Chapter 187 Guess what she came for?
Concubine Shun yelled, "But I never thought of letting my unborn child compete for the position of crown prince, and I never thought of competing with you for the position of queen. You killed Brother Hang, Luo Yun, go to hell."
The Queen watched as Concubine Shun pulled a dagger from her sleeve pocket and walked towards her. She was so frightened that she leaned hard on the Phoenix Chair and said, "What do you want to do? The Emperor has already given me poisoned wine. Why are you doing this?"
"Poisoned wine? That's too easy for you. Do you know how Cui Hang died? He was shot by several arrows, with dozens of wounds of varying sizes all over his body. In the end, he refused to fall down even in his deathbed. This feeling... you should also have a taste of it."
Concubine Shun's hand holding the dagger was shaking, but she still walked forward firmly.
She grabbed the queen's hair and thrust the dagger into her abdomen so that she had no power to resist, and then... a scream of pain was heard in Fengyi Palace.
Concubine Shun did not know how to perform the lingchi technique, and the queen died from the pain after only a few strokes.
The door of Fengyi Palace was opened, and a bloody smell rushed towards them. As Concubine Shun's bloody face turned around, even Eunuch Li gasped in shock.
"Your Majesty...you..."
Concubine Shun took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "This palace and the Queen have had a long-standing grudge. So when I learned that she had given birth to a bastard without the Emperor's knowledge and had poisoned him, I was furious and accidentally killed her. I will go and apologize to the Emperor later."
Eunuch Li supported the unsteady Concubine Shun and whispered, "Your Majesty, there's no need to do this. Now, it's just you and me in Fengyi Palace. The Emperor ordered me to deliver poisoned wine to the former Empress. He also said that after she dies, she doesn't need to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, so I can find a place to bury her."
"So, your Majesty, you don't need to tell the Emperor anymore. Just let this old servant handle it."
Concubine Shun took off the bracelet on her hand and put it into Eunuch Li's hand: "Then I will trouble you, Eunuch, but I still need to go to the emperor. I have something to tell him."
Watching Concubine Shun stagger out of Fengyi Ji Palace, Eunuch Li sighed, "Alas... She's such a pitiful person. If Concubine Shun had married someone else back then... perhaps the situation would be completely different now."
After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he called the palace servants to dispose of the queen's body, and the emperor never knew about this until his death.
Concubine Shun returned to her palace and drank a pot of tea before she calmed down. Then she asked someone to take a bath and change her clothes. By the time she went to find the emperor, it was almost dark.
"Shun Fei? Didn't you leave the palace and go to Yan'er's house? Why are you back? Is Yan'er feeling better now?"
Concubine Shun knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Yan'er is much better now. I came here today to ask your Majesty something."
"you say."
Concubine Shun looked up at the emperor with a determined look in her eyes: "After the emperor has calmed down everything, I hope that the emperor will allow my son and me to go to our fiefdom. If not summoned, my son and I will never set foot in Kyoto again for the rest of our lives."
The emperor looked at the kneeling woman in surprise: "Shun Fei, you are my concubine, Yan'er is my eldest son, and you should have heard about the Queen's affairs. Don't you have any other thoughts?"
Looking at the Emperor's gaze, Concubine Shun smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Your Majesty, from the moment I had Yan'er, I never thought of letting him sit in that position."
"What's more, with Yan'er's intelligence, he can barely be a prince, let alone a king... I really don't dare to imagine what the Great Zhou will become in the future. I also don't want the Great Zhou to be defeated by my son and be cursed by the world in the future."
"I only hope that he can live his life without any brains. I will be with him, watching over him, and will never let him make the mistake of coveting things that do not belong to him."
The emperor felt mixed emotions. If the empress and other concubines and princes in the harem could be like this mother and son, there wouldn't be so many problems.
The emperor walked over and helped her up personally: "Shun Fei, have you ever regretted marrying me?"
Concubine Shun lowered her head, her voice calm, "No."
"Alas, I knew that you and the eldest son of the Cui family were in love, but I still welcomed you into the palace as a concubine. I owe you."
"You should pack up and go to the Yongning Palace in the next few days. Once everything is arranged, you can leave for the fiefdom at any time."
Concubine Shun looked at the emperor in surprise: "Aren't you afraid that Yan'er and I will rebel like the previous crown prince?"
The emperor looked at her and laughed: "You also said that Yan'er doesn't have the brains. Go ahead. There's no need to wait for me to settle everything. I believe in you."
Concubine Shun took two steps back and bowed deeply to the emperor: "I... thank you very much, Your Majesty. I can no longer serve you, but I hope you can take care of yourself."
"When I arrive at my fiefdom, I will eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, praying to the Buddha to bless the emperor with good health and everything goes well."
Watching Concubine Shun leave, Eunuch Li helped the emperor back to the throne. "Your Majesty, do you really believe that Prince Yongning won't end up like the Third and Sixth Princes after he leaves?"
The Emperor shook his head. "He won't. Concubine Shun is very smart. She knows her son's character. If he doesn't fight for the throne, he can live longer. But if he does... I don't even need to do anything. His two ambitious brothers will not let him go."
After Concubine Shun walked out of the imperial study, she looked up at the sky, wondering what she was thinking.
She left the palace before the gates were locked. As for the other gold, silver and palace maids, they had already been arranged when she left the palace last time.
After leaving the palace, Concubine Shun did not return directly to Prince Yongning's Mansion...
Prince Zhan's Palace
Bu Ruo, who had just finished his meal and was taking a walk to digest his food, saw the housekeeper walking towards him quickly.
"Your Highness, Princess, Consort Shun is here and wants to see you."
A hint of surprise flashed across Bu Ruo's eyes: "Now? What is she doing here at this hour? Take her to the front hall. The prince and I will be there right away."
On the way to the front hall, Bu Ruo looked at Xiao Yulan: "Guess what she is doing here?"
"surrender."
"Hmm?" Bu Ruo was puzzled. "Hasn't she already surrendered? I guess she came here not only to surrender, but also to ask for something, otherwise she wouldn't come so late."
In the front hall, Concubine Shun paced back and forth anxiously until she saw Xiao Yulan and Bu Ruo appear at the door. She felt relieved. She was really afraid that these two people would not see her.
After the greetings, Concubine Shun didn't hide anything. She looked at the two of them and said directly, "I will be leaving for my fiefdom with Yan'er tomorrow. Unless something unexpected happens, I will never return to Kyoto again. Please rest assured, Your Majesty and Princess, whether you want to seize the throne in the future or not, Yan'er will not be an obstacle to you."
Xiao Yulan nodded: "You are a smart person. I believe you. I can also guarantee that as long as Xiao Haoyan behaves himself, I, as the emperor's uncle, will not kill him."
After getting Xiao Yulan's assurance, Concubine Shun's last bit of worry disappeared, but she didn't leave. She just secretly glanced at Bu Ruo from time to time.
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