famous eldest daughter

Chapter 23 Proving Innocence
After speaking to Xiao Yu, the emperor's eyes fell back on Dong Ce and asked: "Since you denied what he just said and had other excuses, can you tell me that he pulled you away from the brocade shed? Are you talking about something important?"

Gu Yuqing sighed in her heart. After all, the emperor still defended his son. Even though he already had an answer in his heart, he would never let Xiao Duo take the responsibility of drugging Dong Ce until the last step. Guilt.

Even if it was punishment, he would not punish him on this matter, but would find other ways to do it.

This was the current emperor, who was vain and face-saving, but also his biggest weakness. In his previous life, Gu Yuqing had assisted Xiao Duo for six years, and he had already figured out the emperor's temper clearly.

When Dong Ce was asked this question by the emperor, his face immediately tightened, his lips pursed, and he remained silent again and again, without uttering a single word.

Let him speak how he wants!
Dong Ce and his cousin Bai Yuetang fell in love and had an affair. Bai Yuetang was not the direct niece of Dong Ce's mother Bai, but a concubine from a concubine of the Bai family. Naturally, the Dong family would not allow this inappropriate family. Wrong marriage.

What's more, the Bai family's first wife, Mrs. Chang, has her own legitimate daughter, who has already been engaged. Her husband's family is the magistrate of Zhending County, not far from Kyoto.

Although he is the top scholar in a new subject, handsome and talented, in the end he is just a county magistrate. His family is ordinary and he is not rich.

The daughter-in-law married a county magistrate, but the daughter of a concubine was allowed to marry into a wealthy family like the Dong family to become a wife. The Chang family definitely did not have such a broad-mindedness and magnanimity.

Furthermore, there is no such truth in this world.

Bai Yuetang wanted to enter the Dong family, and being a concubine would already be a way of promoting her.

Therefore, Dong Ce's mother Bai visited her natal family and hit it off with her sister-in-law Chang. Bai even made a promise that as long as Bai Yuetang no longer pesters Dong Ce and there is no relationship between the two, she will give her 1000 taels of silver. Do thank you.

Mrs. Chang loved money the most, and she was very happy to receive this promise. As soon as Mr. Bai left, she had Bai Yuetang locked in the house.

Before she arranged a marriage for Bai Yuetang, she was not allowed to go out even half a step.

Naturally, Bai Yuetang's biological mother cried in front of Bai Yaozhi, the master of the Bai family, and made all kinds of pillow talk that she could think of. She even said such ridiculous things as the mistress was the reincarnation of a fox demon, but it still didn't help.

Dong Ce's mother, Bai Shi, was Bai Yaozhi's biological sister. He could not destroy the Dong family's children with his concubine.

What's more, his official fortune, his eldest son-in-law's official fortune, and his son's future official fortune all depend on the big tree of the Dong family. In addition, the Dong family has a concubine Hui, who is the most beloved person of the emperor. I can't afford to offend.

He supported Chang's approach both emotionally and rationally.

Bai Yuetang's biological mother saw that the pillow wind was not blowing, so she quietly asked her maid to see Dong Ce, and told Dong Ce what happened, saying that Chang not only locked up Bai Yuetang, but also refused to give her food and wanted to send her to She works as a nun in a nunnery in the countryside and begs Dong Ce to save Bai Yuetang.

Dong Ce already admired Bai Yuetang, and after hearing what the maid said, he suddenly became anxious. But today, the Queen was hosting a banquet, and his mother was ill and could not come, so he had to come to the banquet in his mother's stead.

During the dinner, Xiao Duo whispered to him that he wanted to talk to him about Bai Yuetang. Dong Ce was naturally frightened and wanted to know what Xiao Duo was going to tell him, so he followed him out.

After all, he had an affair with Bai Yuetang, and very few people knew about it.

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Duo came out of the brocade shed, he didn't say anything important. He just made some small talk to tease him.

Now the emperor asked, how could Dong Ce tell the emperor about such a thing.

Once he opens his mouth, he will trap the Bai family, Bai Yuetang, and his parents. These three parties are unjust. If word spreads, it will be a scandal.

The Dong family's family is in a big situation, but the most pitiful is Bai Yuetang. If her marriage with her fails and she is made such a joke, I'm afraid there will be no one to propose marriage in the future.

In the Yangxin Hall, Dong Ce frowned, feeling troubled.

Xiao Yu and Dong Ce grew up together. They have a close relationship as cousins ​​and a brotherly relationship as they play together naked. Looking at Dong Ce's expression, he can guess what Dong Ce is thinking. .

Dong Ce's embarrassment was considered suspicious in the eyes of the emperor.

Originally, Xiao Duo had shot himself in the foot and made such a fuss. The emperor had already made up his mind, but now, he was shaken again.

The son is one's own, and everyone is willing to think the best about their son.

Xiao Duo knew in his heart that he and Dong Ce did not say anything innocuous. He originally thought that Dong Ce would tell the emperor what he said without hesitation, but he never expected that Dong Ce would remain silent and his face would turn purple.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how could Xiao Duo miss it.

If Dong Ce doesn't speak, then he will speak.

"Father, my son is really unjust. Dong Ce was drugged and it has nothing to do with my son. My father knows best that my son has always been aboveboard in doing things. How could he do such a dirty thing? Besides, my son There must be a motive for me to drug him, right? I have no reason to harm Dong Ce!" Xiao Duo tried his best to express his true feelings vividly.

After taking a breath, Xiao Duo continued: "Not a word of what Erchen said is false. From the beginning to the end, Erchen spoke the truth. Those words of Erchen just now were indeed quoted word for word by Dong Ce." To tell the truth, my father is aware of it."

Seeing Xiao Duo eager to clean up his performance, Gu Yuqing sneered in her heart.

What Xiao Duo is best at is disguising himself as an extremely upright and upright person, almost like a moral model saint.

But underneath this sanctimonious skin is a black heart that is so vicious that no one can look directly at it.

Dong Ce's face turned blue and white at Xiao Duo's nonsense, his eyelids were twitching, and his clenched fists had clear joints, but under the emperor's glare, he could not break down even a single sentence.

He couldn't be sorry to Bai Yuetang.

"It's really hard to explain this matter clearly, but it's true that my cousin was poisoned. Now it's more important to find the real culprit quickly. The second emperor brother shouldn't try to prove his innocence here and find the real culprit. You are naturally innocent." Seeing Dong Ce's embarrassment and almost crying, Xiao Yu stepped forward and said on Dong Ce's behalf.

Anyway, he dares to say anything.

Concubine Shu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and said coolly: "Who knows if the thief shouts to catch the thief."

Her voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

Concubine Hui immediately glanced at Concubine Shu with her eyes like poisonous needles, but in an instant, her eyes were calm again.

Concubine Shu's words made the emperor frown, and he briefly glanced at Concubine Hui. Seeing that Concubine Hui just lowered her head and lowered her eyes with a peaceful and tranquil look on her face, he felt a few thoughts in his heart, and turned to look at the queen again, "You just said that in the end he and Gu The family members came back together, right?"

Gu Yuqing took a breath, and the ball was finally kicked in front of her.

(End of this chapter)