"Alright, concubine." Yin Zhen rubbed his temples and said, "You said that Tu Lichen bribed Ping'er and the two of them to harm you, so can you tell the reason why he did this, is it because he was wronged in the past or has a grudge recently?" ”

Concubine Qin opened her mouth and said dejectedly, "I don't know what to do." ”

At this time, Tu Lichen knelt down with the staff in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin framed the queen and committed the crime of great rebellion, please punish the emperor severely according to the law, and give the queen justice." ”

"Concubine, I have always respected you as the mother of the old seventeenth master, and I respect you very much, but you have made waves, made trouble for nothing, and harmed the queen innocently and was banned, what is the reason?"

Yinzhen's words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Concubine Qin, and she said in a daze: "Your Majesty, do you really believe what they say?" Think I'm framing the Queen? ”

"If it wasn't the concubine's doing, why did they all identify the concubine? Tu Lichen was the auxiliary minister referred to by the first emperor, loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and had no grudge against the concubine, I really can't think of why Tu Lichen wanted to kill the concubine, if the concubine can think of it, you can tell me. ”

Concubine Qin's gaze quickly swept over Tu Lichen's face, and she said unwillingly: "Tu Lichen has always supported the queen, maybe he is trying to exonerate the queen, so he deliberately made up a lot of words today, otherwise how could Ping'er happen to be found by him?" It is clearly premeditated, your Majesty, you must not be deceived by him. ”

Looking at her, Yin Zhen slowly shook his head and said, "If the concubine had brought things together early in the morning, I might still believe in the concubine, but now...... The words of the concubine, to my ears, were full of lies and I couldn't believe them. ”

His words made Tu Lichen secretly relieved, the matter should have been decided, and Concubine Ren Qin couldn't even make any tricks no matter how much her tongue bloomed.

Concubine Qin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I ...... I was afraid that I would dislike the emperor, so I hid it, but now I ......"

"That's enough, I don't want to hear it anymore." Yinzhen's words undoubtedly made Concubine Qin feel desperate, I don't know how to win Yinzhen's trust, all this is to blame Ping'er and Hongying, after the palace is raised, she must cut these two cheap maids with a thousand knives, and they will not die well!

At this time, Yunli took a deep breath and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, my brother has something to say." ”

Yin Zhen saw through his thoughts at a glance, "Do you want to intercede for Concubine Qin?" ”

Yunli bowed his head and said: "Yes, she is the daughter of her brother, even if she knows that she is wrong, her brother can't ignore it." What's more, this matter is not necessarily true, please ask the emperor to ......"

Without waiting for him to continue, Yin Zhen raised his hand and said, "Okay, I know this matter in my heart, you don't have to say more." After that, he turned his gaze to the anxious Concubine Qin, and said: "If it was just a little thing, for the sake of the first emperor and the seventeenth brother, I could not worry about the concubine, but this time, the concubine did too much, so that I couldn't find a reason to appease." ”

Concubine Qin heard the coldness in his words, hurriedly knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm ...... really didn't harm the queen, don't listen to the words of these two cheap maids, they all want me to die, and those words can't be listened to at all. ”

"There is no wind and no waves, if the concubine really hasn't done anything, how can they risk the crime of bullying the princess to accuse the concubine?" Yinzhen's words made Concubine Qin speechless, and she could only blindly cry for herself.

Yin Zhen sat down in the chair and said coldly: "The concubine Chen framed the queen, the crime is unforgivable, and she will immediately take away the position and title of the concubine, and send it to Hui'an Temple to become a monk!" ”

If it is said that the deprivation of the title and position only shocked Concubine Qin, then going to Hui'an Temple to become a monk made her frightened to death, once she became a monk, all the glory and wealth she had won so hard would come to naught, and what awaited her was only the days of poverty and hardship. No, she doesn't want this, she doesn't want to lose everything in front of her, she is a concubine, the concubine of Prince Guo's mansion!

Thinking of this, Concubine Qin hissed: "Wronged, I was wronged, I didn't harm the queen, ask the emperor to investigate!" ”

Her words did not make Yinzhen shake in the slightest, and said lightly: "Ming'er will go to Hui'an Temple as a concubine, I hope that the concubine will have a good life in the temple in the future." ”

Concubine Qin kept shaking her head, grabbed Yunli with one hand and said, "Yunli, you ask the emperor for grace for Eniang, Eniang doesn't want to go to Hui'an Temple, and she doesn't want to become a monk." ”

For a long time, what Concubine Qin was afraid of was losing her glory and wealth in the second half of her life, not that she would not see Yunli or her only son in the second half of her life.

Because, in the heart of Concubine Qin, glory and wealth are the most important; The son, at best, is a tool she uses to earn glory.

If Yunli knew the true thoughts in Concubine Qin's heart, I don't know what kind of mood it would be, maybe I would never know, it would be better for Yunli.

After appeasing Concubine Qin for a few words, Yunli knelt down in his robe and said, "Your Majesty, my brother is willing to accept it on behalf of Eniang, and ask the emperor for mercy." ”

Yin Zhen frowned slightly and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you get up." ”

"Your Majesty, even if Eniang really instructed Ping'er to frame the queen's mother, it was for the sake of the minister's brother, and all the troubles were caused by the minister's brother, how can this matter have nothing to do with the minister's brother?" Seeing that Yinzhen didn't speak, he choked up and said: "E-Niang's mistake lies in the heart of the child, so I implore the emperor to allow the courtiers to accept it for E-Niang, whether it is to take away the throne or to become a monk, the courtiers are willing to accept it." ”

Tu Lichen said on the side: "If everyone is like a prince and has received it on behalf of their relatives, then what is the point of the court making laws? But anyone who touches the law should pay the due price, this is an iron law, and the emperor just ordered the concubine to become a monk, which is already an extrajudicial favor, and Prince Guo should not have many more requirements. ”

Yunli glanced at him sideways and said, "So...... If the person who touches the law today is not the king's mother, but the relatives of the elder, your two sons, can you say this without changing your face? ”

"This ......" Tu Lichen was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he said with a stiff face: "The old man will naturally act according to the law. ”

Yunli shook his head and said: "No, the old man can't do it, otherwise you wouldn't have hesitated just now, everyone is selfish, except for saints, no one can be an exception." After saying this, he kowtowed to Yinzhen and said: "Your Majesty, my brother is willing to accept it on behalf of Eniang, please spare Eniang this time, and let her continue to enjoy good night in the house, otherwise my brother will not be at ease in this life, and I hope the emperor will agree." ”

In the face of Yunli's pleading, Yin Zhen felt compassionate, but he was still cold-hearted: "Old Seventeen, no matter what Concubine Qin's motives are, she has done something wrong, and whoever is wrong will be punished, you should understand this truth." ”