Chapter 175: Prince Zhenbei Returns to Beijing
When Madam Shen heard Prince Yu's dragging tone, her heart couldn't help but rise, fearing that Prince Yu would go back on his word.
"Shen Qingtan is not the daughter of the Gu family, but the daughter of the King of Zhenbei." Prince Yu dropped the bombshell and raised the corner of his mouth: "I didn't know that the Zhenbei Palace couldn't afford to raise a daughter, so they wanted to send her to your Marquis' Mansion to raise her."
Madam Shen's pupils shrank and her expression suddenly changed. Before she could think of anything, she heard Prince Yu's sarcastic words.
At the beginning, Prince Yu wanted to support Zhao Jue, but they were fighting with Shen Qingtan. Prince Yu stepped in to stop them and did not allow them to ruin his plan.
They had to confess to Prince Yu that Shen Qingtan was not the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. They could not say that she was abducted, so they found an excuse, saying that when they went to visit relatives in Nanling Prefecture, a family surnamed Gu gave the child to them to raise.
Now that she was exposed in front of her, she felt a little embarrassed and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, is there a misunderstanding here? She clearly said that she was the child of the Gu family. There is no way she would lie to us."
Prince Yu said slowly, "Gu Zongci is her uncle."
The color drained from Madam Shen's face, and a chill rose from her feet to her head.
Shen Qingtan is actually the daughter of King Zhenbei. If King Zhenbei knew about this, how could he let them go?
No, that's not right—
The late emperor once issued an edict that anyone from the Zhenbei Palace who left Liangzhou without permission would be charged with treason.
No wonder... No wonder that after all these years, the King of Zhenbei lost his daughter and didn't send anyone to look for her in a big way.
This also explains why Shen Qingtan recognized Gu Zongci in private and never went to Liangzhou to find the King of Zhenbei and his wife.
It turns out he was afraid of being questioned.
Mrs. Shen's hand, which was clutching the handkerchief, began to tremble slightly.
Excited.
She almost laughed out loud.
There is always a way out.
As long as she holds this handle, Shen Qingtan will be threatened by her. Maybe she can rely on the power of the King of Zhenbei to save the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
Madam Shen couldn't stay any longer, so after saying goodbye to Prince Yu, she hurriedly left the palace.
She got on the carriage, took out the gift box, wrote a visiting card, and asked someone to deliver it to Shen Qingtan.
She returned to the Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion and took a bath and dressed up, not wanting to show her embarrassment in front of Shen Qingtan.
As soon as everything was cleaned up, the maid Lu Yin invited Shen Qingtan in.
As soon as Shen Qingtan entered the room, he saw Madam Shen sitting upright on the Arhat couch. She was wearing a crimson-purple shirt with twined branches and long sleeves, a pearl and jade headdress, and her eyebrows were drawn high, making her look imposing.
She stood in the middle of the room, without any greeting, and said calmly, "Madam, why did you invite me here?"
Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Qingtan with a cold gaze. She was the same as before she got married, with a gentle temperament, dignified and quiet, and looked gentle and harmless.
But his heart is colder and more vicious than anyone else's.
Shen Qingtan has made an indelible contribution to the current situation of the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion!
"We've been mother and daughter for fourteen years. Now that you've recognized your own family, you're not even willing to call me mother?"
Madam Shen sneered, "As the saying goes, the grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth. Although you didn't crawl out of my belly, I raised you with my own hands. Am I not worthy of being called a mother?"
Shen Qingtan felt amused. At this point, Madam Shen still had the nerve to mention the grace of raising her.
If it weren't for Madam Shen abducting her, her relatives wouldn't have to suffer the pain of separation.
Mrs. Shen's shamelessness is truly unmatched.
Shen Qingtan thought that Madam Shen had pointed out her life experience in the visiting card, and specially invited her to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, obviously wanting to use her life experience to threaten her and save the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion from danger.
"Madam, please speak frankly. There's no need to argue with me about gratitude." Shen Qingtan said cryptically, "Why I was raised by you? No one knows better than you."
Mrs. Shen’s expression darkened.
Shen Qingtan reminded him: "You are a forgetful person and you may not remember things clearly. The class leader who is now imprisoned in the prison and waiting for execution in the autumn should be able to help you remember."
Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Qingtan in disbelief. She actually knew the truth!
“It has come to this, do you think I still care about my reputation?” Mrs. Shen was not threatened.
"What about your son?" Shen Qingtan slightly curved her lips and asked, "The wife of the marquis colluded with the troupe owner to kidnap a little girl and raise her in the mansion instead of her own daughter. With a mother who is a human trafficker, guess how far Shen Shaohuai can go in the future?"
Madam Shen’s fingers tightened. There was no doubt that Shen Shaohuai’s future was ruined and he had to be instructed by others.
Because he has a mother who brings shame upon him.
She sacrificed too much and did too many evil things for Shen Shaohuai.
The most unbearable thing was that she had ruined his future with her own hands.
At this moment, it was a game between two people. Madam Shen calmed her mind and held on: "The Marquis' Mansion is about to fall. My shabby reputation in exchange for the lives of King Zhenbei and you is worth it."
How could Shen Qingtan not see through her thoughts? It was just the end of her strength.
She asked, "Do you know where my biological father is?"
Madam Shen frowned, not understanding the meaning of Shen Qingtan's words.
"The Prince of Zhenbei is defending the northern border against foreign enemies. Even if you were to report us, would the emperor immediately issue an order to punish him for such a trivial matter and abandon the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the northern border?"
Shen Qingtan crushed Madam Shen's dream: "The emperor has not punished him. Wait until the King of Zhenbei returns triumphantly. He is a meritorious official and will be rewarded according to his merits. He can use his merits to atone for his crime."
Mrs. Shen's heart sank because what Shen Qingtan said was the truth.
Shen Qingtan looked at Madam Shen's dejected face and curled his lips: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
Mrs. Shen looked at Shen Qingtan's back as he left, and a feeling of frustration surged in her heart.
This bitch!
She picked up the incense burner on the table and smashed it hard on the ground.
Suddenly, she realized a problem.
Emperor Jing'an ruled the country with filial piety. As long as she made a big fuss about this matter before Prince Zhenbei returned triumphantly, she would not be able to easily erase the charges after Prince Zhenbei returned triumphantly.
As for her son, as long as Prince Yu succeeds to the throne, he will have a place.
Madam Shen’s eyes flashed fiercely, and she had an idea in her mind.
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Several agile war horses were tied in front of a broken bridge dozens of miles away.
The subordinate glanced at the broken bridge, then at the turbulent river, and said to the King of Zhenbei standing beside him, "Your Highness, let's go back and find an inn to stay in first, and then find a way to cross the river and return to the capital tomorrow."
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