Chapter 285 Exclusion

Queen Song suddenly stood up.

Song Nanyan and Shen Wu followed behind her, and Queen Song said, "Don't follow."

Queen Song hurried to Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother didn't eat much for breakfast, so Nanny Gui made some bird's nest soup and urged her, "Have a few bites, Queen Mother."

The emperor almost died after eating something wrong. The empress dowager was shocked to see the emperor collapse in front of her. These days, she had no appetite for anything as she thought about the death of her son, Prince Jin.

Nanny Gui was loyal to the Empress Dowager and tried to persuade her earnestly. The Empress Dowager could not bear to refuse her kindness and decided to eat a few bites.

Just as she picked up the bird's nest soup, Queen Song hurried in, "Empress Dowager..."

The Queen Mother asked, "What happened? Why are you so flustered?"

Queen Song looked around, and Nanny Gui waved her hand to let the palace maids leave.

After making sure everyone was out, Queen Song stepped forward and said, "Princess Jin's daughter, that bastard has been found!"

Swish.

The Queen Mother's face was cold.

He threw the bird's nest soup in his hand onto the small table, and his voice was so cold that it seemed to blow from an ice cellar, "Where is that evil creature now?!"

Queen Song said, "For so many years, she has been right under our noses..."

"Who is it?!" The Queen Mother had no patience at all.

"She is the Crown Prince Consort of Prince Jingbei."

The Queen Mother almost couldn't catch her breath, and said through clenched teeth, "Are you sure it's her?"

Queen Song said, "The Crown Princess of Jingbei is not Duke Dingguo's biological daughter. There is a thumb-sized birthmark on her lower back, there is no doubt about it."

"Hasn't the Queen Mother noticed over the years that the Jingbei Prince's Consort's eyes resemble those of the Jin Prince's Consort?"

If Queen Song hadn't said it, the Queen Mother would not have realized why she always felt that the Prince of Jingbei's wife's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat familiar, which made her feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart. It turned out that she looked like the Princess of Jin.

Prince Jin disobeyed her and insisted on marrying Lin Qingyin. Although she would rather her son marry Queen Song, she was also afraid that the mother and son would become estranged. In addition, Lin Qingyin was the daughter of the old tutor Lin, who was both virtuous and talented, so she agreed.

But what happened was that she had just married and hadn't even consummated her marriage on the wedding night when her son died!

She shouldn't have listened to the late emperor back then. She wanted to force Lin Qingyin to be buried alive with him, otherwise she wouldn't have had an affair with someone else and cuckolded Prince Jin!

Not only did she kill her son, but she also cuckolded her innocent son and gave birth to two illegitimate children. The empress dowager was so angry that she breathed in more than she breathed out. Queen Song hurried to help the empress dowager calm down.

The Queen Mother brushed Queen Song's hand away, "The adulterer is Duke Dingguo?!"

The Queen Mother felt that she was so angry that she lost her mind, and she ruled out Duke Dingguo as a suspect that year.

Lin Qingyin faked her death while pregnant. There was a war going on at the border at that time, and it was Duke Dingguo who was there, not him.

Queen Song said, "There is something I don't know whether I should tell my aunt..."

The Queen Mother said, "Speak!"

Queen Song said, "The Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei cannot eat pecans, and neither can the Emperor..."

The Queen Mother suddenly looked at Queen Song.

Queen Song said hurriedly, "Maybe it's just a coincidence..."

The Queen Mother said, "It better be just a coincidence!"

"If he really did this—"

"I was able to help him ascend to the throne, and now I can pull him down again!"

Queen Song was impatient to hear this.

If the Queen Mother had this ability, would they be so troubled by the position of crown prince?

Not to mention that the Queen Mother would not reveal the affair between the Princess of Jin and Prince of Jin out of consideration for the reputation of the Prince of Jin in the afterlife. Even if it was revealed that the Princess of Jingbei was the daughter of the Princess of Jin, with the military power in the hands of Duke Dingguo and the Prince of Jingbei, they could not do anything to the Princess of Jingbei openly.

But Queen Song knew that as long as the Queen Mother knew that the Crown Princess of Jingbei was born to the Princess of Jin, she would never allow her to live.

…

Besides, Chen Wan went to the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion to see Chen Yu. She was nearly five months pregnant and her pregnancy was already obvious. From her complexion, it could be seen that Chen Yu was living well in the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion.

Shen Wan originally wanted to stay with her elder sister for a while and talk, but she wanted to go boating on the lake. Shen Wan asked Shen Yu to go with her. Shen Yu laughed and said, "You and the prince are going boating. Wouldn't it be a hindrance for my elder sister to go?"

Shen Wan’s face flushed, “What did the eldest sister say?”

Chen Yu said, "My eldest sister is afraid of seasickness, so she won't go with you."

Chen Wan didn't force her, "It's not a coincidence today, I'll come another day to talk to my elder sister and relieve her boredom."

Chen Yu and the Prince of Zhaoping saw Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu out of the house together, and watched them leave in a carriage.

The carriage drove out of the city and arrived at Wangyue Lake.

Getting out of the carriage and feeling the cool breeze was so comfortable.

Although she didn't know why Xie Jingyu said that not accompanying her on a boat trip would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, she still liked boat trips.

It's just a pity that it was too hasty. It would be more interesting if she and Xie Jingyu were to go boating together. It would be more like they were just hanging out in a different place with just her and Xie Jingyu.

Looking at the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, my mood becomes cheerful and all my worries are blown away by the wind.

We also had lunch on the boat, which was quite special.

It's rare for us to go boating on the lake, so we don't go back until the evening.

On the way back, the prince happened to come back from the military camp and said to Xie Jingyu, "I found something for you to do. Go to the military camp tomorrow."

“…I can’t go.”

The prince frowned, "Why can't I go?"

Xie Jingyu twitched his eyes and said, "The Emperor has already arranged tomorrow."

The prince didn't say anything, nor did he ask what the emperor wanted Xie Jingyu to do.

Instead, Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu with curiosity.

Xie Jingyu said, "If I hadn't used the excuse of accompanying you on a boat trip, the Emperor would have arranged it for me today."

Shen Wan's eyes widened. No wonder he said that if he didn't accompany her on the lake tour, he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor. "The emperor asked you to do something, and you can still refuse?"

Xie Jingyu was melancholy, "I didn't turn it down."

Shen Wan was really curious about what the emperor wanted him to do. He looked reluctant, but no matter how he asked, Xie Jingyu refused to say anything, so Shen Wan had to give up.

The next day, after having breakfast with Chen Wan, Xie Jingyu entered the palace.

Entering Hanyuan Hall, I saw two days' worth of memorials piled on the dragon table.

Xie Jingyu, “…”

Hiding from loneliness.

Dean Zhao is applying medicine to the emperor.

The bruises on the emperor's face have mostly healed, but if you look closely, you can still vaguely see some.

After two more days of recuperation for his internal injuries, he will be able to attend the morning court the day after tomorrow.

For several days in a row, the emperor did not attend the morning court, and all the civil and military officials were very worried about the emperor's health.

Before Xie Jingyu entered the palace, the left and right prime ministers and Duke Song asked to see the emperor, and the emperor spoke a few words to them through the screen.

After administering the medicine, Zhao Yuanzheng was carrying the medicine box away. Seeing Xie Jingyu sitting there reviewing memorials, Zhao Yuanzheng felt as if his head was about to fall off his neck.

Without looking around, he left quickly.

Over here, Xie Jingyu was helping the emperor review memorials, and over there, Chen Wan was embroidering a brocade robe for Xie Jingyu. Yin Chuan came in and said, "The Second Young Mistress seems to like the jade hairpin that the Crown Prince's Consort gave her very much..."

Chen Wan looked up at Yin Chuan, "Why do you think so?"

Yin Chuan said, "When I went to the princess's place, I ran into the Second Young Madam leaving the house. She was wearing the jade hairpin given to her by the Crown Prince's wife."

The Second Young Madam and the Crown Prince's Consort don't get along, and she's not someone who lacks jewelry. If she didn't love it very much, why would she wear the jade hairpin given by the Crown Prince's Consort?

If Dai were to leave the house and someone asked about it, she could say that it was a gift from the Crown Prince's Consort. Those who didn't know would think that she and the Crown Prince's Consort had a very good relationship.

Yinchuan just told Chen Wan about this without thinking much about it, but after Chen Wan heard it, his eyelids started twitching.

The left eye and right eye twitched together.