The sound of the gentle impact of the pearl ring jade pendant is particularly crisp, like an ethereal fairy music, the rich fragrance hits, and everyone looks at it, only to see a graceful purple figure coming.

Beside her, stood a woman in an autumn-colored dress. A pair of eyes shone on her white face, and she followed her at this time, with a smile on the corner of her mouth. The whole person is like the jade pendant hanging from her waist, transparent and warm. Even though there is only one golden step on his head, he does not shiver.

Luo Zizhuo looked at the person who came, and his voice was choked.

Su Qingyu took a few steps forward, held her hand, took out a handkerchief from her arms and gently wiped her tear-stained face, and said softly: "Sister Luo, I understand that you are worried about me, but how can you say that about the concubine Niangniang?" I accidentally fell on the floor while taking a nap and my clothes were dirty, so my mother took me to change my clothes. Her arms were spread out so that she could better see her clothes.

The concubine stepped forward slowly, lowered her eyes and looked at Luo Zizhuo and sneered: "I don't know that I am a demon in this palace, I didn't expect Miss Luo to be so powerful, it's a pity not to be a sister-in-law in the temple, what do you say, Queen Mother?" He looked up at the Queen.

The queen's face froze, and she pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled: "Sister, what are you talking about?" It's just an unintentional mistake of the child's family, so why should you blame her. ”

There was a sharpness in his eyes. She can't dispose of Luo Zizhuo, otherwise she will fall into the name of abandoning the car to protect the handsome, which will inevitably chill the hearts of her subordinates.

The concubine chuckled lightly and didn't speak, just glanced at the figure of Qiu Xiangse beside her.

Su Qingyu blinked her watery eyes and looked at the queen and frowned slightly: "Niangniang, although the courtiers and Miss Luo are friends in private, I also feel that what she said before is inappropriate. The concubine Niangniang often accompanies the monarch and is a noble person, how can she be slandered at will? If the concubine is really as she said, doesn't it mean that Your Majesty has eyes without beads, and everyone around you can't see clearly? Besides, self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and the world have always been inseparable, Niangniang, as the head of the harem in charge of the phoenix seal, should be more clear, isn't it? ”

The righteous and awe-inspiring words raised the matter to a serious level.

The queen looked at the girl in front of her who seemed to be ignorant and ignorant, and bit her silver teeth, obviously her face was young and immature, but it made her feel a little threatened.

The sound of applause suddenly sounded behind him, and a deep and majestic voice carried a little smile in it: "Self-cultivation Qi family rules the country and equalizes the world!" Yes, Queen, you can't see as well as a little girl. ”

A bright yellow figure walked slowly surrounded by a group of people, and the nine-clawed golden dragon embroidered on his chest had sharp eyes, making people dare not look directly.

"Your Majesty, Hail Jin'an." Everyone was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and Su Qingyu also maintained the same height as them.

As for the queen mother and the concubine, they are just bent on their knees.

"No need to be polite." The emperor gave the eunuch behind him a look, and the eunuch instantly understood and walked up to the concubine to help her.

And he himself walked up to the queen and helped her up, patted her hand and said: "Whether it is the former dynasty or the harem, it is a place where it is not suitable to be punished, Dingguo Gong, do you say yes?" ”

A person came out of the crowd who came with him, clasped his fists and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true! "Although the hair is a little gray, the eyes are shining and extraordinarily energetic.

At an angle where the emperor couldn't see, he frowned slightly and gave the empress a look.

The queen looked at the man holding her in front of her, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but her face still evoked a dignified and elegant smile: "Your Majesty, how could the concubine not understand this truth, haven't the previous words been finished yet?" ”

When Luo Zizhuo heard this, he raised his head suddenly, and his eyelashes trembled: "Niangniang......"

The smile on the queen's face did not change, and her eyes were slightly lowered, with a bit of threat in her eyes. When she saw this, her face turned even paler, and she pouted, but she didn't say anything.

The queen felt a little at ease, and her eyes turned slightly to look at the emperor beside her and said with a light smile: "She is inferior and respectful, and it stands to reason that she should be killed with a cane, but seeing that she is still young and a first offender, it is better to punish her with a cane for twenty to set an example." ”

The ladies gasped. The court staff is to use the plank that is wide and thick to the palm, and the board goes down one by one, and it hurts to the heart. If a boudoir woman is punished with twenty canes, it is estimated that it will be abolished.

Luo Zizhuo sat slumped on the ground, his eyes glazed over, and let the two strong little eunuchs drag her down. Suddenly, she let out a terrible scream: "Mother! You can't do this...... Hmm......" was covered by the little eunuch next to him.

After seeing the person being dragged down, the queen's heart was slightly settled, she turned her head to look at the emperor and said softly: "Why did Your Majesty suddenly come here today?" ”

The emperor raised his head slightly, looked at the fire in the sky that was gradually weakening, looked at her meaningfully, and said lightly: "The fire light that rushes to the sky is rare, so I came over to see the excitement after discussing the matter with all of you." ”

Just like the real gaze, the queen had the illusion of being seen through, suppressing the panic in her heart, and the dignified smile on her face did not change in the slightest.

She smiled lightly: "I didn't expect this fire to alarm Your Majesty, it was the concubine's fault." ”

The gaze of the boulder moved away from her, and the hand between the sleeves loosened slightly. She raised her eyes slightly to look at Ding Guogong, with a little inquiry in her eyes.

Ding Guogong lowered his eyes slightly and nodded quietly.

His face was slightly pale, as if he had been splashed with a bucket of cold water, with a tremor that went straight to his soul. She didn't expect that the emperor would know about her little tricks.

"Mother, it's not good." A panicked palace maid ran over and fell to her knees in an instant.

The green tendons on the queen's forehead jumped slightly, frowned slightly, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said in a smooth and dignified voice: "What's wrong?" ”

The palace maid raised her head, looked at her with an expression that was about to cry, and said in a trembling voice: "When the slave maid had just cleaned the attic, she found that a noble girl who had gone to the banquet had lost her breath, as if she had been strangled to death. ”

Yu Guang glanced at the corpse lying on the ground, and raised his hand to the torn bamboo-blue skirt, "Yes, the strip of cloth around her neck is that color." ”

When Su Qingyu heard this, her brows jumped, and an ominous premonition rose in her heart.

The queen's gaze swept from the corpse on the ground to her face, with a bit of thought on her face, she frowned and looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Where is that noble girl now?" ”

The palace maid hurriedly kowtowed: "Qi Yu Niangniang, she is still in the attic of the lotus pond." ”

She lowered her eyes slightly, and looked up at the emperor beside her for a moment: "Your Majesty, now that such a thing has suddenly happened, the concubine is really to blame, so now I am ready to go and see it in person, I don't know how you will arrange it?" ”

The emperor clapped her hands: "I will go with you." ”

The Ninety-Five Supreme opened his mouth, and naturally no one objected, and the nobles and adults had no choice but to follow behind the two most noble people in the world.

The attic in the middle of the lotus pond is slim, and a fragrant breeze blows from the flying light veil, which vaguely shows the previous prosperity and liveliness. On a wooden bridge that connects it from the shore, Shadow Shadow has a group of people, and there is a great deal of it. The two yellow figures in front stepped first, and the people behind followed in an orderly manner.

The attic is no different from when it was left, it is still delicate and beautiful, and it is antique. Just after pushing the door open, there was a sense of solemnity on his face.

The palace maid who led the way in front pointed to the corpse on the ground and explained, "Your Majesty, Niangniang, this is the corpse of that noble girl." ”

A face that is not outstanding has lost its usual brutality, and the many golden hairpins pressed on her head are particularly dazzling, and there is an extremely deep strangulation mark on her white and tender neck, which is purple and black. And next to her, there is a bamboo-blue cloth belt.

Su Qingyu looked at her eyelashes and trembled, and her fingertips were slightly cold. It's not ......

"Daughter!" Suddenly, a terrible cry erupted from among the ministers, and a man dressed in crimson stumbled out of the crowd, and ran quickly to the woman lying on the ground, and carefully lifted her up, his rough face full of shock and grief.

He reached out and stroked the crowd around her neck tremblingly, and a stiff big man had red eyes.

Looking at the whitened face, he grabbed the bamboo-blue cloth from the ground, walked to the emperor and knelt down and hugged his fists and said heavily: "Your Majesty, as the deputy head of the Criminal Punishment Department for many years, the minister has been diligent and diligent, and he asks himself if there is anything wrong. Now, the only flesh and blood of the minister has lost his life in the palace, and I hope that His Majesty will investigate thoroughly and give the minister an explanation. He glanced at the Empress, his bloodshot eyes being extraordinarily cautious.

In any case, the queen, as the organizer of the banquet, has a responsibility.

Luo Linwan, who was standing beside the queen, frowned slightly, and looked at the person kneeling on the ground to make trouble, and a coolness crossed her eyes. lowered his eyes slightly, and when he raised it again, he was a little sad.

In the silence, she timidly said out, "Strangle this young lady's cloth belt...... Why is it so similar to the dress that Miss Prime Minister's Mansion wore before? The voice of hesitation struck in the hearts of everyone.

Like a drop of water into a hot oil pot, all the nobles instantly talked in a low voice.

"The one who had an argument with her in front of the palace gate before seems to be Miss Prime Minister's Mansion." A woman wondered as if she remembered something.

Another person also whispered: "And when her maidservant died before, didn't she say that it was the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion who killed her?" ”

"The young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion won't hold a grudge, that's why she ......?"

Although their voices were small, they blew into people's ears in the silence.

The emotional deputy head of the Criminal Division raised his head and swept around, and said in a hoarse voice: "Who is the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion!" ”

Luo Linwan's eyes flashed slightly, and she didn't speak, but walked to Su Qingyu's side from behind the queen: "Miss Su, you and that young lady are just having a small holiday, why are you so aggressive and kill her?" ”

Su Qingyu raised his eyes and looked at the weak person in front of him, his eyes were slightly heavy, and he said firmly: "I don't." ”

Luo Linwan frowned slightly, with a little sadness in her eyes, and said softly: "In that case, why did your dress break before?" Didn't you say you only changed it because it was dirty? ”

The previous female corpse only burned the upper half of the body, but the lower half of the body was not burned, so the broken skirt was very obvious. It's just that she doesn't have any evidence that the queen harmed her, so how can she explain that the skirt was torn.

For a moment, she fell into her own thoughts.

A dark shadow enveloped her, "Is this yours or not?" A foul voice rang in her ears, and a hand appeared in front of her, with a bamboo-blue cloth ribbon floating on it.

Pursing her lips, her eyes flashing slightly. The cloth that strangled the woman was indeed the same as her previous dress, both in color and texture.

How can she prove herself?