"Your Majesty, Yue Pei has personally confessed that he was ordered by Xia Shoufu to murder the Duke of Zhenguo." The minister of Dali Temple said seriously.
Yue Pei admitted that it was true.
But the first messenger mentioned was not Xia Tingzhen...
The Dali Temple Qing knew very well how much of this confession was true and how false.
At this moment, he was only thinking about one thing in his mind - the coffins made by the coffin shop in Yangjiao Alley in the south of the city were the most conscientious. For the paper binding, he had to choose the gold-lettered old man Liu. He had seen it when his father held a funeral in the early years.
After a while, he liked the color scheme and details that were simple but not simple, and the simple yet rigorous style.
Being able to prepare your own funeral arrangements with your own hands is also a rare experience.
Before this, he really didn't expect that this case would be so life-consuming to try.
When the case is settled, it's time for him to settle it too.
The minister of Dali Temple who was forced to know the secret was so desperate that he calmed down.
And seeing the confession paper presented to the emperor, more than a dozen officials were all shocked... He actually confessed!
They all took this opportunity to give Xia Tingzhen a hard kick because they were afraid that if he was not convicted of poisoning the Duke of Zhen, something would happen again. They wanted to take the opportunity to use other charges to cut off the possibility of his recovery——
Now that the person who assassinated the Duke of Zhen has confessed, there is no need to worry about the rest.
It can also be seen that the emperor really had the idea of using Xia Tingzhen to exchange military power with the Duke of Zhen...
I guess the emperor also struggled, but the Duke Zhenguo gave him too much.
In this case, this case is destined to have no room for change!
After Emperor Qingming read the confession word for word, his face darkened inch by inch. When he spoke, his tone was full of suppressed anger, disappointment and pain——
"I have given you an oral order...to escort Xia Tingzhen to Dali Temple, where she will be interrogated and sentenced!"
"I obey the decree."
After the minister of Dali Temple agreed, he resigned and left. He couldn't help but feel that he was one step closer to lying in the coffin.
Several officials exchanged silent glances, and their hearts settled down.
As long as Xia Tingzhen dies, the biggest cancer among civil servants can be dug out. Although some flesh and blood will inevitably be injured before it can be uprooted...but the sky above the court can always be clear.
"Your Majesty, what I just mentioned about Xia Shoufu has not been finished yet." The Ming Yushi stood up again.
The officials looked at him.
Xia Tingzhen's crime was being decided before her eyes, so why did she bring up the other things that were relatively insignificant in comparison at this time?
But seeing the serious and serious expression on the face of the Zuodu Censor, one couldn't help but feel vaguely aware - Oh, there is indeed a reason why he has the baldest head in the entire court.
Even though Emperor Qingming had no intention of listening, he had no choice but to listen patiently.
Until an eunuch from Yongfu Palace came outside the imperial study room.
"Your Majesty is discussing matters with your lords." The round-faced eunuch guarding the corridor said in a low voice.
The other party glanced in the direction of the palace and said anxiously: "But my wife has something important to ask your Majesty for..."
The eunuch looked embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Just wait, I'll ask Mr. Ji."
These were the people in Concubine Rong's palace, otherwise he would never dare to go to Duke Ji for this matter.
Li Ji walked out, looked at the familiar little eunuch for a few times, and then asked, "I wonder what the imperial concubine has to do."
"..." The little eunuch explained the matter in a low voice.
Li Ji nodded slightly after hearing this and returned to the imperial study.
"What's the matter--" Emperor Qingming asked when he saw Li Ji coming in from outside and hesitated to speak.
Li Ji then came to the emperor's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, the palace servants from Yongfu Palace came to deliver a message for the imperial concubine. They said that the imperial concubine's mother, Mrs. Rongjia, was seriously ill and was dying, so she sent people into the palace.
I came to beg, just saying that the old man wanted to see the imperial concubine before leaving..."
In the final analysis, it was because Concubine Rong was the most favored one because her mother was more valuable than her son. If she were an ordinary concubine, how would she dare to make such a request?
But among the concubines who entered the palace, there were so many that they would never be able to return to their mother's house until their death.
Emperor Qingming thought for a moment and nodded: "I'm sure."
Mrs. Rong has been ill for some time, and he knows that.
The imperial concubine had never left the palace to visit her before. Since she was about to die, and the Rong family was nearby in the city, it was against human ethics not to allow her to see her.
only--
"The little prince is still young and is prone to wind and cold in early autumn, so there is no need to go there together." Emperor Qingming explained.
Li Ji responded "yes" and backed out.
Concubine Rong received the permission, tidied up a little, and then got on the carriage leaving the palace.
When she just left the palace, she met several young eunuchs talking together, and what they were discussing was the matter of Xia Shoufu.
They didn't know who Yue Pei was. They only said that "the man imprisoned in Dali Temple" confessed and gave Xia Shoufu...
"It's only been a few days..." In the carriage, Concubine Rong's eyes were repeating, and her voice was low as if she was muttering to herself: "This must have been torture used on him, forced to do it... The emperor is worried.
Anxious to trade his life for military power!"
And since he has done it, it is no longer useful. I am afraid that his life will not be saved soon...!
"Empress!"
The maid's face turned green and white. She glanced at the direction of the carriage curtain. The person driving the carriage was the palace servant, and the palace concubine was also sitting on the shaft. Can't the empress shut this deadly mouth!
Besides——
"Madam is about to leave now... please wake up!"
Your mother is about to die, why are you still here thinking about a man?
If this were her daughter, she would be mad to death even if she wasn't sick!
"Mother..." Concubine Rong's eyes turned red and she smiled bitterly: "Yes, mother is leaving too..."
As she spoke, some determination gradually appeared in her tearful eyes: "My father has never cared about me. He was the one who forced me to enter the palace, regardless of whether I wanted to or not... If my mother leaves, the life and death of the Rong family will also be different.
There is nothing worth worrying about anymore!"
The implication is that I now feel that I can commit suicide without any scruples!
Grandma opened her eyes wide in shock: ...That’s not what she meant?
"Your Majesty... Listen to my maid's advice. It's time for you to calm down. You still have the little prince, so you can't do anything stupid..." Mammy held Concubine Rong's hand and looked at the person in front of her.
Her body actually exuded a bit of the brilliance of a peerless crazy woman, and she was really a bit panicked.
Concubine Rong Gui smiled sadly.
She is very calm.
She has thought a lot in the past few days, and now she knows exactly what she really wants.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside the car.
A dense sound of horse hooves passed through the crowd, and pedestrians on the street complained and dodged.
The waiter driving the carriage also slowed down to avoid collision.
Who is so reckless?
Grandma frowned, opened one side of the car curtain, and looked outside.
