Chapter 242, enter the palace for questioning
Prince Banli was assassinated and injured, Princess Banruo and Prince Banlian disappeared, and the three royal families of Youquan came all the way to the Central Plains, but encountered this kind of accident, the emperor was furious and wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly, originally he planned to hand over the matter to the eldest prince, but there were different voices in the court.
During this time, the one who had the most contact with the three of them was the eldest prince, but they still had an accident, which showed that the eldest prince was not capable of protecting them.
The people who said this were all people from the second prince, Su Jinnian.
The two sides almost quarreled in the court, the emperor was so angry that his head was about to explode, he was not dead, the two brothers quarreled like this, he was about to have a seizure, the eunuch Zhang Gonggong next to him hurriedly stopped the emperor from getting angry, pushed the Jin Ju tribute tea next to him, and said: "Your Majesty extinguishes the fire." β
Situ Ke on the side stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that His Royal Highness the Great Prince often brings a woman called the Speech Mirror to the palace to meet Prince Banli. β
Su Changnian hurriedly said when he heard this: "Father, it was Prince Banli who took the initiative to ask to see Miss Cijing, and Miss Cijing is Prince Banli's old acquaintance in the Western Regions. β
The emperor frowned when he heard this, and said, "There is still such a thing?" β
Su Changnian nodded busily, Su Jinnian stood up and said slowly: "Who knows if this so-called girl who quits the mirror is your person?" β
The emperor patted the dragon case and said, "Come on, go and summon the mirror to the palace!" β
When Cijing received the holy decree, she was listening to gossip in the teahouse, what she did every day was to eat and sleep, feed the fish and drink, that is, go out and wander around, listen to the nonsense of the people in the capital, the content of the gossip of the people in the capital is very wide, whether it is far away in the rivers and lakes, or close to the court, a little wind and grass, they all know it clearly, even if the soldier squire secretly redeemed Yanhong of Yanliulou last night and took him back to the house as a concubine, they can tell the ins and outs of the matter in detail.
Ci Jing listened to a few gentlemen in the private room next door discussing who met a girl who was beautiful yesterday, who went to the gambling house the day before yesterday and lost money, and was about to leave, suddenly several officers and soldiers broke in, Ci Jing This glass of wine is still in his hand, and the leading officer and soldier said: "Ci Jing will come to receive the decree quickly." β
Cijing put down the wine glass, walked to the table with her skirt, knelt down, and said, "The concubine accepts the order." β
After the officer and soldier read a clichΓ©, they finally heard the topic, it turned out that the emperor knew that Ban Li was injured, and that Pan Ruo and Pan Lian were very angry, and he heard Situ Ke, who had been stabbed a thousand times, say that this matter had something to do with her, so the emperor asked her to go into the palace for questioning.
Cijing greeted Situ Ke's ancestors for more than ten times in his heart, and then got up, and then said, "Please also ask all the officials to lead the way." β
When the person in the mirror heard about this, she was in a hurry to enter the palace, but Guiyue grabbed her and said, "If you enter the palace now, won't you sit down and arrest you?" β
Praruo paused, although it was true that Cijing caught her, but the meaning of this is different, she just rushed out so recklessly, she would kill Cijing.
"Don't worry, your brother is still in the palace, and he will be fine."
That being said, but Guiyue has no bottom in her heart, Sun Xian Lin should also know about this, and now she is probably thinking about how to save the mirror.
Just when these people were anxious, Ci Jing was sitting in the carriage, knocking melon seeds gracefully, these people were arranged by Situ Ke, and when Ci Jing heard that they were actually Situ Ke's people, he unceremoniously asked for a carriage, and by the way, he fished a bag of spiced melon seeds in the teahouse.
Cijing entered the palace and was taken directly to the front of the palace, the hundred officials were divided into two columns, and their eyes swept towards her, before the emperor could speak, Cijing had already pulled the hoarse throat of swallowing melon seeds and shouted: "Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged!" The concubine is a weak woman, how can she hurt the prince! β
The emperor was already noisy, and when he heard her call like this, he was even more angry, and slapped the dragon case heavily, and the mirror quieted down, a pair of willow eyebrows frowned slightly, his eyes were slightly red, and his big eyes were full of tears, and he looked aggrieved as if he had really been wronged.
Sun Longyou, who had never spoken up, stood behind Su Changnian and quietly looked at Cijing, wondering whether to come forward to speak for Cijing at this moment. If Cijing is really related to this matter, then he will inevitably have something to do with it, the emperor doesn't trust him in the first place, if he doesn't die because of this relationship, he will have to lose his skin.
Thinking about it like this, Sun Longyou sighed in his heart, thinking that he was the dignified king of Wanhai County, and finally became a turtle with a shrunken head, which is really ironic.
Cijing knew that Sun Longyou was looking at herself, but she didn't look at him, she knew Sun Longyou's concerns, and even if he came out, it would be useless.
"I heard that you came to see Prince Panli every day before his accident, but you didn't come back after his accident, and Princess Panruo disappeared at this time?"
"It was His Royal Highness the Great Prince who said that the prince wanted to see the concubine and the concubine." Cijing looked at Su Changnian, Su Changnian's eyes scratched her like a knife, Cijing's expression did not change, and he still looked at him aggrievedly.
Cijing wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is just a widow, and she was very taken care of by Prince Banli when she was in the Spring Kingdom, and the concubine body will not harm Prince Banli even if she has the intention to harm others." β
Su Jinnian on the side sneered and said, "Who knows if you are a white-eyed wolf?" β
Cijing looked like he was about to cry when he heard this, "Your Highness, the concubine can swear to the sky now, if the assassination of the prince is done by the concubine, or it is related to the concubine, the concubine will be bombarded by the five thunders of the heavens, and after death, she will enter the eighteenth layer of hell, and she will never be able to turn over......"
At the end of this oath, Cijing looked like tears again, and the last few words disappeared in her throat, and the emperor was upset when he saw her crying, it was almost noon, and the morning dynasty had not dispersed, and he was also very tired, and waved his hand impatiently: "Come on, drag it down and enter the dungeon." β
"Waitβ"
Suddenly a man's voice came from outside the main hall, it was just Ban Li, he stepped into the palace in a few steps, and said: "Your Majesty, the assassin of that day was a man, not a girl who quit the mirror, and the girl who quit the mirror is a weak woman, how can she hurt Lonely?" Your Majesty, don't implicate the innocent. β
He spoke in a very calm tone, but his sharp gaze swept over the courtiers, lingering on Situ Ke for a few more moments, and finally looked at the emperor on the high platform.
The emperor said, "Then according to the prince's wishes, how to deal with her?" β
"Let her go, and the consequences will be borne by yourself." Banli said calmly.
Situ Ke's eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but he looked at the mirror.
Cijing lowered her head, because of the crying just now, her hair was a little scattered, and the white silk flowers fell to the ground, Cijing reached out to pick it up, Situ Ke saw the eight-treasure bracelet in her hand, and his expression changed slightly.
In the end, Cijing was put back, and when she arrived at the gate of the palace, Situ Ke was already waiting for her there, Cijing didn't even bother to give him a straight look, and walked straight in front of him.
Situ Ke was not annoyed, followed over, and said, "This eight-treasure bracelet in the hand of the girl who quits the mirror, but Zhen'er gave it to you?" β
Cijing didn't speak, Situ Ke took it as if she was acquiescing, and asked again: "So Zhen'er is here with Miss Cijing now?" β
Cijing's footsteps stopped, looked at him coldly, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and tried his best to resist the urge to punch him on his sanctimonious smiling face, and said softly: "Lord Situ, the little young master left the residence the day before yesterday, and the neighbors can testify, if you don't believe it, don't be mistaken, otherwise this matter will not be able to save the concubine body from the prince, and the concubine body will have to go to the prison for a trip." β
The red in her eyes has not yet dissipated, and her voice is a little hoarse, but it is a clear and cold tone, listening to the inexplicable tickle of people's hearts, Situ Ke's heart jumped, and said: "It's my fault, I apologize to the girl who quits the mirror." β
"No need, the concubine can't stand it."
Back in Jingju, Cijing closed the door, Cuiwei Cuinong greeted her, Cijing asked, "Where is the princess?" β
"Stay in the room."
Cijing rubbed his eyebrows and said, "What about Rosemoon?" β
"Princesse Guiyue is with her."
"Are you alright?" Rosemoon had already walked out, and asked when she saw Cijing's tired appearance.
Cijing shook his head, "It's okay, it's just that I'm angry with Situ Ke, a dead bastard." β
"If you're a bastard, why bother to be like him." Guiyue said lightly.
Cijing pursed his lips, took the teacup handed over by Cuiwei, took a sip, and said, "I heard that Situ Zhen is also gone?" β
Hearing this, Guiyue raised her eyebrows and did not speak.
"The last time he gave me this eight-treasure bracelet, Situ Ke's fucking bastard saw it and thought it had something to do with me."
While the two were talking, Praruo came out of the house, saw the mirror and said, "How is it?" β
Ci Jing quickly replied to her: "Don't worry, your brother Wang is fine, and I am okay for the time being." β
"Hmph, who cares if you're okay?" Praruo obviously cared about the mirror, but he still raised his chin proudly, made a blank look, and glanced at her from the corner of his eye.
Cijing took another sip of tea and said, "I'll send you back to the palace tonight, you are a burden." β
"Don't go back!"
"Don't you want to see your brother?"
"I want to see Brother Wang, but I don't think so now, didn't you say that Brother Wang is okay now? Didn't you say that if you go back now, you're also dragging back Brother Wang? β
Hey, this little girl, I remember it so clearly, she grinded her teeth and glared at her, but she didn't really want to send her back, so she ignored her anymore, and only said coldly: "I'm tired, go back to sleep, and call me again when you have dinner." β
Cui Wei Cui Nong looked at each other, and her eyes turned red again when she ignored her, but Rosemoon was still faint, and said, "You all stand down, let her be quiet alone for a while." β
Cuiwei and Cuinong both left, and if she hesitated and hesitated, she spoke hesitantly and said, "Isn't Cijing particularly annoying?" β