Wishful Things

"Your Majesty, Na Yuepei has personally confessed that he was instructed by Xia Shoufu to murder the life of Lord Zhen Guo." Dali Temple Minister said seriously.

Yue Pei admitted it was true.

But the main messenger mentioned first was not Xia Tingzhen...

How much of this confession is true and how much is false, Dali Siqing knows very well in his heart.

At this moment, he was only thinking about one thing - the coffins made in the coffin shop in Yangjiao Lane in the south of the city are the most conscientious, and for the paper binding, he should choose the gold-lettered sign of Old Man Liu. After a while, the color scheme and details are simple but not simple, and he likes the simple yet rigorous style.

It is also a rare experience to be able to prepare your own funeral by yourself.

Before this, he really did not expect that the trial of this case would be so exhausting.

When the case is over, he should be done too.

Dali Siqing, who was forced to know the secret, was desperate to calm down.

Seeing the paper confession being presented in front of the emperor, more than a dozen officials were all shocked... they really confessed!

They all took this opportunity to step on Xia Tingzhen's foot, fearing that he would not be charged with poisoning the Duke of Zhen, and that there would be another turnaround.

And now that the person who assassinated Lord Zhen has confessed, there is no need to worry about the rest.

It can also be seen from this that the emperor really has the idea of ​​using Xia Tingzhen to exchange military power with Duke Tongzhen...

It is estimated that the emperor also struggled, but Zhen Guogong gave too much.

Under such circumstances, this case is doomed to have no room for turning around!

Emperor Qingming read the confession word by word, and his complexion sank inch by inch. When he opened his mouth, his tone was filled with uncontrollable anger, disappointment and pain——

"Here's my oral order... to take Xia Tingzhen to Dali Temple and wait for interrogation!"

"The minister obeys the order."

After the Minister of Dali Temple agreed, he resigned and left. He couldn't help but feel that he was one step closer to lying in the coffin.

Several officials silently exchanged glances, and their hearts were all settled.

As long as Xia Tingzhen dies, the biggest cancer among civil servants can be gouged out, although some flesh and blood will inevitably be injured before it can be uprooted... But the sky above the court will always see the sun.

"Your Majesty, what I just mentioned about Xia Shoufu has not been finished yet." Ming Yushi stood up again.

All the officials looked at him.

Xia Tingzhen's conviction is imminent, so why are you bringing up other things that are relatively innocuous?

But seeing the rigorous and serious expression on the face of the Zuodu Yushi, one can't help but suddenly realize that - oh, there is a reason why he is the most bald in the court.

Even though Emperor Qingming had no intention of listening, he could only listen patiently.

Until an eunuch from Yongfu Palace came outside the Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty is discussing matters with your lords." The group-faced eunuch guarding the porch whispered.

The other party glanced in the direction of the hall, a little anxious: "But my mother has something important to ask His Majesty..."

The eunuch looked embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Wait, I'll ask Ji Gong."

This is the person in Concubine Rong's palace, otherwise he would never have dared to go to Duke Ji for such matters.

Li Ji came out, looked at the little eunuch who was still familiar, and then asked: "I don't know what's important for the imperial concubine."

"..." The little inner supervisor explained the matter in a low voice.

Li Ji nodded slightly after hearing this, and went back to the imperial study.

"What's the matter—" Seeing Li Ji coming in from the outside, he hesitated to speak, so Emperor Qingming asked.

Li Ji then came to the emperor's side and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it was the palace servants from the Yongfu Palace who came to convey the message for the imperial concubine, saying that it was the imperial concubine's mother, Mrs. Rong's family, who was dying of a serious illness, so they sent people into the palace. Come to beg, just say that the old man wants to see the imperial concubine before he leaves..."

In the final analysis, it is also because Concubine Rong is now the most favored concubine, she is the most favored concubine, how would she dare to make such a request if she were an ordinary concubine.

However, there are so many concubines who have entered the palace that they will not be able to return to their mother's house until they die.

Emperor Qingming thought for a moment, then nodded: "I'm sure."

Mrs. Rong's family has been ill for a while, and he knows it.

The imperial concubine had never been out of the palace to visit before, and since she was about to die, and the Rong family was close to the city, it would be contrary to human ethics not to allow her to see her.

only--

"The little prince is still young, and it is easy to get wind and cold in early autumn, so there is no need to go there together." Emperor Qingming confessed.

Li Ji responded "Yes" and withdrew.

Concubine Rong got the permission, tidied up a bit, and then got into the carriage to leave the palace.

When she just came out of the palace, she met several young eunuchs talking together, what they were discussing was the matter of Xia Shoufu.

They didn't know who Yue Pei was, they only said that "the man locked up in Dali Temple" confessed and confessed to Xia Shoufu...

"It's only been a few days..." In the carriage, Concubine Rong's eyes repeated, and her voice was low as if she was talking to herself: "This must have been tortured and forced him to recruit... Your Majesty is in a hurry. Hurry to trade his life for military power!"

And since he has recruited, it is equivalent to being useless, and I am afraid that this life will soon be lost...!

"Ma'am!"

The personal nurse's face was blue and white, and she glanced at the direction of the curtain. The driver was the palace attendant, and the maid was also sitting on the shaft seat. Can't the empress keep her mouth shut!

Besides—

"Madam is leaving soon...you should be sober!"

My mother is about to die, why are you still thinking about men here?

If this was her daughter, she would be pissed off even if she wasn't sick!

"Mother..." Concubine Rong's eyes were slightly red, and she smiled bitterly: "Yes, mother is leaving too..."

While speaking, a bit of determination gradually appeared in tears: "Father never cared about me. He insisted on forcing me to enter the palace, regardless of whether I was willing or not... If my mother left, the life and death of the Rong family would also be destroyed." There is nothing worth worrying about anymore!"

The implication is that this old lady can go to death without any scruples!

Mammy's eyes widened in astonishment: ...Didn't she mean that?

"Your Majesty... listen to the advice from the maidservant, you should really calm down now, you still have the little prince, so you must not do anything stupid..." The nanny held Concubine Rong's hand and looked at the person in front of her There was a bit of the brilliance of a peerless madwoman faintly exuding from her body, and she really panicked.

Concubine Rong smiled sadly.

She is calm.

She has thought a lot these days, and now she knows exactly what she really wants.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside the car.

A dense sound of horseshoes passed through the crowd, and pedestrians on the street complained and dodged.

The servant driving the car also slowed down to avoid collision.

Who is so rampant?

Mammy frowned and opened the curtain on one side of the car to look outside.

Goodnight everybody.