Chapter 421 Found Shen Ning
The prince had a guess in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it.
He thought that, firstly, since his father had not informed them about this matter, he could handle it himself and there was no need for them to interfere.
Secondly, judging from my aunt's expression that day, she might not want my father's children to know about this.
Perhaps, it is because of my father's reputation.
The Second Prince seemed to understand what the Crown Prince meant, but he still looked at him in confusion.
The prince laughed: "You! No wonder Empress Chen said you are mature beyond your years!"
"Since the emperor has not found us about this matter, we should just focus on our own affairs and not worry about him."
At this point, the Crown Prince suddenly remembered something and looked at the Second Prince jokingly: "Come to think of it, you and Miss Rong haven't seen each other for a long time."
The Second Prince felt a little embarrassed when Rong Wenmiao was suddenly mentioned.
He waved his hand hurriedly: "What nonsense are you talking about, my brother!"
"Hahaha..." The prince didn't say anything else, but just continued walking forward.
Soon, just as the second prince wished, the Emperor of Great Chu had a plan to deal with this matter.
The next night, all the guards of the Jinxiu Palace were withdrawn from the palace.
The concubines in the harem naturally guessed that the Emperor of Great Chu had calmed down, and this was why the Empress was restored to freedom. Some of them were even bold enough to pay their respects in the Jinxiu Palace.
But the Emperor of Great Chu did not go to the Jinxiu Palace. On the contrary, after nightfall, the Emperor of Great Chu went to the Qingyun Palace with great fanfare.
Seeing that it was His Majesty coming, Song Qingyan hurried to greet him.
The Great Chu Emperor, however, signaled to close the gate of Qingyun Palace tightly, and the servants beside Song Qingyan were also left outside by the Great Chu Emperor.
Only the three of them stayed indoors.
The Great Chu Emperor realized something and turned to look at Song Qingyan: "You don't have enough people to serve you."
"Now that she has taken the position of Imperial Consort, she still only has Jinxin and Jinyu to serve her."
Song Qingyan shook her head: "Now that I am not in charge of the harem, the two of them are enough."
"The maids below will take care of the outside affairs, so they won't be too tired."
[Father, please get down to business! ]
[You came to Qingyun Palace with such fanfare, could it be that you came just to chat with mother and talk about all these nonsense? ]
[You are not going to stay at Qingyun Palace tonight, are you? No way, I want to sleep with my mother! ]
Song Qingyan pretended not to hear Lu Xingwan's mumbling and continued chatting with the Great Chu Emperor: "I saw Jin Yao and Jin Yu in the daytime."
"From your perspective, Jin Yu is indeed destined to be a busy man. I'm afraid he has been feeling a bit uncomfortable being idle in his own palace without any government affairs these days."
The Great Chu Emperor also smiled and said, "How can there be so many political affairs for him to handle!"
"You are so young, you should take more rest."
[That’s right, so that my second brother won’t grow too tall due to being too tired.]
[Also, Second Brother needs to spare some time for romance. His relationship with Miss Rong hasn’t even started yet!]
[Empress Lan is not in a hurry now. ]
The Emperor of Great Chu listened to Lu Xingwan's mumbling and remained silent for a long time.
Song Qingyan said a few words next to him, but he didn't listen.
After a long while, he said, "Yingyi found Shen Ning."
As soon as the Great Chu Emperor said this, Lu Xingwan and Song Qingyan, mother and daughter, stood there in a daze, and all looked at the Great Chu Emperor.
It was Lu Xingwan who reacted first.
[What does it mean to have found Shen Ning? 】
[So Shen Ning is really dead? ]
Lu Xingwan stared at the Emperor of Great Chu with wide eyes, as if waiting for his next words.
Song Qingyan naturally remained silent as well, but clenched her fists tightly and looked at the Great Chu Emperor in front of her.
The Great Chu Emperor nodded heavily.
The mother and daughter were still worried.
"Shen Ning's body was found in the house that Guard Xing mentioned." The Great Chu Emperor still had a dull tone in his voice.
The Emperor of Great Chu did not say the rest.
Not only was Shen Ning's death tragic, but the two men were unwilling to even prepare a mat for her and simply buried her hastily in the yard.
"I've asked the coroner to examine it."
Lu Xingwan raised her head and looked towards the Great Chu Emperor, and saw an expression of certainty in his eyes.
Lu Xingwan felt as if her heart was blocked. Although she had guessed this ending a long time ago, when the news of the real Shen Ning's murder appeared before her eyes.
She still finds it hard to accept.
"So she was murdered by Cheng?" Song Qingyan looked up at the Great Chu Emperor, as if waiting for her answer.
But she clearly knew the answer in her heart.
The Great Chu Emperor did not answer Song Qingyan's question, but changed the subject and asked, "What do you think about Shen Ning's matter?"
Song Qingyan looked up at the Emperor of Great Chu, was stunned for a moment, and then came to her senses.
He glanced at Lu Xingwan standing beside him before speaking.
"How does your majesty intend to deal with Cheng? Has Cheng's identity been confirmed?"
Seeing that Song Qingyan had accepted Shen Ning's death, the Great Chu Emperor no longer hesitated: "As for Cheng's matter, the mere fact of killing the official's children is enough to make her die."
Not to mention the plot to murder the royal heir.
"I've thought about it. Since Cheng is going to die anyway, I might as well bury her with the ceremony of the empress." The Great Chu Emperor said this and held Lu Xingwan in his arms. He continued, "Of course, the person to be buried is Shen Ning."
"It can be regarded as an explanation to the Shen family."
Song Qingyan nodded: "Then this conspiracy to murder the heir to the throne..."
"Of course it's not Shen Ning's fault."
Qinqinyan added: "In that case, why not ask Qionghua if there is any medicine that can make a person look seriously ill."
"That's the best thing."
After all, Shen Ning was an innocent victim, so making her appear to have died of illness was naturally better than any other choice.
Whether it is the harem or the Shen family, they both need to be respectable.
Seeing that Song Qingyan and her daughter had accepted this result, the Emperor of Great Chu continued to talk about the other results of Yingyi's investigation.
"As for the Prince Yi that Yunlan mentioned earlier, I have also sent people to investigate."
Speaking of this, the Emperor of Chu let out a long sigh.
[Looking at the way Father is acting, it is likely that the identity of Prince Yi has also been determined.]
[It doesn’t look like good news! ]
Wanwan's words touched the heart of the Emperor of Great Chu, and it was indeed not good news.
"This Prince Yi is indeed related to Cheng State, but he is not a member of the Cheng State royal family."
Initially, the Emperor of Great Chu also thought that Prince Yi was a descendant of the royal family of Cheng State, and that he had come to his side to avenge some family feud or national hatred.
But things were far from what the Emperor of Chu had imagined.
After all, who would believe that the minister's daughter could be replaced by someone who looks just like her?