The queen, who was originally planning to return to the palace in three days, suddenly returned to the palace today earlier than expected. She rushed hard on the road without delay, and returned to Chen Palace in only half a day.
It was just noon when Shen Huan returned to Chen Palace. The warm sun was shining lazily on the earth. The autumn afternoon was neither too hot nor too cold. It seemed that every warm day always brought some disaster to Shen Huan.
A group of people surrounded the queen as she walked into the main hall and crossed the threshold. The hall was still clean and bright. However, Shen Han did not stay here any longer, nor did she return to the inner hall. Instead, she went straight to the wing of the side hall.
That was where the servants lived. Cui Shanggong wanted to stop him, but seeing Shen Huan's menacing look, he didn't dare to step forward, so he had to follow closely.
As soon as I walked outside the door, I heard a low cry.
Shen Huan frowned, opened the door, and saw a person lying on the bed, and next to him was a little eunuch. The little eunuch turned around and saw Shen Huan, and immediately seemed to see a life-saving straw, and crawled to Shen Huan. At his feet, he said intermittently: "Empress, Empress, Empress... you are back, you are finally back!"
The person on the bed seemed to have heard it, and turned sideways to see if the person coming was his queen, Shen Huan. He saw clearly that the person on the bed was Guixi, the governor of Chen Palace!
Shen Huan was frightened for a while and asked: "Eunuch Xi, what's going on?"
The little eunuch was Guixi's apprentice, named Xiaoluzi. He cried and said: "The queen has been away for a few days. Suddenly one day, the queen mother called the master and asked some things. I don't know why the master was so angry. The queen mother was so angry that she had the master beaten up to forty times on the spot! She was not allowed to call in the imperial doctor, so the servant begged for some medicine, which allowed the master to survive until now..."
Shen Han walked to the bed in one step. Guixi was lying on his stomach. He turned his head hard to look at Shen Han and said something. Shen Han leaned down and heard what he said clearly.
"The Queen Mother already knows... the list of people left in the palace by the eldest lady... someone found out and betrayed us..."
Shen Huan was shocked. She heard Xiang Ming say that in order to prevent someone from rebelling, these personnel did not know each other's identities, but now someone must have noticed something or found out something, so they reported it to the Queen Mother. ?
"Who is it? Who betrayed you!"
Guixi shook his head laboriously and said: "I don't know about this...but, in addition to the slaves, there are also several palace maids and eunuchs who were punished, Bizhu from the Chuxiu Palace, Bilian from the Jingyi Palace...and I don't know about the slaves. The Empress Dowager called the servant and asked the servant...who else had the eldest lady left in the palace? How could the servant betray the Shen family? So the servant didn't say anything, but the Queen Mother...she still knew...the servant served Eldest lady, I can serve you again... I have not betrayed the Shen family, I have died without regrets, but... I have to be careful, the empress dowager... be careful..." With his last breath, Guixi kept letting him go. Shen Huan was careful and kept saying that he had not betrayed and that he would die without regrets...
Shen Wen clenched her fists tightly and watched Guixi's head drop to the bed without closing her eyes. Her heart felt as if a sword had been slashed across the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother again!
Xiaoluzi was crying heartbrokenly at the side. Shen Huan reached out and closed Guixi's eyes and whispered: "Guixi, please close your eyes! I will be careful about the Queen Mother, and I also know that you have not betrayed the Shen family! Don't worry. I will avenge you, and I will not let go of anyone who hurts the Shen family!"
Queen Mother? So what about Queen Mother!
Emperor? So what about the emperor!
You two abominable mother and son have caused so many lives in the Shen family and destroyed the Shen family, but I still have to smile in front of my enemy! I still have to have fun under him!
I hate you, I hate you!
Someone came in a hurry. After hearing the report, Cui Shanggong quickly informed Shen Huan: The emperor is here.
"Bury Eunuch Guixi well..." After saying this, Shen Huan walked out of the side hall.
After gathering up all his emotions and walking out of the side hall, Shen Huan slowly put on a calm look.
The news of the queen's return to the palace soon spread to Qiangong. Xichen came to visit her strangely. As expected, he saw that she was dusty, and her face was not very good, and she was a little pale.
"What's wrong with Huanwen? You came back in such a hurry, and your face doesn't seem to be very good, but you feel unwell because you were on the road?"
Shen Huan was full of worries and deep hatred, but he showed a gentle smile and said: "I have been outside for too long and I miss the Holy Spirit. Therefore, I rushed back in such a hurry just to see His Majesty."
A trace of surprise flashed in Xichen's eyes. Shen Huan behaved like this, as if she had something on her mind. She would never do this to herself. Once this happened, something must have happened, but she would not confess to herself.
He gently touched her hair and said, "You must be too tired from the journey. Let's rest for a while. I will come see you in the evening."
Shen Huan was anxious about what the person she wanted to see wanted to know. She didn't do much to persuade Xichen to leave like this. He just smiled lightly and said: "Yes, I will rest first and spend the evening with the emperor later." meal"
Xichen nodded and took a look at the somewhat messy luggage. He probably knew that she was in a hurry when she came back. She didn't pack these things. But after thinking about it, nothing major happened in the palace recently, she felt full of doubts.
As soon as Chu Xichen left, Shen Huan changed his expression and said to Cui Shanggong: "Go to Jingyi Palace and invite Duan Concubine in!"
Everyone in the palace held their breath and did not dare to speak loudly. They sensed the queen's anger. Soon, Cui Shanggong invited Hua Zhi over. Hua Zhi's eyes were red. After saluting, he stood silently. next to
Shen Huan asked in a deep voice: "I won't say anything else to you. I just want to ask you, has Bilian in your palace violated the Queen Mother's taboo?"
Hua Zhi almost cried when she was asked this question. She gritted her teeth and said, "There is no such thing. Queen, you know that I never go out to make grudges with others. I only spend my days in my palace with a few people." The girl is teasing Menzi to pass the time. Bilian is also a person who doesn't like to cause trouble. She is so good, how could she violate the Queen Mother's taboo?"
Shen Huan suppressed her anger and asked, "Then tell me, what's going on?"
Hua Zhi thought for a while and said: "It was strange that day. The Queen Mother never summoned us. Somehow she summoned Bilian. I waited for a while and went to Shou'an Palace to have a look. Who knew she would come back? People told me...the Queen Mother punished Bilian, slapped her several times, and killed her on the spot!" At this point, she couldn't help crying.
Killed on the spot? Isn't the Queen Mother a person who worships Buddha? Isn't she the most compassionate? She actually killed a living person on the spot?
Yes, they must have asked Bilian who her colleagues were? Bilian refused to tell, so he beat her to death!
What about Bizhu? What happened to Bizhu?
Bizhu has been teaching Concubine Ming etiquette, will the Queen Mother not let her go? And Xiao Shizi, he is the manager of the inner palace after all, does the Queen Mother not even care about the emperor's face? They will definitely not die, they will not of!