The more she thought about it, the more determined her thoughts became, and the imperial concubine immediately sat up from the bed and said to the palace maid waiting outside, "Come in and serve me to freshen up." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The ladies then walked in quickly.

When the palace maid helped her freshen up, she said to her most trusted personal palace maid Qinglian: "Go and make me a glass of lemonade and apple pieces." In addition, I don't want to eat dinner for the time being, so I'll leave it in the pot first. ”

The imperial concubine likes to eat lemonade and apple wedges whenever she is in a bad mood.

Qinglian hurriedly complied.

After the imperial concubine finished eating a whole glass of lemonade and apple pieces, the imperial concubine left Qinglian alone and said, "You have been with me for nearly five years, right?" ”

Qinglian rarely saw the imperial concubine talking to herself so solemnly, so she couldn't help but feel a little frightened, but she also knew that the imperial concubine had just experienced the blow of King Jin's grounding, and she must have felt quite uncomfortable before talking to herself, so she nodded meekly and said, "It will be five years in two months." Over the years, thanks to the care of the concubine, the slave has always been very grateful. ”

The imperial concubine said: "I know that you are smart and loyal, so I have never treated you as an outsider." You can also see my current situation, if I don't do anything, my position and that of King Jin in the palace will be in jeopardy. ”

Qinglian nodded and said: "The slave and maid also understand the concubine's thoughts, but that matter has just passed, and the emperor is now extremely distrustful of you, so the slave and maid advise you to calm down first, and wait for him to lose his anger." ”

The imperial concubine shook her head and said, "I thought the same thing, but as long as those few people in prison are still there, I can't rest assured." Their existence is the biggest threat to King Jin! ”

"The concubine is thinking too much, since they are all willing...... Bear all the responsibilities, it shows that they have already had the determination of King Baojin. ”

"This may not be, people, it is inevitable that they will have the idea of being greedy for life and afraid of death, what if they want to save their lives by making up for this trick?"

At that time, they may not be able to confess King Jin.

Qinglian pondered for a while before asking, "Is the noble concubine trying to get the emperor to sentence those people to death?" ”

The imperial concubine nodded silently.

Qinglian frowned and said, "But the decision on this matter is up to the emperor, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to control it." ”

The imperial concubine sighed and said, "That's why I'm worried now." ”

Qinglian picked up the fan and said while fanning her: "Isn't the emperor still disposing of them now?" It is better for the concubine to wait quietly and wait to see what the emperor will do before making plans. ”

"Then it will be too late."

"I know what Niangniang means, but doesn't the process of conviction need to be decided by three divisions? Whether or not they constitute a capital crime is not up to us. ”

The imperial concubine smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, the only person who can have the final say is the emperor." ”

She has already learned the emperor's coldness and ruthlessness, and knows that her plea may not be able to influence the emperor's decision.

The emperor is sensitive and suspicious, and rarely trusts a person completely.

Nowadays, the only people who still have a certain weight in speaking in front of the emperor are Yun Yiting, the head of the cabinet, Zheng Yusong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Empress Jingzhuang.

Zheng Yusong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is cautious and upright, and it is even more difficult to win him over. Yun Yiting, the head of the cabinet, is himself in charge of investigating the case, and his position has long been clear, so it is not easy to win over. As for the queen, her hostile relationship with herself has existed for a long time, how can she possibly help her? She didn't say anything to her, and it was polite.

Wait, Empress Jingzhuang should also hope that those people in prison will be sentenced to death, right? After all, they colluded to create a ballad incident that divided the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince.

Thinking of this, the imperial concubine's eyes lit up again.

However, Empress Jingzhuang is known for her strict self-discipline, gentleness and courtesy, and rarely interferes in political affairs, so with her personality, she will not interfere in the conviction process of the three divisions, nor will she go to the emperor to interfere in the emperor's decision.

These three people have no common interests with her, and they are not all the way.

The imperial concubine frowned deeply.

She would rather be the one who had trouble with her than her son.

Qinglian saw her face full of sadness, so she said: "Don't worry too much about the concubine, since it can't go straight, then let's bend over, if Niangniang can coerce a person who speaks with weight in front of the emperor to tell the emperor, then maybe there will be a chance to reverse." ”

Coerce? The imperial concubine hurriedly removed the hand holding her forehead and looked at Qinglian.

Then you have to grab someone else's handle, and it has to be a fatal handle.

However, Zheng Yusong, Yun Yiting and Queen Jingzhuang are all people who cherish their feathers very much, their performance in front of people is almost perfect, and there have never been any bad scandals in private.

They don't leave anything for others to catch.

Then, she is the only one who takes the initiative to grab them.

And the person who is most conducive to her grasping the handle is naturally Queen Jingzhuang, who lives in the East Palace.

The imperial concubine suddenly knew what to do. She asked Qinglian, "Have you found that any of the palace maids who serve me on weekdays are more intelligent and clever, and they don't have many tongues?" ”

Qinglian thought for a moment and replied, "There is one, who has only been here for a short time, although this person is young, he is very safe. ”

The imperial concubine's brows suddenly relaxed, and she hurriedly said, "That's good, you go and call her." ”

Qinglian then took the order and left.

After a while, Qinglian led a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old in.

The imperial concubine beckoned her to come close and asked her about some information. After asking, the imperial concubine began to assign tasks to her.

A day later, at noon, the palace maid named Chunliu came in and reported to the imperial concubine: "Queen Qiyu, the slave maid asked the gatekeeper at the small gate of the palace about something last night. ”

The imperial concubine hurriedly said, "Let's talk about it a little earlier." ”

Chunliu took a few steps forward and said softly: "According to the gatekeeper over there, Empress Jingzhuang quietly left the palace late at night on June 30. ”

The imperial concubine's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked, "Is there an entourage to follow?" ”

"Only one palace maid followed."

As a queen, what do you do when you go out of the palace in the middle of the night? The imperial concubine perked up as if she had caught some important evidence, and continued to ask Chunliu: "Which direction is she going?" When did you come back? ”

Harunyu replied, "It is said that I went to the Mai Valley Avenue on the west side, and I will come back in about an hour." ”

"Was there anything unusual about her when she came back?"

"It's nothing other than being soaked in the rain."

The imperial concubine was a little disappointed and said, "She just went out for a trip, which is not a major event." ”

Chunliu leaned close to the imperial concubine's ear and said, "Yes, this alone is really nothing, but there is one more thing that is interesting." (To be continued.) )