Chapter 456 Provocation
Imperial Study.
The emperor was reading the confession of the Nanzhao Kingdom delegation.
The eunuch outside the door suddenly reported, "Your Majesty, the commander of the imperial guards wants to see you."
The emperor was stunned and looked up unexpectedly, "Quick, summon!"
The interrogation was so quick?
The commander of the imperial guards strode into the hall and reported with a fist, "Your Majesty, the queen mother is willing to confess everything, but she requires the concubine and the second prince to be present, otherwise she would rather die than confess."
As soon as these words came out, the emperor immediately understood what the queen mother meant.
Shen Li is Xu Wan and his child, and also a prince. This point has been revealed in the words of the queen mother today, and she already knows it.
So now.
The emperor narrowed his eyes, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and then snorted coldly, closed the confession and stood up, "Send!"
He would not keep Shen Li's identity as a permanent secret.
He had already let Xu Wan down, how could he let Shen Li's identity remain unknown for the rest of his life.
The cover-up before was just to avoid the party of the Duke of Zhenguo and to protect Shen Li.
Now the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Prince have all been arrested, and only the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion remains, which is not to be feared.
The Emperor walked towards the palace where the Queen Mother was imprisoned.
Sooner or later, Concubine Shu will know about this.
When Concubine Shu got the news, she was thinking about life.
She has been fighting with the Prince Party for so many years. Now the Prince has suddenly capsized. Is she really going to let her stupid son inherit the throne?
Is there any tomorrow for this country?
At this moment, Concubine Shu even hated herself for not being a treacherous concubine!
Why do I have such a positive outlook!
If I were not positive, would I, a concubine, need to worry so much about the country and the people!
On the surface, she was friendly, but cursing in her heart, Concubine Shu walked into the hall where the Queen Mother was imprisoned.
The Second Prince arrived soon after.
Confused, the Second Prince looked at the Emperor and then at his mother. His mother's scolding just now rang in his mind, and he was very self-aware and did not speak.
The emperor sat steadily on the chair, having endured the whole night, and his voice was heavy, "Speak, everyone is here."
The queen mother had a hideous smile on her face after being burned beyond recognition.
The commander of the imperial guards was obviously not polite. The queen mother was now covered in blood stains. I don't know if her left leg was broken or broken, but she was lying on the ground connected to her body.
The second prince felt his scalp tingling.
"Your Majesty has protected Shen Li for so many years, so now you are not afraid of people knowing that he is Xu Wan's son?"
A sharp, sarcastic and resentful voice came out of his throat, and finally his eyes turned to Concubine Shu.
"The prince is gone, do you think your son can inherit the throne? Don't dream!
Prince, you are just making wedding clothes for others!
This throne, from beginning to end, he kept it for Shen Li!
You are just a pawn he used to deal with me, idiot!"
The queen mother said while looking at Concubine Shu's reaction.
She wanted to see anger, madness, and madness on Concubine Shu's face.
However.
Shu Fei stood there expressionless, saying nothing.
Unable to see Shu Fei's reaction, the Queen Mother looked at the Second Prince again.
Second Prince.
Don't look at me, no matter what you say, I won't give you any reaction, you can say whatever you want, if there is any reaction, I lose!
Although I can't analyze what your purpose is, I can control my expression!
Please start your performance!
The Second Prince, who vowed not to let himself be stupid in front of others again, finished his imagination, turned his wrist, and gave the Queen Mother a gesture of invitation.
Queen Mother
Why is it different from what she thought!
Shu Fei has been fighting with the Prince's Party for years, isn't it just for the Second Prince to succeed to the throne?
Why is she not angry?
The resentful eyes fell on Concubine Shu again, and the Queen Mother laughed sharply: "Do you think that if you suppress your anger and act harmless, the Emperor will really let you go?
Don't dream!
I am the Emperor's biological mother. I blocked Shen Li's way. Look at what happened to me!"
Concubine Shu, who had been silent and expressionless, slowly raised her eyelids after the Queen Mother said this.
She showed a contemptuous expression.
Then she retracted her gaze and knelt down to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, can I say a few words?"
The Emperor supported his forehead with one hand and said hoarsely: "Yes."
The Queen Mother did not wait for the reaction of Concubine Shu and the Second Prince, and the Emperor did not wait either.
The Emperor also wanted to know what the attitude of Concubine Shu and the Second Prince was in this matter.
After getting the Emperor's promise, Concubine Shu pinched the handkerchief and twisted her waist, with a noble look and disdain and contempt, she took two steps towards the Queen Mother.
"You said Shen Li is Xu Wan's son?
Tsk!
If you dare to say that, I dare to believe it!
But it's not important.
You said you are your majesty's biological mother? Even if I dare to believe it, do you really dare to say it?
Swear to the heavens? Say that you will have no descendants? Say that you will never reincarnate and never be reborn?
Hmm?"
The emperor, who was originally waiting to see the reaction of Concubine Shu, was stunned.
What do you mean?
Is there anything else?
The emperor couldn't help but put down his hand and sat up straight, looking at Concubine Shu.
The second prince's eyes lit up, my mother is mighty.
The corners of Concubine Shu's mouth rose, and she smiled casually, with disgust from the bottom of her heart in her cold voice.
"When Miss Su Ning of the Zhenguo Mansion married the late emperor, there was a maid named Qinghong in front of her.
It is said that Su Ning caught a cold during the confinement period after giving birth and had a high fever."
When Concubine Shu spoke, the queen mother was stunned and stood there.
He can't even move his eyes.
The shivers throughout the body were visible to the naked eye.
Concubine Shu laughed and said: "A high fever did not kill Suning, but it killed the maid Qinghong who served Suning.
Everyone said that Qinghong was loyal to the Lord. After Suning recovered from his serious illness, he even mourned Qinghong.
Unable to express this love, he even married Suning's mother-in-law, who had been widowed for many years, to the younger brother of Huang Qihuan, the second eldest son of the Huang family in Jiangnan.
Gee, why is it Huang Qihuan’s younger brother? "
With that said, Concubine Shu stepped forward and pinched the Queen Mother's face with one hand. The burned area on her face was squeezed by Concubine Shu, which hurt her heart.
She wanted to avoid it, but Concubine Shu's seemingly thin hands were extremely strong.
"Should I call you Queen Mother, or should I call you maid Qinghong!
Your mother was good at the art of disguise, and this skill was learned by Huang Qihuan, who went to Beijing to study at that time and was highly appreciated by the old man of the Zhenguo Palace.
You still remember the subsequent story clearly, right?
Suning died of a high fever, and the Zhenguo Government at that time could not find another woman who could take Suning's place.
Fearing that the Su family's status in the harem would be threatened, the Duke of Zhenguo secretly concealed Suning's death. Instead, he asked Qinghong's mother to disguise Qinghong as Suning, pretending to be Suning, and continue to guard the royal harem for the Su family.
This matter was done so tightly that only you and your mother, Huang Qihuan, the old man of the Zhenguo Palace, knew about the whole thing! "
When Concubine Shu finished speaking, the emperor's face turned livid with shock.
The second prince stared at his "royal grandmother" in stunned silence.
"The purpose of marrying your mother to Huang Qihuan's second brother is to better control you!
Of course, the Huang family played an important role in this conspiracy, so Huang Qihuan rose to prominence.
I just don’t understand why you still want to kill the old man of the Zhenguo Palace when it’s obviously a mutually beneficial transaction? "