Princess He Hui was still stubborn, but Su Peisheng had already stepped forward, half coaxing and half persuading, and finally sent the little ancestor out of the front hall of Kunning Palace.
In the palace, seeing that Concubine Nian was still in a stalemate, Ji Ling said eloquently: "My Lady, you keep accusing the concubines of colluding with Zhang Guiren and intending to kill the princess...
The concubine would like to ask: The emperor is deeply in love with Prince Yi Tangdi, and the princess is loved by the emperor. How noble is the princess? I am just a little noble, how can I have the courage to do such a thing, overestimating my ability?
What happened?"
She paused and then said: "Secondly, the emperor treated my concubine favorably. Besides, the princess is only eleven years old. How could I have been treated so painfully?
Thirdly, even if it is true that the concubine colluded with Zhang Guiren to kill the princess as the empress said, how could Zhang Guiren accurately calculate the time, angle, and force of the fall so that the arrow in the concubine's hand could hit the princess?"
When these words reached the key point, everyone couldn't help but nodded slightly.
Ji Ling looked around at the crowd and did not give Concubine Nian a chance to speak. He said calmly: "Come here, how could I have known that the Empress would propose that the Princess wear the first flower?
How could you predict that the princess would stick to the plate with flowers on a whim? How could you predict that the emperor would name his concubines to shoot arrows?"
She looked at Concubine Nian and asked calmly: "I would like to ask, Concubine Nian, where did I get the ability to make such a clever calculation and calculate all these steps together, is it just right? If it goes according to your wishes, Queen
The empress must have been bribed by the concubine and is cooperating with the concubine!".
The Queen, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised her head and said to Yin with a remorseful look on her face: "Your Majesty, there are many reasons for what happened today, but I still blame the concubine! If it hadn't been for the concubine who suggested that He Hui come.
If you put the first rice dumpling flower on her, she won’t be hurt later. I, the concubine, should ask for the blame!”.
After she finished speaking, she was about to stand up, but Yin just raised her hand and lowered it slightly, gesturing for the queen to sit down.
The concubine Nian bit her lower lip and said bitterly: "Ms. Ji, the queen has always been partial to you! You think everyone is blind, can't you see it on weekdays? If you don't say anything else, just look at you that day
I feel disgusted when I see such a flattering look!”.
Zhang Guiren had been standing next to Ji Ling, and now he took a step forward.
She stood in front of Ji Ling, with tears still on her face, but she mustered up the courage to speak loudly: "Concubine Nian, the head of the harem is the Queen. She is in the middle of the palace. Lord Ji respects the Queen everywhere. This is also true."
What's wrong?".
Concubine Nian did not expect that Zhang Guiren, who had always been cowardly, dared to refute her in public. She immediately nodded and sneered: "Okay! Very good! The two noble people have the same spirit. It is really amazing! You...".
She wanted to keep yelling, so Yin slammed the table and scolded irritably: "Shut up, everyone!".
When the emperor was angry, everyone was frightened and the whole palace immediately fell to their knees in darkness.
The emperor rarely showed his emotions like this. Seeing Yin like this, the queen did not dare to sit down anymore. She immediately stood up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, calm down!".
Seeing that something was not going well, Mao Bi rolled her eyes, immediately stretched out her hand and gently pushed away the person in front of her, stood out from the crowd, knelt down to Yin, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, please calm down! I am so bold... I have a few words to say to you.
The emperor said.".
It was extremely quiet in the palace, except for Mao Bin's slight breathing.
Yin glanced at her after a long while and said expressionlessly: "Say!".
Mao Bifang softened her voice and said carefully: "Your Majesty, you also know that Concubine Nian's temperament is a bit outspoken and reckless, but her thoughts are very simple. It's just that the sisters had a few words and got angry. This
That’s why you said something rude!”.
Seeing that Yin's face softened slightly, Mao Bi immediately said: "In the past, Concubine Nian had the same temper when she was in the dormitory. Concubine took advantage of her being older and often asked her to persuade Concubine Nian... But...
No matter what, it is always the queen’s fault if she offends the emperor!”.
When she said this, she paused and said, "Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of Concubine Nian's many years of service to the Emperor, don't argue with her!" After that, she kowtowed.
She had been suffering from chronic illness, and the floor tiles in Kunning Palace were cold and hard. Even though it was early summer, she still felt stabbing pains in her knees after kneeling for a long time.
Mao Bi gritted her teeth and just endured it, winking at Concubine Nian.
Concubine Nian raised her head and caught a glimpse of Yin Tieqing's face, her heart trembled, and she didn't dare to be more presumptuous.
She tilted her body, knelt down with a look of reluctance, and said quickly in a low voice: "I have disobeyed the emperor, please forgive me."
Yin looked at Concubine Nian coldly, with anger still lingering on his face.
Seeing this, Concubine Mao suddenly turned her head and raised her head abruptly. Concubine Qi, who was standing next to her, begged: "Concubine Qi, you are a fertile empress. You are of high status, blessed and generous, so please come and give some advice to the emperor!"
”.
Concubine Qi glanced at Concubine Mao with a half-smile, paused for a moment, then stepped forward and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down! It's important to take care of the dragon's body. For other things, it's not too late to get things right slowly."
Mao concubine grabbed Concubine Nian's sleeve and cried out sadly: "Concubine Nian, I know that you have nothing to do with me. Princess Hehui is smart and cute, so you can't help but like her from the bottom of your heart! And you see Princess Hehui getting hurt.
, then I felt anxious, inevitably blaming Ji Guiren for accidentally hurting someone...".
When she said this, she let out a long sigh and said, "Oh! If you could have a child of your own and fulfill your wish to be a mother, you wouldn't be like this!".
When these words were mentioned about Concubine Nian's sadness, the arrogance in Concubine Nian's eyes was immediately extinguished.
As Maobin spoke, she saw a slight look of pity flash across Yin's face. Although it was short-lived, it made her feel somewhat lucky.
She quickly pulled off Concubine Nian's sleeves and kowtowed calmly: "Please calm down, Your Majesty! Please forgive me!".
The queen looked at Mao Bi calmly and coldly, then looked at everyone, and said calmly: "The fight was noisy just now, but now everyone is apologizing."
Concubine Ning also knelt down and said: "Concubine, I am also wrong! As the head of Yonghe Palace, I should take care of Zhang Guiren, but I cannot suffer this injustice in vain! I just ask the emperor to tell you clearly: I have always been a human being.
I am upright and upright, and I will not do such petty things! Even if the emperor asked me, I would only say this!"
Yin's face was indifferent, but the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he just said lightly: "What do I ask you?".
Concubine Ning's heart skipped a beat and she said loudly: "I have never done anything that I have never done, even if I beat my concubine to death, that's all I can say!" Then she turned to the crowd and said, "Who is there?
Did you see my concubine pushing Guiren Zhang? You can come out and testify!"
Concubine Nian was behind her, following her words and looking at everyone coldly.
No one dared to answer.
The queen turned her head and glanced at the emperor's face, sighing in her heart that this was an unsolved case. At this point, it was no longer clear, but she didn't know how the emperor could balance his decision?