Chapter 238 Did You Kill My Child?
The fifth prince looked at the others curiously, and couldn't help but pestering Junpei and asking, "Junpei, what is Nagato Palace? Why do the brothers have such strange expressions?"
Shunping was a little embarrassed, and was just considering his words when the nonchalant voice of King Liang rang out, "This is not a place for a little brat like you to go, but since you followed me, there is nothing I can do.
Changmen Palace is commonly known as the cold palace, a palace specifically for concubines who have fallen out of favor or have various problems to live in. "
The fifth prince was stunned. Although he was young, he was twelve years old and not too old to know nothing. He frowned and asked in disbelief, "Second sister-in-law means that the sixth brother is in Changmen Palace?"
Su Liuyue glanced at him and could tell at first glance that this child was well-educated. His eyes were clear and his behavior, although still a bit naive, was not annoying and he knew when dealing with people.
She smiled faintly and said, "I didn't say that the Sixth Prince is in Changmen Palace, but the place that meets the conditions I just mentioned is obviously in Changmen Palace, Eunuch Shunping, is that the case?"
Therefore, when he heard that Su Liuyue was looking for such a place just now, he showed such a subtle expression.
Shunping said quickly, "Oh, yes, Madam Crown Princess. The harem is where the nobles live. Logically, there can't be a place with almost no people. Every day, there are people patrolling the harem from morning to night.
But there is only one place where the inspectors will not look too carefully, and there is really no need to do so. That is Nagato Palace.
Changmen Palace has been the residence of concubines who were not favored or had health problems since the previous dynasty. It has remained the same in Daqing."
Su Liuyue turned her eyes slightly and asked, "Is there anyone living there now?"
His Majesty has been on the throne for just over half a year, and it will only be a year at the end of next month. In such a short period of time, a concubine has been sent to the cold palace?
"Yes."
Shunping felt a little embarrassed again. It was a serious crime to talk about the emperor's affairs in private.
However, since the person asking the question was the Crown Princess, he couldn't help but speak, so he could only say with discretion: "There are not many concubines living in Changmen Palace now. As far as I remember, there seem to be only six.
There were two concubines who had been serving His Majesty, but because they were old and in poor health, Eunuch Yuan was worried that they would pass on their illness to other nobles in the palace, so he arranged for them to live in Changmen Palace. "
Eunuch Yuan is the eunuch Yuan Shouli who serves the emperor.
The others glanced at Shunping, knowing full well that his words had been embellished.
They said they were worried about passing on their illness to other benefactors, but the fundamental reason was that they had fallen out of favor.
If Empress Chen or other favored concubines were ill, it is obvious that they would not be sent to Changmen Palace.
The Sixth Prince's biological mother, Hua Meiren, was not sent over because she gave birth to the Sixth Prince and was somewhat dependent on him.
Shunpei continued, “Among the other four concubines, one was a new concubine who entered the palace more than three months ago. She… ahem, did something rude during her bedtime, and that’s why she entered the Nagato Palace.
The other three concubines all have special circumstances..."
He obviously didn't know how to say the next words.
Seeing Princess Zhenning's embarrassed and humiliated expression, and the Fifth Prince looking at him with great curiosity, Shunping secretly regretted it.
If I had known earlier, I would have risked offending the noble and told these two ancestors not to follow me!
Prince Liang suddenly said, "I heard that some concubines in the harem of the previous dynasty were given to my father by their family members. The other three concubines living in Changmen Palace mentioned by Eunuch Shunping, could they be concubines from the harem of the previous dynasty?"
If they were more chaste women, they would definitely not tolerate a woman serving two husbands. It was normal for them to be imprisoned in Changmen Palace by their father.
Seeing that Prince Liang had said this, Shunping could only nod and say, "Your Highness Prince Liang is right. The other three concubines were all concubines in the harem of the previous dynasty..."
When they got to this point, they had already walked to a palace gate, and saw the three characters "Changmen Palace" written in a flamboyant style on the plaque above the palace gate.
This palace door looked much more dilapidated than other palace doors, and there was no one guarding outside. Shunping walked forward and pushed the door open easily.
As Junpei led everyone in, he whispered, "In principle, the concubines of Nagato Palace are not allowed to go out casually. Although the palace gate of Nagato Palace is not guarded by anyone, the servants inside know this rule and will not let their masters go out easily. Once they are discovered, they will not have a good end. But because of this, if someone outside wants to go in, it is very simple and generally no one will find out."
Moreover, most people would not be willing to come to a deserted and gloomy place like Nagato Palace.
Even if they really mobilized people to look for the Sixth Prince everywhere, Changmen Palace would definitely be the last place they would look.
Shunping paused and said, "As for the place the Crown Princess mentioned just now, I know there is a place behind Changmen Palace that is very suitable. The sun is good there, and there is a small pond next to it. A eunuch who served in Changmen Palace before said that if you eat a fruit and throw it there, it may sprout next year."
As he spoke, he led them to the southeast of the harem.
Changmen Palace truly deserves to be called the cold palace. Looking with the naked eye, there are only a few people in the entire palace, and the few people who are there all have lifeless expressions on their faces. They are clearly very shocked to see them, as if they cannot imagine that such a distinguished person would visit Changmen Palace, and their movements of greeting seem slow as a result.
The entire palace looked very dilapidated. The flowers, plants and trees in the garden were extremely messy, and the ground was not as clean and tidy as outside.
Chen Shiya became more and more disgusted as she walked, and couldn't help but grit her teeth and said, "Cousin, are you sure that Sixth Cousin is really here?!"
No one with any sense would want to come to a place like this!
This woman couldn't be playing a trick on them!
She was naturally happy to see her embarrassed, but she felt very unhappy because she was tricked by it.
However, just as she finished her words, a green figure suddenly jumped out from the side, and was about to pounce on Chen Shiya!
Chen Shiya screamed suddenly and pushed her hard, knocking her to the ground.
Before she could see who it was, a shrill female voice rang out, "My child, where is my child! You killed my child, did you kill my child!"
As she spoke, she struggled to get up and was about to pounce on Chen Shiya again.
Chen Shiya's face turned pale. Just as she was about to turn to the princes for help, two eunuchs ran up from a distance and grabbed the crazy woman tightly. They said in a panic, "I'm so sorry for offending you all! We were distracted for a moment and let... let Shen Zhaorong escape. We will take Shen Zhaorong back now!"
As he spoke, he took the woman away.
Shunping looked at Chen Shiya, who was still in shock, with great concern and said, "Princess Zhenning, are you okay? Shen Zhaorong was one of the concubines of the previous dynasty. She...had a six-year-old daughter..."
Everyone knew what happened next even without him saying it.
The fate of the royal family of the previous dynasty was not good. All the men were beheaded, and the princesses were either forced to commit suicide or became slaves.
At this time, Zhou Yunke whispered in Su Liuyue's ear: "The Shen family is a military family. They later surrendered to our father."
Therefore, Shen Zhaorong was sent back to the palace.
The Shen family showed their loyalty through this action, and the emperor also gained a powerful military family.
She was the only one who had no choice.
Su Liuyue suddenly felt uncomfortable.
How cruel would it be to force a woman who had lost her child to serve the culprit who caused her to lose her child?
What's even more cruel is that even if she goes crazy, she can't leave the cage that imprisons her and is destined to live here for the rest of her life.
At this time, the voice of King Chu came, "If Xiaoliu is really here, what is he doing here?"
I guess September won't be that busy, hahaha