In the evening, without waiting for the meal to be handed over, Xiao Shizi came to report: "The emperor has gone to the concubine."
Shen Huan didn't even raise his eyelids and said softly: "I don't know whether to live or die!"
Xiao Shizi only thought she was talking about him, and his scalp almost exploded when he heard her say: "I know, you go."
Xiao Shizi ran away without touching the ground, came over for a while, and came back to report that the emperor sat at Concubine Qi's place for a while, and then he and Concubine Qi went to Concubine Pei's place. At this time, they were accompanying the eldest son of the emperor.
Shen Huan just laughed after hearing this. After Xiao Shizi left, she said: "Concubine Pei can't help it? She wants to act out the scene of a loving father and a filial son so quickly! In this way, Fang Jieyu's death, and Qi Concubine, Concubine Pei has nothing to do with it!"
When Su'e next to her heard this, she suddenly knelt down and sobbed: "My dear, this slave is guilty!"
Shen Wen was stunned, and even Xiang Ming and Chun'er were stunned.
Waving her hand to deny the meal, Shen Huan asked, "I asked you in the afternoon if you had something to say. At that time, you said it was nothing. Have you figured it out now?"
Su'e nodded silently and choked with sobs: "I'm guilty, I'm sorry for the Queen!"
Shen Huan rubbed her waist, and Xiang Ming hurriedly brought a pillow for her to lean on. Shen Huan did not want to be wordy and said, "Say!"
Su'e collected her thoughts and said: "Your Majesty is right. Fang Jieyu's death is indeed closely related to Concubine Qi and Concubine Pei. When Concubine Qi first arrived at the palace, she went to see her slave. She said that the Queen Mother called her slave. Not a single thing she has done has been accomplished. The Queen Mother is very disappointed. I am afraid that this slave’s sister will be harmed.”
"Your sister?"
"Yes, Caiyun, the maid in charge of cleaning in Shou'an Palace, is my slave's sister."
Shen Huan frowned and asked leisurely: "If my guess is correct, the Queen Mother may have bribed you long ago?"
Su'e lowered her head and said: "When the empress became the queen, she put her slaves in the palace to serve her, and the queen mother found her slaves."
When Chun'er heard this, she became angry and said angrily: "You are eating everything inside and outside, but it's a shame that the empress is so kind to you!"
Shen Huan raised her hand to stop her from talking and asked Su'e: "Do you have a share in burying the puppets in the backyard of Chen Palace?"
Su'e raised her head in horror and defended: "No, my slave! I was not involved in this matter! In fact, the Queen Mother was just cooperating with Concubine Qing, and she was the last to know..."
Shen Huan said: "At that time, you were not in front of me, so you couldn't do anything. Until you came to the palace, I wanted to test your loyalty. You also know that opportunities are hard to come by, so you are willing to risk your life?"
"Yes, before I left the palace, the Queen Mother came to my servant and told me that if she could not gain her trust again, my sister would have no choice but to go to the Clothing Bureau..."
"So, you took advantage of my trust!"
"Your Majesty... I am guilty. I deserve death. I beg your Majesty to give me death! I told Concubine Qi that Fang Jieyu reported her in front of Your Majesty. It was my slave who killed Fang Jieyu..."
Shen Huan snorted coldly and said: "Not only did you kill Fang Jieyu, you also almost killed yourself!" Seeing Su'e lowering her head again, Shen Huan said: "Qi concubine's crime is not a small crime. You Do you think she can kill Fang Jieyu to silence her, but she can’t kill you?"
Su'e stopped crying. She raised her eyes stubbornly and said: "I know that I deserve to die. I don't ask the queen to forgive me. I just ask... the queen can save my sister and don't let her suffer in Shou'an Palace." Oh! The Queen Mother...she has always been strict with her servants, and my slave sister really can't bear it..." At this point, she started crying again
Shen Huan sighed: "Since you are worried about your sister, why do you want to confess to me? If you continue to be loyal to the Queen Mother, won't you and your sister be protected?"
Su'e said: "I don't deserve your Majesty's trust. If I have always been trusting my Majesty but betrayed her, my conscience will be uneasy."
Shen Wen was startled, then suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that conscience is more important than your sister."
Su'e gritted her teeth and said: "No, the trust of the empress is more important than the slave's sister! What's more, the slave knows that the empress must have a way to rescue the slave's sister."
"I have no choice," Shen Huan said lightly.
Su'e had tears in her eyes: "Empress..."
Shen Huan still said calmly: "You and your sister, only one of you can live."
Su'e was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth, stood up and said: "Then, my sister is Lao Niangniang, please leave."
"Stop!" Shen Huan shouted, "Who allowed you to get up, who allowed you to step down!"
"Yes..." Su'e knelt down again
Shen Huan stared at her and asked word for word: "Why do you know why Concubine Qi is loyal to the Queen Mother and Concubine Pei?"
Su'e had no choice but to say: "Yes, I know that Qi's cousin is working under General Pei..."
Shen Huan understood now, and while nodding, he said to Cui Shanggong: "Teacher, Mr. Zhou's ability to do things is not as good as that of a girl next to me!"
Cui Shanggong bowed his head: "Weak ministers are not doing well"
Shen Huan stood up suddenly and said to Su'e: "Put your matters aside for now, I have more important things to do! Teacher, please go to Concubine Pei's place. No matter you say I'm fainted or sick, You must invite the emperor here."
"yes"
Cui Shanggong went to Concubine Pei to invite Xichen. Xichen really thought that Shen Huan was not feeling well, so he hurriedly returned to "Crane and Deer in the Spring", only to see Shen Huan sitting well and having a meal.
Xichen was startled and then said: "It seems that the Queen's body is fine. If that's the case, I won't disturb the Queen's meal."
Shen Huan chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, wait a minute. Why don't you accompany me to have something to eat? I haven't been able to see the Emperor these days, and I really miss you a lot."
Xichen looked at her. She was smiling more and more charmingly. He had no choice but to sit down and eat some food with her.
Shen Wen just picked some light food to eat. Xichen put a piece of crispy duck into her bowl and said: "This duck is well cooked. Try it. I heard that you have always had a bad appetite recently. Is there something wrong with it?" uncomfortable"
Shen Huan smiled and said: "It turns out that the emperor knew that I am not feeling well." Looking at the greasy duck skin in the bowl, she felt sick for some reason. Before anyone could react, she had spit out a mouthful of food on the ground, tea, etc. People were so panicked that they quickly brought spittoons, basins and towels
Shen Huan couldn't find anything in her stomach after vomiting, so she just gave up and leaned on the pillow, breathing heavily.
Xichen called the imperial doctor repeatedly, but Shen Huan said: "Stop shouting, there is no time to invite the imperial doctor at this time, we should finish the serious things first!"
Xichen frowned and said, "What serious things are more important than your body!"
Shen Wen helped Chun'er stand up and said with a smile: "Of course it is the emperor's dragon body!"
Xichen looked at her and she said with a smile: "I wonder if the emperor would be willing to go to a play with my concubine?"
"What drama?"
"The drama of searching the palace!"
(PS: The development of this chapter is so awkward! Ahhhhh, I wrote it inexplicably! How could Su'e be such a person? How could it be!)