Chapter 510 Knowing When to Speak
Shen Liuying raised her eyes, "What did the person behind you give you?"
The man smiled and said, "Now it's just you and me here, why should Consort Shen pretend? When we were having fun, we didn't have such cold faces."
Shen Liuying curled the corners of her lips, "You're courting death."
After that, he stopped responding to whatever the man said.
The three judicial departments brought Consort Cheng to the prison.
Consort Cheng told the three presiding judges with a triumphant look on her face.
This matter concerns the royal family, and must be discussed directly with His Majesty and the Empress.
After compiling the man's statement, Zhao Wuji went to the palace to report to the emperor.
The following day, Consort Cheng entered the palace to meet the Emperor.
In the Imperial Study, the Emperor and Empress sat at the head of the table.
The Empress spoke coldly, "Cheng, what do you want to say to me and His Majesty in person?"
Suddenly, Madam Cheng said loudly:
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the matter of Consort Shen's adultery is completely fabricated.
The Crown Prince has passed away, and I am deeply grieved. My health is deteriorating, so Consort Shen found me a suitable estate to recuperate in, where all my needs for food, clothing and daily necessities are met.
Some time ago, thieves suddenly broke into the estate and tried to frame Consort Shen for adultery.
But the Crown Prince's grandson is His Highness's last bloodline. Even if I die ten thousand times, I will never allow anyone to slander him!
Suddenly, a commotion erupted behind the screen.
When Zhao Wuji entered the palace to meet the emperor, His Majesty and the Empress were receiving their ministers.
Therefore, the Emperor and Empress asked all the officials to listen to what Consort Cheng had to say.
Unexpectedly, someone was slandering the Crown Prince and Consort Shen.
When the Crown Prince was alive, the two concubines and Consort Shen were like oil and water.
If given the chance to crush Shen Liangyuan, I would definitely not defend her.
Unexpectedly, it turned out that someone was slandering Shen Liangyuan behind her back.
This is going to ensure the crown prince has no heir.
The ministers felt like they were facing a winding mountain road.
Everyone knows perfectly well who the two-year-old grandson will be a threat to.
Zhao Wuji took the opportunity to present the man's statement.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the man's testimony is inconsistent. This is his testimony and Consort Shen's testimony. Consort Shen said that once Your Majesty and Your Highness have read it, they will know that she is innocent."
The emperor and empress picked up the confession and saw that the adulterer's confession stated that they would meet secretly on the fourth day of each month. Their faces immediately turned cold.
The emperor spoke, "Let us celebrate together!"
Tong Qing emerged from the shadows, "Your Majesty."
The emperor, his face contorted with anger, said, "Tell all of you, where are you on the fourth day of every month?"
Tong Qing looked at everyone and said, "With the fall of the Shen family, a large amount of stolen money disappeared. Shen Liangyuan's biological father was the custodian of the stolen money. A year ago, Shen Liangyuan found her biological father, and she put justice before family, reported to the Emperor and Empress, and offered to find the stolen money for the Emperor and Empress. He was then imprisoned in a house in the east of the city. On the fourth day of each month, I and Commander Yuanfei secretly escort Shen Liangyuan to interrogate the thief."
The emperor looked at Eunuch Hong and said, "Hong Dequan, pass this confession on to the officials."
The confession was passed around among the people.
The Emperor and Empress's faces were grim. "Right under the walls of the capital, someone is actually distorting the truth and attempting to control the life and death of the Crown Prince! Zhao Wuji, investigate this thoroughly!"
Just then, Cheng suddenly vomited blood.
The Emperor and Empress immediately spoke up: "Summon the imperial physician! Lady Cheng, what happened?"
Consort Cheng said with a pained expression, "Those people poisoned me, saying they would give me the antidote after the deed was done. I never expected that they would never let me live. Your Majesty, Your Highness, please protect the last bloodline of His Highness the Crown Prince. I will take my leave now."
The imperial physician rushed over in a panic and immediately began to treat the patient.
After a long while, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Consort Cheng has passed away."
The emperor and empress smashed the inkstone, shouting, "Investigate!"
As Shen Liuying was respectfully led out of the prison, the man roared with a ferocious expression, "Shen Liuying, you abandoned your old love for wealth and glory, I will haunt you even as a ghost!"
Shen Liuying dusted off her palace dress and curled her lips into a mocking smile.
He then strode away.
The palace maids waited beside the carriage.
Upon seeing Shen Liuying emerge, he immediately went to greet her.
"You've suffered, Liangyuan!"
Shen Liuying stepped onto the carriage. "How has the Crown Prince been these days?"
The old woman immediately said, "Her Majesty the Empress has sent someone over; the Crown Prince is perfectly fine."
Shen Liuying nodded. "Go back and prepare the luggage for the Crown Prince."
The old nanny asked with a puzzled look, "Is Consort Liang taking the Crown Prince out?"
Shen Liuying shook her head. "If this hadn't happened, Run'er could have stayed under my care for a few more years. His Majesty and the Empress were afraid that the mother would be strong and the child weak, so they never gave me a title. But if the mother is not strong, she can't protect her child either. If this hadn't happened, I really wouldn't have known that Consort Cheng was actually the Crown Princess's person."
The old woman looked shocked. "The Crown Princess?"
Shen Liuying looked at the old woman and said, "If the Crown Princess hadn't planned ahead, even if I had managed to escape, Run'er's identity would have been constantly criticized. If someone with ulterior motives were to uncover this in the future, Run'er would likely face great calamity. With the Crown Princess gone, these jackals, having lost their natural enemy, will come out in full force. I am weak and alone. The only ones who can protect Run'er are His Majesty and the Empress."
The old woman said sadly, "But the grandson is only two years old. He has to leave his mother at such a young age. I'm afraid he may not be close to you in the future."
Shen Liuying took a sip of tea. "Do you know why I was able to escape so easily this time?"
The old woman shook her head.
Shen Liuying's gaze was far-reaching.
"As the Crown Princess once said, there is no such thing as a thousand days of being a thief, but a thousand days of guarding against thieves."
People in the capital were afraid of their flaws being exposed. Run'er's identity was too special, so no matter what methods she used, they wouldn't be surprising.
So it's better to throw out a few fake flaws.
My greatest confidence comes from being completely open with His Majesty and the Empress; that's the only way to be sensible.
It's wise of the Crown Prince not to be close to me, because if Run'er ascends the throne, no one can change my status.
But to get that position, you have to survive first.
The old woman nodded. "I understand."
The Cheng family fought desperately to protect the royal bloodline, and their loyalty and bravery are commendable.
After being buried in the Crown Prince's Mausoleum, the Cheng family also received honors and rewards.
His affairs after his death were handled personally by Chidori-no-Mikoto.
Late at night, a vegetable truck drove out of the city gate.
They traveled ten miles away.
The driver took off his straw hat.
Cui Ying's face was revealed.
She pushed the shopping basket in the car aside.
Flip up the car bed.
Inside was Cheng's corpse.
Cui Ying took out a porcelain bottle from her waist.
A pill appeared in his palm.
She placed the pill into Cheng's mouth.
A fleeting visitor.
The corpse was coughing.
Cheng suddenly stood up and took deep breaths of air.
Cui Ying patted her on the back.
"The silver and travel permit are in the bag at the back. This is your new household registration. From now on, you are no longer Concubine Cheng."
Cheng received the new household registration book with tears in her eyes.
She faked her death to earn a reward for the Cheng family.
He was trapped in the Eastern Palace during the prime of his life.
This should be enough to repay the Cheng family for raising us.
She looked at Cui Ying and said, "I would like to ask Commander Cui to offer incense before the spirit tablet of the Crown Princess on my behalf. I will never forget the kindness of the Crown Princess."
Cui Ying turned around and waved her hand, "Forget the capital, forget Qin Jinzhi, forget everything, and live a good life."
Tears fell from Cheng's eyes; they were tears of joy.
She tied the straw hat to her head.
Driving towards the future.
Cui Ying walked slowly, step by step, on the road back to the city.
She suddenly burst out laughing.
Qin Jinzhi, you orchestrated all of this.
How could he possibly die?
But she was certain that Qin Jinzhi was plotting a momentous scheme.
Cui Ying turned around and watched Cheng Shi drive away.
Qin Jinzhi, I'm waiting for you to come back.
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