Chapter 357: Strategy
Su Mian was very happy in his heart, but after taking a step, he was a little hesitant.
"This is a prison, no more than other places, Your Majesty, can the people really get out so easily?"
The emperor threw the burden to Su Mian and said, "I am the Son of Heaven, and I will not lie to you." ”
Listening to the emperor's words, Su Mian was naturally very happy, she opened the package and found that it was a black cloak inside.
"Put it on and go out with me."
Su Mian was very happy, and hurriedly put the cloak on his body and followed the emperor out, passing unhindered along the way, as if all the jailers couldn't see the two of them.
It wasn't until he walked out of the prison and came to a secluded place that the emperor said to Su Mian: "Although I can bring you out at night, but you still need to make a show in the prison during the day, there is another important reason why I brought you out, that is, I hope you can help me investigate this case as soon as possible, and return your own innocence. ”
Su Mian nodded and said, "Naturally, do you have any clues now?" is such an emperor, the people want to start from the palace of the queen mother. ”
As soon as he heard Su Mian's words, the emperor was not surprised, "Yes, it's just that I still have some things to deal with now, you check in a hidden place first, and then I will call the palace maids in the palace to one place, and you can interrogate them carefully." ”
With that, the emperor left.
Su Mian felt that she was a little embarrassed now, she thought that after the emperor brought herself out, he would solve the case with her, but she didn't expect that he had other things to deal with, and sure enough, being the emperor was very capricious.
Now he can come and go freely in this palace, but in order to avoid suspicion, Su Mian still used his cloak to cover his face tightly.
Su Mian first went to the Imperial Garden and observed the pond in the Imperial Garden, which was now like a stagnant water.
There were still faintly floating dead fish and withered lotus leaves inside, and Su Mian knew that the water in this pond was still poisonous, because the poison was very domineering, so even the water in this pond was very toxic.
Su Mian didn't dare to act rashly, and she didn't have knowledge of pharmacology and pathology, so naturally she couldn't find out what kind of poison was in this water.
She didn't know when the emperor would be able to finish his work, so her best place to stay was still her small courtyard, and she saw Su Mian return to the small courtyard safe and sound.
Satsuki and Shoko were taken aback.
"Master, you are... Why are you back? ”
It wasn't until Su Mian told them the cause and effect of the incident in detail that they were relieved.
Su Mian stayed in the small courtyard for a short time, and was summoned to the palace by the emperor, and was summoned with Su Mian, as well as the palace maid who was close to the queen mother.
interrogated the palace maid on duty that day and Xiao Cui, who was in charge of the queen mother's clothes, although Xiao Cui felt that she did not show any horses, but Su Mian felt that Xiao Cui was very suspicious.
It was not until the emperor asked all the palace maids to leave that Su Mian told the emperor about his speculation.
In line with the attitude of not startling the snake, Su Mian still asked the emperor to calm down.
Now that the target is fixed on the fixed person, just ask the people around her, if it is really Xiao Cui, there will definitely be blind spots. At that time, as long as the punishment is used slightly, a palace maid with fine skin and tender flesh like this will confess all the facts.
The case finally had some light, and both the emperor and Su Mian felt very happy.
Although the environment in the prison was very miserable, Su Mian still insisted that the emperor send her back to the prison, after all, in the harem, the emperor was also restricted by many forces.
So Su Mian didn't want to cause trouble to the emperor again, and the emperor knew that Su Mian's concerns were reasonable, so he didn't insist anymore and sent Su Mian back to prison.
Because there was some progress in this case, Su Mian's heart was also a little relieved, so he slept well.
The next day, because there was no sun in the prison, Su Mian's concept of time was also a little weak, and he was physically and mentally exhausted recently, so Su Mian never woke up.
But not long after, he was woken up by the sound of chains at the door, and Su Mian got up from the straw pile, only to see the emperor's personal guards coming in from outside.
Su Mian suddenly became energetic, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Is the emperor any instructions for you?" ”
The guard shook his head and said, "The emperor asked his subordinates to tell you that things have changed, and the Queen Mother was poisoned last night." Some people suspect that it is you, so now they ask you to go to the temple to confront you. ”
Su Mian's brain didn't wake up for a while: "What?!" The Queen Mother was poisoned again, how could this be? The man behind the scenes is really a thief. ”
Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly asked the guard: "What kind of poison did the Queen Mother have this time?" How are people? Is it serious? ”
The guard shook his head gently: "The specific poison is not very clear, but I heard that it is similar to the poison last time, but the toxicity is not so great, so the Queen Mother did not react immediately after being poisoned." ”
After speaking, the guard said some of his own words, "Now that the Queen Mother is unconscious, whether she is old, weak, and affected by toxins, I don't know if I can wake up, the emperor asked his subordinates to tell you in advance, so that you can be mentally prepared." ”
"Why should I be asked to confront each other? Why did the emperor tell me this, I stayed in this prison last night, and now I am in custody, and the queen mother has been poisoned, doesn't it mean on another level that I didn't give this poison? ”
Su Mian felt strange in her heart, but she knew that this guard had just come to report to her, and by the way, he took her to confront her, and he couldn't answer no matter how much he asked, so Su Mian carefully calculated in his heart, and saw what people should say after a while.
Soon Su Mian was taken to the queen mother's hall, and the atmosphere this time was more serious than the last time.
On the ground, the palace maids and eunuchs, the emperor and empress and a group of concubines who had already knelt on the ground were sitting in the main hall, and the whole hall was extremely solemn, and there was a faint sound of crying in the crowd.
Su Mian couldn't understand this situation more and more, and when Su Mian came, everyone's expressions were different.
Su Mian knelt down in front of the emperor and empress in the midst of these various gazes: "The people see the emperor, see the queen's mother." ”
The Emperor waved his hand and told her to get up and speak.
And Shen Jasmine looked at Su Mian, but there was an expression of deep hatred on her face.
"Su Mian, Su Mian, I didn't expect your heart to be so vicious, but you can't do it once, but you want to find a way to harm the Queen Mother, don't you know the crime now? Hurry up and get the antidote. ”
When Su Mian heard Shen Jasmine's brainless words, the anger in her heart couldn't help but increase a little.
"Please the emperor, the queen mother Mingjian, for the poisoning of the queen mother, the people really don't know, as we all know, the people have been put in prison yesterday, the queen mother was poisoned, but the people are in prison, why do you still frame me, say that I poisoned?"
When she said these words, Su Mian was very confident, she looked at the emperor, but saw that the emperor's face was not very right.
At this time, Shen Shen Jasmine said again: "You said you were in prison, right? ”
"Exactly."
"You really don't cry when you don't see the coffin, and the heirloom certificate comes up!"
At this time, a palace maid in the harem was brought up, and Su Mian felt a little familiar when she saw the palace maid, and suddenly, she remembered it.
This is the palace maid in charge of clothes in the Queen Mother's Palace that I saw yesterday, it seems to be called Xiaocui.
Before Su Mian could speak, he heard Shen Shen Jasmine say, "Xiao Cui, did you see Su Mian yesterday." ”
That Xiaocui looked at Su Mian, then looked up at Shen Shen Jasmine and said, "Back to the queen's mother, yesterday evening, the slave maid saw her. ”
Shen Jasmine sneered and said to Su Mian, "What else do you have to say?" You weren't in jail yesterday. ”
Su Mian's face was full of shock, he didn't know what to say, he wanted to quibble but didn't finish.
"I came out yesterday because ......"
Thinking of this, she suddenly glanced up at the emperor, the emperor released her from the prison without permission, originally out of good intentions, she can't blame the emperor for all the blame now.
Seeing that Su Mian didn't speak, the emperor knew that she was trying to protect herself, but now in this situation, the emperor could only open his mouth and say, "I released her from the prison." ”
Shen Jasmine was a little surprised and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you are the king of a country, and you naturally have your own reasons for doing things, but you just put Su Mian in prison yesterday morning, and released her in the evening, how can you convince the people of the world?" ”
The emperor frowned slightly, but he still lacked some confidence and said to Shen Jasmine: "I just want to give her a chance to prove her innocence." ”
"That concubine dares to ask Your Majesty, have you been with her all the time that Su Mian was outside yesterday?"
Hearing Shen Shen Jasmine's question, the emperor was a little silent.
"Look at your appearance, haven't you been together all the time, Your Majesty, you dare to guarantee that during the time you weren't together, didn't Su Mian secretly return to the Empress Dowager's palace to poison the Empress Dowager?"
Su Mian couldn't help herself a little when she heard her talk like this, "Although the folk girl is not with the emperor, the folk girl has returned to her own courtyard, and Xiao Yue and Xiao Xiangzi in the folk girl's palace can testify." ”
Shen Jasmine sneered and said, "Is the testimony of the two of them credible?" They are your people, not to mention letting them prove that you were with them yesterday, but let them prove that you flew to the moon yesterday, I'm afraid they can also testify. ”
"You...... You're bloody. ”
Su Mian was extremely excited, so she didn't care about any dignity, she pointed at Shen Jasmine and said: "Since yesterday, I know that you have always looked at me unpleasantly, but because of etiquette, I still tolerate you repeatedly, but what is the purpose of you framing me so much now?" Do you really want to find out who is behind the crime, or do you want to cover up the facts of the crime?! ”