miscalculation

Xiao Zheng entered Chonghua Hall, and saw Xiao Yi sitting in the hall, he didn't look up at him, but just looked at a disk jade pendant.After he came in to salute, he kept kneeling on the ground and didn't listen to Xiao Yi telling him to get up, so he knelt like this for an hour.

During this time, Eunuch Zhang came several times, or the Seventh Prince was waiting outside the palace, asking to see His Majesty on something, or reporting that Concubine Lan came here, and Zheng Chang couldn't kneel down, but asked for a summons.

Xiao Yi suddenly threw the porcelain plate in front of Xiao Zheng, and shouted: "Zheng'er, I will give you a chance to explain the whole story."

"I still had the jade pendant in my hand in the morning, but when my son went to the Seventh Prince's bedroom, I found out that the jade pendant was gone when I went to the Seventh Prince's bedroom." Xiao Zheng could only answer honestly.

"What are you guys talking about? How did you get involved in the jade pendant? You just found out that the jade pendant was missing. Someone here found that Jiao Nu was holding your jade pendant tightly in his hand. And according to reports, Jiao Nu has been missing for a few days. Two days, and the jade pendant has obviously never left her hand. You can tell me, how can this jade pendant be in the well for two days at the same time, and you can wear it again?"

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng panicked immediately, picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, but really couldn't figure out what was going on.When he got up in the morning, he was sure that the jade pendant was in his hands, but he cherished it on weekdays and hung it on his waist without looking at it carefully.The jade pendant thrown by the emperor was obviously water-stained and had a stench, obviously it was soaked in the well with Jiaonu's body for two days.

He couldn't figure it out, it was obviously a trap, I'm afraid it was framed by someone.Kneeling on the ground, he thought about it, but he couldn't understand the key point.

"Come here, Prince Xuan Qi come here." Xiao Yi suddenly ordered.

Because Xiao Liang was worried about Xiao Zheng, he kept guarding outside the hall and never left, when he heard about it, he hurried in.Kneeling on the ground, Concubine Lan Gui, who was so anxious that she was dying, pulled Xiao Liang and said, "Feng Mian, His Majesty has always loved you, this time you must help your fourth brother."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely persuade Father, someone must have framed this matter."

After Xiao Liang had finished speaking, he entered the room, seeing Xiao Zheng holding a brocade carp jade pendant in his hand, he knelt down and saluted: "I see my father, but why did my father summon my son?"

"Get up, you are not in good health, just sit on the side and talk."

"My son is fine, it's better to stand still." Xiao Liang said, "Father, I have heard about the slavery, but the fourth brother has always been an upright person, and it is absolutely impossible for him to harm the slave, let alone him Prince, if Jiao Nu offends him, just punish him openly."

"Forgive me, let me ask you, Zheng'er said to go to your bedroom just now, and just happened to talk about the jade pendant, and then found that the jade pendant has disappeared, is this true?"

"Reporting to the emperor, there is indeed something."

"My son is weak, and the fourth brother said that koi can bring blessings to people. With my phoenix, one is in the sky and the other is in the water. The so-called wind and water rise, and the heaven and the earth are in harmony. So he said he wanted to lend the jade pendant to me. Take it with me for a few days, this may relieve my distress and recover soon. I never thought that the fourth brother was about to take out the jade pendant, but he already found it missing."

Xiao Liang knew that the koi jade pendant in Jiao Nu's hand was too strange, and he was already worried that Xiao Zheng would be implicated in this matter, so he thought up his words outside the hall.

He spoke calmly and without any flaws, making Xiao Yi nod repeatedly.Xiao Yi then asked: "Zheng'er, since that's the case, why didn't you just say it clearly?"

"My son... my son was just frightened for a moment and didn't think about it." Xiao Zheng said with his head down.

"Come here, Xuanxiao Yuexuan's attendants come here." Xiao Yi still didn't intend to let Xiao Zheng get up, which made Xiao Liang who was on the side quite anxious.

Xiao Yuexuan is Xiao Zheng's bedroom, Xiao Yi sent someone here, naturally to ask about Yu Pei.

"Xiao Liu, according to the report of the palace people, you are the one who takes care of the fourth prince to wash up on weekdays, but is that so?"

Xiao Liu nodded and said, "Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

"Then this jade pendant, have you seen it?"

"I have seen it. This is the fourth prince's personal belongings. His Highness cherishes it very much. In the past, he has repeatedly told him not to lose it. Usually, he only takes it off when he goes to bed."

"Then when was the last time you saw this jade pendant?"

"Returning to Your Highness, it was three days ago."

"What did you say?" Xiao Yi heard this, frowned and asked again, "Did you remember clearly?"

"Yes. The servant girl remembers it very clearly. At that time, the servant girl asked His Highness why he didn't see the jade pendant. His Highness just told the servant girl not to ask more questions."

"You're talking nonsense!" Xiao Zheng, who was kneeling, couldn't bear it any longer, pointing at Xiao Liu and angrily scolded, "You lowly servant girl, you're talking nonsense to me! It's in vain that I treat you well all the time, why did you frame me like this?! "

Xiao Liang didn't expect Xiao Liu to say such words, he was shocked, he knew that Xiao Zheng had favored Xiao Liu for a long time, and he had long intended to take her into his inner room.I thought Xiao Liu would be able to prove Xiao Zheng's innocence, but I didn't expect Xiao Liu to say these words today.Xiao Liang was worried, whether Xiao Liu was lying, Xiao Zheng really lost the jade pendant accidentally, or Xiao Zheng was lying to himself.After thinking about it, he felt that Xiao Zheng had always been straightforward, and it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a thing.Immediately, he was certain that Xiao Liu was bribed by someone to falsely accuse Xiao Zheng.

"Everything I said is true, I hope Your Majesty will learn from it." Xiao Liu said.

"Come here, stay here, Xuan Siyue is here."

Xiao Zheng saw that the matter was unfavorable, but he dared not argue further.Xiao Liang was startled when he heard that, Si Yue is a member of Xiao Jie's palace, how could he have anything to do with this matter?

"Slave servant Si Yue, please greet Your Majesty." Si Yue was plainly dressed, since Xiao Jie disappeared, she has been busy taking care of his affairs in the palace, which surprised Xiao Liang.Xiao Jie has always cared for his delicate slaves, but he doesn't care much about Si Yue.

"Tell me, what has happened to this charming slave these days?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare not say anything." Si Yue said, then turned her eyes to Xiao Zheng.

"But it doesn't matter, I pardon you for not guilty!"

"Since the third prince disappeared in Luyue Peak, Jiao Nu was unhappy all the time at first, until the fourth prince happened to pass by the third prince's bedroom that day, she seemed to be very pleased with the fourth prince. Afterwards, the servants often saw Jiao Nu dressed very well , seems to have received a lot of rewards, especially in the past few days, she said that the fourth prince will soon accept her as Xiao Yuexuan's servant, and she was very happy."

"Zheng'er, what Si Yue said, is there such a thing?" Xiao Yi asked.

"The minister never passed by Brother Sanhuang's bedroom when he came in, so how to chat with him, including being a servant is even more nonsense."

"Father, my son thinks that this matter is quite strange, why don't we try it later?" Seeing that Xiao Yi was full of displeasure, Xiao Liang planned to investigate again by himself. The most important thing now is to delay the time and find Taifu Yin Zhonglin to discuss countermeasures. .

"Forget it, you stick to your own opinions, and I'm tired today. Someone, take Si Yue and Xiao Liu to the inner court, and the fourth prince is temporarily grounded in Xiaoyuexuan."

"Your Majesty, is the imperial concubine still kneeling outside?" Eunuch Zhang took the opportunity to answer.

"Oh? Let her go back, I don't want to see her for now. Forgive me and stay."

Everyone retreated one after another, leaving Xiao Liang alone in Chonghua Hall.Xiao Zheng glanced at him before leaving, but didn't say anything.

"Forgive me, tell the truth, why did you send someone to investigate Jiao Nu's affairs recently?"

Xiao Liang didn't expect this to be discovered, so he quickly knelt down: "This, this..." He suddenly didn't know how to report it. If he found Xiao Jie's jade pendant in Huanong Pavilion, it would definitely involve the Tian family. In this way, Xiao Zheng has to be investigated again.

"Why are you hesitating? My dear son, it has never been like this."

"Father, Brother Four has absolutely nothing to do with this. Someone must have framed him. Please think twice."

"Do you think I'm really so confused? Zheng'er has already stated that she wants to take Xiao Liu as a servant, but what Xiao Liu said today is someone who can provoke you. Jiao Nu is just a little maid, and she will die when she dies. Even if it is you four So what if the imperial brother beats him to death? Do you still want a dignified prince to pay for the life of a court lady? It’s just that the person who found Jiao Nu’s body was someone from Concubine Ji Shu’s palace. She must be holding on to this matter. Brother Huang, it must be true."

"It turns out that you, father, have already made a fuss about it, and it's my son who lost his sense." Xiao Liang quickly stood up and saluted.

"There must be someone trying to harm your fourth brother in this matter. I really have to decide for myself, but I would like to know, why did you investigate Jiaonu, did you really find out what Zheng'er has with this Jiaonu?"

"My son... My son is not angry when he pursues Jiaonu. The whereabouts of the third brother is unknown, and his life and death are uncertain. This Jiaonu was also the most loved by the third brother before. Why doesn't he seem to be unhappy at all. My son I just want to find a reason to demote her, it really has nothing to do with Brother Four." Xiao Liang was sweating profusely when he said this.

"Lianger, do you know that the crime of deceiving the emperor is not a trivial matter?"

Xiao Liang knew that there was no way he could get around today, so he knelt down and said: "Your minister is wrong, I will tell you the truth."

He made a generalization about how Xiao Cheng found the jade pendant in Huanong Pavilion, and how he traced all kinds of things in this way.The more Xiao Yi listened, the more displeased he became, his face was gloomy, and then he ordered someone to take Xiao Liang down to rest.

A delicate slave actually involved four princes, I am afraid there is something hidden in this matter, the more Xiao Yi thinks about it, the more disturbed he becomes, so he declares Meng Guangbin, Minister of Dali Temple, to have an audience with him overnight.