Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 163 Powerful Interrogation

"Xingxiang, come back." Mo Li called softly.

Shining flew back immediately, and with a flick of a finger, it landed on Mo Li's shoulder, and bared her teeth proudly at Luo Bingshuang.

Mo Li caressed the shiny fur, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, this ferret in Epiphyllum Valley is a spirit beast of Kunlun Mountain, with a keen sense of smell. It smelled the same lamp oil smell on the four imperial daughters."

Everyone showed a look of surprise, and they understood instantly in their hearts.Doesn't this mean that the fourth princess has touched lamp oil?Isn't this very suspicious?
Mo Li's sharp eyes pierced Luo Bingshuang, and his tone turned cold: "If my guess is correct, there must be lamp oil on the cuffs of His Royal Highness the Fourth Princess."

Luo Bingshuang's face was pale, seeing two female officers approaching, ready to check her cuffs, she waved them away anxiously, and retorted: "There is indeed lamp oil on the sleeves of my princess. I remembered that when I was eating vegetarian food with everyone, I accidentally touched the lamp in the dining hall and got a little oil on it. The prince can't just rely on this and say that the fire was set by the emperor. Besides, your A ferret is just a beast, how can you trust a beast?"

"Aww?!" Shining frowns furiously and waved his paw.How dare you question its ability?This woman is so annoying, Mo Li, hurry up and clean her up!

Mo Li caressed Shining's head, and then asked: "Then why did your highness touch the lamps? As far as I know, the dining halls of Buddhist temples have strict layout methods, and the lamps will only be placed on the octagonal corners of the halls." , to illuminate the entire dining hall."

Luo Bingshuang quickly retorted: "My princess thinks that the lamp is not bright enough to see Su Zhai clearly, so she went to check it, but the lamp oil was stained on her sleeve."

"Really..." The sharpness of the moon-like eyes pierced Luo Bingshuang's pretended calm expression sharply.

Mo Li said: "It's broad daylight, and the dining hall is well lit, how can you light the lamps? Does anyone remember that the dining hall is lit?"

Luo Bingshuang's complexion suddenly became extreme, and the annoyed flowers trembled wildly.She didn't expect that Zhou Shizi deliberately played such a trick on her. She didn't realize it, and she fell into it!
Sure enough, everyone said one after another: "In broad daylight, there is really no need to turn on the lights in the dining hall."

Mo Li sneered: "Since this is the case, the fourth emperor's highness didn't get oiled because she wanted to check the lights. I want to know why His Highness told a lie just now, and when did His Highness get oiled."

"Zhou Shizi, you—" Luo Bingshuang's lips trembled in anger, her mind was almost blank at the moment, her heart was extremely weak, her lips were buzzing, and she couldn't think of a reason for it.

Mo Li smiled coldly, his sharp gaze moved suddenly, and landed on Luo Zhanghua's body, which made Luo Zhanghua's heart tremble suddenly, and a wave of fear filled his chest.

"Master Zhang Hua." Mo Li asked: "Just now you said that you saw the fifth emperor's daughter pouring lamp oil on the kitchen. In order to hold her back, you blocked her way of escape until Ziqian and I went in to rescue You. But that's it?"

Luo Zhanghua nodded guiltily, "Yes, yes..." He didn't know what else to say, so he murmured pitifully: "My lord feels that my life is not that valuable, but the arsonist is very cruel, my lord Even if the Lord risked his life, he couldn't let the fifth emperor's daughter hurt anyone again..."

Looking at the bloodless nervous look on Luo Zhanghua's face, Mo Li sneered and said with a sneer: "I and Ziqian clearly saved the Lord Weng and the fifth princess in two places, and just now I wanted to test the Lord Weng, so I said that Lord Weng I have been with the fifth emperor all the time. Sure enough, the Lord Weng continued to follow the words of my subordinates. Isn't this kind of reaction the same as that of the fourth emperor?"

Luo Zhanghua gasped, and received a slap in the eye from Luo Bingshuang, and now he was crying so badly that he was so pitiful that he couldn't speak.

"Miss Pearl."

When Mo Li asked Zhu'er who was still kneeling on the ground, Zhu'er's heart was about to collapse.Originally guilty and nervous, but now stared at by Mo Li's penetrating eyes, Zhu'er felt that all the thoughts in her heart could not escape, and she almost fainted.

Mo Li said: "Miss Zhu'er, I would like to ask you, are you the maid who serves His Royal Highness the Fifth Emperor?"

"Yes... the slaves have always served the fifth emperor's daughter." Zhu'er's teeth chattered repeatedly, as if she was severely cold.

"Then, His Royal Highness the Fifth Emperor must have trusted you so much that she asked you to bring lamp oil from her residence."

"Yes, yes." When Zhu'er said this, she didn't notice that the expressions of everyone around her had changed.Where did you get the lamp oil from the Five Emperor's House?This pearl was also taken in by Zhou Shizi!
Mo Li said: "Miss Zhu'er, I believe that you just came to Mingzhe Temple with the fifth emperor's daughter and did not participate in the arson. However, when the fifth emperor's daughter secretly went to the kitchen to set fire, you, as her personal servant, why didn't you follow her?" ? Such dereliction of duty has caused a catastrophe, according to the law, the crime should be executed."

Zhu'er panicked: "No, no, this servant did not neglect her duties!"

She yelled, how could she clear her mind at this moment, she just thought that she must not be charged with "negligence of duty and causing disaster", otherwise she would die!

She shouted: "The servant follows the fifth emperor's daughter all the time, but the fifth emperor's daughter wants to set fire, there is no way for the servant to stop her!"

Mo Li's eyes were as cold as ice, "In this way, not only did you fail to stop the fifth emperor's daughter, but you ran away with everyone after the fire broke out, right? Miss Zhu'er, this is an added crime."

Zhu'er lost her soul and kowtowed in panic, her head was about to bleed.Luo Bingshuang over there was so anxious that she wanted to shut her mouth, but it was already too late.

Zhu'er shouted: "The servant did not just run away for her own life! The servant has been blocking His Royal Highness the fifth emperor's daughter, and the servant has always followed His Highness!"

The faces of the people have completely turned into chills, and each one of them has a strange face, with lingering fears and as if they were frozen, they trembled and focused on Mo Li, and felt more and more that his indifferent appearance seemed to be shining with a cold light The sword, so sharp and sharp, is definitely not to be messed with, but it actually circumvented all the flaws of this pearl!

"Mo Li..." Baili Jiuge had a smile in his eyes at this moment, and he knew that he believed Mo Li was right, but he was a little worried in his heart, fearing that someone in Heluo Kingdom would see him so powerful and want to harm him.

Baili Jiuge subconsciously held Mo Li's hand, scanned the crowd with firm eyes, held her head high, as if telling everyone: Whoever dares to harm Mo Li, she will kick the ribs off!

Mo Li smiled gently at Baili Jiuge, then looked at the trembling Zhu'er, and said coldly: "Miss Spider, do you know that your answers are full of loopholes?"

Pearl looked devastated.

Mo Li said: "I just said that because the fifth emperor trusted you, she asked you to bring the lamp oil from her house. However, the lamp oil for the arson this time has been confirmed to come from Mingzhe Temple, not where the fifth emperor lives. the courtyard."

Pearl trembled so much that she almost fell limp on the ground.

"Then, I said that you neglected your duties and caused a big mistake, and you were eager to shirk it, saying that you had been following the fifth emperor's daughter and wanted to stop her. Then, why were you not by her side when I rushed into the fire to save the fifth emperor's daughter?"

Zhu'er's eyes were bloodshot, and she collapsed in despair.

Mo Li raised his eyes, and said coldly: "So, based on the answers of the three of you, I can only draw one conclusion. That is, Her Royal Highness the Fourth Emperor and Mrs. Zhang Hua conspired in advance, one set fire, and the other waited in the fire. Rescue. Miss Zhu'er is a member of the fourth princess. Your task is to follow the fifth prince to Mingzhe Temple, trap the fifth prince in the fire, and then blame the fifth prince for the crime of arson. The three , what I said next, are all correct?"

No one answered, only inarticulate voices came out from their lips, one and two had no color on their faces, trembling so badly, it seemed completely unexpected that Mo Li would take advantage of their guilty conscience and force them to make a comeback!
Luo Bingshuang roared hysterically: "It's nonsense, it's nonsense!" Begging: "Mother, I didn't do such a thing, I didn't set the fire, it was lovesickness..." Then he howled hysterically again: "If you hadn't gone in to fight the fire, my son, Zhang Hua and Xiangsi would probably have been burned to death. If it was my princess who set the fire, how could my princess know in advance that my son would rescue Zhang Hua and Xiangsi?"

Mo Li smiled coldly: "What the fourth princess said is true. In a normal situation, Mrs. Zhang Hua and the fifth prince should be buried in the fire together. In this way, there is no need for Miss Zhu'er to blame her later. The fourth prince It’s just an extra hand of preparation.”

After saying that, he looked away coldly, Mo Li looked at Luo Zhanghua, and said with a slight sarcasm: "Master Zhang Hua, if I and Ziqian hadn't arrived in time this time, you would have been buried in flames. Four The princess wants to kill you together, but you are still determined to defend her, and you can't even see it."

Now, the expression on Luo Zhanghua's face was like that of a crushed ice surface, so broken that he couldn't look directly at it.Her eyes were staring like copper bells, desperate as if rusted, she suddenly turned her face to look at Luo Bingshuang, Luo Zhanghua burst into tears: "Fourth princess, how can you lie to me like this, this is different from the beginning What you said is different... Didn't you tell me before? You said that you arranged for someone to save me from the fire, and you said that as long as I help you, you will have a way for me to get Prince Zhou... What do you mean? Can it be like this..."

Luo Bingshuang's face was as pale as a corpse, and he hummed mechanically: "This princess never said it, never said it! You are wronged and bloody, you, you—"

Before the words were finished, Zhu'er over there suddenly knelt on the ground, yelling desperately: "Your Majesty, empress, please forgive me! The lives of the servants and the whole family are in the hands of the four emperors. If the servants are disobedient, the slaves will The family members are going to die! Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!"

This time, Luo Bingshuang's last trace of fighting spirit also vanished into nothingness, her whole body seemed to be lost in soul, and she knelt down in a daze, her eyes were full of despair and she didn't know where to stare, suddenly she was like a ghost again, wanting nothing. Ignored it, stared at Yin Liehuo and roared angrily: "Luo Xiangsi, don't think you can turn defeat into victory every time. Although this princess has fallen, there are still many people who can't tolerate you!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expressions changed, especially the eldest daughter of the emperor and the second daughter of the emperor, who quickly lowered their heads to hide the anger in their eyes.They were angry that Luo Bingshuang was still talking nonsense here because she was not capable enough, she was so stupid.Then they looked at Mo Li secretly, knowing that Mo Li's existence was an obstacle to them, their eyes sank.

"That's it." Luo Xia couldn't bear it anymore, and finally spoke at this moment, the end of her voice was a little unsteady.

She looked at Luo Bingshuang, her eyes were full of disappointment, she didn't even learn the lesson, and said weakly: "Luo Bingshuang, Luo Zhanghua, the crimes you have committed are serious, you should think about it yourself. From now on, The two of you will be imprisoned in your respective houses for a year, and if you dare to take a step, I will put you in prison." Then he said to Zhu'er: "Although you are hateful, but you are being coerced, I will arrest you Be on the sidelines. Within three days, you will leave Luoyi City with your family, and you will never be allowed to enter the city again."

"Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness!" Zhu'er kept kowtowing, looking at Yin Liehuo from the corner of her eye, feeling a little guilty.

But Yin Liehuo only gave her a cold look, and then didn't look at her again.

Seeing that the matter came to an end like this, Baili Jiuge was very dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that Luo Zhanghua was a fool who was cheated and loved to daydream, so it was fair to be fined and grounded for one year.But what about Luo Bingshuang?Burning down the national temple in Heluo, almost killing people, and blaming Liehuo again with such ulterior motives... Such an act, is it actually banned for a year?
In this regard, Baili Jiuge has nothing to say.Luo Bingshuang is Luo Xia's daughter, even if Luo Xia gets angry and disappointed again, she won't have the heart to punish her severely.It's really cheap, Luo Bingshuang!

Luo Xia sighed sullenly, knowing in her heart that today's incident could be regarded as a scandal of the royal family, and it was only because of the son of Zhou that the truth came to light.

Luo Xia's heart was always unbalanced, and she couldn't help venting her anger, and said coldly: "The rumors are indeed true, Prince Zhou is indeed remarkable."

Mo Li smiled faintly, his heart was like a clear mirror, and he had seen through Luo Xia's thoughts, so he said flatly: "I made His Majesty the Empress laugh, I don't want to talk too fast, I just want to repay Her Majesty's kindness." .”

Luo Xia was surprised.Prince Zhou, what kind of medicine can be sold in the gourd?

Mo Li said: "Your Majesty told Jiu Ge the news of the Yin-Yang family. This is really a great favor to me. I have always repaid my kindness. Therefore, even if I do my best today, I must help Your Majesty thoroughly Find out the truth and share your worries for His Majesty."

Luo Xia was suffocating, feeling that her breath was stuck in her chest, she couldn't get up and down, she originally wanted to blame Mo Li, and was a little displeased that he meddled in the chaos of the royal family of Heluo Kingdom, but now, he made him Her behavior boiled down to "repaying her kindness", so why would Luo Xia not accept this kindness?

Suffering from being dumb, Luo Xia could only say majesticly as usual: "Your Majesty, you are welcome, that is what I should do."

"I still have to thank Her Majesty the Empress." Mo Li lightly and warmly bowed his hands and saluted, keeping the invisible distance between the two of them neither far nor close.

"Now, I have repaid the kindness of His Majesty the Empress, which is considered to have settled a concern. However, before the incident of arson, I was originally playing with Jiuge at the bottom of the mountain. I came back in a hurry and didn't enjoy myself. Now I want to go again. The mountain continued to play, so I bid farewell to Her Majesty the Empress."

"Your Majesty and Concubine, please go ahead." Luo Xia didn't have much to say, Mo Li wanted to leave, and she had no reason to stop her.

With Luo Xia's consent, Mo Li once again saluted the people present generously, then took Baili Jiuge's hand, and patted Shining on the shoulder with the other hand, signaling it to go back to Rong Weijun.

Seeing that Luo Zhanghua was fined and his revenge was avenged, Shan Shan was very happy, so he obediently ran back to his home and hung it around Rong Weijun's neck as a scarf.

The three of them walked swiftly and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Watching them leave, Yin Liehuo's eyes were stained with deep sadness. In fact, she also hoped to be like them, like a bird flying freely.But she is destined not to be able to, she has been forced to choose the path in front of her, no matter how painful it is, she must go to the end.

Thinking of this, Mo Mei's eyes gradually revealed a hint of determination.Yin Liehuo opened his eyes to the sun, and engraved his oath in the dazzling sunlight - she wants to become stronger, stronger!Change so that one day she can call the wind and call the rain, so that Mo Li can be completely at ease with her!
Because of the arson of the famous Zhe Temple, when Baili Jiuge, Mo Li, and Rong Weijun returned to Epiphyllum Valley, the sun was already going down.

This kind of scenery is very beautiful, half of the sky is still red, and half of the sky is already turning dark blue, and the green blanket all over the mountains and plains is also blooming white at this moment. As the sun goes down, the epiphyllum also more blooming.

Finally, Baili Jiuge waited for the moment when the mountains were covered with snow at night.

She had never seen so many epiphyllums, a valley full of fluorescent snow.

The snow reflects the moon, the moon shines on the snow, and among the thousands of epiphyllums, Mo Li is standing beside her, wearing a white crane cloak, her hair is lightly moving, and the big epiphyllums on her clothes are blooming with thousands of splendors. .

He is like a fairy refined from the epiphyllum, so stunning and dazzing.

"Jiuge." He said softly but also seriously: "Just now in front of Mingzhe Temple, I noticed someone looking at me maliciously. If I guessed right, it must be the eldest daughter of the emperor and second daughter."

These words gathered Baili Jiuge's scattered mind, she came back to her senses, and said: "I know that in that situation just now, if we didn't get ahead, Li Huo would be in trouble. If it were me, I would choose to do it with you The same thing, even if it will attract other people's murderous intentions."

He asked with some concern: "Mo Li, what are you going to do? Although in the end you told Luo Xia that it was for repaying your kindness, the eldest daughter of the emperor and the second daughter of the emperor will still doubt us."

Mo Li lowered his eyes, thinking carefully, the mercury-like moonlight shrouded him, embellishing that face like a piece of fine jade.

After a long time, he said slowly: "Let's stay in Epiphyllum Valley for a few days before returning to the post palace. After we go back, you and I will pretend to play every day and don't get in touch with the fire girl. I will take you to visit those two Princess, what should I say to them, that's up to me."

Baili Jiuge nodded, clasped fingers tightly with Mo Li, looked at the beautiful snow-like epiphyllum again, and said with a sassy smile: "We have been watching here for so long, Xiao Rong sent the soy sauce bottle to me a long time ago. Have you gone back to the valley? I think Ziqi has already cooked a meal, let's go have dinner together, I just want to see how Ziqi's cooking is."

(End of this chapter)