Chapter 342: The Finishing Touches (I)
The emperor was already on the verge of rage, and when he heard the word betrayal, he was even more angry, and couldn't help shouting, "Xu Huaiqing, Bai Jiujiu, you despise imperial power so much, I must teach you a lesson today!" ”
"Your Majesty, the courtiers have something to say!" Bai Jiujiu suddenly spoke out and interrupted the emperor's words.
The Emperor frowned impatiently, "What else do you have to quibble?" ”
Seeing that the emperor asked Bai Jiujiu to speak, the queen's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she secretly gritted her teeth, knowing that these two people were very eloquent, and they wanted to crucify the matter before they could justify it. But the emperor agreed, and she couldn't stop it anymore, otherwise it would inevitably seem too urgent and arouse the emperor's suspicion, so she could only glare at Bai Jiujiu hatefully.
She wanted to see what tricks this Bai Jiujiu could say, anyway, the evidence was already in front of everyone. With the emperor's temperament, he would never be able to endure such a thing. Don't talk about it at that time, but the more angry the emperor becomes, and he directly kills his head, and it's a hundred.
Thinking of this, the corners of the queen's mouth were slightly raised, and the whole person leaned back lazily on the back of the chair, looking at Bai Jiujiu who was kneeling down for a long time.
Feeling the scorching gaze that fell on her face, Bai Jiujiu didn't look at the queen's face, she settled down and said slowly, "Your Majesty, the courtiers heard that there is a sentence called the finishing touch, because the courtiers are embroidering dragon robes for the first time, so they are very careful and dare not have the slightest slackness, especially the eye part, and they have not started for a long time. ”
"According to what you mean, I don't know how to start, so I won't do it?" The queen asked sharply.
Bai Jiujiu glanced at the other party indifferently, "Niangniang's words are serious, the courtiers are just pondering, they already have eyebrows, but later the embroidery room was stolen, and the black silk thread was stolen, so ......"
"Excuses, they're all excuses...... the queen stood up suddenly, "how can there be thieves in the palace, why do thieves only steal your silk threads and don't take anything else, are you a fool to treat others as others?" ”
Bai Jiujiu was secretly annoyed, she said the wrong thing for a while, the identity of the queen and her was very different, if the other party insisted that she was quibbling, then she was helpless.
Just as she was thinking about how to remedy it, Xu Huaiqing on the side quietly held her hand and gave her a reassuring look, "Niangniang, Neiko is just a small businessman, and she has never seen such a big scene, so she will inevitably be a little nervous, and Weichen will make amends for her." ”
Bai Jiujiu also hurriedly answered, "It's the courtier's wife who said the wrong thing, please forgive the mother." ”
The queen still has to be unrelenting, but the emperor who is waiting to listen to the following is already impatient, "Okay, continue to talk about yours." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Because of the theft of the black silk thread, the work of the courtiers was temporarily stopped, thinking that when the silk thread came, they would continue to embroider it. After Bai Jiujiu finished speaking, his eyes swept towards the queen as if he was nothing.
The queen was chilled by this look, but she still held on to her posture, "Speaking of which, you still have to rely on others to take the blame, and you have pushed it cleanly, Mrs. Xu, you have a good calculation." ”
Bai Jiujiu pursed her lips, "Niangniang misunderstood, the courtiers just told the truth." ”
The queen was willing to listen to her, and said directly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this Mrs. Xu is so cunning, you can't be deceived by her." ”
Originally, he gave Bai Jiujiu the opportunity to explain, but he didn't want to give up Xu Huaiqing, but he didn't expect the other party to be clever and sophistry, and he was a little unhappy at the moment, and wanted to remove Xu Huaiqing's fame and official position.
"The courtier's words are not finished yet, Your Majesty is the true dragon son of heaven, this dragon's eyes, you don't need the courtiers to draw snakes, you can give birth to yourself!" Bai Jiujiu's voice was loud.
The room was silent, and everyone, including the queen, thought that Bai Jiujiu was crazy.
Only Xu Huaiqing, the old god was there, and there was no look of surprise on his face, obviously knowing that Bai Jiujiu would definitely be able to do it.
The queen felt in her heart that Bai Jiujiu was jumping off the wall in a hurry, and she really thought that she would have something to say, on the dragon robe, but she clearly had no eyes, could she still conjure it up?
If she is so untrustworthy, isn't she afraid that His Majesty will cut off her head.
The queen naturally refused to let go of the opportunity to suppress it, walked over and observed it carefully, and then said with an angry face, "Mrs. Xu, you are playing with Your Majesty and the palace, but it is a crime on top of a crime, and it is not a pity to die!" ”
Bai Jiujiu's expression was calm, and he stood up unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the courtiers are not lying, the courtiers dare to guarantee with the head of the neck, and the eyes on the dragon robe will soon grow." ”
The eunuch holding the dragon robe looked at the dragon on it carefully, and thought that there was something wrong with his eyes, so he subconsciously rubbed it.
The Emperor also thought it was ridiculous and refused to believe it.
In the face of everyone's doubts, Bai Jiujiu was not impatient, but said, "The courtiers ask the emperor to give the courtiers a brush." ”
Hearing this, the queen couldn't help but sneer, "You just said that it would grow on its own, and now you want a brush again, Mrs. Xu seems to be a little insincere." ”
"Niangniang listened to the courtier's words, and what the courtiers wanted was a brush without any pen and ink." Bai Jiujiu calmly said the request.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Are you sure?" The emperor's face was cloudy.
Bai Jiujiu confidently hooked the corners of his mouth, "The courtiers are sure." ”
"Alright, give her the pen." The emperor tilted his head slightly and ordered the eunuchs who were waiting on the side.
Bai Jiujiu took the brush without ink, and slowly walked to the side of the dragon robe, with no trace of nervousness and panic on his face.
The queen felt that she was deliberately pretending to be a ghost, and she had already made a decision in her heart, and after Bai Jiujiu failed, she immediately used this as an excuse to crucify her to death. She doesn't want to live herself, so don't blame her men for being ruthless.
Regardless of the overturning of the river and the sea in her heart, the expression on the queen's face was leisurely, holding a teacup in her hand, skimming the tea foam on the water again and again, waiting for Bai Jiujiu to make a fool of herself.
Bai Jiujiu stood in front of the dragon robe and didn't move for a long time.
Outsiders looked at her, as if she was afraid, but in fact, Bai Jiujiu was quietly concentrating her spiritual power into the palm of her hand.
"Mrs. Xu, hurry up." The eunuch couldn't help but urge.
Didn't you see those two masters, their expressions were already so ugly?
Bai Jiujiu ignored him, she took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, something seemed to flash in her dark eyes, and the queen suspected that she was dazzled, so she couldn't help but rub her eyes and laugh at her suspicions.