The jailer stood aside and said, "When we found her, she was foaming at the mouth, ......"

Xie Yuanjiu's fingers trembled and uncovered the white cloth, and sure enough, he saw the muddy and miserable face of Second Lady Xie.

Tears rolled down her face, and she put on the white cloth again, and fell to the ground crying.

The jailer asked, "Miss Xie Si, what now?" Do you take it with you, or do you tell the family in Xie Fu to come? ”

Xie Yuanjiu swallowed: "My mother has suffered all her life, and now she still ends up like this!" I should have been filial and buried for her, but now it seems that I can't even go home, my father can't tolerate me, and he doesn't care about my mother's life or death. ”

She cried and wiped her tears: "Please take care of her." ”

Then she took out a silver ingot and put it in the jailer's hand, and when she saw the jailer's puzzled face, she thought that the money was not enough.

So, Xie Yuanjiu left another ingot of silver, and with the support of the maid, he cried and left.

A few days passed.

The sky was overcast, and heavy winter clouds obscured the sky.

As soon as the emperor came out of the imperial study, he heard the sound of drums from far and near, and the hearts of the people who were shaking trembled.

He suddenly turned around, wrinkled his eyebrows and shouted, "What's wrong!" ”

This drum sound is not ordinary, but a drum.

The so-called Dengwen drum is a large drum set up outside the palace, and if someone wants to sue the emperor, this drum can be beaten.

Legend has it that this Dengwen drum was made by the founder of Cangyun Kingdom, Taizu once hunted a colorful yak, the yak fell at his feet, and can speak, it told the emperor that its skin is made into a drum, you can know the grievances of the world, and thus become a Ming Jun.

Rao is so, Dengwen drum as a symbol of imperial power, beating this drum as if the Son of Heaven is coming, no one has dared to approach, since the founding of the country to the present, Dengwen drum has only sounded four times.

They are all related to national events, border battles and the collapse of the emperor's relatives.

And now, it's ringing again.

The layers of drums sounded like sharp blades, and the emperor frowned.

Commander Lu stepped forward quickly and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, it is Xie Yuanjiu, the fourth lady of the Xie family, who sounded the Dengwen drum, and she has grievances to sue." ”

The emperor remembered the absurdity of Xie Yuanjiu inviting hundreds of birds to fall in the palace, and there was impatience between his eyebrows.

"What does she want to do? Dengwen also dares to beat the drum indiscriminately, are you really not afraid of me? ”

Commander Lu hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and replied: "She said that her mother was brutally murdered by Second Master Xie and General Fang in prison, so please ask the emperor to call the shots and administer justice to the dead Second Lady Xie." ”

The Emperor was shocked.

If it's an ordinary thing, one of the people who can thank Jiu for complaining is a female general with great military achievements, and the other is a former pillar of the imperial court.

What's more, if the daughter sues her father for killing her mother for her old love, if it spreads, I don't know what outsiders will say.

The emperor waved his hand: "Pass on the wish to Jiu, by the way, call the prime minister over." ”

After thinking about it, he added: "Pass on Xie Dizhi and Fang Qingdai, and also come to see me together." ”

Commander Lu immediately went to do so.

The Emperor just sat down on the dragon chair with a calm face, waiting for them to arrive.

Mo Lingwei led Shen Ningning into at this moment.

The little guy is bouncing and saying hello to the emperor.

The emperor's stern expression was stunned: "Why are you two here at this time, do you have something to look for?" ”

Shen Ningning blinked her eyes wide, didn't speak, and Mo Lingwei spoke for her: "Just now we heard the movement of the drum, Shen Ningning said that she has never seen anyone beat the drum when she is so old, so let's take a look at what is the excitement." ”

The Emperor laughed.

"Ning Ning little guy, you are only five and a half years old, of course I don't know how powerful this drum is, but I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to be there, today's matter is about your second uncle and your sister siblings, Ling Wei, you better take Ning Ning back first."

Shen Ningning said glutinously: "Uncle Emperor, then I should stay, don't look at my small person, but, I am already a member of the Xie family!" ”

The emperor's face was gloomy, as if he was a little hesitant.

I'm afraid that the scandal that Xie Yuanjiu said will be too ugly for a while.

Shen Ningning saw the opportunity, and ran over with her little feet, she boldly hugged the emperor's two palms, and shook her small hands back and forth.

"Uncle Emperor, I wish you peace and health, you will let me stay and listen to the trumpet! And I have a little thing to tell you! ”

The emperor looked at Shen Ningning, the little guy was wearing a bamboo-blue dress, with two small tugging on his head, and when he swayed, the silver bells on his two little wrists sounded crisply.

It's so cute, she looks pink and white, and the emperor's heart has softened.

"Okay, since you want to stay, let's listen to it together, but wait a minute, you little guy can't come nonsense, the emperor's uncle has his own considerations, no matter what order is given, you are not allowed to cry."

Shen Ningning agreed.

"Okay!" She smiled.

But I was already half worried in my heart.

Before the emperor saw the second uncle, he had already thought that he might punish him.

After all, the old relationship between Second Master Xie and Fang Qingdai is known to everyone, and now, Second Master Xie's own daughter sued the royal court, saying that Second Master Xie killed his wife for his old love.

Regardless of the truth of the matter, once it gets out, people will only believe what they want to believe.

Mo Lingwei asked people to bring the wide prince chair and pulled Shen Ningning to sit on it together.

He arranged for the eunuch to serve snacks and tea, and did not forget to lower his eyes, and asked Shen Ningning in a low voice: "Is it enough to eat?" ”

Shen Ningning grabbed a handful of melon seeds and nodded obediently: "You can eat them until evening!" ”

Mo Lingwei narrowed his eyes and chuckled.

After a while, Xie Yuanjiu was taken into the hall by Lu Commander, she was dressed in plain white, with a ribbon tied around her head, and the whole person was as pitiful as a white camellia in a rainstorm.

"The courtiers see the emperor, see His Royal Highness the Prince." She raised her head, and when she saw Shen Ningning, her eyes were stunned.

Mo Lingwei raised his eyebrows: "Won't Her Royal Highness the princess see it?" ”

Xie Yuanjiu lowered his head: "Courtier...... See Her Royal Highness Princess Funing. ”

Shen Ningning "clicked", bit open the shell of the melon seeds, and didn't care about her.

Xie Yuanjiu was about to appeal to the emperor to express her grievances, and tears were already overflowing, however, the emperor raised his hand and stopped her next words.

"Don't be in a hurry to say it first, I have summoned your uncle and your father, as well as General Fang, and when they all arrive, you will explain the matter."

Xie Yuanjiu wiped away the tears he had just squeezed out, and bowed his head weakly: "Yes." ”

However, at the time of half the incense, Xie Suzhi and Xie Erye arrived with their front and back feet, Fang Qingdai was dusty when she came, and she was still wearing a military uniform that had not been changed, presumably she was practicing in the martial arts field just now, and she learned that the holy decree came immediately.

Shen Ningning knocked on the melon seeds, and after seeing his father, he smiled as cute as a little hamster.

"Daddy, second uncle, Aunt Qingdai." She waved her little hands as if she were in her own home.

Xie Suzhi saw his daughter sitting on the prince's chair, and she was sitting between the emperor and the prince!

His eyebrows skipped a beat.

wanted to step forward and take his daughter away, but the emperor was already one step ahead of him, and said softly to Shen Ningning: "Ning Ning, you just promised the emperor's uncle, don't you want to be quiet?" Uncle Emperor is going to ask them questions. ”

The little guy said "ahh

She said she would be well-behaved.

The Emperor smiled with satisfaction.

The more you look at this kid, the cuter it gets.

Mo Lingwei whispered to Shen Ningning: "I'll peel melon seeds for you." ”

Xie Suzhi seemed to feel that it would be a bit redundant for him to speak again, and the most important thing at the moment was not that Ning Ning was sitting on the prince's chair.

Instead, he heard that Xie Yuanjiu was going to sue Second Master Xie.

At this time, the emperor changed into a stern look and looked at the four people kneeling under His Highness.

"Miss Xie Si, you can talk about it now." The Emperor spoke.

Xie Yuanjiu's cry was the first to come out, kneeling on the ground, crying and sobbing bitterly.

But when it is the turn of the partial, the words are clear.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers want to sue the courtiers' father, Xie Dizhi, for brutally poisoning the courtiers' mother who is in prison in order to reconcile with the old love general!"

The audience was in an uproar.

Fang Qingdai raised her head suddenly, and said in unison with Second Master Xie: "What did you say?!" ”

Xie Suzhi furrowed his brows, and his thin and cold eyes were dark and deep.

Xie Yuanjiu wiped away her tears: "The courtiers have evidence. (End of chapter)