Zhou Quan knew in his heart that Fu Tai knew that he was Xiayue's man, and there were many rumors in the palace that Xianyue and Wei Jingxuan were not getting along, so he guessed that Xianyue had instigated him to do this, and wanted to force him to confess Xiayue; in fact,
How could the Supreme Being sitting in the dragon chair not think of this?
But from the beginning to the end, Hongli only asked him whether he had pleaded guilty, not who had instigated him. This shows that Hongli wanted to protect Xianyue and did not want to involve her in this matter. It was ridiculous that Fu Tai was so smart that he thought Hongli saw it.
Not being clear about the situation, he deliberately spoke out to remind him, and he ended up getting into trouble.
Zhou Quan bit his lip and said, "Does Your Majesty still remember the incident of Princess Changle? Princess Changle was harmed by the late empress and died before she was even full moon."
Hongli frowned and said, "Of course I remember it, but what does Changle have to do with this matter?"
"Although Wei promised not to work in Kunning Palace at that time, my servant saw her sneaking in and out of Kunning Palace more than once. Not long after, something happened to Princess Changle. Although Wei promised to keep saying that he had nothing to do with it, I forgive my servant.
Frankly speaking, the late Queen is not a person with a vicious nature. On the contrary, she has a gentle and gentle temperament.
How could she do such a vicious and cruel thing when she was trying to stir up dissension? The slave believed that Wei Zhengxing was the one who stirred up dissension, but without any evidence, he could only watch her get away with it, and even become a concubine step by step. But over the years,
I have never forgotten the death of Princess Changle, Wei Jingxuan... must die!"
Qiao Yan'er said tremblingly: "But... you have no evidence, how can you kill people just for an uncertain thing!"
Zhou Quan stared at her fiercely and said: "If I had evidence, how could I have allowed her to live to this day?" After a pause, he said with a sad expression: "Evil will be rewarded, the Wei family was deprived of the concubine position by the emperor and demoted to
In order to agree, I was imprisoned in Yongshou Palace, but this alone is not enough to avenge the little princess. I have sworn that she must pay for her debt with blood."
Hongli said in a deep voice: "Where did you get the lily of the valley fragrance?"
Zhou Quan chuckled and said, "It's also my luck. Ever since the little princess died in Lily of the Valley, I have been remembering this name. I go out of the palace to look for her from time to time, hoping that the Wei family will also die in Lily of the Valley. God forbid."
To live up to my expectations, just a while ago, I really let this slave learn from a wandering doctor.
I found this strange fragrance in my house, and the emperor knows what happened next." He took a deep breath and said: "From the moment I decided to do this, I expected this ending, and I only
I wish I had taken Wei's life to avenge the little princess, which would make it difficult for the little princess to rest in peace!"
Xianyue's body was trembling slightly, and she walked up to Zhou Shen, with complex eyes and said: "You..."
Before she could continue, Zhou Quan kowtowed to her and choked up: "I was originally responsible for looking after the cold palace. Thanks to your empress' promotion, I was able to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Over the years, I have never forgotten your kindness.
, I only regret that the slave is incompetent and failed to kill the Wei family to avenge the little princess."
"If Changle knew that you remembered her like this, he would be very happy, but..." Xianyue said with a choked voice: "Maybe I shouldn't have transferred you out of the cold palace back then, so that there would be no disaster today!"
"This path is chosen by the slave himself and has nothing to do with the empress. Besides, instead of mediocrity and living without knowing the purpose, it is better to do what he wants to do. It is a pity that the slave will not be able to repay the favor to the empress in the future.
I can wait for the next life." Zhou Quan wiped the tears from his eyes and tried his best to squeeze out a smile, "In the next life, the slave does not seek glory, wealth, fame or fortune, but only wants to be the slave of the empress again to repay the kindness of this life!
"
Hearing these words, Xianyue was greatly moved and scolded with tears in her eyes: "Nonsense, how can anyone be a slave in this life and look forward to being a slave again in the next life."
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Since I Zhou Quan entered the palace, the empress has been the best to me. As long as I can reunite with the empress, it doesn't matter if I, Zhou Quan, have to be a slave for the rest of my life;"
Xianyue gritted her teeth slightly, knelt down beside Zhou Quan and said, "Your Majesty, I know that Zhou Quan is a heinous criminal, but he is not a vicious person. On the contrary, he did this for the sake of that poor child in Changle, and asked the Emperor to look down on Zhou Quan.
For the sake of loyalty, spare him the death penalty!"
Hongli stared at him silently for a long time, and said coldly: "No matter what the reason, he has committed an unforgivable capital crime. Queen, you should understand this."
Xianyue understood that Hongli was warning herself not to plead for Zhou Quan again, but Zhou Quan would fall to this point all because of her, and if she had proposed Qiao Yan'er earlier, things might not have developed to this point.
At this point, he had already harmed Zhou Quan, how could he bear to watch him die again.
"The law is nothing more than human kindness, and Wei promised that although he was frightened this time, his life would not be in danger, so I have the courage to ask the emperor to show mercy."
Mrs. Hu sighed secretly. She did not agree with Xianyue's intercession for Zhou Quan, but Zhou Quan was loyal. It would be really sad if he died like this. It was all the fault of Qiao Yan'er and Xiao Chengzi. One had evil intentions and the other was treacherous.
These two are the most damnable.
Mrs. Hu suppressed the anger in her heart, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, since Wei promised that everything is fine, Zhou Quan will not be considered a murder, and the crime will not lead to death. Please spare his life, Your Majesty."
Hongli didn't speak, walked slowly to Xianyue, looked directly into her eyes and said: "Queen, you should know that I...have already opened up a wide range of circumstances."
Xianyue bit her lip and said: "I understand, but I am greedy and want to ask the emperor to be more generous and ask the emperor to agree."
Hongli stood there with a gloomy expression. In this matter, he had deliberately defended Xianyue, but the latter was still not satisfied and asked him to spare Zhou Quan's life.
Mrs. Hu saw that he had a bad look on his face and was afraid that he would punish Xianyue, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if Wei promised that he really had a hand in killing the little princess, then Zhou Quan would not only have no fault, but would have merit. Even if he really needs to be punished, he will wait until it is found out.
Let’s talk about it later.”
At this time, Qiao Yan'er, who was kneeling next to her, suddenly said: "I'm sorry to be so bold as to say this. The two empresses act and speak like this. It's really hard for me to convince you."
"Presumptuous!" Mrs. Hu scolded with a deep look: "I am talking to the emperor, when will it be your turn, a little maid, to interrupt."
Qiao Yan'er did not show fear because of her words, she only lowered her eyes and said: "No matter how truthfully the slave told the truth before, the two empresses insisted that the slave was full of lies and there was no proof. If the emperor had not personally interrogated Zheng, the two father-in-laws would have been
, the truth is still unclear, there has been a deviation in this matter, and now, Manager Zhou has confessed, and the two empresses
But he insisted on interceding for him, and even did not hesitate to make the emperor bear the name of unfair treatment. Yes, Wei promised that there would be nothing wrong, but does this mean that Mr. Zhou does not need to be punished? I dare to ask the two empresses, are you protecting Zhou?
When you are in charge, where do you place the emperor? In your eyes, is the emperor's holy name not as important as being thorough?"