nashuaworldcup Chapter 213 12 Gold
Chapter 213 12 Gold
After so long, no matter how much love there is between the two of them, they are first king and subject, and then husband and wife.
Just look at today, a small thing is enough to cause trust to collapse, it's really ironic.
Ruyi looked up at the emperor. Although she was still kneeling, her aura was no less impressive.
"Your Majesty, I have never done anything to the mermaid, I am totally wronged.
However, as the head of the six palaces, I cannot escape the blame for the misfortune that my two younger sisters have suffered.
This time maybe someone wants to take advantage of this Jiaowen Wanjinjin to cause trouble.
On the one hand, it can get rid of the new favorite to secure the emperor's favor, and on the other hand, it can also undermine the dignity of the new queen and make her lose the emperor's favor.
The person behind this has evil intentions, I ask you to see clearly. Please listen to me and let me explain myself a little bit."
The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at Ruyi's calm and determined eyes, and his expression eased slightly.
Ruyi respects and loves me so much, how could she murder a concubine just out of jealousy?
Besides, once this happened, Ruyi couldn't escape the blame either. The emperor thought so, and his doubts about Ruyi were alleviated a lot.
Ruyi's lacquered eyes looked at the emperor steadily and said in a deep voice, "After this mermaid pattern brocade was given to me, it passed through the weaving bureau, embroidery room, laundry bureau and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it has been handled by countless people.
If someone among them has bad intentions, it is really difficult to tell.
The current matter is to heal the two sisters first, and at the same time carefully interrogate the people who were involved.
I believe that as long as we increase the penalties and conduct strict trials separately, we will definitely be able to achieve some results.
Please give me some time, Your Majesty. I will definitely give justice to my two sisters."
This was a well-reasoned argument, and the emperor had no words to refute, so he nodded in agreement.
With the emperor's instruction, Ruyi let go and ordered Rong Pei to control the palace servants and attendants involved in the incident one by one. She also asked Sanbao to take people to detain them separately and not allow them to collude with each other.
If anyone can provide any clues, he will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver. If the clues are useful, he will be rewarded with another 20 taels of silver.
If he could not say anything, he would be deprived of food and water and given twenty lashes.
The rewards and punishments were clear, and after some implementation, a few suspicious people were finally caught.
Sanbao finally brought up a woman and a man, tied them up, and made them kneel in front of Ruyi.
"My dear, this maid is from the laundry department. A few days ago, she volunteered to wash the clothes of the two ladies who were staying here.
The strange thing is that there was originally someone in charge of drying the clothes, but she didn't know whether she felt guilty or something, she didn't allow anyone else to do it, so she actually took the initiative to replace others and did it herself.
More than a dozen people saw it, so I cannot deny it."
The little maid cried sadly, two lines of tears streaming down her face, she looked so pitiful.
"Your Majesty, I was just working harder, is that wrong?
If we do more and make more mistakes, and laziness is the only way to protect ourselves, then we servants will never dare to work honestly again."
Ruyi was cold-hearted and did not show any sympathy for the worthless tears hanging on the little maid's cheeks.
It was obvious that she was trying to change the point and evade the question.
If the little maid is really innocent, she should be open and explain in detail what she did and why she did it.
She shouldn't have blamed everything on her overwork and her master's lack of consideration.
Ruyi folded her hands and tapped the armor of her right hand with the fingertips of her left hand, making a dull and regular sound.
Although the sound was not loud, it seemed to hit the little maid's heart again and again. It was like a pair of invisible hands that were gradually tightening, tightly grasping her throat.
Ruyi sighed, and Sanbao received the signal and asked the servants to bring a bamboo pliers covered in blood.
Afraid that the little maid didn't understand, Sanbao carefully explained slowly, "This 拶子 may look inconspicuous, but it is made of bamboo strips soaked in special medicine, and is extremely tough.
Not to mention the meat, even the bones can be broken if you use enough force. I wonder how long the girl can hold out if she is tortured by the clamping force?"
After saying that, Sanbao waved his sleeves, and two young eunuchs came forward, holding the young maid on the left and right, and pretended to put the torturers on her hands.
The little maid opened her eyes wide in fear, begging for mercy and shouting for justice. When she felt the coldness of the handcuffs on her hands, she was almost frightened to death, and her voice was distorted and sharp and difficult to distinguish.
Ruyi's face was cold and expressionless. Seeing that it was useless to cry out for justice, big beads of sweat mixed with tears trickled down the maid's hair.
The servant next to him finally couldn't help it.
His face turned red, and veins appeared on his forehead. Even with a rag in his mouth, he still tried to twist his body and make a sound similar to "I said".
Ruyi raised her eyes slightly, and Sanbao then had people stop the torture and took the cloth ball out of the servant's mouth.
"Empress, I will tell you everything. Please release Chun'er..."
It turned out that the little maid was called Chun'er.
Ruyi still had no expression on her face. She neither agreed nor refused.
But this was enough to give the servant hope. He said incessantly, "I am from the Weaving Bureau. I am responsible for the transportation of fabrics to and from the palace.
That day, I met a woman in the palace, who personally gave me a packet of medicine.
I asked my servant to find a chance to give the medicine to Chun'er, and taught her to dissolve it into water and then apply it on the mermaid pattern brocade.
If I were to be discovered destroying such precious brocade, not only would my job be in jeopardy, but my life would be in danger. How could I dare not do that?
Seeing that the slave refused, the woman threatened Chun'er's life, saying that if the slave did not do it, she would find a reason to beat Chun'er to death.
I and Chun'er are childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
Our family had arranged a marriage for us, and I couldn't bear to watch Chun'er die innocently, so I did it...
However, I really don’t know what that medicine is for, please forgive me, Queen, please spare my life…”
"You don't know what that medicine is for, but you know it's not a good thing."
Ruyi snorted coldly, and the boy really shut up, only glancing around with his rat eyes.
"What are the characteristics of that woman? Besides threats, did she promise you anything?"
Seeing that the servant hesitated for a long time and seemed to have some concerns, Ruyi gave Sanbao an impatient look.
The pliers clamped on Chun'er's fingers suddenly tightened, and the originally white and tender fingertips quickly became engorged with blood and turned red and purple.
Chun'er's shrill howls almost pierced through everyone's skulls.
"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!" The servant's psychological defense was finally broken.
"The woman's face was covered, so I couldn't see her face clearly, but her voice was soft and gentle, so she must be either a princess from a wealthy family or a personal maid.
In addition to Chun'er's life, she also gave me a silver note with a hundred taels of gold on it. I have never seen so much money in my life...
She also said that after the matter was accomplished, she would help Chun Er and I get rid of our slavery and let us return to our good families..."