Only to see Xiaosi hesitantly raise his head. His eyes twinkled like a rat's. No matter how you looked at it, he seemed to be feeling guilty. So Helian Qi asked in a cold tone, "Are you telling the truth? If I find out that you've lied even a single word, your whole family will be executed!"
The man below the hall immediately knelt on the ground after hearing this. Trembling, he said he didn't dare, and a stream of orange - yellow liquid flowed from between his legs, emitting a stench.
Seeing this, Eunuch Li beside him immediately kicked him to the ground and scolded in a shrill voice, "You useless slave! How dare you do such a thing in the main hall? Do you not want your life?!"
Helian Qi's brows relaxed a bit when he saw this. He knew that this man was no ordinary person, and what he said might not be a lie. So he ordered people to drag him out, then found someone to clean up the mess, and immediately rushed out himself.
At this time, Yaoji had been moved to the Imperial Hospital. She was still in a coma. Her body wasn't seriously injured, but the wound on her face made it hard for her to regain her former beauty.
When Helian Qi arrived, Imperial Physician Li heaved a heavy sigh and shook his head, saying, "Your Majesty, this old official has done his best. It's hard for Concubine Yaoji to regain her beauty on her face!"
After hearing this, there was not much change in his expression. After all, at least she didn't lose her life. Although it was the fault of the dungeon guards for their poor supervision, for this woman, this could also be regarded as a punishment.
On the other side, in the Queen's Palace.
When Dongfang Yi heard this news, her heart skipped a beat. Then, without even bothering to dress up properly, she took Donghua and rushed out.
She didn't expect that such a thing could happen overnight. Even though she hated Yaoji, she didn't want to see her defiled by a slave. It would be better to give her a quick death.
Moreover, now Yaoji was like a string between the Dongsheng Kingdom and the Nanlin Kingdom. If something happened to her, this string would break, and there would surely be trouble between the two countries.
Thinking of this, her teeth bit her lips tightly. Her uneasiness grew deeper. These days, she always felt that something was going to happen, but she didn't expect this kind of thing.
When they arrived at the Imperial Hospital, Yaoji had woken up. She was raising her hand to touch her face and felt a piece of cloth wrapped around it. This was like a nightmare that shattered all her hopes.
Then she began to scream wildly. No matter how vicious she was, she was just a woman and couldn't get over the loss of her beauty. Thinking that she had been violated by a slave and had disfigured herself, it was impossible for her not to collapse.
As soon as she looked up, she saw Dongfang Yi walking in. The grief on her face turned into hatred.
"Dongfang Yi! I'm like this all because of you!" she shouted.
Although Dongfang Yi felt a little pity for her, seeing her current appearance, her face turned gloomy. Then she said, "What did I do to harm you?"
"It was you who tried to frame me, but I saw through your scheme and was thrown into the dungeon. This unfortunate thing happened only because of your bad luck. You were so proud of your beauty, but you didn't know that a woman's beauty is not something to be boasted about."
She said these words one by one, without any ripples in her heart. After all, she was just stating the facts. Yaoji had harmed Xiaoqian, and she didn't need to sympathize with her. So now that Yaoji was pushing all the blame on her, she had to set things straight.
She wasn't some kind - hearted and naive woman who would shed tears when seeing her enemy in trouble. At this moment, although she couldn't say she was happy, she definitely didn't feel guilty because all this was self - inflicted.
After Yaoji heard her words, the veins on her forehead bulged. Then she couldn't help but try to get out of bed to slap the person in front of her.
But the moment she got out of bed, Helian Qi, who suddenly walked out, pushed her back onto the bed. Then he coldly threw a sentence at her, "A criminal should know her place."
It meant that she should never think of harming Dongfang Yi even a little bit.
Thrown back onto the bed, Yaoji laughed out of control. Then, with red eyes, she looked at the two people in front of her and said, "Then why did you save me? To let you humiliate me?!"
"Don't worry, you won't die. Tomorrow someone will come to take you back to your mother country," Dongfang Yi said with raised eyebrows.
For some reason, she always felt that something unexpected was going to happen.
Yaoji just paused for a moment and then laughed again. She shouted loudly, "So that's it. You're afraid of a war between the two countries, so you don't dare to kill me. But how could I let you succeed..."
Saying this, she sneered at the woman not far away.
Dongfang Yi immediately seemed to think of something and shouted, "Helian Qi, catch her! She's going to kill herself!"
Sure enough, the woman tried to bite her tongue to commit suicide, but Helian Qi, who acted quickly, pinched her chin. She immediately felt so much pain that she couldn't use any strength in her mouth.
She originally thought that she was a person abandoned by her mother country, but unexpectedly, she still had some use. Instead of going back with this disfigured body, it would be better to ignite the war between the two countries. In this way, she could die a worthy death.
But her jaw was dislocated, and she couldn't bite her tongue to kill herself. The man beside her was still coldly threatening, "If you don't want all your limbs to be dislocated, don't think about anything useless!"
Dongfang Yi also frowned and said, "You'd better go back to your Nanlin Kingdom obediently and don't try to cause any more trouble."
After saying that, she turned around and left the Imperial Hospital. Helian Qi told Ruyi to take good care of Yaoji and then followed her.
Now Yaoji was like a time - bomb. Only when Ruyi was watching her could he feel at ease.
After the two returned to the Queen's Palace, Dongfang Yi let out a long breath. Then she frowned and said to the man in front of her, "As a woman, I feel pity for her, but as an enemy, what happens to her has nothing to do with me."
Helian Qi looked at her seemingly calm face but knew that she must feel a little pity in her heart. So he pulled her into his arms and comforted her, "All this is her just deserts. You don't need to worry about her."
In his life, he would only be tender towards Dongfang Yi. For others, he was always decisive. As long as Yaoji didn't die, what did it matter if she was injured? In any case, this was the consequence of her offending the royal family of Dongsheng.
However, those unfaithful slaves in the dungeon needed to be properly rectified. They couldn't be allowed to forget the rules and do such audacious things.
Thinking of this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and a complex emotion welled up in his heart.