Chapter 521 I dare not think
She seldom came, so the emperor hurried out to greet her: "Why did your mother come in person? Your son will go."
"How could I not come for such a big event? How is Concubine Jing?" asked Empress Dowager Li.
"Concubine Jing is fine. She was frightened and a little sick. Fortunately, she was not hurt by the poison." The Queen supported the Queen Mother.
"Jing Fei is a blessed woman. I was terrified when I heard that." Empress Dowager Li sighed, "I have already sent this man to the Internal Criminal Department."
"Don't worry, mother. I think it's something else. Even if it is really related, it has nothing to do with you." Qi Yixiu said.
"I'm not going to lie to you. I felt something was a little strange about the previous incident involving An. If this incident is really related to Zhao San, there must be something fishy behind it. I know." The Queen Mother sighed.
By saying this, it is tacitly acknowledged that although she knew that the matter was suspicious, the empress dowager did not say anything in order to restore Zhen Chongyi to the throne.
"Don't worry, mother. I will investigate this matter and make sure you don't get wronged."
"I'm not worried, but if there is something fishy behind this, the emperor can't let him off easily. He has implicated me again and again, so the person behind this must have big plans." The empress dowager was a little embarrassed when she said this.
After all, she had her own selfish motives before, and now saying this again, even though she was talking to her own son, she felt like she was slapping herself in the face.
But I also hate the person behind it even more.
After seeing off the Queen Mother, Qi Yixiu did not call anyone in and went on to deal with court affairs.
As for this matter, he has already asked someone to do it, so it is not too urgent.
Shen Chuliu felt a little uneasy when night fell. Although she knew the house was clean, she still had some psychological trauma.
She wasn't actually afraid of poison or anything, she was just afraid of things with more than four legs.
She broke so many of my legs, and the feeling of crawling on her neck was really...
Anyway, it's just very uncomfortable. The more uncomfortable I feel, the easier it is to think about it, and the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel.
So after dinner, I didn’t want to go to bed.
Until Qi Yixiu came.
"Why is the emperor here at this time?" Shen Chuliu stood up to greet him.
The emperor helped her sit down and said, "I guess you didn't sleep and just dealt with some official business."
"I slept too much during the day." Shen Chuliu smiled, but didn't say that he was nervous.
Qi Yixiu was waiting for her to tell him about her grievances and fears, but she didn't say anything, which made the emperor very unhappy.
But logically speaking, since Concubine Jing was frightened, it was normal for him to come and accompany her.
Selfishly, he thought about how pitiful she looked sitting there with a pale face last night, so he decided to come and keep her company.
She will definitely not sleep well tonight.
With the emperor around, things really felt much better. Shen Chuliu fell asleep soon after he got on the bed. He didn't look like someone who had slept too much during the day.
But in the middle of the night, the emperor was still awakened by her.
Shen Chuliu had been sleeping soundly, but because of her posture, she didn't know whether it was the emperor's underwear or her own that rubbed against her neck.
Just then, she suddenly remembered what happened yesterday in her sleep, and subconsciously thought it was still a scorpion. She screamed and started rubbing her neck hard.
The sleeping emperor was so frightened that he jumped up.
"Your Majesty?" Chusi outside was also startled.
Chi Su and a few others had come in carrying candles, and the scene became noisy again.
However, after Shen Chuliu's heart was pounding with fear, she came to her senses in an instant. Without even speaking to the emperor, she fell back into the bed and closed her eyes.
The emperor had a lot to say, but he held his breath and said nothing. He waved his hand to the people who came in and signaled them to go out.
Also lay down.
Zhemei pulled the tent closed, feeling somewhat apprehensive and thinking how lucky it was that the emperor didn't get angry.
Shen Chuliu felt that the person next to him had fallen down, so he moved closer and grabbed the emperor's clothes.
The emperor found it a little funny but was also very sleepy, so he hugged her.
Only when I hugged her did I feel her heartbeat was unusually fast.
The emperor didn't say anything. Judging from her appearance just now, she seemed frightened. It seemed that it was the same last night.
Just imagine how scary it would be for a woman to suddenly see a dozen poisonous scorpions.
As they were thinking, they both fell asleep again.
The next day, Shen Chuliu slept very comfortably. When he opened his eyes, he felt that it was already late.
The emperor had naturally left long ago.
Zengchun came in to serve and asked the maids to bring all the things and help Shen Chuliu get up.
"The Emperor has gone to court, and he told you to take a good rest."
"There's news outside." Zengchun said.
"Well, go ahead." Shen Chuliu had already washed up and was sitting at the table, enjoying a late breakfast.
"It is said that after you were promoted, one of the people who repaired the Yufu Palace and made furniture was a relative of a eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He and a friend of his made this hole. Because they were making furniture at that time, it was easy to hide. The man confessed that it was... Zhao San, the Empress Dowager, who asked him to do it. As for Zhang, the manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he has not confessed yet. Whether he has any connection with him depends on the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"The Queen Mother is involved in this matter?" Shen Chuliu raised an eyebrow: "The Queen Mother has been implicated a lot recently."
"Yes, we are curious too. This...can't be the Queen Mother's intention, right?" Zengchun whispered.
Shen Chuliu shook her head and ate the egg pancake: "I don't know now, but after all the things have happened, there should be a result."
Just after breakfast, someone from the Shen family came outside asking to see the queen.
This means they came to visit her because they knew something happened to her. It also means that the Shen family knew about this and were paying close attention to it.
"Go ahead." Shen Chuliu waved his hand.
When Qu and Song came in, they went to pay their respects to the queen first.
The queen stayed for a cup of tea, met him in person, and spoke a few words to him.
It also means that something happened in the palace, but Concubine Jing will not be allowed to suffer in vain.
This is the advantage of being in a high position and having a mother's family.
In the past, when Shen Chuliu was in a low position, if something happened, the emperor would have to consider the Shen family's face, but this was not possible.
In Yufu Palace, Shen Chuliu felt much better today, but she was too lazy to dress up properly, so she simply combed her hair into a bun, put on a casual skirt, and waited for Qu and Song.
The two men came in, greeted each other and took their seats.
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "I think my grandmother and aunt are worried about me. I'm fine."
"Oh my God, what I heard yesterday scared me to death." Qu was really frightened.
Even if they were not close, she was still their granddaughter. Moreover, Shen Chuliu was now a major pillar of the Shen family. If something happened to her...
That’s simply unthinkable.
"Yes, is there any result? The Marquis is very angry, and the Shen family will not ignore such a thing." Song said.
"The Emperor and the Empress take this very seriously and have asked people to investigate. There will be results soon. There is no need to worry at home. With the Emperor in charge, everything can be resolved." Shen Chuliu smiled.
(End of this chapter)
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