Chapter 83: Premature Death
Just because no one noticed, doesn’t mean Concubine Shen herself didn’t notice.
Since something happened to the Second Prince, the birthday banquet naturally could not continue. Everyone left the table, including Concubine Shen. She returned to her own palace and told the servants to go down. Only one lamp was lit in the room.
The candlelight was dim, and she slowly walked to the bedside, only to find something new beside her pillow.
She was stunned and picked up the thing. It was a love knot. When she saw it, she burst into tears.
At this time, a palace maid came in. This person was Suqiu, the maid that came with Concubine Shen as a dowry.
Su Qiu looked at the tearful face of Concubine Shen and pursed her lips: "Don't cry, Concubine Shen. Things haven't been settled yet. It's not good if people see it."
"You're right." Concubine Shen exhaled the sun's breath and handed the knot to Su Qiu: "Burn it."
Su Qiu was stunned: "My dear..."
"The matter ahead has not been decided yet. No matter what the result is, it's not safe to keep this thing with me. Let's burn it."
Su Qiu took the knot and hid it. She said, "Don't worry, my dear. At a time like the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, everyone is there. He won't attract attention. Besides, he wasn't caught at the time, so he shouldn't be found out afterwards. A scapegoat has also been arranged..."
"kindness."
At the same time, the Queen was on her way to Concubine Yu, and on the way a little eunuch came up to Jinzhi's ear and said something.
Jinzhi's face turned grim and she hurried to whisper in the queen's ear.
"It's indeed her." Just as the queen expected.
When Concubine Shen came to surrender that day, she was so confident that she had already thought of a backup plan. She had a grudge against Concubine Yu, and how could she not hate Concubine Yu after all these days of tormenting her? Oh, Concubine Yu, the retribution has finally come on the Second Prince.
The Queen's tone was filled with displeasure. A heavy stone that had been weighing on her heart for nearly four years was finally removed in this way.
Jinzhi said, "This noble lady Shen is a resourceful person. It's also thanks to the fact that the queen noticed it that day and asked me to send someone to watch her movements. Otherwise, she would have taken advantage of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet to take action, and it would have been really unnoticed."
Who would have thought that she would use such an obvious method, directly knocking people into the lake when they were passing by? This method was extremely risky. If the person was not resolute enough or not skilled enough, and was caught, it would be a disaster.
But although this method is risky, the chances of success are high. In fact, Concubine Shen just wanted to achieve an effect, which was to show the Queen her attitude. Unexpectedly, by accident, she really got rid of the Second Prince.
"Jinzhi, do you think she really wants to show off in front of me, or did she originally intend to get rid of the Second Prince?"
Jinzhi is not sure how to answer this question.
If it is true that Concubine Shen was ruthless, she went for the Second Prince right away. Although she wanted to surrender to the Empress, what if she was thinking about the future after careful consideration?
Concubine Yu had a son and a daughter, and was the most honorable in the entire palace. Now that one of her sons was gone, there was only one daughter left, which was nothing. Concubine Shen had taken refuge with the Empress, and if she had a son in the future, the child would be raised by the Empress, and might be a legitimate son.
In the current situation, does she really not plan to have her child be the most noble child in the palace in the future?
The Queen continued: "I originally thought that if this person could be used, I would use her. In the end, she didn't make a move, but she actually took the Second Prince's life. If I take such a person under my command, and she has a child in the future, I will be worried every day. Even if I raise that child with me, I will still feel uneasy."
Jinzhi already understood what the Queen meant. The Queen was afraid of Concubine Shen and did not intend to accept her even if she surrendered.
"I will arrange it right away."
After she had given all these instructions, she followed the Emperor and Concubine Yu to the Second Prince's residence. As soon as she entered the door, she saw the imperial physician and the servants kneeling on the ground. If the person was saved, at least the imperial physician would not have to kneel outside the door all day.
The Queen saw Concubine Yu fainted and another imperial physician was trying to treat her.
It can be seen that when he came, he could not bear it anymore and had fainted.
When Xuanyuan Ling saw the queen coming, he looked at her with fierce eyes.
She asked the kneeling imperial physician anxiously, "How is the second prince?"
The imperial physician kowtowed heavily and said, "I am incompetent. The second prince...died young."
The tiny child fell into the water and couldn't save himself. He choked on the water and was already dead when he was fished out. He was already dead when he arrived. How could he save him?
At this time, Concubine Yu was waking up. As soon as she woke up, she heard the word "died". She even broke her nails and finally fell to the ground. But she climbed up, but she couldn't stand steadily. She almost crawled in, only to see that the little person on the bed was motionless. The child would never wake up and call her mother again. Her mouth opened wide, and she was speechless for a long time, and then she cried out from the bottom of her lungs: "Ah!"
She hugged the child, who was less than four years old, and seemed to have gone crazy for a moment.
Xuanyuan Ling felt pain in his heart when he heard Concubine Yu's voice. That was his child, but he was not only in pain, but also angry: "How did the second prince fall into the water?"
The palace maid who was holding the lantern said to Xuanyuan Ling in horror, "I only saw a eunuch suddenly rush out, but I never thought that he was going after the Second Prince. After he bumped into the maid, the maid holding the Second Prince fell into the water with him."
"Which palace is this eunuch from?"
"It was too dark, I couldn't see clearly."
"How dare you! Zhao Hai! Go check!"
The queen's heart sank. The emperor really didn't trust her anymore. The affairs of the harem should have been left to her to investigate, but now he didn't give her the slightest face.
Her face was filled with grief, and she knelt down in front of Xuanyuan Ling: "I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty."
If something happens to the concubines in the harem, she, as the queen, has no choice but to take responsibility.
Xuanyuan Ling stared at the queen fiercely, unable to bear her hypocritical attitude: "Earlier, the queen hadn't found out anything about Concubine Xi asking someone to give her contraceptive pills. Now the second prince has been murdered. Can the queen really find out anything?"
"I am incompetent."
Xuanyuan Ling said: "Then go back to your Fengyi Palace and reflect on your mistakes!"
The queen seemed to have been slapped by Xuanyuan Ling. Her face turned pale. She bowed to Xuanyuan Ling again and said, "I am incompetent. I will take my leave."
"Seal off the inner palace. No one on duty in the palace today is allowed to leave!"
At this moment, a maid cried out in surprise: "Empress Yu has fainted again."
There was another round of chaos.
It was a mess here, so Shen Qing naturally returned to Zhaohua Palace.
Chen Qing didn't say a word on the way up, but when he arrived at Zhaohua Palace and entered the house, Chunhua realized that Chen Qing's expression was a little solemn.
"Your Excellency?"
Shen Qing seemed to have just come back to his senses.
This kind of situation is quite rare for Shen Qing, Chunhua couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with the noble man?"
Shen Qing waved his hand to Chunhua and said, “You go down first.”
"My dear..." Chunhua was a little worried, but Chen Qing had already opened the day. Chunhua looked at her twice and finally went out. Fangyun asked her outside in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Chunhua shook her head, she didn't know either.
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