Chapter 41: The True Face of the Second Miss
Bai Wanzhou smiled, "The noble concubine said so, the implication is that it is impossible for the daughter-in-law to coerce witnesses in front of you and your father. Since it's impossible, why not let your daughter-in-law pair with them? Even if the yamen handles the case, the criminal still has the right to defend himself. ”
Liao Guifei rubbed the root of her teeth, "Good sharp teeth, good mouth!" ”
"Sharp teeth and sharp mouths don't necessarily mean poison." Bai Wanzhou said, bowed heavily and prostrated in front of Emperor Wen of Jin, "Please also ask my father to confront him." ”
Emperor Wen of Jin waved his hand irritably, "Xuan, that couple come in." ”
Liao Guifei's temples jumped and she glanced at the guards in the palace.
After a while, the guards brought Zhao Er and his wife in, and the two didn't dare to raise their heads, so they knelt in front of Emperor Wen of Jin and kowtowed as soon as they came in.
"The emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life! The emperor ordered to protect the safety of the villain and his wife, and the villain dared to say it! ”
Liao Guifei said pityingly, "Pity! You can rest assured, at the foot of the imperial city, under the laws of the country, no one dares to murder your life. If there is any grievance, just say it. ”
Only then did the two stop kowtowing, raised their heads slightly, and looked at Bai Wanzhou and Nangong Cheng with four eyes.
Bai Wanzhou also looked at the two of them and asked with a smile, "I heard that the two of you sued the emperor, saying that we poisoned first and then rescued, just to gain a reputation." Tell me, how did I get poisoned? ”
Zhao Er didn't dare to speak, but Zhao Er's mouth was stammered, "Back to the emperor and the concubine, the villain couple helps in the kitchen of the Huai Wangfu, the villain's husband is responsible for purchasing, the villain is responsible for the kitchen, and the food in the palace basically has to go through the villain's hands." A few days ago, Princess Huai said that the Queen Mother likes to eat red bean cakes, and asked the villain to make two cages and send them to the palace. The villain heard that it was made for the Queen Mother, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately cleaned his hands and did it, and when he kneaded the dough, the princess brought a bag of powder, saying that it was powdered sugar, and let the villain add it. The villain didn't dare to disobey the princess, so he added it, and later heard that the queen mother was poisoned, so he realized that it was not powdered sugar, it was arsenic! Because she was afraid that the East Window incident would be extinguished, the villain and her husband escaped from the palace. Helplessly, this matter was pressed in my heart, and my conscience was uneasy for a moment, so I mustered up enough courage to go to the palace gate to sue the royal court. ”
As he spoke, he handed a packet of powder wrapped in kraft paper to Liao Guifei, "This is the sugar powder that the princess gave to the villain, it was not used up at that time, and the villain paid attention to it and brought it out." ”
kowtowed to Bai Wanzhou with tears in her eyes, "Princess Niangniang, don't blame the villain!" The villain has lived at this age, he has always been innocent and honest, how could he have done such a thing that harmed people's lives, not to mention that person is the queen mother of our Eastern Qin Kingdom! If you don't say it, the villain will not be able to live a solid life for the rest of his life! ”
Bai Wanzhou was still smiling, "Very good, your behavior is very commendable." If what you say is true. ”
said, it was also a big gift to Liao Guifei, which made Liao Guifei stunned.
This is a psychological tactic, Liao Guifei knows it, but she can open her eyes here and talk nonsense, she will make Liao Guifei feel weak when she makes such a big gift.
Sure enough, Liao Guifei's face froze, "Princess Huai, at this time, do you still want to argue with your tongue?" ”
Bai Wanzhou raised her upper body and shook her head, "The truth does not need to be refuted. ”
After that, he looked at Zhao Er's family coldly, and his cold eyes were full of essence, which made people shudder, "Zhao Erjia's, according to your statement, I will give you a packet of powder for you to add to the red bean hair cake for the Queen Mother, you later heard that the Queen Mother was poisoned, only to find out that it was arsenic, and then fled the palace for fear of being killed by me, yes or no?" ”
Zhao Erjia's nod was like pecking rice, "Princess Niangniang, the villain advises you to confess and be lenient." ”
Bai Wanzhou said with a smile, "But I want to ask you, the queen mother was poisoned, the emperor ordered the news to be blocked, there is no news in the palace, and the prince and I have never told you about the poisoning of the queen mother, where did you hear about the poisoning of the queen mother?" Do you know so well that you even know that it is arsenic poisoning? ”
Zhao Erjia was stunned, and his expression suddenly became nervous, "Villain, villain...... The villain is in your dormitory, in the Qingzhou Pavilion, and accidentally heard what you and the prince said. ”
Bai Wanzhou raised her eyebrows, "Oh? If I'm not mistaken, I ordered that idlers and others should not set foot in the inner courtyard of the Qingzhou Pavilion, how did you get in? ”
Zhao Er's family is divided, "villain, villain...... The villain inadvertently broke in. ”
"Okay, just when you inadvertently break in, you are a cook, you don't stay in the kitchen well, why do you go to the inner courtyard of the master's mother?"
"Villain, villain......"
"Is it ill-intentioned? Do you want to steal, or do you want to do something? ”
Faced with Bai Wanzhou's questioning, Zhao Erjia was already powerless, sweat on his forehead was like a waterfall, and he was so anxious that he couldn't stop wiping it.
Liao Guifei spoke at this moment, "Enough, no matter where she heard it, just hear this earth-shattering conspiracy, the human and material evidence is there, you'd better save your tongue, don't quibble!" ”
After that, he knelt beside Emperor Wen of Jin's chair and said with emotion, "Your Majesty, the prince has made such a big mistake, and the concubines know that it is difficult for you to make a decision, but this time it is about the queen mother, and if you don't give an explanation to the court, I'm afraid it will be difficult to calm everyone!" ”
Emperor Wen of Jin rubbed his eyebrows with one hand, "The prince killed the queen mother, not only a royal family affair, but also a state affair of Eastern Qin, not something that our family can judge clearly by sitting together." ”
As soon as Concubine Liao opened her mouth to say something, Emperor Wen of Jin had already said in a deep voice, "Jin Yuwei, detain King Huai to the Zongren Mansion first, and the three halls of the Mansion will be tried by the three halls of the Mansion on a later date." If the evidence is true, it is dealt with according to the law. ”
Nangong Cheng was quickly taken away by the four golden feather guards, and when he got up, he glanced at Bai Wanzhou, and that look was so complicated that Bai Wanzhou couldn't interpret it, as if helpless and guilty.
I have to admit that when she knelt side by side with Nangong Cheng, she was not afraid of the sky and the earth, and when the sky fell, he was still tall, but at this moment he was pulled away, Bai Wanzhou's heart suddenly beat a drum, why did she only take Nangong Cheng away?
If it was really going to be tried in three sessions, shouldn't she also be tried?
What does it mean to leave her alone in the Qianhua Palace?
All these questions suddenly opened up when they swept to the cold face of Emperor Wen of Jin-
Liao Guifei wants to add to the crime, no matter how clumsy the so-called human and physical evidence is, as long as this momentum is created, and then spread out through a gust of wind, Nangong Cheng's crime will basically be confirmed.
It is impossible for Emperor Wen of Jin to defend Nangong Cheng, the Queen Mother has listened to the government for so many years, as long as he is involved in the affairs of the Queen Mother, he is bound to avoid suspicion, but if there is a half-point difference, maybe it will be discussed by the courtiers that he wants to get rid of the Queen Mother as soon as possible, so as to seize all the power.
One is the old lady who was poisoned and picked up a life, the other is the wife who made waves, the other is the son who is guilty of it, and he has to face the courtiers, Emperor Wen of Jin at this moment is the most difficult one!
After thinking about this, Bai Wanzhou couldn't help but gasp, the old lady has to stand up, the wife has to endure it, and the son has to protect it, so the last ...... The only one who can sacrifice is her insignificant daughter-in-law!
At this time, taking Nangong Cheng away is to prepare to transfer all the artillery fire to her.
Bai Wanzhou scolded her mother in her heart, only then did she know why Emperor Wen of Jin would announce her at the same time, this old fox was obviously pulling her to take the blame!
Poisoning the Queen Mother, that is a capital crime, Emperor Wen of Jin is so ruthless!
Sure enough, the next moment, Emperor Wen of Jin squinted at Bai Wanzhou, "Listen to the queen, you are proficient in medical science?" ”
Bai Wanzhou admits that it is not, and it is not denial, at this time, saying half a word wrong, it is a matter of pulling out and cutting off his head, so he has to say ambiguously, "Back to my father's words, my daughter-in-law only knows a little about Qihuang, and she is not proficient." ”
Emperor Wen of Jin nodded, and said quietly, "Poison doctors are connected, and they understand medical science, so they must be easy to use poison arts." ”
Bai Wanzhou had 10,000 tons of Cao Nima in her heart, and she really guessed it, the bad old man was very bad!
Liao Guifei also reacted at this time, Emperor Wen of Jin was going to abandon the pawn to protect the car, her goal was to kill Nangong Cheng, what was the use of taking off a Bai Wanzhou, and immediately said, "The emperor is benevolent, if Princess Huai is willing to explain who is instructed, the emperor will be lenient, maybe he can leave you a whole corpse." ”
Just when Bai Wanzhou was forced to cry without tears, Gonggong Qin suddenly preached, "Mama Zhou has arrived." ”
Emperor Wen of Jin was stunned at first, his expression turned around, and he stopped the walnut, "Pass." ”