The next day, the emperor went to Shangfang Yuan after the morning court. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Empress Jingzhuang and Zhang Zhaoyi have already arrived there, and both of them are dressed very plainly today. But if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that Zhang Zhaoyi has deep dark circles under her eyes, and her expression is slightly panicked. And Empress Jingzhuang's expression was the same as usual.

The emperor's gaze swept over them, and then sat on the main seat without expression.

With a gesture from the emperor, several brocade guards stepped forward to hold down Empress Jingzhuang and Zhang Zhaoyi, and asked them to kneel less than two zhang away from the emperor.

The emperor glanced at Empress Jingzhuang again, and said coldly: "Queen, you speak first." ”

Empress Jingzhuang said in a calm tone: "The concubine has said everything that should be said yesterday, and the concubine has nothing to say now." ”

The emperor raised his chin slightly, looked at Empress Jingzhuang silently for a while, and said, "Empress, did Zhang Zhaoyi take the initiative to let go of your hand or did you push her hand away?" ”

Zhang Zhaoyi was shocked and hurriedly looked up at the emperor.

How does the emperor sound like he is helping Queen Jingzhuang?

Could it be that the emperor obtained some evidence last night?

Zhang Zhaoyi's brain was running fast.

Unlikely, how could there be a flaw in that moment? Let's see how the emperor will interrogate next.

Empress Jingzhuang was slightly stunned for a moment after hearing the emperor's question, and then replied calmly: "The concubine did not push her at that time, but the concubine did feel her hand let go before she fell. ”

"So Zhang Zhaoyi took the initiative to let go of his hand?" The emperor stared at Empress Jingzhuang and asked.

Empress Jingzhuang bravely met the emperor's gaze and replied calmly: "The concubine thinks so." ”

The emperor turned his face to Zhang Zhaoyi and asked in a cold voice: "Zhang Zhaoyi, do you have any objections to what the queen just said?" ”

Zhang Zhaoyi, who had secretly buried her panic deep in her heart, hurriedly replied: "The concubine was eating pastries at the time, and when she was caught off guard, she felt a force pushing her down the slope, and then the concubine stood unsteadily and fell down. ”

"A force?" The emperor frowned and asked.

Zhang Zhaoyi immediately realized that there was a loophole in his statement, and hurriedly said: "It's just a push." ”

The emperor straightened up and asked Yun Yiting, the head of the cabinet sitting next to him: "Yun Aiqing, do you think this thrust is possible other than that from the queen?" ”

Naturally, this is not something to be answered lightly.

Yun Yiting thought seriously for a long time and then replied respectfully: "There should be some more, such as the tilting force caused by Zhang Zhaoyi's unstable feet. ”

When Zhang Zhaoyi heard this, she was anxious, and hurriedly said, "But the concubine stood firm at that time." ”

Queen Jingzhuang thought about it, and finally didn't say anything.

At that time, the place where Zhang Zhaoyi was standing was indeed a little steep, but because Empress Jingzhuang did not see that she was standing unsteadily, she still kept her mouth shut.

At this moment, the emperor looked at Empress Jingzhuang and asked, "Queen, how steep was the place where you were standing at that time?" ”

When Empress Jingzhuang heard this, she knew that the emperor was helping her, and hurriedly replied: "It's like a small slope." ”

The emperor nodded and said to Gong Zhang: "Go and pass Liu Ying and Shen Hun to come." ”

Liu Ying and Shen Hun were the personal palace maids of Empress Jingzhuang and Zhang Zhaoyi, respectively, and they were both present at the time of the incident, so they were able to testify to the steepness of the place.

Father-in-law Zhang immediately acted on orders.

After a while, Liu Ying and Shen Hun walked in with nervous faces.

They were unanimous - the place was indeed steep.

The emperor waved them back, looked at Empress Jingzhuang and said, "Queen, were you or she standing closer to the slope at that time?" ”

Empress Jingzhuang thought about it for a moment and said, "It's the concubine who is standing closer to the slope. ”

Since this is the case, then the possibility of Queen Jingzhuang pushing her down is even lower.

The emperor suddenly slapped the table and said, "Zhang Zhaoyi, don't you tell the truth?" ”

Zhang Zhaoyi only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and she knelt down and took a few steps closer to the emperor, and said with tears in her eyes: "The concubine fell down without knowing what was going on at the time, and that's all the concubine can explain." ”

"Don't know at all?" Yun Yiting frowned and asked.

"Yes, when the concubine realized it, the whole person had already fallen down the slope." Zhang Zhaoyi replied loudly.

"But even so, you can't be sure that the queen pushed you, have you ever thought that maybe it was caused by your unsteady feet?" Yun Yiting asked again.

Zhang Zhaoyi's head shook like a rattle, looked at Yun Yiting and the emperor and said, "Impossible, the concubine obviously didn't feel unstable at that time." ”

Empress Jingzhuang finally spoke: "This matter may be an accident, and everyone didn't mean it. ”

"Yun Aiqing, what do you think?" The emperor looked at Yun Yiting and asked.

Yun Yiting hurriedly said: "Weichen thinks so too. ”

Zhang Zhaoyi suddenly felt that her eyes were dark and her mouth was dry, and she almost fainted.

Seeing this, the emperor also knew that she should not be able to hold on, so he said to Zhang Zhaoyi: "Zhaoyi, do you still have any objections to this assertion?" ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine was not unsteady at that time." Zhang Zhaoyi said firmly.

She knew very well that it would be extremely disadvantageous for her if she showed some concessions at this time, so she clung to this fact.

The emperor glanced at Yun Yi Pavilion.

Yun Yiting immediately said: "Since you each have your own words and do not give in to each other, then this matter will be handed over to the subordinate officials and me to try it." However, the ugly words are ahead, and the lower officials do things without recognizing people, and I hope that neither of them will have a fluke mentality. Also, you all have to be strictly supervised until the truth of the matter is understood. ”

Zhang Zhaoyi hurriedly looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, what the concubine said is true, what else is there to doubt?" ”

The emperor looked her in the eye and said, "Really? Is what you're saying really true? ”

His eyes that seemed to know everything made Zhang Zhaoyi feel inexplicably frightened, and Zhang Zhaoyi hurriedly shifted his gaze.

The emperor had already stood up and said to Yun Yiting: "This matter will be tried by Yun Aiqing." With that, he strode out of Shangfang Temple.

Yun Yiting then said to Queen Jingzhuang: "I'm afraid I'm going to wronged the queen during this time." ”

Empress Jingzhuang said in a calm tone: "It's okay, Lord Yun just act according to your duties." ”

"From now on, Weichen will send five people to follow the queen at any time, please forgive me for any inconvenience."

"Understood, you don't have to be polite."

Yun Yiting looked at Zhang Zhaoyi again and said, "Zhang Zhaoyi will also have five people here, please forgive Zhang Zhaoyi." ”

Zhang Zhaoyi turned her face away with an aggrieved expression, and nodded reluctantly for a long time.

Yun Yiting immediately snapped his fingers outside, and then ten women in cool clothes walked in.

Judging from their looks and clothes, it is obvious that they are all good at martial arts.

Yun Yiting immediately dispatched them one by one.

After the assignment was completed, these ten people stood by the side of Empress Jingzhuang or Zhang Zhaoyi according to the results of the distribution.

So, Queen Jingzhuang and Zhang Zhaoyi still went back to their respective residences to live, and their lives were as usual, but there were five more people around them to watch.

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Dear friends, the second watch is here. I updated another two hours earlier than originally planned, lala. (To be continued.) )