Chapter 23 The tyrant wants to harm me!

"Your servant pays respect to the Queen Mother." Everyone hurriedly saluted the Queen Mother.

Xie Cairen looked around and saw that no one answered the Queen Mother's question, so she took the initiative to step forward and told the Queen Mother about the conflict between Shen Chaoyan and Shen Qingwan.

After hearing what she said, the Queen Mother glanced at Shen Chaoyan and Shen Qingwan, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. The emperor is unwell, but you are not worried about him. Instead, you are gossiping like gossipers. How can this be disgraceful?"

"I know my crime. Please calm down, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother glanced at the concubines, and her words were full of warning. "When you arrive at the Qianqing Palace, remember not to talk nonsense. If it affects the recovery of the emperor, you will not be able to bear it."

"Yes, I will remember the Queen Mother's teachings."

"Forget it, you can go with me to visit the emperor."

Along the way, the concubines followed the Queen Mother silently and came to the Qianqing Palace.

In the bedroom, Sikong Yan was leaning on the bed, with a table in front of him, reviewing memorials.

He coughed from time to time, and he was indeed very ill.

Seeing Sikong Yan being so diligent, the empress dowager said with concern, "Emperor, your health is the foundation of the country. It won't be too late to approve the memorials after you recover."

Sikong Yan stopped the wolf-hair brush in his hand and said, "I am sorry that your mother is worried... cough cough..."

Before he finished speaking, he started coughing again.

Li Heguang, the chief eunuch, hurried forward and patted Sikong Yan on the back to calm him down.

Seeing this, the empress dowager asked with concern, "What did the imperial physician say? When will you be well?"

Sikong Yan replied, "Don't worry, your mother, your son's health is not a big problem. He will recover after a few days of rest."

"Then you should lie down and have a good rest. I will let Concubine Hui and Concubine Shu take turns to watch over you."

As soon as the empress dowager finished speaking, the concubines immediately surrounded the dragon bed and asked Sikong Yan about his health.

"Your Majesty, are you thirsty? I personally cooked snow pear and white fungus soup, would you like some?"

"Your Majesty, you must be tired, right? Let me massage your shoulders, okay?"

"Your Majesty, you..."

They rushed forward one by one, wearing more gorgeous dresses than the ones they wore at the dinner party yesterday. They didn't seem to be here to serve the sick, but more like to sleep with the emperor.

Sikong Yan was overwhelmed by their noise. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shut up! Get out!"

Hearing Sikong Yan's anger, everyone was frightened and silent, looking at the empress dowager for help with a helpless look.

Serving the sick was the best opportunity to show their presence in front of Sikong Yan.

If they were driven out, wouldn't it be a waste of their dresses?

The Queen Mother also advised, "Your Majesty, they are also concerned about your condition. If you chase them away now, won't it hurt their hearts?"

Shen Chaoyan was standing farthest from the bed. She had been waiting for the Queen Mother to tell Sikong Yan about Shen Qingwan's life experience in person.

Who would have thought that the Queen Mother kept talking about nonsense and had no intention of exposing Shen Qingwan's past.

Shen Chaoyan remembered that before coming here, the Queen Mother asked them not to talk nonsense in front of the tyrant, and she was immediately unhappy: [Tianshu, what does the Queen Mother mean? She deliberately suppressed Shen Qingwan's life experience and avoided talking about it. Are you trying to protect her?]

Tianshu: [The Queen Mother does mean that.]

Shen Chaoyan couldn't understand, [Why? Is there a relationship between the Queen Mother and Shen Qingwan that I don't know about? 】

The Book of Heaven:【In order to get Shen Qingwan into the palace, the Third Prince asked the Queen Mother's old lover to be his lobbyist. The Queen Mother was not protecting Shen Qingwan, but she didn't want her old lover to get into trouble.】

Shen Chaoyan's eyes lit up:【The Queen Mother actually has an old lover? Who is it?】

The Book of Heaven:【Before entering the palace, the Queen Mother had a childhood sweetheart named Wei Daozheng, who is now the Commander of the Infantry. Shen Qingwan was able to enter the palace thanks to him.】

The Commander of the Infantry is a first-rank official, responsible for the guard work inside and outside the nine city gates in the capital, including night patrols, firefighting, arrests, and case-solving. The scope of business is very wide, and he is directly responsible for the life safety of the emperor.

Shen Chaoyan suddenly realized:【It turns out that Wei Daozheng is the Third Prince's man. No wonder the Third Prince was able to get rid of the tyrant. After all, Wei Daozhen had a large army under his control, and he had instigated him to rebel. Then he revealed the tyrant's physical defects, and the tyrant naturally could not sit on the dragon throne. The third prince was ruthless and far-sighted, and he was indeed a character. 】

Without the concubines quarreling in his ears, Sikong Yan heard Shen Chaoyan's voice clearly.

Before, he always heard Shen Chaoyan say that he would be killed by the third prince and Shen Qingwan, and he had always been brooding about it. Now he finally heard useful information again.

Since the queen mother wanted him to be closer to the concubines, Sikong Yan simply went with the flow, "The imperial physician said that I need to recuperate, and too many people will be detrimental to my condition. Why not let Shen Changzai stay, and everyone else go back." As

soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned at first, and then they turned their heads to look at Shen Chaoyan.

Shen Chaoyan felt the murderous intent in their eyes, and cursed Sikong Yan in her heart. Is

there something wrong with the tyrant? There are so many women who want to serve him, but he doesn't choose them, but her. Does he think she is too comfortable in the harem?

"Is Shen Changzai so happy that she has gone mad? She doesn't even want to thank you?"

Someone whispered beside her.

Shen Chaoyan could only force a smile and act flattered, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Ugh!

He made her the enemy of all the women in the harem, and he still wanted her to serve him when he was sick. Be careful that she poisoned the tea and killed the tyrant early!

Sikong Yan listened to Shen Chaoyan cursing in his heart, and really wanted to punish such a rebellious woman with extreme punishment.

Of course, it was just a thought.

He had two purposes in keeping Shen Chaoyan.

First, he wanted to find out the truth of Shen Chaoyan's words.

Second, he wanted to confirm whether his third brother really had the intention of rebellion.

In his impression, the third brother was a playboy and timid. Could it be that the third brother had been playing the pig to eat the tiger all these years? If he

wanted to know more, he had to ask all the troublesome women in the bedroom to leave.

Thinking of this, Sikong Yan raised his hand to touch his forehead and pretended to be weak, "Mother, I am tired and want to sleep for a while."

"Then you have a good rest, and I will come to see you tomorrow."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she led the group of concubines who were heavily made up and left.

After a while, only Shen Chaoyan and a few palace maids and eunuchs with a very low sense of presence were left in the huge bedroom.

Shen Chaoyan had no experience in tending to the sick, and she did

n't know what to do at this moment. But since the tyrant was going to sleep, she just had to keep quiet

, right? It was just right that she could find some storybooks to pass the time.

Sikong Xian raised his eyelids and looked at Shen Chaoyan, and said faintly, "Shen Changzai, do you know why I caught a cold?"

"I am terrified. The emperor stays up late every day to review memorials. Maybe he is tired."

Shen Chaoyan lowered her head and replied with a low and soft voice, but she was thinking in her heart, who asked you to peek at me taking a bath, this is your retribution!

It's God's fault that you weren't frozen to death!

You deserved it!

"..."

Sikong Yan clenched his fist so hard that the wolf-hair brush in his hand was almost broken into two pieces.

Very good! This woman has two faces!

But he was magnanimous and didn't bother with her.

Sikong Yan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

He didn't pursue the fact that Shen Chaoyan had caused him to catch a cold, but asked casually, "I remember that among the concubines who entered the palace this time, there was another one named Shen. Is she a relative of yours?"

Shen Chaoyan didn't know that Sikong Yan was trying to trick her. When she heard him mention Shen Qingwan on his own initiative, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, "The emperor is asking about Sister Wanpin?"

What's the matter?

Wouldn't the tyrant be interested in Shen Qingwan?

After all, in the comic book before, the tyrant was interested in Shen Qingwan.

Sikong Yan replied, "Yes, I think there are some similarities between your eyebrows."

Shen Chaoyan nodded seriously, "Your Majesty has a good eye. She and I both have two eyes, a nose and a mouth. We are indeed quite similar."

But in her heart, she denied loudly, please! How are we similar?

I have bright eyes and white teeth, skin like cream, a beautiful figure, and I am very charming.

Who is Shen Qingwan?

My face is so beautiful that she should not get involved!

But how could she, a concubine's daughter with an illegitimate name, be so fascinated

by the third prince? When Shen Chaoyan saw the answer in the heavenly book, he immediately admired Shen Qingwan. [Shen Qingwan conquered the third prince with her mouth! Awesome! ]

Sikong Yan didn't understand what she meant and was very puzzled.

With her mouth?

After entering the palace, Shen Qingwan behaved dignified and quiet, and it was hard to tell that she was a talkative person.

[It seems that Shen Qingwan has learned a lot from her mother who worked as a prostitute in a brothel for more than ten years! No wonder the third prince couldn't stop wanting her, and later when the tyrant died, he still wanted to make her the queen. ]

Sikong Yan's expression gradually stiffened. After hearing this, he finally understood what using the mouth meant!