Chapter Seventy-One: Prison
The three scholars worked hard for more than an hour, and finally came to the same conclusion, that the handwriting on the medicinal diet recipe was completely consistent with the calm handwriting, and that it was indeed the work of the same person.
In order to prove their point, the three old scholars cited a lot of evidence, including the peak of each word, the way in which it was written, and so on.
When Empress Dowager Liu listened, her face became more and more gloomy, and she waved her hand impatiently: "Enough is enough, let's go down." ”
The three of them took their leave.
Li Simin knelt on the ground, crying and kowtowing: "The ancestor spared his life, the slave and maid were negligent for a while, and he couldn't see that this prescription was fraudulent, and he gave Huanxi a life in vain, and the slave and maid are guilty, guilty!" ”
"What are you guilty of, and you are not from the Hanlin Academy, you can't see it, and you are willing." Empress Dowager Liu sighed slightly, ordered her to get up, and stood aside, but looked calm.
"Calm down, you haven't spoken, is there something hidden? Just say it, you can rest assured, as long as it is reasonable, the mourning family will advocate for others. Empress Dowager Liu said earnestly.
Calm can only kneel.
Li Siyi asked her to ask for a prescription, calmly thinking that she might have bad intentions, but he didn't expect that their strategy would be so vicious.
Standing calmly to the side, I could see clearly the words on the prescription, the three scholars were not lying, and the words that were added were indeed hers.
This made her a little troubled, she obviously didn't write it herself, why did her words run to the prescription?
"Calm down, what did you say?" Guan Yong hurriedly tugged at her sleeve and asked her to speak.
"Back to the Queen Mother, the slave maid still said the same sentence, and did not add anything more to the prescription, she asked for a prescription from the imperial hospital in charge of Qin Zhangyuan, and gave it to Li Sishan when she came back." Said calmly and slowly.
"It's nonsense, just three scholars, don't you understand? It's your handwriting, it's yours! Empress Dowager Liu grabbed the prescription from the table, shook it desperately, and said hatefully.
"It's indeed the handwriting of the slave maid, and the slave and maid can't figure this out for the time being." said calmly.
"Fart! You write your own words, you will not understand? The vain mourning family values you so much, and personally ordered you to change from a cheap maid in the Huanyi Bureau to the current female history, I didn't expect your heart to be so vicious! ”
Empress Dowager Liu looked angry, slammed the prescription on the table, and said angrily.
"The old ancestor is angry, Guan Yong doesn't believe that Leng Si is such a person, there must be something strange about this matter." Guan Yong knelt down to intercede for Calm.
"Madam, she admitted it herself just now, where is there anything strange." Zhao Yue interjected.
"Come on, put her in the prison of the criminal department, and deal with her after the sacrifice to the heavens." Empress Dowager Liu shouted loudly, got up and brushed her sleeves away.
Zhao Yue straightened the embroidery on his sleeve and passed by calm, and the corners of his mouth were clearly a smile of victory.
Mama Jiang stepped forward with a few palace maids, shook her head and sighed: "Calm down, calm down, you really let down the empress dowager's ancestors' kindness to you."
Let's go, go to prison and stay there. ”
Guan Yong just pulled her sleeve and roared: "You are a person, you look calm, but you are actually a straw bag, don't you understand what the Queen Mother means?" As long as you shout a grievance, it is better to give her old man an excuse to re-investigate the matter.
You're good, you're happy, and you admit it all at once. ”
"That is indeed my handwriting, the three most prestigious scholars of the Hanlin Academy confirmed it at the same time, what is the use of investigating again?" Spread your hands calmly.
"Then you admit it? Did you really poison Liang Siji? Mama Jiang asked with a straight face.
"Old Jiang, are you stupid, if she wants to poison Liang Huanxi, when Liang Huanxi was planted in the dye vat, she was calm and only stepped forward to watch the excitement, wouldn't it be better to stand by and watch? Why bother to save her and do all these things? Guan Yong sighed.
"Yes, calm down, think about it, when you took Qin Feng's prescription, did you meet anyone, did someone stun you and asked you to write it when you were confused." Jiang Mama said.
"Guan Yong, Mama Jiang, it's really troublesome for you, it's all my fault, let you bother for me." Calmly walked towards the door, and said slowly.
Guan Yong dragged her aside, lowered his voice in her ear, and whispered: "Don't worry, I have already laid a false array to make the person who framed you visible, and you can be patient for a few days, and as soon as there is news, I will rescue you." ”
"Liang Si restrained her, is she really dead?" Calmly asked.
Guan Yong sighed: "Calm down, you don't need to be sad, the harem is like this, human life is cheaper than ants, it is not uncommon to die, you have been staying for a short time, and in a few years, you will get used to it." ”
"Yes, it's time to get used to it, in this world, there are many people who deserve to die, they don't die, I'm really sorry for this peaceful world, Lang Lang Bairi."
Calmly walked towards the cell, whispering to him.
"Calm down and take care." Guan Yong let out a low breath behind him.
calmly looked back at her, and the corners of his mouth showed a shallow smile with unknown meaning: "Madam, help me keep that prescription well, no matter how perfect the crime is, there will eventually be traces, I want to make them all visible." ”
"Okay, I'll wait for you, I'll keep that prescription well." Guan Yong's eyes were a little moist, and he nodded heavily.
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The unkempt and listless Kong Lingci was dozing off in the corner, when the cell door opened with a "clang", and Ruan Meiling's screams came from her ears.
She raised her eyes and shouted with Ruan Meizhen.
"My lord, why did you get in?" Kong Lingci jumped up suddenly, stepped forward and grabbed his calm arm, and shouted loudly.
"Yes, my lord? You're wearing a prison uniform, too? Whining....... Ruan Meiling squatted on the ground and cried.
"Is it our business that has affected you?" Kong Lingci pulled her to the side of the pit and sat down, and said apologetically.
calmly patted her arm and smiled bitterly: "Lao Kong, from beginning to end, it was me who affected you, don't say such things in the future." ”
"When the jailer brought the food, he said that Liang Siji was poisoned and unconscious, did you come in because of this matter?" Kong Lingci asked in a low voice.
"They said I poisoned it." Calm and calm, his tone was flat, as if he was talking about someone else's business.
"What? You poisoned? Ruan Meiling jumped up, wiped her tears, and asked.
"Meiling, I know you hate me, because if it weren't for me, Ruan Sishe would still be alive and well, and you have now become a deputy director, all because of your appearance, which destroyed your good wishes and made things out of order."
said calmly and sincerely to Ruan Meiling.
Ruan Meiling snorted, with a self-deprecating smile: "My lord, you don't have to say this anymore, these days, Ling Ci has told me a lot, in fact, I also understand that a person like me is a villain who tends to be inflammatory.
The people who wanted me to take refuge will be able to get me out after I am imprisoned, for the sake of my usual loyalty.
The result? It's not that he pretends to be irrelevant and ignores me at all.
Now that I'm aware of the facts, I'm not as stupid as I used to be. ”
"In fact, there is nothing wrong with this kind of person, the key is that you are too young to grasp the heat at all, and it is easy to be used." Calm down.
Kong Lingci pushed Ruan Meiling aside and said urgently: "What time is it, what's the use of talking about this, it's better to figure out how to get out of here." ”
calmly pulled Ruan Meiling back, looked at her, and said softly: "Meiling, my drawings and handwriting have always been packed and sealed by Kong Lingci, even if the paintings are scrapped or the words are broken, they are always burned, and there should be no extra words to circulate outside?" ”
"My lord, this one will definitely not, because all the drawings need to be archived, and in the entire division, I am the only one who handles these things, and I am the only one who handles these things, and I am the only one who has the key to the archive cabinet, and your autograph will never be circulated outside."
Kong Lingci said loudly.
"Lao Kong, I didn't ask you, you are silent." Said calmly and slowly, staring at Ruan Meiling with blazing eyes.
Ruan Meiling's face slowly turned red, pinching the placket of her clothes for a long time, before she muttered: "It was many days ago, not long after Liang Si fell into the dye vat, Mama Yu of Si Zhen Si found me privately and gave me a hundred taels of silver, telling me that she wanted to make a birthday gift for her granddaughter outside the palace, and she was optimistic about the craftsmanship of adults, saying that her granddaughter would definitely like such jewelry boxes or various knick-knacks."
She begged me if I could give her two of the patterns you had drawn, and let her go out and find someone to make one of them, and I would dare to go to Sister Kong's to steal the key, so I secretly picked up some of the patterns you had drawn and threw them in the garbage basket and gave them to her. ”
"Ruan Meiling, Ruan Meizhen, if these drawings are spread to the people, we will be executed by Ling Chi, you don't even want your life for a few taels of silver, right?" Kong Lingci gritted his teeth and scolded with hatred that iron could not become steel.
Ruan Meiling cried in reply: "It's all scrapped by adults, I thought to myself, it's all scrapped manuscripts anyway, it's useless, just send her away, if she investigates, it's a big deal to return the silver to her." If you don't pursue it, there's nothing wrong with getting a hundred taels of silver for nothing. ”
Calmly sighed and shook his head: "Meiling, have you ever thought about how she can be so generous when she is a grandmother who does chores in the Si Zhen Division, and it is one hundred taels at once?" ”
Ruan Meiling stopped crying, choked suddenly, and stared at her calmly with a scornful face.
"My lord, are they trying to make your scrapped manuscript some kind of conspiracy?" Kong Lingci asked nervously.
Calmly nodded: "You see, the conspiracy has been successful, and I am now locked up." I didn't expect that they wanted to harm me, not overnight, but because they had already calculated. ”
Ruan Meiling knelt down in front of Calm, hugged her legs, and cried: "My lord, I was wrong, I was confused, I have always counted Ruan Si's death on your head, it is my confusion that blinds my heart, I listen to their slander, and I am against you, it is all my fault, although I cannot be forgiven in death." ”
"Ruan Meiling, forget it, don't look for death and life, even if there is no you, they will still find someone else to do this, the world sees money, no matter how many people are polite, righteous and shameful, you are not the only one." Kong Lingci said coldly.