Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 296 Ninghua, can you help me?

The further they went to the back, the more terrified the officials who stood in line in advance felt. One official was even frightened mad, hacked to death a family of twenty or so members with a sword, and then hanged himself.

It wasn't until this time that the emperor sent out the Dragon Scale Guards to call all the officials into Chengqian Palace for discussion.

Shen Ninghua helped Baili Junyi put on the court uniform, adjusted his belt, and hung up the jade pendant: "The emperor is going to interrogate the prince today, what do you think?"

Baili Junyi held her hand, smiled slightly, and gestured on his lips: "If you can't speak, don't speak."

"Ah."

"After all, Father's treatment of the prince is different from that of our other princes. Before the queen made trouble, he had been training the prince as the next successor. How can he not be angry now that he is ruined in the hands of a woman."

Shen Ninghua smiled: "I'll go into the palace with you, I haven't greeted my concubine mother for a long time, now I'm going to accompany her old man."

"Okay." Baili Junyi held her hand, and the two left together like a palace.

Shen Ninghua entered the palace very early. She originally thought that Concubine Xian Gui was still resting, but she had already woken up. When she entered, Buyun Qing was standing by the window looking in the direction of Chengqian Hall, with a face full of scars. One side is hidden in the darkness, and it looks more and more eerie.

The maid on the side guarded the door cautiously, not daring to make any movements, with obvious fear in her expression.Shen Ninghua didn't feel anything, and went forward to salute and say hello: "I have seen my mother and concubine."

"Get up." Buyunqing didn't look back, but asked Shen Ninghua to stand up in a calm voice.Shen Ninghua waved her hand to make the surrounding maids retreat, and only took two steps forward when there were only two of them left in the hall.

"Seeing that the concubine mother looks a little tired, but you haven't had a good rest recently?"

Buyun looked at the Chengqian Hall, which looked like a giant beast entrenched in the sky, with an inexplicable look in his eyes: "What do you think will happen to the queen and the Zhao family today?"

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes slightly: "Rebellion is disrespectful, even if the father favors the queen and the Zhao family, I'm afraid it will be hard to forgive."

The emperor had long been prepared to get rid of the Zhao family. Originally, he wanted to help the prince eliminate the powerful mother clan. Although the prince still doesn't know what happened to the Zhao family, the end of the Zhao family is bound to be worrisome.

Buyunqing blinked and sneered slightly: "I can't spare the queen and the Zhao family... so what about the crown prince?"

"My concubine asked like this, I think I should have made a decision in my heart a long time ago."

Buyunqing's face turned cold a little bit, and his expression was indescribably mocking: "The emperor is old, and people tend to soften their hearts when they are old, especially for their children who have loved them for so long."

Shen Ninghua smiled: "The future will be long, mother and concubine should be patient."

Buyunqing twitched the corners of his lips meaninglessly, wondering if he was smiling, and focused his eyes on the direction of Chengqian Palace, motionless like a sculpture.

At this time, above the main hall of Chengqian Palace, the atmosphere was also condensed.

They were locked in the prison for seven days. Although no one dared to abuse the queen and the prince because the charges had not been confirmed, the environment in the prison was not something they could adapt to.In seven days, the two of them lost weight extremely, looking tired and slightly embarrassed.

Baili Qingcang glanced at him, and asked in a majestic voice: "Mr. Zhao, for the past five days, you have written a letter of confession every day, and you have written it in great detail. It seems that you know your crime?"

Zhao Huiying nodded very calmly, looked up at the emperor on the throne, her eyes slowly turned red: "Your Majesty, I know that I was wrong, and I also know that I am rebellious. I think I was twenty-eight years old, and I was wearing a bright red wedding dress. Married into the palace with full of apprehension, serving the emperor for 25 years, from an ignorant girl to the current body of guilt..."

As she spoke, tears flowed down her face, and she couldn't tell whether it was nostalgia or regret.

Baili Qingcang's expression was cold: "If I had known today, why bother? I have doted on you for more than 20 years. I have given you the glory of being the mother of the world, and given you the envy of all people. Your son is even more precious as a prince. You still don't want to marry me!" What are you dissatisfied with, must seek power and usurp the throne?"

"I don't know either. Now that I think about it, it was as if I was fascinated." Zhao Huiying frowned and shook her head, letting the tears keep falling. She raised her eyes and looked at Baili Qingcang, her voice trembling slightly:

"Your Majesty, even if I wanted to rebel, I never thought of hurting your life. I was just too scared. Too many things happened during this time. I lost your heart and love little by little. I was afraid , I am afraid that I will have nothing in the end, I am afraid that it will be difficult to arouse your attention until death..."

Zhao Huiying clutched her chest, feeling the extreme pain in her chest, and then suddenly realized what she really thought in her heart. She didn't want Baili Qingcang to die, she was crazily jealous of Xia Jingyan, and tried every means to destroy her and Xia's family. , but he cared too much about the emperor in front of him.

Even this rebellion was because he was too afraid of losing everything in front of him, and only wanted to destroy everything in his hands, so that he no longer had the right to imprison him.

Baili Qing's brows twitched, and the emotion in his eyes was suppressed by the deep coldness: "You are the queen, the biological mother of the prince, as long as you don't make big mistakes, you will always be the queen, who can shake your position?"

Zhao Huiying smiled sadly: "Your Majesty, I regret it. I shouldn't have designed Xia Jingyan in the first place. I should have let her marry into the palace and let her get along with you for more than 20 years. Let's see if you can still love her as before... "

"Shut up! Don't use Jingyan as an example, she's not a vicious woman like you, she won't do such a wolf-hearted thing!" Baili Qingcang, who had always looked calm, yelled sharply, his face twisted instantly.

"Haha, hahaha," Zhao Huiying raised her hand and slowly wiped away the tears on her face, her expression was no longer as sad as before, and the majesty on her body gathered little by little, "Your Majesty, my concubine has already written down what she did Clearly, you should be convicted."

She regretted it, regretted that she was too impulsive, regretted what she shouldn't have done at the beginning, but it was too late... If Xia Jingyan had become the queen, the emperor would have abdicated the throne long ago and lived happily with her. Why use her to do these things? However, it will never be better than...

"Zhao's virtue is not worthy of the position in the middle palace. I issued an imperial edict to abolish the Zhao family and order the Ministry of Rites to announce it to the world." Baili Qingcang's voice was cold and stern, without the slightest emotion, "Bailu Palace will be given to you. Once you have eaten, people will send it over on time, and you will not be allowed to step out of Bailu Palace."

Zhao Huiying tidied her clothes and hair accessories, made sure they were neat and tidy, then bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Someone took Zhao Huiying down, Baili Qingcang's eyes fell on the prince, and his distressed expression flashed: "Baili Jinyi, do you know your mistake?"

The prince has always looked respectful, and his kneeling posture is rigorous and solemn, just like in the past: "Father, my son knows his mistake, there is nothing to refute, please punish Father."

Baili Qingcang looked displeased: "You don't have anything to say?"

"My son made a big mistake, which is irrefutable."

When he said this, Baili Qingcang couldn't make up his mind: "Jinyi, you are my favorite son, why did you listen to Mrs. Zhao's instigation..."

Baili Jinyi raised his head and opened his mouth a few times, as if he wanted to blurt out something, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully: "My son has caused my father to worry, and my sin is serious. I ask my father to depose my son." If you want to be the crown prince, whether you beheaded or exiled, please let the emperor deal with the sons and ministers."

"You..." Baili Qingcang stood up abruptly, with a face full of anger that hated iron and steel, "Okay, that's great, come and take the prince down to imprison the Yuqing Palace. No one is allowed to visit without my order." .”

"Your majesty can't do it. The crown prince conspired against the deposed empress. This is already a firm fact. If we don't deal with it, how can we give an explanation to the people of the world?"

"My minister seconded the proposal, Mr. Zhang is right. If such a serious crime as treason can be dismissed by a child, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

"For the sake of the majesty of the emperor and the stability of Da'an, we can't deal with it so hastily."

"emperor……"

The hall, which had been quiet all the time, became a mess because of Baili Qingcang's words, especially the Lin family, their reaction was the most intense. If you don't bite it hard, it's better to resign and go home without contact with official career.

Baili Qingcang's hand on the imperial case kept tightening, and the veins on the back of his hand were exposed: "The prince is my eldest son, are you trying to force me to kill my own son?"

Everyone fell silent instantly, even if they wished that Baili Jinyi would die here, who would have the guts to say such a thing?
Baili Qingcang squinted his eyes, his eyes full of cold light: "Since no one answered, it means that we agree to this decision. Zhao Jiamou's crime of treason is unforgivable, and the Nine Clans will be imprisoned in heaven, waiting to be dealt with."

The Lin family was completely panicked. If the crown prince doesn't deal with it, it's fine, and the Zhao family won't deal with it right away?What is the emperor going to do?
"Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Baili Qingcang ignored these people, got up and left the hall directly after speaking.Let a group of courtiers yell at the bottom.

The news of Chengqian Hall quickly spread throughout the harem. After listening to the palace maid's report, Buyun sat on the soft couch and laughed out loud:
"Hehe, hahaha, this is really what the emperor did. It is really unpredictable. Conspiracy, that is a serious crime of conspiracy. Let alone abolishing the Zhao family, she should be cut alive. The emperor actually Just to abolish her posthumous position and confine Bailu Palace..."

Seeing that Buyun Qing's expression was wrong, Shen Ninghua waved her hand to get all the maids to step back, and put a cup of tea by her hand: "Mother Concubine, you must not get too angry."

Buyunqing suddenly raised his hand to hold Shen Ninghua's wrist, with a crazy look in his eyes: "Ninghua, I know that you have all kinds of poisons in your hands, and it is inconvenient for me to obtain them in the palace. Please help me bring some into the palace."

Shen Ninghua was startled: "Concubine Mu, the situation is very good now, so don't act too hastily. If we don't need to do anything, the Lin family will definitely not be able to sit still. Why bother to take risks?"

"No, if the queen doesn't die, I will feel uneasy. Ninghua, can you help me?"

(End of this chapter)