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

Chapter 994 Birthday (50)
"Empress Empress..." As soon as Yun Lan opened her mouth, the Queen interrupted sharply: "Bold slave, I am asking about the imperial concubine, why are you talking too much, I will naturally ask someone to interrogate you, you Don't be in a hurry to lie for others!"

Just as Qing Chen was about to speak, Xiao Jue said in a deep voice from the side: "Chen'er, if you refuse to answer what I say, if you make any mistakes, at worst I will accompany you to die. You know I can do it, I know you are Wanyi, I will protect you from heaven and earth, stay with you, and never let you suffer any harm. If you really think my protection is a kind of burden, then you can truthfully report it to the queen, and I won't force you anymore."

Hearing the decisive meaning in his words, Qingchen hesitated, she wanted to cry very much at this moment, but she knew that she couldn't cry at this time, once she lost her composure, the matter would fall into an irreversible situation.

Seeing her bewildered look, Xiao Jue was heartbroken and knew what she was struggling with, so she persuaded softly: "Don't worry, I won't die, my ancestors will never kill me just because of a concubine." Besides, even if the emperor wants to send me away, I can still make meritorious deeds in the future. In any case, if I bear the crime, the consequences will be much lighter than if you bear the consequences. You have to believe me, I have never lied to you, have I? "

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Xiao Jue said helplessly, "Whether we want the two of us to die together or live together, you can make your own choice. No matter what you do, I won't blame you."

"Imperial Concubine, didn't you hear what I'm asking you?" Before she could make up her mind, she heard the queen's majestic voice from above her head. Qingchen knew that she had to do this, otherwise, she would It will make Xiao Jue even more miserable.Just like that, she would owe him another big favor.

"Empress, the concubine has just left the Xinhua Palace...Because I was a little drunk, I asked Yun Lan to serve the concubine sober tea, but I accidentally slipped and fell down. The concubine's ankle The pain was severe, but there was no one around, so I had to go back to the palace first." Even though she said this, she didn't know whether she could get away with it, because she was not sure if anyone saw her take the Follow Yunlan to Chengruiting.

Xiao Jun turned her head and said to Xiao Wuzi: "Go and call Doctor Gu to come over, first show the imperial concubine the foot injury before talking about it."

The fifth son hurriedly responded, the empress looked back at the emperor, she couldn't hide her dissatisfaction in her eyes, so she said coldly: "Did the imperial concubine really go back to her own palace, instead of going to Chengruiting ?”

Qingchen held onto the corner of her clothes tightly with her hand. From the Queen's tone, she seemed to be able to hear some implication, so she hesitated and didn't know how to answer, and finally said: "The concubine sprained her foot, how can it be possible?" I also went to Chengrui Pavilion, but the concubine really wanted to go there to enjoy the snow scenery."

The queen snorted coldly and said: "Imperial Concubine, it seems that you will not cry when you see the coffin, come here, pass the witness!"

Seeing that the emperor's complexion was not good, the queen quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the concubine came down from Chengrui Pavilion just now, and by the way asked the little servants who were working nearby. Some of them saw the imperial concubine taking Yunlan to Chengrui with their own eyes. pavilion."

The emperor didn't say a word, but looked coldly at the little servant who came in from outside the hall. After he kowtowed and saluted, the emperor asked: "Where are you, little eunuch? What are you doing at Chengrui Pavilion?"

The little eunuch kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, this servant is Wang Wu, the little handyman in the imperial garden. Because the masters are having a banquet in the Xinhua Palace today, this servant is afraid that someone will get drunk and want to go to the nearby rockery for a walk." To dissipate the smell of alcohol, I have been cleaning the snow on the path, and my servant saw with my own eyes that the imperial concubine took Aunt Yunlan to the direction of Chengrui Pavilion."

The emperor said coldly: "That is to say, you only saw the imperial concubine go to the direction of Chengrui Pavilion, but you don't know if she climbed to the top of the mountain afterwards, right?"

Wang Wu glanced at the queen hesitantly, thought for a while and said, "Slave, I saw the imperial concubine go up."

Before the emperor could speak, Xia Jue yelled: "Slave, how dare you lie! Chengrui Pavilion is surrounded by rockery, and when you walk in, you can't see anyone below, so you are lying!"

"Bengong said that I originally wanted to go up to enjoy the snow scenery, so it is not surprising that you saw the direction that I went up. But if you say you saw Bengong go up, it is a lie. To The path in Chengrui Pavilion is winding, and if you are in the same direction, it is impossible to see whether Bengong has climbed to the top of the mountain, so you are lying if you say you saw Bengong go up the mountain."

Qingchen forced herself to calm down. At this time, she had to have a clear mind so that no one could see the flaws in her words. The only thing she could do now was to try to clear herself up, so that she and Xiao Jue could get along with each other. able to survive together.

Xiao Jun saw that she was able to speak fluently, and the confusion and panic just now disappeared from her eyes, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing Gu Yunfeng coming into the hall and quietly waiting aside, he ordered: "Help the imperial concubine to the side hall first, and show her her foot injury."

Seeing that at this time, the emperor had not forgotten to care about her foot injury, Yun Lan hurriedly helped her up and carried her to the side hall while being overjoyed.

After showing her the injury, Gu Yunfeng said: "Fortunately, it's just a sprain. Fortunately, it didn't hurt the bones, but it's just swollen. I don't care about cold compresses at this moment. I'll give you a bandage first, and wait until the matter is over. , and treat you well."

Seeing that there were only Yun Lan and Jin Xiu in the side hall, Gu Yunfeng lowered his voice and said, "I was on the road just now, and I have heard about what happened in Chengruiting. No matter what, you must calm down at this time. Also, the queen has already Fu Guang from the Ministry of Criminal Justice was summoned to investigate the scene, that man is upright and very experienced in such cases, you have to be mentally prepared."

Qingchen's heart skipped a beat, she didn't expect the queen to invite people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice to help thoroughly investigate this matter, and now her mood, which had just calmed down a little bit, immediately became uneasy again.Fu Guang from the Criminal Ministry, why did the Queen invite him here?

Yun Lan also exclaimed in surprise: "On the rockery just now, the crown prince told the empress that Sang Guirong was killed by him. Why doesn't the empress believe in the crown prince's words, instead of doing so much?"

Qingchen didn't care about the pain in his feet, leaned on the corner of the table with his forehead and thought for a long time, then suddenly pushed the teacup in his hand to the ground angrily, "Queen, she naturally didn't believe it, because it was her at all. It was a well-planned trap, she knew that Sang Guirong was killed by me, how could she be willing to let the prince take the blame for me!"

(End of this chapter)