Within a quarter of an hour, Aunt Yao came back and said to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother, I'm late, this servant is late, Zhuo'er...she's already..."
The Queen Mother stared at Shen Huan angrily, as if Shen Huan really killed someone and silenced her.
But Shen Huan only looked at Xiao Luzi and said, "Now that Zhuo'er is dead, aren't you still afraid?"
Xiaoluzi's body trembled, he crawled towards the Queen Mother and said: "Queen Mother, please save this slave, I don't want to be silenced by the Queen Mother!"
Shen Huan laughed angrily and said: "You know best who wants to kill you and silence you! Zhui'er is dead, and all the evidence points to me. If you die like this again, I will have no room for return." !Have I been framed by someone, have you been instigated by someone, since that person can kill Zhuo'er, do you think she will let you go?"
Xiaoluzi was stunned, but the Empress Dowager took the lead and said: "Courage Shen, you still know how to break the law despite your dignity as a queen, and practice witchcraft in the harem. The Ai family will inform the emperor immediately and ask him to depose you as the Demon Queen!"
Shen Huan smiled coldly and said: "It seems that the Queen Mother is not too confused. She knows that if she wants to depose the Queen, she still needs to inform the Emperor. How about asking the Queen Mother to invite the Emperor here now and ask him to make a decision?"
The Queen Mother pointed at the puppet and stood up and said, "Do you think the emperor will let you go if you commit such a heinous crime?"
Shen Huan stared at her fearlessly: "Whether I let it go or not, I have to ask the emperor to come and find out!"
"Okay, okay, okay! It's almost time for the morning court. The Ai family will invite the emperor to come now! The Ai family wants to see if he will make things difficult for the Ai family because of you, the witch who cursed the Ai family!" The Queen Mother said in an angry voice. She was trembling, but she couldn't guarantee it in her heart. However, with all the witnesses and material evidence, even if Xichen wanted to protect Shen Huan, she would not be able to pass the test of the court officials!
Shen Huan sat down. There was a ghost in Chen Palace. It seemed that she had to tidy up her place!
I have been busy dealing with Concubine Qing and Noble Xia, and neglected my own palace. There was really a fire in the backyard!
She has never done this kind of thing, so naturally she will not be afraid of the so-called puppet. She must continue to be the queen, and she must be stable! Don't expect anyone to pull her from this position!
Queen Mother, neither can you!
When Pebble's voice "The Emperor has arrived" sounded at the door, Shen Huan pinched her thigh hard, causing tears to well up in her eyes. Xichen walked in slowly, and Shen Huan walked quickly to him first, choking. He called out: "Your Majesty..."
Xichen was stunned, and raised his hand to help her up, only to see Shen Huan's beautiful eyes filled with tears, and her words were half sour, as if she wanted to tell him a huge grievance.
He asked softly: "What's wrong with the Queen? If you have any grievances, tell me and I will make the decision for you." He paused and glanced at the Queen Mother, "With me here, no one dares to do anything to you."
The Queen Mother was so angry that she beat the edge of the couch with all her strength and shouted: "You're too presumptuous, you're too presumptuous! Do you still take the Ai family seriously? What a shame!"
Xichen helped Shen Huan stand up, but never let go of her hand. He said to the Queen Mother calmly: "I wonder what the Queen Mother has ordered?"
The Queen Mother smashed the puppet to his feet and said angrily: "Look at this first. I found it in the palace of your good Queen. This is witchcraft! She...she, a witch, actually wanted to curse Ai Home!"
Xiao Shizi picked up the puppet from the ground, took one look at it and was so frightened that he froze. He tremblingly carried the puppet in front of Xichen, not daring to express his anger.
Xichen glanced at it, her eyes suddenly tightened, and she gave Xiao Shizi a cold look. Xiao Shizi hurriedly put down the puppet and stepped aside.
The Queen Mother almost stared at Xichen to see how he would deal with it. Shen Huan looked at him with wide eyes and shook her head gently.
After a long while, Xichen said coldly: "Practing witchcraft in the palace is a serious crime."
The Queen Mother's stiff face softened a little and she said: "Yes, during the Taizong period, there were concubines who cursed the prince and were sentenced to death. All the family members were beheaded. Even during the late emperor's time, your second brother was deposed because of the witchcraft case. Although it turned out later that someone had framed him! Humph, if the Ai family remembers correctly, the person who framed your second brother was this witch’s aunt, Concubine Rou!"
Shen Huan remembered that case. It was because of that incident that her aunt was thrown into the cold palace! She never believed that such a dignified and proud aunt would do such a thing!
Xichen looked at Xiao Luzi who was kneeling aside and asked, "Is this slave the person who exposed this matter?"
The Queen Mother nodded, and Xichen said coldly: "Come here, pull this bitch slave down! He dares to practice witchcraft in the palace, and he also intends to frame the Queen! It is an unforgivable crime, and he will be quartered by Gong Zhengsi!"
Everyone was stunned by these words. Xiao Luzi was stunned, forgetting to even beg for mercy.
The Queen Mother said tremblingly: "Emperor, what do you mean by this? He is an important witness, not a sinner! The real sinner is the witch next to you! You should drag her down and quarter her into pieces!"
Xiaoluzi crawled to Xichen's feet and shouted: "I'm wronged! Your Majesty, I'm wronged. I didn't make this puppet. It was... the queen ordered Zhuo'er from the manufacturing department to make it. I just bought some for the queen." It’s just rags, it’s none of my business, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me!”
Xichen said coldly: "What about the manufacturing department's Zhui'er? He's dead? Huh, use a dead man to fool me! Who is borrowing your courage!"
"Your Majesty...slave..."
"Emperor! The Aijia sent people to search this puppet from Fengchen Palace! There is also Xiao Luzi's confession, and there are both witnesses and physical evidence. Do you still want to favor this witch?" The Queen Mother was so angry that her veins burst out. He gritted his teeth and said word by word.
However, Xichen was calm and said slowly: "Mom, please be patient. Your Majesty does not favor my queen. Since my wedding to Huanhua, Huanwen has to go to my mother every morning to pay her respects. Because of her health, she If they don't feel comfortable, they won't meet each other, so they always kneel for a while outside the door and perform a big ceremony to show their filial piety. Not only I, but also officials and historians from other dynasties all praised my queen for her understanding of justice and such a virtuous woman. Queen, how could you do such a thing to your mother?
Furthermore, even though you, the Queen Mother, found this puppet, couldn't it be possible that someone else had buried it in advance? This dog slave keeps saying what the Queen taught him. I sleep in the palace every night and have never seen this dog thief. His face! Apart from Cui Shanggong, the only people I saw were Chun'er and Xiangming!"
Xiao Luzi also argued: "The queen gave orders to the slaves during the day when the emperor was not around..."
Xichen frowned and said angrily: "It's full of nonsense! Don't I know my queen yet? Huanhuan never likes eunuchs, so the eunuchs in the Chen Palace are not allowed to enter the palace. I see you have never even entered the main palace. ! Otherwise, why bother burying the puppet in the backyard instead of just putting it in the inner room?"
Everyone was startled again. They never thought that Xichen's thoughts were so meticulous and he discovered the flaw so quickly!
Xiao Luzi was speechless, and the Queen Mother was even more speechless. Shen Huan looked at Xichen blankly, wondering how he could defend himself like this.
"This matter couldn't be more clear. It's clearly framed by this dog slave and has nothing to do with the Queen. Queen Mother, what do you think?" Xichen looked at the Queen Mother, seeing that the Queen Mother was still hesitating, and said, "It's better to execute him on the spot. To serve as a warning to others, if we continue to pursue the case, I’m afraid more people will be implicated.”
The Queen Mother trembled, knowing that she had failed. She collapsed on the couch weakly, not even having the strength to wave her hand.
Xichen winked at Xiao Shizi. Xiao Shizi understood and had someone gag Xiao Luzi's mouth and drag him down. Xiao Luzi stared at the Queen Mother with wide eyes, but could not make a sound.
When Shen Huan saw Xiao Luzi being dragged away, she knew that Xichen didn't want her to be innocently involved, and she didn't want to tear the Queen Mother's face in public, so she had no choice but to put all the blame on Xiao Luzi.
One is a mother and the other is a wife. He can have both at this time, but he doesn’t know what he will do in the future.
The war between the Queen Mother and the Queen has just begun