Wanqingsi

Chapter 157 Oriole

"Get up and sit down." Finally, the emperor spoke first, and I stood up with difficulty while supporting my waist. My feet were a little weak, and I quickly supported the chair beside me.Not daring to raise my eyes to see the emperor's expression, I sat down on the chair, with my wide sleeves covering my body, and secretly rubbed my numb knees.The Emperor remained silent, and the room was suffocatingly silent.While rubbing my knees, I wondered why the emperor just got angry.I didn't say anything, why did I make him so angry?Looking at him like that, it seems that he is not simply angry because I concealed that his appearance is a fake, is there another reason?

What is the reason?I frowned, feeling a little apprehensive.Could it be that he has doubts about my identity?But how did he get suspicious?Could it be that he learned something from Concubine Degui?This judgment was immediately overturned.Some time ago, the assassination of me by Ouchi guards was reported to the emperor, but it seems that the emperor did not see any major actions?If those big inner guards were really sent by the guard commander, he must know the consequences of assassinating me, and he would definitely arrange the matter to be tight. Even if those guards were not killed by the ghost-faced man, they might be silenced when they go back.If you can be the commander of the Ouchi guards, you will definitely not be an idiot. There must be a way to erase the traces and put aside the assassination. What will happen to her for interrogation.Even if she had doubts in her heart, she was a concubine who was born with imperial descendants after all, the emperor would not punish a concubine who had given birth without evidence, right?At most, they will investigate in secret.And I'm sure Concubine De Gui will not confess anything. Although she was implicated by Wei Xiang and thrown into the cold palace, the emperor didn't want her life. If she said that she entered the palace pretending to be Wei Lanxue, wouldn't she be dead?

Therefore, the emperor should not know that my body is Wei Lanxue!But, why am I afraid to affirm it confidently in my heart?The fact that the emperor has no evidence does not mean that he has no doubts. He is so smart, and he has made a series of incidents such as drowning and assassination that happened a while ago. I am afraid that he has already doubted my identity.He was so angry, it must be because he felt annoyed that he couldn't do anything about me because there was no evidence, or he wanted to force me to admit something?The more I think about it, the more I feel this way, and my heart calms down. As long as I refuse to admit it, the emperor will have nothing to do with me. After all, my current status is still the daughter-in-law of the Yun family, and the emperor cannot push me too far.

"Since this Wei Xiang is a fake, where did the real Wei Xiang go?" The emperor didn't speak for a long time, and then dismissed Ji Jingyun. I thought he would definitely extract a confession from me, but unexpectedly, I asked Speaking of this, his tone became calm, which made me feel a little uncomfortable.

"This...how does my concubine know?" Seeing the emperor raised his eyebrows, I said hurriedly, "This Zhou Jingyun has been able to pretend to be Wei Xiang for so long, so the real Wei Xiang must be in danger."

"Really?" The emperor looked at me, tapped his finger on the coffee table beside him, and slightly curled his lips, "Since you have someone check the truth, why don't you check the truth by the way? "

"What does this have to do with my concubine?" I already know where the truth is, so why do I need to investigate?It's just that, for a family that said they were unwaveringly loyal to the emperor, it was a bit abnormal to know such a situation and not investigate it.What is the emperor thinking at this moment?I'm afraid they thought that the Yun family's loyalty was just lip service. It seems that the loyalty and goodwill shown a few days ago still couldn't dispel the emperor's suspicion of the Yun family.

"Yeah, it has nothing to do with you..." The emperor smiled lightly, then fell silent again, not knowing what he was thinking.I was a little apprehensive, and suggested: "The emperor wants to know where the real Prime Minister Wei has gone, why don't you go and interrogate Zhou Jingyun?"

"Of course I want to interrogate him." The emperor said indifferently, and glanced at me, "Mrs. Ronghua knew Concubine Degui before?"

I was startled.What a powerful emperor, I thought he had let go of the matter just now, but he didn't expect to ask some other things at will, then changed the subject and went back.He raised his eyes calmly, with surprise intentionally in his eyes: "Concubine Degui? The emperor was joking, what was the identity of the concubine before, how did he know such a famous lady as the concubine?"

He looked at me fixedly, leaned back lazily, his eyes were unpredictable: "Madame Ronghua, do you still want to deny it? If you don't know Concubine De Gui, why would she send someone to assassinate you?"

My mind buzzed, and it went blank, did Concubine De Gui invite her to send someone to assassinate me?Or has the emperor found out that it was Concubine Degui who sent someone to assassinate me?That's why he was so angry when he faced my prevarication and sophistry just now?Then why didn't he just say it directly?Since he knew that Concubine De Gui wanted to kill me, why did he ask me why?wrong……!My heart skipped a beat, and my heart suddenly became clear, and I suddenly realized that he didn't know, he was lying to me!
Having made up my mind, I raised my eyes to look at the emperor, and I pretended to be surprised and said, "What did the emperor say? You said it was the imperial concubine who wanted to kill me?"

"You don't know?" The emperor's lips twitched slightly.I pretended I didn't see it, and said in surprise: "How could the concubine know? The concubine is strange, why did the imperial concubine want to kill me? Didn't the emperor ask her?"

The emperor stopped talking, maybe he didn't know what to say.He didn't cheat me, but it was hard to get back the words.The emperor's face was gloomy, I thought about it, and tried to find a step for him to step down: "Is the emperor guessing, or is there evidence to prove that the imperial concubine did it? If the imperial concubine was wronged, wouldn't it be the fault of the concubine?"

The emperor's eyes were burning with flames, and my palms were a little sweaty. I knew he must be very angry at the moment. He stared at me for a while, and the sparks in his eyes went out. He smiled lightly and walked down the steps I gave : "Madame Ronghua is right, maybe I'm overthinking."

"The emperor is also thinking about the courtiers and concubines, and wants to quickly find out who instructed the guards in the palace to be unfavorable to the courtiers." I flattered him, "The emperor is sympathetic to the courtiers, wise and benevolent, and the courtiers are grateful."

His face twitched, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes. After a long while, he mocked lightly: "Madam Ronghua, should you give me an explanation for what happened tonight?"

What explanation is there for tonight?Didn't you see it all?Wei Xiang's son wanted to rob the prison, I just stopped him, didn't break the law, right?I looked at him helplessly, and said pitifully: "The emperor has seen it all, so does the concubine need to explain? Does the emperor want to punish the concubine for his crime?"

"Punish your crime?" The emperor looked at me noncommittally. After a long while, he said lazily, "Because you are pregnant, I will not pursue the mistakes you made today." The emperor continued, "Go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors, and you are not allowed to go out for three months."

"Your Majesty..." I looked at him in astonishment, didn't I say that I would not pursue it?Why do you still let me think behind closed doors?The emperor gave me a cold look, and I hurriedly shut up wisely: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

The emperor went on to say: "As for Wei Tongfeng, he is so bold, he has no law of the king, and he tries to rob the prison, he deserves to be punished!"

"Your Majesty!" I was taken aback, "Brother Wei is confused for a while, but hasn't he not been jailed yet? How can he be convicted for what he hasn't done?"

"You can't be convicted if you didn't do it?" The corner of the emperor's lips curled up coldly, and he sneered, "Where did you come up with this idea? Attempting to rob a prison is a capital offense, not to mention that he has already taken action. If you didn't stop him, Do you dare to say that he will not sneak into the prison of the Criminal Ministry?"

I was speechless for a moment, I forgot that I was in a feudal society, not the 21st century, and it is not a crime if there is no fait accompli.But in a country where the monarchy is centralized, all things that hinder the imperial power, even if you just think about it in your heart, are still sinful.I bit my lip, and hurriedly pleaded with Brother Wei: "Your Majesty, Brother Wei thought that his father was imprisoned, and he was just impulsive and confused. The Emperor thinks of his filial piety, please forgive him this time! "

"Forgive him?" The emperor looked at me and said coldly, "Can I spare him?"

"Why can't you spare him?" I was really anxious, the emperor didn't seem to be joking at all, "You are the emperor, as long as you open your mouth..."

"Madame Ronghua met the robbers privately in the middle of the night, and even threatened that Wei Xiang is a fake!" The emperor interrupted me suddenly, his eyes narrowed, "So many officers and soldiers saw and heard this incident tonight, what do you think they will think? "

I was stunned suddenly, understanding what the emperor meant, my body trembled suddenly, no...But I heard the emperor say word by word: "Wei Xiang killed the party, tried to rob the prison, Mrs. Ronghua met with the robbers privately, threatened that Wei Xiang was false, but the emperor spared them. If these things are spread by these officers and soldiers tonight, there will be a lot of trouble." What consequences? Have you thought about it?"

"It may not be spread..." I argued weakly.The emperor snorted coldly: "There is no impenetrable wall in this world, and I will not do things that are not guaranteed!"

"The emperor thinks..." The emperor must have concealed what happened tonight, and I felt fear in my heart, and my voice trembled a little.The emperor looked at me with piercing eyes, and said coldly: "If you want me to spare him, all these officers and soldiers will die tonight! Do you want him to die alone, or a group of people?"

I felt chills all over my body, huddled weakly in the chair, and looked at the man in front of me in horror.At this moment, I really realized the cruelty of this man, and I really realized what it means to be ruthless.For a long time, even though I knew that I had no chance with this man in front of me, and deliberately kept a distance from him, I have always had a confident attitude toward this man who once touched my heart.It wasn't until this moment that I suddenly realized that I was ridiculously naive, Ye Haihua, what you rely on is impossible to control this man in the slightest, why are you so fearless?Why do you negotiate terms with people?The moment I understood this fact, my heart suddenly became cold!
——2007, September, 2
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