Chapter 12: What is Done
"Thank you father, this time to deal with the flood in Ganzhou, it is just that the sons and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do our best to share the worries of our father, this is what we should do." Xia Yuke immediately took over the conversation.
The emperor's eyes revealed a hint of appreciation, "Concubine Xia is not in line with what the widow heard before, sure enough, the rumors should not be listened to, the Xia family has really cultivated a good daughter...... Then you should be tired, and the widow will not stay long, so you two should go back to the house and rest. ”
Xia Yuke and the two were about to leave, when they saw a eunuch enter the palace and salute: "Your Majesty, the crown princess is asking to see you outside the palace." ”
A touch of surprise flashed on the emperor's face, why did the crown princess come at this time, could it be related to Sui'er? Then he commanded the eunuch, "Let her come in." ”
"Yes." The little eunuch bowed and withdrew.
What kind of trick is this Song Yao playing, is it possible that she is about to act so soon? Xia Yuke was also confused, so he still waited and saw what happened.
I saw Song Yao walking in slowly, dressed in a purple-red palace robe, embroidered with a large piece of peony, with a redundant headdress on her head, and the glazed steps swayed slightly with her walking, but there was an inevitable smile on her face. Behind him was a sword slave.
Song Yao, are you really going to act?
Feng Sui felt that the corners of his clothes were being grabbed at this moment, and he thought that it must be his timid side concubine. Xia Yuke, you have to perform well and show your value.
"See Father, Father, Wan'an." Song Yao came in and saluted the emperor, and then turned to Feng Sui, "See His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Wan'an." This kind of calm discrimination is worthy of being prepared.
"The crown princess is exempt, if you want the princess to come suddenly, there must be something important, and who is this person behind you?" The emperor was also kind to Song Yao.
"What Erchen said today is related to Concubine Xia, and I hope Your Majesty and Your Highness will not be too angry."
Feng Sui sneered, it's just a trick you directed and acted by yourself.
The Emperor was interested, "Oh? It is related to Concubine Xia, I don't know what the princess is talking about? ”
Xia Yuke, who knew the script in advance, laughed angrily, how could this old emperor be so gossipy?!
"Erchen went to the temple in the south of the city a few days ago, and when he returned, he saw this person......
Before Song Yao could finish speaking, the black-clothed sword slave behind her rushed over and knelt in front of Xia Yuke, "Concubine Xia is really so ruthless, she wants to abandon Ah Liang." ”
"Poof." Xia Yuke only felt funny, "Concubine Ben still doesn't know you, why did you start to give up?" I'm afraid that if you don't recognize the wrong person, you dare to talk nonsense again, and carefully punish your father. ”
The black-clothed sword slave's face showed extreme sadness, "Yuke, have you forgotten your oath, you said that as long as I led someone to pretend to assassinate the prince, you sacrificed your life to save him and gain his trust, and then tried every means to assassinate him, and the two of us will live in two places and fly ......."
The emperor's face immediately changed when he heard the words "assassinate the prince", is Concubine Xia really such a scheming person?
The words of the black-clothed sword slave continued, "Originally, I planned to leave it at that, but I met the crown princess a few days ago, and I accidentally knew that you have been favored by the prince, so can you leave me Ah Liang behind?" ”
Xia Yuke was speechless, "Even if you know that he is the head of the eunuchs, how can you believe it just because he is a believer, someone must have instructed him." ”
Feng Sui never said a word, and watched the play quietly.
The emperor also felt that Xia Yuke's words were reasonable, and he couldn't just reverse black and white with one mouth. So he said to the sword slave, "What evidence do you have?" Slandering the crown prince and concubine is to punish the nine clans. The tone is unmistakably majestic.
"Back to Your Majesty, seven days ago, the side concubine and the grass people were in the Haolai Inn in the south of the city, and the side concubine walked in a hurry, and the handkerchief fell on the grass people." As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, "The grass people take it as a love token and keep it well, I learned that the side concubine no longer needs the grass people, and this handkerchief is useless, so it's better to return it to its original owner." ”
"Father, please see, the word 'Ke' is embroidered on the corner of this handkerchief, and the son saw Concubine Xia wearing it a few days ago, so it must have been missed by Concubine Xia." Song Yao also came over and intervened.
"Although this handkerchief belongs to the side concubine, it has been lost for more than ten days, and why is it in the hands of this sword slave, we have no way of knowing, the slave and the maid follow the side concubine every day, and it is impossible to do anything." The painting screen immediately stood up and defended.
"The painting screen is Sister Xia's personal palace maid, it must be towards Sister Xia, how can you believe her words? But this person's evidence and material evidence are all there, what else does Concubine Xia have to say? ”
Xia Yuke pouted, this Song Yao is really a bad stomach, but fortunately she has already thought of a countermeasure.
"Of course, the concubine has to say, but she can't be tarnished in vain. Then he turned to the sword slave, "You said that the concubine had a relationship with you, and I asked you, is the sachet that the concubine wore that day a jasmine scent or a magnolia scent?" You have framed me for being with you, and the fragrance of this sachet will never be forgotten! ”
Feng Sui is still standing on the side with his hands in his hands, Xia Yuke, this woman is still a little scheming, it seems that she doesn't need his help this time.
The sword slave had no way of knowing what the sachet Xia Yuke was wearing tasted like, only to see that her clothes were embroidered with jasmine, so she thought about taking a gamble, "The grass people thought that the sachet should be jasmine scented that day." After saying that, he lowered his head again.
"Oh? This concubine has been allergic to jasmine since she was a child, how can she wear jasmine-scented sachets? Xia Yuke asked with a smile.
"No, it's a magnolia-scented sachet, and the grass people must be magnolia-scented, and I accidentally said it wrong just now."
"Heh, that's nonsense." The painting screen stood up again, "My young lady has always disliked the fragrance of various flowers, and she has never worn any sachets, where is the sachet of magnolia flowers?" Before you did your homework, you came to frame our concubine, and it was at the feet of the Son of Heaven, what else do you have to say?! ”
The sword slave trembled and didn't dare to speak, the crown princess was really, she handed over this errand to him and didn't tell him about it, where is there a way out now.
Song Yao knew that the ending could not be brought back, so she immediately cleared herself: "Okay, Ah Liang, it turns out that you are all directed and acted by yourself, and you tricked the concubine to help you, if it weren't for Sister Xia's cleverness, I don't know how much grievance I would have to suffer." You are a person, it is not an exaggeration to punish the nine clans. ”
The emperor also understood that this matter was obviously aimed at Xia Yuke, and he wanted to punish her to death on a charge. And this Song Yao really disappointed him, originally saw that she was dignified and stable and suitable to be the crown princess, and he was quite satisfied with her, but now she is so unacceptable.
Regardless of whether this matter was arranged by Song Yao or not, it was difficult for her to take on the big responsibility, and she looked like she was not a good person, and she calculated it on her own family. The emperor was still quite angry, but for the sake of the Song family, he still couldn't punish Song Yao heavily.