Chapter 123 If Line: If Yuanyuan Becomes a Concubine (14)
At this time, the young eunuch leading the way in front nimbly opened the big lock outside the door, and several people worked together to push open the heavy iron door.
In an instant, a strong and charming fragrance hit their faces, and even the eunuchs who had just been castrated blushed.
Queen Mother Jiang raised her hand and covered her mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief. Her expression became uglier and her face, which was heavily covered with makeup, was slightly distorted.
Regardless of whether Princess Yuan had an affair with a man outside her family, the fact that such a thing happened in her Cining Palace was enough to make her angry.
There was a gleam of determination in Concubine Wei Shu's eyes.
It’s a pity that the emperor cannot witness this scene with his own eyes at this moment.
However, if the emperor were in the palace, she might not be able to arrange all of this so smoothly.
But when Concubine Wei Shu stepped into the warehouse and saw the faces of the man and woman clearly, she was shocked.
This...how could it be Yan'er? !
The person she arranged was clearly an imperial physician. She first pretended to check the empress dowager's pulse and then tricked the young physician into coming to the warehouse.
Just before the door was pushed open, Xiao Yan quickly wrapped Yang Manyan tightly with a crane cloak, and he did not forget to tidy up his own clothes.
If it weren't for the rich and charming scent floating in the air, I'm afraid no one would believe that they had done anything improper.
The warehouse was closed and windowless, the only light came from outside the iron door, and most of the room was still in shadow.
Xiao Yan raised his head and looked at Concubine Wei Shufei, his eyes were sharp and cold.
When their eyes met, Concubine Wei Shu felt as if she had been seen through, and her heart rose to her throat.
She subconsciously wanted to stop Queen Mother Jiang behind her, but unfortunately, in a flash, Queen Mother Jiang walked in with a silk handkerchief covering her mouth and nose.
When Queen Mother Jiang saw clearly who the man and woman in the room were, she was so shocked that she almost fainted on the spot.
"What a sin! What on earth is going on..." she asked in a trembling voice.
Concubine Wei Shu fell to her knees and hugged Empress Dowager Jiang's legs tightly, crying, "Empress Dowager, it must be Concubine Yuan who seduced him deliberately. The prince is innocent!"
"You, Queen Mother, are well aware of the Crown Prince's character. Please keep this secret for the Crown Prince and secretly deal with this vixen who is causing trouble for others!"
She remained calm in the face of danger and argued for herself with reason and evidence: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, please understand! I was summoned to the Cining Palace by you this morning. There is absolutely no reason for me to act recklessly at this time..."
"I have no idea where this storehouse is, let alone why the prince is here. I have been framed!"
"I was knocked unconscious as soon as I entered your bedroom this morning. There is still a large amount of warm powder in this storehouse. Someone must have specially designed it. Your Majesty will know once you order someone to check..."
Xiao Yan also frowned and said seriously: "Empress Dowager, I can also testify for Concubine Yuan's mother. She is innocent. When I came here, she was already unconscious."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Wei Shu took a breath, and a complex cold light suddenly rolled in her eyes.
"Qing'er, don't talk nonsense! It's obvious that this vixen seduced you here. She just can't live without a man for a moment. As soon as the emperor left the palace, she set her sights on you!"
As she spoke, she winked at Xiao Yan, hoping for his cooperation.
However, Xiao Yan deliberately lowered his head and didn't look at her, the lines on his profile were cold and tense.
After several explanations, Queen Mother Jiang roughly understood what was going on.
She glanced at Concubine Wei coldly and said, "You Wei, do you really think I am old and confused?"
Although she is profit-driven, she is obviously a smart person as she has been able to stay in the palace until now and firmly sit on the throne of Empress Dowager.
In the morning, Concubine Wei Shu took the initiative to persuade her to call Concubine Yang Yuan over to talk and relieve her boredom, but she massaged her shoulders and back, letting her sleep until now before pulling her over to catch the adultery...
Hearing this, Concubine Wei Shu's heart skipped a beat, "What do you mean, Empress Dowager? I don't understand."
Queen Mother Jiang walked slowly forward, pinched Yang Manyan's chin with her fingers, and looked carefully at her delicate eyebrows and eyes, feeling full of regret.
Yang Manyan also took the opportunity to look up at her, his pair of misty, beautiful almond-shaped eyes full of helplessness and grievance.
Now that the emperor is far away from the palace, her life and death are entirely up to the queen mother, and she really doesn't want to die...
"Empress Dowager, please save me. I am willing to always be with the green lamp and the ancient Buddha, and pray for your blessing all my life!" She choked and begged for mercy, her tears like beads that had broken off the string.
After pondering for a long time, Queen Mother Jiang frowned and said, "It's a pity for such a beautiful face to be always with the green lamp and the ancient Buddha."
Even Concubine Jiang, who murdered the late emperor, was not as charming and beautiful as her. No wonder even the prince couldn't control himself.
Hearing this, everyone present was slightly startled.
Concubine Wei Shu wanted to instigate a few more words, but then she heard Queen Mother Jiang say, "Forget it, let's just pretend nothing happened today."
She narrowed her eyes slightly and ordered sternly: "Since Princess Yuan came this morning, she has been staying in the bedroom of the Cining Palace to serve me. Have you all taken note of this?"
Several palace servants and eunuchs who were serving nearby knelt on the ground and responded in a low voice: "Your servants have made note of this!"
Yang Manyan kowtowed to Queen Mother Jiang several times, and burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you Queen Mother for your kindness. I will never forget your great kindness and virtue!"
Xiao Yan also bowed and said, "The Empress Dowager is wise."
Queen Mother Jiang waved her hand and asked them to go to the east and west side halls to change clothes and wash up.
Watching Yang Manyan escape unscathed, Concubine Wei's expression changed again and again.
"Your Highness, it is a capital crime for a concubine to commit adultery in the palace. How can you let it go so easily?"
Queen Mother Jiang said slowly: "If I kill the emperor's favorite concubine while he is away from the palace, how can I explain it to him?"
"Besides, today's incident happened in the Cining Palace. The emperor will be angry with me anyway, so it's better to keep it secret."
Although Empress Dowager Jiang had no feelings for the emperor, she believed that she knew her second son very well.
He had been firmly on the throne for more than a decade and held all the power. If he wanted all the beauties in the world, it would have been no problem for him to have them. However, he chose to leave the six palaces vacant for many years and only made an exception for Yang.
If she really killed Yang, the emperor would hate her to death.
Concubine Wei Shu was shocked and said, "Aren't you afraid of confusing Concubine Yang Yuan with this whore and messing up the royal bloodline..."
"If it's not the emperor's, it's the prince's. So what if they are mixed up?" Queen Mother Jiang remained calm.
It makes little difference to her whether they are grandchildren or great-grandchildren; they are all her descendants.
Then, Queen Mother Jiang sneered again: "Why? Do you still want the emperor to know that your good son has an affair with his favorite concubine?"
Concubine Wei Shu naturally did not dare to argue any further and had to leave in embarrassment.
In order to conceal the truth, Empress Dowager Jiang ordered Yang Manyan to stay overnight in the Cining Palace and announced to the public that Concubine Yuan had been serving her closely for the past few days.
It was not until the night before the emperor was about to return to the palace that Yang Manyan returned to the west warm room of the Qianqing Palace.
It was late at night and the dew was heavy. She lay on the bed in a daze, the beautiful scene in the warehouse that day constantly appearing in her mind.
She had been staying in the Cining Palace these days, serving the Queen Mother Jiang with trepidation, and she didn't dare to think about that incident again.
The more she thought about it, the more her face turned red and her heart beat faster. She was actually with the Crown Prince who looked like a banished immortal...
She gradually fell into a deep sleep, but in her half-awake state, she suddenly felt a chill on her body.
Then, a wet, hot and slightly rough touch came up and her neck seemed to be kissed.
"Well, Your Highness, don't..." She couldn't help but hum.
But the man who was burying his hands in her neck and grabbing her wantonly suddenly stopped.
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