Following these words, all eyes were on Yaoniang.
She clenched her hands under her sleeves, took a deep breath and said, "Madame Xu Guogong's words are not false, but there are also hearsay. I did not enter the palace until after the birth of my child, and it was only after I entered the palace that I met Your Highness again. .In fact, I had an affair with His Highness back then. His Highness received the news of the border emergency and forgot to accommodate me. After His Highness left, I found out that I was pregnant, but I couldn’t find His Highness at that time, so I had to give birth secretly. Later, because it was difficult to raise children, he entered the palace to do errands, so that when we meet His Highness again, I hope the empress can learn from it.”
"This Palace has heard His Majesty say a thing or two about this matter, and Concubine Su has also suffered a lot." Empress Wei nodded and said, with a hint of sorrow in her voice.
Holding the handkerchief, Yao Niang wept face-to-face: "Thank you, Niang Niang, for your compassion. I was young and ignorant at the time, and I did something wrong. I was punished before..."
Her words were suddenly interrupted, it was Mrs. Xu Guogong.
"You said you used to be selfish and then you were selfish? This is just you bewitching His Royal Highness Jin and asking him to talk and explain to the outside world. You said that His Royal Highness would not be able to find you again, so that the two of them missed it by accident until the palace Reunion. The old lady just wanted to ask, how can a woman who usually doesn’t leave the door and never walk out of the door, have an affair with His Royal Highness Jin and conceive a child?! You are obviously defiled by someone and gave birth to a child out of wedlock. And bewitched His Royal Highness King Jin to recognize that wild species as his name."
Then without giving Yaoniang a chance to defend herself, she said to the queen: "Your Majesty, the old woman has witnesses, please allow me to summon you."
People were quickly spread, not only Liu Mama who brought Yaoniang into the mansion, but also Aunt Wang who delivered Yaoniang back then, and several very familiar faces. Yaoniang recognized them carefully, these people were the neighbors of the Yao family and the Su family in Linyun County.
These ordinary women seemed to be seeing so many nobles for the first time, they were so frightened that they didn't even dare to lift their heads, and as soon as they came in, they knelt there limply.
The eunuch Hong Rang, the leader of Kunning Palace, interrogated Empress Wei on behalf of Queen Wei. He first asked Mama Liu, who explained in detail how she brought Yaoniang into the palace.
Then it was Aunt Wang's turn, and Aunt Wang also spoke in great detail.
"The Yaoniang of the Su family has a hard life. According to my son, she seems to have been polluted by some wicked person. The little woman can learn a skill of midwifery. My son Daniu is under Yao Bantou. Yao Ban The head came to my door... At that time, he told me not to tell in front of people that his aunt would still want to marry in the future, and he would marry her off after the child was born and given away...
Hong Rang asked several other people—
"I didn't hear that Yao Niang of the Su family gave birth to a child. I only know that she is married and the man is a shopkeeper."
"That's right, because the Su's family didn't hold a wedding, I asked curiously, and their family members said that it was held at the sister's and husband's house."
"Yao's house didn't hold a wedding ceremony. They said they did it at Su's house... I just met her man once. He was a dark-skinned man with big white teeth when he smiled."
Hong Rang nodded, and said again: "Then you look up at this one, but can you recognize her?"
Following Hong Rang's gestures, the women raised their heads cautiously, and when their eyes touched Yaoniang's face, they made all kinds of surprised sounds.
"Isn't this the Su family Yaoniang!"
"It's the sister-in-law of Team Yao, but she doesn't dare to recognize her anymore."
Hong Rang looked at Empress Wei, she nodded, and he asked someone to take these women down.
It was almost pointed at by thousands of people, all kinds of eyes were cast on Yaoniang, some were contemptuous, some were watching jokes, some were full of malice, all kinds were not listed. This kind of gaze is pressing towards Yaoniang like the essence, as heavy as a thousand weights.
In fact, this is obviously a humiliation. It was a deliberate humiliation from the very beginning. It seemed that it was just to prove that what they said was true. That's why these people are so detailed in their statements. In detail, while winning people's trust, some rumors and rumors heard by Daotu seem to want to crucify Yaoniang on the pillar of shame of seductive seduction and using dirty means to keep her favor.
In this matter, the other party has been emphasizing Yaoniang, but downplaying King Jin. This is the cleverness of the other party. It's about the prince, if he is not careful, he will be suspected of deliberately framing him. But Yao Niang is different, what kind of knowledge can a woman in the back house have, she is humiliated and annoyed, and she can use her words as a basis for attack.
Among them, Princess Qing was probably the only one who looked at Yaoniang with worry in her eyes. She wanted to stand up and speak for Yaoniang several times, but she was stopped by Yaoniang.
Yaoniang stood up, her chin was slightly closed, her eyes were half-lidded, but she was tall and straight, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Today Mrs. Xu went to the palace to cry for justice. She didn't come sooner or later. She chose this time to come. But anyone who is decent in Beijing knows what day it is, and what will happen to Kunning Palace. People. After Mrs. Xu arrived, she first sang about the generosity and tolerance of the princess, then complained about her own mistakes, and then came straight to the concubine. Although the concubine could only read a few words due to her background, she could I know what the meaning of Chunqiu's brushwork is. It's a pity that Mrs. Xu has devoted herself to being a woman."
Although there was no slander in this statement, it was clearly accusing Mrs. Xu of doing everything today.
It was not done on purpose. After finding so many witnesses, it took a month or two to delay the journey from Jinzhou to the capital. This shows that Mrs. Xu has already started preparing.
As long as the strategy shows deliberation, it will fall to the bottom, because deliberation must be targeted, and people's interests are opposite, so it is not uncommon to slander, frame and frame. And Mrs. Xu obviously wanted to make this matter a big deal, so she deliberately chose this opportunity, so there are always traces in everything, which can't be erased no matter what,
Mrs. Xu's pale face turned red all of a sudden, as if she was angry.
But Yaoniang didn't sympathize with her at all, because the whole thing seemed ordinary, but it was actually sinister. It seemed to be selfish, but the accusation against her was actually aimed at Xiaobao and King Jin.
That's why Yaoniang said Mrs. Xu Guogong used Spring and Autumn brushwork, and she didn't seem to have any words to accuse King Jin, or even excuse him. However, there is nothing wrong with the whole speech, saying that Jin Wang is fatuous and incompetent, and is fascinated by female sex.
A fatuous and incompetent prince who confuses the blood of the royal family for the sake of female sex is probably the end of the current situation.
If Yaoniang didn't know about that, maybe she would panic, but it was because she knew, that's why besides being ashamed, she could still maintain her only calmness.
"Ms. Xu's preparations are so thorough, but my concubine reacted hastily. These individuals are so swearing, who knows how many of them were bought by Mrs. Xu? Therefore, Mrs. Xu's accusation cannot be accepted by my concubine. I just want to say In a word, His Royal Highness Jin Wang is not a fatuous and incompetent person, and I, Su Yaoniang, am not a brazen person, and I can't do that kind of thing that confuses the blood of the royal family.
"And Mrs. Xu doesn't have to beat her up just to get rid of the princess. Although Yaoniang is a concubine, she has always respected the princess. Your mother and daughter murdered people for personal gain, and put them in my stomach and mine. Don't you know that although Yao Niang's status is low, the child in her belly is of royal blood. The princess murdered the emperor's heir and was punished to Zhuangzi to recuperate. His Highness has considered the relationship between husband and wife and sent it lightly. Today You are so confounding black and white, and you deliberately planted and framed it for your own selfishness, I am very ashamed of you!"
Yaoniang's words were so loud that Mrs. Xu Guogong didn't expect that the other party would not panic, but instead tried to confuse the audience. She clearly said that the other party confused the royal blood, but was caught by the other party in order to clear the crime of murdering the emperor's heir, so she deliberately tried to frame her.
But this is the truth. In order to show righteousness and grievances, she deliberately exposed her shortcomings before, but now she can't blame others if she is caught and attacked.
"What a glib tongue!" Mrs. Xu Guogong sneered frequently, and said: "The old lady has already expected today, so there is still one person who can testify. I also ask the empress to allow me to summon her."
"allow."
The witness soon came up, a bloated woman.
"This person is Concubine Su's sister-in-law Zhu Shi. She knew Su Yaoniang had a child out of wedlock back then."
"The one in her stomach is a bastard, I don't know which man it is with. At that time..." Mrs. Zhu recounted the events of that year, and naturally added some embellishments, such as saying that Yaoniang was a vixen when she was a child, and People hooking up, indiscretions, and so on.
Empress Wei looked at Yaoniang: "Su side concubine..."
Yao Niang is still unmoved: "This Zhu family has been abandoned by her elder brother a few days ago. She committed three of the seven out of seven, disobeying her parents, being jealous, and talking too much. When I was still in my boudoir, She often abused me, and my elder sister couldn't stand it anymore, so she took me into her home to live temporarily. It was at this time that she met His Royal Highness King Jin at that time, so she didn't know about it. If the empress has any doubts, she can order someone Go and ask Yao and Su's neighbors. As for what those people said before, please be considerate of the parents and elders who have the audacity to cover up the painstaking efforts of their own incompetent daughter."
She paused, lowered her head and cried: "I said before that I have already been punished for making a big mistake when I was young and ignorant. I don't understand why Mrs. Xu Guogong is so aggressive, repeatedly poking people's wounds, and even finding such a A lot of people are trying to frame my son Xiaobao as not being of His Royal Highness's bloodline. I don't think they suspect that my son Xiaobao is not of His Highness's bloodline, but some people deliberately want to confuse the public and label my son as not being of the royal bloodline.
"The day His Highness brought my son into the palace, it was confirmed by the Holy Majesty himself. My son's face resembled His Highness's. So brightly, there are still people trying to turn the truth around. I don't know where to put the Holy Majesty who recognized my son's identity? Does Mrs. Xu Guogong think that the Holy Majesty You are old and confused, and you can easily be deceived by people's tricks?!"
I have to say that Yaoniang seems to be submissive, but her words are too sharp.
This sentence, every sound, is all about someone's ulterior motives, so from the beginning to the end, no one dared to intervene, for fear that if they are not careful, they will be waded into the muddy water. At this time, she used Emperor Hongjing to make an argument. Who dares to say that what she said is not right? She is questioning Emperor Hongjing for being old and confused. Who dares to do this
Even Empress Wei dared not!
"You are confusing the public!" Mrs. Xu Guogong accused with a blushing face.
"It should be you who confuse the public, Mrs. Guo Gong. Even if you don't pursue this matter today, I, Jin Wangfu, will pursue it to the end. If you sit at home, the disaster will come from the sky. But Yaoniang believes that the sage is wise and mighty. His Royal Highness is decisive and wise, and will never be fooled by villains!"
Outside the gate of the hall, a group of people stood quietly, the leader was Emperor Hongjing, and he was accompanied by Dai Wang An Wang Yong Wang and others.
Emperor Hongjing glanced at King Jin, who looked as usual.
"I didn't expect this little woman to speak so sharply." The flattery was also so good.
"She has always been timid, and she was probably pushed too hard."
It's not that he was forced to cry because he was forced to cry. Seeing the cold expression on Wuzi's face, Emperor Hongjing knew that his heart must be distressed.
And at the same time that Emperor Hongjing was talking to King Jin, there was a person beside him with complex expressions in his half-down eyes. Under such circumstances, Emperor Hongjing was in the mood to joke with King Jin. What's going on inside? Why is it just a little woman, but the audience is silent, you must know that he has arranged more than one behind.
What on earth are they eating? !
This person didn't know that the whole play didn't go according to their prior arrangements. Su Yaoniang didn't panic at all, and she didn't feel ashamed at all. She repeated the events of the year over and over again, and even refuted them one by one, and directly pointed out that someone deliberately The purpose of planting and framing is to attack the Jin Palace.
In this case, who dares to intervene
How did they know that Yaoniang is just a mother, her life is at stake, face is nothing, even if she dies, she will not let her son Xiaobao be wronged.
Emperor Hongjing led the way in, and everyone in the hall stood up and bowed down one after another.
"Tell me, what's going on." Emperor Hongjing sat down beside the queen.
Mrs. Xu Guogong was so angry that Yaoniang touched her chest and gasped. Since she couldn't speak, Hong Rang spoke for her.
After listening, Emperor Hongjing looked at Mrs. Xu Guogong: "Mrs. Xu, is this true? Is there any omission?"
"It's true, there are no omissions, and I hope His Majesty will never listen to the villain's words..."
Emperor Hongjing stretched out his hand to interrupt, his eyes were a little dark, and he glanced at King Jin: "How do you explain?"
"My son has no explanation, but Xiao Bao is indeed my son's own son, and I hope my father will learn from him."
Emperor Hongjing naturally had a clear lesson, but the problem is how to verify that it is the blood of Zhao's royal family, which has never surfaced. It was one of the important secrets of the Zhao royal family, and it was related to future generations. It was impossible for Emperor Hongjing to make this matter public in order to prove to outsiders whether a grandson was his own.
The current situation is that King Jin, Yaoniang and even Emperor Hongjing all know that Xiaobao is of Zhao family blood. It's just that Yaoniang and King Jin couldn't take this as evidence, and had to pretend not to know, and Emperor Hongjing couldn't say it clearly.
Fortunately, King Jin was not unprepared.
After about two quarters of an hour, a person walked in from outside the palace gate.
This person is actually Jin Wangfei.