At this time, the jade pot had already left the capital under Cheng Jinzhi's arrangement. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The reason why Cheng Jinzhi dared to say this in front of Emperor Zhou and Empress Zhao was that he expected Empress Zhao to be a thief and did not dare to really ask Emperor Zhou to summon the jade pot to come for questioning.

After all, this rumor is about the royal face, although Emperor Zhou asked Gao Heng to investigate the matter thoroughly, but he also came from his family behind closed doors to say his own words, and everyone knew in their hearts that they would not use it for the courtiers to discuss, let alone tell the world.

If the trial continues at this time like the trial of the criminal department, the matter will only get bigger and bigger, not only will Emperor Zhou's face be unbearable, but it will also cause the prince to suffer a greater impact, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

It's just that Queen Zhao originally wanted to bring down Gao Heng for her son, and she didn't take Cheng Jinzhi very seriously.

But after hearing that Cheng Jinzhi led someone to arrest the jade pot and coerced him to confess that the prince proved his innocence, now that she is aggressive to herself in front of Emperor Zhou, and her disrespectful remarks, I can't help but feel more and more that she is a thorn in the eye like Gao Heng, and she just wants to remove her as soon as possible to vent her hatred.

"Is Princess Yan threatening the palace?"

Empress Zhao looked at Cheng Jinzhi and smiled coldly, but her heart was already gloomy, and she knew that she was wrong.

She didn't expect Gao Heng to be so aware of righteousness, and she was convinced of Cheng Jinzhi and Gao Xun, and she didn't have a trace of suspicion.

Second, I didn't expect that the jade pot was obviously hidden in the Jin Palace, and in the end, not only was his deeds revealed, but he even took a bite back.

In this controversy, Gao Heng's side took the lead, and pretended to be a good person not to testify against the prince, which already moved Emperor Zhou. Coupled with the confession and witnesses in Cheng Jinzhi's hand, all the evidence was on their side and pointed to the East Palace.

Besides, she had already tested Emperor Zhou's tone just now, just relying on herself to say some nonsense so painlessly, not only could not wash away the blame in Emperor Zhou's heart for the prince, but also made him feel that he was reversing right and wrong, so he was making a fool of himself.

Therefore, Empress Zhao came this time, she didn't have any determination to win back a game, her purpose was just to try to make the prince who was still guilty of being less responsible before Emperor Zhou summoned him for questioning.

Even if there are tens of millions of unwillingness and resentment in her heart at this moment, in order to make her son's path to the prince less guilty, she can only temporarily lower her posture with dignity.

How to say that she has also sat on the seat of the main palace for so many years and has been stable so far, Empress Zhao thinks that she still has patience and bearing.

Thinking of this, she suddenly gritted her teeth and took a heavy breath, bowing down to Emperor Zhou with a sad expression and falling to the ground.

And when Cheng Jinzhi and Gao Heng saw Queen Zhao's sudden soft posture, they invariably had a bad premonition in their hearts.

She obviously wanted to take the blame on behalf of the prince and take the blame on herself.

"Please forgive your majesty!"

Empress Zhao looked gloomy a second ago, but at this time her eyes were already full of tears, and her expression was sad, even Cheng Jinzhi couldn't help but feel a little moved when she looked at it.

But of course she knew that this was just a vivid show performed by Empress Zhao to make Emperor Zhou's heart soft.

"You will shout that the prince has been wronged for a while, and you will let me forgive your sins for a while, what do you want to say?"

"In fact, everything about this rumor was planned and arranged by the concubine behind her back, and it had nothing to do with the prince. The maidservant who worked in the Jin Palace's palace was actually arranged by the concubines who sent the female officials around her at will when the palace first selected palace people to distribute them to the palaces. Originally, it was just an unintentional move, if it weren't for the fact that this girl wanted to invite merit and came to inform the maid around the concubine about it, the concubine would not know anything about the existence of this person. ”

"Well, this girl is very smart. Emperor Zhou frowned, his eyes heavy, "Although he is not a confidant by your side, he can guess the thoughts of the queen so clearly." ”

Although Emperor Zhou's words were not hurried, he couldn't help but make Empress Zhao's heart tremble, and she hurriedly bowed her head to defend herself.

"Your Majesty misunderstood, the concubine just remembered that Chen'er was punished on the wall of the East Palace, and she was sad, so she secretly used some small means that should not be there. It's just that I didn't expect not only to damage Your Majesty's face, but also to affect Chen'er, I really regret it in my heart, but this wind of public opinion is menacing, and the concubine is really powerless to stop it by herself, so she came to blame yourself to Your Majesty, hoping that Your Majesty can read that the concubine is just a moment of confusion, and can forgive the concubine this time. ”

As she spoke, Empress Zhao leaned down, her voice was sincere, and even the wings on the golden silk phoenix crown on her head were swinging up and down.

"Hmph, if it is really as you said, the prince knows nothing about this, then why is it that the prince is clearly written in every word of this confession made by this servant girl, instead of you, the queen!"

Emperor Zhou flicked his sleeves angrily, turned around and walked to the dragon couch and sat down, glaring at Empress Zhao with fierce eyes.

"Who knows what kind of heart this maidservant has?" Empress Zhao said eagerly, with a crying voice, "There are too many people with ill intentions in these years, and it is impossible to prevent it. Chen'er is pure and kind by nature, and always remembers the generosity of His Majesty's teachings, so she endures it again and again, but because of this, some people get an inch. The concubine is not only the queen, but also the mother of the prince, so she wants to be able to support the prince by her side and worry more, so as not to let him be plotted by others and still know nothing. ”

"Nonsense!"

Emperor Zhou was furious, and knocked the pastries brought by Empress Zhao to the ground with one palm, and for a while, the sound of porcelain breaking in the hall made Cheng Jinzhi tremble and startled.

As his mother, you should have done your best to teach him by word and deed, and to teach him to follow good and virtuous manners, and to worry about the country and the people. But look at what you have done to be despicable and despicable? He is still being condemned and confined in the East Palace at the moment, and you are looking for someone to slander the prince and the princess outside, and make up these unbearable words, where do you put the royal face, and where do you put my face?"

Emperor Zhou's scolding was indeed a big rage, which made people feel frightened, but Gao Heng just watched coldly from the sidelines, without showing the slightest expression of relief.

Empress Zhao's words clearly did not reach the meaning of the words, and there were many mistakes and omissions, how shrewd Emperor Zhou was, how could he not hear that she was defending the crown prince? But now he only scolded Empress Zhao loudly but did not mention the prince, which shows that Emperor Zhou still moved his partiality and wanted to relieve the prince of this responsibility.

Although it is not a felony to start rumors, since ancient times, emperors have cared most about face, and they can't listen to rumors that damage the royal face.

After all, the crown prince and Gao Heng are brothers, if he convicts him, then the prince will become a dark and despicable villain in front of everyone, trying to frame his brother, and he will really lose the dignity of the prince.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou's anger had passed, although Empress Zhao was still bowing her head to the ground, the panic and anxiety on her face had gradually dissipated. She raised her head slightly, her eyes loosened, her gorgeous red lips pursed slightly, and she actually sighed with relief.