Chapter 248 Cutting the Gordian knot
Shen Qing knew what was going on, but his expression towards the queen remained the same as always.
After all, you play your role and I play mine, and on the surface, it all looks good.
After the greetings were over, all the concubines left and Shen Qing went back to Zhaohua Palace.
Chen Qing seemed to have not noticed anything, and after the Queen paid her respects this time, Chen Qing felt even more uncomfortable.
Now there is a good opportunity, taking advantage of Shen Qing's failure to react, to take action during the Lantern Festival, but: "One beauty Wang may not be enough, have you asked someone to keep an eye on Zhaohua Palace?"
"I asked someone to watch her. I didn't go to ask Concubine Xi what she did in the past for fear of alerting the enemy. I only know that Concubine Xi rarely left Zhaohua Palace. If she did go out, she would just walk around the Imperial Garden or go with Concubine De. It seems that she is no different from before."
"She must not be aware of anything. This must happen immediately, otherwise it will be too late when she notices or makes any movement." If Shen Qing really shows her fangs, the queen may not be able to control her and will definitely do this now while she is still unaware.
Otherwise the queen will not be at ease.
Jinzhi saw that the queen had not been able to sleep well since she knew that Concubine Xi had been lying for the past three years. She also hated Shen Qing in her heart. Now she felt disgusted when she saw Shen Qing's respectful look, but she couldn't vent her anger, so she just said, "This servant understands."
Having said that, he also knew that this matter was difficult to handle. It had to be done quickly, safely and without anyone noticing, and it had to hit the target in one go without giving Shen Qing time to react.
Chen Qing is not like Chen Mianmian or Shen Guiren. She is a concubine now, and there are more than a dozen people serving her. Even if they want to find a time to kill her, it is impossible with so many people around. Besides, they can't do it openly.
The difficulty of this matter lies in not letting the Emperor realize that the Empress was behind this.
"There is one more thing. Concubine Qin is clearly using this matter to kill someone with a borrowed knife. If I do this, I am afraid that Concubine Qin will turn around and threaten me."
The Queen is not only concerned with the present. Although Chen Qing frightens her, Concubine Qin is not a good person. She wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife. The Queen does want to kill Chen Qing, but she is not Concubine Qin's knife. There is no reason for Concubine Qin to watch the show.
"She came to pay her respects to me and thank me for raising the Third Princess well. I will give her two servants. Isn't that a token of her gratitude for coming here to pay her respects?"
Jinzhi curled her lips and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Concubine Qin's weaknesses are very obvious. Now that she has lost power, she only treasures the Third Princess. The Queen is her biological mother, and the Emperor will not say anything as long as nothing goes wrong if she sends two people to the Third Princess.
Concubine Qin was waiting to see what the Queen would do after she found out that Chen Qing had deceived her for three years, but what she got was Jinzhi bringing two servants from the Queen's side who said they would serve the third princess well. She also said that the Queen was moved by Concubine Qin's visit and specially selected two people who would serve her wholeheartedly.
What else didn't she understand? The Queen was disgusting her and threatening her.
Everyone knew that the Third Princess was her weak spot, and she might not necessarily do anything about it, but the Queen was now telling her that if she didn't keep it to herself at the moment, she would keep an eye on the Third Princess.
"Empress." Concubine Qin gritted her teeth but could do nothing. The only good thing about this incident was that it let her know that the Queen was indeed going to take action against Shen Qing, and judging by the Queen's actions, it would happen very soon.
What could Concubine Qin not understand? The Lantern Festival was naturally a good time to fish in troubled waters.
After Shen Qing returned to Zhaohua Palace, she naturally knew that the Queen had sent two people to the Third Princess.
Shen Qing was shocked when he heard the news.
There is not much information available, but the Queen's behavior is unusual.
Although we don't know what Concubine Qin said, but the Queen sent someone to report to the Third Princess afterwards, which seemed to be a way to take control of Concubine Qin. It was Concubine Qin who said something, or simply brought some news, that led the Queen to prepare to do something. Concubine Qin knew about this in advance, so the Queen sent those two people to threaten Concubine Qin. They just had each other's handles.
Whatever news Qinpin could bring to the Queen, it was certain that the Queen would take action. That must be something that the Queen could no longer tolerate.
Now there is only one thing that the Queen can no longer tolerate: children. She definitely wants a prince who can support the Chen family. It doesn't have to be the fourth prince, but it definitely cannot be the third prince, because Concubine De is difficult to control.
And she happened to be on good terms with Concubine De.
If it was just about making friends, she had been doing so for a long time, and the Queen didn't say anything. After all, she was the Queen's person on paper, and if the Queen was unhappy, she could give her some advice on the day.
But she didn't, so it was not just for the Third Prince. Concubine Qin must have noticed something at the time. If the Queen wanted to believe and must do something, then Shen Qing would have thought of the contraceptive medicine. If the Queen had any reason to take action, it must be that she realized that she had been lying to her all these years. Now that she is so favored and is on good terms with Concubine De, the Queen will definitely not tolerate her.
"The Queen is going to attack me."
When Shen Qing said this, Chunhua and Wang Lu were shocked: “My Lady.”
Chen Qing looked at them and said, "Be calm. Fortunately, we found it early." If we had found it late, we would have been killed before we knew it.
Chunhua had helped Chen Qing deal with the contraceptive pills before. After hearing what Chen Qing said, she also thought of the key point: "If the Queen wants to do it, what will she do?"
Shen Qing said: "The Queen is now counting on the Emperor An Wen to give her honor. It is not impossible for her to secretly drug her, but the handle is too big. She must be thinking of a way to hit the target and completely remove herself." Just like the noble lady Shen at the beginning, didn't she die without any evidence? And the people involved were indeed the noble lady Shen's people, and had nothing to do with the Queen.
"The Queen will definitely find someone who has nothing to do with her to attack me. If there is anyone in the palace who has a grudge against me, then now that I am in favor, there are many who don't like me, but I'm afraid not many have the courage to do it." Shen Qing filtered the thoughts in her mind, but people's hearts are hidden, who knows who hates her so much that they will be bewitched?
Chen Qing said: "If you are talking about taking advantage of troubled waters, the Lantern Festival is a good time. The Queen may not be thinking of cutting the Gordian knot."
She must be afraid that if she found out about this, it would be difficult to do it in the future. Isn't it the Lantern Festival?
However: "Now that this matter has been discovered, we can't just sit there and wait for death."
Chunhua and Wang Lu looked at each other. Zhaohua Palace had been on guard before, and now that Shen Qing pointed out that this matter was actually directed at her, they were really worried. Chunhua asked tentatively: "Does the queen want to tell the emperor?"
Shen Qing shook his head.
It’s not the right time to tell you.
She didn't do anything and didn't do anything. Even if the queen has a bad record in Xuanyuan Ling's heart, she is still the queen. Not to mention now, even if she really does everything perfectly afterwards, what's the point of saying anything.
In Shen Qing's heart, Xuanyuan Ling would not punish the queen just for a few words from her.
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