The ghost woman was tortured with a stick in public, which made her scream in pain.
But she still didn't change her words: "The civilian woman told the truth. I was just delivering the baby to the fifth prince's concubine. The emperor's grandson did not breathe when he was born, but he started crying after acupuncture."
"Okay, she can't withstand severe punishment at her age." The emperor raised his hand to stop the execution, "I heard that when people are about to die, their words are also good.
Shang Qiyan, go get a bottle of poison and let her drink it. I'll see what she has to say after drinking the poison. "
Shang Qiyan went down and came in from outside a moment later, holding an amaranth-red porcelain bottle in his hand. He walked up to the ghost woman, removed the cork from the bottle, and poured it into her mouth.
But the ghost woman said: "Housekeeper, give me the medicine! I will drink it myself to avoid dirtying your hands."
Then he took the porcelain bottle and drank it in one gulp.
Then he wiped his mouth and said, "The lives of women are like grass and worthless, but animals still know benevolence and righteousness.
Your Majesty is a wise king, and the country of Great Xia is maintained entirely by the royal blood. Women of the common people dare not do evil. It was the second prince's concubine who forced me to frame a good person. If I had not obeyed at that time, she would definitely kill me.
I don't regret dying, I'm just afraid that she will find someone else to frame the emperor's grandson again. Today, I, a civilian woman, died in front of my eyes, witnessed by Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen.
I personally gave birth to the emperor's grandson. From beginning to end, there was only this one child, and there will never be another one!
This child is the emperor's eldest grandson, the true root of the royal family! But we can’t be harmed by evil people! "
After saying that, he prostrated on the ground and waited for death.
Ma Shi never expected that she would be so decisive. Originally, this old woman was so timid and greedy for money, and she thought she had her under control.
What exactly went wrong?
"It's Lan Ning! It's her! It's the trap she made! She yelled to catch the thief!" Ma shouted regardless of her manners, "Father, you must not be deceived by her! You have to interrogate her! Interrogate her properly! "
However, the more hysterical she became, the angrier the emperor became towards her.
"You are so confused! You are openly questioning the royal heir just for the sake of gossip!
And the two witnesses you brought, one is a traitorous slave and the other is a martyr who was beaten into submission. You have no other evidence. Do you really think that I am an old fool? ! "
"Your Majesty! Father! No...I am loyal! They are too cunning...they killed my child...and...just enjoy the benefits..." Mrs. Ma was heartbroken, and she was not willing to give in!
"You kid, you are so confused! What a disaster you have caused!" Seeing the situation, Concubine Ying quickly came up to pull Ma down.
"Your Majesty, you can't just listen to this mother-in-law about the Queen's matter, you have to investigate it carefully." Yao Wanyi quickly helped, "When the fifth prince concubine gave birth, the maid named Xue Hengzhao in front of Concubine Fu was with her. She is an insider. If she is arrested and interrogated under severe torture, she will surely find out something.
Otherwise, why would the fifth prince's concubine drive everyone out when she was giving birth, leaving only the mother-in-law and her in front of her. This is unreasonable! "
"Yes, yes! This matter is so weird!" Ma seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, "That woman is willing to die to express her ambition, I dare too!
Someone is coming! Get me a bottle of poison too! I'll drink it too! I didn’t force that woman, it was all her own words! "
Of course Ma will not really drink it, but she wants everyone to believe that she has this determination.
At this time, Lan Ning spoke: "Your Majesty, Queen, I also have something to say."
"Lan Ning, please don't add fuel to the fire." The queen reassured, "There is indeed a misunderstanding about this matter. Today is a false alarm. Don't take it personally."
The Ma family is the Queen's right-hand man, and the second prince is the Queen's employee, so of course the Queen must protect them at this time.
"Thank you, Queen, for your consideration, but if I don't explain what happened today clearly, some people will always have doubts.
As time goes by in the future, we still don’t know what it will look like. The daughter-in-law didn't want to leave any hidden dangers and wanted to make a confession for herself. "Lan Ning spoke sincerely.
She didn't act or cry.
There was nothing disrespectful from beginning to end, which made the emperor treat her even more differently.
Hearing what she said again, he agreed: "Good boy, tell me what you have to say!"
"I know that until now, there must be many people who have doubts. Even if this woman is willing to die to prove her ambition," Lan Ning said, "Everyone will definitely wonder why I want to find such a person to deliver the baby.
In fact, before that, our house had already found two midwives in advance, but because I gave birth for a day and a night, the baby still couldn't come out. The two midwives were afraid and tired and couldn't support it anymore.
Our government immediately sent dozens of people to various parts of the capital to hire experienced midwives.
But all the midwives were either sick or not at home, so none of them could be found.
Later, the maid sent from the palace by the empress thought of looking for a midwife in a place where common people lived, and then she found this mother-in-law.
As for why the midwives refused to deliver my baby, and why Dr. Zhou sent by the palace refused to treat me with all his heart.
The reason here is actually not difficult to find out. And why we were framed is actually not difficult to find out.
The second emperor's wife keeps saying that someone harmed her child. Is there any witness evidence? ! If it is true, can we still be tolerated? "
After saying this, Lan Ning added: "Bring the emperor's grandson here, I want to prove my innocence."
After taking the child into her hands, Lan Ning gently opened the swaddling clothes and untied the child's clothes: "As the saying goes, words are empty. Today I will take out the voucher and ask everyone present to see it. clear.
This kid survived a narrow escape, so he was really lucky. It took me a day and a night to give birth to him. Who would have thought that he would be born without breath.
Fortunately, he was rescued in the end. To this day, the child still has traces of the needle prick on his heart. Because the needle prick was too deep, the scar may not go away for the rest of his life. "
After saying that, he showed everyone the scar on the little emperor's grandson's chest.
"Of course, this alone can't really explain anything. So I said that this child was blessed by his ancestors and protected by the emperor's grace. I probably knew that he would be in this kind of disaster, so I brought him something like this." Lan Ning said Then, he exposed the little emperor's grandson's left arm, and there was a vermilion birthmark shaped like a tiger charm.
When everyone saw it, they were all shocked.
The emperor was even more surprised and happy, and reached out to take the child.
Like looking at a priceless treasure, he rubbed the birthmark on the little emperor's left arm.
"My grandfather, Emperor Mingxuan, had this birthmark on his left arm, and I also have an identical birthmark on my left arm. None of these princes have it, so who would have thought that it would be on this kid!
Ha ha! This son is from the blood of my Zhu family! It's the grandson of the emperor who I can't kiss anymore! "The emperor held his eldest grandson in his arms and said solemnly.
All the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and shouted: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty will be established forever, and your heirs will be prosperous!"
"If anyone talks nonsense about the life experience of the emperor's eldest grandson again in the future, they will be executed without mercy!" The emperor looked around and said coldly.
(End of chapter)
