Half life, for Jue

At this moment, the atmosphere in Zhiluo Palace was tense to the extreme.The people who served Concubine Jing were basically expelled to the courtyard outside the hall, where black crows knelt on the ground in the cold wind.Yan Hou sat on the main seat facing the south of Concubine Jing's dormitory, her face sank like water, and there was still anger in the corners of her brows and eyes.At her feet, there was a wooden tablet that had been thrown with several cracks. Because the tablet was facing up, the words "The Spirit Tablet of Lin's Leyao, the former concubine of the Liang Dynasty" could be clearly seen on it.The one connected to the west wall of the dormitory was originally the clean room where Concubine Jing made offerings to the Buddha. It was usually closed, but now it is wide open, and one can see the messy scene inside where the altar table was overturned and the fruits were scattered.

Different from the icy cold expression on the face after the speech, Concubine Jing, who knelt down silently, still had her usual Anshun demeanor, respectful and humble, but no one felt the slightest bit of humbleness and fear.

Emperor Liang, who rushed in angrily, saw such a scene in the first round of scanning.

And the moment he saw everything in the room clearly, he understood what was going on.

At this moment, what kind of emotional changes in Emperor Liang's heart, only he will always know, but on his face, his expression has not changed at all, it is still stern and gloomy.

"The concubine sees the emperor." After speaking, he came forward to salute.

"You are in charge of the harem, why are things always going on? What's going on?" Emperor Liang threw out such a sentence, then shook his sleeves, walked straight past her, and sat down on the main seat.

Liu Mei twitched after speaking, feeling that the sound of the words was a bit wrong.However, because she did get Concubine Jing's big handle, her demeanor was still very stable.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines are incompetent. Although they exhausted all their efforts to clean up the harem, they still failed to calm down all the traitors. Concubine Jing secretly set up a spiritual throne for the sinner Lin Leyao in the Buddhist hall. It is a big treason. The concubine's negligence has only been caught until now. It is the concubine's negligence of duty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Liang glanced at her coldly, and said, "What did Concubine Jing say?"

Asked by him, Yan Hou couldn't help showing a somewhat suffocated expression in his eyes, obviously he had touched a soft nail just now.

"Return to Your Majesty, Concubine Jing knows she is guilty, and she has been speechless to defend herself since she was captured."

Emperor Liang tightened his lips.For this answer, he was both expected and a little moved, and his gaze towards Concubine Jing became softer.

Ever since Xia Jiang brought back his memories of the past, Emperor Liang was restless for three consecutive days. He had palpitations and dreams at night. The woman's figure floated past his eyes, making him shudder and frightened.When Concubine Jing was comforting, she asked him if he thought about Concubine Chen to the point of dreaming, which hit his mind.However, fearing the death of concubine Chen is related to the emperor's face, and Emperor Liang is unwilling to speak to outsiders, so Concubine Jing suggested that she set up a memorial ceremony in secret to comfort the souls of the dead.Of course, Emperor Liang immediately agreed, and he really slept peacefully that night, and slept until dawn in the dark.Unexpectedly, after two days of comfort, the matter of the spiritual setting was revealed.

Concubine Jing, who took off her hairpin and thin clothes and knelt on the cold floor, actually gave up the right to plead in order to hide the secret that the emperor didn't want to be widely known, and was willing to accept the big crime that was deducted.Thinking of this, Emperor Liang felt guilty.

Of course, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to clear Concubine Jing's guilt because of this little grievance, but it is possible to find a way to defend her.

"Where does Concubine Jing set up a spirit for the Lin family?"

"In the Buddhist hall of her bedroom, please see, Your Majesty, there is a complete set of fruit wine, obviously a secret sacrifice is being held behind closed doors."

"Since she held a secret ceremony behind closed doors, she naturally didn't publicize it to the outside world. How did you know it when you were far away in Zhengyang Palace?"

The voice became more and more wrong, and he couldn't help but ponder for a while before saying: "It is Concubine Jing's maid who is not angry with her for doing such a rebellious thing, and came to Zhengyang Palace to make the first complaint."

"Oh?" Emperor Liang looked around the room again, only to find that Concubine Jing's accompanying maid, Xin'er, was curled up and kneeling in an inconspicuous corner, which he hadn't seen just now. "Suing the master as a slave is treason. How could such a thing be kept in the palace? Someone, drag her out and kill her!"

As soon as the order was issued, several thick eunuchs immediately stepped forward and dragged the new son up. The little maid was frightened out of her wits and begged for mercy in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Empress..."

When Concubine Jing saw it, she leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, this servant is from Zhiluo Palace, can you ask Your Majesty to allow you to deal with it yourself?"

"You can't be too soft-hearted for such a betrayal, huh?"

"The concubine understands something, Your Majesty."

The two talked nicely.The queen's face was flushed red, and Emperor Liang's treatment was tantamount to slapping her hard on the face. She, who was always good at patience, couldn't bear it any longer. Since you are entrusted with the management of the harem, it is natural to strictly prohibit all violations of etiquette and laws. The crime of Concubine Jing is undeniable. As the head of the six palaces, the concubine cannot be tolerated. If your majesty has other intentions, please also expressly order the concubine. Otherwise, the courtiers and concubines can only follow the law."

"You want to clarify the decree?" Emperor Liang looked at her coldly, "You want to clarify the decree for such a trivial matter? Do you want people in the world to say that my harem is not peaceful? Do you understand that peace and security are the most important things?"

"Your Majesty thinks it's a trivial matter, but my concubines dare not treat it as a trivial matter. Concubine Jing set up a spirit in the inner palace to sacrifice to sinners privately. She clearly despises the emperor. It is really shocking to examine her intentions carefully. How can such a serious crime not be ignored?" Deal with it?"

Emperor Liang was forced into a rage by her, and he wanted to have a fit, but he endured it again, turned to Concubine Jing and said, "Concubine Jing, can you convict yourself?"

"The concubine is guilty." Concubine Jing kowtowed her head upright, and said calmly, "The concubine was confused by the old feelings at the beginning, thinking about it secretly, although she didn't mean to despise the emperor's prestige, it was always against the rules of the palace. Please Your Majesty bestows a sin."

Emperor Liang snorted coldly, slapped the table, and said angrily on purpose: "You say you are a rebel, but you say you are just confused by old feelings. This is not a conviction, it is clear that you don't know! Come, order Concubine Jing to confine Zhiluo The palace has thought about it, but I haven't got the will, so I can't leave the palace for half a step, when you think it through clearly, when will you come back to me."

"Your Majesty!" After speaking, he called out angrily and anxiously.

"I have already dealt with it according to your wishes, what else do you want?" Emperor Liang squinted at her, waved his hand, turned to look at the spiritual tablet under his feet, and cast a meaningful look at Concubine Jing, saying: " You are now being punished, and the offerings are halved, it’s a mess here, clean it up yourself.”

Concubine Jing's eyes flickered intelligently, and she bowed again: "The concubine leads the order."

"It's hard work too, let's go back to the palace." Emperor Liang stood up with a tired face, "I have a lot of things lately, you have to learn how to share my worries. Rose, I asked for two boxes, have you sent them yet?"

Gao Zhan replied wittily: "Your Majesty, I'm a little late in clearing the amount in the warehouse today, and the slave will send someone to send it immediately."

"Just remember it. Let's drive." Emperor Liang didn't look at Concubine Jing again, and walked out with Gao Zhan supported.Yan Yili sent the driver to the outside of the palace, watched the dragon chariot meandering away, his heart was burning with anger, but he had no choice but to look back at the quiet gate of the Zhiluo Palace with green vines, and return to his own righteousness with hatred. Yang Palace.

"Your Majesty, should we go back to Wuying Hall or go back to Nuan Pavilion to rest?" When Long Nian came out of Fengtai Pond, the road diverged.Emperor Liang hesitated for a moment, his expression uncertain.

When he just got the reward and left the Hall of Martial Arts, he was really furious.But now as soon as the anger towards Concubine Jing subsides, the anger towards Prince Jing also subsides a lot.At the same time, he also became suspicious that the two incidents of Prince Jing and Concubine Jing would happen one after another.Now that he knew that one of them was wronged, what about the other?

"Gao Zhan, don't you think what happened today is really a coincidence?" Emperor Liang asked as he walked quickly.

"You mean..."

"Prince Jing was interrogated in the Hall of Martial Ying, and the empress in the harem attacked Concubine Jing."

Gao Zhan has been by the emperor's side for so many years, what he knows best is to pretend to be stupid, "Are you saying that Concubine Jing's mother and son have a blowback today?"

"Hmph." Emperor Liang stopped helplessly, "Bah, bah, bah, bah, you won't understand even if I tell you something stupid." He shook his sleeves and hurried back to the Hall of Martial Arts.

Gao Zhan followed step by step, still as confused as Emperor Liang said.