Queen Mother! ”

Su Wei had been standing silently behind his father and brother, but at this time, he suddenly spoke out, blocking Su Jin's words stiffly, he got up and went out of the ranks, slowly knelt in the center of the hall, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister asked His Majesty for guilt, the criminal minister's family and the traitor Pei Yu had already colluded, Pei Yu saw that the rebellion could not succeed, so he asked someone to bring a secret letter from the detention center to the guilty minister's house, and jointly discussed today's point of pointing the deer as a horse, in a vain attempt to frame the identity of the queen's mother, in order to discredit His Majesty's reputation. The criminal knows that this is a heinous crime, and he really doesn't deserve to listen to the name of the queen! ”

There was a very brief commotion in the main hall for a moment, and soon it calmed down, Fang Shizhong was the first to react, and asked in a loud voice: "Lord Su, if this official heard correctly, what you just mean is to admit that today is the traitor Pei Yu and the Su family who did this rebellious thing to frame His Majesty and go against the grain?" ”

Su Wei said calmly: "Yes." ”

As soon as the words fell, Su Xuan, the second son of the Su family, also got up and said: "Your Majesty, the criminal knows that his father is really unforgivable, but after all, he is old, and he has done his best for Da Cao in the past, and I beg Your Majesty to spare my father's life." And today's matter is the most involved in the crime, and the secret letter passed by the detention center, and the news of the harem is all done by the criminal minister, His Majesty has always rewarded and punished clearly, and I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the criminal minister, and let go of the brother and younger brother of the criminal minister! ”

In this way, the two sons of the Su family have come forward to confess, and naturally there is nothing to continue to verify. Su Ying knew that her brothers were trying their best to protect themselves, but she felt as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping her heart, bringing suffocating pain, Pei Zhao patted the back of her hand comfortingly, and said lightly:

"Now that you two have confessed your sins, this is the end of today's business."

The civil and military officials hurriedly said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Pei Yu knew that it was not good from the moment Su Wei spoke, and at this time, it was like falling into an ice cave, and when he saw the undisguised ridicule in Pei Zhao's eyes, he completely fell into despair.

This person on the throne is a well-known ominous person, his father has not liked him since he was a child, even if he has made great achievements, he is only a "King Ning" with a warning meaning. When he was born and died in a bloody battle on the battlefield, he was accompanying his father to feast his ministers in the Taiye Pool of Baihuazhou and made the most beautiful poems.

At that time, my father stroked his beard and smiled: "Among the princes, only the ninth son of the emperor Yu is the most popular." ”

Now that I think about it, it was probably such an undisguised favor and grace that made him gradually lose his mind, wishful thinking that the seat must be his, and his father was forced to write an edict under Pei Zhao's coercion, even later, he knew that Pei Zhao had already had the right to supervise the country, but he still couldn't help but deceive himself, and told himself over and over again that he was the monarch of Da Cao, and if he sat in that seat, he would definitely be better than Pei Zhao.

Until today, he is finally willing to face all this, that position, as long as Pei Zhao is there, it will never belong to him. In front of Pei Zhao, his calculations and deployments seemed so ridiculous, he already knew every step he took next, but he was not in a hurry to make a move, but quietly laid a net, waiting for himself to step into his trap step by step willingly, and kill himself.

Su Rili's face that always had a gentle smile was miserable at this time, Pei Yu only felt a weakness under his feet, and collapsed to the ground almost sluggishly, and compared to his embarrassment, Su Shi seemed much calmer, his gaze swept over several colleagues behind him, swept over his son kneeling in the hall, swept over Ye Jingzhi who was calm and relaxed, and finally stayed on Su Yu's body for a moment, and finally shed tears on his cloudy and old face.

He Wuji, who was standing on the side, this young man who had always been unruly and upright had the fresh and wanton aura that he hated the most, the kind of person he longed to be included in the door but was destined to go against the grain, it was such a person, standing in front of him at this time, and asked righteously: "Su Shi, do you still have something to say now?" ”

What else does he have to say now?

Su Shi slowly took off his official hat, and together with the wat board in his hand, he placed it neatly on the ground, looked at Pei Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, the criminal minister has nothing to say, and I am willing to let Your Majesty dispose of it." But before that, the guilty minister begged His Majesty to promise one thing. ”

"What?"

"The criminal ministers colluded with the rebellious ministers and thieves for their own selfish interests, and tried in vain to implicate the queen mother, so as to damage His Majesty's heavenly prestige, which is really a crime that deserves death. The guilty minister begged His Majesty for a chance to go up the stairs in person, kneel before the throne, and kowtow to the queen mother. ”

There is a row of white marble steps in the main hall, there are ten levels in total, take the meaning of "perfect and perfect", the top of the jade steps is the throne, the emperors of the past dynasties of Da Cao are sitting here condescending to look at everything. Pei Zhao was very distressed when he saw the tears in Su Yin's eyes, so he said: "Su Xiang is old, although the crime is extremely evil, I can't bear to see Er's miserable state. If you want to recite your sin, you only have to come forward, and as for prostrating yourself and prostrating, you should be forgiven. ”

In the voice of "Your Majesty's benevolence", Su Shi smiled miserably, and staggered step by step on the jade steps, one layer as high as another, just like his long life, condescending for too long, he couldn't even see the road under his feet clearly.

He is Su Shi, the first genius of the famous Da Cao back then, and the most dazzling light among the many gate lords and nobles in Tianjing City. He has come to the present with half of his life's glory, but he is relieved to find that he can't even compare with the children he has raised himself.

His six good children, although his daughter is innocent and childish, knows how to sit still at such a moment and do her best to keep the Su family; The sons also sacrificed their lives to stand up, just to protect their sisters. He was naturally happy to have such good children, but he knew that such happiness was fleeting.

Many things have long been difficult to recover.

Su Shi is getting old, and today he has suffered a change, and after stepping on the last jade step tremblingly, he has already been out of breath, and it seems that he can't even stand steadily, Tong He wanted to come over and help him, but Su Shi waved his hand and refused: "Now the old man is guilty of sin, and he doesn't dare to have a father-in-law." ”

Looking at Su Shi's old face, Su Ying almost burst into tears, but she knew that at this time, she couldn't say anything she couldn't do, so she could only watch her father kneel in front of her again: "Old man...... Shame on Your Majesty and Mother! ”

I only heard three crisp sounds of "bang, bang", and a trace of blood snaked down his forehead, rendering Su Shi's already old and haggard face even more decayed. Su Ying couldn't hold it anymore, and after Pei Zhao helped himself up, he reached out with difficulty to help Su Shi up.

Daddy's body is the same as that day, with a strange faint fragrance, if she had been smarter and persuaded Daddy that day, wouldn't there be today's incident? She really wanted to rub her sore knees for her father, and she wanted to tell him that there would be no one in the Su family, but before she could speak, her father had already whispered in her ear:

"Don't blame me."

Before she could react to what this sentence meant, Su Shi had already turned around and walked down the jade steps, and like Pei Yu, she was like a walking corpse and let the Imperial Forest Army take her down.

They were followed by several old ministers of the Su Shi party at that time and the remaining three sons of the Su family. Su Wei and Su Xuan did not change their faces to learn from Su Shi's appearance, put the official hat and wat board on the ground, and then turned their heads and took a deep look in the direction of the throne, and they were relieved, as if the place they were about to go to was not a dark and terrifying detention center, but a shop stall in Tianjing City. They were going to go there and pick up a fun gadget or two, and buy a box of delicate snacks to take home to make their favorite sister happy.

Even though the building has collapsed, they still maintain a calm family posture as before, and they also adhere to the last bit of dignity of the Su family.

Walking at the end was the eldest son of the Su family, Su Xian, who had always been steady and quiet, but when he was about to walk out of the palace, he suddenly turned around and looked straight at Pei Zhao:

"The criminal ministers are full of collusion with the traitors and involve the queen mother, which is really a crime that deserves death. The guilty minister dared to beg His Majesty to treat the queen mother well, and did not have a dislike with the mother because of today's events. If the mother is happy and happy, the sinner will be blind to death. ”

Maybe it's "a person is about to die, and his words are good", or maybe Su Xian is not a very vicious person, seeing that he has come to such a situation and says something with a conscience, all the officials have mixed feelings in their hearts. Pei Zhao always held Su Yin's hand tightly, met Su Xian's gaze, and said lightly:

"You can rest assured. The queen is my only wife, and I love her very much, I like what she likes, I worry about what she worries, and I regard her more than my life. ”

To this day, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have finally realized how much this cold and accustomed majesty values their queen, and several old ministers with daughters wanted to send their daughters to the palace at the next draft, but they have dispelled their thoughts at this time. Su Xian took one last look at Su Ying with satisfaction, and then strode out of the Xuanzheng Hall without looking back.

Today's court is really a lot of turmoil, the courtiers are all uneasy, and after Pei Zhao ordered the court, they knelt down in place and bowed, and left worriedly. Tong He retreated obediently with a large number of palace people, and the Xuanzheng Hall was quiet again. Pei Zhao hugged Su Ying into his arms, stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears, and said softly:

"Ah Yu, don't be afraid, I have already ordered Nangong Lie to the detention center to take care of it. Your father and brother have been poor in food and shelter for a few days, and they will never suffer other grievances. I know that you are worried about your mother, and I remember that you once said that your third sister-in-law only gave birth to a son a few months ago, and the detention center will set aside a separate room for the daughters of the Su family, and when Pei Yu is disposed of, I will let them out immediately. ”

He helped Su Ying straighten out the fine and dense tassels on the earrings, and continued: "I have purchased a house outside Tianjing City, and the servants and fields are all available, which is enough for them to live a stable life. At that time, if you miss your family, either announce them to the palace, or I will accompany you out of the palace to visit, in short, we will do whatever you like. Ah Ming, do you say it's good? ”