Originally, according to Zhang Yanling's original idea, if the emperor really couldn't get over this hurdle and insisted on finding out the truth, he might as well ask Empress Zhang to tell him the truth and get it over with.
Although doing this will make the emperor lose face and embarrass him, it will also damage the relationship between the emperor and the queen, and between the emperor and the Zhang family. But at least it can calm things down immediately and not get out of hand.
The queen and the Zhang family had too much suspicion and suspicion.
This is a last resort and an immediate solution.
At this moment, the emperor has fallen into deep suspicion, and after having tried and inquired in many ways, this is actually the time to tell him the truth directly.
However, Zhang Yanling could not do this because Empress Dowager Zhou died.
When Empress Dowager Zhou died, it was not because of the lack of key evidence that the emperor would not believe it. Zhang Yanling had all the investigative statements, and witnesses could be obtained at any time to support them. Moreover, there were also confessions that Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu had to write in order to save their lives.
The book was clutched in the queen's hand. The emperor couldn't believe the whole thing.
Rather, once the Empress Dowager Zhou dies, the Zhou family will be as panicked as a frightened bird. The support that the Zhou family relied on has fallen, and the Zhou family is now like a rootless tree without any foundation or connection with the royal family. They will definitely feel
A great crisis.
Now as long as there is any trouble, they will be scared to wet their pants. The danger is that they are the insiders who know the whole truth. It is difficult to guarantee that the Zhou family will not break the pot in this situation.
Make everything public and expose this shocking scandal.
If that happens, the emperor, the empress, the Zhang family, the Zhou family, and even the dead queen mother will all be losers. Although the Zhou family is finished, the emperor will also become a laughing stock. The empress dowager will also be blamed for the death of the queen.
Improperly, he coerced the Queen Mother to kill someone, and used public weapons for personal use to investigate matters involving the Emperor. It was really a chaotic situation, a situation in which everything was lost, and the consequences would be difficult to deal with.
This is not Zhang Yanling's unfounded worry. The simplest reason is that the Zhou family has obtained today's identity and status by relying on the identity of the Queen Mother Zhou. As long as the Queen Mother Zhou lives for one day, she will be the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Zhou family. Anyone who wants to move Zhou
Everyone in the family must take this into consideration. It is a big mountain that protects the Zhou family.
Therefore, as long as the Empress Dowager Zhou does not die, Zhou Shou, Zhou Yu and others will understand one thing in their hearts, that is, there is a final guarantee for anything that happens. As long as this bottom line is there, they will not take drastic measures.
They know how to break the jar. Because they believe that with the status of the old queen mother, they will not be finished.
The Queen Mother Zhou is not only the guarantee in reality, but also the bottom line in the hearts of the Zhou family. If the bottom line is not broken, there will be no fear of life. But now that the Queen Mother Zhou is dead, the bottom line in the hearts of everyone in the Zhou family has been broken. At this moment, they are naturally in a state of turmoil.
In the state of being surrounded by soldiers.
It would be fine if what they did was just an ordinary crime, but what they did was a crime that could wipe out a family and a clan. Once there is any trouble, it is very likely that the two of them will break up.
If a person has the slightest hope, he will not lose his mind. What he fears most is to end up on a dead end with no way out. At such a time, he can do anything.
If things come to this point, it is definitely not the result Zhang Yanling wants to see.
To put it bluntly, Zhang Yanling felt that the prerequisite for telling the truth at the critical moment was that the emperor would immediately stop pursuing the matter and actively suppress the matter so that the scandal would not be leaked. This is equivalent to a stop-loss behavior.
, although there are losses, it will not completely collapse.
At a banquet, the food is unpalatable and even a little hard to swallow, but at least everyone can sit on the table and eat. But if the table is turned over, the vegetable soup is covered with oil, and the pots and pans are smashed. Everyone
If there is no food to eat, it will be a disaster.
Thinking further, if the scandal is really exposed, will Zhu Youtang become angry and throw his anger at the queen and the Zhang family? The civil servants in the outer court will definitely add insult to injury. By then, the Zhang family will probably do the same.
To be completely finished.
This is by no means the result Zhang Yanling wants to see. Of course Zhang Yanling cannot let this happen.
But the real problem now is that the emperor is secretly investigating this matter. If the emperor is allowed to continue the investigation, it may lead to serious consequences. The Zhou family will be alarmed, and the consequences are unpredictable. He must stop the emperor from continuing to investigate. But it is not too late now.
Prevent.
The Empress Dowager Zhou died, and this line was broken. The only way the emperor can investigate now is to start from the outside. I am afraid that he has been doing this for a long time, and he must also know that he is involved in this matter.
The reason why the emperor did not come to the wedding was of course not for the reason mentioned by the emperor. It was because he did not want to attend his wedding at all. Because he must have known that he was involved in this matter before. From his perspective, he assisted the queen.
They forced his beloved Wan'er to death, so how could he attend his wedding? He wanted to find out the truth and punish himself.
In the study, Zhang Yanling was troubled. In mid-spring, the night temperature was not hot, and even a little chilly. But at this moment, Zhang Yanling was sweating all over her body and her mind was burning. How to deal with this matter is indeed a thorny problem.
Looking up, he saw the moonlight shining like water through the gap in the long window. Zhang Yanling suddenly remembered that tonight was a full moon night. So he opened the door and walked out of the study to the yard.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and a full moon hung in the sky, shining brightly and as brightly as a disk. The moonlight filled every corner of the courtyard, as if there had been a layer of frost and snow. The shadow of the moon was whirling, and everything was shrouded in the moonlight.
It shows a strange feeling of confusion. Just like Zhang Yanling's heart at this moment, it is restless and difficult to settle down.
Suddenly, a whistle came with the breeze, intermittent at first, and then gradually became clearer.
Zhang Yanling listened carefully and heard the direction from which the whistle came. It was coming from the courtyard of the main house in the back house. It was unknown who was blowing it. But the melodious and melodious whistle made Zhang Yanling a little confused.
His mood seemed to have become a little calmer. Zhang Yanling simply sat on the bluestone in the flower bed and continued to listen with his ears tilted and his eyes closed.
The sound of the flute is whining and leisurely. It seems to be intermittent and continuous, like weeping and complaining, like resentment and admiration. Sometimes it is tactful and low, like whispering, and the water flows. Sometimes the lotus roots are broken and connected, and sometimes it becomes exciting and high-spirited.
It's like the sound of the nine heavenly beings, sometimes it's soothing like chanting a song and sighing, and the lingering sound lingers.
This was the first time for Zhang Yanling to listen to such a beautiful sound of the cave flute. The sound of the sound seemed to contain hundreds of words and thousands of emotions, which made people’s souls melt and their emotions moved. It wasn’t until the sound of the sound stopped for a long time that he finally calmed down.
Come to your senses slowly.
Zhang Yanling can almost conclude that this is Xu Wanyi's Xiao sound. Because the sound of music is not only about technique, but also about pattern, bearing and emotion. From the sound of the cave flute, Zhang Yanling felt these and had a strong resonance. And this is obviously not poetic or picturesque.
What those maids possess.
After listening to Xiao Yin, Zhang Yanling's mind became clear. After pondering for a moment, Zhang Yanling quickly made a judgment on the current situation, and at the same time, the corresponding countermeasures slowly emerged in his mind.