The queen mother was stunned, and everyone was also shocked. Xu Guipin rolled her eyes, and immediately knelt out: "Damn my concubine, I listened to rumors, and doubted the concubine, my lord has a lot, please forgive me."
Hua Chun ignored her and looked straight at the Queen Mother. This explanation was mainly for the Queen Mother.
"Since the emperor has said this, the concubine De concubine must be the heir of the emperor." The queen mother pursed her lips and looked at Hua Chun with a complicated mood: "The moon is older than the concubine Wu, if you give birth to a prince, you will be the emperor's eldest son. It is true that Concubine De has been wronged these days, and the Ai family will give some compensation."
"Thank you Queen Mother." Hua Chun lowered her eyes.
Whoever asks her to make any compensation, no matter how much she compensates, the lost things will never come back!
"The two of you have just returned to the palace, so you should also go to have a good rest." The Empress Dowager said: "Just first..."
"Empress Dowager." Hua Chun interrupted her, and said, "I have something to say about Wan Shi being tortured to death with a stick."
Everyone was taken aback, Empress Dowager Ning frowned displeasedly: "This matter has passed, so we shouldn't bring it up again."
"If Wan's serious crime deserves death, the concubine will not mention it again. However, Wan's been wronged and beaten to death, and her injustice will linger. If she is not given justice, many people in this palace may not be able to sleep peacefully."
"You're presumptuous!" The queen mother was slightly annoyed, and slapped the table next to her: "When the emperor comes back, will he lose his sense of propriety?"
She ordered Wan Shi to be beaten to death. Didn't Concubine De clearly slap her in the face when she said this
Hua Chun raised her head stubbornly: "The concubine knows how to measure, and even more knows that heaven does not hide traitors. The queen mother was bewitched and believed that the Wan family was the murderer who cursed the concubine Wu, but the truth is not the case. The Wan family is gone, and the queen mother even Wouldn't justice be returned to her?"
"You..." The Empress Dowager's eyes were sharp, and she was about to reprimand when she heard the emperor next to her say softly: "If you think that Wan Shi was wronged, then present enough evidence, otherwise, I won't be able to believe you."
The queen mother frowned and glanced at the emperor.
The emperor looked at Huachun without turning his head.
Hua Chun bowed his head and said, "Please the emperor upload the Minister of Criminal Justice to the palace. Since the case is handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I would like to ask, what kind of incredible evidence has been found that can directly cause people to be executed."
The empress dowager opened her mouth to object, but the emperor once again jumped in front of her and said, "Okay, let Lu Shangshu enter the palace."
Eunuch Qin left in response, and the concubines sitting beside him frowned.
Hasn't Concubine De fell out of favor for a long time? From their point of view, the emperor was indifferent and indifferent to Concubine De, and never favored her again, so what happened? How to give them the feeling that the emperor is here to support Concubine De
How could the relationship between these two be so deep? No one noticed at all!
I always thought that the two biggest forces in the palace were Concubine Wu and Concubine Shu. The two had been fighting for so long, but I didn't expect Concubine De to take such a long time behind her back!
Everyone had different thoughts, but Lu Sanbian quickly entered the palace, as if he had been waiting at the gate of the palace.
"See the emperor and the queen mother." He saluted as soon as he came: "The case that I am investigating has made progress."
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "What case are you investigating?"
"Back to the emperor, it was the empress dowager who handed it over to my minister about the curse of the Town God's Temple." Lu Sanbian said solemnly, "The wooden sign was not carved by the Wan family, and the minister has already locked down another suspect, a peasant woman, who is being tortured. "
Everyone didn't care what he said later, the queen mother stared at him: "What evidence do you have that the wooden sign was not carved by Wan Shi?"
"It's very simple. We all overlooked a problem at the beginning." Lu Sanbian reached out and took out the wooden sign and Wan's handwriting: "Please look, Queen Mother, is the handwriting on the wooden sign exactly the same as the one on the paper?" ?”
The queen mother was stunned, and frowned: "It's because they are exactly the same that I judged that it was carved by her, isn't it?"
"No." Lu Sanbian shook his head: "Normal people can't write exactly the same character, even if it's the same character. What's more, it's still engraved on it. If Wan Shi himself, how could he just engrave it exactly like what he wrote? The words are exactly the same? Shouldn't that be the biggest problem?"
Everyone was stunned, and Hua Chun's eyes were even more red: "So, someone deliberately framed it, right?"
"Yes." Lu Sanbian nodded: "And this person, if he knows what Wan's handwriting is like, he can still get the handwriting of these words."
The emperor paused slightly, and his eyes fell on the concubine Hua who was on the side.
Hua Xunyue was startled, she got up quickly and said: "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with concubines!"
The queen mother frowned: "No one said it was related to you. You stand out like this, but you are a little self-confident."
Tang shook his head lightly, this is too stupid, such a stupid person can be used as a stepping stone, it is impossible to raise him as high as he wants.
So she simply added insult to injury: "Speaking of which, the only person in this palace who has anything to do with the Wan family is the concubine Hua, right? After all, she used to be from the Hua family, so it's not difficult at all to get Wan's handwriting. "
Hua Xunyue glanced at her in disbelief, the look in her eyes changed from shock to hatred, then she turned her head to look at the Queen Mother and the Emperor and said, "How can there be only one concubine in this palace who has something to do with the Wan family? Empress Concubine De Isn't she also Wan's own daughter?"
"Who told you this?" The emperor said in a deep voice, "If you talk nonsense, you will be punished for wronging a high-ranking concubine."
"The concubine did not wrong her!" Hua Xunyue said: "If you don't believe me, the emperor can look at the back of her neck, there must be a mole exactly like Prime Minister Hua. She is Hua Jinghua!"
The hall was quiet, and the emperor looked at her with deep eyes: "I know better than you whether there is a mole on the back of Concubine De's neck. She is a woman I brought back from the people. She entered the palace before Prime Minister Hua died. The prime minister has nothing to do with it. Do you mean that even I doubt it when you say this?"
Concubine Wu Gui gave a low laugh, this is really a shame for the emperor, if the concubine De is really Hua Jinghua, then the emperor must be the first one to help conceal her identity, otherwise the Hua family would not be able to enter the palace. Hua Xunyue was so stupid as to sue Concubine De in front of the emperor. Isn't this courting death
Hua Xunyue panicked, and quickly looked at the Queen Mother: "Everything my concubine said is the truth, and the Queen Mother should check it out."
The queen mother looked at her silently for a while, and then said: "If she is really Hua Jinghua, isn't she your sister?"
Hua Xunyue was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said: "This doesn't count, after Hua Jinghua was executed, he has nothing to do with concubines."
"That's good." The queen mother hooked her lips: "You want to frame your sisters, and you have to separate the relationship. Let you take all the good ones. It's really easy."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Hua Xunyue sympathetically.
Can't run away, even the Queen Mother is planning to take her under the knife.
"Queen..." Hua Xunyue panicked: "Anyway, it's not the concubine who cursed Concubine Wu!"
"About the wooden sign." Lu Sanbian said: "The peasant woman caught by Weichen is the one who carved the wooden sign with her own hands. It won't be long before she can recruit customers. On the other hand, Weichen checked It turns out that many concubines in the palace also visited the Town God's Temple during the family visitation period, such as Hua Concubine and Xu Gui Concubine, as to whether it has anything to do with the wooden plaque, I don't know."
The emperor said impatiently: "Whoever did it, stand up yourself. The Ministry of Criminal Justice is not used to investigate women's intrigues. Now that you stand up, I can give you a lighter sentence. If you are found out, you will be placed in limbo and imprisoned for life!" "
Hua Xunyue was startled, rolled her eyes, and immediately said: "Concubine confesses!"
The few people standing next to her gasped and frowned at her.
This is the time to protect yourself, who cares about the alliance that is not very united? Hua Xunyue opened her mouth and said: "Wan's handwriting was asked by Concubine Xu Gui to ask for it. I don't know who asked someone to engrave the sign, but the mastermind is among the people next to Concubine Wu Gui. Madam Wu Gui does not know why The fetal image was unstable, and I heard from my concubine that I ran into Prime Minister Hua’s mother and concubine De both living in Gongyuhou Mansion, so I came up with this trick, planning to drag Concubine De into the water!”
"Ridiculous!" Concubine Wu Gui turned pale, glanced at the emperor and the queen mother, and immediately stood up and said, "Queen mother, this person is jumping over the wall and talking nonsense! The concubine has been by your side all the time, and you should do whatever you want clear."
The Empress Dowager nodded, and her eyes fell on Hua Xunyue coldly: "Slandering others is a more serious crime!"
"The concubine did not slander!" Hua Xunyue said: "The concubine has always suspected that the concubine De concubine is the Prime Minister Hua, and told the matter to the concubine Xu Gui, and she said to discuss it with the concubine Wu Gui. The concubine will not do anything. I didn’t know, so I gave two sheets of Wan’s handwriting, and then I didn’t participate in anything.”
The emperor frowned: "I hate people forming cliques for personal gain the most in my life."
"Your Majesty." Concubine Wu knelt down directly: "Concubine is pregnant, she has nothing else to ask, how could she still harm Concubine De? Ever since Concubine Hua was demoted, she has been filled with resentment, and she will bite anyone who catches her." , Please also ask the emperor to enlighten me!"
"If the concubine tells half a lie, the sky will be struck by lightning, and she will die badly." Hua Xunyue stretched out her finger to the sky, and said solemnly: "The thing about the curse was originally directed and acted by them themselves, taking advantage of the empress dowager's love for the emperor's heir, and hurting her." killed!"
Hua Chun's eyes were red, and he stared at Concubine Wu Gui. The latter looked away guiltily, and said to the queen mother aggrievedly: "Concubine can also swear, if concubine sends someone to do such a thing, concubine will also Die badly!"
"It's useless to swear." The emperor said lightly: "Check it out, it's best to find out. I will never stay by my pillow for a snake and a scorpion."
"Yes." Lu San responded, and retreated with his things. The concubines present had different thoughts, and the Empress Dowager also had a dignified expression.
"Is there someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" the emperor asked.
After a while, an eunuch came in outside and said, "The servant is here."
"Seal the green-headed cards of Concubine Xu Gui, Concubine Hua, and Concubine Wu." The emperor said indifferently: "Until the matter is clarified, these people are not allowed to face the saints or serve in bed."
Xu Guipin's face turned pale, and she subconsciously called out: "Your Majesty!"
The emperor's eyes swept over, and it was as cold as the wind blowing outside.
Swallowing her saliva, Xu Guipin gritted her teeth: "If punishment is to be imposed, those who know about it should be punished together. No matter who instigated this matter, as far as my concubine knows, Tang Zhaoyi and Concubine Shu also knew about it. The concubine even went to the concubine Hua's palace to inquire, if you don't believe me, you can ask the palace people nearby, they will definitely know!"
Both Tang Shi and Concubine Shu were startled, and just about to refute, the emperor said, "If that's the case, let's seal Tang Zhaoyi and Concubine Shu's green cards together."
"Yes!" The eunuch agreed and stepped back, Concubine Shu and Tang Shi couldn't laugh anymore.
Such a letter is really not that different from being thrown into the cold palace. How could the emperor be so arbitrary? With one blow, the most powerful people in the palace were all banned.
Just because Concubine De cares about the Wan family, can the emperor do this
Concubine Shu's heart is cold and cold. It's not a big deal for Concubine Wu to be sealed. After all, she has a belly, but she is different. She only has power but no favor, and no emperor's heir. Such a letter, her status Can it still be as high as before
The Empress Dowager didn't have any opinion on this, she just said: "Just do as the emperor said, I'm tired, and I have to rest for a few days, you don't need to come here for your kindness."
"Yes." Everyone agreed.
Hua Chun pursed her lips, followed the emperor to leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation, walked slowly on the palace road without taking a ride.