Empress with no Virtue Chapter 22: Lessons

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As soon as Ji Wu Jiu finished speaking, he heard a "Wait a minute" voice outside the door, and everyone in the room looked outside intently. Ye Zhenzhen was pushed by Su Yue and slowly entered the door.

She wears a dark red skirt with many brightly colored birds embroidered on it, which is graceful and cute; her upper body is covered with a yellow jacket, with a phoenix and phoenix head embroidered with gold thread. It stopped at the front, with a peaceful expression. This outfit reflects the meaning of "a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix".

Through eyebrows and phoenix eyes, red lips and white teeth. Ye Zhenzhen looked around with a smile in her eyes, scanning the situation in the room, and finally stopped at Ji Wu Jiu's face.

Ji Wu Jiu was also looking at him, but his eyes fell on her hands. I saw two walnuts being held in the white and soft left hand. The diameter of the walnut is more than an inch long, and the shape is like a small longevity peach. The skin is purple-red. The veins are not as long as ordinary walnuts, but are dot-shaped. They are as deep as small mountain peaks, with stars scattered on the purple-red surface.

This kind of walnut is the best gypsophila among Wenwan walnuts. Judging from the color and luster on the surface, it must have been played with for a long time and polished for many years. It is the best among the best. Excellent.

The only thing is that these two walnuts are much larger than ordinary walnuts. Ye Zhenzhen's hands are relatively small. She has to hold these two and turn them over, and her hand movements are quite uncoordinated.

Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Xian had already stood up to salute. Concubine Xian had to move her position and give up the second seat in the room to Ye Zhenzhen. Ye Zhenzhen was pushed by Su Yue to Ji Wu Jiu's side and stopped. From the beginning to the end, Ji Wu Jiu's eyes kept chasing her left hand, with a faint smile on his lips. Ye Zhenzhen only thought that he saw that she had something good and wanted to take it for herself, so she deliberately pretended not to know.

When Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Xian sat down respectively, Ye Zhenzhen said, "Your Majesty, do you know what's going on here that I can't see?"

Concubine Xian hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This matter was my own decision. I was afraid of disturbing the Queen's rest, so I didn't inform her."

"I am talking to the Emperor." Ye Zhenzhen made the first move.

Concubine Xian lowered her head in embarrassment, "I know I was wrong."

Ji Wu Jiu said, "A case is being settled here, and both witnesses and evidence are available. What does the Queen have to say?"

Ye Zhenzhen ordered someone to bring up the set of men's clothes, looked through them, then looked at the kneeling palace maid Xiaozhu below, and said with a smile, "I do have a few questions to ask this witness. ”

Xiaozhu trembled when he heard Ye Zhenzhen's unkind tone and didn't dare to look at her.

"I want to ask you, at what time and where did you say you saw a man enter the bedroom of Noble Sun in the side hall?"

"Go back to your Majesty, I saw him at 2 o'clock yesterday, under the flower window of the side hall. I saw him climb through the window with my own eyes."

"At two o'clock in the morning, the palace door was not locked, and this thief walked into Hanguang Palace like this? Are all the eunuchs who were guarding dead?" Ye Zhenzhen said, her tone increased.

"Presumably he climbed over the wall..."

"It is possible," Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "I will ask you again, have you seen that person's face and clothes clearly?"

"Back to the Queen, the night was too dark and the lights were dim. I could not see his appearance clearly, but I remembered that he was wearing the clothes of a guard."

Ye Zhenzhen looked to her side and saw that the set of incriminating evidence Sufeng was holding was just a set of guard clothes, "Then have you ever seen him leave?"

"Go back to my wife, I haven't seen anyone leave."

"Why are you reporting now?"

"This slave... is worried that he has seen wrongly and tainted the noble's innocence, so he is very hesitant."

Ye Zhenzhen thought for a while, "In your opinion, since he climbed over the wall and it didn't rain yesterday, there should still be his footprints on the wall and roof. Wang Youcai, bring a few I'll go and search for any suspicious traces personally. If I can find any, that's fine, but I can't find..." Her voice gradually disappeared, and the next words were not spoken.

"Slave, I don't know how that man came in. I only saw him under the window. Please take a closer look, the Queen."

"I will know better and will not wrongly accuse a good person. However," she paused and smiled, "I will not let go of an evil person." She raised her finger to Su Feng again, and Su Feng bent down. He lowered his head, put his ear in front of her, listened to a few words she said, nodded repeatedly, and walked out.

When Ji Wu Jiu saw this, he slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, the Queen wants to reverse the case?"

Ye Zhenzhen took a sip of the tea at hand and replied, "Whether the case will be overturned or not, the evidence will speak for itself. Besides, Concubine Xian is such a smart person, so the cases she solves must be very reliable."

Concubine Xian looked very unhappy. She wiped the corners of her mouth with a silk handkerchief, cleared her throat and was about to speak, but Ye Zhenzhen added, "Your Majesty, you say so."

So Concubine Xian had no choice but to hold back her words. She secretly glanced at Ji Wu Jiu. He seemed to be in a very happy mood. Although he deliberately did not show it on his face, there was already a smile on his brows. When he saw Ye Zhenzhen blocking Concubine Xian with words, he did not help her and just watched the fun by himself. .

Concubine Xian felt a little cold for a moment.

After a while, Wang Youcai came back and said, "Your Majesty and Queen, I have searched everywhere and found no trace of anyone climbing over the wall."

Seeing that Xiaozhu and Concubine Xian both seemed to have something to say, Ye Zhenzhen simply said it for them, "It doesn't mean anything if he doesn't. He probably has great Qinggong and can step on the snow without leaving a trace."

Treading Snow without Trace only exists in legends. Although Ye Zhenzhen said so, it is not very credible, especially to an expert like Ji Wu Jiu. But he didn't argue about this now, he just looked at Ye Zhenzhen with a provocative look in his eyes, "Is this the end?"

"Where. Let's take a look at this evidence again. This is indeed a set of clothes and shoes of a palace guard. It's just that the person who put this thing in ignored one thing: this set of clothes is brand new and smells... It only smells like clothing, so no one has ever worn it. If Sun Guiren is really related to the guard, the clothes should have been taken off from the guard, and they should be half-used."

"What if Sun Guiren made it and kept it as a gift to him?" Concubine Xian asked.

"Good question. Judging from the materials and stitching of the clothes, they cannot come from the palace. They should be issued uniformly by the imperial guards. The guards belong to the Ministry of War, and the clothes issued by the Ministry of War are all issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Supervise the work of the civilian garment bureau, and then send the garments to the Ministry of War." When Ye Zhenzhen mentioned "the Ministry of Household Affairs", she gave Concubine Xian a meaningful look.

Concubine Xian held a mouthful of blood in her throat and couldn't vomit it out even if she wanted to. The queen just glanced at her and didn't doubt her by name, so she had no way to make any excuses. Looking at Ji Wu Jiu again, he was also looking at her. Concubine Xian's eyes suddenly turned red, "Your Majesty..."

"If you want to flirt with me, please wait a moment. I am doing business." Ye Zhenzhen said suddenly.

Concubine Xian gritted her teeth.

"So these clothes came from the clothing bureau below and were distributed to the guards through the Ministry of War. They were not made by Sun Guiren, nor were they taken off by the guards, nor could they be given away by someone else - this The other party has a lot of gifts, so how can she give them away? Then there is only one possibility." When Ye Zhenzhen said this, she stopped and took a sip of tea.

"What is possible?" Ji Wu Jiu asked.

"Maybe the guard was confused for a moment and left the new clothes with Sun Guiren and asked her to keep them for him." Although this may seem unlikely, this is the only explanation so far.

Sun Guiren saw hope and had the strength to cry again, "I am wronged!"

"Shut up," Ye Zhenzhen frowned, "It's just this sentence that has been tossed around, are you bothered... Concubine Xian, do you think my explanation just now makes sense?"

Concubine Xian thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I think this is the only reason, the queen is wise."

"Wrong," Ye Zhenzhen said with a smile, "I am indeed a saint, but this explanation is completely wrong. These clothes are exactly the same as those of the guards, but they are definitely not the clothes of any palace guards."

When she said this, even Ji Wu Jiu was surprised, "Why are you so sure?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The palace guards are all numbered. According to the "Thousand-Character Classic", each guard corresponds to a character. This number must be embroidered on the collar to confirm the identity. It cannot be seen normally. , it will be useful in case something unexpected happens or you need to trace your identity."

Ji Wu Jiu stared at Ye Zhen Zhen, "Of course I know that the guards have numbers, but I didn't know that the numbers are embroidered on the collars."

"Your Majesty, you are in charge of big things all day long, so it is natural that these details are not clear," Ye Zhenzhen put a tall hat on him, then opened the outer shirt and said, "There is no embroidery on the inner collar of this dress. Any words must have been intercepted by someone at the Ministry of Household Affairs."

When the household department was mentioned again, Concubine Xian’s face almost turned green.

"So, Mr. Sun, you are afraid that you have offended someone. That person wanted to kill you, so he thought of such a vicious plan, and also damaged the reputation of the royal family. His heart is terrible. His heart is terrible. Execute. However, this plan is full of loopholes. Concubine Xian doesn’t care about the facts. She wants you to be convicted first and ignores the emperor’s reputation. It’s too stupid.” Ye Zhenzhen said, looking at Xiang Xian with a smile. Concubine.

Concubine Xian’s heart trembled, and she quickly knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am also anxious for the Emperor to clear his name and want to deal with this matter as soon as possible. Moreover, although the physical evidence is suspicious, the witness is still here. Xiaozhu did not witness it with his own eyes Did you see it?" She said, looking at the palace maid Xiaozhu behind her, thinking in her mind that as long as Xiaozhu killed Xiaozhu and saw the guard entering the window with her own eyes, even if there was no physical evidence, Ji Wujiu would not let it go due to his suspicion.

"Exactly, I really saw it with my own eyes!" Xiaozhu said continuously.

"Really? Sufeng."

"My maid is here," Su Feng came over, holding a bulging purse in her hand, and presented it to Ye Zhen Zhen, "Your Majesty, I dug this out from Xiao Zhu's residence."

When Xiaozhu saw this thing, his expression immediately changed, and he sat paralyzed on the ground as if he had lost all strength.

Ye Zhenzhen took the purse and opened it to look at it. In addition to a lot of silver coins, there were also several pieces of jewelry of good quality. She turned the purse over and over again and said to Xiaozhu, "You are a little palace maid. Where did you get so much money and these valuable jewelry? They couldn't have been stolen, right?"

"No, no, no, no!" Xiaozhu shook his head and stammered in denial.

"Of course I know it's not the case. Someone asked you to frame Sun Guiren and promised you these things. Sun Guiren is in the side palace and there are few people waiting around, so you have an opportunity to take advantage of it, yes or no!"

Xiao Zhu just shook his head, almost stunned, "I didn't, I didn't..."

"I have suspected you for a long time, so I asked Sufeng to search your residence, and sure enough, I found these results. Since you can't explain the origin of these things, how about you let me help you find out? You have also seen my wise and wise man just now. With this purse and a few pieces of jewelry, it is not difficult to trace its origin. I will give you another chance. Now tell the truth, I will leave you alive. If you let me personally Find out, haha..."

Although Ye Zhenzhen deliberately lowered her voice and sneered, trying to create a scary effect, due to her voice problem, her laughter did not sound threatening at all, but rather resembled a lingering female ghost. It gave me goosebumps. Ji Wu Jiu felt as if there was a caterpillar crawling on his body, and quickly interrupted Ye Zhen Zhen, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll kill you now. Feng Youde."

"Here."

"I said, I said, I said!!! Your Majesty, spare your life, Queen, please spare your life!!!" Xiaozhu lay on the ground and cried non-stop.

***

When Ye Zhenzhen, Ji Wujiu, and Concubine Xian left Hanguang Hall together, one was high-spirited, an old **** was there, and the other was haggard. Concubine Xian was ordered by Ji Wu Jiu himself to be "fined with a salary for three months to reflect on herself", and her whole body was like an eggplant beaten by frost.

Not long after leaving Hanguang Palace, the three of them went their separate ways. Ji Wu Jiu and Ye Zhen Zhen followed the way and headed east together. Concubine Xian stopped where she was, looking at their backs with a sad and stern look on her face.

"What is that in your hand?" Ji Wu Jiu looked at Ye Zhen Zhen's left hand and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Walnut, this is Gypsophila. Wang Youcai said it was hundreds of years old. It feels really good in your hand," Ye Zhenzhen boasted. When she looked up, she saw Ji Wu Jiu looking at her with shining eyes. Walnuts, he lowered his head and said, "If your Majesty likes it, I will ask him to find some more."

"No need, I have it myself."

Ye Zhenzhen lowered her head and did not see the slightly raised corners of his mouth, "Your Majesty, I still have something unclear."

"What?"

"When Concubine Xian heard the case today, with your wisdom, it is impossible not to see that Sun Guiren was wronged, but..."

"Standing back and watching?" Ji Wu Jiu asked.

Ye Zhenzhen nodded.

"You are too impatient." Ji Wu Jiu answered the question inappropriately.

Ye Zhenzhen carefully thought about what he meant all the way, and was anxious? impatient? ? What she was anxious about was to find out about this matter. If she wasn't impatient, she would investigate slowly, slowly... When the truth finally came to light... Concubine Xian had already convicted Sun Guiren and sent him to Gong Zhengsi for execution. In other words, by that time, it was Concubine Xian who personally confirmed Ji Wu Jiu’s false cuckold status... Therefore, Concubine Xian’s crime was much more serious than it is now...

Ye Zhenzhen was shocked.

Ji Wu Jiu wants to repair Concubine Xian? Ye Zhenzhen had guessed a little bit, because Ji Wu Jiu had not stayed at Yaoyue Palace for more than half a month. I don’t know where Concubine Xian offended Ji Wu Jiu.

It’s just...does he need to be so cruel? After all, Concubine Xian is his favorite, and in order to deal with her, he has to ignore the innocence and even the life of another person...

This man is so cold.