Chapter 112: Forehead Celebration
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Shen He is rebellious, please ask the emperor to decree the guilt!"
"Your Majesty, there is still evidence of Prime Minister Shen Cheng's crime of forming a party for personal gain, please take a look at the emperor!"
"Emperor Qi, Prime Minister Shen Cheng committed murder, relying on himself as an official in the court, shielding the clansmen to cause trouble in the township, rampant on one side, and asking the emperor to investigate!"
"Playing the Emperor's ......"
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When everyone saw that Shen Bihuan came out to testify against his father, they also came out one after another, telling Xiao Ling the evidence in their hands, and impeaching Shen He one after another, without showing mercy at all, it seems that Shen He is a heinous sinner, and only by bringing down Shen He can they celebrate with their hands.
Xiao Ling quietly listened to the courtier's recital, a look of triumph passed through his eyes, disappeared in a flash, and then glanced at Qin Xi.
Qin Xi nodded, took a step forward, stood on the high platform and spoke loudly:
"The emperor has a decree, Prime Minister Shen He is rebellious, bullying the king, plotting against him, and putting Shen He in prison for a retrial at a later date; ”
Qin Xi's voice fell, and the bell of the imperial city rang immediately, and the time for the ministers to go down to the early court arrived.
The distant bell echoed faintly in everyone's ears, and in the palace of diligence, the courtiers were silent, only bowing down to listen to Xiao Ling's will, and knew it in their hearts.
Just as the Ye family collaborated with the enemy and treason, and the whole door was destroyed in an instant, they had long expected that the Shen family would have such a day, but they never thought that this day would come so quickly, or in such a ridiculous way.
First of all, the Queen Mother was designed to do something that insulted the reputation of the royal family, and then the Emperor put the Queen Mother under house arrest in Ci'an Palace, forcing the Queen Mother and the Shen family to mess up, and then there was Shen He's rebellious twists and turns, and the evidence of the crime presented by Shen Bihuan, the concubine, all the process came naturally, without the slightest accident.
The people who don't know the truth will definitely not think that this matter is an emperor consolidating his powerful position, but will think that the Shen family is a criminal who bullied the monarch and did something wrong, just like the Ye family at the beginning, so they ended up like this.
Xiao Ling coldly threw out the words "retreat from the dynasty", and walked away, even ignoring Shen Bihuan who was kneeling in the main hall.
The courtiers left one by one, some people sighed, some people sighed, and some people applauded, but in front of Shen He, who had already been convicted, no one said a word.
"Bihuan, you'll regret it. Shen He shook his head, looked at this daughter he had loved for more than ten years, and said.
"I won't regret it. Shen Bihuan said, "Father, you only have power and wealth in your eyes, only the life and death of the Shen family, how can you ever take your daughter's lifelong happiness to heart? Since you have already sent me to the palace, why don't you help me wholeheartedly, why do you send Shen Bining to the Yiwang Mansion? Do you think I don't know all this?"
"Sending Bi Ning into King Yi's Mansion is also to pave the way for you, could it be that there is something else?" Shen He asked in surprise.
"You are just guarding against this day, preventing the emperor from making a move on the Shen family. Once the Shen family and the emperor tear their faces, you have another choice, put King Yi on the throne, with Bining's relationship, the Shen family can also get a place in the court, isn't it?" Shen Bihuan said, "My aunt only has power in her heart, there is no family affection, she can even calculate her own son, let alone us? ”
"Silly daughter, why don't you understand, only when the Queen Mother and the Shen family are here, you can rely on it. Even if the Queen Mother only values power, it cannot be denied that she is your most powerful backer in the harem. Shen He sighed, "Do you think that now that you have helped the emperor destroy the Shen family, you will be able to occupy a place beside the emperor? You are wrong, don't forget Ye Chengcheng...... Now, you are repeating the mistakes of Ye Chengcheng. ”
"Lord Shen, the emperor has decreed that Lord Shen should go to the heavenly prison to await trial. After Shen He said these words, Qin Xi came over and instructed the guards at the gate of the Qinzheng Hall to carry Shen He on the left and the right and walk outside.
Shen Bihuan watched her father being taken away, and her heart was mixed for a while, she was unwilling to be used, unwilling to become a pawn of the Shen family's prosperity, so she chose to betray the Shen family, and now, she finally got her wish, ascended from Concubine De to the position of the imperial concubine, only one step away from the highest phoenix, and because of this, Xiao Ling trusted her even more.
Back at Bizhi Palace, Aunt Fang and Cuizhu hurriedly walked over and saluted: "The slave has seen the imperial concubine Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang." ”
"The news is really fast, the emperor just issued an order, you know?" Shen Bihuan, who is now the imperial concubine, does not look very happy.
Aunt Fang and Cuizhu glanced at each other, not knowing what Shen Bihuan was thinking.
"Niangniang, you are already the imperial concubine now, even the lady concubine Niangniang has to salute respectfully when she sees you, why do you still look sullen?" Cuizhu saw that Aunt Fang also looked embarrassed, so she asked.
Cuizhu is the maid ring that Shen Bihuan brought into the palace from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and together with Nuan Xia, she has followed Shen Bihuan since childhood, and later Shen Bihuan entered the palace, only allowed to bring a personal maid, Shen Bihuan took Cuizhu and left Nuan Xia by Shen Bining's side. Since Cuizhu had been following Shen Bihuan for a long time, he didn't need to avoid anything when he spoke, so he asked very directly.
"Yes, this palace is now the imperial concubine, but all of this was exchanged for the blood of the Shen family. Shen Bihuan said, her eyes full of coldness, "If I don't get what I want, I'll ruin it all with my own hands." ”
When she asked Shen Bining to take the letter out of the palace, she went to Xiao Ling to confess everything, and frankly said that she could help testify against Shen He and her biological father.
"You are Shen He's daughter, why do you think I will believe you?" I still remember that Xiao Ling asked her at that time.
And she only replied one sentence, she said, she is the same as Ye Tingcheng back then. It was only because of this sentence that Xiao Ling believed it, and she knew that what Xiao Ling believed was not her feelings for him, but the name Ye Tingcheng, a name that could never be shaken in Xiao Ling's heart.
She knew that the Queen Mother meant that it was not appropriate to act rashly, and she also knew that the current Shen family was on the cusp of the storm, and it was best to do nothing, but she still wrote such a letter and asked Shen Bining to send it to Shen He. If Shen He thought that what was said in the letter was the intention of the Queen Mother and did it, it would be good, but if he didn't do it, Xiao Ling would also have a way to put a crime on Shen He.
In fact, the so-called twist is just a fuse, dispensable, even if it is not a twist, it can be something else. The real killer move is here in Shen Bihuan.
In this gambling game, all the chess pieces thought they were chess players, but in the end it was a world of joy and sorrow. Shen Bihuan won the honor of the imperial concubine, but she lost the backing of a strong family; although Gu Yanru was slightly inferior to Shen Bihuan in front of her, she could have a long future.
"Imperial concubine, she thought that she was one step closer to the position of the queen, so she had to have the luck to ascend to the phoenix throne. In the Purple Smoke Palace, Gu Yanru heard Xiao Ling's holy decree of Shen Bihuan's position, and said coldly.
"Niangniang is right, the pride in front of you does not represent the future scenery, in this deep palace, who can have the last laugh, who is the winner. Wenqin nodded and said.
"That's right, without the protection of the Queen Mother and the Shen family, she, Shen Bihuan, is isolated in the palace, how can she be the opponent of this palace?" Gu Yanru smiled very proudly, and then turned her head to Ye Xi and said, "Only now do I really believe that I didn't find the wrong person, Ye Qingcheng's maidservant is really extraordinary." ”
A sentence that I don't know whether it was sarcasm or praise made Ye Xi's heart glow with a touch of coldness: "Niangniang said that she laughed, Ye Xi is just Niangniang's maid now." ”
"You're a smart one, and you've helped Bengong solve this big trouble, and Bengong has to reward you well. Gu Yanru said.
It turned out that after the Queen Mother left the palace late at night, and the scandal of General Duan in private was reported to the palace, Gu Yanru knew that this was a good opportunity for Xiao Ling to deal with the Shen family, she had the heart to help, but she couldn't think of any good plan, or Ye Xi's reminder, so she thought of this good way to plant the blame.
Even if Shen He stood still and had no evidence, Xiao Ling would have to come up with a piece of evidence that Shen He couldn't refute, so that he could justifiably search the Prime Minister's Mansion. Whether it is a big rebellion, or a letter instigating fake pregnancy and poisoning, it is all for the courtiers to come up with genuine evidence.
The court is afraid of clinging to Shen He, and there are not a few people who are afraid of Shen He, and there are many people who have taken Shen He's handle, but they dare not speak out because of Shen He's status in the court and the support of the Queen Mother.
How could everyone not understand such a blatant hint? Therefore, after Shen Bihuan handed over the letter, the courtiers followed suit and took out all the evidence in their hands.
Everyone knows everything in their hearts, but what everyone doesn't know is that this strategy was thought up by Ye Xi and said to Gu Yanru, and Gu Yanru Jin dedicated it to Xiao Ling. The handwriting that was exactly the same as Shen He's, and the letter handed over by Shen Bihuan were all from Ye Xi's hand.
"The mother praised it falsely, and the slave didn't dare to be ashamed. Ye Xi listened to Gu Yanru's words, bowed down and said, "The slave and maid are grateful for the mother's refusal to give up and accept them by their side, and they are even more grateful to the mother for allowing the slave and maid to participate in this matter, which can be regarded as destroying the Shen family and avenging the Ye family, how dare you ask for the mother's reward?"
Ye Xi said this, but Gu Yanru showed a satisfied look on her face.
This is Ye Xi's cleverness, she not only showed that she was deeply favored by Gu Yanru and did not dare to forget it, but also inadvertently mentioned the old master, so that Gu Yanru knew that she was a person who cared about the old love and would not easily betray the old master. Following Gu Yan is forced by the situation, but once he recognizes his master, he will not have the intention of betrayal.
"It's okay, even if the palace doesn't reward you, but if you make a great contribution this time, the emperor will definitely reward you. You follow this palace well, and when this palace's wish comes true, you will be the only palace maid in the Ning Moon Court who has served two generations of queens. Gu Yanru said, but she never hid her ambition at all.
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(Tianjin)