Before Chu Qingli could finish thinking about it, he heard the emperor sitting on the dragon chair say angrily: "This matter is serious, it is unforgivable to assassinate the imperial concubine in broad daylight!" Commander Zhao and the Criminal Department Shangshu jointly investigated! ”

Chu Qingli's heart sank, now it's okay, what do you want, if there is this Zhao Commander among them, it is estimated that the Shangshu of the Criminal Department will also be restricted by him.

"Yes, the minister will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations! Find out the truth! The Shangshu of the Criminal Department said together with Commander Zhao.

Then the emperor signaled that the two of them could start, and the emperor watched from the sidelines, and Commander Zhao took the lead in speaking, and he couldn't ask anyone else, it was his daughter Zhao Huanting, from Chu Qingli's point of view, Chu Qingli saw the eyes of the father and daughter looking at each other clearly, and it was clear that he wanted to confess!

But Commander Zhao had his back to the emperor, so the emperor couldn't see it at all, and besides, this was not as good as modern surveillance, even if Chu Qingli said it, no one would believe it.

"Huanting, can you tell me what's going on today?" Commander Zhao's questioning voice came.

Chu Qingli looked at Zhao Huanting coldly, only to see Zhao Huanting pretending to be pitiful and crying: "Because I had a misunderstanding with Princess Mu a few days ago, the concubine took me to apologize to Princess Mu by taking advantage of today's chrysanthemum appreciation conference, I kindly wanted to respect Princess Mu for a cup of tea, but Princess Mu pushed me away fiercely, and then pushed the concubine Niangniang, and then the maid behind her also stepped forward to do it, and in the chaos, Princess Mu made a move on the concubine, and there were traces of holding the teacup fragments in the palm of her hand!" ”

It is very important for the first person to speak, which will establish the first impression of things, coupled with Zhao Huanting's weak expression, the emperor looked at Chu Qingli's expression becoming colder and colder.

As Zhao Huanting's words fell, many of the ladies present catered to them and testified against Zhao Huanting's words, so the emperor said to Chu Qingli: "Chu Qingli! What do you have to say? ”

Chu Qing sneered, but the expression on his face was very calm: "Why doesn't the emperor listen to me." ”

The emperor just wanted to open his mouth to let Chu Qingli defend himself, but Commander Zhao rushed to Chu Qingli before the emperor could speak, grabbed Chu Qingli's hand, and spread Chu Qingli's palm to the emperor: "Before Princess Mu speaks, let the emperor see this evidence first!" ”

When the emperor saw the blood marks on Chu Qingli's palm, he believed most of Zhao Huanting's words, and saw that Chu Qingli was the real murderer in his heart.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department hurriedly spoke: "Your Majesty, please listen to the old minister's words." ”

Since taking office, the criminal department has solved many big cases, and the ability to do things is very strong, and the emperor still trusts the criminal department secretary very much, so the emperor nodded and gave the criminal department secretary a chance to speak.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department pulled Chu Qingli's hand out of Commander Zhao's hand: "Commander Zhao is really a layman, and the case is based on real evidence, this bloodstain has not been identified, how can we be sure that this bloodstain was cut by holding a fragment, not accidentally cut by Princess Mu in the chaos." ”

"I ......" Commander Zhao was naturally dissatisfied with the Criminal Department Shangshu saying such a thing, and was about to defend himself, but the Criminal Department Shangshu immediately opened his mouth to interrupt Commander Zhao.

"Besides, Princess Mu hasn't said what happened to her, how can she conclude based on Miss Zhao's words alone, then I will change Miss Zhao to talk about it casually after I decide the case, and just convict the person." As soon as Shangshu of the Criminal Department finished speaking, Commander Zhao's face darkened, and he snorted and retreated.

Chu Qingli threw a grateful look at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department nodded and signaled Chu Qingli not to be afraid, he would make the decision for her.

Chu Qingli slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, the courtier is going to tell me what happened." ”

The emperor nodded, looking at Chu Qingli's eyes that were not as angry as they were just now.

"I do have a little misunderstanding with Miss Zhao, but it's not a big misunderstanding, and Miss Zhao has apologized, the people of the capital know about it, and today's chrysanthemum appreciation conference, Miss Zhao is still embarrassed with me everywhere, and she is disrespectful, and the ladies present in this matter can make the decision for me, in this case, Miss Zhao said that she wanted to give me a cup of tea, and apologized, I am not a child, and I naturally forgave Miss Zhao and did not have to drink tea, but the concubine Niangniang was holding my hand to death, and I had to drink it, how could there be such a strong buy and sell not, I naturally want to resist, but as soon as I resist, the maids of the Zhao Mansion rushed up, and then the concubine Niangniang was injured in the chaos. After Chu Qingli finished speaking, many ladies immediately followed.

"Indeed, what I saw was also the noble concubine Niangniang grabbing Princess Mu's hand first."

"What I saw was also that it was the handmaid of the Zhao Mansion who made the first move."

"Miss Zhao has been looking for trouble with Princess Mu today."

......

Every word you say to me, what these people say is naturally heard by the emperor, the emperor's brows are furrowed more and more, and for a while he doesn't know who he should believe more, no matter who said it, there is evidence.

"Alright, don't make any noise!" The emperor only felt that one head was two big, so he scolded loudly, and as soon as these words came out, the hall instantly fell silent.

"What do you think of the two Aiqing?" The emperor really couldn't figure out what to do, so he could only ask the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and the commander of Zhao.

Commander Zhao immediately said: "Since the testimony of these people is different, why not wait for the concubine to wake up and listen to the words of the concubine?" ”

"That makes sense." The Emperor nodded in agreement.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department was ordered by Xiao Pan to naturally protect Chu Qingli, and their faction knew that Shen Qiurong was not dealing with them, if they listened to Shen Qiurong's words, it would definitely be unfavorable to Chu Qingli, so the Shangshu of the Criminal Department hurriedly said: "The emperor not only listens to witnesses but also has physical evidence to solve the case, and also asks the emperor to order the old minister to search the Zhao Mansion and take a look at the scene of the crime." ”

The emperor nodded, what the criminal department Shangshu said also made sense, and after thinking for a while, the emperor said: "Then do it according to the two of you." ”

The two of them, Shangshu and Zhao Commander, responded together: "Yes." ”

Then the emperor said: "This case has not yet been investigated, so the ladies will stay in this palace for a while, waiting for the matter to come to light!" "The emperor's words are also reasonable, after all, when the case happened, everyone was present, that is, they were all suspected, and they were not imprisoned because they were not responsible for the law, and they were all the wives of civil and military officials, so they were all locked up in the palace.

Chu Qinghe left to let them take him down, and Du Qinghe had already escaped on the way to the palace by taking advantage of the crowds, Du Qinghe's martial arts were strong, no one found out, even Zhao Huanting had forgotten such a servant, she had Chu Qingli's order on her, whether Chu Qingli could wash away her grievances depended on the servant girl.