Chapter 314: Guilty or Not
"What are you doing? You are so reluctant to leave your mother. Don't let Madam Wuning laugh at you. Go now."
The queen raised her eyelids and glanced at Zhaoyang indifferently, then drove her away again.
[Princess Zhaoyang hid in her own palace after returning yesterday, pretending to be sick and not daring to come out, for fear that His Majesty would summon her to settle accounts. She was so nervous that she didn't sleep well the whole night, look at the big dark circles under her eyes.
However, yesterday, because the emperor was busy, she was afraid that he would hold her accountable today, so she went to the empress dowager to ask for protection first. The empress dowager asked her to admit her mistake and refuse.
Princess Zhaoyang had no choice but to wait until the concubines paid their respects to the Queen and left before she ran over to guard, hoping that the Queen would protect her. 】
The system ruthlessly revealed Princess Zhaoyang's thoughts.
[The Empress must have known about this, but it seems that she doesn't want to take care of it. Princess Zhaoyang was disabled by the Queen Mother, and now she doesn't care about it anymore and makes a fool of herself.
If the Empress intervenes in this matter, as long as she speaks up for Princess Zhaoyang, it will surely cause dissatisfaction from the Imperial Concubine, and the Emperor and the Queen Mother will also blame her for being unfair, unless...】
Su Qianqian sat upright with her eyes downcast, as if she saw and heard nothing, and discussed with the system in her mind.
[Unless what?] 】The system is a little confused.
What’s it got to do with you? We are worried so much about what the princess was thinking yesterday. She wanted to harm us!
If I hadn't made careful arrangements and taken strict precautions beforehand, I might have really fallen into the trap. Even though I knew that the Marquis' Mansion wouldn't put the blame on me, the evidence was there, and the shit was on my head. Who would listen to you?
In the end the emperor might say he would not pursue the matter any more, but this was like swallowing the lump of food, swallowing it unclearly into his stomach!
Therefore, Her Royal Highness the Princess has brought this upon herself, and she should learn a lesson. Serve her that piece of shit! 】
Su Qianqian babble a lot in her mind, and the Queen Mother frowned as she listened. Looking at Princess Zhaoyang opening her mouth to complain, she felt as if there was a plate of yellow food in front of her, and she wanted to stuff her mouth shut.
"Zhaoyang, since you don't want to leave, then stop talking and listen to Madam Hou."
The Queen interrupted Princess Zhaoyang's excuse with some impatience, pinched her eyebrows, turned to look at Su Qianqian. Princess Zhaoyang stopped talking awkwardly, glanced at Su Qianqian, and tilted her head to look at the pot of freesia on the side.
[Hmph, it seems like someone wants you to see it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My image is too great, and your eyes are too shallow to accommodate it! 】
Su Qianqian was still a little unconvinced in her heart, but she only dared to say it in her heart and remained honest in her words.
"Empress, you seem to be getting better and better lately. Are you still taking those pills?"
"Thanks to the elixir given by the wife of Marquis Wuning, the Queen has been sleeping soundly and eating deliciously these days. Not only has her complexion improved a lot, but her skin has become smoother and more delicate, as if she has returned to being a young girl again."
The senior palace maid beside the queen glanced at her before answering for her.
"I have almost finished taking the pills. I am still using the facial cream. The Queen has fallen in love with tomatoes. She is usually very frugal, but now she has spent a lot of money on these tomatoes."
The maids-in-waiting who are close to the queen are all girls sent into the palace from their families. They are both talented and virtuous, beautiful and intelligent. They are best at observing people's words and expressions. Half of what they say represents the queen's intentions, and half is said for Su Qianqian to hear.
"Jinse is good in every way except that she talks too much. But I still spend my time with her every day."
The queen deliberately teased the head maid, and the atmosphere in the palace became more lively.
"My weakness is that I am reserved and taciturn, not good at talking and very boring. It would be great if I could have someone as eloquent as Miss Jinse and please the Queen."
Queen: Don’t you feel guilty for saying this?
Qin Yuzhuo: Third sister-in-law, if you keep talking, I will dig the gold bricks off the palace with my toes...
Princess Zhaoyang: If you keep talking, the parrot on the shelf will have to make room for you!
"Madam Wuning is joking. I wonder what business it is that you are in the palace for today?"
The Queen Mother did not beat around the bush and asked directly. She expected that she must give Su Qianqian an explanation for what happened in Wuning Marquis' Mansion yesterday.
"Your Majesty, I came to visit you because I missed you. Since Your Majesty asked..."
The Queen, Qin Yuzhuo and Princess Zhaoyang: So...deceiving!
"Then I will speak frankly."
Su Qianqian stood up and knelt on the ground. Qin Yuzhuo was stunned for a moment and quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision for my family. Has your Majesty heard about the wife of the Chief Censor He Liansheng... coming to our mansion to frame us?"
"I have not..." The Queen thought for a moment and replied.
"It doesn't matter if I haven't heard of it. I'll tell Your Majesty..." Su Qianqian took it over. When the Queen raised her hand, she stood up and patted her dress: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Queen: You are quite understanding. I just wanted you to speak, not to get up. You were very ruthless when you punished my daughter!
Qin Yuzhuo also quickly followed suit to thank her and stood up. The aunt and sister-in-law sat down again, and Su Qianqian recounted the story of Mrs. He's gift.
[The Queen Mother did not want to interfere in state affairs, so she could only pretend she didn't know. Otherwise, the Emperor would blame her for overreaching.
However, as the queen, how could she ignore what happened around the emperor? She also had to place spies for the prince's sake. 】
Su Qianqian naturally understood the queen's situation.
[Speaking of the prince, there has been something strange lately...] The system's voice sounded somewhat confused.
Su Qianqian ignored the system at this time. Seeing the queen carefully speaking, she said, "Although Lord He has stopped his duties and is in the palace to reflect on himself, the emperor has not dismissed him from his official position. Why did his wife do such a ridiculous thing?"
"Yes, so please ask the Queen to interrogate Madam He and find out the reason, so that we can understand it clearly. Madam He is also a second-rank imperial concubine, so it is only natural for the Queen to interrogate the concubines!"
Su Qianqian explained the Queen's reasons and rights clearly, so even if the Queen wanted to refuse, she would consider it carefully.
The Queen would indeed not interfere in state affairs, but she also wanted to find out what secret was hidden in this. He Liansheng had always been impartial, so why did he suddenly attack the Wuning Marquis' Mansion?
"Jinse, go ask the wife of the Chief Censor He Liansheng where she is now, and convey my order to bring her here."
The queen thought for a moment and then gave the order.
Su Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief. She did not dare to guarantee that the Queen would agree to interrogate Mrs. He. The Ye family and the He family were both famous families in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were many connections between them.
"Mother, why did you listen to Su's instigation? Censor He never interacts with ministers in the court. Madam He may have done this because she has a personal grudge against the Qin family. Just give her some punishment. Why do you need to see her?"
Princess Zhaoyang suddenly stood up and stood in front of Jinse.
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