Chapter 269 You Are So Stupid
Morning court on September 8th
Before the court officials mentioned the matter of the Nineteenth Prince, the Emperor granted a piece of land to His Royal Highness Prince Ning and ordered him to set off immediately. Without an imperial edict, he was not allowed to return to Yulin City!
Coincidentally, the fiefdom granted by the Emperor to His Royal Highness Prince Ning was located in a prefecture in Huku Province in the northern border area. It was a remote place with barren land, bitterly cold weather and harsh environment.
Everyone felt that the emperor wanted him to suffer.
However, Concubine Qin Shu and Prince Ning breathed a sigh of relief. So what if the environment was bad? The farther away, the better. It would be best if they never came back in this life!
If he takes good care of his fiefdom and stays away from court disputes, at least he can live a peaceful life and die of old age!
Concubine Qin Shu, who had not slept all night, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Upon hearing the news, she asked the palace servants to help her dress up, as usual, exquisitely and elegantly.
She sat at the table alone and had breakfast, calmly and without any concern for her fate.
She was extremely grateful that the emperor could transfer Prince Ning away. She really could not help with the Qin Mansion and did not want to ask.
As for herself, it didn't matter. If the emperor wanted her to die, she would die. If he wanted her to live, she would live. As long as her son was fine, she had no other extravagant demands.
Finally, the emperor fulfilled her wish and allowed her to go to the Taimiao to practice Buddhism with her hair uncut.
Until the moment she left the palace, Concubine Qin Shu never saw the emperor again. Before leaving the palace, she knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and then asked the eunuch who escorted her out of the palace to help pass on the message to the emperor.
"Please, eunuch, thank the Emperor for me. I will remember all the kindness the Emperor has shown me. I will spend my entire life praying for the Emperor and Zhao Ling!"
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Concubine Qin Shufei and Prince Ning are both gone. Others think that they are in bad luck and have been expelled by the emperor. However, only those who are really involved in this matter know how lucky this result is for them.
Being able to stay away from the imperial city, a place of trouble, at this critical juncture is what I wish for!
The Queen was so angry that she was shaking all over in the palace. The evidence of murdering the royal heir was solid, but she was able to escape unscathed. This Concubine Shu was the first person in the harem!
She thought that Concubine Shu would definitely die this time, but not only did she not die, she also showed off the emperor's preference for her to all the women in the harem. This was simply outrageous.
"Is Huipin satisfied with this result?"
The old nanny was so frightened when she saw the queen's bloodshot eyes that she didn't dare to raise her head. "I heard that Huipin's madness has become more serious recently, and the palace maids are so scared that they dare not approach her..."
"She's incredibly insane, isn't that natural? Her only son is dead, leaving her with nothing to rely on for the rest of her life, yet the murderer and her son are both fine. As a mother, how could I possibly bear this?"
"But Huipin has little influence, and now she's acting crazy and annoying. I'm afraid the emperor won't even bother to look at her anymore."
"While the emperor still remembers who she is and that he once had a nineteenth prince, let's help her!"
"Yes, I understand!"
On the ninth day of the ninth month, Concubine Hui in the palace chose to hang herself in protest because she was dissatisfied with the emperor's protection of Concubine Qin Shufei and his refusal to give her son justice.
Both mother and son died, Concubine Qin Shu and Prince Ning were gone, and the Qin family suddenly became the target of public criticism.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, on the other hand, could rest easy, no longer having to worry about anyone digging up the old scores between him and Concubine Hui. Everyone was happy.
However, the emperor refused to listen to any criticisms of Concubine Shu and the Qin family. Even Minister Qin himself was puzzled by his stubbornness.
What did Concubine Shu say to the emperor when she went to see him that day?
Did the Emperor believe that Concubine Shu was wrongly accused? Or did he really like Concubine Shu and was determined to favor her?
The former is the idea of the Qin family, and the latter is the idea of everyone except the Qin family.
By the time the matter was completely settled, it was already the end of September. Qin Qingyao went to the Taimiao under the pretext of burning incense.
Qin Shufei was still calm at this time, wearing monk's robes, chanting scriptures and working every day, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. But life in this temple was not comparable to that in the palace.
"I'm sorry for wronging you, my lady."
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Princess Wuling, you are too polite. There is no such thing as Concubine Shu in this Buddhist sect. My Buddhist name is Jingkong."
Qin Qingyao actually felt a little sorry at this moment. She came up with this idea in the beginning just to gamble on the emperor's feelings for Concubine Shu and save the lives of Prince Ning and Concubine Shu.
But after seeing the emperor's attitude later, she found that the emperor's feelings and trust in Concubine Shu far exceeded her imagination.
Perhaps, if she had not come up with the bad idea of asking Concubine Shu to leave the palace on her own initiative, the emperor would have continued to investigate and give her justice.
If that were the case, King Ning wouldn't have to suffer in that bitter and cold place, and she wouldn't have to stay here with the green lamp all the time.
Qin Qingyao told Concubine Shu about her apology. She thought Concubine Shu would feel a little regretful or even blame her, but no, Concubine Shu just looked at her and suddenly smiled.
Just like what Qin Qingyao said just now, it was extremely funny.
"Yao'er, you are so stupid."
"What does this mean, Aunt?"
"You still think I'm innocent. Aren't you stupid? The Queen produced so much evidence, and you didn't even look at it?"
Qin Qingyao looked at the woman who couldn't stop laughing, her mind went blank. What did this mean?
"I was the one who killed the Nineteenth Prince."
Qin Qingyao widened her eyes and unconsciously took a half step back. Concubine Shu sat down by herself, still maintaining her calm demeanor.
"No one in the harem is clean, including me. One wrong step leads to another. The emperor is so noble, and the queen's position is so dazzling, how could anyone not want it?"
"I used to hate your father so much. I hated his blind loyalty and his coldness. He was clearly rising in the world, but he ignored me and never helped me."
"If he had helped me even once or twice, who knows who the woman sitting in the back seat would be now!"
"Everyone says my family is powerful, but who knows the pain I feel inside? I'd rather not have that family than not have it!"
"Your father always told me to accept my fate and cherish my blessings. Now, I admit that he was right, but I was too young at the time, really too young..."
Qin Qingyao stared blankly at the beautiful woman in front of her. Time had left few wrinkles on her, but had given her a graceful and noble demeanor.
How could such a beautiful woman kill a nine-month-old baby? Qin Qingyao even had a glimmer of hope until now, believing that Concubine Shu was joking and lying to her.
"Does your youth at that time have anything to do with your attack on the Nineteenth Prince now?"
Concubine Shu lowered her head and smiled. "People, don't make mistakes. If you make a mistake, remember to be ruthless and clean. Otherwise, sooner or later, someone will come to collect the debt."
She was young at that time, ambitious and full of aspirations, and naturally she had her moments of absurdity. After the emperor ascended the throne, he would fill his harem every year, and every year young and beautiful girls would enter the palace. How could she not be angry or jealous!
When other women are angry and jealous, they may do something to the favored girls, but she took a different approach. When the emperor looked for women, she looked for men and painted the emperor's forehead with green paint.
If she told Qin Qingyao about the man she was looking for, she would be so scared that she would have a heart attack on the spot.
The prince likes mature women and has an affair with his father's concubine. The former Concubine Qin Shufei played an indispensable role in this!
But at least she still had some sense of shame. She did not tell Qin Qingyao about those trivial things, the absurdity and filth in the harem to disgust her, but just reminded her.
"Anyway, I made a mistake before, and the Queen found out. So she threatened me to kill the Nineteenth Prince, and I had no choice but to do it. The evidence is all real, and I am guilty. I'm sorry for causing trouble for the Qin family!"
Qin Qingyao thought of the dead baby, clenched her fists, and felt her whole body cold, "Empress Shufei, how could you do this!"
Concubine Qin Shu glanced over coldly, "It's not your turn to blame me for what I did! I'm only saying a few more words to you because you helped me. From now on, don't come here again. I don't want to see you!"
"You killed a child less than a year old! Do you really feel no guilt or guilt at all?"
"Sin? Qin Qingyao, I'm calling you stupid, but you're still not done yet, are you? Who do you think you are? A fairy? When Prince Wu Ling takes in eight or ten women into his palace, if you still think this way, then come and judge me for what I'm doing!"
"So what if I killed him? Who doesn't die? What's the difference between nine months and ninety years?"
"The most common victims in the harem are children. When the child in my belly didn't even have the chance to see the world, why didn't anyone ask the murderer if he felt guilty or guilty?"
"Nine months is considered a long life among princes. Why should I be dissatisfied?"
Qin Qingyao simply couldn't believe it. This terrifying woman in front of her was actually a member of their Qin family, and was actually her father's biological sister?!
"You are simply a devil! You will get your comeuppance!"
"No, you're wrong. If there's one truth I've learned in the harem over the years, it's that retribution doesn't exist. It only matters who has better acting skills, who has more sophisticated tactics, and who has a more ruthless heart!"
"Do you think the one who laughs last is the one who gets rewarded for his kindness? Don't be ridiculous. Helping others climb up the ladder isn't merit, it's layers of bones!"
No matter how good Qin Shufei's acting skills were in the harem before, no matter what she had done, Qin Qingyao really couldn't accept it. After killing a little baby, she not only had no remorse at all, but felt that she had done nothing wrong!
Concubine Qin Shu turned to face the Bodhisattva, clasping her hands together. "If you can't stand it, just go and expose me. As long as the Qin family isn't afraid of being implicated, I have nothing to fear either."
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