Chapter 486 Destiny
How could Ming Su not be afraid after hearing what Chu Linglong said? But Chu Linglong had done her a favor and treated her so well over the years. She was loyal to Chu Linglong and she didn't want to watch Chu Linglong suffer in the palace. For Chu Linglong's sake, she was happy to do this.
Chu Linglong was right. The palace was under martial law now, and there were very few people coming and going. Except for those who delivered meals, people from other palaces didn't dare to come out at all. They all stayed in their own palaces. She was not leaving the harem, she was going to the Qinian Palace to find Concubine Shun.
Nowadays, there are people guarding the harem every day, so it is impossible for her to go out. However, she still has a chance to go to the Qinian Palace. After all, unlike Chu Linglong, she is originally a servant.
So Ming Su quietly went out as it was getting dark.
Of course she knew the way to the Qinian Palace, but she certainly couldn't go through the main gate. Concubine Shun was different from the other concubines. She was a punished person, and there were only servants watching over her and those who were on duty at the main gate at night. That's why Mingsu didn't worry about being discovered by the servants patrolling the Qinian Palace. The main gate was naturally difficult to open after the key was put down at night, but the side door was different. Compared with the front door, the side palace wall was shorter, and there was a huge copper vat used to prevent water leakage. As long as Mingsu avoided the night patrols, she could still crawl in.
At this moment, she didn't know that she had been watched since she came out. Wang Lu was being watched in the first place, and now such a thing happened in the middle of the night. How could there not be something fishy?
But we couldn't just catch her when we saw any movement. We had to see what she was going to do. So we asked people to follow her and watched her crawl into the Qinian Palace.
As soon as Wang Lu saw people entering the Qinian Palace, he immediately knew why this happened.
He immediately brought people to knock on the gate of the Qinian Palace. The night watchman of the Qinian Palace opened the door for Wang Lu and was respectful to him. This man was the chief eunuch of Zhaohua Palace. How could anyone in the palace not give him face? Although he didn't know what he was doing in the middle of the night, it was right to be respectful.
Wang Lu didn't say anything and went straight to Concubine Shun's bedroom. Ming Su had already reached Concubine Shun's bedroom. Concubine Shun was not asleep either. She was scared to death when she saw Ming Su in the middle of the night. As a result, Ming Su told her everything that Chu Linglong had taught her.
"The emperor is ill. Your Majesty is the biological mother of Prince Huai, who is the emperor's eldest son. If the news gets out, the ministers will naturally nominate the crown prince. The other princes are still young, but Prince Huai is an adult and has a grandson. That is a huge advantage, a godsend. But the news in the palace cannot get out. If your Majesty wants Prince Huai to take care of him, it will make a big deal. After all, the palace is not dominated by the imperial concubine. Once the imperial concubine prevents your Majesty from seeing Prince Huai, Concubine De will definitely be suspicious. By then, the news of the emperor's illness will not be concealed, and the former court will naturally make a fuss. In this way, Prince Huai may have a chance."
Concubine Shun was really upset when she heard this. She couldn't believe the sudden news. But before she could say anything, Wang Lu arrived and pointed at her and said, "Catch him!"
Ming Su didn't expect that he would be caught red-handed. He couldn't resist at all. Wang Lu brought people with him, but he was caught just like that.
Wang Lu was naturally respectful to Concubine Shun, because he did it for Prince Huai's sake. But today, you're involved in this matter, Concubine Shun, you're unlucky.
He didn't have to arrest Concubine Shun, as she was already under arrest. Now he had to interrogate Ming Su first.
So he came in a hurry and took the person away in a hurry.
Concubine Shun was even more frightened when Mingsu was taken away. She had made up her mind to do this, but now she did nothing and Mingsu was taken away just like that. Wasn't she implicated?
Wang Lu captured Ming Su and had him taken away for interrogation, but he didn't get any information out of him so quickly. However, when he knew that Chen Qing had woken up, he immediately went to report and told him the whole story.
Shen Qing was stunned to laugh after listening to this. Chu Linglong, Chu Linglong, she was in such a situation, but she could still make such a fuss. Should we say that she is worthy of being the heroine of the original novel?
But there was no smile in his eyes.
"She is very perceptive."
Wang Lu explained the whole story and it was obvious that there was no testimony from Ming Su. How could Shen Qing not guess what Chu Linglong was going to do?
This was because he realized that something was wrong with Xuanyuan Ling, and his mind worked quickly, and he actually went to find Concubine Shun. What else could he do with Concubine Shun?
It's probably just to make Concubine Shun make trouble.
She is trying to fish in troubled waters.
If Xuanyuan Ling's fever had not subsided and he was really not feeling well, Concubine De would not have remained indifferent when she noticed Xuanyuan Ling's abnormality. There was nothing she could do about it, and it was something she and Concubine De both knew about. After this incident came to light, with the advantages of being the eldest son of Prince Huai and now the eldest grandson of the emperor, he really did have a chance. At least there would be ministers supporting Prince Huai, and if not all of them, there would be people supporting him. After all, both the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince were still young.
"Then there is no need to interrogate this slave, just deal with him directly." Shen Qing's voice was dark.
Chunhua and Wang Lu were both a little surprised at this moment. They had been with Chen Qing for as many years as she had been in the palace. Except for the time when Chen Qing asked to cane Concubine Yu's servants in front of Xuanyuan Ling when she was caned by Concubine Yu, she had never personally wanted to deal with the servants in all these years and said that there was no need to interrogate them.
"That noble lady Chu..."
Shen Qing said calmly: “Bring the person to Zhaohua Palace, I want to see her.”
Chunhua and Wang Lu were surprised just now, but now they were confused and felt that Concubine Chu was not worthy of the job. "I will report this to Eunuch Zhao. Concubine Chu will definitely be punished for her behavior. Your Majesty is not in good health and needs to rest."
If you want to punish the concubine, the emperor must know the whole story. Even if the emperor is sick, Zhao Hai must know so that he can have an excuse afterwards.
But I heard Shen Qing say: "Report it, and the emperor will know."
Chunhua and Wang Lu were still puzzled. If the emperor knew about this, would he still not let the queen deal with Concubine Chu? Impossible, right?
Shen Qing didn’t explain, just said, “Go do it.”
Although I had some doubts in my heart, I thought that maybe the Queen was afraid that the Emperor would worry about her, so she planned to do it herself.
This Noble Lady Chu actually dared to make such a scene at this time. Her purpose was obvious. What if she dealt with Chu Linglong and Ming Su? Concubine Shun was still there. The servants in the palace saw Concubine Shun being arrested that day. It's not like she didn't have an explanation. After all, Noble Lady Chu was just a noble lady who was disliked by the Emperor.
Wang Lu set off.
Chu Linglong naturally couldn't sleep. It was late at night, and she had been worried ever since Ming Su left. She waited for a long time and finally Wang Lu showed up.
The moment she saw Wang Lu, Chu Linglong's heart sank.
Unable to resist, Chu Linglong was captured by Wang Lu and taken to Zhaohua Palace.
On the day when Wang Lu arrested someone, Shen Qing drank the medicine, woke up, drank the porridge and took the medicine. She felt a little lazy at the moment, but the low fever finally subsided. She slept from morning to night, and she was not sleepy at the moment.
Chu Linglong was brought to Chen Qing and knelt down. When she looked up, she saw Chen Qing with her hair loose and dressed casually. She was leaning on a chair because she was not feeling well, and she looked extremely lazy. On the contrary, Chu Linglong was not asleep because she was thinking deeply. She was still wearing the clothes of a noble and her hair was combed. However, Chen Qing was sitting in a high seat and looked at her indifferently at this moment. The two of them were only a few meters apart, but they seemed as different as heaven and earth.
Chu Linglong was nervous when she was waiting for Ming Su. When she saw Wang Lu, she was not afraid and she had thought about the worst outcome. But when the time came, she didn't know what to say. Should she beg for mercy? It was useless to beg for mercy.
Chu Linglong, on the other hand, held on to her last bit of dignity. She did not beg for mercy from Shen Qing, but confronted her expressionlessly, which made her seem very courageous.
At this moment, it was Shen Qing who started the conversation: "You are very smart. Just from one sentence, you knew that I asked someone to carry him back, and you guessed that something might have happened to the emperor. You asked your servant to report to Concubine Shun. I asked someone to carry him back in the morning, and you had someone find Concubine Shun in the evening. You were very quick."
Chu Linglong felt that this call of "smart" was a slap in her face. Smart? Wasn't it just someone's trick? She had thought about it on the way here. With Mingsu's speed to go to the Qinian Palace, Wang Lu came to arrest her now, which meant that Mingsu would be arrested as soon as she went there. If that was the case, then the harem was not as empty as it looked on the surface.
"Not as good as the Imperial Concubine." Chu Linglong looked at Chen Qing: "The Imperial Concubine and the Virtuous Concubine have been sisters for many years. When no one in the harem knew that something had happened to the Emperor, they were on high alert in the harem. They were not on guard against small fish and shrimp like me, right? They were on guard against the Virtuous Concubine, right?"
Chu Linglong's words were ironic and refreshing. She knew that she had no way out, so what was there to say? She smiled and said, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, you are really good at pretending. You pretended that the Emperor doted on you for many years, and that Concubine De lived in harmony with you all these years. That's because the Sixth Prince is still young, right? Now that the Emperor is in trouble, you can't pretend anymore?"
“How dare you!” Chunhua glared at him, and Wang Lu was ready to have someone push her down to make amends to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing waved his hand: "The emperor is in good health, I'm sorry you're worried about him."
"Is the emperor okay?" Chu Linglong looked at Shen Qing. Seeing that she was sitting there calmly, her heart was pounding. She also found it ridiculous. She had thought so much and worried about it for so long: "How could the emperor be okay? There is no cure for the plague!"
Shen Qing laughed: "But he is fine, his fever has gone down, and he is getting better."
Chu Linglong was angry and resentful. She thought about how she had taken such a risk, but the emperor's fever went down? He got better? There was clearly no cure for this plague. If there was, why would the palace be under such martial law? Concubine Liu was still sick and hadn't recovered yet!
Chen Qing looked at her and said casually: "I have heard a saying that one can judge others based on their thoughts. Do you think that the friendship between me and Concubine De is hypocritical because of Concubine Zhou?"
Chen Qing looked at Chu Linglong and said, "You may not know that the second time you got pregnant and gave birth prematurely, it was Concubine Zhou who did it."
Chu Linglong's expression froze for a moment: "You're talking nonsense!"
Chen Qing said: "Before she died, she confessed this matter in person. This palace was also very surprised. You were sisters, but do you still remember the child that Concubine Zhou lost in an accident? Although it was an accident, it was related to you after all."
Chu Linglong thought about all the things she had experienced over the years: "You lied to me!?"
"You don't have to believe it." Shen Qing didn't care whether she believed it or not: "I'll just tell you, the first time you gave birth prematurely, it was the Queen who did it."
Chu Linglong widened her eyes.
Shen Qing looked at her and said, "I have another question. When you did this, did you not think about implicating your family?"
Chu Linglong's mind was in a mess because of Shen Qing's words. As a result, she mentioned that her family was implicated. Chu Linglong seemed to have touched that nerve. She suddenly looked at Shen Qing: "It has nothing to do with my family!"
Shen Qing smiled when he heard this: “Take it away.”
Chu Linglong's eyes widened. In her opinion, Shen Qing's smile was the best evidence for her to deal with Chu Fuxin. All the resentment in her heart was directed at Shen Qing, and she was about to curse him, but Wang Lu quickly blocked her mouth, so that she could not say anything to pollute the Queen's ears.
Chu Linglong could not say anything except "wuwuwu", and just stared at Shen Qing with her eyes wide open. She was still alive, but it seemed that she died with her eyes open. Her face was hideous and she did not look like the good girl she used to be.
Shen Qing looked at her like this, and suddenly remembered when she first entered the palace: “Chu Linglong, do you still remember what you looked like before you entered the palace?”
Naturally, Chu Linglong couldn't answer, and she didn't point at Chu Linglong to answer. She didn't want to hear the answer to this question. She glanced at Wang Lu and said, "Report to Zhao Hai after the execution, and tell Concubine Shun the news. All the servants guarding the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane, and they will be required to guard more. If they fail to supervise properly, tell them to watch their heads."
Wang Lu had previously felt that Shen Qing did not need to see Chu Linglong. A dying person's rude words were really offensive to his ears. When Shen Qing said to deal with it, he immediately went to do it. Chunhua helped Shen Qing go back to rest. Shen Qing's body was not well at all. She lay on the bed and exhaled for a day. Chunhua could not help but say, "Your Majesty, why do you have to say this to her in person? What if her condition worsens?"
Shen Qing said: "To be honest, I am sorry for her, but it's all done, there's no point in saying this."
Chunhua was puzzled: "This noble lady Chu is restless, how can the queen be so unkind to her?"
Shen Qing shook her head and said it was nothing. It was not easy to tell Chunhua. If it weren't for her, Chu Linglong would have followed the original story to the end.
Xuanyuan Ling’s plague gave her a lot to think about.
And then there was the incident with Chu Linglong.
If you think about it carefully, Chu Linglong's fate actually has a bit of destiny. After all, the original plot is clearly unrecognizable, but the important plots are still right. For example, her first child was miscarried, and she wanted to fight for it. Although her second child was gone, she was still able to establish a relationship with King Huai. Now Xuanyuan Ling's plague also matches the original. She wants to push King Huai to the throne. In the original, she pushed her own son. Although she has not succeeded now, it is really chilling and terrifying to think about it carefully.
Chen Qing originally wanted to follow the plot, but the plot was biased and everything was different. But now he finds that after so many years, the plot has changed beyond recognition and nothing matches up. But Chu Linglong and Xuanyuan Ling's plot turns a corner and actually matches up again. Although they are not quite the same, this similarity is also terrifying.
Is this a coincidence?
Logically speaking, Chu Linglong instigated Concubine Shun at this time, which meant that she intended to disrupt the imperial order. How could she still be alive? She was going to die in the first place, but it couldn't be Xuanyuan Ling who did it, and it couldn't be him who gave the order. He was the male protagonist of the original novel. He, the male protagonist, killed the female protagonist? God knows if there would be any retribution.
This matter cannot be reported to Zhao Hai either. Zhao Hai knows that Xuanyuan Ling will definitely be reported. If he knows, he may not let her handle it, but send Zhao Hai to handle the matter instead.
Whenever someone tried to deal with her, he would protect her like this.
But now only Chu Linglong doesn't want him to do this. She is an outsider. She is the one who disrupted the original plot of this world and changed all the relationships. Now she is here to kill the original heroine! If there is a destiny, she will bear it! If there is anything, come to her, she will take it!
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