Chapter 81 The King of Qin is demoted, and Shen Lingyin becomes a concubine.
The story of the King of Qin and Shen Lingyin spread throughout the capital.
The assassin who had previously tried to kill the crown prince was handed over to the crown prince by Zhao Yu, and the crown prince ordered his men to formally detain him.
The Crown Prince appears gentle and refined, having been raised as the heir apparent since childhood, but he is ruthless and decisive in his actions. Upon learning that Shen Lingyin is suspicious, he cuts off all contact with her.
The evidence of the Prince of Qin's plot to murder the Crown Prince, as well as the matter of the Vice Minister of Rites selling examination questions, have now been reported to Emperor Mingde.
Emperor Mingde was furious and immediately imprisoned the Prince of Qin, ordering Zhao Yu, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, to preside over the trial.
Early in the morning, Zhao Yu entered the palace.
Not even a fly can get out of the Qin Prince's mansion now.
Shen Lingyin was like an ant on a hot pan. She was locked up in the mansion, and every time she closed her eyes, she saw the scene of being taken out of the plum garden yesterday.
The piercing, mocking gaze shattered Shen Lingyin's former arrogance.
She's ruined. The Crown Prince won't want her anymore, and he might even find out more clues about her affair with the King of Qin.
Minister Shen and his wife were equally anxious.
The affair between Shen Lingyin and the Prince of Qin was orchestrated by the Shen family.
The Crown Prince is ill and may die before he can get married, so it was a foolproof plan to have Shen Lingyin contact the Prince of Qin.
In short, Shen Lingyin is destined to become an empress.
"Father, what should we do next? What if... what if His Majesty finds out about me..."
It's not a matter of "what if".
It is certain that Emperor Mingde has already become suspicious of Shen Lingyin.
A little investigation would reveal the relationship between Shen Lingyin and the King of Qin.
"How could you do such a thing in public! You've completely disgraced the Shen family!"
Shen Lingyin cried uncontrollably. On this day, Shen Lingyin fell from the heights of fame to the depths of despair. She thought of the cold treatment she had received from His Highness the Crown Prince recently...
It turns out that His Highness had already begun to suspect her.
Shen Lingyin wiped away her tears and gritted her teeth. "Father, are you blaming me again? Wasn't it you who sent me to get close to the Prince of Qin? If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Father, think carefully about the benefits the Prince of Qin gave you. Now you're blaming me for not handling things properly? I'm the one being laughed at by everyone in the capital!"
Mother Shen frowned: "Stop crying, what exactly happened yesterday?"
Shen Lingyin's mind was in complete chaos.
Yesterday... Xu Chumian was supposed to receive traditional Chinese medicine.
She witnessed Xu Chumian drink that cup of tea with her own eyes... Where exactly did things go wrong?
After Xu Chumian and the others left the pavilion yesterday, Shen Lingyin took the opportunity to find Prince Qin, intending to drag him to see Xu Chumian's embarrassing affair... but then they both got drugged...
What went wrong?
Shen Lingyin racked her brains trying to think of a solution.
Suddenly, she realized.
After she went to see the King of Qin, the two shared a cup of tea, and then things started to go wrong.
But the tea was freshly brewed and had absolutely nothing to do with the tea Xu Chumian had brewed.
Or was it that someone else wanted to drug the King of Qin, but Shen Lingyin accidentally drank it instead?
Shen Lingyin angrily threw everything on the table to the ground.
"Why? Why should everything go as Xu Chumian wishes?"
Mr. Chen frowned as he listened to Shen Lingyin finish speaking.
Even so, she should not know about her relationship with you, King Qin.
After Xu Chumian and the other two left the pavilion yesterday, Zhao Nai did not appear.
Zhao Nai stared in the direction Shen Lingyin had gone and secretly placed the teapot with the prince.
Shen Lingyin collapsed onto the quilt and wept bitterly.
"Father, Mother, I'm too ashamed to face anyone. I'd rather die!"
Just as Mr. Shen was about to explode, a servant boy rushed in, trembling with fear, shouting, "Master and Madam, something terrible has happened! People from the palace have arrived!"
"What?"
Shen Lingyin fainted on the spot.
After being splashed with cold water and woken up, Shen Lingyin was summoned to the palace. After Emperor Mingde asked her a few questions, Shen Lingyin knelt down and begged for mercy.
At that time, the Crown Prince and others were waiting in the Imperial Study.
Hearing the woman's cries, no one's expression changed.
Shen Lingyin looked at the Crown Prince, who coldly withdrew his gaze. In the past, Shen Lingyin was the future Crown Princess, and because she had a status, the Crown Prince doted on her. Now that she had done all sorts of bad things, the Crown Prince naturally had no other thoughts and revealed his cold and displeased true colors.
As for Zhao Yu...
Shen Lingyin dared to subtly influence Zhao Yu's relationship behind his back, saying ambiguous things, but when she actually faced Zhao Yu, she couldn't utter a single word.
"Your Majesty, I truly have nothing to do with His Highness Prince Qin," Shen Lingyin could only stubbornly deny.
Emperor Mingde smiled, his meaning ambiguous, "Irrelevant? Then why did my brother mention you specifically? Life in the manor will be dull from now on, Miss Shen, why don't you go and keep Prince Qin company?"
Sima Zhao's intentions as King of Qin are obvious to everyone.
Out of consideration for past relationships, Emperor Mingde demoted the Prince of Qin's title, stripped him of his military power, and removed him from all his official positions. Now, he is a useless person imprisoned in his mansion, waiting to die.
Shen Lingyin kept kowtowing, her forehead covered in bright red blood.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong."
Emperor Mingde grew impatient, finding it "noisy."
He waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs to drag Shen Lingyin out.
Only a few trusted confidants remained in the imperial study.
Emperor Mingde immediately threw the memorial at the Crown Prince.
"You've truly been bewitched by her; you didn't even notice such an obvious flaw!"
They even dared to let Shen Lingyin freely enter and leave the East Palace and into the important study.
Shen Lingyin is incredibly audacious; she possesses five parts of the courage given to her by the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince remained unhurried. Was there a flaw? Perhaps he had already noticed it, but watching Shen Lingyin bounce around was quite amusing.
"Zhao Yu".
Zhao Yu responded, "Your humble servant is here."
"The King of Qin was once sent to serve as the salt commissioner in the Jiangnan region. The Xu family dared to approach Qian Qing to buy examination questions. This was undoubtedly due to the connections made by Qian Qiao, an official in Jiangnan. You should set off for Jiangnan tomorrow and wipe out the King of Qin's faction in one fell swoop."
Xie Zhaoyan paused slightly, then replied, "Yes, the Qian family has been detained in the Dali Temple prison and will await His Majesty's judgment."
It was nearly dark when we left the palace.
News of Zhao Yu's impending departure from the capital spread throughout the Duke's mansion.
Madam Zhang immediately packed Zhao Yu's luggage, providing everything from head to toe. Even Old Madam Zhao came to see him, only telling Zhao Yu to be careful on his journey.
As soon as Zhao Lingyao returned to the mansion, she went to Songchi Courtyard.
She secretly slipped out of the manor to play today, and also wanted to hear some more gossip about Shen Lingyin.
Before dark, Shen Lingyin was sent to the Prince of Qin's mansion.
deliver.
It means taking a concubine.
A small sedan chair brought an end to Shen Lingyin's life.
However, Zhao Lingyao would not sympathize with her.
Shen Lingyin brought this upon herself; all the bad intentions she had committed have come back to haunt her.
"Brother, I want to ask you something."
Zhao Yu glanced at her indifferently and said, "Speak."
"Hey bro, do you... do you have a crush on Chu Mian?"
Zhao Yu paused in his writing.
Unrequited love?
Zhao Yu sneered, "Zhao Lingyao, spill the rubbish from your brain."
Zhao Lingyao snorted, "Then if you don't like Sister Chumian, why do you use the excuse of taking me to school every day to go see Sister Chumian? You don't need to explain, I already know!"
Zhao Yu stared at her with deep eyes.
Zhao Lingyao: "Big brother, what you're doing is wrong. Sister Chumian and Brother Qingyan are in love. Your behavior would be called a third party or an interloper in storybooks, and you wouldn't be liked by the audience."
Excellent.
After being reprimanded by the Duke of Zhao, Zhao Yu is now being scolded by his own sister.
Zhao Yu was too lazy to say more, "What I value is the result."
As for the process in between.
No matter how things change, as long as the underlying principle remains in Zhao Yu's hands.
Xu Chumian was unable to leave.
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