Chapter 557 The Truth
Queen Qin sneered.
"I am fine, so please don't worry about me, Your Highness."
Luo Qinghan seemed unaware of her indifference.
He looked around and saw palace maids and eunuchs busying around, so he asked calmly.
"What happened here, mother?"
Queen Qin said expressionlessly, "There has been a thief here. A maid has stolen a piece of jewelry from me. I am sending people to search everywhere."
Luo Qinghan: "Is it a crescent-shaped jade pendant?"
Queen Qin's expression changed immediately.
"How did you know? Do you have the jade pendant?"
Luo Qinghan glanced around and said meaningfully, "There are too many people here, it's not a place to talk."
Queen Qin's face turned pale and she said, "Everyone, get out!"
The palace maids and eunuchs who were still busy around immediately retreated.
The whole yard became silent in an instant.
Queen Qin stared at the prince in front of her and asked word by word, "Did you let Zhenzhu steal my things? How did you bribe Zhenzhu?"
Whether it was the theft of the jade pendant or Pearl's betrayal, both had crossed Queen Qin's bottom line.
A raging rage burned in her heart, causing her usually cold and ruthless face to become somewhat distorted.
Luo Qinghan remained calm and his tone was indifferent.
"All the things you asked are no longer important. The most important thing now is that the token of love between you and the King of Xiling is with me. I can report you to my father at any time."
Queen Qin met his dark and cold eyes, the anger in her heart gradually dissipated, and a chill crept up her spine.
She felt her hands and feet were cold and her heart was beating fast, but she still pretended to be calm.
"Do you think that just with a jade pendant, you can make the emperor depose me?"
Luo Qinghan said slowly, "Of course not, my father has always been very concerned about his reputation, even if he knew that you were having an affair, he would not directly abolish you.
According to his character, he would kill you with a cup of poisoned wine, then announce to the public that you died of illness, and then bury you with the honors of a queen.
In this way, you will still be the queen even until your death, and no one will ever know about the dirty things between you and Prince Xiling.
Your face, your father's face, and the face of the entire royal family will all be saved."
Queen Qin stared at him, speechless.
Luo Qinghan: "Didn't you use the same method to quietly kill Shen Zhaoyi?"
When Queen Qin heard this, she suddenly smiled.
The smile was sad and a little sarcastic.
I don't know who he is mocking.
"You're right. My situation now is no different from that of Shen Zhaoyi back then, but I'm not as stupid as Shen Zhaoyi. She thought the emperor would keep his promise, but I know that the emperor has no heart at all!"
"Anyone who can become an emperor has no heart, and you are the same."
Luo Qinghan: "Whether or not this son has a heart is not something that your mother needs to worry about. Now your mother only needs to tell this son how Concubine Shen died."
Queen Qin: "I have already said that she was sentenced to death by the Emperor."
"What is the reason for the death penalty?"
At this point, there was nothing to hide, and Queen Qin told the truth without hesitation.
"Because Concubine Shen committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. She was not a faithful wife and had an affair with a man outside her family, which brought disgrace to the royal family."
Luo Qinghan asked calmly: "Who did she hook up with?"
Queen Qin: "The emperor didn't say who it was, but I can probably guess that it should be Prince Ping'an."
Luo Qinghan's pupils trembled slightly: "How is it possible? Didn't King Ping An die a long time ago?"
Queen Qin: "That's just a rumor. In fact, Prince Ping'an is not dead. He secretly escaped during the siege. The person who helped him escape was Zhaoyi Shen."
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Fang Wujiu: "This matter was told to me by the King of Xiling. I have not experienced it personally, so I don't know the specific details very clearly.
All I know is that Prince Ping An really fell in love with Shen. He knew that Shen was a spy planted by others around him, but he still opened his heart to Shen.
People are all made of flesh and blood, and over time, Shen couldn't help but feel a little bit of love for Prince Ping'an.
Shen couldn't bear to see King Ping An being killed, so she deliberately leaked the news to King Ping An, helping Ping An Fu to quietly escape from the siege."
Xiao Xixi was so fascinated by what she heard that she couldn't help but ask.
"Then what?"
Fang Wujiu smiled helplessly: "I feel like I'm at a huge disadvantage. Just because of your question, I've been forced to reveal so many things. It's not worth it."
Xiao Xixi urged, "Stop talking nonsense and get down to business. What happened next?"
Fang Wujiu teased her deliberately: "I've talked so much, my throat is a little dry, can you pour me a cup of tea?"
Xiao Xixi had no choice but to drag her weak body and get out of bed with difficulty.
As a result, as soon as the man stood up, he swayed twice and almost fell to the ground.
Fang Wujiu quickly supported her and pushed her back onto the bed.
"Forget it, you better stay here and I'll go get the tea myself."
He stood up and fetched the teapot and cups.
He poured two cups of tea and handed one to Xiao Xixi.
Xiao Xixi took the teacup, but had no intention of drinking it. She still stared at Fang Wujiu, waiting for him to finish his story.
Fang Wujiu took two sips of tea and continued speaking.
“Although Prince Ping’an escaped, he was imprisoned by Shen. She did this on the one hand to protect Prince Ping’an, and on the other hand to protect herself.
Once Prince Ping'an's whereabouts are exposed, the Sixth Prince will know that it was she who tipped him off in advance.
By then, she and the entire Shen family would be doomed to die.
In order to prevent Prince Ping'an from being discovered, Shen secretly sent him back to Chenliu County and handed him over to the Shen family for settlement.
The head of the Shen family was a very far-sighted man. He saw that the Sixth Prince might not be reliable, so he hid Prince Ping'an. He planned to push Prince Ping'an out as a retreat for the Shen family when the Sixth Prince turned against him in the future.
King Ping An was hidden very carefully.
Until the late emperor passed away and the Sixth Prince ascended the throne, no one knew that Prince Ping An was still alive.
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Queen Qin: "But there is no impenetrable wall in this world. The emperor finally found out the truth that Prince Ping'an was still alive, and he was furious.
Not long after that, the Shen family was wiped out by bandits. All the family members, young and old, were killed, and even the house was burned down.
In order to leave no traces, the emperor ordered the Prince of Chenliu to suppress the bandits. He razed the entire bandit house to the ground, leaving no one alive.
In this way, the case of the Shen family's extermination is settled."
It turns out that this is the truth behind the Shen family’s extermination.
The enemy who wiped out the Shen family is the current emperor.
Luo Qinghan had anticipated this result, but after hearing Queen Qin's account of the entire incident in person, he still felt uncomfortable.
(End of this chapter)
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