Naturally, Wang Lishuo did not dare to tell the emperor how to deal with Concubine Li.
He could only look at the emperor, clenched his fists with both hands, and bowed respectfully: "Please, your Majesty, enforce the law impartially!"
He Ying frowned and remained silent, obviously thinking about how to deal with it.
Sang Yan didn't want any more casualties, so he said: "Although there is a confession, there is no witness, so we cannot make a decision easily. We still need to investigate."
In fact, everything in the palace turned out to be a mess in the end.
Taking the previous assassination as an example, the reason has not yet been found out.
He Ying is still thinking.
At this moment, Xiao Guizi came in and conveyed: "Your Majesty, Empress Xuan is here."
Xuan Rao?
Wasn't he relegated to the cold palace?
Or what kind of empress?
He Ying frowned and looked unhappy: "What is she here for?"
Sang Yan immediately thought of the reason why Concubine Xuan came - she was the only one alive in the cold palace, so she must know something.
"Invite her in quickly."
She gave the order one step ahead of the emperor.
Xiao Guizi actually listened to her and went to summon her immediately.
When He Ying saw this, he smiled and said nothing.
It's good that his courage was raised by him.
"I... cough cough cough... I have met the emperor."
Concubine Xuan was helped in by Yun Qiao.
She looked pale, weak, and coughed non-stop.
He Ying looked impatient and asked directly: "Why are you here?"
Concubine Xuan said: "I am here to testify for Concubine Li, ahem, that she has not interacted with anyone who harmed Miss Sang."
After Concubine Li and others were thrown into the cold palace that day, in order to give the emperor face, the Queen Mother did not release them immediately. Instead, she made them stay in the cold palace for a few days and suffered for a few days before they were released.
In other words, in the past few days, she still has a say in how Li Fei gets along with those people.
He Ying figured it out and asked, "How do you know she doesn't associate with them?"
Concubine Xuan replied: "Concubine Li has an arrogant character. After entering the cold palace, she did not, ahem, not take the initiative to say a word to them. Those people, ahem, bullied Concubine Li many times, and Concubine Li hid in the concubines.
I am here. I can testify that she is not familiar with those people, ahem, and the people who attacked Miss Sang last night, and she would not bribe them to kill anyone."
He Ying listened quietly and asked with deep eyes: "According to what you said, you were kind to Concubine Li, but Concubine Li did not take care of you more when she left the cold palace. Even when you were seriously ill, she did not help you.
Why do you still want to speak for her?"
"The Emperor misunderstood."
Concubine Xuan was coughing so hard that she couldn't stand up straight, and her face was terribly pale: "I, ahem, I'm not speaking for Concubine Li, but for Miss Sang, ahem, I'm speaking for her. As you said, Sang Da
The young lady is kind to me, cough cough cough, to me. It is because of kindness that I cannot look at... cough cough cough... the real murderer is at large. Otherwise, Miss Sang will still be in danger."
When He Ying heard this, he believed most of it.
But thinking of the case submitted by Wang Lishuo, he added: "That's not what you said in the case."
Concubine Xuan’s testimony in the case was: [She fainted after a long illness and knew nothing.]
Now it is equivalent to recanting the confession.
"Your Majesty is aware of this, I'm sorry, cough, cough -"
She coughed endlessly.
Seeing that she was about to suffocate to death, He Ying hurriedly asked someone to hand her a cup of tea.
Concubine Xuan thanked her and took it, but she didn't drink it. Instead, she continued: "The Division of Punishment has severe torture methods. Ahem, cough, cough. I'm afraid, so I don't dare to say anything."
He Ying knew the reason and didn't ask any more questions. He waved his hand and said, "I understand. You can go down and rest."
"yes."
Concubine Xuan was helped away by Yun Qiao.
After she left, the situation took a turn for the better.
He Ying knew that nothing could be found easily, so he made a decision directly: "Concubine Li's words and deeds are unruly, and she is jealous. She will be demoted to concubine Li, and she will be banned for three months, and she will dwell on her mistakes behind closed doors."
Qu Xueli: "..."
She was really sleeping under the covers, and trouble came from heaven.
Don't talk about suffering.
I have to express gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing me kindness."
Seeing this, Sang Yan had nothing to say.
Wang Lishuo wanted to say something else, but after taking a look at the emperor's face, he changed his words: "Your Majesty is wise."
Ministers must also be confused.
The "farce" ended.
The powerful are safe and sound.
The despicable man gave away twenty-three lives.
After Sang Yan waited for them to leave, he still said his resignation: "Your Majesty, don't you think that since I entered the palace, there has been no peace in the palace? Maybe it's my fate -"
"There is nothing wrong with your destiny. Even if your destiny is tough, I am the emperor and I can still suppress you."
Seeing her gloomy face, He Ying softened his tone and said, "I went to Longchan Temple to pray for you today. Master Yixuan said the same thing. I can hold it in."
Sang Yan asked back: "If the emperor can suppress my destiny, can he suppress the restless hearts caused by me?"
"Of course I can handle it."
He Ying was very confident and cruel: "If I can't suppress it, I'll kill them all."
Sang Yan: "..."
day.
It doesn't make sense to him at all.
She decided to change her approach: "Your Majesty, isn't it good for a dewy couple?"
He Ying shook his head: "No. I don't want to do it overnight, I want to do it for a long time."
Sang Yan couldn't help but sneer: "The emperor is so greedy."
He Ying sighed: "If possible, I would like to share this greed with you."
Sang Yan: "..."
She doesn't want to be greedy.
She just wants to be salted fish, lie flat and rotten.
Unfortunately, I can only think about it.
"Your Majesty, greed will not end well."
"Whether I end well or not depends entirely on you."
"..."
Sang Yan couldn't resist him and was so annoyed that she waved her hand and said, "Your Majesty, please come back. I'm going to sleep."
He Ying was tired after a hard day's work, so he called Qiuzhi in and took good care of her before leaving.
"The Emperor's legs——"
Qiuzhi watched the emperor leave and couldn't help but murmured: "I think he has been kneeling for a long time and walking is very stiff. It looks like he is in pain. I don't know if he has applied painkillers and blood clots. I haven't heard of Xuanzhi."
Royal physician."
Sang Yan: "...Stop talking."
She felt uncomfortable hearing that.
Qiuzhi's words made her feel that she... seemed to be really bad to him.
He went to Longchan Temple to pray for himself and knelt for a long time. After returning to the palace, he was still thinking about her body and came to see her, but she blamed him for other things.
Like a white-eyed wolf.
Only in the nest.
well.
She was very annoyed.
Didn't sleep well all night.
the next day
Of course I got up late.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Sang Ruoshui sitting on the chair opposite, looking directly at him.
Very scary.
How long has she been looking at herself?
Why are you looking at yourself like this?
Sang Yan sat up, frowned and asked, "Why are you here? What's the matter?"
Inexplicably, she disliked Sang Ruoshui more and more.
But due to the relationship between the original owner and her, she still had to deal with it.
"What did my sister say? I can't come to see my sister if I have nothing to do?"
Sang Ruoshui said this, but he went straight to the point: "I heard that my sister was concubine Li, no, she is concubine Li now, and begged for her. Why did my sister save her? My father has been oppressed by Qu Zhi for so many years.
, seeing how you got through it, how could you..."
She imagined that something happened to Qu Xueli, which would bring disaster to Qu's father, so that she could make room for him.
As a result, everything was destroyed by Sang Yan.
It really pissed her off!
"Sister is so kind, kind, great and selfless."
She suppressed her dissatisfaction, but her tone of voice was uncontrollable: "It's a pity that my father has to suffer at the hands of Qu Zhi again."
Sang Yan felt that Sang Ruoshui was here to ask questions.
She didn't get used to it and said directly: "Concubine Li did not want to kill me. She is not the mastermind behind it."
Sang Ruoshui laughed angrily when he heard what she said: "Sister, do you really think I want to catch the mastermind behind the scenes? I just want my father to take the opportunity to climb up. Why doesn't my sister know my good intentions? The emperor did not pursue it.
Go down, don’t you understand yet?”
Sang Yan: "..."
Know what?
She was confused: "What do you mean?"
The emperor knew that Concubine Li was innocent, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to pave the way for his father to ascend to power?
Sang Ruoshui was still angry and didn't want to give her an answer, so he said: "Sister has always been smart, think about it yourself."
Then, he stood up and prepared to leave——
outside the palace
Pei Muyang came in holding a snow-white cat.
The cat had a pair of beautiful aqua-blue eyes, which were spinning around and were very energetic.
"Meow meow meow——"
It barked twice, suddenly jumped out of Pei Muyang's arms, and headed straight for Sang Yan.
Sang Yan is a little afraid of cats.
One is the fear of being bitten by it;
The second is the fear that wild animals can transmit bacteria!
"Grab it!"
"Don't let it come!"
She screamed and hid on the bed.
Fortunately, Sang Ruoshui hugged him halfway.
Sang Ruoshui still liked the cat, and immediately said: "Sister, you seem to be afraid of cats, so why not give it to me?"
"No! No! Master can't give it away!"
Pei Muyang refused first and explained: "This cat was brought by the emperor from Longchan Temple. It is said that this cat bathes in Buddhism all year round and is surrounded by auspiciousness. It can drive away evil spirits and bring good luck."
"So this cat is so valuable."
Sang Ruoshui felt sour and uncomfortable, and laughed at himself: "I don't dare to take the good things that the emperor has given to my sister."
After saying that, he threw the cat directly on Sang Yan.