"Tang Sin Slave, come out and be tried!" The door of the cell opened, and the mother-in-law stood at the door with a sinister face, followed by the two eunuchs.

Tang Jingchen suddenly felt bad, she had never seen a eunuch in the past few days when she came to the Shen Criminal Division, and these two eunuchs looked at the eyes, they had never seen each other before, I don't know where they came from, but it was certain that they had bad intentions.

One of the eunuchs had a sharp voice, "Okay, be polite to a criminal slave, just drag it out." ”

He and another eunuch stepped forward, not allowing Tang Jingchen to react, and dragged her arm one by one and dragged her out.

"Let go, I'll go myself!" Tang Jingchen scolded angrily, but it was useless, these two eunuchs seemed to be trying to announce to the non-existent master how hard they worked, and did not allow Tang Jingchen to walk, but let her two knees bend and drag forward.

When she arrived at the torture room, Tang Jingchen's knees were worn out, and the two eunuchs threw her on the ground casually.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, Tang Sin Slave brings." The eunuch changed his voice to a flattering voice.

Tang Jingchen hurriedly raised his head, and the woman in front of him, wearing a lotus-colored palace costume and wearing an eight-treasure golden hairpin, was actually Wu Lingwei.

Wu Lingwei's face was expressionless, she looked down at Tang Jingchen condescendingly, and said hello lightly, "Long time no see." ”

Tang Jingchen couldn't figure out her intentions, although the two eunuchs had bad intentions, but she did not have any head-on conflict with Wu Lingwei when she was in the harem, and Wu Lingwei was relatively low-key and peaceful, and she did not act as a bully in front of the rest of the concubines because her son was the only living elder brother.

It was Tang Jingchen who replied, "Long time no see, Concubine Ling." ”

"Bold!" Wu Lingwei didn't say anything, and the eunuch spoke first, "This is our noble concubine." ”

Tang Jingchen knew at this time that Wu Lingwei had actually been promoted, thinking about it carefully, although her son was ranked ninth, but because the first eight princes all died, the ninth elder brother Yongshi was the only existing son of the emperor, and it was reasonable for Wu Lingwei to be a concubine, and it stands to reason that it was a little late to be promoted to the title so late.

Wu Lingwei's expression was a little complicated, she looked down at Tang Jingchen for a long time, but she recalled what the Queen Mother had said in her mind.

Just half an hour ago, the Queen Mother suddenly summoned her, and said straight to the point: "You have always been a sensible person, the mourning family has always liked you very much, and is willing to promote your son, but you know that the emperor wants Tang Jingchen to give birth to a son and be crowned the prince, so the mourning family can't make decisions for you." ”

The Queen Mother's words made Wu Lingwei hesitate in her heart, and after thinking about it, she replied: "Brother Jiu's qualifications are reckless, his literary talent and martial arts are very mediocre, and the concubines don't dare to be delusional, please ask the Queen Mother to be considerate." ”

The Queen Mother was not satisfied with this statement, "There is no concubine who has given birth to a son since she doesn't want her son to be the emperor, you don't have to hide it, the mourning family is in your eyes." ”

Wu Lingwei naturally dreamed that her son would be the crown prince, but she didn't dare to make any moves, lest she anger the emperor and the queen mother, and she had no place in the palace.

The Queen Mother said: "The rules of the dynasty have always been that there is a grandson and no grandson, your son is now the elder, you do something for the mourning family, and when the mourning family is done, let the emperor crown your son as the crown prince." ”

Wu Lingwei was stunned, knowing that what the Queen Mother ordered was definitely not a good thing, but she couldn't help asking, "I don't know what the Queen Mother wants her concubines to do?" ”

The Queen Mother said gloomily: "You go to interrogate Tang Jingchen and get her confession that she poisoned and murdered the fetus in Concubine Xian's womb, remember, no matter what method you use, you must succeed." ”

"Huh?" Wu Lingwei almost fainted in fright.

The emperor's favor for Tang Jingchen over the years is well known, and all the concubines in the harem see it in their eyes, and let themselves interrogate her, isn't this digging a pit for herself to jump? But the Queen Mother's words have already been spoken, if she refuses, she will inevitably offend her directly, and life will be just as difficult.

For a moment, Wu Lingwei was in a cold sweat.

"The mourning family knows that you are afraid, you are afraid that the emperor will blame you, this is not an easy task, if you don't want to forget it, it's a pity that your son will hate you if he knows that he has the hope of being the prince in the future but was cut off by his mother?"

Wu Lingwei was shocked, hesitated for a long time, and said to the Queen Mother: "The concubine went to interrogate the Tang sin slave by the Queen Mother's order, and hoped that the Queen Mother would give her a will, if the Tang Sin Slave resisted, the concubine would also show her the will." ”

The Queen Mother sneered, "The mourning family is a verbal order, you just have to act according to the oral order, bring a few more people, if the Tang family dares to resist, you will be tortured!" ”

Wu Lingwei was shocked, there was no purpose, if the Queen Mother refused to admit it, what should she do? But if she wants to refuse, she really can't resist the Queen Mother's promise.

The queen mother saw Wu Lingwei's hesitation, and began to put her heart in her heart, "The emperor is thirty years old but his knees are empty, the queen is unfavored, although she is the maiden niece of the mourning family, but the mourning family also has to say it fairly and righteously, she wants to have a son, it is difficult." ”

Wu Lingwei nodded involuntarily, in fact, these harem concubines have long seen that the queen has been guarding the empty room alone since she entered the palace, except for the wedding night, the emperor is simply in Kunning Palace.

"Although Concubine Xian is pregnant, she is a palace maid, even if she climbs to a high position, the mourning family looks down on her, and the one in her belly doesn't know whether it is a man or a woman, even if it is a boy, there has never been a precedent for the son of a palace maid to ascend the throne in this dynasty."

Wu Lingwei couldn't help but nod again, feeling that the Queen Mother's analysis was very reasonable, but-she glanced at the Queen Mother, "The concubine heard that Lijingxuan is being renovated, and the draft will be held soon." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand, "Who knows how many can be selected, and I don't know what the temperament is, the mourning family has been looking at it coldly over the years, you are a stable one, you can be the mother of the prince, and you have a good temperament, and you will be the queen mother of the two palaces in the future, and the mourning family does not have to worry about the queen." ”

Wu Lingwei was completely convinced, and thought that the Queen Mother chose herself for Duolun's sake, after all, Duolun was the Queen Mother's maiden niece.

Gritting her teeth, she made up her mind that for the sake of her son's future and her own future, she would take a risk.

"Yes, the concubine will obey the will of the Queen Mother."

Wu Lingwei's expression was complicated, she had been frightened since she entered the Shen Criminal Division, she barely stabilized her mind, and said to Tang Jingchen: "Tang Sin Slave, this palace has been ordered to come to try you, can you confess?" ”

"I am not guilty."

Tang Jingchen looked at Wu Lingwei quietly, she said that the decree should not be a holy decree but a decree, but I don't know what the queen mother used to fool her to come.

"The concubine is so happy, I haven't congratulated you yet, but now that I'm in prison, I can only say congratulations verbally." Tang Jingchen said slowly, but he was thinking in his heart.