Chapter 083: Self-Defense
readx;? The Queen Mother didn't speak again, just watched Yun Yao's movements, glanced at Jinxiu, and was secretly surprised in her heart. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It wasn't until Yun Yao found a few silk threads between Rumei's fingernails that she smiled, then got up, knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and said:
"Empress Dowager Qi, the slave maid can now prove her innocence and know who the real culprit is. β
"Yun Yao, what are you kidding, just check it casually, you can know who the real murderer is?" Yang Meiren was a little unhappy when she heard this, "You shouldn't have made it up for the sake of exculpation, right?"
"Back to Yang Meiren's words, whether the slave maid is making up nonsense or not, I will know later. Yun Yao said.
"Well, let's talk about how you can prove your innocence and how you can find out the real culprit. The Queen Mother asked.
"Please ask Aunt Jinxiu to check the lotus leaf of Fang Cai, and the slave will present the evidence. Yun Yao said, "First, Lotus Ye said that she was passing near the bamboo garden and saw the slave maid and Rumei arguing by the well, which is a lie at all. The well of the bamboo garden is on the corner of the inner palace, far away from the outer road of the bamboo garden, even if Lotus Ye really sees someone arguing, such a distance, and the clothes of the palace maid in the palace are exactly the same, it is impossible for her to see clearly that it is the slave maid and Rumei who are arguing when passing by. β
Listening to Yun Yao's words, everyone nodded involuntarily, and Su Xin also spoke at this time: "This is true, when the slave maid walked to the outer road of the bamboo garden, she didn't see Yun Yao faint, she only saw it when she got closer." The bamboo garden has not been pruned for so many years, and the branches are luxuriant, blocking the view, and it is not clear at all. β
You continue. The Queen Mother listened to Su Xin's words, looked at Yun Yao, and ordered.
"Second, the time of death. After the investigation of Imperial Physician Li and the slave maid, Rumei's death time was around noon today, but the confession of Lotus Leaf Fangcai said that it was after the slave maid entered the bamboo garden, and it was the time when Aunt Su Xin woke up the slave maid for this cup of tea. That time was only an hour now, which obviously did not correspond to the time of death. β
When Yun Yao was justifying herself, the expression on her face was so calm and confident, methodical and reasonable, even if she was dirty now, it was difficult to hide her graceful bearing.
Although she was still scared in her heart, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and on that face that was not very outstanding, a pair of eyes were shining, and people couldn't take their eyes off it.
Every word she said seemed to touch the hearts of everyone present, and people couldn't help but follow the evidence she listed.
"Thirdly, the cause of death. Yun Yao saw that the Queen Mother did not speak, so she spoke again, "Lotus Ye said that when the slave maid was arguing with Rumei, she knocked her unconscious, and then pushed her into the well, which is even more inconsistent with the appearance of Rumei's corpse. The corpse told the slave that Rumei was pushed down when she was awake, so she drank a lot of water, causing her abdomen to bulge. If she was really unconscious, she wouldn't have had so much fluid in her abdomen. β
Lotus Ye's words, after the autopsy, were refuted by Yun Yao layer by layer, and by the time the last sentence came out, Lotus Ye couldn't even stand still.
"So, the end result is...... The person who killed Rumei was not a slave, because at the time of Rumei's death, the slave was having lunch in the dining room of the Ting Palace, which can be proved by many palace maids in the Ting Palace. β
"Hahahaha-" Yun Yao's voice fell, but Shen Ze's laughter came from above, "Wonderful, really wonderful." At a young age, he is not chaotic in the face of danger, he is methodical, and in the face of the crime of murder, he is as careful as a hair, and he peels off the cocoon, which is really an eye-opener for me! Queen Mother, my Changming Palace just lacks such a smart and clever palace maid, why don't you make the decision to transfer this palace maid to Changming Palace on an errand, how about it?"
Shen Ze's words shocked everyone present, especially Yun Yao.
She didn't expect that as soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he actually asked her to go to Changming Palace on an errand. She looked at Gu Qingming with some trepidation, but saw Gu Qingming nodding slightly at her, signaling that she didn't have to worry.
Don't...... All of this was arranged by Gu Qingming?
"There's no hurry. The Queen Mother said, "This girl said that she can not only prove her innocence, but also find the real murderer, now she is innocent, but the real murderer has not been found out, let's listen to what she has to say." β
The Queen Mother said so, and then asked Yun Yao to continue to name the real culprit.
At this time, she was already ready to send an arrow, she had no intention of offending anyone, but the other party threatened her life, she could only fight back, otherwise she was put to death today, it was herself.
"The Empress Dowager Qi, the real murderer...... It is the owner of these silk threads. Yun Yao raised the silk thread in her hand, and then said, "This is what the slave maid found in Rumei's fingernails, and it should have been accidentally pulled by her when she was entangled with the real murderer." β
Seeing this, Jinxiu immediately walked to Yun Yao's side, took the silk threads, and looked at them carefully. After looking at it for a long time, it was presented to the Queen Mother and said:
"The Queen Mother is the best acrylic cotton silk, this kind of silk thread, only the masters can afford to use it. β
"Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and see who are the people who make clothes out of this silk thread. As soon as the Queen Mother heard Jinxiu's words, she immediately ordered.
But the palace people who were in charge of the investigation had not yet walked out of the main hall of Jianzhang Palace, but they saw Aunt Tassel pounce, knelt on the ground, and said: "Queen Mother, don't check, the person who killed Rumei is a slave." β
"Tassel! What are you talking about! You ......" When Yang Meiren heard this, she was immediately shocked, looked at the tassel in disbelief, and asked, "What are you admitting in such a dignified manner? This is a big crime!"
"Beauty is angry. The tassel kowtowed to Yang Meiren and said, "Beauty, those silk threads are on your skirt today." The beauty still remembers that at noon, the slave accompanied the beauty to the wind and water pavilion to check, and met Rumei on the way, she fell clumsily on the road, and even tore your skirt, and even you fell. The slave maid is because she feels sorry for you, and she works hard for the queen's birthday every day, but she has to be affected by this lowly palace maid, and she thought about it for a while, so she taught her a few lessons. But I didn't expect that she not only disobeyed the discipline, but even talked back, so the slave maid ......"
Yang Meiren listened to the tassel's words, her heart was anxious and angry, and her face was pale. But she knew that Tassel had the intention to talk back for herself, so she could only push the boat down the river, knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and said:
"The Queen Mother, the concubine really didn't expect that the silk thread was on the concubine's skirt, and she didn't expect the tassel to do such a thing. This matter is that the concubines have no way to discipline them, and the concubines are willing to accept the guilt. β
After a few words, he pushed himself cleanly, this is Yang Meiren's style, or rather, this is the style of all the masters in the palace - abandon the car and protect the handsome.
No one knows whether Yang Meiren is involved in this matter, since the tassel himself admits it, and Yang Meiren does not know anything, then this matter has been decided.
When the tassel taught Rumei a lesson, Rumei refuted a few words, so he was murderous and pushed Rumei into the well to kill.
"The matter has been revealed, and the tassel was dragged to the Shen Penal Division and sentenced to death. The Queen Mother waved her hand, and directly decided the fate of the tassel, and then remembered the palace maid who falsely accused Yun Yao, so she spoke again, "Drag the lotus leaf down and dispose of it together." β
However, there are still people who are unwilling, because the doubts in her heart have not been resolved, and this person is Yun Yao.
"Waitβ" Yun Yao suddenly spoke, stopping the palace people from moving.
"Is there anything else you have to say?" asked the Queen Mother suspiciously.
"Yes. Yun Yao nodded, looked directly at the Queen Mother, and presented the sachet she picked up by the well with both hands, "Empress Dowager Qi, this is the sachet that the slave maid picked up by the well in the bamboo garden, and this sachet belongs to Lu Yingquan." According to Hongxiao, at noon, I saw Rumei and Yingquan going to the Zhuyuan, and Rumei was killed at the well of Zhuyuan around noon, and Yingquan's sachet appeared at the scene, so ...... The slave maid wanted to know where Lu Yingquan had gone. β
After Yun Yao's reminder, the Queen Mother found out that Lu Yingquan, who was inseparable from Yun Yao on weekdays, did not come to the scene today.
She looked at Jinxiu in some surprise, but saw Jinxiu leaning over and whispering a few words in her ear.
Everyone looked at the Queen Mother and wanted to know what the final outcome of this matter would be, but after seeing the Queen Mother whisper a few words to Jinxiu, she spoke:
"Escort the tassels and lotus leaves down and send them to the Shen Criminal Division for torture, and no one is allowed to intercede. In addition, sending people to search for Lu Yingquan's whereabouts in the palace, how could a good person disappear?"
A few understated words from the Queen Mother decided their fate.
Yun Yao knew that this was already the limit given by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother would not get to the bottom of it for a little palace maid like her, let alone offend everyone, especially since there was a Master Yushi behind Yang Meiren.
If the Queen Mother wants to do things in the court, Yang Yushi also plays a vital role, so the Queen Mother must keep Yang Meiren, even if Yang Meiren does something wrong, she can only keep it.
This is the power of the court.
After a crisis passed, the matter was finally resolved, and Yun Yao once again escaped death.
Her whole body seemed to be collapsed, physically and mentally exhausted, and she had the upper hand in this gamble won with her life.
But...... Lu Yingquan's whereabouts are unknown, and no one in the entire palace has ever seen her, what is going on? It's been a long time, is Lu Yingquan still alive? If she is alive, where will she be?
"Okay, no matter what, your fate is saved, as for Yingquan...... It can only be seen by her creation, if she is really unlucky...... You can only count her fate bad, and you don't need to worry too much. Su Xin helped Yun Yao up from the ground, and then walked outside.
"Queen Mother, this matter has also been settled, and you haven't promised me yet. Shen Ze's voice came from behind, "How about letting this little palace maid go to Changming Palace on an errand?"
"Your Majesty, there are many prominent palace maids in this palace, why are you obsessed with her?" the Queen Mother smiled, "You can rest assured, I will pick a good one for you in the future." β
The Queen Mother blocked Shen Ze's road with a few words, making it clear that she didn't want to give him the opportunity to choose the palace maid by himself. It seems that what Gu Qingming said is right, he must let the Queen Mother send Yun Yao to him by herself, and it can't be what he asked.
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