The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 201
Looking at Jiang Qixi's heavy face, Ning Yuezhao's heart became tense, and he lost all confidence in what he wanted to say.

She suddenly remembered that night in Jiang's mansion, she had promised Jiang Qixi that she would advance and retreat with Jiang Nian in the palace, and try her best to protect him, but such things happened in a blink of an eye, which really made her a little ashamed of Jiang Qi Xi.

While Ning Yuezhao was in a dilemma, Yan Zhenglang also came out, "I think it's too arbitrary to identify the Yuquan Mountain incident as the work of General Xiao. I think there are still doubts about this matter, so we should investigate thoroughly first!"

He could see the empress' embarrassment, because the Yan family had received the grace of the empress because of the Qingchi incident before, even if he risked making his old friends unhappy for many years, he would stand up and say a few words.

Ning Yuezhao glanced coldly at the people in the hall, most of them were kneeling, and some people were watching.

"Did you really want me to kill Xiao Jingtian so impatiently?"

Her voice is not loud, but it is enough for everyone to hear clearly, her tone is not very harsh, but full of majesty.

For a moment, none of those kneeling in the hall dared to respond.

Ning Yuezhao said in a deep voice: "You keep claiming that Xiao Jingtian is the mastermind of this matter, but do you have evidence? My imperial guards have searched for several days, but have not found any evidence. Since you are so capable, you should quickly hand over the evidence to me. To the Governor's Mansion of the Forbidden Army, I immediately issued an order to punish his nine clans, and even the tribunal of the three divisions was omitted!"

Most of the people who came forward to impeach today were civil servants. Although they accompanied Yuquan Mountain, they did not participate in the investigation of this matter. Where there is any evidence, they just saw that the high wall of Xiao Jingtian was about to fall, so they all wanted to push it up. a handful.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Yuquan Mountain has been investigated by the Forbidden Army and the Northwest Army. The Northwest Army is Xiao Jingtian's personal soldiers, so they will naturally protect him. The Forbidden Army is the Royal Guards, and they will explain to us what they do. Now it has been many days. , The forbidden army has not been able to find out the real culprit, it is clearly the forbidden army's dereliction of duty!"

In this way, the ball was kicked back to the Forbidden Army.

Zuo Ming came out calmly, cupped his hands to Ning Yuezhao and said, "Your Majesty, give me another three days, if I can't hand over the murderer, I'm willing to come and see you!"

Ning Yuezhao looked at Zuo Ming with a vague gaze, but before she spoke, she shifted her gaze to Jiang Qixi who was kneeling straight all the time.

Sensing the gaze of the empress, Jiang Qixi raised his head and looked directly at the throne.

"Your Majesty, I don't target anyone. After a thorough investigation, who is the culprit? Your Majesty will punish him severely. Just give the child justice."

Ning Yuezhao's hand on the armrest tightened instantly, Jiang Qixi's words clearly showed her affection.

That's right, with Jiang Qixi's qualifications as a veteran of the three dynasties, how can he not see the twists and turns behind this incident, when he knelt earlier, he seemed to be in trouble with her, but in fact he gave her a step down!
Ning Yuezhao got up, walked down Danbi slowly, and personally helped Jiang Qixi up, "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang Ge, I will definitely explain this matter to the Jiang family and to the world!"

Above the main hall, the end of the empress's solemn words echoed.

And outside Qifeng Palace over there, there was a person standing there for a long time, waiting for a long time.

In the distance, the dragon chariot of the female emperor came slowly, and the person knelt down on one knee in front of the stone steps in front of the palace.

When the dragon chariot stopped in front of Qifeng Palace, Yuan Xi frowned and looked at the kneeling man.

The man said loudly: "My humble minister Xiao Jingtian, please see Your Majesty!"

The curtain of the dragon carriage was lifted, and Ning Yuezhao looked at Xiao Jingtian expressionlessly.

Zuo Ming told her yesterday that Xiao Jingtian's people were also thoroughly investigating the matter of Yuquan Mountain. The two groups of people met many times in the mountain, but they lived in peace. Today Xiao Jingtian actually came to the door in person, which is not unusual.

"Let's talk in the hall if you have something to say."

With the support of the court lady, Ning Yuezhao slowly got off the dragon chariot. She showed the majesty of the emperor with her crown still on.After she finished speaking, she didn't look at Xiao Jingtian, and walked straight into the main hall.

It was the first time for Xiao Jingtian to step into Qifeng Palace. He knew that today is frugal, and the furnishings and decorations of Shenglong Palace are grand but not extravagant, just right for solemnity and beauty.

Although Jiang Nian has not been in the palace for a long time, he has never liked luxury. This Xifeng Palace is also simple but delicate, elegant and not ostentatious.

He originally went to Shenglong Palace to look for Ning Yuezhao, but he was told by the palace servants that the Empress is now temporarily living in Qifeng Palace.The palace servants never made it clear, but he knew that she was accompanying Jiang Nian before his sick bed.

The sun in May was already a bit venomous, and when he was waiting for her to go down outside the hall, he didn't feel the heat, but felt a slight coldness in his heart.

"It's only been heard that the emperor's husband is in favor of the emperor. Today, His Majesty really opened my eyes."

Although the palace was unfamiliar, there were somewhat familiar figures walking around in the palace, making Xiao Jingtian's chest choke.

Ning Yuezhao took a seat in the hall calmly, and said in a cold voice, "General Xiao asked to see me, just to say these things?"

In the past few days, Xifeng Palace has become the Empress's dormitory, she rests here, and most of the palace servants in Shenglong Palace have moved here.

From Ning Yuezhao's point of view, wherever Jiang Nian lives, she will live there, it doesn't matter whether it is the Dragon Palace or any other palace.Her parents lived together in the same hall as long as she could remember, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Xiao Jingtian looked at the cold-eyed woman in front of him, and immediately turned cold, "I have something to tell His Majesty about the matter of Yuquan Mountain!"

"Say."

"Does Your Majesty still remember Ming Han?"

Ning Yuezhao thought about it for a while, "Is that the one who overtook the answer sheet in Enke Chunwei? I remember that the imperial husband seemed to be a member of the Ministry of Rites and gave the paper to General Xiao. But I didn't see this person in front of the general's saddle and horse behind Yuquan Mountain. It seems that he can only talk on paper. It’s too late, I can’t get into the general’s eyes.”

Xiao Jingtian gritted his teeth and said, "I read his papers, and I did have some insight into the strategy, so I summoned him. It was his idea to let the imperial army and my Northwest Army practice."

Ning Yuezhao paused, and said with a sneer: "I find it strange that the general proposed the exercise between the two armies that day, and even quoted scriptures. It turned out that he was inspired by this Jiangnan literati, and he became literary."

Xiao Jingtian knew that she was deliberately sarcastic, "I suspect that there is something wrong with Ming Han, and I have ordered people to watch him carefully in the past few days."

Ning Yuezhao chuckled lightly: "If this is really what he did, then he must now know that someone is secretly watching him, so he will make no move."

Xiao Jingtian looked at Ning Yuezhao, "Your Majesty, can you believe that this matter was not done by a minister?"

Ning Yuezhao said calmly: "So what if I believe it, people in the world don't believe it, you didn't go to court early today, otherwise you will know how exciting it is."

Xiao Jingtian claimed to be sick these few days, and he did not go to court in order to avoid verbal criticism from those civil servants.

"The minister will prove his innocence!" He clenched his fist and said.

Ning Yuezhao waved her hand, "You have been searching for so many days, have you found something?"

Xiao Jingtian shook his head, "The place where the cold arrow was released that day, Deputy General Yan under my command immediately went after the place where the cold arrow was placed, but there was only one crossbow bolt fixed there, and there was no one around. Later, Yan Mo checked the place carefully. Crossbow arrows, found that there were strange ashes on the blade of grass under the place where the crossbow arrows were placed, and there were burn marks on the trigger, which also smelled of sulfur, and the trigger was hot to the touch.

Lieutenant General Yan concluded that the person who set up the crossbow should have aimed at the direction in advance, pulled the trigger, and then wrapped a small amount of saltpetre in something like cloth to block the trigger, and then ignited the saltpetre at the trigger with a fuse. Properly, it will neither destroy the crossbow arrows, but also just trigger cold arrows. "

When Ning Yuezhao heard him mention Vice Admiral Yan, it should be Yan Mo, so the truth of this matter is much more reliable.She suddenly thought of Zuo Ming telling her that day that the ground beside the cliff had been tampered with with gunpowder and blown loose, which caused Jiang Nian to fall off the cliff.

She frowned and looked at Xiao Jingtian, "Then tell me, how did the person who erected the crossbow arrows calculate the direction and time? You are fighting with the emperor, and the person who can control the direction of both sides the most, isn't it you?"

Xiao Jingtian smiled wryly, "No matter how you look at it, it seems that the subject is the most suspicious. But, what if there is someone who has thoroughly understood the character and martial arts of the subject and the imperial husband, and carefully designed such a situation to lure us into the urn?"

Ning Yuezhao looked at him for a while, "Who do you suspect?"

"Minghan." Xiao Jingtian said without hesitation, "that day at the minister's house, in order to win the trust of the minister, Minghan mentioned the emperor's martial arts character when offering advice, and the minister suspected that he approached him with ulterior motives from the very beginning. , the purpose is to stir up conflicts between our monarch and his subjects."

Ning Yuezhao looked at him with a light smile, "It's rare that General Xiao understands righteousness so well."

She once heard Jiang Nian mention that the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River are well developed, and occasionally people of color and eyes come across the ocean, bringing many rare things.Jiang Nian once saw a blond-haired, blue-eyed Westerner carrying a thing called a bird gun. He held it with both hands and fired it. It could shoot down birds flying in the sky, hence the name bird gun.

At that time, Jiang Nian also lamented that gunpowder and saltpeter were invented by our ancestors, but they were made into sharp guns in the hands of foreigners, but we only used them to make fireworks, which was too wasteful.

This incident has an inexplicable relationship with gunpowder. Ming Han is from Jiangnan, so it is not surprising that he knows about gunpowder.

Xiao Jingtian had had enough of her sarcasm, and said with a cold face: "I came to His Majesty today to cooperate with His Majesty in investigating this matter, not to listen to Your Majesty's sarcasm."

"Oh, I wonder what the general's plan is?"

Xiao Jingtian looked at her, and suddenly said: "Today in the court, many people must have asked you to punish me severely, right?"

Ning Yuezhao nodded, "I have temporarily suppressed this matter."

Xiao Jingtian raised his hand and said, "You don't need to press down anymore, just treat me as the real murderer and arrest me."

Ning Yuezhao frowned and looked at him, "What do you mean?"

If he is moved at this time, the Northwest Army will not mutiny?

Xiao Jingtian seemed to see through the confusion in her heart, and said calmly: "I have already made arrangements for the whole army. They are at most bluffing and won't really do anything. If the army is too calm, it will make people in the dark suspicious. "

Ning Yuezhao narrowed her eyes and looked at him, "You are trying to lure a snake out of its hole."

Xiao Jingtian shrugged indifferently, "This matter has to be resolved, right? I can't bear the blame for this forever, can I?"

Ning Yuezhao quickly sent Zuo Ming a message, and the three of them discussed and decided that Xiao Jingtian would be "taken for questioning" three days later.

After finishing all this, it was already past noon.

Ning Yuezhao was thinking about Jiang Nian, and stepped into the bedroom quickly. There was the sound of porcelain touching in the inner room. She thought it was the palace servants feeding Jiang Nian with medicine. She didn't want to be shocked by the scene in front of her after stepping into the inner room shocked.

She looked in disbelief at the person sitting beside the bed feeding Jiang Nian the medicine, and saw that person put down the bowl and knelt down politely——

"My wife sees Your Majesty."

This person is Jiang Nian's mother, Yu Shi. How did she enter the palace?
(End of this chapter)