With Empress Dowager Zhou personally presiding over the case, Zhang Junfang was naturally relieved, although the trial had not yet begun, it was enough to ensure her life.

It's just that I never thought that the Queen Mother would come in such a timely manner, which is unusual.

"Concubine, meet the queen mother, the queen mother is blessed", the queen came calmly, and heard about it in the morning, but at that time I still thought that a few days ago I had temporarily handed over the power of the lord to the Wan family, and this matter was in conflict with the queen mother, and now I just want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and I never wanted to hide, but the queen mother still asked her to get involved.

The Empress Dowager Zhou had heard of the queen's resignation of power, but because she had been unwell recently, she often lived in Renshou Palace to recuperate physically and mentally, and she really didn't want to ask, and she thought that the queen had always known the general situation, and she would definitely not do anything excessive, so she didn't intervene, but she didn't expect that now there was a murder in Xianyang Palace, and the queen still didn't care, which made her shocked and angry, and now she saw the queen and just responded lightly, "Get up." ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother was like this, Queen Wang knew that something was wrong, so she walked to Zhang Junfang, pretended to look, and then bowed her head to the Queen Mother Zhou and said softly: "The concubine heard that there was a murder in Xianyang Palace, and she wanted to go over to take a look, so she was summoned by the queen mother, but she didn't expect that this matter would also alarm the queen mother, it was really the fault of the concubine, and I hope that the queen mother will be guilty." ”

"The queen is an understanding person, wouldn't it be too stingy for the mourning family to be angry with you just because of such a trivial matter", the Empress Dowager Zhou was still indifferent.

Queen Wang raised her eyes slightly and looked at the face of the Empress Dowager Zhou, "The concubine knows that what the queen mother is to blame is not today's thing, but the concubine has been really unwell recently, and it is really inconvenient for the lord." ”

"The mourning family knows that you have good intentions, but if you want to give up the power, even if it is handed over to Concubine Bai Xian, or Concubine Shao Chen, it doesn't hurt, but why do you want to give it to that Wan family, do you know that she has always coveted the back position, and now she has really become famous!"

"Queen Mother", Queen Wang frowned slightly, glanced at Zhang Junyu who was kneeling on one side, and then heard the Empress Dowager Zhou sigh lightly, and glanced at the seat on the right, "Okay, you can sit first." ”

After Queen Wang sat down, Empress Dowager Zhou finally spoke: "I summoned you here today because I want you to try this case with the mourning family, but it is not short with your family." ”

"The queen mother wants to hear this case herself?" Queen Wang was very surprised, the queen mother has been sick since the beginning of winter, and rarely asks the queen. The matter of the palace is just to order the emperor to be the crown prince in the world election, in order to prepare for the queen, and now he is dragging his sick body to take care of such a trivial matter, does this Zhang Junfang really have another origin? !

"Don't think that the mourning family will be useless when they are old, since the prince's selection of concubines this time was proposed by the mourning family, then the mourning family will be in charge!"

"Queen Mother", a man over forty years old walked quickly, bowed slightly and presented the paper in his hand to the Empress Dowager Zhou, the Empress Dowager Zhou only glanced at it, and then she was furious, crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it down, "How can this be true!" ”

After hearing this, Liu Gongzheng hurriedly kowtowed to the Empress Dowager Zhou, and begged with a slight cry: "The Empress Dowager is angry, the slave knows that she is wrong, and the slave knows that she is wrong."

"You say", Empress Dowager Zhou pointed to the paper on the ground with an angry face, "What's going on with this paper!" ”

Liu Gongzheng didn't dare to raise his head, he picked up the paper tremblingly, and turned pale with fright after looking at it, the piles and piles written on the paper were enough to make her lose her life, in order to protect herself, she actually offered Wan Guifei out, "This paper was ordered by the concubine Niangniang to be stuffed into the slave maid, the slave and the maid really don't know anything, the concubine Niangniang also instructed the slave and maid, whether it is torture to extract a confession or torture into a trick, she must be asked to confess to Lady Zhang, and it is good that she will be sent to Dali Temple before sunset for public trial and conviction, and the slave and maid are only acting on orders, This matter really has nothing to do with the slave maid, the Queen Mother. ”

Hearing that Liu Gong was confessing the Wan family, Queen Wang also raised the corners of her lips slightly, and finally pushed the matter onto the old fox.

"Mourning family, where did you come from, and the dog dared to blame Lady Zhang for these great crimes of rebellion, it turned out that I listened to the instigation of that foxy billet", Empress Dowager Zhou's words were full of resentment, and her tone became more and more low, "And now after this. Palace, has it really become her Wan Zhen'er? ”

Liu Gongzheng couldn't help but be frightened when he heard this, and a trace of sweat oozed from the corner of his forehead, "The slave and maid don't dare, the slave and maid are really confused for a while, and they have no contempt for the queen mother and the queen mother, begging", Liu Gongzheng raised his eyes slightly and looked at the Empress Dowager Zhou, "The queen mother is clear." ”

"Queen Mother", Queen Wang had a malicious look, "Since Sister Wan has such thoughts, why don't you summon her to ask." ”

Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at Queen Wang, and then glanced coldly at the Xiaodu people on her side, who immediately retreated after seeing them, and then Wan Guifei moved here in a sedan chair as usual, with a graceful posture no less than that of Queen Wang, and the dignity of style was not lower than that of Queen Zhou, and just like Queen Wang, she wore a scarlet stand-up collar skirt.

"The concubine has seen the queen mother, the queen's sister", Wan Guifei did not bow down, but just said disdainfully, and did not even lower her head.

Wan Guifei pretended to sit on the small seat on the other side of the Empress Dowager Zhou casually, and the Empress Dowager Zhou was not surprised by this, this Wan has always been so pampered and arrogant.

"Wan, you and the queen have asked for the power of the lord, and the mourning family disdains to care about you, but you actually advocate the murder without authorization, why, you really think you are a concubine, the mourning family can tell you, the mourning family has never recognized your status as a concubine!"

"What is the Queen Mother's words", Wan Guifei looked completely unaware, "The concubine is now given by the emperor, and she has also obtained the golden book of the queen's sister, even if the queen mother does not recognize it, it is a sure fact." Besides, the concubine was in front of her because the queen's sister was ill and voluntarily inherited the affairs of the Lord with her, and now there is a murder in Xianyang Palace, and the concubine should be in charge, what is wrong with this? ”

"Hmph", Empress Dowager Zhou snorted lightly, "Xianyang Palace is the head of the mourning family, how can you be managed by an outsider, and you are still tortured to extract confessions, tortured into tricks, don't you really think that the mourning family will condone you again and again to be presumptuous!" ”

Wan Guifei seemed to be smiling, "If it is said that torture to extract confessions is a trick, then the queen mother has wronged the concubine, and the concubine has not stepped into the Xianyang Palace for half a step, how can she say that she can force a confession, but where did the queen mother hear any gossip?" ”

Liu Gongzheng secretly glanced at Wan Guifei, his heart was panicked, and when he saw Wan Guifei glaring at her afterwards, he was even more uneasy.

"Liu Gongzheng", Empress Dowager Zhou stared at Liu Gongzheng coldly, "You say, where did you get this paper?" ”

"It's... It was the concubine Niangniang who instructed the slave to write it, and the concubine Niangniang also said that she had to ask Lady Zhang to confess her guilt no matter what today. ”

Concubine Wan didn't stand up, but only asked, "Liu Gongzheng, can you remember clearly, it was indeed this palace that ordered you?" ”

"Yes..."Liu Gongzheng said more and more unconfidently, and then slurred: "No... No. ”

"Is it really?" Wan Guifei's tone became more and more pressing.

"It's not!" Liu Gongzheng almost put his forehead on the ground, "This matter is manipulated by the slave maid alone, and it has nothing to do with the concubine Niangniang." ”

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhou's face changed in an instant, and she waved her hands and said: "Drag it down, the cane will be punished fifty, and the clothes will be degraded!" "This Wan Zhen'er is cunning and cunning, and the first concubine was still respectful to herself in those years, if it weren't for helping her because she obstructed the Qian family and the first emperor to bury Yuling together, how could she let this old fox be so rude to herself.

"The slave knows that she is wrong, Queen Mother! The Queen Mother forgives the sins, the Queen Mother, the slave knows that she is wrong......"

"The clear is self-purifying, the turbid is self-turbid, the queen mother is really wronged by the concubine, the concubine is in her heart, but she is very wronged", Wan Guifei was proud, "Zhang Junyu, this palace asks you, where did you go last night?" ”

Zhang Junwei was shocked in his heart, Wan Guifei actually asked her where she went last night, it turned out that the note was really Wan Guifei's hands and feet, and also, except for Wan Guifei, who else in this palace would be so scheming.

"The folk girl went back to the room to rest after having dinner last night, and until this morning, she never left the house during the period, but at night she heard Qiao'er calling, saying that she saw a figure enter the house, and the folk girl carefully saw that nothing happened, and then rested."

"Figures?" Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly glanced at Wan Guifei, and then retracted her gaze, "You really didn't see any figures?" ”

"Yes, the people's girl had already opened the door at that time, and Qiao'er and another person on duty had not seen it, if the Queen Mother didn't believe it, she could announce that the two of them came to interrogate."

Empress Dowager Zhou was already skeptical, but Wan Guifei sneered: "Both of them have seen it, why did they disappear when they entered the house, that figure, it is probably yourself." ”

"Who doesn't know that the palace has a tight handle, and the people have no power to restrain the chickens, how can they avoid the Praetorian Guards, if the mother still doesn't believe it, the people have nothing to say."

"This palace asks you again, why do others suspect you as a murderer? Nor can this matter be said in a vacuum. ”

"You Ning was killed because of the dumb door acupoint was secretly stabbed by a silver needle, and the dumb door acupoint is difficult to find, and everyone knows that the folk girl knows a little about medical skills, so they think that the folk girl is the murderer."

When Zhang Junfang said that he knew a little about medical skills, Queen Wang suddenly raised her eyes, and Empress Dowager Zhou was also surprised, "You can also do medical skills?" ”

"The mother of the folk girl succeeded her ancestor with the mantle and exquisite medical skills, so she opened a small medical clinic at home, and the folk girl also learned some herbal medicine with her mother."

Wan Guifei pretended to be proud, raised the corners of her lips, the Empress Dowager Zhou saw her look, her heart was suddenly shocked, Jixiao once said, 'The daughter of the hanging pot to help the world, she will be the mother of the world in the future', she didn't want to believe this absurd statement because Jixiao is a party of the Wan family, but now the medical girl in Cangzhou and Xingji has indeed appeared, looking at Wan's look, this is not a plan, but Wan's wants to welcome and refuse, and wants to borrow her hand to protect this Jun Yu to sit firmly in the position of the crown princess of the East Palace?

From this point of view, this Zhang Junfang must be a party of the Wan family, with ill intentions, and wants to be the queen of the reserve, but the grandson's intention is really difficult to refuse, so what!

Since this is the case, then she will come up with a plan to get away with it, "Qi Mei! ”

The person who presented the paper bowed his head slightly and replied, "The slave is here." ”

"This case has been verified, it has nothing to do with Zhang Junyu, you send her back", Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at Qi Mei and said kindly: "Tell Xianyang Palace to wait, don't be lazy." ”

Qi Mei has served the Empress Dowager Zhou for decades, and she understands what she has to say, and she said, "Yes." ”

Wan Guifei smiled secretly, what she wanted was not this result, and now this dead old woman has suspicion of Zhang Junyu, and the position of the crown princess has nothing to do with this little slut, even if there is really Jixiao, this old woman will definitely try her best to get rid of this little slut in the future, and it will not be difficult to make this little slut suffer from the enemy at that time.

"Empress Dowager Xie Niangniang is clear", although Zhang Junyu wondered why the Empress Dowager knew that she knew that she knew some medicine and treated her so kindly, but that was all later, and now it is excellent to prove her innocence.

"Miss Zhang, let's go with the slave maid", Qi Mei was much more pleasant than Fang Cai's cold face, and while helping Zhang Junyu, she said softly: "The girl is tired." ”

"Aunt Li's words are serious."

Qi Mei smiled happily, "It's more cordial for the girl to call Aunt Mei", and then looked back, seeing that she was far away from the main hall, she deliberately approached Zhang Junyu's side and said softly: "The girl is so blessed that she can say that she can move the prince to intercede." ”

"Prince?"

"The girl doesn't know?" Qi Mei also didn't know, "The Queen Mother didn't want to ask about this matter, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pleaded for mercy, and the Queen Mother moved here." ”