Chapter 45: The Trap
"But no one present can prove that you are wronged, aren't your statements just made out of nothing?"
All the concubines on the side picked up the handkerchief to hide their faces and sneered, and for a while, Liu Ruoxin became the finger of a thousand husbands, how could she be willing.
Only a soft voice could be heard.
"The Queen Mother, the concubine saw Concubine Liu stretch out her hand and push Concubine Yue." This burst of evidence made Liu Ruoxin's eyes chase after that person, looking at her smiling appearance, Liu Ruoxin thought that this woman was really ruthless.
This sentence is undoubtedly not adding fuel to the fire, the Queen Mother stood up and walked in front of Liu Ruoxin, a graceful and luxurious brocade came into view, and the voice of reprimand was close.
"It seems that the atmosphere of this harem should be rectified, what do you think, emperor." The queen mother dropped her long sleeves and looked at the emperor on the couch, with a hint of reprimand in her eyes.
Nalan Zhi's face was solemn, and he could only echo: "What the queen mother said is extremely true. ”
Hearing that Nalan Zhi echoed the Queen Mother so much, Liu Ruoxin's heart burst with ice, like an ice pick on the wall of the Layue Palace in the cold winter, the pain in his heart, he did not choose to believe in himself, but tended to believe in this group of femme fatale-hearted palace concubines.
"Your Majesty, such a vicious woman should be sent to the cold palace." Then Concubine Wan looked at Liu Ruoxin who was kneeling on the ground triumphantly, and she was naturally very happy in her heart, but she didn't seem to notice that she had said the wrong thing.
Nalan glanced at Concubine Wan and ignored it.
"Go and invite the queen to Cining Palace."
The Queen Mother turned around and sat on the couch and gave an order, and a little slave hurried away.
In the middle of the night, the queen hurriedly came, her face was slightly red, but she was also dignified and polite, and first gave a salute to the emperor and the queen mother on the seat, and then saw Liu Ruoxin kneeling on her side.
Concubine Wan saw the queen and glanced at her, but it disappeared in an instant.
"Queen, Concubine Liu pushed Concubine Yue into the river, I believe you have heard of it." The queen mother asked the queen to excuse herself, and then she opened her mouth to talk about it, the queen was shocked, and explained to the queen mother, "Back to the queen mother, Concubine Liu is introverted, docile and amiable, and will never do such a vicious thing." ”
The queen looked at Liu Ruoxin, who was sentenced, and she was naturally anxious in her heart, but this person was good, she was not shocked or stunned, but her face did not change, she then explained: "The queen mother, the concubine guarantees, Concubine Liu is not a villain behind the plot, there must be a misunderstanding in the middle." ”
Liu Ruoxin heard that the queen vouched for herself, and she didn't feel good in her heart, suggesting that she shouldn't do it for herself.
"The concubines see the Queen Mother, the emperor." Suddenly, Ling Tiange walked in, and Yan Ran followed behind him, the two of them were menacing, with a fierce look, "Queen Mother, this is definitely not a misunderstanding. ”
At this time, Ling Tiange had already changed into a peach-pink long dress, which looked very delicate.
The Queen Mother glanced at the queen and Liu Ruoxin, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.
The queen immediately turned around, looked at Ling Tiange, and asked further, "Is Sister Concubine Yue sure that she was pushed down by someone?" Ling Tiange replied with confidence, which gave the queen a glimmer of life.
"But Concubine Liu's hand is injured, and she usually struggles to even clench her fists, so why do you want to push her sister into the water?" The queen smiled shallowly and questioned Ling Tiange.
Everyone present was shocked, the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and watched all this silently, while Ling Tiange was slightly angry and clenched his fist holding the handkerchief.
Even Liu Ruoxin was shocked.
Looking at everyone's doubtful looks, the queen then explained: "Because Concubine Liu was injured before, her limbs were so weak that she couldn't use her strength at all. ”
The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How did the Queen know about this?" This sentence also asked everyone's hearts, and they all looked at this generous woman, "It was discovered by the concubine and Concubine Liu when they were drinking tea before, and I also asked Concubine Liu at that moment." ”
Liu Ruoxin listened to the queen defend herself, and she had doubts in her heart that this was nothing at all, she looked at the queen, and when she saw the queen make a look, she would understand.
"The Queen Mother, the concubine didn't deliberately conceal it, but she was afraid that she would be criticized by the palace people when she said this, saying that the concubine was delicate and pretentious." Liu Ruoxin's apricot eyes turned, and she had a clever mouth.
Ling Tiange listened, and glared at Liu Ruoxin fiercely angrily, while Concubine Wan was disdainful on the side.
"Is this really the case?"
The Queen Mother felt that this matter was really weird, so she opened her mouth to ask, and at this time, the palace concubine slowly stood up and whispered, "Empress Dowager, the concubine heard from the Imperial Doctor of Chu about this matter before, it is really Concubine Liu's arm is injured, and she can't handle gravity objects, how can she push others into the water." ”
"Is that true?" The Queen Mother leaned forward slightly, and the anger on her face gradually faded, only to see the palace concubine respond loudly, which made the Queen Mother nod with satisfaction.
Liu Ruoxin looked at the palace concubine, and she was not very grateful in her heart, but in this deep palace wall, anyone's temporary help may be just a cover, she knows it too well.
The Queen Mother looked at the queen and the palace concubine, and felt that the two of them would not deceive themselves, and what they said was reasonable and well-founded, but Ling Tiange seemed to have insufficient evidence, "Okay." The Queen Mother bowed her head slightly and ordered Liu Ruoxin to get up.
At this time, Yanran suddenly came out, and after kowtowing, she pointed at Liu Ruoxin's face and accused her with a fierce face, "Queen Mother!" It was her who hit my master with her body! ”
Yan Ran was obviously angry to the extreme, and began to accuse Liu Ruoxin incoherently.
"Enough!" Nalan Zhi looked at Yan Ran, who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly Long Yan was furious, and a deafening sound sounded in the hall, which frightened some of the minions and trembled.
"You slave is bold, do you know that framing a concubine is going to lose your head?!" Nalan Zhi stood up, with one hand behind his back, his face became cold and terrifying, and the entire palace seemed to be frozen.
Hearing such a threat, Yan Ran was even more frightened, she didn't dare to make a sound, she knelt on the ground and didn't make a sound, she didn't even dare to raise her head, Ling Tiange on the side saw that the situation was not good.
"Do you know that there is no evidence that this is a framed crime?" The Queen Mother looked at Yan Ran, who was kneeling on the ground, and in order to appease the emperor's anger, she comforted him and sat down, "The emperor doesn't have to be angry, this little palace daughter is so rude and rude to give her a lesson, just set an example, why bother with it?" ”
"This framing of the concubine, unless there is evidence, is deliberately framed, and she is naturally not so bold just because she is a little palace maid." Although Nalan did not finish speaking, it was already clear that this person was instructed by someone.
"Xu is this little palace maid is flustered for a while."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Queen Mother is compassionate.
Concubine Wan hid her face and sneered on the side, this minion is really stupid.
At this moment, Ling Tiange looked at that unconscious thing, his face was pleasant on the surface, but in fact, he almost hated Liu Ruoxin.