Chapter 210: Escape from Death
At the end of midnight, the cold wind gradually died down in the Yanhe Hall.
Emperor Ren De, who had just fallen asleep, woke up to the sound of hurried footsteps. The eunuch standing outside the window curtain reported respectfully.
"Your Majesty, the Concubine Chen has something important to report."
Emperor Rende sat up from the dragon couch, rubbed his temples, and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's almost Ugly Hour."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Ren De got up from the bed.
He has always been gentle towards Concubine Chen in a way that no one else is. This woman never causes him any trouble. Even if there is something, she will wait until he finishes what he is doing before asking him carefully.
Of course, the things that Concubine Chen said were nothing in the eyes of Emperor Ren De.
It was just some matters concerning the Second Prince. She had never bothered Emperor Ren De with her own affairs.
Over the years, it was Concubine Chen who relieved Emperor Ren De of all his fatigue.
So when he heard that it was so late and Concubine Chen had something to report, Emperor Ren De was not angry.
"Let her in." Emperor Ren De walked towards the dragon throne on the side.
After hearing this, the eunuch turned around and walked out.
Concubine Chen strode in, her face full of panic. Seeing that there was no prince in the hall, she believed Gu Xun's words even more.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Chen knelt on the ground and crawled: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."
This was the first time in all these years that Emperor Rende saw Concubine Chen speak to him in this way. He couldn't help but frown and said, "What's wrong? Hurry up and speak properly."
Concubine Chen didn't stand up, but straightened up. "Your Majesty, just now the young marquis of the Yongyi Marquisate brought Shangguan Jing to my palace, saying that Your Majesty and the Crown Prince were waiting for them in Yanhe Palace. However, Shangguan Jing had just escaped from the Prince of Wei's Palace and needed to freshen up before coming to see Your Majesty, so Qin Junyi brought Shangguan Jing to my Changle Palace."
When Emperor Ren De heard Shangguan Jing, his expression was already a little strange.
Concubine Chen continued, "I realized something was amiss, so I asked the people around me to take Shangguan Jing away. But Qin Junyi followed them, harmed the people around me, and disappeared with Shangguan Jing!"
"Did he disappear with Shangguan Jing?" Emperor Rende didn't understand why Qin Junyi did this. "Why did Qin Junyi enter the palace? And why did he bring Shangguan Jing to your Changle Palace and harm the people around you?"
"I don't know, Your Majesty, I don't know." Concubine Chen choked up as she spoke. "I've been by Your Majesty's side for so many years and have never done anything that crosses the line. The Second Prince, besides his daily lessons, has always been a good companion to me and has never coveted anything from Your Majesty. Today, Qin Junyi brought Shangguan Jing to my palace to test me. Your Majesty, you must stand up for me!"
Emperor Ren De finally understood that the prince was targeting Concubine Chen because the prince believed that the second prince had grown up and posed a threat to his position as the crown prince.
"Where are Shangguan Jing and Qin Junyi now?" Emperor Rende asked, his face turning cold again. "Qin Junyi has disappeared with Shangguan Jing. I want to see what tricks he can come up with in this palace!"
At this moment, a conversation was heard outside again.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant wants to see your Majesty!"
"Lord Qi, please be patient." After the imperial guards guarding Yanhe Palace finished speaking to Qi Zhan, they turned and walked towards the palace behind them.
Emperor Ren De subconsciously felt that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. When he saw the imperial guards coming in, Emperor Ren De said in a deep voice: "Let him in."
The imperial guards turned and walked out of the hall, and soon Qi Zhan walked into the hall with several letters in his hands.
When Qi Zhan saw the kneeling Concubine Chen, his eyes immediately dropped to the ground.
Emperor Rende said coldly: "Concubine Chen, please stand up."
"Yes." After Chen Fei stood up, she stood aside.
Qi Zhan walked to the center and knelt down. "Your Majesty, at the end of the midnight hour, the wounded young lady of the Marquis of Yongyi's residence went to Kaifeng Prefecture to beat drums and appeal for justice. She also brought these secret letters and handed them to me."
Concubine Chen looked at the letter presented by Qi Zhan, walked forward, took the secret letter from Qi Zhan's hands with both hands, and walked towards Emperor Ren De.
"When I saw the young lady of the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion, she was already on the verge of death, and the people around her had fainted in front of the Kaifeng Palace gate." Qi Zhan said with a serious face: "When the people from the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion were chasing us, I took the young lady into the Kaifeng Palace. I asked the people from Kaifeng Palace to hold off the people from the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion, while I left through the back door and came to the Imperial Palace to meet His Majesty."
Emperor Ren De could tell from Qi Zhan's tone that the situation was too serious. At this time, Concubine Chen had already presented the secret letter to Emperor Ren De.
"I have read all these secret letters. They mention Jin and Liao." When Qi Zhan mentioned these two countries, he looked directly at Emperor Ren De and said, "Your Majesty, the first thing the young lady said when she saw me was to ask me to hand this envelope to you personally."
When Emperor Ren De heard about Jin and Liao, anger appeared in his eyes. He opened the secret letters and read them one by one.
How could he not recognize that familiar handwriting?
How could he not know who Shangguan Yan was on the envelope?
He looked at the contents of the letter from Shangguan Yan and Qin Shiyuan, his face turning pale.
No wonder, no wonder Qin Junyi wanted to bring Shangguan Jing into the palace, and no wonder he left immediately afterwards. It seems that he wanted to use Concubine Chen to make the civil strife worse.
Dayin is now facing internal and external troubles, and he has just dealt with a great lady.
The two families began to get impatient!
Concubine Chen looked at Emperor Rende with a sullen face and said, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Bang!
Emperor Rende slammed his fist on the imperial table and shouted angrily, "Good! Good! How dare you secretly communicate with the Jin and Liao people!"
"No wonder, no wonder he didn't let his two children settle down in Longxi all these years. It turns out they were waiting for me here. He really wants to thoroughly accuse them of treason!"
When the Concubine Chen heard about treason, her face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Qi Zhan prostrated himself on the ground.
Emperor Rende said coldly: "Then the Young Lady of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is Xie Jing's daughter?"
"Yes, she's Xie Jing's daughter." Qi Zhan's voice trembled after hearing about treason. "She narrowly escaped death from the Yongyi Marquis's mansion in order to retrieve the secret correspondence between Qin Shiyuan and Shangguan Yan."
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