Concubine Jin is wearing a green shirt, which is indescribably elegant and chic.
If it weren't for her appearance not changing, no one would dare to associate her with Princess Jin at first glance. Concubine Jin has always given people the impression that she has a pale face and delicate and complicated clothes, but at this time she is too different from before.
After she came in, she bowed down gracefully, and Mrs. Xu Guogong next to her had an unbelievably complicated face. After Emperor Hongjing called out, Princess Jin stood up, and then looked at Mrs. Xu Guogong.
"Mother, you are so confused."
"Swallow..."
Princess Jin didn't look at her anymore, but said to Emperor Hongjing and Empress Wei respectfully: "Since this matter is related to my daughter-in-law, I should allow my daughter-in-law to explain a little bit."
"speak."
"The past can't be recalled, what is right and what is wrong has already been judged. If it is wrong, it is wrong. The daughter-in-law already knows her mistake. In her spare time, she spends her time in the countryside. She has also learned some Buddhist teachings. She recites scriptures and worships Buddha every day to redeem herself. My own sins. From the perspective of my daughter-in-law, such a life is more suitable for me, but it is inevitable to think too much about being a parent. The daughter-in-law’s mother only has a daughter like a daughter-in-law, and she can’t wait to take it on her behalf. The daughter-in-law's mother came to see that the daughter-in-law was imprisoned, and the return date was uncertain. Naturally, she didn't know that the daughter-in-law was also happy in this way.
"Daughter-in-law has said so much, but I just want to say one thing, pity the hearts of parents in the world. The daughter-in-law's mother made a big mistake because of her foolishness. Thousands of mistakes are all because of her daughter-in-law. I hope that the emperor and the queen will not be punished. she."
Mrs. Xu Guogong was completely dumbfounded. She never expected her daughter to say such things after she came.
She was originally a weak-hearted person, and she was turned pale by Yaoniang before, and she was already at the end of her strength. No matter how stupid Mrs. Xu Guogong is, she knows that the current situation is not good for her. But there was no turning back when she opened the bow, so she could only grit her teeth and hold on, but she never thought that it was her daughter who hit her platform.
"You are stunned, you are stunned! Tell mother, is someone threatening you? Is it the king of Jin? Is he threatening you to come forward and say such duplicity because of the woman surnamed Su?"
Princess Jin shook her head: "No one threatened my daughter, she is fine, and she is not in a daze."
"No maddened, why did you say such a thing? It was the two of them who persecuted you for personal reasons, and your majestic princess was forced to go to Zhuangzi to recuperate. Now you are talking to them, you say you are not maddened What is it? Or are you afraid of something, don't be afraid, mother risked this old life, and I will seek justice for you today!"
Mrs. Xu Guogong seemed to be insane, she babbled a lot, and even reached out to pull Princess Jin behind her to protect her.
Princess Jin's originally calm face suddenly became sad, and crystal tears rolled down.
"Mother, there is no such thing as fairness or injustice. If we talk about justice, others should ask me for it. I forgot to tell you one thing. I don't like men. Your Highness and I have always been in name only."
Mrs. Xu Guogong's rambling stopped abruptly, and the hall became extremely quiet in an instant.
Everyone looked at Princess Jin with shock in their eyes and lost their words.
"Yan'er, what did you say?"
Concubine Jin straightened her back, with tears in her eyes: "I said, I don't like men. I have been married to His Highness for many years in name only. In fact, I personally found and sent Concubine Su to His Highness. , the purpose is just to cover up this matter. So mother, you don't need to feel sorry for your daughter, feel worthless, or even resent. You think it's good, but it's not good for me."
Mrs. Xu Guogong seemed to be stunned all of a sudden, and she couldn't get back to her senses: "How could this be, how could this be? Then why did you want her child in the first place, so that you made a big mistake. Yan'er, you must be lying to your mother Right, right?"
"Mother, I didn't lie to you. I am Princess Jin, and I need a child. I need a child to cover up this embarrassing thing. My princess position needs a child to last for a long time, so I I did something wrong in a moment of confusion.”
Princess Jin's attitude was too calm, Mrs. Xu Guogong knew that her daughter was not lying to herself. She became excited all of a sudden, and kept shaking her head: "That's not what your father said, your father said that as long as you can prove that the child is not King Jin, the woman surnamed Su will be finished, and you can come back from Zhuangzi at that time , and still be your concubine in peace and stability. Maybe in one year, or in two years, you will definitely give birth to a son. My daughter is better than me, so I won’t fail to give birth to a son... "
Seeing Mrs. Xu Guogong's appearance, Princess Jin's heart ached, she shed tears and murmured: "He lied to you, he lied to you..."
"He lied to me? He lied to me? Did he come to lie to me again because of that woman? He lied to me, lied to me..." Seeing Mrs. Xu Guogong like this, she was obviously hit too hard, and she was a little bit mad for a while.
But what she said was not ignored by people. It turned out that all of this was behind Xu Guogong's instigation. But why did Xu Guogong do this? King Jin is his son-in-law, how can an old man cheat his son-in-law.
But think about Jin Wangfei who was sent to recuperate, and Xu side concubine who has been silent all the time. It is obvious that the two daughters of the Xu family are not favored in Jin Wangfu. Not hard to guess.
Maybe it was for self-interest, maybe it was because of switching to someone else, the young master of Prince Jin's mansion is very favored by Emperor Hongjing now, if this can be used to prove that Xiao Bao is not the son of King Jin, but that King Jin is willing to raise a son in vain for the sake of women, It's time not only Xiaobao is finished, but King Jin is also finished.
Going around, talking so much, talking so much, it's all about fighting for storage.
Such a deep scheming, such a vicious method!
Emperor Hongjing sneered, his eyes hovering over the faces of his sons as if with an awl.
"It's all good!"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Empress Wei knelt down.
Several harem concubines, including a group of princes and a group of princesses, all knelt down. In the whole hall, except Mrs. Xu Guogong who lost her mind for a while, and Princess Jin who also supported her were still standing.
"Holy Father, calm down!"
King Lu knelt behind, stretched his neck and glanced at Emperor Hongjing: "Father, don't be upset, my son will go to Xu Guogong's mansion and ask who is behind the surname Xu. It's too embarrassing. Prey on women and children."
After speaking, he stood up and wanted to go outside the hall, but was stopped by Emperor Hongjing.
"I still think there are not enough things, and I'm afraid the world will not be chaotic!"
King Lu was very wronged: "Isn't my son hurting his own kind? According to the people behind this, every household must be more vigilant in the future. I don't know when my son will not belong to me. I have a big green hat on my head."
As he said that, King Lu also sneered, his eyes flashing back and forth on the faces of King Dai and King Yong: "Do you think so, third brother, fourth brother, and eighth brother?"
King Wu was a little annoyed: "Sixth brother, you talk as soon as you say, why are you still holding a gun and a stick?"
King Lu squinted his eyes: "I have a gun and a stick? Did you hear wrong, old man, or did you check the number yourself? Are you guilty of checking the number?"
The two quarreled with each other, until Emperor Hongjing hit the handrail angrily, and the two shrank their necks and stopped talking.
"Your father is not old and not dead yet, so in front of me, you are going to stage a show of brotherhood!" Emperor Hongjing looked a little heartbroken, and the people below naturally knelt down again.
"Father calm down!"
Emperor Hongjing stood up and left without saying anything.
The matter did not end like this, and the people from Jin Yiwei visited Xu Guogong's mansion that night.
Jin Yiwei was one of the twelve guards of Emperor Hongjing's personal army, and he rarely showed his face in front of people. Only the courtier Xungui made a big mistake, he would come to the door in this way.
The entire Xu Guogong's mansion was surrounded, and all the master's servants in the mansion were kicked out of their rooms and gathered in a hall. Then this group of people, like hungry wolves going down the mountain, scattered into the huge Duke Xu's mansion.
Xu Guogong's eyes were tearing and his beard was furious, but he couldn't stop anything. He could only watch these people search around, as if they wanted to find something.
In fact, Xu Guogong knew about what happened in the palace a long time ago, so he felt that a catastrophe was imminent.
But the matter has not come to the fore, and no one knows what Emperor Hongjing will think, but he did not expect it to come so soon. Thinking of the letters that he had burned in the afternoon, Xu Guogong's mouth became parched.
Now that the matter has been revealed, he can only kill him because he wants to vent his anger on behalf of his daughter. He must not say anything else. Maybe there is still a chance. From the power of the dragon. But if you don't know how to grab and bite indiscriminately in order to get rid of the crime, it will be the end of the chicken and the egg.
Xu Guogong has been in the court for many years, and these simple truths are still clear.
Aunt Yulan was so frightened that her face turned pale, she let the two girls support her, she looked panic-stricken and lost her previous calmness.
"Grandfather..." She wanted to snuggle up for a little protection, but Xu Guogong pushed her away.
"What time is it, be more solemn!"
Aunt Yulan fell to the ground and cried out in pain.
In the past, Xu Guogong was very good at this, but now there is an accident in the mansion, so he changed his face. Aunt Yulan didn't know that Xu Guogong was also angry with her. If Xu Zhe, the eldest son of Aunt Yulan, hadn't gotten involved with that master, Xu Guogong would never have given up King Jin and climbed up to that master.
People like Xu Guogong will not review their own mistakes, but are used to pushing everything on others. In fact, if he hadn't been greedy in his heart, thinking that the master was more likely to ascend to the high position than King Jin, and was persuaded by others because of this, how could he have made such a fuss.
A team of brocade guards quickly stepped out of the study, the leader holding a box in his hand.
"Commander, I found it."
The commander nodded, took the box and put it in his arms, while Xu Guogong focused all his attention on the box. If he remembered correctly, there was no such a box in his study.
But where did they find this brocade box? Xu Guogong had a bad premonition in his heart.
With a forced smile, he took a step forward and asked, "I don't know what is in this box. What are you all searching for? If I remember correctly, I don't have such a box in my study."
The commander didn't give him any face: "Young master can't remember it. It's not good for me if I see too many people like him. Either I can't remember clearly or I don't know. But this thing has been We found out it was true. As for what is in it, I won’t tell the lord. It’s time for His Majesty to pass it on to you, and you will know. A certain person has important affairs, so I won’t accompany you any more. Before the higher-ups spoke, they were wronged The father-in-law is staying in this mansion and is not allowed to go anywhere."
After finishing speaking, the man cupped his hands and left, while Xu Guogong's mansion was still surrounded so airtight that not even a fly could fly in.
This night was destined to be a chaotic night. Emperor Hongjing got angry in Qianqing Palace and ordered people to bring the fourth prince Yongwang into the palace overnight.
In Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongjing's eyes were full of sternness, and he threw the things in his hand in front of King Yong who was kneeling on the ground.
"Take a good look for yourself, you are really daring!"
When King Yong was brought into the palace, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and seeing this situation again, his liver and gallbladder were already torn. With shaking hands, he picked up several letters on the ground and opened them one by one. They were actually secret letters between him and Xu Guogong.
A few letters were nothing more than family gossip. Although there was no seal on them, the writer claimed to use his words in his words. There is also a secret letter between the two discussing how to proceed. It seems that in order to win the trust of the other party, but also to let the other party use it for oneself, his golden seal was used on it.
What surprised him the most was that the handwriting on these letters was actually his handwriting.
King Yong's brain exploded with a bang, "Father, this was not done by my minister, it was someone who framed my minister!"