Chapter 425: Unexpected
A little unexpected is that Empress Shen is even more "preemptive" than the grandson, Chungui can't help but guess that it seems that in addition to the palace people in Ciqing Palace, Empress Shen also planted the rest of the eyes and ears here, and it came so quickly, it should be that she had ears and eyes to report to Kunning Palace when she entered Ciqing Palace, which does not mean that Empress Shen expected that the crown princess would do something to her today, mostly because Emperor Hongfu lifted the ban on Gao, Empress Shen was extremely worried that Gao would intensify his efforts to sow discord and let the grandson be separated from her grandmother.
At this time, Empress Shen looked coldly at Gao's pretending to be crazy and stupid, and lightning and thunder gradually piled up between her eyebrows.
Don't look at Emperor Hongfu being deceived by Concubine Hui's pretentiousness for many years, at this time, I saw through Gao's disguise at a glance, not because of the gap between Concubine Hui and Gao's acting skills, in the final analysis, it is because of Emperor Hongfu's own fixed likes and dislikes, he usually likes gentle and graceful women, Concubine Hui does what he likes, at least on the surface, he never disobeys Emperor Hongfu's will, Gao's arrogance has never known restraint, but because of the crime of Gao Qiong's family, Emperor Hongfu was ashamed of raising tigers, and naturally had no good impression of Gao's, At this time, although it was not clear what kind of accident was going on in Ciqing Palace, but seeing the confrontation between many palace guards and palace people, I could guess that Lan Ting's worries were not a big fuss, and the Gao family was really angry with Zhao Men, and Lan Ting was helpless, so he wanted to kill Zhao Men's female relatives to get angry.
Madness is crazy enough, but certainly not out of mind.
But Emperor Hongfu saw that Princess Zhou and Chungui were unharmed, and of course he didn't want to make this thrilling accident known to everyone, not to mention the investigation of the grandson's crimes, so that the court would set off another controversy over the abolition of the prince, he also thought that the Gao family was really delirious, and couldn't help but order: "The crown princess is crazy and sick, so from now on she will be moved to Nantaizi Nunnery to recuperate, except for the medical officer, no one is allowed to disturb the princess to recuperate!" ”
At this moment, Taisun finally arrived.
In a panic, he went to help his mother, but he was pushed and shoved, and the grandson knelt in front of Emperor Hongfu to plead: "The emperor's grandfather is angry, and the mother is now seriously ill, and I hope that the emperor's grandfather can allow the mother to stay in Ciqing Palace to recuperate, so that the grandson can serve his filial piety." ”
Empress Shen heard that Emperor Hongfu had issued a holy order of seclusion, and she was originally unwilling to be unforgiving, but seeing that the grandson was still obsessed until this time, how could she allow the Gao family to continue to make trouble by the side of the grandson? She closed her eyes slightly, tried her best to alleviate the anger in her heart, and took two steps forward: "Your Majesty, the concubine has not been unconcerned about the princess's condition, and yesterday she also summoned the Danyang Daoist and the medical officer of the Tai Hospital, and clearly asked that although the crown princess has suffered a serious illness, her body has gradually recovered after the diagnosis and treatment of the Taoist chief and the medical officer, how could she go crazy and lose her mind after a night?" And the concubine heard earlier that the crown princess instructed the princess to invite Gu Yiren to Ciqing Palace, saying that she knew her sins and was ashamed, and wanted to make amends and appease. ”
The crown princess, who had been subdued by the palace guards, seemed to have confidence when she saw that the princess had finally returned, and at this time she raised her head and defended loudly: "The princess is indeed planning to apologize to Gu Yiren, please entrust Gu Yiren to the sincerity of the elders of Xuan Zhutang to transfer the princess, and the misunderstanding between His Royal Highness the princess and Zhao Men, how do you know that Gu Yiren sneered at the princess, and Miss Gao was indignant in listening, accusing Gu Yiren of being humble and respectful, and Gu Yiren was actually kissing."
confessed that it was Zhao Xiushu who colluded with King Zhou, and instructed her to frame the grandson and Gao Langjun at the banquet in the Niangniang Palace, the crown princess was angry and wanted to make us wait for Gu Yiren to appeal to the queen, but Gu Yiren picked up the dagger on the case and wanted to assassinate the princess, but Miss Gao blocked a blow for the princess, but Miss Gao was unfortunately stabbed by Gu Yiren and killed on the spot! The crown princess was angry because of the tragic death of Miss Gao, and ordered to kill Gu Yiren, just when Princess Zhou went to Ciqing Palace, Gu Yiren grabbed the door and rushed here, Princess Zhou wanted to protect Gu Yiren without asking about it, I naturally would not let Gu Yiren leave, I didn't want the palace guards to misunderstand, and I actually listened to Princess Zhou's words to restrain us. ”
Chungui felt ridiculous when she heard these flawed words, and she didn't want to theorize, and she also pulled the pearl who opened her mouth to stop her defense.
In the final analysis, the key to this dangerous change, to find out right and wrong, the key is what the will of Emperor Hongfu is, whether to continue to protect the grandson, or to uphold justice, or "trivialize" only to investigate the guilt of the confidant palace people for slander, and still imprison the crown princess in Nantai in the name of "recuperation".
"The minister asks the emperor for permission." Lan Ting stepped forward at this time and bowed to him.
"Yes." Emperor Hongfu seemed to sigh.
"Not only does it involve human life, but also ask the emperor to judge the Qingming and return the innocence of the ministers and the inner son."
Emperor Hongfu's sigh was even more obvious.
"Grandfather Huang, I hope that Grandfather Huang will allow his grandson to be responsible for finding out the truth about today's accident." Taisun actually took the initiative to ask for help.
Empress Shen's expression suddenly turned cold, her eyes were like two firearms, and she couldn't wait to beat the crown princess into a sieve with no skin.
She thought that the princess would inevitably shield the princess, and in such a situation, she also tried to quibble and get away with the crime, this dangerous change in the eyes of Queen Shen had nothing to do with the grandson at all, and the fault was all on the frenzied Gao family, the grandson was at most soft-hearted and deceived by the princess, but she couldn't watch her biological mother take the blame and be deposed or even executed.
"Your Majesty, the grandson is still young, and whether the crown princess is guilty or not, it is inevitable that he will be troubled by filial piety and family affection, this case occurred in the inner court, and the emperor is also requested to follow the old practice and hand over the concubine to preside over the trial of the high prince and the princess." Empress Shen tried to clear the grandson.
"Imperial grandmother, although the grandson is underage, but also participated in politics for a long time, recently by the Taifu and the subordinate ministers, but also understand that in addition to family affection, discipline and etiquette are important, and I hope that my grandfather and grandmother believe that my grandson can distinguish between right and wrong."
The grandson insisted so much, Emperor Hongfu's heart moved, and he looked at Lan Ting: "Although Gu Niang is a wife, but don't say that I have always regarded Lan Ting as my own junior, and the queen should indeed call Lan Ting to call her aunt, this dispute between my family, I think it is unnecessary to try it as a court case, although Gao is Yu'er's biological mother, but I still want to believe that Yu'er After this period of introspection, he should understand that in addition to family affection, he should also follow right and wrong." Lan Ting should be compared to his juniors today, and give Yu'er the opportunity to hone his skills. ”
Now that Emperor Hongfu has made a decision, where can Lan Ting refuse?
"Obey the will of God." He will not seriously regard the grandson as his own junior, only the king of a country in the world can casually regard the courtiers as "his own family" of freedom, if the courtiers really do not see the outside and are complacent, it must be a great rebellion and no king's law.
So Emperor Hongfu and Empress Shen temporarily sat in the main hall of Ciqing Palace, waiting for the result of the case of the first time in his life that the grandson was responsible for the "criminal officer", and the embarrassed princess was naturally taken by Empress Shen
When the palace people brought it were taken to another place to change clothes and freshen up, and then brought back to the main hall, the madness of the teeth and claws was subdued, but it was still a mumbling delirium, but occasionally there was a sneer on his face, revealing the truth of complacency.
Accidents have happened one after another, she really can't catch the Zhou Wang couple and Zhao Lanting and his wife, but she is confident that the grandson will definitely sit on the crime of returning from the spring, and the Gu family must pay for Gao Jiao's life, and she will still stay in Ciqing Palace to continue to "recuperate", and it is not completely without the opportunity for revenge in the future.
And after today's turmoil, she was able to confirm that there were indeed the eyes and ears of Emperor Hongfu and the Empress in Ciqing Palace, and told her son to strengthen his vigilance, as long as these eyes and ears were cleared, perhaps Emperor Hongfu and Empress Shen would no longer be able to secretly murder her, causing her to be "seriously ill and incurable", although without the power of the Song State Mansion as a support, she could not guarantee that the future Son of Heaven would obey her words by herself, but as long as she could survive, as long as the remnants of her father and brother's party could be preserved, it was not without a chance to restore her former glory.
The future is difficult, but who has let this plan fall through? There is only the right time to wait for it.
He also said that since Emperor Hongfu said the words "family", he no longer cared about the difference between monarchs and ministers at this time, not only gave the King of Zhou and Lan Ting, but even allowed Chungui to sit down, Chungui happened to sit diagonally opposite the crown princess, and it was not difficult to catch this smug look in the corner of her eyes, but she was not worried at all.
No matter how the grandson interrogated, it is impossible for Emperor Hongfu to recognize the so-called fact that Gao Jiao assassinated her, and since she has not become a corpse that cannot speak, of course she can prove her innocence - of course, people can overturn or even coerce Taisun to change their confessions, but Gao Jiao's corpse will not lie, Gao Jiao was tied up before piercing the chest for a dagger, and he could not struggle to be fatally killed by a knife, indicating that the rope was extremely tightly bound, and there should be traces on the corpse, and she could not tie Gao Jiao up in front of the princess of Ciqing Palace before committing murder. And Gao Jiao is bound, he should not be able to stand, sit or lie down, and the injury is different from the wound formed by standing face to face. Chungui believes that he who is familiar with the "Collection of Grievances" can completely argue with this evidence that Taisun, the chief judge, is speechless.
As for how Emperor Hongfu will deal with the crown princess, he doesn't care at all when he returns to the spring, Hengzhu Xuan Zhutang and the grandson have become a life-and-death situation, and the grandson's position is not guaranteed in the future, and the crown princess can still make waves?
The person who has to pay the price now is never the Gao clan who has reached the end of his rope in the eyes of Chungui.
It didn't take too long for the first time in his life to preside over the criminal case, and after about half an hour, he entered the main hall, knelt in front of the seat of Emperor Hongfu without saying a word, and bowed his head with a heavy heart.
The crown princess couldn't witness her son's expression when she was sitting, thinking that the princess's behavior was to ask Emperor Zhun Hongfu to order Chungui to be executed, and finally stopped muttering to herself and hated Chungui again.
Lan Ting left the solemnity of Taisun's expression, as if with a little grief and struggle, his heart moved, but he lowered his eyelids silently.
"Grandfather, grandson is really ......" The grandson drooped his shoulders, his expression was gloomy, and the former young man who was arrogant and disobedient to discipline was almost like two people, and after saying half a sentence, he kowtowed again: "The grandson is willing to be punished for his mother, and I hope that my grandfather will degrade the grandson's position as the prince and forgive the mother concubine from death." ”
The crown princess turned her head stiffly, her mind was completely clear, her eyes widened in disbelief: "Yu'er, what did you say?!" ”