Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 72 Who is Unfaithful and Unfilial?

Shen Ninghua folded her hands on her waist, stared straight ahead with her plain eyes, and her slender back was straight.The skirt embroidered with large azaleas swayed gracefully with her movements, like a grand sea of ​​flowers.

Her eyes skipped over the emperor above the throne, the prince below the steps, and finally settled on Shen Dong and others kneeling on the ground:
No matter when, as long as there is a crisis involved, she is always the first to be pushed out.She was the first to be suspected when something happened, she was the first to be found when something went wrong, and now she is the one who needs to be sent to death!Could it be that if she doesn't have a heart, she won't feel heartache, and she deserves to die?
"The courtiers pay homage to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live."

Baili Qingcang's sharp eyes fell on Shen Ninghua's body, and gradually became slightly softer: "Be flat."

Everyone was shocked, no matter whether it was the prince or the ministers above the hall, all kneeled on the ground, only Shen Ninghua stood in the center.

Shen Dong knelt down and looked at the cold jade floor, Shen Ninghua's silhouette was clearly reflected on the smooth ground, he couldn't help but feel distressed, the prescription incident was too involved, the Shen family wanted to get out of the body, no one sacrificed it was absolutely impossible .Then, Shen Ninghua could only be sacrificed.

Baili Qingcang's voice was majestic: "Shen Ninghua, just now Shen Xuanye said that you gave him the medicine to cure the plague, but is it true?"

"Yes." Shen Ninghua nodded.

"Then you also know that he used the medicine you gave to research the prescription?"

"Yes."

"Then you also know that there is something wrong with the prescription he researched?"

"Yes, I know."

As soon as the words fell, there were discussions in the hall immediately.

"She actually knew it, and she didn't say it when she knew it. What did she want to do?"

"Don't think about the people at all, it's a crime worthy of death."

"That's right, such a woman is simply discrediting the family and shameful!"

Some people even questioned Shen Ninghua angrily:

"Shen Ninghua, do you know what loyalty and filial piety mean? You know that there is a problem with the prescription but you don't say it out, causing thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River to almost die after taking the prescription, disregarding the interests of the country, this is disloyal! You gave the medicine to your father , Brother, knowing that they made a mistake but not telling them, this is unfilial. It is shameful to be so disloyal and unfilial!"

"My lord Wang is right. If you don't know loyalty and filial piety, it would be better to die happily."

"The two adults said..."

Baili Qingcang watched the farce under the hall coldly, his expression as deep as the sea.Baili Jinchuan gritted his teeth secretly, these people really dare to say that they aimed all their spearheads at Shen Ninghua.

The only person in the hall who was indifferent was Shen Ninghua.From the beginning to the end, the expression on her face was indifferent, no matter whether others questioned or insulted her, her expression remained the same, making it impossible to see any emotion.

It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that the ministers finished yelling angrily, and Shen Ninghua said slowly: "My lords have finished speaking? Now that I have finished speaking, can I speak now?"

"What else can you say, you witch?"

Shen Ninghua turned to look at Mr. Wang who spoke first: "Is your lord's surname Wang? I remember that the reason why your Wang family was able to enter the court to serve the emperor was because your family had a concubine when the late emperor was alive. I heard that when this concubine was favored at that time, you flattered her in every possible way. Later, she was thrown into the cold palace because of a mistake, and you immediately severed relations with her. No wonder you scolded the most happily today. You have always regarded women as tools, It’s a treasure if it’s useful, but it’s a crime if it’s useless, if it wasn’t for the abolished concubine who lived in the cold palace at that time, you would have strangled her to show your loyalty, right?”

"Nonsense, you... you... nonsense!"

Shen Ninghua stared at him: "I'm talking nonsense? You say I'm disloyal and unfilial, then I'd like to ask my lord, is it a bad thing that I have medicine for the plague in my hand?"

Master Wang's face changed slightly: "No"

"I have this medicine. My father asked me to go to study and I gave it. Is it wrong?"

"No, that's right."

"Then let me ask you again, did I force you to present the prescription? Did I buy the medicine and send it to the people in the south of the Yangtze River? Did I force the victims to drink the medicine?"

That Mr. Wang was covered in cold sweat, and he was speechless when asked: "You...you..."

"I didn't do any of these things, so why did Mr. Wang keep saying that the common people I harmed are living in poverty? The disaster is in the present, and you, the pillars of the country, are at a loss and can't find any solution. Instead, you are persecuting me, a weak woman." He is straight and straight. With the royal salary, eating the blood and sweat of the common people, occupying a high position and doing nothing, who is disloyal and unfilial?"

An official on the side immediately jumped out: "You dare to criticize important court officials at such a young age, how courageous you are!"

Shen Ninghua smiled coldly: "Now you know that I am a weak girl at a young age. Why didn't you remember it when you accused me of harming the country and the people just now? As an important minister of the court, you insist on forcing a weak girl to death. You are the real brazen!"

"Presumptuous! Make loud noises in the court, do you still have the king's law?"

Shen Ninghua looked over, and the person who spoke was an official from the Ministry of Officials: "If I disturb the court, His Majesty will naturally punish me. This lord is really lenient! There is a saying in your Ministry of Officials that the yamen opens to the south. Don't come in, don't the king's law always be what you say? Now you're talking about the king's law?"

More and more officials couldn't bear it anymore. They were all officials appointed by the imperial court. If they were overwhelmed by a woman who was not up to grade, how would they survive in the future.

The officials of the Ministry of Officials retreated, and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals stepped forward: "Little girl, you really dare to say that slandering important court officials is a capital offense. Don't think that you can be so unscrupulous because you are the prime minister's daughter-in-law."

"Slander?" Shen Ninghua took out a notebook from her sleeve, flipped open two pages, "I came back from cultivation in Biezhuang and came to Shen's house for a total of three months and 23 days. Hearings outside the yamen, for so many days, the yamen of the official department has heard a total of [-] cases, excluding three small cases that were sneaky, and the remaining [-] cases, excluding the seven cases that have not yet been concluded. Six out of the eight cases can be determined to be unjust! The details of the case and the trial process are carefully recorded on it, this lord of the Ministry of Rites, you have to take a closer look to see if I am slandering!"

Looking at Shen Ninghua's cool and dark eyes, the official of the Ministry of Rituals was covered in cold sweat: "You... Your Majesty, this matter..."

Baili Qingcang waved his hand to ask the servant to bring the booklet in Shen Ninghua's hand. The storm in his eyes became more and more violent, and finally a violent storm swept out: "Come here, drag Zhou Xueyi, the servant of the official department, to the entrance of the vegetable market and cut this book. People who have been wronged in the cases recorded in the booklet, please go to Caishikou to watch their sentence!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, think twice."

"I hate officials for favoritism and malpractice the most. I would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go." Baili Qingcang threw the booklet on the desk heavily, "This is the capital, at the feet of the emperor! This is the case for handling cases here, so far away What will the officials in Kyoto look like? How many such officials will I kill, and some people are willing to take their place!"

There was a deathly silence in the court, and no one dared to come forward to argue with Shen Ninghua, for fear that she would show any more evidence.

Shen Ninghua stood upright, like a crisp green bamboo, clearly weak and slender, but suppressed the elegance of the whole hall!

Baili Qingcang looked at her, his fingers trembling slightly: He really deserves to be her child, such a pride, such a peerless beauty!
"Shen Dong, what else do you want to say?"

Shen Dong turned his head to look at Shen Ninghua, as if he was meeting this daughter for the first time, and finally there was a flash of determination in his eyes: "Ninghua, since you know that there is something wrong with the prescription, you must know what the real prescription is, so hurry up and teach it to the emperor." .”

Shen Ninghua's body trembled, and there was a hint of water in her eyes: "Father, I know there is something wrong with the prescription but I don't know where it is wrong." She knew that she would be given up, but when things came to an end, her heart ached unbearably.

"You once learned medical skills from the old doctor who treated you. How could you not know the real prescription? Hurry up and hand it over, don't you want to save me and your brother?" Shen Dong said with earnestness, but it made Shen Ninghua The last bit of can't bear to dissipate in my heart.

"Father, I have studied medicine, and I know the general research directions. I have been working hard to research the medicines since I knew the uses of those medicines. I only hope that one day I can research the medicines to save thousands of people. Unfortunately, my father and younger brother did not I insisted on taking all the proprietary medicines in my hands away, so I had no choice but to stop," Shen Ninghua looked up at Baili Qingcang,

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of research manuscripts and medical books left by the old doctor in my yard. I put them all together. My maid Bai Zhi knows where the manuscripts are. The Emperor can send someone to fetch them."

"Okay." Baili Qingcang nodded with joy in his eyes, "Come here, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and get the manuscripts and medical books that Shen Ninghua said, and also see if there are any manuscripts burned by Shen Xuanye, if there are any leftovers, take them together come over."

Chen Yun was very happy: "Your Majesty, last time I had the honor to drink the wine brewed by Shen Ninghua. The medicinal uses in it are very detailed. If you think about combining her manuscript with Shen Xuanye's, you should be able to see a lot of problems."

Baili Qingcang was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Okay, Aiqing, just do your research. If you need any medicinal materials, go to my private treasury to get them immediately. You must crack the prescription as soon as possible."

The atmosphere in the court hall was slightly relaxed, and many officials breathed a sigh of relief covered in cold sweat.If the prescription cannot be researched, the emperor does not know how many people will be implicated.

Shen Ninghua narrowed her eyes, shifted her gaze slightly to meet Baili Jinchuan, and nodded imperceptibly.

Baili Jinchuan raised the corners of his lips: Shen Ninghua has finally made up her mind, and I really want to thank Shen Dong for his unfeeling. From today on, he wants the capital to have no more Prime Minister Shen's mansion!

"Report! Your majesty, something is wrong. The slaves and others went to Shen's mansion to get the manuscripts and medical books, but found that Shen Ninghua's Yingyue residence was in a mess. Prime Minister Shen's wife Zhao took all the contents and threw them into the pond. The manuscript The medical books are all destroyed!"

Baili Qingcang's eyes darkened, and he swayed the dragon chair to stabilize his figure, his lips trembling and purple with anger: "Shen Dong! Shen Dong! What a prime minister Shen, what a Zhao family, if you can't find the prescription , I have killed your nine clans!"

(End of this chapter)