Poor monks do not break the precepts

The sharp and cold wind blows in all directions in the palace, making the sound of ghosts and ghosts seeping into people, and the heavily keyed palace gate seems to lock Ghost Li inside.

After Xu Sheng left, only the four more powerful sons of Emperor Meng were left in the hall, Meng Qingrun remained silent, Meng Yinghuan quarreled with others everywhere, Meng Xuchun claimed his innocence if he couldn't quarrel, and Meng Xiuran provoked from time to time.About half a quarter later, Emperor Meng suddenly appeared, followed by Mrs. Wei, Concubine An Shu, and Concubine Ji, who hadn't seen her for a long time.

"Mother Concubine?" Meng Yinghuan looked at the last person who came in with flickering eyes, Madam Zhen's face was full of reluctance.

Concubine Ji Guifei has not seen any vicissitudes of life in confinement for many months, her phoenix eyes are still full of power, her behavior is solemn, she is a model of the middle palace, and her mother respects the world.

Perhaps because Concubine Ji had been neglected for a long time and felt guilty, Emperor Meng took Concubine Ji's hand to sit beside him, and then gave the other two seats, but he did not bother Madam Zhen who was standing in the hall for a long time.The several sons standing in the hall looked at each other, only Meng Yinghuan seemed to know it well, he clenched his teeth, his cheeks protruded hard, and looked nervously at Emperor Meng.

The mother and son thought that their plan had failed, and Emperor Meng saw that Meng Yinghuan had framed his brother, so they were thinking of a remedy.

It was Meng Qingrun who was the first to understand. He tried his best to control his emotions, and sneaked a glance at the mother and son who didn't look very good, and didn't move.

Emperor Meng turned his head to wink at the eunuch next to him, the eunuch understood, and quickly ordered someone to move some stools.

"Everyone sit down." Emperor Meng said with a normal face, and then looked at Mrs. Zhen, "Madam, sit down too."

Mrs. Zhen hesitated, just happened to meet the cold eyes of the noble concubine last season, her heart trembled, and she sat down stiffly.

The two jade beads rubbed and rolled in Emperor Meng's hands, making a slight friction sound, except for the main hall, no sound could be heard.The chief eunuch was the roundworm in Emperor Meng's belly, and before ordering those who had already been dismissed irrelevant, he ordered them to close the doors and windows of the main hall tightly.

The hall was peaceful, and even Emperor Meng showed no anger, let alone others.But the palace guards are already surrounded outside the palace, and the archers on the wall are also on standby at any time.The bright candlelight illuminated everyone's faces, making everyone feel guilty for no reason, for fear of discovering their secrets.

Mrs. Zhen was sitting in the middle of the hall, under Ji Guifei's cold eyes, feeling like she was sitting on pins and needles.She tried her best to control her emotions, and said with a clever smile: "Why does your empress look at my concubine like this?"

Concubine Ji took a small look at Emperor Meng and figured out his thoughts, Fang boldly said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few months, my sister looks different from before."

"The empress made fun of the concubine, but the concubine sees that the empress is still the same as before."

Concubine An Shu lowered her head and fiddled with her nails, she sneered disdainfully when she heard the words, and suddenly heard a slight sound from the upper right, she carefully glanced at Emperor Meng who seemed to be feeling unwell in her throat, and hurriedly lowered her head.Mrs. Wei glanced at Concubine An Shu across the way, thinking that this man was really impatient, she raised her eyes to stare at Meng Yinghuan's side face after thinking about it, seeing his complicated expression, she shook her head slightly.

With the passage of time, the atmosphere in the hall gradually made people feel depressing. There were more than two people who were fidgeting. Meng Xuchun was so stupid that he didn't understand what happened. Justify yourself.

Emperor Meng really looked down on his stupid son, sighed heavily, and waved his hands impatiently, "Okay, you can step down first, fifth."

Although Meng Xuchun was timid, he was still loyal. When he bowed his head to thank his brothers, he didn't forget to say good things to his brothers, and before he left, he didn't forget to look at Meng Qingrun and Meng Xiuran.Until Emperor Meng chased people away impatiently, he hurried away.

Concubine Ji Gui smiled lightly and said, "It's been a long time since I saw His Highness the Fifth Highness, it's still the same as before."

He was used to intrigues in the palace, and a simple, honest and honest man like Meng Xuchun was indeed stupid, but Emperor Meng also both disliked and liked him, after all, he didn't have to bother to guard against such a son.

"General Cen mentioned to me that Lao Wu has a talent for fighting, and I really plan to arrange him to practice under General Cen." Emperor Meng glanced in front of him, seeming to point out. : "In the future when the new emperor ascends the throne, it is good to have brothers to help. Although the foreign ministers say they are good, they are not from their own family. Sometimes I really envy those ordinary people's families. The whole family lives in harmony. Brothers and friends are respectful, fathers are kind and sons are filial. They are not like royal families. This is full of calculations."

"The son and minister are not filial, let the father worry about it."

Madam Wei covered her lips with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my concubine looks well at your highnesses, but Fule can yell all day long, saying that my brothers treat her well, and my concubine treats your highnesses well."

Emperor Meng pointed lightly at Mrs. Wei, his eyes were full of love, and he said angrily: "A woman's opinion."

Mrs. Wei covered her mouth and said with a playful smile: "The concubine is a woman. Anyway, whoever treats the concubine's daughter is good, the concubine thinks who is good. Speaking of this, Sister Zhen treated Princess Fule very well in the past. Le Zai accidentally fell into the pool in winter, and the concubine didn't know how to swim, but fortunately, my sister saved Fu Le's life, do you still remember?"

Madam Zhen changed her normal state in private, she was submissive in front of Emperor Meng as usual, nodded and said: "Of course, fortunately, Princess Fule did not suffer from the root cause of her illness, otherwise, it would be really pitiful."

They were still racking their brains to say something, but the expressions of the people here suddenly turned cold, their dark eyes seemed to devour people, especially Emperor Meng, whose eyes were gradually burning with fire.

Emperor Meng kept his temper calm, and said for a while, "I just heard from that person who started me, I still don't believe that someone is so bold."

Meng Yinghuan's countenance changed when he heard the words, he immediately stood up, and quickly knelt down again, "Father, these people were found by my son, but my son did not intend to frame the third brother, but asked them to tell the truth. For some reason, they suddenly changed." It’s like this. Father, please be aware that this minister is really going to frame the third brother, I don’t know who is trying to frame this minister, sow discord between us brothers, and drive a wedge between father and son.”

Emperor Meng leaned forward slightly and looked at Meng Yinghuan. The more sincerely he spoke, the more cold Emperor Meng felt that he wanted to tremble. My concubine wants my life."

"What are you talking about? My son doesn't understand." Meng Yinghuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Emperor Meng in disbelief.

Emperor Meng didn't speak, his eyes showed a cold light, and he cut Madam Zhen's neck like a knife, "Madam Zhen, do you still have to hide the matter now?"

It was obviously an extremely weird word, but after saying it, no one in the hall except Meng Yinghuan showed doubts on their faces. Everyone understood what Emperor Meng said, so they all looked at Mrs. Zhen.Meng Yinghuan seemed to really not understand the meaning of the words, and looked at Mrs. Zhen asking for a solution.

Mrs. Zhen was very calm when she heard the words, she patted her sleeves with a smile, and said in a charming voice: "This concubine doesn't understand what the emperor means."

Concubine An Shu has suffered several dark losses since she entered the Qian mansion. She has long been disgusted with Mrs. Zhen's face and wished to tear it apart in front of the imperial court. ?”

Mrs. Zhen was a beauty and ruffian when she was young, and when she burst into tears, she still made people feel sorry for her, so she said earnestly: "The concubine also asked my sister to say clearly, if it is about the fourth prince, the emperor knows how the fourth prince is a person, and he never fights or grabs it How could you want to murder the emperor. The emperor must have misunderstood this, and please send someone to investigate carefully." The voice was soft and soft, and the words were full of grievances that were lowered, which made people feel sympathetic.

In the past, Emperor Meng would still think about the years of love and feel a little pity, but now he is staring at Mrs. Zhen slyly, and his emotions are hard to see.After staring for a long time, Emperor Meng turned his head and nodded slightly to Concubine Ji, then leaned back a little tiredly, resting his hands on the armrest of the dragon chair, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Concubine Ji smiled lightly and said: "Sister Concubine Shu heard about the old story a while ago, and today she just invited the storyteller, Sister Zhen, to listen to it together? This story is really strange, I think my sister will like it."

Following two crisp clapping sounds, two people walked in tremblingly. As soon as these two saw Mrs. Zhen, hatred popped out of their eyes, and they passed by Mrs. Zhen without any delay. He kowtowed several times.The visitors were a man and a woman, both of whom were over a hundred years old together.

Concubine Ji took a panoramic view of Mrs. Zhen's confusion, looked up at Emperor Meng, and asked for permission before saying: "Both get up, and Mother Deng will tell you the story back then."

"Hey, I obey the orders." Madam Deng got up clumsily with her hands and feet, her back was a little hunched, and her voice was hoarse. Isn't she as old as she should be at this age? Eyes, black and bright, like ghosts crawling up from hell.

Mrs. Zhen dared to feel the invisible threat, and said coquettishly: "Who is this old woman?"

"The nobleman doesn't recognize your servant?" Madam Deng looked at Mrs. Zhen viciously, and sneered, "But your servant recognizes your nobleman. No, your nobleman is now Mrs. Zhen. It's really a noble person who is busy and easy to forget. The slave girl is not busy, I stayed in the clothing bureau for many years, but fortunately, the servants were hard-pressed and did not die there, so they had the opportunity to cry out for themselves."

Concubine An Shu always paid attention to Mrs. Zhen's expression, and said anxiously: "Nurse Deng, hurry up and tell me, what happened?"

Kneeling on the ground, she slammed her head again, and then Madam Deng said in a rough voice: "More than 25 years ago, an unbelievable thing happened in Daxiangguo Temple, someone committed the crime of deceiving the emperor at the feet of the emperor. Mrs. An Guohou secretly changed Mrs. Zhen's child, and drowned Mrs. Zhen in the release pool of Daxiangguo Temple in the middle of the night, and even made people pretend to be Mrs. Zhen, hugging the fake fourth prince, as if nothing had happened What happened, I went back to the palace the next day. This scene happened to be seen by the maidservant and Zhuo Kang. After returning to the palace for half a month, the maidservant discussed with Zhuo Kang to report on it. Unexpectedly, someone found out, and we were almost thrown into the palace. In the cold palace well."

The handkerchief in Huiji Lianxin's hand was twisted tightly, leaving deep marks in her hand, and she jumped up, "You old woman, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm talking nonsense? Zhuo Kang saw your people remove Mrs. Zhen's body with his own eyes." Mother Deng knocked her head twice again, because of too much force, the forehead was already bleeding, and the blood flowed down the side of the nose. Looking at those shining eyes, his expression was terrified.

Lianxin Huiji clenched her hand holding the veil tightly, and suddenly sneered and said: "Back then you stole something in the palace and I caught you. I punished you ten times according to the palace rules. I didn't expect that you didn't know how to repent, and dared to Slandering the palace, and planning to frame the prince? Mother Deng, do you know that this is a capital offense."

Xu Shi was so angry that she lost her mind, what Lianxin Huiji said without thinking about it was directly caught by Concubine An Shu and made a mistake.

Concubine An Shu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Didn't my younger sister just say that she didn't know this old lady? How did you remember?"

Lianxin Huiji reacted very quickly, she forced tears before turning her head, and then turned around, she bowed down aggrievedly, "Your Majesty can go to the concubine's palace to testify, and those old people in the palace can testify to the concubine's words."

Mrs. Wei got up slowly and gave a blessing. Seeing Meng Dirou smiling at herself, she knelt down and said softly: "Your Majesty, after hearing about the two of them, I sent someone to the clothing bureau and the palace to have a meeting with them. The place I contacted was also checked by Daxiangguo Temple. It can prove that Madam Deng’s words are true. This Madam Deng did go to the Huanyi Bureau 25 years ago, and in the back mountain of Daxiangguo Temple, according to the information given by Zhuo Kang , also found a female corpse."

Halfway through the speech, Mrs. Wei was afraid that she would not be able to explain clearly, so she got the permission of Emperor Meng to invite her confidant guards. The man entered the hall and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Qin Yuzuo from Qingzhou Prefecture happened to come to Jingzhaoyi yesterday to take up his post. He brought Qin Yuzuo there, and Qin Yuzuo has confirmed that the woman outside the Daxiangguo Temple has been dead for a long time."

Carefully took out the thing at the waist, the slender object was wrapped in cloth, and it was impossible to see what it was.The guard respectfully handed it over to the eunuch who came to pick it up, lowered his eyes and said in awe: "I found this under the woman."

Emperor Meng tapped his jaw lightly, ordering the eunuch beside him to open it, and leaned in to take a look, his eyes flickered, and then signaled the eunuch to show Mrs. Zhen with his eyes.

"Zhen, how do you explain this?"