Chapter 162: Passing the decree in the cold palace
"Chun concubine, you keep convincing the emperor, so when the Ai family asks you why you went to Kunning Palace on the day the queen became ill, is it really just a coincidence?"
Faced with Ling Ruo's inquiry, Mrs. Su tried her best to pretend to be innocent and said: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that I really went there because I accidentally saw the palace servants in the Queen's Palace asking for the imperial doctor. The Queen Mother
, I did not lie, the Queen has always been very kind to me, how could I use such vicious methods to harm the Queen?"
"People's hearts are unpredictable." After spitting out these four words, Ling Ruo turned her gaze to Tang Jiu, "The Ai family remembers that you were there when Chun Bin went to Kunning Palace. Please tell me whether what Chun Bin said is true or false.
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"Slave..." Tang Jiu carefully glanced at Su. After seeing the latter's stern gaze, he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Ling Ruo saw this scene in his eyes and said, "If the Ai family asks you something, just answer it. No one dares to do anything to you."
"Yes." Tang Jiu agreed in a low voice and said in a trembling voice: "On that day, I did see the palace servants from Kunning Palace going to the Taiyuan Hospital, but it was not a coincidence. It was the empress who specially ordered the servant to wait in Kunning Palace during those days.
If there is anything unusual in Kunning Palace nearby, let her know immediately. Looking back, it seems that the empress has already expected that something will happen to Kunning Palace."
Su Shi changed her face in shock and said sternly: "You are talking nonsense. When did I order you like this? Tang Jiu, why do you repeatedly slander me? Who instigated you to do this? Do you know that falsely accusing a concubine is a capital crime?!"
Tang Jiu was too frightened to speak. Ling Ruo snorted coldly and said: "A pure concubine is so arrogant. She will be punished with death every time. Do you think the Ai family and the emperor don't exist?"
Su quickly said: "I don't dare, I am just angry at Tang Jiu's slander. Please ask the Queen Mother to make the decision for me."
Ling Ruo glanced at her and said, "The Ai family will not wrongly accuse innocent people, so if you really haven't done it, you can rest assured."
Seeing what she said, Mrs. Su did not dare to say any more, and could only kneel on the ground and sob. Ling Ruo shook her head slightly and said to Hongli: "Emperor, the pure concubine does not admit that the comb is hers, what do you think?"
Hongli said in an indifferent voice: "I can't find the reason why A Luo and Tang Jiu wrongly accused her."
His words shocked Su. She stroked her chest and said, "Your Majesty, would you rather believe the words of two servants than my concubine?"
Cai Ling interjected: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"You can just say it." After receiving Hongli's words, Cai Ling said: "Ms. Chunbi has always said that Tang Jiu and A Luo's words are not true. If this is the case, why not spread the news that Nala is here to ask questions? If
If her answer is consistent with Arrow, then it will be clear who is telling lies."
"No." Mrs. Su objected immediately, facing Hongli's eyes and said: "The Nala family will definitely stand with A Luo and the others, because once the concubine is convicted, she can leave the cold palace. Therefore, Ling is always here
The method simply won’t work.”
Cai Ling had expected that she would say this, and immediately said: "If the empress is worried about this, then you can not tell Nala about the matter for the time being, and just ask her if she knows this comb. Is that all right?"
Su did not speak, but kept thinking in her heart. She had never given the comb to Nala. If the latter was asked about the comb without knowing it, he would definitely say that he did not recognize it. In this way,
The suspicion on her will be cleared.
Thinking of this, she raised her head and said forcefully: "If this can prove my innocence, then I will agree."
Hongli turned his gaze to Ling Ruo, and after the latter nodded, he ordered: "Sixi, go to Leng Palace immediately to bring Nala."
"My slave obeys the order!" Si Xi agreed, hurried to the cold palace, and knocked on the dilapidated palace door. After a while, Qi Kuan came to open the palace door with sleepy eyes. When he could clearly see the person standing outside the door,
, his whole body trembled, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and after waiting for sure it was Si Xi, he stammered: "Eunuch Xi, why are you here?"
Si Xi didn't waste any time talking to him, and said directly: "On the order of the emperor, we invite the lady to go to Cining Palace. If you have any questions, please go and invite the lady over quickly." Seeing Qi Kuan, he was still there.
, urged: "Why don't you go quickly?"
Qi Kuanru woke up from his dream and hurriedly agreed and ran inside quickly. After about a while of touching a cup of tea, Nala appeared at the palace gate with him and said in a trembling voice: "Happy Eunuch, your Majesty is really pleased.
Do you want to see me?"
Si Xi nodded and said: "Yes, the Emperor and the Queen Mother both want to see the Madam. Please come with me immediately."
Xia Yue nodded with tears in her eyes and said incoherently: "Okay, go, go see the emperor immediately."
Si Xi glanced at her and said hesitantly: "It's cold at night, so I'd better put on some clothes before going."
Xianyue lowered her head and glanced at herself, shook her head and said: "People from the cold palace, how can there be so many clothes? They are all here, let's go."
Si Xi heard the words and said no more. She led Xianyue all the way to Cining Palace. When the palace door opened, Xianyue saw a familiar figure. The next moment, her vision was blurred and distorted, and warm liquid dropped one after another.
Leaving the eyes, they turned into tears like pearls and jade.
She knew that sooner or later she would see the man who ruled the world again and would be by his side again, but when she really saw him again, the emotion made her uncontrollable and she could only stand there and cry non-stop.
She even forgot her original intention of standing here.
Xianyue couldn't control her emotions, and Hongli was no better than her. The moment Xianyue came in, he stood up subconsciously, his eyes firmly fixed on Xianyue, unable to move away from that thin and haggard figure.
...Unable to blink, longing that had been forcibly suppressed surged up in his heart. It was not until this moment that he clearly realized that he missed the woman in front of him so much.
"Ahem!" Ling Ruo's cough made Hongli wake up and sit down again. At this time, Xianyue also wiped away her tears and walked in. She knelt down and said, "My maid, Nala, goes to see the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
Seeing that Hongli's mood had not calmed down, Ling Ruo said one by one: "Nala family, the Ai family and the emperor have sent you here to ask you something. Do you recognize this comb?"
When Ling Ruo said this, Yang Hai handed the comb to Xianyue. The moment Xianyue picked up the comb, both Cai Ling and Su Shi had their hearts in their throats and stared at them intently.
He looked at Xia Yue, waiting for her answer.
Xianyue took the comb and took a closer look at it, then said: "If I return to the Queen Mother, I will recognize this comb. This comb was given to me by my former pure concubine."