Chapter 30: A Turning Point
Liuyun was waiting at the gate of the palace, and when he saw only Changli coming out, he was a little anxious.
"Lord, where is the county lord?"
Changli didn't stop, and stepped directly into the carriage, "Let's go back and talk about it." ”
Liuyun had no choice but to answer and drove the carriage home.
The Royal Study.
Liuyun exclaimed, "What should I do then?" In this way, it is a dead end, and if you know it, you won't come back! ”
Changli raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "Where can you go if you don't come back?" ”
Liuyun pouted and muttered, "That's better than sending him to death......
Changli looked out the door, as if thinking, "It's not like this matter is completely out of the ordinary. ”
"What turnaround?"
"The bracelet was given by the imperial grandmother, if the imperial grandmother is not to blame, then this crime will naturally not fall."
Liuyun listened, and wrinkled his face, "This ...... Convince the Queen Mother...... It doesn't seem realistic. ”
Chang Li's face was calm, "That's not necessarily. ”
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Early the next morning, Chang Li went to Yonghe Palace to greet the Queen Mother.
Although Emperor Yijia didn't care about this son, the Queen Mother treated everyone equally, and even treated Changli better.
Maybe it's because he lost his mother at a young age, and he has pity in his heart.
When he left the past, he met Ming Xin coming out of the Queen Mother's palace with a maid.
When Mingxin saw him, he immediately lowered his head, his face was shy, his fair face was flushed, and he was slightly blessed.
Changli walked straight over as if he hadn't noticed her.
Mingxin couldn't help but be gloomy, looking at Changli's back, stunned.
As soon as Changli stepped into Yonghe Palace, the Queen Mother smiled, as if she was very happy to see this imperial grandson.
"Yo~ Why did Li'er remember to come to my palace today? Come, sit down first. ”
Changli bowed and sat opposite the Queen Mother, "Naturally, I came to greet the imperial grandmother." ”
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said jokingly, "I'm afraid there is something else, right?" ”
"There is indeed one more thing I would like to ask the Imperial Grandmother."
The Queen Mother pondered, "Let the mourning family guess, but for Bai Ge's business?" ”
Changli paused for a moment, and his face softened a little, "The imperial grandmother really knows things like a god, and she can't hide anything from you." ”
The Queen Mother waved her hand again and again, "Hey~ Ming Xin came to tell me about it early this morning, and you came over after you, can I still not guess?" ”
"Mingxin?" , Changli thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was indeed a woman who went out of the palace.
"But it's not, the palace gate has just opened, and I ran over."
"How did the Imperial Grandmother answer?"
The Queen Mother glanced at him and sighed leisurely, "This Bai Ge is indeed a big mistake, and the mourning family was unwilling to agree." ”
She looked at Changli again, "But you really have never begged for anything from your mourning family, so it's rare to open your mouth once, and you can't refuse to go." ”
Chang Li's expression was relieved, "Grandmother Xie Huang is considerate. ”
"Thank you, thank you, I liked Bai Ge's child originally, and the situation at that time was also a last resort......
"A woman, alone in Anling, naturally has a lot of difficulties."
"Yes, I'm old too, but I can't let her lose her life because of my old bones." As she spoke, the Queen Mother smiled.
Changli talked to the Queen Mother for a while, and then got up and left.
He thought that it would take a lot of effort to get the Queen Mother to agree to this matter, but he didn't expect her to agree so easily.
Although it was somewhat unexpected, he didn't think much about it.
After Changli left, the Queen Mother called the personal female official beside her and whispered a few words.
After the female official listened, she blessed her body and took a few palace maids out of Yonghe Palace.
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The prison of the Criminal Department.
Flickering torches hung on the walls of the cell's corridors, but despite this, the space was still very dim, and even the air was cloudy and smelled of dried blood due to the lack of daylight all year round.
Each cell had a separate window, built high up, with a faint light that barely made it possible to tell the hour.
Ami has been taken to the cell since yesterday, and she is still supposed to eat and sleep.
It was November, and it was already cold, but fortunately the cell was impermeable on all sides, and she lay on a pile of straw, covered with a little more cover, but it was still warm.
At this time, she opened her eyes, wrinkled her face and rubbed her neck, sat up, and muttered, "It's so uncomfortable to sleep here, my neck is sore......"
As he spoke, he looked up at the window and estimated that it was not too early.
She stood up, ready to move her muscles, but she heard a sound of footsteps, neat and orderly.
After a while, she saw five women who looked like palace maids appear in front of the cell, and the leading palace maid was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.
The five men stood still at the door, followed by a jailer, who opened the door with great clarity and left.
The leading palace maid walked in with a few people, bowing her head slightly, her face expressionless, and looking like she was doing business, "County lord, the slave maid is the eldest maid Ruyi next to the Queen Mother, and I came to inspect it at the behest of the Queen Mother." ”
Ami was a little puzzled, frowned and asked, "Check?" ”
"I heard that there is a red birthmark on Bai Ge's waist, if the county lord is really Bai Ge, the Queen Mother will not be embarrassed."
In this way, Ami immediately understood, if she was Bai Ge and the Queen Mother didn't blame her, it would naturally be easier for the emperor to do it.
She didn't say anything, turned around, and said softly, "I'm sorry for you to help look around." ”
Ruyi tilted his head slightly, and several palace maids behind him took the order to step forward, pull open the prepared cloth, and separate it in front of Ami.
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After noon, the Queen Mother took her personal maid to the imperial study.
At that time, Emperor Yijia was approving the folding, and when he saw the Queen Mother coming, he hurriedly got up to greet him.
"The queen mother is not resting in the palace at this time, she came to the imperial study, but what is the matter?"
The Queen Mother smiled and sat down on the side, but asked rhetorically, "Doesn't the emperor know what happened to the mourning family?" ”
Emperor Yijia thought about it, and suddenly sank his face, "If it is something else, the sons will naturally obey the arrangement of the queen mother, but this matter is ......"
The Queen Mother interrupted him with a smile, "Bai Ge is indeed true, I sent someone to check it in the morning, and the birthmark on her body is indeed exactly the same as when she was a child." ”
"Even so, it is unforgivable to pawn the items in the palace without permission!"
The Queen Mother sighed, "Emperor, since it is a reward from the mourning family, the mourning family is not to blame, so you don't have to pursue it anymore." ”
Emperor Yijia frowned, and said in a deep voice, "The queen mother has already asked her son for a reward for Bai Ge's affairs, which can be regarded as benevolence and righteousness, if she is easily released this time, won't it make the people of the world say that my royal family is unfair?" ”
In fact, he has always had a prejudice against Bai Ge, from the time he learned that she had dealings with the two princes, he didn't want to see her, even if he later knew that she was the daughter of the Bai Imperial Doctor, he just sympathized with the Bai family's suffering.
The Queen Mother paused, and continued, "The mourning family is now old, and there are not a few years to live, if Bai Ge loses his life because of me, then my sins will be heavy, you have the right to accumulate virtue for me, treat it leniently, and it can be regarded as an explanation to everyone." ”
Emperor Yijia attaches the most importance to filial piety, and when he heard her say this, he had no idea for a while.
His expression moved slightly, and he sighed and said, "Don't say that to the queen mother, since it is for the queen mother, the sons and daughters will be treated leniently." ”
The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction, "How to deal with it is up to the emperor's decision, and the rest of the mourners can't be controlled." ”
Emperor Yijia bowed slightly, as a response.
But the dissatisfaction with Bai Ge in his heart is getting stronger and stronger......