Feng Shaojun's heart jumped suddenly, and he was secretly grateful.
Fortunately, she persuaded Concubine Tian Shu to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony first. Otherwise, when King Zhao comes, there will be many twists and turns.
"My slave has met His Highness King Zhao." Feng Shaojun stepped forward and saluted.
King Zhao asked in a deep voice: "Why did the concubine come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony so early in the morning?"
Among the princes, King Zhao looked the most mediocre and was usually the most low-key. In fact, he was very thoughtful and by no means an economical person. With one mouthful, he asked about the most important points.
Feng Shaojun lowered his head and replied: "Go back to your highness, Concubine Shu was restless last night and came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to ask to see the emperor. Because the emperor had rested, she had to go back to the palace. This night, the empress did not sleep well, and she went to bed early in the morning.
Come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
This answer is very clever.
Everyone in the Cuiwei Palace knew about Concubine Tian Shu's visit to the Hall of Supreme Harmony last night. King Zhao knew it after just asking, and it was impossible to hide it.
Every sentence is true. What is really important is avoided.
There were dozens of royal guards on duty in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, as well as chamberlains who were responsible for delivering messages. In front of everyone, King Zhao was inconvenient to ask the truth. This answer was enough to deal with it.
Sure enough, King Zhao nodded slightly and said no more.
Feng Shaojun lowered his head and stepped aside.
The waiting time was quite unbearable.
King Zhao was full of worries, his face remained calm, and his eyes glanced at the Hall of Supreme Harmony from time to time.
The evil deeds Tian Kun committed were, according to the laws of Daqi, enough to warrant beheading. Concubine Tian Shu was also involved. He had to pinch his nose to save Tian Kun's life.
He had previously told Concubine Tian Shu not to act rashly before Tian Kun's case was settled. Concubine Tian Shu was not smart enough, but she listened to her son's words and had been living in seclusion these days.
But early this morning, she actually ran away from the Taihe Hall to meet the Holy Spirit... What on earth is Concubine Tian Shu going to do?
A strong sense of bad premonition arose in my heart.
The longer King Zhao waited, the more anxious he became. He couldn't bear it anymore and called the messenger over: "Go in and tell the messenger that I want to see my father."
The chamberlain who delivered the message responded respectfully and quickly entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Not a moment later, the chamberlain came out dejectedly and said with a grimace: "Your Highness, I just entered and was scolded by Eunuch Shen before I even got the message."
King Zhao: "..."
Eunuch Shen was the chief chamberlain and served the emperor on weekdays. How Emperor Long'an was feeling could be seen from Eunuch Shen's reaction.
It can be imagined that Emperor Long'an was in a very bad mood at this moment!
Feng Shaojun glanced at King Zhao calmly from the corner of his eye.
King Zhao was very scheming, his complexion changed for a moment, and soon returned to normal.
…
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Concubine Tian Shu knelt on the ground and cried out to defend herself: "... Your Majesty, I really didn't know that Tian Kun was so bold and could do such evil things in the name of my concubine."
"In these years, I have been living in Cuiwei Palace, and I have never even left the palace. How do I know about these activities outside. I was accidentally deceived by Tian Kun. I was obsessed with money, and I beg the emperor to punish me severely."
While crying and kowtowing.
Emperor Long'an was sitting on the dragon chair, with gloomy eyes and a cold face.
Emperor Long'an ascended the throne at the age of twenty, and it has been nearly forty years now.
For the common people of Qi, those who can live over the age of fifty are considered to have a long life. The sixty-year-old Emperor Long'an has half-white hair and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, showing his old age.
This was when Emperor Long'an closed his eyes. Once he opened his eyes, the light in his eyes was overwhelming and threatening, and he didn't look a bit senile.
"Shu Fei," Emperor Long'an asked coldly with a gloomy face: "Four days ago, when you came to me in tears, you said that Tian Kun was deceived by his subordinates and that everything was done by others, and Tian Kun had no idea at all.
"
"Now, you say you were deceived by Tian Kun."
"Do you think I am too confused to tell right from wrong and am at your mercy?"
The last sentence was filled with anger and a sinister tone.
Concubine Tian Shu shivered all over.
The emperor is old, and he is also a real dragon. The word "old" is very taboo.
"Your Majesty, calm down! Concubine... I never meant this. Please calm down, Your Majesty! I was also deceived by Tian Kun, the killer. Such evil things as kidnapping and selling young girls were all done secretly by Tian Kun. Concubine
I really don’t know anything!”
"I am greedy for money. Over the years, I have obtained some money and spent some of it on flowers. The rest is in the warehouse. I will take out all the money and present it to the emperor..."
Boom!
There was a loud noise.
A piece of jade paperweight fell heavily to the ground and broke into two pieces.
Concubine Tian Shu's whole body trembled.
"What a concubine!" Long An Emperor Long Yan was furious and sneered again and again: "You are teasing me like a fool!"
Concubine Tian Shu was so frightened that she burst into tears. She kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty, spare my life! I was also deceived. How could I dare to deceive the Emperor?"
Concubine Tian Shu knelt and crawled to the dragon chair, stretched out her hand to grab the emperor's dragon robe, and cried: "I know I was wrong. The emperor can punish me how I want, but don't blame King Zhao. King Zhao listened to me
So I went to the King of Yan to plead with him privately. However, the King of Yan did not agree to it!"
very good!
He also went to plead for mercy in private, allowing King Yan to show favoritism!
Emperor Long'an was so angry that he stretched out his legs and kicked Concubine Tian Shu in the foot.
Concubine Tian Shu, who was also old, was kicked in the center, screamed, and fell back. The back of her head hit the hard jade ground hard, and she screamed again.
This scream was quite sad and could be heard faintly outside the hall.
King Zhao's expression suddenly changed as he stood outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Without saying a word, he walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The royal guards guarding outside the palace immediately stepped forward to stop King Zhao: "No one is allowed to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony without the Emperor's summons. Your Highness, King Zhao, please step back!"
King Zhao was very anxious and looked at each other angrily: "I want to see my father, who of you dares to stop me!"
In addition to being in charge of the emperor's honor guard, the most important thing for the royal guards in the palace is to protect the emperor's safety. Not to mention King Zhao, even Queen Mother Cao would never let anyone into the Hall of Supreme Harmony without Emperor Long'an's nod.
Not only did the royal guards not retreat, but they each tightened their embroidered spring knives at their waists and said in unison: "Please retreat, His Highness King Zhao!"
King Zhao was extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do.
But at this moment, there was no movement in the hall again.
King Zhao was so worried that he called "Lu Yi" over again: "Lu Yi, I want to ask you, did your mother and concubine do anything unusual yesterday?"
"Lu Yi" replied in a low voice: "I left the palace yesterday on the order of the empress and returned to the palace in the evening. I really don't know what the empress has on her mind."
King Zhao narrowed his eyes, and there was doubt in his voice: "I went to Tian's house yesterday, how come I didn't know you went there too?"
"Lu Yi" answered softly: "As soon as I left the palace, I was stared at. I had to hide outside for most of the day. I didn't dare to return to the palace until it got dark."
