Chapter 224 Then Cover Up
Zheng Pingxi seemed to have understood the hidden meaning in Concubine Chen's words. He frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please speak frankly if you have anything to say."
Concubine Chen chuckled softly, "I suppose you've also heard about the Crown Prince going to Kaifeng Prefecture and murdering Xie Jing's daughter."
"Didn't they say that the prince who went to attack Xie Jing's daughter was an imposter?" Zheng Pingxi stared at Concubine Chen in confusion. After hearing what Concubine Chen said, he felt that things were not as simple as he thought.
"Fake?" There was a hint of coldness in Concubine Chen's eyes. "The Xie family has now determined that it was the Crown Prince who wanted to harm Xie Rongying, but Your Majesty is just trying to protect the Crown Prince."
"Your Majesty, what do you mean..." Zheng Pingxi was a little hesitant to speak out loud. He lowered his voice very low: "Your Majesty, do you want to use the Xie family to get rid of the Crown Prince this time?"
Although the Concubine Chen did not respond directly, Zheng Pingxi could see from her eyes that what he said was correct.
"But the emperor can testify for the prince that the person who went to Kaifeng Prefecture was not the prince." Zheng Pingxi said.
Concubine Chen snorted and laughed: "As the father of the Crown Prince, even if he is the ruler of a country, if the Xie family believes that the Crown Prince is the one who murdered Xie Rongying, and the Crown Prince still questions and claims that someone is impersonating the Crown Prince, then this is a cover-up."
Zheng Pingxi was shocked when he heard this.
Is Concubine Chen planning to get rid of the Crown Prince while the situation in Bianjing is still turbulent?
"So Mr. Zheng has to step forward." Concubine Chen stared at Zheng Pingxi with a smile.
Zheng Pingxi understood what the Concubine Chen meant, but he was still a little confused: "Your Majesty, this matter is very serious. If it is discovered, it will cost you your life."
The Concubine Chen seemed to have guessed Zheng Pingxi's concerns long ago. She said, "Don't worry. You only need to incite the people on the side of the King of Wei to deal with the Crown Prince. I will handle the rest."
"Your Majesty." Zheng Pingxi still felt that the Concubine Chen was taking too much risk. "It's too early to deal with the Crown Prince. You..."
"Now is the best time." The Concubine interrupted Zheng Pingxi coldly, "There's no better time than now. The situation in Bianjing right now is more chaotic than you can imagine. Ever since the Yongyi Marquis was imprisoned, the Prince of Wei has been eerily quiet. Even if the Emperor has thoughts of removing that old man from the Privy Council, the Prince of Wei hasn't made the slightest move."
"If we don't push the King of Wei any further, when will this chaotic situation be resolved?"
Zheng Pingxi did not deny what Concubine Chen said, but he still thought it was too early for Concubine Chen to take action now.
"I cannot leave the palace at this time. Please deliver this letter to the person who lives in a two-courtyard house in Blind Man Lane in the north of the city." As the concubine spoke, she took out a letter from her sleeve.
Zheng Pingxi took it and looked at the blank space on the envelope. He said, "Yes."
"Step back." said the Concubine Chen.
After Zheng Pingxi bowed and saluted, he left the side hall directly.
The Concubine Chen sat on the armchair with her hands casually resting on the armrests, her red lips slightly pursed, her eyes full of ambition for power.
Bianjing became increasingly cold after nightfall. Although there was no snow, it was difficult to adapt to such a damp and cold climate without a heater.
About half an hour later, Zheng Pingxi in the carriage felt a biting cold.
The heater in his hand was no longer warm, and at this time the voice of the servant was heard outside.
"Master, we're here."
Zheng Pingxi got off the carriage and walked to the second courtyard and knocked on the door.
Not long after, a man with scars on his face opened the door and stared at Zheng Pingxi: "Master Zheng?"
When Zheng Pingxi saw who was in front of him, shock flashed in his eyes.
"Master Zheng, come in and speak."
Zheng Pingxi immediately took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to the man: "This is the letter that the Queen asked me to give you. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."
The man took the letter, but before he could react, Zheng Pingxi had already boarded the carriage. When the man looked over there, the carriage had already turned around.
The sound of wheels slowly faded away in the alley, and the man quickly returned to the room after closing the door.
The moment the door was closed, the flame on the candlestick flickered violently.
He sat at a small desk, opened the letter, leaned over the candlestick, and looked at the contents.
His eyes became sharper, and he immediately set the letter paper and envelope on fire, brightening the room considerably.
Shangguan Jing leaned directly on the soft couch behind him, thinking about the day when he was pulling Qin Junyi away from Bianjing City and received the news from Concubine Chen.
He had no choice but to stay. If it was just the Concubine Chen, he would definitely not stay in Bian Jing.
But there were also instructions from his father.
He was in Bian Jing before for Concubine Chen, and he was the one who delivered the letters between his father and Concubine Chen.
That night in the palace, things happened too quickly. When Chen Fei's people were about to take him out of the palace, Qin Junyi appeared again. Just when he was wondering why Qin Junyi came back from Emperor Ren De so quickly, Chen Fei's people had an argument with Qin Junyi.
While the two were arguing, the King of Wei's men appeared.
No one expected that the King of Wei's men would come so quickly, but when the King of Wei's men were about to deal with them, he and Qin Junyi teamed up to push out the people around Concubine Chen first.
As luck would have it, when the King of Wei's men were dealing with the Concubine Chen's men, another group of people appeared.
While the group of people dressed in black were fighting with the King of Wei's men, Qin Junyi took him out of the palace.
Perhaps Qin Junyi also discovered something was wrong. After they escaped from the palace, they did not speak a word all the way. When Qin Junyi was about to return to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, he found that the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion had been surrounded by the palace guards.
Qin Junyi discovered something was wrong and they hid for a night.
That night, I heard a lot of news, all about the collusion between the Yongyi Marquis Mansion and Shangguan Yan.
It was then that Qin Junyi slowly realized that he had fallen into Xie Rongying's trap.
From the day Qin Junyi returned from the border, from the day Qin Junyi found Xie Rongying, Qin Junyi was involved in the game.
It also made the Shangguan family, which had been hiding in the dark, surface.
Before dawn, Shangguan Jing contacted an informant to bring back what happened in Bian Jing to Longxi and inform Shangguan Yan.
He discussed with Qin Junyi to go to the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion after daybreak and then leave Bian Jing.
However, the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was surrounded by soldiers and officers, making it impossible to enter. Shangguan Jing could only take Qin Junyi away.
When he was about to leave Bianjing City, the person who had been in contact between Shangguan Jing and Chen Fei found him.
At this time, Concubine Chen needed Shangguan Jing. She took Shangguan Yan's order and asked Shangguan Jing to stay and do one last thing for her.
Qin Junyi was also worried about Shangguan Jing's safety, but he remembered that Concubine Chen asked him to do things in the name of Shangguan Yan.
So he stayed, and Qin Junyi went to Longxi.
What Concubine Chen asked Shangguan Jing to do was to impersonate the crown prince and take Xie Rongying's life.
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