These two women, except for the young woman's figure, which looked familiar to Huang Qiong, Huang Qiong, the middle-aged beautiful woman, definitely didn't recognize them. Just when she saw Huang Qiong walking in, the middle-aged beautiful woman nodded slightly when she saw the young woman, and quickly knelt down: "Sinful woman, Qin, wife of Liu Zixun, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites and the chief minister of Honglu Temple, pays my respects His Royal Highness."
Huang Qiong couldn't help but be slightly startled when she heard this woman announcing her family status. Isn’t the wife of the chief minister of Honglu Temple the mother of Concubine Shen? Wanting to understand the identity of this person, Huang Qiong frowned slightly and said in a cold tone: "I don't know that Mrs. Liu is not keeping filial piety for Master Liu in the house. What's the purpose of inviting me to come here at this stall? You also invited me to come here?" For a place like this, you are quite courageous.”
Huang Qiong's somewhat cold tone made Qin's body kneeling on the ground tremble slightly, and then she said calmly: "Your Highness, Princess Jing is in the palace of the Prince of England now. The foundation of the sinful woman sect, the Ying Dynasty Your Highness must have known about it for a long time. The King of England must have known why the sinful woman asked Your Highness to come for a while at this time."
"Now that His Royal Highness the King of England has asked, the guilty woman will go straight to the point. The guilty woman implores His Highness the King of England to protect the safety of my mother and daughter, as well as Prince Yong'an. Concubine Shen asked herself, she has never offended the King of England since he left the palace. The King of England has never done anything to offend Concubine Jing. He even made peace between Concubine Jing and His Royal Highness in front of the Emperor."
"At present, some people in the palace think that Concubine Shen wants to compete with her for the position of queen. Seeing that the sinful woman's husband is dead, and none of her brothers has an official career, the Liu family is in decline. Concubine Shen is now helpless, so she keeps taking advantage of her. With some dirty words, I don’t know where they came from, Luo Zhi threatened Concubine Shen with accusations, saying that Concubine Shen had an affair with Prince Jing."
"He even slandered that Prince Yong'an was the son of Concubine Shen and Prince Jing. He changed his ways and forced Concubine Shen to commit suicide. Otherwise, these slanderous words would be made known to everyone in the capital. For mercy's sake, Shen The concubine is kind-hearted by nature. She has been taking things easy since she entered the palace, and has not even stepped out of the gate of the courtyard where she lives. How could she have had an affair with Prince Jing? Isn't this just a rumor and slander?"
"Concubine Shen just wants the safety of her mother and son. She has no other thoughts, let alone fighting for the position of queen. The sinful woman begs His Highness the King of England to protect Yong'an County Prince for the sake of Prince Yong'an being His Highness's biological brother. As long as His Royal Highness the King agrees to the sinful woman's request, no matter what His Highness asks the sinful woman and her daughter to do, the sinful woman can agree to it on behalf of Concubine Shen."
After Qin's words, Huang Qiong just smiled lightly and said: "Mrs. Liu's words are serious. Concubine Shen has the support of the King of Shu, so why does this king need to come forward? And these things are not worth mentioning to the King of Shu. It's just a trivial matter. What's more, even if Concubine Shen really wants something from me, she should tell me that it's not true? Do you think so, Concubine Shen?"
When Huang Qiong said these words, Huang Qiong did not look at Mrs. Qin, who looked horrified after hearing her mention of Queen Shu, but looked at the young woman in her twenties next to her. If he guessed correctly, the man in his twenties next to Qin remained silent. The young woman who was evasive when she saw her was probably Concubine Shen who was proficient in the art of disguise.
When Huang Qiong called herself Concubine Shen, the young woman who knew that her true identity was discovered could not help but tremble slightly. He also knelt down involuntarily: "Your Majesty, this servant did not hide it intentionally. But you also know that this slave has a special status. If it is known that this slave came out of the palace privately to see the King of England, something will happen if nothing happens."
Seeing Concubine Shen kneeling in front of him, Huang Qiong didn't even stretch out his hand, let alone say anything to ask her, who was also his concubine, to get up. He just said in a calm tone: "Since Concubine Shen has asked me to go out, it's better to be more honest. Why let my mother do it for me? I hide my head and show my tail, pretending to be mysterious? Concubine Shen, do you think so? ?”
After hearing Huang Qiong's words and the mention of the King of Shu before, he might have known that this young woman had almost no secrets left in front of the King of England. After gritting his teeth, he immediately stood up and took off the disguise on his face in front of Huang Qiong. After she removed the unknown disguise on her face, the true face revealed was not Concubine Shen, but who was it?
Regarding Concubine Shen, Huang Qiong had only met and talked about her a few times before at the funeral of Queen Dahang. But Huang Qiong, who has an excellent memory, is no stranger to the emperor's concubine, at least in appearance. Huang Qiong was a little surprised when he saw that the real face under the disguise was the same person as before taking off the disguise. Concubine Shen's disguise skills were really good.
After taking off the disguise on her face and returning to her original appearance, Concubine Shen made Huang Qiong a cup of tea with her own hands. Then, like a doormat, she sat down with Huang Qiong's mother, who got up at Huang Qiong's signal. Opposite Qiong, he said cautiously: "His Royal Highness, I can swear to God that I really have no personal relationship with Prince Jing."
"It's just that some people have seen that King Jing has been taking good care of the slave over the years, and they deliberately fabricated rumors to slander the slave. Some of the rumors may cause Princess Jing to misunderstand, so Princess Jing may have some misunderstandings about the slave. Indeed, at the beginning, Jing Jing The king has some interest in this slave, but since she entered the palace, she has always followed the rules of women and has never had any evil intentions."
"Don't say that King Jing is the prince, the slave is the emperor's concubine. Speaking of it, she is also the concubine of King Jing. It is impossible for such a thing to happen. Even without this level of identity, Princess Jing and the slave have been handkerchiefs since childhood. How could this slave do such a thing? But now that King Jing is dead and Princess Jing has misunderstood me, I now have no witness."
"Some people in the palace thought that the slaves who had always been indifferent to the world and only wanted to bring up Prince Yong'an safely were a stumbling block in his fight for the position of queen. They started rumors and tried to He coerces the slave to use it for his own purposes. He even wants to force the slave to commit suicide in order to eliminate the threat of her competing for the position of queen. The slave also asks His Majesty the King of England to make the decision for the slave."
Concubine Shen strongly denied her relationship with King Jing, and she didn't even mention the King of Shu who actually had an affair with her. Huang Qiong just smiled slightly and said: "Concubine Shen and my second brother have no selfish feelings. I still believe this. As for whether the second brother is what the concubine said to concubine Shen, I want your concubine to know that she has already gone to heaven." My second brother also knows."
"However, a person I met in Zhengzhou told me some other things about Concubine Shen. I heard that Concubine Shen was born in Longyou Duanrenmen, and she was also a disciple of Jianghu. Since Concubine Shen was also born in Duanrenmen, Blade Clan, then I must be familiar with Yi Ying, the right envoy of the Thirteenth Battalion of the Iron Guard under the King of Shu, who was also born in the Broken Blade Clan."
"After she was captured alive by my king in Zhengzhou, in order to regain her freedom, she made a deal with me. I let her go, and she told me some of the secrets of the king of Shu. Naturally, this included The king of Yong'an County is my brother or my nephew. Who is really standing behind Concubine Shen, my second brother or my fifth brother?"
"Concubine Shen, no matter what the purpose is for you to invite me here, I want you and me to be open and honest. Because the things you know and the things you have done may be able to be concealed. Others, but I may not really know. Also, my patience is limited, and I never like to go around in circles, let alone being secretive."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong did not look at the mother and daughter's expressions that changed dramatically after he mentioned Yi Ying. Instead, she picked up the cup of tea brewed by Concubine Shen herself, took a sip, and then smiled and said: "Concubine Shen, since you can play tricks on my second brother, I will never forget Concubine Shen until my death. I will never forget Concubine Shen." The king thought that Concubine Shen should be a smart person who knows what to say and what not to say."
"There are some things, Concubine Shen, don't think that no one really knows. If you want to ask for help, you must have a begging attitude, right? Don't always think about hiding something. I just want to see your sincerity by not telling you. It's not The representative really doesn’t know anything. Concubine Shen, my time is very precious. I don’t have much free time, and I don’t want to be here wrangling with you mother and daughter.”
Concubine Shen and her daughter, who had been exposed by Huang Qiong, looked at Huang Qiong who was drinking tea leisurely at this time. When he looked over occasionally, he had a look of understanding, gritted his teeth and knelt down together again. Authentic: "His Royal Highness, since you know everything, we have nothing to hide. Yes, the one who really has an affair with me is the King of Shu."
"I was not the one who had an affair with King Jing at the beginning, but that person was my confidant. I dressed up as me and slept with King Jing on my behalf. As for these things, they were just arranged by the King of Shu to control King Jing. It's just a game. Before I entered the palace, I had an affair with the King of Shu. The King of Shu is extremely controlling, and as long as she becomes his woman, he will never allow others to get involved. "
"Although I was sent to the palace by him, he would not agree to even sleep with the emperor. He sent me to the palace just to place a more secretive chess piece next to the emperor. He is afraid of inserting someone else. Once that person is favored by the emperor, he will not be able to resist the temptation to become the imperial concubine, and after being favored by the emperor, he will rebel because he can climb to a higher status."
"That's why I chose to have an affair with him. I already have an affair with him and am loyal to him. And the one who had an affair with Prince Jing and even slept with the emperor in my place was one of my confidants in the palace. My You have just seen the art of disguise. It is very easy to disguise a person who is three-thirds similar to me in appearance. But this person has now been poisoned by the King of Shu."
"Not just her, but everyone in the palace who knew about my relationship with him has now died. This also includes my father. It's just that you are the only one who knows about my true relationship with the King of Shu. But The relationship between me and King Jing is now known to Concubine De for some reason. Concubine De has been using this as an excuse to put pressure on me in the past few days. "
"They even forced me to commit suicide to protect Prince Yong'an. I am an unforgivable person, and death would not be a pity, but Prince Yong'an is innocent. Please consider that King Yong'an is still young, For the sake of my mother's care, I will protect our mother and son this time. No matter what the King of England does in the future, the three of us, mother and son, will do our best. Moreover, my father was the King of Shu's liaison in Beijing during his lifetime."
"The King of Shu has won over many high-ranking officials in the court over the years. Those people were promoted by the King of Shu. My father is fully aware of how many benefits those people have received from the King of Shu. Although he is dead now, he remains. A list recording these people. If the King of England agrees to our mother and daughter’s request, we mother and daughter are willing to present this list to the King of England.”
