The advent of midsummer brought the sound of cicadas, and Zhuo Yao was afraid of arguing with Yu Zhao, so he ordered someone to take a pole and clean up the trees one by one. When the sun was at its strongest, several dogs squatting at the gate of the palace were also so hot that they stuck out their tongues, and someone hurriedly took them to the house where the dogs were kept. But some people were not afraid of the heat, and hurried to Chaohui Palace with broken steps, and the palace people who were beating cicadas on the side hurriedly stepped forward to stop them. "Concubine Shen, Concubine Chen's lunch break, can't be disturbed now."

was pushed away by Concubine Shen with one hand: "Get out of the palace, if you delay things, your master will not spare you." ”

The sound was more noisy than the chirping of cicadas, and Yu Zhao came out of it with sleepy eyes, his slightly messy hair and the red rhyme on his face due to his sleep. added a touch of charm to her good face. Concubine Shen secretly scolded the fox in her heart, suppressed her dissatisfaction, and went forward. "Sister, the evidence is almost collected, when will we be able to do it?"

"Don't worry," after answering, Yu Zhao looked at her sweaty anxious look, and said, "It's almost there, you just have to be ready at any time." ”

The python attack is no longer the home field. Chu Zikai's recent news confirmed the conjecture of the two that day, and this crime can crush Concubine Feng's mother and son forever.

Hearing Yu Zhao say this, Concubine Shen had to press the urgency in her heart, but first put forward the conditions. "This matter has humiliated the mother family of the palace and the second highness, and after the investigation is clarified, I will ask my sister to ask Your Majesty to withdraw the punishment."

"This palace has restored your concubine." Yu Zhao was strange, secretly feeling that this person's thinking was a little strange, it was she who carried the snake to the main hall to cause this to happen. In any case, there is still something wrong, how can she be said as if she has nothing to do with it.

"But His Royal Highness is still being punished."

Recently, Chu Ziyang, the fourth highness, was sent by Emperor Yuan to arrange an errand for the relief of poor peasants, which was very effective, and the people of Great Chu received the favor of the imperial court and supported it even more. Therefore he received many rewards.

During this time, she was already ridiculed by Concubine Liu and was full of anger, and this kind of behavior stimulated the intestines in Concubine Shen's stomach, and it was not a taste in every way. I desperately want Chu Zirui to return to charge of affairs, so that he can have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and atone for his sins.

Yu Zhao knew it well and told truthfully: "The punishment of His Royal Highness is actually because of the forced persecution of the people's daughters, and it has nothing to do with the palace. ”

Concubine Shen sneered: "Do you have the ability to reach the sky, anyone who kills His Majesty's heart can beg His Majesty to please come back, this palace has investigated so hard, can't you win a face for your sister?" ”

didn't want to talk to her about this matter, Yu Zhao warned her: "Since you know that this palace has the ability to reach the sky, don't embarrass this palace." ”

The original plan failed to succeed, and Concubine Shen was unhappy. Moreover, I have seen Yu Zhao's power, and I am indeed a little afraid. Recently, I saw that she helped herself, so I made this request. I didn't dare to say anything more, so I snorted coldly and turned around and left.

No one was noisy and dozing again, Yu Zhao went to see Chu Ziyi, and saw that he slept soundly, so he entered the inner hall. Half lying on the collapse, holding a fan in his hand and fanning it gently, squinting his eyes to recuperate, he didn't know that there was a person sitting next to him. yawned lightly and wanted to continue daydreaming, but he heard someone next to him unable to suppress the laughter, and hurriedly withdrew it with a soft sound.

It's a pity that Yu Zhao heard it, and the fan in his hand was shocked, and the next moment he threw it at Chu Zikai. "You're going to be in a hurry."

I didn't hear the sound, so it must have come when I went to the outer hall to talk to Concubine Shen. Yu Zhao ignored him after throwing the fan out, and prepared to continue sleeping. Chu Zikai took the fan and sat next to her and fanned it gently.

How could he fall asleep, Yu Zhao gave up, opened his eyes, rubbed his eyes and looked at him. "How's it going?"

"Almost," Chu Zikai looked at her lazy like a snooze cat, not wanting to disturb her sleep. When he accidentally woke her up, he told her what he was going to tell her: "The owner of the shop has given me the ticket, which is marked with the date and year, and besides, the grain has been successfully intercepted, and the escorts have all been captured alive." The fourth brother also collected a lot of evidence for me, but my father said that the matter needed to be resolved behind closed doors. ”

After all, it is his own son, and colluding with the criminal minister to rebel will definitely make him stink for 10,000 years. Emperor Yuan's heart is understandable. Yu Zhao asked, "What does Your Highness think?" ”

Chu Zikai lowered his eyes and was silent, he really didn't want Chu Ziyin's charges to be hidden like this, but he had to take into account Emperor Yuan's feelings, and he was unwilling and helpless, so it was better to treat it indifferently. "Anyway, he can't escape the crime this time, so there is no need to make him unhappy."

After speaking, he smiled at Yu Zhao. "You don't understand why your father didn't let him go for a while, so that you can find out the current situation of Qi Xing. I started doing the same. But if you think about it, after all, he is the eldest son of the Great Chu Emperor, and it is too disgraceful to conspire with traitorous ministers, and the father is unwilling to make the price of letting his son be scolded by thousands of people as the price of eradicating the disaster, so be it. ”

Although he said it with a smile, Yu Zhao could really feel the sadness and helplessness in his heart, but he couldn't do anything. Only when he stretched out his hand, he passed his hand over and held it tightly, as if it could give him some weak strength.

The summer is scorching, and the longevity festival of Emperor Yuan also arrives under the scorching sun, and the whole world celebrates and bathes in grace. The ministers entered the palace to congratulate their birthdays, and Chu Ziyin was actually allowed to attend. Emperor Yuan tried his best to support his face and smiled far-fetched. After the banquet, he couldn't hold back at all, and with a cold face, he ordered Feng An to call Concubine Feng Chu Ziyin to the imperial study.

followed Emperor Yuan to the imperial study, as well as Chu Zikai and Chu Ziyang, Concubine Shen had just changed out of the Chinese clothes for the banquet and was ready to rest. I didn't want Yu Zhao to order someone to bring her over, knowing what was going on, I hurriedly prepared the evidence and came to Chaohui Palace to go to the imperial study together.

When he arrived, he saw Emperor Yuan with his back to everyone, Chu Ziyin, Chu Zikai and Chu Ziyang were standing on the side, and Concubine Feng was sitting quietly on the side. Concubine Shen hid for a long time and finally couldn't hold it back, and as soon as she entered the door, she knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, please call the shots for your concubines, at the birthday banquet of Concubine Chen's sister that day, the python attacked people all because of her." ”

Being rashly pointed at by Concubine Shen, Concubine Feng was startled and hurriedly knelt down. "Please be enlightened, Your Majesty, the concubine has always been kind to others, and she has never done this."

"Hongu has proof! There's no room for you to quibble. Concubine Shen shouted angrily, Emperor Yuan was already in a bad mood, and at this moment he was even more upset and irritable, and turned around and scolded: "If there is evidence, take it out, and shout what kind of system." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Shen immediately ordered people to bring people and things up. Kneeling in a row, Concubine Feng's eyes flickered, she looked at Chu Ziyin, and quickly regained her composure.

"Tell me something! Don't delay your efforts. Emperor Yuan casually pointed at one of the palace maids. You come first. ”

The palace maid replied: "The slave maid is the palace maid who distributes the head oil in the internal mansion, and during that time, Concubine Feng often accidentally knocked over the head oil, and sent people to find a lot, all of which have records. Strangely, Concubine Feng has never liked jasmine's head oil, and once, the slave made a mistake in her busy work and pasted the wrong sign of jasmine and rose. Most of the things that were given to Concubine Feng were Jasmine's, and it took a long time to find out that Concubine Feng didn't give a word of instruction during her period. ”

Concubine Feng retorted: "I have never liked to worry about people, what does this mean? ”

"But Niangniang had specially instructed her before, and it was easy to retch when she smelled jasmine," the palace maid's tone was still humble, but she was not at all confident, and she said every word calmly, and she didn't look like she was lying. "It is also because the mother is lenient to the slaves and maids on weekdays, so you tell the slaves and maids to remember clearly, and if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the slaves and maids other sisters."

"It's really suspicious, but what does it have to do with the candle yin fan on Concubine Chen?" Emperor Yuan asked, and Concubine Shen immediately replied: "Because she didn't dare to ask for ordinary oil to cause suspicion, she had to make a large amount of oil as an arson thing that could quickly destroy the evidence." ”

"You spew blood, and the incense of the day is clearly only touched by the people around you." Concubine Feng pointed at her, her hands trembling in disbelief.

Concubine Shen was not afraid at all, and glared at her angrily: "You really haven't touched that incense, but the day before Concubine Chen's birthday, you went to the garment bureau." Turning his head and pointing at one of the palace maids, he said, "You say." ”

The palace maid kowtowed and slowly spoke: "The slave maid is responsible for making clothes for Concubine Chen. He also brought the master's consecrated talisman water, saying that if it was sprinkled on the clothes, it would be blessed. But after Concubine Feng picked out and asked to see Concubine Chen's gorgeous clothes, the slave maid opened the compartment where the clothes were placed, and it happened that the palace people of Chaohui Palace sent a new pattern to make it simpler, and the slave and maid went out to see. I don't know what's going on inside. ”

Concubine Feng looked puzzled. "This is even more untouchable, how can it be connected to the incense on Concubine Chen's sister?"

"Because the material of the clothes is extremely precious, the scraps cut by the slaves and maids when they change their clothes are reluctant to throw away, and I want to keep them as a purse." As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of brocade cloth, and a crack appeared on Concubine Feng's face, and she looked straight at it.

"Is it because this dress has that harmful fragrance?" Emperor Yuan asked strangely, and Concubine Shen couldn't wait to answer: "Your Majesty, although this clothing is not as dark as candles, but the concubine has let people see that this cloth has been dyed with something called "flower root", which is colorless and tasteless, but it can make the fragrance adhere to the object for a long time. ”

"That doesn't prove that Hongu did it." Concubine Feng knelt on the ground and still didn't recognize it, holding the Buddha beads in her hand and fiddling with them, looking like she was wholeheartedly committed to the Buddha.

Seeing this, Concubine Shen smiled and said: "Concubine Feng is really a good person who eats fasting and recites Buddha, but why did she accidentally burn the blessing clothes that were dyed with rune water, this is very suspicious." He turned his head and pointed to the two chamberlains behind him, looking at Emperor Yuan. Your Majesty, as well as the two chamberlains who carried the utensils, can testify that they accidentally bumped into Concubine Feng that day. The incense burner fell to the ground, and in order to escape punishment, they begged Concubine Feng not to tell others. Our Concubine Feng is a kind-hearted person, not only agreed, but also personally stepped forward to wipe the incense burner clean. ”

Concubine Feng wanted to speak again, but was slapped in the face by Concubine Shen with a list. "This is the list of the Feng family's trade investigated by the people of the Fuguo Mansion in the main palace, and it talks about snake catching utensils in black and white, including incense. This palace wants to hear from you, buy snake catching incense in winter! Why? ”

Emperor Yuan looked at Concubine Feng suspiciously. "I remember that the method of searching the palace with snakes was also proposed by you. You recruit yourself, don't let me arrest the people of the Feng family to confront you. ”

Yu Zhao, who was watching from the sidelines, was silent the whole time, and looked at Concubine Feng who was in despair with her eyes closed at this moment. He asked, "Why are you doing this?" ”