"Yes." Ling Ruo bowed in the chair and turned her eyes to the heartbroken Liu, "Concubine Qian said it was Hui Gui who killed the seventh elder brother, right?"
"Hongxun has been raised here by her, who else would it be besides her!" At this point, Mrs. Liu stared at Shumulu with pain and anger and said: "Why, why do you want to harm Hongxun like this? I have already adopted him."
I gave it to you, your son, how can you bear to do this?!"
"I didn't!" Mr. Shu Mululu finally said the first words after Ling Ruo arrived, "Since you sent Hongxun here, I have been taking care of him carefully. I treat him as my own son, so how can I harm him?"
"But now Hongxun is dead, this is an indisputable fact!" Ms. Liu yelled at the top of her lungs, and then she looked at the baby's little face and cried: "Have you seen it? No matter how I call him now
, he wouldn’t even respond. If you weren’t the one who caused it, tell me why he died suddenly, why?!”
Ling Ruo and Guarjia quickly exchanged glances. They had both suspected Liu's intention of passing Hongxun to Shumulu, but neither of them expected that things would develop to this point. It was really confusing, "Aunt Jin
, help your master up first to avoid catching a cold."
Aunt Jin agreed, whispered some words of advice in Mrs. Liu's ear, and finally persuaded her to sit up and return to the chair, but she was still sobbing and looked so sad. Yes, a son died.
And he killed it with his own hands, so one can imagine the grief in his heart.
After Mrs. Liu became quieter, she turned to Mrs. Shumulu and said, "Hui Gui, you said you never harmed the seventh elder brother, so why did the seventh elder brother die suddenly?"
"I really don't know..." Shu Mulu said while weeping: "Not long after I got up today, the father-in-law from the empress's palace came to send a message, saying that I should go to Chengqian Palace to see the empress."
When saying this, Mrs. Shumulu carefully paid attention to Ling Ruo's expression through her hazy tearful eyes.
"I?" Ling Ruo asked in surprise, never expecting that it would involve him. When he saw Mr. Shu Mulu nodding affirmatively, he was even more surprised. He shook his head and said, "I have never heard of a noble person named Hui!"
Shu Mulu's heart sank. In fact, when she came back from Chengqian Palace, she had already guessed that this was probably a trick used by Mrs. Liu to get rid of her. She also hated herself for being careless. The little eunuch she had never seen before also
Failure to verify it gave Liu an opportunity.
"Returning to your Majesty, this slave and your master definitely heard that the person who came was a servant of Chengqian Palace, summoning your master according to your Majesty's order. If you tell any lies, I will accept the punishment!" Ruliu knew.
At this time, Concubine Xi and the emperor who had been hearing the trial must be convinced that such a person had indeed appeared, so she was cruel and even told her about the execution.
Mrs. Liu raised her tear-stained face and sneered: "You are the palace maid of the Shumulu clan. Of course, what she says is whatever she says. Even if she speaks with her eyes open, you will still respond. You said someone came here to spread the word, then
You should tell me which palace servant next to the empress it is."
Ru Liu gritted his teeth and said, "I have never seen this palace servant before."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mr. Liu sneered even more sarcastically, "It's a lot of lies. According to me, there has never been such a person. It's lies made up by your master and servant. As for the purpose, it's just to give people to people."
An illusion is that you were not in Shuiyixuan when Hongxun was killed, but you didn't think about it.
When the time comes, the emperor and I will come over, so you don’t even have time to lie." At this point, she gritted her teeth and stared at Mr. Shu Mulu and said: "Mr. Shu Mulu, how can I feel sorry for you? You want to do this?
You can harm my son Hongxun when he is still so young, but you are still not a human being."
Looking at Mrs. Liu's sad face, Mrs. Shumulu was so angry that she wanted to kill someone, but she forced herself to tell herself over and over in her heart to be calm and not to be impulsive, "If I want to pretend that I'm not here, I can just go to the garden, why bother?"
To say that such a clumsy thing would happen at any time
A lie that has been exposed." After saying that, she turned to Yinzhen and said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, you know that my concubine has always been timid and would not even trample an ant to death. How could you have the courage to harm others?
Besides, the seventh prince is so cute, I have always loved him.
Youjia, I hope he will grow up soon and call me "Mother", how could I kill him so cruelly. When I returned to Shuiyixuan just now, I found that the seventh brother had no breath.
My heart felt like it was torn in half by life, and it hurt so much that I couldn't even breathe.
, at that moment, the one I wish I could die is!" She knew very well that although Concubine Xi was interrogating this matter, the final decision-making power still rested with Yinzhen. As long as Yinzhen was willing to believe in herself,
Even a little bit will give you a glimmer of vitality.
Her performance of both singing and composition really made Yinzhen a little moved, but she didn't say much and only used her eyes to signal Ling Ruo to continue asking.
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said in a solemn voice: "Since Mr. Hui said that he found Brother Seventh had no breath when he came back, have you ever asked the wet nurse and the maid in charge of him?"
Shu Mulu wiped away her tears and said, "When I got back to my mother-in-law, I asked the wet nurse and Yushan who stayed in Shuiyixuan. They all said that shortly after I left, Concubine Qian came to see the seventh elder brother.
"
"Yes, I have been here before, but I could never have imagined that that meeting would be my eternal farewell to Hongxun." Mrs. Liu's tears never stopped, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying, which made people look at her.
It gives birth to pity.
"Your Majesty said before that my master left Shuiyixuan on purpose to avoid being suspected of killing Brother Seventh. But when My Majesty came to see Brother Seventh, he was still fine, didn't he? This proves that Master has not harmed Brother Seventh.
Brother."
Mrs. Liu was startled by Ru Liu's sharp tongue, but she didn't expect that she would catch such a flaw. After a while, Fang said: "You should ask this sentence to your master and servant. How do I know when you are harmed?"
Yes, and by what method? I only know that Hongxun is dead, and it was you who killed her!"
Ru Liu knew that this was a critical moment. Once he gave in, he would cast more doubts on his master. He immediately said: "There is no evidence for what you said. Can I also say that you harmed Brother Seventh when you came to see him?"
Kill him?"
As soon as these words came out, Yinzhen's expression suddenly changed. Guarjia quietly said to Ling Ruo: "It seems like dog bites dog."
Ling Ruo nodded and said nothing, while Mrs. Liu's expression changed with horror. She pointed at Ruliu with trembling fingers and said: "You...what did you say? Tell me again!"