Empress with no Virtue Chapter 7: The truth
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Ji Wu Jiu was a diligent and good emperor. Every afternoon, his main job was to approve memorials in the Yangxin Hall and occasionally summon ministers to discuss state affairs.
So, being an emperor is actually an extremely uninteresting job that cannot be done well by ordinary people. Therefore, there are as many foolish kings as wise kings in history. Of course, the most common ones are the mediocre ones.
Ji Wu Jiu is an emperor with ideals, ambitions and pursuits. He wants to be a wise king, but the price is that he spends more time in the Yangxin Palace than any other concubine in the harem. So, everyone knew that if they wanted to find the emperor, they should go to the Yangxin Palace.
But today, after Ji Wu Jiu approved the memorial for a while, he planned to move to Kunning Palace to appreciate Ye Zhen Zhen's depressed expression.
However, as soon as he boarded the Buyu, he saw a young **** kneeling down in front, looking panicked, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Ji Wu Jiu ignored it because his eyes were attracted by another figure...
Who can tell him what the Queen is going crazy about!
In the distance, Ye Zhenzhen is running fast. The fiery red dress was blown by the wind and flew violently. From a distance, it looked like a gorgeous flaming cloud. This flaming cloud floated in front of Ji Wu Jiu's father, ignoring Ji Wu Jiu's sharp eyes, and without saying a word, he raised his palms and knocked out the little **** kneeling on the ground cleanly.
After doing this, Ye Zhenzhen felt relieved and gasped for air. Sweat was already forming on her forehead, and her face was flushed after strenuous exercise, like the petals of peach blossoms blooming in March.
The large group of palace maids and eunuchs behind them finally caught up. They saw Ye Zhenzhen’s movements from a distance, and couldn’t help but tremble. They all touched their necks as if they were feeling the same thing.
Ji Wu Jiu stared at the snack crumbs at the corner of Ye Zhen Zhen's mouth and snorted, "The Queen is full, why don't you go out for a walk?"
Ye Zhenzhen then looked at Ji Wu Jiu with a serious look, "I, my concubine, ginseng, ginseng..."
"Okay, no courtesy," Ji Wu Jiu waved his hand impatiently and turned to look at the fainted eunuch, "Queen, do you have to give me a reasonable explanation?"
Ye Zhenzhen patted her chest, finally regaining her breath, and her breathing gradually eased, "Back to the emperor, this **** and the poisonous mooncake... are related to the mooncake case in Luhua Palace. I want to interrogate him."
"Oh? Then why did you knock him unconscious? Is there something I can't know?"
"How dare I deceive the emperor about anything. As a queen, I should take care of the affairs of the harem. Naturally, I don't have to worry about the emperor being distracted by it. If the emperor is worried, he can also listen, but it is not appropriate to show his face."
"Why?"
"You'll know after you ask."
***
The little **** was splashed with water and woke up.
Ye Zhenzhen looked carefully and saw that the **** was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He had a fair complexion, slender features, and was very thin. When he first opened his eyes, he was a little confused. When he saw Ye Zhenzhen, he was not frightened. He got up and knelt down and called out "Queen" respectfully.
Ye Zhenzhen sat upright. She put down the teacup in her hand with a straight face, and said calmly, "Wang Xiaohu, do you know your guilt?"
"Back to the Queen, I don't know what crime I have committed."
"Ding Daxiang is not dead, he did it all." Although Ding Daxiang was dead, Kunning Palace immediately blocked the news, and even if the news leaked, Wang Xiaohu in front of him would not have the chance to know .
Sure enough, his eyes flickered, but he quickly regained his composure. Naturally, this subtle movement could not escape Ye Zhenzhen's eyes.
"I don't understand what your Majesty means, so please clarify me." He still said stubbornly.
"Your master specializes in making desserts in the imperial kitchen. This year's crystal shrimp mooncakes were made by him. But you were not on duty that day when he made the mooncakes, so I missed you when I arrested you. You have the opportunity to complain to the emperor. What exactly do you want to say to the emperor when you go to Yangxin Hall today? Why did the empress instruct someone to coerce you and let you put the fragrant concubine into the filling of the moon cake?"
"Empress, slave... I am wronged..."
"Unjustly accused? Okay, then come and tell me, as a **** in the imperial kitchen, what important matters do you have to go to the Yangxin Hall to report?"
"Slaves, slaves..."
"This is obviously a good show put together by you and Ding Daxiang! You secretly entered the imperial dining room that day and put Concubine Xiang into the stuffing. Ding Daxiang made an agreement with you that he will die today. , when he died, he specially carried the incense concubine on his body, for fear that others would not know my relationship with this matter. On the other hand, you pretended to suddenly discover my suspicion, and hurriedly went to complain before driving. Since this matter involves me, you It is reasonable and reasonable to go to the emperor to report the crime. After the emperor hears this, he will come to Kunning Palace to interrogate the crime. It is just in time to see Ding Daxiang's suicide in fear of crime and the evidence of his crime. By then, I will not be able to wash away the guilt even if I jump into the Yellow River. Yes. Not even!"
"..."
"If this plan succeeds, firstly, it can get rid of Concubine Li, and secondly, it can let me bear the big blame. If not, Xian will be given the last position. Killing two birds with one stone is really a good plan!"
"..."
Ye Zhenzhen suddenly slammed the table and said with a sharp voice, "Tell me, who is instigating you behind the scenes!"
Wang Xiaohu saw that the matter had come to this, he felt relieved and gritted his teeth and said: "I plead guilty. No one else instigated this matter. It was all because I had been grudged against Concubine Li for a long time and impulsively committed such a big mistake. Killing or beheading, please do as you wish."
"It's quite loyal." Ye Zhenzhen suddenly smiled again. She stood up and walked around Wang Xiaohu twice. As she walked, she said slowly, "Wang Xiaohu. I don't care what benefits concubine Hui gave you. "She stopped, lowered her head slightly, and watched him kneeling on the ground shaking because of these words, his face was so frightened that he almost lost all color. She narrowed her eyes slightly, "You just need to know that if she can do it, I can do it, and if she can't do it, I can still do it."
Just kidding, her husband is the emperor of the day, her grandfather is the chief minister of the cabinet, and the two most powerful people in the world are her close relatives, so she is absolutely confident in saying this now and is not trying to scare people.
Wang Xiaohu had tears streaming down his face. He was so frightened that he could only kowtow and hit his head on the ground with a bang, "Empress! Empress Hui, she threatened the slave with the lives of the slave's parents, brothers and sisters. This slave, this slave... this slave Say anything and ask the Queen to make the decision for this slave. This slave deserves death, but his family is innocent!"
Ye Zhenzhen sat back, shook her head, and said: "You get up first. Hui Concubine is probably trying to scare you. You are young and easily fooled. We know that although the inner palace disputes are fierce, they will not be easily affected. Folks. Hui Bin’s father is not confused. If your family was an innocent family, he would never kill innocent people indiscriminately in order to win favor for his daughter. He would gamble his official career on a shameless conspiracy, and the gain would not be worth the loss."
When Wang Xiaohu heard her words, his expression softened and his tears stopped. He was caught by the Queen today, so he knew that he would inevitably die. All he cared about was that he was afraid that his family would be implicated. Now that he heard what the Queen said, he felt relieved.
"After you die, I will order people to compensate your family heavily." Ye Zhenzhen comforted him again. Ji Wu Jiu, who was sitting behind the screen, snorted disdainfully, could anyone be so comforting as her? What's more, is there any need to comfort a dog slave who is plotting to murder a palace concubine?
Wang Xiaohu was fully mentally prepared for death. He was originally heartless, but now he is more calm. Hearing what Ye Zhenzhen said, he was even more moved. He added, "Thank you for your grace, the Queen. I will work as a cow or a horse in the next life, and I will also repay your kindness to your Majesty!... Your Majesty, there is still something I don't understand. How did you know that Hui Bin was the mastermind of this matter?"
Ye Zhenzhen smiled proudly and said, "I cheated on you. I didn't expect that I guessed it right."
"..."
Wang Xiaohu wiped his sweat and shamelessly complimented Ye Zhenzhen. Ye Zhenzhen was in a good mood, so she talked to him casually. What were the people in the family doing, how did they get into the palace, and how many years have they been in the palace...
Wang Xiaohu knew that he was about to die, so he had no scruples and answered openly. He also told Ye Zhenzhen a lot of interesting folk stories. This was very new to Ye Zhenzhen. He listened with great interest and giggled from time to time.
The atmosphere inside is very good.
The atmosphere behind the screen is very bad.
Ji Wu Jiu felt depressed as he listened to the conversations outside. The two people who were at war with each other just now were laughing and joking in the blink of an eye. What was this magical turn of events? Even if he heard the whole process with his own ears, he still couldn't understand... Are these two idiots?
The most important thing is that she left him here alone...
After waiting for a while, Ye Zhenzhen didn't come to ask him to go out, so he had to stand up and walk out.
"My Lady, although the food outside the palace is not as exquisite as inside the palace, it is better than fresh. There are many things you can try. For example, the Bafang Diner Restaurant, Liangyue cuisine, Yangzhou cuisine, Sichuan cuisine , Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, Western cuisine... Ouch, I am not boasting, but in terms of the style of the dishes, the food there is not inferior to that of the palace!"
"Really, have you eaten them all?"
"I have only been there once, and I ate Japanese cuisine. The fish in this Japanese cuisine are all eaten raw, and some people can't stand it. I think it's okay, and it tastes delicious."
"Can you eat raw fish?"
"You can eat it, you can eat it. There are a lot of edible things there, including fried scorpions! It's a pity that the slave is dying and can't bring some in for the queen to have a fresh taste."
"Although you are guilty of a capital crime, you are still excusable for being coerced. I will go back and ask for mercy from the Emperor... By the way, Your Majesty!" Ye Zhenzhen suddenly remembered this problem and quickly stood up. When he turned around, he found Ji Wu Jiu already standing outside the screen.
Wang Xiaohu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Long live the Emperor!"
Ji Wu Jiu looked at these two guys with an expressionless expression, "You guys are having a very interesting conversation."
Ye Zhenzhen glanced at Wang Xiaohu and said, "You go down first."
Ji Wu Jiu sat down with a gloomy face. Ye Zhenzhen asked Su Yue to serve a cup of tea and held it to him personally.
"When did you start to suspect this conspiracy?" Ji Wu Jiu asked after everyone retreated.
"From the moment I saw Ding Daxiang's body."
Most people commit suicide out of fear of guilt, but there are few who specifically wear evidence of guilt on their bodies. It is obvious that they want to frame others. Moreover, the time he chose to commit suicide was very good. If the people in the same room hadn't been too lazy to go back, they might not have discovered it until the emperor came to question him. Since you want to frame the queen, the best person to complain to is the emperor.
"Why did you suspect Hui Bin in the first place?"
"A dog that bites doesn't bark."
Bringing the blame to the Queen is different from simply murdering Concubine Li. To deal with two women of this status at the same time, you must have enough courage, resourcefulness and connections to make such a big move. Of course, by doing this, the other party must benefit from the incident of bringing down the queen. Therefore, Ye Zhenzhen identified the suspect as a concubine or above. Zhuang Concubine is a Li Fei party, so we should rule it out first; Xian Concubine has not yet established herself, and with her character she will not rush into such a big deal, so we should rule it out; Xi Concubine is just a dog that can only bark but not bite, and her intelligence is a flaw. exclude. As for Concubine Li herself, based on her simple and direct thinking, what she currently hates most is the Concubine Xian who stole her favor, so she excludes that.
In the end, only Hui Bin was left.
"Why don't you doubt Concubine Xian?" Ji Wu Jiu asked again.
"The Concubine Xian is the Emperor's favorite, how dare I doubt her."
Hearing such sour words, Ji Wu Jiu felt his whole body feel relieved, "But Hui Bin has no grudge against you."
Ye Zhenzhen looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile, "Your Majesty, I am a straight-talking person. I always say what I have to say. This time I finally kept it subtle. Are you sure you want me to spit out everything? ?"
Hui Bin would normally not take the initiative to cause trouble for Ye Zhenzhen, but the person standing behind Hui Bin was the Queen Mother!
"Forget it," Ji Wu Jiu shook his head lightly. He and Ye Zhen Zhen looked at each other, their clear eyes showing no emotion, "You are very smart." After saying that, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"I'm not just smart, I'm extremely smart."
"Pfft——"
The well-bred and elegant young emperor couldn't hold back and squirted tea again. He lowered his head to look at the splash marks on his chest, and then looked at Ye Zhenzhen, whose expression remained unchanged. He took out his handkerchief and wiped it while sighing tiredly.