Chapter 85 The Queen's Cruelty
The two men didn't waste any words. One grabbed Concubine Shen, and the other put a white silk around her neck, then with fierceness in his eyes, he strangled her.
Concubine Shen felt suffocated. She wanted to struggle, but her hands were held by someone who was incredibly strong, so she couldn't get through.
At this moment, as if a revolving lantern before death, various scenes flashed through her mind, and finally stopped on the queen's seemingly dignified face.
A strong hatred burst out from her eyes.
It was the Queen. She used her to get rid of the Second Prince, and now she was trying to kill her.
Once she has exhausted all her usefulness, she can die.
Why was she so stupid? Why did she think that if she could exchange conditions with the queen, the queen would agree to her request?
Queen, that’s too cruel.
After the hatred, her consciousness gradually became blurred, and the hatred gradually dissipated. She recalled some things in the past. At that time, she had not yet entered the palace. She was the legitimate daughter of the family, but her stepmother was unkind and her father did not like her. If she did not have any means, she would be controlled by her stepmother. She had fought all the way to get to the top, and she understood that everything depended on herself. Before entering the palace, the young man actually came to ask to marry her.
He was just a guard in the palace. If she married him, her father would still look down on her, and everyone would look down on her.
She refused. She had already decided to enter the palace. She didn't want to be looked down upon by her stepmother or her father. She wanted to be a superior person...
If, if I had agreed to him at that time, would everything be different?
Finally, she had no more strength to struggle.
The two palace maids came quietly and left as quietly, leaving behind only a scene that was set up to look like suicide.
Jinzhi went to report back: "It's done. The guard who had a private relationship with Concubine Shen has been arrested. The eunuchs in the room told him not to deny it. Suqiu, who was by Concubine Shen's side, has also been arranged. For the sake of her family's lives, she would only say that Concubine Shen was killed because she hated Concubine Yu so much that she attacked the Second Prince."
By the way, there is one more thing: "Have you put away the contraceptive medicine I ordered?"
Jin Zhi said: "It has been put away, and it is quite hidden. I wonder if Zhao Hai can find it."
"It's better to be more secretive. This will explain why I haven't found the person who drugged Concubine Xi after searching for so long."
Jinzhi said, "Your Highness is right."
The Queen nodded and said, "Don't interfere in future matters, lest the Emperor notice anything."
At this time, she finally let go of her worries. Fortunately, it was night time, so she had time to react. It was also impossible for Zhao Hai to lock onto Concubine Shen immediately, so she had time to react.
This time the Emperor had suspected her to the extreme, and he didn't even bother asking her to investigate openly. Instead, he ordered Zhao Hai to seal off the inner palace. She had a feeling that if she couldn't get away this time, the Emperor would not let her off easily.
She must not get involved in this matter. Not only that, she must make the emperor realize that his suspicions were wrong. Even if she did not receive the emperor's sympathy, he would not blame her for any problems in the future.
After a night of interrogation, Zhao Hai found that the guard bit his tongue and committed suicide. The remaining Su Qiu explained everything clearly. He turned around immediately to look for Concubine Shen, but found that she was gone. He could only go to report to Xuanyuan Ling first.
At this time, after a whole night, it was dawn.
"Su Qiu said that Concubine Yu had been harassing her for the pearl that fell from the imperial garden, and she did not stop even after she was exposed. Concubine Shen hated Concubine Yu and thought that the most important thing for Concubine Yu was her two children, so she colluded with the guards to pretend to be eunuchs and attacked her on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet."
"In addition, there is one eunuch missing from Concubine Fang's palace. According to Su Qiu, Concubine Shen wanted to frame Concubine Fang, so she deliberately asked the guard to kill the eunuch in Concubine Fang's palace and hide him, just to silence Concubine Fang."
"What did the guard say?" Xuanyuan Ling's face was extremely cold.
Zhao Hai was also having a hard time: "When the guard was caught, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. I was useless and did not stop him. However, I asked someone to check. This guard had made friends with Concubine Shen before she entered the palace. It seems that he even went to the Shen Mansion to propose marriage, but Concubine Shen's father refused. Later, Concubine Shen entered the palace..."
"How dare you." Xuanyuan Ling was furious. In order to enter the palace, he did everything he could. People who didn't know would think that he was forcing the minister to offer his daughter. "Go and convey my order. The Shen family has failed to educate their daughter and has harmed the royal heir. This is a serious crime. They must be dismissed from their posts, their property confiscated, and their entire family exiled. As for the family of the guard..."
"I asked someone to check and found that the guard had only an old mother at home. When the news of the guard's suicide spread, he took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and killed himself with a pair of scissors."
OK, so all the people involved are dead, so we can’t investigate further.
Xuanyuan Ling's face was dark: "That's it, you go tell Concubine Yu, and then prepare for the funeral of the Second Prince."
Zhao Hai agreed, and went to report the details of the matter to Concubine Yu. After Zhao Hai left, Concubine Yu finally broke down: "Impossible, this matter cannot have nothing to do with the Queen."
The one who benefited the most from this matter was the Queen.
Concubine Yu felt very uncomfortable: "My child, he died so tragically."
Wan Zhao said: "How about we talk to the emperor privately and ask him to continue investigating?"
"No." Concubine Yu hated it in her heart, but her mind became clear at this moment: "The emperor openly asked Zhao Hai to investigate. He found that the witness was dead and the physical evidence was there, and the queen was not implicated. The queen was the one who benefited from this matter. The emperor would definitely not completely believe that the queen was innocent. Otherwise, how could this person die so coincidentally without even a chance to defend herself? But there is no evidence, and she is the queen..."
The queen's identity is there, how can we do anything without evidence?
This matter can only be resolved like this.
No, we can't just let it go like this.
"Prepare paper and pen for me. I need to write a letter to my father."
Shen Qing only learned about the entire follow-up process of this matter after the second prince's death. She did not look very happy when she heard what had happened.
"Queen, you are so cruel."
Previously, he was not sure whether this matter was related to the Queen, but now that Concubine Shen was dead, Shen Qing knew it.
This must have been done by Concubine Shen. At the beginning, she realized that Concubine Shen was probably going to rely on the Queen in order to gain favor and have a child.
so.
Concubine Shen surrendered to her this time, but the matter got out of hand and the Queen didn't want to cover for her, so she simply killed her.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Zhao Hai was investigating in the front and a palace maid asked someone to report to him when she burned something?
At times like this, even if someone saw it, as long as it didn't harm themselves, a normal person would just pretend they didn't see it.
As for the eunuch's clothes of the guard, there are even bigger loopholes. It is impossible for him to keep them with him after doing his job without destroying them. Is he waiting for people to come and investigate?
It was obvious that Concubine Shen was being watched when she asked people to do something. All of this was within the Queen's expectations.
It's really a case of careful planning, it can be said that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Concubine Shen is the mantis, and the Queen is the oriole.
Use other people's hands so as not to dirty your own.
Therefore, the fate of the Queen's Party is clear. When they are useful, they will smile at you, but when they are useless, they will kill you without any negotiation.
This harem is indeed a place where people are eaten.
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