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Xie Jingyu came back from the study, and Shen Wan looked at him, "What should we do if Prince Qing wants to leave the capital?"
Xie Jingyu didn't expect that Prince Qing wanted to use his son to leave Kyoto.
The emperor had already promised Prince Qing in front of all the civil and military officials at the morning court, so it was difficult for him to go back on his word.
But letting Prince Qing leave is definitely not an option. We can only try to find a way to delay Prince Qing for a while.
Xie Jingyu looked at Shen Wan, "Can I enter the palace?"
As soon as he said that, he received two glares.
When he bullied her, he didn't want her to enter the palace, but now he has the nerve to ask.
A certain gentleman touched his nose and thought that he had been a little unrestrained these days, but it was a pity that he had only had a few full meals after being married for more than a year. When people are very hungry, they tend to overeat.
Xie Jingyu said, "Then come back to the palace tomorrow."
Shen Wan asked, "What if Prince Qing leaves tomorrow?"
Although I was feeling a little tired and planned to finish this late breakfast and then take a nap, I had to focus on my business.
It was getting late, so she had to go to the palace to have dinner with the emperor. After washing and dressing, Chen Wan had a simple meal, looked at the two children, gave a few instructions to the wet nurse, and then went to the palace with Xie Jingyu.
On the way to the imperial study, a palace maid came over and said, "Prince Jingbei and Princess, the Queen Mother wants you to go to her..."
Why would the Queen Mother look for them?
Could it be that Xie Jingyu lied and said that she dreamed about Princess Qi Yang?
It turns out that telling one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
The Empress Dowager had invited them, so they had to go. Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu went to Shoukang Palace.
After walking around the screen with pine and crane characters for longevity, Chen Wan saw the empress dowager leaning on the large welcoming pillow. Really, even though he knew that the empress dowager's hair turned white overnight due to grief, he was still shocked when he saw it in person.
The Empress Dowager has taken very good care of herself over the years and has very few white hairs. But now the Empress Dowager's hair is silver-white without a trace of black.
It is really heartbreaking that both of their children were killed.
But when she thought about how her own mother Lin Qingyin might have been hunted down by the Queen Mother and finally fell off a cliff with her baby in her arms, causing her to lose her mother at a young age and spend several years sickly and working as a medicine bottle, Shen Wan could not feel any sympathy.
Lin Qingyin and the emperor did not intend to do anything to damage the emperor's reputation. Lin Qingyin was drugged and the emperor helped her detoxify, which led to the subsequent events.
The culprit is the person who gave the drug.
The trace of sympathy that emerged was suppressed by Shen Wan. Shen Wan stepped forward and bowed to the Queen Mother.
Since Shen Wan was named a princess, she has never come to pay homage to the empress dowager. This is because Queen Song sent a nanny to the Jingbei Palace to teach Shen Ti and Shen Wan the rules. Knowing that Shen Wan was good at learning palace rules and etiquette, and with the emperor's protection, Queen Song did not dare to take advantage of Shen Wan.
Shen Wanfu leaned forward and said, "I wonder why the Queen Mother asked us to come here...?"
The Queen Mother stared intently into Shen Wan's eyes, "Did you really dream about Princess Qiyang?"
It was indeed because of this.
Shen Wan said, "Her Majesty, I have no need to deceive you about such a thing..."
"I've been troubled by this for the past few days. Princess Qiyang and I aren't familiar with each other. A few days ago, I had an argument with the Yaoguang County Lady in the palace. Why didn't she look for someone else, but me..."
"My husband also knows this. Prince Cheng couldn't break the clay pot, so he asked Prince Ling to break it."
The Queen Mother knew about the dispute between Shen Wan and Yaoguang County Princess.
Because of this incident, the Queen Mother suspected that Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu had killed Princess Qi Yang. However, the Princess Yaoguang sent two maids to keep an eye on Chen Wan, so the Queen Mother had no reason to suspect Chen Wan. Otherwise, the Queen Mother would have imprisoned Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu as suspects.
But after the funeral yesterday, the Queen Mother dispelled her suspicions.
Now that Shen Wan brought up the matter again, the Queen Mother thought of that day when she had wanted to call Queen Song and tell her not to go to Princess Shunyang's mansion to prevent her from falling into the evil scheme of Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu.
But Princess Qi Yang dissuaded her.
In fact, from that day on, Princess Qi Yang's behavior became a little abnormal. Not only did she not allow King Cheng to smash the tiles for her coffin after her death, but she also refused to let him do so.
And Shen Wan asked Queen Song to go to Princess Shunyang's residence to investigate the murder of Prince Jin...
The Empress Dowager glanced at Nanny Gui, and Nanny Gui asked everyone in the bedroom to leave.
After everyone left, the Queen Mother asked, "What was your purpose in persuading the Emperor to let Queen Song go to Princess Shunyang's residence?!"
Chen Wan said, "I just thought that there were countless exotic flowers and plants in the imperial garden of the palace. Why would Queen Song want to go to Princess Shunyang's mansion to appreciate the peach blossoms? I suspected that she had other motives, so I casually advised the emperor to send someone to follow her secretly, but I didn't expect that Princess Yaoguang would hear it..."
"I have always suspected that Princess Qi Yang died because of this incident."
Shen Wan tried her best to lead the Queen Mother to suspect Queen Song, but she didn't dare to say it too obviously, for fear that the Queen Mother would think that she was deliberately instigating.
The Queen Mother asked, "What did Queen Song do at Princess Shunyang's residence?"
Shen Wan shook his head, "The Yaoguang County Master sent people to keep an eye on me, so I wouldn't dare to do anything even if I wanted to..."
"Princess Qiyang died tragically. She appeared in my dreams and asked Prince Ling to bury her. She trusted us so much. We will find the murderer and redress Princess Qiyang's grievances."
Seeking justice...
For some reason, my nose felt sore after hearing these two words.
She didn't feel this way when Duke Song said this, but when it came from the mouth of Princess Qingning, whom she, the empress dowager, hated the most, she was actually moved.
The Queen Mother found it ridiculous and suspected that Chen Wan had some kind of sorcery that made the Prince of Jingbei so devoted to her that he would even risk his life for her. With so many people doting on her, even the Queen Mother, who hated her to the core, was moved for a moment.
The Queen Mother could no longer tell who the enemy was.
The Queen Mother could still suspect that Chen Wan's dream was fake and a fabrication, but when Prince Ling smashed the clay pot, so many people witnessed it with their own eyes that the Queen Mother could not help but believe it.
The empress dowager leaned on the big pillow, and her forced spirit was lost at this moment. She was no longer the high and mighty empress dowager, but just a poor mother who had lost her beloved daughter and was sending her son to his grave.
Not wanting to disturb the Queen Mother's rest, Shen Wanfu took his leave.
The Queen Mother was already so ill that she was already angry with Shen Wan. Shen Wan did not dare to provoke the Queen Mother with words. She hoped that the Queen Mother would live, at least until the Princess of Yaoguang County woke up.
When a person dies, it is like a light going out.
Shen Wan wanted to let the Queen Mother know how the Queen Song and the Duke of Song's Mansion, whom she protected, treated her.
It will be too late for her to regret.
After leaving Shoukang Palace, Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu went to the study. Eunuch An came hurriedly on the way. The emperor loved his daughter dearly and was afraid that the empress dowager would make things difficult for Chen Wan. Even though Xie Jingyu was following him, he was still worried and asked Eunuch An to come and take a look.
After all, to some extent, Eunuch An can represent him as the emperor.
Seeing that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu were fine, Eunuch An smiled and said, "The emperor is very happy to know that the prince has brought the princess into the palace."
Xie Jingyu said, "By now, has the Emperor almost finished approving the memorial?"
Eunuch An, “…”
Eunuch An's shoulders were shaking. "Don't worry, my lord. The emperor has almost finished reading the memorial."
Entering the Imperial Study, the Emperor was delighted to see his daughter and son-in-law. Then he regretted approving the memorial too early. He asked, "Why did you think of coming to the palace today?"
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, waiting for him to speak.
Xie Jingyu kept his mouth shut, pretending he didn't exist.
This scene made the emperor frown.
how?
Does his princess still have to look at the prince consort's wishes?
Shen Wan said, "My daughter has something to ask Father..."
There were quite a few people in the imperial study. Shen Wan took a look and Eunuch An asked them to leave.
The palace servants withdrew, and a young eunuch hurried in, "Your Majesty, Prince Qing is gone..."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Xie Jingyu, “……???”
Chen Wan was in a daze, "What do you mean Prince Qing is gone?"
The young eunuch said, "I don't know what happened to Prince Qing. Not long after taking the medicine, he started bleeding from all seven orifices..."
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu looked at each other.
This turn of events was completely beyond their expectations.
Wasn’t Prince Qing planning to use his own son to leave the capital? Why did the Crown Prince suddenly die?
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