concubines are respected

Chapter 125 Who wins and who loses?

"Father, Tonger has won, Father!" The sixth princess was so excited that she jumped off her horse and ran to the brocade platform.

The emperor got up from the dragon seat with a big smile on his face. His beloved daughter won. Not only did he win a satisfactory son-in-law for himself, but he also won glory for the royal family. He won three rounds, which was beautiful!
"Hahaha!" The emperor raised his head and laughed loudly, took a step forward, and was about to speak, but was shocked to see that the side of the red and brown horse behind the sixth princess fell heavily to the ground with its four hooves.

"What's going on?" The emperor exclaimed in astonishment, the sixth princess who was rushing to the Jintai saw her father's gaze passing her and looked behind her, and at the same time questioned in surprise, she immediately stopped and turned to wait and see.

Seeing this scene, the sixth princess was also stunned, what's going on, it was fine just now, how come it fell down now?

The concubines and courtiers also got up from their seats one after another, stretching their necks to wait and see.

Seeing this, the servant who was closer to him immediately stepped forward to check carefully, and then replied to the emperor, "Return to the emperor, this horse's eyes are loose and dull, as if it is a symptom of poisoning."

"Poisoned, how can it be poisoned? If this horse is poisoned, how can it win the race perfectly?" The emperor asked suspiciously, "Pass it to the horse officer!"

"The slave is here!" In the queue, a servant in his forties, dressed in a dark blue robe, rushed out quickly.

"You will take care of all the royal horses in the palace, go and check them carefully for me, and give me an accurate statement." The emperor said seriously.

This person is good at raising horses, and he is better at diagnosing the diseases of horses. Therefore, although he is a horse breeder, he is also a veterinarian.

Obtaining the emperor's order, the horse breeder did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly walked towards the red-brown horse lying on the ground.

I saw him, squatting beside the horse, opened the horse's eyes to look at it first, then put his hand on its nose to measure, then put his finger on the horse's neck, and examined it for a long time like an imperial doctor checking the pulse, before he got up Replied to the emperor with absolute certainty, "Return to the emperor, the servant found out that this horse took too much parsley before the race, and that's why the symptoms appeared."

"Passage grass? What is this?" The emperor asked puzzled.

"Parcelium is a kind of herb that can excite horses. If eaten in moderation, it will make them mentally excited, whether it is mental state, or legs and physical strength. Afterwards, he fainted. Therefore, the servant asserted that the horse must have eaten a lot of parsley." The horse breeder responded.

When the emperor heard the words, his face became extremely ugly.

The horse breeder's words were like a thunderbolt hitting the top of the head. If someone fed the horse with parsley, the intention of this person is obviously to hope that the horse will be extremely energetic, perform supernormally, and win the race.

Who is the person who is so eager to win, but Zitong himself?

In order to win, wouldn't it make the royal family lose all face by using such low-handed means!

Thinking of this, the emperor's joy faded away, replaced by full of anger, and he sternly shouted at the sixth princess, "Purple pupil! You, how could you be so unscrupulous, you have disappointed me so much!"

The sixth princess also came back to her senses at this time, and stared at the horse on the ground in a daze, as if she didn't believe it. She had to be questioned by the emperor before she woke up from the shock, "Father, it wasn't Tonger who did it, Tonger didn't do it at all. Knowing what kind of parsley grass, father, you have to trust Tonger!"

At this time, Concubine Rou, who had never spoken since she entered the arena, finally spoke, "Your Majesty, I believe that Tong'er will not use such unscrupulous tricks. And since yesterday, Tong'er has The concubine talked in the palace and never left half a step from the beginning to the end, where did Tong Er get the chance to drug the horse?"

The emperor's face was still stern, and he said forcefully, "It's just drugging the horse, she doesn't have to do it herself, she just sends someone to do it, how can concubine Rou's words make me believe Tonger's innocence!"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that this is not the imperial city, but the Boyuan Palace. Tong'er only brought two maids with her, and she was not familiar with the other servants in the palace. Yesterday Tong'er's two maids kept Follow Tong'er around, and at about [-]:[-] pm, the concubine and Tong'er went to the Queen Mother's room to pay their respects, and the two maidservants also accompanied them all the way. Dare I ask the emperor, why did Tong'er send someone to prescribe medicine to the horse?"

Xu was a little excited, Concubine Rou couldn't help raising her voice by three points, and continued to speak sternly, "Your Majesty, I have been with you for many years. You should be clear about the nature of this concubine. Although Tong'er was born by this concubine, But the concubine never protects her shortcomings. If she is really wrong, the concubine will be the first to punish her. But according to her understanding of Tong'er, she will never do such a trivial thing. With the blood of the Yiluo people, Tong'er also has the disposition of the Yiluo people. We Yiluo people have always acted openly and aboveboard, and will never do anything shameful. Please trust Tong'er and your concubine!"

Concubine Rou has a gentle and docile temperament, and she has a strong relationship with the emperor, and her temperament is even more upright. Just as she herself said, she acts aboveboard, and never protects her shortcomings because Zitong is her own daughter.

Therefore, if these words come from someone else's mouth, the emperor may not believe it, but if it comes from Concubine Rou, the effect will be different.

The emperor hesitated for a long time, then said to the horse breeder in a deep voice, "I order you to thoroughly investigate all the people who have approached the imperial stable since yesterday, and there must be no mistakes!"

The horse breeder immediately led the order to retreat.

Then the emperor said to Concubine Rou very kindly, "My dear concubine is not in a hurry, I will definitely investigate and find out the truth. It's just... no matter who is found to have given the medicine, Tong'er's match is in the eyes of others, and in my eyes too. Victory is not martial. Therefore, in today's competition, I cannot judge Tong'er to win."

As expected, Concubine Rou didn't protect her weaknesses, she nodded respectfully and sat back on the brocade seat after receiving the emperor's words.

At this time, Zitong was not convinced, and quickly ran to the Jintai, saying loudly, "Father, Tonger is not convinced. Tonger has always been good at horses, you know that Tonger has no need to take the risk of drugging a horse. Now you have judged Tong'er to lose because of Ma'er's medicine, Tong'er is not reconciled."

While speaking, Zitong's watery eyes were already filled with tears, which spilled out as the head shook.

"Tong'er, don't be self-willed. In any case, it is a fact that your horse used the excited parsley grass. If I judge you to win, it will be unfair!" The emperor shouted secretly, according to his understanding of Zitong. , judging from the expression at this time, it really doesn't look like she took the medicine.But...but who gave the medicine?Why did the person who gave the medicine take the risk to help Zitong win?
At this time, Zitong seemed to remember something, turned around abruptly, raised her hand to point at Suxian, and shouted angrily, "Father, she must have given the medicine?"

"Me?" Suxian suddenly felt a little amused, "Princess Six, you are joking. If Suxian wanted to drug her own horse, how could she drug your horse and make herself lose? Don't you think it's far-fetched for you to convict Suxian like this?"

"Huh! You really know how to pretend." The sixth princess sneered, and said with a cold face, "It is precisely because you want this princess to lose that you gave the horse too much herbal medicine, so that the horse will lose weight after exercising. , revealed it on the spot. In this way, you will not only plant the princess, but also allow the emperor to judge you as the winner. You are really good at using this trick, and you are sure that no one will suspect that it was you who gave the medicine, so you are so unscrupulous!"

What the sixth princess said made a lot of sense, and the emperor's eyes became a little uncertain. He looked at Suxian coldly for a while, and then said forcefully, "Lin Suxian, do you have an explanation?"

Suxian shook her head speechlessly, the six princesses had such rich imaginations that they even condemned themselves like this.

"Your Majesty, a civilian girl has never done it!" Suxian responded without saying anything more.

"Tell me, where were you last night, and who is your witness?" The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, examining Suxian and said.

Suxian was slightly stunned, she met Murong Haotian in private last night, and the only witness was Murong Haotian, but... but at this time in front of everyone, she could say what she said.Although the two had a marriage contract first, but meeting in private at night was ultimately despised by others!

Seeing Suxian's embarrassment, the sixth princess thought that she was really guilty, and shouted even more proudly, "Lin Suxian, can't you answer? This princess thinks you dare not answer, right? You must have secretly gone to the Imperial Palace last night. Stable medicine, you are really shameless, in order to marry Brother Haotian, you actually used such a despicable method to harm the princess. How can such a shameless person deserve to marry into the residence of Annanhou!"

The emperor was finally angry at this time, his gaze was coldly shot at Suxian, and he said word by word, "For the sake of serving the queen mother wholeheartedly, I will give you another chance, say! This celery grass But you let it go?"

Seeing this, the Queen Mother also worriedly said, "Could it be that you really gave Qian'er the medicine on the horse? If you really did, then quickly admit your mistake to the emperor. The emperor has a kind heart and will definitely not punish you severely, Qian'er. Don't be confused anymore!"

From the looks of it, even the Queen Mother thought it was Suxian who made it.

"Queen Mother, Suxian didn't do it." Lin Suxian didn't explain too much, but just repeated what she said just now.

The atmosphere became more and more tense, and the emperor's face became more and more ugly. If this state continues, Long Yan will be furious. Murong Haotian can't sit still anymore, he stood up and said to the emperor, "Back to the emperor, I believe that medicine is not a vegetarian medicine." Delicate!"

"At this time, you are still protecting him?" The emperor said to Murong Haotian dissatisfied, "She didn't even dare to say where she went last night, how can you tell me to trust her?"

"She was with Chen last night!" Murong Haotian blurted out.

At the same time, the fifth prince stood up abruptly, and said to the emperor in unison, "She was with my minister last night!"

The two spoke at the same time, each saying that Lin Suxian was with him, obviously someone had lied.Or both of them told lies, but if Murong Haotian intended to protect Lin Suxian, it would be reasonable.

But Yu'er?The emperor was silent, how could Yu'er come forward to defend Lin Suxian?
Seeing this, Concubine Lan hastily shouted in a low voice, "Yu'er, you are crazy, how can you say such nonsense, how can you, the fifth prince, meet a lowly maidservant at night, quickly admit your mistake to your father, don't be so stubborn! "

(End of this chapter)