northernbook Chapter 187 The incident came to light
Chapter 187 The incident came to light
"Empress Liang, do you still recognize me?" A hoarse female voice came. When Empress Liang saw the person being carried up, her expression gradually stiffened. She subconsciously slumped to the ground, and her hands under her sleeves trembled and turned white.
How could it be! How could she be here! Shouldn’t she be...
After Ji Yuerou learned about these things from the letter, she secretly summoned Sen Lan from the Princess's Mansion to the palace to protect him, waiting for this day.
"You...I don't know you!"
"How could Concubine Liang not recognize me? It was raining so hard that night, and I helped you protect the purple flower! No! I protected the poppy!"
"You bold and lowly slave, how dare you frame me? Everyone knows that poppy is forbidden to be planted in Cangyue Country. How could I, as one of the four princesses, plant that poppy in the palace!" Concubine Liang's eyes drifted from the queen, and then she looked at Sen Lan viciously.
The meaning is very clear, that is, the Queen and Mori Lan are wrongly accusing her.
"Tell me what you heard in Concubine Liang's palace that day!" Emperor Jun Bufan pointed at Sen Lan and said.
Sen Lan glanced at the Queen. Since the princess told the Queen her news, she must have known that the Queen would look for her, which meant that the princess was on the Queen's side.
For the sake of her sisters who died unjustly and her own injustice, she would fight to the death no matter what.
"Your Majesty, I saw Concubine Liang and the painters around the eldest prince conspiring to put a larger amount of Concubine Yu into the eldest prince's paint. I was so scared at the time that I wanted to leave quietly, but I was discovered. I went back to the courtyard to sleep. Concubine Liang was afraid that the secret would be leaked, so she cruelly executed more than a dozen of us palace maids! I was lucky to escape this disaster, and I beg the emperor and the queen to make the decision and clear the grievances of my sisters!"
Mori Lan said angrily.
"You slut, you are talking nonsense here. You say that I poisoned the eldest prince, but where is the evidence? You want to accuse me of such a serious crime just by your mouth?" Concubine Liang said viciously. The painter had long been killed and the eldest prince's palace was burned down. Let's see what evidence Ji Yuerou can come up with.
"Grandmaster Liang, Duke Ji requests an audience!"
A drake sounded outside the door.
Princess Liang was delighted.
"Grand Tutor Xuanliang, Duke Ji!" said the emperor with a wave of his hand.
Two figures came slowly over, and when you saw the expressions on their faces, you could tell without thinking that neither of them liked the other.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty, Empress, and Concubine Liang!"
"I love you, no courtesy."
"This painting was given to me by Ye'er before she died. Vice President Shen, please help me take another look at this painting to see if there is anything wrong with it." The Queen handed the painting to Shen Qingqiu.
Concubine Liang was panicked. How could there be a painting? She glanced at Master Liang in panic.
moment!
"Your Majesty, Queen! The pigment in this painting contains a large amount of poppy." Shen Qingqiu said.
"Bold Concubine Liang, I found the box under your pillow myself. It is obviously an evil thing, but you lied that it was a tranquilizer. How dare you plant the seeds in the palace that Concubine Yu colluded with the painter to poison the eldest prince? There are witnesses and evidence, yet you still say it's not you!" the emperor said angrily.
When Taifu Liang heard this and looked at the box in the emperor's hand, he immediately understood. Although the box was no different from that one, it had no aura at all. Yunhua was set up by the emperor and empress!
"No, Your Majesty, I am really wronged! Your Majesty, I have been married to you for so many years, how can you easily trust others and allow others to question me?" Concubine Liang cried.
The emperor snorted coldly, "Lord Liang, Concubine Liang just said that this box is used to calm the mind. I wonder if Lord Liang knows about the existence of this box?"
Taifu Liang glanced at Concubine Liang. The box was fake. It was obvious that the emperor already knew the secret of the real box. Now Yunhua had fallen into the trap. If he said he knew, it would be a serious crime punishable by the execution of all nine generations of his clan. He could only abandon the car to save the king. Taifu Liang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know!"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Liang opened her eyes wide and looked at Tutor Liang in disbelief.
"Princess Liang, you poisoned the eldest prince and secretly supported so many assassins. Are you planning a rebellion?" Emperor Jun Bufan said sternly.
Concubine Liang sat down on the ground, feeling disheartened.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Duke Ji stepped forward.
"What's the matter, Duke Ji?"
"I found out that the fire in the Grand Prince's palace was not an accident but man-made. I have already teamed up with the Dali Temple to capture the arsonist." After Duke Ji finished speaking, Commander Chen brought the man up.
This person took one look at Concubine Liang on the ground and was immediately frightened. Concubine Liang, who was kneeling on the ground, winked at her.
"Who's kneeling?"
"Reply...Reply to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am Yang Liu, a commoner."
"Do you know your crime?" the emperor said sternly!
The person named Yang Liu was so frightened that she wanted to put her head to the ground. She glanced at Concubine Liang and was so horrified that she couldn't speak.
"Why don't you tell the truth? Do you want me to kill all your clans?"
Yang Liu almost fainted when she heard this. "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. I had no choice but to do this. It was Concubine Liang who asked me to set the fire. She said that the eldest prince was already dead, and as long as I set fire to the eldest prince's palace, she would let me out of the palace and elope with my cousin. Otherwise, I would have to spend the rest of my life in the palace!"
“Who would have thought that Concubine Liang had no intention of letting me go. Not only did she send people to hunt me down, she also killed my entire family. My cousin and I hid in a cesspool and only managed to escape. Your Majesty, I know my crime, and I beg you to forgive me…”
"I will kill you!"
Before Yang Liu finished speaking, she heard a scream. Yang Liu's right hand was cut off by Concubine Liang, and she fell in a pool of blood, screaming in pain. If there was no spiritual power pulling her, Yang Liu would be a corpse now! It was not until she was dragged away that the hall became quiet.
The sword in Concubine Liang's hand fell to the ground with a clang. She looked at the Queen in horror, "You! How could you! How could you use spiritual power? You were clearly hit..."
"Liang Yunhua, you seem surprised that I can use spiritual power now?" The queen looked at her sharply.
"Someone, take Concubine Liang down and let her be punished!" the emperor said angrily.
Concubine Liang looked as pale as death. The evidence was irrefutable and she had no way to defend herself.
After hearing what her father said, she knew that now that the truth had been revealed, only if she took responsibility for everything could her son and the Liang family be saved.
After Jun Linyu and Jun Linfeng learned about this, they made a scene in the palace, and finally both of them were confined to their own houses.
In the cell.
Concubine Liang, who once enjoyed the emperor's great favor, sat on the ground in a mess, with cockroaches and rats occasionally passing by her feet.
But she didn't care at all. She stared at the cell door with a dull look, not knowing what she was thinking!
There was a sound of footsteps, and Concubine Liang slowly raised her head, "Ji Yuerou!"
"Did Ji Jiuying cure the poison in your body?"
The queen stared at her for a while, neither denying nor admitting!