mesbooks Chapter 652: Your Majesty is actually afraid of me, right?
Chapter 652: Your Majesty is actually afraid of me, right?
Concubine Rou said slowly, "I really wanted to throw you into a well until your body became smelly and rotten and was soaked beyond recognition before being discovered. However, I didn't expect that Nanny Zhong was still alive, and I didn't expect you to be able to find her."
Concubine Rou paused, her eyes fell on Shen Shuyi, as if giving alms: "So, people with ability are certainly qualified to live longer."
The arrow wound on his back was still burning with pain. Shen Shuyi looked pale and smiled: "So, the queen kept me alive because she wanted to know the whereabouts of Nanny Zhong."
"Yes." Lu Qing admitted straightforwardly.
Your Majesty has known her since childhood. Your Majesty knows Nanny Zhong. Keeping such a person around will always be a hazard, or in other words, it is ironclad evidence.
So, Nanny Zhong had no choice but to die.
Regardless of whether His Majesty suspects her and the Lu family, she cannot allow her to continue to exist in this world.
"Your Majesty, do you think I would tell you where she is and then wait for my death?" Shen Shuyi smiled.
Concubine Rou sneered: "Shen Shuyi, I will never let you leave the palace alive today. If you know what's good for you, I can give you a quick death, but if you don't, you will have to suffer."
As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Hai came up with a whip in his hand. He tapped his palm with the whip repeatedly, making a rustling sound.
Eunuch Hai smiled and said to Shen Shuyi, "Princess Changning, I advise you to be more sensible. You can't beat the powerful. Our queen is always kind to others, but you insist on asking for trouble and making things difficult for her. What's the point of this?"
Shen Shuyi looked at Concubine Rou: "Aren't you afraid that something bad will happen to me at this critical moment? You are the most suspicious? If His Majesty and the Queen Mother suspect you, how will you explain it?"
"Since I dared to do it, I will naturally find a way to explain it. What's more, there are so many people in the palace, and I have no grudges against you. Why would His Majesty suspect me?" Lu Qing smiled indifferently.
Obviously, she has been used to doing this kind of thing over the years and doesn't care much about it.
"Shen Shuyi, you are a smart person. I also know that you are familiar with pharmacology. It is a coincidence that this whip is quenched with a deadly poison that can make people want to live but not die."
Lu Qing looked directly at Shen Shuyi and spoke word by word: "If you don't know what to do, you will struggle in pain and beg for mercy like a dog until you die after twelve hours."
Shen Shuyi turned his head to look at the whip in Eunuch Hai's hand, and his throat tightened.
This side hall was desolate and dimly lit, but even so, one could still see that the whip had a glossy luster, which meant it must have been processed.
"I like smart people, and I want to leave you with dignity. What do you think, Princess Changning?"
Lu Qing leaned back in his chair, with an attitude of a superior, and it seemed that he had little patience left.
Shen Shuyi fell silent, as if he was thinking.
After a while, she did not answer Concubine Rou's question, but asked: "So, Your Majesty is actually afraid of me, right?"
Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty is afraid of me, and is also afraid that I will continue investigating. Otherwise, why would Your Majesty be so eager to silence me in the palace!" Shen Shuyi smiled.
As if she had not expected Shen Shuyi's arrogance, Lu Qing narrowed her eyes and looked at her.
Shen Shuyi was still smiling, his almond eyes were cold: "You are afraid that I will find out that the death of the second prince is related to you, and that the Queen Mother will want to kill you as soon as possible, and that His Majesty will not be willing to protect you if the matter is exposed. Therefore, you would rather take the risk of being exposed and kill me as soon as possible!"
Lu Qing looked at her with a gloomy face: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Shen Shuyi answered without being asked: "You really don't know? Although you were always by His Majesty's side, you secretly colluded with the late emperor's favorite concubine Gong, took advantage of the late second prince's trust in you, and put a chronic poison that Lu Xiao brought from Hancheng on the late second prince Xiao Huaijin!"
Lu Qing pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.
Shen Shuyi did not intend to give up and kept pressing forward aggressively.
"After that, you colluded with Gong Clan at the imperial banquet and designed an affair between His Majesty and Senior Yin Qiling, taking the opportunity to sow discord between His Majesty and the late Second Prince!"
Lu Qing still looked at her coldly without saying anything.
Shen Shuyi sneered, "At first, I really couldn't understand why you wanted to plot against Yin Qiling and His Majesty. After all, both Yin Qiling and His Majesty have been protecting you in every possible way. You won't gain any benefit from doing this!"
When Lu Qing heard this, she finally showed a bit of sneer on her face. She did not refute, but just asked: "What about now? Have you figured it out now?"
"That's right, Yin Qiling and the late Second Prince loved each other, and Your Majesty and Concubine Xiang were in love with each other. You always appeared as their younger sister, but in fact, you wanted power more than anyone else!" Shen Shuyi said firmly.
Whether it was because of the circumstances in Marquis Zhaowu's mansion or because of his nature, Lu Qing's desire for power far exceeded anyone else.
But she has a harmless face and is good at disguise and hiding.
"You were worried that if you married His Majesty, who was still the Ninth Prince at the time, you would not be able to compete with Concubine Xiang under such circumstances. So, you plotted against Yin Qiling and His Majesty, taking the opportunity to sow discord between His Majesty and Concubine Xiang, and at the same time, created a rift between Yin Qiling and Concubine Xiang!"
After all, the two sisters were once very close, but then one of them slept with the other's crush. They would probably feel awkward whenever they meet.
"You went around in circles because you were afraid that His Majesty and Concubine Xiang would be able to communicate with each other, so you couldn't take advantage of the situation. In other words, you wanted to sow discord between His Majesty and Concubine Xiang. You actually wanted to replace them!"
After hearing what Shen Shuyi said, Lu Qing couldn't help but applaud.
"As expected of you, you are the Princess of Changning, who is favored by the Empress Dowager. These things happened so long ago that they are probably older than you. It's amazing that you can still find out so clearly."
Lu Qing didn't seem flustered, but instead felt a genuine admiration for Shen Shuyi.
"After all these years, you are the first one who has figured out my thoughts. Sister Qiling and Sister Shulei claim to understand me, but they have never seen through me." Concubine Rou spoke slowly with a cold look.
Shen Shuyi's voice was cold: "But you didn't expect that although Concubine Xiang was angry and annoyed with Your Majesty, she at least maintained a superficial decency with Your Majesty. You also didn't expect that after the Second Prince died, Yin Qiling also followed him and broke the deadlock with her death."
Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were gloomy. What she hated most in her life was the betrayal of those close to her.
Xiao Tingshan is, and so is Lu Qing.
Such a person will never be worthy of others' sincerity!
"Yes, Sister Shulei's reaction was much calmer than I thought. I thought she loved His Majesty so much that she must be angry and heartbroken. Unfortunately, she has always kept everything to herself. Even though she was heartbroken, she still treated His Majesty with respect." Lu Qing seemed to be lost in memories.