Chapter 667: Replacing a Legitimate Daughter with a Concubine

Shao Yanru and Shao Jie'er were both a little embarrassed when they came in.

But compared to the two, Shao Jie'er looked more embarrassed. Although her hair was tied up, it still looked wet. She came over before she could even dry it. Shao Yanru's long hair was basically dry, and both of their clothes had to be re-dressed. After changing, I usually have clothes ready when I enter the palace.

Shao Yanru came in holding the timid Shao Jie'er's hand. She looked so gentle and dignified, so she kept holding on because she was afraid that Shao Jie'er would panic. No matter how the sisters look at each other, they are the image of a good sister.

Shao Jie'er was always timid in front of others. Now that something like this happened, it was normal for her to feel even more flustered and frightened.

Shao Wanru looked at the hands held tightly by the two people calmly, her eyes were as cold as ice. Shao Yanru was used to showing her decency in front of others.

After the two met the Queen Mother together, the Queen Mother's eyes fell on the two of them. After a while, she said slowly: "When the second lady fell into the water, the eldest lady was not around. I heard that she went to find the fifth lady. But I don’t know why the eldest lady went to find the fifth lady?”

"This is the Queen Mother. When I came over, I saw that the fifth sister was not there. I was afraid that the fifth sister would be unreasonable and disturb the nobles in the palace for the first time. So I hurried to find the fifth sister. Unexpectedly, the second sister would behave like this. It's all because I, the elder sister, was wrong and harmed my second sister. If I hadn't gone looking for my fifth sister, this wouldn't have happened now!"

Shao Yanru was prepared, lowered her head and said with tears.

Such a beauty, with such a look of self-blame, and the fact that she loves and protects her two younger sisters, are very popular. Chu Liuzhou feels that the Shao Yanru in front of her is actually very suitable for him to be Princess Zhou. Not only the Duke of Xingguo's Palace, but with her kind and caring personality, she can also handle the affairs of her own Prince Zhou's Palace.

Let yourself devote all your energy to the government affairs outside.

In such a comparison, although Shao Wanru's appearance is outstanding, it is not suitable for him compared to Shao Yanru.

"Did the eldest sister come to see me? I told the second sister when I left that I just walked around casually. Why is the eldest sister so worried about me?" Shao Wanru raised his eyes and asked indifferently.

Compared with the two sisters who were a bit panicked, her expression and behavior were much more indifferent, and she did not show too much concern for Shao Jie'er. Everyone present knew some things about the Xingguo Duke's mansion, and they were close to the sisters Shao Wanru and Shao Yanru. I don't think it's any surprise that I can't get up.

"I'm worried about you..." Shao Yanru said softly.

"Why is the eldest sister always worried about me, but not worried about what will happen to the second sister when she is alone in the pavilion? What's more, I am such an old person, so why do I need the eldest sister's constant concern? When I was at Yuhui'an, the eldest sister also repeatedly Come and care about me, but I got into trouble one after another in Yuhui Temple, and in the end I almost lost my life. Then I went to Huaguang Temple, and the same thing happened, and the eldest sister even chased me to Huaguang Temple!"

Shao Wanru interrupted Shao Yanru's words rudely, and her long eyelashes fluttered twice, with an indescribable grievance and anger.

She should be angry!

The accidents that happened one after another in Yuhui Nunnery seemed to have happened after Shao Yanru also came to Yuhui Nunnery. There was nothing wrong with him after staying in Yuhui Nunnery for so long. However, after Shao Yanru went up the mountain, things happened one after another, and in the end he almost lost his life. Went up.

No one present knew what happened at Huaguang Temple, but from the looks of it, Shao Yanru should have gone to pester Shao Wanru.

The word "entanglement" flashed across everyone's mind. Thinking about each of these incidents, it really seemed that Shao Yanru was entangled with Shao Wanru, and the more entangled Shao Wanru was, the worse the situation became.

"Fifth sister, I am really worried about you. I have no other intention. Most of the things that happened at Yuhui Temple and Huaguang Temple were accidents... If... if you make fifth sister unhappy, I am here to apologize to you. Yeah!" When Shao Yanru heard that Shao Wanru actually broke through the veil of tenderness between the two people in front of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, she was immediately anxious. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and immediately bowed deeply to Shao Wanru.

He looked at Shao Wanru who was about to say anything, and tears fell down his eyes. The pear blossoms were raining, which made people feel distressed.

"The eldest lady also cares about the fifth lady, and she has a good intention. Fifth lady, please don't criticize the eldest lady too harshly!" Chu Liuzhou said to Shao Yanru to save her, with the intention of accusing Shao Wanru of being too narrow-minded.

"The eldest lady really cares about the fifth lady. When I was there before, she originally wanted to sit with me for a while, but then she said she was worried about the two younger sisters and couldn't sit still. When she heard that you were enjoying the scenery there, she hurriedly In the past, I didn’t expect that something would still happen!”

Concubine Shu helped from the side.

"Nothing happened to the eldest young lady and the fifth young lady. It is finally a blessing among misfortunes. Second young lady, what happened to you? How did you fall into the lake so suddenly?" The Queen cleverly changed the subject. Naturally, he stood by his son's side.

"My daughter... My daughter... My daughter doesn't know..." Shao Jie'er's tears also fell down, and she covered her face with a handkerchief. She felt aggrieved and sad, but her actions and words revealed something else. layer of news.

Could it be that there is something hidden in this?

"How could the second young lady not know it? Did she suddenly lose consciousness?" Chu Liuzhou's face darkened and he frowned.

"Your Majesty... I really don't know anything. When I went into the pavilion with my fifth sister, I drank a glass of wine. At that time, I thought it was tea. After the fifth sister poured it out, I tasted it and it wasn't much. Then Five Sisters My sister left, and I don’t remember anything after that. I was a little confused. My eldest sister came in and asked me. When I said that my fifth sister left, it seemed a bit far away. I... I can’t remember if I really told my eldest sister. In this case."

Shao Jie'er reached out and held her head, saying in pain.

After drinking a glass of wine poured by Shao Wanru, Chu Liuyue's consciousness began to blur. Chu Liuyue's eyes fell on Shao Wanru, and saw that her face was so calm that there was no wave, as if she didn't know that Shao Jie'er's words had made her Her reputation is bad, and people may even think that she framed Shao Jie'er.

That jade-like delicate face was cold but calm, without any grievances or anger. Such a serious accusation seemed to be a matter for an outsider like her.

This woman is really weird!

"Second sister, don't talk nonsense!" Shao Yanru's face darkened and she scolded.

"I...I...I don't know, I really don't know...but, maybe I remembered it wrong..." Shao Jie'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said tremblingly.

Everyone here is stronger and more powerful than her. Of course she, a little concubine, doesn't dare to say anything. Even if the facts are like this, she doesn't dare to really point out Shao Wanru. A pair of eyes glanced at Shao Wanru timidly with a bit of anger.

He looked like someone who dared to be angry but dared not speak out.

"Speak clearly, this palace and the Queen Mother have the final say!" the Queen Mother said coldly.

"Yes, just tell me, as long as the Queen is here, I will certainly uphold justice for you!" Chu Liuchen leaned on the chair rail, his whole body was lazily showing a bit of weariness, his eyes were like water flowing, just like this Although beautiful, it still makes people feel the coldness and majesty hidden in it.

The Queen Mother's face looked ugly. She was not the most respected person present. She hurriedly said softly to the Queen Mother who was sitting in a high position with a sullen face and said nothing: "This matter is decided by the Queen Mother!"

"The Queen is really charitable. A little concubine actually bothered the Imperial Grandmother and the Queen. Even if this little concubine dies, it will be worth it!" Chu Liuchen said with a smile, his eyes falling on On Shao Jie'er's body.

Shao Jie'er subconsciously hid next to Shao Yanru, feeling that the eyes fell on her, with an indescribable coldness. However, His Highness's smile was as gentle and elegant as jade, without a trace of coldness, and these words The meaning made her tremble, scared and nervous.

His Royal Highness, Prince Chen, was indeed as the rumors said. He was moody, and when he was ruthless, he really regarded human life as nothing.

"A concubine of Duke Xingguo's palace should never act hastily!" The Queen's smile became somewhat stiff.

Seeing that his mother was at a disadvantage, Chu Liu said in a cold voice on Monday, "What is the intention of the third brother? Do you think that your mother should not care about this matter?"

"Second brother is joking, this matter is originally the Queen's business!" Chu Liuchen smiled more and more leisurely, "It's just that the Xingguo Duke's Mansion was originally a bad debt. It harmed this one, then that, and so on. The death of Duke Xingguo's crown prince back then all happened for a reason. I heard from my uncle that day that there was something fishy in it! The former crown prince Xingguo died, and his daughter almost lost her life a few days ago. It will be like this again. This family of the grand family of Duke Xingguo’s mansion is really aggrieved. Could it be that this grand family should be deprived of their children and grandchildren?”

Chu Liuchen's eyes turned to Chu Liuzhou, and his smile became thicker. However, the meaning of these words was not pleasant, not to mention that the matter also involved the emperor. Since the emperor said it, it must be true, even if it is not true. , Chu Liuzhou did not dare to disobey and say there was a problem.

Chu Liuzhou gritted his teeth in hatred, but he also knew that he couldn't handle this at this time, and he couldn't take up this topic, so he had to grit his teeth and endure this bad breath! If he and Chu Liuchen had another argument about this matter, it would definitely be his own fault later on. Growing up, Chu Liuzhou had always suffered from Chu Liuchen's losses.

Everyone thought that he was harmless and that he was a troublemaker. If there was a fight between the two of them, it must be his fault. Even his father thought so. Although Chu Liuzhou was arrogant, he was not stupid and he suffered too much. , I often have to think through my thoughts several times before talking to Chu Liuchen, for fear that any clue will fall into Chu Liuchen's hands.

The hall fell silent for a while.

"What the second sister means is that I gave the second sister a glass of wine. There was something wrong with the wine, so the second sister fell into the lake in a daze?" Shao Wanru smiled slightly and took over the topic, his watery eyes gleaming. After two clicks, the brilliance circulated and reflected thousands of stars, making it more and more beautiful.

This is a blunt statement.

Not only did Shao Jie'er's face stiffen for a moment, but Shao Yanru also looked at Shao Wanru in horror.

How dare she...