I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

"Why do the officials—"

Before Cui Tao could finish her sentence, Zhao Zhen ordered her servant Cheng to drive her away.

"Mr. Yu County did commit suicide—"

Cui Tao didn't finish speaking again, because Zhao Zhen didn't respond, and Cheng Ze had already brought someone close to her, and he would immediately lift her away from the Chui Gong Palace.

Cui Tao suddenly remembered what Han Qi had told her, and she burst into tears with a whoosh.Didn't you say louder?As loud as possible, the sound went straight to the sky, trying to shatter the roof of the Chuigong Hall in one fell swoop.

Cheng Ze and the other two servants were shocked to a halt.

Under the rage, Zhao Zhen was also stunned by Cui Tao's crying.At this moment of stunned, the originally accumulated anger was confiscated and dissipated in half.At this time, the servants from outside came in one after another to report that Song Yushi, Xia Yushi, and Xiao Yushi asked for an audience.

Zhao Zhen didn't want to see him, but the three censors shouted outside the hall.

"Why do women's cries come from the vertical arch hall of the official family?"

"Why don't the officials dare to announce the official to wait for an audience?"

"Officials can't promiscuously!"

"If you are licentious and wanton, if you know that you can't do it, you will be extremely stupid!"

……

"Please restrain the officials!" The three shouted in unison.

Cui Tao immediately cried loudly for the second wave.

"Shut up." Zhao Zhen lowered his voice and warned Cui Tao.

The censors outside the hall were still begging in unison.

Zhao Zhen was so angry that he couldn't do anything, so he asked the three of them to come in and see for themselves, seeing that he was just throwing fire at a civilian girl, it was better than saying that he was doing prostitution in the Chuigong Palace during the day.

After the three censors entered one by one, they saw Cui Tao who was kneeling on the ground trembling and full of tears, so they saluted Zhao Zhen in puzzlement and asked why.

After the three of them learned of Cui Tao's identity and the purpose of entering the palace, they never let Zhao Zhen go.

"Since she was ordered to investigate the cause of the death of Lord Yu County, why did the officials reprimand him to leave the palace without the result being found out?" Song Yushi asked puzzled.

Cui Tao twitched her nose pitifully, and said to Song Yushi with tears in her eyes: "Actually, I have already found out the reason, but the officials didn't ask or listen, and just reprimanded me to go away."

Song Yushi and the other three were even more puzzled, and asked Zhao Zhen why he was so angry, why he couldn't be calm and discerning as a king, and listened to the whole situation before making a judgment.

The three censor's mouths are on top of the seventy long mouths and eighty tongues of ordinary people, making the Chui Gong Hall immediately bustling like a vegetable market.

Zhao Zhen is still angry, but he also knows that if he has no legitimate reason to argue with the censors, this matter will never end.In the end, I am afraid that the whole court will know about it, and all the officials will denounce his inappropriate behavior.At that time, the Empress Dowager will put more pressure on him to coerce him.

"This girl is so bold that she deceives the king. I think she has extraordinary talents, and she has made a lot of contributions in the Kaifeng mansion, so I just reprimanded her to leave the palace. Who knows that she is not grateful, crying loudly in the palace, daring to offend the king rudely." .”

When Zhao Zhen said this, he sneered and felt that Cui Tao was indeed the person hired by the Queen Mother, so he knew how to play tricks, and he knew how to use crying to attract ministers in the Chuigong Palace.

Zhao Zhen's meaning was obvious. Cui Tao was a member of the Queen Mother, so he dared to be so disobedient to him.

The three censors all looked at Cui Tao, and they all felt that it was inappropriate for her to cry loudly in the palace where the king was in government.

"Officials listen and believe, and my concubine is wronged and wronged. If you don't cry and complain, how can you prove your innocence?" After Cui Tao finished speaking, she muttered again, "Now I can finally finish my sentence."

When the three censors heard that there was an inside story here, and it also involved the king's inappropriate conduct of "partially listening and partly believing", of course they had to ask clearly!It is their duty to supervise the king's virtue.

One more thing, a few days ago they had reasoned with the emperor because of the matter between Cui Shi and his father Cui Mao.At that time, the officials were all aimed at Kaifeng Mansion, and finally defeated the three of them.Now the officials are actually 'fighting' with the Cui family. If they don't get involved, they will be sorry for the embarrassment of being reprimanded and embarrassing.

When Zhao Zhen heard that Cui Tao dared to accuse him of being biased, he stared at her angrily, feeling that she didn't know what was good and what was wrong.

He just recalled it before, he was pretending to be "Huang Liulang" in front of Cui Tao, but Cui Tao was not surprised when he saw him yesterday.It can be seen that she knew his identity a long time ago, but she didn't know it. This is another deception!How could she be wronged!

"May I ask why the officials drove her out of the palace without asking about the results of her investigation? This woman was found by the queen mother. To investigate the death of Lord Yuxian, if she was told to get out of the palace, she should ask the queen mother first. Agree." Xiao Yushi said.

When Zhao Zhen heard that Xiao Yushi used the queen mother to oppress him, he was immediately annoyed: "Is the king of the Song Dynasty me or her? I can't even drive away a rankless civilian girl! I'm afraid of doing this." Not the emperor, but a coward! It is because of my cowardice and incompetence that Lord Yu County has such a result..."

Zhao Zhen's eyes were red when he said that, although he is still sitting on the dragon chair in a dignified manner, everyone present can feel that the emperor has gone mad with anger, so mad that he may plan to jump into the sky up.

The three censors were silent, not saying anything for the time being.When the king is angry, he should avoid his sharp edge, and educate him when his anger subsides.If you have to say it out of anger, isn't that courting death?They are just censors with poisonous mouths, not censors who want to die. This must be clearly distinguished, which is the way to live a long life as an official.

At this time, a female voice sounded in the hall, slightly hoarse, and the tone came out slowly.Compared with the impassioned inquiries of the censors and Zhao Zhen's angry words just now, this voice is particularly pleasant.

"I don't know who said that the official family is useless, cowardly and incompetent? I can't see it, but I can only see that the official family is benevolent, benevolent, generous, and they are above tens of thousands of people, but they can not indulge themselves, repeatedly restrain themselves, and Willing to listen to direct advice and self-examination.

Accepting criticism has never been the work of the weak, but of the strong.Just ask, who wants to hear others say that they are not good?The people I usually meet, I don't like to listen to others picking my faults.Sometimes after just one or two words, you will be angry for a while, and even hate that person in your heart, and never have any contact with him since then.As an emperor, officials can do things that ordinary people can't bear, aren't they brave?

No one is perfect, but those who are willing to listen to others' suggestions with an open mind will inevitably become more perfect.It is not difficult to be an emperor, but it is extremely difficult to be the emperor of the world. The official family I saw belonged to the latter.Open up the way of speaking, rule the world with benevolence, and be the king of great virtue. "

After Cui Tao finished speaking, the hall was extremely quiet, and even the sound of a needle falling could be heard.

The three censors couldn't help being shocked in their hearts: God!How can a little girl be so good at flattering! ?The key point is that people can't make mistakes in the shooting, every sentence is on the point!Although there are no gorgeous words, but it sounds from the heart, from the heart, it is more pleasing to the ear!

Zhao Zhen's face was moved, and it could even be said that he felt a trace of guilt in his heart. He clearly scolded Cui Taogun with that attitude just now, but she was still able to praise him at this time.And she was still complaining to the censor before, saying that he listened and believed...

If she is said to be bold, she is really bold, daring to deceive and disobey him.But these words of praise for him were really rare, and it made him happy to hear them.

Zhao Zhen moved his lips, and finally talked to Cui Tao with a normal attitude, gave her a chance to speak, and asked her why she said just now that he listened and believed.

"My concubine asks herself, she is worthy of the official family. The official family suddenly became angry with my concubine, presumably it has something to do with some people's slander."

Cui Tao thought about it, this person is absolutely impossible to be the Queen Mother and the people around the Queen Mother, and this effect cannot be achieved.

Zhao Zhen was wary of the queen mother, no matter how well-founded the people over there said, they would discount it for him.But if we talk about this time.Whoever said that he can speak five points, but Zhao Zhen can achieve ten points after listening to it, then only the people around Mr. Yu County.

Zhao Zhen is mourning the death of Lord Yu County, as long as the petition is just right, it is not difficult to do.No matter how good-tempered a person is, there are times when he is impulsive, not to mention he has witnessed the tragic death of his beloved, and he has also heard with his own ears the humiliation suffered by his beloved before his death.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen finally began to reflect on whether he was partial to listening or not. He should give Cui Tao a chance to explain before making a judgment.

"Then do you know who your so-called slanderous person is?" Zhao Zhen asked intentionally.

"I can't guess," Cui Tao said modestly, "I think it's one of string music, string song, string dance, string painting, or all of them."

Zhao Zhen didn't think it was strange when he heard Cui Tao say that he didn't guess it, but in the blink of an eye, he heard her accurately identify the person.Zhao Zhenfang was a little stunned, and became suspicious of the previous speaker.

"Why do you think it's them?"

"They've been lying from the start."

Cui Tao presented to Zhao Zhen the evidence that Qi Diantou helped record during her investigation.

Zhao Zhen started to read.

"The concubine asked them about the first time they found the body of Lord Yuxian. Xianle said, 'He was lying under the table, motionless. The ground was covered with water and tea leaves, and there were broken bowls'."

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows, and found Cui Tao's corresponding description in the evidence, which was actually verbatim.He also remembered that String Dance Music did say that at the time, and it was not wrong.

"The concubine confirmed with the other three, and all three agreed with the words of the string."

"What's the problem with this?" Zhao Zhen asked puzzledly. When he mentioned tea, he couldn't help but think of the Queen Mother's 'torture' on Lord Yu County, and anger appeared on his face again.

"After the Empress Dowager punished Lord Yuxian, she ordered them all not to serve her. They waited outside for three hours before entering the house and saw Lord Yuxian's body. The weather was hotter yesterday than today. In fact, it is not hot this time of year. It only took a moment for the water to be sprinkled on the ground. If the Queen Mother had been poisoned at that time, the Lord of Yu County would have been poisoned and died for nearly three hours. How could there be water on the ground?"

After Cui Tao said, please Zhao Zhen can try sprinkling water in the hall now.

Zhao Zhen naturally understood this truth, and didn't want to try it, but seeing that Song Yushi and others were quite interested, he asked Cheng to sprinkle water.Zhao Zhen let them try it, but he could also see how long it took for the water to dry and how different it was from the evidence.

"According to what Luo Duzhi said, at that time he only ordered Qi Diantou and the others to clean the floor and arrange the snacks on the table. Apart from these, he did nothing else, including not touching the corpse."

Cui Tao didn't have to explain why Luo Chongxun destroyed the scene, Zhao Zhen definitely understood.Luo Chongxun asked people to clean up the traces of the big bowl of tea at the scene, and banned the people around Lord Yuxian, all in order to prevent the emperor from discovering that the Queen Mother had tortured Lord Yuxian with a big bowl of tea.But this move was just a cover-up, useless, that's why the Queen Mother invited her here.

Luo Chongxun has not been punished for this matter. After all, he was acting for the queen mother out of kindness, and the queen mother probably endured it for the time being.But yesterday after Cui Tao said that he was arrogant, he went to sue the queen mother on purpose, which would definitely anger the queen mother, and settle the old and new scores with him.

Zhao Zhen signaled Cui Tao to continue.

Cui Tao continued: "Four hours after the death of Lord Yuxian, my concubine, without Luo Duzhi's prior notice, entered the room for the first time, and saw a woman with disheveled hair and her back facing my concubine, lying under the table. .In the absence of further examination, my concubine's first reaction at that time was 'I don't know if this person has fainted or died'."

Zhao Zhen nodded, agreeing with Cui Tao's statement, her first reaction when she saw the corpse was no problem.

"When I walked around to the front of the corpse, because my concubine could identify the corpse spot on the back of Mr. Yu County's hand, I was able to confirm that the woman lying under the table was dead. But Xianle and others have never done any work, or even seen it. How could they recognize the corpse spot after seeing the corpse?

Even if Xian Yue and the others recognized Mr. Yu's clothes, if they couldn't confirm whether she fainted or died, shouldn't they first brush off the messy hair on Mr. Yu's face to confirm her condition?But an hour later, the concubine saw that the Lord of Yu County was still covering his face with messy hair. "

Zhao Zhen opened his eyes slightly, fully aware that something was wrong.

"Miss Cui's words mean—" Xiao Yushi wanted to confirm with Cui Tao.

"The four of them knew that Lord Yu was dead, and three hours later they were just acting and lying, pretending to find the body for the first time." Cui Tao explained.

"It's dry, the water will dry up in less than a moment!" Song Yushi pointed to the ground where the water had been sprinkled.

Zhao Zhen was shocked again, he never expected that he would be cheated by four court ladies!He became angry again, and immediately ordered people to bring Xian Yue and others up immediately.

Xia Yushi exclaimed: "The four of them are lying! Why is this?"

Cui Tao: "Because Lord Yu committed suicide, the four of them are loyal to the Lord."

"Suicide?" Zhao Zhen thought about it, and finally said that Yu County Lord committed suicide from the beginning, but he didn't believe it. "Why do you think she committed suicide instead of being poisoned——"

"The officials have seen it with their own eyes. There are arsenic powder residues in Mr. Yuxian's nails. According to the bruises on Mr. Yuxian's body, it can be speculated that when Mr. Yuxian was punished by the Queen Mother, he was first held down by the back of the neck and bound. Clamping his hands, he knelt on the ground and was force-fed tea. Therefore, if he really poisoned Lord Yuxian for the Empress Dowager, the possibility that Lord Yuxian's fingernails would be stained with poison powder is actually very low."

After hearing Cui Tao's analysis, Zhao Zhen and the three censors couldn't help but think carefully.That's true, if the Queen Mother poisoned Yu County Lord, or directly mixed the poison powder into the tea and drank it.Either pour the medicinal powder into Mr. Yuxian's mouth first, and then pour the tea down, and the tea is still hot, so the powder is more soluble.Therefore, no matter which of the two poisoning methods is used, it is very unlikely that there will be arsenic powder left in Mr. Yu's nails.

"But why did she commit suicide? Is it because the queen mother tortured her, and she couldn't be angry?" Zhao Zhen basically believed Cui Tao's suicidal inference, but he still didn't understand why Yu County Lord did this and why he sacrificed his life like this.

"It is indeed impossible for a normal person to commit suicide because of these things. After all, it is better to live than to die. But the king of Yu County is unreasonable. She is a person with integrity, full of talents, and aloof. In this regard, from her paintings You can find out a thing or two about the painting."

The pine, crane, and lotus flowers painted by Mr. Yu County all express those artistic conceptions.

When Cui Tao said this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help lowering his eyes and agreed.When getting along with her on weekdays, because he is the king, she will of course treat him more enthusiastically, so Zhao Zhen doesn't feel so strongly about this aspect.

But before Cui Tao left the palace yesterday, he ordered someone to find out the real temperament of Mr. Yuxian before his death.And from Cui Tao's tone, there was a meaning that made him understand the shortcomings of Mr. Yuxian's temperament.

Zhao Zhen was quite surprised at the time why Cui Tao asked him to investigate these things. At that time, he felt that the person was dead and killed by someone.The deceased is dead, what's the use of chasing after her for any minor faults before she died?

Zhao Zhen didn't understand at first, but because he trusted Cui Tao's ability to investigate cases, he complied and ordered people to do it according to his words.

"Concubine Rong please make a bold guess. The official family did not get as angry as before just because of the crying or complaints of the four maids such as String Music." Cui Tao looked at Zhao Zhen, "Did the official family see anything else?" Things left by the county lord, such as letters?"

Zhao Zhen was even more shocked, unexpectedly Cui Tao even guessed this.

Song Yushi and others observed Zhao Zhen's reaction, and they couldn't help being secretly shocked. This Cui family actually 'guessed' so many times so right!Is it guessing once, or guessing many times?Of course not, she is a Da Luo fairy!

No wonder Bao Zheng and Han Qi insisted that the Cui family was in Kaifeng Mansion. They had heard that she was good at investigating cases, and felt that those rumors were a bit exaggerated. Of course, based on the facts, the Cui family was somewhat capable, but they really did not expect that the Cui family was so powerful. .

Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know.

Admire, admire!In the future, whoever dares to instigate them to find fault with Mrs. Cui, they will be in a hurry with whoever!Such heroines have disobeyed their father's order, so what if they serve the country?Support her!

Zhao Zhen finally regained his composure at this moment, and nodded in agreement to Cui Tao.

"Xian Wu claimed that when she was packing up the relics of Lord Yu County, a letter was placed at the bottom of the box, and all the things in the box were given to her by me.

She also said that you are actually following the orders of the Queen Mother when you investigate the case.She once bumped into Luo Du by accident and told you to put aside the relationship between the Queen Mother and the death of Lord Yuxian.Luo Du knows that he wants you to play bitter tricks and pretend to be at odds with you, but he will be punished by the queen mother, so that he can push you to my side and let me trust your investigation results. "

If these words were put into normal situations, Zhao Zhen might think twice about the correctness of what he said, and even if he was angry, he would give Cui Tao a chance to explain.But after he read the letter left by Lord Yuxian, and he heard Xian Wu's words again, his anger could not be contained.

Cui Tao understood that with the literary talents of Lord Yu County, every word in the letter must be blood-stained and very convincing, which can be seen from her ability to persuade Doctor Qu.Not to mention that Zhao Zhen had a deep affection for Yuxian Jun, and he was already feeling sad and guilty for her death.

Cui Tao knew that it was impossible for Zhao Zhen to announce the contents of the letter word by word, so he only asked him: "Is this letter causing the officials to feel 'worse'? More complaints?"

Cui Tao's description of complaining was just out of politeness, to be precise, it was anger and hatred.

Zhao Zhen was shocked again, and then the whole talent seemed to wake up completely from a dream.

"The letter is very long. It said that after she was made things difficult by the Queen Mother, she had a premonition that she might encounter an accident one day, so she left a letter to tell me what was in her heart."

Zhao Zhen looked at Cui Tao, with disappointment in his eyes and apology to Cui Tao. He explained this in order to explain to Cui Tao why he had pissed her off like that before.

"Every sentence she said in the letter was sincere and sincere, and she was thinking of me. She knew that I was suffering in my heart and hoped that I would be better. Therefore, I felt even more guilty and regretful."

Cui Tao expressed his understanding, and it is easy to have a sense of identity when he empathizes, so he subtly agrees with the spirit and viewpoints secretly promoted in the Yuxian Lord's letter.Then coupled with Xian Wu's complaint, the good-tempered Zhao Zhen also had uncontrollable anger and wanted to stand up against the Queen Mother.And the first move against the queen mother is to clean her up.

In fact, when Xianwu filed the complaint, Zhao Zhen also thought of the fact that Cui Tao had ordered him to investigate the character flaws of Lord Yu County yesterday, so he was even more convinced that Cui Tao had a problem.

"Don't look at the content of the letter, but only look at the act of leaving the letter, which is also one of the circumstances that is consistent with suicide." Cui Tao asked Zhao Zhen to call Imperial Physician Qu to tell him frankly what he knew.

Zhao Zhen frowned when listening to Imperial Physician Qu describe how he was being persuaded by Lord Yuxian, and realized that he was in a similar situation to Imperial Physician Qu. Sure enough, Lord Yuxian was very persuasive.

"She is suffering from a serious illness, and her life is not long. In addition, she has never dealt with the Queen Mother. After being humiliated by the Queen Mother yesterday, she couldn't bear it. , The idea of ​​sowing the relationship between the officials and the Queen Mother's mother and child, and put it into practice." Cui Tao briefly summarized the cause and effect.

"The string musicians, singers, dancers, and painters have the guts to cooperate with her?" Song Yushi asked in surprise.

"Shrimps look for shrimps, and crabs look for crabs. Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black." Cui Tao explained Song Yushi's question with a common saying.

Song Yushi was obviously higher in rank than Cui Tao, but at this moment he couldn't help bowing his hands and thanking Cui Tao for his explanation.

"That's true. Since she has the talent to persuade the officials and the Imperial Physician Qu, it is not difficult to convince these court ladies."

Of course, the premise is that, as Cui Tao said, these maids of honor agree with Mr. Yuxian on certain points of view, that they are all shrimps or all crabs.Even if it's not a shrimp or a crab, it has become a shrimp and a crab under the influence of the Yuxian Lord during the long-term relationship with Yu County Lord.

At this time, string music, string songs, string dances and string paintings were brought into the Chuigong Hall.

Zhao Zhen's sharp eyes swept over the four of them, and finally stopped on Xian Wu, and reprimanded the four of them for telling the truth, why they lied and deceived the king.

All four of them felt that the atmosphere was wrong, but Xian Wu still cried on the ground, saying that she was not lying.

"Mr. Yuxian is kind to you, and because of you, he and Luo Duzhi had a big quarrel. So you are the most determined, and you were chosen among the four to send a letter to the official and falsely accuse me." Cui Tao questioned. , "Why false accusation? But seeing that I found out about the situation of Mr. Yu County's violence and emaciation, and went to the Tai Hospital, you are afraid that I will expose the truth about Mr. Yu County's suicide and make Mr. Yu County's death meaningless. Do you strike first?"

After Xian Wu heard Cui Tao's questioning, her face became flustered.Xian Yue, Xian Ge and Xian Hua were also flustered, their expressions full of flaws.

Song Yushi and others saw it clearly, and guessed that this matter was indeed in line with Cui Tao's scrutiny and conclusion.

The four still hesitated to admit it.It seems that they are indeed ready to risk their lives as they said to Cui Tao before.The generosity of Lord Yuxian who wanted to die gave them a great influence and role model.Once the spiritual leader dominates their thoughts, they can make believers go through fire and water for them.

Zhao Zhen reprimanded them again, pointing out where they lied, but he didn't expect to get desperate sophistry in return.

Compared with the shock at the beginning, the four of them have recovered a lot now.

"It's the maidservant's fault. The maidservant was so surprised at the time that she didn't notice whether there was water on the ground, because the big tea bowl fell on the ground...The maidservant lost her mind."

"The servant girl actually checked the face of Lord Yuxian. After she lifted her hair, she was startled, then let go, and then ran away in a hurry."

Cui Tao couldn't help nodding, pointing at Xianhua who spoke just now, commented: "That's a good explanation!"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Song Yushi and others: "..."

"Mr. Yu County has always been in good health. The maidservants are serving Mr. Yu County personally. How could she not know? She has been abstinent and lost weight, and she has endured a lot of hard work. How can Imperial Physician Qu talk nonsense regardless of right and wrong? Maybe he has suffered from someone blackmail!"

Xian Wu started to kowtow again, please Zhao Zhen learn from her.

The persistence of the four of them made Cui Tao so moved that she wanted to believe them.

Cui Tao regretted that he only knew her after the death of Lord Yuxian. If they could meet her before she was alive, maybe they could exchange their experience as spiritual leaders with each other.

Compared with the previous anger towards Cui Tao, Zhao Zhen has a relatively mild temper now.Although he was angry that Lord Yu County had lied to him and the four court ladies had lied to him, the 'sacrifice' that these five people dared to risk their lives was still shocking and helpless.

The death of Lord Yuxian was indeed due to the empress dowager's bullying of her, and she also had expectations for him to be "independent". Zhao Zhen also had this hope, and it was also when he was with Lord Yuxian on weekdays. Expressed or complained intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Zhen looked at Cui Tao. At this moment, he didn't know how to deal with and ask questions, but should these four people be tortured?

"That's a good statement! There is no pulse when a person dies. At first glance, the surface of the corpse really doesn't show any disease—"

Cui Tao also praised Xian Wu's sophistry just now, and then asked Imperial Physician Qu to tell the four court ladies what she had said to him before.

"As soon as you say this, if you have done meritorious service, the officials will presumably reduce your charges because of your meritorious service in surrendering yourself and interrogating evidence."

Physician Qu understood that Cui Tao was giving him a chance, so he was very grateful to Cui Tao, and hurriedly said to Xian Wu and the others: "I advise you to be honest, some things should not be said indiscriminately, people who are terminally ill are those whose bodies cannot be seen on the surface. If something goes wrong, the autopsy will examine the viscera carefully, but nothing will be concealed."

When the four court ladies heard the word 'autopsy', they were all stunned.In fact, it wasn't just them, Song Yushi and Zhao Zhen were all surprised.

Zhao Zhen stared at Cui Tao, and wanted to ask her if she really planned to dissect the body of Lord Yu, but Cui Tao saluted first.

"Please allow my concubine to open the body of Lord Yu County!" Cui Tao added without waiting for Zhao Zhen to speak, "If the official does not agree, I will ask the Queen Mother!"

Song Yushi and others: "..."

Mrs. Cui, you are awesome!How dare you say that you threatened the emperor with the empress dowager so blatantly!

Zhao Zhen wanted to open his mouth, but suddenly felt that there was no need to open it.Okay, he got it, his response is not important at all, the body of Lord Yu County will be autopsyed, if the four court ladies refuse to confess honestly.

After hearing Cui Tao's words, Xian Yue, Xian Wu and the others couldn't believe it. After asking Empress Dowager Liu, it would be no wonder that Lord Yu would leave the whole body!If you don't say it, you will die, and if you say it, you will die, but if you say it, you can leave the whole body of Lord Yuxian...... The fourth court lady has a clear idea of ​​how to make a decision.

They wept so hard that they couldn't make a sound, and then honestly explained the process of Yuxian Jun's resolute heart after being humiliated.

"When the Empress Dowager left, the maidservant and others did stand obediently in the yard waiting for orders. But after a while, the maidservant sneaked into the house to visit Lord Yuxian while others were not paying attention, but saw her crying and sitting at the table. After the case, I wrote a letter. When the servant girl learned that she had a decisive intention, she offered words of comfort, but she didn't want the Lord of Yu County to make up her mind.

Lord Yu County knelt down and begged us, saying that for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and the future of the official family, she should push the official family by death at this time, so that the official family no longer have to be soft-hearted because of filial piety, and endure the rule of the queen mother again and again.She cried and begged the maidservants to help her, hoping that the maidservants would sacrifice themselves for the country, as long as they helped to conceal the fact that she committed suicide.Seeing that Lord Yu County really committed suicide by taking poison, how can the maidservants remain calm..."

Xian Wu cried and yelled, patting the ground with her hands in pain and helplessness.

"We were all there when Mr. Yu County left, and we saw her with poisonous hair, curled up under the table, and finally remained motionless—" Xian Yue couldn't speak anymore, and wept so hard.

Next, the details of the 'loophole' were explained one by one.

Yuxian Jun grabbed the legs of the table when he was struggling, causing the table to shake. At that time, there was a half-large bowl of tea left by the queen mother's people on the side of the table. The tea, snacks and plates were also messed up.They didn't move the scene either, because this would make the scene even more vicious.

Because the four of them witnessed the process of taking poison and sending out the poison, the four of them naturally would not doubt whether Lord Yu was really dead, so they did not go and did not dare to confirm the death of Lord Yu.

They then knelt down in front of Yu County Lord's body and vowed to help Yu County Lord fulfill her last wish.Then he suppressed his sadness and returned to the courtyard, as if he didn't know anything about the situation, obeyed the Queen Mother's order and continued to guard there.

When they had stood for the three hours required by the Queen Mother, Xian Wu specially called the other four maids and servants to testify in advance, pretending that they had just discovered the corpse.

But because everything had been arranged long ago, after entering the house, the observation of the scene was not as detailed as before. The scene of Yuxian Jun's death that was deeply imprinted in their minds was the situation when Yuxian Jun had just died after struggling with poison .So on the issue of the confession, the four of them agreed by coincidence. They didn't think there was any problem with the water being sprinkled on the ground, and they didn't realize that it was a flaw not to lift the hair on Mr. Yu's face.

After Zhao Zhen heard the whole story, he frowned extremely hard. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath forbearance, and then exhaled.At this moment, he didn't want to say anything.

"The Queen Mother is here!"

Empress Dowager Liu hurried to the Chuigong Hall, she was aggressive and looked responsible.Immediately, he saw Cui Tao standing in the hall intact, while the maids such as Xian Yue and Xian Wu were lying on the ground in a state of pleading guilty.Empress Dowager Liu's face immediately became calm, and she sat down immediately, avoiding Cui Tao and others to salute.

"Tell me what's going on."

Cui Tao was about to open her mouth, but Empress Dowager Liu ordered immediately: "Give Mrs. Cui a seat, and let her rest for a while! Song Yushi is eloquent, so you can speak."

Cui Tao got a seat, not to mention running around nodding and standing for so long, and crying for a while, she was really tired.

Song Yushi obeyed the order and told the Queen Mother the whole process in detail, not daring to make any mistakes or omissions. In the end, he couldn't hold back and praised Cui Tao.

"... You really are a heroine!"

"That's right, it's not worse than the old one." Empress Dowager Liu glanced at Cui Tao approvingly.

Who is Empress Dowager Liu?Old ginger, which is too spicy, has always been picky about people.She can compare a person with herself and admit that she is no worse than herself, which is a great compliment.Even for the emperor, she has never praised him so much.

Of course, Zhao Zhen at this time has no time to take care of these, he is still immersed in the complex fright and sadness.

"I saw that this Yu family was a bit evil, but I kept her because I was very happy to see the official family." Empress Dowager Liu said.

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at Empress Dowager Liu, his complicated emotions added another layer of complexity.

Next, it seems that it is time for their mother and son to talk to each other.Empress Dowager Liu dismissed Cui Tao, Song Yushi and others.As for String Music, String Dance, etc., they were all detained for the time being.

Song Yushi and others said goodbye to Cui Tao, and when they left, they looked at Cui Tao's eyes with admiration and respect.

Cui Tao was wondering if she could leave too, so Luo Chongxun invited her to drink tea in a room in the Hall of Compassion.

On the table are spring lotus root, goose pear pancakes and fried honey with various carved flowers.

Cui Tao is not polite, and eats very happily. Among them, honey fried dishes are especially delicious.After Cui Tao finished eating, when she turned to drink her saliva, she saw Luo Chongxun handing a larger plate of fried cherries to her right hand.

This is too good at serving people.

This Luo Du knows that when he is not arrogant and courteous, he is really lovable.

After Cui Tao thanked him politely, he continued to eat.

Luo Duzhi smiled apologetically and said to Cui Tao: "I was very rude to Mrs. Cui before, please forgive me, Mrs. Cui!"

"You're welcome." Cui Tao didn't say much, because her mouth was busy eating.

This fried cherry is made of tens of thousands of cherries, which are pitted and mashed to make a cake. If there is not much pulp, it will not taste good.The cherries in the Northern Song Dynasty were not big ones, they were all small cherries, so the work of removing the pits was not easy.Not only should the core be removed, but also the squeezed juice should be preserved, otherwise the taste will not be good enough.

The cherries used in Gonglitou are naturally selected with large particles and taste, and this is not the season for cherries, even if they are pickled with sugar, they must be stored in cold storage.Therefore, at this time and the scene, the taste is good and beautiful.

"The villain has thought about it carefully, Mrs. Cui's suggestion to the villain is really right!" Luo Chongxun continued, "The villain is confident that he has won the favor of the queen mother, so he is arrogant. He should fight!"

As Luo Chongxun said, he stretched out his hand and patted his face.

Cui Tao swallowed the fried cherries in her mouth, and was a little surprised that Luo Chongxun's attitude towards him was a bit too enthusiastic.

"Do Luo know why?"

"Of course it's Sanxing himself, and make a good apology to Mrs. Cui." Luo Chongxun immediately said obediently.

"It's still a bit weird, if you reveal it a little more, I won't eat you either." Cui Tao smiled at Luo Chongxun.

"It's the Queen Mother—"

At the beginning of the conversation, Qi Diantou came to deliver a message, saying that the Queen Mother was coming back.

Luo Chongxun hurried to greet him, and then told Cui Tao to wait a while with a good-tempered smile.

Cui Tao didn't wonder for long.

When she met Empress Dowager Liu again in the Hall of Ciming, Cui Tao asked her why she ran away from home when she heard Empress Dowager Liu speak.

Empress Dowager Liu already knew some of Cui Tao's experiences, but she was a little displeased with Cui Tao's running away from home.

While serving tea, Luo Chongxun first explained for Cui Tao, "The villain feels that there must be some misunderstanding. With Mrs. Cui's temperament, even before she lost her memory, she would never make such a disrespectful move. A move of the moment."

Cui Tao understood Luo Chongxun's hint, if she had a proper reason to explain this matter, then she would probably have the opportunity to be rich today.