There was silence in the imperial study room.
"Is there any evidence?"
The emperor's face turned pale and his voice was hoarse. He believed in his brother, but he didn't trust An Jia. In other words, subconsciously, he didn't want to believe that this was true.
His own mother-in-law was actually killed by someone else!
And the chief culprit has been content with his filial piety for more than twenty years, enjoying the most noble glory of a woman in the world!
After hearing the imperial brother's inquiry, Zhou Jinyan multiplied the evidence in his hand, including the confession of the escaped palace maid, as well as poison-stained rags, identity tokens, etc.
Unlike Zhou Jinyan, the emperor had a deep affection for his mother. He recognized the rag at a glance as the pattern on his mother's pillow, and the identity token of this palace maid matched that of his mother's attendant!
Looking at each piece of evidence, the truth is self-evident. Jian Yu had previously asked the secret guards to investigate these things. When they were handed over to Zhou Jinyan, the secret guards reported the investigation results again to confirm that there were no problems.
The Queen Mother's guilt does not require any physical evidence, as long as the Emperor believes it.
Because even if all the witnesses and material evidence are available, it is impossible for Dali Temple to interrogate her. Even because of her identity, the royal family has to cover it up and will not make it public. And from the overall perspective, the matter has been more than 20 years ago, so there is no need to go to war.
The emperor understands these truths, but he is not willing to accept it! The mother-in-law was actually killed! His son was unfilial. Not only did he not avenge his mother, he mistook fish and wood for pearls!
The emperor brushed away the things on the table, tightened his jaw, and said bitterly through his teeth: "Mother of a country, what a mother of a country!"
Zhou Jinyan's expression was equally cold, and the two brothers knew that they would never spare the Queen Mother.
After staying in the imperial study room for two full hours, Zhou Jinyan left the palace and went straight to Dali Temple. That night, Zhou Jinyan sent a letter to the palace saying that he would not go back tonight.
At night, the cell where the Tang family was imprisoned was filled with wailing sounds.
Mr. Zhong was a little puzzled. The emperor had previously asked his Tang family members to rely on the evidence and not to give in to the Queen Mother.
Under this circumstance, special care was taken in terms of food.
Obviously, the presence of the Queen Mother still gave the Tang family some protection. Apart from the Tang family, other people who were also captured in Dali Temple were not so lucky.
Mr. Zhong thought that judging from the evidence from the current investigation, the Tang family was not involved in the gold slave matter, so this could save his life!
The Tang family mostly works for the third prince in the court. The issue of gang members can be big or small, it all depends on whether the superiors want to arrest him or not. Looking at the Queen Mother, maybe the Tang family may be spared from exile.
Therefore, the official officials of Dali Temple were quite polite to the Tang family. No one would dare to humiliate the Tang family excessively even if the Queen Mother was there.
The Tang family also knew it well. The head of the Tang family knew that his sister would definitely save the Tang family, so he was not in a hurry. No one knew that he also had backup for the eldest prince and the second prince!
This time the Tang family survives and can still gain momentum from behind! If not, why would the Tang family have kept a low profile these years? Just because he placed bets on all three princes!
The Tang family is still bossing around in prison, which is so noble.
All the "beautiful things" came to an end on this night. Prince Jing who came to Dali Temple was like a living king of hell. He brought everyone from the Tang family for questioning one by one. All the punishments he had not received in the previous days were doubled tonight.
Mr. Zhong couldn't help but feel flustered when he saw it, but he still restrained himself from the rumors. The interrogation methods of the secret guards in Prince Jing's hands were thunderous! Sheng Jingdu said that the Dali Temple prison was ruthless. At present, it seems that he is far inferior to Prince Jing! !
If Prince Jing doesn't care, it is very likely that someone will die! Mr. Zhong wants to see the emperor. If someone dies in Dali Temple, the emperor may not care about Prince Jing. He is the one who will be held accountable!
As soon as I left Dali Temple, I saw Eunuch Lin waiting at the door. He was the emperor's personal attendant!
Mr. Zhong realized that when Prince Jing came to Dali Temple for interrogation, he had already passed through the emperor. The emperor even sent Eunuch Lin to follow him and return to the palace at any time.
Master Zhong is relieved now, let’s go to trial! Whose son will the Tang family die?
Mr. Zhong's patience with the Tang family has come to an end in the past few days. The Tang family usually keeps a low profile and modesty in the officialdom, but after being imprisoned, they become more aggressive. They clean things up day by day, but he can't do anything.
This time I got angry!
Prince Jing interrogated not only the men of the Tang family, but also the women of the Tang family. The Queen Mother and Tang Fu and others could be involved in the fight for the throne. The other women of the Tang family would not be a waste of money.
As long as they are from the Tang family, we will not let anyone go!
Not only the Tang family is imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison, but other arrested people are also there, such as the Cui family, the He family, etc.
At first, everyone was very unbalanced. They were jealous when they saw the good treatment of the Tang family, but who made the Tang family have a queen mother.
Now it seems that they would rather die in the hands of Dali Temple officials than be interrogated by Prince Jing. The second master of the Tang family who was just carried back has no good skin on his body!
By the time Zhou Jinyan left Dali Temple again, a night had passed and when he returned to the palace, it was the time of the morning dynasty.
As soon as they arrived at the imperial study, Eunuch Lin came in and said that the Queen Mother wanted to see her.
This time the emperor did not refuse and let the queen mother in.
The Queen Mother, who was on hunger strike, was pale, and the clothes she wore were thin, making her look like a paper doll. It was obvious that she had really not eaten in the past few days, and the preparations were for the purpose of meeting the emperor today.
"Your Majesty, the Ai family won't put you in trouble. The Ai family only asks that you can save the lives of the Tang family."
On weekdays, the queen mother always calls herself this palace, while the concubines in the harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty call themselves Aijia. This is an attitude of showing weakness.
"The Tang family chose the wrong path. They should be responsible for their actions, but back then the Tang family..."
The Queen Mother tried her best to bring up the past, trying to awaken the emperor's memory and reminisce about old feelings. She came today with only one idea: to save the lives of the Tang family first.
Once the emperor and the courtiers, it doesn't matter if the current emperor is removed from his official position. When the next emperor ascends the throne, the Tang family can use this to revive, as long as they stay alive!
As for when it will be the next emperor's turn...
The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with gloom. Back then, she could kill Concubine Duan without anyone noticing, but now she could make the Emperor follow the same path as his own mother.
It looked like she was begging for mercy from the Tang family, but in fact the Queen Mother had murderous intentions at this time.
"The head of the Tang family has already confessed. You won't know about those things unless you investigate. Once you investigate, it's really shocking."
"It seems that the Tang family has been keeping a low profile in these years, but in fact, they have done all kinds of bad things behind the scenes. The ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty once said that the emperor's crimes are the same as those of the common people. Do you, the Tang family, want to go beyond the emperor?"
"I'm sorry to tell you that based on the evidence collected and the fact that the Tang family has signed a confession, there is no chance of survival."
At this point, Zhou Jinyan's careless tone changed, and his voice suddenly became solemn, and then he said word by word: "The Tang family will be executed!"
Prince Jing's voice was like a devil's whisper, word by word floated from the ears into the heart, and then exploded, making the Queen Mother dizzy and her eyesight became dim.
Her steps stumbled back twice, she was so weak that if she hadn't been supported by someone, she might have fallen over.
After settling for a few seconds, she suddenly raised her head and looked at the emperor.
