"Shut up! How brave you are! You dare to talk nonsense in front of me!"
He Ying felt that his emperor's majesty had been violated, and sternly ordered severe punishment: "This person intends to blame the imperial official. He has sinister intentions and is stubborn. Come and drag him down, and he will be executed without delay!"
The guards heard the sound and went out, dragging Liu Tang away.
Liu Tang looked up to the sky and howled: "Your Majesty, what this slave said is true. It was really Lord Sang who asked me to kill Wan Zhang. Your Majesty is aware of it. Your Majesty——"
The shrill roaring sound lasted endlessly.
It also made the ministers kneeling outside the imperial study hear it clearly.
"Please, Your Majesty, order the murderer to be severely punished! Kill the witch!"
"Your Majesty, you must not be stubborn!"
"Your Majesty, Wan Zhang was a close friend of the late Emperor, and he also played a role in eradicating the Pei Party. Now he is unjustly killed at the hands of a villain. It is really pitiful! You have to make the decision for him!"
"My minister, Jiang Chongyu, together with three thousand students from the Imperial Academy, kneels down and begs the emperor to eliminate the traitorous minister and kill the witch girl!"
…
Their momentum became more and more powerful.
He Ying listened inside, his face became colder and sterner, and murderous intent rolled in his eyes.
Oh, is this what Sang Yan has always been afraid of?
It's really... interesting.
Qingning Palace Side Hall
Sang Yan also learned that the previous dynasty was in turmoil and he became the target of public criticism.
She had always been afraid of this kind of thing, but when it happened, she felt very calm.
Qiuzhi is different.
She walked back and forth around her, her hands and feet were trembling, and her voice was trembling: "What, what should I do? Miss, Your Majesty, will Your Majesty compromise with them, kill us, calm down the public anger?"
Sang Yan believed that He Ying wouldn't do it.
Strangely, there is no reason for this belief.
"Okay, stop spinning. It makes me dizzy."
She stopped Qiuzhi's behavior.
Qiuzhi no longer hung around her, but wanted to go out to find out the news.
But there were two layers of guards outside.
She wanted to go out, but she couldn't.
"My master is hungry and wants to go to the imperial kitchen and ask for a bowl of lotus seed soup."
She deliberately found an excuse.
The leader of the guards said: "You go back first, we will send someone there."
With that said, he called a guard over and asked him to go to the imperial kitchen to deliver the message.
Qiuzhi couldn't go out. After thinking for a while, he took out the money and bribed him: "Brother, I want to ask you something. Has the murder of Lord Wan been found out? How is the emperor going to deal with the matter of hundreds of officials kneeling down to petition?"
"Sorry. No comment."
The head guard is ruthless and shows no favoritism at all.
Qiuzhi had no choice but to feel at ease. He sat at the door of the palace, waiting for his fate.
Until Sang Ruoshui came.
The guards were actually not prepared to let him go.
But Sang Ruoshui slapped him in the face, and the head guard shut up.
The emperor only said to protect Sang Yan and not let her go out of the side hall.
As for someone walking into the side hall?
It shouldn't be considered a dereliction of duty on their part.
Sang Ruoshui entered the side hall and brought news: "The stalemate is still going on. Some people took the opportunity to throw dirty water and said that my father killed Wan Zhang. It's really ridiculous! Fortunately, the emperor is wise and has not been deceived!"
Sang Yan didn't know there was such a thing, and instantly felt that she and even the Sang family were being plotted by others.
"Sister, don't worry, the emperor will definitely protect you."
"We can't rely entirely on the Emperor."
Sang Yan pinched her temples, recalling several interactions with Wan Zhang - a smart person like him, even a world-weary person, should have thought about what happened after his death, right? So, would he leave a suicide note or something?
Thinking about it, she said to Sang Ruoshui: "Go to Qintian Prison. Wan Zhang may have left something behind."
Seeing her serious face, Sang Ruoshui turned around and left without saying anything.
at the same time
He Ying also thought about this.
When he saw Wan Zhang for the last time, he was thinking about his words carefully now, as if he was giving his last words.
So, did he count his own death?
"Good, good, go, go. This is the last thing I can do for the He family."
This sentence kept ringing in his mind.
"Come here, search the Qintian Prison immediately to see if there are any suicide notes or anything like that."
He used to be concerned and confused, and he had forgotten how smart Wan Zhang was.
Pei Muyang went to Qintian Prison in person.
*
Sang Yan is still waiting for Sang Ruoshui to come back.
But she did not wait for her to come, but waited for the Queen Mother.
"How outrageous! Who does the Queen Mother want to see? How dare you stop her?"
Bozhu gave a sharp shout and led the people into the side hall.
She held the Queen Mother's decree in her hand. The guards looked at me and I looked at you. They could not stop her and could only go and send a message to the emperor.
"Go and tell the Emperor quickly that the Queen Mother has ordered Master Sang to be taken away."
After the head guard sent someone to spread the message, he also followed him.
They must protect Sang Yan's safety!
*
Sang Yan didn't expect the Queen Mother to take action at this time.
Also, she had disobeyed her orders before, so she had to pay the price.
Yongshou Hall is still filled with Buddhist fragrance.
But the fragrance is so strong that it makes people suffocate.
There is no sunshine today.
The inside of the palace is also filled with chills.
The Queen Mother was sitting in the first place. When she saw her coming in, she faintly said: "This is the daughter of the Sang family. I would like to ask the fairy lady to observe her appearance."
Sang Yan heard the sound and saw a middle-aged woman who looked like a Taoist nun walking out.
She was wearing a light gray Taoist uniform, simple and solemn. When she looked at people, she looked solemn and her eyes were cold.
It creates fear for no reason.
Sang Yan thought about Wan Zhang, whose face was always full of joy, anger, sorrow and joy, and still liked him more.
Wan Zhang...what a pity.
"What a pity."
The Taoist nun's voice came to my ears.
Sang Yan's heart trembled, and she quickly asked: "Why did Fairy Lady say this?"
The Taoist nun did not answer her, but signaled the Queen Mother to have someone take her away from here.
They want to talk privately.
Sang Yan saw this meaning and said angrily: "If you have something to say, you can't say it to my face? Aren't you reading my fortune for me? What do you mean by avoiding me? You are trying to be mysterious!"
Even though she was angry and didn't want to leave, she was still dragged out by several palace maids and locked up in a side hall.
She was so angry that she kicked the door.
The sound faintly reached the main hall.
The Queen Mother listened and was not worried, but asked her aunt: "What's wrong with her face?"
The Taoist nun first put her hands together, bowed three times in one direction, and then said, "This woman is not from here."
The Queen Mother turned pale with shock: "Not from here? What do you mean? Resurrection of a dead body?"
The Taoist nun nodded: "We are both people with bad fortunes, and they are mingled together by fate. It has advantages and disadvantages for the country and the emperor, it all depends on fate."
The Queen Mother did not understand: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of the country and the emperor?"
The Taoist nun bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty, the secret of heaven must not be revealed."
The Queen Mother was so shocked.
She quickly twisted the beads to calm down and asked, "I summoned Wan Zhang before he died. He asked me to treat her well, and he also said that all the heirs to Emperor Dahe were hers. Do you think so too?"
The Taoist nun was silent.
Silence is the default.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother sighed deeply: "But I can't tolerate her."
Her niece, the empress, is still in Qifeng Palace, waiting for the emperor's mercy.
She had already thought about it, and she wanted to get the emperor's dragon/spirit and use it on the queen first, so that when she dies, she will have a chance to survive.
But they all said that all the heirs to Emperor Dahe were hers.
ridiculous!
How can a widow who lives with her husband continue to have an imperial heir?
"What will happen if Aijia insists on killing her?"