mesbooks Chapter 278: Never Give Up
Chapter 278: Never Give Up
Pepperwood Palace.
No one knew how long the queen had been silent. She had been resting quietly for some time, as if she didn't care about worldly affairs.
But I received all the news from outside.
She knew that Princess Jing'an was about to leave Beijing, so she went to the palace to pay a visit to the empress dowager, and was detained in the Cining Palace by the empress dowager.
Originally, she thought that she couldn't take the lead at this time and just had to wait quietly for news.
Waiting for the letter in Shen Zhishu's hand to be exposed.
Then she's dead.
But one day, two days, three days passed just like this.
When Jing'an left the palace, the empress dowager did not make any movement.
Shen Zhishu and Yan Chu are still in love with each other, and their love is as deep as the ocean.
"Jing'an couldn't have missed such a good opportunity. The emperor forced her to leave, so she must have confronted the queen mother. But that letter...how did Shen Zhishu do it?"
She sat in front of the mirror with a frighteningly cold expression.
So she concluded that the problem must be with Shen Zhishu.
After waiting for so long, she has been looking forward to Shen Zhishu's miserable end.
How could things be let go so easily?
Before Jing'an leaves Kyoto, she must take action to force them to turn against each other.
Qianyue frowned after hearing her plan.
"Your Majesty, after all, she is Princess Jing'an and the wife of the clan leader outside the Great Wall. Moreover, this matter concerns the Queen Mother. You have to let them fight among themselves. If the Queen Mother knows..."
"It doesn't matter if you know it. If you can take this opportunity to get rid of Jing'an, the Queen Mother will be happy."
"What does this have to do with Concubine Xian?"
Qianyue always felt that this plan was very dangerous.
He was reluctant to take such a big risk just to deal with a virtuous concubine.
"It will always be related to her. How can she pretend nothing happened?"
Su Rong, however, was very confident, as if she knew exactly how to deal with her.
"Don't worry about these things. Just do your own thing. She will leave the day after tomorrow, so tomorrow is the best opportunity to take action."
The next day.
Although the Queen Mother agreed to let Jing'an leave the palace last night, she had promised to give her a gift, so she naturally had to keep her word.
So she wore casual clothes and left the palace accompanied by Nanny Du.
He also brought two guards.
At the entrance of the post house.
She sat in the carriage and Jing'an came out after a while.
"Mother."
"Where's the Prince Consort? Not coming with us?"
The Queen Mother smiled and looked behind her.
"He left in a hurry. The prince consort still has a lot of things to do. Besides, my daughter and mother are uncomfortable talking with him around."
As she said that, she took the initiative to get into the car.
It is only two kilometers from the posthouse to the most prosperous street.
The empress dowager took her to buy gold and silver jewelry, rouge and powder, silks and satins, and other priceless things, almost enough to fill two horse-drawn carriages for her.
With such arrogance, who can say that there is no love between them?
"Mother is still so generous to her daughter. When she married far away, the dowry you prepared for her was enough for her to live for three lifetimes."
"You married so far away. If there is an accident, your mother won't be able to take care of it. Naturally, you should prepare more in case of emergency."
"I will always remember the kindness that mother has shown me. However, at my age, I no longer want these worldly possessions. As long as you agree to my wish, even if we cannot meet again in this life, I will always think of you and pray for you outside the Great Wall..."
Having said that, he returned to the topic.
The Queen Mother's smile changed slightly, but returned to normal after a moment.
"Isn't mother doing her best? Don't worry."
Now she just had to comfort him.
Because she would never let her return to the Beyond the Wall alive.
Afterwards, the two went to drink tea, eat snacks and take a short rest.
"Mother still remembers the first time you came to my palace..."
I immediately recalled the past.
The two seemed to be immersed in that beauty.
Naturally, he didn't notice anything strange in the teahouse.
As they were talking, they suddenly felt sleepy. When they realized that something was wrong, they fell asleep without saying a word.
Dusk.
The news of the disappearance of the Queen Mother and Princess Jing'an spread to Yan Chu.
He was playing chess with Shen Zhishu at the time, so Shen Zhishu naturally heard about it.
"Missing? Are you sure?"
She couldn't help but ask back.
The guards who came were only responsible for reporting and did not react immediately.
"Yes, the two guards responsible for protecting the Queen Mother were standing guard at the entrance of the teahouse. When they realized something was wrong and went upstairs to look for her, she was gone. Someone had lit a hypnotic incense in the teahouse and drugged the tea. It seemed like it was premeditated."
He could only report the news truthfully.
Both were kidnapped...
Shen Zhishu was instantly panicked.
Yan Chu looked at her deeply and looked at the chessboard very calmly.
Just because of the panic just now, he unexpectedly discovered that Shuer's chess strategy had changed today.
As soon as he said this word, it was filled with murderous intent.
"Has the posthouse informed the prince consort?"
He was calm.
"Someone has been sent over. He is outside and will receive the news faster."
"Summon Commander Wang."
Afterwards, he ordered the commander-in-chief to lead the guards to search the entire city, and to place secret sentries at the city gates to monitor it at all times.
"Shu'er is worried?"
Yan Chu asked Shen Zhishu calmly.
Suddenly disappeared at this critical moment...
"Your Majesty, who would drug them? The Third Princess was about to leave Kyoto, but she disappeared at this critical moment..."
"Maybe it's self-directed and self-acted."
Yan Chu added something along the lines of what she said.
"She kidnapped the Queen Mother?"
"They want to hold the Queen Mother hostage and ask me to give the ancient city to the outside world."
"If she really does that, there's no going back."
It also means that the Queen Mother's secret will be made public.
"What is the Emperor going to do?"
Shen Zhishu knew the inside story, so he felt that the matter was very complicated.
But Yan Chu didn't think so.
"I have given her many chances. If I give in again, she will only think I am weak."
So you want to kill them all?
Shen Zhishu was silent.
Yan Chu glanced at the unfinished chess game.
"Keep it and continue when I come back."
She seemed to have some tricks up her sleeve.
Yan Chu decided to wait until he came back and force her to take action.
After everyone left, Shen Zhishu looked at the last chess piece he had placed and smiled helplessly.
The news of the disappearance of the Queen Mother and Princess Jing'an spread throughout Kyoto the next day.
The two men disappeared, and the emperor sent people to look for them all night but to no avail.
Then Shen Wang, the Minister of Dali Temple, was entrusted with the important task.
He hurried into the palace and discussed matters with Yan Chu in the Shangshu Hall.
The morning is over.
"Lord Shen might as well go to the harem and see Concubine Xian."
After being grim for the whole morning, his expression softened a little when Shen Wang was about to leave.
Perhaps because he loves the Shen family, his attitude towards the Shen family is always different.
Shen Wang was immediately excited, but quickly refused.
"It is more important to find the Queen Mother. I dare to ask that after this case is over, I can bring my wife to the palace to see the virtuous concubine."
Because he felt that his wife would miss her daughter more.
Yan Chu naturally had no objection.
"Go now, you can still enter the palace in the future."