Wan Guiren was gagged, his hands and feet were tied with ropes, and he was sitting paralyzed in the sedan!
When she saw Du Jieyu, her eyes widened, and her forehead was already wet with sweat under her messy hair.
"Uh! Uh!" Wan Guiren struggled wildly, and could only make a muffled sound in his throat, like a hysterical cry for help.
Du Jieyu's eyes were filled with fear and anxiety. She raised her head to look at Xu Shou, and was shocked to see that Xu Shou's eyes were dark and gloomy.
"Du Jieyu, didn't we tell you not to lift the curtain? Look, why don't you listen? If you see Wan Guiren's embarrassment, how can you still have the dignity to survive in the world?" Xu Shou said with a sneer. Lower the sedan curtain again.
Du Jieyu's face was pale and she was scared to death. She swallowed her throat and said, "Wan... Wan Gui is doing well. I just saw her a few days ago. What's wrong with her?"
"Dirty disease." Xu Shou lowered his voice, but his mysterious expression was like an overwhelming net, scaring Du Jieyu out of breath.
Xu Shou shook his head, as if regretting: "She is crazy, talking nonsense all day long, and running rampant in the palace. No, the emperor asked our family to deal with it secretly. Originally, he wanted to save dignity for Wangui, but you saw it , I can only report back to the emperor truthfully."
After that, he waved, and after getting up the sedan, Xu Shou followed him.
Du Jieyu's men and horses dared to stop them, so let them pass quickly.
"Master?" The palace maid stepped forward and saw Du Jieyu swaying. She was so frightened that her face was as pale as paper and her head was covered in cold sweat.
"No, we were deceived by that palace maid named Shen Bi!" Du Jieyu's hands were shaking. She knew that Xiao Langyan would soon know about this.
It is not uncommon for concubines to form cliques, which are usually linked to the power of the previous dynasty. The Du family and the Wan family were in a superior-subordinate relationship in the previous dynasty.
Wan Guiren told Du Jieyu the news he got from Shen Bi, so Du Jieyu guessed that Shen Dingzhu had given birth to a child outside the palace!
She paid careful attention and finally waited until today when a small sedan entered the palace and indeed went to Shen Dingzhu's Yaoguang Palace.
Du Jieyu thought that by blocking here, she could find the child on the spot. In this case, she could threaten Shen Dingzhu. Maybe Xiao Langyan would give her some benefits and favors to silence her.
The reason she dared to do this was because she was fully confident that the emperor would not silence her after she discovered the secret.
After all, the Du family is not a small family, her grandfather is the Taifu!
And when it comes to the critical moment of selecting a queen, the emperor will not want any rumors to spread in the harem.
However, this time, she realized that she had made a mistake and even fell into a bottomless trap. In that sedan, Shen Dingzhu's child was supposed to be sitting, but why, he became a noble man! ?
At this moment, in Yaoguang Palace.
Shen Dingzhu's slender hands were playing with the agarwood, and the beauty turned the spice box upside down, and the incense cubes fell into the furnace, causing purple smoke to tremble.
The hustle and bustle was swirling in the mottled light, and the room was so quiet that she could even hear her own heart beating fast.
At this time, Shen Bi hurried in from outside.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness has been sent out." She looked happy and respectful, not at all like she had been at odds with Shen Dingzhu before.
After hearing this, Shen Dingzhu felt relieved and breathed out slowly.
She gently waved her jade hand, asking Shen Bi to step forward and caress her cheek: "I wronged you before."
Shen Bi shook her head: "I will not feel aggrieved at all by working for your Majesty and Your Highness."
Xiucui and Chunxi were astonished beside them. Only then did they realize that the disagreement between Shen Bi and the imperial concubine was actually a drama between master and servant!
Chunxi was surprised: "I deceived all the servants. That day, Sister Shen Bi was kneeling outside the palace. The servant begged for a long time, and Xiucui's knees were red!"
Shen Bi ran over and took Xiucui's hand, full of apologies.
"I'm sorry Xiucui, because this matter is very important and I can't reveal it at all. I didn't expect you to sincerely plead for me. I'm really sorry. Is your knee okay?"
Xiucui patted her heart: "Fortunately, it's not true. Otherwise, if you and your empress were separated because of me, then I would be the eternal sinner!"
Chunxi was very curious: "My dear, my servant is stupid and not very smart. Can you tell me what magical trick you used?"
Shen Dingzhu smiled and said nothing. She grabbed a handful of gold leaves in the box, asked them to come forward one by one, and put some in each person's palm.
"It's nothing. Anyway, if you follow me from now on, you won't suffer."
Chunxi wanted to know the reason, scratching her ears and cheeks anxiously, looking funny, which made Shen Dingzhu cover her lips and laugh.
"That's all, Nanny Song, just tell him."
Aunt Song: "Actually, your Majesty has been making plans for a long time. Our Majesty's family is not strong enough. Concubine Cui De and Du Jieyu in the palace are from powerful families. My Majesty is in a high position, so naturally we have to rely on them."
Therefore, when Shen Bi had an argument with Xiucui for the first time, Shen Dingzhu had already planted a seed.
Just wait to find the right opportunity for it to sprout.
When everyone in the palace has heard about Shen Bi's recklessness and is disliked by Shen Dingzhu, that's when the seeds will bloom and bear fruit.
Chunxi suddenly realized: "I understand, Wan Guiren has learned about His Highness. The Emperor will not allow her to live, so he wants to get rid of her today."
"And Wan Guiren passed the news to Du Jieyu, and now the emperor has another excuse to punish Du Jieyu, but what is the purpose of such repeated beatings..."
Everyone in the hall understood and smiled without saying a word.
Chunxi figured it out himself, and he couldn't help but shudder.
"I understand, I will never ask any more questions." If you ask again, your life will be lost.
The facts are already before our eyes. The Du family and the Wan family are colluding in the court. The emperor will never allow any minister to become more powerful and must be suppressed.
Therefore, this matter is that their empress uses herself as a chess piece and invites others to join the game. The person who really controls the chessboard game is actually the emperor!
At the critical moment when the election was about to take place, Du Jieyu made the emperor unhappy, which meant that the Du family had lost the qualifications for the election, and the Cui family seemed to be very quiet. If they were not favored by the emperor, the DPRK would definitely fight for the election. Things are fought overtly and covertly.
What the emperor wants is for his ministers to fight. By balancing the situation in the court, he can free up his hands to develop his own power.
Chun Xi admired her from the bottom of her heart and looked at Shen Dingzhu with respect.
The only person in the palace who can be trusted by the emperor is their mother-in-law!
Shen Dingzhu smiled warmly. In fact, she thought more and further than Chunxi. She knew Xiao Langyan well enough to know that he was a person who took one step and saw the next.
No matter who he chooses to be the queen in the future, it will make no difference. If the queen's family becomes powerful, he will once again support the Du family and the Cui family to stand up and compete with the forces behind the queen.
This is also the reason why Xiao Langyan would never kill Du Jieyu. He left Cui Lianfu and Du Fangyi to enjoy the glory in the palace, but made them fearful for fear of making mistakes in order to contain the court.
After all, the harem and the court have been closely connected since ancient times. The only person who has nothing to do with the court is Shen Dingzhu. She followed him cleanly and had nothing. This was the reason why he believed her.
Otherwise, his ruthless emperor's mental skills will still fall on her.
Thinking of this, Shen Dingzhu couldn't help but pursed her red lips and smiled self-deprecatingly.
Thinking of the way he hugged her last night and made sure to listen to her talk about love.
Xiao Langyan was very possessive, as if he regarded her as a favorite cat, and he would not stop until he saw her willingly following him.
He said he wanted true love, but Shen Dingzhu knew that he just wanted it, but he wouldn't cherish it.
Just like in the previous life.
