"Back to the emperor, Concubine Xiao Shu, the slave maid was originally the maid next to Concubine Jin, and yesterday she brought medicine to my master as usual, and met Mama Zhou in the queen's palace on the way. The slave and maid followed her at that time, and saw that she had secretly thrown something in a small pavilion at the corner of the imperial garden, and I did not pay attention at that time, and after bringing the medicine to my master, I went to do other work. ”

"But within an hour I learned the news that the queen mother had been poisoned and fainted, and after thinking about it, the slave felt a little strange, so she told my master about it. My master was also shocked after hearing this, so he hurriedly took the slave and maid to find Concubine Xiao. ”

The palace maid told everything she saw.

"The concubine didn't dare to delay in the slightest after learning about this incident, and immediately took someone to the imperial garden to find the things discarded by Mama Zhou." As she spoke, she took out the things that Mama Zhou had discarded and let the emperor check them.

The emperor glanced at the thing in her hand, and then gave Imperial Physician Qi a look and asked him to check what it was.

After Concubine Xiao Shu asked people to hand things to Imperial Doctor Qi, she added: "This matter is related to the safety of the queen's mother, and the concubine does not dare to make a conclusion, she originally wanted to tell the emperor to let you deal with this matter, but Gonggong Su said that you have been busy with the plague in the capital recently, and you have no time to take care of the harem, so the concubine first asked people to look at Mama Zhou, but who knew that she actually went to the imperial prison, and the concubine sent someone to arrest her, but she broke free, and in the end, she was killed in the imperial prison." ”

This reversal came unexpectedly!

Mama Zhou is a person close to the queen, and it is surprising enough that she died in vain in prison, and now she is also involved in the murder of the queen, which looks like a huge conspiracy no matter how you look at it.

It was also at this time that the imperial physician found out that this thing was the wolf poison weed that caused the queen to fall unconscious.

After hearing this, Huo Jiuge hurriedly shook his head and said: "I didn't expect that the queen mother would be able to sacrifice to such a point in order to prevent me from marrying the prince. ”

"Shut up!" Xiao Chengji stopped her loudly, "Don't bewitch the public here, how could my queen mother design to poison herself?" It is impossible for Mama Zhou to murder her mother, all this must be your conspiracy, you deliberately taught her to say this!" He pointed to the palace maid beside Concubine Jin, insisting that she and Huo Jiuge were in the same group.

Compared with him, Huo Jiuge was much calmer, her expression was always light, even if Concubine Xiao Shu brought someone over to wash away her suspicion of killing Mama Zhou, she didn't have much change in her expression.

Faced with Xiao Chengji's accusations, she spoke: "The first time I entered the palace, the queen called me in, these days I have served the mother in Kunning Palace wholeheartedly, where do I have the opportunity to meet the palace maids around the concubine?" “

"Since the prince said that Mama Zhou has no reason to murder the queen, then may I ask, what reason do I have to murder the queen? Just because you don't like me? Huo Jiuge asked rhetorically, and before he could answer herself, she continued: "Although Jiuge is stupid, he also knows the truth that it is difficult for a gentleman not to be strong, not to mention that the queen is the mother of a country, if I boldly poison and murder, it will affect the entire Huo family." How could I abandon the Huo family, just to save your heart? ”

Huo Jiuge's meaning is obvious, he Xiao Chengji is nothing in his heart at all, and there is no need for him to do anything to hurt others.

Just when they were eager to find out the murderer of the queen in the palace, the news of the queen's vomiting blood came from the queen's bedroom.

The imperial doctor hurried to check the situation, and Xiao Chengji also ran to the queen's bedroom together because he was worried about the safety of his mother.

Now only the emperor and Concubine Xiao Shu and a group of palace people are left, Huo Jiuge is still kneeling in front of them, and she is thin against everyone with the strength of one person.

Now that her suspicion has been cleared, Concubine Xiao Shu looked at her and helped her up with a distressed face, but unexpectedly affected the wounds on her body.

Huo Jiuge's legs weakened, and he fell down heavily.

The blood that flowed red red into her clothes, and she herself was sweating profusely in pain.

It is not difficult to see that when she was in prison, she had been tortured, in order to force her to admit that she was the murderer of the queen, but she didn't expect her to survive, and insisted on washing her grievances in front of the emperor.

Her courage can't help but be admired.

"Although you didn't give the poison, you always provoked this matter." The emperor looked at Huo Jiuge and said this coldly.

Just when everyone present thought that the emperor would send her down, the emperor suddenly changed his words: "But you are also kind to share the queen's worries, and I am not embarrassed by you, as long as the queen wakes up, I can make an order for you to marry Chengji." ”

The emperor is the emperor, even if he realizes that he did something wrong, he will not apologize to you, he will only be generous to you in some way. But anyone who has a little vision must be kneeling down to thank Lord Longen now, but Huo Jiuge is not.

Huo Jiuge ignored the injuries on her body, forcibly supported herself to cheer up, she solemnly saluted the emperor, and then spoke: "The courtiers dare to ask the emperor to dissolve the marriage contract between me and the third prince. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Everyone thought that Huo Jiuge was crazy, and he dared to refuse the prince, not only the emperor, but even Concubine Xiao Shufei on the side also changed her face, I don't know what kind of medicine she sells in her gourd?

The emperor squinted, glanced at Huo Jiuge up and down, and said, "This is a marriage contract that your father personally made for you, and now that you have canceled it, have you ever thought about General Huo's spirit in the sky?" ”

Huo Jiuge replied respectfully: "My father made this marriage contract for me, in order to let me spend this life happily and safely, but the emperor, you have also seen that the prince avoids me like a snake and scorpion, and if I forcibly marry him, I am afraid that it will go against my father's wishes." ”

"Besides, the prince is young and handsome, and he is a general, it is indeed a pity that such an outstanding man married an orphan girl like me, the courtiers have not been able to raise themselves in the countryside of Jinling since childhood, and it is inevitable that they will not be able to climb the prince, they all say that the beauty of the gentleman is an adult, although the courtier is not a gentleman, but I also hope that His Royal Highness can find a better woman and fulfill his happiness."

Huo Jiuge said these words righteously, and on the surface he made a look that he was not worthy of Xiao Chengji, but in fact, what he thought in his heart was that Xiao Chengji was conceited, and she didn't look down on this kind of straw bag!

Through Xiao Chengji's various behaviors, he revealed his dislike for Huo Jiuge, and if he forcibly arranged the two together, he was afraid that it would really backfire in the end.

After listening to her words, after a while, the emperor nodded: "In this case, I should do this today, and I will immediately issue a holy decree to the world to cancel the marriage contract, and from then on, the two of you will marry each man and woman, and will not interfere with each other." ”

Huo Jiuge saw that his goal had been achieved, and after receiving the order of thanksgiving, he went to deal with his wounds under the leadership of Concubine Xiao Shu.