"Everything I said is true! I was not bribed!" Qiuniang clarified anxiously.
Zhou Shangshu just sneered and dismissed it.
Jiang Rong was not surprised when he saw this scene.
The Zhou family father and son dared to come to the door openly because they were sure that even if the person involved testified in person, they would not be able to prove Xie Lingxi's innocence.
He, a veteran official, could easily make the words of the suffering master unconvincing.
"Master Zhou, I just said that I saw it that day." Jiang Rong emphasized.
A hint of contempt flashed in Zhou Shangshu's eyes, "You and the Crown Prince are husband and wife. I think everyone can understand that you will protect the Crown Prince."
"I haven't finished my words yet. That day, I also saw a guard wearing the uniform of a Habayashi guard passing by. I don't know his name. But as long as I report it to the Holy One, I can check the Habayashi guard who was out of the palace on errands that day. Yes." Jiang Rong looked at him and raised her thin lips slightly:
"Your Majesty's personal guard, Mr. Zhou may have believed it?"
Zhou Shangshu took a breath.
He wanted to beat his son right now. The dog said that not many people passed by, and they were just ordinary people.
Even His Majesty's personal guards saw it. Isn't this looking for death?
Zhou Hongyang became even more confused. Is there another guard? He saw neither Jiang Rong nor any guards...
"How can a mere trivial matter disturb the Holy Spirit?" Zhou Shangshu objected quickly.
"I think Rong'er's proposal is very good..." An old voice came from the mansion.
Old Concubine Xie walked out surrounded by servants.
"Old concubine!" Zhou Shangshu looked at her and saluted.
Old Concubine Xie said calmly, "Mr. Zhou, I will enter the palace right now and ask your Majesty to seek justice for your son. If it is really Brother Xi's fault, let your Majesty punish him severely. But if you want the young master to talk nonsense and frame the crown prince... …Then let him be exiled to Northern Xinjiang and serve the country loyally.”
"I don't want to enter the palace! I don't want to be exiled!" Zhou Hongyang could no longer pretend and stood up.
Zhou Shangshu said calmly, "You bastard, why don't you tell me clearly what's going on?"
He did not dare to bring trouble in front of the emperor, otherwise he would be guilty of lax governance.
"I really wanted to offer money to buy Qiuniang and give her the money to bury my father...but she didn't want to go with me. During the time of provocation, I thanked...the Prince Xie passed by and beat me up..." Zhou Hongyang got more and more excited as he talked. Quietly.
"If you are kind-hearted, why wouldn't Qiu Niang be willing?" Jiang Rongdai raised her eyebrows slightly.
Qiuniang realized that the imperial concubine in front of her, who she had never met before and looked like a fairy concubine, was helping her. With a bang, she knelt down towards Jiang Rong:
"The Imperial Concubine Mingjian, Qiuniang and her father originally depended on each other, setting up a noodle stall to make a living. But Zhou Hongyang took a fancy to me and wanted to buy me as a concubine. I refused. He even said that eating at my noodle stall would ruin your stomach and cost a lot of money. I have to pay for the medicine fee of one thousand taels..."
"I couldn't afford to pay, so they robbed me to pay off the debt. My father protected me, but they beat him to death... I had no choice but to sell my body on the street to bury my father, and he tried to rob me and move me into the palace. Fortunately, my son saved me and saved me. One life..."
"Zhou Hongyang and I have a grudge against killing my father. A common girl would rather die than marry him."
Old Concubine Xie felt both sympathy and anger at the same time, and said angrily, "You guys surnamed Zhou, you are so courageous, and you go too far to bully others!"
"Old concubine, these are all untrue words. The food she cooked cost me half of my life. It's only natural that I ask her to charge for the medicine." Zhou Hongyang immediately argued:
"As for her father, he died accidentally during the pushing. How can you blame me for this!"
Zhou Shangshu nodded repeatedly, "Daxia Law, those who kill by negligence will be punished with atonement. My son will just pay some fines to the government. As for the debts that are not repaid, then she must be taken back to pay off the debts!"
Old Concubine Xie sneered, "Master Zhou is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He knows the laws of Xia best and speaks eloquently. I am a woman and don't understand these things. Come on, beat them out! They are blocking the door of my palace. It's really embarrassing." unlucky!"
As soon as the words fell, the palace guards rushed out, each armed with a wooden stick. At the old concubine's order, they drove the Zhou family father and son away with a stick.
The Zhou family father and son fled in embarrassment.
The people who were watching this scene were able to understand the excitement, marveled at it, and clapped their hands in joy.
"Grandma, how could you let the guards beat the imperial officials? This is against etiquette and law!" Xie Yuanwen advised.
I just feel that it is insulting to gentle people!
Mrs. Xie was from the Jiangmen Sheng family. Although she was from the grandmother's generation, she usually cultivated her moral character and behaved like a kind old lady.
But when she got angry, the fierceness of the general's tiger girl was revealed.
"If he is not convinced, he can go to His Majesty and challenge me!" Old Concubine Xie snorted coldly and looked at Xie Lingxi with a smile on her face:
"I knew that my dear grandson was a good boy, he was brave enough to fight for justice, he helped the strong and the weak, he had the legacy of his ancestors!"
Xie Yuanwen was resentful in his heart. Xie Lingxi had done all kinds of bad things, but it was because he coveted beauty and accidentally did a good deed that he could be praised as a flower.
"Thanks to you passing by that day, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to tell." Old Concubine Xie held Jiang Rong's hand again, full of joy.
Jiang Rong said softly, "It happens."
In fact, she didn't happen to witness it, and she also made it up.
She learned all this later.
In the previous life, after Xie Lingxi became a living dead.
Everyone and everything in the palace are all arranged by her. Qiuniang, who stayed in Jinyuyuan, was used by her to take care of her business. Together with Feicui, they were her right-hand man.
So she knew Qiuniang's life experience and her feud with the Zhou family.
Later, he planned to avenge her.
As for Xie Lingxi's reputation for robbing civilian girls, because Qiuniang became a member of the Northern Prince's Palace, her clarification became untrustworthy in the eyes of the world.
In his previous life, Jiang Rong didn't care about the reputation of a playboy.
Xie Lingxi's attitude obviously didn't care either.
But at this moment, Jiang Rong was very concerned.
If no one cares about the truth, then she will make up a lie and let the truth come to light.
Xie Lingxi looked at Jiang Rong thoughtfully.
He didn't see Jiang Rong that day, but she knew everything about it. Was she really nearby?
I always feel like there's something weird about this.
Too much of a coincidence.
But even Jiang Rong, who wanted to kill him, could protect him because of hell?
What else is impossible to happen in this world?
Xie Lingxi looked back and became calm again. There is only a trace of strange feelings lingering in my heart...
The feeling of being protected by Jiang Rong...
Strange and warm.
……
Everyone in the Xie family returned to the inner courtyard.
Old Concubine Xie asked Qiuniang a few more questions in detail and said with emotion:
"What a poor kid... I'll reward you with a hundred taels, go down."
Qiuniang kowtowed and thanked her, "Thank you for your grace! Your Majesty has already paid for the funeral expenses of the daughter of the people. The daughter of the people cannot ask for more. The daughter of the people is not worth so much money..."
"She is an honest girl, just keep it." Old Concubine Xie smiled.
Seeing this, Concubine Zhao's eyes flashed: "Toffee, this girl is brought back by the Crown Prince because she is destined to be brought back by the Crown Prince. She has such a lovable temperament, why not let her be the Crown Prince's concubine..."
As he said that, his provocative eyes fell on Jiang Rong's face.
Don't miss any opportunity to cause trouble for Jiang Rong.
