If you want to prove your innocence, you must first retract the evidence against you. But if it can't be overturned, it can only find another way to question the character of the witness first.

For Cheng Ziyu, as long as she can get the time to verify, she can be regarded as a small step in winning.

The current imperial study, either because it is Zhu Chang'an and Zhu Changjue's people, or because they want to help the prince take the opportunity to suppress Zhu Changzhe, so several adults want to step on Cheng Ziyu to death. After hearing that Cheng Ziyu asked to verify the words and deeds of Zhishu first, they objected, saying that it was a pure waste of time.

So, Cheng Ziyu came up with an idea.

"I know that many adults think that I am dying, so it is better to find a grandmother to check Zhishu to see if she has already taught and received it privately."

Cheng Ziyu was determined to take a gamble.

Didn't Jin Yu also become Zhu Chang'an's person in his previous life? If Zhu Changan wants to use Zhishu, he will definitely show his deep affection, and he will also cut off the way back to Zhishu. So in order to control her, he must have slept with her.

If Zhishu hadn't handed over his body, how could he be so desperate for Zhu Changan? Maybe this is the fundamental reason why Zhishu was also resentful of Li Chun after he chose Li Chun that day, right? She should have put the blame for the bamboo basket fetching water on herself and Li Chun......

The emperor answered.

Zhishu was taken away before he could resist, and the results soon came.

Cheng Ziyu's guess is correct, and sure enough, knowing the book is no longer a place, son.

"Unmarried, but not a yellow flower, does his character and behavior still need to be said? Who is her man? Where did her family go? What else did she do behind her back? Who brought Zhishu to Beijing? Who determined that she could testify? How did she steal the pearl? ”

"Cheng Ziyu, you are confused!" Knowledgeable and urgent. "If you plot against me, I can't cover up the Cheng family's crime of colluding with King Zhe to help the Japanese as a target!"

"Your Majesty, the authenticity of what the book says is really not high, and there are many doubts on the body, the best way is to verify it first. So I suggest that the book be seized first. Regardless of whether the Cheng family was calculated or not, no matter what the objects pointed to by those widows, the Cheng family and I also wanted to file a notice for stealing and betraying!

Since her words are conclusive, she is naturally not afraid to confront King Zhe when he returns to Beijing. What's more, the dignified prince, how can a slave arrange testimony at will? ”

This was exactly what the emperor wanted, and he originally planned to control this witness, so he ordered that the knowledge book be taken to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and "taken care of" by a special person......

Cheng Ziyu felt that it was not good.

She has been observing, and it stands to reason that she is a witness and should be protected, but now she has fallen into a seizure, which can be said to be a complete failure. But when Zhishu was taken away, there was neither angry scolding, cursing or hysteria as she imagined, but it was very calm.

It's as if she's decided that she won't be tracked down or disposed of, and it's just going through the motions.

Where did she get her faith? Don't......

The emperor was drinking ginseng tea again.

As far as Cheng Ziyu saw today, this is the third time.

The more tired the emperor looked, the more obvious the two dark circles under his eyes became.

The slanting sun struck his hair through the window, and it was already distinctly silver.

He looked at Cheng Ziyu fixedly:

"Jinxi, Cheng's private fabrication has made a lot of noise, and this year's Japanese criminals are particularly serious, burning, killing, looting, and committing many crimes. But compared to them, the people who facilitated their arrival were obviously more resentful of the people. Therefore, the situation in Jiangnan is even more serious than you think.

Coupled with the frequent accidents such as floods and dams this year, the prestige of the imperial court there is already in jeopardy. When the Cheng family was checked by the officers and soldiers, in fact, the Cheng family's reputation in Jiangnan plummeted. I couldn't even control it for the time being.

Right now, I have arranged for a team of people to go to Jiangnan in person, and they have inspected the imperial history and thoroughly investigated all kinds of things. Not only the Cheng family, but even the Liangjiang Yamen were also thoroughly investigated, and Zhishu would also check it by the way. In three days at most, my people will be in Jingxi.

In addition, I summoned the philosopher a few days ago. At Kang Anbo, I arranged for two more lieutenants to help.

So in order to give an explanation to the people, to give an explanation to the officials, and to let you cooperate with the investigation, I ...... I can't let you go back today. ”

The emperor walked a few steps forward and looked at Cheng Ziyu, "How do you think about waiting for King Zhe and my imperial history to come back, and then send you down?" ”

"Jinxi is all under the orders of the emperor." King Zhe and Kang Anbo were both disposed of, and Cheng Ziyu knew very well that it was impossible for him to escape with his whole body.

"Very good, since you have a good attitude, you can stay in the palace for the time being under investigation." The Emperor answered quickly. The courtiers were just about to stop it, but the emperor had already blurted out and decided on this matter.

"How can the county lord stay in the palace?"

"The crimes of the county lord and his family are already conclusive, is staying in the palace as a guest? What does this make others think? ”

"Yes, since the emperor wants to explain to the people, the best way is to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. If the emperor does not punish him severely, how can he be convincing? ”

"The emperor is benevolent, why don't you hand over the county lord to the Shuntian Mansion or the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Staying in the palace can not see the emperor's severe punishment posture, but there is a suspicion of cover-up. Since the emperor has made up his mind to investigate thoroughly, then all eyes are staring, at this time, the prestige of the court is important, and you must not be soft. ”

"Your Majesty, we didn't say much today, and tried our best to suppress it. But what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Soon, not only the capital, but also the entire Great Zhou will be in an uproar, and by that time, it will not only be the county lord who has complaints from the people, but also the ......"

"Shut up!"

The Emperor snapped.

"I have never changed my words. The county lord is my own seal, should he be sent to prison? Isn't it a shame to go to Shuntianfu? Li Chun is still fighting outside, so I don't have to care about his face?

What's more, Jinxi hasn't been convicted yet, what are you anxious about! She is both the lord of the county and the royal prince. Since she had promised to cooperate with the thorough investigation, it was naturally more convenient to be in the palace. What about tomorrow's day after the day? At that time, if she is asked to cooperate with the testimony, I can interrogate her as soon as possible. So it's better for her to stay in the palace!

And Jinxi is so hateful that I can't let her go back to the workshop or the general's mansion, and I can't let her contact Li Chun or Jiangnan, so I have to keep her under my nose.

You can rest assured, if everything is found out and confirmed that she and the Cheng family are guilty, I will be severely punished. ”

The emperor was agitated and coughed again.

Father-in-law Yu was busy serving tea to Shunqi, but he directly asked the emperor to push it away.

"Well, now that I've opened my mouth, I won't change my mind. Don't worry, Jinxi, I won't treat her favorably. There is no such thing as a guest. You will live in Jinxi...... Cold Palace.

I found someone to clean up a separate courtyard for you in the cold palace, your people can't bring it in, and no one serves you, all the conditions are the same as the people in the cold palace, someone will bring you food and water every day, that's all. There will be my people guarding the perimeter to keep you safe. Would you like to? ”

Cheng Ziyu knew that this was the best place to go, so she quickly knelt down and responded, and said that in order to prove herself, she had no complaints.

"As for the Cheng family workshop in the capital...... First stopped all production, and let Commander Wen send a team of men over to ensure that there was no entry or exit. ”

This order is tantamount to house arrest control, and it is also equivalent to the seizure of the Cheng family.

Seeing the emperor's tough attitude, everyone in the imperial study began to disperse when the basic purpose was achieved. After all, many of them know that today is just a warm-up, and tomorrow there will be a real tough battle. Now, it's time to go back and recharge......

As soon as everyone left, the emperor was even more tired, but he still came up and said a few words to Cheng Ziyu alone.

"Ziyu," he didn't call Jinxi, but called her name rarely. "Do you have anything else to explain?"

"I just want to say," Cheng Ziyu looked at the chair behind the emperor. "I don't want that position or my husband, but since I don't even want that, do I still have to collude with foreign thieves to make money?" If she is really ambitious, as long as she persuades Li Chun to nod, the whole world is theirs, so why bother?

So that's all she needs to say. Fortunately, there is this sentence. It's her biggest talisman, isn't it?

"And you and the fifth?"

"In the same way, the emperor thinks that Li Chun is better and wants to entrust him with the most precious thing, why can't I see it? How could I let go of such a single-minded person who was good to me and take the risk of colluding with the philosopher? Or is it redundant? ”

The Emperor nodded, without any superfluous expression.

"I know, you can stay in the cold palace."

"Your Majesty, Jinxi has a request."

……

In this way, Cheng Ziyu lived in the cold palace.

Liu Er wanted to go in and accompany him, but he was not allowed.

She wanted to ask for the queen mother's grace, but was stopped by Cheng Ziyu.

I have been in the imperial study for so long, it is impossible for the Queen Mother not to know. Since the Queen Mother did not appear, her attitude can naturally be seen. The Queen Mother obviously intends to focus on the overall situation at the moment, and she doesn't want to be named a cover-up, and she doesn't want the court to complain because of her. Cheng Ziyu didn't want to embarrass the Queen Mother.

"Go back and stay in the workshop!"

"Workshop ...... surrounded ......" Liu Er lowered her voice and said: "After the slave and maid go in, they may not be able to get out." Although Liu Er had been waiting outside the imperial study and didn't know what had happened inside, she had already inquired about the aftermath of the incident.

Cheng Ziyu wanted to speak and stopped, and after scanning his eyes around, he said:

"When you go to the workshop, I'm more at ease. I'm the lord of the county, I'm the wife, I'm the general's wife, as long as I don't want to die, it's not so easy for them to condemn me. But you can't hold me back. You remember, you don't have to run for me, you don't have to ask for news for me, I want you all to stay in the workshop for me. I'll take care of myself, too, so let's go. ”

Thinking that she wanted her to take care of and protect He Sijing Hongyu and everyone in the workshop, Liu Er quickly nodded.

Cheng Ziyu was also slightly relieved when she saw her leave quickly.

Zhu Changan and the others are more and more bold, and they are attacking the people around her one by one. Hongyu He Sijing is safer in the workshop. No matter how bold Zhu Changan is, he will not act openly under the emperor's nose. And apart from them, the most remembered person around her at the moment should be Liu'er, right? Just let her stay in the workshop, she can feel more at ease.

Escorting Cheng Ziyu to the cold palace was a team of guards and several chamberlains.

Walking to the harem, it was extremely conspicuous, attracting the attention of a large number of palace concubines and palace people, tailgating, and discussing......

The news in the imperial study was kept secret, so everyone didn't know what was going on.

Looking at Cheng Ziyu, who had blood stains on his forehead and front of his body, embarrassed but with a straight waist, many people couldn't help but come up and ask questions. Of course, there are many people who ridicule with schadenfreude.

The journey from the former dynasty to the harem is not short, and along the way, the palace people gather more and more.

Many old faces appeared one by one, and their sincerity and falsehood were all revealed at this moment.

Cheng Ziyu paid attention to these people lightly, still acting neither humble nor arrogant, with an expression of injustice and humiliation.

The courtyard prepared for her was at the very edge of the cold palace.

There are already guards guarding it.

This degree of strictness is much tighter than the defense of Zhang Guifei in the past, and it makes everyone speculate, what did the secret county lord do? made the emperor feel uneasy to such a point, and he had to give her such a shameless detention in the palace?

As soon as Cheng Ziyu walked inside, there was a commotion behind him.

Looking back, it was Wen Lan who was hurrying over.

"Ziyu, what's going on?" Wen Lan's news is not as fast as the emperor, she just received a sporadic message from Jiangnan today, and before she could digest it, she heard that Cheng Ziyu was brought into the palace. She hurriedly entered the palace and met He Sijing at the palace gate.

Knowing that Cheng Ziyu was in the imperial study, she rushed to Cining Palace first, wanting to improvise with the Queen Mother, even if she only inquired about some news. But she waited for more than an hour, and the Queen Mother didn't see her.

She is known to be bad.

Mama Fang came out to talk to her again, and asked her to stay in King Zhe's Mansion from tomorrow onwards, if she has nothing to do, and don't run around. There are also few people in the palace, so remember to remember......

When Wen Lan was restless, she finally heard that Cheng Ziyu had come out, but she was sent to the cold palace.

No, she rushed over, just to see the back of Liu Er being driven away and Cheng Ziyu entering the hospital.

Wen Lan hurriedly walked to the cold palace, wanting to ask what was going on. But he didn't want all the guards to raise their swords and block her out.

"Princess Vinland, please come back." The chief of the guard stepped forward and saluted, indicating that it was divine will.

"Bold! I want to talk to the county lord of Jinxi, who dares to stop me! Wen Lan was not afraid of the guards, nor did she believe that the other party would force her to stop her, so she walked inside regardless of it.

She just didn't expect that this group of guards really pulled out their knives and stopped the blades on the necks of a group of them.

"Vinland, go back!"

Cheng Ziyu knew that this would be the case. Wen Lan is Zhu Changzhe's person, so many people are watching, how can she have any possibility of "collusion" with Wen Lan. "I'm fine, I just stayed in the palace to cooperate with the investigation."

"Ziyu, don't worry...... I, I'm going to ask the emperor. "The first time Wen Lan went to the cold palace, she saw the dilapidated courtyard and Cheng Ziyu who was being served by no one, and her legs were straight and weak. In addition to worrying about Cheng Ziyu, she also seemed to see the future of herself and King Zhe. Could it be that she chose the wrong one again? Fear came up and called her a few points of six gods and no master.

"Go back, I'll take care of myself. You have to be, too! Okay, go back! Cheng Ziyu knew that even if the emperor was willing to see Wen Lan, he would not let them meet and talk again.

After that, Cheng Ziyu turned around and left, without looking back, and went directly into the courtyard.

And this one also seems to have given a signal to the palace: the prisoner of the county lord is related to King Zhe. The emperor has drawn a knife against Princess Wenlan, which shows the seriousness of the situation. As a result, even those who don't know what happened have some speculation, and King Daozhe and the county lord are afraid that it will be over.

And for those who have ill intentions, if they don't fall into the trap now, when will they wait?

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