Chapter 639: Tentative
Without waiting for Ling Ruo to continue asking, the Nala clan had already knelt down and said sadly: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to an end, the concubine thinks that everything is clear, and asks the emperor to administer justice for Hongshi, and don't let the people who hurt him go unpunished." β
Nala's words were clearly confirmed by Ling Ruo's instructions to Mo'er to poison him, and asked Yinzhen to severely punish Ling Ruo and others, and Lanling also knelt down with her.
Nian shook his head beside him, and said with a sigh: "I always thought that my sister was a bodhisattva, but I never thought that there would be such a ruthless time, the queen mother only had a child with the second elder brother, sister, how can you be so ruthless!" β
"The emperor is a concubine, not this kind of person." Ling Ruo looked at Yinzhen with a complicated expression fixedly, she knew that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to her, but she couldn't think of a way to get out for a while, so at this moment, the only thing she could rely on was Yinzhen's trust in herself.
Yin Zhen was silent, and after half a pillar of incense, he held up a red sandalwood handrail and got up and said: "This matter involves the concubine and there are still many uncertainties, which need to be carefully verified before being decided." Before the matter came to light, Concubine Xi was temporarily confined to Chengqian Palace and was not allowed to take a step. β
Nian originally thought that things had developed to this point, and Ling Ruo should be punished no matter what, but he never expected that Yin Zhen would say that he would investigate again, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and the Nala clan was also like this, after being stunned for a moment, he said a little sharply: "The concubine thinks everything is clear, I don't know what doubts the emperor thinks?" β
Like Su Peisheng, she thought that Yinzhen intended to shield Ling Ruo, and this realization made her hate it to the point of madness.
Yin Zhen knew that after he said this, he would inevitably arouse suspicion, but if he wanted to save Ling Ruo's life, he could only do this, he thought about it for a while and then made up his mind, "I thought that Concubine Xi was in the inner court, and it was difficult to contact outsiders, and the poison mixed with the dancΓ΄me was not ordinary arsenic and other things, and the aconitum was mixed with snake venom and supplemented by the fragrance of flowers, and people who were not well versed in medicine were absolutely unworthy, so where did Concubine Xi come from?" β
This was something that Nala didn't expect, and he didn't know how to answer all of a sudden, and Nian's face was even more uncomfortable.
"So, let's wait until we find out before we get to the verdict." After speaking, Yinzhen helped up the Nala clan and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Hongshi is my son, and I will never let go of anyone who harms him." I can assure you of that. β
"Yes, the concubine obeys." The Nala clan finally chose to compromise and did not argue with Yinzhen any longer, even though she had already decided in her heart that Ling Ruo was the murderer.
Even the Nala clan compromised, and Nian's outsider naturally had no reason to continue biting, not to mention that blindly biting would only make Yinzhen suspicious, if so, the gains would outweigh the losses.
"Su Peisheng, send Concubine Xi back, and take strict care of Chengqian Palace from now on. As for Mo Er...... "When he said this, Yin Zhen's voice suddenly became cold, no matter whether Ling Ruo was wronged or not, the poison came from Mo Er's fingers, this is undoubted, based on this alone, Mo Er has no reason to live." In addition, Yin Zhen has another worry, once the torture confession is carried out later, Mo Er can't stand the random accusation that it is Ling Ruo who instructed her to harm Hong, then Ling Ruo's crime will really not be cleared.
Under such double considerations, Yin Zhen slowly said the disposition of Mo'er, "Kill with a cane immediately!" β
Hearing these four words, Mo Er was so frightened that she lay on the ground and begged for mercy loudly, she didn't hurt anyone, and she didn't want to die. It's just that her plea for mercy is destined to have no effect, two strong eunuchs walked up from outside, one left and one right set up Mo Er and dragged him out, no matter how Mo Er struggled, he couldn't get rid of the shackles on his arms and the shadow of death that was gradually approaching.
"Master, help! Help, master! Mo Er called Ling Ruo hoarsely, her face was full of tears of fear, Nanqiu had been kneeling with her head bowed all the time, if anyone paid attention to her at this moment, they would find that her body was trembling.
Ling Ruo couldn't bear Mo'er's tragic death, knelt down and said, "Ask the emperor for mercy and spare Mo'er's life for the time being." β
"Concubine Xi!" Yin Zhen leaned down, her eyes staring at Ling Ruo's anxious eyes, and said with a pun: "Although Mo Er is your palace person, she should be punished if she makes a mistake, and you should no longer protect her." β
Looking at those eyes of implicit concern, Ling Ruo guessed Yinzhen's intention to execute Mo'er, but he was moved but said: "The concubine is not protecting Mo'er, but now the situation is unclear, if you hastily kill Mo'er, wouldn't there be a missing clue for traceability." Besides, it is just a matter of the emperor's words to kill Mo Er with a cane, so why be in such a hurry, it is not too late to deal with it after finding out the truth. β
Sixi, who also couldn't bear Mo'er's death, also took the opportunity to say: "Yes, Your Majesty, if you keep Mo'er, you may be able to find out more things." β
Yin Zhen bowed down again, so close that he was almost face-to-face with Ling Ruo, and said in a voice so light that only each other could hear him: "Do you really want to keep Mo'er?" Aren't you afraid that she won't be able to stand the torture and bite you? β
"The concubine believes that Mo'er will not." Ling Ruo insisted on his opinion and never wavered.
Yin Zhen stared at her for a while, straightened up and said, "First take Mo Er to the Shen Criminal Division and lock him up, and then make a decision after the matter is clarified." β
Things calmed down temporarily with Ling Ruo being grounded and Mo Er being imprisoned, but everyone knew in their hearts that the peace was limited to this night, and when the sun rose tomorrow, even bigger waves would be set off in the palace.
After everyone left, only the Nala clan and Lanling were left in the Kunning Palace, and the Nala clan glanced at Hongshi, who had his eyes closed, and said to Lanling: "You go down first, just have this palace to accompany you." β
After sending Lanling down, the Nala clan sighed and said, "This palace knows that you are awake, are you still blaming this palace?" β
Hiroshi slowly opened his eyes, but he didn't look at Nala, just stared straight at the curtain of the bed with the gold orb hanging from it, and didn't say a word.
"Hiroshi, how do you have to forgive Hongu?" She asked, with a hint of overt sadness. After waiting for a long time, he never waited for Hiroshi's answer, he was like a living dead, his eyes open and motionless.
Nala said bitterly: "Hongshi, why can't you think about it from the perspective of Huang Eniang, everything that Huang Eniang does is for your good." Do you know how scared the imperial lady was when the imperial doctor said that your life was in danger just now, afraid that you would leave the imperial mother like this. β
Hongshi's eyes moved, and he turned his head to stare at Nala in disgust and said, "You are not afraid of my death, but you are afraid that your position as queen will be unstable." β
At this moment, Hongshi didn't even want to call the word "Huang Eniang", he only felt that it would dirty his mouth.
"You...... You actually think of the emperor like this? Nala's eyes were red, and he clenched his veil tightly, and there was sadness in his expression.
"If not, what should I think? Emperor-Forehead-Mother! Hiroshi almost gritted his teeth and uttered these three words.