After a while, Shen Quan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, walked in.

Shen Quan saluted Xia Rui, Yun Xiao, and the Queen Mother in turn, and Xia Rui shouted to him to get up, and then asked:

"Shen Aiqing is coming over now, could it be ...... Is the case of the Criminal Department eyebrows? ”

Xia Rui suddenly had a not-so-good intuition, this Shen Quan, usually it seems, is a neutral, he will not form a party for personal gain, and he will not easily stand in line, but at this juncture, he suddenly came to Shou'an Palace, which can't help but make people think that he was instructed by others.

On the other side, Shen Quan replied:

"If you go back to the emperor, there will indeed be a result."

"Oh......" Xia Rui then asked, "It seems that the female assassin has been recruited, and the speed of the criminal department's handling of cases is really getting faster and faster!" Tell me, who is the mastermind behind the female assassin? ”

Shen Quan looked around, his gaze swept to Yun Xiao's body, he dodged a little, he took out a confession from his arms, handed it to Xia Rui, and then replied:

"The female assassin confessed in prison at the instigation of the second son of the Yun family, and the reason why she was able to enter the palace to perform and encourage was because the second son of the Yun family bought off the people of the Internal Affairs Office in advance, and the people of the Internal Affairs Office arranged for her to enter the palace.

As soon as Shen Quan's words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

The Queen Mother even covered her chest with one hand, pointed to Yun Xiao with the other, and said sharply:

"Queen, what else do you have to say?"

When Yun Xiao heard this, a strong fear stirred in her heart, she could no longer sit comfortably, stood up from her seat, knelt in front of the Queen Mother's bed, and said to the Queen Mother:

The Queen Mother was angry...... Getting such news, the concubines were just as shocked as the Queen Mother! Although this is a confession obtained by the Criminal Department Shangshu during the trial, it is still debatable whether the testimony of this assassin is true or not! It would be too early to tell. This case is very important, and there are many people involved, if the case is hastily decided, I am afraid that the truth will be difficult to understand, and please think twice! ”

As soon as her words fell, Xia Rui continued:

"I think what the queen said is reasonable, if this case is decided based on the confession of a female assassin, I am afraid that the truth will not be seen from the light of day, there are still many doubts in this case, and the confession of this female assassin is also full of loopholes!"

His words turned around, and he looked at Shen Chuan who was standing on the side,

"Shen Aiqing, has your criminal department always been so perfunctory in judging cases?"

When Shen Quan heard this, his whole body sank, and he hurriedly hugged his fists and replied:

"The emperor is tolerant, Weichen is just reporting according to the truth, the case is being heard, and it has not been officially finalized now, after all, the stakes are very high, how to finalize this case in the end, and ask the emperor to make a holy ruling, Weichen does not dare to trespass!"

Shen Quan's answer is a little ambiguous, he is really a centrist, he doesn't say anything to death, and he picks himself cleanly, even if neither side is pleased, neither side can be offended.

Here, Xia Rui listened to Shen Quan's reply, his eyes turned on Shen Quan's body, and he didn't embarrass Shen Quan anymore.

He turned his eyes to look at Yun Xiao and said to Yun Xiao:

"Queen, Shen Aiqing said, this case has not yet been decided, you get up first, don't kneel......"

"Your Majesty." Only then did Yun Xiao get up.

As soon as Xia Rui saw Yun Xiao get up, he hurriedly pulled Yun Xiao to sit with him, for fear that she would suffer a little more.

The Queen Mother saw everything in her eyes, and the anger in her heart was "rubbing" up, she twisted the handkerchief in her hand, snorted coldly, and said:

"Your Majesty, the harem is the most taboo and favorite, as an emperor, how can you be confused by beauty/sex?! Since this case has not yet been decided, it shows that the second son of the Yun family and the queen are both suspected, why can't you wait to let the queen take a seat? According to the opinion of the mourning family, this matter should be asked about the queen, so that the truth can be revealed to the world as soon as possible! ”

"Queen Mother, the queen doesn't know!"

When Xia Rui heard this, he deliberately looked back at the Queen Mother with a shocked face, and said,

"As we all know, the queen gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor for me, and she only came out of confinement today, and the queen has not left the middle palace for half a step during her confinement, nor has she seen any outsiders, I can prove that the queen has nothing to do with today's events, the queen is completely innocent, and the queen mother can rest assured!"

However, the Queen Mother still felt dissatisfied, and she continued to say coldly:

"The emperor has nothing to say to the queen, he is really good, he will worry about everything, the harem is in front of the dynasty, it is obvious to all! But...... Since the queen married into the palace as the crown princess, there have been strange things in the palace of my Great Xia Kingdom, is there still a few? First of all, the emperor was accidentally poisoned, which made people panic in the palace and outside the palace. And the children of King De...... Seeing that he is about to give birth, but in the end he ends up in a situation where both mother and son die, what kind of disasters is this? Why did you come to our royal family of the Great Xia Kingdom? The mourning family is considered a great fate today, otherwise it ......"

Before the Queen Mother's words were finished, Gao Ziyuan, the left prime minister who was standing aside, suddenly cleared his throat and interrupted the Queen Mother's words.

The Queen Mother's words are indeed too mean.

Xia Rui's face was completely dark, and his hand, which had been holding Yun Xiao's hand tightly, seemed to be trying his best to endure it, and it was like the last trace of tranquility before the storm broke out.

After weighing it again, Xia Rui said calmly:

"Today's event, the queen mother was frightened, it was originally to celebrate the full moon for the emperor's eldest son, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen in the middle, in the final analysis, I didn't do a good job, and the Internal Affairs Office also has a certain responsibility, after all, inviting people to enter the palace from the outside to perform is arranged by the Internal Affairs Office, just now, I have already said in public, all the people related to today's affairs, I will not let go of any of them, and I will definitely investigate them thoroughly, since the assassin's confession just now mentioned Yun Ping, the second son of the Yun family, then Shen Aiqing went to the Yun Mansion for a trip, Take Yunping back to the Criminal Department to ask clearly, we must seek truth from facts, and do not abuse lynching, and at the same time, pass on my will, remove the two directors of the Internal Affairs Office, and send them to Anle Hall for retirement, and in the future, if there is such dereliction of duty, they will be sent out of the palace and will never be hired! ”

The Queen Mother was stunned when she heard this.

Xia Rui actually pulled out the two chess pieces that she had buried in the internal affairs mansion for so many years without saying a word, it was like suddenly cutting off her left arm and right arm.

She sat up straight abruptly and called, "Your Majesty......"

However, Xia Rui didn't give her a chance to speak at all, he stood up, flicked his sleeves, and politely said to the Queen Mother:

"Although the queen mother can rest assured, whether it is the one who was on duty in the previous dynasty or the one who was not on duty in the harem, I will treat everyone equally, if the criminal department finds out that the two stewards of the Internal Affairs Office are involved in this case, I will not show favoritism because they are old people in the palace, and the queen mother can keep it at ease!"

This is a naked threat.

The Queen Mother was so angry when she heard this.

However, Xia Rui had already taken Yun Xiao's hand and walked towards the outside of the hall.