Liu Hongren nodded, did not speak, and was a little depressed.

Jin Yuan was also silent for a moment, and then opened his mouth, "Now that the murderer has been arrested, Qin Xi and Liu Ji, should Lord Liu let them go?" ”

"Uh......"

Liu Hongren was about to forget about the two people in prison, and when he heard Jin Yuan mention it at this moment, his face was a little sneering, and he said: "This is natural, I will let the two of them out immediately." ”

Saying that, Liu Hongren beckoned the officials outside and ordered them to go down and release Qin Xi and Liu Ji immediately.

Jin Yuan looked at Liu Hongren, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly.

Qin Shi and Liu Ji were a step late before returning to Shangshu Mansion, Jin Yuan came back first, and had already informed Uncle Liu of the news of their release, and Uncle Liu had already asked people to prepare Ai Ye to wait at the door.

As soon as he saw the two of them appear, Uncle Liu's eyes turned red, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl, and he took Ai Ye and slammed it towards the two.

The two of them were whipped in prison, and the injuries on their bodies were not healed, and they were whipped by Ai Ye when they went home, and they reacted instinctively, and they dodged all of a sudden. Fall on one's feet! ”

Qin Shi and Liu Ji glanced at each other, and then they reacted, laughed, and stood honestly, accepting Ai Ye's baptism.

That night, Shangshufu was rarely lively, everyone came back with all their mustaches and tails, and the case also made great progress, so it was time to celebrate.

However, Qin Xi and Liu Jike were not as lucky as Ning Zhao, they really went through the prison nine deaths in their lives, the injuries on their bodies had not healed, and their spirits could not keep up.

Qin Yan lived alone and had no one to take care of him, Ning Zhao asked Qin Xi to recuperate from his injuries in the house now, and it was convenient for him to take care of the two injured patients, and Qin Yan decisively agreed.

After dinner, the two injured patients went to rest separately, and Ning Zhao finally let go of the big stone in his heart and completely settled down.

The next morning, Jin Yuan and Liu Hongren brought the latest progress of the case, and the old emperor heard that the matter was even more involved with the prince and concubine, and immediately Long Yan was furious, and Ning Jian came again, confronting him face to face.

After Ning Jian found out that the palace maid had disappeared, he was already mentally prepared, but he didn't expect Jin Yuan's movements to be so fast, and he had already found someone in the past day.

Ning Jian stood on the Jinluan Hall again, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, looking at the surrounding civil and military ministers, as well as the high-ranking old emperor, he was even more determined to become the queen.

Only on that day can she dispose of Ning Zhao unscrupulously and deal with those she can't tolerate!

"The concubines see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

Ning Lian blessed his body and saluted the old emperor.

The old emperor didn't have the pleasant face of the day before yesterday, he looked at Ning Jian with a slightly gloomy face, and asked: "Before, you said that the palace maid who fled from the East Palace has now been found, and she also explained some things about the crown prince's side concubine." ”

"I sent you over today to confront you and that palace maid on the spot, just by one person's words, so as not to wronged anyone."

The old emperor propped his elbows on the armrests and asked, "What does the crown princess think?" ”

Ning Lian lowered his eyes slightly, his attitude was indifferent and respectful, and replied: "Everything is arranged by the emperor." ”

"Good!"

The old emperor drank in a deep voice and said, "Pass the prisoner to the palace!" ”

The palace maid walked into the hall in prison clothes and wore hands, kneeling straight in the center of the hall, "The slave and maid knock to see the emperor." ”

The old emperor glanced at Jin Yuan and signaled that he could start.

Jin Yuan nodded knowingly, walked out, stared at the palace maid on the ground, took out a copy of the guilty complaint from his sleeve pocket, read it again, and asked:

"The above is what you said yesterday, you have signed and drawn, today in front of the emperor, this official is asking you again, is the above true?"

"Slave ......"

The palace maid sobbed and choked up: "Every sentence is true, don't dare to deceive the emperor!" ”

Hearing the accusations dictated by Jin Yuan, Ning Lian's heart also sank, knowing that the palace maid would definitely confess herself, although she had already made plans, but hearing it with her own ears, Ning Lian couldn't help but feel a little nervous in her heart.

"Good."

Jin Yuan arched his hand towards the old emperor, then looked at Ning Lian, and asked: "The prisoner confessed to the crime he committed, and also confessed that the mastermind behind this case is the side concubine Niangniang, I don't know what the side concubine Niangniang has to say?" ”

"Of course Hongu has something to say!"

Ning Lian looked up at Jin Yuan suddenly, and then she lifted the skirt of the palace dress, knelt down directly, and said to the old emperor: "This woman's blunt statement is purely deliberate!" The concubine was also a victim of this case, and she also vomited and diarrhea, as evidenced by the medical records of the hospital. ”

"The concubine is pregnant, if she just wants to frame Liuliju, how can she take care of the safety of herself and the child in her womb, if there is any loss of the child because of this, the gain is completely outweighed by the loss, how can the concubine do this!"

Ning Lian was loud, and many ministers also felt that it was very reasonable, and even the old emperor was a little shaken.

As everyone knows, Ning Jian had a serious illness before, and it was not easy to save the child in her womb.

What's more, because this is the eldest son of the prince, Ning Lian attaches great importance to it, if he gives up the child he worked hard to keep because of a revenge, then what is the crime that Ning Lian suffered before.

The palace maid is not a fool, she has long known that Ning Jian will not admit it, she has no substantial evidence, and it is very easy for Ning Jian to deny it.

Now she is just holding on to a slight fluke, and when she hears the words at this moment, she knows that she is the only one who can resist this matter.

"That's exactly what Niang Niang said."

Jin Yuan took a deep breath, and suddenly felt a little powerless, but still said: "But this woman is from the East Palace, Su Ri, Neiko and Liuli have no enmity, how can they suddenly take revenge, it doesn't make sense here!" ”

The old emperor looked at Jin Yuan and did not speak.

Ning Jian raised her eyes and looked directly at Jin Yuan, and said: "She is the personal palace maid of the palace, and Su Ri must have heard a lot of grievances between the palace and Mrs. Ning. ”

After that, she looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, her heart was heartbroken, and tears fell down according to the situation, shaking her head and sighing: "This palace knows a piece of your mind, but how can you do such a foolish and bold thing!" ”

"Lord Chen is my grandfather!"

Ning Jian cried more and more sadly, and choked up: "My grandfather has always loved me, and after my mother passed away, I was even more distressed by the pain of losing my mother, but now because you were confused, you killed my grandfather!" ”

"Should I thank you, or should I hate you!" Ning Lian cried sincerely, and he did not shy away from saying this, but he was a little more sincere.

With Ning Lian's reminder, the ministers and the old emperor also realized that Lord Chen was Ning Lian's maternal grandfather, so that the thesis that Ning Lian was the real culprit behind the scenes was even more untenable.

"! The slave is wrong! ”

The palace maid suddenly cried, walked over on her knees, pulled Ning Lian's sleeve, and cried: "Niangniang is all the fault of the slave, and the slave is also for the mother, Niangniang ......"

"Presumptuous!"

Liu Hongren stood up angrily and shouted: "How dare you make a noise in front of the emperor!" Let go! ”