The Prime Minister's Wife

Chapter 233
It was obviously December, but Chen Ping's forehead was covered with sweat, and his back was drenched in sweat. He didn't dare to speak up, and he didn't dare to say no. Omissions occur and things fall by the wayside.

Boqing smiled coldly in her heart, and said unhurriedly: "Master Chen, go, if you don't want to go, you can tell me anyway, the emperor is waiting for you."

Your Majesty, everyone already understood that Chen Ping was asking for trouble this time.

The previous words were convincing, but I didn't expect to be vulnerable. If the emperor pursued him for a crime of not being strict in handling affairs, his reputation as an official for many years would be lost. It's really a small loss!
Chen Ping was so tight that he couldn't help taking out his handkerchief to wipe his sweat, his hands were trembling constantly, and he fell on the ground in his heart and said: "It's the minister who neglected his duty for a while and almost wronged Mrs. Zhongshuling, please punish the emperor." .”

The emperor's amiable but majestic voice came from above: "Chen Yushi, you have indeed neglected your duties."

Chen Ping's heart went cold, and he collapsed on the ground. He couldn't say a word of the words he had thought up before.

Boqing gave Chen Ping a sideways glance. She couldn't stand it just at the beginning. There will be more exciting things in the future. She straightened her body and said righteously: "Your Majesty, my concubine wants to sue the imperial censor Chen Ping. Frame up and frame concubines."

The courtiers slammed their chests in shock, looking at Bo Qing in shock, she dared to sue the imperial court officer.

The emperor looked at Boqing from top to bottom, and his amiable voice was a little more rigorous: "Madam Zhongshu Ling, if there is no real evidence, I will punish you as well."

Boqing said indifferently: "Back to the emperor, my concubine is not Chen Yushi. If there is no real evidence, I will not sue easily." And it is still an imperial petition.

The emperor leaned back on the chair, stared at the carmine figure kneeling in the hall, and said: "Very well, tell me, I will also listen to how you sued this imperial court."

Wanting to test whether his own strength is real, Bo Qing secretly smiled in his heart, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, my concubine decided to send two witnesses related to this case to the outside of the palace gate. Could you please upload it?" They went up to the temple to testify."

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and the emperor's voice sounded after a long while, and the emperor leaned on the back of the chair, squinting his eyes and said: "Madam Zhongshuling said this, maybe you already knew that today's event would happen. "

Boqing smiled and said: "It is true. From the moment I saw the three porcelain altars for the first time, I knew there was something wrong with it, but I didn't know who did it, so I accepted the gift calmly. , and at the same time returned a gift of high value but not low."

This is to dig a good hole, let's see who will jump in first, even if it is not the person behind the scenes, it has nothing to do with this matter.

Xiao Yu suddenly smiled and said: "Madam Zhongshuling, this hall is a bit strange, why don't you doubt Lu Shilang at all."

The corners of his lips raised slightly, and he said with a thin smile: "First, they don't have the guts; second, Lu Shilang is from Baiding, so he can't offer such a heavy gift; It is impossible to make such a mistake, so the concubine does not suspect them at all."

Xiao Jinyan asked curiously: "I don't know who is the witness in Mrs. Zhongshuling's mouth?"

Boqing said indifferently: "It's Mrs. Lu, and Nanny Gui, newly hired by the Lu family."

Chen Ping couldn't help but suddenly raised his head, his eyes were full of shock and despair.

It just so happened that the emperor looked at him, and immediately lowered his head reflexively, only to hear the voice that belonged to the emperor saying: "Mrs. Lu and Nanny Gui of Xuanlu Minister's House enter the palace to testify."

Mrs. Lu and Nanny Gui appeared in the main hall at the same time. Both of them had expressions of varying degrees of nervousness on their faces. After saluting cautiously, they knelt beside them with their heads lowered, not even daring to breathe.

The emperor glanced at the fickleness next to him, and compared the two, the smile in his eyes became stronger, and he said kindly: "Madam Lu, look at the thing in the hand of the guard next to you, you can recognize it."

Mrs. Lu raised her head, glanced at it, then quickly lowered her head, and said nervously: "Go back to the emperor, this concubine recognizes that it is the pickle that this concubine gave to Mrs. Zhongshuling." She was secretly worried that there was something wrong with the pickle, Otherwise, how could she be passed on to the Palace of Qinzheng.

Suddenly a familiar voice came from my ear: "Mrs. Lu, don't be nervous." Hearing this indifferent voice, my heart miraculously calmed down.

Boqing saw Mrs. Lu who was gradually relaxing, raised her eyes to look at the emperor, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, can I allow my concubine to ask questions, and if you adults feel that there is something wrong with my concubine, please bring it up again."

Ask like the emperor, and you won't be able to get to the point if you ask for a day.

The emperor slightly narrowed his gaze, and said with a kind smile, "Zuzao."

The girl thought he didn't ask a good question, so she hurried to speak.

After saluting the emperor with tenderness, she turned to look at Mrs. Lu, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Lu, where did you get this jar of pickles?"

Mrs. Lu raised her head, with a look of surprise on her face, she couldn't help looking at the three pickle jars, and immediately replied: "These three jars were found by the newly hired Nanny Gui at the house, and it turns out that the jars are commonly used. Rough porcelain pots, Nanny Gui said that Mrs. Zhongshu Ling is an elegant person, and she would prefer a more delicate jar, and then spent more than 100 Wen to buy these three jars from outside."

Boqing heard the sound of gasping from the people around him. It is really unbelievable that 45 taels can be brought for more than 100 Wen, and she continued: "So Madam Gui is not a house slave that Madam Gui brought from Fengdu. .”

Mrs. Lu immediately said: "Yes, our family has just arrived in Runcheng. We are not familiar with the place and it is inconvenient to do things, so we want to hire one or two mothers of the local governor. I happened to meet Chen Yushi in Buzhuang a few days ago. Mrs. Chen from the mansion, Madam Gui was introduced by Mrs. Chen to the concubine, saying that she is a relative of Mama Luo beside her." Why did Mrs. Zhongshuling ask her about Madam Gui? Could it be...

Suddenly looking at Nanny Gui, Mrs. Lu's chest was heaving continuously, with regret and hatred on her face, if she wasn't in the main hall, she would have slapped her there long ago.

Looking at Mrs. Lu tenderly and comfortingly, telling her not to be angry, her eyes fell on Nanny Gui: "Mommy Gui, may I ask where did you get the three porcelain altars?"

Nanny Gui was already covered in cold sweat, and she said in a trembling voice, "Mrs. Huizhong Shuling, this is bought by a servant girl at the market, and it cost 150 Wen in total."

Boqing smiled coldly and said, "Really? It's that porcelain shop. My wife will go to see it some other day. Maybe you can buy antique porcelain worth 45 taels of silver for hundreds of pennies."

Mrs. Lu seemed to understand something, and shouted: "What, 45 taels. Come on, why did you frame Mrs. Zhongshu Ling?"

Nanny Gui fell on the ground, kowtowed non-stop and said, "I don't understand what Mrs. Zhongshuling is talking about. I didn't frame her. I really don't know that the jar is worth 45 taels of silver. Please check it out."

(End of this chapter)