"I happen to be at Concubine Jin's place." After Yinzhen said this, he stared at Mrs. Xu who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face, and said in a cold voice: "Xu Nianyao, you really did such a bad thing in Hui'an Temple.
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"I deserve to die!" Xu's voice was like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, carrying endless sorrow and desolation, because she knew that this autumn was the end of her life, the end.
"Bitch!" Yinzhen said disgustedly: "Hui'an Temple is a place of pure Buddhism. I sent you there to pray for Concubine Jin. It's bad for you to have an affair with someone and now you are pregnant with an evil child. It's simply
He is so shameless! Say, who is that person?"
Yinzhen did not love Mrs. Xu. At best, he only had a good impression of her after returning from praying at Hui'an Temple. Because of this, he turned to her sign that time. After learning that she could not sleep with her due to illness, he felt pity for her.
She never expected that Mrs. Xu would do such a shameless thing. Once this kind of thing spreads, it will not only disgrace her or the Xu family, but also the face of the royal family.
Mrs. Xu lowered her head and said, "I know that I am guilty of a crime that deserves death, so please punish me."
"Of course you deserve to die, but that adulterer also deserves to die. Who is he?" Yinzhen's angry shouting failed to make Mrs. Xu speak. After saying what he just said, he knelt there and refused to reveal anything more.
words.
"Don't you say so?" Under such anger, Yinzhen laughed strangely, "Sixi, send Xu to the Criminal Punishment Department and tell them that any means of punishment is up to them, as long as it can be done
Just ask Mrs. Xu."
Si Xi was startled by his words. Only palace maids and eunuchs who had committed crimes would be sent to the punishment department. No matter how big a mistake a palace concubine like Xu made, apart from the death penalty, the most they could do was
Being relegated to the cold palace, like Ma Jiabixiu who entered the palace together with the Liu family, was punished by Yinzhen to work in the Xinzhe Treasury for a month because she was jealous of Ling Ruo and spoke rudely. This was a unique thing, let alone the punishment department.
Si Xi asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you really want to send me to the Criminal Punishment Department?"
"You ask so many questions, do you want to go in with her?" Yinzhen's words made Sixi immediately become silent and did not dare to say another word.
Yinzhen is not a cruel person. If Mrs. Xu told the truth, it would be nothing more than living in the cold palace and dying. But Mrs. Xu refused and would rather die to protect the adulterer. Naturally, this angered Yinzhen and made him
Decided to use all means to find out the name of the adulterer.
Although Mrs. Xu was trembling with fear, she still gritted her teeth and refused to say a word. Seeing that Mrs. Xu was about to be taken away, Hongshi couldn't help but said: "Huang Ama, Mrs. Xu is your noble person after all. In this way
Send it to the Criminal Punishment Department and let them torture you to extract a confession. I'm afraid it won't be good. If word gets out, people will misunderstand Emperor Ama."
Yinzhen snorted coldly and said, "Then do you have a way to get her to tell that person's name?"
Hongshi lowered his head and said solemnly: "I can't do that!"
"If this matter really spreads, I will not only be misunderstood, but also become the laughing stock of others!" Yinzhen said coldly, and then ordered Sixi to take him down.
At this time, Guarjia suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Zirong has been with Xu, and she also went to Hui'an Temple together. Maybe she will know something." Although she had just arrived, she had already learned from Xu's words and deeds.
Seeing how protective she was of Hong Shi, she thought of Zi Rong like Ling Ruo and wanted to pry her mouth away from Zi Rong.
Yinzhen thought about it and signaled Sixi to take Zirong down with him. Zirong begged for mercy in a panic, begging Yinzhen to let her go and begging Lingruo to save her.
Ling Ruo shook his head gently and said: "Zirong, the only one who can save you is yourself. This is your last chance. Tell the emperor who was Xu Guiren with when he was in Hui'an Temple? If you don't tell me, you will have no choice but to go
Secretary Shenxing is suffering from physical pain."
"Slave..." There was a war between heaven and man in Zi Rong's heart. After a long time, she finally made a decision. She kowtowed and said, "I would like to inform the emperor and the concubine that I am willing to atone for my sins. I beg the emperor and the concubine to spare my life."
Xu's blind defense of Hongshi chilled her. For nearly a year, she was loyal to Xu and defended her in every possible way. When Xu and Qi Jia bullied Xu, she stood up for Xu at all costs.
She didn't want her to suffer any injustice. But now, for the sake of her second elder brother, Mrs. Xu had forgotten all about it, and even didn't hesitate to watch her being sent to the Sentence Department.
Yinzhen nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you tell the truth, I promise to spare your life."
Mrs. Xu panicked and said: "Zirong, you don't know what happened at that time. Don't kill people's lives for your own sake!"
Zirong didn't look at her and said to herself: "The person who had a private meeting with the master at Hui'an Temple that day was..."
"It's Liu Hu!" Mrs. Xu suddenly interrupted Zi Rong and said something that surprised everyone. Only Nala's eyes were slightly relaxed. Mrs. Xu finally understood the intention of her words just now and rushed to Zi Rong's side.
Before telling the truth, she should blame the guards. If she remembered correctly, Liu Hu was from the Niu Hulu clan. It would be a good idea to blame him. Now, she wanted to take a look.
How did Niu Hulu protect Liu Hu?
Yinzhen thought for a while and remembered who Liu Hu was. He frowned and said, "Liu Hu was sent by me to protect your safety. How could he do such a thing?"
Mrs. Xu gritted her teeth and continued the lie, "Replying to the emperor, after Liu Hu came to Hui'an Temple, he often took advantage of his power to get close to his concubines, and then used sweet words to seduce them, ultimately making a big mistake that is irreparable.
, Zi Rong really didn’t know about this matter. I didn’t want to tell you, but I was afraid that Zi Rong would say something casually in order to save my life and harm the lives of innocent people, so I told the truth. Your Majesty, although Liu Hu
He did something wrong, but I beg you to spare his life." When she said these words, Xu's voice kept trembling. She was not a vicious person. She was really uneasy when she wronged an innocent person like this. But she absolutely could not let it happen.
Zi Rong revealed Hong Shi's name, and Concubine Xi had been using her to harm Hong Shi, and Liu Hu was sent by Concubine Xi to monitor her, so he naturally became the best candidate to be punished on behalf of Hong Shi.
Ling Ruo stared at Xu with a livid face. She didn't expect that Xu would really do this, calling a deer a horse and killing an innocent person to save Hong Shi. Her eyes turned and fell on the equally surprised Zi Rong, "Zirong
, tell the emperor and me truthfully, is it really Liu Hu and Xu Guiren who are having an affair? If I find out that you have made a false statement, I will immediately drag you out and break your legs."
The coldness in Ling Ruo's words frightened Zi Rong, and she was already dissatisfied with the Xu family, so naturally she was unwilling to follow her words and harm an innocent person. She immediately said: "As for your Majesty, communicate with the master privately."
It's not Leader Liu, but..." She glanced at Hong Shi secretly, gritted her teeth and said, "It's the second elder brother!"