The cold wind of the night poured in from the window, and she wrapped the quilt tighter around her. Shen Qingwan was filled with helplessness. When she received the news about her father, the court was in chaos, which was definitely not a good thing for her. However, this was also the perfect time to fish in troubled waters.
For a long while, even though I closed my eyes and opened them again and again, I still couldn't fall asleep at all. From time to time, the sound of wind came from outside the window, mixed with my thoughts, which made me feel a little chilled.
I couldn't fall asleep even if I was lying down, so I just sat up, put on my windbreaker, and walked out of the room.
"My Lady, why did you come out..." Lianyun was leaning against the door, feeling a little sleepy, when she saw Shen Qingwan coming out of the room, she suddenly woke up, "It's windy outside, you should go in quickly."
Seeing her wearing thin clothes, Lianyun was a little worried, but Shen Qingwan just shook her head and walked towards the yard.
I don't know what he is doing at this moment. The person sitting in a high position is probably also worried. But it may not be a bad thing for him at this time. He has been afraid of his father's military power for a long time, and now is a good opportunity.
With a sarcastic smile on his face, he reached out and picked a tuberose beside him. This flower usually only blooms at night, but its fragrance is so strong that people can't help but be intoxicated by the scent.
"Cough cough..." Maybe because I stayed outside for too long, I felt a little cold unconsciously and coughed a few times.
Seeing this, Lianyun's face was full of blame, "I told you that he must have caught a cold, but Your Majesty wouldn't listen..." She muttered a few words, her words revealing deep concern.
Thinking of what she said to Concubine Shu during the day, she felt the same way. Looking down, she saw Lianyun considerately tying the belt for her, and she didn't feel so cold anymore.
The night grew darker and it was already midnight. The people in the yard went back and the yard became quiet again.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" In the morning, Fu Yuheng had just finished the morning court and returned to the imperial study when Shen Qingwan came over. "I feel really bad for bothering Your Majesty so early in the morning."
Fu Yuheng obviously didn't expect her to come so early. Besides, usually she would come to the imperial study because he asked Eunuch Sun to summon her. It was rare for her to come here on her own initiative like today.
"Since you know you are disturbing me, why did you come here?" Fu Yuheng asked with a smile, and seeing that her eyes were full of mockery, he was afraid that she would not come here for no reason.
Shen Qingwan moved forward and said helplessly: "I didn't want to come here so early, but I dare not delay the emperor's order, so I had to come and report early in the morning." In fact, what she didn't say was that he had just finished the morning court, and looking at his frown, she knew that he must have some troubles again. It would be easiest to get away with it if she came here at this time.
"Oh? What?" He couldn't remember what he had asked her to do for a moment, until he saw Shen Qingwan's slightly cold face, and then he remembered that he had asked her to investigate Liu Churong a few days ago in order to annoy her. But seeing her cold face, he felt a little annoyed, and then the way she and Fu Huaiyu looked that day floated in his mind again, and he felt even more chilled.
"Tell me, what did you find out?" When he spoke again, he had regained his original condescending attitude. Since she was ruthless, then she shouldn't blame him for being ungrateful.
Shen Qingwan nodded and told the story.
"That day, in addition to the Empress, Concubine Qi, Concubine De, Noble Lady Liu and me, Ms. Xu and others were also present." As soon as she opened her mouth, she gave people room for imagination. She mentioned Ms. Xu on purpose.
As expected, Fu Yuheng frowned and said, "Go on."
"I overheard a palace maid talking about what happened that day in the garden. I heard that a stone hit Concubine Liu's leg, causing her to fall and push Concubine Qi into the water." At this point, Shen Qingwan paused and continued, "Originally, I entered the palace late, and many sisters in the palace didn't know much about it. I only paid some attention to it in the past few days, but I didn't expect..."
"But you didn't expect it?" Words that are half true and half false are the easiest to believe. Now that I heard her say that, I believed it a lot more.
Shen Qingwan knew that he had begun to doubt her. "I didn't expect to know so many things that I had never noticed before." She glanced at Fu Yuheng's expression casually and laughed in her heart. "Many sisters in the palace are dissatisfied with Concubine Liu. It is said that one day Concubine Xu accidentally bumped into Concubine Liu. At that time, Concubine Liu sent someone to break the leg of her personal maid. After that, Concubine Xu was suppressed everywhere..."
It is self-evident at this point. Everything is ready except for the east wind. The only thing missing is a witness and physical evidence.
"Do you have any evidence?" Fu Yuheng raised his eyebrows, looked down at her slightly moving fingertips, and his throat moved involuntarily.
At this time, Shen Qingwan took out a piece of silk paper from her sleeve and said, "This is a self-narration of a palace maid. Please take a look, Your Majesty." She took a step forward and handed the silk paper to him without a trace of panic in her eyes.
Fu Yuheng took the paper and simply glanced at it. "If that's the case, I understand." Then he placed the paper on the table. "Thank you for your hard work these days, my beloved concubine. I'm sure you must be thirsty after talking so much. I just made some tea here. Moisten your mouth."
The maidservant beside her understood and quickly poured a cup of tea for Shen Qingwan. For some reason, Shen Qingwan felt that there was something else behind his words. However, she was really too tired these days, so she didn't care. Her reaction seemed to be a little slow. She took the tea blankly, which was unexpectedly interesting.
"Go back and have a good rest after you finish drinking." The color of Fu Yuheng's pupils gradually darkened, and the smile on the corners of his mouth became a little stiff.
The cuffs of his sleeves were accidentally stained with some ink, but the man in the dragon robe didn't care much. He held his chin with his hand, looking at the silk paper in his hand, thinking about something.
“Will Xu agree?” He opened his mouth slightly, his voice low and hoarse, fascinating, “Well, he’s just an unimportant person... Hehe...” A low laugh seemed to come from the gap in his throat, and his fingertips tapped the table irregularly.
Shen Qingwan had been in a daze since she came out of the imperial study. After all, she still felt uneasy about putting the blame on someone else.
But Xu Ying was carefully selected from the harem, and Lianyun had investigated it before. Xu Ying was originally a palace maid, and later she was favored by the emperor, and with some tricks, she climbed to the position of Ying. The reason why some concubines of lower status who were favored by the emperor had not given birth to princes was also due to her tricks.