Chapter 230: False Testimony

Time passed quickly, and both of them drank tea in silence, and neither of them would speak. The benzoin incense in the temple is burning, which really has the effect of calming the mind. There was a lingering and vigorous aroma of peach blossoms dipped in rain and dew in the air, as if the entire solemn and heavy palace was also dyed pink.

Yin Li seemed to be fearless and not in a hurry, Ling'er and Ziyan both looked out of the door anxiously, not knowing what the consequences would be. At this moment, I heard the shouting outside: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Yin Li and Sui'er left their seats and went to the door to greet them. As soon as Liu Zhao arrived, Che Qing came to his ear and said that Sui'er was passed to the Changqiu Palace by the queen, and he was so frightened that he trotted to the Changqiu Palace. When I saw Sui'er dressed in light clothes, as beautiful as a peach blossom after the rain, I was relieved.

After they all sat down, Liu Zhao asked, "What is the matter with the queen looking for Deng Guiren?" ”

Yin Li said without yin or yang: "Your Majesty, the concubine is the queen of the first palace, and if you look for Deng Guiren to come to the emperor to ask in person, do you think too much of me as a queen." ”

Liu Zhao's face turned red, and he knew that he was worried about Sui'er, and he was too anxious. But he knew the viciousness of Yin Li, so he said: "I have learned from your past, and I am also scared, there can be no second Liu Ruiju in this palace!" ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines should obey the emperor's will, and the cat punishment will not be used again in the future. However, today I was looking for Deng Guiren, but it was still because of Liu Ruiju. Yin Li looked at Liu Zhao, the tenderness in his eyes had long since disappeared, just a tough and resentful look, but his tone was still extremely respectful.

"What's wrong with Yoo Beauty?"

"Back to the emperor, Liu Meiren died violently last night!"

"Sudden death?" Liu Zhao took a breath of cold air. Another human life, that poor and pathetic woman, in the end, did not escape the fate of death. "How can she survive if she is injured like that?"

"Your Majesty, Liu Ruiju was seriously injured, but she didn't die overnight, this matter is suspicious, so the concubine did an investigation."

"What did the queen find?" Liu Zhao asked.

"Last night, Deng Guiren sent the maidservant Zhao Yu to the cold palace. Killed Liu Meiren. ”

Liu Zhao glanced at Sui'er, Sui'er always felt that Liu Ruiju had something to do with her being arrested out of the palace, and always wanted to know the truth from her, if she was harmed. I'm afraid it's impossible. He didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart, so he smiled and said: "I think, Sui'er sent Zhao Yu to see that Liu Meiren was left unattended, which is really pitiful." Help her with her wounds! ”

Sui'er looked at him and smiled, and her heart was clear.

Of course, Yin Li saw their eyes in her eyes, but she still said quietly: "Your Majesty, the concubines also think so, so they sent the two palace maids who served Liu Meiren last night to the court for interrogation, and now they are waiting for the results." ”

At this moment, I saw Shen Xiang come in with two chamberlains and knelt down and said, "Hui Niangniang, I have interrogated clearly, and they have confessed that it was Deng Guiren who instructed them to poison Liu Meiren." ”

"What? How can it be? What about the two palace maids? Liu Zhao asked.

"Go back to the emperor. The two palace maids are now in custody in the court. Shen Xiang replied.

"You are Shen Xiang, the court order! You are also from the old palace, they did confess that Deng Guiren sent someone to do it? Liu Zhao asked.

"Your Majesty, the ministers used some punishment, but they couldn't stand the punishment, so they confessed. The minister did not lie, this is a transcript and a drawing, please take a look at it. Liu Zhao took it and took a look, and sure enough, the two palace maids confessed that Zhao Yu poisoned the imperial doctor's medicine that day and killed Liu Meiren.

He glanced at Sui'er. Seeing that her face was as usual, she didn't seem surprised, so she asked, "Sui'er, did you hear that?" There's nothing to say? ”

Sui'er smiled. A pair of bright eyes are like a spring breeze, which is amazing. "Your Majesty, what they say is not credible, one, they may be beaten into tricks and have to do it as a last resort. Two. They may have been bribed to deliberately frame their concubines. Although all of them insisted that the concubine had done it, this evidence was only human evidence, not physical evidence. ”

At this time, Shen Xiang said: "Your Majesty, the minister also looked for the imperial doctor that night, and he said that indeed Miss Zhao Yu must prescribe medicine for him to save Liu Meiren Niangniang, and he prescribed oral antipyretic medicine and also prescribed medicine for smearing. As for whether Miss Zhao was poisoned, it is unknown. ”

Liu Zhao said: "That means that Zhao Yu did give Liu Meiren medicine that night." ”

"Indeed!" Shen Xiang replied.

"Your Majesty, this is physical evidence, Deng Guiren, what else do you deny?" Yin Li looked at Sui'er coldly.

"Your Majesty, the queen's mother, Zhao Yu just fed her medicine, but she didn't take the medicine, but I don't know, if this is also evidence, Sui'er doesn't accept it." Sui'er is still faint, not in a hurry.

"Doesn't the emperor explain everything?" Yin Li said to Liu Zhao.

"Queen, what Sui'er said is not unreasonable, Zhao Yu may have fed Liu Meiren to eat, but the imperial doctor prescribed this medicine. By the way, Shen Xiang, have you tested the dregs of the day? ”

Shen Xiang said: "The minister asked the imperial doctor to look for the medicine residue, but he didn't find it!" ”

"Your Majesty, you see, this is destroying evidence." Yin Li said.

Sui'er glanced at Yin Li, "When the queen said this, she recognized Sui'er as the murderer." Sui'er has a reason not to kill Liu Meiren, so Sui'er will never kill her, you are bent on framing Sui'er, I don't know what you mean? ”

"Is this palace framing you? The palace is just talking with evidence, Your Majesty, the evidence is here, please ask the Emperor to decide. Don't ignore the national law and family law because you love Deng Guiren! ”

Liu Zhao lowered his head and was silent, but when he heard it, he saw Zhao Yu come in and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Yu has something to say." ”

"Sister Jade!" Sui'er is happy, now is the time when Liu Zhao is embarrassed, if you want to ask the truth, you have to ask Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu was blessed and said: "Your Majesty, after the noble lady left the emperor last night, she said to the slave maid that Liu Meiren was so seriously injured, and it was really pitiful that she didn't take care of her in the cold palace. Let the slave maid bring clean clothes and bedding to change Liu Meiren, and then find the imperial doctor to take a look at Liu Meiren's injuries, these little blessings and imperial doctors in the cold palace can testify. ”

Liu Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, you go on." ”

The slave maid went to the cold palace, and saw that the window was showing the wind everywhere, and Liu Meiren was lying there unclothed, her whole body was covered with blood, and she couldn't move at all, so she asked Xiaofuzi to boil hot water, wiped the blood stains on Liu Meiren's body, changed her clothes, smeared medicine, and fed her the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor for her. These palace maids Caixia and Mingyue should be visible. ”

Liu Zhao asked: "Then Caixia and Mingyue said that you poisoned the medicine, what do you say?" (To be continued.) )