Chapter 245: Dying Struggle
King Xuan came over and knelt down: "The son knocks on his father." ”
Zhao Gou glanced at the crowd: "Let's be flat, everyone is uninvited today, have all the people arrived?" ”
Looking at the obvious displeasure on Zhao Gou's face, as we all know, the emperor hates the most is the person who plays with power and is self-righteous.
"Qi Yu Majesty, when Weichen investigated the case of Zhao Shenghua, he found that Liu Junchu, the murderer who killed the palace maid that year, was not dead at all, and it was another prisoner Sun Dali who was beheaded at that time, Sun Dali's body Weichen has experienced, not died of the plague, but died of beheading, and Liu Junchu's body was not found, and our Lord Cao Dugong Cao had already died more than ten years ago, Your Majesty, you see, this is the obituary presented by Lord Wu of Xuanzhou Assassin Shi, the obituary of Cao Xi's death is enough to prove that Cao Xi has been dead for many years."
Wen Jing handed a yellowed piece of paper in his hand to Gonggong Li.
Zhao Gou looked at the obituary, thought about it for a while, and said with a complicated expression: "Do you want to say that Cao Xi is the Liu Junchu who is not dead?" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Jing said.
"Your Majesty, the slave doesn't know anything about Liu Junchu at all, the slave fell into the river and was rescued by a boat merchant, and then he was exiled and never returned to Xuanzhou, it must be his family who mistakenly thought that the slave had died, so it caused such a misunderstanding." Cao Xi said loudly.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Wen Jing's eyes, this Cao Gelding is a first-class storyteller, second-rate in martial arts, and third-rate in character.
"What evidence do you have to prove that Cao Xi is that Liu Junchu?" Zhao Gou looked at Wen Jing and said.
"Ding Wu, the head of the guard of Dali Temple, went to Yongzhou and found a triangular red birthmark on the inner thigh of Liu Junchu. You can see it at a glance. Wen Jing looked at Cao Xi and said.
Cao Xi's complexion changed greatly, and Concubine Shu's face also turned pale at the same time.
Zhao Gou was just about to speak, when he suddenly saw Cao Xi and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, the slave admits that he is Liu Junchu."
For Cao Xi's sudden confession, everyone except Wen Jing was taken aback.
Ji Changge looked at Wen Jing, he remembered that Ding Wu had not said that Cao Xi had a birthmark on his body, why did Wen Jing mention the birthmark, and Cao Xi confessed without even thinking about it?
Wang Jue looked at Wen Jing with a smile, with approval in his eyes. What a witty lady. If this was a chess game, Wen Jing was pressing forward step by step, and Cao Xi would have already collapsed.
Zhao Gou was furious: "Okay, you dog slave, you didn't die back then." He also continued to blend into the palace as a prestige. It's not really recruited! ”
The slave bribed Liang Yuqiu, the servant of the Criminal Department at the time. They replaced the minion with a prisoner who had no relatives and no reason, and the minion was able to escape and ascend to heaven, after two years of exile. still has memories of the palace, thinking of coming back to serve the emperor, Niangniang, princes and princesses, so they impersonated the identity of a dead man and re-entered the palace. Cao Xi said.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Wen Jing's eyes: "Gonggong Cao seems to have forgotten that at that time, Zhao Shenghua, the head of the Criminal Department, Bai Zhaoxian, the head of the cell, Gao Chengxi, the executioner, and Zhongsun Yan, as far as Gonggong Cao's back then, how did Gonggong Cao bribe so many officials at a low price?" ”
Zhao Gou glanced at Concubine Shu, whose face was still pale, and then turned to Wen Jing and said, "What is the relationship between Zhao Shenghua and this case?" ”
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Rong Weichen will tell you a story about Concubine Rong's mother, Concubine Rong's outstanding appearance, virtuous and virtuous, used to be your favorite concubine, and then there was a more beautiful lady in the palace, and the number of times Your Majesty went to Ronghua Palace is decreasing." Wen Jing paused and glanced at Concubine Shu faintly.
"Concubine Rong is getting haggard day by day, I only see the newcomer laughing, I don't see the old person crying, and Prince Xuan has become the only comfort for Concubine Rong, and then the bride is pregnant, and the ladies in the palace are happy again, Your Majesty, you can finally take a look at them, and Concubine Rong is naturally no exception." Wen Jing said calmly.
Zhao Gou's face was gloomy, but it did not stop Wen Jing from continuing to speak, Wang Jue clenched his hands and pinched his nails deep into his palms, Wen Jing's story was not pre-arranged, and the emperor obviously didn't like to hear it.
"Concubine Rong and the bride live in a big courtyard, every time the emperor goes to see the bride, Concubine Rong can't help but send her personal maid to take a peek, and then dress up carefully in the house, expecting Her Majesty to come over, but she is so disappointed every time, even if the concubine is pregnant, even if it is only a few steps, Her Majesty is not willing to turn around to see her." Wen Jing whispered, everyone was silent, and in the silent night, only the insects were still chirping.
King Xuan covered his face, tears slipped from between his fingers, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"Don't talk about it."
Zhao Gou said in a deep voice, closed his eyes, and slowly appeared in his mind the appearance of Concubine Rong when she first entered the palace, so radiant, so pure and sweet, and he, ruined such a beautiful thing with his own hands, Concubine Rong when he was dying, stretched out his hand to him, but he didn't hold it, he hated her ugly appearance, but he never thought that this appearance was given by him.
Wen Jing didn't seem to hear Zhao Gou's words, and still continued: "One day, her little palace maid knew a secret that shouldn't be known, and she felt that this was the best opportunity to hit the bride, as long as this secret was known by His Majesty, her Concubine Rong would have a bright future, but unfortunately her kindness ended up hurting her master, Concubine Rong was also excited when she learned about it, but she didn't believe it, so she asked the little palace maid to take her with her, and the master and servant quietly sneaked into the bride's palace, Sure enough, she found that it was the same as what the little palace maid said, Concubine Rong was so excited that she accidentally fell off the wall, alarming the bride. ”
Zhao Gou said lightly: "Go on." ”
Since then, Concubine Rong has had a strange disease, she forgot who she was, even her only child forgot, every day she had a splitting headache, she banged her head against the wall, every day in a daze at the ceiling, the little palace maid asked the doctor to diagnose and treat, Concubine Rong's condition suddenly improved, but unfortunately she still didn't understand the sinister in this palace, and she didn't understand, even if there was no bride, she could only be an outdated mother, she finally waited until Her Majesty Xià came out of the bride's palace again, she just wanted to walk over, but was hit on the head from behind, There was no time to shout, and the mouth was already covered. She bit down on the hand of the man in black."
Zhao Gou's eyes were moist, and Concubine Rong's mournful shout sounded in her head, and what she shouted was, Your Majesty, go quickly.
That year, he dreamed of Concubine Rong's bloody face countless times, which made him even more reluctant to mention the word Concubine Rong.
King Xuan knelt on the ground, facing the direction of Ronghua Palace.
After being silent for a long time, Zhao Gou looked at Wen Jing and said, "What's that secret?" ”
Everyone's eyes fell on Wen Jing's body, Wen Jing turned to look at Liu Junchu, that is, Cao Xi said, "Chu Lang." Daddy won't let us be together. The slave family is going to leave for Beijing tomorrow, you, forget about the slave family. ”
Liu Junchu looked pained and glanced at Wen Jing resentfully: "Shut up." You don't deserve to call me that. ”
"Take off his pants." Wen Jing said to the two guards next to him.
Liu Junchu laughed twice. A mouthful of blood spilled out of his mouth. Their eyes stared at Concubine Shu affectionately, and even if they didn't say it, they could understand the words in each other's hearts.
"Chu Lang." Concubine Shu couldn't help it. Ran to Liu Junchu's side.
Liu Junchu pushed her away, and said in a hoarse voice: "Niangniang, please respect yourself." ”
Everyone looked at Liu Junchu in surprise, and his originally sharp voice became extremely rough at this moment.
Concubine Shu couldn't cry, knelt aside, tears in her eyes, watching Liu Junchu slowly fall back, but she couldn't do anything.
The uneasiness in Zhao Gou's heart has turned into reality, and he said coldly: "Take off his pants." ”
The two guards took off Liu Junchu's pants, and the lower body was not castrated, and everyone was shocked, this turned out to be a fake father-in-law, he was able to stay in the palace for so many years without being discovered.
Zhao Gou said to the guards: "You all go down first, drag the body of this dog thief and burn it." ”
The guards left, Fang Yuankang and Uncle Qian also left with interest, leaving only Concubine Shu, Wen Jing, Ji Changge, Wang Jue, and King Xuan.
Zhao Gou walked up to Concubine Shu, pinched Concubine Shu's chin, looked at Concubine Shu's disillusioned appearance, and said coldly: "King Yan is the cheap breed of you and that dog, right?" ”
Concubine Shu was silent, her eyes were misty, and her whole body was still trembling.
"You've been lying to me, how do I treat you? You've lied to me for so many years! ”
Zhao Gou slapped Concubine Shu in the face, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of Concubine Shu's mouth.
"If it is not what I want, gold, silver and jade are also dust, what I want, every inch of land is also gold, if there is no Chu Lang, the concubine will serve His Majesty wholeheartedly." Concubine Shu said coldly.
"Smack!"
Zhao Gou then slapped Concubine Shu in the face, with pain on his face: "You have been in the palace for so many years, I have never even hit you with a finger, but you betrayed me." ”
Concubine Shu covered her face and suddenly laughed: "Your Majesty has indeed rewarded countless treasures to the concubines, but the concubines don't want those, the concubines want a husband who only belongs to the concubines, not sharing a husband with the other three thousand concubines, Your Majesty can't do it, but Chu Lang did it, if it weren't for the concubine's father who insisted on going his own way, the concubine and Chu Lang could have lived a happy life." ”
Zhao Gou sighed, if there was no concubine, maybe he and Concubine Rong would not have become like that, Concubine Rong would not have died, and he would not have to be the eighth king for so many years, but it is a pity that what he lost is irretrievable after all.
"Come on, the lady concubine has entered the cold palace, and she will never be allowed to leave the palace gate for half a step."
Concubine Shu suddenly came back to her senses, climbed to Zhao Gou's feet and said, "Your Majesty, for the sake of the concubine who has served you for many years, I beg Your Majesty to spare Yunwen's life!" After the concubines, they prayed for His Majesty to copy scriptures every day. ”
Zhao Gou kicked Concubine Shu away and said coldly: "I didn't plan to take his life originally, let Yunwen accompany you in the cold palace for the rest of your life, let him be ashamed to live in this world for having a shameless mother like you." ”
Concubine Shu's face turned pale, and her eyes dimmed again.
Wen Jing and the others felt cold in their hearts, it was better to live like this than to die, and the most innocent person was probably Yan Wang Yunwen, his birth was a mistake.
King Xuan raised his head and faced the direction of Ronghua Palace: "Mother, my son is not filial, so that you have suffered a grievance for twelve years, and now that the great revenge has been avenged, you can rest in peace." ”
So far, a 12-year unjust case has come to an end. (To be continued......)
PS: Thanks to the pink ticket of "amiliakj" "zgzheng_1976"! ~About the update,Double change will start on the fifth of next month.,Next week it's a single change.,I'm not feeling well.,Take a break.,Forgive me~.