Having said that, Emperor Zhao still didn't understand anything.
Emperor Zhao's throne itself was not a bright one, so he had not only seen these despicable methods, but he himself had also used them even more sinisterly than this.
But Emperor Zhao was capable of using vicious methods, but he did not allow others to use scheming methods in front of him.
"Queen, you were in charge of the flower-viewing banquet originally, and there has never been any problem. How come when you get to Concubine Zhuang, the beautiful red soil has been soaked with water? You just wanted me to lift the white cloth, but you are determined
Very good, you still dare to cry out injustice in front of me now?"
Queen Pei's trembling hands grabbed the hem of Emperor Zhao's clothes and said, "Your Majesty, even if I borrow a hundred courages from my concubine, I would not dare to joke about matters related to Guo Zuo. Moreover, King Dingbei said that there is hundreds of dry water in the red earth.
, but does he have conclusive evidence that he belongs to his concubine?
After all, I am also the mother of a country, how can I be framed by others at will? Even if I want to take off my head for something I have never done, I will never admit it. Please be clear to your majesty!"
Emperor Zhao thought for a moment and concluded that it would be easy to convict Empress Pei, but she was the mother of a country after all. It would indeed be inappropriate to directly convict her without conclusive evidence.
But before Emperor Zhao could speak, Qi Jue said lightly: "When did I say that it was the queen who poured water into the red earth?"
Queen Pei's cry stopped, and she met Qi Jue's cold gaze as if she was seeing everything.
"What I want to calculate is that you and Shi Taiyi, the queen mother, did not listen to my dissuasion and insisted on lifting the white cloth. Now that the cloth has been lifted, the epiphyllum has not bloomed. It was for no reason that I asked my mother and concubine to prepare it for my father.
All the surprises are gone, should we settle this account carefully?"
Only then did Queen Pei realize that she had sent someone to secretly poison her. Even if Qi Jue found out, it would not be a matter of time before he wanted to catch the real poisoner.
Without conclusive evidence, even if Queen Pei and others were suspicious, she was the queen after all, and Emperor Zhao would definitely not really punish her.
So Qi Jue came up with a roundabout tactic, deliberately pretending to delay time, making Queen Pei and others mistakenly think that something happened to Peacock Epiphyllum. He was afraid of being discovered, so he covered it with a white cloth and refused to let anyone see.
Queen Pei and others were eager to lift the white cloth, so that Qi Jue could dig a hole and get Emperor Zhao to agree that if there was no problem with Peacock Epiphyllum, Queen Pei and Shi Taiyi would be punished with intentional instigation and frame-up.
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This damn little bastard has deep thoughts. She was unprepared for a moment and fell into his scheme!
Queen Pei is also a decisive person, "Your Majesty, it was my concubine who ruined the plans that Concubine Zhuang had prepared for Your Majesty because of her impatience. I know that I was wrong, so please punish me."
When Shi Taiyi saw Queen Pei admitting her mistake, she also quickly admitted her mistake.
"The queen acted recklessly and violated the virtues of the palace. She was fined for three months and grounded for one month. Shi Taiyi followed suit regardless of the facts. She was fined for half a year and grounded for three months. She was taken away to think about her mistakes behind closed doors."
Queen Pei maintained the dignity of the mother of a country. Even though she was punished, she did not yell, but stood up and saluted Emperor Zhao.
"I obey the order, I retire."
When passing by Qi Jue, Queen Pei looked at him deeply.
In this round, she was caught unprepared, but next time, the damn mother and son, Concubine Zhuang and Qi Jue, won't have such good luck!
After returning to Kunning Palace and closing the door, Queen Pei raised her hand and slapped her hard, causing Nanny Lu to kneel on the ground.
"Trash, you can't handle such a small thing, what use do I need from you!"
Nanny Lu was already injured internally by Qi Jue's previous kick, and then she was slapped by Queen Pei, causing blood to flow from the corner of her mouth.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all because of your incompetence. You deserve to die, you deserve to die!"
"Didn't you say that everything was settled? How did that pot of peacock epiphyllum survive?"
Mammy Lu was also puzzled, "Mother, I swear on my life that the maid sent out personally poured the blight water into the pot of epiphyllum, and also watched it wither.
How to turn around and yet be intact? Logically speaking, it should be impossible. Could it be that... King Dingbei knew about this in advance, so he transplanted the epiphyllum elsewhere in advance, and the ones in the original pot were
, is it a fake peacock epiphyllum?”
Queen Pei did not agree with this speculation, "If Qi Jue really knew about this matter in advance, with his personality, he would definitely take the stolen goods and get both. I can't sit here properly at this moment. I am just grounded and fined."
It’s so simple.”
So this is what Queen Pei couldn't figure out. The peacock epiphyllum must have withered, but how did it come back to life later?
Wait, Queen Pei suddenly remembered that when she was in the flower room before, Qi Jue was accompanied by a woman.
When she was on the spot, she happened to see the woman covering the night flower with a piece of white cloth.
There must be something wrong with this woman!
"Go and find out immediately who is the woman accompanying Qi Jue today!"
Just at this time, a palace maid came in and reported: "Madam, the second young master is here."
"Let Qin'er come in quickly."
Pei Duqin walked into the palace and was about to salute when Queen Pei walked down and held his arm, "Qin'er, how many times have I told you that there is no need to be polite in front of my aunt."
Empress Pei is extremely satisfied with this second nephew. He has already graduated from the fifth rank of Hanlin Academy at a young age, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future.
"Royal Aunt, my nephew failed to fulfill your instructions and failed to live up to your high expectations. Please punish me."
When Queen Pei heard this, she immediately had an ominous premonition, "Qin'er, what do you mean by this? Was there something wrong in spreading that rumor?"
"The storyteller at Fuyunlou has indeed compiled a story about the relationship between King Dingbei and Ji Jingxue, but at the end of the day, business was bleak and no customers were interested, so there were rumors about the scandal between the two of them.
, and it has not spread."
Queen Pei couldn't help but frown, "How come there are no listeners who are interested? Don't those ignorant people like to listen to Qi Jue's stories the most? And the business of Fuyun Building is so booming, how can there be no listeners?"
"Recently, a new teahouse has become popular in the imperial capital. The stories told in that teahouse are very novel and attract countless listeners. Therefore, the business of Fuyun Tower has also become bleak, and the scandal about King Dingbei has become even less popular.
out."
Hearing what Pei Duqin said, Grandma Lu suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Madam, I heard the discussion among the ladies at the banquet today, saying that there was a newly opened teahouse, and they were talking about
What story about the God of War Prince and the cool female general?
Isn’t this God of War Prince talking about King Dingbei? Could it be that King Dingbei learned the news from us in advance, so he deliberately made someone make up some kind of female general to match him? "