"Weichen see the emperor."

"The Lord Regent is exempt." Shen De waved his hand, gave him a hand, and said, "What's the matter with the regent?" ”

Shen Yiqing arched his hand at him and said with a serious expression: "Weichen heard some bad rumors in the palace today, so he took it upon himself to find out who was spreading rumors behind his back. ”

His words surprised both Shen Changge and Shen De, obviously they didn't expect him to find out so quickly.

Coming back to his senses, Shen De hurriedly said, "Who is spreading rumors?" Where are the people? ”

Shen Yiqing turned his head and commanded in the direction outside the hall: "Bring people up." ”

The next moment, I saw Xiang Yong twisting a palace maid and walking in from outside the hall.

Xiang Yong escorted the palace maid to Shen Yiqing's side and back, pressed the palace maid's shoulder, and made her kneel on the ground.

"Your Majesty, someone brought it."

Shen De set his eyes on the palace maid and said in a deep voice: "Is it you, those rumors that you spread?" ”

The palace maid trembled all over, obviously frightened to the extreme, her face was still handsome, and her lips kept trembling.

She didn't speak for a long time, which made Shen Yiqing frown unhappily: "The emperor asked you something, don't answer quickly." ”

The palace maid was taken aback by his low and somewhat cold voice, and hurriedly said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the slave maid did not mean to spread rumors, and I ask the emperor for forgiveness." ”

"It's not intentional, how could such rumors arise in the palace for no reason?" Shen De scolded sharply, "You slave, you are really bold, you dare to talk about the master behind your back!" ”

The palace maid was frightened, and kowtowed vigorously and begged for mercy: "The emperor forgives the sin, the slave and maid don't dare anymore." ”

"Forgiveness?" Shen De snorted coldly, "If I don't punish you severely today, I'm afraid that all the minions in this palace will turn the sky upside down!" Come! ”

Seeing that Shen De was about to dispose of this palace maid, Shen Yiqing suddenly said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this palace maid alone is afraid that she doesn't have the courage to spread rumors, and I don't know if someone instructed her to do this behind her back." ”

As soon as his words fell, the palace maid hurriedly denied: "No one instructed it, the slave maid really didn't mean it, there really was no one to instruct it." ”

Her anxious attitude makes people even more suspicious.

Shen Changge frowned and glanced at the palace maid, then looked up at Shen Yiqing, and saw his serious face, and couldn't guess whether he knew who the person behind the palace maid was.

However, the palace maid denied it again and again, whether Shen De asked her or Shen Yiqing asked, she bit to death and no one instructed her.

In this way, even if they have doubts in their hearts, they can't ask why.

Shen De was also furious, and he didn't have the patience to continue asking, so he said: "Come on, drag out this convicted and bold minions and kill them with a cane!" In addition, let all those in the palace who have talked about such rumors go and watch the rod punishment of this minion! ”

He wants to see who of these palace maids and eunuchs in the future will dare to talk about the master behind their backs!

Immediately, the palace maid was dragged down, with a look of despair on her face.

After executing the palace maid, Shen De looked at Shen Changge and Shen Yiqing, and said, "I have severely punished those who spread rumors, and such things will never be allowed to happen in the palace in the future, so you don't have to take it to heart." But ......"

As he spoke, he paused slightly, and looked at Shen Yiqing's gaze, mixed with a trace of imperceptible jealousy: "The so-called groundlessness, such rumors spread today, I think it is also related to the fact that the two of you are too close." In the future, you should pay more attention to your words and deeds, so as not to fall into the mouth. ”

"Your Majesty." Shen Yiqing's expression was a little gloomy, "Changge is the crown prince, and Weichen is the regent, both are royal relatives, talking about Weichen and the prince is to talk about the imperial prince in vain, I think no one dares to commit such a crime, right?" What's more, why should Weichen and the prince sit upright, so why should they deliberately alienate each other because they are afraid of what others think? Besides, after this incident, who would dare to talk about the crown prince and the regent behind their backs? ”

"This ......" Shen De was speechless by his words, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

Shen Yiqing didn't seem to plan to say more to him, so he arched his hand and said: "If the emperor has no other instructions, Weichen will retire first." ”

After speaking, he bent down slightly and left directly.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to glance at Shen Changge, and that look seemed to say: Don't leave yet?

After Shen Changge glanced at him, he hurriedly said goodbye to Shen De: "Father, the son and son have also retired first." ”

Shen De opened his mouth, but in the end he just watched the two leave helplessly, with some complicated emotions in his eyes.

It wasn't until the two of them walked out of the hall that he let out a deep sigh, his face full of helplessness.

I hope that in the future, we will never hear such rumors as today.

……

After coming out of Zhaoyang Palace, Shen Changge saw Shen Yiqing standing at the foot of the steps outside the hall, obviously waiting for her.

Walking forward quickly, she came to him with a smile on her face and whispered, "Waiting for me?" ”

"Knowingly asked." Shen Yiqing said angrily, "Let's go, send you back to the East Palace." ”

Shen Changge was stunned and said, "But, aren't you afraid of being misunderstood again?" ”

"What the king said to the emperor inside, you forgot it so quickly?"

Shen Changge saw that he suddenly called himself "this king", and his expression became a little serious, so he knew that he was unhappy.

So, she hurriedly said: "I haven't forgotten, I'm just saying it casually, I'm hungry, let's go back to dinner quickly." ”

After speaking, he didn't forget to smile at him, looking at him with a smile, but Shen Yiqing couldn't be angry with her.

"Let's go." As he spoke, he walked in the direction of the East Palace.

Shen Changge secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed.

Walking on the quiet underground road, the two chatted casually.

After a while, Shen Changge asked, "Yiqing, was that palace maid really instructed by someone just now?" ”

"That palace maid is from the palace of the eldest princess."

Listening to his answer, Shen Changge was stunned for a moment, but the next moment he suddenly understood.

"You mean, it was the princess who ordered it?" She looked at him in amazement, "But why did she do that?" ”

"Shen Qingyang is her own brother."

"So, does she want to avenge Shen Qingyang?"

Shen Changge frowned, obviously he didn't expect that Shen Huanting was behind the scenes.

If she was trying to avenge Shen Qingyang, then it would be understandable why she did this.

But she always felt that the reason why Shen Huanting did this was not just to avenge Shen Qingyang.

She couldn't help but recall that at the beginning, Shen Huanting had said something to her, something similar to keeping her away from the imperial uncle.

Turning her eyes to Shen Yiqing, she couldn't help but secretly think, could it be that Shen Huanting was ...... to the emperor's uncle

However, does Shen Huanting know that the emperor's uncle is not the first emperor's biological son?