At this time, Qin Yining already understood that even if she argued at this time, it would be useless. All people who are aware of current affairs will only "experience the divine will" and will not care about the truth of the matter at all.
Qin Yining raised a smile on his lips, and he was sweating out of fear, but now he has completely calmed down.
She didn't do anything wrong and could do it with a clear conscience. If she really lost her life today, it would be helpless. From the day she married Pang Xiao, she had already made a choice for her future. Even if she died, although she had regrets, she had no regrets.
Li Qitian saw that Qin Yining was silent about the current affairs, and the words he had prepared to refute were useless.
It really is the same as Pang Zhixi, it is very difficult to deal with!
"I didn't expect Qin Shi to be able to do such a thing." Finally, a smarter commander spoke up, so that Li Qitian's words would not be cold.
Even if someone reacted, they followed the holy will and condemned Qin Yining's "several crimes". Qin Yining watched coldly. Among those who condemned her, there were also several Hou and Shizi ladies who had been polite to her when they met. Although men didn't talk directly like women's relatives, they could They also shook their heads and sighed, and those who called Pang Xiao's brothers and sisters didn't even stand up to say a word.
The world is scorching hot and the human feelings are warm and cold, and that's how it is.
Li Qitian said: "Since this is the case, I will..."
"Go back to the sage. The concubine has something to say."
Just when Li Qitian wanted to punish Qin Yining, the queen suddenly stood up to salute, interrupting Li Qitian's words.
The Empress Dowager Maitreya Buddha's hand that normally counts the jade rosary suddenly stopped and glared at the Empress.
Li Qitian's words were interrupted, and he was very unhappy in his heart. Since he Jianzuo became the emperor, there has been no time for him to be interrupted without saying a word for many years.
But with so many outsiders present, Li Qitian didn't have any trouble, so he had to say, "What does the queen have to say?"
The queen's palms were sweating. Li Qitian was her husband, and he was supposed to be the closest person to her. Now, in front of him, she had to say a word three times in her heart before she dared to speak. It was the first time for the queen to interrupt Li Qitian's words in public.
She swallowed nervously and saluted: "Sir, the concubine feels that there is something strange in this matter, saying that the Qin family murdered the emperor's heir, there is no evidence, and the concubine does not believe it..."
"Shut up!" Li Qitian's face was ashen, he slapped his palm on the table, and the tea bowl on the table rattled, "You are Brother Hao's mother, and you actually speak for the murderer! Not enough evidence? What evidence do you want!"
The queen's face turned pale when reprimanded, and she twisted her cuffs nervously.
Concubine Yu stood up knowingly, her beautiful face was about to cry, and she said timidly: "What the sage said is very true, the concubine ran into her and poisoned her that day, if the concubine collided on the way, she would fall. Poisonous bird's nest, Your Highness doesn't know what to do now!"
Concubine Yun also said: "Yes, although the queen is kind and gentle, she also needs to distinguish the occasion. The sage is for the righteousness, and the sage is the son of the emperor. How can you still slander a female classmate of the Qin family?"
"That's right." Princess Tana only hated that Da Zhou's words didn't work at a critical moment.
Li Qitian's face was as deep as water, and he said solemnly, "I know that the queen is soft-hearted and soft-hearted. But it's really not right to be soft-hearted in the face of the criminal who murdered the emperor's heir."
The queen gritted her teeth and had the intention of retreating, but there was no investigation into this matter, and it was obvious that something was wrong. She didn't want to wrong people, and she didn't want to let the real murderer go unpunished, but the Holy Master insisted on doing so, her arms couldn't bend her thighs...
"The court lady, thank the Queen for her words of protection." Qin Yining turned around on her knees and gave the Queen a big gift.
The queen shook her head, guilt flashed in her eyes, she shook her head and took two steps back, not daring to say more.
Li Qitian breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he made up his mind to speak, a familiar servant suddenly trotted in outside the door. After a closer look, he should be serving in Chengqian Palace.
"Go back to the sage." The servant saluted and whispered in Li Qitian's ear for a while.
Li Qitian's expression did not change at all, but those who knew him well would find that his expression had gradually become dull.
This is Li Qitian's discovery that he is holding back his anger.
The little servant replied and backed away.
Li Qitian pursed his lips and looked at Qin Yining expressionlessly, as if to cut a piece of meat off her with his eyes.
The Empress Dowager, Concubine Yun and others are not sure why.
Xun Gui and Gao Ming also looked at each other in dismay.
No one knew what happened, everyone waited for the Holy Lord to give an order, and the princess Zhongshun, who was like a flower like a jade, would be dead. But the sage was reluctant to speak.
A suffocating silence spread in the hall, and everyone almost didn't dare to breathe.
Qin Yining still knelt on the spot, waiting peacefully for Li Qitian's disposal, but as time went by, Li Qitian still didn't say a word, as if he had turned into a statue, which made Qin Yining feel all kinds of guesses.
Something must have happened.
After two incense sticks, Li Qitian said slowly, "Sister Qin, what explanation do you have for the assassination of the emperor's heir?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and the Queen Mother was even more shocked and stunned.
No one could have imagined that Li Qitian didn't have any investigation at first, but he wanted to kill Qin Yining, why he suddenly changed his opinion and gave Qin Yining a chance to explain!
Li Helan, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold back her temper, and anxiously got up and saluted: "Brother Emperor, it's an indisputable fact that Qin's murder of the emperor's heir is an indisputable fact. Brother Huang is merciful, but don't condone guilty people, and let people go unpunished. ."
Li Qitian shook his head at Li Helan and waved his hand to signal her to step back.
Li Helan frowned and said anxiously, "Brother Huang, you can't..."
"Retreat." Li Qitian's voice was gentle, but his imposing manner made Li Helan break into a cold sweat.
Seeing that Li Qitian was really angry, and she didn't mean to change her mind, she gave Li Helan a fierce wink.
Li Helan didn't know where he was wrong, and the tears of grievance swirled in his eyes. Just now, the emperor's brother Gao Mingming was not like this, why did it suddenly change.
Qin Yining had already saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the minister's wife does have something to say."
"speak."
"Yes." Qin Yining bowed and recounted what happened that day, including the fact that the bird's nest was made by the small kitchen in the Queen Mother's Palace, the embarrassment the Queen Mother made to her, and how Yu Concubine suddenly took her to deliver the bird's nest. Out of nowhere, how inexplicably depended on her.
"There are a lot of doubts about this matter. The bird's nest came from the small kitchen of Ci'an Palace, and was brought by the palace servants. There are so many people who handled it, and it should be investigated in detail.
"When the minister's wife delivered the bird's nest, Concubine Yu saw that the minister's wife suddenly emerged from the bushes on the side of the road when she was passing by. The road was a remote road, and there was nothing good to say around. It was still between Kunning Palace and Ci. A path in the Angong Palace. Concubine Yu didn’t come from the Queen’s Palace to Ci’an Palace that day, so the chance of hitting him head-on is not high. Of course, Concubine Yu can also be said to be just right. But it happened to get out of the bushes and hit the court lady. , which is absolutely weird.
"Furthermore, the minister's wife urges the Holy Master to investigate the bird's nest that was poisoned and the pug that was poisoned that day. Even if there is an accident in the people, and there is an autopsy, no one can be sure that the pug must have been poisoned to death. , there may be no poison in the bird's nest."
Qin Yining explained in detail that the people present finally understood the events of that day in their hearts, and they were no longer in the dark.
There are many doubts about this.
But the most suspicious thing is that the sage did not investigate, and only imprisoned people for a few days before convicting them.
What this represents, not everyone knows.
Li Qitian's face was dark and heavy, Qin Yining shook it out, his attitude just now is likely to be the talk of people behind the scenes.
This cunning hob meat is as intractable as Pang Zhixi!
Li Qitian's face was stiff, and just as he was about to speak, there was another sound of footsteps outside, and then a small servant came in to communicate.
"Your Majesty, the two maids next to Princess Zhongshun said that they have important evidence and want to sue."
Li Qitian heard the words, said solemnly: "Pass."
The waiter outside the door immediately communicated loudly.
Qin Yining's face was solemn.
The queen mother narrowed her eyes.
How could she forget about this! Concubine Shun came to tell her that day that Qin Yining's two maids were missing, and she also asked people to look for them in private, but they didn't find them, and she didn't care, and they gradually disappeared.
Unexpectedly, people would appear at such a time!
"Emperor." The Queen Mother said quickly and anxiously, "These two maids are unbelievable. They followed Qin to deliver bird's nests, but when the guards arrived, the two had disappeared, and only Qin was caught. These days, the Aijia has been secretly searching for these two people, but it has been fruitless, and today people suddenly appeared, and the Holy One is careful that they have bad intentions!"
The queen said: "The queen mother calm down. Those two maids have no evil intentions. They have always been by Ben Gong's side."
"What!" The Queen Mother was shocked and glared at the Queen angrily, "You are crazy! How dare you take in two fugitives!"
The queen felt that she was about to be killed by the dissatisfied eyes of Li Qitian and the queen mother. But seeing the picture of the queen mother jumping in public, she is not afraid at all.
"The Queen Mother, calm down. These two maids are not fugitives, nor is the Qin family. The concubines are not hiding criminals. Even if they really did something wrong, and the sage didn't say anything, who has the right to convict them? What's more The saint hasn't spoken yet."
The queen mother was flushed with anger, and her heart became extremely uneasy.
Li Qitian held his breath and said solemnly: "Bring it in. I want to see what they have to say."
Qin Yining was very grateful at this time, she never imagined that the queen would help her hide Bingtang and Jiyun.
Not long after, the chamberlain led two women dressed in pale green palace maids radiating in.
Bingtang and Jiyun knelt beside Qin Yining, and respectfully saluted Li Qitian, "See the sage, see the Lord, see the masters."