Dugu Liancheng turned to look at Mu Ci and kicked the embroidered ball to Mu Ci: "The Queen Mother is in charge of this case, so the decision should be made by the Queen Mother."
Zhao Ling's face was as white as snow and he looked at Mu Ci.
She didn't want to beg for mercy from Mu Ci, but the emperor clearly assigned all the rights to Mu Ci. Didn't this make her bow to Mu Ci?
She thought that after becoming a virtuous concubine, she no longer had to look at Mu Ci's face to act, but in the end, Mu Ci still had the upper hand on her for everything. At this moment, she still had to rely on Mu Ci.
"The Empress Dowager is aware of Qiu Hao. This case is clearly framed by someone deliberately. The Empress must not fall into the enemy's scheme." Zhao Ling gritted his teeth and did not care about much: "If the Empress does not allow a few more days, I will definitely do it for you."
Clear your own grievances!"
No matter what, she couldn't enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. If she entered that kind of place, she would have to shed her skin even if she didn't die. She didn't want to be beaten to death.
Moreover, she is a virtuous concubine. If she really enters that place, it will be a lifetime of humiliation.
Mu Ci had a smile on his face and didn't answer.
What Zhao Ling used to disdain most was bowing to her, but now he is kneeling in front of her, and he must feel very uncomfortable.
Zhao Ling saw that Mu Ci didn't speak for a long time, so he looked up and met Mu Ci's smiling eyes.
At this moment, she felt great shame!
She clearly knew that Mu Ci was deliberately trying to embarrass her, but she still had to bow to Mu Ci just because Mu Ci had leverage over her.
She hated herself for being incompetent, and even more hated herself for kneeling in front of Mu Ci.
Mu Ci seemed unable to see Zhao Ling's embarrassment and did not speak.
Dugu Liancheng was very patient. Mu Ci didn't speak, so he just waited patiently.
Zhao Ling knelt on the ground, annoyed and helpless. Ever since she entered the palace, her life had gone smoothly, and she had reached the position of Concubine De in no time.
She never expected that after becoming the concubine, she would be humiliated by Mu Ci in this way.
Fortunately, she still can't have a seizure.
What bothered her the most was that the emperor was also there and saw her humble side.
The torment in Zhao Ling's heart cannot be described in words.
Just when she couldn't stand it any longer, Mu Ci finally showed mercy and spoke: "Concubine De wants to clear her suspicions, of course she can. But if she can't, how should she explain to the emperor? This is
There has to be a time limit."
As she spoke, she looked at Dugu Liancheng.
Unexpectedly, Dugu Liancheng was looking at her all the time when he was bored. As soon as she turned her eyes, their eyes met.
He seemed to have calmed down and said, "I listen to the Queen Mother."
There was nothing wrong with his expression, but even he didn't notice that Mu Ci's eyes were filled with warmth.
Zhao Ling happened to see the scene where Dugu Liancheng and Mu Ci were flirting with each other. She was suffering in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She said crisply: "Please give me a chance, and I will definitely clear myself of the suspicion.
Just give me half a month!"
Seeing Zhao Ling's guarantee, Mu Ci felt that it was almost done. He stood up and said, "Then leave this case to Concubine De to continue the investigation. If Concubine De finds anything, there is no need to report it to the Ai family. Just tell the emperor directly."
She was also curious about how Zhao Ling would investigate this case.
Dugu Liancheng watched Mu Ci go away. When he saw Zhao Ling still kneeling on the ground, he raised his lips and said, "My beloved, get up."
Zhao Ling knelt for too long before he got up. His legs went weak and he threw himself at Dugu Liancheng.
Dugu Liancheng didn't expect this. He just got up and saw Zhao Ling rushing towards him. He just turned his body sideways as if nothing had happened and avoided Zhao Ling's "Wolf Pounce".
Zhao Ling didn't expect that Dugu Liancheng would avoid it. She finally threw herself on the stool. Although she was a little embarrassed, she luckily didn't fall to the ground.
"Can't the emperor help me?" She looked at the emperor who was standing aside.
Dugu Liancheng coughed lightly: "Li Yu, please don't wait too long to send my beloved concubine back to Wuyou Palace."
After saying this, he walked away.
Zhao Ling looked at Dugu Liancheng's back, his eyes filled with resentment.
If it had been Mu Ci just now, it would have been too late for the emperor to hug him, right? How could he avoid it?
Mu Ci was the late emperor's woman. Is it because of this that the emperor found Mu Ci more fragrant and more attractive than the concubines in the harem?
After returning to Sansou Palace, Jin Qiu immediately helped Zhao Ling apply heat to his knees.
She had seen the previous scene in Yong'an Palace. In the emperor's eyes and heart, he was full of Mu Ci's vixen. He called Concubine De, "Empress De", but he did not care about Concubine De from his heart.
"Empress, we must find a way to get rid of the Queen Mother..." Jin Qiu whispered.
Only by removing this vixen like Mu Ci can the master have a chance to get ahead.
"She is the Queen Mother, and she is protected by the Emperor. How can I get rid of her?" Zhao Ling sighed: "Seeing that I cannot protect myself, I must get through this first, and then I can have a chance to talk about other things."
Of course Mu Ci must be removed. As long as Mu Ci is in the harem for a day, she will have no chance of ascending to the throne, and the emperor will not be able to truly take her into his heart.
However, how can she get rid of Mu Ci as her opponent? This matter needs to be carefully planned.
Otherwise, you will end up just making wedding clothes for others, or you will be backlashed.
Jin Qiu knew that his master's words made sense.
Now we still have to clear the suspicion of the master and find the real culprit before we have a chance to deal with Mu Ci.
"Didn't the empress say that the real murderer was Concubine Shu? Now that we have a suspect, let's set up a situation and let Concubine Shu confess on her own. Only in this way can the concubine clear her suspicions." Jin Qiu gave Zhao Ling an idea.
"Set up a trap? Tell me how to set up a trap?" Zhao Ling asked.
Jin Qiu was speechless for a moment.
She didn't know how to set up a trap. Although she guessed that it was Mu Xue who murdered He Zhaoyuan, there was no human witness and the physical evidence pointed to the master. This matter was really difficult to handle.
**
Cherish the Flower Palace.
Muxue was embroidering a sachet. She had nothing to do these days, so she thought she might find something to do to pass the time, so as not to think about it all day long.
All she could think of was to do something to help the current Long Live Lord, so she thought of making sachets.
Even she didn't know whether the emperor would like the gadgets she made, but this was her wish for the emperor.
When I have something to do, the lonely days don’t seem so difficult anymore.
At this moment, Liu Xin suddenly ran in and said, "Mother, it's not good."
"What's going on?" Muxue motioned to Liu Xin to calm down.
Liu Xin took a breath and calmed down before saying, "My slave has heard that someone has said that the Queen Mother has found out the truth about He Zhaoyuan's miscarriage. Moreover, there is already evidence to prove the murderer."
Speaking of this, she added: "My servant also found out that the murderer that the Queen Mother wants to testify against is none other than the Queen Mother."
She didn't dare to look at Muxue and knelt down in front of Muxue: "My dear, please make a decision as soon as possible."
Muxue's heartbeat accelerated and she didn't feel anything even when the needle pricked her finger.
