Chapter 271: Debate
The front hall of Drunken Moon Xuan is quiet and solemn, not because there are few people, there are several important royal dignitaries gathered here, and everyone's face and mood are different.
The "ironclad evidence" presented in the hall made the atmosphere tense and embarrassing, and the Queen Mother's eyes gradually brought lightness and comfort, and she did not want to hide her joy and pride in the scene of victory in front of acquaintances.
The witnesses were all kneeling in the hall, and no one dared to look up at the Queen Mother, only the three princes and the virtuous concubine could talk to the Queen Mother.
Gexiao's symptoms eased a little, and all the heat and anxiety dissipated, but there seemed to be a faint tingling pain in his body. He knew that this matter would firmly contain him, so he was willing to kneel down and wait for Liu Li and Liu Yi to prove his innocence.
When encountering such a thing, Gexiao had a premonition that his future would be worrying and his life would be difficult to protect, but he was not flustered at this critical moment, and his heart was so calm that only Lianghua's figure remained......
I don't know what to do, and I go deep, probably talking about the relationship between Gexiao and Lianghua.
When they met and knew each other, there were many misunderstandings, quarrels, and even belittled and fought with each other, and no one thought that they would be so obsessed and difficult to give up in the future.
"Hopefully I won't bother her this time!"
Gexiao's only wish is that Lianghua is well, he doesn't even care about his own safety, after all, he has already discussed this matter with his father when he came.
The Queen Mother's cough broke Gexiao's thoughts, and there were other voices in the room.
"Ahem, what did the emperor say?"
Liu Li wanted to speak and stopped, so he simply kept silent, and let the eldest prince and the queen mother get entangled first. He wants the eldest prince to see how far the queen mother can ignore black and white.
"Queen Mother, this flower ......"
As soon as Gexiao looked up, he saw Liu Li and Liu Yi observing the so-called "ironclad evidence", and the Queen Mother was holding the pot of Yaochi Fairy and sighed: "What a good flower this is, the mourning family gave it to Xue Concubine, who knows that it wants to witness this! The original clear and pure flowers have been contaminated by such dirty things, and it seems that no matter how good things are, they can't be left!"
"Queen Mother, there must be something strange about this matter, and I ask the Queen Mother not to speak outright. We will definitely find out the truth, and laugh at the innocence of the prince and the snow concubine!"
Liu Yi expressed his position first, in order to ease the relationship between the Queen Mother and Liu Li. If he can persuade the Queen Mother, it is naturally the best; if not, then he has also saved some favor for the Queen Mother.
"What is innocence?"
"Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother put down the flowers, calmly walked to Liu Yi's side, and pointed to the neatly placed items. "It's not that the queen mother is unwilling to let you investigate the case, it's just that it has been handed over to the second prince and the virtuous concubine earlier. Now that the human and material evidence is complete, do you still need to spend a lot of time? If you have this thought, it is better to appease Lianghua earlier, or calm down the distracting thoughts of the palace people!"
"Could it be that the queen mother wants to close the case with these?" Liu Yi looked at the Queen Mother excitedly, hoping that she could change her mind, but no matter how earnest his eyes were, the Queen Mother pretended to turn a blind eye.
"There is no suspense in today's matter, the evidence is complete, and the parties concerned can't quibble, what do you want the queen mother to do?"
"It is difficult to determine whether the evidence is true or false, but what if it is a forged victim?
"How to forge it?" the Queen Mother picked up a bottle of incense box on the evidence table, "This thing is a famous ecstasy incense in the rivers and lakes, and Yinchuan winter is added to it, which is a rare item only available at the border." Moreover, before entering the palace, Xue Concubine liked to develop spices, and she couldn't keep it ...... With this thing alone, the mourning family can punish the crime, not to mention what happened in the Flower Shadow Pavilion!"
Liu Li smiled playfully, looked at the Queen Mother coldly, and finally decided to face the enemy head-on.
On this day, the people on my side and Xue Concubine were blocked, the eldest brother and the queen mother enjoyed the flowers, the sons were stopped by the second brother, Gao Hai and Fengxing also suddenly received the task, and the lotus seed was also stopped at the door by the person who sent the flowers...... It just so happened that at this time, Lianghua and Concubine Xian were about to say something, and Gexiao was brought to Zuiyue Xuan to see me, but they fell into the trap without knowing it. If Gexiao and Xue Concubine have an affair, why do you choose this time? Shen Shi, I will come to Drunken Moon Xuan, and Liang Hua will also accompany me, all this is illogical!"
"So what?" The Queen Mother didn't care at all, and sat back indifferently. "All this is no matter how strange it is, it can't match the conclusive evidence, this matter involves the harem and the royal family, and the mourning family can't condone evil things because it's illogical. In the world, everyone's thoughts are different, what if Xue Concubine deliberately gets angry with you? What if Gexiao specifically rejects Lianghua?"
"Impossible!"
"How could it be?"
"To make such a big scene for one person?" Liu Li sneered twice, "Xue Concubine and Gexiao were harmed by some people and their innocence is difficult to prove, and the queen mother wants us to guess that this is their own deliberate?
The Queen Mother looked angrily and said, "Presumptuous!"
Liu Yi saw that the two of them were becoming more and more excited and emotional, so he immediately stood between the two and stopped the commotion. "Mother, I think the third brother is right. Even if Xue Concubine and Gexiao had some hearts, he would not choose this matter, after all, it was not convincing to be reasonable and unconvincing when it implicated reputation and life. If this matter is hastily concluded, it will inevitably attract even greater discussions, and it will not be easy to appease people's minds and calm down rumors!"
The Queen Mother looked at the second prince and the virtuous concubine who were standing on the side, her eyes were full of dissatisfaction and anger, as if to say: Everyone else has said this, and you are still standing without saying a word?
"Allowing the concubines to discuss in vain, this matter is in line with common sense!" Concubine Xian stood up, bowed her head and said: "The concubine and the second prince investigated the case and found that although the scene was chaotic, it was also in line with everyone's conjecture, and the fire was really abrupt. If it is strange, it should be done deliberately, and the more it is, the more suspicious it becomes, thus disrupting the line of sight and achieving the goal. With this fire, a lot of evidence in the house was damaged, and they were not caught red-handed, but made the emperor feel sorry, which is not a good plan!"
The Queen Mother nodded happily, she didn't expect Concubine Xian to think of this, and suddenly turned the spearhead of the matter back. "What Concubine Xian said is reasonable, a fire did not hurt people, but destroyed the evidence. not only made the harem chaotic, but also preserved himself. If the hearts of the people are caught, then no amount of evidence is enough to threaten, which is wonderful!"
Liu Li looked at Concubine Xian fiercely, her eyes were fierce and cold, so that Concubine Xian didn't dare to say much for a while.
The Queen Mother took all this in her eyes, and couldn't help but smile happily: It seems that Concubine Xian is still timid and afraid, this idea should have come up with the second prince, but why didn't he say it himself?
"Queen Mother, the ins and outs of this matter are complicated and need to be carefully examined. Maybe this is not the case, the queen mother is old and should not be disturbed by troubles, please leave this matter to the sons and daughters to deal with it personally!"
"Queen Mother, the third brother is right!" Liu Yi ignored the queen mother's emotions and said firmly: "The matter happened in the third brother's harem, and the prince of Pingliang was implicated, and the matter should be handed over to the third brother to handle carefully! If the queen mother is involved in everything, and even the affairs of the harem have to be intervened, this will inevitably make people discuss! Originally, the queen mother wanted to return to power, but she didn't even retain the power to deal with family affairs, how could she convince everyone?"
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them angrily, her face changed and changed, she didn't expect her son to preach like this.
The mourning family was just concerned about this matter, afraid that the emperor would mishandle it because of personal feelings, so they risked being criticized. I never thought that you two unfilial sons would reprimand you like this, where does this make the queen mother's face go?"
The two were stunned, the Queen Mother was not pressed by reason, but took out filial piety and reputation to talk about things, which made the two speechless for a while.
The Queen Mother looked at the two people standing on the side again, and there were only a few people who could speak at the scene, but they were stunned to watch the play, which really made the Queen Mother dissatisfied.
"Concubine Xian, as the head of the six palaces, don't you have nothing to say? Second prince, you are the earliest to come and have witnessed everything, don't you plan to express your position? This matter is very important, involving Xue Concubine, Prince Gexiao, and the emperor's prestige, you have been investigating the case for so long, don't you be serious?"
Concubine Xian knew what the Queen Mother meant, but she was a little timid. She just wants to bring down Concubine Xue, but she doesn't want to annoy the emperor, let alone let the queen mother refuse to return power to him, each of which is enough to make her unable to live and be happy in the palace.
Liu Zhong has not said a word, because he has other considerations in his heart, it seems that all this is being pulled by the Queen Mother, and he is unwilling to be that chess piece.
"Queen Mother, the two of them also seem to be in deep thought, it seems that this case is not simple!" Liu Li deliberately walked around Concubine Xian and Liu Zhong, and whispered to them: "Think twice before doing anything!"
The Queen Mother stood up angrily and chuckled: "Even if they don't say it, this case will still be settled by the Mourning Family! Every piece of evidence here is ironclad evidence, if the emperor is not convinced, and ask Prince Gexiao if he can explain it? Xue Concubine has repeatedly rushed into the mourning family, if it were not for the face of the Hou Wang, the mourning family would not allow her! Now, the Hou Wang is becoming more and more powerful, and if his daughter is again shielded and connived, the emperor should know what the consequences will be! At that time, the courtiers will jointly write a letter, and the mourning family will see how the emperor should choose!