Deliberately spreading rumors?

Emperor Dezhao on the seat raised his eyebrows, the queen's eyes on the side froze, and Zhou Feng and Mrs. Zhou, who were kneeling on the ground, were shocked.

"Don't dare!"

Zhou Feng hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, after the minister learned that the little girl was rescued by His Highness the Fourteenth, he didn't do anything superfluous except for entering the palace to thank him, and he also hoped that His Majesty would be aware of it." ”

Although the rumors among the people are terrible, after all, they are spread by the people themselves, and they have nothing to do with his Zhou Mansion.

But if you are charged with deliberately spreading rumors, it is to coerce the royal family with the will of the people, and the nature is completely different!

And they've never done anything like that before! How can you let Princess Huiming be angry for a while and talk nonsense like this!

Emperor Dezhao was silent, just quietly looking at Mulan with a terrifying glint in her eyes, as if waiting for her to continue.

Mulan snorted coldly at Zhou Feng, raised her hand and pointed at him, but her fingertips passed over him and pointed at Zhou Ru behind her.

"She's your daughter, isn't what she does at the behest of you, the father?"

Zhou Feng was stunned and looked at Zhou Ru in the direction of her finger.

Zhou Ru's face was as white as paper, his body was shaking like sifting chaff, and he didn't dare to say a word with his head down.

"What did you do?"

Zhou Feng's heart sank suddenly, and he asked in a deep voice.

"No, no, Dad, daughter...... My daughter didn't do anything, didn't ......"

With a soft snap, Mulan threw out a purse and threw it in front of them.

"Nothing? So what's going on with this purse? ”

Pouch?

Everyone's eyes turned to the inconspicuous-looking purse on the ground.

Zhou Ru's body was weak, and her kneeling straight body almost tilted over.

The purse was taken by Qingdai to buy the street man that day. How could it be in the hands of Princess Huiming?

"Ru'er, this. This purse, is it yours? ”

Mrs. Zhou asked, shaking her arm.

Zhou Ru shook his head in a trance: "No...... No. My daughter doesn't recognize this purse, it's not my daughter's ......."

"Of course it's not yours!"

Mulan shouted: "This is the personal maid next to you!" ”

"No, it's not!"

Zhou Ru flatly denied: "I recognize Qingdai's needlework, and this is not hers!" ”

This purse was originally thought by Qingdai that the pattern was good, so she bought it from the street and went back to use it as a pattern.

When they bought that man, they were afraid that they would be pinched and confused in the future, so they specially used this purse.

How can such unfounded things be used as evidence!

Mulan hooked her lips and smiled again, and asked rhetorically: "I didn't say what this purse is used for, what are you doing in such a hurry to deny?" ”

Zhou Ru was stunned. He looked even more flustered.

"Father."

Mulan turned her head to look at Emperor Dezhao on the seat.

"In the past two days, the rumors on the street have increased instead of decreasing, and Erchen felt that something was wrong, so he asked Qingshan to investigate, and this investigation really found a problem."

"It turned out that someone had bought off some of the local snakes on the street and let them deliberately expand the situation! Let the people spread this good story of heroes saving beauty. ”

"Qingshan followed this clue and got this purse, and finally found the head of the Zhou Mansion."

When Zhou Feng heard these words, his heart almost sank to the bottom, and beads of sweat the size of beans continued to slide down his forehead. subconsciously looked back at his daughter Zhou Ru.

Zhou Ru hurriedly shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know, I haven't seen this purse, I really haven't seen ......"

She and Qingdai went out wearing hats that day. He had never mentioned his identity to the man, and now this qiē was just Princess Huiming's own speculation!

She can't admit it, she can't recognize it! Once you admit it, it's all over. Her life is all over!

Mulan snorted coldly: "It's all at this time, and it's still hard-mouthed!" I really don't cry when I don't see the coffin! ”

Emperor Dezhao coughed lightly, and finally took the initiative to speak: "Huiming." Words must be based on evidence, and cannot be speculated on the basis of a momentary whim. ”

It sounds like he's talking to someone from the Zhou Mansion. But a discerning person can see at a glance that this is continuing to inquire about the truth of the matter, indicating that he has believed Princess Huiming's words.

Mulan nodded and said, "Erchen naturally has credentials, otherwise he wouldn't have entered the palace at this time to find his father to comment." ”

Emperor Dezhao nodded: "Then take out your credentials and convince people." ”

"Okay, but my father ......"

Mulan looked a little embarrassed, and said: "The person who received the purse said that the person who gave him the silver was wearing a hat, but he didn't see his face clearly, so he couldn't recognize it, and he couldn't act as a witness for me, so he ......."

"So Erchen can only use some other methods to prove that this purse belongs to the maid next to Miss Zhou Jiasan."

“…… What method? ”

Emperor Dezhao sighed lightly in his heart and stroked his forehead.

"That method is in Aoyama's hands!"

Mulan pointed to Qingshan standing outside the door.

"Let him in." Emperor Dezhao said.

With Emperor Dezhao's permission, Qingshan walked in with his feet raised, still holding a white fluffy thing in his hand.

Mulan smiled and stretched out her hand to take it, and happily called "Lost".

Di Di had already been uncomfortable in Qingshan's hands, and when he saw the relatively familiar Mulan at this moment, he hurriedly rubbed it into her arms.

"That's your approach?"

Emperor Dezhao raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes, Father."

Mulan replied: "Although it is small, it has an extremely sensitive sense of smell, as long as you let it smell it, it will know whose purse it is!" ”

Of course, the dog's nose is sensitive, but this method of testimony is too child's play.

However, Emperor Dezhao didn't seem to feel it at all, and nodded kindly: "Then let it go." ”

He had spoken, and the others present dared to say anything, so they could only watch Mulan let people pick up the purse and put it on the tip of the nose for it to smell.

When he smelled the smell of the purse, he immediately shook his head and tail happily, sticking out his tongue and looking excited.

Mulan took advantage of the situation and placed it on the ground. It shrugged its nose against the floor and paused where it had just dropped its purse. He wagged his tail and looked left and right, and sniffed a few places in succession. suddenly rushed to Zhou Ru, who was kneeling on the ground.

Zhou Ru fell to the ground with a scream, and was frightened when he saw this little beast suddenly raise his feet and run out of the door, and in the blink of an eye, there was no shadow, and the secret guard named Qingshan also left.

Zhou Ru breathed a deep sigh of relief, and Zhou Feng and Mrs. Zhou on the side also wiped the sweat beads on their foreheads at the same time.

If that dog really stopped in front of their daughter just now, then they would not be able to argue!

"It's all said, I haven't seen that purse again......"

Zhou Ru said in a low voice, his expression was much calmer than just now, although his voice was low. But there was a little more confidence in the words.

Mulan sneered: "Don't be too happy, I just forgot to tell you, in order to prove that your Zhou Mansion wants to coerce the royal family with public opinion, I specially ordered someone to bring your personal maid here!" ”

What the?

Indigo!

Zhou Ru immediately fell on Mrs. Zhou's body with a soft body, and Zhou Feng's heart that had just been put down rubbed into his throat again.

It turned out to be, really?

Did his good daughter really do such a stupid thing? And it's so shameless...... Folly!!!

Sure enough, after chasing out Qingshan, he hugged Di Di back again, followed by another guard, who was escorting a woman. Isn't it Qingdai!

Qing Dai is just an ordinary maid, even though she has served in the Zhou Mansion for more than ten years, where has she ever seen such a battle, let alone in front of the Son of Heaven.

The guard's hand had just loosened. She fell to her knees with a puff and crawled to her master with a cry.

"Miss, miss. Save the slave and the maid...... The slave and the maid listened to you before they went to those people, and the slave and the maid listened to you before they gave them money. Slaves and maids are just doing what you tell you to do......"

A thunderbolt slashed in front of the three members of the Zhou family, and Mrs. Zhou's eyes were dark. If it weren't for Zhou Ru, who was paralyzed on her shoulders, she would almost faint.

The facts could not be clearer, and they could no longer explain it with a few rebuttals.

Zhou Feng was embarrassed and angry, turned around and slapped Zhou Ru hard, and immediately hit her from Mrs. Zhou's shoulder to the ground.

After beating Zhou Ru, he turned around and kowtowed deeply to Emperor Dezhao and Mulan Muli.

"Weichen has no way to teach her daughters, and she raises such shameless obstacles, which brings shame to the Zhou Mansion and even more shame to the royal family. It is difficult for the minister to die to atone for his sins, please punish His Majesty! ”

Emperor Dezhao tapped his fingers on the tabletop, was speechless for a while, and finally looked at Mulan Muli who was sitting at the bottom.

"You two, how should you be punished?"

The two of them?

Zhou Feng was shocked again, and the queen's forehead twitched.

Mulan snorted and said, "Does Lord Zhou want to shirk all the blame for teaching his daughter?" Zhou Ru is your daughter, who knows if she did what you did? ”

"Princess Huiming, Weichen swears by his life, what the little girl did Weichen really didn't know anything about in advance. If Weichen hears the slightest rumor, he will never let her do this! ”

Mulan rolled her eyes, seemed to think about it seriously, and finally nodded after a few hesitations.

"It was also an accident that she fell into the water, and I didn't meet you on the way back to the house, but as soon as she arrived at the door of the Zhou Mansion, she shouted that it was Fourteen who saved her, so maybe she was really lost for a while."

Zhou Feng hurriedly kowtowed: "Princess Xie is clear." ”

Mulan said coldly again: "Even so, it can't just be said that you are innocent." Zhou Ru is your daughter, but she did such a thing, which shows that it is okay for you to be taught by your parents. Then punish you...... Punish you for raiding your homes and exterminating your clan! ”

Raiding the family and exterminating the clan?!

"Huiming!"

The queen sat up straight.

"Princess Huiming!"

Zhou Feng looked horrified.

It was clearly said in the front that there was no way to teach the daughter, how could it be said that the family was wiped out later?

No matter how angry you are, you shouldn't say that you want to exterminate your family!

Even if it is a felony of murder, it is rare to raid the family and exterminate the clan, not to mention that they are just their own daughter is greedy and spreads some rumors.

It's a big deal that they admit their mistakes and explain clearly to the people with their faces open!

It's a big deal that he will be sent elsewhere as an official and no longer stay in the capital!

No matter how bad it is...... No matter how bad it is, he took the initiative to resign, go home to retire, and never enter the court again!

In this way, they still have descendants in the Zhou Mansion, and they still have incense!

But...... Raiding the house and exterminating the family? How can you raid your family and exterminate your family?

"陛xià! Are you just letting her do it? ”

The queen could no longer care about Emperor Dezhao's favoritism, and said in a deep voice.

Raiding the house and exterminating the family?

Is this what a princess can say?

Even the princes don't have the right to raid their families and exterminate their families! What's more, she's a princess!

It's really unbelievable!

Emperor Dezhao's expression did not change, he only hummed lightly, and said: "This punishment is indeed too heavy, the Zhou family's crime is not here, Huiming, you ......"

"Why is it not so sinful? She Zhou Ru can say that she wants to kill my whole family, why can't I let her raid the family and exterminate the clan! ”

Mulan stomped her foot and said.

After speaking, he seemed to realize that he had lost his words, and hurriedly covered his mouth.

“…… What did you say? ”

Emperor Dezhao's eyebrows furrowed, he sat up straight, and his originally casual voice became serious and deep.

The hall was silent, and everyone seemed to feel that they had heard it wrong, and looked at Mulan in a daze.

Mulan lowered her head and snorted: "No, it's nothing ......"

"You just said, who is going to kill your whole family?"

Emperor Dezhao didn't allow her to hide it, and stared at her tightly and asked.

Mulan bit her lip, looking embarrassed, and after a long time of making up her mind, her slender fingers pointed sharply at Zhou Ru, who collapsed on the ground: "She! That's what she said! She said she was going to kill my whole family! ”

In the palace, from the queen to the palace maids and eunuchs, they all gasped, and they couldn't cover their ears.

What the hell are they ...... What do you hear?

"No...... No! No! ”

Zhou Ru screamed.

"I didn't say it, I didn't say it! You're spewing blood! ”

"That's what you said! You pointed at my nose and said you were going to kill my whole family, and more than once! ”

Mulan's voice immediately overshadowed her, with a girl's annoyed and angry look.

"Not only that, but you also said that you would kill me in the mountains and forests! And no one cares about killing me, no one asks! You also said that your father is a well-known official in Beijing, and it is easiest to hide such news! Let's just say that I got lost and couldn't find it, or I encountered a wild beast in the mountains and forests and was eaten! It's all you say, it's all you say! ”

She said with tears in her eyes, and she looked extremely aggrieved.

This...... How can it be?

The queen and the others looked incredulous.

The third lady of the Zhou family had seen Princess Huiming and the fourteenth prince, otherwise she would not have recognized the face of the person who saved her in a drowsy state, and she also had the idea of marrying into the royal family.

Since she knew Princess Huiming, how could she point to her nose and say such a thing?

But...... Princess Huiming said so specifically and so aggrieved, it didn't look like she was lying......

So, what's going on here?

Tears in Zhou Ru's eyes fell to the ground, and he knelt forward two steps forward and said, "Your Majesty!" Empress! The courtiers did not say these words, no! ”

Princess Huiming rescued the courtiers and left, but the courtiers only had time to see a vague figure. We haven't even said a word from beginning to end, so how could this happen? ”

"Although Her Royal Highness the Princess has the same appearance as Her Highness the Fourteenth, her voice is very easy to distinguish. At that time, if she said even a word to the courtier, the courtier would know that it was a woman who saved her, how could she mistakenly think that it was His Highness the Fourteenth! ”

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the courtiers really haven't said those rebellious words!"

She kowtowed, but for a moment her forehead turned blue. (To be continued......)