sbdcsierra Chapter 920 Shen Zhinian chooses to deal with Wang Bin
Chapter 920 Shen Zhinian chooses to deal with Wang Bin
"Without any evidence, Concubine Wang insisted on blaming me for this. She must want His Majesty to think that the Prince of Jin has bad intentions, so she ordered me to use the eldest princess!"
At this point, Concubine Chun seemed to realize something, with a hint of fear in her eyes.
She looked at Nangong Xuanyu and said fearfully, "I understand!"
"Your Majesty, the real purpose of Concubine Wang is not to alienate the eldest princess and Concubine Chen. She wants to use this incident to sow discord between you and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin!"
"As everyone knows, Concubine Wang is from the Duke Dingguo's family. Who knows if she is not someone behind her? She cannot bear to see you and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin being so friendly and respectful to each other, so she wants to create a rift between you two."
"She is so evil! Your Majesty..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Nangong Xuanyu's expression suddenly changed.
Even Shen Zhinian looked up to Concubine Chun at this time.
It has to be said that Concubine Chun's words really touched Nangong Xuanyu's heart.
He had long wanted to get rid of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and many people had guessed this.
The Liu family and the royal family are not on good terms with each other.
So whether it is for self-protection or to win this struggle, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is very likely to want to cause an internal fight between the Emperor and the Prince of Jin, so that they can reap the benefits!
If Nangong Xuanyu's suspicion of Wangpin was only 50% or 60% just now, after hearing what Chun Guiren said, it should have risen to 70% or 80%.
After all, everyone knows that behind Concubine Wang stands the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and perhaps all these things were instructed by Empress Dowager Liu.
However, despite this, the emperor and the Duke Dingguo's Mansion did not really fall out after all.
On the contrary, in everyone's eyes, Duke Dingguo's Mansion is still his maternal grandfather's home.
Even if this was the truth, Nangong Xuanyu also thought so in his heart, and he would never admit it on his face.
The emperor looked at Concubine Chun coldly and scolded her, "How insolent!"
"Duke Dingguo is a close minister of the Great Zhou. How can I allow you to sow discord between me and the Liu family?!"
Listening to the emperor's stern voice, Concubine Chun was not afraid at all.
Because she had long understood from His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin the true attitude of His Majesty towards the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. She was afraid that these words had touched his heart.
Concubine Chun's eyes were red, and she said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I am just making a reasonable guess..."
"If you fall for Concubine Wang's scheme and start to suspect me and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, then they will really succeed!"
Wang Concubine sneered: "Absurd!"
"Not to mention that the Queen Mother is the eldest princess's grandmother, even in terms of blood relationship, they share half the same blood."
"Everyone in the palace knows how much the Queen Mother loves the eldest princess. How could she instruct me to use the eldest princess to achieve her goals?"
"Mrs. Chun, I think you are the one who deserves death!"
At this point, Wangpin knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the Dingguo Mansion has always been loyal to you! But Concubine Chun openly questioned the Liu family's loyalty to you because of some nonsense she heard from somewhere. If you don't punish her, won't it chill the hearts of the old ministers?"
"Your Majesty, she is the one who really deserves to die!"
Concubine Chun turned around and looked at Concubine Wang, and retorted: "Oh! Blood relationship?"
"My Lady, are you joking?"
"Not only is Concubine Liu the niece of the Empress Dowager, she is also the eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. She committed a crime, but the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion did not even ask for mercy for her. Do they care about blood relatives?"
"If making the eldest princess sad can achieve the goal of making His Majesty suspicious of his brothers, why wouldn't they do it?"
When Concubine Chun said this, her face was filled with indignation. It seemed that she didn't understand what could be said and what couldn't be said in the deep palace.
Precisely because she was from the Western Regions, she was so straightforward that she even said things that might anger the emperor and cost her life.
Princess Wang’s face turned pale and her whole body was trembling.
I was angry and scared.
As Liu Shizhang was "exiled" to the frontier, Concubine Liu was also sentenced to death. Even when the Empress Dowager was paralyzed, His Majesty rarely visited her in the name of letting her rest.
Although many smart people have understood from these things that the relationship between His Majesty and the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is not as harmonious as it seems on the surface.
But who is so reckless as to dare to say that?
Concubine Chun, where on earth did Concubine Chun get the courage from? !
If other concubines had said this, His Majesty would have had them dragged out long ago.
But Concubine Chun came from the Western Regions, and everyone knew that she didn't quite understand the rules of the Great Zhou. So it was normal for her to say whatever she thought.
It has to be said that every word of Concubine Chun touched Nangong Xuanyu's heart.
Although he also suspected Prince Jin, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion had been entrenched in the Great Zhou for hundreds of years, and its foundation was many times deeper than that of Prince Jin.
After all, the emperor was more afraid of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
So this time, was it Concubine Chun who framed Concubine Wang?
Or is it as Concubine Chun said, that Empress Dowager Liu wanted to use this incident to make him suspicious of Concubine Chun, and then suspect Prince Jin?
Once he fights openly and secretly with the Prince of Jin, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion will benefit from it.
As for the Queen Mother's love for Yun'er...
Ha! As Concubine Chun said, the Queen Mother may have some true feelings in her heart, but compared with the interests, what does this insignificant feeling count for?
Shen Zhinian had been sitting upright in her chair, watching the confrontation between Concubine Chun and Concubine Wang. By this time, she had roughly guessed the final outcome.
Because with Nangong Xuanyu's personality, it doesn't matter who really did it. What matters is the Duke Dingguo Mansion and the Prince of Jin. Who does he want to punish more?
It has to be said that in terms of thinking, Shen Zhinian and Nangong Xuanyu actually have many similarities.
What she cares more about than the truth is, who would be better off getting rid of, Concubine Chun or Concubine Wang?
The memory of the previous life made Shen Zhinian understand that the emperor had long been suspicious and wary of Prince Jin. His love for Concubine Chun was never sincere.
In addition, Concubine Chun came from the Western Regions, and no matter how favored she was, she could not threaten her and A Xu's status.
However, Concubine Wang is raising the Third Prince, and has the Duke Dingguo's Mansion behind her. If they really want to risk everything to stir up trouble in the palace, she has to be on guard.
The most important thing is... for Shen Zhinian, the biggest obstacle facing her in ascending the throne is Empress Dowager Liu!
If this is the case, why wouldn't she do it if it could weaken Empress Dowager Liu's power or even strike a blow to the other side?
Thinking of this, Shen Zhinian hid the coldness in his eyes and said slowly: "Your Majesty, in the final analysis, everything requires evidence."
"Princess Wang said so much, but her accusations against Concubine Chun were all her own conjectures. She couldn't produce any substantial evidence."