24. Find out the mastermind
The slave didn't dare to push back, so she had to agree, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen...... The slave really didn't know beforehand......" Aunt Qiao said as she wiped her tears. Han Moyu looked up, and saw that Aunt Qiao's clothes were covered with dust, her hair was untidy, and her face was haggard. It's like a delicate flower that was originally good, which makes people sigh.
"Drag it down, cane to death!" The emperor said with a gloomy face.
When Aunt Qiao heard this, she immediately collapsed on the ground, and when the guards on the left and right came forward to drag her out, she reacted, howling and crying, while screaming: "The emperor spares his life!" The slave knows that she is wrong! It wasn't until Aunt Qiao was dragged out for a long time that her miserable and desperate cry seemed to still echo in the hall, making Han Moyu's waist bend lower.
"Summoning the prince to come up and ask questions." The emperor said.
Gonggong Xiao passed the order, and soon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was brought up. The original elegant and noble person is now also tortured and haggard, which makes people unbearable to look at directly. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived at the main hall, he kowtowed again and again to admit his mistake, while shouting: "Father, the son is wronged!" ”
"You *** harem, I saw it with my own eyes, why did I wronged you?!" The emperor was furious.
"Your Majesty, your son was really wronged!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cried and said: "At the banquet, Erchen drank a few more glasses of wine, and felt a little dizzy, so he wanted to go out to blow the wind and breathe.
A palace maid handed the sherbet of sobering wine to Erchen, and Erchen didn't think much about it, so he took it and drank it, but he fainted without expecting it. When Erchen woke up, he was already in the Xiangluan Palace! Erchen didn't do anything, really!! Please the emperor to see! After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finished speaking, he fell to the ground and knocked again.
"Do you still recognize the palace maid who handed you the sherbet of decanting wine?" The emperor asked.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought for a while, hesitated and said, "Erchen didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that I think about it, I feel as if I have seen it somewhere......"
"Your Majesty, do you want to summon the palace maid who was on duty that day?" Gonggong Xiao asked.
"It's fine." The emperor nodded. Immediately the word went on. It didn't take long for a group of palace maids dressed in pink clothes to come into the main hall, and they knelt on the ground one after another.
"Which one was the one who handed you sherbet that day?" The emperor asked, "Go and take a good look at each of their faces!" ”
Those palace maids raised their heads in horror and asked the prince to identify them in turn. The prince looked around, his eyes fell on the face of a palace maid, pointed at her and said, "It's her!" That's her! The palace maid had a frightened look on her face. She hurriedly fell to the ground, not daring to get up.
"What's your name? Raise your head and answer! Who? The emperor asked.
"Back to the emperor, the slave's name is Lily of the Valley. In the past, she used to be a rough palace maid in the Huanyi Bureau, but because she could pour tea, she was appreciated by the Lan nobles and rescued from the Huanyi Bureau. Later, she was courted by the queen's mother, and now she is by the queen's side and is the most ordinary palace maid. Lily of the valley replied.
"Oh? So, you're the Queen's man? The emperor looked at the crown prince again, "Could it be that your queen mother wants to harm you?" ”
The crown prince Fu Hong's face was pale, and he knelt on the ground, unable to speak.
At this time, Gonggong Xiao stood up and said: "Back to the emperor, this palace maid used to be in Concubine Li's palace, but later, because of her mistakes, she was expelled from Jiaolan Palace by Concubine Li, and became a palace maid in Huanyi Bureau. ”
"What? What do you mean, does this matter have anything to do with Concubine Li? The emperor straightened up and asked, "A person who was expelled from the palace by his master and became the lowest-level rough palace maid of the Huanyi Bureau, why does he still want to help his former master?" The emperor asked.
"The old slave thinks that being expelled from Jiaolan Palace by Concubine Li is probably to hide people's eyes." Father-in-law Xiao said.
"So, Concubine Li is also involved? ......" The emperor's face changed.
"Someone, take this palace maid down and torture her severely!" The emperor said. The palace maid cried: "The emperor spares his life, and the slave and maid are wronged!" The slave really didn't do anything...... "Before she finished crying, she was dragged out by the guards.
At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li and the eldest prince ask to see you." ”
The emperor frowned and said, "Pass them up!" ”
Han Moyu turned around, and saw a woman in palace clothes wearing thin powder and a plain dress with her hair scattered and barefoot, walking up in a curling manner, followed by a man in brocade clothes with a long figure, Han Moyu recognized that it was His Royal Highness the eldest prince, Fu Pi.
As soon as the plain-clothed woman stepped forward, she knelt down and began to cry, "Your Majesty, please forgive Pi'er!" He just wanted to tease that palace slave, and he definitely didn't expect this kind of thing to happen...... He really didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was actually in that hall......"
The emperor didn't speak, but his face became more and more dark, and Han Moyu was a little frightened, and he didn't dare to make a sound. Concubine Li Niangniang cried and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you are very angry. It's all the concubine's fault, and she didn't discipline Pi'er well. Either way, Pi'er is your child! That Murong Huang is just a palace slave, do you want to condemn your child for the sake of a slave? ”
"Shut up!" The emperor scolded, "That's a palace slave's business? Obviously, Pi'er is trying to blame Hong'er, and a discerning person can see it at a glance! Hong'er is the crown prince, but she is covered with such a scandal, where do you make me face?! If I spare you, how can I explain to Hong'er, to the queen, and to the civil and military officials?! ”
And His Royal Highness the Great Prince knelt beside him, gritted his teeth, and did not say a word. A few times, he just wanted to raise his head and open his mouth to say something, but he was glared at by Concubine Li, so he had to bite his lip, his eyes were red, and he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.
And His Royal Highness the crown prince Fu Hong took the opportunity to kneel on the ground and bow, and said: "I beg the emperor to be the master of the child and return the child's innocence!" On the other side, Concubine Li was crying and pleading. His Royal Highness Fu Pi, the eldest prince, also knelt and cried and begged the emperor for forgiveness, saying that it was just an unintentional mistake.
The emperor was a little bored, and with a wave of his hand, he saw that a guard came forward to set up Concubine Li and dragged her out. And His Royal Highness the Grand Prince also withdrew. The emperor sat on a chair, closed his eyes, reached out and rubbed his temples, then opened his eyes and stretched out his hand.
Gonggong Xiao stepped forward, helped the emperor down the steps, and walked towards the inner court. Before leaving, Gonggong Xiao gave Han Moyu a look and asked Han Moyu to get up. Han Moyu was still kneeling and didn't dare to move. It wasn't until the emperor's back disappeared behind the curtain that Han Moyu breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, then rubbed his knees and slowly retreated from the main hall.
The slave didn't dare to push back, so she had to agree, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen...... The slave really didn't know beforehand......" Aunt Qiao said as she wiped her tears. Han Moyu looked up, and saw that Aunt Qiao's clothes were covered with dust, her hair was untidy, and her face was haggard. It's like a delicate flower that was originally good, which makes people sigh.
"Drag it down, cane to death!" The emperor said with a gloomy face.
When Aunt Qiao heard this, she immediately collapsed on the ground, and when the guards on the left and right came forward to drag her out, she reacted, howling and crying, while screaming: "The emperor spares his life!" The slave knows that she is wrong! It wasn't until Aunt Qiao was dragged out for a long time that her miserable and desperate cry seemed to still echo in the hall, making Han Moyu's waist bend lower.
"Summoning the prince to come up and ask questions." The emperor said.
Gonggong Xiao passed the order, and soon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was brought up. The original elegant and noble person is now also tortured and haggard, which makes people unbearable to look at directly. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived at the main hall, he kowtowed again and again to admit his mistake, while shouting: "Father, the son is wronged!" ”
"You *** harem, I saw it with my own eyes, why did I wronged you?!" The emperor was furious.
"Your Majesty, your son was really wronged!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cried and said: "At the banquet, Erchen drank a few more glasses of wine, and felt a little dizzy, so he wanted to go out to blow the wind and breathe.
A palace maid handed the sherbet of sobering wine to Erchen, and Erchen didn't think much about it, so he took it and drank it, but he fainted without expecting it. When Erchen woke up, he was already in the Xiangluan Palace! Erchen didn't do anything, really!! Please the emperor to see! After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finished speaking, he fell to the ground and knocked again.
"Do you still recognize the palace maid who handed you the sherbet of decanting wine?" The emperor asked.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought for a while, hesitated and said, "Erchen didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that I think about it, I feel as if I have seen it somewhere......"
"Your Majesty, do you want to summon the palace maid who was on duty that day?" Gonggong Xiao asked.
"It's fine." The emperor nodded. Immediately the word went on. It didn't take long for a group of palace maids dressed in pink clothes to come into the main hall, and they knelt on the ground one after another.
"Which one was the one who handed you sherbet that day?" The emperor asked, "Go and take a good look at each of their faces!" ”
Those palace maids raised their heads in horror and asked the prince to identify them in turn. The prince looked around, his eyes fell on the face of a palace maid, pointed at her and said, "It's her!" That's her! The palace maid had a frightened look on her face. She hurriedly fell to the ground, not daring to get up.
"What's your name? Raise your head and answer! Who? The emperor asked.
"Back to the emperor, the slave's name is Lily of the Valley. In the past, she used to be a rough palace maid in the Huanyi Bureau, but because she could pour tea, she was appreciated by the Lan nobles and rescued from the Huanyi Bureau. Later, she was courted by the queen's mother, and now she is by the queen's side and is the most ordinary palace maid. Lily of the valley replied.
"Oh? So, you're the Queen's man? The emperor looked at the crown prince again, "Could it be that your queen mother wants to harm you?" ”
The crown prince Fu Hong's face was pale, and he knelt on the ground, unable to speak.
At this time, Gonggong Xiao stood up and said: "Back to the emperor, this palace maid used to be in Concubine Li's palace, but later, because of her mistakes, she was expelled from Jiaolan Palace by Concubine Li, and became a palace maid in Huanyi Bureau. ”
"What? What do you mean, does this matter have anything to do with Concubine Li? The emperor straightened up and asked, "A person who was expelled from the palace by his master and became the lowest-level rough palace maid of the Huanyi Bureau, why does he still want to help his former master?" The emperor asked.
"The old slave thinks that being expelled from Jiaolan Palace by Concubine Li is probably to hide people's eyes." Father-in-law Xiao said.
"So, Concubine Li is also involved? ......" The emperor's face changed.
"Someone, take this palace maid down and torture her severely!" The emperor said. The palace maid cried: "The emperor spares his life, and the slave and maid are wronged!" The slave really didn't do anything...... "Before she finished crying, she was dragged out by the guards.
At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li and the eldest prince ask to see you." ”
The emperor frowned and said, "Pass them up!" ”
Han Moyu turned around, and saw a woman in palace clothes wearing thin powder and a plain dress with her hair scattered and barefoot, walking up in a curling manner, followed by a man in brocade clothes with a long figure, Han Moyu recognized that it was His Royal Highness the eldest prince, Fu Pi.
As soon as the plain-clothed woman stepped forward, she knelt down and began to cry, "Your Majesty, please forgive Pi'er!" He just wanted to tease that palace slave, and he definitely didn't expect this kind of thing to happen...... He really didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was actually in that hall......"
The emperor didn't speak, but his face became more and more dark, and Han Moyu was a little frightened, and he didn't dare to make a sound. Concubine Li Niangniang cried and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you are very angry. It's all the concubine's fault, and she didn't discipline Pi'er well. Either way, Pi'er is your child! That Murong Huang is just a palace slave, do you want to condemn your child for the sake of a slave? ”
"Shut up!" The emperor scolded, "That's a palace slave's business? Obviously, Pi'er is trying to blame Hong'er, and a discerning person can see it at a glance! Hong'er is the crown prince, but she is covered with such a scandal, where do you make me face?! If I spare you, how can I explain to Hong'er, to the queen, and to the civil and military officials?! ”
And His Royal Highness the Great Prince knelt beside him, gritted his teeth, and did not say a word. A few times, he just wanted to raise his head and open his mouth to say something, but he was glared at by Concubine Li, so he had to bite his lip, his eyes were red, and he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.
And His Royal Highness the crown prince Fu Hong took the opportunity to kneel on the ground and bow, and said: "I beg the emperor to be the master of the child and return the child's innocence!" On the other side, Concubine Li was crying and pleading. His Royal Highness Fu Pi, the eldest prince, also knelt and cried and begged the emperor for forgiveness, saying that it was just an unintentional mistake.
The emperor was a little bored, and with a wave of his hand, he saw that a guard came forward to set up Concubine Li and dragged her out. And His Royal Highness the Grand Prince also withdrew. The emperor sat on a chair, closed his eyes, reached out and rubbed his temples, then opened his eyes and stretched out his hand.
Gonggong Xiao stepped forward, helped the emperor down the steps, and walked towards the inner court. Before leaving, Gonggong Xiao gave Han Moyu a look and asked Han Moyu to get up. Han Moyu was still kneeling and didn't dare to move. It wasn't until the emperor's back disappeared behind the curtain that Han Moyu breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, then rubbed his knees and slowly retreated from the main hall.