Chapter 209: I don't know if I'm alive or dead
Because Yuan Bao was very worried about whether Song Qian would be bullied by them, he kept struggling in He Yujin's arms, and he couldn't care that this was the palace and shouted: "Let me down!" I'm going to find my mother! Let me down!"
When he came to the outside of the main hall, He Yujin put him down as he wished, and hurriedly calmed his emotions and said, "Don't worry, Yuanbao, Song Niangzi will not have an accident inside. How about I take you to the back garden of the palace? It's a lot of fun."
"I'm not going! Ah Jin, you are lying, they are obviously bullying their mothers! I'm going to go in and stay with my mother." Yuanbao is no longer a child who is easily deceived, so he naturally doesn't believe in He Yujin's lies.
He Yujin saw that he couldn't deceive him, so he was very helpless, but he still didn't give up and persuaded: "Yuanbao, Brother Ji and Changfeng are all protecting Song Niangzi inside, besides, Your Majesty is not an unreasonable person, as long as this matter is investigated and has nothing to do with Song Niangzi, Song Niangzi will definitely not be blamed." When the time comes, Mrs. Song will come out and go back with us."
He believed in Song Qian's character, so he was sure that this matter had nothing to do with Song Qian, and he was also comforting himself.
"Are you going back to Sulou Town? This is what my mother promised me. Dijing is not good at all, there are bad people everywhere. When my mother comes out, will we go back to Sulou Town, okay? Ah Jin, you're going back, aren't you?" Yuan Bao asked expectantly.
He Yujin looked at his eyes, and he couldn't bear to tell the truth: "Yes, I will also go back with you, don't worry, Yuan Bao, Song Niangzi will be fine, we should believe her, right?" How about we go to the back garden now?" He, like Ji Changye, has too many things to do in Zadijing, so it is not clear whether he can really go back with them.
Yuan Bao hesitated and nodded, just like he said to Yu Jin, he should believe in his mother, so he put down this matter and went to the back garden with Yu Jin.
And the smoke in the main hall did not dissipate, but became thicker.
Ji Changye guarded Song Qian's side, making it difficult for the soldiers who wanted to do it, and they were not afraid of offending the regent prince, so they hesitated in place, not to act rashly.
The emperor took all of this, closed his eyes and calmed his mood slightly, and opened his mouth to persuade Ji Changye: "Ah Ye, if you want to test for drugs, these are necessary, it is really inappropriate for you to do this, it will be misunderstood and contempt for the law of the country and me, get out of the way quickly." Don't worry, if this matter has nothing to do with Song Niangzi, I won't wronged a good person in vain."
Now that many ministers have seen this scene, the emperor is very worried that Ji Changye will cause their dissatisfaction, so he has to say so.
But Ji Changye didn't put those people in his eyes, and replied stubbornly, "I hope Your Majesty will forgive you. The minister thinks that if you want to test for drugs, even if you come, Song Niangzi will naturally not be weak if she doesn't do these things, so it's useless to tie her up, so why let her suffer and ruin her reputation?"
Ji Changye was already openly clamoring for everyone to defend Song Qian, and some ministers who were not used to Ji Changye suddenly jumped out and said, "Lord Wang, for the sake of a rural village man to ignore the law of the country, isn't it disrespectful to Your Majesty and disobedience to your ancestors and ancestors?"
As soon as his words fell, he received Ji Changye's cold eyes, and the minister's arrogance disappeared suddenly, and he didn't dare to speak and sat down, as if he hadn't said anything just now.
Song Qian was afraid that it would really cause unnecessary trouble, so he persuaded Ji Changye and said, "Lord Wang, don't be impulsive, calm down. There is no benefit in offending Your Majesty and these ministers, and besides, I will be fine, this matter was not done by me, and I naturally do not admit it. But now that you're so protective of me, isn't it easier for people to be suspicious?"
After Ji Changye heard Song Qian's words, he finally calmed down, thinking that he was indeed a little too impulsive just now. Although he was still worried that Song Qian would be wronged because of this, he still gave way in front of Song Qian.
This made the emperor secretly relieved, thinking that it was fortunate that Ji Changye was not impulsive enough to dare to openly shout with him.
Ji Changye's actions were unexpected by everyone, and at the same time, those ministers who wanted to target Ji Changye had nothing to say.
When Xiao Xirou saw that the signs of things were not blindly pointing at Song Qian, she was afraid that she would be because of this
escaped a catastrophe, so he hurriedly blew the wind in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, the top priority at the moment is to investigate whether Song Qian poisoned the food, you must not be confused." Before the words fell, Xiao Xirou looked at the Queen Mother, wanting her to dissuade and dissuade the emperor, but the Queen Mother avoided her eyes this time.
The Queen Mother is not a stupid person, it is impossible not to see the clues of this matter, Song Qian has not yet reached the point of poisoning people, and it is clear that someone wants to frame Song Qian. When he came out at this time and pointed at Song Qian with Xiao Xirou, wouldn't he just take this matter on himself in the eyes of the emperor and Ji Changye?
She also wants to ease the relationship with Ji Changye, such a thing is naturally eager to get rid of any relationship.
Seeing that the Queen Mother didn't stand with her, Xiao Xirou's face suddenly stiffened on her face, and she was a little overwhelmed for a while. Especially in the face of the gaze of the emperor and Ji Changye, a lying heart surged into her heart.
"What does this mean, Queen Mother? I wonder if there is any evidence for the queen? The person who was so sure that the poison must be Song Niangzi, and this meal must have been poisoned? Could it be that the queen knows something? You may as well speak up so that Your Majesty can find out the truth." Ji Changye looked at Xiao Xirou coldly, without saving face at all.
The emperor also suspected that Xiao Xirou would do something, mainly because of Ji Qirui's matter before, she didn't know how many times she had messed with herself, and she used all kinds of means. If it weren't for the will of the first emperor and the love and righteousness over the years, the emperor would definitely not let her continue to be this queen. So when the two of them confronted each other, the emperor didn't speak, and it was not only Xiao Xirou who was anxious, but also the ministers couldn't sit still.
After all, the prince and the queen are-for-tat in the court, and it is not good to hear it when it is spread out, so everyone thinks that they can save the face of the Ji family and invite credit, but none of them succeeded, because they couldn't interject.
When Xiao Xirou found that there was no one to help him, and when he wanted to go it alone, he retorted: "Everyone knows that the prince and Song Qian have always been good friends, but now is it inappropriate to openly maintain it in the main hall? Isn't the prince afraid of any rumors? At that time, it will be the face of the entire royal family, and the prince will have to think about it. And didn't the prince believe that Song Qian didn't do anything? Why resist inspection? Could it be that there really is something wrong?"
Ji Changye couldn't bear Xiao Xirou anymore, and just as he was about to reply, the emperor finally spoke and interrupted him: "Today is the palace banquet, or at the top of the main hall, at the feet of the ancestors. What are you doing with such noise? This kind of thing will happen on such an important day today, and the people involved in it will not let anyone go, and naturally they will not wronged a person at will. Lord Regent, what the queen said is not entirely unreasonable, this inspection can not only find out the murderer and what happened, but also give Song Niangzi justice. The queen and mother are all over the world, so you can't harm Song Niangzi, right?"
Xiao Xirou may have thought so in her heart, maybe she asked her to do it. Ji Changye couldn't help but think so.
But he didn't say it clearly, because he couldn't give the emperor face, so he had to agree to let people check Song Qian, but they still didn't allow them to tie up Song Qian and be disrespectful to her.
Xiao Xirou was also afraid of offending Ji Changye completely, so she didn't give up any longer, so she could only agree. The emperor saw that there was no longer tension between the two of them, and the expression on his face softened a lot.
As the saying goes, it's not a big deal to watch the excitement, Geng Lanyin was afraid that the emperor would temporarily repent, and directly sentenced Song Qian to innocence and let his plan be in vain, so he impulsively came out and said, "Your Majesty, the queen, the prince. The courtiers thought that if this matter was to be investigated, it should not be checked only for a few points, so as not to give people with a heart a chance. It's better to check the dishes at the banquet and the dishes that have not yet been served together to know whether Song Niangzi has really poisoned her."
Zhao Liuyin didn't expect Geng Lanyin to be so impulsive, but fortunately she hadn't pulled herself into the water yet, otherwise at this juncture, she would definitely not leave a good impression in the hearts of the emperor and Ji Changye.
So since this matter has not been completely related to himself, Zhao Liuyin shrank quietly so that others could not see him.
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For Geng Lanyin's father, Geng Shangshu, who is the secretary of the Ministry of War, saw that she didn't know how to take the initiative to get involved in this matter, and almost couldn't hold the wine glass in his hand, so he held back his anger and said, "What are you doing here? Daring! Why don't you come back soon?"
Saying that, he hurriedly got up and left the banquet, forcibly pulled the reluctant Geng Lanyin to kneel, and respectfully pleaded guilty and said, "Your Majesty, the prince, the little girl is greedy for a cup for a while, presumably she will talk nonsense when she is drunk at the moment, and I hope that Your Majesty and the prince will not take this matter to heart, and the right little girl is talking nonsense." This accidental loss of his head, he can't afford to accompany Geng Lanyin.
And Geng Lanyin didn't see his father's good intentions, and thought that he was cowardly and afraid, so he firmly denied his father's words, "Your Majesty, the courtiers are not drunk. What she said was what she said in her heart, and the courtiers were also for the sake of Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother, so naturally they didn't dare to talk nonsense, and they hoped that Your Majesty would learn from it."
It's really rare to be able to openly shout with his father, and the emperor can't react for a while, although she is so unruly, but it is indeed for him and the queen mother and the queen, it is not easy to blame, but I don't want to accept her opinion.
Knowing that His Majesty was hesitating, Geng Lanyin hurriedly glanced at the few people he had discussed before, asking them to help him.
Because before this, they had already done a lot of bad things with Geng Lanyin, and this time Geng Lanyin was very sure that Song Qian would be punished, and when the time came, all of them could be rewarded, and no matter how bad they were, they could let His Majesty know themselves, so these rich daughters decided to give it a go, and they all ignored the opposition of their own families, and came out to talk to Geng Lanyin, as if what she said was true.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect so many people to think like this, and some ministers should also cooperate with this method.
At this time, Geng Lanyin became arrogant, and mocked at Song Qian: "Song Niangzi, if you do something yourself, you should admit it yourself, don't find out what at that time, then you can't even if you want to quibble."