allonlinenovel Chapter 169 The Emperor’s Suspicion
Chapter 169 The Emperor’s Suspicion
After the emperor came out of Concubine Rou's palace, he immediately took his men to the Queen's palace.
Yue Yao was guarding the palace gate, and when she saw the emperor coming, she hurriedly blocked his way.
"Is there anything that your Majesty wants to talk to you about? Please tell me and I will pass it on to your mother."
"Move aside, I have something to discuss with the Queen in person."
"But didn't Father already promise Mother that he would not disturb her peace?"
"Humph! You have tried to stop me three times. Could it be that you and your mother have some unspeakable secret?"
Princess Yueyao looked panicked. She knew that the emperor's sudden visit meant he was suspicious, but Song Qingwan was still in the queen's palace. If the emperor found out, the consequences would be disastrous.
However, the more panicked Yueyao became, the more the emperor was sure that there was something fishy going on in the queen's palace. He pushed Yueyao aside and rushed in.
The queen was sitting in the main hall drinking water. She had just taken the medicine prescribed by Song Qingwan when she saw the emperor rushing in angrily.
The queen forced herself to sit still, her hands clenched unconsciously, her eyes glancing at the screen involuntarily.
"Why did the emperor come here today? Is there something urgent?"
"Why is the Queen so flustered when she sees me? Doesn't she welcome me?"
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It's just that my body is weak to begin with, and I was a little scared when Your Majesty suddenly came in."
"Scared? The Queen has always been very brave. Would she really be scared by my sudden entry? Is there some secret in the Queen's palace?"
The emperor naturally noticed the queen's glance back just now, and then he also glanced at the screen.
"Your Majesty, you are joking. I have never been out of the palace since I married into it. How could there be any secrets? Besides, the last time the palace was searched, I'm sure Your Majesty has searched every corner."
"But I have never searched behind the screen, Queen!"
After the emperor said this, he rushed forward and lifted the screen. It was too late for the queen to stop him. She closed her eyes in fear.
The Queen had heard the noise outside just now, so she asked Song Qingwan to hide behind the screen immediately. Unexpectedly, she was not able to get away with it this time.
However, the emperor lifted the screen and found that there was no one behind it. Then he turned around and stared at the queen with burning eyes.
When the queen saw that there was no one behind the screen, although she didn't understand why for a moment, she felt relieved and continued to pretend to be innocent.
"What is your Majesty looking for? I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to destroy my belongings in the palace like this."
"Where's the person? Where did you hide her?"
"Who? Who is the emperor talking about? I don't understand."
"The person who cured you of the poison! Pei Wan, stop playing dumb! Where is he? Hand him over now!"
The queen remained silent. She looked expressionlessly at the man in front of her who was almost insane.
This is the person she likes, the person she must marry.
The young man who was handsome and charming and who was full of tenderness and care for him back then is gone, and he has become the evil-looking, cold-blooded and ruthless emperor.
Seeing that the queen didn't speak, the emperor stopped asking her and lifted the curtain and broke into the queen's bedroom.
He searched everywhere in the bedroom, and when he found that no one was there, he went to the wing rooms, the bathroom, and even the toilet.
But they found nothing. There were no strangers in the Queen's palace except her and a few maids who served her closely.
"Impossible, how could it be possible..."
The emperor had a look of disappointment on his face and murmured to himself, could it be that he and Concubine Rou had guessed wrong?
But if the queen's poison really had not been cured, how could she have remained calm for so long without any signs of an attack? This was totally unreasonable.
The queen slowly walked in front of the emperor, rolled up her sleeves with disappointment in her eyes, and exposed her arms.
"Your Majesty, are you suspecting that I have found someone to secretly remove the poison? I have indeed not taken those medicines these days. I have been cutting my wrists with a knife to try to keep myself awake."
The emperor took a look at the queen's arm, which was covered with scars of varying sizes and depths.
There are new wounds and old wounds, and it is obvious that they were not cut at the same time.
"The Queen..."
"Does Your Majesty understand now? I know that you don't trust me at all now and only listen to Concubine Rou's words."
"I…"
"I don't expect you to be as loyal to me as before, but at least the emperor has given me the dignity of being the empress and the legitimate daughter of the Pei family."
The queen choked up as she finished speaking, two lines of tears streaming down her thin cheeks.
She wiped away her tears stubbornly, and then continued to look up at the emperor, her eyes full of resentment.
When the emperor saw the queen like this, he thought he had wronged her and a look of guilt appeared on his face.
"I was impulsive. I apologize to you."
"Your Majesty is a king. How can a king be wrong? I dare not blame your Majesty. Please go back."
The queen flicked her sleeves, turned around and no longer looked at the emperor.
The emperor knew that he was bored, so he lowered his head in embarrassment and walked out of the queen's palace in shame.
As soon as the emperor left and the palace gates were closed, the queen finally relaxed. She collapsed on the ground and gasped for breath.
The queen looked at her arm and was extremely glad that she had made preparations in advance.
These scars were to deal with the emperor's suspicion, but she was still very curious, where did Song Qingwan go? Why did she suddenly disappear?
"Is the Queen looking for me?"
Song Qingwan walked out from the inner room with a smile on her face. The queen widened her eyes in shock. How could this be possible?
After she and the emperor had just entered, she had searched everywhere, not even leaving out a single corner.
But how did Song Qingwan escape? Could he be invisible?
"How did Miss Song do it?"
"Your Majesty, don't be surprised. This is my own secret. I hope Your Majesty will not ask any more questions."
The queen nodded. Since Song Qingwan didn't want to say anything, she naturally couldn't force her.
The two of them were just allies, and she herself was not completely honest with Song Qingwan.
How could something like disappearing out of thin air possibly stump Song Qingwan? The moment the emperor broke into the palace, Song Qingwan flashed into the space.
Even though they got away with it this time, since the emperor had already become suspicious, he would not easily dispel it. Song Qingwan advised the queen to make preparations early.
"I don't know what to do. The emperor has become like this now. What can I do to change him?"
"Why don't you break out of this vicious circle, Queen? Even if your poison is cured, and you and the Pei family prove that Zhao Yuanshen is a traitor, can the court in Southern Xinjiang go back to the way it was?"
"What does Miss Song mean? The Emperor already knows what kind of person Zhao Yuanshen is?"
"The Queen thinks that the Emperor has been the Emperor for so many years, would he be so confused?"