Chapter 286 Confrontation
Chen Wan touched his eyelids, wondering if he had become a frightened bird because of those people's endless calculations.
She just gave Song Nanyue a gift, no, she just gave Song Nanyue a jade hairpin in return. What trap could she set for her? If she wanted to plot against her, she should have tampered with the gold hairpin she gave her.
Shen Wan comforted herself that she was being overly suspicious, but her eyelids were twitching and she was upset, and she couldn't even embroider the needlework in her hands.
It's a pity that Yinchuan saw Song Nanyue wearing the jade hairpin when she went to the princess, otherwise Chen Wan would have asked Chen An to find a way to get the jade hairpin back or destroy it to avoid worrying.
Now that Song Nanyue has left the house, she can't do it even if she wants to, and the facts have proved that her eyelids don't twitch randomly.
Less than an hour later, while Chen Wan was eating pastries, Chun'er rushed in, saying hurriedly, "Crown Princess, something bad has happened! The Second Young Madam has fainted in the palace after vomiting blood. The imperial physician has discovered that the jade hairpin you gave her was smeared with poison. The Empress Dowager is furious and ordered you to return to the palace immediately..."
Shen Wan was so shocked that he almost choked to death on the cake in his mouth.
She never imagined that in order to drag her into the water, Song Nanyue would poison herself at the cost of killing a thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of her own.
So cruel.
Chen Wan pounded his chest, and Yinchuan quickly brought tea over. Chen Wan drank two sips of tea before he recovered.
The Queen Mother wanted her to enter the palace, and Shen Wan had to go.
Chen Wan walked out of Zhaolanxuan with Yinchuan. After a while, Concubine Wen came over angrily and cursed at her. "How could there be such a vicious person like you in our Jingbei Palace? Nanyan gave you a golden hairpin out of kindness, but you gave her a poisoned hairpin in return. Can't you tolerate her?!"
I've never seen anyone so good at turning the tables.
A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Shen Wan's mouth. "I am naturally vicious, but I am not as kind-hearted as the eldest girl who tampered with the swing, and the second young lady who broke the red jade bottle herself but framed my maid."
Pop.
These words were like two slaps in Concubine Wen's face.
Concubine Wen was so angry that she wanted to tear Chen Wan's mouth apart.
The princess also came over. Song Nanyue vomited blood and fainted in the palace. As the mistress of the house, the princess should go to the palace. What's more, the queen mother wanted Shen Wan to go to the palace, so the princess had to go.
The princess was already worried. She heard Concubine Wen scolding Shen Wan from a distance. The princess came over and scolded her, "The matter has not been investigated clearly. Even if it is investigated clearly, it is not your turn as a concubine to be bossy here. Go to the Buddhist temple and kneel down to reflect on it!"
Concubine Wen was not afraid of the princess and shouted, "Nan Yan is in trouble in the palace, I want to go see her!"
The princess didn't waste any time talking to her.
"Drag him away."
The two old women stepped forward, grabbed Concubine Wen, and dragged her away.
Shen Wan was in a very happy mood, and the princess was afraid that she would worry, "Don't be afraid, your mother will accompany you to the palace."
Shen Wan shook her head, “I’m not afraid. The Queen Mother can’t wrongly accuse me of something I haven’t done.”
Besides, Xie Jingyu is in the palace right now. He said when he left in the morning that he might not be back until the evening.
I just don't know why he had to stay in the palace for so long.
Shen Wan and the princess entered the palace together in a carriage.
Hanyuan Hall.
The emperor stood in front of the portrait for another long time.
Eunuch An stood aside, not daring to speak.
The emperor has not reviewed any memorials in the past few days, but he has not had a good rest either and is full of worries.
After finally finding his daughter, the emperor naturally hoped that she could recognize her ancestors and call him "father" openly. However, the past between the emperor and Princess Jin was really damaging to their reputation and could not be made known to others.
Furthermore, the son-in-law does not hold military power, and even real power. This is because he does not know the true identity of the Crown Princess. If he knew that it was a princess, even if the Crown Prince of Jingbei was willing to give up the throne to marry the princess, the King of Jingbei and the Princess of Jingbei would not agree.
It is extremely difficult for the emperor to properly recognize the princess.
A young eunuch hurried in and whispered something in Eunuch An's ear. Eunuch An's expression changed, and he waved his hand, sending the young eunuch away. Then he said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has summoned the Crown Princess of Jingbei into the palace..."
Eunuch An really wanted to flatter her and call her "Princess", but he was afraid that it would become a habit and he would accidentally say it one day, which would cause big trouble.
The Emperor turned around, frowned, and asked, "What does the Queen Mother want to do with Wan'er?"
Eunuch An replied, "Second Young Madam Xie vomited blood and fainted in the palace. It was discovered that the jade hairpin was poisoned. The hairpin was given to her by the Crown Prince's Consort..."
Besides, after Shen Wan and the princess entered the palace, they went to the Queen Mother’s Shoukang Palace.
As he stepped into the hall, Shen Wan saw the Queen Mother sitting on the phoenix chair.
The Queen Mother's face was ice-cold, and the look in her eyes was filled with undisguised murderous intent.
Shen Wan stepped forward, but before she could salute, the Queen Mother said coldly, “Kneel down!”
Before Shen Wanren could react, he was kicked in the knee pit, and his body fell to the ground uncontrollably.
His knees hit the bluestone ground, causing him to burst into tears due to the severe pain.
The princess didn't have time to help Chen Wan up, her anger surging, "Even if the jade hairpin was given to the Second Young Madam by the Crown Prince's Consort, it doesn't prove that the poison was applied by the Crown Prince's Consort. Isn't the Queen Mother afraid of wrongly accusing me, the Crown Prince's Consort of Jingbei Palace?!"
Shen Wan didn't expect the princess to protect her, so she openly contradicted the queen mother.
The Queen Mother had never expected that the usually gentle Princess Jingbei would be so fierce. Her face darkened, and Queen Song said coldly, "The evidence is irrefutable, and Princess Jingbei is still trying to make excuses for the Crown Prince's Consort?!"
The princess looked at Queen Song, neither humble nor arrogant, "No one would believe such a crude method of harming others. The Queen Mother is worried and confused, but the Crown Prince's wife is pregnant. If she suffers injustice because of this, my Jingbei Palace and Dingguo Palace will never let it go!"
Queen Song angrily said, "How dare you threaten the Queen Mother like this? Is the Jingbei Palace plotting a rebellion?!"
The princess's expression was cold. "Your Highness and Duke Dingguo both hold military power. If Wan'er is wronged and can't even get justice, doesn't the Queen think this is a joke?"
Not to mention that Queen Song felt that the princess didn't take her seriously, even Shen Wan felt it.
The princess is really brave enough to say that.
No wonder Xie Jingyu is so bold. Not only does he follow the prince, he also follows the princess.
Being protected by the princess like this, Shen Wan felt that her knees didn’t hurt that much.
However, the Queen Mother was used to being flattered, and coupled with the stimulation of Shen Wan's life experience, the princess's defiance was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. The Queen Mother patted the phoenix chair and said, "Drag her away and beat her!"
"I want to see what Prince Jingbei and Duke Dingguo can do to me!!"
The Empress Dowager's look didn't just want him to be beaten, it meant she wanted him to be beaten to death.
The illegitimate child born by the Princess of Jin, not to mention the execution of Shen Wan, the entire Dingguo Mansion that sheltered Shen Wan should be executed.
Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother's words are more effective than imperial edicts.
The two eunuchs came over immediately and dragged Shen Wan up. The princess wanted to stop them, but was held back by the nanny.
Shen Wan was dragged down, but after a few steps, a sharp voice came, "Stop!"
The moment the sound reached her ears, the two fathers-in-law who were pulling her were kicked away.
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