sick princess

Empress Xu sat at the top, and on the left stood several respected old concubines, including Princess Pingning's grandmother, old Princess Rong.On her right are several high-ranking concubines in the palace, including Concubine Zhou and Concubine Feng De.Ji Changle and Baoluo sat in an inconspicuous position behind the concubines.

At this time, the fifth princess, Ji Qinghan, was escorted and knelt on the ground, her hair disheveled, and she looked quite embarrassed.

Empress Xu glanced at Ji Qinghan in disgust. If she could, she really didn't want to care about Ji Qinghan's nonsense.After all, Emperor Zhaode was not in the palace, and Empress Xu still thought about spending a few days with Baoluo in peace, but who knows, Ji Qinghan really couldn't be free for a moment.

Ji Qinghan liked to pick things up since she was a child, but after going through the incident in the temple, her temperament became more and more perverse. Now, even Zhou Guifei, the biological mother, can't control her.

If Emperor Zhaode was in the palace, it would be best for Emperor Zhaode to handle the matter. With his status as Emperor Zhaode, he could order the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the Zongren Mansion to jointly hear the case.It was Emperor Zhaode who wanted to protect this daughter and did not want to order the three divisions to interrogate, as long as he could persuade Prince Rong's Palace not to pursue the matter, he could turn the big issue into a minor one.

It's a pity that Emperor Zhaode was not there, and Prince Rong's mansion was eager to avenge his daughter.Empress Xu, as the Empress of the Central Palace and Ji Qinghan's aunt, had to come forward even if she didn't want to.

How to try this case and how to deal with Ji Qinghan are all problems.

Everyone knows that Concubine Zhou's lineage is not on good terms with Empress Xu's lineage, therefore, if something related to Concubine Zhou happens to happen on weekdays, Empress Xu will not touch her hands, lest she be accused of cheating on her. , was suspected by Emperor Zhaode to deliberately frame Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Chu saw Queen Xu's embarrassment, she waved her fan and said, "After all, the queen is not the mother of the fifth girl. No matter whether the sentence is light or serious, there will always be that talkative person saying, why don't you ask the emperor to deal with it?" This matter? Although the fifth girl is the emperor's favorite, the emperor has always loved the fifth girl very much, but if what happened to Pingning girl was really done by the fifth girl, I think the emperor will not shield the fifth girl."

"Extremely, extremely. At the beginning when the five girls committed a crime, the emperor closed the temple as soon as he said it would be closed. It can be seen how just and strict the emperor is. If the empress finds it difficult, it is better to ask the emperor to come forward to try the case in person." Emperor Zhaode The cousin, Princess Anhui, carefully scrutinized the expression on Empress Xu's face, and her words were quite tentative.

Baoluo who was sitting beside him sighed secretly.

Although the fact that Emperor Zhaode is not in the palace is still a secret right now, as the war in the south is not going well, Emperor Zhaode has not shown up for a long time. I am afraid that more and more people with ulterior motives will become suspicious of this matter.

Concubine Chu and Princess Anhui, one was close to Concubine Hui, the other was close to Concubine Zhuang, but they had no friendship with Empress Xu.

At this moment, is it really Empress Xu that they are worried about?

No, they are probably testing whether Emperor Zhaode is in the palace or not!

If it is confirmed that Emperor Zhaode is not in the palace, what do they want to do and what will they do?

In a short period of time, Baoluo's thoughts turned.

After all, Empress Xu has been in power for so many years, and has cultivated some scheming. She will never be exposed so easily by Princess Chu and Princess Anhui.

"The emperor has been busy with state affairs recently, so it's not good to bother the emperor with these matters. But interrogating a princess, this palace still has such power. It was done by the fifth princess, and the palace will never cover it, not the fifth princess. If you do it, I will not just watch others frame her, I will tell people everything I do, even if it is spread, who can say anything about me?"

"Then please hurry up and try this case, empress, my poor granddaughter is still lying on the bed." The old Princess Rong looked at the fifth princess with hatred in her eyes: "The fifth princess is really ruthless. The imperial doctor said, my Ping Ning was hurt too deeply, and there will be scars on her face... She is an unmarried girl from Yunying, but she was disfigured by others, how can she live in the future! That day! After the imperial physician left, Ping Ning would have committed suicide. If the people in the family hadn't discovered it in time, my Ping Ning would have been gone!"

The more old Concubine Rong said, the more emotional she became: "Yes, my status as Ping Ning is not as noble as the princess! But she is also the princess of the royal family appointed by the emperor! Is it possible that the princess can abuse others like this? Please empress Give me peace and justice!"

After listening to the words quietly, Empress Xu asked the fifth princess who had been kneeling for an unknown amount of time: "Did you hear what Aunt Huang said? Can you plead guilty?"

Although Empress Xu's words were quite peaceful, since she was sitting high at the top, while the Fifth Princess Ji Qinghan was being escorted to kneel below, it was inevitable that people would feel condescending.

The fifth princess, Ji Qinghan, gritted her teeth and said, "I don't plead guilty! If Ping Ning hadn't attacked me first, how could I have defended myself and scratched her face in the process of fighting for the jade hairpin with her? She was to blame for everything !"

"In front of the empress, you dare to turn right and wrong and pour dirty water on me, Pingning! It's just unreasonable!" Old Concubine Rong's eyes widened, as if she wanted to swallow the fifth princess alive.

Concubine Zhou Gui, who was sitting beside Empress Xu, frowned: "It's hard to say what the truth is, Princess Rong wants to use her status as an elder to force the Empress to convict Han'er, I'm afraid it's not appropriate? Han Although my son and Princess Pingning have different temperaments, they seldom interact with each other on weekdays, why did you go out of the palace to harm Princess Pingning?"

Concubine Zhou said to Empress Xu: "In my concubine's opinion, there are still many suspicious points in this case. Please look into it clearly, empress."

"Son, I think so too. The queen mother might as well check it out." Unexpectedly, Ji Changle, the sixth princess who has always been the quietest, also made a sound. She lowered her eyelashes and said, "Princess Qi in the palace is the most She is good at dealing with these wounds, if Miss Wuhuang accidentally scratched Cousin Pingning when she had a dispute with Cousin Pingning, why wouldn't the injury heal? Could it be that Miss Wuhuang is really so strong?"

Hearing what Ji Changle said, Baoluo immediately raised his vigilance.

Why did Ji Changle speak for the fifth princess today?No, it should be said, why is she always thinking of the fifth princess?Is her relationship with the fifth princess really so good?

Although Baoluo did not participate in the grievances between the fifth princess, the sixth princess and Princess Pingning, she also knew that the three of them did not like each other.The sixth princess lost the possibility of marrying into the Lan family because of the fifth princess and Princess Ning, so she must hate the fifth princess and Princess Ning at this moment.If the fifth princess and Princess Ning are unlucky, the sixth princess should be happy.

Now, the sixth princess is not happy but worried... If something goes wrong, she will be a demon.

The conflict between the Fifth Princess and Princess Pingning will evolve to such an extent, I am afraid that the Sixth Princess will be indispensable.The sixth princess now... Could it be that she wants to divert everyone's attention and drag more people into the water, so as to cover up her actions?

No matter what the sixth princess's idea is, since her rhetoric is beneficial to Concubine Zhou, Concubine Zhou will naturally not let it go.

"Princess Six is ​​right. When the incident happened, Han'er and Princess Pingning had contact with each other. It's time to check it out. And—the concubine still doesn't believe that Han'er will trouble Princess Pingning for no reason. Well, the Empress might as well check to see if there is anyone behind Han'er and Princess Ning's back to instigate the two to fight against each other."

Empress Xu glanced at Concubine Zhou Gui: "Do as Concubine Zhou and Princess Six say."

She wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd when the two sang together.

After a while, someone from the palace came up with a blood-stained hairpin: "Reporting to the Empress, it seems that someone has added some medicinal powder to the hairpin. Once the medicinal powder gets on the wound, it will make it difficult for the wound to heal. , very easy to leave scars."

The fifth princess cast her eyes on the hairpin as if grasping the last straw.She squinted at the hairpin, and felt that the hairpin looked very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Remember, remember quickly!Where on earth had she seen this hairpin?

After a while, the fifth princess had a flash of inspiration and said excitedly: "I remembered where I saw this hairpin before! Isn't this the hairpin that Seventh Emperor Sister gave Pingning on her birthday?"

Immediately, all eyes in the palace focused on Baoluo.

The sixth princess secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking about what Zhang Momo had passed on to her, she said silently in her heart, don't blame her, she had no choice but to do this for self-protection.

Nanny Zhang is right, if it is Baoluo who committed the crime, the royal family may not do anything to Baoluo, who made Baoluo hit and bring blessings, is it the lucky star of Emperor Zhaode?If it were her, she would be doomed!Whether it is Emperor Zhaode, Prince Rong's Mansion, or Concubine Zhou, they will never let her go!

Thinking of this, the Sixth Princess felt the uneasiness in her heart that others had suffered on her behalf faded away.

Old Concubine Rong glanced at the fifth princess, then lingered on the sixth princess for a while, and finally fell on Baoluo: "Seventh girl, you gave me this hairpin as a gift to Ping Ning? Do you dare to swear?" , when you gave this hairpin to me Pingning, you didn't add anything to it!"

Baoluo knew that someone was going to take advantage of the absence of Emperor Zhaode and the crown prince to attack her.

Could this person be Concubine Zhou?

No, since Concubine Zhou was demoted to be a noble concubine, her influence on the Six Palaces has not been as great as before.It's okay to play tricks in the palace, but she can't easily reach out of the palace, let alone reach Prince Rong's mansion.

Besides, if Concubine Zhou Guifei did it, there's no need to play with her daughter, Princess Wu.

Then, the only one who can play around with the harem and the clan is probably only her imperial grandmother.This time, her imperial grandmother really gave her a big gift!

Originally thought that the Queen Mother had been silent in the palace for so long, so she shouldn't have made any major moves recently.Unexpectedly, I really can't relax for a moment!

The matter of provoking the Fifth Princess and Princess Pingning, as well as putting medicine on the hairpin, was naturally not done by Baoluo.But Baoluo didn't want to just follow the wishes of Prince Rong's residence and swear a poisonous oath.

How dare you be so aggressive without evidence.If she really did what Princess Rong said, in the future, if anyone came to slander her, she would have to swear a poisonous oath to prove her innocence?If this is the case, she is too cheap as a princess!