Today is the Empress's Qianqiu, the Emperor originally came to see it symbolically, after all, this is the Empress, so it's not good for him to really ignore it. But as soon as he came, he saw such a battle and smelled the blood in the air. The emperor looked at the lying corpse not far away, and his face suddenly changed, "What happened?" A murder in the palace is a big deal. The people who came today are all the family members of officials above the third rank, and it is difficult to explain whoever has an accident!
"Your Majesty, the maid of the empress killed Miss Cui from the Pingyang Hou family. I don't know what happened." Concubine Li rushed to speak first. Some are a little bit hateful, they are taking advantage of loopholes anytime and anywhere.
"Your Majesty, there is some misunderstanding about this matter." She hurriedly said, if she is really sure that it was her maid who killed Cui Liu'er, then she will not be able to escape the responsibility, so no matter what, even if you want Yuzhu to plead guilty, it must be done thoroughly. Just cut off your relationship with her!
But what to do? Since the emperor came, the queen found that things seemed to have become more and more complicated.
"Then tell me, is there any misunderstanding?" Looking at the queen, the emperor's too deep eyes could not see any emotion at all, and the queen couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Your majesty, I haven't found out yet, so I don't know It's just that Ms. Cui was with Ms. Shen when the incident happened. When we came after the incident, Ms. Shen left. When we came, we saw Yuzhu and Ms. Cui together, but Yuzhu I have never met Ms. Cui, and I have no complaints in the past, so how could I kill Ms. Cui?" With such a precise layout, I thought that Shen Jingshu would definitely die, but who the hell got Shen Jingshu away
"Even if there is no hatred, Yuzhu belongs to your empress. If you give an order, how dare she disobey?" Concubine Li added fuel to the scene. As if he hadn't seen the Queen's eyes, he smiled smugly, and the bridge between the Queen and Concubine Li became more and more knotted, "Concubine Li, what do you mean?"
"Hehe, the concubine is just guessing her motives, why should the empress be angry?"
"you… "
"Okay, you all stop talking!" Seeing the two people facing each other tit for tat, the emperor also felt irritable. At this moment, Madam Pingyang Hou saw Concubine Li and the queen tit for tat, so she hurried to interject, "Your majesty, you must do it for me." My wife is the master. My wife is just such a daughter, and now she is gone, my wife, my wife must find the murderer! Please also ask the emperor to investigate!" Anyway, there are many people from the Pingyang Hou family and the queen, and Mrs. Pingyang Hou Don't worry about offending the queen for a while!
"Don't worry, Mrs. Pingyang Hou, I will definitely give you an explanation!" Asked everything carefully, the emperor looked at Shen Jingshu, then looked at Concubine Xian, to determine the time for Shen Jingshu to leave, and finally let Wu Zuo Come and check, according to the testimony of Concubine Xian and Shen Jingshu, it is absolutely impossible for Shen Jingshu to be around when Cui Liuer died, so the only thing left is that raindrop.
"Yuzhu, the facts are in front of us. Did you kill this person?" The emperor is not a fool. What happened today was really weird and ingenious. Will give up easily!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare me, no, I am not a slave!" If she confessed to the crime of murder, her life would be ruined!
"Do you admit it? Come on, someone, drag me down and beat me hard until she tells all about the mastermind!"
"yes!"
The order has already been given, but the emperor looked at the queen with a half-smile, the smile made the queen's scalp tingle, "Queen, do you have any objection to doing this?"
"Of course not. It would be great to find out the truth of the matter. After all, this happened in the concubine's palace, and the concubine should be in charge." Can she say no? The queen believed that as long as she said it, the emperor would be furious. She couldn't bear such anger!
Now, she can only take a step forward to watch one. This Yuzhu is her confidant, and she believes that the other party will not tell the truth so easily, at most, she has shouldered the matter herself. After thinking about this, the queen glanced at Yuzhu, "Yuzhu, you have been with me all these years, and I have always treated you kindly. If something like this happens, I hope you will take care of yourself!" Knowing that her fate today is considered here, but after hearing what the queen said, Yuzhu felt her whole body stiffen instantly, knowing that she must bear this matter.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for being a servant!" She was taken out crying, and Yuzhu's last look of death and pleading, the queen saw it. Undoubtedly, Yuzhu intends to accept all the responsibilities for all the crimes. I hope she can take care of Yuzhu's family,
The queen nodded silently, and soon heard screams outside, her hands were tightly held, and she hated Shen Jingshu in her heart.
This woman, who is helping her? Why would she run away? Why
There was a faint smell of blood in the air. After all, Yuzhu was a delicate woman, and soon she couldn't take it anymore, and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Ah, Your Majesty, this servant is wrong, this servant is wrong. This servant shouldn't have had an argument with Miss Cui, It shouldn't be!"
"Your Majesty, this servant didn't do it on purpose, this servant just got into an argument with Miss Cui, don't be careful, Your Majesty!"
"ah!"
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In the end, Yuzhu shouldered all the crimes. No matter how the emperor asked people to interrogate and ask, Yuzhu insisted that this matter was done by her alone and had nothing to do with others. In the end, Yuzhu was beaten to death with random sticks. Mrs. Pingyanghou hated Yuzhu very much, but this Yuzhu admitted all the facts, and everyone saw it just now. Although Mrs. Pingyanghou was very dissatisfied with this, but Yuzhu refused to admit it, and there was nothing she could do!
"Mrs. Pingyang Hou was shocked today. This time it was negligence in the palace. I never wanted a court lady to be so presumptuous. If Madam Pingyang Hou has any grievances, just speak up!" The eldest daughter of Pingyang Hou's mansion died, and the emperor naturally didn't like it. Maybe that's all for it, this matter happens in the palace, no matter what happens, the emperor has to settle it satisfactorily.
"Your Majesty, my wife lost her beloved daughter, and I am really heartbroken, but the emperor has already punished this court lady, and my wife has no grievances."
"I know that you are heartbroken after losing your daughter, Empress, although this matter has nothing to do with you, it is also caused by your lax control. Miss Cui died suddenly in your palace. These days, you personally arrange funerals for Miss Cui's soul." There has been such a big incident in the palace, it seems that you are unable to do what you want, from tomorrow onwards, let Concubine Xian and Concubine Li help you manage the Six Palaces, so as not to cause such a thing to happen again!" The emperor's order is not to start depriving the empress right now
The queen looked at the emperor in disbelief, a little surprised that the emperor would do that, "Your majesty..." Is this going to start dividing her power and paving the way for the fifth prince? Your Majesty, your Majesty, husband and wife for many years, is this how you treat your concubines
"Why, why is the queen dissatisfied?" The tone was very cold, which showed that the emperor was really angry because of this matter. The empress and the emperor have been husband and wife for so many years, so they naturally know what the emperor means, so how dare they say no at this moment, "The concubine dare not. , I think it will be much better." No matter how unwilling, the queen does not have the right to say "no". It's just that once the right to manage the harem is distributed, it is not easy to get it back. And if everyone knows the emperor's actions today, it will be even more unfavorable to the third prince and her!
Stealing chickens is not enough to lose money, the queen finally knows what it means to lift a rock and throw it at herself!
"It's great that the queen can think like this. From today on, the queen will take care of the souls of the dead!" After punishing the queen, the emperor later rewarded Mrs. Pingyang Hou with a lot of things, and added an official position to Pingyang Hou. Hou Shizi added a level, made Cui Liu'er the princess, and buried him with honor, which can be regarded as compensation for this matter.
Although Mrs. Pingyanghou was unwilling, she also knew that this was the best ending, so she didn't hold on tightly in the end. She thanked her and went back with her daughter's body. It was only because of this incident that Pingyanghou The relationship between the government and the queen was not good, but now it is completely broken.
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"It's unreasonable, the empress bullies people too much!" Marquis Pingyang was not a member of the empress's party, and even had a bit of a feud with the empress, because they belonged to Concubine Li!
It's just that Marquis Pingyang never expected that the empress would drag his daughter into the water for the sake of Shen Jingshu, it was really too cruel!
"My lord, the empress has killed our daughter in such a way, we can't just let it go!" The only daughter is gone, how can Mrs. Pingyang Hou not be sad
"Don't worry, we and the empress are inseparable. Now that the empress has been divided, the concubine Li can take charge of the harem, which will benefit us in the future. I will remember this account book, and when the time comes, I will definitely avenge it completely." !” How can the feud of killing a woman be left alone? Marquis Pingyang is not a vegetarian, "By the way, what is the emperor's reaction today?"
"The emperor looks very angry. He asked the empress to reassure Liu'er, and even divided the empress' rights. Master, do you think the emperor already knows?"
"Is the emperor so easily deceived by others?"
"Then why doesn't the emperor continue to pursue it?"
"After all, the Queen's mother family is powerful, even the Emperor, it is impossible to convict the Queen because of this matter. But it doesn't matter, the thorn has been planted, the Emperor's dissatisfaction with the Queen will only increase, and the third prince is getting more and more dissatisfied now. If it becomes a climate, the emperor will definitely not let it go!"
"What the master said is very true, the queen is not good, and she really can't afford this position!" Mrs. Pingyanghou would be very angry whenever she thought that the queen had harmed her daughter!
"Okay, don't say that again! How do you look at the young lady of the Shen family today?"
"She doesn't talk much, she is lucky this time, and she escaped the queen's plan!"
"You just said that Concubine Xian helped her speak?"
"Well, this concubine finds it strange that this concubine Xian has never participated in the struggles in the palace very much, why is she doing this now?" The concubine Xian and the empress have always been very kind on the surface, but now they offended the empress for the sake of Shen Jingshu. Is Concubine Xian also planning to have a hand in the battle for the crown prince
"Concubine Xian's move is nothing more than a favor. This Shen Jingshu must have someone to help, otherwise, with the Queen's temperament, she will be convicted of murder at this moment. The Shen family and we are at odds with each other. In the future, we will definitely fight to the death! "And without the big tree of Prince Duan's Mansion, wouldn't it be easier for the queen to deal with the Shen family? The empress had endured it for so long before she had an attack. This time she must have made all the preparations, but she never thought that this Shen Jingshu would have such a life!
It seems that they underestimated this woman before! To be able to get married by the emperor's imperial decree, and to avoid the queen's calculations, this woman must have something extraordinary!
"The empress is really too much. This is a grievance between her and the Shen family. Why should my poor daughter be involved?" Because of this incident, Mrs. Pingyang Hou also felt a layer of resentment towards Shen Jingshu.
"Is Liu'er and Miss Shen at odds?" His own daughter, Marquis Pingyang, also knew about it. She was used to being too savage since she was a child, and she might not get along with Shen Jingshu.
"Master, how do you know?" In the palace before, Mrs. Pingyanghou did see Cui Liuer and Shen Jingshu having conflicts a few times, but she also looked down on Shen Jingshu, so she didn't care.
"What kind of temper is my daughter, don't you know? She has no scruples like this. She must have let the queen see something. That's why she will do something to her!" Indeed, Shen Jingshu can't kill people casually, only with others Only grudges can kill people, and Cui Liu'er is undoubtedly the best candidate!
"My lord, what do you mean..." After some understanding, Mrs. Pingyang Hou's eye circles turned red, "My poor daughter..." If she had known this would happen, she should have persuaded her daughter not to be with her. That Shen Jingshu had a conflict, otherwise she wouldn't be used by the queen. But, but...
"Okay, don't cry, we will definitely remember this account, and we will settle it together at that time. The queen dares to kill Benhou's daughter, so naturally she will have to pay the price!" His eyes were full of cold light, Pingyanghou was not a vegetarian, and was killed by others. How could he not care about the calculation
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How could the empress have not thought of the thoughts of the people in Pingyang Hou's mansion? It's just that she planned to let Shen Jingshu resist everything before, but she never thought that everything had changed, and now the murderer has become her servant girl, why is the queen not angry
When this incident happened, the empress lost her mind, and sent everyone away. When she returned to the bedroom, thinking of the way the emperor looked at her, the empress was also frightened at the moment, "Mama, what the hell is going on?" What's going on? Aren't you guarding the door? Why did Shen Jingshu disappear?" I didn't have a chance to ask just now, but now that everyone has left, the queen naturally wants to ask!
"Madam, this old slave has been guarding the door all the time. The only people inside are Miss Cui and Miss Shen. This old slave doesn't know when Yuzhu came in!" She was always guarding the door and listening to the movement, Just afraid that something might go wrong, who would have thought that Shen Jingshu, a weak woman, could disappear into the palace out of thin air? Can you still find Concubine Xian as a helper
"Are you sure no one went out?" Why did Shen Jingshu, a weak woman, disappear
"Ma'am, I really didn't see anyone going out, and I don't know why, Miss Shen will disappear?" ? Why else
"It seems that Shen Jingshu, this palace really underestimated her!" Unexpectedly, in her palace, Shen Jingshu, who was originally difficult to fly, disappeared inexplicably! Who is helping her
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? The Emperor is probably suspicious of Your Majesty, and the Marquis of Pingyang will definitely annoy Your Majesty because of this matter, and I'm afraid they will target Your Majesty at that time!" Shen Jingshu had originally borne everything, Why was it replaced by them
"Bengong has always been at odds with Pingyanghou, but now it's just tearing apart. It's just that the emperor is probably suspicious of me because of this. Now that I have divided the power of this palace, I'm afraid he has some plans in his heart! All these years It's fine for him to be lukewarm to me, but now he is offering a marriage to the Shen family. Isn't this intentionally slapping me in the face? If it weren't for the Shen family back then, why would the prince of this palace be like this? The palace won't let it go!" If it wasn't for the Shen family back then, the third prince would have always been the favored prince. The third prince was a descendant and the eldest son, so the throne belonged to him anyway. But it's all the Shen family that shamed the third prince. Even after all these years, the emperor has always been indifferent to the third prince, and it's the same with the empress. How can the empress swallow this tone
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has already annoyed Your Majesty, so please don't act rashly again." After forbearance for so long before, the old mother was very unwilling to accept such a chance. It's just that since the emperor is already suspicious of them, if they make any more moves, the emperor will definitely be more dissatisfied with them, which is very bad for them!
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid!" Frowning tightly, the Queen's plan, which she thought was foolproof, suddenly changed. Now that this marriage can't be stopped, she can't really just leave it alone!
If the Shen family really gets married with Prince Duan's Mansion, it will be a great help to your Shen family, she will not let her enemies grow stronger, then there is nothing she can do!
"Your Majesty, it's the best if you can think like this. Madam, you are a queen, so what if Miss Shen is married to Prince Duan's son? Now the one who is in charge of Prince Duan's mansion is Princess Duan, and Princess Duan is not the son's own mother. At that time, Miss Shen didn't know what to do!"
"You're absolutely right. This princess is not a good match. Looking at this matter today, she probably won't approve of this marriage. I just need to push things forward!"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"Princess Duan will certainly not be willing for the son of Prince Duan to marry a powerful daughter-in-law. What do you think of Princess Duan's mind after this incident happened today?" Is there any woman who would like someone else's child to get everything instead of her own? The Empress knew more or less about the affairs of Prince Duan's Mansion. This Princess Duan was not simple. Although she was so kind to Shen Jingshu in front of everyone today, who knew what was going on in her heart
"My lady's name, Princess Duan must have some grudges against this young lady of the Shen family. When the old servant wanted to take Miss Shen to change clothes, Miss Shen was unwilling at first, but Princess Duan helped to persuade Miss Shen to go. "
"It seems that Ms. Shen is really vigilant. I really underestimated her before." I thought she was just an unworldly woman from a small place, but today's round can only be passively accepted by the opponent. But I never thought that there is someone helping that person in this palace, is it Concubine Xian? But how did they get involved
"It's not that the empress underestimated her, it's just that no one ever thought that she could disappear into the palace out of thin air!" This is also where both of them are surprised. How did Shen Jingshu, a weak woman, leave? There are so many guards in this palace who have never seen it, so how did she find Concubine Xian and let Concubine Xian testify for her
All this is really like a mystery, which makes the queen very puzzled.
"You go and find out this matter for me, I want to see who dares to go against me!" Concubine Xian, it's better not you, if it's you, I will definitely accompany you to the end!
"Yes, ma'am!"
"I still have to find a way to tell Princess Duan the news that Shen Jingshu disappeared in the palace out of thin air. I don't believe it. With such a powerful daughter-in-law, will Princess Duan be nervous?" Since Princess Duan helped herself before, she didn't care Mind pushing each other!
They have a common enemy anyway, don't they
"Your Majesty, don't worry, this old slave will definitely find out who is behind this matter!"
"Well, by the way, has the ecstasy incense in the temple been dealt with?" It is not possible to leave any clues to let people know that she did it secretly.
"Don't worry, ma'am, everything has been taken care of."
"Wash that palace from the beginning to the end, so as not to leave anything behind."
"Yes, ma'am!"
"It's not that simple to order people to prepare for the funeral ceremony and bring all the ledgers. The emperor asked Concubine Li and Concubine Xian to assist the Palace in managing the affairs of the harem!" Let's see if the other party has this ability!
"yes!"
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The queen started a thorough investigation, and she must find the person who harmed her plan. When the emperor returned to the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's face suddenly changed, "Have you ever found anything?" Then a hidden guard appeared, holding a little incense in his hand, "If you go back to the emperor, there is a kind of incense burning in the queen's side hall."
"What kind of incense is this?" Looking at the little bit of incense, the emperor was going to get it, but Prince Duan on the side stopped the emperor's movement, "Be careful, emperor!"
"Jin, what are you?"
"Your majesty, this is ecstasy incense. It will make people lose their minds, lose their minds, and become very irritable. Then, in the rage, they will do some extreme things." Although Prince Duan said it very implicitly, the emperor still Hearing it, she was immediately furious, "She is really kind enough to use this kind of incense!"