sbdcsierra Chapter 374 It was clearly her unilateral crush
Chapter 374 It was clearly her unilateral crush
"Empress Zhao, you don't know that the emperor is extremely worried about you. After handing the matter of the Qinnu Palace over to Lord Pei, the emperor rushed here without stopping..."
As soon as Su Peichang opened his mouth, Shen Qingyan wanted to strangle him to death even more.
Hua Yan was not someone who would tolerate him, and regardless of Gu Beihuai's identity, he suddenly interrupted Su Peichang and said angrily.
"You damn eunuch, it's all your fault. If it weren't for you, we would have caught him long ago!"
The word "dead eunuch" made Su Peichang furious.
He had always disliked Hua Yan, and she had spoken disrespectfully to him last time, and he had been holding a grudge against her. That night he found two young eunuchs to teach her a lesson, but they were almost smashed on the head by Hua Yan with stones.
Now that he is being criticized again, how can he bear it?
"How dare you! The emperor hasn't even spoken yet, how can a little palace maid like you have the right to speak? Get out of here!"
These words had no deterrent effect on Hua Yan. Instead, he snorted coldly and spoke even more angrily.
"What can you do if I don't retreat? Can you still control me? You are a flattering, money-hungry, insidious eunuch! My sister's plan is perfect. If you hadn't shouted, the man would have been caught long ago!"
Su Peichang raised his index finger and pointed at Hua Yan, unable to utter a complete sentence.
"You, you, you, you are so presumptuous!"
"Okay, Hua Yan, don't be rude!" Shen Qingyan spoke at the right time and stopped Hua Yan who had already finished speaking.
It has to be said that Hua Yan was simply her mouthpiece, saying all the things that she couldn't say without courtesy.
Just like that, without her saying anything, Gu Beihuai could hear something wrong in her words.
"Yan'er, what happened? What's going on?"
Shen Qingyan then recounted everything that had happened in Zhaohua Palace after he left, emphasizing the fact that it was about to succeed.
Gu Beihuai understood what was going on and suddenly looked at Su Peichang with a sharp gaze.
"Su Peichang, do you admit your guilt?"
Su Peichang fell to his knees with a thud, no longer showing the bully look he had when he yelled at Hua Yan just now.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. I didn't know that Your Majesty had such a plan. If I had known, I would not have dared to do it even if I had ten times the courage!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me this time!"
As Su Peichang spoke, he kowtowed repeatedly.
After kowtowing for a long time, Gu Beihuai saw that he didn't say anything, so he immediately turned his head and started kowtowing to Shen Qingyan.
"My Lady Concubine Zhao, I am a fool and have ruined your plans. Please forgive me!"
Su Peichang is not stupid. He knows that the reason why Gu Beihuai just watched coldly was because Shen Qingyan didn't say anything.
Given how much Gu Beihuai doted on Shen Qingyan, with just one word from Shen Qingyan, not only would his position as the chief eunuch be in danger, but even his head would be in danger.
So he quickly looked for another way to make a living.
Shen Qingyan didn't want to see him acting like this, not to mention that she was in a hurry to solve the ghost problem and understand Zhiyu's situation.
So he turned and asked Gu Beihuai.
"Your Majesty, how is Zhiyu doing? Has she been found?"
Gu Beihuai glanced coldly at Su Peichang, who immediately reacted and ran away.
Gu Beihuai then held Shen Qingyan's hand and said gently, "Don't worry, Yan'er. The Imperial Guards are already looking for her and there will be some clues soon."
He didn't want Shen Qingyan to know about the voodoo doll, and even more so he didn't want her to know about the bodies of the four palace maids.
Shen Qingyan and Gu Beihuai have been married for such a long time, so it is natural for her to realize that he is hiding something from her.
So she sent the servants away and didn't rush to ask. Instead, she nestled in Gu Beihuai's arms, just lying there without saying a word.
When Gu Beihuai lowered his head, he could see the woman leaning obediently in his arms, with her black hair facing him. Although he could not see her expression, he felt distressed for some reason and stroked her hand.
"Did Yan'er get scared by what happened today?"
Shen Qingyan said "hmm" softly, her tone was so soft that no one could resist.
"Your Majesty, this happened. The person behind it is obviously targeting me. I don't know who did it and why it is related to Zhiyu. I am really worried and scared..."
Gu Beihuai felt even more distressed, and his eyes were tinged with coldness and bloodthirstiness.
"Don't worry, Yan'er. I will investigate the truth and give you a satisfactory explanation. I will chop the person behind this into pieces and grind his bones to dust."
It is unforgivable to dare to make Yan'er worry.
Shen Qingyan nodded, and like a cat that had found its dependence, she nudged herself into his arms again.
"Then Your Majesty, is Zhiyu innocent? She has served me for so long, and I am like a sister to her. Now I am really worried about her situation."
Gu Beihuai sighed in his heart, and dared not to tell the current situation, so he could only speak ambiguously.
"I understand Yan'er's feelings, but... we must be on guard against others. Yan'er, please don't be too kind in the future."
Hmm? There is something very meaningful in what you said.
Shen Qingyan thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt a chill down her spine.
One must be on guard against others... Who is she supposed to be on guard against? Is she referring to Zhiyu?
It seems that her guess was correct, Zhiyu really got into trouble, and it was most likely related to her!
She raised her eyes, full of innocence and confusion.
"What does the emperor mean by this? Did something really happen to Zhiyu?"
Just as Gu Beihuai was about to speak, Pei Zheng's voice came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
If it wasn't an important clue, Pei Zheng wouldn't have rashly come to disturb them.
Gu Beihuai rubbed Shen Qingyan's head and said gently, "Be good, I will explain it to you when I come back."
Shen Qingyan had to swallow her doubts and watched Gu Beihuai leave.
As soon as everyone left, she called Qingmei and Zhiqing and asked them to go out quietly to find out the situation.
However, the two looked at each other with difficulty.
Qingmei explained helplessly, "Your Majesty, before the Emperor left, I and Zhiqing had secretly asked the guards about it, but they kept silent about it, so I had no choice."
Hua Yan had rolled up his sleeves at some point, and nodded in agreement when he heard this.
"Indeed, even that damn eunuch wouldn't say anything."
Shen Qingyan looked her up and down and frowned.
"Hua Yan, what have you been doing? Did you fight with someone again?"
"Ahem." Hua Yan quickly put down his sleeves and whispered, "I didn't fight with anyone, I just asked that damn eunuch some questions..."
How could it be considered a fight? She was clearly the one who crushed him.
Also, I heard that eunuchs are all disabled, so Su Peichang should not be considered a human being...
And the reason why she did this was not only because she disliked him, but also because of the last time he sent two young eunuchs to play a trick on her.
After her violent actions, the two eunuchs told her everything. The reason they did not take any action was that they were looking for a chance to retaliate, and today she found the opportunity.