Chapter 219 Not the Prince
Concubine Chen nodded and said, "This incident between the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion and Shangguan Yan has destroyed the Crown Prince's confidant and also destroyed the Crown Prince's bargaining chip against the King of Wei."
This is telling Xie Rongying that even if the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion is charged with treason, you, Xie Rongying, are already a thorn in the prince's side.
After all, the prince has long been dissatisfied with the Xie family.
Xie Rongying stared upwards without saying a word.
Concubine Chen continued, "The Crown Prince naturally blamed you for this. Adding to the information he heard from the Qin family, what do you think the Crown Prince came to see you for?"
"What is it for?" Xie Rongying could roughly guess what Concubine Chen meant.
Having offended the Empress Dowager, you want to use this opportunity to use her to deal with the Crown Prince?
"Of course it's to vent my anger and turn the tide to get more." The Concubine Chen's voice was much softer when she said this.
Xie Rongying glanced sideways at Concubine Chen and said, "I don't quite understand."
What does it mean to vent your anger and yet want to turn the tide and get more?
"Isn't the Xie family's financial resources the reason you married into the Yongyi Marquis's mansion? The Crown Prince has long disliked the Xie family. This time, he lost his trusted confidant and the Shangguan family he had always wanted to win over. Without these two schemes, the Crown Prince will definitely extort some money from your Xie family."
"Your Majesty, do you mean that the prince wants the Xie family's money?" Xie Rongying stared at Concubine Chen and asked.
The Concubine Chen smiled and said nothing.
"So, Your Majesty, you are telling me this because you want to help the Xie family?"
The smile in Concubine Chen's eyes deepened: "I just told you that we are in the same camp. You have nothing to do with the Qin family now. You are from the Xie family, which means that the Xie family and I are in the same camp."
Thinking about how the nanny who came to visit her didn't get the answer she wanted from the Xie family.
This time she must know from Xie Rongying that the Xie family and she have long been in the same boat.
Xie Rongying glanced sideways at Concubine Chen. "Your Majesty, it's true that I'm from the Xie family, but when did I become part of the same camp as Your Majesty? Could it be that because I solved some problems for Your Majesty, Your Majesty mistakenly believed that I was part of the same camp as Your Majesty?"
"But then again." Xie Rongying frowned, "Even if I'm on the same side as Your Majesty, I can't be the head of the Xie family. Your Majesty should give up."
Xie Rongying really didn't like the fact that Concubine Chen came uninvited. She clearly wanted to win over the Xie family, but she acted condescending and wanted to use the Xie family to continue to deal with the prince.
Do you really think she is stupid?
The expression of Concubine Chen changed slightly. How could she not understand what Xie Rongying was thinking?
He smiled and continued, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"
Xie Rongying sighed slightly. She had thought that she could leave behind some people and things after leaving the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. Unexpectedly, she had just left the Yongyi Marquis Mansion and encountered a lot of troubles. The people she faced were even more difficult to deal with than the people in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.
"I will not venture to speculate on your Majesty's thoughts." Xie Rongying began to dismiss them. "I am too weak. Please return, Majesty. Thank you for visiting me personally today. When I am healed, I will return to the palace to thank you."
"Thank you, Rongying." Concubine Chen had no intention of leaving. Her eyes were filled with a hint of sharpness. "According to what you just said, what you did with me before was just to use my people to get rid of the people you wanted to get rid of, right?"
Xie Rongying opened her eyes, which had just been closed. "Your Majesty, this matter involving Shi Yang is a win-win for both of us. You don't want me to tell anyone, and similarly, I don't want you to tell anyone either. So please rest assured, this matter is between you and me."
Concubine Chen chuckled twice and said, "Rongying, you are too seriously injured right now, so I won't say much to you. When you feel better, I will have a good talk with you."
Xie Rongying always felt that there was something creepy in the words that Concubine Chen said.
At this moment, Shen Chengli’s voice sounded outside: “Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
The eyes of Concubine Chen in the room flickered slightly, and her expression returned to normal. She just turned around and saw the prince walking into the outer room.
She stood up and looked at the prince: "What a coincidence that your Highness came here. Rongying just woke up."
Xie Rongying took a deep breath. Prince?
The prince's gaze stayed on Concubine Chen for a moment, then moved to Xie Rongying.
"Rongying is seriously injured and unable to move. She cannot pay her respects to the Crown Prince. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Concubine Chen explained on behalf of Thank Rongying.
The prince smiled and said, "Forget about the formalities, Madam Chen Fei. I would like to speak to Madam Qin in private. Please leave."
Concubine Chen turned slightly to the side, exchanged glances with Xie Rongying, and nodded again: "Okay, then I'll be out first."
Concubine Chen walked out of the room and saw Shen Chengli standing outside the door. She then remembered that she had deliberately lowered her voice a lot just now, and she felt relieved.
The Shen family is not a pushover either. She doesn't want to provoke too many clans when the situation has not yet completely stabilized.
When Shen Chengli saw Concubine Chen coming out, he bowed and saluted.
After nodding, Concubine Chen walked out of the yard.
Shen Chengli didn't quite understand why the prince came to see Xie Rongying alone. Even if it was about the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, the prince shouldn't have gone alone to see the seriously injured Xie Rongying.
Thinking of this, Shen Chengli felt even more weird.
At this moment, the Crown Prince looked around the room and confirmed that Xie Rongying was the only one in the room. He then sat down in the seat where Concubine Chen had just been, staring at Xie Rongying and sneering, "Xie Rongying, do you know the whereabouts of Qin Junyi?"
Xie Rongying felt increasingly perplexed. She paused for a moment, "Your Highness, you must be joking. How would I know Qin Junyi's whereabouts?"
"You don't know Qin Junyi's whereabouts?" The Crown Prince sneered, "Didn't you plan to have Qin Junyi bring Shangguan Jing into the palace?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Rongying sat up in pain and stared at the prince with a pale face: "What are you talking about?"
"What?" The Crown Prince stared at Xie Rongying without blinking, then sneered, "You told Qin Junyi about the affairs between the Shangguan family and the Concubine Chen, and alienated the relationship between Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing. Wasn't your purpose to let Qin Junyi use Shangguan Jing to stir up trouble in the palace? Now you have got what you wanted. Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing are missing. Didn't you hide them?"
Xie Rongying stared at the prince closely, always feeling that something was wrong.
The next moment, the prince stared at Xie Rongying gloomily and grabbed Xie Rongying's throat with one hand.
The movement was so fast that Xie Rongying didn't even have a chance to breathe. She stared at the prince's eyes, but her pupils shrank. This was not the prince!
"Xie Rongying, you really are quite resourceful!" the man gritted his teeth and said, "Since everyone in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is going to go to hell, how can we leave you out?"
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