Chapter 531: Make the Decision
That day, after breakfast, Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu took a carriage into the palace together.
When they arrived at the palace gate, Chen Ping also brought Lady Yaoguang.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a plain-looking face dressed like a maid.
Duke Song, Prince Qing and others searched the area within a hundred miles of Kyoto upside down. If Lady Yaoguang suddenly appeared, they were afraid that the news would reach the Empress Dowager's ears before she even saw the Emperor, which would cause trouble and lead to Lady Yaoguang's disguise.
Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu brought people into the palace. Even though the people in the carriage were strangers, the palace guards did not dare to stop them. Princess Qingning and the unofficial son-in-law would rather harm no one than the emperor who loved them.
The Yaoguang County Lady's body had not yet fully recovered, so Chen Wan had the carriage driven directly to the place closest to the imperial study. Xie Jingyu helped Chen Wan down from the carriage, and Shanhu helped Yaoguang's maid down.
A gust of wind blew, and Lady Yaoguang coughed several times, and had to hold on to the carriage to keep her balance.
She had lost too much blood and hadn't eaten anything for so many days. Even though Dean Zhao and Young Master Zhao had tried their best to take care of her these past few days, it had little effect. It would take at least three to five months for her to fully recover.
Several people went to the imperial study.
In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing memorials.
The young eunuch saw Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu coming from a distance, and quickly turned around and went in to report, "Your Majesty, Princess Qingning and Prince Jingbei are here."
The emperor was very pleased.
His daughter and son-in-law are much more motivated than before. They know to come to the palace often to accompany him without him, their father, urging them.
"Let them in."
The young eunuch went out, and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu also walked to the outside of the imperial study. The young eunuch made way and the two went in.
Shanhu supported the maid Yaoguang, and the eunuch wanted to stop her, but he didn't dare.
The young eunuch recognized Shanhu as Shen Wan's personal maid, but he had never seen the person Shanhu was holding...
The Imperial Study is a restricted area and no one is allowed to enter without the Emperor's permission.
But he didn't dare to stop Princess Qingning's men.
The eunuch hesitated, and then nothing happened.
Shanhu directly helped the maid Yaoguang in.
Inside the Imperial Study, the Emperor closed the memorial in his hand, his eyes filled with admiration. "Very good, you knew to come and pay your respects to Father."
Shen Wan, “…”
This praise made her, as a daughter, feel ashamed.
She wasn't here to pay her respects to the Emperor or have dinner with him today, but to expose the green hat he was wearing...
Shen Wan said, "This son has something to ask Father."
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An, “…”
No one is as honest as Princess Qingning.
Last time, she was so sweet-talking that the emperor was in a good mood for several days. Why is it that today, after the emperor has passed on his words, she has become honest instead?
Chen Wan also knew that her father liked nice things to say, but she wanted to know more about why Princess Yaoguang was in such a hurry to find the emperor. Business was more important, and it would not be too late to flatter him later.
Shen Wan said, "Please ask your father to dismiss the palace maids."
Is there something to report? Why are you being so cautious?
The emperor doted on Shen Wan very much even though he didn't know she was his daughter. After knowing that she was his daughter, he would grant her every request.
It was just a matter of removing the palace maids and eunuchs from the imperial study. The emperor didn't even need Eunuch An to chase them away. He simply waved his hand and said, "Everyone, leave."
The palace maids filed out.
The palace maid left, and the maid standing behind Shen Wan, who was a little shaky, knelt down with a plop and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for Yaoguang."
The familiar voice really stunned the emperor.
The voice was indeed that of Yaoguang County Lady, but her appearance...
The emperor asked, "Are you... Yaoguang?"
Yaoguang's maid reached out and tore off the human skin mask on her face, revealing a pale, thin, and familiar face. She kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for Yaoguang."
Princess Yaoguang has been missing for a month. Everyone knows that she was seriously injured and taken away, but Duke Song, Prince Qing and others have been looking for her for a long time, but they have not found her alive or dead. Everyone thought that Princess Yaoguang was in great danger, but they did not expect that she was still alive.
The Queen Mother suspected that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu had taken away Princess Yaoguang, and she was right to send people to keep an eye on them.
The emperor asked, "Who hurt you that day?"
The Yaoguang County Lady burst into tears, "It was Prince Qing and Queen Song who killed my mother!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face changed suddenly, and Eunuch An's jaw almost dropped in shock.
How could it be Prince Qing who killed Princess Qiyang, and how could Queen Song also be involved...
Princess Qi Yang is the Queen Mother's biological daughter. Are Prince Qing and Queen Song crazy?
etc.
What is the reason that requires killing Princess Qi Yang, one of their own people?
A bold guess came to my mind.
Eunuch An didn't even dare to turn his head. He only glanced at the emperor from the corner of his eye. It seemed as if green smoke was coming out of the emperor's head...
The Emperor asked, "Are you sure it was Prince Qing and Queen Song who killed your mother, Princess Qiyang?"
Princess Yaoguang nodded. "The Emperor forbade Empress Song from visiting Princess Shunyang's residence. Princess Qingning interceded for Empress Song. Yaoguang felt that Princess Qingning and Empress Song were at odds with each other and that there must be a reason for such behavior. So she asked her what she wanted to do, and later told my mother about it..."
That day, Empress Song went to Princess Shunyang's residence. Her phoenix robe was soiled by a wild cat. The palace maid sent her to change clothes. My mother secretly followed her, wanting to see what she was doing. Out of curiosity, I quietly followed my mother..."
"I don't know what my mother saw, but I saw Prince Qing kill her with my own eyes. I was so scared that I screamed, and Prince Qing found me. He wanted to kill me to silence me, but I was born with a right-sided heart, so I escaped. Before I fainted, I saw Queen Song. She walked out from behind the tree..."
Prince Qing and Queen Song were caught by Princess Qiyang at the edge of the peach forest at Princess Shunyang's mansion and were killed to silence them. Who would believe that the two of them had no affair?
Not only was the emperor's head green, but his face was also glowing green.
Yaoguang County Lady kowtowed to the emperor repeatedly. Shen Wan wanted to help her up, but Yaoguang County Lady said with tears in her eyes, "Please ask the emperor to send someone to search the backyard of Duke Song's mansion..."
The emperor asked, "What's in the backyard of Duke Song's mansion?"
"My father's bones."
These five words almost exhausted the strength of Yaoguang County Master, and they also made Shen Wan gasp.
The eldest son-in-law has been missing for many years, which is indeed strange, but no one expected that he died in the Duke of Song's Mansion and was buried there.
In Princess Shunyang's mansion, Princess Qiyang knew that Prince Qing would not let her go. She could not escape from Prince Qing's hands, and she wanted to die willingly.
She asked Prince Qing whether he and Queen Song had killed the eldest son-in-law.
The eldest son-in-law suspected that the death of Prince Jin was related to Queen Song, and he was secretly investigating the matter. Princess Qiyang suspected that the eldest son-in-law was discovered and silenced.
To ensure Princess Qiyang's death was clear, Prince Qing truthfully said, "The eldest son-in-law is buried in the Duke of Song's mansion, under the tree where you first met..."
The Lady of Yaoguang County learned that her missing father had died long ago, and the next second her mother was also gone.
She couldn't bear such a blow, so she cried out and almost lost her life in the end.
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