"It's a pity. Now, all this has been investigated by this palace. Has the old queen thought about the consequences of this matter? If the emperor knew that he was obsessed with a prostitute who could do anything for anyone, he knew that all this was
What will he do about the trick arranged by your Zhou family? I'm afraid he will have to punish everyone in your Zhou family and crush them to ashes before he can avenge his hatred?" Empress Zhang said coldly.
Queen Mother Zhou suddenly reached out and grabbed all the confessions in her hands, as if she wanted to tear them all into pieces.
Empress Zhang sneered and said: "The Queen Mother wants to destroy the confession, right? Even if you tear it up, there are several copies of these confessions. There are also backups after tearing them up. The witnesses can be obtained at any time. If you tear them up, it will make the Queen Mother feel comfortable."
Some, just tear them up."
"Bang!" The dragon-head crutch fell to the ground. Empress Dowager Zhou stretched out her hand to hold the table to prevent her from falling.
She didn't want to destroy the evidence, but she also understood that tearing up these confessions would not help. She also wanted to argue and fight back, but at this moment she had no strength to argue. She herself was shocked by the facts before her.
The two younger brothers teamed up with Zhou Ying to deceive her. That Wan'er was not a member of the Zhou family at all, but was actually a woman from a brothel. Just this matter alone made the Queen Mother Zhou almost mad to death. Not to mention that Queen Zhang had taken advantage of everything at the moment.
You know, the confession is in hand and cannot be denied. Even if there are some deviations in the details, it is basically a solid fact.
The Emperor... How angry the Emperor would be if he knew about this. Moreover, I didn’t even think about humiliating the Emperor. No matter how bad I was, I knew how to maintain the dignity of the royal family. But I caused the emperor to suffer huge humiliation and made the emperor follow a group of people.
Two filthy brothel girls were mixed together. What a heinous crime this was, which made Empress Dowager Zhou deeply regretful.
Empress Zhang looked at Empress Dowager Zhou coldly and said in a deep voice: "Old grandmother, what else do you have to say now that things have happened? The old Empress Dowager has been pure and virtuous all her life. How could she be so confused in her old age? She is really in danger at this late age.
What happened this time not only ruined the good reputation of your old queen mother, your Zhou family will also be doomed. I think, at least it is a crime of confiscating the property and asking for execution. Alas, I am also very sorry. Old
The Queen Mother has worked hard for so many years, and her family has relied on the Queen Mother to make it what it is today, but now it is going to be destroyed from the ground up. This is not only her own fault, but also sad and regrettable."
Empress Dowager Zhou tilted her body and fell to the ground, with tears streaming down her eyes. It was a matter of regret that she ended up in this situation due to a mistake in her thoughts.
"Queen, the Ai family is confused about this matter. The Ai family was deceived by a few bastards from my mother's family. The Ai family didn't know the identity of the woman at all, and thought she was really my grandniece. The Ai family admitted that it was someone who assisted her
Let her compete with the queen for favor, and also teach her to imitate the queen's manners when she was young to attract the emperor's attention. The Ai family deserves to be damned. The Ai family is confused. But the Ai family really didn't expect that this woman would be so filthy and shameful to the emperor.
It’s not what the Ai family wants.”
Empress Dowager Zhou was lying on the ground, holding one hand on the edge of the table, and said with tears streaming down her face.
"It's too late to say this now. When things have reached this point, why are we talking about this?" Queen Zhang said coldly.
"Yes, it's too late to say anything. The Ai family has done something treasonous and unjust, and the Ai family deserves to die. Queen, how do you want to punish the Ai family, the Ai family has nothing to say. But for the sake of the Ai family protecting the emperor, look
The Ai family has not done anything immoral over the years, nor has they done anything inappropriate to the queen. For the sake of the royal ancestors, can the Ai family ask the queen for something?" said the Empress Dowager Zhou sadly.
vocal tract.
Queen Zhang frowned and said, "What's the matter?"
Empress Dowager Zhou said in a deep voice: "Can you... spare my brothers and the others? I beg you, the Ai family."
Empress Zhang sneered: "According to your statement, they deceived you, but you interceded for them?"
Empress Dowager Zhou shouted: "Those are my brothers from my mother's family. How could the Ai family ignore it? If the Ai family had not been in the palace, they would not have had such a foolish idea. After all, the prosperity of my mother's family is all due to
The Ai family arose. If the Ai family had not married the late emperor, they would not have suffered this calamity today. Queen, you should be able to understand the thoughts of the Ai family. Your feelings for your mother's family are what Ai's heart is for my Zhou family.
, comparing one’s heart to one’s heart, it’s all the same.”
Empress Zhang frowned and pondered. Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly turned around, kowtowed to Empress Zhang and said, "The empress is merciful. The Ai family kowtows to the empress and begs for mercy. The Ai family kowtows to the empress and begs for mercy."
Empress Zhang hurriedly stepped away, frowned and reprimanded: "Are you going to destroy me? If you kowtow to me, you will destroy my longevity. After all, you are an ancestor."
Empress Dowager Zhou burst into tears, raised her head and said: "The Ai family has done something wrong, why are you so arrogant? I beg the queen to show her respect... From now on, the Ai family will eat fast and chant Buddha every day to pray for the queen. After death, they will be grateful for the queen's kindness when they go to the underworld."
Great Virtue."
Empress Zhang sighed slowly and said in a deep voice: "Get up, how do you look like this? When the palace people saw it, they thought I was insulting my elders and had no rules."
Empress Dowager Zhou heard that Empress Zhang's tone softened, and she felt that there was something fishy about her. She said softly: "Then the empress...has promised to the Ai family?"
Empress Zhang said solemnly: "It stands to reason that such a thing cannot be tolerated. But what you said just now moved me. You and I are in similar situations, and we have the same desire to protect our natal brothers.
We all think that they are living a good life. You and I are both poor people. But the difference between you and me is that I will not even care about the reputation of the emperor for the sake of my natal brothers. I will not care about everything. The old queen
, you are really wrong this time."
Queen Mother Zhou nodded slowly and said: "It's wrong, it's really wrong. The Ai family also knows that it's really wrong."
Empress Zhang said: "In fact, I have no right to make a decision on such a big matter. I should report it to the Emperor for his decision. The Emperor is kind and honest, so maybe he will go easy on the Queen Mother for the sake of her protection."
"
The old Queen Mother Zhou changed her color and waved her hands: "No, we can't report this to the emperor. How can the emperor forgive such things? If the emperor knows, my whole family will be ruined. The Aijia may be forgiven, but the Aijia will be forgiven in this way.
Life is worse than death."
Empress Zhang frowned and said in deep thought: "That's true. Besides, if this matter gets too big, the Emperor will lose his face and become the object of ridicule to everyone in the world."
Queen Mother Zhou glared for a moment, then reached out and slapped herself on the face, scolding: "How could you do such a thing, you stupid old fool? Damn it, damn it."
Empress Zhang frowned and looked at Empress Dowager Zhou who slapped herself, waved her hands for a while and said: "Old Empress, you don't have to do this. I don't want to make this matter too big. Although your Zhou family deserves to die, the emperor's reputation is even more
It's important. It's not impossible to spare the Zhou family, but someone must pay the price, otherwise it will be unbearable."
Queen Mother Zhou raised her head with messy buns and looked at Queen Zhang, with hope in her eyes and said: "What does the Queen say?"
Empress Zhang said slowly: "That vixen must be dealt with and cannot be left to harm others."
Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The Ai family ordered people to expel her from the palace..."
Empress Zhang's eyes widened and she sneered: "Expelled from the palace? Do you want to allow her to talk nonsense outside and ruin the reputation? She knows all your conspiracies. So she just expelled you? What a joke."
The old Queen Mother Zhou sighed softly. She didn't know what the disposal meant. She had seen a lot in the palace for so many years. It was just that she was weak by nature, so she was unwilling and had never done such a thing.