coobybook Chapter 177 Conspiracy
Chapter 177 Conspiracy
Song Qianning didn't pay attention to when Concubine Chun was favored, but she was just wondering, didn't the imperial physician say that she was two months pregnant? How come it's three months now?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to me, and I understood it in an instant! Even if I was slow to react, I could have guessed that Concubine Chun was cheating on the emperor.
Alas! This guy has indeed followed his father's old path. Is it a local specialty of Xuanyue Kingdom for the emperor to be cheated on?
Song Qianning hesitated for a while, and finally spoke: "Your Majesty, this Concubine Chun was the princess of Beilin Kingdom after all. Now she is dead in Xuanyue Kingdom. If we tell the Emperor of Beilin Kingdom that it was suicide, Beilin Kingdom will think that we did something wrong, right?"
Murong Jingchu sneered: "Humph! His daughter committed suicide out of shame after doing something bad, and now she wants to blame it on us. Don't even think about it..."
"I was thinking that the person was lost in our Xuanyue Country. For the sake of peace between the two countries, we must give an explanation to Beilin Country..."
"If Beilin Country insists on an explanation, then we should bury the body and send someone to transport it back to Beilin Country. It was their princess who was unfaithful to her husband, and the evidence is irrefutable. I want to see if they dare to deny it and throw dirty water on my Xuanyue Country..."
Song Qianning didn't expect Murong Jingchu to come up with this idea. It would be strange if the emperor of Beilin Kingdom didn't get angry and angry if the corpse was transported back with such fanfare.
But what Concubine Chun did was really unkind. No matter what era this happened in, any man would be so angry that he would want to kill someone!
However, considering the stability of the two countries, Song Qianning still tactfully advised: "Your Majesty, it would be bad to just transport the corpse back to Beilin Kingdom, right?"
"Dongfang Yunzhu did such a shameless thing, it is impossible for her to be buried in the concubine's mausoleum. Not to mention that I don't agree, the ancestors of the Murong family will not agree. I can't just leave her in a mass grave, right?"
Murong Jingchu's tone was a little stiff, which made it difficult for Song Qianning to persuade him any further.
Dugu Yan smiled and took the initiative to explain: "Empress, in fact, the reason why Concubine Chun's body was sent back to Beilin Kingdom is that the Emperor showed mercy and let Concubine Chun return to her roots. Secondly, he was afraid that Beilin Kingdom would take the opportunity to cause trouble. With the body as evidence, Beilin Kingdom would have no reason to cause trouble..."
"Alas! Since the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine have said so, I have no objection. But Your Majesty, just in case, we should send an envoy to explain the matter so that both sides can resolve the matter amicably. What do you think?"
Song Qianning knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, she was just worried that this would be another fuse that triggered a war.
When Murong Jing first saw Song Qianning's sad face, he said softly, "Don't worry, Queen. I will do as you say and try to avoid conflicts with Beilin Country. Are you relieved? You didn't eat anything just now. Let's go back and continue eating!"
After Murong Jingchu finished speaking, he took Song Qianning's hand and left. Although the concubines who had respectfully seen off the Emperor and Empress wanted to say something, they were afraid of saying something wrong, so they dispersed.
As soon as Dugu Yan stepped into Yaohua Palace, Yan Yang couldn't help but sigh: "Master, our emperor is really a good actor. This Concubine Chun is also very unlucky. She was obviously pregnant with the emperor's child, but she was still slandered until her death..."
Dugu Yan laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter: "Yan Yang, you pity Concubine Chun in front of me?? Then how do you let me, the murderer, deal with it?"
"Master! You know very well that this is not what I meant..."
"Alright, I'm just teasing you..."
"Master, the Emperor will not really send people to appease the Emperor of Beilin Kingdom just for the Empress, right?"
"No, Yanyang, you don't know Murong Jingchu well enough. Our emperor has waited so long for this situation. Now that Dongfang Yunzhu is pregnant after having an affair with a man outside her family, how could he give up such a good opportunity so easily..."
"Now everyone will think that Dongfang Yunzhu is unfaithful to her husband..."
Dugu Yan sneered: "If we hadn't participated in the emperor's plan, who would have known that Concubine Chun was pregnant with the emperor's child? It's not that she is stupid and rushed to give Murong Jingchu the opportunity. It's not others' fault..."
"Master, what on earth is Dongfang Yunzhu thinking? She just entered the palace and because the emperor doesn't favor her, she can't sit still after just a few days. She has to disguise herself as a little eunuch and sneak into the Yangxin Palace to meet the emperor at night. She foolishly thinks this is a little hobby between her and the emperor!"
Dugu Yan was lying on a rocking chair, fanning herself, and said lazily: "Okay, she is also a poor person, we should be more kind and stop criticizing her..."
The corners of Yan Yang's eyes twitched a little. The master was really getting crazier and crazier. He killed people and still said he was kind...
"Master, the Emperor's plan is to send Dongfang Yunzhu's body back to Beilin Kingdom to anger the Emperor of Beilin so as to provoke a war between the two countries. Now the Emperor has agreed to Song Qianning's proposal to send an envoy to appease the situation. Does the Emperor intend to resolve the issue peacefully?"
"Why do you think the emperor agreed to the queen's proposal so readily?"
"why?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the emperor may be planning to sacrifice the envoy to intensify the conflict. Princess Beilin had an affair with someone and was pregnant with an illegitimate child, so she committed suicide out of shame. Xuanyue Country kindly escorted the body back, but Beilin Country assassinated the envoy sent by Xuanyue Country. Do you think this is justified?"
"As long as Beilin Country goes to war, the Marquis of Zhenbei will definitely go all out. This way, it will not be in vain that we have been making arrangements all over Beilin Country for so long..."
When Yan Yang thought that they were finally going to follow their plan, her eyes were filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Dugu Yan closed her eyes and tapped the armrest of the chair with her fingers. She said, "I suddenly thought of a plan. If the person escorting Concubine Chun's body is the son-in-law Song Chengzhou, will things be more interesting..."
Yan Yang couldn't help being excited when she heard this. She said, "Master, are you thinking..."
Seeing Dugu Yan nodded, Yan Yang was extremely happy, but suddenly he thought of something and felt a little uncertain.
Yan Yang said with some concern: "This prince consort is the queen's brother, and he was the emperor's study companion back then. I'm afraid the emperor won't agree, right?"
"Everything depends on human effort. We just need to let someone leak the news to the prince consort that the emperor intends to stir up trouble in Beilin. For the sake of the stability of the two countries, for his father and elder brother, the prince consort will take the initiative to propose to go to Beilin."
Yan Yang praised: "Master is wise, but... the emperor will not agree to take action against the prince consort."
"I will deliberately say that I will only attack the princess and not harm her life. As long as she is injured, it will be fine. Then the emperor will agree. When the time comes, the sword will have no eyes, and I can't be blamed..."
"If this is true, then the Marquis of Zhenbei will definitely go to Beilin for revenge, but how can we be sure that the prince consort and the princess will definitely be willing to go to Beilin?"
Dugu Yan opened her eyes, got up from the rocking chair, walked to the table where the lilies were placed, reached out and took out a lily, put it to her nose and sniffed it.
Looking out the window with a somewhat indifferent look, she said: "Don't worry! The old lady of the Marquis' Mansion is celebrating her birthday, and the first child of the Marquis' Mansion's prince is about to be born. The prince consort will definitely go there in person to advocate for a peaceful solution, and the queen will also help. As for the princess, she loves the prince consort very much and will definitely go with him..."
"That's the best, Master. We have waited for this moment for too long..."
Dugu Yan did not speak, but gently stroked the petals of the lily with her right hand, and suddenly closed her fingers and crushed them hard...