Chapter 57: Detoxification
Zhao Yunniang whispered and left, feeling resentful for a long time.
Looking at her appearance, Li Changge could also know what she was thinking, it was nothing more than that he felt that he couldn't go to this matter in his heart.
It's useless to complain, these things are all caused by her own greed, and no one will help her solve them.
In the evening of the same day, the emperor accompanied Zhao Yunniang to finish dinner in the palace, but he still had no intention of leaving.
"Your Majesty, the concubine is not feeling well, I'm afraid it is not suitable to sleep." Her face was slightly crimson.
Since she was pregnant, the emperor would come to accompany her on weekdays, but he didn't stay overnight in her palace, what happened today?
The emperor grabbed her hand, stroked it carefully on the back of her smooth and delicate hand, and laughed loudly when he heard the words: "I will stay with you and the child tonight, and do nothing else."
Zhao Yunniang had a smile on her face, and her eyebrows were shy.
Tonight was supposed to be Concubine Li's bedtime, but the emperor stayed in her palace, which can be regarded as relieving her anger from being oppressed before.
"The emperor's treatment of concubines is really excellent." She bowed her head shyly, her body limping in the emperor's arms.
Concubine Li couldn't wait for the emperor for a long time, so she naturally sent someone out to inquire, but what she didn't want to hear was such a result, so she simply vented her anger on the maid next to her.
"The fox seduces the lord's things, and dares to seduce the emperor when you are pregnant with a child, if you give birth to the prince, it will be fine, otherwise this palace will definitely make you worse than dead!" Concubine Li scolded dissatisfiedly.
The candle flame at the head of the bed flickered, Zhao Yunniang slowly opened her eyes, looked at the man sleeping beside her, seemed to be thinking about something, pulled the corners of her lips with a smile, and closed her eyes again.
"Don't, Li Changge is wronged, the real murderer is someone else! No, stop......" she muttered, her hands trying to grasp something.
This movement quickly woke up the emperor.
He reached out and pushed her shoulders, his brows furrowed deeply: "Yun'er, Yun'er is having a nightmare?"
Zhao Yunniang opened her uneasy eyes at this time, and fell on the emperor's chest with tears in her eyes, and nodded uncontrollably: "The concubine dreamed of the former prince covered in blood, he was wearing a dark robe, and kept pulling the concubine to say that he had made a big mistake before, and this time he would repay the emperor's kindness."
The emperor naturally didn't believe this, but he still followed her words and asked, "Then you are so flustered in your dream?"
"The former prince told the concubine that there was actually someone else who assassinated him, not the princess and concubine......" Zhao Yunniang opened her mouth tentatively, and secretly looked at his face from the corner of her eye.
"This matter is not that simple, if you want to find out who is behind it, it will take you two days to do it. As long as they find conclusive evidence over there, Changge will naturally be able to be released. The emperor replied without thinking about it.
He didn't know what it meant, but what he said was like water spilled, and how could he get it back?
Asking them to verify this matter in front of the public is to make this matter open and transparent, to prove that there is no favoritism, and to be able to handle this matter properly and strongly.
Zhao Yunniang naturally didn't know what the emperor was thinking, she was more concerned about how to let the emperor release people quickly.
But what she understood was that the emperor didn't really blame Li Changge.
After thinking about it, she hung on the emperor's shoulder, and sighed, "Your Majesty, the concubine went to visit the princess in the prison during the day today, and the environment inside was too dark and damp. Not to mention that the princess has a physical illness, her resistance is not as good as before, it is a seven-foot man who is looking forward to his body for a long time, and he is going to lose money......"
The emperor also thought of this, since it was not because of her at this time, then why force it again?
Lesprisingly, something will happen in the future, and Tuoba Truss will instead put the entire responsibility on him.
He nodded and said, "That's it, I'll have someone send her back to the General's Mansion to recuperate in a while, and I don't need to go out before the matter is cleared." β
Zhao Yunniang knew that this was within the emperor's bottom line, and she was able to make the greatest concession.
Accept it when she sees it, of course she understands this truth.
Zhao Yunniang was faintly excited in the corners of her eyes, took the initiative to hug the emperor's waist, and shouted coquettishly: "The emperor is wise and martial, and there is no better man than you in the eyes of the concubines."
The reason why she can be favored is not only because of her outstanding appearance, but also because she knows how to be opportunistic in order to please the emperor.
"I won't make a conclusion, this matter will be investigated well, and you can raise the baby with peace of mind." The Emperor was delighted by her words, and then fell asleep with her arms in his arms.
The next day, when dawn broke, some light came out of the papier-mΓ’chΓ© window lattice, and Zhao Yunniang got up to light the candle on the desk.
The palace people sent the hot water into the hall, she carefully sorted out the robe for the emperor, and three thousand green silk poured down like ink, and a faint smile appeared on her calm face.
"Now that you are pregnant, you should not overwork, and you can leave these things to your subordinates." The Emperor grabbed her hand and asked her to sit down on the edge of the couch.
"The concubine is fine," Zhao Yunniang shook her head, stood up and smoothed out the folds of the emperor's neckline, "It is the concubine's wish to do her best for the emperor, and it is also the concubine and the child who are serving the emperor." β
These words suddenly reminded people of the scene last night, but the emperor did not stop her movements at the moment, and nodded thoughtfully with a string of glazed jade beads in his hand.
"Don't worry, what I promised you will be done." The emperor kissed her lightly on the face, and Zhao Yunniang let him get close.
When the two were intimate, the door of the temple was suddenly pushed open.
What was pushed in was a crying little maid, her eyes kept dodging, and then came Zhao Yunniang's personal maid.
"You maid is so unruly, don't you know that the emperor is here?" Zhao Yunniang looked embarrassed on her face, her eyes swept over, and she clutched the corner of her bedding clothes angrily.
"Niangniang forgive me," the personal maid hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, glaring at the palace maid on the ground a few times, "When the slave maid was just fetching water." I saw that this girl was sneaky near the palace wall, looking suspicious, and I didn't know what she was doing. β
When Zhao Yunniang heard this, she raised her foot and was about to step forward, but she was suddenly stopped by the emperor.
There was no abnormality in his cold gaze, and there was a stern look on his solemn face, and his lips were pursed.
"What do you want to do here?" The Emperor asked coldly.
The little palace maid trembled and fell to the ground, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the pearl jade on Zhao Yunniang's embroidered shoes, her eyes trembled unconsciously, and she pressed her head lower, "The emperor spares his life, slave maid...... The slave is really just passing by! β
The emperor frowned, "Don't talk nonsense, I ask you, what the hell are you doing?" β
This sentence seemed to ignite the fire in the little palace maid's heart, and her tears fell instantly, "In fact, Concubine Li hired someone to kill the jailer, so she had the opportunity to attack the former prince." Because the slave's parents were pinched, they had to blame the princess for these. Slaves and maids are not ...... hearts."
didn't want her to finish speaking, and was kicked to the ground directly by the emperor.
The pain in her chest was so severe that she couldn't even breathe.
"Then why are you only talking about it now?" The Emperor was already angry at this moment, and his voice was full of impatience.
"The slave maid seems to have seen the queen mother last night, she looked at the slave maid in the air and smiled, the slave maid was very scared...... "The queen in the mouth of the little palace maid is naturally the biological mother of the former prince.
This name has always been taboo in the emperor's place.
Sure enough, the emperor didn't give her a chance to continue speaking, and directly asked people to drag her down: "Beat her to death with a stick, and then throw her to a mass grave!"
"Your Majesty, Niangniang, spare the lives of slaves and maids!" A terrible cry sounded, but it stopped abruptly for a while.
Zhao Yunniang didn't say anything more, silently tidied up the emperor's appearance, and then began to dress up.
"Since Li Changge was wronged, then I ordered someone to release her today." After the emperor finished speaking, he turned and left, without the slightest nostalgia.
Zhao Yunniang's eyes fell on his back, and her lips hooked lightly as if she had triumphantly.
Tuoba Truss hadn't seen Li Changge for a few days, so he naturally couldn't rest assured that it was rare to come over in the early dynasty.
When some officials saw him here, they covered their mouths and snickered.
"I don't know what you're doing today?" Tuoba Jun bumped into his figure, raised his eyebrows slightly and stepped forward to ask.
The expression on Tuoba Junjun's face did not change, and he didn't pay attention to him, and the palm in his sleeve was clenched tightly.
During these days, he couldn't sleep well, and no matter what happened today, he must save Li Changge from prison.
"The emperor is in court!" The shrill voice of the eunuch resounded in the main hall.
The civil and military officials knelt down and saluted, and the emperor noticed Tuoba Truss at first sight, and his face was also gloomy at this time, and the gloomy owl in the corners of his eyes was fleeting, and he couldn't see the slightest clue in his expression.
"Huan'er, I have found out, the jailer's death has nothing to do with your imperial concubine, you can go and pick her up in the next court," the emperor's eyes looked at his eyebrows, and there was some inexplicable emotion in his heart.
He was born handsome, and his eyebrows were very similar to his biological mother.
This incident has always been a regret left by his life.
Tuoba Huan thought in his mind about how the emperor could suddenly change his mind, and it was rare for him to be willing to release Li Changge.
He thought that he would spend a lot of effort, and he was even ready to leave Beijing to ask for a seal, but fortunately, it saved a lot of trouble.
"Father, the son of the court also wants to ask you to investigate this matter, now that the truth has come out, then the son of the minister will go to the prison to pick up the long song. Her legs and feet are inconvenient, and her sons are worried about her body! Tuoba Truss's eyes were secretly happy, and he didn't mention political affairs.
The emperor nodded in agreement, and when he saw his appearance, he suddenly relaxed a lot: "Then give her some ginseng bird's nest supplements, and if there is anything in the treasury that she likes, you can also send it to her."
"Thank you, father." Tuoba Truss immediately thanked him.
After he finished speaking, he got up and retreated, and the emperor was not angry at all.
Tuoba Jun was dissatisfied when he saw this, but he was more confused.
Didn't Zhao Yunniang promise to handle this matter before, why did Li Changge get out of prison so easily now, wouldn't this be a waste of his hard work?