Sure enough, just after taking care of it, Gao Zhan had already brought his attendants to deliver the decree, His Majesty personally ordered him, and told her about the situation on the way.But when she entered the palace and saw Xia Jiang's appearance, Mu Yanshan was startled.
She was amazed at the rare embarrassment of the head of the Xuanjing Division, and at the same time lamented that Xia Jiang's acting skills are so good, the tiredness and resentment on his face looked real.
"Xia Qing, what's wrong with you?" Emperor Liang keenly sensed that something serious happened, and his face sank immediately.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty has come here to accept the crime. Please forgive me for your incompetence..." Xia Jiang prostrated himself on the ground with red eyes, "Today Xuanjing Si Dali Temple was attacked by mobs one after another, and all my efforts failed. ... was forcibly robbed by them!"
Emperor Liang couldn't believe his ears for a while, and asked again hesitantly, "What did you say?"
"The traitor Wei Zheng was forcibly taken away!"
"Jie... robbed away?!" Emperor Liang slapped the imperial case in front of him, his face turned pale with anger, and he pointed at Xia Jiang with a trembling hand, "Speak clearly, how could such a thing happen? At the foot of the Son of Heaven, breaking into the Xuanjing Department to snatch the traitor, isn't this, isn't this a rebellion?! Who? Who is so rebellious and rampant?"
"Your Majesty," Xia Jiang kowtowed, touching his forehead to the ground, "the thief is cunning and fierce. I...although I know it in my heart, it's a pity that I don't have any evidence, so I dare not speak falsely."
"You know it in your heart and still hide it? Tell me! Tell me quickly!!"
"Yes," Xia Jiang straightened up, wiped the sweat dripping down his chin, and said, "After Wei Zheng was captured by the minister, his Majesty would naturally know who sympathized with him. When escaping, the patrol camps were all over the streets and alleys, but instead of helping the ministers to catch the thieves, they stirred up chaos in the name of catching the thieves, indulged the rebels, and blocked my soldiers from the Xuanjing Division, making it impossible for the ministers to pursue... "
"No way?" King Yu's shocked expression at this time was not completely faked. He was really surprised by the result of "really being robbed". Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately re- After modifying the role, he deliberately said ironically, "Prince Jing is usually a little ignorant, but he is not so bold! Robbery is already a serious crime, let alone Wei Zheng is a traitor. Could it be that Prince Jing is crazy?"
Emperor Liang felt as if all the blood in his body was rushing to his head. His forehead was hot and his limbs were cold. He was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while. His whole body was trembling, and he said in a hoarse voice: "It's wrong, it's really wrong, go call King Jing! Go!"
"Hurry up and enter the palace, King Xuanjing!" Yu Wang hurriedly followed, and then rushed to Emperor Liang's side in three steps and two steps, handing tea and beating his back, "Father, your body is important, you have to take care... Prince Jing is such a person, you already knew it in your heart..."
"No king and no father, he really disappointed me..." Emperor Liang fell from his joy, feeling even more angry and uncomfortable.
If Prince Jing had always been the neglected and forgotten prince, maybe he would have eased up a little bit, but because he thought he had already given this son a lot of favor, now that he was let down so much, his anger was even worse. Can't hold back.
The old book repairers next to me were ordered to turn over the pile of old papers. They didn't expect to bump into such a shocking event, and everyone was terrified. They knelt on their seats and didn't dare to move. He kept talking half-comforting and half-provoking, and waited until the national teacher waved his hand to signal them to go down, and the leader took the opportunity to step forward to leave.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. It is better to ask clearly. After all, 13 years have passed since the Chi Yan case. No matter how much His Highness Prince Jing worries about the past, given his current situation, he may not be so bold."
"Master Guoshi's words are wrong, you don't know my little brother, he has always..."
"Xiao Jinghuan!" Prince Yu originally planned to criticize Prince Jing eloquently, but he forgot Mu Yanshan's identity, and it was disrespectful to refute the national teacher in court. He didn't realize it until Emperor Liang slapped the table angrily and yelled at him. Immediately knelt down and begged the national teacher for forgiveness.
Mu Yanshan smiled slightly, turning a deaf ear to King Yu's sale, Emperor Liang couldn't say anything, he could only turn a blind eye, and he couldn't care less about King Yu now, so Xiao Jingyan and Xia Jiang quarreled For a long time, Yu Wang knelt for a long time, and was finally carried back to the mansion by his servants.
When Prince Jing came in, he was still the same as he always was, with strict attire, calm demeanor, and the strength of a soldier in every move.
Although Emperor Liang's expression in the palace was obviously different from usual, he only flashed a slight look of surprise, and then he still saluted as usual.
"I will see my father." Prince Jing kowtowed, and there was no response for a long time. Naturally, he couldn't get up, so he had to maintain the posture of prostration.
There was a dead silence in the hall. At this time, Emperor Liang didn't speak, and no one dared to hum more.The stiff atmosphere continued, which was even more uncomfortable than the violent yelling.
Xia Jiang pursed his lips, and stood with his eyes and nose carefully. Yu Wang was not as calm as him, but he managed to control his breathing rhythm, knelt on the ground and peeked at his father's expression.
On the contrary, the national teacher, as always, is cold and noble.
Emperor Liang's gaze was fixed on Prince Jing at this moment, although the person he was staring at did not see these two sharp gazes because of the kowtow.
The time of silence was too long, so long that King Yu couldn't help shaking his body.
But Emperor Liang still didn't express anything, and Prince Jing remained as motionless as a stone sculpture, his two hands propped on the ground were flat, never trembling the slightest.
But this kind of stability and composure angered Emperor Liang in the end. He suddenly broke out, grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at King Jing, cursing angrily: "You rebellious son! Have you no regrets yet? ?”
Prince Jing didn't dodge, the teacup flew towards his head, and smashed to pieces on the pillar behind him, showing that the force was not light.
"I was ordered to come to see you, and the ceremony has not yet finished, so I don't know why my father is so angry." Prince Jing still prostrated himself, "My father has always known that my son is stupid, so I ask Ming Xun to apologise."
"Okay!" Emperor Liang raised his finger and pointed at him, "I will give you a chance to argue. Tell me, how do you explain the robbery of Wei Zheng in Xuanjing Division today?"
Prince Jing straightened his upper body, glanced at Xia Jiang, and asked with a surprised expression, "Wei Zheng was robbed?"
"Your Highness doesn't want to say that you don't know?" Xia Jiang interjected sadly.
"I really don't know." Prince Jing answered him lightly, and then turned to Emperor Liang, "Xuanjing Division is directly under the imperial court, and the minister has not been ordered to supervise it. Why should the minister explain something to Xuanjing Division?"
Emperor Liang snorted, and said clearly: "Didn't you send someone to do Wei Zheng's robbery?"
King Jing's thick eyebrows twitched, and his face immediately changed, "Why did the emperor say that? Robbing a prisoner is a serious crime, and my minister dare not take it without his will. Who will file the first complaint? My minister asks for a confrontation."
Of course, Xia Jiang didn't expect King Jing to plead guilty easily. Hearing what he said, he immediately asked Emperor Liang for instructions, and after getting permission, he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness is so clean, I admire you. But the facts are all there, and you can't lie to them." Yes. Your Highness, you have deployed a patrol battalion in front of the Xuanjing Division's gate for the past few days, is there such a thing?"
"I don't just deploy troops around the Xuanjing Division, I have deployed all the important nodes in the capital, and even the noble National Teacher's Mansion. I have deployed defenses to arrest the big robbers. Your Majesty knows this."
"Capture the giant thief? What an excuse." Xia Jiang sneered, "Then, may I ask Your Highness, after all these days of fanfare, have you caught the giant thief?"
"Speaking of which, I'm about to have a good talk with Xia Shouzun." Prince Jing raised his chin, full of momentum, "I just got the report before entering the palace. The soldiers scattered across the sky, making it futile, and I would like to ask Xia Shouzun to give me an explanation on this matter."
"It's really the villain who complained first..." Xia Jiang gritted his teeth slightly, "Does Your Highness think that by talking about it like this, you can confuse the saint?"
"Who made the complaint first, don't I need to say?" Prince Jing countered coldly, "Xia Shouzun really knows himself."
Xia Jiang's pupils shrank slightly, and a cold front flashed across. Just as he was about to speak again, someone outside the hall suddenly gasped and said, "Your Majesty, this slave is ordered by the empress to report something urgent..."
Emperor Liang was upset when he heard the quarrel just now, and said angrily: "If she has something urgent, just wait!"
King Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Father, the Empress has always been prudent and has never disturbed His Majesty for no reason. Hearing that servant's flustered tone, maybe it is really urgent?"
"That's right," Xia Jiang also chimed in, "Hearing His Highness Prince Jing's tone, it won't be clear what to do here for a while, and the old minister also thinks it's better to hear what's urgent on the empress's side first."
Emperor Liang hummed and nodded, "Tell him to come in."
Gao Zhan announced in a sharp voice, and an eunuch in Tsing Yi curled up and knelt down on the ground: "The servant bows to His Majesty."
"What is it?"
"The Empress ordered the servants to report to Her Majesty. Concubine Jing was arrested on the spot for her disobedience in the Zhiluo Palace. Since she is His Majesty's favorite concubine, she dare not treat her badly. Please come over and apologize in person."
Emperor Liang was taken aback. When he got up, he turned over all the cases in front of him. The tea utensils fell to the ground, and even the dragon robe was splashed with tea. The eunuchs and maids standing in the palace rushed to pick them up. He frantically wiped his clothes with a towel.
"Say it again," Emperor Liang ignored the chaos at all, and stared at the eunuch who reported the news with burning eyes, "Who is it, Concubine Jing?"
The eunuch shook into a ball and replied: "Yes...it's Jing, Concubine Jing..."
"It's wrong! It's wrong...you mother and son...it's really wrong!" Emperor Liang murmured a few words tremblingly, suddenly regained his composure, strode down, kicked King Jing to the ground, "I am What a treat to you, you are so wolf-hearted!" He was still angry and kicked two more feet.
"Your Majesty...do you want to drive?" Gao Zhan hurried over to help Emperor Liang's unsteady body, and asked in a low voice.
Emperor Liang's chest felt tight, and he was short of breath. He took a few deep breaths, and then he calmed down a little. He pointed at King Jing and cursed: "Little beast! Kneel here for me, and I will deal with you first." Mother, I will deal with you again! National Teacher, come with me!"
Xia Jiang and Yu Wang exchanged glances quickly behind Emperor Liang, as if they were very satisfied with the successful timing.
In order to avoid weakening the effect, both of them bowed and stood in a low-key manner, without saying a word, silently and proudly watching Emperor Liang walk away with anger.In the corridor, Mu Yanshan called Emperor Liang to stop.
"Your Majesty, what do you think is the rebellion? How did the empress know about this rebellion, and why did she find out about it again?"
"what do you mean……"
"I don't have any other intentions, but I told you the day before yesterday that there are people from the Hua family in the palace. And Xia Jiang, King Yu still has some relationship with the Hua family. Although I cut off all the arms of the Hua family in the Jianghu , but the people in the palace have no proper reason not to deal with it arbitrarily."
Although Emperor Liang is old, his many years of planning made him quickly understand what Mu Yanshan was going to do. At the same time, he calmed down and thought about what happened today. Queen Mother and Son.Combining with what King Yu had done in the past, Emperor Liang quickly figured out that his son had been tricked by others, and he had also been used.
Thinking about it, Emperor Liang became more and more angry, but this scene still had to go on.
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.
Empress Yan sat on the main seat facing the south of Concubine Jing's bedroom, her face was sinking 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 Empress Yan's icy cold expression, Concubine Jing, who knelt down silently, still had her usual Anshun demeanor, respectful and humble, but without 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 completely understood what Mu Yanshan was talking about about the skaters.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 courtiers and concubines see the emperor." Empress Yan came forward to greet her.
"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.
Empress Yan raised her eyebrows, 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?"
When he was asked such a question, Queen Yan couldn't help showing a somewhat suffocated look in her eyes, obviously she had been hit by 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.
Emperor Liang of course agreed immediately, and after asking the national teacher to arrange the mourning hall as usual, he really slept peacefully that night, and slept until dawn in the dark.
Unexpectedly, after two days of comfort, the empress found out about the spiritual setting.
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 a secret that the emperor didn't want to be widely known, and was willing to accept the big crime that the empress charged.
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, Empress Yan couldn't help pondering for a moment and said: "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 Xin'er, Concubine Jing's accompanying maid, curled up and kneeling in an inconspicuous corner, which he hadn't seen just now.
Turning her head to look at Mu Yanshan, Mu Yanshan nodded slightly.
Emperor Liang shouted, "It's treason to accuse the master of a slave, how can such a thing be kept in the palace, come here, drag her out and kill her!"
As soon as the order was issued, several thick eunuchs immediately stepped forward and dragged Xin'er 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... Empress Empress... Xin'er is doing things for you, you have to save Xin'er..." The voice rang out all the way, but was dragged farther and farther away, and gradually became inaudible.
"Your Majesty, hand the person over to the minister. I promise to dig something out of her mouth." The national teacher who had been standing by the side without speaking stood up at this moment.
Emperor Liang waved his hand in response.
Empress Yan'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 restless? This is the virtuous demeanor of your assistant? 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: "The empress says you are a traitor, but you say you are just confused by old feelings. This is not a guilty conscience, it is clear that you don't know it! Come here, order Concubine Jing to confine her." Luo Gong has thought about it, but she didn't get the will, so she can't leave the palace for half a step, when you think it through clearly, when will you come back to me."
"Your Majesty!" Queen Yan 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."
"The empress has worked hard too, go back to the palace." Emperor Liang stood up with a tired face, "I have a lot of things to do recently, you have to learn how to share my worries. Gao Zhan, the last batch of new tributes coming next year Feng Luosi, I asked to give two boxes to the queen, 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.
The national teacher helped Concubine Jing up from behind, and slightly curled his lips: "Your Majesty is suffering."
"It's okay." Concubine Jing was still submissive and gentle.
Mu Yanshan smiled, "Send the maid to the National Teacher's Mansion to be taken care of." Then she raised her head and left to follow the pace of Emperor Liang.
Empress Yan sent her to the outside of the palace according to the etiquette, watching the dragon chariot meandering away, her heart was burning with anger, but she had no choice but to look back at the quiet gate of the Zhiluo Palace with green vines, and hold back her anger. It's Zhengyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to Wuying Hall? Or go back to Nuan Pavilion to rest?" When the dragon chariot came out of Fengtai Pond, the road diverged.
Emperor Liang hesitated for a moment, his expression uncertain.
When he just got the queen's report 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, as Mu Yanshan said, coupled with what he had seen and heard in Zhiluo Palace, he was genuinely suspicious.Now that he knew that one of them was wronged, what about the other?
She was amazed at the rare embarrassment of the head of the Xuanjing Division, and at the same time lamented that Xia Jiang's acting skills are so good, the tiredness and resentment on his face looked real.
"Xia Qing, what's wrong with you?" Emperor Liang keenly sensed that something serious happened, and his face sank immediately.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty has come here to accept the crime. Please forgive me for your incompetence..." Xia Jiang prostrated himself on the ground with red eyes, "Today Xuanjing Si Dali Temple was attacked by mobs one after another, and all my efforts failed. ... was forcibly robbed by them!"
Emperor Liang couldn't believe his ears for a while, and asked again hesitantly, "What did you say?"
"The traitor Wei Zheng was forcibly taken away!"
"Jie... robbed away?!" Emperor Liang slapped the imperial case in front of him, his face turned pale with anger, and he pointed at Xia Jiang with a trembling hand, "Speak clearly, how could such a thing happen? At the foot of the Son of Heaven, breaking into the Xuanjing Department to snatch the traitor, isn't this, isn't this a rebellion?! Who? Who is so rebellious and rampant?"
"Your Majesty," Xia Jiang kowtowed, touching his forehead to the ground, "the thief is cunning and fierce. I...although I know it in my heart, it's a pity that I don't have any evidence, so I dare not speak falsely."
"You know it in your heart and still hide it? Tell me! Tell me quickly!!"
"Yes," Xia Jiang straightened up, wiped the sweat dripping down his chin, and said, "After Wei Zheng was captured by the minister, his Majesty would naturally know who sympathized with him. When escaping, the patrol camps were all over the streets and alleys, but instead of helping the ministers to catch the thieves, they stirred up chaos in the name of catching the thieves, indulged the rebels, and blocked my soldiers from the Xuanjing Division, making it impossible for the ministers to pursue... "
"No way?" King Yu's shocked expression at this time was not completely faked. He was really surprised by the result of "really being robbed". Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately re- After modifying the role, he deliberately said ironically, "Prince Jing is usually a little ignorant, but he is not so bold! Robbery is already a serious crime, let alone Wei Zheng is a traitor. Could it be that Prince Jing is crazy?"
Emperor Liang felt as if all the blood in his body was rushing to his head. His forehead was hot and his limbs were cold. He was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while. His whole body was trembling, and he said in a hoarse voice: "It's wrong, it's really wrong, go call King Jing! Go!"
"Hurry up and enter the palace, King Xuanjing!" Yu Wang hurriedly followed, and then rushed to Emperor Liang's side in three steps and two steps, handing tea and beating his back, "Father, your body is important, you have to take care... Prince Jing is such a person, you already knew it in your heart..."
"No king and no father, he really disappointed me..." Emperor Liang fell from his joy, feeling even more angry and uncomfortable.
If Prince Jing had always been the neglected and forgotten prince, maybe he would have eased up a little bit, but because he thought he had already given this son a lot of favor, now that he was let down so much, his anger was even worse. Can't hold back.
The old book repairers next to me were ordered to turn over the pile of old papers. They didn't expect to bump into such a shocking event, and everyone was terrified. They knelt on their seats and didn't dare to move. He kept talking half-comforting and half-provoking, and waited until the national teacher waved his hand to signal them to go down, and the leader took the opportunity to step forward to leave.
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. It is better to ask clearly. After all, 13 years have passed since the Chi Yan case. No matter how much His Highness Prince Jing worries about the past, given his current situation, he may not be so bold."
"Master Guoshi's words are wrong, you don't know my little brother, he has always..."
"Xiao Jinghuan!" Prince Yu originally planned to criticize Prince Jing eloquently, but he forgot Mu Yanshan's identity, and it was disrespectful to refute the national teacher in court. He didn't realize it until Emperor Liang slapped the table angrily and yelled at him. Immediately knelt down and begged the national teacher for forgiveness.
Mu Yanshan smiled slightly, turning a deaf ear to King Yu's sale, Emperor Liang couldn't say anything, he could only turn a blind eye, and he couldn't care less about King Yu now, so Xiao Jingyan and Xia Jiang quarreled For a long time, Yu Wang knelt for a long time, and was finally carried back to the mansion by his servants.
When Prince Jing came in, he was still the same as he always was, with strict attire, calm demeanor, and the strength of a soldier in every move.
Although Emperor Liang's expression in the palace was obviously different from usual, he only flashed a slight look of surprise, and then he still saluted as usual.
"I will see my father." Prince Jing kowtowed, and there was no response for a long time. Naturally, he couldn't get up, so he had to maintain the posture of prostration.
There was a dead silence in the hall. At this time, Emperor Liang didn't speak, and no one dared to hum more.The stiff atmosphere continued, which was even more uncomfortable than the violent yelling.
Xia Jiang pursed his lips, and stood with his eyes and nose carefully. Yu Wang was not as calm as him, but he managed to control his breathing rhythm, knelt on the ground and peeked at his father's expression.
On the contrary, the national teacher, as always, is cold and noble.
Emperor Liang's gaze was fixed on Prince Jing at this moment, although the person he was staring at did not see these two sharp gazes because of the kowtow.
The time of silence was too long, so long that King Yu couldn't help shaking his body.
But Emperor Liang still didn't express anything, and Prince Jing remained as motionless as a stone sculpture, his two hands propped on the ground were flat, never trembling the slightest.
But this kind of stability and composure angered Emperor Liang in the end. He suddenly broke out, grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at King Jing, cursing angrily: "You rebellious son! Have you no regrets yet? ?”
Prince Jing didn't dodge, the teacup flew towards his head, and smashed to pieces on the pillar behind him, showing that the force was not light.
"I was ordered to come to see you, and the ceremony has not yet finished, so I don't know why my father is so angry." Prince Jing still prostrated himself, "My father has always known that my son is stupid, so I ask Ming Xun to apologise."
"Okay!" Emperor Liang raised his finger and pointed at him, "I will give you a chance to argue. Tell me, how do you explain the robbery of Wei Zheng in Xuanjing Division today?"
Prince Jing straightened his upper body, glanced at Xia Jiang, and asked with a surprised expression, "Wei Zheng was robbed?"
"Your Highness doesn't want to say that you don't know?" Xia Jiang interjected sadly.
"I really don't know." Prince Jing answered him lightly, and then turned to Emperor Liang, "Xuanjing Division is directly under the imperial court, and the minister has not been ordered to supervise it. Why should the minister explain something to Xuanjing Division?"
Emperor Liang snorted, and said clearly: "Didn't you send someone to do Wei Zheng's robbery?"
King Jing's thick eyebrows twitched, and his face immediately changed, "Why did the emperor say that? Robbing a prisoner is a serious crime, and my minister dare not take it without his will. Who will file the first complaint? My minister asks for a confrontation."
Of course, Xia Jiang didn't expect King Jing to plead guilty easily. Hearing what he said, he immediately asked Emperor Liang for instructions, and after getting permission, he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness is so clean, I admire you. But the facts are all there, and you can't lie to them." Yes. Your Highness, you have deployed a patrol battalion in front of the Xuanjing Division's gate for the past few days, is there such a thing?"
"I don't just deploy troops around the Xuanjing Division, I have deployed all the important nodes in the capital, and even the noble National Teacher's Mansion. I have deployed defenses to arrest the big robbers. Your Majesty knows this."
"Capture the giant thief? What an excuse." Xia Jiang sneered, "Then, may I ask Your Highness, after all these days of fanfare, have you caught the giant thief?"
"Speaking of which, I'm about to have a good talk with Xia Shouzun." Prince Jing raised his chin, full of momentum, "I just got the report before entering the palace. The soldiers scattered across the sky, making it futile, and I would like to ask Xia Shouzun to give me an explanation on this matter."
"It's really the villain who complained first..." Xia Jiang gritted his teeth slightly, "Does Your Highness think that by talking about it like this, you can confuse the saint?"
"Who made the complaint first, don't I need to say?" Prince Jing countered coldly, "Xia Shouzun really knows himself."
Xia Jiang's pupils shrank slightly, and a cold front flashed across. Just as he was about to speak again, someone outside the hall suddenly gasped and said, "Your Majesty, this slave is ordered by the empress to report something urgent..."
Emperor Liang was upset when he heard the quarrel just now, and said angrily: "If she has something urgent, just wait!"
King Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Father, the Empress has always been prudent and has never disturbed His Majesty for no reason. Hearing that servant's flustered tone, maybe it is really urgent?"
"That's right," Xia Jiang also chimed in, "Hearing His Highness Prince Jing's tone, it won't be clear what to do here for a while, and the old minister also thinks it's better to hear what's urgent on the empress's side first."
Emperor Liang hummed and nodded, "Tell him to come in."
Gao Zhan announced in a sharp voice, and an eunuch in Tsing Yi curled up and knelt down on the ground: "The servant bows to His Majesty."
"What is it?"
"The Empress ordered the servants to report to Her Majesty. Concubine Jing was arrested on the spot for her disobedience in the Zhiluo Palace. Since she is His Majesty's favorite concubine, she dare not treat her badly. Please come over and apologize in person."
Emperor Liang was taken aback. When he got up, he turned over all the cases in front of him. The tea utensils fell to the ground, and even the dragon robe was splashed with tea. The eunuchs and maids standing in the palace rushed to pick them up. He frantically wiped his clothes with a towel.
"Say it again," Emperor Liang ignored the chaos at all, and stared at the eunuch who reported the news with burning eyes, "Who is it, Concubine Jing?"
The eunuch shook into a ball and replied: "Yes...it's Jing, Concubine Jing..."
"It's wrong! It's wrong...you mother and son...it's really wrong!" Emperor Liang murmured a few words tremblingly, suddenly regained his composure, strode down, kicked King Jing to the ground, "I am What a treat to you, you are so wolf-hearted!" He was still angry and kicked two more feet.
"Your Majesty...do you want to drive?" Gao Zhan hurried over to help Emperor Liang's unsteady body, and asked in a low voice.
Emperor Liang's chest felt tight, and he was short of breath. He took a few deep breaths, and then he calmed down a little. He pointed at King Jing and cursed: "Little beast! Kneel here for me, and I will deal with you first." Mother, I will deal with you again! National Teacher, come with me!"
Xia Jiang and Yu Wang exchanged glances quickly behind Emperor Liang, as if they were very satisfied with the successful timing.
In order to avoid weakening the effect, both of them bowed and stood in a low-key manner, without saying a word, silently and proudly watching Emperor Liang walk away with anger.In the corridor, Mu Yanshan called Emperor Liang to stop.
"Your Majesty, what do you think is the rebellion? How did the empress know about this rebellion, and why did she find out about it again?"
"what do you mean……"
"I don't have any other intentions, but I told you the day before yesterday that there are people from the Hua family in the palace. And Xia Jiang, King Yu still has some relationship with the Hua family. Although I cut off all the arms of the Hua family in the Jianghu , but the people in the palace have no proper reason not to deal with it arbitrarily."
Although Emperor Liang is old, his many years of planning made him quickly understand what Mu Yanshan was going to do. At the same time, he calmed down and thought about what happened today. Queen Mother and Son.Combining with what King Yu had done in the past, Emperor Liang quickly figured out that his son had been tricked by others, and he had also been used.
Thinking about it, Emperor Liang became more and more angry, but this scene still had to go on.
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.
Empress Yan sat on the main seat facing the south of Concubine Jing's bedroom, her face was sinking 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 Empress Yan's icy cold expression, Concubine Jing, who knelt down silently, still had her usual Anshun demeanor, respectful and humble, but without 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 completely understood what Mu Yanshan was talking about about the skaters.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 courtiers and concubines see the emperor." Empress Yan came forward to greet her.
"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.
Empress Yan raised her eyebrows, 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?"
When he was asked such a question, Queen Yan couldn't help showing a somewhat suffocated look in her eyes, obviously she had been hit by 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.
Emperor Liang of course agreed immediately, and after asking the national teacher to arrange the mourning hall as usual, he really slept peacefully that night, and slept until dawn in the dark.
Unexpectedly, after two days of comfort, the empress found out about the spiritual setting.
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 a secret that the emperor didn't want to be widely known, and was willing to accept the big crime that the empress charged.
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, Empress Yan couldn't help pondering for a moment and said: "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 Xin'er, Concubine Jing's accompanying maid, curled up and kneeling in an inconspicuous corner, which he hadn't seen just now.
Turning her head to look at Mu Yanshan, Mu Yanshan nodded slightly.
Emperor Liang shouted, "It's treason to accuse the master of a slave, how can such a thing be kept in the palace, come here, drag her out and kill her!"
As soon as the order was issued, several thick eunuchs immediately stepped forward and dragged Xin'er 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... Empress Empress... Xin'er is doing things for you, you have to save Xin'er..." The voice rang out all the way, but was dragged farther and farther away, and gradually became inaudible.
"Your Majesty, hand the person over to the minister. I promise to dig something out of her mouth." The national teacher who had been standing by the side without speaking stood up at this moment.
Emperor Liang waved his hand in response.
Empress Yan'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 restless? This is the virtuous demeanor of your assistant? 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: "The empress says you are a traitor, but you say you are just confused by old feelings. This is not a guilty conscience, it is clear that you don't know it! Come here, order Concubine Jing to confine her." Luo Gong has thought about it, but she didn't get the will, so she can't leave the palace for half a step, when you think it through clearly, when will you come back to me."
"Your Majesty!" Queen Yan 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."
"The empress has worked hard too, go back to the palace." Emperor Liang stood up with a tired face, "I have a lot of things to do recently, you have to learn how to share my worries. Gao Zhan, the last batch of new tributes coming next year Feng Luosi, I asked to give two boxes to the queen, 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.
The national teacher helped Concubine Jing up from behind, and slightly curled his lips: "Your Majesty is suffering."
"It's okay." Concubine Jing was still submissive and gentle.
Mu Yanshan smiled, "Send the maid to the National Teacher's Mansion to be taken care of." Then she raised her head and left to follow the pace of Emperor Liang.
Empress Yan sent her to the outside of the palace according to the etiquette, watching the dragon chariot meandering away, her heart was burning with anger, but she had no choice but to look back at the quiet gate of the Zhiluo Palace with green vines, and hold back her anger. It's Zhengyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to Wuying Hall? Or go back to Nuan Pavilion to rest?" When the dragon chariot came out of Fengtai Pond, the road diverged.
Emperor Liang hesitated for a moment, his expression uncertain.
When he just got the queen's report 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, as Mu Yanshan said, coupled with what he had seen and heard in Zhiluo Palace, he was genuinely suspicious.Now that he knew that one of them was wronged, what about the other?
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