Chapter Twenty-Eight: Misunderstanding by Cleverness
Concubine Chen cries, Concubine Lan is silent, sometimes silent, and the sadness is endless (). [Find the novel material here]
Outside the palace, the sun is shining brightly, and the warmth is infinite; inside the palace, there are mournful cries, and the chill is awe-inspiring ().
There is only a wall between the inside and the outside of the palace, but they are two different worlds. What is more and what is missing in this world? Perhaps only by experiencing it can we experience it personally. Others cannot explain it. Perhaps, it is true that the dragon has nine sons.
There are hundreds of flowers blooming, and they are full of all kinds of differences after all.
Concubine Chen had been almost exhausted by Zheng Yao's words, and now she didn't even have the intention to refute. She just lowered her head and cried, just like Concubine Lan before, either acquiescing or feeling hopeless.
Zheng Yao has no intention of stopping. Since he is investigating the case, he must get to the bottom of it and make people convinced.
So Zhengyao continued: "As for why I said that Concubine Chen committed suicide in the palace and murdered Xiao Tao, it is actually very simple, because when Xiao Tao died, she was still holding Concubine Lan's ring in her hand, and at the same time, Concubine Lan's hand was also covered by Xiao Tao's finger.
Being scratched, the first impression given to people is that Concubine Lan committed murder and set fire, but...
After thinking about it carefully, how could Concubine Lan get into an argument with someone in your Concubine Chen Palace and still have the intention to set fire after being injured? What's more, I asked Concubine Lan that day, and she still thinks that she still thinks so.
Xiao Tao was burned to death! Actually, no, you were murdered first, Xiao Tao, and then you set the house on fire!"
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense! It's not like this! It's not like this! I didn't! I didn't!"
Concubine Chen was dancing wildly with her hands, and her long hair had become scattered as she was swinging wildly, completely covering her eyes. She was like a madman yelling.
It seems that when it comes to things related to Xiaotao, Concubine Chen is particularly excited and reacts abnormally. Jiajing and others on the side are as if they are watching a play, allowing Zhengyao to continue talking. Concubine Chen is allowed to continue to retort. It seems that what is going on at this moment
It was not a trial of a case, but rather like an ongoing debate, except that the team headed by Zhengyao on one side of the debate had the upper hand.
After Concubine Chen finished yelling, Zhengyao said again: "You did! In fact, I didn't doubt you at the beginning, but you were smart enough to blame Concubine Lan first! As for Concubine Li's poisoning case, I actually didn't
It was revealed how Concubine Li was poisoned
Yes, but when we were in Concubine Chen's Palace, you took the initiative to tell me that Concubine Lan might be the murderer. Not only did you deliberately mention the rouge box, but you also deliberately brought up the changes in Renyin Palace that year to make Princess Lan more convinced of this.
The concubine is suspicious, this is also your plan ()."
"But this could also be a coincidence. Maybe Concubine Chen really guessed that Concubine Li was murdered rather than accidentally poisoned? Zhengyao, you are too arbitrary!" At this time, Prince Jing, who had been silent, had not spoken.
But he spoke.
Hearing what King Jing said, Dr. Kong on the side couldn't help but nodded, and Jiajing and others also began to hesitate. Zhengyao's words were reasonable. King Jing's guess was also reasonable.
Of course, it is difficult to make people doubt with just one sentence. What Zhengyao said must be just the beginning. And Zhengyao would not be so sure if he was not completely sure.
But did Prince Jing really say that just because he wanted to help Concubine Chen? Obviously not. Because he also knew deeply that Zheng Yao must have evidence.
Zhengyao nodded and said: "What the prince said is true. But this is not the only discovery made by Zhengyao. In fact, I also said that Concubine Chen is very smart, but sometimes it is not a good thing that she is too smart. Maybe she has known about me and the princess for a long time. She would investigate the fire. By the way, she would also investigate the case of Concubine Li. So she made preparations in advance, but when we went to Concubine Chen's Palace, we happened to catch her having a dispute with Concubine Lan."
"What? Concubine Chen and Concubine Lan had a dispute? Why didn't I know?" Jiajing suddenly became unhappy and looked at Concubine Lan and Concubine Chen angrily.
You know, Jiajing loves face the most. He doesn't even know if his wife fights in front of others. Instead, he uses others to tell him, where do you think he should put this face?
Now Jiajing no longer cares about who is right, who is wrong, who is the first to cause trouble, now it is a matter of face, and face is more important than anything else!
As he thought about it, Jiajing had the urge to get angry.
However, the virtuous Concubine Shen persuaded Jiajing, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, you should listen to Mr. Li finish his words first!"
Concubine Shen's words were naturally intimidating, but when it came to Zhengyao, Jiajing naturally suppressed the anger in his heart. Now he was also curious about what else Zhengyao discovered and what caused him to I began to completely doubt Concubine Chen’s ().*
"Yes, empress!" Zhengyao replied crisply, then turned to Concubine Chen and said: "You knew that the princess and I were peeking at you, so you deliberately conflicted with Concubine Lan, and even resorted to cruelty. You gave Lan Fei a harsh slap in the face. In fact, your purpose was very simple. You just wanted to rely on your outstanding acting skills to make people think that it was Concubine Lan who set fire to the house and that Concubine Lan killed people and silenced them! And with one slap, it would be even worse. It will arouse Concubine Lan's hatred for you, and from this, Concubine Lan really came to set fire to the house last night, and she just fell into your scheme!"
At this moment, Zheng Yao had to admire Concubine Chen. A little woman, no more than three years older than him, could be so thoughtful. Her mind was filled with intrigues. It was really unimaginable what would happen to the harem once this person came to power. A situation.
Of course, Zheng Yao was even more suspicious. For Concubine Chen who lived in the palace, it was really not easy to come up with such a roundabout method and such a brilliant plan. On the contrary, maybe someone was giving her guidance behind the scenes.
Saying that, Zhengyao shook his head and stopped looking at Concubine Chen. He turned back to Jiajing and Concubine Shen, and continued: "The most inappropriate thing about Concubine Chen is actually that when Princess Cai pointed out that Concubine Lan was plotting to murder Li The moment when the real murderer was revealed, the imperial concubine suddenly and uncharacteristically broke up with Concubine Lan. On the surface, it seemed that she was heartbroken and feeling sad, but in reality, she just wanted to beat up the fallen dog and take the opportunity to step on it again; and as the emperor, you When she was hesitant about how to handle the case, Concubine Chen's attitude suddenly changed again. She knelt down to plead for Concubine Lan, showing that she was Concubine Lan's good sister. In fact, all of this... Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart, it's all just acting!
"But it's a pity that what betrays her in the end is her acting skills and her intelligence! Because a person's expression and mood cannot change at will when encountering such a situation, unless she is acting!"
Zhengyao has seen not only eight hundred but also a thousand criminals. Zhengyao can tell whether they are lying at a glance by their expressions when he asks questions. Therefore, he wants to see a person's inner world from her facial expressions. , in fact, it is not difficult. The key is to be good at observation, which is why from the beginning, Zhengyao would look at Concubine Chen from time to time (). In fact, he had been suspicious of Concubine Chen early on.
"No... don't say it, don't say it..."
Concubine Chen finally couldn't hold it anymore and burst into tears. Faced with all Zhengyao's speculations and assumptions, she had no intention of refuting, and it seemed that she completely acquiesced.
In fact, it is not difficult for a person to stick to a secret, but if she needs to stick to it for a lifetime, it is very likely that this secret will always haunt her in the form of a nightmare. It is really difficult and very difficult. Maybe in the end, she would rather not have this secret, rather choose One death.
Seeing that Concubine Chen did not deny it, Zhengyao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Jiajing and Concubine Shen and said, "Your Majesty, empress. In fact, the whole thing was a conspiracy by Concubine Chen alone or someone was teaching Chen behind her back." The concubine did these things! First of all, the death of Concubine Li was indeed poisoned. And there are even fewer people who know that there is a little bit of popularity in the Western Regions. However, both the imperial doctors Kong Geng and Yuan Haiyun knew nothing about it, and it was impossible to murder her. Concubine Li. As for Concubine Lan, she just fell into Concubine Chen’s scheme."
Seeing Concubine Chen's painful look, Zhengyao couldn't bear it. After all, she was still so young. After all, she had not had a good life in the palace. Therefore, Zhengyao said that maybe someone was teaching Concubine Chen how to do it behind the scenes. These things exonerate her in disguise.
It's just that even if there is this person, it would be difficult to find out, because if Concubine Chen said it early in the morning, she would never look so painful and she still doesn't say it now. What's more, the status of the person who can instruct Concubine Chen to do things It's certainly not low, and even if he is found out, he may not be able to be convicted.
Don't forget, Concubine Chen's brother is Chen Ding, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who currently sits on the border of the Western Regions and has an army of 200,000. He was once a deputy general under Yan Song.
The relationship between this is complicated and difficult to understand, which can't help but give Jiajing a headache.
"Your Majesty—" Seeing that Jiajing did not respond, Concubine Shen reminded her softly.
Jiajing naturally understood the principle of death for the murderer. Moreover, the one who was killed was his most favored concubine. It was said that it could bring him good luck ().
But now Concubine Chen has such a great relationship. Even though the Marquis of Zhenyuan would not lead troops back to the capital to question him, before leaving, the Marquis of Zhenyuan personally handed Concubine Chen to him, saying that he would help take care of his sister, the Western Regions, etc. Naturally, the country did not dare to make any noise, and at that time, Concubine Chen was only twelve years old! If he executed Concubine Chen, how would he face Marquis Zhenyuan in the future?
After all, this is still a problem, a problem that Jiajing has to have a headache.
"Hahahaha, hahahahaha——"
Just when Jiajing was in trouble, Concubine Chen suddenly stood up, grabbing her messy long hair and laughing inexplicably. Ning An, who was listening to it, couldn't help but feel horrified and subconsciously turned the little girl over. Xi clings so tightly.
Zhengyao was also startled by this sudden burst of laughter. It was like Mei Chaofeng's laughter in the 1983 version of the sculpture, which made people feel harsh.
"Concubine Chen, what are you going to do?" Jiajing was also frightened by her crazy scene, and he immediately stood up.
At this moment, Concubine Chen didn't care at all about the reactions of others. Instead, she pulled her hair vigorously, a handful in each hand, and then she was still on the ground and walked straight towards Concubine Shen, and the hair fell all over the ground. hair.
Everyone had no idea what Concubine Chen meant and did not dare to let her go forward, so Zhengyao and Xiaoxi flew away at the same time, grabbed her and pinned her to the ground.
"Bold slave! Let me go! I am the Queen of the harem. If you are so rude, I will definitely kill you! Let me go..."
Perhaps at this moment, Zhengyao and others finally understood what Concubine Chen meant, but...
Chapter completed!