Chapter 197: Conviction
"Lord Bai, the evidence is right in front of you, if you want to deny it, you can't do it, obediently follow us to see the emperor and the concubine, otherwise don't blame us for not being able to do it and scratching the adult. If you want to reason, let's talk to the emperor. ”
As soon as the medical lady finished speaking, two grandmothers came up and held Zhirong, Chunhua and Xia Jin wanted to step forward to stop them, but they were stopped by other palace people.
"Presumptuous! I am a fourth-grade female official appointed by the emperor himself, how can I allow you slaves to be rude! ”
Zhirong shook off the two grandmothers vigorously, sorted out the folds on the sleeves, and looked at the two grandmothers in the lead coldly: "I will go with you with a clear conscience, but the matter has not been clarified yet, and the emperor has not condemned me, so you should also abide by the palace rules." ”
A grandmother sneered: "Lord Bai, please." ”
"Your Excellency!" Chunhua and Xia Jin anxiously stopped her.
Zhirong looked back and smiled: "Don't worry." "The matter of Murong Guifei's miscarriage has nothing to do with her, and I believe that the emperor will find out and give her justice.
The group took Zhirong away, Xia Jin and Chunhua settled down and went to find Wei Ting and Li You respectively, and after Yanhua came back, he didn't arrange the Yan family's secret guard for Zhirong, so the news couldn't be sent.
Zhirong was taken to the palace of Murong Guifei, the emperor sat on the throne, Concubine Yu was choosing fruits on the side, and Murong Guifei was fanning on the side, and when she raised her eyes to see Zhirong, she immediately showed a fierce look.
It was a hatred that came from the heart, not pretended, but real.
It was the first time that Murong Guifei Zhirong had seen such a thing, and that hatred was coming towards her.
"Bai Zhirong sees the emperor and the concubine!" Zhirong bowed and then stood calmly in front of them.
Li Ji didn't have an abnormal look when he saw her, but asked calmly, "Bai Zhirong." Murong Guifei sued you for killing her child, can you plead guilty? ”
Zhirong replied calmly: "Back to the emperor, Weichen has not done it." I don't know why the concubine Niangniang thought it was Weichen's doing. Weichen has never been to the Niangniang Palace, and in those days, I was also recuperating from illness, how to mutilate the Niangniang dragon fetus, I hope that the emperor and Niangniang Mingjian! ”
"This palace thought you were just skillful, but I didn't expect you to be so articulate." Murong Guifei gritted her teeth hatefully and said, "You really haven't been to my palace, but you have embroidered this peony picture for this palace!" ”
What happened to the peony map? Zhirong casually looked at Concubine Yu, and the other party showed a meaningful smile.
Zhirong secretly said in his heart: It's not good, I must have inadvertently fallen for it again?
The peony picture was placed in front of Zhirong, and Murong Guifei knelt in front of the emperor and cried.
"Your Majesty. The concubine said the truth, the gold embroidery thread in this peony picture is poisonous. It was this poison and my favorite spice that killed the child in my womb! ”
Concubine Yu also stopped the things in her hand at this time and looked compassionate;
"The emperor's concubine is also about to become a mother, and she can understand the pain of the concubine's sister. The emperor must give justice to his sister and the unborn prince. Inside the palace, the Son of Heaven actually dares to murder the prince right now, the crime is unforgivable! ”
Li Ji is still as calm as usual. It is impossible to see his thoughts.
The two concubines got up first. I will give you justice. He ordered someone to help up Murong Guifei and Concubine Yu, and looked at Zhirong fiercely: "I give you a chance to argue, but can you tell me what this embroidered screen is about?" ”
Zhirong knelt down and said: "Emperor Mingjian, at that time, the materials for this embroidered screen were all provided by the concubine, and the emperor was also a witness, and all the materials have been tested by the medical lady, and they will definitely not be toxic, as for what happened later, Weichen doesn't know." The poison of the embroidery thread may have been applied after that. Niangniang must have misunderstood Weichen! ”
"Misunderstanding?" Murong Guifei angrily called the grandmother who was holding the gold silk baggage, "What can you find?" ”
Mama opened the baggage. Two more medical women were invited.
"Your Majesty, the slave found this burden in Lord Bai's bedroom, which is what Lord Bai usually uses to install high-grade embroidery thread, and one of the boxes is the gold embroidery thread left over from the peony picture."
Li Ji motioned for her to hand over the box and asked Murong Guifei, "Ai Fei, is this the batch of embroidery threads you gave her at the beginning?" ”
Murong Guifei looked at the box of embroidery threads and nodded: "Your Majesty, it is this batch, and the emperor can also view the records in my palace." ”
"No need, I naturally believe in Concubine Ai, Bai Zhirong, this embroidery thread was given to you by the concubine?"
Zhirong said calmly: "Exactly." ”
"Medical lady, this batch of embroidery thread is poisonous?" Li Ji turned to ask the two medical women.
The female medical officer hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Back to the emperor, this embroidery thread has been soaked in poisonous water, and it has been nearly two months!" And this poison is consistent with the poison on the peony map, usually not harmful, but as long as the spice of osmanthus will be toxic. ”
Two months! This happened to coincide with the time when Murong Guifei slipped the tire.
Zhirong finally figured out at this time, this whole thing has been planned for a long time. Maybe when she embroidered a peony picture for Murong Guifei, someone cast an invisible net, and today is the time to close the net.
"Your Majesty, Weichen was embroidering a picture for the concubine Niangniang by the lotus pond at that time, and there were also many Niangniang and female officials present at that time, so it was impossible for Weichen to have the opportunity to soak the embroidery thread of the concubine Niangniang with poison."
"You mean this palace framed you? Did this palace soak the poison in the embroidery thread and kill its own child? Murong Guifei shouted angrily, she couldn't control her feelings.
His hands were clenched into fists tightly, and he couldn't wait to step forward and tear Zhirong.
She has never given up looking for the truth about the slippery tire, but there are no clues at all these days, and just yesterday her personal grandmother found that the embroidery thread color of the peony picture was different from before.
She went to the doctor to check it and found out that it was because the embroidery thread had changed color after the poison on the embroidery thread was dissipated. And this poison does not bite people's names, but can cause pregnant people to slip the fetus.
Murong Guifei felt that the world was turned upside down at that time, she was trying to find the murderer, but she didn't expect that it would be the person who embroidered the peony picture for her. She vows to let Zhirong fight for her life.
"Niangniang, Weichen understands the pain of Niangniang's loss of a child. But Niangniang, you think carefully, it is really impossible for Weichen to have the opportunity to do such a thing, and Niangniang can only bring the real sinner to justice. ”
Murong Guifei calmed down a little, and it was not wrong to think about Zhirong's words. She really didn't have time to do anything like that, not to mention that the batch of embroidery threads had been checked before embroidering the screen, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"How do you explain the thread in this box?" Murong Guifei calmed down a lot at this time.
Zhirong said helplessly: "That day, Niangniang gave Weichen these embroidery threads, and Weichen put them in this box, and then Weichen's health has not been good, so he never touched the box." As for why it is poisonous, I am afraid that someone framed it. ”
Something is clearly not right. If this Murong Guifei hadn't been carried away by hatred, she should have been able to tell it clearly.
Murong Guifei sat down, she thought about it, and what Zhirong said did make some sense, and Li Ji also thought that there was no need to investigate this matter further. It doesn't matter who frames Zhirong. He didn't want to talk about it again.
He didn't want the baby boy to be born, but Murong Guifei's affection still had to be appeased, so he went to check it out according to her temperament, and if he couldn't find out, it would pass.
At this time, Li You and Wei Ting had already arrived. Li Ji was cold. Aimed at Zhirong. This girl is really valued by You'er, and she captured the heart of the prince after only a long time after entering the palace.
But when he thought of Xia Yunsheng, he smiled again in his heart, didn't he also have a deep affection for a female official, if there is a father, there must be a son, and it is understandable that the son is like this.
"Father, Lord Bai can't be a murderer! The son invites his father to see it! ”
After Li You gave a big salute to Li Ji, he said to Murong Guifei: "Guifei Niangniang, Lord Bai has no time to do tricks and feet on the embroidery thread. Besides, there was no need for her to keep the poisonous embroidery thread behind, because if the murderer was the murderer, she would definitely destroy the evidence. How can they stay with them and let others find them? ”
Wei Ting also stepped forward to pay respects: "Your Majesty, Niangniang." Bai Shanggong's health has not been good, she has been recuperating since then, this Weichen can prove that Bai Shanggong's illness has always been taken care of by Weichen, when the condition is strict, Lord Bai can't even see or move, let alone go to the palace of the concubine Niangniang, and then the original doctor girl checked all the objects in the Niangniang Palace, all of which are non-toxic. ”
Murong Guifei no longer regards Zhirong as a murderer at this time, Li You and Wei Ting are indeed reasonable, this matter is full of suspicions, and it can be seen through at a glance. Very clumsy framing.
"Bai Zhirong, who do you think could frame you?" Murong Guifei asked coldly.
She thought that the person who framed Zhirong must be the murderer.
A person's name instantly popped up in Zhirong's mind, Qiu Manhua. However, she swallowed these three words alive.
I can't say that it was okay in the past, but now Qiu Manhua will marry Li You in a few days. Qiu Manhua has already been connected with Li You, if Qiu Manhua is said, then Li You must also be suspected.
She already owes Li You so much favor, and she can't cause him to be implicated anymore. Even if this incident was really done by Qiu Manhua, it can't be said.
"Wei Chen didn't know that in addition to discussing embroidery with female officials in the Shang Palace Bureau, Wei Chen rarely had contact with other people, and rarely talked about the harem."
In fact, Li You also thought of Qiu Manhua, he thought that Zhirong would say it. However, Zhirong didn't mention anything about Qiu Manhua, he was a smart man, and he understood Zhirong's good intentions in a flash.
Li Ji said in a deep voice: "It seems that this matter is a misunderstanding, Concubine Ai, you are in a hurry." If it's too late, go back and rest. ”
Zhirong breathed a sigh of relief, and finally made her words clear. However, before she could get up, she heard a clear voice coming slowly.
"Actually, according to my sister, she may have just been poisoned by mistake. Sister Guifei should not embarrass Bai Shanggong anymore. ”
As soon as this sentence came out, Zhirong was instantly burned to the outside and tender inside.
What is wrong poisoning? Does this sentence mean that she is still the murderer of Murong Guifei's child? Joke!
However, Murong Guifei stood up and hurriedly asked, "Sister, what do you mean by this?" ”
Li Ji frowned, and also said suspiciously: "Aifei, I am also confused about what you say. ”
Concubine Yu Ying bowed and looked at Zhirong, "Your Majesty, when Bai Shanggong first entered the palace, he was poisoned and stiffened and unconscious, and although he was saved later, he wasted his right hand and blurred his eyes. And there is still residual poison on her body that has not been cleaned up, is what Bengong said right? Wei Shang Palace? ”
Wei Ting replied: "That's true, but the residual poison is only in the body, how can it be dyed on the embroidery thread?" ”
"The emperor still remembers that the plum blossom picture of the concubine has a drop of blood from Baishang Palace, and that blood is poisonous. Fortunately, it was only a drop, and the concubine found out early, so she asked the palace maid to wash it, thinking that Bai Shanggong must not have done it on purpose, so she did not tell the emperor. ”
"Oh, there's such a thing? Aifei, you are from southern Xinjiang, and you are quite skilled in medicine, can you tell me what is going on? Li Ji stared at the jade concubine and said in a deep voice.
"In fact, it's all the conjecture of the concubine. Today, Sister Murong found that the embroidery thread was poisonous, and the concubine suddenly thought about whether Bai Shanggong not only had residual poison in the blood, but also in the fingers, and the top toxin of the bee poison grass would be released from the tips of the fingers. Didn't Wei Shanggong know? ”
Concubine Yu still looked cold, but at this time, there was an inexplicable sinister hidden in her eyes in the face of Wei Ting and Zhirong. Others can't see it, but Zhirong can see it clearly.
This woman must die today!
Wei Ting made up her mind and said calmly: "When Bai Shanggong was poisoned, I studied a lot of poisons in southern Xinjiang, and I also consulted many doctors in southern Xinjiang, and Bai Shanggong had already taken an antidote, so nothing like that would happen." ”
She has always been on the battlefield with her father, but Wei Ting still doesn't know enough about the poisons in southern Xinjiang, and the bee poison grass she knows is limited to some ordinary species, and she has never heard of the bee poison grass that can emit toxins from the body.
She was very skeptical about the authenticity of Concubine Yu's words, did those top-level bee poisonous herbs really exist?
"As far as this palace knows, Bai Shanggong only took the Jinyi Pill at that time, but he didn't take the Tianyi Dan and there were still toxins in his body, is this the truth?"
Wei Ting took a deep breath: "Yes, but this doesn't prove anything, not to mention that Bai Shanggong has already taken Tianyi Pill." ”
"Your Majesty." Concubine Yu no longer asked Wei Ting, but faced Li Ji with a solemn expression.
"Jin Yidan was given by my sister Mrs. Yan. My sister's medical skills are also among the best in the southern Xinjiang royal family, and she told me that if the top bee poison herb is just taken Jinyi Dan, then the fingertips will emit toxins, and even if Tianyi Dan is taken later, it will still be poisonous in the blood. ”
Murong Guifei suddenly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the concubine asked the emperor to order Bai Shanggong to take a blood test, if her blood is not poisonous, she is innocent, if it is poisonous, then the poison of these embroidery threads must have been emitted by her fingertips!" ”
"Bai Zhirong, you can prove it to me and the concubine!"
Zhirong pricked his finger with a silver needle, a drop of blood fell on the white silk handkerchief, and the mother burned the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, and after a while, the blood stains were black, and the silver needles were also blackened.
"Okay, Bai Zhirong, you really hurt my child!" Murong Guifei knelt in front of Li Ji with tears streaming down her face: "Your Majesty, you have already experienced blood, you want to give justice to your concubines and children!" ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen is wronged!" Zhirong hurriedly knelt down, what the hell was going on, his own blood was actually poisonous blood.
Li You and Wei Ting couldn't believe that this qiē was true, and no matter what, they couldn't let Zhirong be framed and convicted.
However, as soon as Li You was about to speak, he was stopped by Li Ji: "You, stay honest with me, and you will be the same with Wei Ting." Someone will send Bai Zhirong to the Xing Law Department, and the results of the trial will definitely come out! (To be continued......)