imperial concubine

Chapter 194 Dilemma
It can be said that things are basically clear at this point.Whether it's the second concubine or Liu Banxia, ​​all the confessions of the two point to Su Wan, but Su Wan can't produce evidence that can prove himself, and only keeps saying that I am wronged.

The icy breath spread in the air, the queen was perched high on the embroidered couch, the phoenix-pointed crimson golden steps on her head glowed a bright red color in the sunlight, faintly, one could smell a sweet smell the taste of.

Seeing Su Wan standing silently in the hall like an unyielding rock, the queen narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Su Wan and said, "Su Wan, it's pointless to continue to carry on. It's better to confess your sin earlier That's right, otherwise I will be impolite."

This is the ultimatum given by the queen to Su Wan. The queen has no patience to continue to dawdle, and should not continue to dawdle.The prince is still alive, and only by catching the real murderer can he get the antidote from her hand.

Hearing what the queen said, Su Wan knew that the queen was impatient.Presumably the crown prince's condition is very serious, even to the point of dying, the empress is able to bear the torture until now, it is really too deep in the city.

Thinking of this, Su Wan shook her head and said to the queen: "The empress knows clearly, this incident is definitely not instigated by Su Wan. Even if the empress tortures Su Wan, Su Wan only has this sentence, Su Wan is not behind the scenes."

Everything Su Wan said was true, but she didn't say another word.That is, she knows who is behind the scenes, and she can even testify for the queen in the main hall, but it is a pity that the queen did not ask her this question.

Seeing Su Wan's stubborn obsession, the queen sneered and said, "Since you are so stubborn, it seems that you will not die until the Yellow River. If I don't give you some color, you will never confess!"

For a hard-talking person like Su Wan, the queen has seen countless times in the harem over the years. Before each execution, she always looks deathly, but as soon as the board falls on her, she will immediately cry and yell to kill everyone. Find out everything.

Just like Liu Banxia just now, just now he has suffered [-] boards and refused to recruit, and he almost let him cheat him.But what was the result?At the end of the torture, Liu Banxia obediently confessed to Su Wan?
Just when the queen was about to give an order, Concubine Shu on one side said, "Hold on, empress." The queen turned her head to look over, but she saw Concubine Shu holding a tea bowl, sipping tea from the tea bowl in a leisurely manner.

After waiting for a while, Concubine Shu finally drank all the tea in the cup. She put down the tea bowl in her hand, looked at Su Wan's silent and stubborn look and shook her head, as if she was regretting how such a smart person as Su Wan would do such a thing. Such a silly thing to come.

The queen on the side saw Concubine Shu's behavior, and finally got impatient. She frowned and said to Concubine Shu, "I don't know what you want to say, Concubine Shu? If you want to plead for the fourth concubine, then it's better not to speak." Already!"

Concubine Shu has always been at odds with her, and now she wants to find out the reason of the matter from Su Wan, and then find an antidote.Even if Concubine Shu didn't know what she wanted to do, she would definitely stop it.After all, if she wants to do it, she will definitely not let her do it.

Sure enough, after everything was done, Concubine Shu said slowly and calmly: "My sister heard what the empress said just now, is it because she wants to punish the fourth prince concubine?"

Just now the queen threatened Su Wan viciously. Although Concubine Shu and Concubine Lin were present, the queen couldn't care less when she thought that her son was still in danger in the inner palace.The most important thing now is to bring the prince back from the gate of hell.

Hearing Concubine Shu's words, the Empress snorted at the doctor and said, "That's natural. The fourth concubine made such an appalling policy, shouldn't torture be allowed? Or, Concubine Shu, you said you want to protect Su Wan?"

Although Su Wan didn't gain the complete trust of Concubine Shu's faction before, she got very close to Concubine Shu.It's not impossible to get Concubine Shu's newcomer in a short period of time, that's why the queen said so.

Concubine Shu, who was sitting on the side, shook her head and said: "Of course not, it is reasonable to use any kind of punishment for such a thing. However, the concubine remembers that when it comes to matters involving the concubine's chair, His Majesty must speak personally. Punishment. Empress, " Concubine Shu looked up at the queen slowly, with a faint smile on her lips, "Do you have any orders or orders from Your Majesty?"

Hearing Concubine Shu's words, the Empress frowned. There is such a rule in the palace that if it is an ordinary court lady and eunuch, the Empress can dispose of it as she pleases, but a concubine with a title like Su Wan must be nodded by His Majesty before she can be tortured.

Yun Jingya on the side was hesitant when she saw her mother, she turned her eyes, and then said in a deep voice: "I will go to the imperial study to discuss with a few ministers, and then issue a decree for my father."

Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ill, the prison of the country is completely in the hands of Yun Jingya, and with the cooperation of Fang Yuanli, the head of civil servants, it is as simple as eating and drinking to issue an imperial decree. would say so.

As soon as Yun Jingya's words fell, the queen's face changed abruptly. She patted the armrest heavily with her palm, and then she reprimanded Yun Jingya and said, "Bastard! Is the most important weapon of the country used like this by you? You simply don't know what it means!"

If Yun Jingya went to the imperial study to issue an imperial decree at this time, I'm afraid Concubine Shu would wake up laughing from her dream.Such an impulsive approach will only make Emperor Chongwen doubt Yun Jingya's ability in the future, and even doubt whether the crown prince will be a tyrant in the future.

Hearing what the queen said, Yun Jingya was stunned for a moment, and then she understood.The matter of the harem is the royal father's family matter, but he wanted to use the jade seal for this matter in a fit of anger. If it was spread, wouldn't he become a domineering princess who abused his power?

Thinking of this, Yun Jingya said to the queen: "I know I was wrong. Just now, I was in a hurry and said something unscrupulously. I asked my mother to punish me. It is the police officer's behavior in the future."

Fortunately, the queen mother woke up early and stopped herself in time.Otherwise, once this incident happened, not only the emperor father would become suspicious of him, but even the civil and military officials in the court might have two hearts.

Seeing that the queen mother and daughter almost fell into her trap, Concubine Shu felt a little sorry, if the two of them could jump into this trap.When His Majesty returns, His Majesty will definitely cut off most of the power in the hands of these two people without saying anything.

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "Your Highness is just joking. Your Majesty is far away in the frontier now, but Su Wan is still refusing to speak. It seems that there is only one way to go now. When His Majesty returns to the palace, let His Majesty try the case in person. "

There seems to be nothing wrong with this statement.But if you think about it carefully, you will know that the queen cannot agree.Emperor Chongwen is far away in the frontier now, the queen can wait for Emperor Chongwen to come back, but the crown prince is getting more and more dangerous every day, and there is no waiting at all.

The face of the empress on the first seat did not change. After a moment of silence, she said with a smile: "Concubine Shu is right. However, Your Majesty is now personally leading an army on the frontier to resist foreign aggression. Worry about the harem?"

The matter seems to be at an impasse. If you want to ask something, you have to torture Su Wan, but with Concubine Shu by your side, this method will not work at all; if you wait until His Majesty returns to Beijing, then the Crown Prince will have already returned God is exhausted.

Seeing the Queen's frowning, Concubine Shu said to the Queen: "Your Majesty is right. However, Su Wan refuses to confess now. Without her confession, how can we conclude that she has no accomplices in this matter? Or is there no one else behind the scenes?"

The queen above was lost in thought, and Concubine Shu knew that she was thinking hard about how to torture Su Wan.It's just that from now on, the queen has no other way to go. She can only follow the way she gave him and drag things down.

Hearing Concubine Shu's words, Su Wan said in a deep voice: "Msg Concubine Shu, this matter was not done by Su Wan. Su Wan has not been in the palace for a long time, so how could he gather so many subordinates in such a short period of time? It's just impossible."

Everyone knew when Su Wan entered the palace, and they knew that Su Wan had no foundation when he entered the palace.If she could gather such a group of subordinates in such a short period of time, why did she need to poison the prince?Wait a little longer, the entire harem belongs to Su Wan.

The empress standing on top said with a sneer, "Don't use such sophistry to sway me! Now that the evidence is overwhelming, I will ask you again, are you behind this incident?"

Hearing that the queen started asking herself again, Su Wan didn't even open her mouth, but just shook her head, indicating that she had never done this at all.As for other things, Su Wan didn't even bother to say a word.

Seeing Su Wan like this, the queen sneered and said, "Don't think that if you don't speak, the palace will have nothing to do with you! Although one line has been caught, there is still another line that has not been caught!"

Su Wan, who was standing in the palace, shuddered when she heard what the queen said.It's already such a time, is there any trump card that the queen hasn't used yet?No, if it was true, the queen should have brought it out just now to force her to confess!
Thinking of this, Su Wan lowered her head and said: "The concubine doesn't know what the empress will say. The concubine doesn't even have a line, let alone the empress said another line. Thinking about it, the empress should find someone else to ask about it." yes."

Concubine Shu who was sitting on the side was also a little strange, and all the people related to this matter had already been arrested.All confessions and evidence can also be justified.Now that the queen suddenly said that, could it be that she has mastered something we don't know?

Hearing Su Wan's voice, Concubine Shu also continued: "Empress, may it be possible that you know something we don't? Otherwise, why do you say that there is another one that has not been dug out?"

Whether it was the confession of Dexi, the eunuch of the East Palace, or the evidence of Liu Banxia in the imperial pharmacy, these things are enough to prove that Su Wan is the mastermind behind the scenes, and this is also a complete clue.But why did the queen suddenly say that there was another clue?
The Queen said coldly: "The people in the East Palace have already been dug out, but none of the people in the Yiliang Palace have moved yet!"

Hearing the Queen's words, Su Wan suddenly felt a chill on his back and broke out in a cold sweat!

(End of this chapter)