Perhaps because Emperor Lingzhou's eyes were too sharp, Chu Youqi looked up and was so frightened that he trembled with fear, his forehead touched the ground, and he shouted that he was wronged.
Little did they know, the more Chu Youqi cried out that he was wronged and took away the responsibility, it was tantamount to confirming the guilt of Emperor Lingzhou.
Princess Xiangya was summoned to the palace two days ago. Yesterday, Xiangya's envoys sent people to ask questions. The news they received was that she had fallen in love with the queen and would stay for a while.
This means that the person is still alive.
He died today. He has been dead for two days.
Everything about this thing is weird.
"Is it possible that the Queen knows something? Why don't we ask the Queen for details?" Prime Minister Jiang suddenly asked.
Since the emperor refused to admit it, he had to find someone to support him. The people Empress Mu summoned were also sent by Empress Mu to pass the message.
Queen Mu has the greatest responsibility.
Instead of waiting for Queen Mu, the Queen Mother waited. The Queen Mother glanced at the people on the ground and then at the Lingzhou Emperor, and her heart suddenly felt like a mirror.
No wonder the Emperor of Lingzhou sent someone to call Princess Zhaohe today, as it was clear that he wanted to frame Zhaohe.
It was just that Showa escaped the disaster by using the excuse that she was pregnant and should not go out.
The Queen Mother was extremely angry and laughed back: "The Queen is confused, how could she be so cruel that she wouldn't even let the princess get married?"
The Queen Mother and Prime Minister Jiang looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding.
"Mother, this matter has not been clarified yet, so the queen cannot be convicted." Emperor Lingzhou excused Empress Mu.
"After all this, you are still protecting her?" The Queen Mother looked unhappy and pointed at the people on the ground: "This is the princess of Xiangya. There are so many people here today, who do you expect to be able to hide it from?
"
The two envoys were also human beings and immediately kowtowed to Emperor Lingzhou: "Please give me an explanation for my princess!"
After being pressed by everyone, Emperor Lingzhou had no words to answer, so he had to send someone to invite the queen.
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"What?" Queen Mu's eyebrows suddenly tightened as she listened to these people talking about the whole story.
How could this matter be dragged back and forth and end up involving me?
"Prime Minister Jiang and the Queen Mother came today and discovered the date of Princess Xiangya's death on the spot. The Emperor is helpless. Queen, please think of a solution quickly." Eunuch Li urged.
Empress Mu's heart felt cold. What could she do at this juncture?
After a while, the Queen Mother's maid also came to urge Queen Mu to quickly go to the Imperial Garden.
Empress Mu gritted her teeth tightly. There was no way she could escape today's disaster, so she called her personal maid and whispered a few instructions.
"We must guard the little prince and not let him make any mistakes."
"yes."
So Queen Mu went to the Imperial Garden and calmly paid her respects to Emperor Lingzhou and the Queen Mother.
Emperor Lingzhou said nothing.
"Queen, what's going on with Princess Xiangya? Why did you lie and frame it to Prince Qi?" the Queen Mother asked angrily.
Empress Mu pointed to the people on the ground and said: "I... am also forced to do this out of necessity. For the sake of harmony between the two countries, I have to do this."
"So, you are justified in killing people?" The Queen Mother laughed angrily.
Empress Mu added: "On Princess Xiangya's back are engraved the words Lingzhou Kingdom must perish and insults to the Emperor. I know this is a kind of witchcraft. To break it, the only way is to immerse the person in water for three days."
For three days and three nights, I had no intention of killing anyone. It was just that Princess Xiangya slipped and drowned. Although I was wrong in this matter, it was for the sake of Lingzhou."
"What nonsense!"
"If Queen Mother doesn't believe it, you can send someone to check Princess Xiangya's back!"
When the Queen Mother saw that Queen Mu spoke so confidently, she was a little confused for a moment.
"My princess has no words on her body at all, let alone cursing the Lingzhou Kingdom.
"The Xiangya envoy argued, his eyes red with anger: "My princess was deliberately murdered by the queen!"
The Queen Mother couldn't tell who was right or wrong for a moment, so she handed the initiative to Emperor Lingzhou: "Emperor, what do you think should be done?"
Emperor Lingzhou said in a deep voice: "If you want to verify who lied, you only need to check and you will know."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Youqi couldn't wait to reach out and pull off Princess Xiangya's shirt, turned her over, and exposed her back.
Even though the skin was a little white and wrinkled after being soaked in water for a long time, the back was empty.
There is no writing on it.
"This is impossible!" Queen Mu's heart skipped a beat. She clearly saw it with her own eyes, so how could there be no word left?
When the Queen Mother saw this, she raised her hand and slapped Queen Mu: "Now that things have happened, what else do you have to say? Queen, you are so brave and dare to ruin the harmony between the two countries for your own selfish interests!"
When it comes to two countries, it's not as simple as simply murdering a princess.
Empress Mu covered her face and looked at the Queen Mother in horror. Something suddenly flashed in her mind. It must be Princess Zhaohe and the Queen Mother who joined forces to plot against her.
The original source was that Princess Showa had a nightmare in the temple. If not, how could she look at Princess Xiangya's back?
"The queen mother is so ruthless in her calculations, I feel inferior to you." Queen Mu gritted her teeth and confessed.
The Queen Mother frowned, not understanding what Queen Mu was saying at all. She frowned and said to Emperor Lingzhou: "Your Majesty, this is a state matter. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. The Ai family is too old to interfere. You can handle it."
Bar."
After saying that, the Queen Mother turned around and left. The smile on her lips before leaving could not be concealed.
Just because of this matter, Queen Mu will definitely not be able to keep her position as queen.
Prime Minister Jiang on the side did not say a word, watching this scene silently, feeling extremely happy in his heart.
Emperor Lingzhou closed his eyes. For the sake of Xiangya, he could only bear the pain and order: "From now on, I will depose the queen, demote her to concubine Mu, ground her for half a year, and copy the scriptures ten thousand times for Princess Xiangya!"
"Your Majesty?" Queen Mu, now the Concubine Mu, was horrified. She never expected that the Lingzhou Emperor would punish her so harshly.
How can she still rule the harem if she loses her position?
"That's enough. Someone brings Concubine Mu down." Emperor Lingzhou waved his hand, but Prime Minister Jiang felt it was not enough and stepped forward to add fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, Concubine Mu is cruel and ruthless. The young prince is still young, so it is really inappropriate.
Follow Concubine Mu to avoid being led astray by her impure mind in the future."
"No!" Concubine Mu shook her head at Lingzhou Emperor. The little prince is her future support and no one can take it away: "Your Majesty, you promised me, the little prince is the last thought left by the emperor in this world.
You must stay with me and take care of me."
Emperor Lingzhou saw Prime Minister Jiang's aggressive look and Concubine Mu sobbing so hard that he was caught in a dilemma.
Therefore, Emperor Lingzhou said: "Concubine Mu will be confined for now to reflect. As for the young prince, I will personally take care of him."
Only these words can stop two people's mouths.
Xiangya's two envoys were quite satisfied with the punishment, but they didn't know if Xiangya would pursue the case. They thought in their hearts that they must write a book about this matter as soon as possible and tell the emperor.
Chu Youqi came out of the palace all wet and had a false alarm. When she got on the carriage, she was completely paralyzed.
Prime Minister Jiang's carriage passed by, and he hurriedly shouted. The carriage on the opposite side stopped. Prime Minister Jiang lifted up the curtain and glanced at Chu Youqi contemptuously.
"The truth is that I saved your life for Yan'er's sake. An hour later, Prince Qi wrote a letter of divorce and sent it to the Prime Minister's Mansion. From now on, Yan'er and you will have nothing to do with each other."
After speaking, Prime Minister Jiang lowered the curtain heavily.
Today it was just a fluke that the other party saved his life.
Chu Youqi opened his mouth, as if nothing had gone smoothly since the wedding, and every day was full of chaos.
Obviously he is the third prince, his mother and concubine are favored, his father also trusts him, and his concubine is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace. All this is an enviable arrangement.
Why was his mother and concubine suddenly demoted, his father was disgusted, and even Prime Minister Jiang's palace gave up on him.
Why does he have nothing now?
It's all thanks to that bitch Jiang Yunxu, damn it!
Chu Youqi blamed Jiang Yunxu as the source of all this. If she hadn't died, nothing would have happened next.
"Aju!"
Jiang Yunxu rubbed the tip of his nose and sneezed loudly. Someone must have been talking about it again.
"Master, the queen was deposed and demoted to concubine Mu." Yin Lei said from the tree.
Jiang Yunxu opened his mouth in surprise: "Is it so serious?"
It was more serious than she expected. She originally thought that she would beat the queen, ground her, and then be deprived of the right to control the harem.
Now that she has been deprived of her position as queen, Xiangya is afraid of being held accountable, so wouldn’t Concubine Mu have no choice but to sacrifice her life for her?
"Before she summoned Prince Qi, Concubine Mu also summoned Princess Zhaohe, but it happened that Princess Zhaohe was frightened and was raising a fetus in the harem, but was rejected by the Queen Mother, so the Queen Mother also went to the scene."
Jiang Yunxu smiled: "No wonder, it's only wonder that the Queen Mother is willing to spare the Queen."
If Emperor Lingzhou and Concubine Mu hadn't plotted to take the blame, Jiang Yunxu wouldn't have gone against the grain of ancient times.
This time, she narrowly won.
Jiang Yunxu spent the next more than a month recuperating at his house, never leaving the front door.
She was with Brother Tuan every day, and her life was relaxed and happy. She had faded out of everyone's sight, as if she had been forgotten.
If she could live like this every day, she would be willing to do so. Occasionally she would write letters to Chu Xuanzhi and briefly report the situation at home.
When Chu Xuanzhi received the letter, he would carefully fold it and store it. Yin Feng on the side said: "Sir, the princess is prospering in the capital. You don't need to worry at all. It's your body..."
"My king is fine."
I took the medicine prepared by Jiang Yunxu and added blood, so the poison in my body never broke out.
But blood is limited after all. Once it stops, Yin Feng is worried that it will relapse. He wants to write a letter to the princess and ask for more blood. At worst, he can buy it with his own savings. The princess loves money, so she should agree, right?
"Master, when can we go back?"
When they arrived at the place, the war was over, the opponent's leader was dead, and there was internal fighting, so they stopped attacking.
But now they can't move arbitrarily, otherwise they will be disobeying the order.
That person in the capital is looking forward to finding fault with his father. If he is caught doing this, why not kill his father?
If it weren't for Jiang Yunxu still in the capital, Chu Xunzhi would have thought it would be better to stay outside.
The imperial court often sent people to deliver messages, but he was always indifferent on the surface, because as long as Jiang Yunxu showed the slightest care, Jiang Yunxu would be in danger, and the Lingzhou Emperor would definitely threaten him with her.
"Sir, it would be great if the princess could also come." Yin Feng said, so that he can always be sure that he will not get poisoned.
However, Chu Xuanzhi had an idea. If Jiang Yunxu also came, the two of them could cultivate their relationship freely on the fiefdom.
Then you won't be alone.
"Let me, the king, think about this matter."
He wrote a letter and told Jiang Yunxu his thoughts on the matter, respecting the other party's opinion.
"Sir, there is an injured woman outside. She seems to be from the capital. She also has the token of Duke Zhao's palace on her."
Woman? Duke Zhao’s Mansion?
Chu Xuanzhi probably guessed who it was, so he sat in a wheelchair, got up and went to visit, and sure enough he saw Sang Lian who was injured and in a state of embarrassment.
"Cousin, is it really you?" Sang Lian looked at Chu Xunzhi in disbelief.
Looking at Sang Lian, Chu Xuangzhi suddenly thought of a way to get Jiang Yunxu to fief the land.
"Cousin...it's my fault, I lost my way." Sang Lian was lying on the ground, her skirt on her hind legs was still stained with blood, and other places were also injured, but the blood had dried.
Chu Xuanzhi just looked at her, his fingertips tapping his legs silently, one, two...nine...
"Bang!" Sang Lian's body went limp, his head dropped and he fainted.
Chu Xuanzhi sighed, almost reaching ten.
"What a pity."
Yin Feng looked at Chu Xunzhi in confusion: "Sir, what should we do now?"
"After all, she is my cousin, and I cannot leave her alone. I will find two maids to serve her, and then I will send someone to deliver a message to Duke Zhao's mansion."
Suddenly, Chu Xuazhi coughed violently, his voice was intermittent, and his breath was unstable.
Yin Feng said anxiously, "Sir, why are you sick again? It's windy outside. You'd better go in. I'll ask the doctor to come and see you."
"Um!"
There was a weak hum, and another exclamation: "Master, hold on."
Sang Lian listened to all these words, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious. She looked for opportunities many times along the way, just waiting for Chu Xunzhi to relapse.
I didn't expect that Chu Xuazhi could stand up so well, and he actually managed to stand up for more than a month.
But now, Chu Xuanzhi has no other choice but to detoxify himself.
In the room, Chu Xuanzhi had a gloomy expression. He never expected that Sang Lian would chase after him.
"Master, what should we do now?" Yin Feng was filled with murderous intent. He wanted to kill anyone who approached his master with ill intentions.
Chu Xuanzhi sneered: "Don't worry, she is the eyes of some people in the capital, and it will be useful for the time being."
When Jiang Yunxu arrives, Sang Lian will have no use for him.
"yes."
"By the way, there is no need to prevent her from getting close to the king these days, and there is no need to supervise her. We also need to slander the princess everywhere to make everyone relax their vigilance towards the princess."
Only in this way could Jiang Yunxu have the opportunity to leave the capital.
Although Yin Feng was puzzled, he still followed Chu Xuanzhi's instructions: "I understand."
After talking about Cao Cao, people came, and Sang Lian's weak and boneless voice sounded outside: "Cousin, I heard that you were injured, can you let me take a look?"