Mr. Zhang was soaked in cold sweat, and in this warm palace, heat was emanating from his head.
He knew that he had a bad reputation and that he had done many evil things.
So he would look for families that were greedy for money and buy their daughters as concubines. That way, even if he played hard to get and spent money lavishly, as long as he paid a large sum of money to the family after something happened, they would not sue him.
Therefore, a few days ago, when a group of people found him and asked him to go to the temple to testify, he refused without thinking.
No matter how much money the other party offers him, he will not go. He is not short of money, he wants his life.
However, he did not expect that the other party was a powerful person, and the other party's power could easily crush him, a small official.
Moreover, the other party assured him that he would be spared as long as he went to the temple to testify.
He had no choice but to agree.
Later, he found out that the people threatening him were the queen's family.
Their purpose was to get him to testify that the current imperial concubine was the eighteenth concubine he wanted to buy three years ago.
Now the imperial concubine asked him where the concubines he had killed had gone. How could he dare to tell the truth?
Mr. Zhang avoided looking away, his face was covered in sweat, and he kept wiping it with his sleeves.
Su Wanti glanced at the original owner's family and Su Shuang's family with a cold gaze, and then snorted coldly.
"Of you three families, one traded his daughter's life for money, one abandoned his father, and one used money to buy his own life and ward off disaster. How can you, who violate human ethics, are unfilial and unfraternal, are rich but unkind, and have committed countless evil deeds, have the nerve to testify in this palace?"
Su Wanti turned to look at Qiu Cairen, raised the corners of her lips, and shook her head gently, saying, "The witnesses Qiu Cairen found are of poor character. Their words are hard to believe."
"These two families are greedy for money. Give them some silver and you can let them be your grandsons. How credible are their words? I think if you want to see if I am Su Shuang, you might as well ask everyone in the village to identify me. After all, we are in the suburbs of Beijing and it will only take an hour to get there."
Hearing this, the people kneeling below were all filled with fear.
If they called the people from the village to identify it, wouldn't the lies they just told be exposed?
Just as they were about to beg for mercy, they heard a cold and stern voice from above, "The identity of the Imperial Concubine cannot be false. Kang Yu, send someone to Su's farm to bring some farmers over. Go and return quickly."
"And Mr. Zhang, there's nothing strange about the deaths of over a dozen people in his family. Let's hand him over to the Dali Temple for investigation."
Su Wanti looked at Leng Hong and saw that when he looked at Mr. Zhang, a hint of cruelty rose in his calm eyes.
It seems that Mr. Zhang is not going to survive.
I have avenged those dozen innocent and poor women.
The two members of the Su family watched helplessly as Mr. Zhang was dragged away by the guards like a pile of dead meat.
They were all so frightened that they collapsed into a ball, unable to even kneel.
At this time, the huge palace was silent, and everyone had an idea in their minds.
Judging from the Imperial Noble Consort's calm response and the Emperor's reaction, it is clear that once Kang Yu returns and confirms the Imperial Noble Consort's identity, the matter will be over.
But Qiu Cairen was still worried, hoping that the farmers would identify her. She didn't know all the actions of the Queen's family outside. She thought that since the Queen dared to point out that the Imperial Noble Consort's identity was fake at the palace banquet, she must be very sure.
The witnesses kneeling in the hall now have relationships with the Imperial Noble Consort. They have bad character and their words are not trustworthy. However, the farmers in the village have all seen the Imperial Noble Consort, and the emperor cannot help but believe what they say.
But Qiu Cairen didn't know that at this point, the Queen had already determined that this plan had completely failed.
The queen had already made up her mind that she had to give up Concubine Qiu.
Kang Yu led the imperial guards on horseback to the outskirts of the capital. He rode very fast and it took less than an hour to go there and back.
After rushing back to the palace, he hurried to the hall with his men.
Kang Yu was covered in dust, and behind him were seven or eight farmers, all of whom were ordinary farmers from the original owner's farm and Su Shuang's farm.
They were randomly "invited" by Kang Yu, and they were brought into the imperial palace without knowing what was going on.
Several people knelt down in a daze and kowtowed to the emperor. When they looked up again, they saw the palace full of dignitaries and magnificent decorations, and then they became frightened.
Kang Yu saluted and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, these people were selected by me personally. There is absolutely no problem."
After seeing the emperor nod, he turned to those who looked confused and frightened and said gently:
"Don't be afraid. I've invited you all here today for no other reason than to recognize someone. When you meet him, just ask if you recognize him. It's OK if you haven't seen him before. After you've recognized him, you'll be fine. I'll send someone to take you back."
"However, I must be frank. This is the inner courtyard of the Imperial Palace. The one sitting above is the true dragon emperor, the supreme ruler. You cannot lie to him, and you cannot even think of deceiving him. Otherwise, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor, and you will be punished with the punishment of your entire clan and death by slow slicing."
The farmers had never seen such a scene before. They were already terrified after knowing where they were. Kang Yu's words made them even more frightened and they dared not hide anything.
Kang Yu continued, "This is the Imperial Noble Consort. Look, have you seen her?"
Those people raised their heads nervously and looked at Su Wanti. They felt a bright flash in front of their eyes, like a white light. The person in front of them was extremely beautiful, like an immortal.
Several people were shocked and amazed at first, and then, doubts appeared in the eyes of a few people.
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