The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 239 Assisting in Processing

When Lord Shen's mansion received the imperial edict and entered the palace, all the people in the hall, including those who should be arrested and those who should be sent back, left the hall.

Prince Rui was supported by Sheren Guo and walked out of the palace gate.

Lord Shen and his second master Shen Qingyun just happened to run into Prince Rui.

When Prince Rui saw that it was Lord Shen, even though he was drunk and about to fall, he pointed at Lord Shen and said, "Sir Shen! You are the most loyal dog in the royal family of our Dajue Kingdom. When my father was alive, he valued you the most."

Then he patted his shoulder and said, "Answer this carefully when you get to the imperial study. If you answer incorrectly, your entire family will be executed."

Lord Shen's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, but his many years of experience in officialdom kept him calm. He felt a little angry towards this seemingly incompetent prince, and he knew that it was Prince Rui who had interfered in this.

Second Master Shen Qingyun had a cold sweat on his forehead. Just before he left, his father poked him on the forehead and said, "If I had known that your daughter was so ambitious, I should have had her killed to prevent future troubles."

Thinking about Prince Rui's actions at this moment, he also hated that crazy daughter. How could she make the decision on her own? It was not enough that all those carefully nurtured women were wasted. She had better grit her teeth and hold on in the prison. Otherwise, if she revealed the evidence of corruption and bribery of officials, their Shen family would really have no chance of survival.

The old marquis watched as Prince Rui was picked up by his personal eunuch and helped to leave. Then he looked at his second son. Seeing that the second master was frightened and lost his composure, he reached out and shook his second son's hand and said, "You don't have to panic. We have dealt with the evidence of bribing officials. The emperor can only find out about Shen Shuyi. Besides, even if the emperor finds out, what does it matter? His court is corrupt to this extent. If he is smart, he will not make a big move and hurt the foundation of the entire court. Our Shen family has not taken the wrong path. We lost a concubine Shen, promoted a noble concubine of the eighth lady, and there is also the person that the emperor can't let go of. As long as the emperor wants Xiao Shiqi to be his bedfellow, the emperor must keep our family's power. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a concubine who is favored by her mother without the support of her mother's family."

When Shen Qingyun heard his father say this, the sweat on his forehead finally disappeared.

Soon the emperor summoned them into the inner hall, and the father and son straightened their manners and followed the eunuch in.

As soon as he saw the little emperor, Lord Shen looked old and senile, and smiled and bowed to the emperor to congratulate him, "Congratulations to the emperor on the birth of his beautiful wife! Uh, Your Majesty, has my little grandson said he misses home? How about you let him go home for a walk in a few days? After all, this happened suddenly, and he may not really be so lucky to have been blessed by such a great favor."

When the little emperor thought of Shen Wen's appearance, his brows fell and he began to fall into deep thought.

After a while, the little emperor said with a cold face, "Didn't Lord Shen find out clearly before entering the palace? I didn't summon you here for... him. Lord Shen must have known that your second daughter, Shen Shuyi, a damned person, is still alive. She even faked her death and deceived the emperor right under my nose. Is this palace still my palace, or will my world soon belong to someone else?"

Lord Shen lowered his head and said, "I dare not. Your Majesty is too kind. I have just heard from your Majesty that my second granddaughter is still alive. I believe it. I did not believe it all along. Your Majesty, can you let me and my son meet that woman? I think that woman is not my second granddaughter. Could it be that she is someone who looks similar and pretends to be my second granddaughter?"

The young emperor snorted coldly, thought for a moment and said, "Since Lord Shen said so, I will ask someone to bring Shen Shuyi here for you and your son to identify."

The guards outside received the oral order and immediately brought Shen Shuyi out from the prison.

Shen Shuyi was put on the ground. She was already frightened because of her trip to the prison. She was lying on the ground limply and her whole body was shaking.

She looked up in the direction of the emperor, and then she realized there were two people in front of her on the right. She turned around and saw that it was her father and grandfather. She immediately called out, "Dad! Grandfather!"

The old marquis narrowed his dim eyes and said to her, "Lady, what is your name? You can't say anything in front of His Majesty. Who are you? I heard that you were trying to murder my seventeenth son, Shen Wen, and were caught by the imperial guards. You'd better tell the truth. Why did you do this?"

Shen Shuyi was asked this question repeatedly. She immediately understood what her grandfather meant after being taught so carefully by her grandfather since she was a child. She kowtowed to the emperor and said to him with great remorse, "I am guilty. I did this because I am too obsessed with the emperor. However, the emperor does not love women but prefers stinky men. I heard that the emperor is devoted to that cheap bastard Shen Wen. Who is he? How can he be worthy of your majesty? Your majesty! Your majesty cannot favor that cheap bastard. This will hurt the hearts of the ladies in the harem. That cheap bastard is a disaster for the country and the people. He will definitely cause your majesty to be alienated from his subjects, and the whole court will be filled with complaints."

"shut up!"

The little emperor shouted angrily.

The little emperor was so angry that he was about to die. He was gasping for breath.

Normally, it would be fine if the old ministers gave him such advice, but she, a little girl, was so bold as to teach him a lesson. He had been having a hard time for so many years. The West Palace was said to be the harem of the emperor, but in reality, what was it? Which minister would let him get involved? He just couldn't accept it. Why could his grandfather get involved in the West Palace? But he couldn't?

In fact, sometimes this little emperor also thinks very clearly. His grandfather has been an exception since the beginning of the dynasty. Since his father, he opposed the establishment of the West Palace and was dissatisfied with giving men the right to marry women. After all, no matter how much they like women, they cannot mess up the moral principles. If he was not a baby at that time and could not show the same virtues as his grandfather, his position as emperor would have been abolished long ago just because of this.

The little emperor pointed at Shen Shuyi and said, "Shen Shuyi, why are you still alive? Back then, Concubine Wei ordered people to beat you with a stick because you violated the palace rules. Didn't you die under that beating? Now you are alive and well. Why have you been hiding in my harem for so many years? How many underworld things have you done? Tell me."

Shen Shuyi kowtowed to the ground again, and then said: "Your Majesty, it is not me who was beaten to death that year, but my personal servant Shen Sui'er. Has your Majesty forgotten? Shen Sui'er followed me into the palace, and was named a beauty by your Majesty, and immediately had the same status as my master. That Concubine Wei was jealous of all the new beauties who were prettier than her in the harem. We both knew that sooner or later we would be punished by Concubine Wei. Sure enough, one day Concubine Wei targeted us. At that time, Sui'er impersonated me to protect me, her good sister. Your Majesty... "It was Sui'er who died at that time. It was all my fault that I was timid and scared to death. So after Sui'er died, I planned to disguise myself as a palace maid and escape from the palace. I didn't know that I would end up in a place like the eunuch's residence. Although that place is for men who have lost their roots, they still think about such things. The eunuch's residence manager put me under house arrest and insulted me. Your Majesty! All this was not my deception, but the eunuch's residence manager Xiao Guizi's deception. They locked up many such women for their own entertainment. Your Majesty, please punish the evildoers for us!"

When the young emperor heard this, he walked behind the imperial desk in silence for two rounds. He pointed at Shen Shuyi and said, "You are talking nonsense! You have the ability to recruit such a skilled assassin into the palace. You must be one of the real masterminds. If you didn't have the power in your hands, how could you live to this day? Look at your well-maintained and delicate appearance. You don't look like a woman who is played with by others at all."

Shen Shuyi had never expected that His Majesty was so smart and caught the loophole in her lie so quickly. She was anxious and glanced at her grandfather in a hurry. She bit her lower lip and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I lied, but they gave me... a medicine called Zuisui Huangu. Because of this medicine, it may be... it may have the effect of replenishing yin, so I have not aged, but have become more and more beautiful."

When Lord Shen heard his granddaughter's words, he closed his eyes and knew in his heart that all his years of preparation were over.

The little emperor was so angry that he almost vomited blood. She pointed at Shen Shuyi who was kneeling on the ground and said, "You think I'm a fool, don't you? How could I not know that a little eunuch could actually manipulate those women to seduce and corrupt my ministers, and not just one or two ministers, Shen Shuyi, do you know what will happen if you lie like this? I will have people cut off your flesh piece by piece, and you will have to watch helplessly, but you can't die, what do you think?"

Lord Shen glanced at his son, and Shen Qingyun immediately kowtowed with tears in his eyes, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down! So this is my biological daughter! I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on my family. At the beginning, Concubine Wei was domineering and cruel, but she killed people for a small mistake. Fortunately, my son is lucky. Now he has a life, and I still ask Your Majesty to have mercy on him. Your Majesty, please be clear that we are a family of civil officials. Even if we are suspected of colluding with officials, it is impossible for us to control the power in the palace. But those women were killed when Your Majesty just found out, and they were killed immediately to silence them. With such a rapid power, we must have controlled the power in the palace. We are wronged! We don’t have such power."

After hearing what he said, the little emperor began to think calmly.

Lord Shen said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say to you. I heard that the assassin who came this time is a master of sorcery. So it is appropriate to hand this matter over to Lord Ruan. However, Lord Ruan is a little weak with one fist. Why not, let my seventeenth grandson also help Lord Ruan. Your Majesty doesn't know that my seventeenth grandson is also a master in handling cases. With him around, he will definitely handle this matter clearly."

When the little emperor heard this, he said with great interest: "Oh, really? This is the first time I've heard of it."