Chapter 147: Cold Palace Sin
Yang Zhaoyi's miscarriage finally came to fruition, Qin Xi found a third-class palace maid in the Ziyan Palace, and found residual aconite powder in her house, and under the heavy torture, the little palace maid also confessed, saying that she was instructed by Aunt Fang of Bizhi Palace to poison the porridge of the concubine.
Aunt Fang is Shen Bihuan's personal aunt who brought into the palace from the Shen family, and she has always been Shen Bihuan's confidant, and someone has indeed seen Aunt Fang muttering something to this poisoned little palace maid before. These are all human and material evidence, and Yang Zhaoyi's miscarriage is also a fact, and Aunt Fang's guilt cannot be escaped.
When Shen Bihuan heard the news, he didn't even move, he just let out a slight "oh", which was considered to be known, and then, watching Qin Xi take Aunt Fang away from Bizhi Palace with someone, he didn't even raise his eyes, not even a word of questioning or protection.
"Niangniang, Aunt Fang has been arrested, why don't you say a word?" Cuizhu saw that Aunt Fang was taken to the Shen Criminal Division, but there was nothing she could do, she could only look at Shen Bihuan, anxious.
From the time the emperor ordered the investigation of this matter, this palace knew that everything could not escape. Shen Bihuan snorted coldly and spoke again, "I thought that the emperor would be the same as before, ignoring the rights and wrongs of the harem and letting these things get by, but I didn't expect that this time it touched the emperor's scales." ”
"Then what should I do, will Aunt Fang confess her mother?" asked Cuizhu.
"Is there a difference between offering and not confessing to the palace? Aunt Fang is a person close to the palace, even if it is not instructed by the palace, others will splash dirty water on the palace, not to mention that this time the palace asked her to do it. Shen Bihuan said coldly, with a look of indifference on her face.
"Niangniang......" Cuizhu saw Shen Bihuan like this, and her heart swelled with infinite worry, because she actually saw the word give up in Shen Bihuan's eyes.
Others don't know Shen Bihuan's thoughts, but as Shen Bihuan's dowry brought into the palace from the Shen Mansion, she has been by Shen Bihuan's side since she was a child, and she is very clear in her heart. She knew that Shen Bihuan had liked Xiao Ling since she was a child, and she liked her cousin, so she was willing to give Ye Lingcheng poisoned wine for Xiao Ling's sake, even though she was very scared in her heart.
When Shen Bihuan was still in the boudoir, seeing that Xiao Ling and Ye Tingcheng were in harmony, the two often advanced and retreated together, and they were envious in their hearts, often hiding in the room alone, imitating Ye Tingcheng's demeanor and movements, only hoping that her cousin would notice her one day.
Later, Shen Bihuan's thoughts were discovered by the Queen Mother, until the Queen Mother told Shen Bihuan that she didn't like a powerful person like Ye Tingcheng to be her daughter-in-law, what she needed was a well-behaved and obedient daughter-in-law, she didn't need to have much ability, as long as she could talk more with her to relieve her boredom.
When she heard the news, Shen Bihuan was very happy, she felt that her aunt actually liked her in her heart when she said this, so since then, she has regarded herself as the future queen, and only hopes that one day, she can take the place of Ye Tingcheng and be in harmony with her cousin.
"There is nothing left, in my life, everything I do is wrong, I was used by my father, by my aunt, by the emperor, and now I am being used by Gu Yanru......" Shen Bihuan's eyes were full of bitterness.
When she was in the boudoir, she was told that if her marriage was used to consolidate the power of the Shen family, it was absolutely impossible for her to be in charge. She likes Xiao Ling, but Xiao Ling already has Ye Chengcheng, so Shen He will never let her marry Xiao Ling as a concubine, so she can only destroy her happiness and let her marry someone else.
Later, the queen mother finally got around, and she married Xiao Ling as she wished, but later she found out that Shen Yuan was only using her, using her status as the daughter of the Shen family to rely on the Shen family, and getting the support of all the Shen family's strength to consolidate her rights and status.
She tried her best to get rid of the control of the Shen family, and Shen Yuan's use, thinking that by helping Xiao Ling, she would be able to occupy a place in Xiao Ling's heart, but she didn't expect that her father was really right, without the Shen family and the Queen Mother to rely on, she had the title of imperial concubine, and she was nothing in Xiao Ling's heart.
"Niangniang, Concubine Niangniang is unconscious now, how can she take advantage of you?" Cuizhu asked with some puzzlement.
"She was unconscious, but which of the two palace maids beside her was a fuel-efficient lamp? Do you think they are all like you? I don't understand anything, and I have to ask everything. Shen Bihuan snorted coldly and said, "Even if Gu Yanru is in a coma and can't do anything, Wen Qin and Ye Xi can also hold a place for Gu Yanru in the harem." ”
Cuizhu listened to Shen Bihuan's words, lowered his head, and didn't say anything. It is true that she does not have the resourcefulness of Wen Qin and Ye Xi, and she cannot help Shen Bihuan get out of her current predicament, but she has one thing that others can never compare, and that is loyalty. No matter what, she will follow Shen Bihuan's side and wait.
Qin Xi's efficiency was very fast, and Aunt Fang couldn't bear the heavy punishment, so she quickly confessed. said that it was the imperial concubine Shen Bihuan who instructed her to buy the little palace maid of the Purple Smoke Palace, and secretly let Yang Zhaoyi miscarry, if she could make the unconscious concubine Niangniang never wake up, it would be the best.
When Xiao Ling's holy decree arrived at Bizhi Palace, Shen Bihuan seemed very calm, as if she had already accepted this fact, and let the old lady in the palace take off the imperial concubine dress on her body, and wear a plain dress, led by Qin Xi, and go to the cold palace.
"Imperial Concubine Niangniang, offended ......" Qin Xi first bowed down to Shen Bihuan and said, and then spoke, "Come on, take away-"
Shen Bihuan didn't resist at all, and was taken away by Qin Xi.
Along the way, the palace people came and went, looking at this imperial concubine who was invincible in the past, falling from the high clouds to the bottom, with disdain or sympathy in her eyes, but these expressions were just fleeting, and when Shen Bihuan disappeared in front of their eyes, their faces returned to the indifference that people in the palace should have.
In September of the first year of Yongning, the imperial concubine Shen Bihuan was suspected of murdering the imperial heir, poisoning the concubine, and she was the only living mouth of the Shen family.
Zhaoyi Yang Shu should also be punished because it is not good to protect the emperor's heir, but the emperor remembered that he was also a victim, so he was placed under house arrest in the Danxia Palace, chanting scriptures every day, and praying for the children who died early.
During the day, there were waves in the palace, and when the news reached King Yi's mansion, Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and then he had no expression.
Everything was in her expectation, Xiao Ling finally disposed of the concubines in the harem one by one according to her calculations, because they all touched his interests, and the people who could bring him benefits, he kept, but once he found that they were of no use to him, but would drag him back, then he would definitely not show mercy.
Because Xiao Ling is a heartless and ruthless person, what he does is just the truest thought in his heart.
When the affairs in the palace were settled, Hou with a different surname also officially handed over the post and came to visit King Yi's mansion.
Because the surname Hou was originally using Yang Zhaoyi's miscarriage to stay in Beijing and the result, now that the results have come out, he has no reason to stay, but he must meet with King Yi and want to know what King Yi thinks in his heart, if his plot is not supported by King Yi, then everything will be in vain.
The moment Hou with a different surname appeared at the door of King Yi's mansion, Qin Zhong had already asked the spies in the shadows to send the news into the palace and in front of Xiao Ling.
"He's not the right time to come. Qingchen was in Luluoju, and when he heard the news of the visit of the Hou with a different surname, he sighed and said.
"Princess, what should I do, to see or not to see?" asked Zhiyu.
"The prince is not in the palace now, what is there to see? Find an excuse to refuse, so as not to fall into the ears of the emperor and cause more trouble for no reason. Qingchen said, looking up, but happened to see Qin Zhong coming from outside.
"Princess Qiyu, a different surname Hou posted a visit, saying that she wanted to see the prince. Qin Zhong handed the post in his hand to Qingchen and said.
"Steward Qin, the prince is not in the mansion, I am a woman, and it is not easy to call the shots. Qingchen said lightly, "Why don't you ask the Hou with a different surname to go to the front hall for tea first, and then send someone to find the prince, if you can find the prince, then call him back, how about it?"
"The princess doesn't want to meet the marquis with a different surname?" Qin Zhong asked in some surprise.
"This palace doesn't understand the political affairs of the DPRK and China, and it is not that he has a deep friendship with the Hou with a different surname, so he really doesn't know what to say to the Hou Ye. Qingchen explained, "If Steward Qin thinks that this is rude to Hou Ye, then he will reject him, and wait for the prince to come back and make plans." ”
"Yes, the slave knows. Qin Zhong nodded in response, turned around and walked out.
At this time, it is definitely not a good choice to meet Hou with a different surname, maybe Xiao Ling will take this opportunity to make a big fuss, she can't give Xiao Ling any chance to seize the handle. What's more, Hou with a different surname is not a foolish person, hearing Qin Zhong's words to tell her like this, he must also know in his heart that now is not the time, just wait for her arrangement.
"Princess, the palace is also a mess now, what should we do next?Isn't it time to think of a way to take Miss Ye Xi out?"
They all know Qingchen's identity, and naturally they also know the relationship between her and Ye Xi, those who have participated in framing the Ye family have been calculated by Qingchen one by one, starting from the harem, implicating the court, the harem is almost no longer existing, then the collapse of the court will not be far away, and when the different surname Hou is difficult, Xiao Ling will definitely stay in this position for a short time.
"Don't worry, we just changed Concubine An, and now if Ye Xi disappears into the palace for no reason like this, Xiao Ling will definitely suspect it. Qingchen said, "Everything will have to wait for Xiao Ling to become a trapped beast in a cage and never be able to escape again." ”
Only at that time, even if Xiao Ling knew her true identity, even if she realized that she was behind all this, she was powerless to return to the sky.
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(Tianjin)