"Since you don't let the prince come out, how can you assume that this confession was written by His Royal Highness?"

Gong Wei said coldly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally drew a charge, why can't we identify it?" ”

Gong Yu also helped: "Yes, father, the son heard that even the girl showed the scars on her body that day when she was beaten by her eldest brother, and everyone present regretted it. I thought that the eldest brother was so lucky to be a girl before, but then he actually punched and kicked each other... I guess it must be because I knew that the girl was having an affair with someone, so she was ashamed and ashamed, and she was sad and angry. ”

"The fourth prince is as fine as dust, and even what I said in front of the emperor three days ago is clear, as if I have seen it with my own eyes." I sneered, "It's just that you say it, it's just your guess after all." If you don't have real evidence, you can't help but mean something, it's too obvious! ”

Hearing this, Gong Wan hurriedly stepped forward on his knees, kowtowed to the emperor and said: "Father, the son also remembered that even the girl's personal maid told you at that time that the eldest brother's violence was because he didn't like the frequent persuasion of the girl, not the fornication that the third brother said!" ”

Gong Wei looked at Gong Wan coldly and said, "Joke, you also said that the maid is the personal maid of the Lian family." As a confidant, how can there be any reason not to speak for his master? ”

"The third brother doesn't believe me, and he insists on not believing other people's words, do you have to punish us one by one before you give up?" Gong Hao's eyes were red as he spoke, "Father, the son doesn't understand, it was the third brother who said that the eldest brother was confused, and now it is the third brother who believes in the confession of the eldest brother!" He is so hard to force each other, does he want the life of his son! ”

"Old Five-you are heartbroken!" The palace curtain gasped, and then knelt down to the emperor and said, "Father and Emperor Mingjian, the son is not unreasonably suspicious, but there is indeed a witness in the palace, and he has seen the fifth child and the Lian family fornicating with his own eyes!" If the father does not believe it, he is already waiting outside the palace and can be summoned at any time! ”

When I heard this, I looked up to meet the suspicious gaze of the emperor.

"Biography."

I saw two palace maids timidly led in by the old eunuch with their heads down, and when the palace maida raised his eyes, he opened his mouth wide in shock.

"Xin'er, Yun'er? How could it be you? ”

"My father may not know, these two palace maids are on an errand in Wangqi Palace." The palace curtain turned to the first two palace maids and said sharply, "You tell the emperor what you said to the king beforehand, and you are not allowed to leave a word!" ”

"Yes. The slave maid and Yun'er are the palace maids in the palace of Concubine Ying, who are responsible for taking care of the Wangqi Pond. ”

The palace maid called Xin'er kowtowed to the emperor and said, "On the night of Wanshou Day, the sister of the head of the Wangqi Palace heard the news from the front that the masters of the harem should enjoy the fireworks in the Qingwei Palace, and they will not be able to come back until later, so they will ask the slaves and maids to relax and meet everywhere." The slave maid and Yun'er came to the Huangqi Pond early, wanting to see if they could see the fireworks in the Qingqi Palace. Who knew that at the end of the day, the slave maid actually saw a nobleman in gorgeous clothes who went up to the Chixin Pavilion alone, and at that time, there was only one person in the pavilion. The slave felt that it was unseemly, but she did not dare to rush forward to stop it. watched as His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness pulled the noble man into the pavilion, and the two of them waited for half an hour before coming out. ”

"Then you can see the appearance of the noble person clearly, she is in the temple at this moment?"

"The slaves and maids really saw that the color of the nobleman's clothes matched the silver python pattern clothes of His Royal Highness the Prince. The only person in the world who can wear that dress is the crown princess. Yun'er kowtowed, got up and looked at me carefully, "As for the appearance, I can't really see it at night, but I am somewhat similar to this girl." ”

"It seems that Miss Yun'er's eyes are not too good, why do you think that it was the crown princess who had never met her that night who went to Huangqi Pond? And Miss Xin'er, you have a good mouth and a good memory, not only do you remember the details of the time you saw the living person a month ago, and the time you spent in the Chixin Pavilion, but you also answered smoothly, just like you had skewered in advance. Why is Concubine Ying so ignorant of people's responsibilities, and she is willing to let a clever girl like you do the rough work of taking care of the pool? ”

The two palace maids blushed at what I said, and bowed down. I turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the confessions of these two palace maids are not true, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. The three princes are indiscriminate, and they are brought to the front of the palace to pollute you to listen, and the courtiers will compensate the three princes for you! ”

"Lian's! What is the king's sin that he needs you to make amends to his father? The palace curtain was shocked and angry, "Now that the human and material evidence are there, how can you still have the face to quibble in front of your father!" ”

"You're also called a witness? I think it's just that you bought to frame the five princes and my puppets! ”

"They are the people in the palace of Concubine Ying, how can this king buy them? According to what you said, this king is so powerful, and the confession signed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the ghost prison was also tampered with by this king? ”

"-The third brother is wronged, don't lose your dignity in front of your father." Gong Yu persuaded softly, "Father, now both sides insist on their own words, and it has become a headless public case." According to Erchen's observations, in order to ensure the innocence of Lian girl and the fifth brother, they had to torture these two palace maids who came out to testify in order to find the testimony true! ”

When Xin'er and Yun'er heard Gong Hao's words, they hurriedly cried and kowtowed to the emperor: "The emperor spares his life, slaves and maids are true, I really don't dare to say anything!" Even if you receive the criminal law, you will never change your words! ”

"Gong Hu, you don't want to use this trick of retreating as advance to create and kill evil!" I exclaimed, "Since these two palace maids risked their lives to be your pawns, they naturally caught a weakness that was more important than their lives!" What's the point of heavy torture! ”

"Even the girl's words are embarrassing. You don't want to admit what people say, and you don't want to torture to seek the truth, but how can you tell your father to advance and retreat? ”

"-Who is going to torture the palace maid of this palace?"

Outside, there was the sound of the cotton curtain being lifted, the sound of hurried footsteps, and the gentle dissuasion of the eunuch. I turned my head to look, and saw a woman dressed in jade pigment satin dress turn out of the screen and walk straight towards the emperor.

"The concubines see the emperor."

"Concubine Ying." The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, waved his hand and motioned for Concubine Ying to get up, "Why are you here?" ”

"The concubine heard that His Royal Highness the Prince's confession was submitted to the Xuan Palace, pointing out that the banner had a personal affair with the former crown princess." Concubine Ying came from the cold wind outside, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from her forehead, "This matter is unbearable, and the concubine understands that as a harem maid, she should avoid suspicion." It's just that Shicai heard from the palace people that the Third Highness took away the two inferior palace maids in the palace of the concubines. As the lord of the Wangqi Palace, the concubine should have come to ask for an explanation. ”

"You've come just in time, and listen to what these two minions have to say."

When Xin'er Yun'er heard this, she repeated Shicai's words again. Concubine Ying listened for a long time, and sneered when she heard it.

"You two, you are really condescending..."After listening to the confession, Concubine Ying chuckled, "It's just that this palace can't understand, since you bumped into the private matter of the banner that night, and you have been hard to remember it until now, if it is really for the good of your five highnesses, why don't you directly explain it to the palace?" ”

"Ying Niangniang asked knowingly." Gong Hao smiled and said, "You are the biological mother of the fifth brother, how can there be a mother in this world who does not protect her son?" Xin'er Yun'er knows such a big thing, so she naturally has to be careful to hide it from you, how can she risk being wiped out to tell you? ”

"It turns out that in Hu'er's heart, this palace is such a ruthless person." Concubine Ying smiled peacefully, "It's just that even if the palace is ruthless, there is still the emperor in the palace who is fair and strict, and he can call the shots for them." Your Majesty, the concubines really don't understand, since these two girls are so smart, why should they let you go, but instead seek the near and far, and tell the matter to the Third Highness who has never met before? ”

As soon as Concubine Ying's words came out, the palace finally quieted down for a long time. The ambergris on the incense burner is soft and soft, and the smoke is more delicate and soft than that of ordinary spices. Looking at the wisps of cigarette smoke that dissipated in the air, I felt that my heart, which had been beating violently since entering the temple, seemed to be soothed a little.

"Curtain?"

"Father..."As soon as the emperor called, the palace curtain immediately knelt on the ground, "These two palace maids are from the harem, and when something happened, they went to find the mother concubine who was in charge of the harem affairs, and this matter was naturally said by the mother concubine and her son!" ”

"Since Xin'er Yun'er went to find Concubine Li, if Concubine Li didn't report it immediately, why did she use her son's mouth to tell the emperor?" Concubine Ying was not slow, "Prince Huan, I shouldn't have said this, it's just that you, as a prince, have intervened in this harem trivial matter, I'm afraid that you will be overstepping your rules and being good at it, and you will be suspected of having other plans, right?" ”

"Father! This matter was originally a scandal between the fifth child and the former crown princess, and it involved the royal reputation, and the sons had to take care of it! ”

"-That's it!"

The emperor let out a low shout, and the whole hall was instantly quiet. I raised my eyes and scanned everyone, and unintentionally, I seemed to see Gong Yu squeezing his eyebrows downward, and then looking at the side, the palace maid named Yun'er trembled and swallowed her saliva.

"Your Majesty! The reason why the slave maid begged Concubine Li Guifei to inform the third prince of this matter was because the slave maid also saw other things besides the Fifth Highness and the crown princess! Yun'er suddenly stepped forward on her knees, kowtowed and said sadly, "It turned out that a few days ago, the slave maid happened to hear Concubine Ying and the Fifth Highness talking in the palace, talking about 'Fa Lianhua', 'smuggling', 'rebellion' or something, the slave and maid were really frightened when they heard it, so they asked Concubine Li Gui Niangniang to find the Third Highness to be the master!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, all four were shocked. I saw that the emperor's face turned blue instantly, and he looked at Concubine Ying beside him in disbelief.

Fa Lian Hua... Isn't that the Dongwei herb that Wen Zhao tested on that madman in Xiaoyao earlier?

"Bold! Who taught you to tell such a big lie to frame Hongu! I saw Concubine Ying's always calm face suddenly become extremely frightened, "Your Majesty, the maid's words are pure nonsense, and the concubine has definitely not said anything to practice flowers with the concubine!" ”

"——Yun'er, as a maid of the palace of Wangqi Palace, said her mother's privacy in front of the emperor today, and knew that her fate was to the end. Instead of being tortured by the mother to retaliate, it is better to give yourself a break today! ”

Before everyone could react, Yun'er suddenly got up and ran towards the copper furnace in the middle of the main hall, desperately slamming his head into the lacquered gold top of the copper furnace.