111. One hundred and eleven, punishment
"Shut up!"
This reprimand did not come from the mouth of Fu Yuan, but Yang Cairen, Yang Cairen stood up with a chair, her thin chest rose and fell, obviously her emotions fluctuated greatly, her eyes were angry, and she stared at Chaoxia deadly.
"The queen mother is kind and kind-hearted, and she is as kind to me as a mountain, saying, who did you instruct to discredit the queen mother!"
Yang Cairen pointed at Chaoxia and reprimanded angrily.
Her body was already very weak, and today she was so frightened, at this time it was actually already the end of the strong crossbow, after reprimanding Chaoxia, her body began to shake, if it weren't for her personal palace maid behind her, I was afraid that she would have been powerless to fall to the ground.
Yang Cairen's reprimand, obviously Chaoxia had already been mentally prepared, and she didn't panic when she heard the words, she just raised her head and said with a sincere face: "Master, the slave knows that you are afraid of offending the queen mother, and you will have a hard time in the future, but now the queen mother treats you like this, if you don't tell the truth again, you will die, now you are thinking about what to do in the future!" ”
Chaoxia's words were really earnest, and she looked like a palace maid who was wholeheartedly thinking about her master.
If it weren't for the fact that this basin of dirty water was poured on Fleur, Fleur would have even been moved.
She looked at Yang Cairen, Yang Cairen seemed to open her mouth to refute, but at this moment, her mind had not turned around, she opened her mouth again, and it took a long time to scold: "Nonsense!" ”
Obviously, these words are not enough to refute Chaoxia Fangcai's words, but it makes it even more obvious that Yang Cairen chose to hide the truth because he was afraid of offending Fu Yuan.
If Yang Cairen's body is still okay and can still support it, Fu Yuan naturally won't speak at this time, but Yang Cairen's body is too poor, and he is going to faint at this time. Later, without Yang Cairen, it is obvious that she alone will not be able to rely on her.
Fu Rui sighed softly in her heart, looked at Chaoxia, and sneered: "You are so sharp-toothed, even your master has nothing to say by you!" ”
"The slave doesn't dare, the slave just tells the truth."
Chaoxia lowered her head and returned to her previous loyal and honest appearance. And her appearance is also an honest look, which makes people involuntarily believe it at a glance.
Furao looked at Chaoxia like this, and she really admired the person behind it, and she couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother. In fact, there were some doubts in my heart about the relationship between this matter and the Empress Dowager, but Fu Hui didn't think much about it, after all, even if this matter was not done by the Empress Dowager, but things have developed to this point, the attitude expressed by the Empress Dowager is actually enough to make Fu Rui's heart cold!
At least the current situation is that the Empress Dowager actually deliberately wants to take advantage of this matter to weaken her authority in the palace in order to influence her control of the palace power.
After Fu Cai finished saying Fang Cai's words, she didn't speak again, and turned her head to look at the Empress Dowager, who saw this, but raised her eyebrows slightly, and did not watch in silence like Fang Cai, but said: "Fu Yuan, this matter is obviously that this palace maid has the intention to pour dirty water on you, you don't have to listen to her quibbles, just dispose of this palace maid." And her master, now looks honest, but can raise such a minion, who can say that this matter has nothing to do with this Yang Cairen, you don't have a soft heart to bypass them, just clean up. It is also good to establish your majesty in the palace, so as to prevent this person who has nothing to do in the future from coming to you to find trouble again. ”
The Empress Dowager's words, the timing is just right, if people who don't know the inside story listen, they will naturally sigh about the Empress Dowager's maintenance of the Empress, and they will believe that this matter must have something to do with the Empress, but they can't quibble, so the Empress Dowager wants to kill people to protect the Empress.
If Furao really followed what the Empress Dowager said, this matter would naturally be perfunctory, and from then on, the people in the palace would know that she, the queen, was ruthless and incompetent, and she would have to sweep her up if she did something bad.
She looked at the Empress Dowager, smiled faintly on her face, and did not adopt the Empress Dowager's proposal, but just said: "The imperial doctor who treated Yang Cairen, I and Mama Bai have been invited." Since Yang Cairen and this palace maid both have their own opinions, let the two of them confront each other, and the palace people in Yang Cairen's palace can also be called to confront each other. ”
"It's just a small thing, so why bother."
The Empress Dowager didn't expect that Fleur would plan to move the crowd to investigate this matter, and she couldn't help but be surprised, in fact, although the Empress Dowager said that she had her own little idea, but in fact, the Empress Dowager's disposal method was not wrong, after all, she had the intention to pour dirty water on Fleur, that is, Fleur really investigated this matter with great fanfare, and confirmed that she had nothing to do with it, but others still didn't think so, they would only think that it was the queen's power, so they distorted the truth of this matter.
In this way, it is both troublesome and seems to be useless, but it is better to punish the two severely as the Empress Dowager said, so as to set an example.
The things that the Empress Dowager can consider, Fleur can't think about, but this matter is the first thing that Furao dealt with after entering the palace, if she doesn't show an attitude and doesn't show her ability in this matter, when she wants to manage palace affairs in the future, the palace people are afraid that it will be difficult to convince her.
So on the way here, Fleur had already made up her mind, no matter whether the truth of this matter could really be found out, but her attitude and principles must be laid out in front of the palace people.
The imperial doctor invited by Mama Bai soon arrived, and after arriving, what she said was completely correct with Yang Cairen's previous confession, and the palace people around Yang Cairen also came out to prove that what Yang Cairen said was true.
Although it has come to this day, Chaoxia still gritted her teeth and insisted on what she said earlier, of course, what she said did not mean much.
"The slave knows that since the master doesn't want to be the enemy of the queen, he wants to give up the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid don't blame the master, but only the slave and the maid themselves are too impulsive."
Chaoxia kowtowed to Yang Cairen and said with a deep sense of righteousness.
Not only Hibiscus, but Yang Cairen almost laughed angrily when he looked at Chaoxia like this.
She took a deep breath, knowing what happened today, Chaoxia bit her, but she was afraid that she would not be able to be good. And in this matter, not washing the dirty water on Fleur's body actually has a greater impact on her.
Her teeth bit her lip tightly, and she finally made up her mind, turned to look at the Empress Dowager and Fu Yuan, knelt down and said: "This matter started because of the concubine, and it was the concubine's own bad mind that would allow the traitor to have a loophole to exploit and affect the queen." Now, the concubine has nothing to hide. At first, the concubine's body could not be cured for a long time, and she was misled by the cheap maid Chaoxia, thinking that the concubine was suffering from tuberculosis, for fear of being moved out of the palace, so she didn't dare to let the imperial doctor come to diagnose and treat, and listened to the words of the concubine, and used tricks to fool the imperial doctor, and after that, she has been drinking this cheap maid to boil the medicine, and now there should be the residue of the decoction that the concubine drank in the first time on the small stove, just ask the imperial doctor to check the reason. ”
Yang Cairen will suddenly tell the truth of everything, and would rather blame all the blame on himself than be involved in the slightest. Fu Hui and the Empress Dowager were also a little surprised in their hearts, and at the same time, they looked at Yang Cairen's gaze with a little more scrutiny.
Yang Cairen has a soft temperament, and he is afraid that the people behind the scenes will choose to attack Yang Cairen, and there are also reasons for this, but I didn't expect this timid and soft person to be not stupid at all.
However, Yang Cairen's sudden appearance made the Empress Dowager feel a little unhappy.
In this way, it is impossible to explain this matter clearly in the end, but Yang Cairen's attitude is enough to prove Fu Yuan's innocence.
Fu Rui looked at Yang Cairen's pale face, sighed lightly in her heart, and said to Mama Bai: "Mama Bai, you send someone to the Tai Hospital to invite a few doctors to come over and take a look together." ”
"Yes."
Mama Bai answered softly.
After instructing Mama Bai, Fu Rui's eyes looked at the Empress Dowager again, and she said slowly: "Imperial grandmother, Yang Cairen's body is really weak, the concubine asks you for a favor and gives Yang Cairen a seat!" ”
"Oh......"
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she seemed to suddenly realize, a smile appeared on her face, and she said softly: "The mourning family is all thinking about this matter, you all sit down, and you can sit down too!" ”
"Thank you, Grandmother."
When Fu Rui heard this, there was no trace of displeasure on her face, and she still led Yang Cairen to sit down with a smile.
As for the morning glow kneeling below, no one cares about it. Fleur even looked at the morning glow who was kneeling down with her head bowed with interest.
I don't know if it's because I've been kneeling for too long, or because I'm scared because the matter is about to be revealed, Chaoxia's appearance at this time seems to be much more depressed compared to Fang Cai.
Time passed slowly, and the small flower hall was very quiet. Fu Yuan didn't speak, Yang Cairen didn't speak, although the Queen Mother wanted to say a few words, but obviously Fu Yuan didn't cooperate with the talk, so in the end, everyone just sat in their seats and drank tea.
It wasn't until Mama Bai returned with a few imperial doctors that everyone raised their heads, and the empress dowager looked a little tired, looking at the imperial doctor and asked casually; "How's it going?"
The leading imperial physician bowed to the Empress Dowager and Hibiscus, and replied: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the ministers have checked the medicine residue on the furnace, and according to the medicine residue, it can be inferred that what is being boiled on this furnace is indeed medicine for the treatment of wind and cold. ”
As soon as the imperial doctor's words fell, the empress dowager's eyes looked at Fu Hui and Yang Cairen, Yang Cairen's face had already shown a panicked look, she shook her head in disbelief, and Fu Rui was very calm, just looking at the imperial doctor.
"Queen, look ......" The Empress Dowager seemed to have a hint of embarrassment on her face.
Fu Hui didn't wait for the Empress Dowager to say the words, but looked at Chaoxia and sneered: "You have some eyes, you know that you may go to check the medicine residue today, so you deliberately changed the medicine residue......"
"The queen mother Mingjian, the medicine that the slave and maid are tormented is the medicine for the master, and the slave and maid will never dare to harm the master."
The corners of Fu Hui's mouth only curled up mockingly, and she did not respond to Chaoxia, but looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Imperial Grandmother, this imperial doctor's words have not been finished yet!" ”
After saying this, Fleur looked at the Imperial Doctor and said, "Imperial Doctor, you continue to speak." ”
"Yes, Queen."
The imperial doctor bowed to the Empress Dowager and Hibiscus, and then spoke: "This medicine slag has been carefully examined, and found that it seems to be a little different from the medicinal juice on the wall of this medicine jar, more like a graft, but the two have been stored for some hours, but it is difficult to check out, so the ministers asked other palace people in Yang Cairen's palace, and found the medicine bowl that Yang Cairen used to hold the medicinal juice that has not been cleaned. ”
"The typhoid fever that Yang Cairen got was feverish, and if he took the tonic of sexual heat during the period, it would only make the disease more severe and not cured for a long time, which can explain why Yang Cairen became weaker and weaker after that, and this typhoid fever looked like he had tuberculosis."
After listening to the words of the imperial doctor, Fu Yuan nodded slightly, and did not look at the morning glow who was kneeling on the ground with a dead face, but looked at the empress dowager, and asked with a shallow smile on her face: "Imperial grandmother, ......do you see this matter?"
"The mourning family knew that you couldn't do such a thing, this daring slave, didn't dare to harm his master, and even wanted to pour sewage on the queen!"
The Empress Dowager's face was full of anger, as if she really made the bold Chaoxia angry.
Her eyes looked at Furao with pity, and she said softly: "The queen has been wronged in this matter, and this bold person must be taught a lesson, and their punishment will be decided by the queen." ”
When Fu Rui heard this, her face was not surprised or happy, she was very calm, but she said: "After all, the concubine is the victim of this matter, if the concubine is allowed to deal with it, it will be unfair in the end, and it will be up to the imperial grandmother to decide!" ”
If the Empress Dowager hadn't come forward in this matter, Fleur could have dealt with it, but now that the Empress Dowager is in the house, and Fleur is the victim, the punishment is light, and others will only think that she, the queen, is not majestic. And the punishment is heavy, I am afraid that tomorrow it will be rumored that the queen will be repaid, which is not conducive to the shaping of her image as the mother of the country.
The Empress Dowager seemed to have made up her mind and didn't want to get involved in this matter, so she subconsciously opened her mouth to refuse.
At this time, suddenly there was a sound outside the door. Zhao Jinyan is here!
Zhao Jin postponed the morning court received the news and came over, Fu Hui and the Empress Dowager were not surprised, but listening to this sound was very close, as if it was at the door.
The Empress Dowager was shocked, and her eyes subconsciously looked at the door.
And Zhao Jinyan happened to walk in from outside the door.
When he walked in, he didn't look at the Queen Mother, but fell directly on Fleur's body, and Fleur smiled back.
After the two looked at each other for a while, Zhao Jinyan retracted his gaze, went straight past Chaoxia, who was kneeling in the middle of the hall, and walked directly to the Empress Dowager, bent down and saluted.
The Empress Dowager hurriedly shouted, she hesitated, but spoke first: "The emperor knows what happened today." ”
"When I came, I had already heard from the people below!"
Zhao Jinyan's tone was light, which also made the Empress Dowager's heart tighten. She forced herself to smile calmly, looked at Zhao Jinyan and said: "This matter has been investigated clearly, and it was Yang Cairen who had improper intentions, so that this cheap maid took advantage of the loophole." The mourning family is saying that let the queen deal with it! ”
When Zhao Jinyan heard this, his expression did not change much, his eyes just looked coldly at Chaoxia who was kneeling below, and said in a cold voice: "Wei Lin, take this cheap maid away." ”
"The Emperor's ......"
The Empress Dowager didn't expect Zhao Jinyan to suddenly open her mouth and give such an order, and stood up in shock.
And Zhao Jinyan's reaction to the Empress Dowager only said lightly: "I have only heard about this matter outside the door for a while, how can a little palace maid have the courage to bite the queen, there must be someone behind the scenes." If we don't eradicate it, I'm afraid that there will be other incidents in the future. ”
"That's what the emperor said."
The Empress Dowager was stunned for a long time, and then nodded with a reluctant smile. She took a deep breath, but looked at Yang Cairen again, and said softly: "Although this matter is not Yang Cairen's slander of the queen, it also leads her to ......"
Before the Empress Dowager's words were finished, Yang Cairen had already stood up and knelt on the ground, and when she said Fang Cai's words, she had already been prepared, so she calmly accepted her result at this time.
Zhao Jinyan's gaze was still very cold, and he didn't even look at Yang Cairen, obviously not caring about how Yang Cairen would be disposed of.
Fu Yuan glanced at Yang Cairen and smiled at the Empress Dowager: "Imperial grandmother, although this Yang Cairen is wrong, she can take the initiative to admit her mistakes and atone for her crimes, which is also commendable, and now she has also suffered a crime, and her body is weak, why not be punished lightly?" ”
The Empress Dowager did not speak, but Zhao Jinyan said out loud at this time: "Yang Cairen has been thinking about it behind closed doors in his palace for half a year. ”
After saying this, Zhao Jinyan looked at the Empress Dowager again, and said softly: "Today's matter makes the imperial grandmother worry about it, and I and the queen send the imperial grandmother back to the palace." ”
“…… Okay, hard work for the emperor and queen! ”
The Empress Dowager sighed heavily in her heart, she was very dissatisfied with today's result, Yang Cairen thought about it behind closed doors for half a year, what kind of punishment is it. Look at Yang Cairen's sick body, it should have been raised in her palace for a long time to get better, and this incident happened, so that she thought about it behind closed doors in her palace, I am afraid that it will also be good for her, lest the follow-up turmoil will be contaminated with her. ”
Yes, the relationship is now the emperor and the queen are a heart, and she is an outsider!
Although the Empress Dowager was a little unwilling, she could only give up, but after returning to the palace, she said to Fu Hui and Zhao Jinyan: "The emperor is kind-hearted, where is the mistake made by this Yang Cairen is just a small mistake, it should be punished well, and you will let it go." Okay, it's an old man who has been with you for so many years, and the mourning family doesn't say anything! ”
As soon as the Empress Dowager said this, Zhao Jinyan subconsciously glanced at Fu Yuan's expression, Fu Hui had no different color on her face, she was still smiling, she said softly to the Empress Dowager: "Imperial grandmother, Yang Cairen is also a victim of this matter, and what the imperial grandmother said is also right, Yang Cairen is an old man who follows the emperor after all, if Yang Cairen is severely punished for this matter, the palace people will also think that we are too harsh!" ”
"Okay, you young people have big ideas, and the mourning family won't say anything!"
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, but her eyes were looking at Fleur, muttering a little in her heart, but she didn't know if Fleur really didn't mind or fake.