Chapter 161: Confession
The grandson of the Donglin Emperor, the four words of red and glamorous pierce people's hearts. Especially the Emperor, the Emperor of Tanglin! How ironic it is that a generation of emperors can't even keep their own grandchildren.
The poor villain was covered in darkness, apparently poisoned to death. It is precisely because its whole body is soaked in toxins, and there is a jade pendant with a piece of bloodstone next to it, that the corpse is so well preserved.
"Imperial sister-in-law." The third prince pulled Su Ruoshui's arm and walked out of the crowd, and Su Ruoshui followed him in a daze.
The Nine Emperor Princes also turned around and followed them, and as soon as the Sixth Emperor saw them leaving, he also followed.
The third prince helped Su Ruoshui until he walked forward to the white jade railing and stopped.
"Imperial sister-in-law, if you want to cry, you can cry, you can cry faster." Ye Gu Yuanli suddenly had a lot to say to her.
But this Qianqing Palace is full of guards and palace people, and there are so many people that he can't say anything.
He could only convey his inner feelings with his distressed gaze, but Su Ruoshui couldn't receive any information now.
Whatever she looked, she saw the black villain in front of her, and she couldn't hear what others said.
Su Ruoshui leaned against the railing and said nothing, looking ahead with a dull gaze. Ye Gu Yuanli quietly accompanied her, allowing others to chew some gossip openly and secretly.
"Imperial sister-in-law." Ye Gu Yuanheng came over again and knelt down in front of Su Ruoshui. "I'm sorry." The Nine Princes knocked their heads down and cried bitterly.
At this time, no prince was more sad than the Ninth Prince, Su Ruoshui was poisoned in his mansion, and this child was buried by him and Ye Gu Yuanhong together.
Self-blame and resentment have been buried in my heart for so long, and today I suddenly burst out, and the shock caused by this impact is beyond the comprehension of others.
Ye Gu Yuanheng's cry woke Su Ruoshui from his sluggish state.
"Don't do that, I don't blame you." She reached out and pulled him up, looking around to see how far she was from the crowd. "How did I get here?"
"The third brother brought you here." The ninth prince glanced at the third prince, that's right, he brought it over.
Su Ruoshui turned his head to look at Ye Gu Yuanli, are you crazy? "So many people watching, what are you doing taking me so far away?"
"It's just that so many people are watching, it's nothing." The third prince can only be reasonable, and he can't say anything right.
"Imperial sister-in-law." The Nine Emperors' eyes were teary, and their eyes were already as red as fire.
"It's okay, it's okay, let's go over." Su Ruoshui also squeezed out a smile, raised his head and took a deep breath before striding back, and the three princes followed quietly not far behind.
Only the emperor and the concubine Jing were still staring at the black villain next to the table, and the rest of the people were driven back to their places by the emperor.
No one spoke, but the atmosphere was still unusual. Looking at the expressions, it can be seen that some people are afraid, some people sigh, and people sigh in their hearts.
The concubines saw Su Ruoshui crying so sadly just now, and they all felt pity for her. After a while, she came over like a stranger.
Just a few steps with the third prince, the pain of losing a child was swept away, such a woman is really hard to find.
Su Ruoshui ordered someone to call the three imperial doctors over: "Check whether this child died of poisoning, whether the poison in the cup is consistent with the poison on the cup, and whether it is consistent with the residual medicinal powder." ”
"Yes." The Imperial Physician said yes and reached for the small box.
"Wait!" The emperor spoke to stop it. "You don't need to test this, you can see it when you look at it, it's all black like this, isn't it poisoning?"
"Father, the procedures that should be taken must be followed, otherwise the case will not be decided without evidence." Su Ruoshui knew that the emperor felt sorry for this villain and didn't want to hurt the body.
Su Ruoshui was more distressed than anyone else, but she was very sensible, and she was not as important as the ancients who regarded corpses as important.
The style of thick burial of the ancients made people pay special attention to the corpse, and modern people directly cremated it, and even the ashes were raised.
In the eyes of the ancients, this kind of behavior is called bruising bones and ashes, and it is absolutely unacceptable.
Su Ruoshui picked up the small box and handed it to the imperial doctor, and instructed: "Try to keep the body intact." ”
"Yes." The imperial doctor trembled and took the small box, this was the body of the emperor's grandson, and he didn't dare to chop it up.
"What?" The emperor is going to be angry, what does it mean to keep the body intact as much as possible? Is there still an intention to destroy the corpse? "How do you want to test it?"
"When you return to the emperor, you only need to pierce your body with a hollow silver needle."
"Bold!" Who dares to prick the emperor's grandson with a needle? It's not okay to die, what if the corpse gets out of the hole?
If ordinary people want to test for this poison, they have to cut the meat down. The emperor used a silver needle, to put it bluntly, he took out a piece of meat inside, and he couldn't see it from the outside.
"Father doesn't need to be angry, this child is dead, and he is not afraid of pain. But he died unjustly, you see that he has been dead for more than 100 days, and his body is not rotten so far, he just wants to prove what kind of persecution he has suffered, he can't speak, we have to help him, only by finding out the truth can we justify him, and he can transcend and ascend to heaven as soon as possible. ”
Su Ruoshui comforted the emperor while waving his hand at the imperial doctor, the emperor was silent, and the imperial doctor quietly retreated with a small box.
The weather at the beginning of April was really good, and the ladies who had been sitting in the yard all morning had not sat enough. Su Ruoshui told them that they were willing to stay, and they could go back when they were tired, but none of them left.
Only the queen wanted to leave, and when everyone was around the table to look at the villain, she had quietly moved the idea of slipping away, but was stopped by the guards.
How did she get there? It's wishful thinking. And even if she is let go, where can she go? Can you walk out of the palace or out of the imperial city? Can you still get out of Tanglin?
After about half an hour, all the confessions were handed in, as if the examinee had handed in the answer sheet.
Su Ruoshui sat at the table and looked at them one by one, and then sorted them and put them away.
"Read." Su Ruoshui picked up one and handed it to the jailer, and the jailer read it out loud, and several princes stood behind and watched.
All the confessions were read by the jailer, and Su Ruoshui solemnly announced: "Today, everyone's confessions are signed and detained, and if there are false and cunning words, they will bear the crime of bullying the king." ”
Su Ruoshui grabbed five confessions and said loudly to everyone: "This is a confession from Chang Zhong and my four maids, according to them, I fell unconscious after returning from the Nine Kings Mansion, and I was indeed pregnant during this period. ”
Su Ruoshui picked up a few prescriptions and held them up for everyone to see, of course, she couldn't see anything clearly. "These prescriptions can prove that the decoction I was taking at that time contained fetal substances, such as musk, saffron, etc., if you have any doubts, you can come and see."
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