Your Majesty, the minister was discussing with the four princes about the repair of water conservancy after the year, when the minister and the three princes were there, the four princes were still fine, and we left when we saw that the banquet was almost over, as for how the four princes died, the minister really didn't know! Zhao Shangshu also quickly knelt down and shouted injustice.

Zhao Xinlan also knelt down, what the hell is going on? Why did a palace maid suddenly come out to testify against them?

The emperor glanced at them, and then said to the palace maid, "Do you have any evidence that the three of them were still there when the fourth prince died?" ”

"Back to the emperor, when the fourth prince died, the third prince and Zhao Shangshu were indeed gone, but Miss Zhao was still there, she was with the four princes, when Father-in-law Li Dehai went to call people, the fourth prince and her were in the inner hall, and then Father-in-law Li left, Miss Zhao went to ask Miss Xie to come over to see the four princes, and then she left directly, and when the slave went to see it, the four princes had already lost their breath!" The palace maid Ruhua said seriously.

Zhao Xinlan's face was frighteningly pale, she pointed at Ruhua and scolded: "You woman deliberately splashed me with dirty water, this matter has nothing to do with me at all, you say, who bought you and let you harm me?" Is it Xie Chuyao, a slut? ”

Xie Chuyao, who had not spoken all this time, heard her say this, snorted coldly and said, "Who is buying people's hearts, don't blame me for what you do!" "She didn't bother to do that kind of thing.

Shang Jingcheng just glanced at her and didn't speak.

The emperor watched Zhao Xinlan's face become heavier and heavier, especially when the palace maid Ruhua took out the handkerchief embroidered with the word blue, his hand clenched into a fist.

"This handkerchief was found in the room of the four princes, when the four princes died, the slave maid and Ruji were the first people to enter, and there were only the four princes who were lying on the bed without breath in the room, and this handkerchief that was tightly held in his hand, and a hairpin was found on the body of the four princes, and now the emperor is invited to take a look." Ruhua said, and took out a hairpin from her sleeve, and the hairpin looked like it could only be used by the daughters of the official family.

When Zhao Xinlan saw the hairpin, she subconsciously touched her hair, and when she didn't touch her hairpin, her body trembled like a fallen leaf.

Li Dehai presented the evidence to the emperor.

"Zhao Xinlan, what else do you have to say?" The emperor's voice hit Zhao Xinlan's heart like thunder, and she was so frightened that she couldn't say a word, so she could only look at her father pitifully there.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, someone must have deliberately planted the little girl, it must be, how could it be so coincidental that there was evidence left there? If it was really Lan'er who killed her, she would definitely clean up the scene, how could she have left a handle there? And that handkerchief can't be Lan'er's, she has never been in the habit of using a handkerchief! "Zhao Shangshu really got to the point of opening his eyes and telling nonsense in order to help his daughter get rid of his crime.

The emperor stared at him like a fool for a long time before saying, "Zhao Shangshu, are you treating me as a fool now?" How many times your daughter entered the palace, I saw her take a handkerchief, and the color and words are the same as this one, if you don't give up, I can also find someone from the Fang Clothing Bureau to check the material of this handkerchief, and then go to the store that provides cloth for your Zhao family to investigate, whether it is your eldest lady's handkerchief will be clear. ”

As he spoke, he summoned the guards, whispered a few words in his ear, and the guards glanced at the Zhao family's father and daughter and left.

As soon as Zhao Xinlan saw that things had reached this point, she knew that it was impossible for her to deny it again, so she quickly sobered up and looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, all this was instructed by the third prince, and he instructed his courtiers to do it." ”

The third prince secretly scolded his mother in his heart, he didn't expect this woman to fall temporarily, and he really wanted to pinch her to death.

He hurriedly glanced at the eunuch behind him, and the eunuch understood what he meant when he saw it, and quietly retreated.

Now I can only move the rescuers.

Concubine Nian was drinking tea in her Zixian Palace, when a eunuch stumbled in.

"Don't you have long eyes? Breaking into the palace of this concubine doesn't want to live, does it? She didn't recognize it until she scolded that the person who came was the eunuch in her son's palace, and she couldn't help but ask with some worry: "Is something wrong with San'er?" ”

Now the death of the fourth prince is panicking, and when the emperor left, she didn't follow under the pretext of being unwell, but her son must have been there, so he couldn't have been caught with something, right?

The eunuch hurriedly knelt down and said, "Niangniang, suddenly a palace maid came out to identify the father and daughter of the Zhao family, and now the young lady of the Zhao family has dragged the third prince into the water." ”

"That little slut, she dares!" Nian Guifei was so angry that she slapped the table and stood up, and only after half a sound did she breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Let's go, this palace wants to see what kind of wind and waves that woman can make." ”

But it's not right, shouldn't Miss Xie be responsible for this matter? Why did it get to Zhao Xinlan's head again?

Along the way, the eunuch was also interested, and hurriedly told Nian Guifei everything that happened in the palace,

Nian Guifei was surprised, she didn't expect that this Xie Chuyao really had the ability, and she actually cleared the suspicion for herself, when she showed herself that she was poisoned, she didn't care much, but now it seems that this woman really has some means.

When she came to the palace of the four princes, she happened to meet the emperor who was so angry that he threw the cup in his hand, and all of a sudden fragments were scattered, some splashed at her feet, her heart was tight, it seemed that the emperor was not lightly angry!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Man'er has always been cowardly, how could he do such a poisonous thing, this thing was framed by someone, ask the emperor to find out!" Nian Guifei wiped her tears and rushed in, and rushed directly to the emperor's side, and her pitiful appearance made people feel distressed when they saw it.

The smile on the corner of Shang Jingcheng's mouth condensed the moment he saw her, is this young concubine joking? Her son has always been timid? Heh, he's really too timid, so timid that he always sends someone to assassinate him in every possible way, and this woman is really good at acting, if he hadn't seen her vicious side, he really thought she was a weak woman!

The emperor was not in the mood to appease her, but just waved his sleeve to make her stand aside, and then pointed to the third prince and asked, "You say, tell me honestly, did you do the thing?"

"Father, it wasn't a child who did it, it's not a child!" The third prince will definitely not admit it, how can he admit it? He couldn't admit it.

Xie Chuyao looked at his pitiful face, a little bored in her heart, she could almost guess what things would be, but there was no evidence, and it was not easy to say anything, this year's concubine, she had also helped her see a doctor before, but she didn't expect that she was also a ruthless character.

The emperor closed his eyes a little tiredly, and then waved his sleeves and said, "Li Dehai, summon Dali Siqing in!" ”

Zhao Shangshu frowned as soon as he heard that he was going to summon Dali Temple Qing in, did the emperor want to hand over this case to Dali Temple for review? That Dali Siqing has always been known for his fairness and honesty, and now let him investigate, sooner or later he will find out his head, and he has to think of countermeasures.

Soon, Dali Siqing came in, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Xie Chuyao's figure, his eyes lit up and he walked over to grab her hand and worship the master, but he was given by Shang Jingcheng to grab the collar, he came to his senses, and now the emperor is still sitting there, so he quickly straightened his body and walked straight to the hall.

"Minister Li Wang knocked on the emperor." Da Li Siqing Li Wang knelt down and bowed to the emperor.

The emperor waved his sleeves and motioned for him to get up before saying: "The case of the poisoning of the fourth prince will be handed over to Dali Temple for thorough investigation, and Zhao Xinlan, the eldest lady of the Zhao family, will be escorted to the criminal department and locked up, and ordered to be guarded at all times!" ”

When Zhao Xinlan heard this, she was so frightened that she sat on the ground, she looked at the emperor stupidly for a while before she shouted at the top of her voice: "Your Majesty, spare your life, this matter has nothing to do with the courtiers, it is all instigated by the three princes, all the three princes!" Before she finished speaking, her eyes caught a glimpse of the young concubine's eyes, her pupils shrank, and she choked up on the words behind her, she couldn't say it anymore, she couldn't say it anymore, and if she said it again, she was afraid that she would raid the family and exterminate the clan, and everyone knew that the wind blowing on the pillow of the concubine this year was the most useful.

Nian Guifei covered her face with a handkerchief and cried: "What's the matter with you girl? What is the deep hatred between the son of this palace and you, and if you want to drag him into the water like this, why don't you admit what this woman has done by herself? ”

The expression on his face was crying, but there was no tear in his eyes.

The queen glanced at her, and some things had an answer in her heart.

Xie Chuyao looked at the queen's understanding, and thought, the queen was afraid that she had figured out why the four princes had been poisoned for many years.

It's just that there are some things, there is no evidence, and you can't talk about it casually, and it's best to leave this matter to Dali Temple to deal with.

The emperor glared at Nian Guifei and said, "If you don't say a few words, don't you think there are enough things?" You know in your heart whether the good son you raised is harmful or not! His tone was a little heavy, and it really added a little sadness to her face.

After all, she has always been favored by the emperor, but since the last corruption case, she has been snubbed by the emperor.

Dali Siqing hurriedly answered: "Yes, the emperor, the minister will definitely investigate thoroughly, and give the four princes a fair one!" ”

"It's all gone, Zhao Shangshu, if you don't teach your daughter strictly, I will ask you to go back to the house to recuperate for a while, and you don't have to interfere in state affairs for the time being!" The emperor ignored Zhao Shangshu's pig-liver-like face, looked at the third prince and said, "As for you, I will think about it behind closed doors first, and then I will settle accounts with you when the truth of the matter comes out!" ”

Zhao Xinlan was dragged down by the Dali Temple, as for Zhao Shangshu, he could only watch his daughter being imprisoned, he is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself!