Mrs. Liu slowly shook her head in response to her gaze, "I also want to believe your Majesty, but unfortunately, I can't. Therefore, I will go to see the emperor again and ask the emperor to personally intervene in this matter."
Ling Ruo frowned and said, "The emperor has handed over this matter to me."
Ms. Liu shook her head angrily and said: "Your Majesty handed this matter over to your Majesty because he believed that your Majesty could be impartial and selfless. But unfortunately, what I saw was a scene of frankness and selfishness. I believe that even if the interrogation continues, I will not
If there are any consequences, or directly find an innocent person to take the blame, so that the Qi Jia family can go free. Rather than doing this, it is better not to go to trial."
"If the emperor refuses to take part in this matter, what will you do?" Ling Ruo's words made Mrs. Liu startled, and then she said coldly: "I don't need to worry about this matter. After all, Hongzhan is the emperor's heir.
The Emperor will not ignore it no matter what."
After saying that, she was about to leave. Upon seeing this, Ling Ruo winked at Yang Hai. The latter nodded knowingly and stretched out his hand to stop Liu and Jin Gu before they crossed the threshold. This move surprised Liu and turned around to stare.
Ling Ruo asked, "Mother, what do you mean?"
Not only the Liu family, but also the Qi Jia family and the Xu family were shocked by Ling Ruo's move. They looked at each other and couldn't understand why Ling Ruo would do this. After all, it was Qi Jia who was accused of harming Hongzhan.
However, from the time he came in until now, Ling Ruo has always targeted the Liu family, which makes no sense.
Ling Ruo lowered his head and stroked the smooth and flawless jade bracelet on his wrist, and said casually: "I am not interested in anything, but until I figure this out, no one is allowed to leave, including you, concubine Qian!"
Mrs. Liu's eyes turned cold and she said angrily: "Does the empress want to imprison me?"
Ling Ruo stood up and walked slowly to Mrs. Liu, and said casually: "It's not that serious of imprisonment. I just ask Concubine Qian and Brother Six to wait here. After I find out the truth, Concubine Qian can go wherever she wants."
Yes, but before that, I can only aggrieve my humble concubine."
Mrs. Liu noticed Ling Ruo's targeting and said coldly: "What if I, my concubine, don't agree?"
Ling Ruo showed a faint smile and said, "This is the Chengqian Palace. Only I can give permission or not. There is no reason why the concubines will not agree or not."
"You've already planned this a long time ago, so that's why Hongzhan and I have to come here, right?" In anger, Mrs. Liu blurted out without even adding the honorific.
Ling Ruo looked at Ms. Liu's beautiful and delicate face and said, "If I say no, will Concubine Qian believe it?"
Ms. Liu didn't speak, but her expression said everything. Looking at each other, she backed away slowly, then turned around, stared at Yang Hai who was about to stop her and said fiercely: "Which of your hands dare to touch me?"
, I will chop off which hand, this is a crime of disrespect, and Concubine Xi may not be able to protect you!"
What Liu said this time was not false. It would be troublesome for anyone to be charged with disrespect, especially for a palace official like Yang Hai.
Yang Hai didn't know whether to stop him or not. He looked at Ling Ruo in embarrassment. The latter raised his chin and said, "There's no need to stop him. Just go and close the palace door."
Yang Hai hurriedly agreed, summoned several young eunuchs, and hurriedly closed the palace door tightly before Liu went out, and blocked the palace door with his body so that Liu could not open it.
Mrs. Liu turned livid with anger. She handed the umbrella to Jin Gu and asked her to hold it on Hongzhan's head. She walked to the eaves in the rain, met Ling Ruo's eyes as he walked out of the hall, and said word by word: "I
I want to see the emperor!"
Ling Ruo seemed not to notice Mrs. Liu's anger, and said calmly: "You will see it only after I find out the truth."
Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth and said, "I have not made any mistakes. My Majesty has no reason to imprison me. If this matter comes to the ears of the Emperor, I am afraid it will be difficult for My Majesty to explain it to me."
Ling Ruo smiled slightly and said carelessly: "I have already said that it is not as serious as imprisonment. I am just asking Concubine Qian and her son to stay as guests in Chengqian Palace for a while longer. I believe the emperor will understand me."
Mrs. Liu sneered: "Is there any empress who would force someone to be a guest like this?"
Ling Ruo glanced at Hongzhan, who was being held in Jin Gu's arms, raised her eyebrows and said, "Perhaps what I did caused Concubine Qian to have some misunderstandings, but I definitely have no ill intentions."
Just as Mrs. Liu was about to open her mouth, Ling Ruo's voice came to her ears again, "Concubine Qian's reaction is very curious, as if she doesn't want me to ask the sixth elder brother more. Let me guess, is there something?"
What Concubine Qian doesn’t want me to know is, for example, the real murderer who caused Brother Sixth to faint.”
Liu's eyelids twitched, and she suppressed the panic in her heart and said: "I have told the queen everything I know. As for Hongzhan, he is young and cannot express himself correctly in some things. Why does the queen keep asking him if he doesn't?"
put."
"Okay, I won't ask any more questions about Brother Six." Her answer surprised Liu. Before she could react, Ling Ruo continued: "But I want Dr. Zhou to carefully examine Brother Six's body."
, if there is no problem after the inspection, I will let you leave now, how about it?"
Mrs. Liu's eyes flickered, thinking about the authenticity of Ling Ruo's words. If it was just like this, it wouldn't be a big deal, but she didn't know whether Ling Ruo would keep her promise and let her go.
After thinking for a long time, Ms. Liu said with half-belief and doubt: "Do you really mean what you said?"
Ling Ruo looked back at Zhou Minghua and others who were standing behind her, "Everyone here has heard what I said. If they regret it, they will be witnesses. Each one of them can help Concubine Qian testify against me in front of the emperor."
Keep your word.”
Mrs. Liu sneered and said, "I'm afraid that your Majesty really doesn't keep her word, and no one dares to testify against her."
"Let's put aside these words. I just want to ask Concubine Qian if she would like Dr. Zhou to examine Brother Sixth again?"
Faced with Ling Ruo's words, Mrs. Liu was a little undecided for a moment. If she was honest, she didn't want to pay attention to Ling Ruo, but if she didn't agree to her, she and Hongzhan would have to leave Chengqian Palace.
Although she didn't dare to do anything to herself and Hongzhan in front of so many people, she was always uneasy, especially since she always pestered Hongzhan and Haitang, as if she had discovered something.
After weighing the pros and cons, Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, just follow what the imperial concubine said. I hope the imperial concubine will keep her promise."
"Definitely!" As Ling Ruo's words fell, Mrs. Liu motioned to Jin Gu to come over, and then handed Hongzhan to Imperial Physician Zhou. At the same time, Ling Ruo ordered Shui Xiu: "Go and prepare a quiet room so that Imperial Physician Zhou can carefully
Check for Brother Six."
Doctor Zhou agreed, and was about to follow Shui Xiu down with Hong Zhan in his arms. Liu turned around, stretched out his hand to stop him, and then said to Ling Ruo: "Why do you want to go to the quiet room? Can't you check here?"