Chapter 217: The Album Turmoil (Part II)
"Since I have saved you, I can't leave you alone, since you are so persistent, I believe you should have your reasons. Can you believe me and tell me your reasons why the emperor let him go? If you say it, I can think of how to help your son get away with it. "Xiao Qian enlightened the old woman step by step.
The old woman hesitated for a moment, but still gritted her teeth and nodded: "Because he is the brother of the emperor today, the flesh and blood relatives rely on this, the emperor should not be poisoned, right?" β
Xiao Qian and Wen Gongzi were both shocked, their expressions were dazed, and they decided to help the old woman to the Xiaomi Tavern to settle down before making plans.
From the mouth of the old woman, I learned a shocking part of the past.
This old woman is not an ordinary person, she is the concubine of the former emperor, Princess Ning. But she was poisoned by a traitor, her eyes were gouged out, and she was thrown into the lake of Zichen Palace, but she didn't expect her life to be killed, and when she was struggling, she flowed along the secret passage in the lake to the outside of the palace, which was originally despair, but she actually found that she was already pregnant with Liujia, so she survived strongly, and raised the children of the former emperor to adulthood, as for who harmed her, she never mentioned it, and why she lost her right hand and didn't say a word.
The old woman still seems to have a lot of secrets, and she is still very measured and knows how to protect herself. After all, I have been mixed in the palace, I believe that no matter how simple such a big dye vat is, the women who are ice clear and jade will become scheming, and they will become city governments, if they don't know how to protect themselves, I believe they have already seen the king of Hades.
"But to prove that what you said is true, you must have a unique royal token on you to prove your identity, otherwise you will definitely be recognized as a madman."
The old woman looked very calm and took out a thing, wrapped it very tightly with a piece of red cloth, opened the red cloth and wrapped another layer inside, "As long as the emperor sees this phoenix hairpin, he can prove the identity of the mourning family." β
What's going on, it's exactly the same as the phoenix hairpin given to her by the emperor!
It turned out that when the emperor was on his birthday, he ordered someone to create four identical phoenix hairpins and gave them to the four concubines, who were the most favored concubines. There is also a Lu Yuan Lu Concubine (the emperor's biological mother) who is not valued at all and has a very low status.
This third person is Concubine Ning, her original name is Ning Caiming, and she has a pair of bright and demonic purple eyes. She is the only one in the world who has such charming and noble eyes, the emperor does not so much like her, but cherishes her eyes, she is now the eyeless old woman saved by Xiao Qian, a bitter master whose only son is about to be sentenced to death.
This last one is a concubine of the cold palace, people have long forgotten her, and they can't even remember her name, so let's ignore this one.
When the four phoenix hairpins were sent, Jun Lifeng actually announced in public: Only one of the four concubines was the love of his life, and he hoped that the concubine who received the phoenix hairpin would keep this heart forever.
Xiao Qian still had a lot of doubts when she heard the old woman's explanation, what trick was the big dusk Jun Lifeng playing. At that time, his favorite concubine was Lan Yi Enchantress, which was well known. The venerable Feng Hai just gave her one person, why did he make 4 identical ones, what kind of smoke bomb was he putting on, or who did he want to protect? And the emperor seems to be very nervous. Is there any mystery hidden in the phoenix? The previous dynasty unjustly killed so many princes, there were many mysteries, and the muddy water was already very deep, Xiao Qian didn't want to think too much, it was better to solve the matter in front of him.
"There are only four of these phoenix hairpins in the world, and if the one in your hand is genuine, it can indeed prove your identity. Prove that you are the former emperor's beloved concubine Ning Fei, but you can't prove your son's identity, you also know that the former emperor has passed away a long time ago, and there is no way to prove whose flesh and blood this child is. β
Do you want to confess your relatives with blood? Xiao Qian thinks this is not scientific. Not accurate either. But the ancients seemed to believe in this. It's a pity that there is no DNA testing technology here, and DNA identification can scientifically identify whether the emperor still has blood and bones alive in the world. β¦
"What the white girl said is very reasonable, not to mention that the emperor will not admit it, even if it is true, the first emperor still has blood flowing among the people. The emperor has more reasons to kill him, the emperor will not care about family affection, the kindness of women, and will only get rid of it quickly. β
The old lady's face turned pale and she shouted: "My son is the Son of Heaven, can he really not save his life?" β
"Old woman Ning, don't despair first, Gongzi Wen, don't be so arbitrary, the emperor is not such a cold-blooded and ruthless person, if it is really his brother, he will definitely admit it, it's just - the murder I mean is not that the emperor will kill their mother and son, but this case can't get more and more complicated, once it becomes complicated, there will be more people and things involved, and there will be more people who want to kill their mother and son, that will only dig their own grave, things must have a turnaround, let me think about it againββ"
Xiao Qian was unwilling, she was pacing back and forth to find a way: "There is, I thought of it!" The ninth day of March! This day is the emperor's birthday, and he will also give amnesty to the world, whether he can save people or not, he can only gamble once.
Wen Gongzi, you must be very familiar with the laws of Xuanwu, you see if there are any loopholes to exploit. As long as we can postpone the day of their execution, we will definitely be able to save them. β
"This is a good way, it can indeed be like this, the emperor's health is good and bad, now it is mainly the national teacher who is dealing with the government affairs, and the white girl seems to have a good relationship with the national teacher, as long as you entrust him to help, it should be fine." There is a provision in the Xuanwu Law that the day of execution cannot be an even number, but only a singular number, which is a rule left over from the previous dynasty, and the emperor had a strange dream that the prisoner who was beheaded by a double number would not be gone, and came to ask for his life. That's why this law was made. β
"He is a bad thing, he has done too many things that hurt his conscience, and his kind of faint king, whether it is odd or even, has unjust souls looking for his life!" Xiao Qian's teeth itch with hatred, Jun Lifeng is the culprit who destroyed the Bai family, how can she not hate!
"Do you still have a problem with the former emperor?"
"Well, I don't want to mention this person, but after three days, it's a singular number, not an even number, how can this save people?"
"This rule is very detailed, even numbers and the day of the great murder cannot be used as the day of beheading, the national teacher is good at calculating divination, he said that three days later is the day of the great murder, who has any doubts?"
Xiao Qian's beautiful eyes looked forward to it, and he smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Gao Ming, Brother Wen, it is absolutely impossible to come up with a plan for a reader like you, and make the article so meticulous." Admire, admire! β
"It's like you came up with it. I just agree with your thoughts, some things, it is not the best policy to save people head-on and conflict with the emperor, but it is more possible to solve the problem by being flexible. β
Xiao Qian was very happy, saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, these profiteers are really not guilty to death, she hurriedly ran to the National Teacher's Mansion.
She was received by a very old housekeeper, with a large white beard, and his waist was already bent upright, "I didn't expect the princess to come, please take a break in the guest room, and I will go to tell the national teacher immediately." β
As soon as you walk into the courtyard, you will be fragrant, there are a lot of green bamboos, strange flowers and plants, there is a crystal clear lotus pond in this courtyard, and there are various water lilies floating on the turquoise water, so that people who see such a beautiful scenery for the first time can't help but linger in it!
"Thank you, I didn't expect the Tang Mansion to be very magnificent, I'll take a turn and visit it first."
"In front of it is the living room, please go there and wait for the national teacher."
"Old butler, don't be verbose, go find Lord Tang to come over, I'm not a child, will I get lost?"
Suddenly there was a breeze blowing, and there was actually a pink wristband floating in the air, Xiao Qian picked it up and tied it on her hand very naturally, and walked into the living room leisurely, the furniture here is quite elegant and simple, and the woman is not in a hurry to pour tea by herself and sit and wait for Lord Tang to come. β¦
Tang Zhao walked in in an instant, and he was shocked when he saw that the woman waiting in the room was Bai Xiaoqian!
It's her! How could it be her?! From the moment he saw Xiao Qian, Tang Zhao's whole person became nervous, and he kept asking this question in his mind, how could it be her? My heart is pounding!
He said respectfully to the woman: "Princess, you are making a big joke, you hurry back, I will treat you as if you have never come." β
"No, I can't go back so easily? You know I'm stubborn, and I don't give up easily when I do anything. Xiao Qian was a little puzzled, why Tang Zhao was so frightened when he saw her.
She touched her face with her hand, she was not disfigured, it was normal, why was he scared like this.
Xiao Qian smiled, wanting to ease the atmosphere, "You sit down first, and we'll talk slowly." β
"No! No way! Absolutely not!! β
"Why not?"
"I'm so sorry for the emperor, I can't do this, I'm sorry, I'm leaving."
"Stop," Xiao Qian hurriedly grabbed Lord Tang's sleeve, "It's not as serious as you said, can you be flexible?" β
Tang Zhao's eyes were so complicated that he didn't dare to look directly at the woman...... His face was nervous and almost fainted, and his voice trembled slightly. "Princess...... Not really! β
Lord Tang is really powerful, I haven't said anything yet, has he already predicted it, Xiao Qian can only take out the killer weapon and look at Tang Zhao with very warm and sincere eyes, "Lord Tang, is it really not good?" β
"Don't look at me like that, I-I can only let the princess down."
"I know you are very loyal, but the emperor has already eaten the Forgetfulness Pill, he has lost his memory, and he should turn a blind eye to this matter. You just need to be flexible, sell me a favor, and give me a convenience. If you are afraid that the emperor will punish you, I will bear all the consequences, and I will not let the emperor punish you and implicate you. The woman's starry eyes, which were as black as deep Tan, were bright and crystalline, the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, her eyes were burning, and she said in a firm tone.
Tang Zhao secretly glanced at Xiao Qian out of the corner of his eye, he blushed like a monkey's buttocks, and pretended to calm down, "I didn't have any preparation, even if the emperor lost his memory, it was too fast, it was really too sudden, I wasn't afraid that the emperor would make trouble, but I had to wait a minute, I had to think about it carefully." β