Chapter 391: The Empress Settles the Case

The person who stopped talking was Zhang Yunwen. Somehow, when he saw that the two chamberlains were about to hit Wu Meiniang hard, he couldn't help but roar and stopped.

Li Zhi and Princess Jinyang both looked at Zhang Yunwen in surprise, thinking to themselves, could it be that this Gong'e still has something to do with her brother-in-law?

As soon as the elderly Gong E heard someone call to stop, she followed the sound and saw that it was a man in civilian clothes walking slowly towards this side. As soon as she saw this man, the elder Gong E knew that this person was an official of the foreign court, and said lukewarmly: "I don't know what this lord has to say?" ”

As soon as these words fell, Li Zhi and Princess Jinyang had already followed, standing behind Zhang Yunwen.

As soon as they saw the two Taoists, the palace attendants in the courtyard did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly knelt down.

Li Zhi asked the palace attendants to get up, while Princess Jinyang asked curiously on the side: "Brother-in-law, why did you stop just now?" Is this maid of yours? ”

Zhang Yunwen shook his head, bowed his head and said to Princess Jinyang: "Brother-in-law just saw that this woman was strong-willed and suffered so many boards, and she didn't say a word, and she admired it in her heart, so come and take a look!" Saying that, he straightened up, looked at the elderly Gong E, and said, "Judging from the eyes of this general, such a stubborn and strong person would not vote for any jade phoenix hairpin!" ”

The old Gong E sneered: "The general's words are too far-fetched, wouldn't that woman with a strong personality do something like stealing?" ”

Zhang Yunwen shook his head: "Although it is possible, I believe she will not!" He secretly added in his heart, would a female emperor do such a thing of stealing chickens and touching dogs?

Hearing Zhang Yunwen's words, Wu Meiniang, who was originally lying on the stool, suddenly raised her head, and looked at Zhang Yunwen with a pair of phoenix eyes, full of gratitude.

Zhang Yunwen saw Wu Meiniang's face for the first time, and saw her lying on a stool, with the green silk on her head scattered, and the sweat on her forehead overflowing, sticking to the green silk. A pair of phoenix eyes, with indescribable agility. The bridge of the nose is high and straight, and the cheeks are plump, and she is really a big beauty.

The old palace maid saw Zhang Yunwen protecting Wu Meiniang like this, and saw this Wu Meiniang raise her head, looked at Zhang Yunwen, and couldn't help but be secretly annoyed in her heart, blaming Zhang Yunwen for making her lose face in front of the palace laves, and said in a non-yin and yang manner at the moment: "This lord, just now I heard His Royal Highness the King of Jin and Her Royal Highness the Princess of Jinyang call you brother-in-law, presumably the adult is also a courtier!" The horse also calls himself 'this general', which shows that the horse is a military general of the foreign dynasty. However, this disposal of the palace maid is a matter of the inner court, and the horse is in charge, so it is inevitably too lenient! ”

Seeing that the elderly palace maid was not yin or yang when she spoke, Li Zhi's face couldn't help but sink, and when he was about to speak, about to reprimand this palace maid, Princess Jinyang on the side had already spoken: "The foreign minister can't take care of it, so can the palace take care of it?" This palace maid is in charge! Help her up first, let's go to the queen mother's side! ”

Zhang Yunwen suddenly looked at Princess Jinyang who suddenly showed her majesty with a look of surprise, he really couldn't imagine that this looked like she was only seven or eight years old, and she was usually such a well-behaved little girl in front of him to put up a princess shelf.

And Li Zhi, who was beside him, couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw Zhang Yunwen's expression, and seemed to be surprised.

The elderly palace maid listened to Princess Jinyang's words, and couldn't help but look embarrassed: "Your Royal Highness Princess, this matter is just a trivial matter, don't bother the queen!" Concubine Yin is still waiting for the slave to make a difference! ”

Princess Jinyang frowned, and her pretty and lovely face pretended to be serious: "You slave, a Yin concubine, is there only Aunt Yin in your eyes, and there is no princess?" ”

"Slaves don't dare!" The palace maid hurriedly said with sincere fear.

"In that case, why don't you go to the queen mother with the main palace!" After Princess Jinyang said this, she turned around gorgeously and walked out.

The palace maids looked at each other one by one, and then followed.

Wu Meiniang walked up to Zhang Yunwen with the support of a beautiful palace maid, saluted Zhang Yunwen, and then followed the team.

Li Zhi pushed Zhang Yunwen on the side, with an inexplicable smile on his face: "Hehe, brother-in-law, don't keep up yet!" ”

When I came to the dormitory where Empress Changsun was located, I saw Empress Changsun wearing a plain white palace dress, leaning lazily on a soft couch, holding a book, and reading slowly.

Princess Jinyang walked in the front, a pair of small hands in the waist, strutting towards the palace, those guards standing aside, saw Princess Jinyang with a large group of people coming, looked at each other, but did not stop.

"Queen Mother!" As soon as she saw Empress Changsun, Princess Jinyang pounced on her with a smile.

Empress Eldest Sun put down the scroll, and a bright smile appeared on her emaciated face: "Little son, what are you doing with so many people to the queen mother's bedroom?" ”

As he spoke, he looked back, saw Zhang Yunwen, and nodded slightly.

"Meet the Queen!" Zhang Yunwen and the palace maids bowed down at the same time.

"Yunwen, get up! Arise also. Empress Eldest Sun waved her wide sleeves and said.

"Queen Mother, that's it!" Princess Jinyang told what had happened in a few words, and while speaking, she also pointed to Wu Meiniang, who was covered in bruises in the crowd.

After listening to what happened, Empress Eldest Sun's face gradually sank, and she looked at the elderly palace maid and said, "Bi Jing, are you guilty?" ”

The elderly palace maid named Bi Jing hurriedly knelt down, but said in her mouth: "Please make it clear that the slave doesn't know where to be guilty?" ”

"Dare to be hard-mouthed!" Empress Changsun said slightly angrily, "This palace has told you and other female officials three times and twice that they will not wait for corporal punishment. And look at it, what kind of appearance has this palace maid been beaten by you? ”

"Wronged, mother!" Na Bi Jing shouted wronged, "This Wu Meiniang stole the jade phoenix hairpin of Concubine Yin, but she didn't admit it to death, and the slave and maid were punished with a cane!" ”

"Did she admit it?"

"This ......" Bi Jing was about to tell the eldest grandson queen how stubborn and unrecognizable Wu Meiniang was, but Wu Meiniang, who was standing behind everyone, pounced out and knelt next to Bi Jing: "Queen Mother, the slave maid is wronged, the slave maid has never taken the hosta of the concubine at all!" ”

"Nonsense! Since you didn't steal the hosta of Concubine Yin, how could the hosta be in the mezzanine of your bed? It's clear that you took it! Before Empress Changsun could speak, Bi Jing spoke.

Empress Eldest Sun let out a soft snort in dissatisfaction, and Bi Jing hurriedly bowed her head to the ground, not daring to say more.

"Wu, this palace remembers that you are the daughter of the late Ying Guogong, the governor of Jingzhou, and the scholar of the Ministry of Rites! At the time of this year's draft, the palace heard that there was a woman in the martial arts family, who was quick and sensitive, and had a beautiful appearance, so he issued an edict to find you in the palace! Empress Eldest Sun said lightly.

When those palace maids heard Wu Meiniang's identity, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and even the palace maid who was holding Wu Meiniang looked at her in surprise.

"The slave maid has long been in the middle of the family, so don't mention these!" Wu Meiniang heard Empress Changsun mention her life experience, and she couldn't help but show sadness.

"This palace originally wanted to keep you in the palace, be a palace maid for a year, taste the warmth and coldness of this palace, and then recommend you to Your Majesty! I can't imagine that something like this happened today! Okay, Wu and Bi Jing, you all get up, this palace and listen to you talk about this matter! ”

Na Bijing heard the meaning of protection in the mouth of the eldest grandson queen, and her heart was worried, and she said hard: "Yesterday, Concubine Yin Niangniang recruited slaves and maids to go over, saying that a jade phoenix hairpin was missing, and asked the slave and maid to check the slave and maid to search the palace maids, and found the jade phoenix hairpin under the bed of Wu Meiniang. asked Wu Meiniang to ask, but she bit it to death and refused to admit it, so the slave and maid were punished with a cane. Unexpectedly, I was bumped into by the colt and His Royal Highness the King of Jin and His Royal Highness the Princess, and the next thing is already known to the mother! ”

When Empress Changsun heard this, she pondered for a moment, and instructed the female officials beside her: "Go and invite Concubine Yin to come over!" ”

As soon as the female officer responded, a coquettish voice came from outside: "You don't need my sister to send someone, my little sister is here uninvited!" ”

The crowd saluted the uninvited concubine again. The latter didn't look at it, and walked straight to the eldest grandson queen: "Sister, you have to be the master of the little sister, that jade phoenix hairpin was given to the little sister by His Majesty, and the little sister has always cherished it!" ”

"Okay, okay, this palace will deal with it impartially!" Empress Eldest Sun said impatiently.

Zhang Yunwen saw this Yin Concubine for the first time, and unlike the eldest grandson queen and the Yang Concubine he had seen, this Yin concubine not only had a charming voice, but also a very delicate appearance. I saw that her green silk was stacked like clouds, her eyes were narrow and long, slightly raised, the bridge of her nose was high, and her thin lips were painted red, but she gave people a sense of meanness.

Seeing this Yin concubine, Zhang Yunwen remembered her son Li You, the king of Qi, at this moment, I am afraid that she still doesn't know that she sued her son, if she knows, what will her expression be?

Just thinking about it, I only heard the eldest grandson queen say: "Bi Jing concludes that this Wu Meiniang is the one who stole her sister's jade phoenix, what does my sister think?" ”

Concubine Yin didn't look at Wu Meiniang, and said in her mouth: "Since Bi Jing found the jade phoenix hairpin under her bed, it was she who stole it!" ”

Empress Changsun said: "This palace doesn't think so!" This Wu Meiniang is a famous family, and she has been strictly trained and knowledgeable since she was a child, how could she do such a theft? Someone must have framed her! So this matter has to be investigated carefully! ”

When Concubine Yin heard this, her face sank, and then she covered her mouth and smiled: "Hehe, my sister has always been fair, how can she be partial to this Wu Meiniang now?" ”

Empress Eldest Sun's gaze swept over the palace attendants: "It's really because this palace wants to give Wu Meiniang a fairness, so we have to investigate carefully and find out the real thief!" ”

"Okay, since my sister has said so, then my sister will see how my sister investigates the case today and how to find out the real thief!" Concubine Yin unceremoniously sat on the Taishi chair next to her, looking at Empress Changsun and Wu Meiniang, looking like she was watching a good show.

When Empress Changsun heard this, she was so angry that she couldn't help coughing slightly twice and bent down slightly.

"Queen Mother!" Princess Jinyang and Li Zhi stepped forward at the same time, surrounding the eldest grandson queen with concern.

Empress Changsun waved her hand: "It's okay, the queen mother is fine!" ”

Straightened up, his gaze slowly swept over the crowd and fell on Zhang Yunwen.