0p0 Chapter 958 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (8)
Chapter 958 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (8)
Chapter 958: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (80)
"Miss Song, the Queen is very fond of you and has given you many precious gifts. Why do you care about the life and death of a slave? If you feel that my sister has hit you in the face, I will apologize on her behalf. I only have one sister, and we have always depended on each other. I beg Miss Song to show mercy and forgive her when you can."
Prince Consort Zhou's tone was rather sincere at this moment, and he even bowed to Qingli at the end.
Prince Consort Zhou was also a learned and top scholar in his time. If he really had no merits, he would not have married the legitimate princess.
Although he has aged, he has maintained himself quite well over the years. Judging from his appearance, he is still a handsome uncle. Now that he has lowered his posture and softened a little, perhaps his heart will soften. Qingli avoided the prince consort's courtesy and nodded after listening, saying, "Prince consort is right. The lady is indeed good to me, so the lady should know the truth."
Prince Consort Zhou was a little confused, but Qingli had already turned and left.
He really didn't understand. What truth did he need the emperor to know?
His sister had indeed made a mistake, but it wasn't a major one. Aren't there many slaves who died suddenly in the capital? If they were to investigate each and every one of them, wouldn't the masters in the palace be the ones to be held accountable the most? But who would dare to pursue them?
What can we find out if we continue to investigate this case?
Prince Consort Zhou's sister wanted to kill a servant of the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family. This was a new thing in the capital.
Unfortunately, because the Fourth Prince was seriously injured, the hot topics in the capital were dominated by the Fourth Prince's affairs, and the other princes did not pay much attention to this matter.
Under normal circumstances, they could still watch the fun, but now the emperor suddenly got angry and scolded them all, and he did so in front of the court officials, scolding them so humiliatingly that they could no longer watch the fun.
They were all scratching their heads and thinking about how to please their father, to calm him down, and to figure out what weakness of theirs his father had discovered.
All the princes thought that it might be the Fourth Prince's business, and they couldn't help feeling guilty, especially the Third Prince. He clearly led the matter to the Fourth Prince's family. Could it be that the Emperor didn't fall for it and was still focusing his attention on them?
Did the Emperor know about his hidden agenda? He always liked to let the Crown Prince take the blame, hiding behind him to achieve his goals, but now he couldn't be sure if the Emperor had noticed his little tricks.
After the court session, the emperor took the princes to the imperial study. After an hour, they came out covered in dust and went to see the fourth prince together.
The Fourth Prince was obviously less gloomy when he learned that his brothers were being scolded.
"Royal brothers, you better do your job well. Look how angry you have made father. I feel sorry for him. Alas, you all!"
The prince and others looked at the fourth son pretending to be good on the bed, and their fists became hard. You are the good son, right?
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During the retrial the next day, the prince consort invited a judge.
As usual, Jingzhao Yin invited Qingli to observe the trial of the case.
Lord Du spoke in a loud and serious voice, "Ms. Zhou, you said your ex-husband promised you not to take concubines and to live with you alone. Ah Ying's existence is evidence of his betrayal. You couldn't stand his betrayal, so you wanted to kill Ah Ying. Is that true?"
Zhou in the hall nodded.
"This also means that you and your ex-husband, Cai Zhengwen, had a very good relationship, but fate twisted the story and forced you to divorce him. Even after more than ten years, you still blame him for his deception and betrayal. If you had a child back then, you would definitely be happy to bear him an heir, right?"
Zhou shook her head and said, "Sir, it's pointless to assume. I've been married for many years and have never been pregnant."
Lord Du questioned her, "You're not pregnant. Who did Midwife Yu deliver the baby for? And who hunted her down? Who killed her entire family?"
The eldest lady was just going through the motions, but after hearing this, she looked at the people in the hall in surprise. Her sister-in-law had always been kind-hearted, and the fact that she was so crazy about love that she wanted to kill a concubine's daughter was already a cause for regret.
What does Lord Du mean by this?
Could it be that Zhou was really pregnant?
But as the owner of the princess's mansion, how could she not know?
The queen looked at the prince consort.