Chapter 1646 The Real Murderer Is on the Scene (3)
Hearing this, a trace of panic flashed in Prime Minister Ning's eyes. He avoided Caiwei's sharp eyes and bowed in the direction of the Queen Mother's coffin, saying: "The Queen Mother suddenly died at the prime of her life. As the head of all officials, I naturally have to spare no effort to find out the cause of death. I have fulfilled my duty as a minister. God bless me, I finally found out the cause of death of the Queen Mother. I will redress the injustice for the Queen Mother to comfort her spirit in heaven..."
After saying this, he turned to Caiwei again, showing a frank look: "What? Is it a crime for me to find out the truth about the cause of death of the Queen Mother in the eyes of the Queen Mother? If so, I am willing to take the blame!"
Caiwei sneered: "Haha, what a loyal and courageous person! "Minister! However, please answer the question I just asked, Prime Minister Ning, truthfully. Don't dodge the important question or change the subject. I only want to ask you, how did you know the cause of the Queen Mother's death? Who told you?"
Prime Minister Ning choked, and his face showed some cracks. At this time, Bai Zhi shouted: "Your Majesty, don't slander the loyal and good. It was me, I told Prime Minister Ning!"
She said sadly: "Your Majesty, don't frame Prime Minister Ning. I secretly told Prime Minister Ning. I know that the emperor loves you deeply, and I am afraid that the emperor will not be willing to punish you, so that the Queen Mother will be wronged and die, and will not be vindicated. So I took advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the palace and tell this news to Lord Ning. If you are angry, just come at me!"
"Pa, pa, pa..."
A few crisp and monotonous applause sounded. Caiwei clapped her hands, looked at Baizhi sarcastically, and said coldly: "Miss Baizhi is really amazing. I didn't expect that you, a little maid, could enter and leave the palace and the prime minister's residence at will, and even incite the civil and military officials of our dynasty to fulfill your wish and force me and the emperor. This ability really makes me admire you!"
Baizhi said: "As a maid beside the empress dowager, I naturally have the means to enter and leave the palace. I dare to risk my head and enter and leave the palace without permission just to clear the grievances of the empress dowager. I dare not accept the charge of inciting officials and bewitching people. All the adults present are loyal ministers and generals of our dynasty. Who is right and who is wrong? It is clear that a small maid like me cannot incite people just by wanting to, so, Queen, please do not accuse good people just to exonerate yourself. "
Cai Wei sneered: "Miss Baizhi is really eloquent and good at arguing. If I hadn't had evidence to prove that you killed the Queen Mother and framed me, I would have been defeated by your eloquence. Fortunately, I have evidence, so even if Miss Baizhi pretends to be innocent and incites people, it is in vain. In the face of facts and evidence, all sophistry is useless. "
After this, everyone looked at each other in shock. It was obviously the Queen who angered the Queen Mother to death, so how could it become Miss Baizhi who killed the Queen Mother?
Bai Zhi got anxious when she heard this and shouted, "Empress, you are so eloquent, how can you say such hurtful words? The Empress Dowager has been very kind to me, and I can never repay her even if I work like a cow or a horse, so how could I harm her? What's more, when the Empress Dowager is alive, I can live a decent life. If the Empress Dowager dies, I will be nothing. It is not reasonable for me to harm the Empress Dowager. You are so sure, so show us the evidence." Cai Wei said, "Don't rush to complain. I want to ask you, where did the Empress Dowager go after she got angry with me? What did she do?" Bai Zhi said, "The Empress Dowager was trembling with anger because of you. I persuaded her for a while and then helped her to sleep."