lcionline Chapter 166 Have I Never Known the Real You?
Chapter 166 Have I Never Known the Real You?
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Shen Zhinian!
The concubines of Queen Jiang's group, receiving instructions from her eyes, naturally would not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury. In addition, she was favored, and she had offended countless people. Now everyone was pushing the wall down.
"I was wondering why Concubine Liu had a miscarriage when she was fine. It turned out to be Concubine Rou!"
"I did see just now that Concubine Liu was kind enough to toast Concubine Rou, and then she fell down!"
"Oh my god! You can only look at a person's face but not his heart. Lady Rou is so vicious!"
"It is a capital crime to murder the heir to the throne!"
"..."
Shen Zhinian's face was full of astonishment, and he explained helplessly: "No...it's not me, I didn't! Sister Liu came to toast me, but I really didn't kill her child!"
Liu Ruyan suddenly had a miscarriage. The emperor suspected everyone but Shen Zhinian. Hearing these words, his heart suddenly sank, and he subconsciously felt that it couldn't be her.
"Lady Liu, Lady Rou has always been a peaceful person. How could she plot to murder the heir in your belly? Is there any misunderstanding?"
The smile on Queen Jiang’s face froze.
Every time it comes to Shen, His Majesty is so partial. Shen is indeed different in his heart! If she is not eliminated this time, how can Wan Ge compete for His Majesty's favor after entering the palace?
Concubine Liu was also a little surprised. Was it really Concubine Rou who did this?
Given Noble Lady Yirou's intelligence, even if she wanted to get rid of this bitch's child, how could she have left such an obvious handle?
Liu Ruyan's delicate face was filled with pain, and she said with tears streaming down her face, "Your Majesty, I and Sister Rou were selected to enter the palace together, but later on, there were some misunderstandings. I wanted to take advantage of the New Year's Eve to offer Sister Rou a glass of juice instead of wine to resolve the past grudges."
"I didn't expect... I didn't expect that she would push me so hard! My belly hit the corner of the table, and the baby is gone! Wuuuuuu... my baby!"
Liu Ruyan was not worried at all that Shen Zhinian would tell others that she had given Zhao Yungui a laxative on the day of the talent show.
First, it was so long ago that there was no evidence. Second, the palace would not allow today's secret to be leaked and affect the reputation of the royal family.
Concubine Kang lowered her head, her eyes full of sarcasm.
This vicious woman is really good at acting. If I didn't know the truth, I would probably be fooled by her. I just don't know if she can continue to act in a while?
"It's so..."
Queen Jiang pointed at Shen Zhinian and said sadly, "Noble Lady Rou, I always thought you were sensible, but I didn't expect you to be so vicious!"
"I don't have any...I really don't have any..."
Shen Zhinian liked this kind of exciting scene. His heart became uncontrollably excited, but his face looked as if he had been wronged and was unable to defend himself.
"Just now, Concubine Liu came over and challenged me, saying that she would not live until next year's New Year's Eve. Although I was very surprised and didn't understand why she said that, I really didn't push her."
"Your Majesty and the Queen, please understand!"
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, looking sad and angry: "Lady Rou, it's not enough that you killed my child, are you also going to slander me?!"
Queen Jiang frowned, looking virtuous and fair. "Noble Lady Liu and Noble Lady Rou each have their own opinions. Did anyone hear their conversation just now?"
Liu Ruyan was not at all flustered. Although Shen Zhinian was served by palace servants, the singing and dancing at the banquet were so loud, and she was close to them when she spoke, and she deliberately lowered her voice, so no one else could hear her.
Little did they know...Handan and the others understood the young lady's plan, and even if they heard it, they would pretend not to know.
"It was too noisy in the hall at that time, and we servants didn't hear what the two nobles said..."
Queen Jiang looked at Nangong Xuanyu: "This..."
"Your Majesty, no one can prove that what Concubine Rou said is true. But Concubine Liu would not bump into the corner of the table for no reason in the hall. Everyone saw that Concubine Rou was the only one who had contact with her at the time of the incident. Concubine Liu also said that it was Concubine Rou who pushed her..."
Sun Changzai hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, anxiously saying, "Your Majesty, Queen, I live in the same palace with Concubine Rou, and I know her character best. She would definitely not do such a thing!"
Nangong Xuanyu ignored Sun Changzai and just looked down at Shen Zhinian with a complicated look in his eyes.
She knelt on the ground, her slender body looked weak and helpless, and her charming little face was full of tear marks, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
He looked at it and inexplicably felt a sense of heartache.
But as an emperor, no matter how much Nangong Xuanyu loved a palace concubine, he could not ignore the fact that the royal heir was murdered in public.
He had always believed in her before, but today...
"Lady Rou, what do you say?"
Nian Nian, did you really do this?
Have I never known the real you?
Shen Zhinian silently brewed his emotions in his heart.
Seeing the doubt in the emperor's eyes, she seemed to have been greatly shocked. Her back, which was kneeling straight, slumped slightly, and the light in her eyes shattered.
In addition to the grievance and helplessness of being wronged, her charming eyes were also filled with heartbreak and disbelief. She seemed to not understand why the man she loved the most and trusted the most did not trust her at this moment...
Shen Zhinian's voice was sad, and every word was heartbreaking: "...Your Majesty, even you don't believe in me?"
Being looked at by her with such a sad look, the emperor suddenly felt depressed, as if he was about to lose something extremely precious...
Concubine Liu looked at Liu Ruyan coldly and snorted, "You said it was someone else who pushed it, so it was someone else who pushed it? Who knows if you are jealous of others being favored, so you deliberately framed them."
"After all, you fed Concubine Kang incompatible food. Everyone in the palace knows that you are a vicious woman!"
She couldn't let others know that she and Concubine Rou had formed an alliance, so she couldn't speak for the other party too obviously. Anyway, she had disliked Liu Ruyan for a long time, so this move would not arouse suspicion.
Liu Ruyan cried until she was hoarse, portraying the image of a poor mother who lost her child vividly: "I did do some foolish things in the past, and I have been punished accordingly."
"But what mother in the world would use her own child's life to frame someone else?!"
"Besides...besides...I know that Your Majesty hates me. The child in my belly may be my only hope for the rest of my life. I have no time to protect it, so how could I do something that hurts others and does not benefit myself?"
"Your Majesty, that's your child too! Are you going to just watch it get killed by others and do nothing about it?! Wuuwuwu..."
From beginning to end, the emperor's eyes never left Shen Zhinian.
But Liu Ruyan's tearful words were like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart hard!