Chapter 470 Affair
Chen Ping escorted Fu'an out of the house.
Xie Jingyu looked at Shen Wan, "What's going on between Prince Qing and the Queen?"
Shen Wan, “…”
She wanted to ask Xie Jingyu, but why did he ask her instead?
Xie Jingyu asked Shen Wan because Shen Wan had memories of his previous life, but Shen Wan really didn't know what the relationship was between Prince Qing and the Queen.
In his previous life, after Xiao Yun ascended the throne, in addition to relying on Duke Song and the second master Chen Gu, he also trusted Prince Qing.
But Prince Qing and the Queen——
Shen Wan remembered something.
Once, she was in the imperial garden with her two children feeding koi, and heard the palace maids gossiping about how Prince Qing was going in and out of Shoukang Palace every few days. The two palace maids noticed her in the middle of their conversation and quickly ran away.
If the two palace maids had not run fast, she would have punished them for ruining the reputation of Queen Song and Prince Qing.
Chen Wan went to visit Queen Song every morning and evening, and almost never encountered Prince Qing in Shoukang Palace, so she didn't believe the palace maid's words, nor did she send anyone to inquire about the truth. But if it was true—
Chen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, "Prince Qing and the Queen are not having an affair, right?"
Shen Wan's voice was floating. After all, it took some courage to suspect that Prince Qing and Queen Song were cheating on the emperor.
If this were to get to the emperor's ears, he would be furious. No matter how much he trusted and loved her and Xie Jingyu, he would not allow his reputation to be ruined in this way.
Xie Jingyu held his forehead, "You haven't dreamed about this?"
Shen Wan shook his head, “If I knew, I would have told you earlier.”
She has never forgotten the hatred between Xiao Yun and Queen Song. If she can find evidence, not only will Xiao Yun lose the chance to compete for the crown prince, but Queen Song will also be beheaded.
Shen Wan suspected that Queen Song and Prince Qing were having an affair, and Xie Jingyu also suspected the same.
Gambling leads to theft, and adultery leads to murder. If there was nothing going on between Queen Song and Prince Qing, even if they were just standing there talking, Eunuch Li would not have killed him if he had seen it. He must have seen something that he shouldn't have seen, and was afraid that the Queen Mother would find out, so he didn't dare to leave him alive.
But how could Queen Song be involved with Prince Qing?
The former crown prince, also known as Prince Jin, was the cousin of Queen Song. Prince Qing used to be dependent on Prince Jin. Later, when the emperor ascended to the throne, Prince Qing was afraid that the emperor would remember that he had been with Prince Jin and had suppressed the emperor. So he followed the rules and was cautious, and had little presence in the court.
If Queen Song had fallen in love with Prince Qing, why didn't the Queen Mother directly support Prince Qing to ascend the throne, but instead supported the Emperor?
However, thinking about how Prince Qing replaced his illegitimate son with the second master and second mistress, and also sent a jade-carved deer containing poison as a birthday gift to the emperor, Xie Jingyu had to think more.
The emperor has never appointed a crown prince. If the emperor dies of poisoning, and Xiao Huaijin refuses to return to his ancestral home, and the other princes have no power to compete with Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun will undoubtedly succeed to the throne.
At the beginning, Prince Qing pushed his steward to take the blame. Because Prince Qing killed the emperor, it was not his turn to inherit the throne. In addition, the excuse he found was perfect, so the emperor did not do anything to Prince Qing. But if Prince Qing and Queen Song really had an affair, Prince Qing's behavior would be unusual.
If Queen Song and Prince Qing really had an affair as they speculated, or even if Xiao Yun was Prince Qing's son, then Prince Jin's death was most likely the work of Queen Song and Prince Qing.
It’s a pity that my father has left Beijing, otherwise I could ask him about what happened after the death of Prince Jin.
But since the prince is not here, there is still Old Tutor Lin, so it would be the same if we asked him.
Since it was about the emperor being cuckolded, and fearing that someone might have ears, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu did not dare to say anything more and left the study together.
Just as he left, Chun'er came over and said, "Master, Princess, and Concubine Wen have gone back to their own courtyard..."
Shen Wan asked, "Is the princess okay?"
Chun Er shook her head repeatedly, "The princess is fine. The maids stopped her. Concubine Wen didn't even see the princess. Steward Zhou went to the Liuli Courtyard and told Concubine Wen that the prince had instructed that if she didn't behave herself, she would be sent to live in the manor. Concubine Wen was so angry that she threw her sleeves and left."
Although the princess did not meet Concubine Wen, Concubine Wen questioned the princess in the yard, believing that it was the princess who instigated the prince to take Xie Jing'an to the border, and the princess heard every word.
If Steward Zhou had not arrived quickly, Mother Zhao would have been unable to resist and asked someone to drag Concubine Wen away.
Mother Zhao believed that Concubine Wen was just being ungrateful after getting the advantage.
Could the princess do such a stupid thing?
The second young master had been bullied in the Wen Mansion for six years and had been living away from home for more than ten years. He had no father-son relationship with the prince. Having the prince take the second young master to the border would just allow the father and son to get closer.
Anyone could instigate the prince, except the princess.
Concubine Wen, the mother who loved her son, forced the Second Young Master to kneel in the snow and ice to pay tribute to the people in the Wen Mansion even though her own injuries had not yet fully healed. With a mother who did not love her son like this, the Second Young Master would be killed by Concubine Wen sooner or later if he stayed in the mansion.
The prince saved the second young master, but Concubine Wen thought that it was the princess who instigated her. Taking advantage of the fact that the prince was not in the mansion, she thought that the princess would not dare to do anything to her, Concubine Wen, and came to Liuliyuan to show off her power. The princess could tolerate it, but Mother Zhao could not.
"No need to bother with her."
Seeing that Mother Zhao was very angry, the princess tried to persuade her instead.
Mother Zhao said, "The princess is too good-tempered. Concubine Wen is almost overshadowing her."
The princess sighed, "After all, I promised the old prince that I would tolerate her in everything."
Mother Zhao said, "The old prince values kindness, but Concubine Wen and the Wen family must also be worthy of it. The more indulgent they are, the more harm they will cause."
The prince was right. Without the prince backing the Wen family, the second master Wen would never have the courage to act recklessly, and the Wen family would not have been almost wiped out.
Mother Zhao hoped that Concubine Wen would go through a few more troubles, and then send her to the farm, which would save her a lot of worry.
Mother Zhao thought so in her heart, but she didn't expect that this day would come so soon.
The princess said that she wanted to send Concubine Wen to the farm, but Concubine Wen didn't believe it. She didn't believe that the princess would dare to do that to her. But Manager Zhou said that it was the prince's order, and Concubine Wen dared not disbelieve it.
With hatred in her heart, Concubine Wen walked out of the Liuli Courtyard with heavy and light steps.
Concubine Wen returned to her courtyard when a maid came over and said, "Concubine, the family tree is not lost. Steward Zhou has sent it back to the ancestral hall."
Concubine Wen had already forgotten what the maid had reported a few days ago, that the family tree kept in the ancestral hall was lost. The family tree was not a rare thing, and there was nothing to steal.
But when Concubine Wen thought that the genealogy of Prince Jingbei's Mansion was not only placed in a box but also locked, she felt uneasy for no reason.
She also wanted to know how the prince remembered Xie Jing'an after he recognized his ancestry...
Concubine Wen ordered, "Go and get the family tree."
The maid went to the ancestral hall, but returned empty-handed. "The servant in charge of guarding the ancestral hall said that the key is in the hands of the prince. Without the key, the lock cannot be opened."
"The fourth house has a family tree. Ask Concubine to send someone to find the fourth master and the fourth lady to get it."
Since the fourth room has it, why is the one in the ancestral hall locked?!
Is the one in the ancestral hall so shameful? !
Without telling her, she took her son to such a dangerous place as the battlefield, and she couldn't even read the family tree.
Not being able to read the family tree was secondary. Concubine Wen was more bothered by the fact that she had been married to the prince for twenty years, and that Chen Wan, the Crown Prince's Concubine, had only been to the ancestral hall a year after she entered the house, but she had never been there!
tomorrow!
She went to the ancestral hall to look at the family tree in person!
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