The little princess of space where the concubine often eats

Chapter 108

"You...even you..." The loose cheeks on the emperor's face trembled, coughing and panting several times, his whole body couldn't sit still, he leaned over the imperial case, and knocked a cup of fragrant tea to the ground , "What are you? Are you forcing me? Concubine Yan is already dead, and she is still talking about crimes. It's just a handwritten letter. It's hard to distinguish the authenticity. Isn't it a big deal to mobilize people like this? Back off for me... back off..."

"Your Majesty," Qin Ming took a step forward and said with his head held high, "The truth of this matter is not only about what crimes King Rui deserves, but more importantly, it is about convincing the world about the court's handling. You can only know if you are wronged or not. , If this is erased, there will be controversy everywhere, the people will be divorced, and the soldiers will be worried and chilled. Those who will be hurt are His Majesty's virtue and the stability of Daxing. Please accept the advice of the ministers and others, and allow the case of Concubine Yan to be re-examined! "

"Secretary! Second!" Pei Zihua almost waved his hands, "This kind of grievance involves the mother and concubine of You Zaifu. Who in the palace dares to feel the conscience and say that it is okay to listen and pretend not to hear it. Don't investigate or ask. ? If the case was wrongly tried, of course it will be retried, this is the simplest reason!"

"Presumptuous!" The emperor was so angry that his beard and hair were spouting, his teeth chattering, "Roaring at the Golden Palace, Pei Zihua, are you going to rebel?!"

"My subject also agrees," Ji Lingchen interjected coldly, "Princess Changle made the first public accusation. What she said has a clear history, clear facts, and nothing absurd. According to the situation and the law, her accusation should be approved and the case filed. Retrial. I really don't know why your Majesty is hesitant?"

His words pierced the emperor's heart like a knife, seeing the coldness and sarcasm on his son's face, he was so enraged that he was speechless.At this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had been watching coldly and silently, finally stood up in front of everyone's eyes, and his body wrapped in the dragon embroidered robe slightly tilted towards the old emperor, showing his weakness and old age. Show a dazzling majesty and strength.

"My sons and ministers seconded."

Just four simple words like this, but with the energy of thunderbolt and lightning, they fell to the ground with a sound, instantly crushing the emperor's last defense and persistence.

After the crown prince made a clear statement, the remaining courtiers who were still waiting and watching suddenly bowed down like the wind blowing wheat waves, shouting the word "secondary proposal" in a hurry.Even the other idle princes flinched for a moment, then said something in a low voice, and stood in the queue of remonstrance.

If it was just the turmoil of the officials, the emperor still had some confidence to overwhelm them, but facing Ji Lingchen's fierce gaze at this moment, he began to feel a little flustered.

Because he understood the son's feelings for the deceased mother and concubine, when he was at an absolute disadvantage, he would argue vigorously regardless of gains and losses, but now that conclusive evidence has emerged, Ji Lingchen certainly refuses to let it go.

If you don't suppress this son, you won't be able to stabilize the current chaotic and out-of-control situation.Besides, the crown prince who has always protected Ji Lingchen is also advocating this matter now, so as the future heir to the throne, how can he suppress it when he has no follow-up support.After thinking for a while, the emperor suddenly realized that he had nothing important in his hands now, and he could rule over a war god prince with outstanding political achievements, and the prince who supervised the country.

For the cold-natured old emperor, Ji Lingchen's unexpected growth was far more shocking and unacceptable than the truth that Chang Le just revealed, so he gritted his teeth and wandered around the hall, trying to find some support the power of.

Veteran ministers, new ministers, the imperial family, the harem... Everyone couldn't see the expression he wanted. Even the gentle and docile queen's eyes were so bright that he couldn't look directly at it.

Occupying the supreme position and claiming to be lonely for decades, the emperor didn't really taste the feeling of being alone and helpless until now.More importantly, he is no longer able to veto all objections in a strong and rude manner like he did back then.

After a lot of drumming.The main hall gradually became quiet, but the power of silence contained in this quietness made the emperor feel more stressed than the chaotic shouting just now.Because this is obviously not an impulse.It's not just the officials who just drift with the crowd and calm down.Still all stood in the position of admonition, and no one showed any intention of retreating.

The emperor knew that since the matter had developed to this level, no matter how long the stalemate continued, there would always be only one outcome.

"I... will play what the ministers..."

The old emperor spat out these words weakly.Ji Lingchen's heart fluttered suddenly, but he immediately controlled himself, did not show it, and just glanced at the prince quickly.

"Since Your Majesty has given permission to retry the case of Concubine Yan, can the presiding judge be judged as well?" Minister of the Ministry of Punishments bowed respectfully.

"National affairs are not discussed on this occasion," the emperor refused softly, "...the presiding judge will be decided at another time."

"Your Majesty, this matter is too important to delay. Since today is already like this, why change the date?" Zhongshu Ling Liu Cheng continued, "The old minister just thought about it. The selection of the presiding judge is very important. He must be respected, loyal and selfless. It is only wise and meticulous. I am afraid that it is difficult for one person to take on this important task, so we should choose a few more people. It would be better to co-preside." "Master Liu's words are very true," the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment immediately said, "I recommend You Zaifu."

"I recommend Prime Minister Feng!" Pei Zihua's voice was still loud.

Facing the voices of recommendation one after another, the emperor closed his astringent eyes forcefully.In fact, it doesn't matter who will be the presiding judge. As long as Ji Lingchen is still there, the future outcome of the Concubine Yan's case will be clearly visible. Even as the Ninth Five-Year Lord, I am afraid that he will be powerless to stop it now.In the end, You Zaifu, Feng Zhuoran, and Dali Temple Zhengqing Zhang Qiang became the candidates for the presiding judge with the highest support rate. The emperor gave in amid the sudden sense of fatigue in his heart, and agreed to all of them.When the three people who shouldered the heavy responsibility knelt down to receive the order, Ji Lingchen, who had been holding it steady all this time, suddenly felt a burning sensation in his throat, and involuntarily turned his gaze to the queen.

The queen still kept silent, in the court hall that was boiling like a pot of boiling water, she was so quiet that she didn't exist.But as long as you observe carefully, you can find her pair of black and bottomless eyes, staring at the old emperor with a hunched body on the imperial steps, as if trying to penetrate the decayed and weak shell, Pierce into his powerful, vicious and domineering past...

But the emperor didn't feel the empress' eyes. He was trembling with his gray beard and hair, trying to escape from the hall that made him breathless.The crown prince and the courtiers still bowed respectfully when he left, but the feeling in the heart of the supreme emperor is completely different from when he looked down on the courtiers before. This difference is deep down, the deeper it is felt, the more there are no words to describe it. .

The queen stood up with the emperor as usual, but just as she stretched out her hands to help, the emperor pushed her away, leaning on the shoulder of Manager Liu, and boarded the dragon chariot alone.The queen didn't care about this refusal, a faint smile appeared on her lips, and she calmly returned to the inner palace in another walking chariot.

On the small kang table in the emperor's bedroom, the chess game that was not finished in the morning was still laid out as it was, without a single piece being moved. This was the first thing the emperor saw when he staggered in. He was suddenly angry and overturned the chessboard , the black and white jade chess pieces splashed everywhere, and some of them hit his own face, making his skin ache.

After Shouyi, father and son will fight again... But what else can they fight now?No matter what the outcome of the chess game is, from the moment he had to go against his will and submit to the prince and courtiers, he had already given up and surrendered.

The case of Concubine Yan is the biggest knot between father and son. The emperor already knew about it, but what he didn't expect was that there were so many truths behind this case that even he didn't know. What I thought of was that after a lapse of 13 years, all of this unexpectedly surfaced again, just like the resentment of those undead, insisting on refusing to return to peace and rest.

The emperor suddenly shivered, and flinched involuntarily. Just as he was about to call the queen, he stopped abruptly.

For some reason, the screams from the side corridor before leaving in the morning flashed back into the old emperor's mind at this moment. He patted the table and shouted loudly: "Come here! Call the concubine Liang! Call the concubine Liang to see you quickly!" The emperor is still the emperor, and the decree is still carried out quickly. Not a moment later, the concubine Liang was led into the palace. She has lost her style now. She looks like a haggard old woman, only a pair of beautiful eyes From time to time, a cold light flashed. When she saw the emperor, she immediately rushed over, and the first sentence was repeated: "Your Majesty.The concubine wants to give a secret report...a secret report..."

"Concubine Liang," the emperor pinched her chin and raised her entire face, "What do you want to report secretly? Is it Changle's sudden attack in the Hall of Martial Arts today?"

"The concubine wants to secretly report to the prince... the prince is plotting something wrong..."

"You are in the palace, how do you know about Ji Yan?"

"It was Mr. Zuo Zhongcheng Dongfang who said..." Concubine Liang said eagerly.Some incoherent, "His niece entered the palace... and said to his concubine... Lord Dongfang is loyal to the crown prince, and being loyal to the crown prince is to be loyal to His Majesty..."

The emperor frowned, and it took a long time to realize that the prince she was talking about referred to the former prince of the clan's mansion who had been abolished and plotted against him, and his face darkened immediately.

"The crown prince has been summoning courtiers, non-stop, many... Lord Dongfang heard the news... But His Majesty does not go to court, he can't see His Majesty, he can only think of his concubines. He is the only one who can think of his concubines for so long ...As long as the crown prince falls, the crown prince will be able to come back... Lord Dongfang is a loyal subject, and the crown prince will not treat him badly. Your Majesty will not treat us badly either. We are the first to sue. It is the first merit. You must smash the prince to pieces Wan Duan, bring the crown prince back...Feng Li is the crown prince. The concubine has made great contributions to defeating the crown prince's conspiracy, and Lord Dongfang also supports Feng Li. Your majesty, please restore the crown prince, restore the crown prince!"

After talking about it, Concubine Liang's gloomy expression became extremely agitated, not only her tone was high-pitched, but white foam was hanging from the corner of her mouth, which made the emperor very frightened.Perhaps like that Lord Dongfang, His Majesty the Emperor may not have seen Concubine Liang for a long time. He never imagined that the situation of this once magnificent empress had turned into such a situation. Only the paranoia and hysteria remained.Even if what she said is true, her frenzy is not false, the emperor realized this and began to throw her away violently, but the more she fell, the tighter her grip was, her nails almost pierced into the emperor's chest In the flesh, the pain caused him to shout loudly: "Come on! Take her down! Take her down quickly!"

"Your Majesty... the crown prince conspired against me, the concubine's first contribution... please restore the crown prince..." Concubine Liang was hurriedly dragged out by the servants while yelling. , couldn't help but tilted to the top of the soft support, closing his eyes and panting.Manager Liu hastily brought tea soup to soothe the nerves, and patted the emperor's chest and back and poured it down.

The emperor felt a pain in his chest, he couldn't hold his breath, and his limbs were numb.Thinking of what Concubine Liang said just now, she was both angry and helpless.So far, so what if we know?He didn't even have the physical and mental strength to pull himself together...

"Your Majesty, do you want to call the imperial physician?" Director Liu asked in a low voice.

"Call... go call..." In any case, life is the most important thing, the more out of breath, the more afraid the emperor will feel.Fortunately, after the imperial doctor rushed over and made a careful examination, he said that the disharmony within the five internal organs was caused by qi and blood dryness, and it hadn't become a major symptom. He prescribed a prescription, decocted it in a hurry and ate it, and then he calmed down a little. Take a bath and fall asleep.

I don't know if it's the effect of the medicinal juice, or the emperor is old and careless, but within a quarter of an hour, he has already fallen asleep.Mr. Liu knelt at the corner of the bed and guarded for a while, and when he heard no sound, he got up gently, looked at the bed, curled up and retreated quietly, step by step to the side door, dodged, and slipped away soundlessly. out.

Outside the side door is a long cloud-top corridor. The queen is still standing in the corridor in a gentle manner, with fluttering skirts and sleeves full of wind, her eyes are clear and peaceful, without any special expression.Director Liu stopped at a distance of ten feet away from her, staring at the lady who was gradually rising to the top in Wuzheng.Looking at it, for the first time, the head of the capital of the Sixth Palace showed an expression on his blurred face with lowered eyebrows and obedient eyes. It was an expression of secret determination.

Manager Liu knew that the time had come to clearly choose the final position.

"My lady, it's Zuo Zhongcheng Dongfang Zhi..." Approaching behind the queen, he only said such a simple sentence in a low voice. After finishing speaking, he curled up and waited for the result without moving.

The queen's bright eyes rolled slightly, and she only said "um" without any other words, but the tight lines on Mr. Liu's face had obviously loosened a bit, and after bowing deeply again, he again Follow the original road and return to the sleeping hall.

The emperor lying on the couch still maintained the posture just now, but his breath became more and more disordered.After a while, he started to stir, his head kept rolling back and forth on the pillow, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, his hands scratched the air from time to time, and he murmured.

"Wake up your majesty, I'm having a nightmare again." The queen appeared in the palace at some point, and issued a gentle order.

Manager Liu quickly responded, got up, leaned over to the bed, and gently shook the emperor's arm.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" After shouting more than a dozen times, the emperor suddenly seemed to be shaken by something, and suddenly sat up, staring blankly ahead, sweating profusely.What did His Majesty dream about again? The queen wiped the old emperor's sweat gently with a Supa, and said softly, "This time it should not only be Concubine Yan, but also others, right?" "

The emperor trembled all over, waved her hand away forcefully, and said angrily: "How dare you come to see me? In vain I treat your mother and son so favorably, you actually have ulterior motives and plan to turn over the case of Concubine Yan! I am really blind In my eyes, I actually favor such an unfaithful and unfilial thing like you!"

　I'm sorry, everyone, because of the rehearsal of the annual meeting program, I'm still in the rehearsal room, and the dance teacher won't let me go, but wow, I will make it up when I go back tonight, woo woo woo woo

　　You know the feeling of a person with stiff limbs being forced to dance, the heart is dead, the limbs are already stiff...

　　
　
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