"The emperor is not in the palace now. If you accuse me of having an affair now, and the emperor comes back one day to clear my name, your position as queen will be in jeopardy! Sister, you should think about it carefully!"
Although Li Ruotong was always unwilling to pay attention to her, she was not willing to be bullied in such a critical moment. Hua Xiangwei followed and came up, shook her head and sighed, "Sister, why are you doing this? If we have grievances, we can go to the clan house and talk to the people there. Why bother to be stubborn with the queen here? It's not good."
Li Ruotong glanced at her, then rolled her eyes in disdain, ignored her, and only stared at the queen. Of course, she knew that if she really entered the clan residence today, she would not be able to get out easily.
What kind of place is the clan house? As long as they want, you have to say whatever they want you to say. Even if you don't want to say it, even if you die in there, they can force you to sign. Life is worse than death, and death is not a peaceful death. If I go in now, it would be a relief to get out with a layer of skin peeled off.
"Oh? Are you so unwilling to listen to me now? You even dare to disobey the Queen. Sister, you are getting bolder and bolder."
Li Ruotong looked at her with a sanctimonious appearance. She was a scoundrel in front of people, but she did despicable things behind their backs. She felt that she had filthy mouth when she said it, "Aren't you afraid of retribution? I'm afraid you planned the emperor's matter too, right?"
Xiao Shushen waved her hand, looking very impatient. In a blink of an eye, two Jinyiwei came up and took Li Ruotong away. "It's really interesting. You are about to die, but you still say bad things about the queen. You are really tired of living."
Hsiao Shushen raised her hand to signal the Jinyiwei that they could withdraw. The head guard turned around and trotted away with a group of guards. She returned to the palace at a leisurely pace, and Hua Xiangwei followed behind, closely following.
"I originally thought that she was young and ignorant, so she stood with Consort Xian. I also thought that she was a promising talent, and if there was a chance, it would be good to let her stay and marry into our court. She is really useless. Even if she marries to the land of the barbarians, she will anger the Khans within three days and die in a foreign land."
"Yes, your Majesty, none of the virtuous concubines have brains. They don't want the face you give them, that's because they are stupid. But if they weren't stupid, why would they be enemies with you, the Queen?"
Xiao Shushen was obviously relieved when she heard this. However, she was satisfied that the two people in the palace had been dealt with. But when she thought of the two most important people outside the palace, whose whereabouts were still unknown, she became a little annoyed.
A bunch of gluttons, well fed and well fed, but at the critical moment they took so long to find two bodies, what use are they! Falling from such a high cliff, they must be dead, but this group of people searched the cliff for so many days and didn't even find a body, what a waste!
Seeing that Xiao Shushen seemed to be in a bad mood, Hua Xiangwei excused herself at the right time. She had been more and more moody recently, so it was best for her to stay away from her when she got angry. She never thought that someone who could be cruel to her husband would be a good person.
In the distant town, Fu Yuheng and Shen Qingwan looked at each other. It was obvious that for a moment, neither of them knew how to start. They had only been missing for a few days, but they heard the news that the prince was supported by the queen.
The town where they are now is not a downtown area, so news spreads slowly. Now people on the streets are talking about this matter hotly.
Did the emperor and the virtuous concubine really pass away together, or was there some other hidden story
In the past few days, they wandered around here, asking for news everywhere, and had some thoughts in their minds, but in the end they still couldn't get any confirmation.
"We don't know what the current situation in the palace is, but we must think of a way." Shen Qingwan was the first to break the silence.
Fu Yuheng lowered his eyes and nodded, "But is there anyone in our palace that we can trust now? If we send a message back to the palace now, who in the palace will tell us everything truthfully without being noticed?"
"Sister Defei? Sister Qipin? Neither of them is possible. They have too many people serving them in and outside the palace. If they receive the letter, they will definitely be questioned by the people in the palace."
"Is there anyone who is small in size, not likely to attract anyone's attention, and can tell us the news in the palace?"
Shen Qingwan's anxiety over the past few days suddenly disappeared, "What if I look for Lianyun?"
The two of them seemed to have suddenly realized that since Defei and Li Ruotong were too conspicuous, a palace maid would not attract much attention. Whether she received a letter or a pigeon message, it would not attract as much attention as the other two.
"Wait, that still doesn't work." After a while, Fu Yuheng rejected it again.
"What's wrong?" she asked confusedly.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Queen is the mastermind behind this. But think about it, since the Queen could plan to ambush me on my way back to the palace, couldn't she have planned for us to send a letter to the people in the palace? I'm afraid they've been waiting in the palace for a long time. Once we send a letter to the palace, it would be like delivering it to them."
She had forgotten this. There were many people looking for them outside. After a near head-on confrontation, the two of them had been hiding in this small town for some time. Finally, they seemed to have let this place go. If she sent a letter to the palace now, it would be like a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth.
"Do you regret it?" Fu Yuheng poured her a cup of tea and suddenly spoke.
Shen Qingwan was a little puzzled, "What are you regretting?"
In the days when they supported each other, Fu Yuheng had never asked her what she thought, but he really wanted to ask her. He was always the one who extended his hand, and everyone would accept it when they saw him extending his hand.
But he really wanted to know what the people who were going through this with him were thinking.
"If I hadn't come to Jiangnan, or if I had come alone to deal with the flood and didn't ask you to come, or if you had never entered the palace, you might be the mistress of a wealthy family now, living a comfortable and leisurely life. If you had chosen any of those, you wouldn't be trapped here with me today. Do you regret it?"
"Have you ever heard of the saying that shrimps have their own fates, and crabs have their own fates? What I'm going through with you now may be destined to happen, so why should I regret it?" Shen Qingwan took a sip of tea, propped up her head and looked out the window, with a rare and light smile, which was extremely seductive. "But I'm saying, if you have a choice, will you regret it?"
"Even if I could do it again ten times, I would still join you in saving the people of Jiangnan from the water and fire."
Shen Qingwan was always a dull person, so Fu Yuheng naturally understood what was said, "What are you looking at? Why are you so absorbed in it?"
"Looking at your majesty's beautiful mountains and rivers, the details also have a unique charm."