The person in the holding pot palace was pale, kneeling beside him and shivering, almost slumped to the ground.
When Zhang Fengtong heard what he had done and said in public tonight from this cronie, his head hummed, his eyes darkened, and blood flowed from his nostrils in an instant, dripping and splashing on the ground. On the front placket of the palace dress embroidered with a golden phoenix, yellow is yellow, red is red, blood spots are spreading, and it is extremely tragic.
She widened her eyes, her eyes almost burst out of her sockets, she waved her hand and slapped her face hard, just like she had just suffered, and slapped the palace servant in the face, and the palace servant fell to the ground.
This is far from enough to solve the hatred in her heart. She hated it so much that she wanted to eat human flesh. She pulled out a hairpin from her head and stabbed the palace servant fiercely, making a frantic and angry ho ho sound from her mouth.
"You slut! You can't even do that! You've hurt me so much!"
"Puff puff," the palace servant's neck and face quickly developed a few more blood holes, and the people curled up into a ball, while raising their hands to cover their faces, they screamed: "Prince Concubine spare your life! Crown Princess, this servant remembers clearly that the wine in the Crown Princess' cup is clean—"
"Sophistry! I'll kill you! Besides you, who else would know? Could it be that you want to hurt me on purpose?"
Zhang Fengtong didn't drink the medicinal wine at the moment, but her face was pale, her eyes were bloodshot, her hair was scattered, her nose and mouth were stained with blood. Screaming horribly, in the dark of night, it sounded extremely infiltrating.
"Bitch! It's not enough to hurt me, can you attract Li Yuangui's people?"
Xiao Yintang was so angry that he kicked Zhang Fengtong's shoulder when he stepped up. With a slight clatter, Zhang Fengtong flew out a few feet and fell to the ground. The blood-stained hairpin also flew out.
The severe pain from the shoulder made her seem to wake up suddenly, but after struggling for a few times, she got up from the ground and quickly climbed to Xiao Yintang's side, grabbing him with one hand The corner of his clothes, crying: "Prince, I really didn't mean it, how do I know that this bitch can make a mistake even pouring a drink? I just wanted to—"
She stopped abruptly, her teeth chattering, and she made a clear "Yes" sound.
Xiao Yintang slapped her back with another slap, squatted down, grabbed her hair, and gritted her teeth: "You wanted to make Zhen Shi drink this wine to make a fool of yourself? Is it or not? You snake and scorpion woman! It's a shame that I thought about passing today, so that I can make a face for your Zhang family, you slut, you don't count the person who moved me Xiao Yintang without telling me, but you still caused this disaster!"
He stood up abruptly, grabbed a long sword resting on the case, drew the sword and pointed it at Zhang Fengtong, pushing towards her.
Zhang Fengtong's face was pale, and under the point of the sword, he moved back inch by inch, and was finally forced to the wall, and there was no way to retreat.
"Prince, you can't kill me like this, kill me, don't you justify what I said..."
Zhang Fengtong wept bitterly.
Xiao Yintang stopped, the tip of the sword did not move forward, but did not retreat, it froze in the air.
The originally handsome face, the facial features have been slightly distorted, staring at Zhang Fengtong by the wall, his eyes flickering, after a while, he slowly retracted his sword, and said coldly: "Bitch! My people are guarding the palace now. Door, the father does not know about this, I will go to the father with your father to apologize, if you are sober, what should you say when you come to the father, I don't need to teach you any more?"
Zhang Fengtong seemed to be hanging obliquely by the wall, motionless.
Xiao Yintang didn't look at her again, turned around and left.
"Prince!"
Just before he was about to go out, Zhang Fengtong called out, leaned against the wall, and stood up slowly, his eyes were like copper coins, the candles beside him shone, and there was a faint and miserable light inside.
"For today's plan, there is only one way. Maybe I can get around in front of the father and the emperor. I will go to the queen."
She spoke her own way, her voice trembling uncontrollably.
"It's all about Zhen's business. You kill Cao's. If this matter is confirmed, even if the Cao family dare not pursue it, the official will not let go of the impeachment, even if the father wants to expose the matter. However, there must be a reason to explain..."
Xiao Yintang squinted: "are you threatening me?"
Zhang Fengtong resisted the pain in his shoulders and knelt down: "Prince, this matter is indeed caused by me, it doesn't matter how I am, even if the emperor gave me the death penalty, I deserved it. It's just that you and I are grasshoppers on a line now, If you wash away me, you are the one who washes away the prince, and the prince should understand this better than me."
With hateful eyes, Xiao Yintang glanced over her bluish-white face like a ghost, and said coldly, "Why don't you go quickly?"
Zhang Fengtong replied yes, Xiao Yintang took a step, took a step, stopped again, and turned around and said, "Bitch, if you get away with it this time, please remember it to me, if you dare to touch the Zhen family again, she will be a young lady. Even if you lose a hair, I will never forgive you lightly!"
Zhang Fengtong's face was pale and pale, and she fell to the ground softly. Xiao Yintang had already strode away, and then her trusted palace servant walked in timidly and looked at Zhang Fengtong, who looked like a ghost and was wet, and used fear again. His eyes turned to the palace servant who was still struggling and moaning on the ground.
"Are they all dead? Why don't you help me up?"
Zhang Fengtong shouted sharply before he lifted his breath and felt a sharp pain in his shoulders and arms. Only then did he wake up, he should have broken his bones, forcibly resisted the pain, twisted his face, was slowly supported by others, and died quickly. Combing his hair and changing his clothes, he winked at a eunuch as he passed by the palace servant on the ground.
The eunuch understood, went up to cover the mouth of the palace servant, and dragged the person to a dark corner like a dog to death. At first, there was an intermittent wow struggle, but soon, the sound became lighter, and finally fell silent.
…
Since Xiao Lie ascended the throne, he has been working hard and doing everything by himself. Yesterday, because of the local drought, he was in urgent need of disaster relief. In the evening, after summoning Pei Youan, He Gongpu, Zhang Shiyong, and others from the Ministry of Personnel to discuss and approve, he felt very tired, so he slept in the private hall. Just after falling into a dream, he was awakened by Li Yuangui and learned that the Crown Princess was in the banquet hall for his mother's birthday tonight. Above, under the eyes of the public, she was drunk and went mad, and her behavior was disrespectful. She was surprised, and then she frowned and said, "How could this be? Forget it, tell her to stop drinking next time!"
Li Yuangui said: "Long live lord, if this is the only way, how can you dare to disturb the long live lord? It is really because the princess said something, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar, the prince and Zhang Lao are afraid that long live the crime, everyone is here , I knelt outside the temple, and begged long live forgiveness."
"What did you say?"
Li Yuangui carefully repeated the words.
Xiao Lie froze, and suddenly threw the belt that Cui Yinshui had just handed over to the ground, and said angrily: "It's not reasonable! How could such a thing happen!" I don't know if he was angry with the Crown Princess's nonsense, or if she said it. those things.
Li Yuangui hurriedly picked up the belt, seeing that the piece of precious jade inlaid on the top had already broken, he motioned Cui Yinshui to exchange it, and he bowed and said: "Yes, yes, I think it was just the Crown Princess drunk and rambling, but there were too many people at that time, hiding the truth. If you can't hide it, the Crown Prince and Elder Zhang have both come to apologize to Long Live."
Xiao Lie said angrily: "I've already said it, what's the use of asking me for guilt?"
Li Yuangui hesitated: "Then the slaves are going to send a message and ask them to retire?"
Xiao Lie was silent at first, but suddenly said: "Call the prince in, and let Zhang Lao go back."
Li Yuangui hurriedly went out to spread the word. After a while, Xiao Yintang walked in quickly, looking frightened, knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Father, the crown prince lost his morals after drinking, and she was full of nonsense, and the children and ministers affected Chi Yu. , I am ashamed of the royal father's usual teachings, and I implore the father to punish him!"
Xiao Lie stared at him: "Your daughter-in-law said you strangled Cao Shi, but is it true?"
"Drunken babble, how can it be true? Then Mrs. Cao and I have been with me for many years, and I have a strong relationship with me, and there is nothing wrong with me on weekdays. Why should I kill her? It will really blacken my conscience, and I will definitely not give her life. At that time, Imperial Physician Wang was also there, and he personally diagnosed her condition. If the royal father does not believe it, he can call Imperial Physician Wang to inquire!"
Xiao Lie snorted and said coldly: "It's easy for me to trust you, but you can trust you even if you are a courtier?"
"Father! It's fine that those people outside don't believe it. If even the father doesn't believe the son, the son will be killed!"
"shut up!"
Xiao Lie was furious, picked up a memorial from the case, and threw him in the face.
"If you are worthy of the leak, she is drunk, how can she make up such words out of thin air to slander you?"
"Father! My son is indeed guilty. Now that things have come to this point, my son is not afraid to talk about it. My son was rescued by the Zhen family before, and he did have a heart for her. I admit it here, but later, Zhen was killed by the father. When the master married You An, Erchen regarded him as his elder brother, so he stopped thinking about it, and there was no more inappropriate or unreasonable thoughts. It’s just that this Zhang Shi, who seems to be open-minded and generous, is actually the most chicken-hearted. She I was originally dissatisfied with Erchen's neglect of her, but seeing Erchen reconciling with the Cao family, and knowing that Erchen had been interested in the Zhen family in the past, I felt jealous in my heart. I usually don't reveal it. I was drunk tonight and my inner demon was out of control. At the bottom of her heart, she wished that her son would be ruined, so she burst out with nonsense, please ask the emperor to investigate! You can also ask her to get up, and you will know when you ask!"
After Xiao Yintang finished speaking, he kept kowtow.
Xiao Lie looked at him coldly.
At this moment, Li Yuangui's voice came from outside: "The Empress is here! The Crown Princess is here!"
Xiao Lie raised his head and saw that Zhou hurried in, followed by Zhang Fengtong with a haggard face. The two entered, Zhang Fengtong knelt beside Xiao Yintang, but Zhou looked excited and said, "Your Majesty! It's incredible! This harem It's going to be chaos! There is one thing, the concubine has to say it! Before the prince's wedding, the concubine got a secret report, saying that the Cao family was jealous of the prince, so he found a alchemist outside the palace and secretly cast witchcraft on the prince. This technique can make people lose their minds and make absurd actions. It was all due to the negligence of the concubine, I didn't believe it at the time, thinking about how the Cao family looked honest and honest, how could such a thing happen, and where did it come from? She offended someone and was falsely accused before her concubine. She beat the man and scolded him out. I didn't expect such a thing to happen to the princess tonight. In the residence of the Crown Princess, she actually found something evil under her bed! It's really appalling!"
She called out, and then Mammy Lin bowed in and knelt at the door of the hall, holding a tray high in both hands. Li Yuangui went over, took the tray, and placed a white-faced villain in it, with the birth date of the Crown Princess written on his face, and a silver needle stuck in the back of his chest.
Mrs. Zhou also knelt down and said with tears: "Long live, it's all the fault of the concubine! It's strange that the concubine is too soft-hearted. What happened today! The Crown Princess was cursed by a vicious beast. Tonight, she lost her temper in public and made nonsense. How can those words be taken seriously? Maybe it's the evil spirit of the Cao clan! Long live the insight!"
Zhang Fengtong bowed deeply and wept in a low voice.
The atmosphere in the hall was extremely dull, and no one spoke.
"Long live lord! Zhang Lao only touched the pillar with his forehead when he learned that the long live was gone, and said that he would apologize with death! At this moment, his head was bleeding, and he was unconscious..."
Li Yuangui hurried in again and said.
Zhang Fengtong's sobbing suddenly became louder, and he forcibly endured it.
The hall was dead silent, and in the end, only Zhang Fengtong's low sobbing sound echoed in the dark corner of the hall that was not illuminated by candlelight.
Xiao Liexiao's face was extremely ugly, his eyes swept over the three people kneeling in front of him in turn, he suddenly sneered, and said to himself: "Okay, everything is complete."
He stood up, walked to the window, pushed open the window, stood facing the night sky for a moment, and said coldly, "The queen and the crown princess retreat, the crown prince stays."
Zhou Shi and Zhang Fengtong got up from the ground and backed out. In the hall, only the father and son were left.
In the candle flame hole, Xiao Lie's expression gradually calmed down, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Yintang, before here, you and I are not a prince or a minister, but a father and son. If the son does not teach, the father has. You and me tell the truth, Was the Cao family killed by you? Why is the Crown Princess so prudent on weekdays, so crazy tonight?"
Xiao Yintang lowered his head and said, "Report to the emperor, Cao's family is really ill, and the son is also very sad, but he is unable to return to the sky. As for why the prince and concubine suddenly did this, the son and the minister did not dare to speak falsely, since the mother and queen are here She found the curse of witchcraft under the bed, which may be the reason. The emperor has always been wise, so he can send someone to investigate."
After speaking, he kowtowed to the ground again.
Xiao Lie looked at the figure who was prostrate on the ground, and his eyes gradually showed bleak disappointment.
"Forget it, you can go." After a while, he said.
Xiao Yintang thanked him, got up from the ground, and stepped back respectfully. When he was about to leave the hall, he was suddenly stopped by Xiao Lie.
"Kneel down!"
Xiao Yintang's heartbeat was fast, and she hurriedly knelt down again.
"You heard it clearly, if I can make you a prince, I can also abolish your position as a prince! This is not an example. If there is a wrongful act next time, there is no need to impeach you, and I will never take it lightly here. Forgive you!"
The emperor's voice was not high, but every word, like an icy sharp sword, pierced people's hearts.
…
The next day, the news spread.
Last night, the reason for the princess's madness in public was found. It was actually the Cao family who died of a sudden illness. Out of hatred for the princess, she cast a witchcraft spell on her before her death. That's what happened last night. Things got to the bottom of the investigation.
Since the Crown Princess had been witchcrafted by others, the nonsense last night was naturally all absurd and nonsense after she lost her mind. If anyone used it in private, they would all be punished for the crime of harassing and disturbing.
The emperor sent someone to Duke Zhu's mansion to comfort the old lady who had been strangled by the neck last night and was almost out of breath. The Cao family was walking on thin ice, and they were all trembling. The blood broke out, and finally collapsed to the ground. The emperor asked the imperial doctor to show him, saying, Nianzai was an old minister of Wuding in the Cao family, and he had made outstanding achievements. , the coffin was moved out of the imperial mausoleum, and the Cao family was ordered to be buried by themselves, and the others were not held accountable. The Cao family is grateful to Dade and acted in accordance with the decree.
Next, the crown princess never showed up again. It is said that she suffered from a serious illness due to the witchcraft. Now she has been recuperating her body.
When Jiafu was at home, she heard the news one after another, but Pei You'an was expected to feed it.