Chapter 112: Confrontation
Mrs. Cen knows this very well, so she has been holding her tail between her legs for the past six months, hiding her edge. Now that I finally have some hope, but I was splashed with cold water by Wei Muyu, and I was naturally angry.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Yuliangren, let's see!" After that, he went home.
Dou Yifang cast a grateful look at Wei Muyu, and Han Lian thanked her again and again. Wei Muyu didn't say anything, only said: "Go quickly, don't let people look for you anymore......"
Dou Yifang nodded and sat in the sedan chair. got up the sedan chair, followed by Han Lian, and went to Yalan Palace together.
The atmosphere of Yalan Palace was solemn, and when she came out of the sedan chair, Dou Yifang immediately felt a sharp gaze shooting towards her. But when she raised her eyes, the palace people all lowered their heads.
Han Lian was deeply disturbed and depressed, she secretly glanced at Dou Yifang, and saw that Dou Yifang was calm and relaxed, and her face was not turbulent.
"Ma'am, please come inside!!" Wanquan said.
Dou Yifang took a step forward and walked into the door.
In the main hall, Liu Henggao sat in the middle, his face was cold, and his eyes were majestic without any tenderness.
Dou Yifang and Han Lian kneeling see. Liu Heng's gaze kept staring at Dou Yifang, like an eagle staring at its prey.
Dou Yifang inadvertently raised his eyes to meet his gaze, and suddenly felt a cold and piercing bone. That look was full of doubt and anger, and it was no longer the eyes of Liu Heng that Dou Yifang knew.
Liu Heng didn't let Dou Yifang calm down and asked, "This king asked you, where did you go this morning?" ”
Dou Yifang didn't hesitate for a moment before saying about the lingering pool.
Liu Heng asked her again why she wanted to go to the lingering pool instead of staying in the Chunyan Pavilion to recuperate. Dou Yifang still didn't hesitate at all, so he said that he felt bored and panicked and went out for a walk.
"Going out for a walk? Hum! Why don't you go anywhere, but go there? Liu Heng's tone was more than just questioning.
Dou Yifang's heart seemed to be injected with ice water, and his blood was gradually frozen. Not only did she feel aggrieved, but she also felt sad. Isn't the love between you and me enough for you to believe me?
She was sad and wanted to cry, but she held back. She doesn't want to show weakness in front of these people, she is above board and worthy of her heart, why should she bow to them? So she raised her head and looked at Liu Heng squarely.
Liu Heng didn't expect Dou Yifang to be so stubborn, so he was slightly surprised, but he quickly sank his face again, waiting for Dou Yifang's answer.
"The concubine just wanted to go to a secluded place for a walk, so Mrs. Cen told the concubine that there was such a place, and the concubine saved ......"
"Is it really such a coincidence?" Liu Heng said coldly.
"Does the king also think that it was the concubine who killed the prince?"
This remark caused a small uproar among the palace people on the side. After all, Liu Heng had already ordered a ban on Liu Yi's matter, and it stands to reason that Dou Yifang should not know. But Dou Yifang said it, which proved that the ban order had no effect at all. For this reason, Liu Heng added another anger to his heart.
"You went to the lingering pool in the morning, and the body of the prince was found in the pool in the afternoon, what do you have to say?"
"The concubine has only one sentence, dare to ask the king, has anyone ever seen the concubine kill the prince?"
In the face of Liu Heng's aggressive questioning, Dou Yifang did not back down, nor did he euphemistically express that he was innocent, but went toe-to-toe with Liu Heng. Originally, she also wanted to talk to Liu Heng, but she was already disheartened, and she rushed to speak. Han Lian beside her was so worried that her little heart was about to jump out.
Liu Heng was stunned, he really lacked the most direct evidence. At this moment, Queen Chen suddenly rushed out of the side pavilion, and pounced on Dou Yifang with a hideous face, shouting "Return my son, return my Yi'er......"
Han Lian immediately blocked in front of Dou Yifang, so the person who was knocked down was Han Lian. Liu Hengda shouted to stop, but Queen Chen couldn't listen at all, so he could only order the palace people to pull Queen Chen away.
Dou Yifang immediately checked whether Han Lian was injured, and after confirming that Han Lian was only scratched on her arm and was fine, she looked at Queen Chen. Queen Chen burst into tears, her eyes were helpless, her limbs were weak, and she needed someone to support her to stand.
Dou Yifang suddenly sympathized with her, no matter how much she targeted her, she was now just a mother who had lost her son. Dou Yifang has been pregnant, and knows that as a mother, she is willing to use her life to save her child.
Liu Heng was also distressed when he saw Queen Chen's grief-stricken appearance, and asked people to help her go back to rest. But Queen Chen insisted on staying and stayed to see Dou Yifang punished. When he met Queen Chen's gaze, Dou Yifang felt an unprecedented deep hatred.
Liu Heng had no choice but to sit down with Queen Chen first, and then continued to ask, "Although there is no evidence that you killed Yi'er, in the entire palace, only you have the motive to kill Yi'er!" You said you didn't kill Yi'er, can you prove your innocence? Obviously, because he felt sorry for Queen Chen, Liu Heng's tone became more severe.
Dou Yifang smiled helplessly and said, "If the king wants to determine that the concubine is the murderer, the king should come up with evidence, right?" ”
Liu Heng was speechless, Han Lian couldn't help it, and said at the risk of death: "The slave maid has always followed Madame, and when she was lingering in the pool, she never saw His Royal Highness the Prince at all. ”
"Your Majesty, you can't take their word for it!" Queen Chen cried, "They must have joined forces to kill Yi'er......"
On the way here, Dou Yifang had already analyzed the case. Obviously, this time, it was Madame Cen who wanted to frame her. Although she could not determine Mrs. Cen's murderer of Liu Yi, she knew that Liu Yi had been killed before she went to Liulianchi. Otherwise, this matter that was banned by Liu Heng would not have spread so quickly.
In short, if it can be established that Liu Yi was killed before she went to Liulianchi, then her charges will be cleared.
Dou Yifang threw a question to Liu Heng with this, "Dare to ask the king, when was the prince killed?" ”
Liu Heng invited out Su Wen Tang, only to see Su Wen Tang's expressionless face, and said lightly: "The grass people's medical skills are not perfect, and the body of His Royal Highness the Prince was frozen, so it is impossible to judge the time when he was killed." ”
Dou Yifang was stunned, and his heart really froze......
Su Wentang couldn't guess the time of Liu Yi's death, so she couldn't prove that Liu Yi was killed before she arrived at Liulianchi. As a result, her charges are difficult to clear. Dou Yifang can only think of this for the time being, and now she has no choice.
"What else do you have to say?" Liu Heng asked again.
"The concubine has nothing to say." Dou Yifang replied. It's all said and done, what else can she say? Do you have to beg Liu Heng to believe that she didn't kill anyone? It's not her character.
"Come on, put Dou Yifang in the prison!"
"King, Madame is wronged!" Han Lian pleaded.
"Han Lian, don't talk about it......" Dou Yifang showed a happy smile. The man didn't believe her anymore, so what's the use of saying more?
Han Lian really felt worthless for Dou Yifang in her heart, she wanted to say, "It's Mrs. Cen, it's Mrs. Cen who framed Mrs. Dou." ”
These words were like thunder, and everyone was shocked.
Dou Yifang immediately signaled Han Lian not to say anything, because there was no evidence, and it was a capital crime to be convicted of slandering the master.
Han Lian wanted to say that she said what she knew.
These include Mrs. Cen's recommendation of Dou Yifang to linger in the pool, as well as rumors boiling in private. In short, "If this matter was not planned by Mrs. Cen, why did the rumors spread so quickly?" ”
When Liu Heng heard this, his face was gloomy, because these rumors were obviously challenging his authority, "Come on, spread the Cen family." ”
It is still foolish to pass on Mrs. Cen. When Mrs. Cen heard that everything was coming, she had a premonition that she was involved in the incident. So she took Wanquan to the house and asked Wanquan about the situation in Yalan Palace, but Wanquan naturally didn't want to say.
In order to impress him, Mrs. Cen took out a box of jewelry, "Ask the people of Wangong for advice." ”
Wanquan's eyes lit up, and he said: "Niangniang is looking down on Wanquan by doing this......" Of course, this is a polite remark, Wanquan still told Mrs. Cen about the situation in Yalan Palace. This small box of treasures could not be taken away, so Mrs. Cen would find someone to send it to Wanquan's residence afterwards.
Knowing the situation in Yalan Palace, Mrs. Cen had the bottom in her heart. It turned out that Han Lian had no evidence, because she didn't need to be afraid, she just had to insist that she didn't know anything.
Half a moment later, Mrs. Cen came to Yalan Palace and knelt in front of Liu Heng, "The concubine sees the king, and the king is blessed today." ”
"Excuse me."
Mrs. Cen glanced at Dou Yifang, who was still kneeling, and was very proud in her heart.
"This king asks you, why do you want Dou Yifang to go to the lingering pool?"
Mrs. Cen said calmly: "Because Mrs. Dou said that she wanted to go to a clean place to relax, the concubine thought of where. If the king suspects that she has something to do with the misfortune of His Royal Highness the Prince because Mrs. Dou went to the lingering pool, then the concubine is all to blame......
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at her with puzzled eyes. I saw Mrs. Cen with a sad look in her eyes and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World was unfortunately killed, and the concubine felt the same grief, but the concubine never believed that it was Mrs. Dou who did it. As she spoke, she also looked at Dou Yifang, "The concubine has been with Mrs. Dou for the longest time, and she knows her very well." ”
Liu Heng looked a little impatient, and asked again: "How did you learn about Liu Yi's death?" ”
Mrs. Cen said: "The palace people talked about this matter in private, and the concubine inadvertently learned about it. The concubine also knew that the king had issued a ban on words, but this ban on words really couldn't control the mouths of the people. ”
Liu Heng showed a look of anger on his face, "Some people suspect that you killed Yi'er, and then blamed others......"
Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Cen fell to the ground on her knees and said with a panicked look: "The king is clear, how can a concubine do such a hurtful thing? Besides, the concubine and His Royal Highness have no holidays, what reason does the concubine have to kill him? ”
These words were clearly to excuse themselves, but in fact they pointed out the motive for killing. Who has the motive, only Dou Yifang, so Liu Heng's eyes fell on Dou Yifang again. Han Lian wanted to testify against Mrs. Cen if she failed, but instead harmed Dou Yifang, her heart was full of grief, and tears had already flowed.