Inside the room, Shen Wan leaned against the large pillow, checking the water clock several times.
Shen Wan was unaware that half of Consort Chen's grievances had been redressed. She only knew that Xie Jingyan had gone to Prince Cheng's residence early in the morning, but after so long, having dug up Prince Cheng's study three feet deep, why hadn't Xie Jingyan returned yet? Could something have happened to him?
Shen Wan was getting impatient when Haitang brought in tea and stepped forward, saying, "Your Highness, the Right Prime Minister is injured..."
Shen Wan frowned slightly. "How could the Right Chancellor be injured?"
Haitang said, "Today, the maid from the small kitchen went to the market to buy things and saw the Right Prime Minister's servants carrying a sedan chair running very fast down the street. However, they were walking too fast, and one of the servants accidentally twisted his ankle, causing the sedan chair to tip over, and the Right Prime Minister hit his head..."
A series of black lines were dripping down Shen Wan's forehead.
What urgent matter did the Right Chancellor have that made him rush so much?
If you're in such a hurry, you shouldn't be riding in a sedan chair, but on horseback, or at the very least, in a carriage. Who makes servants carry a sedan chair? I wonder how badly the Right Chancellor is injured.
It was lunchtime, and the kitchen brought the food. Shen Wan didn't know when Xie Jingyan would return, so she ate first without waiting for him.
After finishing my meal and watching the children for a while, I felt a bit sleepy and went to bed.
When she woke up, she opened her eyes and saw Xie Jingyan sitting by the bed. Shen Wan sat up and said, "Why didn't you wake me up when you got back? Did you find out anything?"
Xie Jingyan said, "We've found Mother Consort."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Shen Wan didn't react for a moment, but when she realized what Xie Jingyan had said, her eyes widened.
Just as she was about to speak, Dong'er came in and said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Yanping has arrived. He says he has urgent business with you."
Not knowing why the Prince of Yanping was in such a hurry to find Xie Jingyan, Xie Jingyan left first, and Shen Wan felt a real itch in her heart.
Xie Jingyan stepped out and saw the Prince of Yanping standing there waiting for him. Xie Jingyan went over and asked, "What do you want with me?"
The Prince of Yanping said, "Just now, Du Cheng'an and I were patrolling the city when we saw the Emperor leave the palace. He was only accompanied by Eunuch Yuan and two guards, so we followed him all the way. The Emperor entered the Prince of Cheng's residence..."
The Prince of Yanping did not know what the Emperor was doing outside the palace. He dared not interfere in the Emperor's affairs, but having discovered it, he could not pretend not to know. After much thought, he could only tell Xie Jingyan about it.
Xie Jingyan invited the Emperor to Prince Cheng's residence so that the Emperor could see for himself what Prince Cheng had done, but he did not allow the Emperor to leave the palace repeatedly.
Thinking of his mother's wrongful death in the Cold Palace, and how his father had executed the entire Yan family before the case was even solved, how could he possibly have the face to see his mother again?!
Does he really think his mother is still happy to see him?!
Xie Jingyan's face turned ashen. The Prince of Yanping hadn't expected Xie Jingyan to be so angry. He said, "Brother Jingyan?"
Xie Jingyan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger rising in his heart, and said, "You probably don't know, but he was trying to disrupt the peace of the capital and was arrested and sent to the city patrol bureau."
Prince Yanping, “…”
These words carried a hint of personal grudge.
But what's with this inexplicable excitement?
Does he really want to arrest the Emperor and send him to the city patrol?
The Prince of Yanping was still on patrol and had come over during his spare time. Once the message was delivered, he didn't stay long, having come by climbing over the wall and leaving as well.
After the Prince of Yanping left, Xie Jingyan returned to his room. Shen Wan saw that he had an angry look on his face and asked, "What happened?"
Xie Jingyan did not hide anything from Shen Wan, "Father Emperor just went to Prince Cheng's residence again."
again……
Shen Wan keenly caught this word.
When Xie Jingyan said he had found his mother, Shen Wan had already guessed something. After hearing the Emperor go to Prince Cheng's residence, she was almost certain. She couldn't believe it. "Zhao Mama buried my mother in the peach grove, and the person who took her away was Prince Cheng?"
Xie Jingyan remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Shen Wan was stunned. "What is Prince Cheng doing?"
Xie Jingyan's face was gloomy. "Just now at the Empress Dowager's place, I learned that the person who plotted against my father and Empress Wei twenty years ago and caused my mother to lose her position as the principal wife was Prince Cheng. He had been in love with my mother for twenty years."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Are you kidding me?
Didn't Prince Cheng like Empress Song?
Because Prince Cheng and Empress Song were having an affair and she was pregnant, everyone who knew about it thought that Prince Cheng liked Empress Song. Even though Shen Wan recognized yesterday that Consort Chen's portrait was written by Prince Cheng himself, neither of them thought that Prince Cheng coveted Consort Chen.
Shen Wan felt her hair stand on end. She had lived two lives and never knew that Prince Cheng harbored such feelings for Consort Chen.
Prince Cheng's love is terrifying; to be loved by him is truly the worst thing that has ever happened to Consort Chen.
Love is about fulfillment, not possession.
King Cheng harmed so many innocent people for his own selfish reasons, and in the end, he also harmed himself.
Xie Jingyan exposed the fact that Prince Cheng and Empress Song had cheated on the Emperor, but he didn't intend to get involved after that. Whether to kill Prince Cheng or spare his life was entirely up to the Emperor.
Back then, Young Master Han and Consort Chen were framed. Young Master Han forced himself to leave after taking medicine, while Consort Chen would have preferred to die suddenly.
In the end, she would die, a sudden death, which would not implicate the Yan family, nor Xie Jingyan. The emperor would not only not hate her, but would miss her for the rest of his life.
As a result, Prince Cheng got involved, and Consort Chen not only did not escape death, but also lost so many lives.
Xie Jingyan would never give King Cheng a way out.
It's a pity we found out about this too late, otherwise King Cheng would never have been able to escape the capital.
Now that he's escaped, capturing King Cheng will be much more difficult.
Shen Wan said, "This time, we owe a great debt to Princess Cheng..."
Yinshuang went to deliver dowry to Princess Yong'an and found it strange that Prince Cheng's residence was buying ice despite the cold weather. She told Shenwan about it. Although Shenwan also found it strange, she would never have dreamed that the ice was used to preserve Consort Chen's body from decay.
No wonder Princess Cheng forbade Princess Yong'an from sending them messages earlier or later, but only on that particular day. It must have been on that day that Princess Yong'an discovered the frozen corpse on the back mountain of Jingci Nunnery, which aroused Princess Cheng's suspicion.
Yinshuang noticed something unusual when she saw Prince Cheng buying ice at his residence. How could Princess Cheng not know? But a normal person would never imagine that someone would do such a perverted thing.
Princess Cheng became suspicious, and fearing that she might be wrong, she indirectly sent Xie Jingyan to Prince Cheng's study to verify the information.
Princess Cheng was also pitiful. Prince Cheng had Consort Chen in his heart and was having an affair with Empress Song. He disliked her the only one and even wanted to kill her.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, "Then this case...?"
The Left Chancellor executed the entire family of Prince Cheng and Empress Song for their adulterous affair, and no one knew the real reason for the extermination of their nine generations.
Consort Chen's case is also related to Prince Cheng, and Shen Wan is genuinely worried that the Emperor might suppress the case to save face.
Xie Jingyan's eyes were dark as he said, "Although we haven't found out who plotted against my mother and the eldest son of the Han family back then, it can be considered a case overturned."
It's good that the verdict has been overturned.
They've waited too long for this day.
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