NCCnovel Chapter 372 Kneeling as punishment
Chapter 372 Kneeling as punishment
As soon as these words came out, many people frowned and said, "The Xiling Kingdom and the Luo Kingdom have exchanges with each other. Both countries border our Daqian and have been at war for years. Could it be that this item was deliberately dropped into Shen Jingyu's hands with the intention of plotting something bad?"
"Yes, how dare Shen Jingyu present this thing from Xiling Country to Her Majesty!"
"Whether she knows it or not, I'm afraid she's been taken advantage of."
There were constant discussions around them. Shen Jingyu raised her head and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, please understand! Your Majesty, please understand! This prayer wheel has a clean origin. It was once requested by a wealthy businessman in Ying County at a local Buddhist temple. I bought it from him at a high price!"
Shen Jingyu never thought that a good gift would turn out like this.
In fact, under normal circumstances, even if this item came from Ying County, it would not be a big problem. After all, even though Daqian and Xiling had been at war for years, the trade between the two countries was still maintained.
Therefore, many things from Xiling will flow into Daqian. Even some of the utensils on this table are from Xiling Country...
But now, Emperor Qianwu was assassinated by Luo Guo assassins early in the morning, and something went wrong with the empress dowager's gift, which really makes people have to doubt.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Tingshan frowned.
This matter is not only related to the enemy's spies and actions, but also involves the dispute between the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince...
As Xiao Tingshan expected, the next moment, Emperor Qianwu looked at Xie Jingchi and spoke again: "So, you mean that this was done by Xiling Kingdom?"
Xie Jingchi said in a deep voice: "I think this is possible, but there is also another possibility."
"Tell me about it." Emperor Qianwu's eyes were cold, but this time his tone softened a little.
Xie Jingchi said bluntly: "Recently, I have heard that Your Highness wants to arrange a marriage between Minister Shen's daughter and the Eighth Prince, so I think that perhaps someone is targeting this marriage."
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi narrowed his eyes, thinking that what Xie Jingchi said was really wonderful.
Regarding this marriage?
To put it bluntly, behind this so-called "marriage" is actually the struggle for the throne between the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince...
These two can fight all they want, but if they set their sights on the Empress Dowager and try to use her to do things, that would be a violation of the Emperor's taboo and a huge mistake!
Moreover, the emperor was always suspicious. If he suspected that Xiao Heyu was responsible for this incident, he would also suspect that the assassination of Luo Guo in the early morning was also related to this incident. After all, if he could even plot against his own grandmother, he might be able to collude with the enemy country.
After all, among the current princes, the third prince Xiao Heyu has the greatest power. If Emperor Qianwu dies and no crown prince is appointed, Xiao Heyu is most likely to succeed to the throne.
Shen Shuyi withdrew his thoughts and his gaze fell on Xie Jingchi again.
This person seemed to be openly mentioning the marriage that many people knew about. In fact, with just a few words, he was able to stir up a dispute between Xiao Heyu and Xiao Yuncheng, and even included the assassination of Luo Guo and the storage of the prayer wheel.
Shen Shuyi couldn't help but think, does this person have a grudge against Xiao Heyu?
The list in his hand last time was undoubtedly stolen from Xiao Heyu.
In just a moment, Concubine Rou figured out the whole thing, and she couldn't laugh anymore. It would be best if something happened to Concubine Jing and Xiao Yuncheng, but if her son was implicated, that would not be a good thing.
Xiao Heyu took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Father, there are some rumors about my eighth brother's marriage, but Minister Shen has always been upright. I don't know who would not want to facilitate the marriage between the Shen family and my eighth brother."
What this means is that the Shen family is not a big and powerful family and cannot provide much help to Xiao Yuncheng.
Is Xiao Heyu a fool? He must ruin the marriage between the Shen family and Xiao Yuncheng so that Xiao Yuncheng can find a powerful family outside the Shen family?
Concubine Rou remained silent. Xiao Tingshan stepped forward and said, "Thank you, sir. May I ask why you think Miss Shen was targeted because of this unscheduled marriage?"
Xie Jingchi stared at him with sharp and deep eyes: "Prince Song, I just think this is possible."
With just one sentence, Xiao Tingshan was blocked back.
After all, it is just a possibility. Since it is a possibility, it cannot be refuted, and Xie Jingchi does not need to produce any evidence.
Seeing that he remained silent, Xie Jingchi asked again: "Why? Does Prince Song have other ideas?"
Xiao Tingshan coughed a few times and said weakly, "I think someone may have deliberately used this trick to alienate the feelings of the princes and stir up chaos in the Daqian court."
Xie Jingchi sneered: "If that's true, then the enemy's tactics are too childish."
Xiao Tingshan frowned and said again: "Dripping water wears away a stone, it takes time to accomplish something."
"In that case, why don't we let Prince Song investigate this matter? I believe Prince Song will be able to find out which country's spies are behind this conspiracy." Xie Jingchi spoke in a calm voice, with a carefree look between his brows and a gloomy look in his eyes.
Shen Shuyi curled the corners of his lips and waved to Qin Xin.
Qin Xin went forward and backward, Shen Shuyi whispered: "Lian Qiao still has a lot of insects, send the rest to Zhou Qiwen's tent."
Qin Xin paused and replied, "Yes."
Xiao Heyu's tent is not so easy to approach. After all, he is the third prince of the Daqian Dynasty, and it is risky for Qin Xin to go there alone.
But in comparison, Zhou Qiwen's family are all female, so it's much easier.
What's more, Zhou Qiwen had been at odds with Shen Jingyu before, so it would be most reasonable if some traces were found. She wanted to see how Xiao Tingshan would end up then.
After Qin Xin left, Jian Po was silent for a long time and couldn't help asking, "Will someone find out about this and lead to Miss Lian Qiao..."
Shen Shuyi turned to look at her, curled his lips and said, "Didn't you hear what the Queen Mother said? Everything must be based on evidence."
Jianpo was speechless. He just thought of the full moon night last year when he and Qin Xin rolled on the ground in pain. He took a step back and quietly became invisible.
Shen Shuyi was not afraid at all. Lian Qiao rarely showed up in public, and there were many insects in the forest, so anyone could catch them.
Emperor Qianwu looked at Xie Jingchi, then his eyes fell on Xiao Tingshan, and he said in a deep voice: "In this case, this matter will be handed over to Censor Song. You must give me an answer within three days!"
"I obey your command." Xiao Tingshan bowed in response, but he couldn't explain why he felt that Lord Xie was also very hostile to him.
Because of this incident, everyone at the empress dowager's birthday party had different thoughts. Perhaps because the black bug was a bit disgusting, the empress dowager immediately lost much interest.
When the banquet started, the empress dowager ate only a few bites and then made an excuse of being tired and planned to leave.
After careful consideration, Concubine Jing stood up and said, "Mother, Jingyu..."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother cast her sharp eyes towards Concubine Jing and said in a cold voice, "Kneel down for me! You are not allowed to stand up without my order!"
Concubine Jing lowered her head and responded, "Yes."
As soon as the Queen Mother left, there were a lot of sneers around. Shen Jingyu knelt upright in the field, her face was hot and she felt unwilling.