late night song

Chapter 26
When you are ugly, the Palace of Heaven and Earth.

"For the record, father, the maid who served the wine has confessed that she and Gu Yuchu are both Beiling craftsmen. That day, the concubine of Xirong and Xiangyin talked to her. In full view of the crowd, Gu Yuchu could not respond. Knowing that her identity was ruined, she ordered the maid to The rim of the concubine's wine glass was painted with Nanshan Jue. If she drank the medicine immediately, she would be fine. However, she would be poisoned and die within half an hour. The minister searched the maid's room and found the same powder hidden between the pillows. At the same time, he came to report. , the concubine of Xirong did die of poisoning. But the whereabouts of He and the little prince are still unknown."

Hongwang Qi Jinye reported the progress of the case to Emperor Ming in detail.

"How does Princess Qin respond?" Emperor Ming leaned on the dragon chair, closed his eyes and calmed down, and asked calmly.

"I didn't say anything, but I found this thing on her body." Qi Jinye took two steps forward and presented the red gold ball.

Emperor Ming slowly opened his eyes. When he saw this object, his eyebrows flashed. He quickly took it and looked at it carefully. The words on the sphere were clearly legible. He frowned and held the object tightly. A red gold ball, no more words.

"This golden ball was found by the little prince Peng Kang in the belly of the giant snake he killed. Now that it is found on Gu Yuchu's body, it is really suspicious." Qi Jinye continued to reply, but Emperor Ming seemed to turn a deaf ear and just rubbed his hands. Without saying a word, the palace suddenly became eerily quiet.

"Fourth brother, this speed is too fast."

At this time, a sonorous and powerful voice broke the tranquility in the palace, which really startled King Hong. The appearance of the frame also pulled Emperor Ming back from his thoughts.

"My son sees my father."

"Lao San, you're so kind to come here. After King Hong's verification and the confession of the maid in custody, it was said that Princess Qin worked for Beiling. What do you think?"

Emperor Ming directly informed King Qin of the preliminary verification results, seemingly without any suspicion, which made King Hong Qi Jinye clenched his fists.

"Father, I don't know how my fourth brother got the maid to confess, but my princess has a pure heart and will never do such a heinous act, let alone the so-called Beiling fine work." The frame was opened immediately. Questioning King Hong's thunderous methods, Gu Yuchu made excuses without reservation.

"Third brother, do you have any evidence?" Qi Jinye glanced sideways at King Qin and asked.

"Not yet. But even if the two of them are Beiling craftsmen, and the goal on the night of the banquet is to kill Xirong's concubine, then they can just serve the poisonous wine to her table, why should they openly reveal their own mistakes? He chatted loudly with her, and then the incident happened. Everyone saw that the two of them were in contact and had a drink with each other. There are no such stupid people in the world, let alone such incompetent details!" The words in the opening frame are powerful. , proving Gu Yuchu’s innocence.

"Perhaps Princess Qin suddenly had murderous intentions when the concubine of Xirong found out that she was not a Baise talent." Qi Jinye was also prepared, and he retorted after finding out that Gu Yuchu didn't know Baise dialect.

"The incident happened suddenly, and there were many people talking at the dinner party. It was impossible for them to formulate a strategy immediately after the flaw was revealed, and then cooperate tacitly to solve the problem."

"Maybe the two of them just happened to be lucky."

“What a coincidence and good luck!”

Qi Jian glanced at King Hong mockingly, not taking his accusation to heart at all, and then faced Emperor Ming, knowing the key to this case:
"Father, please think carefully. Even if it is confirmed that the two of them are Bei Ling Xisaku, what is Bei Ling's intention?"

"It's nothing more than instigating the relationship between Dongqi and Xirong and sabotaging the peace talks." King Hong felt unhappy and answered first.

"In this case, the crime occurred yesterday, and the fourth brother found out the truth a few hours later. Facing the possible attack by Xirong and Hehe, we only need to hand over the murderer to solve Dongqi's dilemma. Then Beiling's Isn’t all your efforts in vain? You also broke two secret works that were infiltrated into our court, which is a small loss." Seeing that he had fallen into his own words, he went the opposite way to prove Gu Yuchu's innocence.

"What do you mean by the third child, is someone deliberately setting up a trap to frame Princess Qin?" Emperor Ming was silent for a while, seeming to have something in mind, and then asked King Qin's implication.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Qi Jian nodded and then glanced at Hong Wang specifically. He did not say anything to death. It also showed that his position was neutral and he was not blindly favoring his own family.

"It is not difficult to mix one or two exotic craftsmen into the palace. Even if the craftsmen cause trouble, Dongqi is at most negligent in management and has lost face. But if the Beiling craftsman involves the Dongqi royal family, even if we hand over the maid and princess who caused the trouble , restore the truth of the matter, will Xirong really buy it? At this point, Dong Qi can't escape the relationship of complicity no matter what. What's more, Xirong will think that Dong Qi deliberately set up a trap to frame Beiling and reap the benefits. In the end, the peace talks collapsed, and Dong Qi became infamous and betrayed the world. Later, the Western troops invaded, and the Northern Ling allied to attack together. All of them can be said to support justice and conform to the general trend." Qi Jian deliberately exaggerated the consequences of involving Gu Yuchu's entry into the game, analysis The viciousness of the mastermind behind the scenes.

"What the third brother said is reasonable, but what the fourth brother doesn't know is that the royal family of Dongqi gathered there that day. Why did Beiling insist on framing Princess Qin alone?" Qi Jinye bit Gu Yuchu and asked firmly.

"I really want to ask my fourth brother this question." Qi Jian raised his eyes and frowned, indicating something.

"Lao San's analysis is reasonable, but King Hong's confusion is not unreasonable."

Emperor Ming remained neutral and unbiased towards his two sons. Then, he rubbed the golden ball in his hand and decided:
"In that case, we might as well listen to Princess Qin's own defense. Come, Princess Xuan Qin."

Hearing Emperor Ming's arrangement, King Hong became a little nervous, but he had nothing to do.

In jail, Gu Yuchu carefully recalled everything that happened at the night banquet, and regretted her carelessness and kindness. It was a small thing for her to be in jail, but she really shouldn't be involved in the frame. Now that the situation is difficult and dangerous, how can she break the situation? , what about turning things around?

She thought hard for a long time, and when she received the call from the inner prison, she had some direction in her mind.

After less than a stick of incense, Gu Yu entered the palace with shackles on her hands. She first glanced at Qi Jian, then knelt down to salute.Seeing that King Qin's face was normal and calm, she felt calmer in her heart.

"See Your Majesty, King Qin, and King Hong." "The sinner Gu Yuchu, your accomplices have confessed, why don't you quickly reveal the whereabouts of He and the little prince." Qi Jinye went straight to the point and charged fiercely. King Qin was very disgusted.

"I don't know what crime I committed. I can't plead guilty." Gu Yuchu replied calmly, without any panic.

"In order to sabotage the peace talks, Beiling provoked conflicts between Dongqi, Xirong, and Hehe, so he killed Burong and kidnapped Lejia Pengkang so that he could reap the benefits." King Hong pressed her every sentence, accusing her of her crimes.

"What does Beiling's plan have to do with me?" Gu Yuchu raised his chin, glanced at the impatient Hong Wang, and asked.

"Your accomplice, the maid who served the wine, has confessed. She said that she was ordered by you to poison and murder the concubine of Xirong in order to provoke a war between Dongqi and Xirong, and to alienate the alliance between Dongqi and Hehe. By the way, cover up your true identity.”

"It's extremely ridiculous. Prince Hong suspects that I am Hoi Ling Sesaku?"

"It's not suspicion, it's conviction. Your accomplice has confessed, and the witnesses at the table have testified, what else do you have to say!"

"It would be too far-fetched to convict someone based on words alone."

King Hong was bossing around Gu Yuchuyi and directly convicted him without the approval of Emperor Ming, which made Qi Jian very unhappy. He saw the right opportunity and reminded his brother to be careful with his tone, his tone was cold and harsh.

"Princess Qin, how do you explain that you don't understand the language of Baise, and how do you explain why He and the little prince were alone with you before they disappeared?"

Emperor Ming saw that Gu Yuchu was indifferent to King Hong's remarks, and the matter was not making any progress, so he personally asked about the doubtful points of the case.

"Reporting to your highness, I do not understand the language of Baise."

King Hong was surprised by Gu Yuchu's calmness, and then glanced at Emperor Ming guiltily.The kneeling woman paused for a moment, then raised her head and glanced at Qi Zhi, and slowly told her the excuse she had made up in prison.

"Although King Qin met me in the land of Baise, I am not from Baise. My parents died young, and my sister and I wandered around since we were young. After many hardships, we were lucky enough to follow the caravan south to Baise to buy tea, but we encountered civil strife in Baise. The tea merchants were only interested in profit and took the opportunity to lower the price of tea, defrauding the tea farmers and losing all their money. During the war and chaos, the tea farmers took advantage of the chaos and retaliated. Most of the people in the caravan suffered misfortune. Fortunately, my sister and I were saved by the King of Qin and survived. Later, I I was lucky enough to be favored by the King of Qin and be admitted to the royal palace in my third life, but this experience was not glorious. I knew that I was different from the King of Qin, and I didn’t want to add to the gap with the past and make the King of Qin uncomfortable by telling others. He concealed his life experience from the King of Qin and claimed that he was a man of Baise."

In order to show more sincerity, Gu Yuchu looked at the opening frame with a particularly aggrieved look and continued:
"As for He and the little prince, after the night banquet, I was too drunk and walked to the corridor to sober up. Unexpectedly, I met him and we chatted for a few words. The little prince asked me to take care of the royal sister he was about to marry, and also gave me a gift. A red gold ball as a thank you gift. After that, the guests flocked to the corridor and the fireworks took off. I turned around and saw no sign of the little prince. I felt something was wrong and looked around, but I didn’t know that Princess Nanxi took action indiscriminately. It just so happened that Princess Rong was also involved and almost fell into the water. Now that I think about it, it is very suspicious."

"You are really good at making up stories." Qi Jinye was very contemptuous of this explanation. He snorted and mentioned other doubts about Gu Yuchu: "Then how do you explain that you know martial arts."

"Is knowing martial arts a murderer? With so many people here, there are many who know martial arts. Princess Nanxi also knows martial arts. Why didn't His Highness Hongwang doubt her? Besides, at the scene of the crime, the imperial guards initially speculated that the concubine of Xirong was... He died of poisoning. Does poisoning require martial arts skills? Even if you are sure that the concubine of Xirong died of injuries, did anyone at the scene see me using force to attack her? Why did King Hong target me like this? "

Gu Yuchu was very angry at King Hong's challenge. She asked five questions in a row, leaving Qi Jinye speechless.

"Your Majesty, when I was recuperating in the south of the Yangtze River, I was fortunate enough to be taught by the Taoist priest Xiubai, and I learned some martial arts to strengthen my body. Last year, I reported the same thing at the Queen's birthday banquet. I also performed a sword dance at the banquet, and there was nothing wrong with it. Hiding and concealing, the Holy One can also testify. Now this series of coincidences have been taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives. I don’t know who I have offended, but I have tried so hard to put me to death. I hope the Holy One will see clearly and clear my name!"

Regarding the fact that he knew martial arts, Gu Yuchu felt that since he was asking this question, it was necessary to explain something, so that others would not make a fuss about it in the future, so he made an impassioned speech and kowtowed to ask Emperor Ming to seek justice.

"Baise's past is dead and there is no evidence. It is difficult to tell the authenticity of Princess Qin's self-identification, and the night banquet case has both human and physical evidence. No matter what the truth is, Xirong wants me to give an explanation within three days. How to deal with it?" Father makes the decision."

Qi Jinye was well aware of Gu Yuchu's plan, so he jumped out of her line of thinking and did not want to prove the authenticity of what he said. He only hinted that the truth of Emperor Ming was not important, and what was important was how to explain it to foreign countries.

"Even if the fourth brother's investigation is correct, in my opinion, even if the maid and Princess Qin are handed over, not only will it not dispel Xirong and Hehe's doubts about Dong Qi, but it will be counterproductive."

The opening sentence brought the problem back to the effect of the disposal, and once again reiterated his worries just now, so as to persuade Emperor Ming to take a long-term approach.

Facing the confrontation between the three of them, Emperor Ming was noncommittal and thought about whose words he should listen to. For a while, the palace became quiet again.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand the politics of the country, but I care about Dong Qi and my husband. If I sacrifice myself, I can relieve Dong Qi's troubles and save the King of Qin from being implicated and jealous. I will not give up even if I die."

Gu Yuchu heard Emperor Ming's concerns about the handling of this case, so she took the lead in breaking the silence and no longer fought for her innocence, but instead wanted to die.

She knew clearly that if she was accused of being a spy in Beiling, the King of Qin would not be able to escape the suspicion of colluding with foreign countries and plotting evil intentions. On the surface, this game seemed to be a competition and game between countries, but it was more like a campaign to eliminate dissidents. She had ulterior motives, so she retreated to advance and then stopped.

At the same time, she also laid the groundwork. Even if she was designed to commit suicide out of fear of crime in the future, in Emperor Ming's mind, it would still be like her self-sacrifice to protect the overall situation and the King of Qin.

In this way, this game can be broken.

Emperor Ming thought about it again and again, but did not make an immediate decision. He just dismissed his two sons and continued to detain Gu Yuchu.

(End of this chapter)