Chapter 214: What to worry about
"I don't want anything wrong with you. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In fact, this is what Cheng Jinzhi really wants to say to Gao Heng.
Just to keep Gao Heng from feeling guilty and worried, she behaved very relaxed, didn't even say half a word of sensationalism, and pretended to be fearless, as if she was not at all afraid of the guilt and punishment she was about to face.
However, the moment she turned around, the tears were already uncontrollably flowing, and even her legs couldn't stop shaking.
She didn't know what the Nine Shadows Terrace was, and she didn't know what Emperor Zhou would do with her, let alone what kind of test she would face next?
Just as she lowered her eyes heavily, as the clock struck midnight at midnight, a melodious and long sound swept overhead, and in a blink of an eye it was the moment of the turn of the old and the new.
Brilliant fireworks rose into the air, blooming one after another colorful fireworks in the air. The sound of firecrackers throughout the whole process rose to a high point at this moment, and even through the palace wall, you can hear the lively and boiling festive sound.
Cheng Jinzhi stopped his heavy footsteps and looked up at the dazzling brilliance in the night sky not far away, even the Praetorian Guards patrolling the palace at night also stopped temporarily, everyone's eyes were full of yearning for beautiful things.
"It's so beautiful, but I don't know, can I still see the sun on the first day of the new year?"
Cheng Jinzhi stared, but his heart became more and more uneasy, and he was even more unwilling to fall into prison like this, imprisoned in that dark corner.
Everything that happened tonight was so sudden, even with her ten brains, she could not have imagined that she would become a sinner who tried to murder the Empress Zhenggong on the Chinese New Year's Eve, when the whole country celebrated.
And this charge was brought by herself.
If she is lucky enough to be able to come out of the Nine Hidden Platforms in Emperor Zhou's mouth, she must go to the temple for 7749 days in a row to burn high incense, and pour willow leaves with holy water to remove this unprecedented heavy bad luck.
In fact, Emperor Zhou is in the position of emperor, how can Cheng Jinzhi hide such a small trick as Concubine Hui and Gao Heng for Concubine Hui and Gao Heng?
Judging from the analysis of Concubine Hui's poisoning and murder of the queen, how could he not know that there are indeed many unexplained doubts to be verified?
But Empress Zhao is indeed poisoned and sick in bed now, in front of the prince, he can't just settle the matter without punishing anyone, and directly ordered Gao Heng to investigate.
Doing so will not only make outsiders think that he intends to shield Concubine Hui, but also make Empress Zhao's face unbearable.
What's more, in Emperor Zhou's view, Cheng Jinzhi has suffered such an obvious act on behalf of others, this is the crime of bullying the king, even if it is not because he believes that she really poisoned and murdered the queen, just because she dares to lie in front of herself, she should be thrown to Jiuyoutai to scare her for a few days, so that she will leave a shadow in her heart.
So that this girl who doesn't know the height of the sky knows that the gun shoots the first bird, and it is not so interesting to stand up for others.
And the reason why Emperor Zhou only imprisoned Cheng Jinzhi in Jiuyoutai and did not directly convict him was actually to give Gao Heng time so that he could have the opportunity to verify the matter.
Because he knew that if this matter really had nothing to do with Gao Heng and Concubine Hui, he would never let Cheng Jinzhi be imprisoned, and would definitely find evidence to prove Cheng Jinzhi's innocence.
Gao Heng also had insight into Emperor Zhou's intentions, so when Cheng Jinzhi was taken away by the Praetorian Guards, he held back his mood and did not show excessive excitement.
However, Emperor Zhou's suspicion did not lie with Empress Zhao, and he could be said to be convinced that Empress Zhao was poisoned.
What he guessed was that there might be some evil intentions who wanted to frame Concubine Hui.
It's just that he wouldn't have thought that this person harboring evil intentions was none other than the queen who pretended to be a victim in front of him.
When it comes to the Nine Hidden Platforms, it was set up by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty to trap and discipline the grandmasters and emperors who committed crimes.
Although the people here are all masters with respected status, there are also many people who have not been able to come out of it again.
Among them, not only the concubines who have failed in the palace fight, but also the prince who has imprisoned the prince who plotted rebellion, generally speaking, Cheng Jinzhi walked in on the charge of trying to kill the queen, even if he will not be beheaded, in the eyes of outsiders, there should be only half a life left.
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Since Cheng Jinzhi had been beaten into the Nine Hidden Platforms, Emperor Zhou was equivalent to approving that she was the one who poisoned the murderer, but only scolded Concubine Hui and Gao Heng harshly, and entrusted Cheng Jinzhi's blessing and did not blame these two people again.
After all, if it weren't for Cheng Jinzhi's self-suicide incident of mistaking the antidote as poison, making such a wave and hitting the muzzle of the gun himself, then the three of them might not have been spared at this moment.
However, Emperor Zhou's actions and decisions almost made Empress Zhao, who was lying on the bed pretending to be sick, so angry that she vomited a mouthful of blood.
She originally thought that even if there were loopholes in this strategy, but with Emperor Zhou's feelings for her over the years, she was also determined to succeed this time, but she didn't expect to kill Cheng Jinzhi halfway and stir up this good game of chess.
She is unwilling, she is really unwilling!
And now, although he has been able to escape for the time being, Cheng Jinzhi's life is not in danger at present, but Gao Heng's mood is like a pool of stagnant water that will never make waves, even if he throws a stone, it can't stir up any ripples.
Although they kept saying that they wanted to find out about this matter and prove their innocence, Empress Zhao and the crown prince were afraid that they had already taken care of everything, so how could they easily give him the opportunity to seize the handle?
In front of Emperor Zhou, he had no choice but to take responsibility for Cheng Jinzhi's actions.
Even arguing for her seemed so pale and weak.
"You still want to fight?"
"Why don't you fight? Erchen has no choice. ”
The conversation with Concubine Hui outside Guangling Palace sounded in my ears on that snowy day.
It was also at this moment that the originally resolute answer in my heart suddenly wavered in a fleeting moment.
It is precisely because he wants to climb to the top, wants to replace the throne of the prince, and wants to reverse his fate that he has been repeatedly framed and persecuted by the crown prince and Empress Zhao.
First Gu Hanqing, then Concubine Hui, and now Cheng Jinzhi......
But if he can't even protect the people he cherishes around him now, then what's the point of everything he is fighting for?
He thought that he would not be bound by emotions and could be carefree, but in the end, he was still deeply trapped in the mud.
Maybe only if you don't have it, you won't be afraid of losing, right?
The Nine Shades Terrace in the night looked gloomy and desolate, and it seemed so incompatible with the atmosphere of the New Year's festivities.
The aftermath of fireworks still echoes in my ears.
Gao Heng stood at the door, raised his eyes and stared at the closed vermilion lacquer door, thinking that Cheng Jinzhi was in shackles for himself and suffering in such a dark place, his heart couldn't help but ache for a while.
"Cheng Jinzhi, I will definitely save you, I will. ”
Gong Zhec said
Cheng Jinzhi: "Author, are you my stepmother, let me go to prison on the first day of the new year, I can't live this day!!"