"Your Majesty, Queen!" Yin Lihua saluted Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong. Then she looked at Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, such a big thing happened this time. How can I rest peacefully in the West Palace?"
Before Liu Xiu could speak, Guo Shengtong answered: "Yin Guiren wants to come and see if this little palace maid can recruit Yin Guiren!"
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed. Liu Xiugang was about to scold Guo Shengtong. Yin Lihua looked into Guo Shengtong's eyes without fear and asked, "What does the queen mean by this?"
"What do you mean? Lord Yin has the nerve to ask me what I mean?" If Yin Lihua was disrespectful to her, Guo Shengtong might have gritted his teeth and endured it. Now that Yin Lihua has extended her poisonous hand to her child, she can't bear it no matter what.
. She said angrily: "The palace maid who performs witchcraft comes from your West Palace. Do you dare to say that you have nothing to do with this matter?"
Yin Lihua's character is relatively tolerant, and she doesn't like to argue or care about anything. But now that it involves the art of witchcraft and poison, she has to argue with reason. She asked: "The queen said that I ordered the maid to perform witchcraft and poison. Is there any evidence?"
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Guo Shengtong raised his hand and pointed at the palace maid named Yun Niang, and said, "She is the evidence!"
The two of them said something to each other, and neither gave in to the other, nor could they argue. This made Liu Xiu feel like she was one head and two heads away.
For a long time, Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua didn't necessarily like each other very much, but at least the superficial etiquette was acceptable and they lived in peace in the palace. This made Liu Xiu feel complacent for a while, feeling that he had both sides.
Not bad.
Fortunately, now, the grievances accumulated by Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua for a long time have exploded, and even Liu Xiu was caught off guard by the two of them.
Hua Feiyan saw that Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua were both blushing and necking, while Your Majesty had a troubled look on her face. She hurriedly stood up to smooth things over and said softly: "Queen, your noble lord, my subordinates believe that the most urgent task is to get Yun Niang first."
Interrogate thoroughly."
After listening to Hua Feiyan's words, the dispute between Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua came to an end, and then both of them looked at Liu Xiu to see whose side he was taking.
Liu Xiu cleared her throat, raised her hand and pointed at Yun Niang, and said: "Strict trial!"
The execution chamber of Yeting Prison was full of bloodstains, and the ground was so dark that when you walked on it, it felt like it was sticking to the soles of your shoes. You didn’t know there was something sticky on top of it. Only the old man in Yeting Prison understood that it was all semi-dried.
of blood.
The blood was sprinkled on the ground. Before it dried completely, new blood was sprinkled on it. Over time, the color turned black and the ground became sticky.
If they were not eager to know the truth, with their noble status as Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua, I am afraid that they would never have come to such a place in their lifetime, and would never have known that there was such a terrifying cell in the palace where they were.
The air was filled with the disgusting smell of blood and putrid smell. Guo Shengtong took out the fragrant handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose. Yin Lihua frowned and secretly gritted her teeth.
Hua Feiyan is no stranger to the environment here. Compared with Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua, she behaves much more naturally.
Soon, Yun Niang was dragged in by the two torture ladies and fixed on the wooden frame.
The two executioners are both burly women, in their thirties, and their bodies are half a head taller than ordinary men. At first glance, their faces are fleshy, and they are full of evil spirits. Even standing there
Even without speaking, it's scary enough.
On the side, there are several chamberlains preparing torture tools. Some are dipping the leather whips in cold water, some are putting the soldering iron in the stove, and some are arranging the torture tools. The torture tools are torture tools that clamp the fingers.
Yun Niang was just a little girl. She had never seen such a battle before. At this time, she seemed to be frightened, her eyes were dull, and her tears fell to the ground.
Hua Feiyan walked up to Yun Niang and asked slowly: "The night before yesterday, did you go to the woods in the Imperial Garden to burn incense?"
Yun Niang's expression changed, and just as she was about to shake her head subconsciously, Hua Feiyan warned her first: "If you dare to tell a lie in front of your majesty, queen, and nobles, even the gods will not be able to save you."
The little girl shuddered and turned to look at Yin Lihua. She lowered her head and whispered: "My maid... My maid did go to the imperial garden to burn incense the night before yesterday."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present had different expressions. Liu Xiu frowned, with a solemn look on his face, and rubbed his index finger rhythmically with his thumb. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Guo Shengtong was obviously relieved. She was most worried that the other party would not confess even if they beat him to death. As long as the other party was willing to confess, everything would be easy. This time, she not only wanted to avenge her youngest son, but also wanted to take this opportunity to bring down Nisigong in one fell swoop.
Yin Lihua looked directly at Yun Niang, her face full of surprise. She didn't believe that this little palace maid was really bold enough to run to the imperial garden to burn incense.
Hua Feiyan blinked and asked, "Why did you go to the imperial garden to burn incense?"
Yun Niang choked and said: "The night before yesterday was the death anniversary of my father and mother. I missed my father and mother, so I went to the imperial garden to secretly burn incense."
Guo Shengtong suddenly slapped the table and shouted in a deep voice: "That's nonsense! Are you burning incense for your parents? Then what is this?" As she spoke, she lined up the red silk parcels on the table.
Yun Niang looked blankly at the red silk package on the table, not knowing what was inside.
Hua Feiyan lifted the package, walked to Yun Niang, and opened the red silk outside in front of her, revealing the little wooden figure that was burnt black inside.
She stared at Yun Niang intently and said: "We found this where you burned incense! On it is engraved not only the name of the second prince, but also the birth date of the second prince. Yun Niang, what else do you have now?
Can you talk?"
Yun Niang stared at the wooden figure in Hua Feiyan's hand in shock. She was stunned for a while before she realized that this was... this was the art of witchcraft?!
Realizing this, Yun Niang was sweating like rain and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this slave has been wronged. Queen, noble lady, this slave has been wronged."
Guo Shengtong reprimanded angrily: "You are a cheap maid who used witchcraft to harm the prince of this palace. How dare you say that you are unjust?"
Yun Niang's nose and tears flowed down together, and she burst into tears. She said intermittently: "The night before yesterday, I did burn incense for my parents, but I have never seen this wooden man, let alone burned this wooden man. Please enlighten me, please."
Queen, you have a clear warning..."
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something again, and said: "Sister Xiu'e knows about this. Sister Xiu'e can testify for slave! The reason why slave went to the imperial garden to burn incense for her parents is because Xiu'e... Xiu'e
Sister E said that incense cannot be burned in the West Palace. If you want to burn incense, go to the imperial garden and burn it in a secluded corner where no one can see..."
Guo Shengtong laughed angrily and said, "Now another one is involved!"
Hua Feiyan turned to look at Liu Xiu, who pondered for a moment and nodded. Hua Feiyan immediately sent people to the West Palace and brought Li Xiu'e over for questioning.
After two more incense sticks, Li Xiu'e was brought to the scene. Seeing the scene, Li Xiu'e was also startled. She quickly saluted and said: "My servant has seen your majesty, the queen, nobles and beauties!"
Hua Feiyan asked straight to the point: "Li Xiu'e, do you know her?" As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at Yun Niang. Li Xiu'e looked at Yun Niang, nodded quickly and said, "Yun Niang... Yun Niang is from the West Palace.
Maid!"
"The night before yesterday, Yun Niang went to the imperial garden to burn incense. She said she was under your instruction." Hua Feiyan asked expressionlessly.
Li Xiu'e was stunned and said: "The day before yesterday was the death anniversary of Yun Niang's father and mother. She was in the palace and could not go to her parents' graves to burn incense, so she wanted to burn incense in the West Palace. The maidservant stopped her at that time and felt sorry for her.
Out of filial piety, she told her to go to the imperial garden to find a deserted corner to burn incense." At this point, she saluted Liu Xiufu and said, "This is your maid's fault. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, just punish me. Don't punish me."
Yun Niang..."
Before she finished speaking, Guo Shengtong couldn't help it anymore and said angrily: "It seems that you have already colluded to make a confession, and I have noticed it. If you don't need punishment, you won't say anything!" As she spoke, she glared.
He held the two nuns who were in charge of torture and said: "Torture!" yyls
This is what the nun in charge of punishment did. As soon as she heard the queen's words, without saying a word, she rolled up her sleeves, walked up to Li Xiu'e, and tied her to the rack.
"Wait a minute!" Yin Lihua stopped her with an ugly face: "Is the Queen going to give in to the attack?"
Guo Shengtong laughed angrily and said: "Your Majesty Yin has protected these two cheap maids time and time again, but you are worried that they will not be able to withstand the severe punishment and will recruit you, Your Majesty Yin?"
Yin Lihua was so angry that she trembled all over and said, "Queen, please don't spit on anyone!"
Guo Shengtong said tit for tat: "If you dare to do it, you should dare to do it! If you are dissatisfied with me, you can come to me and dare to kill my prince, and I will never let you go easy!"
"If you want to incriminate yourself, why bother? Now the queen uses such a wooden figure and insists that it is the concubine who harmed the second prince through witchcraft. Isn't it too childish and ridiculous?"
"Is it ridiculous? Your majesty, Yin Gui, can't give birth to an heir. Naturally, you are jealous of the child in this palace, and you want to get rid of him as soon as possible!"
The two of them started arguing again, and their words became more and more extreme. Liu Xiu stood up fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Okay, don't argue anymore!"
Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua closed their mouths at the same time and looked at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu looked at the queen and then at the noble man. He felt that his brain was in pain. He took a deep breath and said to Guo Shengtong: "Zitong, what kind of person is Lihua?"
I know that she will never do anything like using witchcraft to harm Fu'er!"
Hearing this, Guo Shengtong's eyes were red and he choked and asked: "Your Majesty still wants to protect her now. There are all the witnesses and material evidence. Why does your Majesty still want to protect her?"
"I'm not……"
"Your Majesty, please don't forget that Fu'er is not only my concubine's child, but also His Majesty's. Even if tiger poison doesn't eat its children, how can Your Majesty be so cruel to Fu'er?"
Having said this, Guo Shengtong couldn't help it anymore and burst into tears.
Seeing Guo Shengtong crying in grief, Liu Xiu felt very uncomfortable. Just as he was about to say some words of comfort, Yin Lihua grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you believe me?"
"No……"
"If Your Majesty believes in me, you shouldn't put such a name on my head as a crime!" At this point, Yin Lihua's tears fell to the ground like short-term pearls.
One cried, the other cried, and now Liu Xiu's head was bigger and more painful.
On one side was the empress who loved her son dearly, and on the other was the nobleman who had suffered great injustice. Liu Xiu tried to persuade one, but could not persuade that, and he tried to persuade that, but could not persuade this. He was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.
In the end, Hua Feiyan was good at observing words and was quick-thinking. He stepped forward to save Liu Xiu again and said: "Your Majesty, the Yin Qi in Yeting Prison is too strong. It is difficult for the Queen and the nobles to stay here for a long time. I hope that Your Majesty will take care of the Queen and the nobles."
Take your body and take the queen and the nobles back to the palace."
Liu Xiu thought for a while, looked at Li Xiu'e and Yun Niang, and asked, "The two of them?"
"My subordinates will get to the bottom of this matter." Hua Feiyan said seriously.
