The concubine was already completely panicked, although the emperor knocked off her hand, the concubine still grabbed the emperor's sleeve again, and begged bitterly: "Your Majesty, the concubine really doesn't have it, Concubine Mu has no basis for what she says, you can't listen to her!" ”

Looking at the pear blossoms and rain that the concubine was crying, and the anxious look wanted the emperor to believe her words, how could Jiang Zuiyao let the concubine get her wish, and said with resentful anger: "If this matter is nothing, can the concubine slander the concubine?" If the concubine wants to slander the concubine, how can she blame you for something unfounded? ”

The concubine looked at Jiang Zuiyao with anger on her face, and she knew that Jiang Zuiyao was not only bold enough to hold her hostage as a concubine, but also so sharp-toothed, not a brave and unscrupulous person.

Immediately, Jiang Zuiyao pointed to the night clothes and said: "If it weren't for the fact that the queen mother took out the night clothes as evidence, the concubine would never have imagined that it was you, the concubine, and you didn't even care about Your Majesty's life in order to murder the concubine!" ”

"You're a fool! This was not done by Hongu! ", the concubine screamed hysterically.

Jiang Zuiyao smiled disdainfully: "Heh, now, of course the concubine will not admit it." The concubine only saw the concubine's femme fatale today, and she thought that the poisoning of the bird's nest did not let you succeed, and it would make the concubine Niangniang restrain herself, but she didn't expect you to get even stronger, and you would send someone to attack and burn the concubine to death at night! You're so ruthless! ”

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Zuiyao did not give the concubine any chance to shout grievances, and immediately knelt down for Emperor Qingguo, and said righteously: "Your Majesty, the concubine Niangniang has repeatedly murdered the concubine, if the concubine blindly tolerates it again, I am afraid that she will have no life to serve Your Majesty anymore, and the concubine begs Your Majesty to be the master, otherwise, this palace concubine will not be able to stay for anything." ”

When the emperor heard this, his face was naturally very ugly, she cherished Jiang Zuiyao is true, and of course she can't see Jiang Zuiyao being wronged.

At this time, the queen added fuel to the flames and said: "Your Majesty, this matter can be regarded as a thorough investigation, but I am afraid that the arson last night was not aimed at you, but at Concubine Mu." ”

The concubine shook her head in a panic, shook the emperor's arm, and said vigorously: "Your Majesty, it's really not a concubine!" The queen and Concubine Mu sang and harmonized like this, you can't listen to their slander! ”

The queen immediately roared angrily: "You are still quibbling until now! This palace asks you, who can do tricks and feet in the emperor's bedroom, who else in the palace has this ability besides your concubine? Over the years, you have been pampered and arrogant in the palace, and you have repeatedly committed crimes because of this, when did you see the queen of this palace? Why wouldn't you harm a concubine from a civilian background? ”

The concubine roared angrily: "The queen just wants to take advantage of this matter to bring down the concubine!" Isn't that what you've always wanted? ”

The queen was not annoyed, and smiled briskly: "You are a concubine who has no palace rules, this palace will naturally not keep you!" You rely on the power of your mother's family, and rely on Your Majesty's favor for you, have you done less things that hurt nature and reason? Count the piles and piles, and you don't have enough to cut off a hundred heads! If it weren't for the fact that the emperor was sheltering you everywhere, for the sake of the overall situation, this palace would have offended you a long time ago, and you would still be alive to kneel here and talk at this moment? ”

When she heard Shao Ziqing say last night that Xu was a harem competition for favor and murder, the queen knew about it, she knew very well that if it was really a harem competition for favor, the only one who could have this courage was the concubine!

For the queen, this is a rare opportunity, in the past, the concubine did evil because of her mother's power in the court and failed to overwhelm her. But today's matter is different, it can be big or small, after all, Concubine Mu and the emperor are safe and sound, and the concubine is not without a chance to turn over, but if it is bigger, it is a trivial matter to murder Concubine Mu, but it is a big deal if it hurts the emperor's dragon body, even if the concubine has the protection of her mother's family, she can't keep it!

Therefore, the queen was bound to make a big deal about this matter, shook the night clothes in her hand angrily, and said angrily: "The physical evidence has been searched out of your concubine's bedroom, what else do you have to say?" What do you think of Royal? What do you think of Your Majesty? For the sake of power, grace and wealth, you don't even talk about the slightest kindness! If you don't punish you severely, I'm afraid you will become more and more rampant in the future! ”

The queen's words pierced the emperor's heart like a knife, and the emperor also realized at this moment that the tolerance of the concubine over the years had not made her relent, but had intensified.

It's just that the emperor sat there and looked at the concubine intently.

Jiang Zuiyao saw that the concubine was still holding the emperor's sleeve, and quickly stepped forward to hold the emperor's other hand, and said with a full face of grievance: "Your Majesty, do you really want to watch the concubine take the life of the concubine?" If Mu'er is alive, you are fortunate to be your concubine, do you have to ignore it? Do you really want your concubines to leave the palace, or rather, to let them lose their lives? ”

This sentence is the most critical, Mu'er, the woman, is what the emperor cares about the most. The former Mu'er is dead, and the emperor has regretted it for many years, but he has no choice but to stand by because it was his biological mother who killed Mu'er, but it is the concubine who murdered Jiang Zuiyao at the moment, even if the concubine has the protection of her mother's family, but it is not as powerful as the queen mother.

At this point, the emperor pulled his sleeves out of the concubine's hand and said coldly: "Someone! ”

The eunuch in charge walked in, although he was not present, but he also knew that the current situation was grim, and replied solemnly: "The slave is here, what does Your Majesty command?" ”

The concubine looked at the emperor's resolute face, and knew that something was wrong, and called out with a frightened face: "Your Majesty! ”

But the emperor did not have any moving decree and said: "Declare my will, the concubine is vicious, kills the concubine, repeatedly violates the grace of heaven, and is heinous. ”

Such a will is enough to make the concubine frightened, at this moment, she no longer has the arrogance of the past, kowtowed again and again, and begged for grace like a rattle: "Your Majesty is gracious, the concubine is wronged, the concubine is wronged!" ”

The emperor refused to move at all and shook his sleeves and said, "Pull it down!" ”

The eunuch in charge sent the guards in, and set up the two arms of the concubine, even if the concubine resisted and refused, it was to no avail, and she was dragged out alive by the guards.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has been wronged! The concubine hasn't done it before! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The hysterical screams of the concubine faded away, until when they were completely inaudible, and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief with a little sadness.

Jiang Zuiyao could see that the emperor still cared about the concubine, and it was also true, even if the concubine had the protection of her mother's family, even if the emperor didn't kill her, she should always be punished, but for so many years, the emperor did nothing. If it weren't for today's incident to bring up the emperor's guilt towards Mu'er, I am afraid that it would not be easy to bring down the concubine.

This result made the queen very satisfied, and she couldn't hide it while sitting on the soft couch and began to smile proudly.

But for Jiang Zuiyao, she doesn't care whether the concubine is dead or alive, she is completely protecting Shao Ziqing by doing this, and she should always find a scapegoat to settle the matter.