imperial concubine

Chapter 206 Retrial
The queen was already familiar with these confessions, and after a casual glance, she could see that it was the confession of Liu Banxia from the imperial pharmacy.I have read this confession eleven times, and there is no problem at all, so why did Fang Yuanli take it out now?
After seeing the situation, the queen said softly: "Lord Fang, I have personally read this confession eleven times. Is there any problem in it that I didn't see? This seems incredible, right?"

Liu Banxia was the most critical person in the whole matter. If he hadn't been in the middle, the pill in Su Wan's hand would never have reached the East Palace. Speaking carefully, apart from Su Wan, he was the one who had committed the most crimes.

Hearing what the queen said, Fang Yuanli was a little surprised. He glanced at the queen, and then said: "Please look here, empress, I told Liu Banxia that he had already contacted Su Wan many times, and during the latest contact, Su Wan made the first contact. Show up and give him the pill."

The queen knew all these things very well, and it was precisely because of this that the queen concluded that this matter had nothing to do with Su Wan, and in the end the queen put Su Wan in a pending prison.

Seeing Fang Yuanli pointing out this point again, the queen frowned and said: "What's wrong with this point? I have asked Liu Banxia carefully, and he firmly insisted that the person he saw was Su Wan, absolutely not someone else! "

The queen guessed what Fang Yuanli was thinking, and thought that he was going to exonerate Su Wan, so he took out these things separately.And the queen said the words to death in advance, lest Fang Yuanli make trouble by doing so.

Seeing that the queen was so cautious, Fang Yuanli said with a smile: "Empress, since Su Wan has never shown up before, why did she show up at such a critical moment? Wouldn't it be better if she continued to hide?"

This is a place that makes Fang Yuanli feel very strange.Even if Liu Banxia didn't know how dangerous this matter was, Su Wan would definitely not know, so why did she let Liu Banxia see her true face?

Hearing Fang Yuanli's words, the queen thought it made sense, but then she thought of another idea, "Perhaps it is because this matter is so important that Su Wan doesn't trust others to do it, so she wants to do it herself. Only in this way, she Only then can you rest assured."

The queen said it was not impossible.This matter is related to Su Wan's wealth and life, so there is nothing wrong with being careful.But Fang Yuanli could see that there must be fraud in this matter, either Su Wan was lying or Liu Banxia was lying!

Thinking of this, Fang Yuanli said lightly: "Empress, although this matter is very important to Su Wan, in comparison, Su Wan's life is more important. So she will never show her face in such a matter, let alone You won't let others see your appearance so carelessly, but you must know that what Su Wan is doing is the work of Zhu Jiu Clan, so you can't be too careful."

Everyone's first reaction when encountering something is to leave as quickly as possible. The farther away the better, how can anyone take the initiative to approach?Even if Su Wan was confused for a while and made this mistake, wouldn't she even know the most basic traces of concealment?

The queen, who was sitting high above the seat, closed her eyes and meditated, then nodded slightly, "Master Fang is worthy of being a prime minister, and what he said is indeed reasonable. However, maybe Su Wan was confused for a while, so he made so many mistakes in a row? "

At this time, the queen was not willing to admit that she had caught the wrong one.That's why he made things difficult for Fang Yuanli in such an almost difficult way. As long as Fang Yuanli said something wrong, the queen would not have to let Su Wan go, and her prestige would naturally not be damaged.

Hearing the queen's words, Fang Yuanli smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, if Su Wan's thoughts are really so careless, how could he come up with such a meticulous plan? If Su Wan is really very meticulous, naturally she wouldn't Make those mistakes."

A person's habits are formed over a long period of time, and it is impossible to change them suddenly in a short period of time.Su Wan has undergone such earth-shaking changes in such a short period of time, either she is crazy, or someone is obstructing it.

Although she was very reluctant to admit that she made a mistake, but the matter had come to this point, the queen naturally couldn't keep her mouth shut, she snorted coldly and said, "What a Liu Banxia, ​​how dare you deceive me! Come on, take Liu Banxia from the sky prison to me Bring it up!"

Since Fang Yuanli has pointed out his mistakes, and he can't justify himself, he just needs to put all the faults on Liu Banxia. In this way, he can get back some of the face he lost.

The guard outside the door responded with a deep voice, and brought Liu Banxia to the queen in a short while.Liu Banxia didn't know what happened when the queen brought him here again today, so he could only say tremblingly: "The sinner, Liu Banxia, ​​has seen the queen, the princess, the princess, and the prime minister."

Fang Yuanli sat on the side and looked at Liu Banxia carefully, only to see faint blood oozing from his waist and back, and his hands and fingers were swollen like radishes.Fang Yuanli nodded inwardly, it seems that the queen empress had dealt a cruel blow to him before.

While I was thinking, I heard the empress who was seated at the top slap the table fiercely, and then said angrily: "Well, you are a cowardly servant, you dare to deceive me, don't you want your little girl?" Is it dead?"

That day Liu Banxia took the initiative to be honest. At the beginning, he planned to keep a secret because his brother's life was in Su Wan's hands. Later, he really couldn't bear the punishment and was afraid of death, so he confessed everything after suffering.At this time, the empress took advantage of his weakness, so the moment the empress opened her mouth, Liu Banxia was so frightened that she almost lost her wits!

Hearing what the queen said, Liu Banxia hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, spare your life, even if you give the sinner ten more courages, the sinner would not dare to deceive the Empress. Everything the sinner said before is true. If there are any falsehoods, I am willing to be beaten to pieces by the Empress! "

All the things before, Liu Banxia did explain all the things, and there was no lie.You know, Liu Banxia didn't dare to try that torture for the rest of his life.

Fang Yuanli frowned, he could tell that Liu Banxia was not lying.So he said to the queen: "My empress, I have a few words I want to ask Liu Banxia, ​​and I would like to ask your empress for permission."

Although the queen respects Fang Yuanli very much and often asks Fang Yuanli for advice, but in front of outsiders, Fang Yuanli still has to give the queen enough face, otherwise, it would appear that he himself does not understand etiquette.

The queen nodded slightly, and then Fang Yuanli asked: "Liu Banxia, ​​I want to ask you, how long have you been in contact with the fourth concubine? When the fourth concubine gave you medicine last time, were you two the first?" A meeting?"

Although these are very small details, Fang Yuanli knows that this is the most important thing.Because the truth is often seen in the details.Based on Liu Banxia's confession alone, it is difficult to rescue Su Wan from the prison.

Hearing Fang Yuanli's question, Liu Banxia said with trepidation: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the sinner has been promoted by the Fourth Prince's Concubine since he entered the palace. It has been a long time. The last time we met, it was exactly this long. We met for the first time in a while."

It is precisely because of the escort of the fourth concubine that Liu Banxia was able to take the position of the chief eunuch of the imperial pharmacy in just a few years.Liu Banxia has always been extremely grateful to Su Wan in her heart, which is why Liu Banxia refused to confess before.

Hearing Liu Banxia's answer, Fang Yuanli nodded lightly, and then continued to ask: "Okay, then I will ask you again, where did you meet last time? Did the Fourth Prince disguise herself or use a veil to cover her face?" face?"

This is an extremely crucial point, so when Fang Yuanli asked this question, he immediately focused on Liu Banxia.Liu Banxia knelt on the ground and frowned, thinking hard, obviously because she was afraid that what she had said would make Fang Yuanli unhappy.

After thinking hard for a while, Liu Banxia said in a deep voice: "At that time, the sinner and the fourth concubine met each other on a rockery in the imperial garden. At that time, the fourth concubine had never disguised herself, let alone covered her face with a veil."

Liu Banxia thought about this several times just now.At that time, Su Wan had never disguised herself. If she had disguised herself, she would have thought that she would be an ordinary court lady, and she would not have recognized at a glance that she was some noble person in the palace.

After listening to Liu Banxia's words, Fang Yuanli nodded slightly, and then said: "Since this is the case, then it's right." Then he turned to the queen and said, "Empress, I am [-]% sure that this matter is absolutely certain. It won't be what Su Wan did."

Fang Yuanli knew more about Su Wan than Yun Jingya and the queen.With Su Wan's intelligence, she would never make such a low-level mistake, so there is only one possibility for this matter, and it must not be Su Wan's doing.

Liu Banxia, ​​who was kneeling on the ground, heard Fang Yuanli's words, and said quickly: "Even though the sinner didn't know the empress that day, the palace clothes on her body are indeed the decorations of the Yiliang Palace. What's more, that day in the East Palace Among them, the sinner once caught a glimpse of the fourth concubine, who looked exactly like the person that night. The person who instigated the sinner must be the fourth concubine without a doubt!"

I could not be mistaken, the clothes that person wore that day belonged to Yiliang Palace, and his face was exactly the same as the fourth concubine I saw in the East Palace. The person behind the scenes was the fourth concubine, except for the fourth concubine. Who else?

Hearing Liu Banxia's words, Fang Yuanli shook his head with a smile and said: "The person that night will definitely not be Su Wan. First of all, Su Wan will not be so stupid. You must know that the fourth concubine is always a nobleman in the palace, How could it be possible to secretly meet with Liu Banxia all of a sudden? Second, Su Wan has always been extremely smart, so she would not do such a thing like killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred."

Everything Fang Yuanli did was based on his understanding of Su Wan, so he thought Su Wan would not do such a thing.And this is exactly what Fang Yuanli lacks the most at present, he has no evidence to prove Su Wan's innocence!
Sure enough, the queen said coldly: "If she did this, did she do it on purpose?"

(End of this chapter)