It was the second prince Shen Qingyue.

At this moment, his face was also full of sickness, but his expression and demeanor were still not depressed, and he came out of the crowd like a jade tree and saluted calmly.

When the emperor saw that it was him, the anger on his face narrowed a little, and he asked a little coldly: "You want to intercede for your mother?" ”

Qian Zhaorong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around and rushed over: "Yue'er, you are the most sensible, you can talk to your father and emperor about ......"

Shen Qingyue took two steps back to avoid her hand, looked at the emperor and said, "Erchen is indeed here to intercede. Father, the eighth brother and the ninth brother are still young, and they can't be taken care of without their biological mother. Now, although the mother has made a big mistake, she also asks the father to be lenient for the sake of the children and save her from death. ”

"Yue'er, what did you say?!" Qian Zhaorong's eyes widened suddenly, "When did I 'make a big mistake'?" Are you here to intercede or to harm me? ”

Shen Qingyue knelt down in front of her in her robe, lowered her head and said, "Mother, it is a big mistake to upset my father for some trivial things. Recently, everything in the palace has been complicated, and my father has not been quiet for a long time. ”

Qian Zhaorong was even more angry when he heard this: "A little thing? How is this a trifle? Someone is trying to harm your brother and blame your mother! If I confess my sins today, you will have no mother in the future! ”

"Mother was wrong." Shen Qingyue said calmly, "Father is wise and decisive, and he has never been deceived by others. Since the mother knows that she has been wronged, she should calm down and wait for her father to find out the truth, instead of crying and making trouble like this, annoying her father. ”

As he spoke, his slender fingers clasped Qian Zhaorong's wrist as if they were about to be inserted.

Qian Zhaorong finally came to his senses, and hurriedly turned around and bowed to the emperor: "Yue'er is right!" Your Majesty has always been a saint, and this time he will definitely be able to find out the truth and return the concubine's innocence...... Before the truth is revealed, the concubine is willing to receive all punishments, and only asks His Majesty to spare the concubine's life, and allow the concubine to accompany the children for a few more years......"

She let go of Shen Qingyue's hand, and the whole person fell to the ground, crying bitterly.

The Eighth Emperor and the Nine Emperors received Shen Qingyue's signal, and they rushed forward to cry together, not noisy or noisy, like two obedient white porcelain dolls, which was very painful.

Ye Guifei's eyes were shallow, and she immediately wiped her tears: "Your Majesty, knowing your mistakes can improve Mo Dayan, since Sister Zhaorong has confessed her guilt, then ......"

"I plead not guilty!" Qian Zhaorong immediately raised his head again, his teary eyes flashing with murder.

Ye Guifei was startled by her, her eyes turned red and she cried again.

Shen Qingyue stepped forward and saluted, and said respectfully: "My mother is so offended by her anger, please don't blame the concubine." ”

Ye Guifei couldn't lose her demeanor in front of the juniors, she hurriedly wiped her tears and squeezed out a smile and said, "It's not weird", and said: "Your mother loves her son very much, and it is inevitable that there will be times when you are confused, so you have to persuade more." ”

Shen Qingyue bowed down and thanked her, and said with a serious face: "It is precisely because my mother loves her son that she should not be blamed on her father." This time the incident happened suddenly, and the mother was too angry and lost her words first, and she deserved to be punished. It's just that if someone wants to take the opportunity to detain the crime of murdering the emperor's heir on the mother's head, we don't admit it. ”

Ye Guifei sighed when she heard this, with a look of compassion: "As a child, I don't want to believe that my mother will do something wrong. It's just that...... Alas, now that the evidence is conclusive, you ......"

"Guifei Niangniang," Shen Qingyue suddenly interrupted in a deep voice, and finally showed a bit of sharpness on her face: "The words 'evidence is conclusive' are said a little earlier, right?" Even though my mother had made a mistake, the filth had not yet been examined, and the origin of the paper, the material of the iron needle, the handwriting of the pen and ink, and even the origin of the wooden box were not clear. ”

Everyone in the palace knows that the second prince does not talk much, and he is a fairy-like figure. At this time, seeing him defending his mother in every possible way, everyone was both sad and inexplicably excited, and at the moment, there were a few concubines who couldn't bear it and urged the emperor to convict Qian Zhaorong quickly.

Even the real person who has always been tight-lipped couldn't help but speak, saying, "Such crooked ways should be eliminated as soon as possible." ”

But now the emperor refused. He casually looked at the paper figures, struggling to make out the words on them, and his face was terribly dark.

He didn't recognize many words in the first place, and it was simply impossible to make out the handwriting. However, he felt that as an emperor, he should be worthy of the words "wise and decisive".

It's a pity that he didn't recognize anything after identifying it for a long time, and finally he had to casually throw those paper figures to Chongxu Zhenren and ordered: "Look what kind of doorway this is!" ”

After that, he grabbed the empty box again, and examined it inside and out.

Chong Xuan held the paper figure in his hand, held it for a long time, and finally said out loud: "It stands to reason that these paper figures are exactly the same, and the symptoms shown by the cursed person should be almost the same." Now that the Imperial Physician has said that the symptoms of several His Highnesses are very different, he is afraid that there is another inside story in this matter, so he can't just bother with this paper figure. ”

The Emperor turned a deaf ear to his words, staring only at the pattern on the box.

At this time, Shen Yuli, who had closed his eyes for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes and exclaimed: "That villain dares to attack in the palace, and his courage and scheming should not be underestimated." Not only is the paper figure a partial door of Taoism, but even this casual box seems to be a commonly used pattern in Taoism. ”

"Huh?" The Emperor frowned and snapped the box shut.

Shen Qin next to him immediately echoed: "That's right, it's a Taoist pattern!" I remember that in the previous dynasty, everyone from the emperor to the concubine believed in Buddhism, and there were almost no Taoist things in the palace. After we moved in, in order to settle Chong Xuzhen, my father also sent people to the people to buy a lot of Taoist cabinets, tables, and the like......"

Before he finished speaking, some people were already keenly aware of something, and their eyes fell on Chong Xu's real person.

The nineteenth princess suddenly ran out, blinking a pair of watery eyes and looking at Chongxu Zhenren: "Dao Chief, I remember such a box, there is one in your main hall!" ”

The cold sweat of Chong Xuzhen immediately came down.

By this time, the emperor had already put down the box, twisted his beard and looked up at him: "Speaking of which—"

"Your Majesty!" Chong Xuzhen knelt down with a puff: "Such a box, poor Dao...... I don't say there are seven or eight of them, all of which are used to put some things that don't matter, and there are many people in the yard, so it's not uncommon to lose one or two......"

Ye Guifei pinched the small fan, her eyebrows frowning slightly: "Why are real people so flustered? Everyone in the palace knows that there are many things in your old yard, and everyone knows that there are many people in your old yard, who can doubt your head? ”

Chong Xuzhen raised his head to wipe his sweat and said yes again and again.

Shen Yuli turned over and sat up with "difficulty" and pinched it on Huan Lin's wrist.

Huan Lin didn't quite understand what he meant, but seeing that Chong Xuzhen seemed to be in trouble, she liked to hear it, and hurriedly interjected loudly: "Inexplicably cold sweat, of course there is a ghost in my heart!" I heard that although there are many people in the residence of the old Taoist priest, all of them are reliable people rewarded by His Majesty! Chong Xuan Zhenren, do you say that the slaves given to you by His Majesty will collude with outsiders to steal things? ”

"That ......" Chong Xuzhen's face turned pale, and he raised his head and glared at her angrily: "Your Majesty's rewards are naturally reliable people, but if there is coercion and temptation from others, there may not be people who are confused!" What do you mean by this yin and yang weirdness? ”

"I think something is wrong with you!" The more Lin said, the more he felt justified, "Your old man is a fairy-like character, and even the ladies are usually respectful to you, which person who eats the gall of a leopard dares to steal your things and come out to do bad things?" Aren't they afraid to shoot themselves in the foot? In my opinion, it is a Taoist evil art to spell people with paper, and the box is a Taoist box, and you are the only one in this palace who is a Taoist, and this matter must be done by you! You are jealous of Your Majesty's many sons, and you plan to curse him to death one by one, and then you yourself usurp the country and become the emperor, right? ”

"A bunch of nonsense, a bunch of nonsense!" Chong Xuan Zhenren was so angry that he jumped like thunder, and the image of a Taoist master who usually maintained an excellent reputation was gone.

But at this time, the emperor's expression was already very wrong.

There are almost no founding kings of all dynasties who are not afraid of the ministers of the dragon, and the emperor of this dynasty is certainly not exempt from vulgarity. Although he has given Chongxu the title of the real national teacher, the honor of living in the palace and countless treasures and beauties, it is inevitable that there is still a little suspicion in his heart, for fear that the other party will not be greedy enough, and he will be worried about the chair under his buttocks.

At this moment, this suspicion is like a dark cloud on a summer afternoon, piled up layer upon layer with a little wind, and only a thunderbolt is needed to collapse the sky and rain down.

It was Concubine Liu Xian, who had never said much, who smashed that thunderbolt. She put down the fan in her hand, turned sideways behind the emperor, stood at an angle that was convenient for others to see, and said leisurely: "Sister Zhaorong, I remember that you have always been quite close to Chongxu Zhenren, right?" The last time I met you by the Mochizuki Pavilion, I asked you where you went, and you said that you went to ask Chongxu Zhenren for advice; Last month, when you were enjoying the lotus by the Zhaoming Pool, you kept talking to Chong Xuzhen, and only walked away when you saw me in the past; And the Dragon Boat Festival day......"

"You talk nonsense! You are talking nonsense! Qian Zhaorong jumped up from the ground without waiting for her to finish, his face was frighteningly red, and a pair of eyes seemed to be about to burst into his sockets, and he pounced forward with his teeth and claws.

The Emperor stood up with a snort, drew his sword from his waist with his backhand, and looked very terrifying on his face.

Qian Zhaorong didn't rush in front of him, but was caught by Shen Qingyue with his hand, holding his collar tightly.

"Mother, rest your anger." Shen Qingyue gritted her teeth and said word by word.

Qian Zhaorong's face did not improve, but when she followed Shen Qingyue's gaze and looked at her two younger sons, her expression became gentle at a visible speed.

Shen Qingyue is thin, but the strength in her hands is not small. He pressed Qian Zhaorong back to the ground and knelt down, and knelt forward to stand beside her, and reprimanded in a low voice: "If you want Xiao Ba Xiaojiu to give you a funeral, you just have to make trouble!" ”

Qian Zhaorong trembled in fright and looked at him in disbelief.

Shen Qingyue lowered her head, and while the emperor was still angry, she said coldly: "Don't look at me, if you really do something stupid, the gods won't be able to save you." ”

At this time, the emperor had already finished shouting a long speech, and Qian Zhaorong didn't hear what he was scolding, only to see the little palace maid beside Ye Guifei also come out to testify, saying when he saw her talking secretly with Chong Xuzhen Zhenren, and even when he saw her entering and leaving Chong Xuzhen's residence.

Qian Zhaorong didn't dare to listen any longer, suddenly jumped up, pulled out a sharp hairpin from his hair and put it under his neck, and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, everyone is golden, and the concubines have no way to defend themselves, and they are willing to prove their innocence by death, and I only ask Your Majesty to treat our three children well......"

When the words fell, the hairpin had been stabbed unequivocally.

This moment was caught off guard, and everyone was frightened.

Although Qian Zhaorong is a bit arrogant on weekdays, she has always been the fastest runner when she encounters danger, and no one expected that she would really be determined to stab the hairpin into her throat.

If you make such a ruthless move, you will either have a great wrong, or you will have a great sin, and you will be ready to die for a death penalty without proof.

Everyone here knows that the truth should be the latter. After all, a woman with a son has no reason to play with her life in order to show her "toughness".

But knowing that after the hairpin was stabbed, Qian Zhaorong occupied the moral high ground, and no one could accuse her.

Catching up with the emperor's surprised gaze, Qian Zhaorong smiled miserably, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the concubine has been wronged...... It's not a pity that the concubine died, but it's really fierce...... I'm afraid I'm going to get away with it......"

Speaking of this, she turned her head with difficulty, her gaze fell on Shen Yuli over everyone, and continued: "This person will not die for a day, and the harem ...... It's a hard day. ”

Having said that, there was already more breath and less breath at this point, so Shen Qingyue glanced at her gaze and said softly: "Mother don't worry, my father is not a fool. ”

Qian Zhaorong pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty when he heard this, and finally glanced at the two younger sons who were crying miserably, and passed away suddenly.

Before the sword in the emperor's hand could be inserted back, his movements froze awkwardly, and he seemed to be a little dazed for a moment.

The eighth prince raised his head crying, stretched out his little finger to Ye Guifei, Concubine Liu Xian, Chong Xuzhenren, and Shen Yuli...... The round little face was full of hatred: "You, forced my mother to death!" I won't let you go! ”

"Your mother committed suicide in fear of sin," Shen Qin covered his heart that had hurt all night, gritted his teeth and sneered: "If she doesn't die, I don't know how many unsavory things will come out later!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Shen Yuyu suddenly struggled to raise his head and showed him a meaningful smile.

Shen Qin blushed inexplicably, and took a step back with his neck bent.

But listening to Shen Yuyu's hoarse voice, he sneered: "When did the accident start in the palace, and who is the person who will directly benefit from the accident, you don't know now, ...... in the future." I'm afraid it's too late to regret it. ”

Shen Qin had been friends with him for many years, and immediately understood what he meant, and subconsciously followed his gaze to look at Shen Yuli, and his heart was in a mess.

There were also some inquiring eyes elsewhere, but Shen Yuyu turned a blind eye to them, still maintaining a very non-existent appearance, and said softly to Huan Lin: "You see, some people are like this, fighting to die by themselves, and they don't want to make the living people feel better." ”

Huan Lin didn't understand his pun, and asked urgently: "You can't just forget it, right?" ”

"Of course not," Shen Yuli's voice raised a few points, "She died in fear of sin, at most she can only save her children from being implicated, but it doesn't mean that this big crime doesn't exist." ”

Shen Qingyue suddenly raised her head and looked at him.

Shen Yuli didn't care, and continued: "Actually, she is also a gunman for others. She is also the daughter of a squire, and those crooked witchcraft can't be learned from a young age, someone must be picking them up. ”

In the last sentence, he deliberately raised his voice, and sure enough, everyone's attention was drawn to Chong Xuzhen.

The latter was originally weak-hearted, and was stared at by so many eyes, so he couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and stammered: "Zhaorong Niangniang has committed suicide to prove her innocence, and she is poor and ......."

He glanced quietly at the Emperor, but the words behind him were stuck in his throat, unwilling to speak.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, the latter is likely to be followed by the sentence "You also die and try it".

In order to avoid this possibility, Chong Xuzhen hurriedly intercepted the conversation, refused to mention himself again, and said stubbornly: "It can be seen that Zhaorong Niangniang's crime is false. This matter—"

The emperor tugged at his beard and didn't speak, but it was Concubine Liu Xian who opened her mouth and said his lines: "When the evidence is conclusive, the fear of guilt and self-murder is insisted on 'self-proof of innocence', but it is also a clever plan to leave dignity for yourself." Sister Zhaorong is gone, is Chong Xuzhen planning to follow suit? ”

"I don't ......" Chong Xuzhen shook his head hurriedly, forced himself to settle down, and said in a deep voice: "Concubine Xian, the words 'evidence is conclusive', it's too easy to say, right?" ”

Ye Guifei wiped a handful of tears, her expression was timid, but her tone was not weak: "How long will the real person deny it?" The paper figure is made of green paper that is used exclusively for you in the palace, and the box is also unique to your yard, if you don't conspire with Sister Zhaorong, then it's your trick alone? ”

Chong Xuzhen is used to being held by people, and he has not tasted the taste of being interrogated for many years. At this moment, Ye Guifei asked a few soft words on his face, but he couldn't answer for a long time.

At this time, Shen Qingyue, who had bowed her head to comfort her younger brother before, suddenly stood up with a cold expression: "Father, I don't know how much my mother is guilty of this incident, but I can be sure that even if my mother does know, even if this matter is indeed my mother's trick, this false person must be the most critical part of it!" Now that the mother has been subdued, the son begs his father to be the master and severely punish the culprit to comfort the soul of the mother and concubine in the sky! ”

"What are you talking about......" Chong Xuzhen looked incredulous.

Shen Qingyue looked at him coldly: "My mother was bewitched by you and made such a heinous mistake, why do you want to stay out of it?" ”

"Ignorant child!" Chong Xuzhen shook off the dust and sneered: "You want to ask me about my sins? Do you know how many evil cults I have stopped for you! If there is no me today, and those evil spirits in the palace become presumptuous, I will see how you end! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone, including the emperor, immediately changed their faces.

Only Huan Lin was faintly happy in his heart, and even showed a little smile on his face.

- He's talking about the evil spirits in the palace! Including that big beauty?