The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 972 Birthday (28)
Xun Wu died, but the Empress heard the implication of his words, and reprimanded unrelentingly: "Imperial Concubine, you really have colluded with that evil Xiao Hong, no wonder you still shielded that evil in front of the Imperial Study just now, You said that she is the late emperor's prince and qualified to inherit the throne, so you wanted to poison the emperor and hand over this great country into the hands of that wicked person, you are really unforgivable sin!"

Qingchen hurriedly stood up and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine said this just now, but the concubine's original intention was not like this. The empress took the meaning out of context, and the concubine could not argue with it. After this matter, the concubine will slowly explain to the emperor. I just beg the emperor not to misunderstand my concubines on this matter."

The emperor had time to speak in the future, but at this time Qin Tianxu suddenly stood up and said: "Your majesty, is there any collusion between the imperial concubine and Xiao Hong? There is someone who can testify. I wonder if the emperor is interested in hearing what he has to say?"

Xiao Jun hooked the corners of her lips coldly, and asked with a smile: "Oh? Master Qin knows a lot. The imperial concubine has lived in the deep palace for a long time. Master Qin is so clear about who she is colluding with. This makes me feel a little surprised .”

Qin Tianxu looked at Qingchen meaningfully, and slowly said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this matter is not because of the old minister's inquiry, but because some people feel that they are soft-spoken, and they are afraid that what they want to say will be heard by others before it reaches the heavens." Silenced, that's why I found the old minister and wanted the old minister to convey it on his behalf, but the old minister felt that some things were not seen by the veteran, and if the emperor asked, the old minister would not be able to answer, so he decided to ask for a chance for him to meet the saint. Now he is waiting outside the palace, I wonder if the emperor wants to summon him?"

Speaking of this, how can the emperor not see him, Xiao Jun snorted uncontrollably, and said: "Biography!"

One wave is not calm, another wave is rising, Qingchen is very clear in his heart, it seems that today people came prepared, dug a few holes to wait for her, if they don't bury her, they will definitely not Let it go.

At this time, the people in the hall also had their own thoughts. Some people wished the emperor would put her in the cold palace, such as nobleman Wei; some were secretly worried, such as Xiao Jue;There was another person who seemed to be watching the excitement, tapping the fan in his hand lightly, his eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Qingchen thought that Qin Tianxu had captured someone from Xiao Hong to testify against him, but he didn't expect that it was a young eunuch who came in.

The little father-in-law didn't dare to raise his head when he entered the hall, he bowed and quickly walked a few steps forward, kowtowed and said: "The servant sees the emperor, the emperor is safe."

Xiao Jun raised her eyebrows and said: "Where are you a slave on duty, raise your head and speak."

The little father-in-law still didn't dare to look directly at Longyan, he just knelt up a little bit and said: "Go back to the emperor, this servant is the eunuch Meng Tian, ​​the rough envoy of the imperial garden in the palace, and this servant has something to say to the emperor."

The emperor squinted his eyes, and said indifferently: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

The little father-in-law took a deep breath and seemed very nervous. After a pause, he tried to steady his voice and said: "It's a long story. Last year when the emperor was staying in the palace to escape the summer heat, one night, a fellow of the servant His mother died, and the servant went to explain to him, and came back late at night. The moonlight was very good that night, and the servant wanted to take a shortcut from the fake mountain forest, but he didn't want to meet the queen who was still a concubine in Liufang Pavilion. The noble concubine and her maid, Jinxiu, met in private with a man named Su Di next to Lord Su. The man insisted on taking the empress out of the palace, but the empress seemed to disagree for some reason, and then the two had a dispute. The slave was at that time It's very true, it turns out that Qin Zishuo who wears a mask and refuses to show his true face is rumored to be Prince Su Xiao Hong, and as everyone knows, Empress is Qin Zishuo's closed disciple..."

Many people couldn't believe these words, and some even couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of laughter in the hall, and then Murong Shaocheng said with a very apologetic smile: "I'm sorry everyone, Xiao Wang lost his composure, I didn't intend to interrupt this little eunuch, Please just keep talking."

Meng Tian glanced at him suspiciously, not knowing what he was laughing at, and was interrupted suddenly, almost forgot where he was talking, and after thinking about it, he continued: "The slave heard what the man named Su Di said, The prince can't bear to let her take the risk of staying with the emperor, and will send someone to pick up the empress as soon as possible..."

Just after saying this, Xiao Jue suddenly stood up and said angrily: "Brother Huang, don't listen to this man's nonsense, how could the imperial concubine be someone close to Xiao Hong? If she really wants to harm the emperor, some Why do you have to offer such a poisonous birthday cake in full view when you have the opportunity? If the emperor makes any mistakes, wouldn't she be convicted of regicide? Besides, the emperor loves the imperial concubine so much. If she intends to plot evil, the emperor must be There is no way to guard against it, why do you have to choose such the most unfavorable time?"

What he said was indeed very reasonable, but the emperor on the seat didn't move at all, he just calmly ordered: "You sit down first, and it won't be too late to listen to him."

Seeing his tepid appearance, Xiao Jue said anxiously: "Brother Huang..."

"sit down!"

Xiao Jue had no choice but to sit down resentfully, Murong Shaocheng glanced over with some unknown meaning, looked at Xiao Jue, then at Qing Chen who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes became more and more unpredictable.

Meng Tian raised his head inadvertently, saw the emperor's cold and calm eyes, shivered for some reason, and continued reluctantly: "A few days later, the empress and the man met again, and the two of them still because of The matter of not being able to leave the palace broke up, and then the man made an agreement with the empress to meet at the Hanlin Pavilion in Xiyuan in a few days, when Su Wang Xiaohong will meet with the empress in person, and the subsequent things, the emperor We all know that when Niangniang and Xiao Hong met privately, the emperor happened to catch him right away."

Xiao Jun didn't speak, the hall was silent, and Meng Tian said in a trembling voice: "Actually...in fact, Qin Jieyu was killed by Su Di. She was silenced at the time because she heard Su Di's words at the gate of Tonghua Palace. Di and the imperial concubine's secret, the imperial concubine asked Su Di to kill her in order to protect herself."

Xiao Jun asked lightly: "Have you finished your sentence?"

Meng Tian hurriedly nodded and said: "The servant is finished."

The emperor nodded, and said in a calm voice: "Let's not talk about whether your previous words are true or not. Those loopholes in your words are not worthy of people's trust. You said that Qin Jieyu was arrested by Su because she broke the secret of the imperial concubine. Di Miekou, but as we all know, after Qin Jieyu died, she was holding a button in her hand, and that button was taken from a dress of the imperial concubine. If it was true as you said, Su Di would have Qin Jieyu Did Jieyu's body stay outside the imperial concubine's door in a grand manner? This is clearly someone who is framing her! Su Di may have killed the person, but she has absolutely nothing to do with the imperial concubine."

(End of this chapter)