"The Second Prince happily returned to Chonghua Palace to take the silver ingots that Consort Shu had given him when he first arrived. He then went to the cold palace to give them to Li Shuren. Unexpectedly, Li Shuren put the silver ingots in her mouth, bit them, and collapsed on the spot."
This time, not only Nuannuan was surprised, but even Zhou Beichen and Zhou Zeyun were also surprised.
What is the identity of Concubine Shu, and what is the identity of Li Shuren in the Cold Palace? It is absolutely impossible for Concubine Shu to poison a Li Shuren in the Cold Palace under her real name.
"After Li Shuren fainted, the Second Prince panicked and hurriedly asked the imperial physician to go to the cold palace."
Zhou Beichen raised his eyes and asked slowly.
"How is Li Shuren now?"
"The imperial physician said that the medicine is slightly poisonous. It's fine to hold it in your hands, but you're afraid of swallowing it. After the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment, Lady Li is now fine."
Xiao Shunzi finished speaking in one breath and felt much more relaxed. However, Zhou Beichen did not think so. He sat upright on the dragon throne and always felt that today's matter was not that simple.
Concubine Shu wanted to harm Zhou Zeyu? He shook his head. It was probably impossible. Li Shuren was banished to the cold palace, without the support of her mother's family. With only two children fostered by Concubine Shu, she was doomed to never turn over a new leaf in her life. Since Concubine Shu could not turn over a new leaf, then Zhou Zeyu and Zhou Ze'en were her biological sons. She was not that stupid.
Xiao Shunzi was kneeling down there. Zhou Beichen didn't call him. He was thinking about something out of boredom. Suddenly, he thought of something.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has returned to Chonghua Palace. He seems to be questioning Concubine Shu, saying that she gave him poisoned silver. He wants to force Concubine Shu to come and apologize, and even wants to have her imprisoned for interrogation."
What Xiao Shunzi said didn't sound like a joke at all. Zhou Beichen slammed the table and cursed angrily.
"Asshole, who is Concubine Shu? She's her mother. First, he has no evidence, and second, Concubine Shu has no motive. He wants Concubine Shu to confess and go to jail. I think he is going backwards the longer he lives."
Fearing that something irreversible might happen accidentally, Nuannuan said to Zhou Beichen, "Daddy, Nuannuan will go and take a look," and ran away.
Lady Shufei is so kind to Yu'er and En'er, it doesn't seem like she is pretending, it's impossible for her to want to harm anyone, who knows who is behind this.
"Father, I will go and take a look."
Sure enough, Zhou Zeyun couldn't bear it anymore, and walked out without waiting for Zhou Beichen to answer.
Sitting in the chair, the more Zhou Beichen thought about Li Shuren and the Second Prince, the more upset he became. They were causing him trouble day after day.
Chonghua Palace.
When Zhou Zhaonuan arrived, Zhou Zeyu was kneeling on the ground in front of Concubine Shu, looking pitiful. He wiped his tears with his small hands and begged bitterly.
"Mother Shu, I treated you as my real mother, so I dared to treasure the things you gave me. This time, I wanted to see my mother in the cold palace for the last time, but I didn't expect that I would harm her. This is just to let me know that all your kindness to me these days was fake. You hope that I will die..."
Zhou Zeyu's eyes were filled with tears and he couldn't help sobbing slightly, heartbroken.
Shufei was standing on the ground. When the wind blew, her body became unstable and she almost fell down. She was saved by the quick-eyed and quick-handed maid beside her.
"My lady, are you okay?"
Concubine Shu waved her hand and looked again at Zhou Zeyu, whose eyes were bloodshot and who blamed her every minute, and she was filled with sadness.
Still, he replied to the palace maid, "I am fine."
"Yu'er, ever since you came to Chonghua Palace, I thought I treated you well. I was afraid you'd kick the covers at night, so I'd get up several times every night to check on you, worried you wouldn't get used to living in Chonghua Palace. I tried my best to meet all your requests, even your rude request to have Zhou Bihe come over and be my mother. Could it be that this is how you think of me now?"
Zhou Zeyu's crying stopped abruptly. He stood up and walked in front of Concubine Shu, looking ruthless and resolute.
"You're being nice to me, but it's all fake. You're pretending to be nice to my father so he'll come to you more often and you can regain his favor."
“You…you…”
After months of being so open and sincere, all she got in return was a sentence like "You're just pretending". Concubine Shu smiled miserably, with tears in her eyes, but she tried hard not to let them out.
"Well, Madam Shu, you can't say anything, right? You are such a vicious person. My brother is well-behaved, sensible, and obedient. He came here before me, so the silver ingot you gave him was not poisoned. As for me, you disliked me from the beginning, so you wanted to poison me slowly. Since you are unwilling to confess your guilt before our father, then please, Madam Shu, go to the prison."
"Shufei... Your Majesty."
A dazed smile appeared on her lips, and Concubine Shu couldn't help but take a step back. Good, really good, her adopted son actually wanted to send her, his adoptive mother, to jail. He was really her good son.
Just at this moment, Zhou Ze'en, who had been peeking from the corner, ran out with tears in his eyes, hugged Shufei and cried desperately.
"Brother, En'er doesn't believe that Mother harmed Li... Mother, Mother is so kind to us two, how could Mother want to harm you? Brother, did you mistake something?"
There was a ruthless look in his eyes. Zhou Zeyu stared at his brother for a long time and smiled sarcastically.
"Zhou Ze'en, have you forgotten who your biological mother is just because you've been someone's son for a few months? She treats you well because you can still be of use to her. You're well-behaved and charming, and you try to please her. But when you're no longer useful, she'll throw you away without hesitation."
Tears streamed down both cheeks. Zhou Ze'en hugged Shufei, rubbed her hard, and cried loudly.
"Impossible, I don't believe it. Mother is so good to me, how could she use me? On the contrary, when I was in Li'an Palace, Mother Li often ignored me. Brother, anyway, today, I am here, and you can't put Mother in jail no matter what."
Zhou Zeyu's eyes were blazing with anger. "I really don't know what kind of magic potion the Concubine Shu poured into you to make you follow her so wholeheartedly. You fool."
Zhou Zeen hugged Shufei tighter and looked at Zhou Zeyu.
"You're the fool. Which mother is good to me? Can't I see it? Mother didn't give me any magic potion. Brother, today, I'm telling you this: if you dare to send mother to jail, send me first."
Zhou Zeyu looked at his mischievous brother with a dark look in his eyes. From this moment on, Zhou Zeen was no longer his biological brother. His only relative was his mother.
"Okay, then you try it and see."
Zhou Zeyu turned around and looked at the several confidants who followed him in from Li'an Palace. He put on airs and gave orders loudly.
"Come here, put Concubine Shu in jail and torture her to extract a confession."
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