Chapter 88: Wenrou Township may also be a death grave
He Yulin's shoulders shook violently, and his face turned pale with fear when he felt the pressure of the emperor coming at him.
He handed the note to Shen Chaoyan because he heard from Concubine Xian that she had fallen out of favor and was having a hard time in the harem.
They had missed each other once before, and tonight he mustered up twenty years of courage to take Shen Chaoyan away from the palace.
During his time as a night watchman, he memorized the topography of the palace very well.
He could take Shen Chaoyan and escape overnight. As long as they ran fast enough, Sikong Yan would not be able to catch up with them!
However, before the plan was implemented, he failed and could be executed at any time.
He turned his gaze and fell on Shen Chaoyan, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have been fooled by Concubine Xian.
In the middle of the night, how could Shen Chaoyan appear here at the same time as Sikong Yan? How could he look like someone who had lost favor?
Now he could only pray that Shen Chaoyan would save his life because of their past relationship.
So, He Yulin turned his gaze and kowtowed to Shen Chaoyan, "Madam Huapin, I am now behaving myself. Please beg the emperor to let me go! I really didn't do anything! Madam Xianfei, please also testify for me!"
Xianfei originally wanted to use He Yulin to drag Shen Chaoyan into trouble, but she didn't expect that she would get into trouble.
Now, she must draw a clear line with He Yulin.
So, she immediately pretended to be shocked, "Your Majesty, you are lucky to be here! You scared me to death just now!" As
she said, she walked towards Sikong Yan.
However, before she took two steps, her foot was tripped by something and she almost fell flat on her face.
Concubine Xian was immediately furious and shook off the thing on her feet, "What the hell!"
Shen Chaoyan saw the clothes being thrown in front of He Yulin, and her eyes widened in surprise, "Huh? This dress seems to be a set with He Night Watchman's pants. Didn't He Night Watchman say that his clothes were washed away by the lake? How did it appear under Concubine Xian's feet?"
Concubine Xian dared to harm her. Even if she couldn't take Concubine Xian's life, she had to make Concubine Xian lose a layer of skin. Did
n't He Yulin just claim that his clothes were in the lake?
Now that the clothes have been found, let's see how the two of them will argue?
"Your Majesty, I have nothing wrong with He Gengfu! Please look into your eyes!" Concubine Xian knelt on the ground, and when she looked up at Sikong Yan, her eyes were filled with tears of grievance, "
I am the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, and my status is so noble, how could I possibly be interested in a lowly night watchman?" "Your Majesty, you are so powerful. When I first saw you, I was impressed by your kingly aura. He Gengfu has a rough appearance, and only women who have never seen the world would treat him as a treasure! But I am different. In my heart and eyes, there is only Your Majesty!"
When Concubine Xian spoke, she glanced in the direction of Shen Chaoyan.
Shen Chaoyan: [Heavenly Book, when Lu Yingying mentioned 'women who have never seen the world' just now, did she glance at me? What does she mean? You want the Emperor to suspect that I have an affair with He Yulin, right?】
Tian Shu:【She wants to distance herself from He Yulin, and if she can step on you at the same time, that would be even better.】
Shen Chaoyan:【Then I have to cooperate with her and play a role with her. 】
"So, sister Xianfei came to Biboting so late in the night just to miss the emperor through the fair body of He Gengfu?"
Facing Shen Chaoyan's question, Xianfei was so angry that she trembled all over, "No! Shen Chaoyan, don't talk nonsense! I think it's more likely that you are the one who has an affair with He Gengfu! Otherwise, why would you appear in Yu Garden?"
Shen Chaoyan tilted her eyes and replied with a smile, "I accompanied the emperor here to confirm whether there are any glittering fish in the lake. He Gengfu, don't you think so?"
He Yulin met Shen Chaoyan's gaze and was shocked.
He knew that sister Yan would not give up on him!
She was pointing at him!
"Yes! Lady Yan and Lady Huapin are right! I came here to see the fish!"
Shen Chaoyan rolled her eyes at He Yulin and shook her head.
Tsk tsk tsk tsk... He is really hopeless!
She mentioned the fish to point at him, but she was just hinting that he should tell the truth and atone for his crime. As long as he told the story of Concubine Xian and him, she would respect him as a man, but now it seems that this He Yulin is a real big fool! He
has no looks and no responsibilities.
I wonder if Shen Chaoyan was blind to fall in love with him?
Sikong Yan didn't expect that his beloved concubine would scold him when she got ruthless.
However, this is enough to show that she had let go of He Yulin in her heart a long time ago.
Sikong Yan was in a good mood, but he was too lazy to listen to He Yulin's nonsense. "He Night Watchman, you neglected your duty during the night watch. You will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane and expelled from the palace! As for Concubine Xian..."
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!"
Concubine Xian quickly brought up her father to save her life. "Your Majesty, please forgive me this time for the sake of my father! I will never go out to hang out at night again!"
It would have been better if she didn't mention Lu Jinqiang. As soon as he mentioned him, Sikong Yan thought of Lu Jinqiang's murder of his brother and his impersonation to take the place of the new champion.
It was really ironic that such a treacherous minister was promoted by the late emperor to be the pillar of the country.
"I didn't know your father had such a big face!"
Concubine Xian didn't expect that the emperor who had just come to power could not even suppress her father's name. She was completely panicked. "Your Majesty, I can swear to heaven that my concubine and He Gengfu have not done anything beyond the rules! Please forgive me this time!"
"Li Heguang, convey the order to the six palaces. Concubine Xian Lu has imperfect women's conduct and inappropriate words and deeds. She will be demoted to a talented person and moved out of Changchun Palace to live with Xu Duying in Lencui Palace." Lencui
Palace is located in a remote area. Once you enter there, it will be difficult to get out in the future.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, don't do it! I dare not! I dare not again!"
Sikong Huang frowned, and Li Heguang immediately asked the eunuch to drag Concubine Xian and He Yulin away.
Sikong Yan took Shen Chaoyan to the Qianqing Palace and asked Shen Chaoyan to check the dragon bed in the bedroom.
Shen Chaoyan relied on his memory and found eight medicine bags under the dragon bed, which were exactly the same as the medicine bags he showed to Doctor Zhong before.
"Your Majesty, this bed was left by the late emperor. Could it be that these medicine bags were also made by someone the late emperor trusted and was close to?"
Sikong Yan knew that Shen Chaoyan was giving him a hint on purpose, "I know that the ones closest to the late emperor are none other than the concubines in the harem. If they get jealous while competing for favor, they can do anything."
The tyrant was capable of that. He only gave him a reminder, and he saw through the essence of the whole thing through the medicine bag.
Looking at this bed that would cut off his descendants, Shen Chaoyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart, having too many women in the harem is not a good thing.
A gentle place could also be a death tomb.
After this night, all the women in the harem knew the news that Concubine Xian had been demoted.
Everyone was saying that Concubine Xian had offended Shen Chaoyan, and the emperor was furious and demoted her from the second rank to the sixth rank.
Those who felt that Shen Chaoyan had fallen out of favor and were waiting to see her laugh were extremely lucky that they did not get along with Shen Chaoyan, otherwise they would be the ones who were demoted to Lencui Palace. When
Lu Jinqiang learned the news, he was furious and asked to meet Sikong Yan in private as soon as the court was over.
Sikong Yan looked at Lu Jinqiang, who was out of control, and said in a light tone, "Then invite Prime Minister Lu to the Yangxin Palace."
Lu Jinqiang rushed into the Yangxin Palace with great momentum, but found that in addition to Sikong Yan, Shen Chaoyan was also there.
His eyes sank and he said coldly, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Why did the emperor let Huapin be present when he discussed important matters with his ministers?"