"The concubine is really, she is already fifty years old, and she is as delicate as a flower."
In the past, when Emperor Xuanping saw that she was about to cry, he immediately panicked. But today, he finally saw clearly what kind of person she was. When he saw her crying like this, he felt that they were simply crocodile tears.
However, how did Chu Mian know that her ugly face had been exposed to Emperor Xuanping.
So, when he said the first half of the sentence, Chu Mian habitually felt that Emperor Xuanping was praising her, so she immediately acted shy without even thinking about it, wiped her tears and said, "The emperor is joking, but after all he is still young.
Now that I'm older, I can't compare to when I was young..."
When Emperor Xuanping heard what she said, he immediately added rudely: "Since the concubine knows that she is getting older, she should stop imitating those young girls who shed tears at every turn. It seems really inappropriate."
In one sentence, Chu Mian's soft movements of wiping tears immediately froze.
The next moment, she came back to her senses amidst Yu Jiujiu's uncontrollable laughter, looked at Emperor Xuanping in disbelief and asked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
Yu Jiujiu immediately said rudely: "My father is the emperor, what do I need to explain to you? Who do you think you are?"
Chu Mian's face suddenly darkened: "Princess Lingfu, you also know that your father is the emperor, so when I talk to the emperor, will it be your turn to answer for the emperor?"
After hearing this, Emperor Xuanping immediately sneered and said in a sarcastic tone: "What the concubine said gave me some inspiration."
Chu Mian immediately asked: "What inspiration? Your Majesty, what happened when you called me here tonight? Could it be that I did something in the palace that made the Emperor unhappy and made the Emperor dissatisfied with me and regretted taking me in?"
Are you here in the palace? Do you want to drive me away?"
If she had pretended to be angry and said such words before, Emperor Xuanping would have immediately relented and apologized to her.
However, today, Emperor Xuanping seemed to have suddenly grown a backbone from a puddle of mud, and his whole body had become stiff.
"The concubine wants to leave tonight, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy," he said.
"What does the emperor mean by these words?" Chu Mian was puzzled, and the feeling of uneasiness became more and more intense.
"Tonight, Yin Yu, the Young Minister of Dali Temple, came to me to file a complaint. He accused the Crown Princess Chu Mian of procuring murders, disregarding human lives, bribing court officials, and many other charges." Emperor Xuanping sat there, looking at Chu Mian in disbelief.
With big eyes, she said very calmly, "Just now, Concubine Chu said that your Majesty, it is not Xiao Jiuer's turn to answer questions for me, so I have decided to review the case tonight. I will not interfere and have full authority."
Leave it to Xiao Jiuer for interrogation!"
With that said, he ordered Zhou Dafu, "Go and move the chair where Xiao Jiu'er is sitting, and move it in front of me! I just want Xiao Jiu'er to speak for me, ask questions for me, and answer questions for me.
Judge the case for me and convict me!"
His words were undoubtedly slaps one after another, mercilessly hitting Chu Mian's face one after another.
When Chu Mian heard that Emperor Xuanping meant to promote Yu Jiujiu, her face turned red and white.
"Your Majesty, I'm not guilty! You're paying for murder and taking human life for granted... This is simply slander!" She came to her senses at this moment and immediately wanted to defend herself.
However, Emperor Xuanping no longer paid attention to her.
Yu Jiujiu sat down at the rearranged table and chairs, glanced at Chu Mian, scanned the memorials and files on the table, and then said with a solemn expression on her face: "Xuan Dali Temple Shao Qing Yin Yu
!”
As soon as she finished speaking.
Zhou Dafu immediately repeated her order, and the eunuch's voice was heard outside.
"Your Majesty! Princess Lingfu is a four-year-old child and a woman. By doing this, she is interfering in the government affairs! This is against the rules!" Chu Mian panicked and immediately changed his angle, trying to drive Yu Jiujiu away.
.
"Have you forgotten that the Queen Mother once listened to politics from behind the curtain? Up to now, half of the decision-making power in major affairs of the DPRK lies in the hands of the Queen Mother. Over the years, the Queen Mother has been wise and wise, and has never made any decision that is not beneficial to the country, the country, and the country. It can be seen that the woman is
You can participate in politics."
Emperor Xuanping immediately refuted her loudly, "What's more, I said that I want Xiao Jiu'er to judge the case for me! If the concubine has any objections again, she will be disobeying the emperor's order and will be severely punished!"
As soon as the word "punishment" came to the ground, Chu Mian's face suddenly turned even whiter.
She wanted to refute again, but she didn't dare to say anything easily.
At this time, Yin Yu came in.
He had just been outside the palace and heard the dispute inside and Emperor Xuanping's decision.
Naturally, he would not have any objections to this.
And to be honest, Yu Jiujiu knew the truth of the whole matter better than Emperor Xuanping. When she interrogated him, he didn't have to explain too much, which made it easier.
Emperor Xuanping naturally didn't know about Yin Yu's slander.
He was sitting behind Yu Jiujiu with a serious expression.
"Concubine Chu's foot was injured before. After all, she is not a criminal until she is convicted. Manager Zhou, let's show Concubine Chu her seat first." At this time, Yu Jiujiu glanced at Chu Mian and said in a "considerate" way.
Her legs really couldn't stand it after standing for a long time.
But she didn't feel any gratitude towards Yu Jiujiu. She only looked at Yu Jiujiu with a look of hatred and vigilance.
"Yin Shaoqing, regarding the crimes you are suing against Princess Chu, let's start with the least serious crime." Yu Jiujiu glanced at her, and then said to Yin Yu.
"Yes, princess." Yin Yu bowed his hands respectfully, then pursed his lips and said, "Twenty-four years ago, a murder occurred in the capital. It was the current Hou Chusheng of Yong'an who accidentally killed Chu Jin, the second wife of the Hou Mansion.
One of the maids in the room was pregnant, but the case was suppressed by the official in charge of the Ministry of Punishment at the time. Wei Chen found out that the person who bribed the official of the Ministry of Punishment to suppress the case was
It’s not someone, but the Crown Princess Chu Mian in front of us.”
From the moment Yin Yu said "twenty-four years ago", Chu Mian immediately thought of what happened twenty-four years ago with some uneasiness.
Then after listening to what he said, I felt relieved.
really.
But she said very calmly: "I don't know what you are talking about! Twenty-four years ago? At that time, I had already entered the palace and became a noble concubine. Although the Hou Mansion is my natal family, I
Since I entered the palace, I rarely go back. I don’t know anything about what happens in the Hou Mansion, which maid is in whose house, or which maid dies!"
Chu Mian felt confident.
In this case, Chu Jin was asked to report it to the police in order to blackmail Chu Sheng.
Sure enough, when Chu Sheng saw this, he immediately obeyed.
But she also handled the subsequent events in a flawless manner. The official from the Ministry of Punishment who was in charge of the case died ten years ago, and there was no evidence of his death. The young minister of Dali Temple, whose surname was Yin, was the nephew of the Empress Dowager Yin.
Queen Mother Yin wants to find ways to punish her? What a dream!