Xue Qing's answer was naturally calm, and the palace maid who was identified on the side suddenly panicked, raised her head and pointed out with great conviction: "You lied, you and Fuzi were obviously talking together that day, I saw it with my own eyes!" ”

Xue Qing lowered her head and responded unhurriedly: "Then dare to ask this palace maid, what day, hour, and where did you see me talking with Fuzi?" ”

Xue Qing asked three questions in one breath, which made the palace maid suddenly confused. Zhiwu for a long time, and finally responded vaguely: "Who has nothing to remember so clearly, anyway, you just met and talked to Fuzi!" ”

Ziyu couldn't help sneering on the side, turned around and walked to the little palace maid, and reprimanded: "Ha, what a bold man, in front of the Queen Mother and His Majesty the Emperor, dare to start wronging people without a head?" If this is the case, this palace can also say, I don't know which day, hour, and place, I saw you, a little palace maid, mixing tung oil in charcoal. ”

The little palace maid was so frightened that she immediately kowtowed and said: "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Emperor, the slave maid has never done such a thing, the slave maid has really seen Xue Qing and Fuzi meet, and after talking, the slave maid really didn't lie." ”

The queen mother was a little dissatisfied with the performance of this palace maid, but after all, she was the only witness she could rely on, so she asked patiently: "You don't have to be nervous or panicked, think about it, you will always remember." ”

"Slave, slave maid, slave maid ......" The palace maid was a little nervous, and at this time, Pei Lin on the side couldn't help but turn around and said angrily: "Didn't you tell the palace before, did you see Xue Qing in the room when you were putting charcoal, why did you forget about it now?" ”

"Yes, yes, the slave and maid remembered, that is, when the charcoal was released the day before yesterday, the slave and the maid went to check the preparation of the charcoal, and happened to see Xueqing and Fuzi talking, what the slave and maid said is true, if the queen mother and His Majesty the emperor do not believe in the slave maid, the slave maid, the slave maid only has the will to die!"

Saying that, the palace maid immediately got up and rushed towards the pillars on the main hall, but fortunately, Ji Li, who was standing on the side, reacted quickly and saved him in time.

"Presumptuous, who allowed you to be so foolish in the main hall!?" Emperor Qi Yan rebuked angrily when he saw this.

"Hey, it seems that this is being forced to be in a hurry, otherwise I wouldn't have to die to show my will." The Queen Mother sat on the main hall and said to Ziyu: "Madam Zi, it seems that you have to come up with convincing evidence." ”

While she was talking, Song Meiren and Shu Meiren walked in together. As soon as the two came in, they saluted the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and then quietly stood aside.

"Xueqing, you just need to say where you were on the day of the charcoal." The Queen Mother added: "If there is no evidence and no evidence, it is a lie." ”

"Niangniang, the slave maid only has one sentence, the slave maid has never been to the house, and she has never seen Fuzi!"

The Queen Mother wanted to ask, but Ziyu made a salute, turned around and asked the palace maid: "You said you had seen Xue Qing, so what clothes did Xue Qing wear that day?" Is it cyan or blue? ”

The palace maid panicked for a moment and hesitated: "It's the same as today, it's blue." ”

The corners of Ziyu's mouth raised lightly: "Ha, Xue Qing's clothes are obviously worn for the first time today, but you saw her wear them a few days ago, do you have the ability to predict the future?" ”

After Ziyu asked, the palace maid immediately changed her words and said: "The slave maid remembered wrong, it was cyan, right cyan." ”

This time, Ziyu's face actually showed a smug color.

"Cyan? It's really hard for you, is it, you, this palace said two colors, you just guess down. Xue Qing, why don't you tell this palace maid sister what color clothes she wears every day. ”

"Xue Qing only has white clothes on weekdays, and she knows about it." Emperor Qi Yan testified on the side: "It seems that it must be you, the palace maid, who are lying here and deliberately framing others!" ”

The emperor testified here, and the palace maid couldn't help but be a little timid, but at this moment she still said stiffly: "Your Majesty, the slave maid didn't lie, that Xue Qing and Fuzi did see it!" ”

"You dare to lie, how can it be so coincidental that you have seen Xue Qing go to the room alone?" Emperor Qi Yan asked coldly: "It seems that you are ready to be tortured, come here, the big punishment is waiting, see if she tells the truth." ”

"Your Majesty, what the slave said is true, Your Majesty!"

Several guards walked into the house and were about to drag the palace maid away, but the palace maid immediately panicked, pulled Pei Lin and begged: "Niangniang save me, Niangniang save me!" ”

Pei Lin immediately kowtowed and said, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Emperor, I just remembered the wrong color of the clothes, please spare her." ”

"Mrs. Pei, I'm afraid it's so simple to remember the wrong color, right?" Ziyu asked reluctantly: "She swore again, and she proved that she didn't lie by death, seeing Fuzi and Xue Qing laughing together, she even remembered the day, hour and place so clearly, how could she remember it wrong just by the color that caught her eyes?" Who will believe this? ”

Ziyu turned around and knelt down to the Queen Mother and Emperor Qi Yan.

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Emperor, the concubines have been idle in Shufang Palace, what they are afraid of is what will happen to the harem sisters, but now it seems that they are really afraid of something, and ask the Queen Mother and His Majesty the Emperor to call the shots for the concubines and completely return the innocence of the concubines."

"Ziyu, hurry up, there is a lonely place, no one dares to frame you."

As soon as Emperor Qi Yan said this, it was obvious that he had already believed in Ziyu, and suddenly the Queen Mother was a little unable to get off the stage. Emperor Qi Yan saw that several guards guarding the palace maid were stunned in place, and couldn't help urging unhappily: "What are you still doing in a daze, drag this palace maid down and go to punishment!" ”

"Yes."

Several guards responded in unison, fiercely escorted the palace maid, and were about to go out. The palace maid was obviously flustered at this time, looked back at the queen mother and cried: "Queen Mother, save the slave maid, the slave maid is ......"

Without waiting for the palace maid to finish speaking, the Queen Mother hurriedly said sharply: "Bold minion, plug her mouth for me, pull down the cane and kill her, so as not to listen to her nonsense." ”

The Queen Mother looked at the palace maid who was dragged out, her face was extremely ugly, she looked down at Pei Lin who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help sighing: "Forget it, the mourning family is tired, I don't want to pursue the truth anymore, anyway, I just burned a curtain, you all retreat." ”

"This is a major matter related to the safety of the Queen Mother, how can you not investigate it more clearly?" The emperor came to the side, "Mrs. Pei, Qi Ronghua, this matter of charcoal, even if you don't pass by in person, you still have a certain responsibility as a personnel supervisor, you each go back to the palace to meditate on yourself, this harem errand, for the time being, let Shu Meiren, Song Meiren and others take care of it." ”

Shu Meiren and Song Meiren, who had watched the play for a long time on the side, immediately got up and saluted to thank them as soon as they heard that they had left behind on a good errand. Pei Lin and Qi Yue bowed their heads in thanks.

The Queen Mother held her forehead and looked at the concubines kneeling on the ground, her face full of unwillingness.

A farce ended so hastily, and when everyone left Jingxi Palace, Emperor Qi Yan came over and took my hand and walked out of the house first. The rest of the concubines saluted us in the back.

"Your Majesty, you better go back and accompany the Queen Mother, she doesn't know how angry she will be at the moment."

"The Queen Mother is accompanied by Princess Ping, so you don't need to worry about it." Emperor Qi Yan took my hand and asked with a rare smile: "Is there another queen to save me this time?" ”

I frowned and replied in a low voice: "Actually, the concubine is also a superfluous move, in the eyes of the concubine, even if there is no concubine, with His Majesty the Emperor, Madame Zi will definitely be safe." ”

Emperor Qi Yan smiled awkwardly, took my hand, and continued to move forward.

"Pity the palace maid Fuzi who shared the charcoal, and the palace maid next to Mrs. Pei, they may have been used by others, or they were also forced to be helpless, they did what they shouldn't do, they knew whether they should know the secrets of the unit, and finally lost their lives, alas."

Hearing me sigh about the misfortune of the two palace maids, Emperor Qi Yan said coldly on the side: "I don't know about the burning of my body, I don't know it, I take the blame, and I can't blame others." ”