Chapter 22 A Seed of Doubt
"Prince."
Shen Lingyi regained consciousness, grabbed Shuqing's hand, and asked anxiously, "Where is the prince?"
"Concubine, the prince has been deposed and is now imprisoned." Shu Qing said cautiously. As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Lingyi raised her hand and slapped her.
The force was so great that Shu Qing was knocked to the ground.
"Shut up! The prince is of noble status, how can he be deposed?" Shen Lingyi shouted sternly. She didn't believe it until she found that the prince's tent was guarded by guards and no one was allowed to enter.
Shen Lingyi went to see several ladies who usually flattered her, but who knew that everyone avoided her like the plague.
Shen Lingyi returned to the tent, staggered, and fell to the ground. Finally, her ears rang with the sound of the emperor's angry voice in the emperor's tent after she heard that the prince was brought back.
"Crown Prince Chu Chen has sinister intentions and intends to offend his superiors. He is unfilial and unkind, and defies human ethics. He should be deposed!"
"Imprisoned in the clan house, no one is allowed to leave without an imperial decree!"
It's useless!
The crown prince has been deposed. What should she do as the crown prince's concubine?
Shen Lingyi was shocked and frightened, and fainted again.
…
Shen Lingshu opened her eyes and felt only darkness. The moment she saw Prince Lin, Shen Lingshu hurriedly asked worriedly, "Prince, are you healed?"
“You!”
Prince Lin hadn't expected that she would be worried about his injury when she woke up. He said with a stern face, "You should be punished!"
"I know I was wrong. I was just worried about your injury, so I urged Doctor Xu to treat you."
Shen Lingshu admitted her mistake obediently. The look of a good boy made Lin Wang unable to pretend any longer. He took her into his arms and said, "You didn't even know you were pregnant, and you rushed up to block the sword for me?"
Pregnant?
Shen Lingshu looked up in shock, and when she met King Lin's smiling eyes, her hand was incredibly placed on her abdomen. It was so flat without a trace of fat. Was there a child growing inside?
"I, I'm really pregnant? Your Majesty, you're not kidding me, are you?"
Shen Lingshu swallowed her saliva, always feeling like she was dreaming. In the script, pregnancy didn't happen so early.
"Ouch."
Prince Lin raised his hand and flicked her forehead lightly: "When has this prince ever joked about this?"
"pain!"
Shen Lingshu covered her forehead and said aggrievedly, "I'm pregnant, and the prince is still bullying me!"
"Does it really hurt that much?"
King Lin was skeptical and didn't use much force.
"Your Majesty, please see."
Shen Lingshu loosened her hand. Her body was delicate, and a little bit of force left a red mark. King Lin looked at the red mark. Her red eyes seemed to silently tell of her grievance.
"So, you bounce back?"
King Lin lowered his head.
Shen Lingshu chuckled and said, "What's the point of bouncing back?"
King Lin: "Then whatever you want, I will allow it."
Shen Lingshu smiled and said expectantly, "How about when we return home, Your Majesty, please make a small kitchen for me, so that I don't have to bring back meals and the food gets cold."
"That's it?"
Prince Lin raised his eyebrows. He was prepared. As long as Shen Lingshu's request was not excessive, he would agree to her request. Who knew that it would just be a small kitchen?
"yes."
Shen Lingshu nodded with satisfaction, and said a little embarrassedly: "If possible, please help me find a cook, preferably one who can cook spicy dishes."
She loves spicy food.
"good."
Prince Lin responded, Shen Lingshu looked so satisfied that Prince Lin couldn't help but pinch her face: "Little greedy cat."
Shen Lingshu was dissatisfied and retorted: "It's not me who is greedy, it's the child who is greedy!"
“…”
Prince Lin looked at her with a puzzled expression. With such a flat belly and a baby that was only a month old, how could she be greedy?
Prince Lin helped Shen Lingshu sit down and asked, "Yesterday your horse got startled and ran into the northern hunting grounds, saving me. But Hai Shi, an arrow was stuck in your horse?"
"Yes, Aunt Hai lost her balance at the time, and an arrow pierced my horse, causing it to go mad and run away."
Shen Lingshu is still in shock.
"Your Highness, I was clearly running north, how did I run into you?" Shen Lingshu asked in confusion.
Prince Lin looked at her deeply and said, "Because the north is our hunting ground. It's close to the mountains and deep forests, and there are more ferocious beasts. The south is flat and only suitable for women to experience the fun of hunting. Most of the time, there are only pheasants, rabbits and the like."
"But, the concubine clearly said the south." Shen Lingshu pursed her lips in confusion and murmured, "Did I hear it wrong?"
“…”
Prince Lin looked at her with pity in his eyes. What a silly girl. What do you mean by careless? She didn't stand firmly. Hai must have done it on purpose.
As for Concubine Fang...
"Qingwu, invite Concubine and Hai over."
King Lin spoke.
As soon as Concubine Fang and Lady Hai entered the tent, they knelt down and pleaded, "Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"Forgive me?"
Prince Lin snorted coldly and said, "Did he deliberately tell Ling Shu to go to the hunting grounds in the north? Did he deliberately lose his balance and hit Ling Shu's horse? Did he make the horse go crazy? If it weren't for Ling Shu's great luck, I'm afraid Ling Shu and the child would be gone!"
He secretly took his father's antidote for a long time and took care of his body for a long time before he could have a child again, but he almost lost it because of their competition for favor!
"Your Majesty, I will understand clearly that I absolutely did not intend to harm Sister Shen. If I had even the slightest intention to harm others, I would go to the eighteen levels of hell after death and would never be reborn."
Concubine Fang raised her hand and swore a poisonous oath, each word suffocating with tears: "At that time, I said that I couldn't go to the north. Hai can testify to this."
“Yes, I heard it too. Aunt Shen must have heard it wrong.”
Hai Jiaren nodded, looking at Shen Lingshu who was protected by the prince, she suppressed the jealousy in her heart, kowtowed and pleaded: "Aunt Shen, I know I almost hurt you, but I really didn't mean it."
Hai Jiaren sobbed and said, "I didn't stand firmly at that time, and I was afraid you would leave, so I got stuck on the horse."
"Your Highness, if I really wanted to harm Concubine Shen, how could I be so stupid as to stab Concubine Shen's horse in front of her and leave such a big handle." Hai Jiaren said with a sob.
"I accept any punishment your Highness wants to give me. I am willing to die to prove my innocence." As Hai Jiaren said this, she wanted to bang her head against the table and die, but was grabbed by Qingwu.
Prince Lin's cold gaze swept over them, lowered his head, and asked, "Lingshu, what do you think?"
"Maybe I just misheard." Shen Lingshu blinked. She didn't think of relying on these to overthrow Concubine Fang. She just wanted to plant a seed of doubt in the prince's heart.
"As for Aunt Hai..." Shen Lingshu looked at Hai Jiaren who was crying and said, "Your Highness, I don't think Hai Jiaren did it on purpose."
At that time, she was the one who deliberately placed the vines under Hai Jiaren's feet to trip her. Since Hai Jiaren was the one who took the blame, she should be forgiven this time.
"Since it is a misunderstanding, please get up, concubine." Prince Lin said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for believing in my innocence."
Concubine Fang stood up and said, "I am also wrong. If I had explained it more clearly, Concubine Chen would not have such a misunderstanding. After returning home, I will fine myself for half a year's salary as a warning."
"Then I will set up a small Buddhist temple in the palace. I will copy scriptures every day to pray for Concubine Shen and the child in her belly."
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