Her voice was very soft, like a test, with some emotions that Ye Youqing didn't quite understand.

Ye Youqing was stunned for a moment, without thinking too much, said: "Okay."

"As long as there is evidence, why are you present?" Ye Youqing was a little puzzled.

"There must always be relatives. Except for my aunt, I am the only one left in the Zhou family." Ci Ke said, although she was smiling, it sounded somewhat sad.

There was only one lamp left, Ye Youqing was lying flat on the bed, while Ci Ke was sleeping on the beauty couch under the window, with his body bent and curled up, his eyes sparkling with the candlelight.

Ye Youqing looked at Cheng Chen above his head, and heard Ye Xiaoxiao outside the window, wondering why he agreed to Ci Ke's request so naturally.

Maybe it was sympathy again, she thought.

Ci Ke on the side didn't make a sound, as if he had fallen asleep, Ye Youqing closed his eyes too, letting his consciousness gradually sink into sleep.

After an unknown period of time, Ye Youqing turned over, from lying flat to lying on his side, and a corner of the thin quilt on his body also slipped off, revealing most of his obscene clothes.

The beauty moved on the couch, Ci Ke rubbed his eyes and got up, stepped forward lightly, and while blowing out the candles, covered Ye Youqing's shoulders with a thin quilt.

She looked at Zhulei in a daze for a while, and then covered her heart. Ever since she heard the news from her aunt, she had been holding on to it and never let it go.

She didn't lie to Ye Youqing, she was really afraid, after so many years of suffering, talking and pretending beside her enemies, now she was finally able to kill Qin Wang, which made her nervous and terrified.

I don't know what will happen tomorrow, I don't know if everything is going well.

So she didn't want to sleep alone, and now only Ye Youqing could make her feel at ease.

If only she could accompany her, Ci Ke thought.

It's wrong to rely on a person like this, she should just use and get close, but in the past few days, she has gradually realized that the situation is out of control, and she no longer knows whether she is deliberately getting close or yearning for it.

She can always dream of the day when she was whipped, the day when she was hunted down in the heavy rain, or the day when she was struggling underwater. There were always hands pulling her out of the water. All that flashed was Ye Youqing's face.

Cool and gentle.

How can there be a woman like Ye Youqing in the world who is willing to help again and again, she is simply too stupid.Ci Ke thought.

"If you keep bullying me, just tell me to hate you." She whispered, "Why change?"

"Why do you want to help such a humble and despicable person like me?"

Ye Youqing's hands started to move wildly, and Ci Ke was held by her, unable to break free, then his body slanted, lying softly on the bed, silently, letting those hands wrap her tightly.

Being hugged like this is actually uncomfortable, but Ci Ke felt a burst of numbness protruding from every inch of the skin close to the woman, and the tide flooded his whole body.

The heart that had been throbbing with panic was slowly sinking, and finally sank into a gentle sleepiness.

The moonlight breaks through the clouds, turns into beams of light, and evenly sprinkles into the room, which is intoxicatingly peaceful.

Early the next morning.

When Ye You woke up, her hands were curled up in front of her in a twisted posture, but there was nothing in her arms. She squinted her eyes and looked out the window. The sky was not too bright, so it should not be time yet.

But the imperial concubine's couch under the window was empty, Ye Youqing was startled, turned over and got out of bed, walked out of the inner room, and saw a piece of letter paper on the table.

"My aunt sent a servant to take me into the palace, please be safe."

The neat regular script is quite strong, and it looks like Ci Ke's characters, so Ye Youqing is relieved.

Before going to bed, she thought, just in case, she would send her into the palace personally, but that's fine, Zhou Ziqiu should have arrangements.

It's better to go back to sleep again, she thought, who would have heard a knock on the door when she sat back on the bed.

Opening the door and looking, it was a familiar servant girl from the mansion who lowered her head and said: "Miss, there is a servant from the palace outside the door who wants to see you."

A servant in the palace?Ye Youqing was a little surprised, then nodded and said, "Bring him in."

After a while, the servant Zhu who I saw by Zhou Ziqiu's side a few days ago trotted up to her, bowed breathlessly, and said with a grin, "The little one has seen the big girl."

"Zhu Neishi." Ye Youqing nodded at him, "But what is the imperial concubine's order?"

"The imperial concubine has something to do, and I want to ask the girl for help." Zhu Neishi accompanied him with a smile, then leaned forward and spoke in a low voice.

"Such an important matter, why didn't you ask Ci Ke to tell me yesterday, but wait until this hour." After hearing what he said, Ye Youqing looked a little dissatisfied.

Seeing her sullen, Zhu Nei waiter bent down quickly, and sighed: "The imperial concubine has long guessed that the Holy Majesty would not easily overturn the case. The unjust case involves two families. It is difficult for Miss Ci Ke to open her mouth, and the relatives of King Sirong are required to be present. Also insist that what the imperial concubine is holding is the real letter, so you can be sure."

"Yesterday, the imperial concubine was afraid that Ci Ke would be worried about involving the girl and thus conceal it, so she asked the younger one to inform the girl in person early this morning, and said that as long as the girl goes, Qin Wang will definitely be convicted. Basket fetches water."

"At that time, Miss Ci Ke will be in danger." Zhu Neishi lowered his head and said.

After hearing what he said, Ye Youqing suddenly laughed, but his eyes fell on Zhu Neishi coldly.

"The imperial concubine really did, she put me on the fire platform, I can't do without roasting." She squinted her eyes and said.

First, she explained that as a descendant of King Sirong, she should take action, and then she was afraid that she would ignore her own safety, so she brought Ci Ke out, indicating that if she did not go, if the case was not overturned, Ci Ke would be charged with deceiving the emperor.

This woman is really thoughtful.

"It's half a stick of incense time, wait for me at the gate of the house." Ye Youqing said calmly.

The palace was very quiet today, looking like a storm was about to come. She was sitting in a carriage, the side door had already been locked, and there was no obstacle on the way, so she entered the palace and dragged her outside the Wende Hall where the imperial court was about to disperse.

After getting off the car, Zhou Ziqiu was standing beside the stone lion, with his hands clasped tightly in front of his chest, his almond eyes were full of tension, almost red.

She stretched out her hand to pull Ye Youqing, and Ye Youqing could feel her hand shaking.

"I thought Miss Ye wouldn't come." Zhou Ziqiu said, she was still beautiful today, but instead of being gorgeously dressed, she was wearing a light-colored red dress, like a lone leaf in the wind, poignant and withered.

"The imperial concubine has all the reasons, I dare not not come." Ye Youqing had no expression on his face.

Zhou Ziqiu pretended not to understand her words, his red lips curled up.

At the same time, the hall was majestic, hundreds of ministers lined up neatly all the way, the long-winged cap on their head was motionless, and no one dared to make a sound, while the emperor was dressed in a crimson gauze robe, with a crown on his head, his beard trembling slightly, and his face was full of anger. angry.

"Captain Song, what do you mean?" the emperor said softly.

"Your Majesty, forgive me. The old minister impeached the little general Qin for the case of framing King Sirong and Hushi General." The grey-haired old minister knelt in front of all the ministers. Although his back was stooped, his voice was extremely resonant.

"The evidence of the two collaborating with the enemy is convincing. It has been many years since the incident, but Captain Song has brought up the old story again. What's his intention!" A long-winged hat in the crowd shook violently.

However, if others looked closely, they would find that his complexion was pale, and he looked like he was about to faint.

"At that time, the evidence was not convincing. All the evidence was presented by General Qin, as well as the witnesses of officers and soldiers around King Sirong and General Hussars. However, as soon as the matter subsided, those witnesses died one by one. Little General Qin didn't know !” Captain Song angrily scolded with a hoarse voice.

"you!"

"Okay." A scold came from above the head, the emperor's face was quite dark, and he turned his gaze to Song Duwei, "Duwei said that I listened to people's slander and dealt with the wrong person?"

Song Duwei's rickety body trembled for a moment, and then he said word by word: "I dare not. But the two adults were wronged back then. This time, as an envoy to Xixia, I heard the Xixia monarch praise the two adults for their meritorious deeds." Brave and resourceful, valiant and good at fighting, he is the pillar of our country of Qi."

"The minister intends to test, but the Xixia monarch has no knowledge of this matter."

"So what, the words of the emperor of another country can not be used as proof!" Qin Wang spit, and knelt down beside him, "Your Majesty, please think again."

There were other officials on the side who looked at each other, stepped forward and said: "The words of the emperor of another country are indeed untrustworthy. I am afraid that they are instigating our relationship with the monarch and his ministers. Please think again, Your Majesty."

Qin Wang cast his eyes on Liang Guogong, unexpectedly Liang Guogong stared forward, as if he was in a state of concentration, and did not help to argue a word, seeing that he did not show up, the people of Tongguogong and his party also lowered their heads and kept silent, staying out of the matter.

Qin Wang became more flustered, and was about to say something when he turned around, but was snatched away by Captain Song.

"Your Majesty, the old minister still has evidence. I am afraid that a woman will be passed on. She is the daughter of the great general Hushi, Zhou Cike."

The emperor frowned, stared at Captain Song for a while, and finally raised his hand slowly: "Xuan."

The door of the palace opened, and a woman walked in slowly. She was dressed in a lotus color dress, her hair was neatly coiled, she was plain and unpretentious, but she was amazingly beautiful. She walked through hundreds of ministers, and her body looked very petite beside the men.

Many people gasped, and the emperor also stared at the woman, really surprised.

Everyone knew that the Zhou family gave birth to the most beautiful woman in the capital, but unexpectedly the young woman in front of her was not inferior to Zhou Ziqiu.

Ci Ke ignored the gazes of the people around her, she looked down at her feet, straightened her shoulders, and knelt down straight.

"My daughter Zhou Cike, I have met Your Majesty." Cike said, the silky voice echoed in the hall.

"You are Zhou Cike." The emperor leaned forward slightly, sizing up the woman, and after a while, he continued, "What evidence, present it."

"Your Majesty, this woman is insidious, cunning and cunning, she is good at using beauty tricks, you must not listen to what she says!" Qin Wang said anxiously.

Ci Ke's eyes fell on Qin Wang, like gorgeous and poisonous poppies, making Qin Wang's tall body tremble suddenly.

As soon as the eyes turned, the woman's voice sounded: "Your Majesty, the minister was once forced to be a close servant in the mansion of the little general Qin, and these letters were found in the Qin mansion."

A few pieces of letter paper were handed to the nearest ministers, who glanced at them hastily, and ran forward to hand them to the emperor.

"As far as my daughter knows, it was the same letter that convicted my father and King Sirong back then, but the content was imitated and tampered with by Qin Wangxun. There is no mention of the so-called collaborating with the enemy in half of the original letter!" Ci Ke raised his voice so that everyone could hear him clearly.

No matter how strict the discipline was now, the hall had no choice but to whisper.

"Nonsense, it's clear that you forged the letter and lied that you found it from my house. You have such a poisonous heart, but you know that this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!" Qin Wang pointed at Ci Ke's nose and yelled angrily.

Ci Ke suddenly sneered, looked at Qin Wang as if looking at a fool, and parted his cherry lips slightly: "Is General Qin joking with me? I was only 12 years old when the incident happened, how could I forge a letter with such similar content?"

Qin Wang was dumb for a moment, he smashed his fist to the ground angrily, then kowtowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I was wronged, Your Majesty think twice."

"Your Majesty, as long as you take out the letters from the past and compare them, you will know who is lying!" Song Duwei also kowtowed and said loudly.

The emperor looked sullen, twisting the letter papers in his hands, it was hard to see what he was thinking.

"Come here, get the letter." He said.

Hearing the words, the long-faced waiter next to the emperor trotted away. After a while, he came back with a few letters and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, they are all here."

The emperor flipped through them one by one, and then looked at Ci Ke: "Zhou Cike, do you think this copy is the original text that has not been forged?"

"Yes, I can recognize my father's handwriting, or Captain Song. He has served my father and King Sirong for three years. In contrast, the evidence is solid." Ci Ke said in a steady voice, word by word.

The emperor's eagle eyes stared at Ci Ke for a long time, then he shook his beard suddenly, relaxed his body and leaned back: "But... I don't think it's necessary."

"There is no evidence for words. If there is no solid evidence, who can explain what happened seven years ago."

Hearing this, Ci Ke raised his eyes, clenched his hands tightly in disbelief, and almost gritted his teeth.

"But the evidence is convincing, as long as your Majesty thoroughly investigates..." Song Duwei became anxious when he heard this, and knelt on the spot and took a few steps forward, but was interrupted by the emperor waving his hand.

"The time of the court has passed, and now the important thing is state affairs, and these old cases will be brought up in private." The emperor waved his hands, got up and was about to leave.

Now everyone can see that the emperor doesn't want to meddle in this matter, so no one dares to speak out. The excited Captain Song was also held down by the guards, his gray beard seemed to turn red with anger, and his expression was desperate.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to let the unjust case lie and ignore it?" Seeing that the emperor was about to leave, the woman's angry and crisp voice seemed to be able to penetrate the magnificent algae well of the hall.

The emperor stopped and turned around slowly.

"You lowly maidservant is so courageous, you dare to disrespect Your Majesty!" Qin Wang heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time scolded in a low voice, then stretched out his hand to pinch the woman's neck, trying to push her down.

At the very moment, the door of the palace was suddenly ajar, and several guards came in, cupped their hands and reported, "Your Majesty, there is a woman outside the palace who claims to be a descendant of King Sirong, and she definitely wants to see her!"

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