Chapter 129 Suspicion

Yun Shi wondered why Shen Wan, who hated Shen Ti so much, would bring her to the palace for the banquet, but since Shen Ti followed, Yun Shi did not ask.

When they arrived at the gate, Shen Ti followed them into the carriage, as if she had returned to the past, when she was still Ye Caiwei.

There was no conversation along the way until the carriage entered the palace and stopped.

Shen Wan got off the carriage first, and then helped Yun down. As soon as they got off the carriage, they ran into the wife of Duke Wei and the fourth lady of Wei, Wei Mingzhu.

Seeing Shen Wan, Wei Mingzhu smiled and said, “I didn’t expect to run into you when I entered the palace.”

Shen Wan also thought it was a coincidence.

The wife of Duke Weiguo greeted Yun. Wei Mingzhu, who was lively, came to Shen Wan and whispered, "Shen Wu didn't come. I didn't cause you much trouble when I went to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion that day, did I?"

It would definitely cause trouble, but Wei Mingzhu didn't know how much trouble it would be.

Shen Wan smiled and said, “Don’t worry, my father still has the final say in Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.”

The two smiled at each other.

Princess Yong and Princess Jiangling also came over. Shen Wan waved to Princess Jiangling, and a layer of rouge suddenly appeared on Princess Jiangling's fair face.

Yun was about to go over and greet her future in-law, Princess Yong, but after taking just two steps, a eunuch came over with small steps and said, "Second Miss Chen, the Queen Mother invites you."

Why would the Queen Mother look for her...

Shen Wan's handsome brows were furrowed tightly.

The Queen Mother summoned Chen Wan, so she had no choice but to go. Yun Shi was worried about her being alone, so she had to accompany her.

Chen Ti followed Yun into the palace. Yun left Chen Ti behind to see the Queen Mother. In case something happened to Chen Ti, it would be difficult to explain to the old lady, so Yun took Chen Ti with her.

Shoukang Palace, where the Empress Dowager lived, was quite far away. It took me half a day to see it, and from the time I saw it to the time I entered Shoukang Palace, it took another half a cup of tea.

Inside the hall, the empress dowager sat on a phoenix chair drinking tea, her hair combed neatly, and she looked so majestic without even being angry that people dared not look directly at her.

Shen Wan glanced at the Queen Mother, then quickly lowered her head, followed behind Yun, and stepped forward to salute the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother put down the tea and said, "No need to be polite."

Stand up straight, but keep your head down.

The Queen Mother's expression was cold, and her eyes fell on Shen Wan. "Raise your head and let me see."

Shen Wan slowly raised his head.

The Queen Mother asked, "On the day of the Lantern Festival, it was you who asked the Prince of Jingbei to protect the Emperor, so that he didn't die at the hands of an assassin?"

Shen Wan guessed that the Queen Mother had come to her for this matter. It had been many days since the Emperor was assassinated, but she still couldn't avoid being questioned. "The Emperor is blessed with great fortune. Even without the protection of the Prince of Jingbei and the Prince of Yuzhang, nothing would happen to him."

The Queen Mother simply ignored these compliments and asked, "Why did you dream about the Emperor?"

In fact, the old lady and the second lady both wanted to ask this question, but they didn't dare.

The Queen Mother didn’t have so many concerns, and then she stunned Shen Wanwen directly. She never thought that someone would ask her this question. Who can control dreams?

Shen Wan didn't say anything, so Nanny Gui beside the Queen Mother said, "The Queen Mother asked a question, why don't you answer it quickly."

She wanted to answer, but she had to answer it. The Queen Mother was not as easy to talk to as the Emperor. Shen Wan said stiffly, "This servant only dreamed of the Emperor once. This servant doesn't know why I dreamed of the Emperor..."

The Queen Mother's eyes were sharp, "Did you really dream about it?"

Obviously suspected that Shen Wan was lying.

The emperor who had been assassinated had no suspicion and even fulfilled her request, rewarding her elder sister and giving the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion such a big surprise. However, after so many days, the empress dowager brought up the matter and questioned it.

Suspecting that Shen Wan was lying was secondary. The most worrying thing was suspecting that the assassin was related to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Chen Wan said, "I originally thought it was just an ordinary dream and didn't think much of it until I fell into the water at the Lantern Festival and was rescued by the Prince of Jingbei. Only then did I realize that the dream was a warning. If I had reacted earlier, I would have told my father and brother and asked them to stop the emperor from leaving the palace, or to accompany him to protect him."

Shen Wan's words were flawless, and since it was a dream, no one could verify it, but the Queen Mother didn't believe that anyone would dream about something that didn't happen.

But if it wasn't true, the Queen Mother couldn't figure out what the conspiracy was behind it.

The Emperor trusted Duke Dingguo and Prince Jingbei so much that he allowed the marriage between the two families. You should know that Duke Dingguo and Prince Jingbei hold almost half of the military power of Ning Dynasty. If it were another Emperor, he would be unable to sleep or eat without instigating a fight between the two, so how could he possibly grant a marriage to the children of the two families?

There was no need for Duke Dingguo and Prince Jingbei to stage a drama of sending assassins to assassinate the emperor and then saving the emperor in order to win his trust. Moreover, if they really wanted to win the emperor's trust, Prince Jingbei should have accepted the emperor's reward openly instead of pushing the credit to Miss Shen Er and finally finding an excuse like dreaming, which was superfluous in the eyes of the empress dowager.

Could it be that it was really a dream?

But Miss Shen Er has no relationship with the emperor, so how could she dream that something happened to the emperor?

The Queen Mother looked at Shen Wan, and always felt that Shen Wan's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere.

Yun said, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. The well-being of all people depends on his life. He is blessed by Heaven. Perhaps it was Heaven that allowed me to have this dream, using the Prince of Jingbei to protect the Emperor. I am timid by nature and would never dare to lie to the Emperor or the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Shen Wan's face again. Because of her questioning, this beautiful and elegant face was confused, but not panicked or guilty.

The Queen Mother said, "I will just treat this as a warning from Heaven, and use Miss Shen's hand to protect the Emperor."

"Back off."

Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to take his leave.

Chen Ti followed Yun and Shen Wan, thinking that she could show her face in front of the Queen Mother. However, from beginning to end, the Queen Mother didn't notice her at all. If she had known, she would not have followed them. But she thought of her identity as an illegitimate daughter, which was not tolerated by the ladies of a noble family. Even if she didn't come to Shoukang Palace, no one would pay attention to her.

After leaving Shoukang Palace, the palace maid led the way to the Imperial Garden.

As soon as she entered the Imperial Garden, Shen Wan suspected that there was something wrong with her eyes, because she saw Shen Wu at a glance.

After the Second Master was demoted, he was no longer qualified to enter the palace for banquets. How did Chen Wu get into the palace?

Considering that this palace banquet was held to plot against her, it was not surprising that Shen Wu was able to enter the palace.

Queen Song wanted the Second House to help her, so how could she not give the Second House any benefits? Even Shen Wu might be part of the plan.

Going to see the Empress Dowager took quite a while. All those who were going to the palace for the banquet had arrived. The Imperial Garden was full of people, and there was constant laughter and joy.

Chen Wan was about to walk forward with Yun Shi, when they heard a voice of laughter from behind, "Brother Jing Yu, that person in front seems to be your future Crown Prince Consort..."

Shen Wan turned around and saw Xie Jingyu, Prince Yuzhang, Chu Yang and others walking towards him. The sunlight shining on him was particularly pleasing to the eye.

When she saw Xie Jingyu, Shen Wan thought of the slap she had given him that day...

I feel very anxious.

Xie Jingyu stepped forward and saluted Yun, "My son-in-law gives..."

He only said three words, and then nothing more.

Because before he could even call out "Mother-in-law", she was dragged away.

Xie Jingyu, “…”

There were laughters coming from all around.

Not to mention Chu Yang and the others laughed, even he himself was so angry that he laughed.

Prince Yuzhang patted Xie Jingyu on the shoulder and said with a stifled laugh, "Sister-in-law is really interesting, but it's a little early for you to call her 'mother-in-law' now..."