When Cang Lian walked into the torture room, he saw Zhuang Chen's face as cold as ice.

She hurriedly saluted, showing a gentle appearance: "The concubine asks the emperor for peace." ”

After a pause, he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "The queen is blessed." ”

Cen Muning didn't say anything, just stood quietly aside, watching what kind of posture the emperor used to defend his beloved concubine. Sometimes, it's good to put yourself in the position of an outsider. I look at everything with a mood that has nothing to do with me.

"Concubine Min, she ......" glanced there, but did not find Concubine Min, and Cang Lian was a little puzzled. Was it really killed?

"Concubine Min's matter is you dealing with?" Zhuang Chen's eyes were deep, and he kept staring at the pitiful eyes.

"Yes." Cang Lian nodded: "Because the concubine found out that Mengjiao knew, she told the queen the whole thing." The queen felt that the concubine had handled it properly, so she handed it over to the concubine. ”

Cang Lian glanced at Cen Muning.

Cen Muning didn't say anything, just stood there quietly.

"You also ordered the torture chamber to be tortured?" Zhuang Yanchen asked again.

Cang Lian nodded at first, but then shook her head: "The concubine just ordered them to force them to inquire about the whole thing, as for how to investigate, the concubine doesn't know." But the concubine specially instructed Jingqiao to tell them not to hurt Concubine Min. ”

"Really?" Zhuang Chenchen glanced at Jingqiao with some confusion.

Jingqiao hurriedly said: "Concubine Niangniang did order the slave maid to let the people in the torture room save Concubine Min's life. ”

When she said this, her face changed suddenly. "Your Majesty, the concubine is ......"

"Where are the people who tortured Concubine Min?" Cen Mooning deliberately asked at this time.

Qingli immediately escorted the man up. "Back to the queen's mother, it is the heavy hand he commanded. He was present at every execution, and he kept a strict record of it. ”

The kung fu of speaking, and the record book was also handed over to the queen.

Cen Mu Ning glanced at it and handed it to Zhuang Chenchen with both hands. "No matter how poor Concubine Min is, she is also the emperor's concubine. Before the matter was clarified, the people below dared to torture her privately. And the concubine just secretly ordered the deputy court judge to treat and heal her injuries, but she didn't want to even be poisoned by the vice court. This matter is all because the concubine failed to deal with it properly, and asked the emperor to punish the crime. ”

Of course, Zhuang Yanchen knew that Cen Muning was deliberately retreating. She has already stated that if he is not accountable, he will really lose his proportion. "Since the queen has handed over the whole matter to Concubine Pian to deal with, I must always ask Concubine Pian first."

"Your Majesty, the concubine just instructed the people below to check it out. Don't wrong, Concubine Min, don't let the murderer go. As for why the people below are so ruthless and black-hearted, the concubines don't know. Of course, Cang Lian refused to bow his head and cause trouble for himself.

"In this case, all the minions in the torture room who have dealt with Concubine Min will be executed." Zhuang Chenchen said mercilessly.

"Your Majesty, the emperor's slave has been wronged." The slave who was escorted by Qingli immediately knelt down: "If there is no order from the concubine Niangniang, how dare the slave torture Concubine Min." The slave clearly remembered that it was Aunt Jingqiao who was next to the concubine who came and specially explained not to cause trouble, but never said that torture was not allowed. And the concubine also asks three times a day, and the slave can be interrogated to find out the result. If you don't have to be punished, I'm afraid that you won't be able to explain to the concubine. It is clearly written in the record book, every day, what hour, what criminal law is used, and the time when the concubine and the lady send someone to inquire are also remembered. Emperor Mingjian, if it weren't for the constant pressure from the noble concubine, how could the slave dare to give such a heavy hand. ”

Qingli was originally holding him, but when he saw what he said so bluntly, he simply let go.

So the slave knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty Mingjian, because the concubine Niangniang cooperated with the harem affairs for the queen's mother, the first thing was to urge the slaves to interrogate Concubine Min, how dare the slaves snub." Niangniang really just ordered not to cause death, and never said that torture was not allowed. ”

"Master, this slave can also be the master." Qingli frowned and said: "On the triple floor of Changyin Pavilion that day, this is how the concubine replied to the queen. said that there was no need to be punished, Concubine Min would not confess at all. It's better to hand it over to the slaves in the torture room to investigate, and the truth will definitely be asked. If you don't believe me, everyone present has heard it, so you can ask them one by one. ”

"Pity the concubine, what else do you have to say?" Zhuang Chenchen was stained with a thin layer of anger between his brows. "When will I let the queen hand over the power of the harem to Concubine Pian?"

This is to ask Cen Muning, and it is also to ask Cang Pien.

Cen Muning frowned and saluted him respectfully: "Although it is still summer, the people in this palace know the truth of falling leaves and autumn." The concubine was dissatisfied with the emperor because of her discord with the concubine. He did not set foot in the concubine's dormitory for several days. It's not the first time these people have given their concubines small shoes to wear. Naturally, he will feel that the concubine is gone. After that, there was a major event in the palace, and the concubine automatically asked for help, and the vigorous and thoughtful cooking, the concubine really had no other way than to give up power. Let's say that although the emperor did not explicitly instruct the concubine to cooperate with the harem. But he never made it clear that he was not allowed to meddle in the affairs of the harem, and the concubine just didn't want to make any more waves. I had to get off the donkey and follow the trend. ”

After saying this, Cen Muning sighed slightly: "Everything is decided by the emperor, the concubine has added a new problem, and she has a headache when she talks too much." I quit first. ”

Zhuang Chenchen was a little angry, but he couldn't help it: "I never said that I would pity the noble concubine and assist in the affairs of the six palaces. You've always taken care of everything in the harem for me, how can I not know. ”

Cen Muning still had no intention of staying, and saluted him before leaving.

"The poor concubine just entered the palace, I don't know the severity, and I can't afford to worry about the queen at all." Zhuang Chenchen thought for a while, and said to Cang Lian: "Do you know that you are so reckless, almost causing death, it is too disappointing for me." How can you be so virtuous to assist the queen and lead the concubines? Passing on my will, the merciful concubine has lost her virtue and has a negative grace, so she is reduced to a merciful concubine and is confined to the Weiyang Palace, and she is not allowed to step out of the palace gate without permission. ”

"Your Majesty......" Cang Lian thought that he had heard it wrong, how could he be so ruthless. The concubine is indeed aggressive, and she doesn't know the importance of doing things, but the concubine also wants to share the worries of the queen. Concubine Mao's maid did see Concubine Mao being pushed off the triple building by Concubine Min, could it be that just because Concubine Min didn't admit it, this matter didn't have to be over? ”

"Pity the concubine." Cen Muning only turned to look at her face at this time.

"Niangniang, the emperor has already made an order. Now it's a concubine. Qingli deliberately reminded her that she was to embarrass Cang Pian.

"Hmm. That's right. Cen Muning frowned and said, "Poor concubine, you are inevitably too stubborn and self-serving." Just because Mengjiao said so, do you believe it? ”

"Could it be that the queen has another opinion?" Cang Lian raised her head, her tearful eyes revealing disbelief.

"Where's Bingling?" Cen Mu Ning looked into her eyes and asked with a frown.

Outside the door, there was the sound of Bingling's footsteps, and at the same time a guard who was tied up by a large number of flowers entered. "The slave is here."

She saluted the emperor before saying: "Your Majesty, the slave maid was ordered by the queen to secretly investigate the concubine Mao's close maid Mengjiao, and noticed something. Mengjiao didn't know when, she actually fell in love with a guard in the palace. That night, she went to this guard, which means that when she returned to Changyin Pavilion, Concubine Mao had already fallen from the city tower, but she didn't know it. In order to get rid of the crime, he will deliberately find a reason to bark. The guard was patrolling the neighborhood that night, and when he returned with Mengjiao, he also saw Mao Guifei who fell to the ground. It's just that he was afraid that the relationship between the two would be exposed, so he pretended not to know, and sneaked away, and when Mengjiao called for help, he pretended to pass by, and rushed to the rescue together with other guards. He's confessed to it all. Say it yourself. ”

The guard knelt in front of the emperor, his head on the ground: "If you go back to the emperor, the slave really didn't see who pushed Mao Guifei to fall from the building, and Mengjiao didn't see it." ”

"Drag it down, cut it." Zhuang Chenchen said mercilessly. "Even that."

"Yes." Liang Bao answered, and Yu Linwei dragged the guard down.

His voice begging the emperor to spare his life sounded so harsh. But Cen Muning was unmoved. is as cold as Zhuang Chen.

In a trance, Cang Lian raised her head and found that the emperor's expression was exactly the same, and she was not good. "Queen Mother, the concubine has something to ask you."

"Ask." Cen Mu Ning looked at her calmly.

"Since you secretly instructed the deputy court to sentence Concubine Min for treatment, why didn't you stop the minions in the torture chamber from using torture? Are you deliberately letting your concubines get caught up in right and wrong, and then pretending to be a good person to sue the emperor in front of him? As Cang Lian spoke, tears the size of beans rolled down her cheeks.

It was quite pitiful to look at, but Cen Muning knew that the tears were not grievances, but her hatred.

"Concubine, is this what you should say to the queen?" Zhuang Chenchen asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, the concubines can answer." Cen Mu Ning sighed and turned to look at Cang Lian: "This palace knows that you are in a good grace, and it is the time to be in a hurry to perform. I'm afraid that you will find out the truth regardless of Concubine Min's safety, so that the deputy court will judge Concubine Min to heal her injuries. After all, she is still Concubine Min, and the emperor has not stripped her of her title or demoted her position, so the palace has the obligation to take care of her. As for why the torture is not stopped, one is that this palace does not know that you will be punished so severely, and the other is that the matter has already been handed over to you, and if this palace insists on asking again, it will not embarrass you. Originally, you and this palace were not on good terms, and there was a grudge. If you are allowed to grasp such a handle and cry in front of the emperor, it is likely that the person who will be grounded today will probably be the palace. So there are things that can be done, but only in secret. And thirdly, if today's incident is not summoned by the emperor, the palace doesn't know that Concubine Min can't hold it, and things are like this, so it's not the palace to sue the emperor, if you don't believe it, you can ask the emperor. ”

Cang Lian cried even more, but she was speechless.

"Your Majesty." A servant respectfully came to report: "Doctor Hu has woken up Concubine Min, please go over and take a look." ”

"Wake up?" The pitiful eyes seemed to be able to breathe fire, Concubine Min didn't die, the queen was so vicious, she led the emperor to punish her first, and left her such an enemy.

"The queen will follow me to see Concubine Min." Although Zhuang Chen's tone was still a little stiff, it was not difficult to hear the meaning of flattery.

"Yes." Cen Muning walked out of the torture room with him. Leave the mercy alone and still kneel in place.

Qingli went and returned, deliberately waiting for the emperor to go away.

"Poor concubine, the queen has a big gift for you. Specially let the slave inform you. When you return to Weiyang Palace, you will be able to see it. Qingli smiled faintly: "The slave feels that she is in love with you, after all, she is an old acquaintance, and she has something to tell her mother." If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, and those who have never been enemies of the queen will not end well. ”

After saying this, she felt much happier and turned away with a smile.

"Queen......" Cang Lian was about to crush her teeth, and she hated herself so much that she was distressed: "Let's see ...... walk"