Chapter 96 Kong Dezhao Confesses
The Queen had managed to corner Yu Shengsheng here with great difficulty, so how could she let her leave so easily?
"What kind of painter can't she find if the imperial concubine wants to paint her portrait? There are twelve painters in the palace, but are they not enough for her?"
Lu Xingzhan smiled and said, "Well, your majesty, you should know that my aunt cares most about her beauty. Although there are many painters in the palace, her painting style is commonplace and she is tired of it."
"My aunt happened to see Mr. Su's painting skills and thought they were good, but he has been... busy, so she came up with this compromise."
Why is Su Yanshu not free? Everyone knows that he is the prince's man.
He refused to paint a portrait of the imperial concubine, surely out of consideration for the empress and the crown prince.
The queen gritted her teeth secretly. This Lu San was really a troublesome person. If he still didn't agree to let Yu Shengsheng go, it would be a headache given the imperial concubine's temper.
"In that case..."
Seeing that the Queen was about to give in, Lu Xingzhan lowered his eyelashes to hide the smile in his eyes.
Just at this moment, a young eunuch came running over in a hurry.
His boots and clothes were wet and covered with mud. He stumbled over, leaving a trail of wet footprints on the ground.
Before he got close, he fell down and knelt on the ground, his voice trembling: "Replying to the Queen, over there... in the water... Lady Song is dead... dead!"
The scene exploded at once.
Everyone knows that Lady Officer Song is the Queen's person. Now she suddenly dies in the water. What is the hidden story behind this?
The fire of gossip was raging in everyone's eyes, and no one was willing to leave.
The queen tightly grasped her handkerchief, her heart pounding—dead? She was clearly asked to deceive and frame Yu Shengsheng, so why did she die?
The queen turned and stared at Yu Shengsheng.
Yu Shengsheng knelt there, not moving an inch, even though her heart was filled with turmoil.
She knew very well how Lady Song died.
Now that the body has been found, what about Kong Dezhao?
Where did Kong Dezhao go?
She didn't take it seriously at the time, but now thinking about it, Kong Dezhao's eyes and cheeks were also red, so he must be feeling unwell and had been tricked.
Since she was tricked here, someone must have attacked Kong Dezhao.
Yu Shengsheng felt mixed emotions, and Kong Dezhao's appearance at that time kept appearing in her mind. She was surprised that he did not go with the flow and did not force himself on her.
After all, what Lady Official Song said was right. With Kong Dezhao's status and means, it would be easy for him to do anything to her.
But Kong Dezhao did not.
Yu Shengsheng was lost in thought, and when she noticed the Queen's gaze, she forced herself to remain calm.
"Yu Shengsheng," the Queen said in a deep voice, "Do you know about Lady Song's affairs?"
Yu Shengsheng insisted, "Your Highness, I don't know. I was a little drunk and wanted to get some fresh air here, but the Imperial Concubine sent a message and before I could leave, I saw you all here."
"As for Miss Song, I have never seen her before."
The queen's internal organs were burning with anger, but she couldn't do anything to Yu Shengsheng.
Just as the stalemate was going on, the body of Lady Official Song was brought in.
Everyone was curious but a little timid. They wanted to see it but didn't dare to.
Many people covered their eyes and looked through their fingers.
Ms. Song was soaked through, her hair was tangled and stuck to her face. There was a hideous wound from her jaw to the corner of her eye, with blood and flesh rolling around, which had turned a little white from being soaked.
The queen glanced at him and turned away.
After a pause, he turned his head and looked at the wound.
After thinking for a moment, he walked in front of Yu Shengsheng and gave a wink to the senior palace maid beside him.
The senior palace maid understood and reached out to pull out the hairpin on Yu Shengsheng's head.
"Your hairpin is quite sharp," the maid stroked it with her fingertips, "Aren't you afraid of hurting yourself?"
Yu Shengsheng lowered her head and said, "To answer your question, I prepared it to end my life."
Everyone was shocked.
The queen was also stunned.
"How dare you talk nonsense in front of the Queen?" the senior palace maid shouted.
Yu Shengsheng's voice remained calm: "I dare not say anything nonsense. A few days ago, at the lotus viewing banquet in the Su Mansion, Princess Rongyang's maid had sex with the young master of the Shen family, and someone falsely claimed that they saw me."
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not been there at the time and had seen everything clearly, I would have been unable to defend myself. From that day on, I made up my mind that if I encountered such a thing again, I would die if I could not explain it clearly."
Everyone looked at each other and sighed.
The queen's eyes were as sharp as a knife: "Is this hairpin of yours going to hurt yourself or others? I'm afraid it's not that simple."
"She died here, and you also appeared here. I never believe in coincidences," the queen gestured to the head maid, "Go and see if the wound on her face matches this hairpin."
"yes."
The senior palace maid walked towards the corpse holding the hairpin.
Lu Xingzhan was surprised: "The Queen is surrounded by talented people. Can the palace maids do the work of coroners?"
Actually, what's so interesting about it? It's just some gestures. If the queen says yes, then it is.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xingzhan called him out.
The senior palace maid suppressed her embarrassment, pretended not to hear, and was about to gesture on the corpse.
Someone's voice came from outside the crowd.
"Your Majesty, don't bother me. I killed her."
Everyone turned around and saw Kong Dezhao walking towards them with his white dragon robe soaked.
His eyebrows and eyes were washed by water, making them look even darker, but his face was flushed.
Something was wrong at first glance.
Kong Tu followed him and when they got close to the queen, Kong Dezhao wanted to salute, but he swayed and almost lost his balance. Kong Tu quickly supported him.
"Prince, are you okay?"
Kong Tu bowed, his voice filled with anger: "Your Majesty, I don't know who this woman is, I only know that she intends to do something bad to my prince."
Yu Shengsheng raised her eyes and saw Kong Dezhao with his eyes half closed and brows furrowed. He seemed very uncomfortable and did not even look at her.
She was puzzled. Even if Kong Dezhao was infected, he should have gotten better after his menstrual period. Why... did it seem like his condition was even worse?
The queen frowned slightly when she heard this: "What? She did something unkind to the prince? Did you see it right?"
Just as Kong Tu was about to speak, Kong Dezhao waved his hand and opened his eyes a little: "Your Majesty, please understand. Dezhao is not so confused that he cannot see clearly."
"This woman said that she knew that I had asked for Miss Yu's hand in marriage, but the Emperor had not agreed, and that she could give me some advice. She said that Miss Yu was drunk and was enjoying the breeze in the pavilion, and that she could help me to do something bad to Miss Yu."
"When the time comes, the rice will be done, even if the emperor does not grant the marriage, Miss Yu will have to give herself to me even if she has lost her innocence."
Lu Xingzhan snorted.
Kong Dezhao smiled contemptuously: "She also said that she had had enough of staying in this palace. She was tortured by the Queen all day long and her life was very difficult. She helped me get Miss Yu and asked me to take her out of the palace."
"What a pity, she chose the wrong person."
Kong Dezhao looked directly at the queen's pale face and said, "Although I am a rough man and not a good person, I will not do such a vulgar, dirty, shameless and disgusting thing."
"Your Majesty, you need to take good care of your subordinates."
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