Chapter 560

After Princess Ning'an came out of the yard, Xiao Heng could not see that the window with a small crack had been completely opened without careful observation.

He looked at her back as she disappeared at the gate of the palace and said in a soft voice, "thank you, aunt."

Ning'an Princess out of Renshou palace did not immediately return to Bixia palace, but went to the imperial study.

"Ning'an is here. Come and sit down." The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and retired for many days, accumulating a lot of official business. In addition, he was a little worried about the murder of Ning'an and xianleju.

Princess Ning'an came to the emperor.

Duke Wei brought a small stool to the emperor's side.

Ning An sat down gracefully and looked at the emperor gently: "did I disturb my brother?"

The emperor said with a smile, "no, please sit down. I said you can come whenever you want. You will never disturb me."

Princess Ning'an recalled: "I remember when I was a child, my brother used to say that. He was a prince, and his schoolwork was heavy. Every time I went to see him, he was studying."

The emperor said with emotion: "I am not favored by my father. I don't try my best to leave an impression on my father in learning. I'm afraid my father will forget to have my son."

Princess Ning'an turned her head and looked at him, full of admiration: "but in the end, the stability of the throne is still the emperor's brother."

"Thanks to my mother." Referring to empress dowager Zhuang, the emperor felt a little more deeply, "I don't know what happened to me and my mother during your absence."

Although the emperor hated imperial concubine Jing, he felt sorry for Ning'an. He didn't tell Ning'an about the crimes that imperial concubine Jing instigated him and Empress Dowager Zhuang one by one. But at the moment, he couldn't help telling Ning'an.

"... I took the medicine, separated from my mother, and did too much to apologize to her. Now when I look back, my mother helped me to the throne of God, but I did this to her. She must be very sad."

Princess Ning'an said in a low voice: "now the misunderstandings have been cleared up. The emperor doesn't have to blame himself for the past."

The emperor was ashamed and said, "I've been blaming the empress for controlling the government, but if not, I'm afraid the country would have fallen into the hands of Princess Jing and the remaining evils of the previous dynasty."

Princess Ning'an lowered her head.

The emperor said earnestly: "Ning'an, that woman is not worthy to be your mother. You can only have a mother in your heart. The mother is the one who really loves you and protects you."

Ning'an Princess smile: "Ning'an know, Ning'an will filial piety mother, Ning'an will filial piety brother."

The emperor laughed happily.

Princess Ning'an's eyes moved and said, "by the way, brother, I just saw Lord Xiao in my mother's palace."

The emperor thought, "LIULANG

There are not many men who can enter the Empress Dowager's bedroom. The only one surnamed Xiao is Xiao LIULANG.

Princess Ning'an nodded: "yes, my mother called him LIULANG. It seems that Lord Xiao also came for the case of the Ministry of punishment. I didn't hear what he said

The emperor remembered what, ah, said: "there is such a thing, he just came to the imperial study, said the suspect of xianleju wake up."

"Are you really awake?" Asked Princess Ning'an.

"Well?" The emperor looked strangely at Princess Ning'an.

"This matter concerns the reputation of the royal family, so I'm more concerned about it. Can't I overstep it?"

The emperor laughed: "how can it be?"

"That's good." Ning An said with a relieved smile, "I think the file says that she has been poisoned for seven days. It is said that she will be in a coma for seven days."

Mentioned this, the emperor laughed: "there is a little miracle doctor in, these are not difficult."

Princess Ning'an looked at the memorial on the table and asked in a relaxed tone, "did she recruit?"

The emperor said, "still interrogating."

Princess Ning'an gently touched the tip of her nose with a handkerchief: "do you want someone to have a look, brother?"

The emperor pondered for a moment: "good."

He Gonggong was sent by the emperor this time.

Duke he never exposed himself in front of Princess Jing, but the emperor did not shy away in front of Princess Ning'an. In addition to the hardships that Princess Ning'an suffered in the frontier fortress, he increased his trust and confidence.

He Gonggong came back soon, and Princess Ning'an was still in the imperial study.

He reported: "if you go back to your highness, the suspect named Hua Xiyao did wake up. Xing Shangshu personally interrogated her, but she refused to say anything, nor did she eat or drink, as if she was going to die of hunger strike."

"Does xianleju know she's awake?"

It was Princess Ning'an who asked.

She seems to pay special attention to the case.

However, it is reasonable to think that she is also the emperor's sister and one of the suspects behind this case.

If Princess Xinyang is here, I'm afraid she will pay more attention to the progress of the case.

He Gonggong thought so in his heart, and answered her question respectfully: "I know, since the case of beating xianleju has been a storm all over the city, it's hard for the Ministry of punishment to hide everything from the outside world. Someone always tries to find out something from the Ministry of punishment. Xianleju is no exception. There is a servant girl in xianleju who brings snacks to visit the suspect. "

Princess Ning'an asked, "what's your name?"

Duke he looked at Princess Ning'an doubtfully, and there was no difference in the emperor's face. The emperor was used to Princess Ning'an, and he didn't give her face.

He Gonggong said: "it's like ling'er? Or ling'er? That's about the name

Ling'er, Hua Xiyao's maid.

Princess Ning'an asked again, "what did they say?"

He Gong is just: "this slave is not clear, that servant girl implores to speak a few words with Hua Xiyao alone, Xing Shangshu agrees."

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There is a separate cell at the end of the prison of the Ministry of punishment, which is different from the ordinary cell. It is more like a separate secret room. It not only has an extra iron door, but also has two powerful yamen guards.

Burning braziers hung on the walls on both sides of the corridor. The light of the fire leaped on the expressionless face of the Yamen officer, which was more dignified and solemn for no reason.

The door of the cell is locked, everything seems very calm, but the cell has already let the suspect upset.

Hua Xiyao was tied to a chair, her hands and feet tied by ropes.

Xiao Heng didn't lie.

Hua Xiyao did wake up, and the maid of ling'er in xianleju did come.

He gave huaxiyao a bowl of "guillotine".

Hua Xiyao sneered: "do you think that if you bribe a servant girl to poison me in the name of the young master, I will doubt the young master? Innocence

Xiao Heng is noncommittal, looking at her way: "you believe in your little Lord, I wonder if your little Lord is the same to you?"

Hua Xiyao's body trembled with laughter: "master Xiao, number one scholar Xiao, I don't know how to call you. Do you really think the young master will be cheated? You look down on me! Too arrogant! From the moment you took Bai Kun's identity to write a confession, the little Lord already knew that you would set her up again! Because there is no one named Bai Kun under the young master! You can only fool the people in the capital by this means, but as long as I don't tell you the identity of the young Lord, you can't convict him! "

Xiao Heng's look did not change because of her words: "Bai Kun is fake, but you huaxiyao is real."

Hua Xiyao smiles and says in a cold voice, "so what? I won't plead guilty! I won't give up the little master! "

Xiao Heng asked: "is it important for you to admit your guilt or not? If there can be one, there can be a second. "

What do you mean

When Xiao Heng finished, he brushed his wide sleeves, pressed down the mechanism on his hand, and the stone door opened slowly.

He took out a confession from his arms: "come on, this is Hua Xiyao's confession."

Hua Xiyao's face changed: "you!"

Xiao Heng light way: "personally."

Hua Xiyao was so angry that she trembled: "you're planting again! Can we have something new, Mr. Xiao? Is that all you have left? "

"It doesn't matter whether the means are old-fashioned or not, just practical." Xiao Heng handed the confession to the Yamen beside him, "send it to the imperial palace for your majesty, then Hua Xiyao confessed."

Hua Xiyao scolded: "despicable! Kill me if you can! Otherwise, once your majesty interrogates me, I will say that you wrote that confession! "

"If you don't make a bet, you won't live to the moment when your majesty brings you up for trial..." Xiao Heng looks at her with an eyebrow picked. His eyes are getting colder. "The murderer is not me."

Yamen is the confidant of Xing Shangshu. After getting Xiao Heng's instructions, he immediately goes to the palace.

The Yamen servant didn't have a token to enter the palace. He had to report to the emperor before he could be led in.

The Yamen servant arched his hand and said, "please tell your majesty that I'm here to send a confession. The prisoner of xianleju has confessed his guilt!"

Xiao Heng and Xing Shangshu went to the palace several times. The fool also saw that his majesty paid attention to the case.

The guard didn't dare to neglect, so he sent a man to the imperial study to pass the news.

The eunuch in the imperial study reported to Duke Wei.

Duke Wei bowed himself into the imperial study and reported: "Your Majesty, the prisoner of xianleju has confessed."

The emperor was very excited: "seriously?"

Duke Wei said: "yes, people from the Ministry of punishment sent the confession letter to the palace gate, saying it was written by Hua Xiyao himself."

"It can't be fake, can it?"

"No fake! When xianleju Huakui feigned death, Hua Xiyao went to the criminal department as a suspect to make a record. There was her handwriting

Ning An princess's handkerchief Shua of pinch tight.

The emperor was very excited: "what are you doing! Go ahead, go ahead

Duke Wei was also very excited and said with a smile: "yes! I'll go myself

Princess Ning'an's eyes moved. She put down half of the tea and said to the emperor, "since the emperor has something important to do, I'll leave first."

The emperor patted her hand and said, "you don't have to avoid it. Let's listen to the case."

Princess Ning'an's eyelashes trembled slightly: "this... Is not very good."

The emperor said, "what's wrong? You are my sister and the princess of the state of Zhao. Since this case is related to the princess of the state of Zhao, you are qualified to listen to it. If Xinyang were here, she would not go if I drove her away. "

Xinyang is a person who writes means and ambition on her face. If she wants to interfere in the government, she goes to interfere in it. Fortunately, she doesn't want to. After interfering in the government several times, she finds it meaningless and goes back home with her son.

It's a little distance from the imperial study to the palace gate. Duke Wei's journey is not fast. If he takes the path, he will be able to "rob" the confession before Duke Wei.

Princess Ning'an wiped the thin sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief, looked at the dark sky, and said: "at this time, xian'er should look for me."

"He's not a three-year-old. Do you want to find his mother at night?" The Emperor didn't like that little remnant of the former dynasty, but for the sake of Princess Ning'an, he didn't show his disgust for Huangfu Xian too obviously. "I'll go to see xian'er with you in a moment. I'll take my seat soon!"

Princess Ning'an began to exchange her left and right hands frequently to drink water with quilts.

"Are you so thirsty?"

"A little bit."

After drinking three glasses, Princess Ning'an said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I think..."

In order to finish, Duke Wei brought people in with a happy face: "your majesty! Here we are

The emperor said, "come in!"

Duke Wei led the Yamen into the house.

The Yamen officer presented the confession with both hands.

Duke Wei reached for it.

"I'll do it." Princess Ning'an stood up and went around the desk to receive the letter from the Yamen.

The capital was still cold in the first month. The imperial study burned two charcoal pots, one of which was not far from the emperor.

When Princess Ning'an took the confession to the emperor, she suddenly tripped on the bottom of her foot and let out a pale voice. The whole person fell forward!

The confession in her hand also flew out and flew into the brazier impartially!

Between the confession and Princess Ning'an, the emperor would choose to preserve Ning'an. How could he let Ning'an fall?

The emperor Shua got up and caught Ning'an with his strong right arm.

Ning An was caught in the moment, a long sigh of relief, she fell in the emperor's arms, slightly panting, tone of guilt, said: "sorry, brother, I lost the confession."

The Emperor gave her a smile: "look!"

Ning An turns to see, is split by thunder instantly!

I saw the emperor's left hand accurately seized the letter of confession!

Emperor: Thank you for playing the leaf card with your mother's wife. It's good to hold the card with your left hand!