Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

"drive!"

Outside the gate of the east city, a fine horse was approaching at high speed. After the soldiers on the gate had seen clearly who was coming, they lay down on the wall and shouted: "Prince Sheng returns to Beijing, give way quickly!"

As soon as they heard that it was Prince Sheng, the guards who had heard the news quickly opened the barricades, and did not forget to clear the people queuing up to enter the city as soon as possible. Many people saw a horse before they realized what was going on. The pitch-black horse whizzed by, and rushed into the city gate in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the screams of the people being disturbed continued to resound in the city. By the time they reacted and were ready to scold, one person and one horse had long since disappeared from sight. .

At the same time, in the court hall, facing Zhang Haitian's accusation, Ling Jingxuan remained calm. Yan Shengzhi, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, saw that he was indifferent and confident, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. It took him a long time to calm down. Name-calling: "Princess Sheng, Zhang Aiqing said that you and the prince brought people into Zhang's residence, killed innocent people indiscriminately, and even killed the old lady. Is there such a thing?"

After being the emperor for ten years, Yan Shengzhi never thought that he wanted to be impulsive as he is now. Ling Jingxuan clearly showed that the visitor was not kind, and Zhang Haitian didn't know where the self-confidence would definitely bring him down, which made him feel embarrassed too. If Ling Jingxuan had It's okay to say that there is evidence for the statement, but if there is no evidence, should he be punished?Or should I cover him?The former is easy, but if Lao Jiuyi comes back, it is estimated that he, the emperor, will have a hard time. As for the latter, the old lady of the Zhang family is dead, even if he is the emperor, he can't cover it up too obviously, right?There is also concubine Shu and the third child who are not easy to explain. It is really a difficult problem. How can we get the best of both worlds?If people knew Yan Shengzhi's thoughts, I'm afraid many civil and military ministers would vomit blood, right?Especially those who want to take the opportunity to bring down Ling Jingxuan.

"Is the emperor taking Jingxuan as a prisoner?"

Ling Jingxuan, who had never spoken, walked out slowly, raised his head and looked up at Yan Shengzhi without fear, the corner of the latter's mouth twitched: "I don't take anyone as a prisoner, I just want to understand the situation first."

If he read correctly, did the light that flashed in Ling Jingxuan's eyes just now threaten him?In this court, no one except Lao Jiu dared to treat him like this. At this moment, he finally understood why Lao Jiu chose him. Ah, he was as domineering and arrogant as Lao Jiu, but he didn't know if he would follow him. Lao Jiu is as strong as ever.

"Really? Jingxuan just believe it for now."

What do you mean to believe for now?Everyone, headed by the emperor, couldn't help but slander, but Ling Jingxuan's voice sounded again immediately: "I have two points to explain about Mr. Zhang's accusation. First, I am not a lunatic. House? There are so many aristocratic families in the capital, why didn’t I break into someone else’s house? The reason for this comes from my youngest son, King Ling. His Majesty and everyone know what happened in the Marquis of Weiyuan the day before yesterday. But I had to stay in Weiyuan Hou Mansion, and before I went to Weiyuan Hou Mansion to celebrate my birthday, I thought that the nanny had never been home, so I sent her back to see her family, but after we went back yesterday, the youngest son ate the nanny’s food. The nanny started crying before night, after my diagnosis and treatment, it was confirmed that the child was poisoned. Later, I searched the palace layer by layer, and finally found out the reason. It turned out that someone gave the nanny a cup of poison when she returned. The chicken soup was delivered in my name, and the person who gave it was also a little girl who served me close. The child was poisoned because he ate the nanny's milk, and the toxin entered his body through the milk. It hurts a lot, but it is fatal to a baby. Fortunately, the child is usually quiet and very well-behaved. The sudden crying yesterday caught our attention. If the child is usually the one who cries, I am afraid we will ignore it. , Let him drink the nanny's milk a few more times, maybe the baby will disappear inexplicably."

Speaking of this, Ling Jingxuan stopped to take a breath before continuing: "As for why I was locked in Zhang's house, everyone knows that I am an out-and-out farmer, and I am not used to the luxurious style of those big families who live alone in a courtyard. The entire family lived in the main courtyard, and the servants also gathered in the main courtyard. Naturally, all the shadow guards assigned to me by the prince gathered in the main courtyard. It was a coincidence. When I first arrived at the palace, something happened. In the afternoon and evening, many servants from the mansion sneaked out of the mansion. Where did they go and who did they meet? According to records, after officially moving into the palace, I did not drive them away, but let them go to other yards to do odd jobs, and secretly let people pay attention to their whereabouts. As for the main courtyard, except for the people I brought and the newly bought people, There are still a few servants who seem to be honest and hardworking. Of course, those who stay are not necessarily trustworthy. Thanks to the fact that the shadow guards are concentrated in the main courtyard, they can just keep an eye on those people, even if they go to the toilet every day A few times, it will be recorded by the shadow guard, and the little girl who delivered the poisonous chicken soup is not an exception. Although she is no longer there, I can still find clues such as who she usually contacts with according to the shadow guard's records. Knowing that she is a servant of the main courtyard, it is impossible to go out of the mansion often, there must be his accomplices in the mansion, and the result of the investigation is that besides her, there are actually five rough servants in the mansion who are all her accomplices, One of them has been executed for despising me, and there are four left. Not only do I have their records of their daily visits to Zhang’s mansion, but also their confessions. All four of them have admitted that Master Zhang sent them to sneak into the palace. Yes, one of them even threatened that Prince Sheng’s heirs could not be left behind. His mission was to find an opportunity to kill all my sons with that little girl who disappeared. In this way, the emperor and all the ministers should know why I made such a fuss. Mansion, right? If it was anyone present, if you can say that you can remain calm in such a situation, then this concubine will admit her mistake, the premise is that I will let this concubine poison your sons one by one!"

In the end, Ling Jingxuan's eyes shot out a frightening light, and with one sentence, he blocked the mouths of all those who might speak for Zhang Haitian. There is no need to doubt, who dares to help Zhang Haitian, with his madness last night, maybe It is really possible to kill their offspring with poison. No matter how courageous these people are, they dare not make fun of their offspring.

Zhang Haitian sat down on the ground. He never dreamed that this farmer's layout would be so long-term. From the first day he entered the palace, he cast a big net. The eyeliner they arranged in the palace is equivalent to becoming He strangled them to death. Once there was any trouble, he could find them immediately based on the records, and he found them with conclusive evidence. It was terrible. This farmer was simply terrible.

Seeing this situation, the third prince's face turned dark, and all the good words he planned to say to him were stuck deep in his throat, and he stood up rashly, maybe even he would be involved in it.

"bump!"

"Zhang Haitian, what's going on? Why did you arrange so many people to enter Prince Sheng's mansion? Do you want to rebel?"

Yan Sheng slapped the armrest of the dragon chair fiercely, and he didn't know whether he was really annoyed by Zhang Haitian or blocked Ling Jingxuan's mouth. You know, he also arranged for people to enter the palace. Now those people are not only abolished, but also very It is possible that one day in the future, he will become someone else's trick. Damn it, why does Ling Jingxuan have so many eyes?

"No, Your Majesty, I dare not, I just, just..."

Zhang Haitian was trembling with fright, this kind of thing is tacit, every household has someone else's eyeliner, how can he explain it?

"Just what? I think you are looking for death. Come, someone, take off his crown for me, and put him in the prison."

Some things are not suitable to be exposed in the sun, so Ling Jingxuan will bring up more things, Yan Shengzhi decisively decides to act first, but will Ling Jingxuan let him do that?

"Wait a minute!"

Just when the guards outside the hall were about to come in, Ling Jingxuan raised his hand to stop him. After confirming that the guards in front of the hall would not act for the time being, Ling Jingxuan looked up at Yan Shengzhi above everyone's doubtful eyes: "Please slow down, Your Majesty. Xuan still has some problems to understand. Besides, the emperor only listened to my dictation, and judged Mr. Zhang without even looking at the evidence. Wouldn’t it be too arbitrary? What if I fabricated everything? Master Zhang is a smart ghost, isn't he?"

The words seemed to be interceding for Zhang Haitian, and the crowd became more and more confused about what he wanted to do, but Yan Shengzhi intuitively reflected that he definitely had no good intentions, but...

"Yes, Your Majesty, Princess Cheng's words are clear and logical, but so far, everything is still his random nonsense. Who knows if what he said is true?"

However, Zhang Haitian followed Ling Jingxuan's words as if he was catching driftwood. Yan Shengzhi immediately wanted to strangle him to death, especially when he saw the sarcasm at the corner of Ling Jingxuan's mouth, but it's a pity that This time, Ling Jingxuan didn't give him a chance to strike first, and took out a booklet and some folded rice paper from his sleeve pocket: "This is the evidence, Your Majesty, please have a look."

The development of the situation became more and more confusing, and everyone was full of doubts. With Yan Shengzhi's acquiescence, Zhang Dezi took what was in his hand and handed it over. Ling Jingxuan didn't give anyone a chance to breathe, and walked back to Zhang Haitian's room. In front of her, she looked down at him condescendingly: "This concubine is very strange, what does it have to do with you, Mr. Zhang, whether the prince has any heirs? Why did you order someone to kill the prince's son? I saw the third prince last night, and heard the third prince say When the Zhang family was his natal family, my concubine once thought that you did this for the sake of the third prince, but after thinking about it, this concubine didn't seem to be the same thing. Successors to the throne have always been inherited from their fathers, unless the emperor Without a son, the throne may fall on my prince. But the fact is that the prince has ten sons. No matter how I look at it, the throne has nothing to do with us. How old is Mr. Zhang to our prince? How much hatred is there? Why do you have to let him die? This concubine is really puzzled."

This kind of thing is clearly understood by everyone, but Ling Jingxuan deliberately pretended to be puzzled, making it clear that he wanted to pull more people into the water, and he also used this as a warning to other people. Zhang Haitian is the best example of whether he can bear his revenge.

"This"

"This king also wants to know, Zhang Haitian, did you dare to touch this king's son after being so ambitious?"

Zhang Haitian undoubtedly hesitated again, but a voice that was more domineering than Ling Jingxuan, and even frightening, suddenly came from outside the hall, and everyone's eyes turned to the outside in unison. Walked in with a hostile and mighty spirit, Zhang Haitian was so frightened that he didn't faint on the spot, all the civil and military ministers secretly rejoiced that they were not involved, even Yan Shengzhi, who was looking at the evidence, couldn't help shaking, damn it, this bastard came back It was too coincidental.