This was the second time he saw her wearing such bright and colorful clothes. The last time was at the Queen's coronation ceremony.
During ordinary sacrifices and grand ceremonies, the Queen would wear black court dress embroidered with phoenixes.
This abnormality made Murong Zheng a little stunned. He stared at his queen, who was dressed in red and walked slowly towards him. She was not beautiful, but very dignified and generous. She could match the solemn black and also control the fiery red.
"Empress, today..." Looking at Empress Sun performing the ceremony meticulously with no expression on her face, his heart suddenly became a little flustered.
"Your Majesty, the guards have told me everything that happened in the court."
Without waiting for Murong Zheng to finish his words, Empress Sun spoke slowly. Her words were calm, but as still as an ancient well.
"Your Majesty, the Queen has always been kind and merciful, and would never do anything to hurt anyone's life." Lord Xu couldn't see the Queen's expression, but he shouted anxiously.
He was afraid that all the civil and military officials in the court would be as afraid as Lord Xu when the empress came out. They were afraid that the empress would, as usual, take on false charges for the emperor's pleasure.
This is not the first time something like this has happened, nor will it be the last.
But this matter is too big. If the queen admits it, then it is only right to depose her.
The Queen has worked hard to maintain peace in the palace over the years. Every time the Emperor mishandled state affairs, it was the Queen who would privately find them to remedy the situation.
If the queen is deposed, then their Great Zhou and the court will probably be unable to make amends.
"Empress, it was you who had someone take away the Imperial Concubine's flying phoenix hairpin, wasn't it?"
Murong Zheng naturally would not let the ministers speak up and persuade the queen, so he simply spoke up and told the truth. All he needed was for the queen to answer yes, and everything would be settled.
Concubine Dong looked at the woman in red in front of her. She saw her slowly raise her head and look at Murong Zheng. She felt a burst of joy in her heart. She couldn't contain her excitement and tightly grasped Murong Zheng's hand, but was surprised to find that there was a thin layer of sweat on the palm of Murong Zheng's hand.
Concubine Dong looked up in surprise, and saw Murong Zheng looking at the Queen. She couldn't help but turn her head again, but when she saw the Queen's eyes, her heart panicked.
Before, when the queen looked at the emperor, there was light in her eyes, and that kind of love that could not be concealed was clearly visible to everyone.
But today, when the Queen looked at the Emperor, her eyes were as sharp as a knife, like an icy blade, which made Concubine Dong tremble involuntarily.
"No." Just when Concubine Dong was about to say something, the Queen calmly uttered two words.
These two words successfully made Murong Zheng's eyes widen. He almost doubted whether the person in front of him was his queen.
He couldn't help but remind her, "Queen, without evidence, I wouldn't have asked you to come here."
"Your Majesty, I also have evidence to prove my innocence. I dare not deceive you, nor do I dare to damage the relationship between Da Zhou and Bei An. I also don't want to disappoint the Empress Dowager."
The queen knelt on the ground with her body straight, looking at the emperor, neither humble nor arrogant, and shouted every word.
The court officials were also frightened by the Queen's screams, no, they were shocked.
They seemed to have gotten used to the Empress taking the blame for the Emperor, but now she was suddenly standing against him, which made them feel shocked but also a little happy.
If the Queen had already had this attitude, Concubine Dong would not have been able to be so arrogant...
"After the fire broke out in the Imperial Concubine's palace, an eunuch registered the valuables in the Imperial Concubine's palace. The Feifeng Hairpin bestowed by the Emperor was among them. It was not lost."
"There has been no contact between Fengqi Palace and Concubine Dong since the fire. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can ask the eunuchs and maids in my palace or the Concubine's palace. They are all outside the palace now, waiting for Your Majesty to summon them at any time."
"Your Majesty, this is the list of eunuchs and maids who left the palace yesterday. None of them came from Fengqi Palace."
(End of this chapter)