After waiting for an hour, the husband and wife had the opportunity to sit together and talk.
Qingmei served the tea, and then consciously exited the small study.
Brother Yu is already asleep, and the two can talk quietly.
Gu Jiu nestled on the rug, hugging Ruan Ruan's pillow, holding a cup of tea, and asked, "How are things going?"
"It's almost there, if you push it again, you can get the truth out."
"Forcing?" Gu Jiu was a little surprised, "Forcing who?"
A stern look flashed across Liu Zhao's eyes, and he said, "Naturally, it is forcing Uncle Yan, Uncle Zhao, and Concubine Xue."
"Oh!"
Gu Jiu understood.
"Are you sure they were involved in the plan to kidnap me?"
"Even if you didn't participate, you must know the truth. Even if your father-in-law was detained in Dali Temple, I'm afraid it has something to do with them."
Gu Jiu hummed, "I thought so too. I heard people say that the reason why King Yan participated in King Zhao's plan and helped King Zhao take away the power of Jingxiying was to avenge Concubine Li De for humiliating his mother? "
"Exactly! Uncle Yan is not on the throne, but seeking revenge. Concubine Xue took advantage of this to persuade Uncle Yan to help the king."
Liu Zhao spoke straightforwardly, but he could hear a little bit of regret and unbearable heart.
Gu Jiu looked at him, "Are you feeling sorry for King Yan?"
Liu Zhao sat down next to her, "King Yan is very kind to us juniors."
He didn't say exactly how good it was, and Gu Jiu didn't delve into it.
"I have wronged you these days, and you need to find a way to deal with those rumors." Liu Zhao felt a little guilty.
He was busy investigating the case, pressing for the truth, and only wanted to deal with the rumors after he finished his work. He thought that by protecting Gu Jiu under his wings, their mother and son would not be harmed by gossip.
Now he realized that he was wrong.
Gu Jiu laughed, "I'm not wronged. From the very beginning, I knew what I was going to face, and I also thought about how to solve this matter. The reason why I didn't discuss it with you is because I really enjoy you taking care of me. The feeling of being in charge. Everything is taken care of by you, and I just need to eat and die, which doesn't feel bad."
Liu Zhao: Xiaojiu's idea is so strange, I can't understand it at all.
Yet he was happy.
Because of his protection, he didn't bring any burden to Gu Jiu.
It doesn't sound good to eat and wait to die. But in this world, how many people can eat and wait to die for a lifetime
Anyone who can eat and wait for death for a lifetime without worrying about everything is a blessed person.
Even if it is not rich and powerful, it is also a family of small riches.
"Are you really happy?" he asked.
Gu Jiu nodded.
"Since that's the case, why do you have to work so hard to deal with the concubine mother. The concubine mother has a bad temper. When she gets angry, she speaks extremely badly. You must have suffered a lot."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Because I'm born to be a hard worker. It's okay to rest for a few days, but I can't do it if I spend my whole life just waiting to die. Anyway, idle is idle, Fu Li You is very noisy, so I will come forward and solve the matter. It can also be regarded as lightening your burden."
Liu Zhao said solemnly: "It's not to lighten my burden, but to lighten a great burden for me."
Gu Jiu laughed, "I'm very capable."
"I know."
My Xiaojiu is the most capable woman.
He hugged her tightly.
"How did you convince Concubine Mu to stand up for you?"
"I told her that if you want to become the emperor, you have to show courage, and you must not let rumors continue to spread."
Liu Zhao was surprised, did the mother concubine also think about that position
He thought that the concubine mother hadn't thought about her position in the palace.
Gu Jiu bit her lip, "It's come to this point, in the middle of the game, who can be careless. Could it be that you men are allowed to have big ambitions, and women are not allowed to be a little bit ambitious?"
"Of course not. I just never put the position of concubine mother and Weiyang Palace together."
"You can start thinking about it now."
"Father's chances of winning are not great."
"It doesn't matter. My father can get that position, which is a way of life. If I can't get that position, it's another way of life. No matter which way of life, my goal will not change. I will continue the project outside the South City Gate. Do it."
Liu Zhao nodded.
Xindao Xiaojiu is not only ambitious, but also very free and easy, which is more open than him.
Sometimes he just can't see it.
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Xingqing Palace.
Chen Dachang dragged his wounds and came to the bedroom to serve him.
He bowed and stood at the head of the bed, "I want to report to Your Majesty, Concubine Xue Guifei wants to see His Majesty. She said that she will only tell the truth when she sees His Majesty. At that time, she will know everything she can say."
The emperor raised his hand, and several servants stepped forward, helped him up, and sat on the head of the bed.
The emperor coughed lightly, "She wants to see me, what does she want to say?"
"She didn't say anything, she just asked to see His Majesty."
The emperor frowned, "What's the situation with King Zhao now?"
"King Zhao's right hand was cut off by Gong Zizhao, which saved the imperial physician's life, but he was depressed and wanted to die."
The emperor sneered, "Forcing the palace to rebel, and even daring to kill the king. It's not that easy to die. Order it, hang Zhao Wang's life, and don't allow him to die. Before I let him die, he can't die. You might as well I will pass this on to him.”
"Old slave obeys. Where is Concubine Xue Gui?"
"Bring her to see me. I also want to know what she wants to say."
Chen Dachang bowed to his orders and sent someone to arrange the item-by-item matters.
In the middle of the night, everything is quiet.
The sky and the earth are shrouded in darkness, and most people have already fallen into a dark dreamland.
In the palace, Xiao Huangmen rushed forward with a person.
If you look carefully, the person's limbs are bound and he cannot move.
The person with the lantern in front led the way to Xingqing Palace. After checking the password, he was put into Xingqing Palace.
Inside the bedroom, the lights are bright.
The emperor has not fallen asleep yet, he is waiting for a person, a woman.
Brought to, thrown on the carpet.
It was Concubine Xue Gui.
Concubine Xue Gui was not as arrogant as she was when she rebelled back then, she was tortured for several days, and now she is a gray-haired old woman.
The emperor looked at her, as if he didn't dare to recognize her.
After taking a closer look, I saw a familiar side from the old facial features.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "Untie her."
The two little yellow gates stepped forward and untied Concubine Xue Gui.
The emperor did not deprive her of her title, and now she is still Concubine Xue, but a noble concubine who is not even as good as a prisoner.
The word noble concubine is a great mockery of her.
Once she was free, Concubine Xue rubbed her sore arm. After being tied up for a long time, his limbs became stiff.
She sat on the ground with her head down, her body no longer healthy and straight. At the moment, she is a poor old woman. It's just that it is also matched with a heart of snakes and scorpions.
"You want to see me, and now that you see me, why don't you speak?" The emperor asked with a rare calmness.
No hatred, no rage, no killing.
Only calm.
Concubine Xue Gui was obviously surprised by the Son of Heaven's reaction, and couldn't help raising her head to look at him.
"Hehe...hehe..."
Concubine Xue Gui let out an incoherent laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" the emperor asked.
Concubine Xue rubbed her swollen wrist, "I laugh that we are all old."
The emperor frowned, "If you just want to say this, you can go."
"You killed him, didn't you?"
Concubine Xue Gui's turbid eyes instantly became sharper than ever, as if she forced the palace to rebel that day. A sharp sword out of its sheath, even if its blade is cut off, still possesses terrifying lethality.
In the bedroom, from Chen Dachang down, everyone felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The emperor pretended to be stupid, "Who are you talking about?"
Concubine Xue sneered again and again, "I'm asking you, did you kill our eldest son? Did you become jealous because he was smart since he was young and was valued by the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs? You actually took advantage of the child's cold and killed him?" .”
The emperor narrowed his eyes, "You believe in Empress Cui, but you don't want to believe in me?"
Concubine Xue Gui smiled coldly, "Because she is already dead, the dead will not harm me."
The Son of Heaven sighed, "That was an accident."
Concubine Xue scolded angrily, "What's the accident? It's clear that you killed my son, my eldest son, the smartest prince. You have such a vicious heart. Now, are you still refusing to admit it?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you want? I gave his life, and if I want his life, who dares to say no."
Concubine Xue Gui laughed, "Then it's only natural that I want your life."
"You are presumptuous!" the emperor angrily reprimanded.
Concubine Xue gave a contemptuous smile, "I have nothing to say, I have nothing to say. I only blame the heavens for allowing you to live until now."
The emperor's anger rose, "I miss the old love, so I let you live to this day. Don't be ignorant."
Concubine Xue Gui's face was indifferent, her lips were pursed, and her expression was serious.
"Your Majesty, let's make a deal."
"You are not qualified to negotiate a deal with me. Don't forget your identity, you are just a prisoner now."
Concubine Xue Gui laughed, her eyes rolled, and she could still vaguely see her former style.
"Your Majesty doesn't want to know who is behind the kidnapping case? Don't you want to know how many people Empress Ruizhen Cui left behind to hide in the dark? Don't you want to know how the prince died?"
The emperor's expression changed drastically, and the atmosphere in the bedroom suddenly became suffocating.
The air seemed to freeze.
"you know?"
"Although I don't know everything, I can show His Majesty the right way."
"What do you want?"
"Let King Zhao go, let the Xue family go. The Xue family didn't participate in the palace change, the Xue family was just innocently implicated by me."
The emperor sneered, "Without the Xue family's secret help, King Zhao would not even be able to take a single soldier from the west of Beijing camp."
"Then what do you want?"
"Tell me everything you know, and I will deal with it as appropriate."
Concubine Xue slowly shook her head, "Unless Your Majesty decrees to dismiss the Xue family and Wang Zhao's family, the concubine will not say a word. I might as well tell your majesty that in this world, the only person who knows these secrets is the concubine. If I die, these secrets will also be brought underground and become unsolvable secrets.”
"Are you threatening me?"
"I'm just negotiating terms with His Majesty. Letting the Xue family and Zhao Wang's family go is just a trivial matter to Your Majesty. As for me, after telling all the secrets, I will exterminate myself from your world."
The emperor took a deep look at her, "You have to know, I have countless ways to force you to speak."
Concubine Xue's eyebrows and eyes moved slightly, "Your Majesty, you can try to see if you can tell the truth from me. You can come here for any Jinwu Guard and Punishment Division."
"you… "
Concubine Xue held her head high, she was domineering at the moment.
Even if you are a prisoner, you have to be a prisoner who controls the overall situation.