"Now...even my father can't fight for such a land now." Si Yirong's words were like sharp knives piercing into Si Qionglian's chest, and she shouted at the top of her lungs.
She is innocent. She has paid so much for the Holy King, and he cannot just abandon her like this.
But how many people will listen to these words?
How could the daughter-in-law of the royal family tolerate such defilement? Some things are beyond their control.
After the New Year, Princess Chaoyang's wedding came as scheduled. The grand wedding added joy to the palace. Under the Queen's instruction, red lanterns were hung everywhere in the harem to celebrate Princess Chaoyang.
On the day of the wedding, Si Ningchi was unable to attend because she was pregnant, but the congratulatory gift was the most luxurious in the entire harem. Just reading the gift list took half an hour.
Everyone can see that the Queen values Princess Chaoyang, even more so than the Emperor.
Princess Chaoyang knelt down to say goodbye to her royal brother at the palace gate, and then stopped to say goodbye in the direction of Fengwu Palace. Everything seemed so natural. Queen Mother Cui, who was supposed to be the one to officiate the wedding, was reduced to a foil instead, which made people feel a little bit uncomfortable.
Weird.
"The princess' wedding ceremony has already left the palace, right?" Si Ningchi was lying on the soft couch with a small stove to warm his feet. Suyun stepped forward and brought a cup of hot tea to Siningchi.
"Counting the time, it will be time to leave the palace." Su Yun placed the cup within reach of Si Ningchi and responded softly.
"It's a pity that I couldn't see it with my own eyes." Si Ningchi pursed his lips and sighed, really wanting to see what kind of grand scene it was.
After all, when she woke up, she was already a queen, and she had never seen what it would be like to marry into the royal family.
Suyun lowered her eyes and said with a smile: "The relationship between the empress and the princess is so good, the princess will not blame her."
Si Ningchi seemed not to have heard anything. He raised his hand to pick up the tea cup and took a sip. He felt that the tea was a bit astringent. He frowned slightly, moved his body and stood up and said, "Why haven't you seen Shen Ting recently?" p>
Su Yun was stunned, lowered his head and whispered: "Maybe he went for a walk outside, but do you want me to send someone to look for him?"
Suyun responded quickly, but the subtle hint of nervousness was still caught by Si Ningchi. Shen Ting was not a person who liked to join in the fun, nor was he keen on making friends. Unless Si Ningchi had something to do, he would spend most of his time there.
It’s to stay by Si Ningchi’s side.
Maybe he doesn't get close to him often, but he can be seen almost as soon as Siningchi raises his eyes, and he is there as soon as he is called.
But...
"What happened in the palace?" Si Ningchi almost didn't need to think too much. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Su Yun who had her head lowered in front of her and said: "I didn't expect that you have such great ability now that something happened.
Hiding it from me?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Suyun shivered in fright and hurriedly knelt down.
Si Ningchi raised his head and looked down at Suyun kneeling in front of him, thinking a little. Is it because her temper has become gentler now?
Su Yun showed fear on her face and hurriedly leaned over to worship her: "I have absolutely no feelings for you, and I didn't mean to hide it. It's actually because your mother is pregnant. The imperial doctor said you shouldn't worry too much about your mother's health. This slave is worried about your mother's health." The talent has never been revealed."
There was no emotion or anger on Si Ningchi's face. She half-closed her eyes and said calmly: "Tell me, what trouble happened in the palace."
"Indeed, it's not really a mess..." Su Yun looked a little uneasy, and secretly took a breath and whispered: "It's just some nonsense. Shen Ting has already dealt with it secretly. The Queen doesn't have to worry about it." This worry."
"So, what kind of rumors are going on in this palace against me?" Si Ningchi tapped his finger on the table, his posture was even more casual, and he said in a non-trivial manner: "I expected such rumors to be caused by this palace. After the uterus is pregnant, it gradually begins to appear."
"It's about the emperor's heir..." Si Ningchi opened his eyes, put his hand on his slightly bulging belly and said with a frown: "Rumors related to the late emperor's only remaining son?"
Suyun secretly took a breath, seemingly shocked that the queen could guess so accurately!
At first, there were not many rumors, or it could be said that they were just speculations by some people. But for some reason, from one day onwards, the rumors suddenly became intensive, especially when the Empress stayed at home and stayed in Chengming Palace. After the pregnancy was carried out, the rumors became even worse.
Suyun was afraid that such rumors would anger the queen, so she secretly planned with Shen Ting to find out the person behind the scenes as soon as possible to see who dared to talk nonsense about the queen.
However, under Shen Ting's inspection, it was discovered that this rumor did not seem to be without foundation...
Why should the Zhao family be extinct? Since the late emperor, the number of imperial heirs has been thin and withered, and the babies in the womb have all been male. There are records in various files. However, no one dares to pry into the secrets of the royal family. But the more you cover up some things, The more nothing can be covered up.
There are many old servants in this palace who have been replaced by the previous generation. There are some things they dare not say, but Queen Jinxi’s pregnancy seems to have awakened the panic in the hearts of these old servants.
This is how the rumors spread. I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the queen’s belly. They are praying and maybe also afraid.
"What did you find?" Si Ningchi was not shocked by these things. She looked at Suyun with a lazy look and pursed her lips.
"There are too many, trivial, unstable, and various versions." Su Yun lowered his head helplessly: "All the files after the death of the concubine of the previous dynasty are missing, and those servants who personally experienced the death of the emperor's heir are almost missing. Once they survive, the only survivors are old slaves who know the beginning but don’t know the end.”
"It's really because nothing was found during the investigation, so I never dared to mention it to you..."
Unexpectedly, it was discovered. I thought it was hidden.
Recently, the Empress has been focusing on Princess Chaoyang’s marriage, and she thought it would not be discovered.
Si Ningchi raised his eyebrows with interest. Without Suyun saying anything, he asked her to wait for Shen Ting to come back and let him come to see her.
Shen Ting did not wait, but brought Zhao Zongheng back first. Perhaps because there were many court affairs recently, Zhao Zongheng was often busy very late. Sometimes, in order to accompany Si Ningchi, he would even bring memorials that could not be dealt with in the future back to Chengming Palace.
But today, he did not bring the memorial back, but brought Zhao Yuanzhen back.
"The Queen." Zhao Yuanzhen stopped and bowed to Si Ningchi who was lying on the soft couch.
The moment he stepped into Chengming Palace, Zhao Yuanzhen was in a daze for a moment, wondering if he had come to the wrong place...
The palace that was so familiar in my memory has now become ‘unrecognizable’, with no trace of its former self.
Zhao Yuanzhen raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the familiar paintings hanging on the wall. The calligraphy and paintings he gave to the emperor were still there. This thing is really priceless.