Zhengze is not close to anyone in the capital. If the person he interacts with the most in the entire capital, apart from his master, is Jiang Jinshuang.
Although he usually calls her a "bad woman" and scolds her for misbehavior, this is also a matter between him and her.
——No one else can tell.
"Lord Zhengze, you are still young and have only met so many people. How come you can say the word 'most pleasing to the eye'?"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, her tone could be regarded as a warning.
Zhengze is neither humble nor arrogant: "What the Queen Mother said is that Zhengze has not met many people, but at least among the people Zhengze has met, His Highness and the master rank first together."
The Queen Mother frowned.
From the very beginning, she has always been the one talking to her.
Zhao Yungui did not say anything.
It's like tacit consent.
The Queen Mother squinted her eyes, and finally her gaze fell on Zhao Yungui who was standing aside.
White clothes and brocade robes, full of splendor.
"Master Imperial Master," the Queen Mother said coldly, "as a regular master, you still have to teach him to distinguish right from wrong and not to be blinded by some people."
Zhao Yungui's eyes had never moved away from Jiang Jinshuang since she appeared.
Now that he heard the Queen Mother's words, his long eyelashes twitched slightly and finally averted his gaze.
Immediately, he bowed slightly in the direction of the Queen Mother: "Zheng Ze is mature in mind, simple and kind, and I think I have been well-educated."
The implication is that he agrees with what he said.
The Queen Mother's face was gloomy, and dark emotions flashed in her eyes.
Jiang Jinshuang smiled and was pulled by Zhengze to stand aside.
Not long after, Xia Yurong changed her clothes and came to the temple hall.
She lowered her head, the ends of her eyes were scarlet, and there were tears in her eyes. I felt pity for her watery eyes, and she was very fragile.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother softened her tone: "Rong'er? What's going on? Why are you crying again?"
"The Queen Mother..."
As if she had found support, Xia Yurong took a few steps forward, grabbed the Queen Mother's hand, and sobbed softly.
The Queen Mother's voice was concerned: "Why are you crying again? Tell the Ai family, what happened?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Eunuch Sun who was standing aside.
Seeing this, Eunuch Sun took a few steps forward, walked to the Queen Mother, and whispered a few words to her.
"Presumptuous!"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she scolded sternly, her eyes fixed on Jiang Jinshuang!
"Zhaoming, you failed to push Yurong into the water once, but you dared to push her again and again in front of everyone! Are you going to rebel!?"
Jiang Jinshuang still stood upright on the spot, with a smile on her lips: "The Queen Mother forgives me, but Miss Xia said that I pushed her, and I really couldn't remember, so I had to ask Miss Xia to demonstrate a few more times."< br>
After a pause, Jiang Jinshuang seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "What's more, many pilgrims saw it at that time, and I didn't intend to avoid anyone. Why is the Queen Mother angry?"
"You have failed in your intention to kill someone. You have attempted to kill Yu Rong several times. How dare you show off your power in front of the Ai family? Why don't you kneel down to the Ai family!"
Before Jiang Jinshuang could speak, Zhao Yungui took a few steps forward and stood in front of her.
He just glanced at the Queen Mother, and then his eyes fell on Xia Yurong.
For a moment, the hall became quiet.
Xia Yurong lowered her head and sobbed, but she seemed to feel Zhao Yungui's gaze from above her head.
She subconsciously shrank her neck, then raised her eyes and looked at Zhao Yungui timidly.
"Meet, meet the Imperial Master——"
"Kneel down." Zhao Yungui said coldly before Xia Yurong could finish her words.
Xia Yurong was stunned for a moment, all the words were choked in her throat, and she panicked.
"Master Imperial Master, if you want to kneel down, you must kneel down clearly. How can Yu Rong be wronged?" the Queen Mother said coldly.
Zhao Yungui did not look at the Queen Mother, but looked at Xia Yurong who wanted to hide behind the Queen Mother.
"Miss Xia spoke rudely to Princess Zhaoming and insulted the royal family. Later, Pei Shoufu, an important minister in the court, was implicated and was seriously injured. Now her life and death are unknown and her fever persists. Does the Queen Mother think that Miss Xia is not at fault?"
The words were spoken coldly and bitterly.
In a few words, those charges of killing were laid down, and Xia Yurong was so frightened that she knelt down in panic!
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor, must be aware of this! The Empress Dowager must be aware of this! Yu Rong was pushed into the water by His Highness. She didn't know that Lord Pei would be injured because of this, and Yu Rong was terrified!"
The Queen Mother frowned and looked at Zhao Yungui with dissatisfaction: "It's ridiculous! It's obvious that Yu Rong was the one who was pushed into the water. Does the Imperial Master still want to confuse right and wrong just to protect Zhao Ming?"
"Are you confusing right and wrong? Miss Xia should know better than me who pushed her into the water."
Zhao Yungui interrupted the Queen Mother coldly, but looked at Xia Yurong, who was kneeling on the ground and shivering.
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"Miss Xia, it is impossible to listen to your words anymore about what happened today."
Xia Yurong said hurriedly: "At that time, Yurong was pushed into the water by His Highness, and many pilgrims saw it! If the Imperial Master doesn't believe it, you can ask them to testify!"
Zhao Yungui looked at Xia Yurong and did not speak immediately.
That look was too cold and indifferent.
It was like snow soaked in frost, and he couldn't even find any emotion when he looked at her.
"Those men have been ordered to be killed by me for assassinating Lord Pei."
When he said this, his tone was very cold, as if he just raised his hand.
But it is true that this kind of thing is indeed not complicated for the National Preceptor, who has more than ten thousand people.
Xia Yurong thought she had heard wrongly. Her eyes widened and she raised her eyes in disbelief to meet Zhao Yungui's gaze, her pupils contracting violently.
Zhao Yungui looked at her and continued: "After hearing this, several female pilgrims seemed to have something to say. They said that the situation was too chaotic. Maybe they saw it wrong and it could not be counted as a witness."
Saying that, Zhao Yungui brushed the non-existent dust on his shoulders nonchalantly: "Therefore, Miss Xia, your witness is no longer needed."
Xia Yurong suddenly knelt on the ground and trembled with fear when she heard Zhao Yungui's words.
The emperor is ruthless.
It's just that Jiang Jinshuang protected Xia Yurong too well in the past, so she always thought that "the emperor is ruthless" was just a joke.
But in fact, no one who can gain a foothold in this man-eating court, or even become a mainstay, is easy to get along with.
——Neither is Zhao Yungui.
As if belatedly realizing what Zhao Yungui had just said, Xia Yurong's whole body began to tremble.
Zhao Yungui turned a blind eye and just said coldly: "Since there is no witness, why don't Miss Xia try to explain again. I also want to know the answers to several doubts that Lord Pei raised in front of the lotus pond just now."
He took a few steps forward.
On the white gold shoes, cloud patterns are darkly embroidered, and white cranes flutter their wings.
As if being forced back, Xia Yurong was so frightened that she put her hands behind her back and hurriedly took a few steps back.
Zhao Yungui lowered his eyes, his eyes were still emotionless, cold and indifferent.
"Miss Xia, let me remind you that murdering the royal family will implicate the nine tribes."
Xia Yurong panicked, her eyes wandering around, as if she wanted to say something, but she just opened her mouth and looked pale.
"Is the Imperial Preceptor a little too partial to Zhao Ming?" the Queen Mother said coldly, standing in front of Xia Yurong.
She narrowed her eyes and spoke in a cold and dignified tone: "Regardless of how she pushed Yu Rong into the water for the first time, just now, she pushed Yu Rong into the water three times in a row. That is ironclad evidence that many pilgrims and monks have seen!" (End of chapter)