【14】The heart of the emperor
Emperor Wei snorted with interest, stared at the Jiang brother and sister, and showed an inquiring look.
Jiang Chengyi and Jiang Lian were both a little surprised and subconsciously looked at the girl, feeling a little uneasy. Ning Zheng saw Jiang Chengjia take the initiative to mention this matter, and couldn't help but lock his eyebrows deeply and angrily scolded: "You brother and sister are good at frame-ups! You are talking nonsense, confusing Your Majesty with evil words!"
He was so angry that he couldn't stop, but Emperor Wei was watching the show.
The young emperor said lazily: "Uncle, don't worry about denying the words of the Jiang brother and sister. Let me ask, how many women in this world dare to bet on their reputation and tell such lies? I see... what the county lord Chengping said may not be untrustworthy. Uncle, although Jiang Chengyi's words are unpleasant, they are telling the truth. At that time, if it weren't for the old Liu Hu, how could the Huai Prince's Mansion marry the Jiang Mansion? You don't have to be so angry, do you know that anger hurts your liver?
I look at it, maybe Lao Qi did do a lot of dirty things behind your back without hiding it. Such a rebellious son must not continue to do anything wrong. Otherwise, the Ning royal family would not know how many jokes they would make. The emperor should deal with it and ask him to restrain himself."
Ning Zheng's face was extremely gloomy and dark. Jiang Chengyi looked over and almost thought that he had just crawled out of the coal mine. His face was covered in black, so dark that he could hardly see his expression.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty has determined that my son is guilty? Will Your Majesty also want to force his persecutors?"
Emperor Wei did not say anything and whispered softly: "Uncle Emperor... the person who accused Lao Qi was not me, so why did you say the word "force"? Don't worry, since Jiang Qing has arrested all the people involved, I will be the judge today and personally try the case. Of course, if Lao Qi is innocent, I will deal with it impartially and will never let the emperor suffer a grievance."
His eyes and eyebrows were full of mockery, and it seemed particularly dazzling when he fell into Ning Zheng's eyes.
However, Ning Zheng understood that it was impossible for Emperor Wei to give up investigating the case at this moment. Only by asking Jiang Chengyi to bring the witness to the palace for interrogation can he find a glimmer of hope and turn defeat into victory.
The most important thing is that before entering the palace today, he had not heard of Guangxin's siege from Wang's mouth. When he went to Tingwei Mansion to ask for a person, Dou Yuelan did not let him meet Ning Nankun smoothly. Therefore, he had no idea that the Jiang brothers and sisters had already set up a trap and were waiting for him to jump down.
At present, he was unable to leave the palace, could not ask about the truth of Ning Nankun, and could not investigate secretly, so he did not know whether the case was true or false. He could not grasp the thoughts of the Jiang brothers and sisters in time, and was afraid that the witness would reveal evidence that was unfavorable to the Huai Palace, so he had completely put himself in a passive state, so he could only bite the bullet and follow their plans.
Ning Zheng thought about it for a while and had no other choice, so he had to swallow his anger and agreed, "Since Your Majesty has said that, I can't let you go any further. But I requested to be a judge with Your Majesty to avoid any unfairness."
Emperor Wei raised his eyebrows, and didn't even look at him. He lowered his eyes and calmed his mind: "I am willing to try this case together, so I will follow everything."
He was polite and too lazy to get involved with him, so he hurriedly agreed, so he turned to Cui Qian at the stairs and said, "Go to the Dongfu Office and bring the witnesses. Let Dou Tingwei take the Marquis of Changshan to the palace together. I want to confront you in court."
When the Jiang brothers and sisters heard the emperor's order, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to thank Darong.
Looking at the two of them with confidence, Ning Zheng felt a little uneasy in his heart and his eyes were anxious.
Emperor Wei finally stood up from the short couch, waved his sleeves and turned his clothes, and walked out of the book pavilion. Cui Qian hurriedly followed, walked beside Emperor Wei in a small step, and asked him whispered: "Your Majesty... Do you need me to invite His Highness to come?"
He had a good intention and wanted to seek the emperor's favor, but Emperor Wei narrowed his eyes and gave him a cold light, and said lightly: "Cui Qian? I remember, you are my personal personal official. When did you think about the queen so much? Do you want her to come to the front hall to consulate in the major affairs of the country?"
His voice was extremely low and gentle, without any annoyance, but the smile on his face gradually showed an indescribable cold, which made Cui Qian tremble in a sudden and immediately lowered his head to admit his mistake: "Your Majesty, I... I don't have this intention. It's just that today's matter involves Mrs. Cheng, so I would propose it."
Emperor Wei sneered: "So, what you mean is that as long as all major affairs in the state and dynasty are involved in the Cheng family, will I have to summon the people of the Cheng clan to listen to the discussion?" The more he said, it became colder and colder.
Cui Qian was sweating profusely, and the cold wind was whistling on his forehead. He looked at Emperor Wei like a knife, and felt heavy hands and feet, and he was completely out of control. Then, he heard the emperor whisper in his ear: "Cui Qian, if you don't want the position of the head of the inner palace, just say it. I can make you resign from your post anytime and anywhere."
Emperor Wei's whisper was like three thousand faintly cold arrows, which suddenly pierced into Cui Qian's heart, causing his face to change drastically, and he was completely unable to move. He stood stiffly in place, trembling with coldness.
"Don't have to come and serve you. Let your disciple serve you." Emperor Wei left the book pavilion and said something to him.
The lingering voice was wandering, and Cui Qian was also scared to death. He stared blankly in the direction of the departure of Emperor Wei, and his heart was involuntarily hanging. In the past, when he mentioned the Empress of the City, the Emperor was full of trust. But today, it was unusual. This young emperor seemed to have some unprecedented thoughts about the Empress and the Cheng clan. His love for the Empress of the City and his trust for the People of the City clan seemed to have...there were signs of collapse.
Cui Qian stood outside the book pavilion, from the cold soles of his feet to his chest, a huge panic surged towards him, and he almost didn't give him time to react, so he tightly wrapped him up.
Sure enough, the so-called emperor's feelings are not reliable. People always say that he can understand the minds of the Emperor of Wei best, but he did not know that he walked on the blade every day and night, and if he was not careful, he would end up bleeding. Cui Qian thought secretly: It seems that he should not mention the queen at will in the future.
Half an hour later, Emperor Wei summoned everyone in Qinzheng Hall.
The Jiang brothers and sisters supported each other into the hall, and Mrs. Cheng followed behind and comforted her softly. Ning Zheng stood under the jade steps with a dark face, waiting for the eunuch to bring witnesses.
After a moment, Xue Qing led the involved personnel detained in the East Mansion Department into the hall. At the same time, Dou Yuelan also rushed to the outside of the hall with Ning Nankun.
Everyone entered, first worshipped the emperor and then the regent. After some salute, they slowly stood up and stood in their respective territory.
Ning Nankun stood on the left and happened to be able to look at Ning Zheng. The father and son looked at each other, but their emotions were completely different. Ning Zheng endured for a while, and then Emperor Wei slowly spoke: "Since everyone has arrived, we will start to hear the case."
"Where is the servant and maid who confirmed that Changshan Hou was involved in the Guangxin siege case?"
As soon as Emperor Wei spoke, he went directly over what happened in Yunsuque and focused on the Guangxin case.
Ning Nankun was surprised and widened his eyes in panic. Looking at the emperor on the throne, a feeling of inexplicable arises. He was forcibly arrested by Jiang Lian by Jiang Lin for being flirted with. He thought he would come out soon, but he was taken to the palace by Dou Yuelan himself. Now, the Emperor of Wei is actually investigating the case of Guangxin's siege in Qinzheng Hall. Could it be... Everyone believed Jiang's one-sided words?
He was caught by his mother just now, and his mind was in a mess. He didn't hear what Jiang Chengjia said when he resisted. Now that he recalled carefully, he suddenly remembered the woman as if he had mentioned Guangxin and Song Zong. So, when he was locked in the Tingwei Mansion, he had a bad premonition. Then he realized that he was very likely to have fallen into Jiang's beauty trap and fell into a trap created by Jiang's family...
Judging from the situation in front of him, Ning Nankun became even more certain.
He was both angry and shocked, annoyed that he was fascinated by lust, and he was so easily caught by Jiang Chengjia's plan. At this moment, this Jiang girl clearly wanted to frame Ning Nanyou's things she had done on him.
However, he could not allow him to think about this matter carefully. Xue Qing had followed the wishes of Emperor Wei and brought the maids who had appeared in Yunsuque.
Ning Nankun turned his head and looked at these maids, and a cold feeling suddenly arose in his heart. He was frightened and fearful, and even a little disbelief. The maids who were caught from Yunsuque were really people in his mansion.
He didn't know how to explain the scene in front of him for a moment. When he followed the queen to Yunsuque to attend the city banquet, he did not bring his maids at all, but only a few small servants followed him. Now, these people who should have been in his mansion appeared in the palace and became witnesses who proved that he was siege of Guangxin and were related to Song Zong, which shocked him.
Emperor Wei asked at this time: "Xue Qing, where is the testimony of the few of them?"
Xue Qing had already prepared the document and was waiting for the emperor to speak. He held the file in his hand and handed it to the little eunuch standing in front of the jade stairs. He bowed his head and bowed, "Your Majesty, here is the testimony."
The little eunuch held the document in both hands, walked up to the jade steps with his feet, and placed the thick stack of books on the desk in front of Emperor Wei.
The Regent, who was sitting next to the emperor, just glanced at the thickness of the file and realized that the Jiang brothers and sisters were prepared today. However, his stupid son did not see it. He was confused by the beauty of Jiang's daughter and fell into the big pit they designed early in the morning.
Ning Zheng snorted coldly: "Mr. Xue is really amazing? In just two hours, he was able to find so many things from these maids?"
His sarcasm was openly and secretly. Anyone with a discerning eye could hear that the meaning of his words was to point out that the case of the East Court was strange and suspected of frame-up.
Chapter completed!