Reborn Princess

In the imperial palace, Shen Luoning knelt in front of the hall and looked around. She had never seen such a luxurious palace. Under the glazed lamps were huge pillars wrapped in pure gold, supporting the gorgeous dome, on top of which were painted colorful murals.

Even the cashmere carpet on the ground where she was kneeling at the moment, with its fine texture and bright colors, demonstrated the royal dignity.

When Cao Shuyi came out from behind the hall, she saw Shen Luoning kneeling on the ground and looking around.

Xi Yuan coughed twice to remind the people kneeling on the ground. Shen Luoning knelt down properly immediately after hearing the sound.

"Your servant Shen Luoning greets Her Majesty the Queen."

Cao Shuyi said: "If you are pregnant, then you can sit down."

Shen Luoning was delighted: "Thank you, Queen."

Cao Shuyi glanced at her and asked, "Do you know why the emperor summoned you to the palace?"

Shen Luoning shook her head, "I don't know."

Seeing this, Cao Shuyi said slowly, "The whole city knows that you secretly met with a man outside yesterday. How can you guarantee that the child in your belly is King Xuan's?"

Shen Luoning clenched her fingers in her sleeves and said, "This minister and King Xuan have been together for two months."

Cao Shuyi nodded and winked at Xi Yuan beside her. Xi Yuan understood and invited Zhou Jingmo, who was waiting outside the hall, in.

At this time, Zhou Hengyan also rushed to Cao Shuyi's palace after the court session.

"Mo'er, when did you get together with Miss Shen?" Cao Shuyi asked him.

"Two months ago." Zhou Jingmo replied.

"Okay, two months. Then why was it rumored in the capital two months ago that the person you wanted to marry was Shen Lilan, the current Princess Ding'an?"

At this moment in the Fanghua Palace, a woman in an oily green robe was stirring the ashes in the incense burner with chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, don't you go and see His Highness? He is now in the Queen's palace." The little palace maid beside her handed her the charcoal.

"He caused the trouble himself, and he wants me to worry about him?"

The little maid said, "But your highness is alone."

"I told him before to marry the daughter of the Zhao family, but now he has created a concubine."

"If he has a brain, he should know that he should abandon the girl from the Shen family."

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After hearing what Cao Shuyi said, Zhou Jingmo replied, "It's a rumor spread by the people."

"Rumors, there is no smoke without fire, why is it a rumor?"

At this time, Zhou Hengyan entered the hall and everyone knelt down to worship him. He quickly helped Cao Shuyi up and said, "Stand up."

After Zhou Hengyan and Cao Shuyi sat in their respective main seats, Zhou Hengyan looked at Zhou Jingmo in agreement, "The Queen is right. How did the rumor spread?"

Zhou Jingmo's face was a little stiff: "I don't know."

"Then bring the person in." Cao Shuyi ordered.

At this time, a man in coarse linen clothes knelt on the ground and said, "My queen, please forgive me. My queen, please forgive me."

When Zhou Jingmo saw who was coming, he was startled for a moment, his eyes were cold.

"Tell me, who told you to spread these rumors?"

After these words were spoken, even Zhou Hengyan was a little confused. He originally thought that this was just a simple interrogation of the shameless girl from the Shen family.

Now he knew the stupid things his good son had done.

"It was a subordinate who claimed to be a relative of the emperor. He gave me money and told me to spread the word throughout Yanjing that a woman named Shen Yanlan and a man named Zhou Jingmo were childhood sweethearts and had a very good relationship."

"Look, is that him?"

Zhou Jingmo breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Dong Lin could not enter the palace with him.

But at this moment, the man turned around and saw the person coming and immediately pointed his finger, "It's him, it's him."

Zhou Jingmo frowned, then he turned around and saw his guard Dong Lin being escorted in.

Zhou Jingmo felt a chill in his heart, it was a Hongmen Banquet.

Dong Lin was forced to kneel on the ground. Shen Luo Ning saw another person kneeling beside her. She was a little confused for a moment. Didn’t she come here to discuss marriage? Why...

"What do you want to say? Mo'er." Cao Shuyi looked at him and asked.

Zhou Jingmo shook his head to regain his composure and said, "Your Majesty, believe me, I don't."

Cao Shuyi said: "The witness is right here."

Dong Lin glanced at Zhou Jingmo and knelt in front of Cao Shuyi, but the guards immediately stopped him.

"Your Majesty, Queen, it's me, it was my own idea. It has nothing to do with Your Highness, Your Majesty."

Zhou Hengyan was so angry that he slammed the table and knocked over the tea bowl beside him, and a few drops of tea splashed onto Cao Shuyi's hand.

Zhou Hengyan immediately asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Cao Shuyi shook her head. She still looked at Dong Lin: "Your idea alone? Then tell me why you want to do this?"

Dong Lin said: "Your subordinate...Your subordinate thinks that Your Highness and she are a perfect match, with both of them having good looks and talent."

"Perfect match? She is my princess, how can you slander her?"

Everyone looked outside the hall and Zhou Cechen walked in with big strides.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty."

Zhou Hengyan glanced at him, thinking that he really didn't know the rules anymore. When had he ever allowed him to enter the hall without notifying anyone?

"Why are you here?" Zhou Hengyan asked.

"Bring a witness to your brother." Zhou Cechen brought a man into the palace.

"Little one...little one..." The waiter hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain clearly, but Shen Luoning was panicked at this moment, because she had asked him to drug Shen Lilan.

"Just as you said, don't be afraid." Cao Shuyi said.

"I...I was threatened by that girl, so I drugged Princess Ding'an."

The waiter pointed at Shen Luoning.

Shen Luoning suddenly stood up: "You are talking nonsense, how could I..."

"How dare you! This is a serious crime as you are disrespectful in front of the palace." Xi Yuan scolded Shen Luoning.

Shen Luoning immediately knelt down and said to Cao Shuyi and Zhou Hengyan: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I don't have it, your servant doesn't have it."

Zhou Hengyan roared, "You two are so bold! One of you drugged someone, and the other one spread rumors."

"Someone, drag him away!"

"Your Majesty, you can't do that. She is pregnant."

"Zhou Jingmo, this is your child, are you sure?" Zhou Cechen looked at him and asked.

Zhou Jingmo didn't dare to admit it now, as he could hardly save himself.

"Your son, your son does not know, your son ..."

Shen Luoning looked at Zhou Jingmo in disbelief. "This is your child! Yours!"

"How do I know if you have ever been with a man outside of your home? How do I know whose child this is now?"

Zhou Hengyan didn't want to see the two people shirking responsibility, so he said, "Since no one can prove whose child this is, then we should lock Shen up in the palace and not allow her to travel without being summoned."

"Zhou Jingmo was fined three years' salary and confined to his home for half a year."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Get out, get out, everyone, get out."

"You, stay." Zhou Hengyan pointed at Zhou Cechen.

After the others left, Zhou Hengyan said, "Zhou Cechen, you are so brave to team up with my queen and do such a thing without telling me!"

Zhou Cechen said: "I didn't hide it on purpose, I was just afraid that my brother would be so angry that he couldn't sleep after knowing it."