Chapter 74 So Stupid

Princess Jiahe sat aside, looking at her mother who had always been high and mighty, and she had an ominous premonition in her heart, and her face became a little more panicked: "Mother, the regent will not do anything wrong, right?"

The queen mother said coldly: "How do I know if he will do anything wrong?"

"Isn't the regent poisoned? The antidote is in the hands of the emperor, how dare he..." Princess Jiahe said uneasily, "He is the regent now, if he does something wrong, he will be a traitor, the royal family will not tolerate him, and the people of the world will not tolerate him!"

The queen mother frowned and remained silent.

"If it doesn't work, let's ask for help from the Grand Empress Dowager." Princess Jiahe said hastily, "Mother, the Regent has always respected the Grand Empress Dowager, let's go and ask her--"

"Shut up." The Queen Mother looked at her coldly, "You are so panicked before the outcome is decided. If the Regent is really ruthless, will you go to him and cry and beg for mercy?"

Princess Jiahe shrank back in fear, and then defended herself, "The ministers left by my father are not worthy of being used. The eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo married the Regent, and the second daughter married the Emperor. Who knows who the Shen family will be loyal to? Moreover, even if they are willing to be loyal to the Emperor, the military power of the Duke's Mansion has been dismantled in pieces in recent years, and it is useless. They only have the title of Duke. Do they dare to confront the Regent?"

What loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, what character of literati.

If the Regent has the intention of usurping the throne, the only thing that works is the military power. Can those so-called noble officials in the court hold a bow or a knife?

"You're right." The Queen Mother leaned on the phoenix couch, her brows showing a cold and gloomy color, "It's useless for us to gather these families with only names but no military power. For now, we must secretly win over several generals in the court."

"Queen Mother, Concubine Hui is here."

The Queen Mother came back to her senses: "Let her in."

"Yes."

Shen Yan walked in surrounded by palace servants, wearing a gorgeous palace dress, so rich, even the red hairpin on her head has a bit more grace than before.

"Your concubine pays homage to the Empress Dowager." Shen Yan bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager, "The Empress Dowager summoned me?"

The Empress Dowager said calmly: "Have you heard about what happened outside?"

"What happened outside?" Shen Yan was puzzled and glanced at Princess Jiahe subconsciously, "What happened outside?"

The Empress Dowager frowned: "You have been in the palace for so many days, haven't you paid any attention to the major events outside?"

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, have you forgotten, the Empress Dowager?" Shen Yan frowned and looked at her innocently, "Besides, since I entered the palace, I haven't even seen the emperor, and the maids serving me are all like dumb. I want to summon my elder sister to the palace to reminisce about the past, but they all have excuses."

"How dare you!" The Empress Dowager's face turned black and she said angrily, "How did you talk to me?"

Shen Yan pursed her red lips and knelt down uneasily: "Your concubine knows your crime."

She had just entered the palace for a few days and was still getting familiar with the environment of the palace and understanding the rules that she had not yet learned. How could she have time to care about things outside?

The Queen Mother stared at her coldly: "Send someone to summon Shen Ning to the palace tomorrow, and tell her that she is not feeling well, misses her family, and needs to talk to her elder sister."

Shen Yan hesitated for a moment: "Queen Mother, my elder sister has become a different person recently. She regards me as her enemy and doesn't even give face to my grandmother. I'm afraid I can't call her."

"Think of a reason yourself." The Queen Mother said angrily, "I just asked you to do a little thing, and you are so reluctant?"

Shen Yan's face turned pale, and she lowered her head and dared not speak.

"I have a way." Princess Jiahe sneered, "Isn't Shen Ning getting along with the sister of the left prime minister? You can summon Yan Zheng to the palace to talk first, and then summon Shen Ning. I don't believe she won't come."

Shen Yan thought of the last time she watched flowers in the left prime minister's mansion. Yan Zheng was really good to Shen Ning, and Shen Ning also had a good impression of Yan Zheng.

Her eyes couldn't help but become a little gloomy. The closest relatives of the Shen family were not as good as an outsider. Shen Ning was really an ungrateful person.

"Princess Jiahe is right." Shen Yan nodded slowly, "I am willing to give it a try. Please tell me clearly, Queen Mother, what should I say to my elder sister after I summon her to the palace."

"Yanshu was arrested by the Regent and put in jail."

Shen Yan was stunned. Qin Yanshu was arrested and put in jail?

"Why?"

"Because of your sister." The Queen Mother said coldly, "Some people think that Yanshu was behind the attack on your sister in the suburbs."

Shen Yan was shocked. Qin Yanshu was the mastermind behind the scenes?

This...

If the truth is like this, does it mean that Qin Yanshu's purpose from the beginning was to make her elder sister a concubine?

Shen Yan thought of the Qin family's marriage with Princess Pingyao, and her heart was chilled for no reason. So the Queen Mother asked her to summon her elder sister to the palace to persuade Shen Ning to plead for the Regent to release Qin Yanshu?

"Shen Yan, what are you daydreaming about?" The Queen Mother looked at her coldly.

Shen Yan came back to her senses and spoke hastily and uneasily: "Then... does this matter have anything to do with Mr. Qin?"

"How could it be related?" The Queen Mother said angrily, "The eldest son of the Qin family is upright and honest, and he would never do such a despicable thing!"

"Yes." Shen Yan shuddered, then lowered her eyebrows, "What does the Queen Mother want me to do?"

"When Shen Ning enters the palace, you should talk to her and ask her if she can let the Regent show mercy and let Yanshu live for the sake of their past relationship."

Sure enough.

Shen Yan suppressed her fear and whispered: "If Qin Yanshu is really innocent, wouldn't it be enough to find out the truth? Why do you have to ask my eldest sister for mercy?"

The Queen Mother was so angry that she wanted to slap her. She couldn't believe that the second daughter raised by the Shen family could be so stupid.

If the truth could be found out, would Qin Yanshu still need to be imprisoned?

She really doubted whether Shen Yan was really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

The emperor welcomed her into the palace, but it has not worked at all until now. She couldn't even keep the emperor's heart, and she couldn't compete for favor.

She really doubted how she could make such a stupid decision.

The Queen Mother lost her patience and said coldly: "Do as I say."

"Yes."

When Shen Yan took her leave and left, she couldn't help thinking while sitting in the sedan chair. Did Qin Yanshu's imprisonment prove that the Qin family was about to end?

The Queen Mother must have no other choice, so she tried to find a way to beg her. In this case, shouldn't she fight for some benefits for herself?

Thinking of this, she ordered the eunuchs: "I want to see the emperor, turn around and go to Chonghua Palace."

The eunuchs who followed her closely said quickly: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the emperor has been in poor health recently and has not seen anyone."

"The emperor is in poor health?" Shen Yan's face changed, "Then I have to go and see him. The emperor is ill, and I, as a concubine, should go to serve him, right? Turn around quickly."

The eunuchs had no choice but to turn around and go to Chonghua Palace.

However, when she arrived at Chonghua Palace and saw the three layers of imperial guards outside the palace, Shen Yan felt a sense of oppression and awe when she sat in the sedan chair.

The sedan chair stopped, and she hesitated for a long time before getting up and walking down. As soon as she walked into the courtyard, several imperial guards came forward to block her way.

Shen Yan held on to her dignity: "I'm here to visit the emperor, please get out of the way."

"The regent has issued an order that the emperor needs to rest and no one is allowed to disturb him."

Shen Yan said angrily: "How dare you!"

The imperial guards were tall and imposing, and they blocked her like a solid wall, preventing Shen Yan from getting close.

Shen Yan's face gradually turned pale. Could it be that the regent has the final say in the entire palace?

If the regent wants to usurp the throne, can he do it smoothly?

Then why did she come to the palace? To be a widow or a scapegoat?

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