People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

"Just wait for me. Sooner or later, you will pay the price for offending me tonight!"

Concubine Yang said this through gritted teeth.

As she was speaking, she saw Ping'er, the maid beside Han Qiao, looking at her curiously.

Seeing Concubine Yang looking over, she quickly lowered her head, her body began to tremble slightly, and then she knelt on the ground with a plop: "Madam, I know I was wrong, please spare me, please spare me!"

Concubine Yang looked at her calmly and said to Han Qiao, "Make a cup of tea with boiling water."

"Yes, ma'am."

Han Qiao agreed and quickly brought a cup of hot tea.

Yang Fei took it in her hand, looked at Ping Er who was still crying and begging on the ground, and said, "Crawl over here."

Ping'er crawled to her feet crying.

"Keep your head up."

Concubine Yang ordered again.

As Ping'er raised her head, the hot water in Yang Fei's hand was splashed all over her face.

"what--"

Ping'er suddenly screamed.

Concubine Yang grabbed her hair with one hand and slapped her hard in the face with her other hand.

Han Qiao and another maid, Xiaolan, no longer dared to stand and had already knelt on the ground. Listening to the sounds of slaps and vicious curses, their faces turned pale and they trembled.

I do not know how long it has been.

The room gradually became quiet.

Ping'er walked out of the house in a daze with her hair disheveled, clothes in disarray and her face covered in blood.

She returned to her own courtyard.

Then Ping'er walked under the eaves and sat on the steps with a dull look in her eyes for a very long time.

I don't know how long it took, Xiaolan ran in from the door: "Sister Ping'er..."

She suddenly shuddered and came to her senses.

Xiaolan looked at her bloody face and burst into tears.

Ping'er looked at her with a dull gaze and two lines of tears flowing from the corners of her eyes.

The two hugged each other and cried for a long time.

……

The next day, Han Qiao went to look for Ergou according to Li Wenbin's instructions.

"Brother Ergou, I really miss you so much."

Han Qiao spoke in a coquettish voice as usual.

"Hehe, sister Han Qiao, I miss you so much too." Ergou was feeling bored, and when he saw Han Qiao coming to find him, he was overjoyed and pulled her into the house.

"Brother Ergou, don't be like this. I have to go back soon. Next time, next time for sure, okay?" Han Qiao naturally didn't want him to touch her, and said quickly.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Is there something urgent going on, Concubine Yang?"

"I don't know. I just passed by the queen's room and saw that the window was open, so I took a look inside. Guess what? On the table, there was a stack of yellow paper and a box of cinnabar next to it. There were many talismans drawn on the yellow paper."

Han Qiao said with a smile: "Brother Ergou, what do you think the Queen is going to do? Is she going to learn Taoism and become an immortal?"

"Ok?"

Ergou didn't pay any attention at first and just listened to her casually. When he heard words like yellow paper, cinnabar, and cultivation, he seemed to think of something. His eyes suddenly opened and a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Ergou said in a deep voice: "Sister Hanqiao, are you sure you are not mistaken?"

"Of course not. Why, Brother Ergou, do you know what the queen is going to do?"

"Ah? Oh, nothing." Ergou said impatiently, "Sister Hanqiao, you go back first. I remembered that His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked me to do something. I'll come to you next time I have time, okay?"

"Okay, then Brother Ergou, you must come find me."

Han Qiao said a few words before turning and leaving.

Soon, she appeared in front of Li Wenbin: "Young Master, I have told Ergou those words according to your instructions."

"Okay, are you sure there is no evidence in Concubine Yang's room?" When Li Wenbin heard what Han Qiao said, he knew that Ergou had taken the bait and was in a good mood.

Chapter 38 Finally found the reason

"No, except for the talisman papers and cinnabar, the rest have been secretly collected by the maid, and the queen has not noticed it."

"Okay, great job!"

Li Wenbin praised.

Han Qiao was very happy to be praised by him.

She was finally no longer that "useless waste" and she could help Li Wenbin.

"Han Qiao, why are your eyes swollen?" Li Wenbin discovered that both of Han Qiao's eyes were swollen, as if she had just cried.

Han Qiao was silent for a while, and then recounted what happened last night, and then cried, "Young Master, please promise me that you will make sure that vicious woman gets her comeuppance."

"Don't worry, I will. As long as my plan goes well, there won't be any problems. Trust me."

"Han Qiao, you must go back to Concubine Yang now. Remember, don't show any abnormality. Remember, remember."

"promise."

Li Wenbin personally sent Han Qiao out, and when he came back, he saw Ruyue and Jinxiu whispering there.

"What are you two whispering about?"

"Young master, we are guessing who is going to be unlucky again." Jinxiu said with a smile.

"I can't respond to what you're saying." Li Wenbin glared at them. "What do you mean by 'again'? What do you mean by 'unlucky'? Is this how I am in your mind?"

"Hehe, this can't be blamed on us, the young master told us this himself."

"When did I tell you?" Li Wenbin was shocked. Did he really tell them about this incident inadvertently?

Kisaragi said, "You didn't tell us directly, but we knew it when we saw the smirk on your face."

Li Wenbin: “…”

"Well, you are getting bolder and bolder by making fun of me. Come in and stick your head out. I am going to punish you!"

……

Not to mention how severely Li Wenbin "punished" Ruyue and Jinxiu, Ergou had already gone to see Li Tai at this time.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"

Li Tai was not in good condition at this time. His face was as pale as paper and he was lying on the bed groaning. The nanny next to him was looking at him with a worried look on her face.

"vomit……"

Li Tai suddenly felt nauseous and the nanny quickly handed him a spittoon.

When Ergou came in, he happened to see this scene. He ignored the pungent smell and hurriedly took the spittoon, emptied it, and then washed it clean.

"Your Highness, how are you?" Ergou knelt in front of the window and asked with concern like a filial son.

"No, nothing. I just feel a little uncomfortable. I don't know what happened. It has been like this for the past few days." Li Tai muttered.

He has been like this for quite some time now. At first he just had a loss of appetite, but now it's getting worse and worse.

Zhangsun Wugou had asked the imperial physicians to see him a long time ago, but those Mongolian doctors had no good solution and just prescribed one dose of medicine after another for Li Tai to drink.

The result was worse than before - in fact, if Li Wenbin was here, he would be able to tell at a glance that it was just a common gastrointestinal cold and all he needed to do was cleanse his stomach.

"What did you just shout about? Something terrible is happening?" Li Tai thought of what Ergou had just said and felt extremely unlucky.

What do you mean something terrible has happened? Are you cursing me?

Ergou said quickly: "Your Highness, I know what is wrong with you. Someone is cursing you."

"Curse me?" Li Tai was anxious and angry when he heard it. He pointed at him and said, "What's going on? Tell me quickly."

"Your Highness, I just met Han Qiao, the personal maid of Concubine Yang, and I happened to hear her talking about something - for some reason, some yellow paper and cinnabar used for drawing talismans appeared in Concubine Yang's room. I didn't think much about it at first, but seeing Your Highness like this, I can't help but be suspicious."

"This, this, this..." Although Li Tai was young, he had heard and seen a lot, and he immediately understood that Concubine Yang was very likely using the curse to curse him to die young. For a moment, he was shocked and angry, "Are you telling the truth?"

"How dare I lie to Your Highness? Han Qiao did say that. Your Highness, in my opinion, you should report this matter to the princess immediately."

"Yes, yes, yes, we must report this to mother immediately." Li Tai was anxious and struggled to get up. "Quick, carry me to see mother..."

"promise."

Ergou carried Li Tai on his back and rushed to Changsun Wugou.

At this time, Changsun Wugou was also in poor health. He was lying on the bed with a depressed look on his face.

She's fine, it's just those few days of the month when it starts.

But this time it was more intense and lasted longer than before.

"Mother, I want to see mother..." Li Tai cried and insisted on seeing Changsun Wugou no matter what.

The sound traveled into the house, making Changsun Wugou feel upset.

"Someone, let the King of Wei come in. I want to see what he wants that makes him so impatient."

Soon, Ergou came in carrying Li Tai on his back.

"I've met the princess."

"Mother, mother, I know who hurt me, I know!" As soon as he saw his mother, Li Tai couldn't help but shed tears.

"What's going on? Your words don't make sense. Qingque, what do you want to say?"

Changsun Wugou listened for a long time but didn't understand, so he asked with a frown.

"Ergou, quickly repeat what you heard. Don't leave out a single word. Tell mother everything."

"Yes." Ergou bowed his head and repeated what he heard from Han Qiao verbatim.

"What you said is true?"

"I dare not lie to the princess. Han Qiao did say that."

Zhangsun Wugou nodded - it seemed that the reason why he and Qingque had been feeling unwell these days was because of this reason...

Yang Fei, oh Yang Fei, I never thought you were so cruel and vicious. You even wanted to use such despicable means to harm us mother and son!

Humph, I've tolerated you for so long, it's time to put an end to it!

Changsun Wugou made up his mind and ordered, "Come here, go and ask Concubine Yang to come here for me."

"Yes."

Originally, Zhangsun Wugou was a smart woman. What she should have done at this time was to get the evidence quietly.

In this case, the culprit was caught red-handed, and Concubine Yang had nothing to say.

But these days, Li Tai's illness and her own physical discomfort have made her exhausted and very anxious.

So at this time, he just listened to Ergou's words and believed that Concubine Yang was cursing him.

Of course, Concubine Yang did so, but neither Changsun Wugou nor she expected that there was a Li Wenbin behind all this.

Soon, Concubine Yang was called over.

"Sister Changsun, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Concubine Yang asked with a smile as beautiful as a flower.

Chapter 39 Give You a Chance

"Your Majesty!"

Changsun Wugou shouted loudly, shocking everyone present.

Concubine Yang had a smile on her face, but when she heard the loud shout, she was completely confused.