"This slave did not impeach Mu Meiren. It was just now clear that Mu Meiren pushed down the imperial concubine." Zhitao said and knelt down in front of Dugu Liancheng and said righteously: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can ask the masters of other palaces and see. Is there any master who can prove Mu Mei's innocence? Then the emperor will know that the slave did not lie."
The imperial concubine has already figured out her plan. Among the concubines who came today, only Wu Zhaoyi has friendship with Mu Ci, and only Wu Zhaoyi can speak for Mu Ci. This is enough.
As expected, Dugu Liancheng looked at the silent concubines around him, and asked Xu Sheng: "Did any of you see Mu Citui's concubine with your own eyes?"
When he asked, Zhi Tao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and Shen Manyun also felt that the emperor was wise.
Zhitao clearly wanted everyone present to keep silent. As long as no one testified on Mu Ci's behalf, Mu Ci would have to suffer the consequences of being mute.
However, the emperor asked if anyone had seen Mu Ci push An Rong with his own eyes, which meant that someone had to personally testify against Mu Ci.
Mu Ci lowered his eyelids, a smile flashing in his eyes.
Dugu Liancheng is an old fox after all, and he has not been circumvented by Zhitao at all.
"Anyone who saw Mu Ci pushing the imperial concubine with his own eyes can stand up and testify against Mu Ci. I understand the character of the imperial concubine. She is smart, pleasant and considerate. Since she took charge of the Sixth Palace, the harem has been peaceful and stable. As for Mu Ci, although Occasionally a little arrogant, but he has a pure character and is usually reluctant to step on an ant to death..."
Hearing this, all the concubines had questions on their faces.
The emperor's evaluation of An Rong was also pertinent, but his evaluation of Mu Ci was too uninteresting. Isn't this obviously to protect his shortcomings?
It is true that Mu Ci is arrogant, but his character is pure???
Ants are reluctant to trample one to death???
The emperor may not have some misunderstanding about Mu Ci.
As Mu Ci herself, I also disagree with Dugu Liancheng's statement. She is not innocent at all. A concubine who is too pure is not a good concubine. Speaking of arrogance, where is her arrogance?
But after Dugu Liancheng said this, it seemed that everyone's attention was distracted, right?
This is the true intention of Dugu Liancheng.
He was helping her shift the focus. Now everyone does not agree with Dugu Liancheng's statement, and they have no memory of standing up to testify against her.
However, there will definitely be some, and Dugu Liancheng's little trick will not make everyone shut up.
As Mu Ci thought, someone soon put the topic on the right track, and that person was Tao Jieyu.
She stood up timidly, not daring to look directly at Mu Ci, and said calmly: "From my point of view just now, it is true that Sister Mu had a physical conflict with the imperial concubine. As for the specific truth, I can't guarantee it." Already."
When Mu Ci heard this, he immediately became interested: "Since Tao Jieyu has testified, Fu Chongrong who is beside Tao Jieyu must also see it clearly. How about Fu Chongrong explain it?"
Why did she only point at Fu Chongrong? It was because although Fu Chongrong had a good relationship with Tao Jieyu, he was not a bad person.
When looking at people, look at their eyes. There are few women in the harem with such clear and translucent eyes.
Fu Chongrong didn't expect that Mu Ci would call his name.
She and Tao Jieyu are friends. Logically speaking, no matter what Tao Jieyu does, she should support him unconditionally.
But from her perspective just now, she didn't find any contact between Mu Mei and Concubine An. Because she was in a place like the harem, she didn't want to offend Concubine An, so she tried to avoid it if she could.
Unexpectedly, Mu Ci called her name at this moment, what should she do?
She stood up hesitantly, when Tao Jieyu looked over, her eyes were a bit complicated, which was different from the Tao Jieyu she knew well.
She and Tao Jieyu were so close just now. If she could see that nothing happened between Mu Mei and An Guifei before, then how could Tao Jieyu not see it?
Tao Jieyu had a disagreement at the plum appreciation party before. Is it because of this that Tao Jieyu rashly testified against Mu Ci?
"Tell me, what did you see?" Dugu Liancheng said softly.
Fu Chongrong avoided Tao Jieyu's eyes and met Dugu Liancheng's eyes.
The long-lived master in front of her seemed to have a pair of eyes that could see through people's hearts. If she had hesitated before, now she felt that there was nothing to worry about, so she answered truthfully: "When I returned to the emperor, I did not see the beauty admirer recommending the imperial concubine."
When Zhitao heard this, she said sharply: "Empress Fu Chongrong cannot open her eyes and tell lies. Are you taking advantage of Mu Meiren..."
Mu Ci laughed when he heard this: "That's strange. Fu Chongrong and I have never had any interactions, so how can she accept my benefits? Zhidao, on the other hand, as long as someone speaks a fair word, you will assume that the other person is lying. This matter
I’m also curious, how come I didn’t even touch Concubine An’s clothes, yet I was framed by you? And you, the palace servant, keep claiming that it was me who harmed the emperor’s heir, but there is no evidence - "
"Why is there no evidence? Master Tao has already stood up and testified. This is human evidence." Zhitao retorted.
"Yes, Fu Chongrong also came out to prove that I did not recommend Concubine An, so who should the emperor listen to? Another point is that the emperor is here, but you, a small palace servant, are not big or small, and you have repeatedly interrupted the master.
Do you know your guilt?" Mu Ci's eyes turned cold.
Her heart trembled, she suddenly panicked, and subconsciously looked at the imperial concubine.
An Rong still looked miserable and pale, as if she couldn't hear the quarrel in the palace and was crying silently.
Dugu Liancheng thought he also saw An Rong's loss. He said warmly: "My concubine, you are the master of suffering. Please tell me, have you ever had a crush on me before?"
An Rong's eyes were blank, and she looked at Mu Meiren. She suddenly scratched her head and wailed: "I don't know anything. I only know that the child is gone. I can't stand up to the emperor. The emperor will execute me..."
Mu Ci looked at An Rong's tearful eyes and thought that this person's acting skills were really good.
Looking at the entire harem, who else can compare to Concubine An's dedication? Even though she was seriously injured, she still remembered to drag her down.
Thinking of this, she sat on the edge of the bed and said with a smile: "Concubine An, be quiet. Look, this is the emperor. As long as the emperor is here, he will uphold justice for you. Just tell the truth. Did I push you just now?
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An Rong looked at the face of the woman approaching her. She suddenly let out a piercing scream and then lost consciousness.
Seeing this, Zhitao felt extremely sad and angry, and shouted angrily: "It's not just that the beauty caused the imperial concubine to have a miscarriage, do you still want to threaten the imperial concubine? Your Majesty, please make the decision for the imperial concubine?"
Mu Ci smiled even more when he heard this: "That's right, your imperial concubine has fainted. You don't care about your master's life and death, but you still insist on killing me first. Looking at it this way, it seems that you want the imperial concubine more.
Die early."
Dugu Liancheng looked at Zhitao coldly. Under the emperor's gaze, Zhitao showed timidity and did not dare to say anything.
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Ahem, the update is finished. I haven’t been so diligent in a long time. Thank you for your support, love the Nimeng.
