Chapter 210 What advantages does he have?
The carriage was quiet and dark, and the man's hot and alluring body enveloped her, amplifying even the sound of their heartbeats.
Dou Wenyi suddenly remembered something, "Your Highness, Shen Yanzhou is not someone who is easily fooled. You tampered with the roster; he might have noticed the flaws?"
“Yi’er, how do you treat him…” Pei Siyan’s eyes were deep and filled with complex emotions.
Suddenly, he changed the subject, "Go back and get some rest. I still need to gather evidence to confirm the Grand Preceptor's crimes as soon as possible."
At today's banquet, she seemed to have paid no special attention to Shen Yanzhou from beginning to end. Now, when she mentioned him, her tone was casual, as if he were just an ordinary friend. He really wanted to ask her if she really only regarded Shen Yanzhou as an ordinary friend, but he swallowed the words back.
He used intimidation and other underhanded tactics to marry her.
The Crown Prince's palace is in turmoil, and he has to be wary of others' schemes at all times. However, Shen Yanzhou is deeply favored by the Emperor. He is gentle and refined, and he will always try his best to please her.
If he were to compete fairly with Shen Yanzhou, what advantages would he have?
Would she still choose herself?
He dared not ask, much less make assumptions.
He worried that if he argued with Shen Yanzhou again, he would be the one who got hurt in the end.
Well, perhaps one day she will side with him.
"But……"
Before Dou Wenyi could finish speaking, Pei Siyan suddenly captured her lips with his mouth, pressed his palm against her waist, and deftly slipped inside her nightgown, silencing her soft sobs.
Why did I suddenly become so interested? I'm really afraid he'll do something reckless in the carriage...
Dou Wenyi was breathless and hurriedly pushed him away, her eyes filled with feigned anger. "Stop it, Your Highness. Let's clarify things first. What exactly is the relationship between the Imperial Advisor and Prince Rui? Why has he been helping him all this time?"
Pei Siyan let out a cold snort, "He is related to Prince Xian and is his capable subordinate. Prince Rui is not actually the Emperor's biological son."
"What? Is Prince Rui the son of Prince Xian?" Dou Wenyi was shocked.
Pei Shaoqin, whom Emperor Muzong doted on for more than 20 years, was actually someone else's son.
Pei Siyan nodded. "His Majesty harbors resentment towards Prince Xian for taking away his wife, so Prince Xian wanted to take revenge on him. When Consort Tan was in a weak position, he took the opportunity to have an affair with her and gave birth to Prince Rui. Once Prince Rui ascends the throne, Prince Xian will have usurped the throne and avenged his grudge."
Dou Wenyi suddenly remembered what Prince Rui had done to Dou Mingyan, and realized that the father and son were truly of the same ilk. "So, are you going to use the Imperial Advisor to bring Prince Xian into the public eye?"
Pei Siyan smiled with satisfaction, "Mm."
The carriage stopped at the gate of the East Palace. Dou Wenyi's clothes and hair were a little messy, and her lip rouge had been smeared by him. If she continued like this, wouldn't it just lead people to have all sorts of wild thoughts?
Seeing that she was dawdling and unwilling to get off the carriage, Pei Siyan casually pulled out a cloak and draped it over her shoulders. As soon as she got off the carriage, she was suddenly lifted into the air, the world spun around her, and she was caught in his arms.
"Pei Siyan, what are you doing? People's opinions are terrifying..." Dou Wenyi exclaimed, struggling wildly with her hands against his chest.
"Yi'er, be good, don't move around. We're husband and wife, it's only natural for me to carry you back! Besides, we've already done more intimate things, what's wrong with a hug? Let's go straight back to Wutong Garden and finish what we were doing earlier."
She blushed deeply and could only hide her embarrassment by burying her face in his chest...
The next morning, the weather was colder than usual.
After getting dressed, Dou Wenyi got into the carriage and prepared to leave. She had briefly mentioned to Pei Siyan that she wanted to see Dou Mingyan last night, but before they could discuss it in detail, he pressed her down on the bed.
Cuizhi chased after them, carrying a cloak and a hand warmer. "Miss, where are we going today?"
"Go to the Imperial City Guard!"
Dou Wenyi seemed to remember something again, and glanced at Chi Yan behind her. "You should find a way to tell His Highness first."
Pei Siyan was very concerned about her meeting with Shen Yanzhou in private. The Imperial City Guard's prison was also called the 'Hidden Prison'. Dou Mingyan had a special identity and was pregnant. Although Emperor Muzong spared her life, he hated her to the core, so he ordered the Imperial City Guard to detain her.
To meet Dou Mingyan, one cannot bypass Shen Yanzhou.
The prison was filled with a dark, damp, and rotten smell. Dou Wenyi covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and followed the jailer slowly forward. Soon they arrived at a simple room.
Shen Yanzhou was tall and straight, with a thin face and pale skin. He wore a scarlet official robe with a jade belt around his waist. Even though it was just an ordinary official robe, it made him look extraordinary and unforgettable.
A hint of melancholy seemed to linger between his brows as he spoke first, "What brings the Crown Princess here?"
Dou Wenyi was filled with mixed emotions. She could tell from his words that he was distant, but given their different statuses, she had to be discreet.
"Lord Shen, I have come here today because I have a favor to ask of you. May I speak with you in private?"
Shen Yanzhou raised his hand, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Dou Wenyi briefly explained her thoughts.
"...You suspect that the Imperial Preceptor is connected to the deceased 'Wise King'?" Shen Yanzhou looked astonished. The case that Wanyan Tai had brought up was becoming increasingly complicated.
The Imperial City Guard had interrogated the Imperial Advisor overnight, but he remained resolute and refused to confess, leaving them with no breakthrough.
"Yes. The wise king is still alive."
Dou Wenyi paused, then added, "Dou Mingyan is the Imperial Preceptor's adopted daughter. If she can identify the Imperial Preceptor, he can be convicted."
Shen Yanzhou lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice, "After Dou Mingyan was imprisoned here, she must have suffered a severe shock. She is usually crazy, crying and laughing, as if she really has a mental illness. Because she is pregnant, the people of the Imperial City Guard did not dare to torture her too much. After several interrogations, she insisted that she was carrying the Emperor's child, so we had no choice but to report the truth."
"She probably won't cooperate willingly."
Emperor Muzong didn't want to hear any news about her and left her imprisoned in the Imperial City Guard, neither alive nor dead.
"Does she eat normally every day?"
Shen Yanzhou nodded slightly, "Yes, the commander of the Imperial City Guard took pity on her because she was carrying the emperor's child, and gave her preferential treatment in terms of food."
Dou Wenyi said meaningfully, "Dou Mingyan has always been resilient. Even if she falls into dire straits, she will find a way to climb out. She will not easily admit defeat. In order to survive, she will definitely turn around and bite the Imperial Preceptor!"
Shen Yanzhou instantly guessed her intention, "You want to take advantage of her ignorance of the outside situation to control the Imperial Advisor..."
After an incense stick has burned.
In a cell, a woman in prison clothes sat on a mess of straw. Her hair was disheveled and she looked disheveled. Perhaps hearing someone pass by, she immediately looked over the iron bars.
"...The Imperial Advisor confessed? How could he not confess? How could he withstand the methods of our lord?"
"Tsk tsk, who would have thought that he would be the wise king's right-hand man?"
"What wise king? Bah, bah, bah! He's clearly a traitor! He'd rather be a good national advisor than serve a dead man. He's overestimating himself and even plotting a rebellion. Luckily, His Majesty is wise and has wiped out all these traitors."
"Who can argue with that? That rebellious prince is the Emperor's Achilles' heel. Did the Imperial Preceptor sentence him to be executed at noon tomorrow?"
"Yes, what about that woman? She's been locked up for so many days, and His Majesty just left her here and didn't care?"
"She's a woman who's slept with the emperor, and the adopted daughter of the Imperial Advisor. The Emperor would have spared her life, but now she's probably not going to make it..."
Two jailers passed by the cell door, and every word they uttered clearly reached Dou Mingyan's ears.
She closed her eyes in pain, raised her hand to touch her slightly protruding belly, and two streams of clear fluid flowed down her cheeks.
Noticing someone approaching, she struggled to raise her head, only to be met with the aloof, noble, and dignified Dou Wenyi.
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