Chapter 254 Shen Ning's Self-Torture Scheme

The queen immediately turned away.

After returning to the palace, he became more and more unhappy, so he asked Yueran to quietly inform Prince Yi and get rid of this person to avoid ruining his own good deeds.

Prince Yi's methods were extremely cruel and his actions were swift.

That night, Shupin died of poisoning.

As soon as he heard the news, Shen Ning took the initiative and went to Long Sheng Palace, and actually knelt directly outside the palace.

This frightened His Highness Meng Quande, who didn't know whether to help or not.

In the end, he hurried inside and reported the matter to the Emperor of Great Chu: "Your Majesty, the Queen is kneeling outside!"

"She's really quick," the Great Chu Emperor had just received the news of Shupin's death when the Empress came, "Let her in."

Because his previous headache was caused by Yun Ping drugging him, the Emperor of Great Chu had a grudge against the Empress.

Although I couldn't find out that she was the one who did it, I still had some suspicions about her.

Later, it was Shen Ning's father and brother who made the Emperor of Great Chu give up this idea.

I thought that since she had such an upright father and brother, she would definitely not do such a thing. I began to believe her a little more.

But after all, there are still some grudges.

After the empress entered the inner room, she knelt down in front of the Great Chu Emperor without saying much and said, "I have failed to manage the six palaces properly. Your Majesty, please punish me."

"Since I took over the power to manage the six palaces, there have been frequent incidents in the harem. I have failed the trust of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother."

At this point, Shen Ning looked up at the Great Chu Emperor with a determined look on her face: "Your Majesty, please hand over the power of managing the six palaces to the Royal Concubine. I am also willing to go to the cold palace. Please grant your permission, Your Majesty."

When Shen Ning said this, Yun Lan beside her was startled and called out softly, "Madam!"

Then he realized that he was in front of His Majesty and immediately fell silent.

Shen Ning brought Yunlan here specifically for the purpose of performing such a drama in front of the Emperor of Great Chu. Yueran's calm personality is not suitable, and Yunlan is someone who has never seen the world.

Only in this way can His Majesty know that this decision was made on my own spur of the moment and that I did not discuss it with the palace maids serving me.

After hearing what Shen Ning said, the Emperor of Great Chu was somewhat moved.

It seemed that Song Qingyan could indeed manage the affairs of the six palaces clearly and efficiently in the past, and had never brought any matters in the harem to his attention.

Just when the Emperor of Chu was thinking about this.

The face of the little girl Lu Xingwan suddenly appeared in my mind.

It seemed as if she was pointing at herself and scolding herself: "My mother finally got some peace and quiet, but you brought all these messes back to her."

Thinking of this, the Emperor of Great Chu couldn't help but shudder.

She sighed, walked up to Shen Ning and helped him up: "Why does the Queen have to do this?"

"Shupin committed suicide, how could it have anything to do with you?"

Indeed, Prince Yi's actions were very neat, leaving no clues, and he even deliberately imitated a confession letter written by Concubine Shu.

The letter only said that she felt she had let down the Second Princess over the years, and now that she was finally getting married, she felt relieved.

He even asked the Emperor of Chu to take good care of the Seventh Princess.

It was a serious crime for a concubine to commit suicide, and it would even bring implicate to her mother's family.

Therefore, many concubines had to endure misery throughout their lives, even if they had to stay in the cold palace.

Although the Emperor of Great Chu did not like Shupin, he was unwilling to blame her because the Second Princess had just gotten married.

"You've worked hard enough managing the six palaces, don't take on all these things yourself!" The Emperor of Great Chu seemed to be comforting the empress, but also seemed to be comforting himself.

Then he turned around and sat back down: "Announce to the outside world that Shupin died of a sudden illness and Xingxue just got married. Don't say anything else."

"Yes." Shen Ning bowed to the Emperor of Great Chu and talked to him for a while before coming out of Longsheng Palace.

After leaving Longsheng Palace, Shen Ning let out a long breath.

Yunlan then hurriedly walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, you really scared me to death just now. Don't say such things anymore."

Yunlan still looked frightened: "If His Majesty takes it seriously, then Your Majesty will suffer."

She felt a little sorry for the Queen, but more importantly, if the Queen fell, how would she maintain her current dignity?

Shen Ning just nodded and didn't say much.

After all, everything was under her control, and her goal was to get the Emperor of Great Chu to take the initiative to announce to the outside world that Shupin had died of illness.

Now that the goal has been achieved, nothing else matters.

Naturally, it was Jinxin who brought this matter back to Qingyun Palace.

Song Qingyan has indeed been a bit bored these days.

"My queen, I heard that the queen went to Longsheng Palace." Jin Xin talked about this with Song Qingyan with great interest, "I heard that the queen was kneeling outside Longsheng Palace."

When Song Qingyan heard this, she knew Shen Ning's intention.

The Shupin incident was most likely the Empress's doing.

[She has learned to use the self-torture tactic, first showing off in front of her father, taking the initiative and leaving him no time to find out the truth.]

[Even if the truth is uncovered later, what does it matter? After all, my father is the emperor, and a gentleman's word is as good as his bond!]

[And since Shen Ning dared to go before the Emperor, he must have already dealt with the matter. Otherwise, how could he dare to challenge the Emperor so blatantly?]

Song Qingyan agreed with Lu Xingwan's idea very much, but remained silent.

Shupin's life or death no longer had any meaning to her.

My sister is long gone. Even if Shupin sacrifices her own life, she cannot bring her sister back.

So she didn't care about Shupin's death, whether it was really the Empress's work or Shupin committed suicide.

It's just a pity for the Seventh Princess, she's just a child.

Thinking of this, a tear suddenly rolled down the corner of Song Qingyan's eyes.

Lu Xingwan was stunned.

[It turns out that my mother is so beautiful even when she cries. ]

[Mother must be thinking of my aunt again. ]

Thinking of this, Lu Xingwan took a few steps forward and gently hugged Song Qingyan's thigh to comfort her.

But with Lu Xingwan's comfort, Song Qingyan cried even harder, and even seemed unable to stop.

Jinxin and Jinyu also rushed forward, some to comfort them and some to wipe away their tears.

She really missed her sister. If her sister were still alive, their lives would be different.

Thinking of this, Song Qingyan held Lu Xingwan in her arms and said softly, "Wanwan, can you wait for mother here? Mother wants to go and talk to aunt."

Jinxin and Jinyu looked at each other helplessly when they saw this.

My queen is like this. She always cares a lot about Lu Xingwan's opinion, so even if it is a small matter, she will ask Princess Yong'an.

Even if she doesn't understand.

Lu Xingwan just blinked and looked at Song Qingyan obediently.

[Mother, just go ahead. Wanwan knows that you want to be alone with your aunt, so Wanwan is waiting for you here.]