The snow gradually began to fall, and gradually a thin layer fell on the ground.

Huaijing is located in the south, although the weather is not as cold as the northern capital, but these two days have fallen several heavy snowfalls, after the snow actually stood on the ground, the palace people cleaned in time, still fell a lot of residual snow in the cracks of the green bricks, and there are ice.

Chu Junlan was wearing soft deerskin cotton boots, and he walked very carefully, for fear that he would fall and hurt the fetus if he was careless.

Xiao Yinzi didn't urge, slowed down and cooperated with Chu Junlan, so that the guards also respected Chu Junlan more and more, and the people around her also slowed down.

After a short time, the group came to the Heart Cultivation Palace. Xiao Yinzi politely whispered to Chu Junlan: "Later, the princess will let the slave go back." ”

"There is Father-in-law Lao Yin." Chu Junlan bowed slightly, looking extremely kind.

After a while, Xiao Yinzi walked out of the palace gate quickly, and saluted respectfully: "Princess, the emperor has summoned you, please come in." ”

The rebuilt Yangxin Palace is compared with the palace of the capital, covering the same wide area, and all the furnishings and objects are also exquisite, showing the royal majesty.

Chu Junlan came to the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, stepped on the soft red carpet, bypassed a half-moon-shaped Luobo ancient frame, and came to the side hall that Emperor Jinghong used for daily rest.

Emperor Jinghong was wearing a homely dark blue wide-sleeved plain robe, and was sitting cross-legged on the three-sided arhat bed placed near the window, reclining on a thick bright yellow pillow to read a miscellaneous book.

Seeing Chu Junlan coming in, Emperor Jinghong put down the book in his hand at will, and waved his hand to Li Defang, Zhao Lu, Xiao Yinzi and other palace people.

After the attendants saluted respectfully, they bowed down and closed the door of the temple lightly.

Chu Junlan knelt on his knees and kowtowed respectfully: "The courtiers ask the emperor for peace, long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

Emperor Jinghong's voice was a little lazy and casual, and he chuckled and said, "It's here." Judging by your complexion, it's not bad. ”

"The courtiers thank the emperor for his mercy, the emperor is a saint and benevolent, and for the sake of the courtiers who are pregnant, they are lenient to the courtiers, and the courtiers are grateful." Chu Junlan respectfully kowtowed again.

Emperor Jinghong sat up straight, looked back at the lattice window pasted with clear paper, and suddenly said something irrelevant: "It's snowing." ”

Chu Junlan didn't understand what Emperor Jinghong meant, so he only knelt respectfully, bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

The words fell, and a few pieces of paper were scattered in front of Chu Junlan.

"Take a look. Emperor Jing Hong's voice was still lazy.

Chu Junlan bent down to pick up the scattered pieces of paper, and when he saw the contents of the paper clearly, his eyes instantly widened.

On top of those few sheets, Prince Gong's criminal evidence is listed in detail, ranging from plotting treason to treason, to saying bad things about the emperor in a certain year, month, and day, and the person who collected the evidence seems to have become the spirit behind Prince Gong, and even when he took out the dragon to play with it.

Is such incriminating evidence really credible?

"See clearly?" Emperor Jinghong leaned leisurely on the big pillow.

"Back to the emperor, the courtiers can see it clearly." Chu Junlan's voice was a little dry.

Seeming to be very happy to see Chu Junlan's current appearance, Emperor Jinghong's smile became more and more playful: "I will give you a chance to atone for your crimes, are you willing?" ”

Chu Junlan looked at Prince Gong's accusation in his hand, and his heart was mixed for a while, and he could already guess what Emperor Jinghong wanted to say.

Seeing that she seemed to understand everything, Emperor Jinghong shook his head and said with a smile: "You, you are still so smart, but it has saved me some effort to explain carefully with you." ”

Leaning forward, Emperor Jinghong smiled again, "As long as you are willing to prove that these evidences on the paper are true, I will count you as worthy, not only that, but I will also recognize Xiao Xu's son, so that you will change from an ordinary princess to a princess, are you willing?" ”

She is a person who lives in the mansion, her status is high, and her weight is sufficient, and she stands up to testify, which is more convincing than if he asks someone else to testify.

Chu Junlan still abided by the rules, did not raise his eyes, and only asked respectfully and calmly: "Your Majesty, do you know whether these things on the paper are true or false." And whether the courtiers are guilty or not, you are also clear in your heart. Is it unreasonable for you to ask your courtiers to give perjury to prove the non-existence of Prince Gong and to absolve her of non-existent crimes? ”

Although her words were gentle, the meaning was not gentle at all, and she was so blunt that she almost pointed at Emperor Jinghong's nose and scolded him for being mediocre.

Emperor Jinghong's eyes narrowed unhappily, and he looked at Chu Junlan coldly, like a fierce beast looking at its prey, thinking about where to bite it.

In the quiet hall, only the crackling sound of the charcoal fire in the stove could be heard occasionally, and the attitude of Emperor Jinghong could not be heard, and Chu Junlan's heart also hung up. She knew she had made a risky move, but there was nothing else she could do.

In the eyes of outsiders, or from her point of view, Emperor Jing Hong's approach is the best choice for Xiao Xu.

Prince Gong has never been good to Xiao Xu. In the early years, he ignored him, and even the death of his biological mother was very strange, allowing Princess Zhang and other concubines to torture him in the mansion, so that Xiao Xu, a young child, had to pretend to be stupid in order to survive to adulthood.

For such an adoptive father, if it were someone else, he might wish he was dead. can Chu Junlan's understanding of Xiao Xu, he may disdain it.

He is a fair and upright person, who he wants to do, he will make it clear to his face that he wants to do it, and then start in a bright way, and will hope that someone behind him will use this kind of side-by-side method.

For her, the better it is to be a princess, a princess, or even a queen, there is no difference, she is married to Xiao Xu, not Xiao Xu's identity.

She didn't want to make decisions for Xiao Xu when he didn't know.

Chu Junlan sighed lightly, lowered his eyes and said, "Please ask the emperor to punish the crime." ”

She has nothing else to say at the moment, Emperor Jinghong clearly wants to save the royal face, he favors the six princes, it is impossible to give people the opportunity to find out about the six princes' torture and killing, so he can only judge Prince Gong not guilty normally.

But Princess Cai is indeed dead. Emperor Jinghong, the person behind Princess Cai's death, was reluctant to be arrested, so he had to find someone who carried the black pot. Chu Junlan smiled self-deprecatingly, she is now the best candidate for the black pot.

Emperor Jinghong looked at Chu Junlan, and suddenly leaned over and said, "Have you thought about it?" Don't you care about your kids anymore?

Chu Junlan stroked his lower abdomen and said softly, "My child wouldn't want his mother to be a despicable person. ”

"You're scolding me." Emperor Jinghong shook his head and looked at her with compassion, as if he was looking at a dying person.

Chu Junlan saluted respectfully and said, "Back to the emperor, these charges on the paper are not true, and Prince Gong has never done it." ”

Emperor Jinghong sneered: "That's it, I will allow you to give birth to the child." Stand down. ”