Chapter 295: Fighting in court is acting
"Accurate!" The emperor also seems to be a little dissatisfied with Bai Shizu, why should he be so his daughter, list seven sins in a row, and almost don't want to give Bai Mujin a way to live, saying that the tiger poison does not eat children, how much hatred can he do to force his daughter to death?
He wants to see what adequate preparations Bai Shizu has made in order to convict his daughter, and he must understand them one by one.
Bai Shizu hurriedly said: "This evidence is in the hands of Neiko and the little girl, and I ask the emperor to allow them to meet him!" ”
He faced Bai Mujian and Feng Jiuqing alone, and he really couldn't cope with it, Lu and Bai Yunxi were more eloquent than him, and they would definitely not lose much in their tongues.
The emperor has some mockery in his heart, this is the whole family going into battle, and Bai Mujian must be put to death? But after all, the emperor just calmly said the word "Xuan".
Then Lu and Bai Yunxi came up with two wooden boxes, and as soon as they walked in, they knelt on the ground and gave the emperor a big salute.
Bai Shizu glanced at them, and then said: "The evidence is in the hands of Neiko and the little girl, but this ...... I was afraid that the emperor would collide with this evidence, so he ...... The minister did not dare to present it in a grand manner! ”
The emperor was not at all interested in Bai Shizu's high-sounding words, and only said: "Just present it, I have come here to deal with your affairs, what else is there to taboo!" ”
The eunuch hurriedly came over and said that the two wooden boxes had been moved to the case, and they were carefully opened, and the emperor saw the small black boxes inside, so he asked, "What is this?" Big box set small box! ”
Bai Shizu said with a sad and panicked expression: "This is what was buried in her yard when the county lord performed the witchcraft spell, the emperor can take a closer look at the shape of the little black blind man, that is, the coffin, and there are small wooden figures in it, and each wooden figure has a needle on it, pasting the birthday of the minister and the county lord!" ”
The emperor opened the box and looked at it, and then asked in surprise: "Since there are also the county lord's birthdays, why do you say that the county lord did it?" Do you still curse yourself? ”
Bai Shizu's face was gloomy, and he glared at Bai Mujian, and then said: "This is the cleverness of the county lord, her yard caught fire the night before, and these things were buried in the ground a long time ago, she was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so she deliberately changed her birthday in advance, just to hide people's eyes and ears and clear the suspicion." But...... Because of this, it shows that she is a thief, otherwise if others curse her, why would she have to label the other four wooden figures with her birthday? ”
The eunuch helped the emperor open those wooden boxes one by one, and sure enough, only one was Bai Shizu's birthday, and the other four were all the same person, although the emperor didn't know Bai Hibiscus's birthday, but after a little calculation, he also felt that it was hers.
His gaze suddenly became dark, and he was a little confused, how could this thing be so weird? The wooden man was indeed a little frightening, and he hurriedly looked at it and let it be removed. The old man is more and more afraid of the things of the ghosts and gods, and he does not want to be tainted with bad luck.
Feng Jiuqing looked at the things inside, her eyes flashed cold for a moment, and then she looked at Bai Hibiscus's head, because she kept her head down, so that people couldn't see her face.
The emperor felt that he could no longer be silent with Bai Mu Hibiscus, this matter had already violated the taboo, and it was completely different from what happened just now, so he said: "Lord Anping, do you have anything to say about this witch Gu?" ”
When Bai Mujian raised her head, her face was full of tears, and she was crying silently. This was everyone's first reaction, almost all of them were men, even if their hearts were hard, seeing such a beautiful girl crying so sadly, they were also moved by compassion.
Even the emperor panicked for a moment and said, "Anping...... You...... You...... Hey, don't cry, don't cry, if you have any grievances, just explain to me that I am the master for you! ”
The emperor didn't know why, when he saw Bai Hibiscus's tears, he was even more sad than seeing his daughter crying, anyway, he was pitying the fragrance and cherishing the jade.
Bai Muhibiscus took out the handkerchief in his arms, wiped it again, wiped away his tears, and calmed down again before saying: "Your Majesty, please don't continue to pursue it, no matter what the crime is, the minister is willing to die, isn't that enough?" Don't let your ministers suffer this heartache! ”
She didn't seem to have any excuse, she didn't mention anything about witchcraft, nor did she mention the confession of the Bai family's steward, as if she was desperate to die, but the more she was like this, the more pitiful and innocent others felt about her.
Because she hasn't yet reached the time to fight back, pretending to be pitiful is just forcing Bai Shizu to make a ruthless move. Lu Shi and Bai Yunxi lowered their heads and didn't dare to say a word, because in front of the emperor, no one dared to speak easily.
But both of them deeply hated Bai Mujian's pretentious posture, and he looked so tall on weekdays, and now he has learned to pretend to be pitiful, which is really hateful. But this room is full of men, who can stand the tears of the fox Hibiscus? It's all because she has a good face, she doesn't speak, just crying makes men feel distressed!
The two secretly looked at the officials next to them, and found that their faces were indeed resentful and disdainful of Bai Shizu, and they were anxious and angry, but they could only watch.
Bai Shizu had no idea for a while, Bai Muhibiscus's trick of responding to all changes with the same was too clever, and she was also sure that the emperor would not sentence her lightly, so she dared to beg for death again and again.
Seeing Bai Shizu's overwhelmed appearance, the Lu family couldn't help it, and hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor and begged: "Your Majesty, please allow the concubine to say a word!" ”
The emperor glanced at the Lu family, thought for a while, and then said: "If you have anything, just say it, today is also a matter of your Bai family, and you can't let you complain afterwards and not give you a chance to speak!" ”
Before the Lu family could speak, Feng Jiuqing hurriedly praised: "Imperial brother Shengming, it is better for the imperial brother to allow everyone in the hall to speak freely today, so that some people will complain in their hearts that the imperial brother does not give them a chance to confess, and it is not good to have suffering!" ”
Although the emperor felt that it made sense, he was still a little angry when he saw that Lu was eager to speak, this woman was too ignorant of the severity, and she was in such a hurry to argue, was it to argue or to make matters worse?
However, since he had allowed the Lu family to speak, he naturally couldn't stop others, and he didn't believe that the people of the Lu family would not come over to speak for Bai Mujian.
Then he said generously: "Jiuqing is reasonable, it's up to you, no matter who comes, you can speak freely, but no one is allowed to speak cleverly in front of me, and lie repeatedly, otherwise...... I will not be spared! ”
This last sentence was said to the Lu family, and the frightened Lu family's face immediately turned pale, but she will not back down because of this, now she is not fighting for a moment, but fighting for her own life!
Lu said respectfully: "The concubine swears that what she says will be true, and she will never dare to deceive in the slightest!" ”
The emperor waved his hand and motioned for her to hurry up and say, Originally, he only treated this matter as a courtier's housework, and it happened that Feng Jiuqing was also involved, he didn't come to Baihutang for the sake of Bai Shizu's crying face, but for Feng Jiuqing's face.
But now, after such a while, the emperor is really interested in this matter, and he wants to make it clear. But he felt in his heart that Bai Mu Hibiscus was innocent, even if Bai Mu Hibiscus was dissatisfied with his stepmother, there was no need to harm his biological father, this matter smelled of conspiracy. And the most unhappy thing for the emperor is that the courtiers are playing intrigues in front of him!
Bai Shizu and the Lu family naturally didn't know, the more they did and talked more, the more wrong they were, and they just thought that while Bai Hibiscus was still in trouble, they quickly implemented all the charges, otherwise today would either Bai Muhibiscus die, or they would die.
Lu Shi bowed deeply to Bai Muhibiscus, his expression was extremely sincere, and said: "County Lord, the concubine is unwilling to make trouble to this point, but if it weren't for your hard work and forcing our family to be cornered, how could the concubine bear to watch you be convicted and die?" In the end, you were raised by a concubine, is the concubine really hard-hearted and deliberately trying to harm you? ”
Saying that, the Lu family bowed to the emperor again, and said: "Your Majesty, the concubines don't want the county lord to die, and they never want her to die, pity the hearts of parents in the world, the emperor is also a parent, so he will naturally understand the hearts of the concubines and husbands." But now that she is the lord of the county, the concubine is the mother, and she has to be treated as a monarch and a minister, if this matter is not decided by the emperor, the concubine will either swallow her anger until she and a pair of children are forced to a dead end, or she can only leave the Bai family with a pair of children! ”
"The concubine begs the emperor, let the county lord raise his noble hand, let go of the concubine, mother and son, and let go of her biological father, where is the family have a deep hatred, why can't you take a step back, the family and the family can prosper, the mother and the son are filial, isn't it better than the family being ruined?"
Lu's words were sincere, and her heart-wrenching tears added a touch of heartfelt emotion. Even Bai Shizu was moved, but he also thought so in his heart, if Bai Mujin could obediently abide by his duty and not force him to this position, how could he make such a decision?
As soon as he said this, the emperor frowned, looking at Bai Mujian's eyes, also with doubts and exploration, he also knew a thing or two about this woman's heart, could it be that he really couldn't let go of hatred, so he was aggressive? But...... The emperor couldn't make up his mind for a while.
After Lu finished speaking, he kept crying, and occasionally looked at Bai Hibiscus's back with eyes full of pity and distress, as if she was a heartbroken mother, who wanted to feel sorry for her daughter, but also forced herself to be ruthless to teach her daughter.