Chapter 137: Three crimes are punished together, leaving the whole corpse

Aunt Nian hurriedly ran over and opened the door again.

Standing at the door were the same two soldiers. One of them unfolded a portrait and shook it: "Do you see this person?" ”

Su Qingyuan was startled, and subconsciously raised her hand to cover her face.

Aunt Nian hurriedly smiled: "Yo, whose girl is this?" It's really watery! ”

The soldier sneered: "See clearly, this is a prisoner!" Whoever shields her is a great sin for the whole clan, you know? ”

Aunt Nian nodded and smiled, almost flattering: "I understand, I understand!" We are all from our own families, and in such a year, we will never dare to let people enter the door, please rest assured, officials! ”

"You don't have to panic," the soldier put away the portrait, "if you see her, whether you live or die, send it to the government, and you will be prosperous, and you will not have to worry about food and clothing for a few lifetimes!" ”

Aunt Nian made a submissive appearance, and even said "don't dare".

The soldier snorted coldly and turned around and left, clutching the portrait in his hand and slapping it at the same time, complaining loudly: "My legs are almost broken, and I don't even see a shadow!" I don't know whose head this wealth will fall on! According to me, since the above said 'life or death', let's just go to the hook and find someone who looks similar to the death and sacrifice it! If you want to live, we are afraid of revealing the stuffing, and it is not easy to die......"

The two of them talked all the way, going farther and farther.

Aunt Nian sighed, slowly closed the door and turned back, grabbing Su Qingyuan's hand.

Su Qingyuan narrowed her eyes and smiled: "I almost believed you." ”

Aunt Nian looked at her suspiciously: "What?" ”

Su Qingyuan shook off her hand and turned back to her room.

She was almost going to believe it, if the two soldiers hadn't come back to sing the play.

Chin prisoners? Life or death?

The other party was obviously too eager to make her hate Lu Li, so he didn't hesitate to make up such a long piece of nonsense, just to repeat these two words to her.

But they don't seem to understand the truth of "too much".

Even if Lu Li really wants her to die, it is impossible to put the words "life and death" on the table, let alone say that she is a "prisoner"!

"Blaming His Holiness" is a truth that everyone knows. She is the queen mother of South Vietnam, even if she commits the crime of rebellion, she can only declare that she was killed violently and quietly executed, how can she announce it to the world with such fanfare? No matter how stupid Lu Li is, he will not leave himself a charge of injustice and unfilial piety on top of history!

Golden Guard?

It's ridiculous, do you think that wearing a golden armor is a golden armor guard?

Su Qingyuan returned to the bed and lay down, curling the corners of her lips mockingly.

Aunt Nian followed in and sat down on the edge of the bed: "Do you suspect that those two people colluded with me just now to deceive you?" At this point, do you still choose to believe in Lu Li? ”

"I prefer to choose to believe in myself." Su Qingyuan sneered and covered her face with the quilt.

***

In the palace, the atmosphere is still frighteningly oppressive.

In fact, there is a lot of good news in the past few days: the rebels are unable to besiege the city, and have retreated to camp thirty miles outside the city; Several small affiliated states in the southwest each sent a part of their soldiers and organized a reinforcement of about 100,000 people, which was only a few hundred miles away from the capital; The reinforcements of Luoyun City have been assembled and are hurrying to the capital......

However, so much good news still did not dilute the clouds above Miyagi.

Everyone knows why.

After the end of the day, Lu Li returned to the spotlessly cleaned Fanghua Palace.

In the spring of March, the red and willow green flowers in the courtyard failed to illuminate the dark clouds in everyone's hearts, and the fragrance of flowers mixed with the smell of earth could not dilute the bloody smell wafting from outside the wall.

The palace walls and floor tiles have been washed so many times, and the spring rain has fallen, but the smell of killing still lingers.

Lu Li entered the door, and only the two new unknown little palace maids saluted silently and brought tea.

The old people in this palace are dead and wounded, and there is no one to be seen at this time.

Duan Ran took Lu Junnuo's little hand and came in from outside, frowning: "Good and dignified, what are you doing in Fanghua Palace again?" The thing reminds one of its owner? ”

Lu Li raised his head and glanced at him, and Duan Ran shrank his shoulders weakly.

He knew that Lu Li was still complaining about him, so at this time, Lu Junnuo was his talisman, and he didn't dare to leave his hand for a moment.

The two sat facing each other, silent for a moment, and Lu Li looked down at the few books on the desk: "There is still no news." Even the corpse of the thief has been found, but she is the only one...... It was as if she had vanished into thin air, leaving not even a trace. ”

Duan Ran tried hard to squeeze out a smile: "There is no news, that's the best news!" Think about it: she had fallen into the hands of the thief, but now that the thief is dead, she is gone, what does this mean? It means that she killed the thief and ran away! I knew that woman was unusual, a heroine among women! ”

"Do you believe these words yourself?" Lu Li asked rhetorically.

Duan Ran tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Lu Li stood up irritably: "There was also the midwife who disappeared with her-the strange thing is that the midwife's family also disappeared out of thin air, do you think this is normal?" ”

Duan Ran couldn't make up anything.

Lu Junnuo was listening, and cried again.

At this time, Luo Xia stood at the door with a cane: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is here." ”

"Please let her in." Lu Li's eyes narrowed.

Duan Ran immediately rolled his eyes unceremoniously: "Hey, aren't you?" Little Kite's bones are not cold, you actually want to summon other women in her palace? What does this mean, did you invite someone to come? Lu Li, do you still want to be shameless? ”

When Lu Li heard the words "the bones are not cold", he immediately picked up the fold at hand and threw it over.

Duan Ran quickly reached out to catch it, and ran over and put it back on the table.

At this time, Cheng Ruoshui had already entered the door, bowed his head gently, saluted, and stood quietly beside him.

Lu Li sat down again and looked at her coldly: "Why are you dressed so plainly?" To whom is the funeral for? ”

Cheng Ruoshui shuddered and knelt down: "Concubines have always liked plain colors. If the emperor doesn't like it, the concubine will go back and change it. ”

"You don't have to change it," Lu Li sneered, "You can explain to me first—what's going on with the explosives in the Beiyan Post House?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui was startled and raised his head: "What explosives?" The concubine doesn't understand! ”

"Bring people in!" Lu Li shouted outward.

Xiao Luzi immediately threw in with a few guards and two people who were tied up.

Cheng Ruoshui's face changed slightly: "Your Majesty, what does this mean?" ”

Lu Li leaned on the soft couch tiredly, and said coldly: "I have already asked clearly about what should be interrogated." If you feel that you have been wronged, why don't you ask him to confess again in front of you? ”

Cheng Ruoshui's face gradually turned pale, but not because of fear, but because of anger: "This is simply a crime of desire...... Your Majesty, the concubines have never seen these two, what charges do they want to put on the heads of the concubines? You know what a concubine is like......"

Lu Li avoided her gaze in disgust and sneered: "Hu Mingzong, the little eunuch of Yuxiu Palace, once received your favor three years ago, right?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui's voice immediately stopped.

But after a while, she immediately fell down again: "The emperor is clear! It is true that the concubine once inadvertently saved the little eunuch, but ...... That doesn't mean anything! ”

Lu Li slapped heavily on the table: "Do you think that since I have caught the clues, I will call you to grind your teeth before the interrogation is clear?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui looked frightened and froze.

Duan Ran walked over slowly and squatted down in front of Cheng Ruoshui: "It's actually you?" Our well-known Miss Cheng San, the elegant and noble Concubine Niangniang? No wonder they say that dogs that bite people don't bark, your methods are ruthless enough! You can find out about Lu Li's secret matter of planting explosives in the Beiyan Post House - you've been waiting for that opportunity for a long time, right? ”

Cheng Ruoshui shook her head desperately, and the blank look on her face showed that she didn't want to admit her guilt.

Lu Li casually picked up a book and played with it in his hand, and sneered: "The matter of the post house is only one of them, if you want to deny it, you might as well explain the second thing together: On the day of the anti-thief siege, it was you who brought Beiyan and Princess Jing to Fanghua Palace and talked to Ah Kite for a long time, right?" ”

"Yes." This time, Cheng Ruoshui happily admitted it.

Duan Ran's face changed: "How did it get to Hejing's body?" ”

Lu Li waved his hand at him, still looking at Cheng Ruoshui: "After you left Fanghua Palace, Ah Yuan immediately went to the imperial study, do you dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with you?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui was so anxious that he was a little incoherent: "This ...... Where does this begin? The concubine just chatted with the Queen Mother for a few words and persuaded the Queen Mother to relax! The concubines have never sowed discord, nor have they ever provoked the queen mother to go to the imperial study to disturb the emperor, is it also a sin to talk a few words? ”

Lu Li glared at her with disgust: "So your methods are quite clever!" You didn't say a word inappropriately, and you really didn't say anything, but it was precisely because you persuaded a few words at the 'right' time that Ah Kite temporarily decided to go to the imperial study—how coincidentally, Jing Min also happened to listen to your persuasion that day and decided to go to the imperial study to see me! If it weren't for the other two things, I wouldn't have thought that this matter had anything to do with you, and I wouldn't have thought that your every word and deed, every move, would actually contain such a big evil intention! ”

Cheng Ruoshui's eyes were full of tears, but the expression on his face gradually became a little stubborn: "Harboring evil intentions? It turns out that the emperor sees me like this...... You feel guilty in your own heart, and you refuse to admit your mistakes, so you have to put the responsibility on others, and the concubine has nothing to say! ”

Lu Li clenched the fold in his hand, and his face sank more and more.

Cheng Ruoshui let out a low sneer: "Yes, I really shouldn't have come that day, and I really shouldn't have persuaded the Queen Mother to untie the knot!" But why don't you ask yourself - if you behave properly and sit upright, the Queen Mother will not be sad and angry even if she arrives in the imperial study, let alone premature birth! While the emperor asked me what was in mind, did you dare to ask yourself: What did you do to make the Queen Mother angry like that! ”

Lu Li lowered his head, avoiding her gaze, and gritted his teeth for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "I am indeed ashamed of her, but this is also because your methods are vicious!" If there was no dynamite, how could Ah Kite not believe me! ”

Cheng Ruoshui hooked the corners of his lips silently, smiling sarcastically.

"Brother Huang, did this woman hurt the queen mother?" Lu Junnuo blinked his eyes and opened his mouth crisply.

Duan Ran immediately reached out and scooped him into his arms: "Yes, it's this bad woman!" She almost blew up your mother, and she caused your mother to have a sad birth, and she didn't know if she was alive or dead—and more importantly, she almost blew up your master! ”

"The master won't mention it, the person who harmed my mother, damn it!" Lu Junnuo jumped up angrily.

"Hey, why didn't the master mention it?!" Duan Ran felt very aggrieved.

Lu Li nodded to Luo Xia, and sneered again: "The combined punishment for two crimes is enough for you to die a few times, can you still quibble about this third thing?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui bit the corner of his lip and widened his eyes.

Duan Ran immediately came over: "There is a third thing?" Concubine Xian Niangniang hides deep enough! ”

Luo Xia beckoned outside, and immediately someone brought four or five little eunuchs.

Duan Ran recognized that they were the first few eunuchs in the palace who took advantage of the chaos to rebel a few days ago.

Cheng Ruoshui's face changed slightly.

Lu Li stood up and walked in front of her: "Do you know why I called them?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui hesitated for a long time and shook his head slowly.

Several little eunuchs knelt down in unison, and one of them immediately shouted, "Concubine Xian, you want to save us!" As you said at the beginning, as long as we create a little chaos and delay the time so that Jin Jiawei does not dare to leave the palace easily, this is a great credit - now that the credit is not earned, but will be killed, you can't ignore us! ”

Luo Xia sneered mockingly beside her: "It's also 'meritorious'!" Who do you think is poisoning your food these days? She has done something wrong, and naturally she wants to kill people and destroy her mouth, how can she really give you any 'credit'! ”

Duan Ran was stunned for a long time, and suddenly stretched out two thumbs up to Cheng Ruoshui: "Concubine Xian, admire, admire!" ”

Lu Li bent down, stretched out his hand to hook Cheng Ruoshui's chin, and gritted his teeth: "It's really a good means, it's so courageous!" Ah Kite is already at a critical juncture, in order to drag Jin Jiawei and prevent people from saving her, you can even plan the eunuch rebellion! ”

"I didn't." Cheng Ruoshui was expressionless.

Lu Li shook her casually and threw her out in disgust: "No? I have come to ask you: What is the purpose of the eunuch's rebellion? Could it be that a group of eunuchs can still change the dynasty? What's more, if you want to rebel, you should break into the palace to get the jade seal, instead of making a lot of noise in the harem! Tell me, what's the point of them kidnapping you and Jingmin? ”

"Maybe they just misjudged the situation, thinking that the anti-thieves were about to break the city, and in order to find a chance to survive for themselves, they wanted to tie us up and surrender to the anti-thieves......" Cheng Ruoshui said stiffly.

Lu Li leaned down to look at her: "You have read so many history books, do you remember which time after the change of dynasty, the new monarch entered the palace to slaughter the eunuchs?" They are not my henchmen, so what's the point of the thieves killing them? ”

Cheng Ruoshui gritted his teeth and said: "The emperor naturally knows this, but the people below are confused, and there are people who can't figure it out for a while." ”

Lu Li looked at her mockingly: "You probably forgot, the first emperor only got the country by burning the Weiyang Palace, and I also killed the first emperor to sit in this position - if you want to slaughter the palace people, the people in the palace should have changed two batches in the past sixteen years, where is the turn to get the thief?" ”

Cheng Ruoshui's face finally changed greatly.

Although the means of succession of these generations of kings are not glorious, what everyone knows is different once it is put on the table.

There is only one explanation for Lu Li to say such things in person.

He was murderous.

Cheng Ruoshui sat on the ground and raised his head unwillingly: "The emperor's inference seems to be seamless, but you have no physical evidence, and you can't just rely on the words of the eunuchs and guards, or even your speculation, to put the charges on the heads of the concubines!" The concubine pleaded not guilty! ”

Lu Li returned to the case and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter whether you admit guilt or not, I won't keep you in the palace." ”

Cheng Ruoshui raised his head and knelt straight: "The emperor wants to expel me from the palace?" I have been in the palace for less than half a year, and there is nothing immoral about Su Ri, so you have no reason to expel me! What's more, now that the war situation is not settled, it is the time to employ people, my father and brother have always been loyal to you, and if you expel me now, are you not afraid that my father and brother will defect? ”

"You're thinking too much," Lu Li sneered, "I've already listed your guilt and sent it to the Guogong Mansion along with the confessions of those minions." If Ding Guogong still chooses to protect his shortcomings after reading those confessions, I have nothing to say. ”

"My father, he ......" Cheng Ruoshui immediately collapsed again.

Dingguo Gong is a person, and of course he knows what he is a daughter.

The matter of killing relatives in righteousness, he is not an old man who has never done it!

"Your Majesty, now that the situation is so chaotic, where do you let your concubines go? If my father knew about those things, he would definitely not allow me to return to the Gongfu again......" Cheng Ruoshui burst into tears.

Duan Ran smiled "hehe": "Where else can you go?" Tens of thousands of soldiers have already opened the way for you on the Huangquan Road, are you still not satisfied? ”

Cheng Ruoshui immediately shouted: "The emperor is kind-hearted and won't kill me!" ”

Duan Ran bared his teeth at her: "Yes, Changli is kind-hearted!" But think about who you're hurting? The life and death of the woman and child you have been separated from for a long time are still unknown, and you still want to live? This is also Changli has a good temper, if you change me, you will definitely cut off the flesh on your body with your own hands! ”

Cheng Ruoshui was so frightened that his teeth trembled, and he no longer had his usual elegant and noble demeanor.

Lu Li leaned on the table and sat quietly for a long time.

Cheng Ruoshui began to sit on the ground silently and cry, only shedding tears and not even sobbing.

But Lu Li never looked at her again from beginning to end.

After a quarter of an hour like this, Cheng Ruoshui suddenly stood up: "The emperor really wants to kill me?" When will the execution be carried out? ”

"When you've had enough crying." Lu Li turned around.

Cheng Ruoshui hooked the corners of her lips and smiled hard: "Then now, it's okay." ”

Duan Ran sighed twice: "Awesome, awesome!" It's obviously a crime that deserves to die, but you have a heroic visual effect of righteousness, what a talent! ”

Cheng Ruoshui's face stiffened, and he almost broke his work.

Lu Li narrowed his eyes and looked at her with disgust: "You don't have to make this appearance. I always knew that you were different, but no matter how different your temperament and appearance were, you were just a poisonous weed with a unique shape. ”

Cheng Ruo's calm face finally changed. She held her head high and hissed, "I'm not a poisonous weed!" In terms of talent and family background, I am the most suitable person to be the queen! I have the ability to assist you in becoming a generation of masters, and I am willing to follow you wholeheartedly - why do you never look at me more? You don't care about humanity and have been messing with Su Qingkite, do you want to risk the world's disapproval to make her the queen! ”

Lu Li looked at her and seemed to regret a little: "It turns out that this is the reason why you murdered Ah Kite...... You want to be a queen? Don't want your sweetheart anymore? ”

Cheng Ruoshui raised his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes vigorously: "I don't have a sweetheart!" Never have I ever had a sweetheart...... The tutor of the Dingguo Mansion has always only taught me virtuous and virtuous, since I was sensible, my father taught me to be knowledgeable, and asked my grandmother to teach me to learn the palace rules - I knew since I was a child that I was going to marry the emperor, how could I make a private agreement with the son of a housekeeper for life! ”

Duan Ran grinned and narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Yo, you want to be an imperial concubine and a queen since you were a child?" Your ambition is not small, but when you were young, the emperor was not Lu Li! ”

Lu Li hooked the corners of his lips mockingly: "This is not strange. Dingguo is loyal to the king, but he doesn't care who is the 'king'; in the same way, he wants to train his daughter to be the queen, of course, he doesn't have to care who is the emperor. ”

"You can still ...... like this," Duan Ran opened his eyes.

Cheng Ruoshui hurriedly said: "My father doesn't care, but I do!" Your Majesty, Ruoshui's heart, can't you really see it! ”

Lu Li subconsciously glanced at her chest and said coldly, "I really can't see it." If I did, I wouldn't have seen you for what you really are until today - you're right, the person who can't stand Ah Kite the most is myself. ”

"Your Majesty ......" Cheng Ruoshui couldn't cry.

Lu Li turned his back and said in a deep voice: "I don't need your assistance, and I don't want to be a 'Ming Jun'." You'd better pray that Ah Kite is safe, otherwise I can't guarantee that you won't be able to connect with the government for those things you do. ”

"Your Majesty, my father doesn't know!" Cheng Ruoshui shouted in panic.

Lu Li waved his hand heavily: "For the sake of the Duke of Dingguo, I will leave your whole corpse, and declare to the outside world that you are frightened and have died of a violent illness - you can go." ”

Cheng Ruoshui has always been calm, but at this time, the word "death" is current, and he can't help but weaken: "Your Majesty ......"

Xiao Luzi came over with the guards and dragged her out without saying a word.

Lu Li listened to them go out, then turned around and looked at the door steadily.

Duan Ran walked over and patted him on the shoulder silently.

Lu Li smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I killed her, but Ah Kite ......"

At this time, a little eunuch suddenly ran in outside and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the midwife who disappeared with Niangniang that day has been caught!" ”

Lu Li stood up with a "whew": "Where?" What about kites? Did you find the kite together? ”

The eunuchs gathered around and sent the midwife over.

As soon as the latter saw Lu Li, he immediately collapsed on the ground: "The emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life!" , she-"