Jiang Yunhua refused to let Hua Rong enter the palace to face the saint, but on the second day, His Majesty sent someone to summon Hua Rong.

The holy will is difficult to violate, before going out, Jiang Yunhua put his big coat on the flower face, and said with a calm face: "Don't be impulsive, don't be afraid, I will find a way." ”

Hua Rong didn't feel scared, and entered the palace with the eunuch who passed the decree.

Although it was Hua Rong summoned by His Majesty, His Majesty had every opportunity, and Hua Rong waited for half an hour at Chengde Gate before he was able to enter the imperial study.

When entering the palace, he had to search his body, but he couldn't bring in the stove, Hua Rong's hands and feet were frozen, and when he entered the imperial study to salute, his movements were a little stiff.

"Slave maid Huarong knocks to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

There was a dragon burning in the study, the temperature was much higher than outside, and a thick and soft blanket was spread on the ground, and it was not uncomfortable to kneel on it at all.

Hua Rong lowered her head from the moment she entered the house, and did not look around.

"Look up."

Emperor Showa ordered, Hua Rong stabilized his mind and slowly raised his head.

Emperor Showa is over half a hundred years old, his temples have grown gray hair, he is older than Hua Rong imagined, the prince looks quite similar to him, but Emperor Showa's eyes are deeper and more cold than the prince, and the power of the emperor precipitated by years of experience has long been integrated into his blood and bones, and he is not angry and arrogant.

Hua Rong lowered his eyes after only one glance, not daring to look at Emperor Showa's eyes again.

Emperor Showa looked at the flowers wantonly, and after a while, he commented: "He looks good, and he is not small." ”.

Hua Rong leaned over and kowtowed: "Your Majesty Xie praises." ”

Hua Rong was not twisted, and accepted the praise generously, and Emperor Showa's eyes flashed with interest, and asked: "You pushed Princess Qi into the water three years ago?" ”

"Yes."

"Why did you push the princess into the water?"

"Because the slave maid found that Princess Qi was not right-minded, she deliberately approached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and wanted to do something wrong, and the slave maid was willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of the country."

Hua Rong's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, full of confidence.

"For the sake of the country?"

Emperor Showa sank his eyes, and the chief eunuch of internal affairs who was waiting next to him immediately scolded: "Bold and cheap, what kind of thing are you, you dare to say such things!" ”

Hua Rong put her forehead on the ground, lowered her body and said: "The slave maid lost her words, but what the slave maid said was absolutely not half a lie, Princess Qi seems to be weak, but in fact she has martial arts, and the slave maid still has a scar on her chest that was stabbed by her, Your Majesty let the imperial doctor check it." ”

"Princess Qi died three years ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now in good health and has not had any problems, if Princess Qi deliberately approached His Royal Highness the Prince, then what did she plot?"

The head of internal affairs is the old man in front of Emperor Showa, although he is a eunuch, his momentum is not inferior to the prince and minister, he stared at Hua Rong with wide eyes, like looking at some kind of chaotic minister and thief.

Hua Ronggang wanted to defend himself, but the eunuch waiting outside the door said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Zhongyong asks to see you!" ”

Hearing the words "Loyal and Brave Uncle", Hua Rong swallowed the words that came to his mouth again.

Emperor Showa glanced at Hua Rong meaningfully, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Xuan!" ”

A moment later, Uncle Zhong Yongbo stepped into the imperial study.

Hua Rong was still kneeling on the ground, but Yu Guang felt the powerful pressure of the mountain, Zhong Yongbo stood beside her, and said loudly: "The old minister greets Your Majesty." ”

Zhongyongbo is the same age as Emperor Showa, but his physique is much stronger than Emperor Showa, and as soon as he speaks, his voice is as loud as a bell, which makes people's eardrums buzz.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Emperor Showa smiled: "Aiqing, please get up, I just saw it in the court, Aiqing turned back but what happened?" ”

Uncle Zhong Yong did not beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Don't be afraid of Your Majesty's jokes, the old minister is here for this servant." ”

"I just summoned her to ask a few words, why should I alarm Aiqing?"

Although Emperor Showa smiled, his tone was quite meaningful, and Uncle Zhongyong's back was straight, and he was not afraid, but said: "The old minister is not worried about what His Majesty wants to do to this servant, but the rebel made a big mistake three years ago, and there are many places where the old minister is a little puzzled, this servant is the only person who knows the inside story, and the old minister also wants to know the truth." ”

Three years ago, the prince directly demoted Jiang Yunhua to a commoner in Chenzhou, this matter did not go through Dali Temple and Yushitai, although the Zhongyong Uncle Mansion did not raise objections, but this matter is not in accordance with the rules, and it is normal for Zhongyong to want justice for his son now.

Emperor Showa didn't say anything more, and the chief of internal affairs urged Hua Rong at the right time: "Uncle Zhongyong has come to support you, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you tell me everything you know?" ”

Hua Rong stabilized her mind and hid the adultery between the prince and Xiao Mingyou, only saying that Jiang Yunyu was too pitiful to see Xiao Mingyou being widowed at a young age, and wanted to help Xiao Mingyou fake his death to get out, but he was almost killed when he came back from injury and wanted to tell the truth.

Three years have passed, and these things are still fresh in Hua Rong's heart, and she has not missed any details.

In the end, she said: "The slave maid has a big life, she did not die in the mass grave, she saw Princess Qi leave Chenzhou in a carriage, in the Chenzhou cemetery, it was not the corpse of Princess Qi who was buried with King Qi, Princess Qi deliberately approached the prince, and pretended to be weak in front of my young master, in order to provoke the relationship between the prince and the Zhongyong Uncle's Mansion and shake the foundation of Zhaoling!" ”

The last sentence was a big crime, and the housekeeper and the attendants in the house were all so frightened that they knelt down.

Emperor Showa and Uncle Zhongyong are both people who have seen strong winds and waves, but their expressions have not changed, Uncle Zhongyong looked at Hua Rong and asked, "Is there any evidence for what you said?" ”

"There is no evidence for the slave maid, but Your Majesty can ask the adults of Dali Temple to interrogate the former Chenzhou Prefecture Yin Huanchao, after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived in Chenzhou, he has been living in the Yin Mansion, whether the princess of Qi is suspicious, Yin Huanchao knows better than anyone else."

Yin Huanchao colluded with the bandits on Qinglong Mountain, and deliberately sent gunpowder up the mountain, there was already a suspicion of rebellion, and Hua Rong was not at all abrupt to plant Xiao Mingyou's matter on Yin Huanchao's head at this time.

Emperor Showa pursed his lips in thought, and was not in a hurry to speak.

Uncle Zhong Yong leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, it is better to believe it than to believe that it is not, according to the opinion of the old minister, you should immediately send someone to Chenzhou to open the coffin for an autopsy, if the tomb is indeed not buried Princess Qi, the intentions of the people behind the scenes are not ordinary and sinister." ”

"This servant has no evidence, Aiqing believed her words and asked me to send someone to dig the tomb of King Qi?"

After death, people pay attention to entering the earth for safety, digging people's graves is a taboo, and it is even more impossible for the royal family to be exhumed.

Emperor Zhaohe's tone was heavier, and Uncle Zhongyong knelt down on his knees, his face full of heaviness: "The words of this servant should not be trusted, but the old minister does not dare to gamble with Zhaoling's century-old foundation and His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

This is a deafening statement.

Not for a little maid, but for the national fortune of Zhaoling.

Outside the door, the wind and snow were getting heavier, and the whimpering sound from the window was like a cry, which was terrifying.