Chapter 92: Scripture Frame-up

Shen Yuning likes flowers.

After living in Yaohua Palace, she would carefully carve out the layout of the palace from time to time.

She also built a greenhouse for herself.

The greenhouse is filled with all kinds of flowers of this season, colorful and with rich fragrance filling every inch of the air, making it like a fairyland.

There is also a rocking chair in the room that she asked a carpenter to make.

The greenhouse is not very spacious, but it feels very cozy when you are in it.

After placing a few basins of ice, a hint of coolness quickly spreads, making the entire space exceptionally cool and pleasant, as if a quiet place to escape the summer heat has been created.

Shen Yuning was lying on a rocking chair, holding a book in her hands, looking focused and comfortable.

Bai Hua sat beside her and gently tapped her legs.

"My lady."

Bai Hua said softly, "The scriptures that His Majesty ordered to be copied for you yesterday have already been sent to the concubines in the palaces. If Concubine Liu really intends to tamper with the scriptures, something might happen today or tomorrow."

Bai Hua paused and looked up at Shen Yuning.

"Will you go to Weiyang Palace to accompany His Majesty in the next two days? If Concubine Liu summons you, His Majesty can go with you."

Shen Yuning's eyes were still on the book, and her tone was calm.

"No, this time, my self-torture trick is unavoidable."

Men are creatures that tend to take things very seriously and then put them down lightly unless their pain points are touched, and it is difficult for them to really take them to heart.

Since entering the palace, Shen Yuning has been able to sense from some small details that Quan Minghe cares about her.

But his current situation in the palace is still too passive.

Since Liu Zhaoyi has started to plot this time, even if her counterattack cannot be fatal, she should at least try to take away some of the palace power from her.

With palace power, you won't be restricted in what you do in the future.

But since it is a self-torture tactic, it is inevitable to get hurt.

At this time, Lan Ying walked into the greenhouse.

"Your Majesty, Consort Liu summoned you to Ganquan Palace."

Shen Yuning smiled faintly, closed the book and stood up.

"Let's go and perform this drama with Liu Zhaoyi."

"Blue Warbler,"

Shen Yuning turned and looked at Lan Ying.

"You will stay in Yaohua Palace today. If I have not returned in half an hour, you will immediately go to Weiyang Palace to find His Majesty."

Lan Ying used to be a member of the Weiyang Palace. If she goes there, she will have a greater chance of meeting Quan Minghe, and there won't be too many obstacles. What if Concubine Liu sends someone to stop her?

“Yes.”

When Shen Yuning stepped into Ganquan Palace, quite a few people had already gathered in the palace.

The atmosphere is solemn.

Su Jieyu sat aside, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

I wonder if she can escape successfully today?

The scripture last time was just an appetizer for Liu Zhaoyi. Today was Liu Zhaoyi's fatal blow to Shen Yuning.

Concubine Su suddenly felt a little regretful for asking her to ask His Majesty for the glass mirror.

This glass mirror made Liu Zhaoyi kill her.

Liu Zhaoyi sat upright in the upper seat, with a barely perceptible sense of pride in her eyes, like a hunter about to close his net.

Lady Wang sat aside, gloating over the other's misfortune.

Before she even took action, someone else had already dealt with Shen Yuning. It was truly God’s help to her.

Shen Yuning looked calm. He bowed according to the rules and then sat down in his seat.

She looked at Liu Zhaoyi calmly and asked softly, "I wonder why Liu Zhaoyi summoned me this time?"

"Concubine Shen."

Liu Zhaoyi stared at Shen Yuning with sharp eyes.

"Last time, regarding the ice cube incident, I only gave you a slight punishment by asking you to copy scriptures so that you would learn your lesson. But who would have thought that the scriptures you copied would actually make Concubine Yan's facial injuries worse. Do you know that this is a serious crime of murdering the emperor's concubine?"

Shen Yuning's eyes suddenly darkened, revealing a sense of coldness.

She stared back without fear.

"Empress Zhaoyi, words are not enough, do you have any evidence?"

At this time, Su Xin, the palace maid beside Concubine Yan, came out.

She walked up to Shen Yuning and knelt down to salute.

"Concubine Shen, the rash on our queen's face yesterday had almost healed, but you sent the scripture yesterday. Our queen thought of your kindness and believed that the scripture represented your sincerity, so she placed it in the bedroom."

"But who could have expected that in just one night, the rash would start to appear on the queen's face again."

"Just now, Imperial Doctor Li came to check on the Empress and diagnosed that the reason for the recurrence of her rash was that your scriptures were stained with aconite powder. Our Empress has always been sensitive to smells. It has only been one night and the rash has recurred again."

As Su Xin spoke, her expression became increasingly sad.

Then he turned around and knelt down towards Liu Zhaoyi.

She cried, "Please ask the Empress Zhaoyi to help Concubine Yan! Concubine Yan has been living in Ganquan Palace for the past two years. She has never fought with others or offended anyone. I don't know why Concubine Shen did this to her!"

Shen Yuning smiled sarcastically.

"Chen Jieyu, what is your intention in laughing so wantonly? Now that the evidence is irrefutable, you still don't know how to repent. You are so presumptuous!"

Liu Zhaoyi's face darkened and she shouted loudly.

"Liu Zhaoyi."

Shen Yuning looked calm and looked at her calmly.

"Just now, the maid said that Concubine Yan has never offended me. I have only been in the palace for a short time and have almost no interactions with Concubine Yan. What reason do I have to murder her?"

Su Xin stood aside and said loudly, "You were confined in Yaohua Palace for less than three months, but the day you left the palace, His Majesty went to your Yaohua Palace. However, that night, our queen was injured on the face, and His Majesty then hurried to Ganquan Palace to visit her."

Su Xin paused.

"Perhaps that's why you hate our queen so much that you did this cruel thing!"

Shen Yuning raised her eyebrows slightly.

If the palace maid hadn't mentioned this matter, she would have almost forgotten about it.

However, when you put it this way, it does seem to make some sense.

Oh, what a pity.

This scripture was copied by their beloved Majesty, so what does it have to do with them?

However, she had been planning to play a trick today, and hadn't thought about how to defend herself.

Just say a few words to get by and delay the time.

When Lady Wang saw Shen Yuning remained silent, she raised her eyebrows and looked proud.

He taunted, "Since Concubine Shen is silent, has she admitted that she murdered Concubine Yan?"

Shen Yuning calmly picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

Everyone, including Liu Zhaoyi, could not understand why Shen Yuning could remain so calm and composed in such a situation.

Is she so sure that His Majesty will stand by her and support her?

Shen Yuning put down the teacup.

There was a hint of provocation in her eyes: "Empress Zhaoyi, I am innocent and have never done anything to murder Concubine Yan. If you really want to find out the truth, you may as well investigate it in detail, but don't arbitrarily frame me."

Shen Yuning chuckled.

"If Liu Zhaoyi can't figure this out, how about I ask Your Majesty to investigate it?"

"Concubine Shen, since His Majesty has given me full authority to handle all matters in the harem, then I naturally have the right to handle all matters in the harem. Moreover, His Majesty is busy with all kinds of affairs every day, how can he let the trivial calculations of these harem women bother his heart?"

Liu Zhaoyi's eyes were sharp.

"You openly challenged me without any respect for the superior or the inferior. According to the palace rules, I also have the right to teach you what the rules are."

After saying that, Liu Zhaoyi gave Yiqi a wink.

Yi Qi understood what was going on and immediately took a step forward.

"Concubine Shen has no respect for the superior or the inferior. According to the palace rules, she should be punished to kneel for an hour and receive an hour of palace rules instruction every day to correct the harem's atmosphere."

Yiqi looked at Shen Yuning and said in a cold tone, "Concubine Shen, why don't you kneel down and pay your respects to Concubine Liu and apologize?"