Chapter 80: Guilt
Su Wenmei is not a woman who is rich and rich, but she can still read and write, such a lame drama is really a bit ......
"Your Majesty." Li Meiren also stepped forward, knelt down beside Cheng Qian, and said: "In the previous dynasty, many people practiced witchcraft because of jealousy and hatred. The emperor should be careful, don't keep people with bad intentions by his side. ”
"Oh? Is it? Cheng Qian looked at her, and his eyes were a little fierce, which made her feel a little timid. But she continued as she thought.
"Your Majesty. The concubines heard that the imperial concubine had a festival with the concubine in the past, so she ......"
"Moreover, when the Seventh Prince was there, Su Wen was very close to the imperial concubine, and he also went out of the palace to play with the Seventh Prince privately, and he didn't come back until late at night. Will...... The imperial concubine still thinks of the Seventh Prince in her heart, and complains that you have relegated him to the border, so she cursed you with witchcraft? ”
Sun Xiao said, Su Wenmei's face changed, she thought about Cheng Gan to look, but saw that Cheng Qian really followed her gaze and looked at her, with a little yin in her eyes and a little inquiry.
Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to think that this witch doll was made by Su Wenmei. But as Li Meiren said, she has some feelings for the Seventh Prince, but he is very likely to believe it.
Su Wenmei also knew that Cheng Qian was notoriously cautious when it came to her. Once upon a time, Yan Ronglie secretly came to the palace to find her, and he was angry for several days.
Thinking of this, Su Wenmei was a little panicked.
"This word is written so lamely, it will never be the handwriting of the imperial concubine. Could it be someone close to her. Or...... Someone framed it! Cheng Qian said, looking at Ruxia who was kneeling on the side.
"Your Majesty!" Ruxia didn't dare to look at Cheng Qian's eyes, so she lowered her head: "Your Majesty Mingjian." The slave maid only got up in the morning, cleaned Niangniang's room, turned over Niangniang's quilt, and saw this puppet by chance. ”
"As for who did it, and why it appeared in the imperial concubine's bedroom, the slave really doesn't know!" Her voice was eager.
"Anyway, this puppet doll appeared in the Niangniang Palace, and it was still under the mother's mattress, so it must have nothing to do with the mother. Niangniang is a role model for the six palaces, if this matter is not handled well, it will damage the royal face. The concubine said unhurriedly.
Those palace concubines who were jealous of Su Wenmei's eternal favor also watched with a lively mind. Now, although it is not appropriate to interject, they are also comfortable to look at Su Wenmei's suffering.
"Your Majesty. The matter of concubines and concubines, the concubines have a clear conscience. Besides, if the concubine has a grudge, she can harm her as early as when the concubine is in the cold palace, so why wait until now? ”
"Besides, the emperor treats his concubines well, and the concubines know it. The concubine does not believe in witchcraft; 2. There is no intention to kill; Third, the concubine's heart is loyal to the emperor, and she will not harm the emperor because of others. The emperor is a saint-wise monarch, so he can naturally find out the truth and return the concubine to an innocent person. Su Wenmei knelt on the ground and said.
Cheng Qian was silent, pinched her chin, made her look up, and looked at her: "Really?" Your heart, faithful to me? ”
Su Wenmei looked at him and looked at Cheng Qian's appearance: "I am willing to be a reed as tough as silk." Your Majesty, the concubines have been with you for a long time, do you distrust the concubines so much? ”
Cheng Qian was a little moved, and let go of her: "Who is the one who tidies up the Niangniang's dormitory on weekdays?"
Bing'er chuckled in her heart, but she also stood up truthfully: "Back to the emperor, it's the slave and Ruxia." It's just that Ruxia has been busy sewing new clothes for her mother recently, and she has always been in the storehouse recently...... Therefore, except for today, in the past, slaves and maids cleaned the mother's bedroom. ”
Su Wenmei looked at Bing'er, as if she understood something. Maybe today's play is not for her, but for Bing'er.
The concubine on the side looked at the situation in front of her and obviously understood this.
She secretly twisted the silk handkerchief in her hand: This Ruxia has a lot of ghost eyes, but she never thought that she could bring down Su Wenmei just by relying on this. It's also great to be able to get rid of a henchman beside her.
"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is a golden woman, and the people around her must be loyal and attentive, if this palace girl is really suspicious. According to the concubines, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go. It's better to hand it over to the Criminal Department for trial. ”
"Your Majesty, she won't be able to do it." Su Wenmei knelt down: "The concubine is willing to guarantee the position of the imperial concubine!"
The status of the imperial concubine was given by Cheng Qian, and many people asked for it. Cheng Qian was displeased: she didn't care about her position so much, and was she willing to want nothing for a palace maid?!
Cheng Qian didn't speak, and Su Wenmei was anxious. If it is really as the concubine wishes, Bing'er will be sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, not only will Bing'er's reputation be damaged, but also a criminal law will be inevitable.
Su Wenmei and Bing'er have long been different from ordinary masters and servants, so they are naturally unwilling to let Bing'er suffer.
When the scene was scorching, Qian Hui's voice sounded outside Mingyang Palace: "Concubine Qian Hui, I have come to ask the emperor and the imperial concubine for peace!"
Cheng Qian pondered for a moment: "Xuan!"
Qian Hui came in slowly: "The concubines see the emperor, the imperial concubine."
Cheng Qian made a flat gesture, but she didn't get up, and knelt side by side with Su Wenmei: "Your Majesty, the concubine has something to report." Her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
Cheng Qian looked at Qian Hui, and she slowly spoke: "That doll for witch Gu is a concubine."
What the?! Everyone gasped, Qian Hui is also a master who doesn't speak much on weekdays, and today he took the initiative to admit such a big crime in front of the emperor?! This witch doll, is it really Qian Hui's handiwork?
"Concubine Hui, first of all, this palace congratulates you on your promotion to the concubine position, this palace is really happy for you; Moreover, the truth of the grievances in the palace will be revealed, and Concubine Hui does not have to admit the trumped-up charges in order to protect the palace. ”
However, the arrow was ready to fly, and it had to be sent. Qian Hui smiled faintly at Su Wenmei: "Your Majesty, it was the concubine who did it, and the concubine lived up to the emperor's love, and the concubine did everything by herself."
"Concubine Hui." Li Meiren kowtowed to the emperor, knelt next to Qian Hui, and turned her head to look at her: "Concubine Hui keeps saying that this witch doll is yours, but as far as the concubine knows, Concubine Hui and Concubine Hui have no intersection in the future, and have a harmonious relationship with the emperor, why, do you curse Concubine Niangniang and the emperor?"
The eyes of the crowd. put it on Qian Hui again, wanting to see how she answered.
"When the concubine first entered the palace, she was the same concubine as the concubine, and after framing the imperial concubine Niangniang, she was able to escape with her whole body. It's just that she voluntarily walked in the cold palace, and now she has come out and become a concubine. ”
"The concubines are by the side of the emperor and the imperial concubines, and they always serve with all their hearts. However, until yesterday, the concubine was still a concubine, so the concubine was unwilling. The concubines hated the concubines, resented the emperor, and were also jealous of the imperial concubines. ”
"But even if the concubine accompanies the imperial concubine all day long, the emperor will not look at the concubine more. That's why the concubine thought of hiding this witch doll in the mother's bedroom. ”
"But early this morning, the holy decree of promoting the concubine to the concubine position came down, and the concubine knew that she was wrong." Qian Hui kowtowed to Cheng Qian, and her tears also fell: "The concubine is guilty and is willing to be punished."
Su Wenmei kept shaking her head on the side. Before she became a concubine, she already knew Qian Hui. What kind of person she is, Su Wenmei knows it clearly in her heart. She must have encountered some insurmountable hurdle now, so sad that she went crazy.
"Then according to Concubine Hui's words, how did you put this witch doll in the imperial concubine's bedroom?" Li Meiren continued to ask. Her tone was very unkind. After all, when I planned it, I never thought of making a trip to bite the gold halfway.
"The concubine came to Niangniang's dormitory yesterday, so she took advantage of the imperial concubine's inattention and put the witch doll under Niangniang's mattress. The mattress was soft, so the imperial concubine didn't find it. ”
In the main hall, there was silence in an instant, only the sound of Cheng Qian tapping his fingers on the corner of the table. Historically, those who voluntarily admit their mistakes can be convicted directly as long as they are justified and well-founded. Now that Qian Hui took the initiative to admit his mistake, he was justified and well-founded, even if he had the heart to protect him, he had no way to start.
Concubine Hui is willing to take the initiative to confess her sins, and she must have repented. Knowing the mistake can improve the great punishment...... Perform the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times, knocking all over the three hundred palaces, and then demoting from the concubine to the concubine. That's it. ”
Li Meiren and Concubine Li looked at Cheng Qian, a little incredible. Historically, those who practiced witchcraft in the palace, even if they were not beheaded, were also sent to the border. Only kowtowing to the entire palace once, and then lowering the ranks, such a punishment is inevitably too light.
However, Su Wenmei was very worried. Qian Hui is a woman who is as gentle as water, and she must have been stimulated by some kind of rash coming here today. Humiliating her like this, how can she be a woman? !
However, before Su Wenmei could speak, Cheng Qian got up and left Mingyang Palace, he waved his hand back: "It's all gone."
"Concubine...... Thank you for your grace! Qian Hui kowtowed.
In front of Zhengyang Gate, Qian Hui was dressed in aqua blue clothes and only wore a silver hairpin on his head. She knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to the Qianzheng Hall, stood up again, knelt down again, kowtowed three times, knelt three times and knocked down, and her aqua blue clothes were stained with ash.
Su Wenmei looked at her not far away, followed by Bing'er, her eyes were full of distress. She knew that today's events were not hers. The emperor can not believe her, but she can't believe it.
Maybe the emperor didn't believe her, and she was guilty, and the emperor didn't bother to pursue it.
In the distance, several palace maids didn't see Su Wenmei around the corner, they talked and laughed, and looked at Qian Hui and whispered eagerly. Such a move fell in Su Wenmei's eyes, and she only felt extremely distressed.
The two concubines walked by with the palace maid, and when they passed by Qian Hui's side, they deliberately stopped and said: "Concubine Hui don't worry, the emperor just punished the mother for admitting her mistakes, and she didn't say anything." In the future, Niangniang will work harder and find a way to have a son and a half daughter, and she still has a good future. ”