"What are you asking Ai's family to come here to see?" The Empress Dowager's dazed eyes looked around the courtyard, "Why are there so many people standing here?"
Concubine Yue hurriedly signaled the prince to dismiss the group of guards in the courtyard, and quickly stepped forward to bow down: "My concubine sees the Empress Dowager, the Empress. I don't know if the two concubines are coming, and I will be far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me..."
Empress Yan didn't wait for her cliché to finish, and immediately asked coldly, "Is Nihuang sitting over there? What's wrong with her?"
Concubine Yue swiped her eyes and saw that King Jing had walked to Nihuang's side and gently lifted her up. The Lord came to have a feast, but I didn’t expect that the alcohol was too strong, and Nihuang was drunk…”
"The heroine of Nihuang County's daughter is not weak, how could she get drunk so easily?"
"My concubine also finds it strange," Concubine Yue Gui still had a smile on her face, "Maybe she's been a little worried about her son-in-law selection in recent days."
"Then what are the guards in the whole courtyard here for? Does anyone dare to slander in Zhaoren Palace? Say it, and the Aijia will decide for you."
"Oh, this bodyguard..." Concubine Yuegui laughed and said, "It's the prince who wants to practice the sword formation for me, saying that the training is neat, and it can be regarded as a dance skill."
Empress Yan looked into her eyes, and suddenly sneered, "What kind of joke is your concubine talking about? You let an honored guest like Princess Nihuang fall drunk on the steps, and you are here with your son watching what kind of sword formation... This It's okay to take it back to Ai's house, but do you still want to report it to Your Majesty like this?"
"How to report to Your Majesty is the matter of the concubine herself. How dare you bother the empress to worry about the concubine." Concubine Yuegui pushed back softly. Seeing that his mother was so calm, the prince, who was still pale, walked over slowly and greeted the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager has been listening with interest to the arguing between the Queen and the Concubine, and when she saw the Crown Prince coming to salute, she immediately touched his head lovingly, "Xuan'er, who are the two children over there? Unclear…”
"... uh..." the crown prince said a little embarrassedly, "that's Jingyan... and Princess Nihuang..."
"Why don't these two children come to Grandma's side?"
"Don't worry, Empress Dowager," Empress Yan's tone was soft, but her words were like ice, "Nihuang is just drunk, she will wake up sooner or later, and when she wakes up, the concubine will definitely persuade her not to do it again in the future. drinking such a strong drink…”
Concubine Yuegui's chest stagnated, she gritted her teeth and held back her discoloration. This is indeed the worst part of the whole thing to deal with. Prince Jing Daowei is guilty of the prince himself. The two sides basically reached an agreement not to hold each other accountable for the killing. Sima Lei has also left, and the queen has not caught any current evidence of the crime. No matter how she talks to the emperor, it is only one-sided. way to justify. Only the mouth of the county master can't be blocked. The only hope now is to hope that the daughter of the county owner will be ashamed and arrogant, and she will not be willing to publicize the almost humiliating matter, so as not to ruin her own innocent reputation.
Princess Jingning had already run to Princess Nihuang's side at this time, looked at her flushed face worriedly, and whispered, "What should I do? If you are so drunk, help me to rest in my palace first."
King Jing also felt that it was more convenient for his sister to take care of the county master, so he nodded immediately and ordered someone to bring the soft sedan chair.
The queen knew that it would be more effective for Princess Nihuang to make troubles than to make troubles herself, so she didn't say much. She accompanied the Empress Dowager into the main hall of Zhaoren Palace to chat and laugh, forcing Concubine Yuegui to accompany her. It was time to go to the emperor first, but there was no chance to make confessions with the prince. The mother and son both forced their faces to smile, which made the queen feel at ease.
After Princess Nihuang was escorted into Yinxiao Pavilion, Princess Jingning's bedroom, King Jing immediately summoned several imperial physicians. After the consultation, everyone said that the county master was just with a rapid pulse, poor blood flow, no serious illness, and no harm to his life. After King Jing was relieved, he was preparing for luck to relieve her acupuncture point, when the county master suddenly gritted his teeth and opened his eyes, shook his head at him, had to stop again, and told his sister to take care of her, he avoided suspicion and exited the hall, sitting quietly. On the bench in the courtyard, one is waiting, and the other is guarding.
About half an hour later, Princess Jingning ran out, panting, "Brother Yan, my sister opened her eyes just now and told you to go in."
King Jing hurriedly stood up and walked into the hall. Sure enough, seeing Nihuang's face was calm, he breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to untie the acupuncture point for her.
The county master slowly sat up from the bed, his eyes were cold as frost, he pondered for a moment, then looked up at King Jing slowly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."
King Jing only nodded slightly and did not answer. Instead, Princess Jingning asked with concern, "Sister Nihuang, how drunk have you been? I shook you for a long time just now, but you ignored me..."
"It's all right." Nihuang reached out and touched Jingning's little face lightly, got out of bed and put on his shoes, and stood up.
"Where is my sister going?"
"Holy face."
King Jing's eyes couldn't help jumping, and he asked in a low voice, "The county master has decided?"
"This really isn't something to show your face," Nihuang sneered like ice, "Perhaps the imperial concubine expects me to swallow my humiliation to cover up this humiliation. Unfortunately, she still misunderstood me, Nihuang, not to mention that she has not succeeded today, even if she is caught She has it, and it is a pipe dream for me to submit to her because of this, and it is absolutely impossible."
"Your Majesty should be in the Yangju Palace. Since the county master has decided, then Jingyan will escort you there." King Jing did not add a single comment, his tone was even and authentic.
"Don't bother, I'm now..."
"After all, this is not Yunnan, so be careful."
Knowing his good intentions, Nihuang no longer politely shirks, and nods in agreement. Princess Jingning looked at this and then at that, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about? I don't understand..."
"I'll explain it to you later," Nihuang smiled slightly at her, "I'm in a bad mood right now, and I don't want to talk more before meeting Your Majesty. Jingning, please forgive me."
"Why are you being so polite..." Xiao Jingning was a little embarrassed, "Then, I'll go with you too?"
"No," King Jing immediately vetoed, "Don't interfere in this situation, wait here, and don't ask around, understand?" Xiao Jingning is not an innocent little girl who doesn't understand anything. With a dignified expression, thinking of all the bosses who came this day, he knew that things were not simple, so he didn't ask any more questions, and nodded obediently.
After exiting the Yinxiao Pavilion, the two of them walked silently all the way, and neither of them wanted to speak, and they didn't seem to see the palace servants saluting on both sides. It was not until the front of the Yangju Hall that he stopped and let the Huangmen official outside the hall inform him.
Hearing the two of them begging to see each other, Emperor Liang was a little surprised, and he rushed to tell the news. When he saw the face of the county master, he was even more suspicious. When they left the state ceremony, they immediately asked: "Nihuang, what's the matter? Who is offending? Are you unhappy?"
Princess Nihuang bowed her skirt and bowed her head, "Please, Your Majesty, decide for Nihuang."
"Oh, get up, get up, and say something slowly..."
The Princess Nihuang knelt down and didn't move, looking directly into Emperor Liang's eyes and said: "The concubine Yuegui called Nihuang into Zhaoren Palace today in the name of talking about her hometown, but she secretly did tricks in the wine to confuse Nihuang. In my mind, the prince took the opportunity to bring his foreign minister Sima Lei into the inner courtyard, and wanted to do something wrong, so he wanted to force Nihuang to marry. I want Your Majesty to investigate this matter and give Nihuang justice."
Her words were concise and straightforward, without a trace of pretentiousness. On the contrary, she was shocked when she heard the words. Emperor Liang was already trembling with anger, and shouted in a row: "Call the noble concubine and the prince! Come to the temple!"
This decree spread surprisingly fast, and not only those who should have come, but also all those who shouldn't have come. In addition to the concubine Yuegui and the prince who were called, the queen and king Yu also appeared together.
"Concubine Yue! Crown Prince! Do you know the guilt?!" Before everyone finished saluting, Emperor Liang shouted angrily.
Concubine Yuegui had a look of astonishment on her face, and she bowed her head in panic and said, "My concubine doesn't know what angered Shengyan, please let your majesty speak clearly."
"You still pretend you don't know?" Emperor Liang slapped the court case, "What did you do to Nihuang today? Say it!"
"Prince Nihuang?" Concubine Yue Gui was even more surprised, "The concubine invited the princess to a banquet today. Later, the princess was overwhelmed by alcohol and became drowsy. The concubine and the prince were taking care of him. Princess Jingning picked up the county master to rest... I don't know what happened after that. Could it be that the county master felt slighted because of the poor reception?"
Seeing that she was pushing cleanly, Princess Nihuang couldn't help but sneered a few times and said, "Your wine is really powerful, just drinking one cup will make you lose your mind. Is there such a wine in the world? Besides, I just drank that With a glass of wine, the crown prince brought Sima Lei in to entangle, is this also a coincidence?"
"That wine is Qilixiang bestowed by the emperor. Although the wine is powerful, only the county master said that it was like a drug after drinking it. Your Majesty can search the palace of the concubine, and there is absolutely no other wine. And the county master was afraid at that time. I'm already drunk, and it's obviously only the prince who came in, where is Sima Lei? You can also ask all the people serving in Zhaoren Palace to see if there is a second person who saw Sima Lei come in. "
The princess of Nihuang raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "Zhaoren Palace is all yours. You deny it, who dares to tell you?"
Concubine Yue did not directly refute her, but still defended against Emperor Liang: "Although the people in Zhaoren Palace are serving the concubines, everyone including the concubines is His Majesty's servants and servants, His Majesty is holy and virtuous. Below, who dares to deceive you?"
Her sharp teeth were like knives, and her words were hard to refute. Queen Yan couldn't hold back her anger and reprimanded: "You are really cunning and eloquent, do you dare to act? It's a pity that no matter how you deny it, you can't rely on the facts. The Lord framed you for no reason?"
Concubine Yuegui said indifferently: "I don't understand why the county master made up this story for no reason, just like the minister and concubine didn't understand that the empress had no evidence, why did she immediately believe the county master and refused to believe it? Just like a concubine…”
Queen Yan's heart sank, and she suddenly realized that she had done something wrong.
You should be on the sidelines from beginning to end, not interjection.
Originally, it was the Princess Nihuang who sued the imperial concubine. Emperor Liang could not have thought that the princess was seeking humiliation and framed the imperial concubine with the innocence of her daughter. But as soon as he intervened to protect Nihuang, it seemed that it suddenly became a rivalry between the two palaces, and the suspicious emperor no longer thought about it.
Concubine Yuegui saw that the emperor began to frown and ponder, and then slowly said, "And the concubine also wanted to ask the empress to give a testimony. After the county master was drunk, the empress had suddenly entered the inner courtyard of Zhaoren Palace with the empress dowager. May I ask if the Empress saw someone cheating on the princess at that time? Even if the Empress Dowager is too old to disturb her at this time, Princess Jingning was there at the time. Please ask the emperor to ask the princess if she saw anything unsightly when she came in. scene?"
Nihuang didn't expect this noble concubine to be so eloquent and even more angry, she rushed out: "That's because they came in time, and your poison plan failed..."
Concubine Yue Gui turned around, facing her flaming eyes without flinching, and said safely: "The county master insists that I have a bad heart, and I don't want to argue; It's not me and the prince, that's because of our moral failure, and we don't dare to hold grudges. But I ask the princess, you keep falling into my trap, have you ever been hurt? If I really worked hard to manage a Poisonous plan, how could the Empress rush in so well to save her?"
Emperor Liang frowned, and glanced at the Queen and King Yu from the corner of his eyes, as if he had been moved by these words.
Princess Nihuang was so angry that her hands became cold. I was afraid that the tens of millions of enemy soldiers on the battlefield could not compare to the imperial concubine in front of her, which made her feel chills. Just when she was about to scold her back, a calm voice sounded beside her: "Father, my son can testify. When my son entered the inner courtyard of Zhaoren Palace, Sima Lei was indeed beside the county master, and his behavior was extremely unethical."
Concubine Yue Gui was shocked and turned her head to stare at Xiao Jingyan in disbelief.
"My son sees that the situation is urgent, so I have to be rude and want to force the princess out." King Jing ignored her, but still said, "In order to stop the son, the imperial concubine and the crown prince ordered the guards to fire arrows at random. In desperation, Erchen had to coerce the prince as a hostage to save his life and delay it until the arrival of the empress dowager. Erchen knew that coercing the prince with a knife was not a misdemeanor, but he was unwilling to hide the truth from his father and emperor in order to cover up what was wrong. Please think about it carefully, if it wasn't for the ghosts in his heart, how could the crown prince want to shoot and kill the sons and ministers?"
Even the Empress and King Yu didn't know about this scene, everyone stayed together, and Concubine Yuegui didn't expect Xiao Jingyan to have such courage.
"Concubine Yue! Could this be the case?" Emperor Liang's face was sinking like water, and he was already furious.
Concubine Yue gritted her teeth, raised her head and said, "Since the empress, the princess, and King Jing have all kept accusing the concubine of guilt, the concubine does not dare to argue any further, nor does she dare to ask for any evidence. The concubine only asks Your Majesty to be wise and judge. Your Majesty also thinks that the concubines are guilty, and my mother and son should accept the punishment and never dare to complain."
She made progress by retreating like this, and Emperor Liang was hesitant. If you don't believe it, he complained in one voice. If you believe it, he felt that there were too many voices. It was inevitable that he would beat a drum in his heart. See you in command."
Emperor Liang was dealing with such a serious incident and did not want to be disturbed. He waved his hand and said, "See you later."
The eunuch bowed down and reappeared a moment later, saying, "Your Majesty, Commander Meng has a word to order the servants to report on his behalf, saying that he had captured a foreign minister Sima Lei who had trespassed outside the Zhaoren Palace.