Chapter 338: Shu Guifei's calculations
Xiao Ti concisely repeated Liu Zhi's words just now, and said at the end.
"Concubine Shu should have deliberately pretended to faint and took the opportunity to delay time, so that people could quietly send the lark out of the palace.
As long as we can't find the lark, we can't do anything about her. β
Yu Yuan thought for a while and said: "The lark is from Biquan Palace, she was suddenly sent out of the palace, won't the Queen Mother have any opinions?" β
Xiao Ti patiently explained.
"You don't know anything about the situation in the palace.
The Queen Mother is Concubine Shu's cousin, and the two are very close on weekdays.
The lark is just a little palace maid, far less than Concubine Shu's status in the heart of the Queen Mother.
Even if something happens to her, the Queen Mother won't care. β
It sounds cruel, but this is the real situation in the palace, in the eyes of the superiors, the eunuchs and palace maids are like ants under their feet.
No one cares if the ants live or die.
Yu Yuanxuan remembered that she had seen Empress Dowager Deng's closeness to Shu Guifei in Biquan Palace before, and thought that Shu Guifei would have a sweet mouth, but now she knew that the two of them were cousins.
In this case, her strategy of asking the Queen Mother to come forward to exert pressure will not work.
Yu Yuanrong asked, "Then what should we do next?" β
Xiao Ti: "Let's go and track down the whereabouts of the lark first, and see if we can intercept people?" β
The group hurried out of the palace.
Shocked in the palace.
Liu Zhi helped Shu Guifei sit up.
"Guifei Niangniang, the slave has already done what you said, and the king of Langjun can't see the lark, so he can only leave."
Concubine Shu bowed slightly: "You did a good job." β
At this time, the sixth prince Shen Rui came.
He hurried to the bedside and said with concern.
"When my son heard that his mother was sick, he was even anxious, what disease did you have? Is it serious? β
When Concubine Shu saw her son, her gaze involuntarily softened.
"Don't worry, Hongu is fine, you can sit down and say."
Willow Branch brought a round stool and placed it beside the bed.
Shen Rui sat on the stool, his eyes still looking at Concubine Shu, and he was very distressed when he saw that her face was pale.
"My son heard that you were sick by the king of Langjun, the king of Langjun was too much, relying on a little power in his hands, he didn't even take you seriously, so my son went to teach him a hard lesson and was angry for his mother!"
After saying that, he was about to get up.
Concubine Shu hurriedly stopped him: "Don't be impulsive, King Langjun is deeply relied on by the emperor, if you do something to him, the emperor will definitely not spare you." β
Shen Rui was unwilling: "But you are all angry with him, is this matter settled?" β
Concubine Shu glanced at the willow branch.
Willow Branch understood and retreated with the others.
Only Shu Guifei and Shen Rui were left in the house.
Concubine Shu said slowly.
"Rui'er, you are already an adult, and there are some things that this palace can't hide from you anymore.
King Langjun is pursuing the case of Concubine Yue, and he has now found out the head of the palace.
If he is allowed to continue to investigate, it is very likely that his life will be lost. β
Shen Rui didn't think about it.
"Just let him check! Anyway, you haven't done anything, no matter how he checks, it will only be a waste of time in the end! β
Concubine Shu looked at him with a complicated expression.
Shen Rui was stunned by her.
He subconsciously asked.
"Could it be that Concubine Yue's death really has something to do with you, right?"
Over the years, Concubine Shu has always protected her son well.
She tried her best not to let Shen Rui know about the pickles hidden in the shadows.
But now it can't be hidden.
Concubine Shu took a deep breath and said slowly: "You were just born back then, I don't know how favored Concubine Yue is, if you let her and the child in her womb live, this palace and you can only be their foil, whether it is the current position of the concubine in this palace, or your qualification to compete for the throne in the future, it will no longer exist." β
Shen Rui looked at her in a daze, unable to speak confidently.
"So you killed Concubine Yue?"
admitting that she had killed someone in front of her children, Concubine Shu felt very uncomfortable.
She subconsciously avoided Shen Rui's gaze and said in a low voice.
"This palace doesn't want to be the foil of the moon concubine forever, and this palace doesn't want you to be an obscure idle prince in the future.
Any stumbling block that stands in our way, this palace must get rid of it.
Concubine Yue is like this, and King Langjun is also like this. β
Shen Rui received too much information at once, and felt that his brain was not enough.
He asked sneeringly, "What do you want to do to King Langjun?" β
Shu Guifei's eyes showed a ruthless look.
"It turns out that this palace wants to lead the suspicion to Empress Wen.
As long as Empress Wen dies, the Seventh Prince will be no threat, and the future position of the prince will be none other than you.
But it shouldn't be, kill a king of Langjun halfway!
He ruined the plan of the main palace and also aimed the finger at the main palace.
This palace must not allow him to live any longer. β
Shen Rui had never seen a mother concubine with such a look, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
He said cautiously.
"King Langjun has no conclusive evidence, and he can't convict you."
Concubine Shu sighed: "You are still too naΓ―ve."
A person like King Langjun, once he has suspicions, he will definitely find out.
Although the palace sent the lark out of the palace today, this is only a symptom but not a cure.
Without the lark, King Langjun will continue to investigate from other aspects.
Once he finds out the truth, this palace is finished.
Rui'er, you don't want to see your mother die, do you? β
Shen Rui hurriedly shook his head: "Of course I don't want to!" The mother must live well, and anyone who wants to hurt the mother is my enemy! β
Hearing this, Concubine Shu felt very relieved.
"Good son, this palace didn't raise you in vain."
Shen Rui hesitated: "King Kelang is not an ordinary person, he is very skilled, and he is highly used by his father, it is difficult for us to deal with him." β
Concubine Shu has already calculated this.
She whispered.
"Of course we can't directly deal with the King of Langjun, we have to pretend to be someone else's hand in this matter."
"What do you mean?"
A gleam appeared in Concubine Shu's eyes, and she slowly explained her plan.
"It won't be long before the mission of the Kingdom of Chen arrives in Yujing.
At the beginning, it was because of the king of Langjun that Chen Guo's plan to attack Liaodong County failed completely.
Those people of Chenguo must hate the king of Langjun very much.
We can work with the Tatsukoku Mission.
We are responsible for providing opportunities, and they are responsible for shooting and killing.
After the matter was completed, they left Yujing, even if it was the emperor, there was no way. β
Shen Rui hesitated a little: "But after all, they are from the Chen Kingdom, aren't we going to be a foreign enemy in this way?" β
Concubine Shu glared at him.
"What nonsense? The Chenguo mission came to ask for peace, and I heard that the emperor was still planning to make peace with them, but they were no longer considered enemies, so how could they talk about foreign enemies? β
Seeing that her son was still a little hesitant, Concubine Shu continued.
"You take a long-term view, your cooperation with Chenguo this time is equivalent to establishing a friendly relationship with them, and when you compete for the position of prince in the future, maybe Chenguo can still help you."
Thinking of the position of the prince, Shen Rui's heart was like pouring hot oil, and it suddenly became hot.
He nodded vigorously: "Just do what the mother said!" β
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