As an emperor, Dugu Liancheng worked diligently and loved the people. He should be a good emperor, but this emperor was by no means a good husband.
To be precise, the emperor could not be the husband of any woman. It was just that the concubines, who were fighting to win the dragon's favor, could not see clearly, so they rushed to jump into the pit of Dugu Liancheng.
Dugu Liancheng had been sleeping lightly recently. He vaguely felt that something was wrong. When he opened his eyes, he saw Mu Ci standing not far in front of him. She seemed to be looking at him, but also seemed to be looking into an unknown distance. Her eyes were hollow, what?
nothing……
"Are you here?" Dugu Liancheng spoke, his voice a little hoarse.
He waved to Mu Ci, but Mu Ci stood still and said in a slightly cold voice: "You should rest first. After you have rested, Aijia... I will discuss the case of He Baolin's poisoning with you."
Dugu Liancheng didn't like hearing her call herself Aijia, but she always had a short memory.
The warmth on Dugu Liancheng's face gradually dissipated.
He should be happy about Mu Ci's advancement and retreat. She knew that she was just a woman he couldn't see. She didn't invite favors or flattery, and stood where she belonged, but he felt dissatisfied.
As for why he was dissatisfied, he did not want to delve into it.
"Sleep with me for a while." Dugu Liancheng said, walked towards Mu Ci, picked her up horizontally, and finally lay down with her.
Mu Ci heard the breathing coming from Dugu Liancheng, and tried to struggle before moving, but was pushed back to his original position by him again.
In the end she simply gave up her struggle and soon fell asleep.
When I woke up again, it was already dark.
Dugu Liancheng was still sleeping, and this time she broke away from his arms as she wished. She stood in front of the couch and looked at Dugu Liancheng quietly for a long time, her eyes as cold as water on a winter night.
She stood quietly, watched, and then left quietly.
As soon as Mu Ci left, Dugu Liancheng opened his eyes and looked at her back thoughtfully.
The next day, after Dugu Liancheng went to court, it was already time to finish reviewing the memorial.
When he arrived at Yong'an Palace, all those involved in the case had arrived.
Seeing the emperor's arrival, Mr. Li went to Mu Ci and said, "The Queen Mother, this case can be tried."
Mu Ci nodded and motioned for Ji Rou to bring Qin Fang forward.
Qin Fang knelt down in front of Dugu Liancheng and whispered: "The slave has already signed the confession, but the master was jealous of He Xiaozhu for winning the holy favor. He was so jealous that he instigated the slave to poison. The slave was obsessed for a while and committed a heinous crime.
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Yu Jieyu was dumbfounded when she heard this.
Because Mu Ci didn't talk to her beforehand, as soon as she heard Qin Fang's words, she became furious on the spot: "Bitch, how dare you spit on someone!"
As soon as Dugu Liancheng heard Yu Jieyu's noisy voice, he came over with a sharp eye.
In the past, Yu Jieyu would have calmed down immediately. Because she was angry now, she didn't care whether she would make the emperor angry. She immediately knelt down in front of the emperor and said: "Even if I was given a hundred courages, I would not dare to do anything to the little one."
The prince did such a despicable thing by poisoning. Your Majesty, I did not instigate Qin Fang, it was Qin Fang who was the one who slandered others..."
Speaking of this, her eyes lit up, and she suddenly looked at Yun Xi, her eyes as sharp as knives: "I know, it was Concubine De who poisoned He Baolin, but because the poison plan was exposed, she wanted to make me a scapegoat!"
That must be the case, that's right.
Originally, she was attached to Yunxi. After Zhao Meiren died suddenly last time, she became a little depressed and no longer walked around Cuiwei Palace as often as before. I think it was because of this that Yunxi thought she was having an affair with her, so she wanted to have sex with her.
scapegoat.
"Master, it's clear that you made a promise to me. As long as I succeed, you will give me a large sum of money——"
"I have never done such a thing, so you can't blame it on me." Yu Jieyu crawled up to Mu Ci this time.
Mu Ci was at odds with Yun Xi, so maybe Mu Ci would believe what she said: "Empress Dowager, I have never done this. He Baolin and I have never had any enmity. I have no intention of harming He Baolin. Please, empress dowager
Ming Jian, don’t listen to Qin Fang’s nonsense.”
Mu Ci signaled Yu Jieyu to stay calm, and she looked at Qinfang: "You said it was Yu Jieyu who ordered you to poison, is there any evidence?"
"This is a reward from Master Yu to this slave." Qin Fang quickly took out a ring-shaped jade pendant.
Mu Ci ordered someone to check and soon found out that this jade pendant was indeed Yu Jieyu's.
Yu Jieyu's face turned ugly: "This jade pendant is indeed my concubine's jewelry, but I didn't give it to Qinfang, it was Concubine De who had a plan..."
"Yu Jieyu, don't talk nonsense. I never thought that you would dare to instigate my personal maid. Now that the witnesses and physical evidence are complete, you still want to quibble!" Yun Xi interrupted Yu Jieyu's argument.
Mu Ci saw that Jieyu and Yunxi were each talking about something, and looked at Dugu Liancheng: "Emperor, what do you think?"
"The Queen Mother is in charge of the harem, and the Queen Mother will hear this case." Dugu Liancheng replied quietly.
In harem battles, the most indispensable thing is frame-up. On the surface, it seems that Yu Jieyu is at the disadvantage, but the decision has not been finalized, and I am afraid there are still variables.
With Mu Ci sitting in the battle, all he had to do was watch the show.
In addition, the case of the little prince's poisoning is exactly the same as this case. Geng was still the victim at the beginning, so Mu Ci has no reason not to find out the real culprit of the poisoning.
In fact, if we carefully recall the murder case in the Royal Garden that day, we know that it was too hasty to take down the Geng family.
But he still hesitated to imprison Geng because Geng was Mu Ci's weakness and he could make a big fuss about it.
When Mu Ci saw that Dugu Liancheng had given the order, she straightened her tone and said, "The Ai family will give you one more chance to tell the truth. If you confess, you can be treated leniently. Otherwise, all those involved will be severely punished!"
She sat upright in the front seat, not angry but powerful, her gaze seemed to be sweeping across the clouds.
In the past, Yun Xi was not afraid of Mu Ci. But just now the emperor had spoken and the case would be handed over to Mu Ci for trial.
Moreover, this poisoning case was clearly framed by Mu Ci deliberately, but she suffered from the lack of evidence and could not testify against Mu Ci.
Now she only hopes that Yu Jieyu can bear this crime and that she can successfully pass this test.
She felt uneasy and unsure for the first time.
"Qinfang, the Aijia ask you again, are you sure that Yu Jieyu is the real culprit who instigated you?" Mu Ci looked at Qinfang.
Qin Fang showed timidity under Mu Ci's gaze. She lowered her head and replied: "Yes!"
Mu Ci looked at Qin Fang coldly, "Look up and look at Ai Jia to answer!"
Qin Fang had no choice but to look up again. When she saw Mu Ci's eyes as cold as iron, her heart beat faster, "Yes..."
"I won't shed tears until I see the coffin!" Mu Ci said and looked at Sizhu.
Sizhu understood, clapped his hands, and a person came in. It was Jade who was rumored to have committed suicide.
The moment she saw the jade, Yun Xi was horrified, and Qin Fang was also stunned.
Everyone watching the commotion had no idea who Feicui was. But seeing Yun Xi's frightened expression, they knew that Feicui had some background.
Everyone was waiting to watch the show, and the hall was so quiet that there was no sound.
