"Okay, concubine." Yinzhen rubbed his temples and said, "You said that Tu Lichen bribed Ping'er and the others to harm you. Can you tell me the reason why he did this? Was it an injustice in the past or a recent incident?
Have a grudge?"
Concubine Qin opened her mouth and said frustratedly, "I don't know."
At this time, Tu Lichen knelt down with the staff in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qin framed the Queen and committed a crime of treason. Please punish her severely in accordance with the law and give the Queen justice."
"Princess, I have always respected you as the mother-in-law of the Seventeenth Master, and I have great respect for you, but you are making trouble, causing trouble for nothing, and harming the queen without being innocent. How can this be justified?"
Yinzhen's words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Concubine Qin, and she said blankly: "Your Majesty, do you really believe what they said? Do you think I framed the queen?"
"If it wasn't the concubine who did it, why did everyone identify the concubine? Tu Lichen was the auxiliary minister mentioned by the late emperor. He was loyal to the Qing Dynasty and had no grudges against the concubine. I really can't think of why Tu Lichen
If the concubine wants to harm the concubine, please tell me."
Concubine Qin's eyes quickly swept over Tu Lichen's face, and she said unwillingly: "Tu Lichen has always supported the queen. Maybe he was trying to exonerate the queen, so he deliberately made up many of the words he said today. Otherwise, what would happen to Ping'er?
Will he happen to find me? It’s obviously premeditated. Your Majesty, please don’t be deceived by him.”
Looking at her, Yinzhen slowly shook his head and said: "If the concubine had told the whole story a long time ago, I might still believe the concubine a little, but now... the concubine's words sound to me like lies.
, can’t believe it.”
His words made Tuli Chen secretly sigh with relief. The matter should have been settled. Concubine Ren Qin would not be able to come up with any tricks no matter how much she talks.
Concubine Qin said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I...I was afraid that I would displease the Emperor before, so I hid something, but now..."
"That's enough, I don't want to hear it anymore." Yinzhen's words undoubtedly made Concubine Qin feel desperate. She didn't know how to win Yinzhen's trust. All of this was due to Ping'er and Hongying. When the queen was raised, she must
Cut these two cheap maids into pieces with a thousand knives, and they will not die a happy death!
At this time, Yunli took a deep breath, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Yinzhen saw through his thoughts at a glance, "Do you want to plead for Princess Qin?"
Yunli lowered his head and said: "Yes, she is my brother's mother-in-law. Even if I know that she is wrong, I can't ignore it. Besides, this matter is not necessarily true. Please, Your Majesty..."
Before he could continue, Yinzhen raised his hand and said: "Okay, I know this matter well, you don't need to say any more." After saying that, he turned his eyes to the uneasy Concubine Qin and said: "If it's just
For the sake of the late emperor and my seventeenth brother, I don't have to argue with the concubine about some minor matters, but in this matter, the concubine really went too far, and I can't find any reason to tolerate it."
Concubine Qin heard the coldness in his words and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I... really did not harm the Queen. Don't listen to these two sluts. They all want me dead. Those
You can't hear the words at all."
"There is no smoke without fire. If the concubine really has never done anything, how can they each risk the crime of deceiving the emperor and testify against the concubine?" Yinzhen's words made Concubine Qin speechless, and she could only keep saying it.
Feel sorry for yourself.
Yinzhen sat down in the chair and said coldly: "The concubine Chen falsely accused the queen. Her crime is unpardonable. She will immediately strip her of her position and title, and send her to Hui'an Temple to become a monk!"
If the deprivation of titles and status only shocked Concubine Qin, then becoming a monk at Hui'an Temple frightened her to death. Once she became a monk, all the glory and wealth she had finally obtained would be lost, and what awaited her was waiting for her.
There are only days of poverty and hardship. No, she doesn’t want this, she doesn’t want to lose everything in front of her, she is the concubine, the concubine of Prince Guo’s palace!
Thinking of this, Concubine Qin hissed: "It's wrong, I'm wrong. I didn't harm the queen. I beg the emperor to investigate!"
Her words did not waver Yinzhen in the slightest, and he said calmly: "Tomorrow, the concubine will go to Hui'an Temple. I hope that the concubine will have a good life and practice in the temple in the future."
Concubine Qin kept shaking her head, grabbed Yunli with one hand and said: "Yunli, please beg the emperor for mercy on behalf of E Niang. E Niang does not want to go to Hui'an Temple or become a monk."
What Concubine Qin has always been afraid of is losing her glory and wealth in the rest of her life, rather than not being able to see Yunli or her only son in the rest of her life.
Because, in the heart of Princess Qin, prosperity and wealth are the most important; her son is, at best, just a tool she uses to earn prosperity.
If Yunli knew the true thoughts of Concubine Qin, I don't know how she would feel. Maybe it would be better for Yunli to never know.
After comforting Concubine Qin for a few words, Yunli lifted up her robe and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to take the punishment on my mother's behalf. I beg Your Majesty for your mercy."
Yinzhen frowned slightly and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, get up."
"Your Majesty, even if E Niang really instigated Ping'er to frame the Queen, it was only for my brother. All the troubles were caused by my brother. How come this matter has nothing to do with my brother?" Seeing that Yinzhen didn't say anything, he added
Choking with sobs, he said: "Eniang's fault lies in her eagerness to protect her son, so I sincerely ask the emperor to allow my brother to accept the consequences for Eniang. Whether he takes away the throne or becomes a monk, I am willing to accept it."
Turichen said on the side: "If everyone is like a prince and receives the sacrifice on behalf of his relatives, then what is the point of the court establishing laws? Anyone who touches the law should pay the price they deserve. This is an iron law.
, and the emperor just ordered the concubine to become a monk, which is an act of mercy beyond the law, so the prince should not have many more demands."
Yunli glanced sideways at him and said: "Then...if the person who touches the law today is not my king's mother, but the boss's relatives, your two sons, you can say this without changing your face.
?”
"This..." Tu Lichen was startled, and after a while he said with a stiff face: "I will naturally act in accordance with the law."
Yunli shook his head and said: "No, Sir, I can't do it, otherwise you wouldn't have hesitated just now. Everyone has selfish motives, and no one except the saint is an exception." After saying this, he turned to Yinzhen.
He kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to take the punishment on my mother's behalf. Please spare my mother's life this time and let her continue to have a good night in your house. Otherwise, I will not have peace of mind for the rest of my life. I hope your Majesty will agree."
Faced with Yunli's plea, Yinzhen felt pity, but still said coldly: "Old Qin, no matter what Concubine Qin's motives are, she has done something wrong. Whoever makes the mistake will be punished. This