Chapter 365: Tie Shen Qingqian to me
Chapter 365: Tie Shen Qingqian to me
When the Queen Mother saw the emotions surging in Mu Xinyue's eyes, she knew that she must have been wronged by Zhao Yichen, so she took her hand and comforted her, "I know that Prince Chen is a little cold to you now, that's because he was bewitched by that bitch Shen Qingqian!
You are beautiful, smart and sensible, I don't know how many times better you are than Shen Qingqian! I believe that given time, King Chen will definitely change his mind about you.
Besides, even if the Prince of Chen has Shen Qingqian in his heart, so what? In the end, the person standing by his side is you, and the person who can become the Princess of Chen is also you. That's enough."
No one knew what Mu Xinyue was thinking, but she looked like she was moved by the Queen Mother's words.
"Well, Xinyue will follow the Queen Mother's teachings. No matter how much I occupy in Brother Yichen's heart, my heart is completely on him. I will definitely be a qualified Princess Chen."
Hearing her say this, the Queen Mother felt even more distressed for her. She sighed and said, "I really don't know what Prince Chen is thinking. Such a good girl is right in front of him, but he just can't see your goodness!"
She said angrily again: "It's all the fault of that vulgar country girl Shen Qingqian. She must have used some despicable means to confuse the King of Chen, which made the King of Chen obsessed with her. Maybe the King of Chen's attitude towards you was instigated by her behind the scenes!
But Xinyue, don't worry, I have sent someone to summon Shen Qingqian to the palace. When she comes, I will definitely teach her a lesson and vent your anger for you!"
Speaking of this, the Queen Mother just remembered that Nanny Qiu beside her had gone to pass on a message to Shen Qingqian. It had been half a day, so why hadn't she come back yet?
She instructed Caiju, the head maid beside her, "Caiju, go out and see if Aunt Qiu has returned."
"Yes, ma'am."
Caiju responded and went out.
When Mu Xinyue heard that the Queen Mother had summoned Shen Qingqian into the palace, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
Shen Qingqian was a general and a minister of the emperor before. The empress dowager could not reach the previous dynasty and had no way to deal with her. Now, she has lost her official position and is at best just a merchant. She is still at the mercy of the empress dowager! Even now, she can step on her!
Mu Xinyue thought so in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She sighed and said, "I felt bad that I took Miss Shen's position as Chen Wangfei, so I wanted her to marry into Chen Wangfu with me and serve Brother Yi Chen together.
But even if Miss Shen wanted to use the tactic of playing hard to get to control Brother Yi Chen, this is too much! Alas! "
It was Mu Xinyue who instigated the Queen Mother to let Shen Qingqian marry Zhao Yichen as a concubine. Of course, she didn't have good intentions. On the one hand, she thought that she was the main wife, and Shen Qingqian was a concubine, so she would always be superior to Shen Qingqian;
Secondly, based on her understanding of Shen Qingqian, Shen Qingqian would not easily agree to be a concubine. Her opposition would be tantamount to disobeying the Queen Mother's order, which would definitely annoy the Queen Mother and might even annoy the Emperor.
Third, even if Shen Qingqian was forced to marry into Prince Chen's mansion by the Queen Mother's pressure, she would not treat Zhao Yichen well with her arrogant personality. Even if she tried to use some tricks, Zhao Yichen's patience with her would run out over time, and he would sooner or later get tired of her.
What Mu Xinyue didn't expect was that Shen Qingqian would rather lose her official position than marry into Prince Chen's mansion as a concubine!
She tried to kill three birds with one stone, but she failed in two of them. She could no longer suppress Shen Qingqian with her status as the queen, and she also had no chance to make Zhao Yichen dislike her!
How could it be enough for Shen Qingqian to just make the Empress Dowager and the Emperor angry?
The Queen Mother naturally didn't know about the twists and turns in Mu Xinyue's mind. She said with a tone of regret: "You are too kind and only care about others, but others don't appreciate your kindness and hate you behind your back!
You just listen to me today. When that bitch Shen Qingqian comes, you give her a warning so that she won't dare to pester the King of Chen again. Got it?"
"Well, I'll try my best."
Mu Xinyue's tone seemed a bit helpless, but in fact, the curve of her mouth could hardly be suppressed.
At this time, Caiju came in and reported: "Madam, Aunt Qiu hasn't come back yet."
The Queen Mother didn't think too much about it, but just asked in confusion: "What's wrong with Aunt Qiu? She's been gone for more than three hours, why hasn't she come back yet?"
Mu Xinyue said from the side: "Queen Mother, Xinyue has been to Yishou Palace for several times. Although I am not familiar with Aunt Qiu, I have some understanding of her. Aunt Qiu has always been rigorous and never slacked off. It is impossible for her to delay for so long for no reason. Could something have happened?"
She seemed to remember something and said in a panic, "Could it be that Shen Qingqian did something to Aunt Qiu?"
Mu Xinyue's words reminded the empress dowager, and she believed her words almost without hesitation.
She slammed the table and shouted angrily, "That bitch Shen Qingqian is so bold! She dared to attack my people. Does she really think I can't do anything to her?"
With a sinister look in her eyes, she ordered Caiju, "Go and call Eunuch Wu for me!"
"Yes, madam!"
Caiju had been serving the empress dowager all the time, and it had been a long time since she had seen her get so angry. She was a little scared and hurriedly left to do her work.
Eunuch Wu came very quickly. Just as he was about to kneel down to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, she waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite. Take some people with you to General Qingyi's mansion and bring Shen Qingqian to me. If she dares to resist, she will be killed without mercy!"
Eunuch Wu's face remained calm, and he responded in a shrill voice, "I obey your command."
Eunuch Wu is like a knife in the Queen Mother's hand. He hits wherever the Queen Mother points.
When Eunuch Wu and his men arrived at General Qingyi's mansion, the place was already deserted and a large iron lock was hung on the gate.
Eunuch Wu made a gesture and a guard behind him stepped forward and cut the iron lock open with a knife.
Thirty palace guards filed in and quickly found the room where Nanny Qiu and the other two were imprisoned.
But there was a foul smell in the room, which made Eunuch Wu wrinkle his nose.
Nanny Qiu and the two guards had their hands and feet tied. After so long, they could no longer hold it in, so naturally they had to solve the problem on the spot.
Especially Aunt Qiu, as she is old and prone to frequent urination, she has to relieve herself on the spot more than once.
She had excreted a lot and was very thirsty. As soon as the ropes on her body were untied, she walked to the table in a strange posture and drank three glasses of water in a row.
Eunuch Wu asked his men to untie the three of them. He himself couldn't stand the smell in the room, so he went out to wait.
Seeing Aunt Qiu coming out, he asked, "Where did Shen Qingqian move to? How long has she been gone?"
Speaking of Shen Qingqian, Aunt Qiu became so angry that she wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood.
"They've been gone for almost two hours. They seem to be heading to Black Rock Mountain."
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