Your Majesty, congratulations on your birthday!

Chapter 88

The little eunuch turned back and waved to Lian'er. Now that the emperor called her into the conference hall for questioning, Lian'er already had a bad feeling in her heart. Perhaps the emperor already knew about her using cartilage powder to Xie Xique today!The people who followed Concubine Hua out of the palace came back and said that Xie Xique was not injured, and those masters of the rivers and lakes were all solved by a young master in Zhang's mansion with a few words!Then, as long as Xie Xique is not injured, Lian Er thinks that there is still room for a turnaround.

Lian'er lowered her head timidly, and walked into the meeting hall with small steps. Looking at the kneeling ministers in the hall, she was so frightened that her hands and feet were trembling, she didn't dare to lift her head, and didn't dare to look casually. Taking another look, he walked to the middle of the hall, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed.

Lian'er is a smart person. As long as the emperor checks the records about her going out today, the emperor will soon find out. Even though she went out from the West Palace Gate, which is usually the most deserted, the records are still there!Instead of waiting for the emperor to bring the evidence to her, it's better to plead guilty now!
"Your majesty, please forgive me. This servant knows it's wrong! But this servant has no choice but to do so. Concubine Hua said that if I don't do what she says, she...she...she will kill my only family member!" Lian'er kowtowed and pleaded guilty while crying, the scene, most people would think it was pitiful, but...

Hao Tianen saw it, but felt extremely disgusted!There are thousands of ways to solve things in this world, but many people would rather choose the stupidest one. If it is not the trend of interests, then what is it?

Moreover, Hao Tianen once heard from Xie Xique that Lian'er had no father or mother in this world, and was always alone. Later, she met a human trafficker who sold her into the palace to become a maid for cheap!Xie Xique also said that she had a poor background and asked Hao Tianen to take care of him in the palace!

Hao Tianen thought that, as the Ninth Five-Year Lord, he had already taken care of a court lady enough!But with ulterior motives, you will never guess how big her ambitions are!

"Oh?" Hao Tianen looked at Lian'er pretending to be surprised, and asked with concern: "You are telling me, which of your relatives was taken by Concubine Hua, and when Concubine Hua comes, I will So that I can get it back for you!" At this moment, Hao Tianen was extremely calm in his heart, and he couldn't get angry with these people anymore.I thought that calling Lian Er would require a lot of torture to get her to speak, but I didn't expect that she would automatically recruit her as soon as she came, and even confessed to Concubine Hua, Hao Tianen really underestimated her.

The ministers who were kneeling with Lian'er in the hall were all very surprised, what did Concubine Hua let this little maid do?

"Yes... it's my mother." Lian'er hesitated for a moment, and then said firmly as if she had made some major determination.

"Oh, your mother?" Hao Tianen suddenly wanted to see how long this maid kneeling in front of him could last!

"Tell me, what did your mother look like?" Hao Tianen stared blankly at Lian'er.

Lian'er bit her lip and said, "My mother is forty-five this year. She lives in the suburbs of Beijing and works as a farmer. She is an out-and-out woman. Peasant woman."

"Then what about your father?" Hao Tianen continued to ask.

"My father is three years older than my mother, and like my mother, he is an out-and-out farmer." Lian'er closed her eyes, and just made it up as if she gave up.

"Oh, so, if Concubine Hua tied up your mother, did she tie up your father?" Hao Tianen showed a contemptuous smile at the corner of his mouth.

"It's tied." Lian'er replied without thinking.

After hearing this, the ministers kneeling in the hall had some opinions. One of the ministers raised his head, pointed at Lian Er with a trembling beard, and said, "Girl, you just said it yourself. Your only relative, that is, your mother, is the only one, so how can you have your father, and, in the end, you said that the concubine Hua also tied up your father. This is inconsistent, girl, are you lying? The one standing in front of this is the emperor, the bully is going to destroy the nine clans!"

After the old man finished speaking, the other old men agreed, pointing at Lian Er and saying no.

After being reminded by the old man, Lian Er realized that she had fallen into the trap of the emperor, and she was shocked. She raised her head to look at the emperor, but saw that he was looking at her with a contemptuous smile!

Lian'er's heart plummeted. At first, she thought she had a chance to turn around, but now I'm afraid...

"Your Majesty, have mercy..." Lian Er cried again.

Hao Tianen looked at Lian'er for a long time, and then said: "I will give you another chance, as long as you make it clear, who sent you to the doctor Zhang's mansion today, and who deceived Zhang with the name that the queen is pregnant?" Imperial doctor, who gave you the cartilage powder that poisoned magpies? As long as you answer these three questions in detail, I will spare your life today!" Hao Tianen put his hands behind his back, looked down and knelt At his feet, as long as he opened his mouth, the little maid who could die.

Lian'er trembled all over. If it wasn't for the loud chatter of the ministers in the hall, Hao Tianen might have heard the sound of Lian'er's teeth chattering.

"Today, you have to say what you say, and you have to say it if you don't say it. You have to think clearly!" Facing this kind of person, Hao Tianen has never had much patience.His heart paused for three seconds, and Lian Er only had three seconds to think about it!

Three seconds later, Lian'er was still in a daze.

"Come here, put on the instruments of torture!" Today, I am afraid that this meeting hall will become an execution ground.

Outside the hall, a eunuch immediately reported: "Your Majesty, the instruments of torture have not been moved yet." After all, this meeting hall is relatively remote, and everyone has never thought that one day, such things will be used in this hall. This place has always been used by the emperor. A place to discuss matters with important officials of the imperial court.

Lian'er was taken aback by Hao Tianen's order to put on the torture instrument, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Hao Tianen gave her a cold look and said, "Are you willing to say it?"

Lian'er nodded hurriedly.

However, Hao Tianen took out a sharp dagger from his bosom, waved it in front of his eyes, and said: "My patience is limited, but if there is a sentence that I think is false, then this sentence If you have a few words, I will order someone to draw a few knives on your face." After finishing speaking, he threw the dagger and winked at the little eunuch beside him.

The little eunuch immediately picked up the dagger from the ground, held the dagger and stood beside Lian Er, the sharp dagger was dangling beside Lian Er's face.

At this moment, Lian'er didn't even dare to tremble.

"Your servant... I don't know much about you." Lian'er said tremblingly, her thoughts were very slow, as if she was thinking about something, "What happened this morning is... yes... Concubine Hua asked me to do it. Yes, the medicine was also given to me by Concubine Hua, all of this should be... all Concubine Hua's work."

"Then, the concubine Hua also allowed you to leave the palace?"

Lian'er nodded.

When every court lady leaves the palace, she has to leave a token or letter from the person who approved her to leave the palace. It seems that there is no way to verify Lian Er's words, but as long as she invites the gatekeeper to ask, she will know.

As for the person, Hao Tianen has already ordered to invite him.

After listening to Lian'er's words, Hao Tian'en didn't speak, the entire conference hall, because of Hao Tian'en's silence, everyone fell silent, so quiet, it seemed that Lian'er's trembling could be heard.

"My Majesty, all the instruments of torture have been brought in." A guard knelt on the ground outside the door and reported.

A sneer appeared on the corner of Hao Tianen's mouth. If Xie Xique, a nympho, was here, he would definitely feel that his smile is extremely cold and intimidating!

"Ministers, get up first." Hao Tianen stretched out his hand, signaling them to get up quickly, there is no room for them to kneel here.

These ministers had already knelt, their backs were sore, their legs were sore and their necks were even worse. When they heard this order, they were very excited, and they helped each other to stand up slowly from the ground.

"Come here, give the ministers a seat." Today, Hao Tianen wants to show them what kind of femme fatale the women in the harem are, and how ruthless they are!Originally, Hao Tianen had left them the best escape route. They were all big girls with yellow flowers. After leaving the palace, they could still find a wonderful family and marry them to live a happy life. Such a good job Lu, since they all want to give up, then...

"Carry the instrument of torture!" Hao Tianen gave an order.Immediately outside the door, two guards brought in all kinds of instruments of torture and placed them in the center of the hall.Seeing so many instruments of torture, Lian Er panicked and fainted immediately.

Hao Tianen sneered, I really didn't expect that she was so timid, thinking that day, when Xie Xique was facing these instruments of torture, he might still be smiling, even if he was already tortured by Concubine Hua and was about to die, he didn't see her Passed out, Xie Xique didn't pass out until he was hugged into his arms.

"Come on, wake up." Hao Tianen seems to be controlled by a devil now, what he does is completely different from the past.

The ministers faintly sensed that perhaps something important happened during the day they were pestering the emperor. Xie Xique was hit by cartilage powder?Doctor Zhang was tricked away?When they think about these things, they feel afraid!
Because the money Xie Xique earned filled the national treasury, Xie Xique's reputation was not only great in the palace, but also in the imperial court. It's really a wonder that she can conjure so much money and write so many books rich in philosophy!

If it was because of this person that the emperor was going to abolish the harem, and because of this person, now he was going to be so angry, then these ministers understood a little bit.

"Your majesty, the gatekeepers of the four palace gates have all been brought here."

Hao Tianen glanced at Lian Er from the corner of his eye, glanced at him contemptuously, smiled lightly, and said, "Bring it in."

So, a little eunuch led the four gatekeepers into the hall slowly. After the four stood up and knelt down to greet the emperor, the little eunuch bowed his head and walked out quickly.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live." The four gatekeepers said in unison.

"Which door did this court lady leave the palace today?" Hao Tianen pointed to Lian'er, looked at the four gatekeepers and asked.

The four gatekeepers all raised their heads to look at Lian Er, carefully recognizing her.

Finally, one of the gatekeepers said: "He left the palace through the gate of the palace guarded by the minister."

"Oh? Then do you remember who ordered her to leave the palace today?" Hao Tianen asked calmly.

Although Hao Tianen's tone was very gentle, making people feel no danger at all, at least for the four gatekeepers, Lian'er almost fainted again after hearing this!
"I remember very clearly, because the palace gate that I guarded today, only this maid came out of the palace. I remember that she brought out the palace with the empress's handwriting." The guard said honestly.

The guard didn't say a word, Lian'er's heart went cold, and in the end, she was covered in cold sweat and stiff.

"You remember correctly?" Hao Tianen glanced at Lian'er, as if he was afraid of wronging her, he asked again.

The guard took out a piece of paper from his bosom, held it on top of his head, lowered his head and said: "everything I said is the truth, if the emperor doesn't believe it, please read this handwritten letter from the empress, everything will be clear. "

This caretaker, Hao Tianen, likes it very much, he does things in an orderly and safe manner.

(End of this chapter)