Faced with his anger, Mrs. Huang hurriedly knelt down and said: "No, I have never touched my concubine at all. It was indeed she who knocked down the child and framed my concubine!"
"Boom - boom - boom -" The weather that was sunny just now turned gloomy from time to time, and bursts of spring thunder sounded from the dark clouds.
Hongli closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said in a cold voice: "At this time, you still refuse to tell me the truth?"
Huang heard the deep suspicion in his words and said hurriedly: "What I said is the truth. My concubine, she is the one who deceived the emperor. The emperor must not be fooled by her!"
Mrs. Hu and Ms. Huang knelt down together and said in a serious voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that Concubine Yi has always been kind to others and will definitely not do anything harmful to others. There must be something else going on in this matter!"
At this moment, Xiao Yuanzi suddenly rushed to Chen Qi, pulled him to kneel down in front of Hongli, and said sternly: "You were also in the palace at that time. Tell the emperor who is lying!"
Chen Qi didn't expect that Xiao Yuanzi would suddenly drag him in. He panicked for a moment and stammered: "Slave... I don't know anything!"
Xiao Yuanzi gritted his teeth and said, "You obviously know it very well, why don't you tell me? Tell me!"
How could Mrs. Huang not notice Xiao Yuanzi's intention? She said hurriedly: "Chen Qi, tell the emperor truthfully what happened in the palace. Don't hide a word."
Chen Qi was lying on the ground trembling constantly. He was having a fierce struggle in his heart. He didn't know whether he should help the Huang family or the Wei family. He didn't want to die, he wanted to live!
"Speak!" Hongli's angry shouting frightened Chen Qi so hard that his face turned pale. He nervously picked at the cracks in the gold bricks and said in a trembling voice: "Slave... this slave deserves to die! Master, she..."
Seeing that he hesitated for a long time without saying anything, Hongli's remaining patience was exhausted, and he said in a cold voice: "Drag him down and beat him, and then bring him in again when he is willing to talk."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qi was frightened out of his wits and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, I...I am willing to say it!"
After seeing Xiao Wu return to his original position with lingering fear, Chen Qi swallowed and gritted his teeth: "I saw... the master had a dispute with the concubine. After that, Xiao Yuanzi contradicted the master a few words, and the master became angry.
Next, he slapped the concubine, and then accidentally pushed the concubine down.
." After weighing several times, he finally chose Wei Jingxuan, because he knew that once Wei Jingxuan failed, she would not let him go, and would tell everything she had done, including copying Xiayue's handwriting;
At that time, even if he had nine lives, it would not be enough for him to die.
Chen Qi's words made Wei Jingxuan feel relieved. Although Chen Qi was on Huang's side, because he was Huang's servant, his testimony would not have much effect. She could still bite Huang to death, but
There is always something missing, and since Huang is protected by Xia Yue, she might be able to escape, but now, haha... Huang is definitely guilty of this crime.
Mrs. Huang stared at Chen Qi, her eyes almost bursting with fire, and scolded: "You little slave, you actually colluded with Mrs. Wei and wronged me with her?!"
Chen Qi did not dare to look directly at her, lowered his head and said: "I know that I am sorry for my master by doing this, but I cannot lie without conscience. Please calm down, master!"
Mrs. Huang pointed at him and was so angry that she could not speak. She could not have imagined that Wei Jingxuan's control over Chen Qi was so deep that he could lie for Wei Jingxuan without conscience!
No one needs to tell her, she also knows that the current situation is extremely unfavorable to her. Even if Xianyue and Hu help her, the chance of being able to escape safely is almost zero.
What should she do? What should she do?
Huang kept thinking about this question in her mind, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not find the answer. She...had fallen into a dead end.
"Your Majesty..." Mrs. Hu wanted to speak for Mrs. Huang, but as soon as she said two words, Hongli shouted: "No one is allowed to plead for her!"
After Mrs. Hu was forced to remain silent, Hongli stood up and walked to Mr. Huang who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "I ask you again, is it really you?"
Huang raised her head to meet his cold gaze and said slowly: "Even if the emperor asks me a hundred times a thousand times about something I have never done, I will still get the same answer. As for Liu Qi, he has long been
Wei Jingxuan bribed me, so now I am helping Wei Jingxuan to frame my concubine."
Hongli's thin lips curved slightly, raising a cold smile, "Really? Why didn't I listen to you just now?"
Huang pursed her lips and said, "I promised Liu Qi that I would spare his life, so I didn't want to mention it, but I didn't expect that he would make the same mistake again and again and do something that would destroy his conscience."
thing."
Hongli didn't say anything, but his eyes that stared at Huang became colder and colder, making people feel as if they were in the cold winter. "You are the concubine who was accidentally pushed away, and you did not intentionally harm the emperor's heir in her belly. I miss you and accompany you."
years of affection,
I didn’t want to embarrass you too much, but you have repeatedly shied away and even made up lies about having multiple children in order to frame your concubine. You are still unwilling to tell the truth. It really disappoints me and makes me... unable to find anyone who can show mercy to you.
reason!"
Xianyue heard the hidden murderous intention in his words, and was afraid that he would really be angry and order the death of Huang family, so she quickly stepped forward and said: "Please calm down, Your Majesty, I am watching this matter, I am afraid that there is something hidden, so why not
Please give me a few more days, Your Majesty."
Wei Jingxuan gritted her teeth with a pale face and said: "Your Majesty, you said before that I hid the child, and now you say that there is another hidden secret in this matter? Oh, if the person being reprimanded by the emperor now is a concubine, I'm afraid there is no hidden secret.
Well, not only that, you will also urge the emperor to convict the concubine as soon as possible, and even kill the concubine."
Xianyue looked at her calmly and said: "My concubine's words are too paranoid. I have always treated things differently than people." With that said, she said to Hongli: "Your Majesty, you just said, Yi
You have been with the imperial concubine for many years, and you should know her temperament best. Over the years, she has only suffered a lot, and she has never insulted others, let alone framed anyone."
Yongxun kept nodding at the side and begged: "Huang Ama, E Niang must be unjust. Please let Huang E Niang investigate this matter again."
Their words made Hongli hesitate and did not speak for a long time. Wei Jingxuan was afraid that Hongli would be persuaded by her, so she said angrily: "By saying this, the empress means that I lied and framed Concubine Yi? Concubine Yi will not bully others.
Will I be able to frame others?
?Now it is my concubine who has lost her child. What else do you want? Do you have to force my concubine to death before you are willing to do it?!" As she said that, she took a deep breath and said with tears: "The left and right children are gone, and neither is my concubine.
If you want to continue living, just do as you wish!"