Chapter 272 - Punishment
After several arguments, it was raining heavily, thunder and anger, cold rain and cold, and the atmosphere was somewhat similar to that inside the house.
The Queen Mother refused to back down in the slightest, firstly, for the sake of her firm beliefs, she refused to give up halfway, and forbearance to retreat; first, for the sake of the dignity she cared about, she could not accept the resistance and resistance of everyone.
Even if the image of wanton domineering is made more realistic, the Queen Mother doesn't care, and the clues and evidence she has worked so hard to bury have not come in handy, how can she stop there?
"Okay, if you are not convinced, we will make a certain decision!" The Queen Mother smiled calmly, calmly returned to her seat, and gently swept her gaze across the audience. "This matter is decided by the mourning family and all of you. Since the prince of song and laughter is here, let's talk about you first, and I won't unite you and Xue Concubine to talk about things!"
Gexiao nodded and replied silently: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
"Today, you and Lianghua went to visit the royal family, and everything went smoothly and naturally. I heard that you suddenly met a father-in-law, and he said that the emperor summoned you to come in Zuiyue Xuan, so the three of you came to Zuiyue Xuan first? After that, Concubine Xian and Lianghua had something to say, so you came first. It stands to reason that you should also have a witness by your side, right, what about the father-in-law?"
Ge laughed for a moment, and then laughed. "This matter is the first major suspicion, that father-in-law took me to Zuiyue Xuan but did not take the front door, but took a detour. I wasn't familiar with the Imperial Palace, and I didn't know Zuiyue Xuan, so I had to follow him around. Before long, I noticed that there was a man in black on the roof, and this father-in-law flew in with great agility, and I had to follow in. After that, I didn't find the figure, but strayed into the Flower Shadow Pavilion!"
"You mean that the man in black and his father-in-law are gone, so who can testify to you?" The Queen Mother sighed, pretending to be sorry, and looked at Liu Zhong again: "Second prince, send more people to find those two people in the palace!
Ge Xiao said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager just doesn't believe it, it's useless for Ge Xiao to say anything! Maybe this person is deliberately trying to embarrass me, and I don't know if I'm weak, and it's normal that I'm not as good as a master!"
Liu Yi was stunned for a moment and looked at Ge Xiao in surprise. "Why didn't you have the strength at that time? Supposedly, no matter how strong this ecstasy incense is, you have to stay in the house for a while to feel it, why?"
Ge Xiao looked at the Queen Mother with a smile, and said meaningfully: "Yes, I'm still a little uncomfortable at the door, this ecstasy incense is really good!"
The Queen Mother coughed and thought: Can't you let them know anything, I have to occupy the right to speak, how can I let them talk about things?
"If the prince of song and laughter wants to blame the ecstasy, then he has to be held accountable for the lotus seed. The Queen Mother looked at the lotus seed and put the blame on her. "As Xue Concubine's personal maid, you didn't manage Drunken Yuexuan well, nor did you take care of Xue Concubine. You don't know that someone has entered, and you don't know that there are such stolen goods, and you don't know about Xue Concubine and Prince Gexiao, what crime should you be guilty of?"
Lianzi looked up at the Queen Mother and replied in fear: "It's all because Lianzi is derelict in this matter, but Drunken Moon Xuan really didn't include ecstasy incense, and the master usually doesn't go to Huaying Pavilion, let alone have anything inappropriate with the prince of song and laughter." Someone must have designed it. Please also ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to take a clear look!"
Liu Yi turned his head and glanced at Liu Li unconsciously, and found that his expression was surprisingly indifferent. "Third brother, what did you think?"
"What else do you need to think?" Liu Li looked at Liu Yi coldly and sighed: "If the eldest brother can take a step back and think, maybe everything will be clear!"
Seeing that Liu Li already had some ideas, Concubine Xian immediately walked over, wanting to win some favor. "Your Majesty, the concubine just heard from the nobles of the West Sea that Prince Gexiao seems to have residual poison in his body, maybe ......"
The Queen Mother's eyes widened with anger, but she couldn't stop Concubine Xian, let alone pull Liu Li's mind back. "What's that?"
Liu Yi comforted the Queen Mother and whispered: "Queen Mother, listen to them explain this!"
"The poison in Gexiao's body can induce the drug, so it can show strong symptoms in a short period of time. After all, Lianghua and I will come over soon, and the person who poisoned the poison and placed the medicine calculated the time with great precision. Liu Li smiled and looked at Concubine Xian seriously: "Gexiao's poisoning must have nothing to do with you, this matter will be handed over to you to investigate, if you can't find out, don't see me!"
Concubine Xian was stunned and knelt down nervously. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
"Concubine Xian, since you have been accompanying Prince Gexiao and Lianghua today, then you know the things best! Besides, you are the head of the Six Palaces, can't you handle this matter well?" The Queen Mother smiled coldly, thinking: Dare to betray me in this matter, do you really think I don't know your little thoughts? This time, I will teach you a lesson first, and then I will educate you well when I am done!
Liu Zhong knew the queen mother's thoughts, if he was indifferent or evasive, it should be the same fate as a virtuous concubine, so he chose this time to stand up.
"Queen Mother, although there is some suspicion of murder in this matter, it cannot be confirmed for the time being! I am afraid that the man in black and that father-in-law will be difficult to find, and the poisoning is not necessarily the malicious work of others. At the moment, although the rumors have not risen and the situation is temporarily stable, everyone knows that something happened to Zuiyue Xuan, and please ask the Queen Mother to give a reply to the Sixth Palace earlier, so as not to cause disputes and disasters in the palace again!"
"This is natural, after all, these witnesses and physical evidence are enough to convict!" The Queen Mother looked at Liu Li with a smile, "However, the mourning family will leave a thin face for the emperor! Today, the mourning family will temporarily convict the emperor with these criminal evidences, and then hand it over to the emperor to supervise! If the emperor can't find out your so-called truth within three days, then deal with it according to the law, Beihua can't tolerate sinners!"
Liu Yi grabbed the resentful and dissatisfied Liu Li, and asked bluntly: "Dare to ask the queen mother how she wants to be convicted?"
As the prince of Pingliang, Prince Gexiao is respected by the Beihua magnates, but he is not subject to etiquette and does not abide by his words and deeds. Privately broke into the place of the harem's favorite concubine, and had some unbearable things with Xue Concubine in the Flower Shadow Pavilion, and the misconduct made Lianghua feel frightened, and made the mourning family unforgivable... His crimes have been witnessed by many people, and he can't prove his innocence, so he should be beheaded according to the Beihua law!"
Liu Li was stunned, "What?"
"Queen Mother!" Liu Yi wanted to speak and stopped, his eyes were extremely sad.
The Queen Mother looked at the expressions of several people and smiled lightly: "However, you are the envoy of Pingliang, and the mourning family has no right to deprive you of your life, so you can only discuss with the monarch of Pingliang." Before that, I hope the emperor can prove it to you, so as not to cause a lot of bad things!"
Liu Li wanted to say something, but was stopped by Gexiao and Liu Yi.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry!"
"Third brother, listen to me......"
The three of them muttered in a low voice and were seen by the Queen Mother, but they didn't want to pay attention to it at all, turned to Lianzi and said, "Lianzi, do you say that you are less drunk in Yuexuan?"
Lianzi was stunned, knowing what the Queen Mother meant, and hurriedly replied: "Xue Concubine doesn't like a lot of people, she likes a quiet environment, and the Queen Mother shouldn't be too careful." All the blame for this matter lies with the lotus seeds, if the slave maid didn't entangle with the two sisters who sent the flowers, maybe Xue Concubine wouldn't have gone to the Flower Shadow Pavilion, and these things wouldn't have happened!"
The Queen Mother smiled slightly, and said coldly: "What do you mean, this matter is still related to the mourning family sending flowers?"
"The Queen Mother forgives her sins, the slave maid doesn't mean this!"
"Then tell me, why did you prevent them from entering?" the Queen Mother suddenly became serious, and threw the cup in her hand onto the table. "A low-ranking maid dares to stop the people around the mourning family, don't you take the mourning family seriously? Although the emperor does not allow idlers to come in, but you wholeheartedly obey the emperor's will, do you think that the will of the mourning family is not as powerful as the emperor's words? Or do you have the intention to provoke the relationship between the mourning family and the emperor?"
Liu Li and Fengxing were very anxious, but they were blocked by the people around them, and they all understood the truth that care is chaos.
The Queen Mother deliberately made things difficult at this time, if someone messed up, it would be exactly what she wanted. After provoking a big incident, the lotus seeds may not be able to keep it.
Lianzi also seemed to understand the queen mother's thoughts, so she didn't resist or beg for mercy at all.
"Slaves don't dare, slaves and maids should die!"
"Hmph, the mourning family also thinks that you are not worthy of staying in Zuiyue Xuan!" The queen mother looked at the lotus seed and said slowly: "There are so few people in Zuiyue Xuan, and it is suspicious that such a thing happens, so let's send more people! However, you don't have to worry about whether Xue Concubine likes it or not, maybe she can't even keep herself! With that ecstasy incense, the mourning family can punish the crime." Besides, the mourning family heard that Xue Concubine also secretly hid acacia incense, but is there such a thing?"
Lianzi was stunned, neither she nor Xue Ze knew these mortal spices, nor did they know the rules of the palace.
Today's plan, Lianzi can only take everything on herself, otherwise the emperor will not be able to save Xue Concubine.
"Back to the Queen Mother, Xue Concubine doesn't know everything, and the production of spices is also taught by slaves, slaves... Slaves and maids are afraid that their masters will not be favored. After all, she was very cold to the emperor after she lost her memory, so she accidentally did something wrong, and asked the queen mother to punish her!"
The Queen Mother smiled lightly, "Hehuan incense is useless to you, and it doesn't damage your body, so the mourning family doesn't care." However, this ecstasy incense is a strong medicine that harms others and yourself, and you are inevitably too vicious? If you don't deal with it harshly today, how should the concubines of the six palaces discipline you? Come on, give the lotus seeds to the mourning family——"
"Wait!" Liu Li stood up, stared at the Queen Mother and said word by word: "This is what I mean, the ecstasy incense is also given to the lotus seed by me, and the Queen Mother will punish me if she wants to punish me!"
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