Because they were leaving Lianchuan and returning to the capital, Murong Jin and Chen Zhiyi had dinner with Zhang Dongwei in the evening.

Zhang Dongwei is the same age as Chen Bozhong, and the relationship between the two has always been good, but Zhang Dongwei has not married so far, which makes people a little anxious for him.

At dinner, Zhang Dongwei poured three glasses of wine and handed them to Murong Jin and Chen Zhiyi in turn.

He raised his glass and smiled: "Jin'er, thank you for your help, otherwise this matter is really difficult to solve." ”

Murong Jin was flattered, raised his wine glass, saluted back, and said, "Uncle Zhang is serious, I should help you." ”

"Thank Bozhong for me, and tell him to stop worrying." Zhang Dongwei said as he drank the wine.

Murong Jin nodded and finished his wine.

Chen Zhiyi picked up vegetables for himself and ate by himself.

Zhang Dongwei looked at Chen Zhiyi, as if he was looking at his daughter, "Zhiyu eats slowly, it's not enough to tell people to go down and do it." ”

"Okay, okay, thank you, Uncle Zhang!" Chen Zhiyi chewed food in his mouth and slurred his words.

Zhang Dongwei looked at Murong Jin again, "Jin'er, now the magnates in the capital are treacherous and changeable, so you have to be very careful when you go back." ”

"Yes."

They chatted for a long time, and late at night, Murong Jin and Chen Zhiyi went back to their rooms to rest.

At the same time, Empress Xia sent someone to secretly take the pearl of Fengminglou to the palace.

Following.

The morning light is faint.

Wang Shufei was walking on the bluestone slab road, and suddenly heard a maid talking in front of her.

"Have you heard? Last time, the queen fell out with Your Majesty because of her brother's affairs, and this time she went to Your Majesty to argue about this matter! ”

"Not really! Moreover, I also brought back a prostitute, I really don't know what the queen thinks, and she actually went against Your Majesty and the concubine for the sake of an unsuccessful brother. ”

"Alas, if you know what the queen thinks, you are the queen."

"Phew, be careful!" The maid looked around left and right, glared at the other maid fiercely, and when she looked ahead again, she ran into Concubine Wang Shu.

Both of them were shocked and quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"What are you to be spared? Hurry up and get down to business. Wang Shufei didn't want to deliberately target the maids, so she called them up.

The two maids thanked them and left in a hurry.

Qiu Rong watched the two maids walk away, leaned into Wang Shufei's ear, and said, "Niangniang, didn't Xie Zhaoyi say that Xia Ling died late and Yu Qing must die?" Is it ......?"

Concubine Wang Shu bit her lip and paused, "Let's go, go to Jinhua Palace." ”

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In the main hall, Empress Xia was arguing with Concubine Yu again, and just when the emperor was impatient and wanted to drive Empress Xia back, Empress Xia spoke: "Your Majesty, the concubine came today, there is someone to testify, I only hope that Your Majesty can judge the case fairly and give the concubine's brother justice." ”

As soon as the words fell, a woman came in outside the door.

Simple attire, but people are very temperamental.

It's the pearl.

"Grass Folk Pearl, knock to see Your Majesty." Mingzhu knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

The emperor frowned tightly and said flat.

Mingzhu stood up and stared at the emperor.

Concubine Yu also frowned, "Queen Mother, for the sake of Xia Lingchi, you don't need to find someone to act as a certification at will, and then frame Yu Qing, right?" ”

Empress Xia snorted coldly and sneered: "Is it a fake witness, Concubine Yu looks down." ”

The emperor also looked at Mingzhu, but to his surprise, this folk woman didn't seem to be afraid of herself.

Mingzhu smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, it was Yu Qing, the younger brother of the noble concubine, who instructed the grass people to kill Young Master Xia Lingchi. ”

When the emperor heard this, he naturally didn't believe this little woman, while Concubine Yu was aggressive: "Mingzhu, right?" What evidence do you have, it can be said that Yu Qing instructed you? ”

Mingzhu took out a dagger from his arms, this was the dagger that Zhu Yeqing used to kill Xia Lingchi.

She handed the dagger to the eunuch, who in turn handed it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this dagger was given to the grass people by Young Master Yu Qing."

Mingzhu said: "Because Young Master Yu Qing and Young Master Xia Lingchi had a conflict, Young Master Yu Qing gave the grass people this dagger and asked the grass people to kill the drunk Young Master Xia Lingchi. Your Majesty can send someone to see if this dagger is a dagger unique to the Yu family. ”

The emperor waved his hand and motioned for the eunuch to take the dagger and verify it.

After Mingzhu saw the eunuch leaving, he said: "In addition, when my mother was settling the matter of the two sons, the grass people left first, in order to prepare early, so as to ambush Young Master Xia Lingchi on the way home." This matter, many sisters in Fengminglou can prove it. ”

Concubine Yu was a little panicked, "Your Majesty, don't listen to this cheap woman's nonsense, these things can be made up." What's more, what's more, how could this woman admit that she killed someone, and killed to pay for her life, not to mention that she killed the royal family, so this woman must be a fake witness found by the queen! ”

Empress Xia sneered, "Concubine really thinks that everyone is afraid of death? ”

Listening to the quarrel between the two, the emperor felt a headache and subconsciously rubbed his temples.

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When he came to Jinhua Palace, Xie Fanghua was pruning peonies.

In mid-May, the peonies bloomed not as well as before.

"Every time I see Fanghua, I am always so unfazed. I am really impressed. Wang Shufei walked over with a smile.

When Xie Fanghua heard this, she gave the scissors in her hand to Qingzhi and put them away, and then turned to look at Concubine Wang Shu, "Queen Xia and Concubine Yu had a deep contradiction in the past, but both of them have always been pressed in the bottom of their hearts, and now with this introduction, presumably the palace will be turned upside down in the future." ”

Wang Shufei sighed lightly, "Yes." But I'm curious, can the prostitute found by Queen Xia really make Yu Qing convicted? ”

Xie Fanghua nodded, "Naturally." After all, His Majesty has to focus on the overall situation, and now that the war is gradually rising, His Majesty needs the general to help him fight the world. And now in Nanyu, in addition to General Murong, it is the queen's brother Xia Lingsheng who can fight. ”

When Concubine Wang Shu heard this, she was stunned.

After a while, Concubine Wang Shufei said again: "General Murong has just pacified Beidi, and I think Beidi will not invade Nanyu in a short time." Fanghua, where did the war come from? ”

"Sister, haven't you heard that the envoys of Xiyue are coming to Nanyu?" Xie Fanghua smiled slightly, "Xiyue has always saluted first and then soldiers, so ...... Sister understood? ”

"It's my shortsightedness." Wang Shufei was shocked.

Xie Fanghua has been under house arrest in Jinhua Hall for so long, and the news is even better than herself, and she even knows a little about other countries, this woman is indeed not to be underestimated......

It's just that Xie Fanghua told himself this, what is it for?

For, demonstrate?

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The eunuch came back and told the emperor that the dagger was indeed from the Yu family.

"It can't be!" When Concubine Yu heard this, she hurriedly screamed, "This palace's own dagger, this palace doesn't recognize it, how do you know?" ”

Mingzhu lowered his head, "Niangniang, Young Master Yu Qing said that this dagger ...... It was made not long ago, and it is extremely sharp, and it is the most suitable for killing. ”

"What a good one is best for killing!" Empress Xia sneered and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, things are like this, do you still want to help Concubine Yu?" ”

The emperor stared at Mingzhu deadly, and when he saw that the other party did not look up at him, he turned his head to Empress Xia again, "What?" What does the queen think about solving this matter? ”

"Didn't the concubine say that? Killing pays for life, Yu Qing kills Chi'er, then let Yu Qing also die! Empress Xia said sonorously.