Chapter 405
There is nothing wrong with these remarks. Xiao Xiao's actions are not only reasonable but also legal.
But what about the evidence?
But, who will let Murong Jie present evidence in court? Looking at the imperial court, who would question Murong Jie's words in the hall? Challenge his authority?
Taifu Liang used to be daring, but now he can only hide his strength and bide his time, hold back his edge, behave like a man with his tail between his legs, and just ask others not to trouble him. How dare he trouble Murong Jie? Besides, this matter has nothing to do with him.
When everyone thought that this matter was about to turn over, the Concubine Gui said, "If Han Qingqiu really killed someone, Xiao Xiao's divorce would not count as a rebellion, but how is the investigation of Yao Zhi's case going?" Did Han Qingqiu plead guilty before committing suicide? He can be convicted without pleading guilty and with zero confession. As long as the evidence is sufficient, why not ask the prince to present the evidence of Han Qingqiu’s murder in front of the big guys? The matter of the wife is reasonable, and there will be no gossip in the future, otherwise, if the princess marries, there will be some gossip, which is unfair to the princess."
Murong Jie said: "The imperial concubine is right. According to Su Qing's investigation, there is evidence of guilt, but it is not enough to convict him. Therefore, this king intends to reopen the case. Due to the ineffective investigation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, this king intends to do another Assign someone to do it."
"I don't know who the prince intends to assign to handle this murder case. Either the Jingshi Yamen or the Criminal Ministry, or leapfrogged to the Dali Temple. It's just that no matter whether it was the Jingshi Yamen, the Criminal Ministry, or the Dali Temple, they did not investigate the case at the beginning. It is a dereliction of duty." The noble concubine said.
Who doesn't know Dali Siqing is his man? Let Dali Temple do it, and it is not impossible to use random evidence to fool people.
Murong Jie smiled lightly, "That's right, so I didn't intend to ask Dali Temple to handle it. Coincidentally, King Nanhuai is going to Beijing soon, and I want to hand over this case to King Nanhuai for investigation. Let King Nanhuai postpone his departure from the capital and let him reunite with the noble concubine, and secondly, this king also wants to see what King Nanhuai has learned from his many years in the southern kingdom."
The Concubine Gui's expression became ugly, she didn't expect him to be here waiting for her, this son's schemes are really not under the Empress Dowager Long.
If he has the heart, this country is simply within his reach.
If this case was handled by King Nanhuai, it would indeed allow him to stay in Beijing for a longer period of time, but because of the investigation, his every word and deed would be supervised, and it was difficult to act alone. Moreover, everyone knew what was going on in this case at the beginning. If King Nanhuai went to investigate, the reason why Xiao Xiao married Han Qingqiu would always be found out in the end, which is equivalent to finding out the emperor's head. According to the so-called "evidence" submitted by Murong Jie, Han Qingqiu must be convicted, which is equivalent to accepting what he said in the hall today, repaying Xiao Xiao's innocence, and allowing Xiao Xiao to marry Murong Zhuangzhuang ghost.
After the decree is announced, the Empress Dowager and the Royal Concubine will naturally leave.
Back in the harem, the empress dowager was furious, and slapped Eunuch Sun on the face, "You are so brave, you dare to change Aijia's decree without permission? You don't want your head anymore, do you?"
Eunuch Sun knelt down and kowtowed, "The slave is guilty, please punish the queen mother."
"Of course you have to be punished. Are you reluctant to punish you when you treat Ai's family as a favor? The ancestors asked you to stay with Ai's family, not to let you come up with random ideas."
The noble concubine said coldly: "Even dare to change the Queen Mother's edict in private, you really don't want to die, relying on the favor of your ancestors to do something wrong."
After finishing speaking, she said to the Queen Mother: "Sister, changing Yizhi is a capital offense and cannot be tolerated."
The Empress Dowager was indeed angry, but she was also reluctant to kill him, so she hesitated for a moment and said, "Come on, first drag him out and beat him thirty times, and then come back to receive the punishment after the beating is over."
"Yes!" The guard got the order and dragged Eunuch Sun out.
As soon as it was dragged out here, Murong Jie came again.
"Wait, step back!" Murong Jie said.
"Yes!" The guard let go of Eunuch Sun and took two steps back.
The empress dowager's face was livid, "Don't you even care about political affairs? What are you doing here? Are you going to save this slave's life? If yes, you can take it away, anyway, you are now promising, and you don't have any regrets in your eyes. Nothing needs the consent of Aijia."
How could she not know that tampering with the will was ordered by him, otherwise he would not dare to give Eunuch Sun a water tank for courage.
Murong Jie glanced at the Concubine Gui indifferently, "The Concubine Gui should go out of the palace first, the king has something to tell the queen mother."
The noble concubine sat still, but also replied in a calm tone, "You can just say whatever you want, since the prince respects and mourns the noble concubine, then the ai family can ask about the affairs of the harem, and you can also know."
Murong Jie said: "You can intervene in the affairs of the harem, but what the king wants to talk to the queen mother is between mother and child, and it is inconvenient for the noble concubine to be present."
The imperial concubine suddenly got up, her eyes flashed sullenly, "Murong Jie, you are enough!"
Mother and child? Aren't they mother and son? Does he know who bore him?
The empress dowager saw that the mother and the son were about to start a fire, and temporarily restrained her anger, and said to the imperial concubine: "You go back first, and come back tomorrow."
The noble concubine stretched out her hand to support her bun, the anger in her eyes disappeared, replaced by her usual indifference, "If that's the case, then it won't hinder the prince, mother and son from talking!"
After finishing speaking, he turned around and left coldly.
Only then did Murong Jie calm down, and sat beside the empress dowager.
The empress dowager sat a little closer, and he moved a little over without saying a word, just staring at her like this.
"Okay, get out of here, Ai's family is on fire." The Empress Dowager said angrily.
Murong Jie got up and poured a glass of water, "Come on, quench the fire."
"You want Aijia to put out the fire with a glass of water? You really think Aijia is easy to fool, don't you? Jie, you don't want to fool around with a playful smile. Aijia is very angry. How do you let Aijia face Liang Shulin? This child is so honest very……"
"Sincere?" Murong Jie interrupted her with a sneer, "Queen, he is not sincere at all."
The empress dowager was taken aback, "What do you say? Could there be another story?"
Murong Jie looked at her, "Aren't you angry?"
"Angry, but if you get angry again, the Ai family can still hear your reasons, even if you said it to coax the Ai family." The empress dowager sighed, she really owed him in her previous life, this bastard came to ask for debts in this life.
Murong Jie said with a smile: "I want you to meet someone, if you get angry after meeting, I will take this head of Erchen for you."
"Go away!" The Empress Dowager kicked him, "Who are you seeing?"
Murong Jie raised his voice, "Come in."
I saw the figure at the gate of the palace shake for a while, and Zi'an strode in.
The empress dowager snorted, "What's the matter? You won't be angry if your daughter-in-law comes to Ai's house?"
Zian smiled and said: "Of course I don't have such a big face, no, there is another person behind?"
The empress dowager looked over, and there was indeed a person behind her, wearing a yellow cloak that covered her head and face. After she entered, Zian quickly closed the door.
"Whose girl is this?" The Empress Dowager was a little displeased when she saw that she did not take off her cloak when she entered the palace.