Chapter 196: The Queen’s “Tips”
Yu Shengsheng heard the eunuch's tone of voice through the car window, and felt disgusted when he mentioned the queen.
She said nothing, and the eunuch snorted and said to himself, "The Queen said that this case has nothing to do with the princess, so there is no need to interfere. The commander has the emperor behind him, and you are behind..."
Yu Shengsheng silently clenched the handkerchief in her hand. She had no backing, but if she was really useless, she would not be involved in it, and the queen would not send someone to give her advice.
It is true that she has no one to back her up, but she also has no weaknesses now. She has no shortcomings to fear, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
The worst that can happen is that I risk my life.
Does the Queen dare?
Yu Shengsheng sneered silently.
Seeing that she was silent, the eunuch said in a clearly unfriendly tone: "Did you hear me? Don't pretend to be dumb and deaf..."
"Are you talking to me?" Yu Shengsheng said coldly, "I thought it was someone's dog barking."
"you……"
The eunuch snorted coldly, urged the horse forward, and said something to the driver. The speed of the carriage increased, and he chose to drive on bumpy roads.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the palace. The eunuch stopped his horse and walked to the carriage: "We have arrived at the palace gate. Get off the carriage."
"You are not qualified to ride in a carriage in the palace."
Yu Shengsheng lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. Just as she was about to stretch her legs, the eunuch kicked over the stool and it rolled to the side.
Yu Shengsheng didn't even move her eyebrows. She lifted her skirt and gently jumped off the carriage.
The eunuch curled his lips and spat on the ground.
Although I don’t know what the two Red Dragon Guards behind said, I can guess it by looking at the situation.
One of them went back to Zhenqiao Tower to report, while the other went to the palace to meet Fu Qingyin.
Yu Shengsheng was led by the eunuch. Instead of taking the usual route, he took a detour and deliberately took the longer route.
Yu Shengsheng is not a delicate girl. She is not afraid of walking more, but she doesn't want to let this servant succeed.
"Is the eunuch a popular figure around the Queen?"
The eunuch thought she was going to give in, and said proudly: "Yes, I am..."
"No wonder, even when summoned by the Emperor, you dare to lead this princess like this, delaying the time. The Empress will probably plead for you."
The eunuch's expression changed slightly: "This is the normal road, don't talk nonsense, it's you who walks slowly."
Having said that, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace. He turned to the front corner and planned to get back to the normal road.
As soon as he turned the corner, he saw a fiery red shadow standing in front of him, listening to a report from his subordinate, the Red Dragon Guard.
The eunuch was startled, then quickly put on a smile and walked forward: "Hey, Commander, why are you here?"
A cold light flashed in Fu Qingyin's eyes: "Why? Where is this envoy? Do I need to reply to you?"
"No, no," the eunuch said in fear, "How dare I?"
Fu Qingyin looked past him and glanced at Yu Shengsheng. Seeing that her hair was messy and her shoes were covered with dust, and seeing the way they came, he knew what the eunuch had done.
"Which palace are you from?"
"Commander-in-chief, I am the Queen..."
"I have never seen you before," Fu Qingyin said. "It is the Emperor's will that Princess Ruiyang assists me in handling the case. It was also my suggestion to invite the Princess to the palace. The Crown Prince is involved in this matter, and the Queen is the Crown Prince's biological mother. Why would she let you go to convey the order?"
The eunuch was stunned. At first, he was indeed not allowed to go, but for such a small matter, the emperor did not say who must go, so the queen asked him to go privately.
But I can't say this.
Fu Qingyin's eyes were sharp, like a knife scraping at his head: "I don't have much impression of you either, and you are obviously not familiar with the roads in the palace. I suspect that you are a criminal who sneaked into the palace."
The eunuch's face suddenly changed, and he looked terrified: "No, no, I am indeed in the Queen's palace. The Queen, thinking of her old relationship with the princess, asked me to go and pick her up..."
Before he finished speaking, Fu Qingyin looked at Yu Shengsheng and waved to her.
"Do the Queen and you have any old feelings?"
The eunuch knelt on the ground and turned to look at Yu Shengsheng. His attitude was completely different from before.
"Princess, please say a few good words for me."
Yu Shengsheng didn't even look at him, and bowed to Fu Qingyin: "The Queen and I don't have any old feelings."
Fu Qingyin raised his eyebrows and looked at the Red Dragon Guard beside him.
The Red Dragon Guard walked towards the eunuch, who cried out in surprise, but the cry was covered back before it could even come out.
Fu Qingyin turned around slowly and said, "Let's go."
Yu Shengsheng quickly followed.
Fu Qingyin unconsciously curled his lips slightly, and saw her shadow on the ground, a small ball, from the corner of his eye.
"Don't panic. It was my intention to summon you here. Just listen in."
"yes."
There were many people in the Shangshu's room, but it was completely silent and the atmosphere was depressing.
Fu Qingyin greeted him and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Ruiyang is here."
Yu Shengsheng stepped forward to pay his respects to the emperor.
Fu Qingyin said calmly: "Your Majesty, Princess Ruiyang has made great contributions to solving the case and finding clues this time."
After saying that, he took out the paintings drawn by Yu Shengsheng from his sleeve.
Eunuch Wei stepped forward to take it and placed it in front of the emperor.
The emperor took a look and nodded, saying, "It is indeed good. Stand up."
Yu Shengsheng thanked him, stood up, stepped aside, lowered his head quietly, and observed the study room with his peripheral vision.
Apart from the Emperor, Eunuch Wei, Fu Qingyin and her, there was no one else. The Queen and the Crown Prince were not there either.
Just as he was thinking about it, a young eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has arrived."
"Let her in."
Concubine Shu walked in slowly. Compared with her previous gorgeous appearance, this time she was dressed in plain and elegant attire, a beige dress, plain shoes, and only pearls on her head, without any brightly colored jewelry.
She walked to the desk and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
When the emperor saw her like this, he sighed and said, "Why have you lost so much weight?"
Imperial Concubine Shu said faintly, "I want to dance more gracefully."
She didn't deny that she had lost weight, but she didn't blame the emperor either.
The emperor knew that she was not here to dance, so he stood up and helped her up and sat her down nearby.
Yu Shengsheng thought that there was a reason why Concubine Shu could sit firmly on the position of Concubine, and it was not just because of her beauty. Showing off one's beauty was ultimately inferior.
Imperial Concubine Shu looked at Fu Qingyin and said, "The commander is here too, but is there any progress on this matter? Can my grievances be cleared?"
Before Fu Qingyin could reply, the eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the Empress and the Crown Prince have arrived."
The emperor waved his hand, and the queen and the prince entered the room.
The queen looked haggard. Her headache and insomnia over the past two days had just improved a little, but she was still worried about the prince and could not sleep peacefully.
He stepped forward to meet the emperor, and asked eagerly, "Your Majesty, have you found out about the Crown Prince's case?"
"Queen, please take a seat first. Let Qingyin tell you slowly about what happened. I called you all here so that we can talk about it face to face."
"Qingyin, let's start."
Fu Qingyin nodded: "Then let's start with these paintings in front of the emperor."
"The people in the painting are the former sister-in-law of the palace maid Xianglan, and... her fiancé."
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