, Su Yuhe's resentful complaints sounded in the room immediately: "What is she? Isn't she just sitting in the position of the princess? How dare you treat us like this!"

In contrast, Yao Qingru seemed much calmer, but her heart was not calm at all, but rather turbulent and surging.

When Ling Ruoyao came here just now, he didn't blame Su Yuhe, instead he attacked her and asked her to pretend to be sick, the truth came to light.She was a little worried whether Ling Ruoyao had become wary of her, and instead of seeing Su Yuhe as a thorn in her side, she regarded her as a thorn in her flesh.

Seeing that she was silent and there was no movement, Su Yuhe was a little puzzled, so she leaned slightly towards her, and asked suspiciously: "Sister Yao, what's wrong with you? You won't be frightened by her, right? She knows So what? We don't have to admit it!"

Quickly regaining consciousness, Yao Qingru frowned, with a worried expression on her face, she was silent for a while before saying: "Do you think she will settle things so easily? She is going to sue the prince."

Hearing Yao Qingru's words, Su Yuhe didn't care much, even sneered a little, and said coldly: "She will only complain to the prince, and she doesn't know how many bad things she said about us in front of the prince."

Compared with Su Yuhe's complaints, Yao Qingru thought more.

Ling Ruoyao could definitely blame them, and even severely punish them, but she didn't, she just ordered people to guard them, and they were not allowed to come in and out at will.

He also said that this matter must be dealt with by the prince.

Yao Qingru knew that it wasn't that Ling Ruoyao couldn't deal with them, but that if she came forward to deal with them, they wouldn't listen at all, and would instead fight her.

If the prince is moved out and the prince sits in charge and punishes them, then they have no choice but to obey.

After thinking about it, Yao Qingru couldn't help but sneered in her heart, and cursed secretly, it's really despicable.

If Ling Ruoyao knew that she was cursing herself at this time, she would definitely retaliate to her without hesitation: "If you talk about despicableness, how can you compare to Concubine Yao?"

Seeing Yao Qingru's gloomy and serious face all the time, Su Yuhe stretched out his hand and shook it in front of her eyes, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Sister Yao, don't worry, the prince will not do anything to us, even the princess So what if we really sued us in front of the prince? No one will testify, so who knows if it’s true or not? As long as we insist that it’s the concubine who framed us, isn’t it all right?”

With a long sigh, Yao Qingru sighed: "At this moment, that's the only way to go. In short, even if you kill me, you can't admit it. You burned the kitchen, and I pretended to be sick and didn't work."

"That's natural." Su Yuhe nodded and said firmly.

And this is better than that, Ling Ruoyao, who came to the lobby of the front yard slowly, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to wipe the fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and sat down on the chair in the lobby.

It is really inconvenient to have an injured leg. Not only do I walk slowly, but I also feel bursts of pain every time I take a step.If she hadn't had to come to the front yard to wait for Huangfu Yi to come back, she wouldn't want to make such a fuss.

In addition, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and she was not used to wearing such heavy clothes on such a hot day. After walking for a while, fine sweat protruded from her forehead, and she was about to stick out her tongue in the heat.

While fanning the wind with her hands like a fan, Ling Ruoyao turned her head to look out of the courtyard, and then cast her eyes on the gate of the palace.

Seeing that she was always hot and sweating on her head, Caizhi couldn't help feeling a little worried and puzzled, the young lady was not afraid of heat at all before, why did she sweat after only basking in the sun for a while today?

"Miss, let me find a fan to fan you." Cai Zhi slightly bent down to her and said softly.

After waving his hands, Ling Ruoyao didn't even look at her, and kept staring at the gate of the palace: "No need, I'll take a rest for a while."

Caizhi didn't speak any more, and stood beside her in an orderly manner, but her eyes were always unconsciously cast on her forehead that was dripping with sweat.

Looking at it, Caizhi felt that the weather is really hot, even she has a little fever.

Outside the palace, a carriage slowly drove to the gate.The horse driver quickly jumped out of the carriage, and quickly lifted the curtain of the carriage, showing a respectful look.

In the carriage, a slender and tall figure gradually appeared.Huangfu Yi supported the carriage with one hand, leaped with his long legs, and got off the carriage steadily.

"The lord is back." Seeing Huangfu Yi got off the carriage, Zhu Yuan, who had been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time, hurried up to meet him, and said with a slight bend.

Just glanced at Zhu Yuan indifferently, Huangfu Yi strode towards the mansion with his slender legs, and asked aloud while walking, "Where is the princess?"

Zhu Yuan was stunned for a moment, apparently he didn't expect that the first thing the prince said when he came back was to ask where the princess was.Quickly regaining consciousness, he hurriedly replied respectfully: "The princess is in the hall, she should be waiting for the prince to come back."

"Really?" Raising his eyebrows, Huangfu Yi raised the corners of his lips, and let out a faint but elegant smile, but the pace under his feet accelerated, as if he seemed a little impatient.

Quickly following behind Huangfu Yi, Zhu Yuan's expression seemed a little hesitant, he didn't know how to speak, he was also hesitating, should he speak?

Before he made a decision, Huangfu Yi had already walked into the courtyard, and saw Ling Ruoyao in the hall at a glance, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was hidden, and there was a hint of doubt in his long and narrow phoenix eyes.

What is this woman doing?

In the hall at this time, Ling Ruoyao was still fanning with her hands, looking very hot, not only her, but even Caizhi pulled the sleeves to wipe away the sweat that didn't exist on her face.

Unconsciously raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head, Huangfu Yi became even more puzzled, the sun doesn't seem to be very big today, right?

Seeing Huangfu Yi stop, Zhu Yuan raised his head suspiciously and glanced quietly, and found that he was looking at Ling Ruoyao in the hall, so he decided not to say anything.

Anyway, even if he doesn't say anything, the prince will still know what happened in the palace today.The concubine waited here on purpose, wasn't she just to tell the prince?

In the hall, Ling Ruoyao finally saw Huangfu Yi standing in the yard, she was overjoyed, and thought, this perverted man with broken sleeves is back.

But there was a calm expression on her face. Standing up, she limped and staggered towards the outside, with a soft smile hanging from the corner of her mouth.

Huangfu Yi hurriedly put away Piao Yuan's thoughts, frowned slightly, took another step, and walked quickly towards Ling Ruoyao.

When he came in front of her, he quickly stretched out his hand to support her shoulder, and said in a low voice with a little displeasure: "If your leg is injured, don't walk around casually. Do you really want your leg to be lame?"

Looking up at the handsome and resolute face in front of her, Ling Ruoyao was stunned for a moment, especially when she looked into those deep and narrow phoenix eyes, she just felt her heart tremble unconsciously, there was a kind of The subtle feeling is gradually flowing.

Suddenly she came back to her senses, she quickly looked away calmly, with a soft smile still on her fair face, she said with a smile: "Your Majesty is back, must you be tired? This concubine will order you to Go to the kitchen and prepare some snacks for the prince."

After saying that, she turned to look at Caizhi, opened her mouth, and was about to give orders, but as if she suddenly remembered something, she turned back to look at Huangfuyi.

However, at this time, there was a look of regret on her face, the smile disappeared, and even the voice of her voice seemed a lot disappointed: "The concubine forgot, the kitchen was burned, and I can't give it to the prince. Snacks are ready."

Originally still surprised that she prepared snacks for him with such kindness and enthusiasm, Huangfu Yi secretly delighted, thinking that this woman finally realized what she should do as a wife.

But what she said next made him frown immediately, his expression was very serious, and he asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why did the kitchen burn down?"

Hearing Huangfu Yi's question, Zhu Yuan, who was following behind him, was the first to be stunned for a moment, looking trembling.

But compared to Zhu Yuan, Ling Ruoyao seemed much calmer, secretly pleased in her heart, but with a regretful expression on her face, she sighed and said: "When the concubine just came back, I heard that , Concubine Su was lighting a fire in the kitchen and accidentally set the kitchen on fire."

When she said this, she deliberately emphasized the word "accidental", and her tone was extraordinarily firm and sincere, as if she also believed that Su Yuhe was indeed careless.

The expression became more and more serious and gloomy, Huangfu Yi frowned tightly, staring at the woman in front of him, staring at that face as moist as white jade without blinking, his heart suddenly became clear.

He was puzzled, Ling Ruoyao, how could she be so kind today, not only waiting here for him to come back, but also ordering someone to prepare snacks for him, so it was to tell him that the kitchen was burnt down.

Moreover, the burning of the kitchen didn't seem to be as simple as being careless, otherwise, she wouldn't have to wait for him deliberately, she could handle it by herself.

Even though he already knew about her plan, Huangfu Yi didn't reveal it. Moreover, the matter of burning the kitchen was not a trivial matter, he had to ask clearly.

"What's going on?" Huangfu Yi asked again with a low voice.

Seeing that he was really angry, Ling Ruoyao had already snickered in her heart, but the expression on her face was even more regretful, even with a trace of grievance.

She curled her lips, lowered her head slightly, and said in a low voice: "I don't know what's going on, but I just heard that the kitchen was burned when I got back to the mansion. After asking, I found out that it was Su The side concubine was lighting a fire in the kitchen, and accidentally ignited the firewood next to her, which set the kitchen ablaze."

Accidentally ignited a nearby firewood?And set the whole kitchen on fire?

What about when he was a three-year-old?There is a water tank in the kitchen, even if it accidentally caught fire, the first thing to do is to pour water to put out the fire, right?Besides, this accidentally lit fire can burn up the kitchen in a short time?

Needless to say, it was also Su Yuhe, that stupid woman who deliberately set fire.

Although his two side concubines were just decorations in the mansion, and he didn't have much contact with these two side concubines, it didn't mean that he didn't know what kind of people they were.

Although Su Yuhe is a bit arrogant and domineering, but most of the time, she is a stupid woman, and she is led by the nose by others, and she doesn't know it yet.

Although Yao Qingru looked very humble on the surface, like a little white rabbit, he knew that she was the one with the deepest scheming heart.

The arson this time was probably Yao Qingru's idea.

Seeing that Huangfu Yi didn't speak, with a gloomy expression all the time, Ling Ruoyao sighed, and persuaded: "My lord, Su side concubine was just careless, so don't blame her. She is a side concubine, how can she do those rough jobs?" What? You can be forgiven for accidentally setting the kitchen on fire."

Zhu Yuan, who was silent on the side and didn't dare to speak out, trembled involuntarily, and secretly sighed in his heart, my ancestor, you are not speaking for Concubine Su, you are adding fuel to the fire!

Glancing at her indifferently, Huangfu Yi raised the corners of his lips, leaned towards her slightly, and said in a low voice: "You really want them to be punished, don't you?"

Ling Ruoyao was stunned for a moment, thinking that he should have seen through her mind, so she stopped pretending and simply admitted generously: "If you do something wrong, of course you will be punished, the concubine just wants to see until they are punished."

Nodding slightly, Huangfu Yi didn't continue talking to her, but turned slightly to look at Zhu Yuan behind him, and said in a low voice: "Go and invite Concubine Su and Concubine Yao here."

"Yes, my lord." After Zhu Yuan took the order, he turned around and was about to walk out of the hall, but was stopped by Ling Ruoyao.

"By the way, the two side concubines were both injured, but we must be careful not to let the two side concubines get hurt again."

Zhu Yuan respectfully agreed, but he couldn't help but sigh again in his heart: Wangfei, are you going to catch the two side concubines at once?

After Zhu Yuan left, Huangfu Yi walked towards the top chair, lifted the hem of his long gown, and sat down.Looking up at Ling Ruoyao who was still standing, she sighed helplessly, and said in a deep voice, "You have an injury on your leg, so don't keep standing, sit down quickly."

The subtle feeling in her heart rose again, Ling Ruoyao was stunned for a moment, her gaze unconsciously turned to Huangfu Yi, unexpectedly, she actually saw a trace of worry in his eyes.

Her heartbeat accelerated unconsciously, and she hurriedly looked away, let Caizhi support her, and walked to the chair next to her and sat down.

After sitting down, she didn't dare to look at Huangfu Yi again, so she lowered her head and kept telling herself in her heart, calm down, calm down, must be calm down.

And when she was meditating secretly, Huangfu Yi suddenly interrupted her thoughts: "Tell me, what's going on? What's going on with the fire? How did Concubine Yao get injured?"

When she came back to her senses, Ling Ruoyao blinked her eyes, thinking about the meaning of his words.Presumably, he didn't believe that the fire was accidentally lit, right?

So, without hesitation, she turned her head to look at him, and said with a serious face: "The two side concubines were dissatisfied with being punished to do rough work in the kitchen, so they thought of ways to leave the kitchen. Yao side concubine accidentally cut her waist while chopping wood yesterday. It flashed away. However, it was just that she was pretending to be injured. The concubine has already invited a doctor to diagnose the side concubine Yao. She is not injured. As for the burning of the kitchen, the prince must have guessed it. Concubine Su did it on purpose, as for the idea, of course Concubine Yao thought of it."

Listening to her narration, Huangfu Yi's expression became more serious, and his big hand on the tea table unconsciously clenched into a fist.

Regarding this matter, he believed what Ling Ruoyao said.Because according to her understanding of these two side concubines, these two people can do such a thing, and Ling Ruoyao has been with him for the past two days, so she has no chance to blame them.Outside to live and.

It seems that the punishment for punishing the two of them to do rough work in the kitchen last time seemed a little too light.

While he was meditating secretly, Yao Qingru and Su Yuhe had already appeared at the entrance of the hall, their expressions were calm, without the slightest fear.

Stepping in, the two of them bowed respectfully to Huangfu Yi who was standing above them, and said in unison: "My concubine greets the prince."

Glancing coldly at the two of them, Huangfuyi rested his gaze on Yao Qingru, and said in a deep voice, "I heard that your waist flashed, Concubine Yao, why can you walk so briskly?" It's flashing, shouldn't you lie on the bed and not rest?"

Yao Qingru froze for a moment, feeling a little flustered in her heart, but tried her best to keep calm on the face.With her head lowered, she replied respectfully: "The lord summons his concubines to come, even if the concubines are seriously injured, they have no choice but to come."

Slightly nodding his head, Huangfu Yi didn't ask her any more, but his gaze towards her became more and more severe.

Moving his eyes to look at Su Yuhe, he looked her up and down, and his eyes fell on her gauze-wrapped forehead: "Is Concubine Su injured?"

Her body trembled uncontrollably, Su Yuhe tried to calm down, and lowered her head and said, "It's just a small injury, and the prince is worried."

"I heard that Concubine Su burned down the kitchen?" Huangfu Yi casually asked with sharp eyes like a falcon, but his tone was very cold, making people shudder instantly.

Su Yuhe became more and more nervous, and the calmness she managed to maintain gradually fell apart: "It's the concubine's fault. The concubine was careless for a while, and accidentally caused a catastrophe."

"Are you really careless?" Huangfuyi said, turning his gaze to Yao Qingru, "Yao side concubine, what do you think? In the case of water in the kitchen, it's just firewood that can burn the kitchen down." Yes. Concubine Yao, if it were you, what would you do?"

The hands hidden in the wide water sleeves tightened unconsciously, Yao Qingru hesitated and said: "The concubine will use water to extinguish the fire and prevent the fire from spreading."

Nodding his head, Huangfu Yi continued: "Then why did Concubine Su let the firewood burn instead of finding a way to put out the fire? Or did you plan to burn the kitchen down?"

Stared at by Huangfu Yi's sharp eyes, Su Yuhe's thoughts became confused for a moment, and she forgot about her plan to accuse Ling Ruoyao of making false accusations earlier in the morning.

Immediately flustered, Su Yuhe lowered her head, and hurriedly said: "My lord, my concubine would never dare to do such a thing. It's because my concubine was in a panic and forgot to put out the fire."

"Really?" Huangfu Yi raised his eyebrows, his eyes were sharp, "Even if you forgot to put out the fire, you shouldn't forget to call for help, right?"

Clenching her hands into fists uneasily, Su Yuhe said thoughtfully, "The concubine yelled for someone, but no one around heard her."

"Su Fangfei really knows how to joke." Ling Ruoyao, who was sitting on the side, suddenly said, with a mocking smile on her lips, "At the time when the fire is on, almost every day, there will be people in the kitchen. Do people hear?"

She didn't think about this at first, but Huangfu Yi thought more and thoughtfully.

Ling Ruoyao's words immediately aroused Su Yuhe's strong dissatisfaction, she turned her head slightly, and cast her fierce eyes on Ling Ruoyao.

Pretending not to see, Ling Ruoyao always looked leisurely and composed, and even raised her jaw at her, which made Su Yuhe gnash her teeth in anger.

"Yao Fangfei, you have also stayed in the kitchen for two days. Tell me, if the kitchen is on fire on weekdays, is there anyone around?" Huangfuyi looked at Yao Qingru and asked in a leisurely tone, as if talking about something. Small matters.

But this question stumped Yao Qingru.

If she answered someone, then Su Yuhe was lying.But if she answers no one, then she is lying.

No matter how you answer, she and Su Yuhe will always be punished for lying.Since someone is always punished, why should she be punished herself?

After thinking about it, she put on a timid look, and said a little nervously: "On weekdays, there are people around the kitchen."

With a raised eyebrow, Huangfu Yi looked at Su Yuhe: "Su side concubine, do you need to explain?"

Su Yuhe was immediately at a loss, with a terrified look in his eyes, he looked at Huangfu Yi in fear, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my concubine really did not lie!"

"Then what do you mean, side concubine Yao lied?"

Huangfuyi's question made Su Yuhe fall silent, not knowing what to do.But he also began to think in his heart.

She seemed to understand something from Yao Qingru's answer just now.

People, in order to protect themselves, they can do anything, and anyone can be betrayed.

She also knew very well that Ling Ruoyao must have told Huangfu Yi the truth, and Huangfu Yi must have believed what Ling Ruoyao said.No matter how they explain it, it is useless.

It's better to just admit to surrendering yourself.

Thinking of this, Su Yuhe decided to go all out, raised his head to meet Huangfu Yi's sharp gaze, and said, "It was the concubine who set fire to the kitchen on purpose, but sister Yao came up with the idea of ​​arson. Moreover, sister Yao didn't Flash to the waist."

Upon hearing her words, Yao Qingru froze immediately, and looked at her in surprise.

But Ling Ruoyao, who was sitting by the side, raised the corners of her lips, showing a slight smile of disdain.

Isn't this dog eat dog?