Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 869 God Must Bless You (1 Reward Value Plus)

Xiao Mingzi lowered his head and said truthfully, "Your Majesty, Qiu has not been favored by the emperor since she entered the palace. People in the palace don't pay much attention to her, and I haven't found out much useful information."

"It's just that before Concubine Xuan gave birth, someone saw Qiu talking to the maid in the Cining Palace."

Hearing this, Handan seemed to have discovered some great secret. Her eyes widened slightly and she asked in disbelief, "Your Majesty, could it be, could it be that the Queen Mother did this?!"

As she spoke, she lowered her voice even more.

If only Xiao Mingzi had found out these things, Shen Zhinian wouldn't be sure.

Because there are so many maids in the Cining Palace, it is not strange that any maid has talked to any concubine in the harem. This does not mean that Qiu was instructed by the Cining Palace.

But... thinking of Nangong Xuanyu's attitude...

There was clearly something fishy going on in this matter, but he instructed Su Quanye to pin the blame on Qiu and not investigate further.

Only things related to Empress Dowager Liu and Duke Dingguo's Mansion could make Nangong Xuanyu act like this.

Because for the emperor, now is not the time to eliminate the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and he certainly won't easily break off relations with them.

Although Shen Zhinian had such a guess, he had no evidence. If it got out, he would be accused of slandering the Queen Mother.

She raised her eyes, glanced at Handan, and said, "Be careful with your words!"

Handan lowered her head quickly: "I know I was wrong."

No matter what, Concubine Xuan should know the truth.

Shen Zhinian got up and went to the side hall.

When the palace servants of Lanyue Pavilion saw her, they immediately put down their work and bowed respectfully: "Your servant/servant greets Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen, may Her Majesty be blessed with good fortune and health!"

Shen Zhinian walked in without looking around.

During her pregnancy, Concubine Sun had developed a great affection for the child in her belly. After risking her life to give birth to the Sixth Prince, she loved this child who was related to her by blood even more!

When Shen Zhinian came over, Concubine Xuan was talking to the Sixth Prince.

Although the baby was only a few days old and slept most of the day and could not hear or understand what Xuanbin said, she still enjoyed it.

Seeing Shen Zhinian, Concubine Xuan quickly handed the Sixth Prince to the wet nurse: "Sister Concubine Chen, you are here!"

Shen Zhinian sat down beside the bed and said straight to the point: "Sister Xuanpin, the Ministry of Punishment has found out who harmed you."

Xuanpin immediately grabbed the blanket under her and asked word by word: "Who is it?!"

Anger also appeared in Zhu'er's eyes.

She also wanted to know who was so evil that she didn't want to see the Queen give birth to the Sixth Prince safely.

Shen Zhinian told Xiao Mingzi the results of the investigation by the Ministry of Punishment and what he had found out.

After listening, Xuanpin thought for a long time.

She was just a little simple-minded, but not stupid. How could she not understand at this moment that the real person behind the scenes was definitely not Qiu.

If Qiu had such great ability, she would have become a favorite concubine long ago. Would she have no sense of existence in the palace?

Xuanpin waved her hand, signaling everyone to go down.

The palace servants bowed and left the inner room, leaving only the trusted ones serving inside.

Xuanpin bit her lip and looked at Shen Zhinian: "...Sister Concubine Chen, the person who harmed me is most likely the Empress Dowager, right?"

"Why would she do that?!"

Shen Zhinian said, "I am still not sure whether the real culprit behind this is the Queen Mother, or whether someone wants to confuse us and deliberately make her suspicious, so that we can fight with the Queen Mother's party and then reap the benefits."

"If this matter was really done by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, it is actually easy to understand."

"They paid a great price to let the concubine raise the third prince, so they naturally have high hopes for him. In this case, how could the Queen Mother allow more and more princes in the palace to threaten the status of the third prince?"

Thinking of the newly born Sixth Prince, Xuanpin's eyes were filled with tears: "But the child is innocent!"

"Such a young child, born into this world with innocence and ignorance, knows nothing. How could the Queen Mother want to kill me and two of me just for the sake of power? Doesn't she have any mercy at all?!"

Shen Zhinian looked at Xuanpin calmly: "This is the difference between you and those people."

"Sister Xuanpin, you are simple-minded and can't do anything cruel. But the Queen Mother can sit in that position, do you think she is a simple person?"

Xuanpin gradually accepted the reality and said through gritted teeth: "So after I gave birth to the Sixth Prince, I realized that I must make myself strong! Otherwise, let alone protecting the child, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect myself..."

At this point, she forced back the tears in her eyes and asked unwillingly, "Is this the only way I can let this matter go? Only one Qiu died, and the real culprit behind the scenes is still at large!"

Shen Zhinian broke Xuanpin's last fantasy: "What else?"

"Don't say we are not sure whether it was done by the Queen Mother. Even if it was, what can you do?"

"Can you find evidence?"

"Even if you can, His Majesty has already issued an order. Who dares to continue investigating? If you still insist on this matter, you will definitely anger the Emperor!"

From Xuanpin's perspective, Shen Zhinian naturally felt wronged and unfair for her.

But from the perspective of an emperor, there is nothing wrong with Nangong Xuanyu's approach.

It would be wise for him not to alert the enemy before the time was ripe to eliminate the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Xuanpin didn't argue, she took a deep breath, and gradually accepted the result: "...Sister Chen Guifei, thank you. I understand."

After all, it was because she wasn't strong enough that she was almost harmed.

She will definitely learn more from Sister Concubine Chen and protect herself and her children!

Xuanpin took a deep breath, held Shen Zhinian's hand, and a bit of embarrassment appeared on her face: "Sister Chen Guifei, tomorrow is your enthronement ceremony. At this time, you are still worrying about my affairs..."

"Don't worry, I understand everything and I won't fight against a rock with an egg."

Shen Zhinian nodded: "It's good that you understand the pros and cons."

After this episode, she got up and returned to the main hall.

Xuanpin immediately ordered: "Zhu'er, pay close attention to the palace maids in Lanyuexuan! Tomorrow is the ceremony for conferring the title of Concubine Chen, and I will not allow any mistakes to happen!"

Zhu Er rarely saw such a serious look on Xuanpin's face, and immediately said, "I obey your command!"

Xuanpin clasped her hands together and prayed, "Sister Guifei Chen has finally come this far. God must bless you and make tomorrow's enthronement ceremony go smoothly!"

Unfortunately, she is still in confinement and cannot be exposed to the wind. Tomorrow she can only watch the grand scene through the window.

Xuanpin felt excited just thinking about it!

She witnessed how Sister Guifei Chen came to this day!