Chapter Twenty-Six: Step by Step
"Queen Mother, Jing Ning pleaded with you to see Your Majesty. Jing Ning has something important to report. ”
What Empress Xu was waiting for was the words of the county lord of Jingning. Now when I hear her say this, I naturally gladly agreed. Regardless of Concubine Rong's hideous staring at the two of them, the county lord of Jingning, accompanied by Empress Xu, went to the Ganlu Hall together, and took Ye Linchen with him. Before leaving, arrange for the palace maid to keep an eye on the concubine's mother and son to prevent any changes.
Emperor Li was originally in the Ganlu Hall to review the folds, and when he heard the words of the inner servant, the lord of Jingning and the king of Ding couldn't help but be puzzled. Immediately, the two of them entered the hall, and when they saw the solemn face of the county lord of Jingning, they were even more suspicious.
"Jingning, what's wrong with you?"
"Ask Your Majesty to be the master of Jing Ning, Concubine Rong intends to murder Jing Ning."
Just one sentence is loud and loud. In Emperor Li's heart, it was like thunder on the ground, staring at the county lord of Jingning as if he was looking.
"Concubine Rong sent a message to invite Jingning to the palace for a banquet, and during the banquet, she deliberately talked with Jingning about the customs and people of Shanzhou, so that Jingning could let down her vigilance in order to plot against her" The county lord of Jingning raised his head to look at Emperor Li's scrutinizing gaze, and said sharply: "After that, the words revealed that he wanted Jingning to support the prince. even arranged for Lin Weiwei to enter the palace. ”
Just by supporting the prince, Emperor Li's face was already displeased. It is a taboo for the harem to be in politics, let alone a person with such an important status as the lord of Jingning. Concubine Rong even dared to attack her, and borrowed Lin Weiji's hand to force the county lord of Jingning to submit so that Jingning could support the prince. Ridiculous, what is the identity of the county lord of Jingning, how can he calculate.
"Why don't you go to Xuanrong and the crown prince to come over!" Emperor Li suppressed his anger and scolded angrily.
The will not only spread very quickly, but also people came together, in addition to Concubine Rong and the crown prince, Empress Xu and King Shou also appeared together. Compared with the prince's panic, King Shou is calm, and there is even joy on his face.
"Rong Yunxi, you are guilty!"
Hearing Emperor Li shout out Rong's real name, Empress Xu couldn't help but applaud. It seems that His Majesty is really furious this time, and he has already reached the point of calling Rong's real name. I couldn't help but secretly rejoice that the Rong family would also have this day. This time, we must suppress and suppress the Rong family and frustrate the prince's spirit.
"Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't know what mistake she made to make you so angry." Rong Guifei smiled on her face, and Shi Shiran bowed.
"Why the hell do you dare to plot to kill the county lord of Jingning." Emperor Li threw down the case and reprimanded: "It's not from the truth!" ”
"Your Majesty is wronged. The concubine just invited the county lord to the palace to talk about murder! Please also ask Your Majesty to be aware and return the concubine to an innocent person. ”
"Wronged? This matter was told by the county lord himself, do you mean that the county lord is wronging you! Rong Yunxi, you are so bold!"
Concubine Rong was shocked, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, she stabilized her mind, her face was sad, and she said slowly: "The county lord keeps saying that the concubine is plotting to kill you, dare to ask the county lord if you have evidence!"
"Evidence? The concubine invited me to your palace for a banquet, and the palace maid accidentally knocked over the wine jug when she poured wine for me, and you saw that my clothes were stained by wine and asked your maid Miaorong to take me to change clothes" The county lord of Jingning stared at Rong Guifei and scolded, "And you actually did your hands and feet in the incense of the dormitory!" Intend to murder me in order to accomplish your purpose. ”
"Ridiculous! The county lord should not spray people with blood! When did the palace move its hands and feet in the incense, I hope that the incense used in the palace of Your Majesty Mingjian is made by the Shanggong Bureau. The county lord said that there is evidence that the palace is doing things in the incense. Concubine Rong raised her head and looked at Emperor Li, seeing that a trace of doubt flashed in Emperor Li's eyes, she hooked her lips slightly.
"Evidence? The concubine is very calculating, once the spices are burned out, they will disappear, and there is no trace to follow! ”
"Then the county lord might as well torture the maidservant of the Chengxiang Palace!"
"Your Majesty, if the concubine is not mistaken, Concubine Rong is a master of making incense, and she wants to be a little bit more comfortable with such a trivial matter as making incense" Empress Xu took a deep look at Concubine Rong and stepped forward and said, "When the concubine saw the county lord of Jingning, the county lord was so delirious that she almost fainted. ”
"Heh, the concubine wants to ask the queen why she suddenly came to my Chengxiang Palace, is it not that the queen colluded with others to deliberately frame the concubine." The words are heart-wrenching, and the words are cold.
When Emperor Li heard Concubine Rong say this, he suddenly looked at him suspiciously. It was indeed too coincidental for Empress Xu to appear, no matter how hard the two of them fought on weekdays, as long as they were not too strong, the emperor had always turned a blind eye, but now that this matter involved the county lord of Jingning, he had to be suspicious.
The lord of Jingning kept saying that Concubine Rong tried to murder her, but she did not drink or eat the food in the palace, so how could she murder her. She never left the concubine in the incense, and the queen said that the concubine is still making incense, no matter how you look at it, these two people colluded to frame Concubine Rong.
Seeing Emperor Li looking at her, Empress Xu hurriedly knelt on her knees, "The concubine heard that Jing Ning came to Concubine Rong's palace and wanted to talk to her, but she didn't want to see Concubine Rong intending to murder the county lord and even wanted to shoot King Ding." ”
Empress Xu wisely led the topic to Ye Linchen. She knew that Emperor Li was already suspicious because of Concubine Rong's self-defense, and now only by telling another thing could she completely provoke Emperor Li's anger. Emperor Li attaches great importance to the power in his hands, and he is particularly afraid that the power in the hands of the courtiers is too great, so he knows that the Rong family dares to shoot the prince in the palace, and this is the biggest taboo in Emperor Li's heart.
"Shoot the prince? The emperor didn't look at what the rebel minister Ye Linchen had done, he dared to blackmail the prince like this, and the concubine and the prince were only doing this for self-protection, if His Majesty wanted to punish the concubine, the concubine would be punished, and the concubine was willing to admit his guilt. But please don't be blinded by the villain, Your Majesty. ”
Concubine Rong has been driving for many years, knowing that Emperor Li is suspicious, and as the emperor's concubine, she knows how to advance and retreat, and no one in the palace can compare to her. The current situation is definitely not the time to argue with Emperor Li. Seeing this, he fell to the ground, his voice was choked, his face was sad, and he had the intention of taking it over.
Ye Linchen saw Concubine Rong's appearance, and couldn't help but snort and said in a deep voice: "Father, the son admits that the son is blackmailing the prince. It's just that it was also for self-protection, when Concubine Rong saw Erchen breaking into the palace and ordered the guards to shoot Erchen. The sons took into account that the county lord was still a last resort before he coerced the prince. Father......
Emperor Li was upset by the scene in front of him, waved his hand to signal Ye Linchen that he didn't have to say any more, his eyes swept over everyone on the field one by one, and finally fell on the face of the lord of Jingning County, and said slowly: "Jingning, you mean that the concubine is trying to force you to comply." Calling Lin Weiwei in order to get you two so that you can be used by her?"
"Yes"
"Erchen can also prove that Lin Weiwei really wanted to do evil to the county lord at that time." Ye Linchen glanced at Concubine Rong, who was full of anger, and was not afraid to speak in a deep voice.
"Lin Weiji? When did the county lord see Lin Weiji, and when did King Ding see Lin Weijie mistreating the county lord. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can go and tell if the guards on duty in the inner palace have seen Lin Weijie today. ”
Concubine Rong raised her eyebrows, and her gaze coldly swept over Ye Linchen and the county lord of Jingning. Why did these two know that Lin Weijie had entered the inner palace, obviously they had never seen Lin Weiji. But fortunately, he sent Lin Weijie out of the palace early in the morning, as long as he couldn't find evidence that Lin Weiwei had entered the palace, the county lord of Jingning was framing the concubine.