In the midst of the crowd's attention, Duke Rong straightened his chest and bent down to the woman standing beside him: "Your Majesty, Zhang Tao, would like to pay homage to the Empress Dowager!"
"Rong Guogong, please get married."
The woman beside her lifted up her curtain, revealing the empress dowager's delicately made-up face.
The ministers took a deep breath of air-conditioning. No wonder Rong Guogong said that Su Mu was not qualified to make that woman kneel down. She is the Empress Dowager. Isn’t there anyone in the world who is qualified to make her kneel down?
"The Ai family has suffered a strange injustice." The Empress Dowager glanced at Lin Zhi lightly, not hiding her disgust and disgust: "Lin Zhi, are you ready to die to apologize?"
"Mother."
Baili Mingshuang walked quickly to the side of the Empress Dowager, bowed and saluted: "Where are you coming from? Come and take a seat up there. We will talk about other things later."
"Aijia, don't go sit up there." The Empress Dowager glanced at Baili Mingshuang, with a half-smiling gloom in her eyes.
"Firstly, the Ai family is not the destined emperor, and secondly, the queen mother is not the queen mother who listens to the government behind the curtain. Does the queen mother want to trap the Ai family into injustice by letting the Ai family sit up there?"
The smile on Baili Mingshuang's face did not change, she was still gentle and humble: "Mother has misunderstood, you are an elder, how can there be any reason for you to stand in the audience?"
The Empress Dowager stared at her for a while, then waved her hand and turned her head.
"That's all, the Ai family is here to redress their grievances today. Let's not worry about other matters for now. Since the Queen Mother is now in charge of the Western Chu Court behind the curtain, please order the Queen Mother to deal with Lin Zhi as soon as possible."
Baili Mingshuang smiled: "It is true that people who hear the accusations made by the queen are filled with indignation, but in the affairs of the world, one cannot just believe one side of the story. How about handing the matter over to the Third Law Department, first investigate and collect evidence, and then wait for another day..."
"Could it be possible that the Ai family could still unjustly accuse a child with a yellow mouth?"
The Queen Mother impatiently interrupted Baili Mingshuang: "Your Majesty, you have made excuses time and time again. Could it be that you have some shady dealings with Lin Zhi?"
"It's really too much for my mother to say such things!"
Baili Mingshuang finally got angry: "My concubine's loyalty to the late emperor and to Western Chu is a lesson to the world. You have wrongfully accused me with such lies. If I can't prove my innocence, how can I stand in front of others?"
She turned around slowly and walked to the imperial steps. She looked down at the officials and her momentum was as overwhelming as Mount Tai, which was suffocating.
"Today the Aijia is willing to speak out. If you find anything wrong with the Aijia, you can report it in court. Once it is found out, the Aijia is willing to bear any consequences. But if the Aijia is innocent, please return the concubine to me.
justice!"
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
The ministers took a deep breath and lowered their heads to their chests. I couldn't see anything, I couldn't hear anything! When the boss fights, don't let Chiyu suffer!
"Isn't the Empress Dowager going to sue Lin Zhi?"
In the silence, the man's melodious and extravagant voice slowly sounded: "Then sue. If the truth cannot be found out today, no one will be allowed to leave the Xuanzheng Hall!"
"Lin Zhi!"
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes, and there was a strong ruthlessness in her eyes: "You really dare to say that!"
"I am worthy of the heaven and the earth. Why don't you dare?"
Lin Zhi's expression was indifferent: "As the Queen Mother said, if I am found to be innocent, I ask the Queen Mother to give me justice. And..."
His eyes swept over Duke Rong Guo, who was kneeling and not daring to move: "And Duke Rong Guo, don't even think about running away!"
"I...I..."
Duke Rong Guo's confidence had completely dissipated when the Empress Dowager bit Baili Mingshuang.
He didn't understand why. He had clearly promised to teach Lin Zhi a lesson and gain some benefits for the Duke of Rongguo.