"You mean, you don't believe what Concubine Jing said to you?"

Seeing that Cheng Jinzhi was still standing in front of him, Emperor Zhou adjusted his chaotic mood slightly, and asked in a calm voice, and there was a blurry color in his eyes that could not be spied on. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Yes, of course the courtiers don't believe it!"

Cheng Jinzhi hurriedly pretended to be excited when he heard this, his eyes widened, and he solemnly raised his voice.

"This Jing Concubine Niangniang was locked up in it and was talking nonsense all day long, crazy, and she couldn't listen to what she said. What's more, it's still such nonsense, and the courtiers naturally won't pay attention to it. ”

She first pretended to finish speaking, but she was also worried that Emperor Zhou would not believe it, so she sighed sadly.

"Alas, but speaking of which, Concubine Jing is also a poor person, she has been locked up in a dark place like Jiuyoutai for so many years, no matter who she is, she will go insane. ”

"Poor man?" Emperor Zhou snorted coldly, "She murdered the crown prince and queen for her own selfish intentions, the evidence is conclusive, and the guilt is heavy, how can she be pitiful?"

Although he knew that Concubine Jing was very likely to be wronged, but now in front of Cheng Jinzhi, in order to get more information from her, Emperor Zhou knew that he couldn't tell the truth so easily.

However, his words just gave Cheng Jinzhi a chance to take advantage of the benefits.

The courtiers heard the guards talk about this, and it was because of this that the courtiers didn't believe what Concubine Jing said. Since she harbored evil intentions back then and deliberately misbehaved towards the queen mother and His Royal Highness the Prince, now she holds a grudge, and it is completely reasonable to want to frame the two of them by the hands of her courtiers. ”

"And what about you now, do you still not believe it?"

However, listening to Cheng Jinzhi's reasonable words that were not flawed, and then looking at her calm and natural expression, Emperor Zhou asked such a sentence coldly.

"Your Majesty is referring to, but the rumor that has spread in the capital recently?"

Cheng Jinzhi's heart trembled, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes very quickly, and he saw Emperor Zhou nodding and said: "Yes, since Concubine Jing has mentioned such a few words to you, you have always been thoughtful, and you should have your own considerations for this." ”

This rumor is well known, and Cheng Jinzhi must not shake his head and pretend not to know.

But I can't guess whether Emperor Zhou's question is just a simple question, or is it because he is aware of Gao Heng, who is manipulating rumors behind the scenes?

If it is the latter, then the words she admits now are simply digging a pit for Gao Heng and the entire Yanwang Mansion!

Originally, when Emperor Zhou asked about this, Cheng Jinzhi was ready to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and completely denied everything mentioned about Jing Concubine.

But when he thought that since someone was telling Emperor Zhou behind his back, if he still pretended not to know, he would even more appear to be a thief with bad intentions.

After thinking about all kinds of countermeasures, as a flash of inspiration flashed somewhere in his memory, Cheng Jinzhi's eyes sank, and he already had a countermeasure in his heart.

"Since Your Majesty has said that it is a rumor, how can you believe it or not believe it? The courtiers also suffered from rumors at the beginning, and they hated these insidious acts of spreading rumors and causing trouble. ”

Cheng Jinzhi suddenly fell silent when he said this, and then lowered his head, and his voice became low and gloomy.

"Although the courtiers also hope in their hearts... It's true. ”

"What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, since the courtiers have regained their memory, everything will naturally be remembered clearly. Cheng Jinzhi tightened his pupils and said unhurriedly, "Including who arrested the courtiers and threatened His Highness to become a scapegoat, and who killed the courtiers and almost lost their lives and lost their unborn children." ”

Her words were overflowing with sadness and sorrow, even if the crown prince was not mentioned in her words, Emperor Zhou already knew it at first glance.

At the beginning of the confrontation in the imperial study, Gao Heng and the prince insisted on their own words, and they were all the words of the two families, except for the blood-stained hairpin, there was no convincing real evidence.

Even if Emperor Zhou was angry and disappointed in his heart, he would at least leave half of his thoughts to convince himself that it was not the prince's doing.

But now from the mouth of Cheng Jinzhi, the client, it really set off a lot of ripples in his heart.

Especially the sadness and indignation in the depths of Cheng Jinzhi's eyes, which seem to go deep into the bone marrow, no matter how you look at it, it is all from the heart.

At this moment, Emperor Zhou's eyes relaxed, and he couldn't help but ask himself again, did he do everything wrong when he had such obvious preference and high hopes for this son over the years, and still retained his position as the prince after he committed such a serious crime?

Originally, Cheng Jinzhi just wanted to change the topic by taking advantage of this matter, and no longer let Emperor Zhou be aggressive with him, in case he lost his words.

But now when he suddenly mentioned the wounds of the past, a burst of sadness and hatred suddenly rolled in his heart, and the moment his eyes dimmed, his hands clenched his sleeves.

"If you don't die in a catastrophe, there will be a blessing in the future, you and Heng'er are still young, and there will be a lot of good days in the future. ”

Obviously, Emperor Zhou did not respond positively to Cheng Jinzhi's unfavorable words directed at the crown prince, but took a few steps closer and comforted him in a soft tone.

In any case, since the prince is already in Lishan, and everything has been safe recently, and there are signs of reform, it is impossible for him to re-convict Cheng Jinzhi for this sentence.

Unless......

And listening to Emperor Zhou's pale words of understatement, Cheng Jinzhi smiled coldly in his heart, and while lamenting the indifference and ruthlessness of the emperor's family, he finally couldn't help but blurt out.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the courtiers for saying bluntly, although the courtiers don't believe what Concubine Jing said, it can be said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sometimes, no matter in terms of behavior and appearance, is indeed not very similar to His Majesty's wise and martial emperor. ”

"Cheng Jinzhi, do you know what you're talking about? Don't think that I won't punish you just after you have recovered from a serious illness. ”

Cheng Jinzhi's words pierced his ears, and he successfully changed Emperor Zhou's complexion, and deep in his heart was about to rain.

In the past few days, although the rumors about the prince's life experience have been continuous from outside the palace to inside the palace, no one has ever dared to speak so bluntly in front of him.

At the same time, Cheng Jinzhi also suddenly realized that since the words had come to this, instead of changing the topic here and making things more and more complicated, it was better to take advantage of the little guilt that Emperor Zhou had left for him, and simply go against the grain.

"Whether it's the gossip outside, whether Your Majesty asks the courtiers about Jing Concubine, the rumor-mongers are secondary, in the final analysis, they just want to verify the truth and falsehood. ”

Cheng Jinzhi stared at him and said eloquently, although the sharp light in his eyes did not overflow his eyes, it could penetrate people's hearts.

"In that case, why doesn't Your Majesty directly drop blood to test your relatives to solve the doubts in your heart, so as not to work hard and have many dreams at night?"