Yinzhen looked at her with disgust and said: "You are full of lies until now. Jiahui never mentioned a word of your fault in front of me. She even deliberately covered her injury so that no one could see it. How could it harm you? It was clearly your intention."
She put the blame on you, so I used the silk bag she kindly gave you to contain the poisonous mosquitoes, so that I would think she was responsible for everything and punish her."
"No, Your Majesty, it was she who framed my concubine, and she wanted to kill me!" As soon as Dai Jia finished speaking, a sharp pain came from her wrist, and her bones creaked as if they were about to crack.
It was normal, but Yinzhen suddenly tightened it.
"Jia Huiru wants to harm you. Do you think you can still stand here based on what you have done? Whether it was your own decision to recruit Ru Liu into the Jing Army or your deliberate injury to Jiahui."
, are enough for me to punish your sins."
Dai Jiashi's face was distorted by pain, and cold sweat began to break out on her forehead. However, the pain on her hand continued to intensify, making her unable to speak.
"You originally wanted to harm Concubine Xi, but by mistake, the silk bag fell into Hongli's room. Those poisonous mosquitoes got hungry and flew out to suck Hongli's blood, causing Hongli to become a human and a ghost.
, only half a life left!"
"Concubine... no..." Dai Jiashi reluctantly said a few words with pain, but unfortunately at this point, Yinzhen would not believe a word of her anymore, and said directly: "After doing all this, you will be a fool."
The blood water poisoned by the black water delphinium flower was poured into the flower pot, hoping to destroy the body and eliminate traces, so that
I have no way of finding out. But it's a pity that I still discovered it, so you are destined to pay the price for your stupid behavior." Under Dai Jia's horrified eyes, he leaned into her ear and said word by word:
"No one can hurt Ling Ruo and Hongli, not anyone!"
Tears kept falling from Dai Jia's frightened eyes. Yinzhen stared at her and suddenly laughed, "Are you dissatisfied that I only sealed one concubine?" After saying this, he suddenly relaxed.
He opened his hand and called out sharply: "Su Peisheng!"
Su Peisheng shuddered and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'm here, my servant."
"Wait a minute!" Ling Ruo knew that if she didn't speak again, what awaited Dai Jia would probably be an imperial edict for death, so she hurriedly said: "I thought that becoming a concubine..."
Yinzhen interrupted her and said: "I know you don't want to believe that Cheng concubine is the one who harmed you, but the evidence is conclusive. She harmed you and Hongli for her own selfish purposes. Her crime is unforgivable."
Ling Ruo was startled. She didn't expect that Yinzhen's attitude was so firm. He was convinced that Dai Jia had harmed him. Even if he said that he suspected Shu Mulu was responsible, Yinzhen wouldn't listen.
However, it is also Dai Jia's own fault. In such an unfavorable situation, she did not know how to control her emotions and impulsively slapped Shu Mulu, which made Yinzhen's misunderstanding of her even deeper.
"Su Peisheng!" When Ling Ruo was pondering how to speak for Dai Jia, Yinzhen called Su Peisheng again and said at the same time: "It is my will to concubine Dai Jia for personal gain and to murder Xi.
The concubine also caused the fourth elder brother's life to be in danger, and the criminals were so monstrous that he deprived him of his position and took back the gold book. In addition, he was given three feet of white silk and committed suicide immediately. The entire Dai Jia clan was also exiled outside the Great Wall and was not allowed to return to the capital!"
After his words fell, there was silence in the palace. Everyone was shocked by this decree, even the Shumulu family who led all this was no exception.
If the death of the Dai Jia clan was still expected, then the exile of the entire Dai Jia clan was really unexpected. Unexpectedly, Yinzhen would deal with it so severely. It was not enough to kill one Dai Jia clan, but also to have her entire clan
Then he suffered. And in this incident, no one even died, even the fourth elder brother was fine.
"No, Your Majesty, I don't want it. I am wronged! I am wronged!" Dai Jia cried loudly and kept kowtowing her head. Blood trickled down her forehead. When it flowed through her eyes, it mixed with tears, making her look like she was in trouble.
Like blood and tears!
It's a pity that everything she does is useless. Yinzhen doesn't believe her at all, "Drag her down. I don't want to see her again."
Just when Su Peisheng was about to take action, Ling Ruo leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, Hongli is fine, and my concubine is also safe. Please treat Dai Jia leniently and spare her life and that of her family."
Yinzhen said displeasedly: "She hurt you like this, and you still plead for her?"
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "I believe that even if Dai Jia did something wrong, she was just confused for a moment and was not evil in nature. Please see the emperor that no one died because of her this time. In addition, she served the emperor again."
For the sake of so many years, let her live."
Yinzhen has a deep prejudice against Dai Jia, and it is obviously impossible to clear her name. The only thing she can do is to save Dai Jia's life so that she will not die in vain.
Yinzhen hesitated because of her words. He also knew that his treatment was too harsh, but whenever he thought that Dai Jia had ever thought of harming Ling Ruo, he became so angry that he couldn't control himself and wished she would die immediately.
Ling Ruo said against his will: "Your Majesty, please forgive me if you have to. Although Dai Jia is guilty, the crime will not lead to death!"
Shu Mulu's eyes flashed and she said softly: "I didn't expect that the empress is so magnanimous and tolerant to those who have harmed her. I really admire you." After that, she said to Yinzhen: "Your Majesty, since Concubine Xi
The empress has already begged for mercy for Dai Jia, please spare her life and let her spend the rest of her life repenting for the mistakes she has committed."
She had already figured out why Yinzhen wanted to impose such severe punishment on Dai Jia. It was not for any other reason than that Yinzhen thought that Dai Jia intended to harm Concubine Xi. In other words, Yinzhen was so angry because of Concubine Xi.
Therefore,
Now that Concubine Xi is trying her best to intercede for her, Yinzhen will definitely forgive her death penalty. Since she will definitely forgive her, she will take this opportunity to be a favor and make her considerate, gentle and kind image more deeply reflected in Yinzhen's mind.
However, this incident also made her more afraid of Ling Ruo. She didn't expect that this woman who had long since passed away would still have such a heavy weight in Yinzhen's heart. It seems that if she wants to deal with her again in the future, she must be careful.
Be careful and don't neglect it.
Seeing that both of them were pleading for the Dai Jia clan, Yinzhen nodded slowly and said: "That's all, let's spare his life. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. The Dai Jia clan was immediately thrown into the cold palace, and all his clan members are still alive."
Anyone who holds office in the government will be dismissed from office!"
Although it was still inevitable that his family would be implicated, this treatment was undoubtedly much lighter than before. Mrs. Dai Jia lay on the ground and cried bitterly, not only crying that she did not need to die, but also crying that she had suffered such an unnecessary disaster.
Su Peisheng knew that Yinzhen didn't want to see Dai Jia, so when he gave his order, he and Sixi pulled Dai Jia out. When they passed by Shu Mulu, Dai Jia suddenly struggled hard and was covered with blood.
His face was full of ferocious color, "Shu Mulu Jiahui, if you harm me like this, there will be retribution. I will live to see your retribution!"