Shen Qingwan sat on the beauty couch in the inner room, holding a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War in her hand, reading it calmly. Beside her stood a stick of incense, which was almost burned out.
Lianyun came in with a cup of tea, poured her a cup and handed it to her, "My queen, have a sip of tea."
Her eyes did not leave the book. She just tilted her head slightly to take the teacup from Lianyun's hand, and then put the book down.
Lianyun couldn't help but laugh and said, "Your Majesty forgets the time when she starts reading." There was a reminder in her tone. Hearing this, Shen Qingwan just raised her eyebrows in disapproval. Time is indeed very important, how could she forget it
She turned her head and glanced at the incense that was about to burn out, and the corners of her mouth slowly rose into a beautiful arc. Following her gaze, Lianyun also looked over, with a sly look in her eyes.
She retracted her gaze and elegantly brushed the tea leaves floating on the water with the lid of the teacup, then took a sip. She couldn't help but exclaim, "The taste of Junshan Yinzhen is really excellent." This was the Junshan Yinzhen that the emperor mentioned last time. She didn't drink it often when it was sent to the palace, but today she felt it was very sweet and delicious.
He took only one sip and placed the drink on the table next to him, then stood up slowly and said, "Let's go, it's time to close the net." There was a hint of determination in the smile on the corners of his mouth. He had been planning for several days, and it was time to see results.
Lianyun followed her straight to the west wing. She gently pushed the door open but there was no movement inside. She walked in step by step. The clothes of the man and the woman were scattered on the ground, in a mess.
Gradually, Shen Qingwan quickened her pace and turned to the bed in the inner room. The hibiscus tent was warm and the gauze was fluttering. The two bodies inside were pressed together so tightly, and the woman's panting made Lianyun's face blush unconsciously.
“You…you…” Shen Qingwan’s eyes widened in surprise, disbelief written all over her face and eyes.
In this ambiguous atmosphere, her frightened voice seemed very strange, and it startled the two people on the bed. Fu Huaiyu's strength gradually recovered, but his mind was still a little dizzy, and he was so scared that he immediately fell off Liu Churong.
"How could you..." Shen Qingwan covered her mouth in shock, but her voice became louder, loud enough for everyone around to hear.
“Ninth Prince and Imperial Concubine Liu… you are actually doing something shameful!” Lianyun also shouted.
The two people on the bed woke up instantly. Fu Huaiyu realized that he was with Liu Churong with all his clothes taken off, and the feeling on his body told him what had just happened.
He thought to himself, why is he next to her? He was waiting angrily for Liu Churong. Her face was flushed and there was already a mark of ambiguity on her neck. At this moment, she was staring at him with horror.
how so
Neither of them noticed the triumphant smile hidden in Shen Qingwan's eyes, and her face had turned stern.
"How dare you cause chaos in the palace! This is a capital crime!" Shen Qingwan stared at the two coldly, then turned to Lianyun and said, "Go and invite the emperor."
Liu Churong was immediately frightened when he heard the word "Emperor". Looking at Lianyun's quickly leaving figure, his face turned pale, "Don't slander me!"
"Empress Liu, you'd better take a good look at the good things you have done before you make excuses." She glanced down at her with contempt and disdain in her eyes.
"You did it!" Fu Huaiyu had already realized why he was here? How could Liu Churong be here? All this was her conspiracy!
Shen Qingwan smiled charmingly, but her eyes were cold. "Ninth Prince is joking, what can I do? Did I tie you to the bed?"
"You!" I was surprised by her sharp tongue and couldn't find any words to refute for a moment.
Seeing this, she smiled even more brightly. Turning around, this couple really made her feel uncomfortable. She felt something when she saw that scene just now. After all...
"You two should think carefully about how to explain when the emperor comes." Fu Yuheng could perhaps ignore what happened before, but what happened today really ruined his reputation. I wonder if he will blame him.
This matter soon spread in the palace. When Fu Yuheng found out about it, he hurried over with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Shen Qingwan didn't expect him to come so soon. She carefully looked at his expression while paying her respects.
Seeing the two men's disheveled appearance, his handsome face looked even more fierce, his black eyes narrowed slightly, and the depressing atmosphere became more oppressive because of his arrival.
The two of them greeted each other in a low voice, and Liu Churong even buried his face completely.
"My dear concubine and my dear brother!" His voice was filled with endless darkness and coldness, making people dare not say a word, "What on earth is going on!"
Upon hearing this, Lian Yun immediately stepped forward and knelt down, "Your Majesty, it is my fault." Although she admitted her fault, her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, "The Ninth Prince came to the palace to look for the Concubine Xian and said he had something important to discuss. I accidentally took her to the wrong west wing. Later, I went to the east wing and found the Concubine Xian there. I felt something was wrong and immediately took her to the west wing. But I didn't expect..." The more she spoke, the smaller her voice became, "I didn't expect to see this scene..."
Lianyun's explanation only explained why the Ninth Prince appeared in the west wing, but how he rolled into the bed with Liu Churong was known to the five people.
"Your Majesty, we can't blame Lianyun entirely at this moment. She just took the wrong room. As for why Concubine Liu and the Ninth Prince... we don't know." As soon as Lianyun finished speaking, Shen Qingwan began to plead for her.
Fu Huaiyu was already burning with anger, he didn't expect that this woman had this ability!
Liu Churong also understood that this was definitely not a coincidence. "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I didn't know it! Someone wants to harm me! Your Majesty, please believe me..."
"Framed? Can you tell me how you framed me?" Fu Yuheng's eyes became colder, causing her body to tremble.
She wrapped herself in the quilt and didn't care about the people present. She knelt in front of him and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, all of this is Shen Qingwan's conspiracy. It has nothing to do with me. I have nothing to do with the Ninth Prince. I was framed!"
Liu Churong tightly grasped the corner of his clothes, he was completely panicked. If he couldn't explain it clearly, he would be dead!
"Isn't this a false accusation by Concubine Liu? I don't even know what happened in the East Wing, how could I frame you?" Shen Qingwan frowned in a wronged manner, "What's more, this is in my palace, if I wanted to frame you, I wouldn't want to defile my own place!"
"You bitch!" Liu Churong cursed, her whole body trembling with fear. Fu Huaiyu's eyes were gloomy when he saw her like that. What a stupid woman.