Otoharu

Chapter 498
Li Meier had doubts about Xu Daru in her heart, but the rest of the Li family just regarded him as a great benefactor, and Mrs. Li clasped her hands together and said: "Amitabha, it is truly a bodhisattva who blessed our Shanqing to meet such a good gentleman. When this matter is over, we must make a good backup of Xie Li, thank you Xu Daru."

"Mother, of course it should be, and I will prepare it when the time comes." Jiang also echoed with a grateful face.

Li Meier was concerned about what happened later, so she asked again: "Brother Shanqing, what happened next?"

Then everyone stopped talking about Xu Daru and looked at Jiang Shanqing together.

Jiang Shanqing continued: "I waited in the side hall until dawn, and then someone from the prison department came and took me to the gate of the imperial study. I waited outside the imperial study for a while, and then Your Majesty came over with Concubine Yun. At that time, I was not summoned into the palace right away, His Majesty first summoned the servants who left the palace yesterday, and then summoned me."

Hearing this, everyone became tense. Although they all knew that Jiang Shanqing was fine in the end, they were unavoidably worried when they heard this.

Jiang Shanqing's expression was normal, and he continued to talk, "Your Majesty treated me kindly, and asked me some details about that time, and asked me where the wine glass and jug that Yuan Neishi used to drink at that time were."

As soon as Jiang Shanqing finished speaking, Jiang Yanzhi said proudly, "The scene was chaotic at that time. The wine jug was snatched by those servants, but I secretly hid the wine glass."

Li Mei'er also knew about this, and immediately couldn't help asking, "Uncle, I know that people usually have to be searched when entering the palace. You have a wine glass hidden on your body, so you haven't been found by those people?"

Jiang Youzhi immediately smiled again, "Who said I hid myself? When I entered the palace in a carriage, I hid the wine glass directly under the cushion in the carriage. No one knew about it. Later, Your Majesty When I was summoned and asked about this matter, I went to the carriage with His Majesty's guards and took out the things."

Li Meier immediately clapped her hands after hearing this, and said flatteringly: "High! Uncle, your move is really good. Brother Shanqing was able to escape so smoothly this time, thanks to your resourcefulness."

Jiang Yanzhi glanced at Li Meier, and said in a funny tone: "Okay, don't flatter me, although there are physical evidences, but without His Majesty's discernment, Shan Qing would not be able to get rid of the crime so quickly. Speaking of which, the process of examining the physical evidence is quite a bit There were twists and turns."

After Jiang Yanzhi finished speaking, Jiang Shanqing continued: "The jug containing the wine was handed over to Si Zheng, the prison secretary, by the servant early in the morning, and Si Zheng also asked the people below to check it overnight. The wine is indeed poisonous. , is the same poison as the one that poisoned Yuan Neishi to death."

Everyone held their breath when they heard this, but no one said anything, and continued to listen carefully.

Jiang Shanqing continued: "If there is only this one piece of physical evidence, plus the confessions of those servants, it is really possible to convict me. Fortunately, the adoptive father took out the wine glass, and His Majesty called the imperial physician to examine it on the spot, but found that the wine glass There is no poison in it, obviously the wine that Yuan Neishi drank at that time was not poisonous."

As soon as Mrs. Li heard this, she couldn't help but slapped her thigh heavily, and said, "I said that someone must have tried to harm our Shanqing, and someone behind the wine pot must have poisoned it, otherwise Shanqing would have drunk it at that time." Why is there nothing wrong with the wine in the flagon?"

Li Meier heard something but thought of something, looked at Jiang Shanqing with an ugly face and asked: "Brother Shanqing, since the wine in the glass is non-toxic, it means that the glass of wine Yuan Nei drank is not a problem, then How did he get poisoned, apart from drinking that glass of wine, did he eat anything else?"

Jiang Shanqing and Jiang Yanzhi looked at each other, they both shook their heads, Jiang Shanqing's tone became a little heavy, and he said with a wry smile: "Actually, when we were in the palace, my adoptive father and I had guessed that Yuan Neishi might He had already hidden the poison in his mouth, picked the time to drink the wine, bit the poison, and died from the poison."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the people present became very ugly, Jiang Shi even asked in disbelief, "Then Yuan Neishi and Shan Qing have no deep hatred, why did you use your own life to frame him?"

Jiang Shanqing and Jiang Youzhi couldn't figure this out, Jiang Shanqing still smiled bitterly and said, "I can only ask Yuan Neishi himself."

"Wait a minute, it doesn't mean that Yuan Neishi is someone close to the empress. He is a little servant, and he probably can't be the master of his own life. He will do what the master tells him to do!" Li The old lady didn't know why her mind was spinning very fast at the moment, and she suddenly said in a heartfelt way.

Li Mei'er was also instantly awakened by Mrs. Li's words, and immediately figured out why the empress was grounded by the old emperor.But she still couldn't figure it out, if the person behind the arrangement was really the queen, why did the queen want to harm Shanqing? There was really no relationship between them.

Li Meier frowned and thought about it, always feeling that there was an important matter that she had overlooked, but right now her mind was a little messed up, and she couldn't figure it out.

Jiang Yanzhi and Jiang Shanqing were silent for a long time after listening to Mrs. Li's words, and finally Jiang Shanqing spoke first: "Although Yuan Neishi is obviously a person close to the empress, but the relationship in the palace is complicated, who knows who he is really loyal to? Who, so this matter cannot be concluded so arbitrarily, and the emperor also reprimanded the empress for this matter, and even restrained the empress's feet. I think I want this matter to end here, so let's not get into it. "

Jiang Yanzhi also nodded in agreement, "Shanqing is right, this matter is over, anyway, Shanqing is fine now, His Majesty thought that he was framed, so he was kind enough to comfort him, and he also said that he would let Shanqing take his post. The post of Hanlin attendant."

When Mrs. Li heard this, her eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "What is the rank of this Hanlin shidu? It sounds much better than the original Hanlin editor." Li Yan quickly explained to his mother, "Mother, this Hanlin shidu It is from the sixth rank, which is one level higher than the editor of the Imperial Academy. Although the official position is not much different, the status is very different. The purpose of the Imperial Academy is to study the history of reading for His Majesty, explain the meaning of the scriptures, and answer various questions. Yes, he is regarded as a close minister of the emperor, and he can often see the face of the saint, while the editor of the Imperial Academy is only responsible for drafting edicts and compiling historical books in the Imperial Academy, although Qinggui is noble, he has no real power."

After listening to Mrs. Li, she smiled more and more, her eyes almost disappeared, she grinned and said: "Oh, then our Shanqing is a blessing in disguise this time!"

(End of this chapter)