Chapter 173: Not an assassination
Gao Qishou and the others followed step by step, and the word assassin still sounded suspenseful after all.
The emperor went to the outer hall first, and saw several princes and princesses sitting outside, unintentionally reading, only the eldest princess was barely practicing calligraphy.
It's not as good as she usually is.
Seeing the emperor, she hurriedly stopped her pen, and several princes also surrounded her.
The Emperor nodded, "I know you also want to see what happened. ”
"But Father won't let us in, will he?"
The eldest prince looked at him with wide eyes, and the emperor patted him on the back of the head with a smile, "Children are not suitable for watching these things, but you are my sons and daughters, and you are different from children outside the palace." That's why I'll allow you to read it, but after you've read it, you'll have to write all your thoughts and tell me about them. ”
At this time, a few children could not care whether they could write an article or not, and immediately agreed.
The emperor asked the guards to retreat, and walked towards the side hall first, followed by several princes and princesses.
Entering the side hall, I saw a large number of guards inside, densely packed with water, and heard Gao Qishou singing that the emperor arrived, so they retreated one after another.
I only saw Su Youyi sitting in the hall drinking tea, the appearance of the old god being there, and the "assassin" Master Tan was being held on the ground by Duofu and Duoshou.
Strangely, the assassin looked calm, and the captured assassin did not look frightened.
What's even more strange is that the guards of the full hall are idle, and instead let two eunuchs who don't know martial arts hold the assassins.
Su Youyi got up from her seat, and the eldest prince immediately ran forward, "Mother Zhao, are you okay?" ”
"It's fine."
Su Youyi smiled at him, walked to the emperor's side and bowed, "Your Majesty, Master Tan invited the concubine to the side hall in the name of talking to the concubine, intending to assassinate the concubine. There is a lot of mystery in this matter, and he also asked the emperor to investigate in detail and make decisions for his concubines. ”
The emperor only glanced at Tan Jian on the ground, and before he could speak, there was a chaotic movement outside.
It turned out that the queen and the virtuous concubine heard the news of Su Youyi's assassination and rushed to check.
When she entered the hall and saw that Su Youyi was fine, and Tan Jian was held on the ground, the queen's face suddenly stretched, and Concubine Xiangui frowned subconsciously.
Although she quickly returned to normal, the real reaction at that moment had already made Su Youyi curl the corners of her mouth.
"Your Majesty."
The queen and the virtuous concubine stepped forward to salute, and the emperor said lightly: "You guys are also here." ”
The queen said: "The concubine heard that someone dared to assassinate in the imperial garden, and the assassin was still the master of the princes, so she couldn't help but be shocked, so she came to take a look." ”
"The concubines and princes were also the queen's duties, but what about the concubines?"
The emperor suddenly asked about the virtuous concubine, she was stunned, and hurriedly said: "The concubine was just here to enjoy the lotus flowers on the lake, and when she heard the news, she came over to take a look." Oh, the main thing is to see if the second prince is okay. ”
After that, he glanced at the second prince and beckoned him to come to him.
The emperor's expression was faint and did not express his position.
Concubine Xian Guifei hadn't glanced at the second prince since she came in, and her eyes kept staying on Su Youyi and Tan Jian, as if she was here to care about the second prince?
Seeing Tan Jian being detained, she seemed to be very weak-hearted.
Su Youyi said: "What a coincidence, I just happened to be assassinated, and the concubine happened to be nearby to enjoy the scenery, what a rare fate." ”
Concubine Xian's eyes flickered, "Concubine Zhao, you almost got assassinated and you don't know how to rein in your edge, do you want to splash dirty water on the head of this palace?!" ”
The thief shouts to catch the thief.
Su Youyi snorted lightly and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, the queen." Coincidentally, there were more than that, the concubines called for assassins in the side hall, and a large number of guards rushed in. Dare to ask the emperor, is this the escort you arranged for the princes? Or was it arranged by the queen's mother? ”
The emperor and the queen glanced at each other, and each other's eyes were obviously telling each other that it was not their arrangement.
Su Youyi smiled: "And this assassin Master Tan, the concubine is really surprised. He is a minister of the court, although his official position is not high, he is an official of the court, why should he risk killing his concubines? The concubine has no grievances with him, and what is even more strange is that he is still a powerless scholar. Sending a scholar to kill a concubine, this person behind the scenes is really stupid. ”
When she spoke, she only stared at Concubine Xian, who was not suspicious.
The most incompatible thing between the palace and Su Youyi is her, and Su Youyi suspected her at the first time when something happened, which is understandable.
What she couldn't understand was that it wasn't what she had promised.
Tan Jian was going to insult Su Youyi, as long as he made some gestures, the guards outside would immediately rush in, believing that the two of them were in the side hall.
How did it turn into an assassination now?
What's going on with the knife in Jian Tan's hand?
All this, could it be that Su Youyi did it?
Concubine Xian was confused, she only knew that things were not successful, and the top priority was to clear herself.
She wasn't worried at all that Tan Jian dared to say anything, after all, the lives of his family were in the hands of Li Gelao.
The emperor said: "Tan Jian, why did you assassinate Concubine Zhao, and what hatred does she have with you?" ”
Tan Jian lowered his head, Duofu and Duoshou put his head up, let him look at the emperor and answered, "Your Majesty, minister...... The minister did not assassinate Zhao Concubine. ”
What the?
The queen frowned, puzzled.
It seems a little strange for such a powerless scholar to be an assassin, but would Su Youyi still wronged him?
The queen subconsciously favored Su Youyi in her heart, not to mention that the knife was still in his hand!
The emperor looked at the seat, and Su Youyi immediately understood, "The emperor sits here, it's still clean here, and the concubines have just wiped it." ”
She pointed to the top position, and wiped the other position next to her with her own handkerchief, "Queen Mother, you can sit here." ”
Concubine Xian looked at the seat, and immediately found a clean position, and as soon as she walked to the side, she saw Su Youyi sit down.
"You ......"
"I wiped this chair, please find a clean place to sit on it yourself."
The queen almost laughed, and the emperor couldn't help laughing, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.
The princes and princesses present looked at the scene in front of them stupidly, not daring to imagine how Su Youyi dared to treat the virtuous concubine like this, and the guards lowered their heads even more and did not dare to look.
Su Youyi said, "What are you still doing?" Sit down and listen to what he has to say. ”
The princes and princesses looked at the emperor, the emperor bowed slightly, and everyone found a place to sit down.
Tan Jian raised his head and said: "The minister originally wanted to be light and light, and he didn't want to be in good shape, and she was not an ordinary boudoir woman at all. Who knew that he couldn't pull out the knife, but he was subdued by the eunuch next to Niangniang! ”
Everyone was stunned when they heard Tan Jian's answer.