bookcurios Chapter 1034: Not necessarily His Majesty's seed (87 reward points plus more)
Chapter 1034: Not necessarily His Majesty's seed (87 reward points plus more)
The power of the six palaces is in the hands of Shen Zhinian. Now that she knows about this, she will definitely deal with it.
At this time, Xia Feng came in from outside and announced, "Your Majesty, the Queen Concubine Wang is here."
Handan said, "Just when I mentioned Lady Wangpin, she arrived."
Shen Zhinian put down the account book in his hand and said, "Let her come in."
"Yes."
After Wangpin came in, she knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully: "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!"
According to the palace rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when a concubine meets a noble concubine, she only needs to perform the bow ceremony.
Shen Zhinian looked at Wang Pin and asked, "It's not a festival, why is Wang Pin performing such a big ceremony?"
Wangpin did not stand up, but lowered her head and said with a guilty look: "My Lady, I am guilty..."
Shen Zhinian had already heard about what happened in Yikun Palace, but he still leaned back in his chair and asked with his eyes downcast, "Oh? I wonder what crime the princess committed?"
Wangpin continued, "My Lady, I am loyal to you, and heaven and earth can bear witness to it! I also cannot bear to see Concubine Chun always trying to imitate you, so I couldn't help but mock her this morning."
"Who would have thought... who would have thought that Concubine Chun was so weak that she had a miscarriage because of an idiom..."
"I am terrified, but I also know that I have made a mistake, so I came here to apologize to the Imperial Concubine Chen..."
Shen Zhinian looked down at Concubine Wang and sneered in his heart.
It was obvious that Concubine Wang was resentful because Concubine Chun had called Nangong Xuanyu away last night.
When she got in front of her, she actually said that she couldn't stand Concubine Chun imitating her.
Although Concubine Chun is not a good person, is Concubine Wang a simple person?
Shen Zhinian had no interest in interfering with their affairs, and she would never let Wangpin use her as a pawn, so she asked slowly, "Since you knew that Concubine Chun was pregnant and easily emotional, why did you still provoke her with words?"
Wangpin was stunned.
Why doesn't Concubine Chen have any intention of favoring me?
If this continues, His Majesty will hear about this and she will definitely be punished...
Wangpin was about to continue to say that Concubine Chun was pregnant with the heir to the throne. If she gave birth to a prince, there would be another prince in the palace. At that time, the status of the fourth prince...
However, before Wangpin could think further, she realized how ridiculous her idea was.
Even if Concubine Chun gave birth to a prince, so what?
To put it nicely, the child has foreign blood.
To put it bluntly...you're just a bastard!
Since ancient times, which bastard could inherit the throne of Central Plains?
The Fourth Prince's position is as stable as Mount Tai, so how could Concubine Chen take the pregnant Concubine Chun seriously?
Wangpin knew clearly that if she didn't offer some bargaining chips, Concubine Chen would never help her in this matter.
Thinking of this, Wangpin made up her mind and raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I have a secret about Concubine Chun that I want to tell you!"
"Oh?"
Shen Zhinian looked down at her: "What secret?"
Wangpin looked around and said, "Please ask the noble concubine Chen to withdraw first."
As Shen Zhinian raised his hand lightly, the palace servants all retreated, leaving only his confidants serving in the inner room.
Concubine Wang took a deep breath and gritted her teeth as she spoke word by word: "Your Majesty, I suspect...there is an unclear relationship between Concubine Chun and His Royal Highness Prince Jin!"
"Going a step further... the child in her belly may not be your Majesty's!"
Shen Zhinian's eyes suddenly became fierce: "How dare you!"
"You know that it is a serious crime to slander the imperial concubine for having an affair with a foreign man without any evidence and to question the royal bloodline!"
How could Princess Wang not understand this truth?
So even if she had many doubts in her heart, she didn't make a fuss about it. Even when she reported it to the Imperial Concubine Chen, she asked everyone else to leave first.
Although Concubine Chen spoke in a harsh tone, she knew that the other party would definitely not favor Concubine Chun.
It was just because there was no evidence that Concubine Chen did not jump to conclusions. Otherwise, if the matter got out of hand, she would also be in trouble.
Thinking of this, Wangpin said, "My Lady, I am truly loyal to you, so I risked being punished by Your Majesty to tell you this guess."
"As long as you give me some time, I will definitely find evidence!"
Shen Zhinian has always known that Concubine Chun was a spy planted in the palace by Prince Jin.
But she lived outside the palace in her previous life, so she didn't know much about the affairs of the harem. Shen Zhinian had no way of knowing whether there was anything going on between Concubine Chun and Prince Jin.
But since Wang Pin dared to say so, it must not be groundless.
It would be good if we could find more evidence against Concubine Chun.
Besides, Concubine Chun is the King of Jin's man, and the snow silkworm molt that appeared inexplicably a few days ago has not made any movement now. All of this may be related to Concubine Chun.
Concubine Wang lives in the same palace with Concubine Chun, and is the main concubine, making her the best person to monitor Concubine Chun.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhinian said slowly: "Don't talk nonsense in the harem. Otherwise, if it gets to His Majesty's ears, I won't be able to protect you."
Seeing Shen Zhinian's softened attitude, Wang Pin thought about it and understood the deep meaning of her words.
Since we can't talk about things that are just hearsay, now that we have evidence, we can make it public!
Wangpin bowed and said, "I understand!"
Shen Zhinian continued, "No matter what, Concubine Chun's miscarriage today was caused by you. But considering that you took the initiative to admit your mistakes and repent, I will give you a lighter sentence and fine you three months' salary. Do you have any objection?"
Long time ago, Wang Pin was fined three years of regular salary. Now she has too many lice and is not afraid of the itch, so why would she care about these three months?
This result was much lighter than the punishment she had initially expected.
Wangpin said: "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine Chen is fair in her conduct. I respect her and have no objection."
Shen Zhinian said, "Since you know that Concubine Chun is pregnant and very delicate, don't give her any chance to get pregnant again in the future."
Thinking of Concubine Chun's cunning appearance, Concubine Wang gritted her teeth in anger: "...Yes! I understand."
Seeing Shen Zhinian holding up the teacup in her hand, Wang Pin said tactfully, "I'll take my leave."
After she left, Handan pouted and said, "Madam, it seems to me that Madam Wang is trying to use you to deal with Concubine Chun."
Fuqiu said beside her: "Do you think the queen won't understand?"
Shen Zhinian smiled and said, "Princess Wang has bad intentions, and Concubine Chun is not an easy person to deal with either. Let them fight."
It would be great if Concubine Wang could find evidence that Concubine Chun and Prince Jin were having an affair.
Even if it can't be found, it will not be a loss for Shen Zhinian.
On the contrary, with Concubine Wang restraining Concubine Chun from time to time, even if Concubine Chun wanted to do something, she would be restricted.
Fuqiu nodded: "The most important thing now is the Fourth Prince's first birthday ceremony."