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

Chapter 996 Birthday (52)
Before Qingchen could decide how to answer, Xiao Jue sneered and said, "What's so strange about this, plum trees are planted all over Chengrui Pavilion, maybe someone went up to pick plum blossoms."

Qin Wanyi seemed puzzled, but asked pressingly: "If it's true what His Royal Highness said, then there should be footprints of coming back, why is there no return?"

Xiao Jue frowned and said, "Who is Qin Wanyi asking? The imperial concubine has never been to Chengrui Pavilion, so naturally she can't answer your question, and the emperor doesn't even know. When I came down from the mountain, I only saw countless messy footprints. The three people you mentioned are still the footprints of two people, at least I didn’t see it.”

Qin Wanyi's face turned sour, and she became a little unhappy, "His Royal Highness, not only the concubine saw the footprints, but also the empress, Lin Wanyi, and the attendants who followed her. The concubine did not lie."

Xiao Jue still said coldly with a sullen face: "Even if everyone saw it, what could prove it? A little maid went up to pick plum blossoms, and maybe she came down another way. What does this have to do with the imperial concubine? You were in Chengrui at that time. Didn't Ting only see me and Yunlan, the imperial concubine is not there at all, isn't this enough to prove that this matter has nothing to do with her?"

Qin Wanyi didn't dare to speak too bluntly, so she muttered in a low voice, "Your Highness knows in her heart whether it matters or not."

Xiao Jue still said with a cold face: "I don't know, you are the ones who know best!"

Qin Wanyi's eyelids twitched when she said this sentence, afraid of saying too much and making mistakes, she was so annoyed in her heart that she didn't dare to speak out.

Qingchen clenched his fist tightly, the palm where his nails were pinched was wet, he didn't know if it was blood or cold sweat.

She knew that there would inevitably be more difficult situations to deal with, and she became more and more uneasy.The queen and Qin Wanyi dare not speak too clearly, for fear of arousing suspicion, but Fu Guang is different, her footprints are everywhere on the top of the mountain, as long as she compares it with her shoes, she will be indisputable Arguing fell to death, under the ironclad evidence, no one could save her.Just now she was in a daze and didn't think carefully, but now she calmed down a bit, and realized that it was a fatal clue.

Turning back to look at Xiao Jue in despair, seeing that he seemed to have realized this too, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes that couldn't be concealed.

Qingchen forced a smile, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, if Chen'er really escaped this catastrophe, Your Highness must promise me to live well. This is my last wish. One thing."

Xiao Jue really wanted to hold her hand at this time, so that at least it could give her some comfort, but it couldn't, it seemed so difficult for him to even speak to her under the eyes of everyone.

"Chen'er, don't be afraid, no matter what, I will find a way to protect you. This time, I will protect you at all costs, and I will never see you in trouble and helpless."

"I don't want you to protect me at all costs. I just hope that you can forget me and live well." Qingchen's nose was sore, and he sighed softly with tears in his eyes and turned to look at the emperor sitting here. looking at her.

She could understand the worry in his eyes, but she avoided his gaze with some shame.

At this time, she didn't know how to face him. Even if it wasn't her fault, it was a fact that she killed someone.

Xiao Jun turned around and said something to Fu Quan, Fu Quan nodded and quietly retreated.

The empress stared at her coldly, her phoenix eyes were slightly empty, and her eyes were full of viciousness, she turned her head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I don't know how Mr. Fu is doing on-site investigation, do you want someone to send him for questioning?"

Xiao Jun nodded sullenly and said, "Okay, let's pass it on."

After Fu Guang came in, he first saluted the emperor respectfully, then cast a meaningful glance at the imperial concubine next to him, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to find out the reason for Sang Guirong's death... "

"Of course it's not difficult to find out. The prince said that Sang Guirong seduced him first, and then he killed her by mistake after being overwhelmed by her threats. Now that the prince has confessed his guilt, it is naturally not difficult to investigate." Xiao Jun looked at her with deep eyes. Looking at Fu Guang, he said without emotion: "Actually, you don't need to intervene in this matter. The empress summoned you into the palace to investigate this matter thoroughly. What's the use of mobilizing people when it's so clear? Don't you think so, Mr. Fu?"

There was too much information in the emperor's words, and each sentence was so cryptic that Fu Guang was afraid to speak for a while.Shicai Fuquan stopped him outside the hall and told him that the emperor must keep the imperial concubine, and he was left to decide what to do. He was still very angry at first, and had no intention of obeying the holy will to cover up the truth.Unexpectedly, he heard the emperor say that it was the empress who summoned him into the palace, and he understood what the emperor said, that is to say, he planned to let the crown prince bear the crime, and the emperor didn't want him to intervene at all. this matter.

Fu Guang was a little hesitant, and only now realized that the matter was far from being as simple as he found out.If he insisted on telling the truth, whether it was digging out the imperial concubine, or digging deeper to find other people, this matter would really become a big deal.The emperor seems to want to calm things down, even though he doesn't want to do things against his conscience, but now that the government is tense, this matter may affect the whole body. In this case, even if he is reluctant in his heart, he still has to weigh the importance of.

Being upright does not mean that Fu Guang is a single-minded fool. He will definitely find an opportunity to tell the emperor the truth. As for what the emperor will do, it is beyond his control.His impartiality lies only in the fact that he will not help others conceal the truth. He is an investigator of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, not a speech officer, so he does not have to confront the emperor with his death.In the final analysis, the matter of the harem is just up to the emperor. Since he is holding the bowl of rice from his courtiers, isn't embarrassing the emperor just embarrassing himself?
Fu Guang thought about it for a while and was about to speak when he heard someone outside the hall shout loudly: "The Empress Dowager is here!"

This loud shout surprised everyone, Xiao Jun hurriedly got up to greet her, but the queen felt extremely unfavorable, so she couldn't help frowning.

The old ancestor supported Nanny Gui's hand into the main hall, and there were people kneeling on the ground in the room, and the empress dowager went straight to the upper seat without looking at them.

The emperor hurriedly came forward to greet him and said with a smile: "Old ancestor, why did you come here? My grandson greets you, please take your seat."

The emperor carefully helped the empress dowager up the steps, then stretched out his hand to straighten the goose feather cushion on his dragon chair, and said with a smile: "Sit down, old ancestor."

The empress dowager took a deep look at the emperor, and reprimanded displeasedly: "Nonsense! This is the emperor's dragon chair, how can you let others touch it casually? The ancestors knew that you are filial, but no matter how filial you are, you can't take this chair of yours. Give up the dragon chair! At any time, the emperor is the emperor, the power of the emperor is greater than the sky, and the rules cannot be broken, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)