Demon King and Concubine

Chapter 167 The Death of Cai Qian (2)
For a moment, the entire court was reduced to their battlefield, and the smoke filled the air.

During this process, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was finally dragged into the water. It was said that the young lady of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and Princess Tian were unhappy on the Empress Dowager's birthday. You know, it's obvious to be jealous of Princess Tian, ​​and the fourth lady of the scholar's residence has been with Miss Cheng since she was a child, but she is the only one who follows the lead, pushing Princess Tian off the cliff, maybe it was Miss Cheng's instigation Yes, she fully has the motivation and ability.

The people at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion immediately sneered, saying that who in the world does not know that the young lady of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is well educated, gentle and elegant, kind and kind, how could she do such a thing?
Some people say, know people, know face, but not heart.

So they said that such an assertion is extremely irresponsible, what is the intention of saying such slanderous words without any evidence, it is clear that they deliberately want to pour dirty water on the Youxiangfu, it is simply too deceitful, Please the emperor pay attention to justice.

The dispute between the two sides became more and more intense. In the end, someone suddenly mentioned that there was another lady under the blessing tree in Lingyun Temple.

Immediately all eyes fell on Cai Guogong who was dozing off with his head bowed beside him. Isn't that lady the Miss Sun of Cai Guogong's mansion?
The old man was dozing off in a hurry, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of attention when he encountered so many eyes all at once, and continued to sleep there with his head bit by bit until the sky was dark.

Emperor Jun suddenly coughed twice, and finally Shi Shiran opened his mouth and said, "Cai Aiqing."

As soon as he heard the voice of the emperor, Cai Guogong suddenly came to his senses, turned around and saluted tremblingly, and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, but the old minister accidentally fell asleep in the Jinluan Hall. It is really out of etiquette."

Hearing the words, all the ministers cast contemptuous glances at him, can you fall asleep in such a noisy place?Who are you kidding?old man!
The emperor graciously expressed that he did not blame him, and instead said: "All the loves said that on the day the third prince and Duan Mutian were assassinated in Lingyun Temple, a Miss Sun from Aiqing's mansion was also there. I don't know if Aiqing knows this. thing?"

The old man was taken aback, as if he had never heard of this matter before, and said tremblingly: "The emperor forgives the crime, I don't know that there are such things, please allow the old minister to ask them when I go back. Let's see which girl was there at that time."

Everyone knows that this old guy is pretending, but so what?
The Emperor Jun turned his attention to the other ministers and said, "Does Ai Qing know which Miss Sun from Duke Cai's mansion was there that day?"

The Right Prime Minister then said: "My Majesty, as far as I know, Miss Qian'er and the young daughter of Cai Guogong's mansion have always been very friendly, and they often pray together in Lingyun Temple on blessing days."

"Oh, since that's the case, it seems to be that one." Emperor Jun concluded with a smile, and said, "Come here, tell Miss Qian'er from Duke Cai's mansion to go to the palace."

All the ministers couldn't help being stunned, Cai Guogong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, absolutely not. How can that girl Qian'er be qualified to enter this Golden Palace?"

"The situation is special, I agree!" After finishing speaking, he did not wait for other objections and rebuttals, and directly changed the subject, saying, "This matter can only be clarified when Ms. Sun, who lives in Cai Aiqing's house, goes to the palace. Is there something important to start?"

The court has calmed down for the time being, and everyone is waiting for Ms. Sun from Cai Guogong's mansion to go to the hall.At this moment, the ministers who had been silent for a while also breathed out a long breath, and then someone stood up and reported: "Qizou the emperor, a flood occurred in the south of Zizhou, destroying a lot of houses and houses, and the people were displaced. The court's rescue is urgently needed."

The early court returned to normal order, discussing all kinds of major national events that happened in Dayan recently, until someone reported that Ms. Sun from Cai Guogong's mansion had arrived outside the palace and was waiting to be summoned.

The whole court fell silent again.

After being summoned, Miss Sun of Duke Cai's mansion entered the court hall tremblingly. She lowered her head and did not dare to lift it up. She knelt down and kowtowed: "The daughter of the people Cai Qian kowtowed to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Cai Qian, let me ask you, under the blessing tree in Lingyun Temple, the Third Prince and Princess Tian were assassinated, were you there?"

She couldn't help trembling all over, lowered her head and grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly, and said timidly: "If you go back to the emperor, the daughter of the people will be present."

"Very well, it seems that I did not find the wrong person. Then I will ask you again, did you see the scene when Princess Tian fell off the cliff at that time."

This time, Cai Qian's whole shoulders twitched, she subconsciously turned her head to the side, and quickly found the most conspicuous one among the many ministers of civil and military affairs. , looking at her steadily, she turned her head to look at her grandfather again, but saw that he didn't even look at her, and just stood there with his eyes closed.

She couldn't help feeling a little at a loss, her fingers subconsciously stirred the veil vigorously, faltering and not knowing how to answer.

In the Golden Luan Hall, the imperial majesty is extraordinary, the emperor is mighty, the presence of the eyes made her flustered, and the eyes of most of the adults all fell on her, which made her, a weak woman, feel terrified , the inside of my head is already in a mess, I don't know what to do.

In an instant, a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead, her face was pale and precarious, and she looked weak and might faint at any time.

Seeing that she hadn't answered for a long time, the emperor couldn't help but let out a cold "Huh?" She was so frightened that she immediately knelt down again with a "plop", and said in panic, "I...I...I don't know, I...Mr. ... saw nothing... saw nothing."

Cai Guogong suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at her.

Outside the palace, Duanmu Tian raised his head from the ledger and asked in surprise, "Zhenbao Pavilion auction?"

Ping Guliang shook her round fan and said with a smile on her face, "Yes, this Treasure Pavilion collects all kinds of treasures from all over the world, and every year an auction is held in the capital. Those who are not dignitaries or wealthy are not allowed to participate. They competed for it, and countless young ladies were proud to get a treasure from the auction of Zhenbao Pavilion. Last year, because the three princesses liked a set of jewelry carved with chalcedony, countless young masters in the capital were immediately overwhelmed. It was crazy, and there was a stance of buying the chalcedony jewelry as a gift to the third princess at the expense of his family. In the end, it was obtained by the second son of Cai Guogong's mansion and given to the third princess. After hearing about this, the emperor thought that the second son of Cai had the same The three princesses are in love with each other, so how many rich and noble sons are envied by decree to bestow marriage?"

"What's so good about marrying a princess?" Wang Tong shook his head beside him and said, "That's like marrying a living ancestor."

(End of this chapter)