Chapter 324
Lu Heng stood in front of the door and listened, he lowered his eyes and shook his head secretly. Empress Fang's testimony was full of leaks, and Wang Ningbi resented that she was not favored, so she would not kill the emperor. Even if it was Wang Ning's concubine's mastermind, she would kill the monarch because she was not favored, so why would she unite with the most favored Concubine Cao Duan?
It doesn't make sense anywhere. After the empress finished speaking, the emperor was silent for a long time without expressing his position. Lu Heng answered in a timely manner: "The empress is dedicated to escorting her, and her heart can be learned from. But people's hearts are unpredictable. "
Empress Fang was displeased when she saw Lu Heng demolishing her stage, and said with a stern face, "Could it be that Master Lu is doubting this palace?"
"Don't dare." Lu Heng said, "I'm just worried that the empress will be deceived. Especially the palace maid, since she heard that Yang Jinying was conspiring to commit a crime, why didn't she report it?"
After speaking, Lu Heng did not give Empress Fang a chance to refute, but turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the people in the palace are in a panic now, and it is necessary to guard against it. These palace people may be lying, and this minister asks for orders to re-investigate this case."
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Wang Yanqing was sitting in the side hall. It was already dark outside. As usual, she had already slept at this hour. Wang Yanqing picked up the tea cup again and refreshed himself by drinking water. She took a few sips when there was a knock on the door of the palace, and someone said from outside, "Madam, Master Lu has a request."
Finally came, Wang Yanqing put down the tea cup, secretly checked his clothes before walking outside the hall. The way from the side hall to the main hall was covered with Jin Yiwei. The messenger sent her to the door, stopped outside the door and said, "Report to the emperor and queen, Mrs. Lu is here."
After a while, the door curtain was lifted, and Lu Heng came out in person and brought Wang Yanqing into the hall. Except for the momentary look at each other when the two opened the curtain, the rest of the time did not flow. Wang Yanqing followed behind Lu Heng with her eyes down. Lu Heng stopped and she also saluted: "See the emperor and the queen."
The emperor's throat was uncomfortable, so he half leaned on the chair and didn't speak. The eunuch beside him spoke on his behalf: "No ceremony."
Wang Yanqing stood up straight, and out of the corner of his eye quickly scanned the surroundings. The huáng-colored drapery hangs down in front, and there are many servants in front of him. Empress Fang moved an armchair and sat beside him, with her hands on her knees, her long armor folded, and she looked elegant and dignified.
There was a palace maid kneeling below Queen Fang, her head bowed, her hands on the ground, her body trembling slightly.
Jin Yiwei briefly told Wang Yanqing on the road that a palace maid confessed that she had heard Yang Jinying's conspiracy, and Empress Fang killed Concubine Cao Duan and concubine Wang Ning according to the palace maid's identification. Now that Yang Jinying and his concubine Cao and Wang have all died, Lu Heng felt that the palace maid might be lying, so he advocated a retrial.
The emperor agreed, and everyone was brought before the Holy Land, which became the situation Wang Yanqing saw now.
Wang Yanqing retracted his gaze and looked at the ground quietly. When Empress Fang saw Wang Yanqing, she frowned slightly and asked, "Master Lu, the murder just happened in the palace, but you brought strangers into the palace. What do you mean?"
"My wife is good at knowing lies. In order to prevent this palace maid from playing tricks, the minister took the courage to bring his wife into the palace and interrogated her in court. The minister makes his own decision and asks the emperor to convict her."
The emperor shook his head and motioned for Lu Heng to continue. If it was in the past, how could the emperor have the patience to hear the trial, he would directly see the result. But today involves the emperor's own life, the emperor is also willing to find out.
What is really important now is to find out the truth, not Lu Heng to bring someone into the palace without authorization. Lu Heng rescued the driver twice. If he wanted to be detrimental to the emperor, he would have already done it. There is no need to wait until now.
Empress Fang did not expect that the emperor would trust Lu Heng so much, and she became angry for a while. It was clear that Empress Fang was the first to arrive at the scene, but now it seems that the emperor clearly attributed most of the credit to Lu Heng.
After all, when Empress Fang arrived, the emperor had already been strangled into a coma, and did not see Empress Fang untie the rope. When the emperor opened his eyes again, what he saw was that Lu Heng was standing in front of the dragon couch. The guards, the poison test, and the message were all controlled by Jin Yiwei. It was self-evident which one was more realistic.
Empress Fang gritted her teeth unwillingly, but the other party was Jin Yiwei who commanded the same knowledge, and the person the emperor trusted most, even the empress would not dare to confront Lu Heng head-on. Queen Fang had to swallow her anger and let this inexplicable woman lead the interrogation.
Wang Yanqing raised her eyebrows secretly, gaining a more intuitive understanding of Lu Heng's power. Lu Heng was so arrogant that even the queen didn't dare to offend him. After dealing with this palace change, Lu Heng was afraid that he would be promoted again.
The emperor acquiesced, Empress Fang died, and Lu Heng squeezed Wang Yanqing's hand, indicating that she could start. Wang Yanqing stabilized his mind, lowered his eyes and wished for a thousand blessings, and said indifferently: "The emperor and the queen forgive their sins, and the concubine must see the expression when asking questions.
After she finished speaking, she walked to the side and stood in a position where she could see the expressions of the palace maid, Queen Fang and the maid at the same time. The expressions of Empress Fang, Zhang Zuo and other eunuchs became subtle in an instant. Wang Yanqing ignored them, looked at the palace maid on the ground, and asked, "What's your name?"
The palace maid raised her eyes and looked around quietly. She probably didn't expect why Wang Yanqing didn't follow the routine when asking: "Xu Xiyue."
"Nation."
"Anren, Hengzhou Prefecture."
"Birth year."
Empress Fang couldn't listen any longer, and frowned, "Hurry up and ask Concubine Duan and Ning Concubine, what are you asking about?"
Xu Xiyue was lying on the ground. Although she lowered her head and did not look at Queen Fang's angle, when Queen Fang spoke, Xu Xiyue bit her lip and unconsciously curled her fingers. Wang Yanqing had a panoramic view of everything, Xu Xiyue was nervous, and there was some fear in it.