Many of the ladies present felt sorry for Chao Li. They felt the same way. They were also upstaged by their aunt's children, but in fact, those aunts' methods were not that high. This was the most irritating part.
The aunt is of low status and does not know anything about music, chess, calligraphy or painting. However, she is so charming in her charming ways that she can coax men into spinning around.
In this way, these people not only looked at Chaozhen not so friendly.
The Queen Mother was also quite distressed when she heard what Chaoli said.
I originally knew about Chaoli's past and some news, but it was just an understanding.
But it's different now. Listening to her say it herself, the feeling becomes even more obvious.
After listening to Chao Li's words, Gu Hanzhang, who was outside the house but did not go in, subconsciously tightened his right hand behind his back, a dryness surged in his throat, and he lowered his eyelids slightly.
Chaoli was so unpopular at home, but she was able to walk in front of him step by step, and finally the Queen Mother granted him a marriage. I don't know how much effort she put in during this process.
On the other hand, he never gave Chaoli any response, and finally made her realize everything.
The promise made on the wedding night was nothing more than her despair after her heart was broken.
At this moment, Gu Hanzhang felt a trace of regret in his heart.
If they had responded to Chaoli at that time, wouldn't the two of them have reached this point?
At this moment, Gu Hanzhang had some dark and disgraceful thoughts in his heart.
The conversation in the room continued, and Gu Hanzhang gathered his thoughts.
Princess Desao felt a little complicated. She only saw Chaoli devoted herself to Gu Hanzhang, but she also felt that her status was low and she was not worthy of her son.
In fact, if you think about it, the only thing she did out of line was looking for excuses to see Gu Hanzhang.
Regardless, she could do whatever she wanted behind closed doors, but she still had to take Gu Hanzhang's face into consideration outside.
Immediately, Princess Dessau looked at the Queen Mother.
"Mother, I trust your concubine. She will never make a plan to frame my concubine."
Chaoli was stunned for a moment. In her previous life, she had never seen Princess Desao stand up for her and speak for her. How could she be like this in this life?
Could it be because of what she just said?
Those words were all true, Chao Li didn't lie at all, but he didn't expect that showing weakness could have such benefits.
If I had known about it earlier in the previous life, I guess she and Princess Dessau wouldn't have had such an ugly fight.
In fact, Princess Dessau was a spoiled sweet girl who was pampered and supported by everyone. However, she was not flattering enough and too tough, which made the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law more difficult.
Showing weakness is not difficult at all!
"What the imperial concubine said is very reasonable. The Ai family certainly knows the background of the imperial concubine. It would be extremely difficult to avoid bribery of the people in the palace. Moreover, Chaozhen's words just now were one-sided, and it is impossible for the Ai family to directly convict them.
, everything must be based on evidence. You said that you were brought here by the palace maid, and she happens to be kneeling on the ground right now. You can ask her. If she doesn't care about being strict with her mouth, the Ai family has many means and will definitely make her live.
It would be better to die." The Queen Mother looked at Chaozhen coldly.
When the palace maid heard this, she trembled all over.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really don't know anything. I beg you, please let me go."
Chaozhen was also a little panicked. She regretted it now and thought of dragging Chaoli into the water without thinking clearly.
But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. It was impossible for her to say that she had deliberately pulled Chaoli away just now, and she did know something about Chaoli's plot.
"I hope the Empress Dowager knows that everything I say is true and not false at all. Someone did bring me here today, but I can't tell whether it is this person or someone else. After all, the clothes of the palace maids today are exactly the same, including their hair accessories.
It's the same." Chaozhen said.
"Then according to what you said, you don't even know who brought you here, so why do you insist that it was the Crown Princess who plotted against you? Slandering the Crown Princess who was given by the Ai family is an even heavier punishment!" The Queen Mother snorted coldly.
Chao Zhen's face was as white as a sheet of paper and she almost didn't dare to raise her head.
Yes, why did she forget that Chaoli was the crown princess given to her by the Queen Mother, and she was also the crown princess of the Hou Mansion. The Queen Mother would only favor Chaoli.
You must know that the wives of the princes of Daqi can only be called wives, and most of them have no rank. However, Gu Hanzhang is the son of a princess and the most beloved grandson of the Queen Mother. In addition, the military power of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion means that Chaoli's status has also increased.
Became the only royal concubine of the Hou family.
When Gu Hanzhang becomes the next Zhenbei Hou, Chaoli will still have a first-grade imperial title!
Now the queen is also half-dead angry with Chao Zhen. Chao Li is related to the alignment of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and cannot be careless.
Even if she speaks for Chaoli today, although the Zhenbei Houfu may not necessarily side with Prince Rui, they will definitely not choose to side with Prince Li.
If she takes action, Zhenbei Houfu will not waste her favor.
No matter whether Chaoli is favored in Zhenbei Houfu or not, she will always be the Crown Princess of Zhenbeihoufu outside, so of course the Queen is happy to speak for Chaoli.
In addition, the queen was secretly willing to speak for Chaoli because before she got married, she was also bullied by a concubine and could not hold her head up, so she could only hide all her grievances in her heart.
Now that I hear Chao Li mention it, I can't help but feel sympathy for him.
"Chaozhen, I advise you to tell the truth and don't try to confuse right and wrong now. If you can't produce any evidence, I will definitely convict you today!" the queen reprimanded.
Chaozhen felt something in her heart, but she still gritted her teeth and refused to admit it.
"Your Majesty, the eldest sister has no evidence that she did nothing. I came over at that time and did see the eldest sister coming in. If the eldest sister had not come here first, I would not have followed. Furthermore, the eldest sister disappeared from the palace banquet.
, this matter is absolutely true, you can know it by just asking." Chaozhen replied.
She didn't believe that no one would see Chaoli.
In any case, it was because she saw Chao Li coming in that she followed him sneakily, just to make sure that Chao Li was inside.
It's just that I don't know which link went wrong. In the end, Chao Li disappeared, but she took the blame for Chao Li.
"My eldest son takes the eldest concubine out to get rid of the alcohol. Whose permission do I need?"
Gu Hanzhang stepped forward, his face as cold as frost, and his imposing manner, which made people dare not look directly into his eyes. The ladies and ladies surrounding him spontaneously dispersed to make way for him.
However, he only stopped at the door and did not move any further.
Standing in Gu Hanzhang's position, Chaoli in front of him could just cover Chaozhen who was kneeling on the ground, so nothing could be seen.
Gu Hanzhang was worried and stopped at the door.
Chaozhen's body was trembling slightly and she was wrapped in a quilt. She felt ashamed in front of Gu Hanzhang. After all, she had always wanted to leave her innocence to Gu Hanzhang.
Nowadays, it is impossible.
Shen Lianyi's eyes were always on Gu Hanzhang. At this moment, his face was also gloomy and he lowered his head and said nothing.
"Han Zhang is here. Did you say that you went for a walk with the Crown Princess just now, but was there anyone who saw you? Since you are talking freely today, you must be convinced, but you can't let others think that you are bullying others."
The Queen Mother ignored everyone and asked Gu Hanzhang gently.