Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

But in life, there are not so many “ifs”.

After a long period of loneliness and unbearable nights, the Queen finally called Lord Song into her Changchun Palace.

A young body is fascinating.

Zhang Chengfen saw it and felt anxious, but she also felt sorry for the empress's untold suffering.

Such a man gave the queen so much tenderness in the lonely night.

And today, she killed the man in her mind with her own hands. How painful her heart must be.

Concubine Chen hugged Zhang Chengfen tightly and cried, "Mammy, I killed him. I killed him with my own hands, Mammy..."

Zhang Chengfen cried with him: "My queen, Lord Song will not blame you, he will not blame you."

At this time, the palace door was smashed open with a bang, and General Chen Tinghua came in angrily: "My Lady, what's going on? Didn't you say that someone would put those letters about Shu Nanyu, Gu Xingcheng and Shu Kunquan plotting rebellion in front of the ministers today? Why did everyone leave and no one came to see them?"

Shukunquan is the name of Duke Shu.

Concubine Chen left Zhang Chengfen's arms, stood up and sat on the chaise longue beside her, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the tears from her face bit by bit, resuming her lofty demeanor as a concubine.

"Father came into the palace furiously. Was he here to question me? Didn't I ask Yuan'er to talk to you about this matter and ask you to keep a close eye on the person who sent the secret letter? Now that the plan has failed, you are blaming me instead?"

When she learned that the two items found in Kunning Palace were fake, she knew that her father's plan would not succeed.

The Ninth Prince named Gu Xingyan is definitely a powerful character, and is more difficult to deal with than the Crown Prince and Shu Nanyu.

Chen Tinghua choked and sat down on a chair beside him. Only then did he notice the mess on the floor: "What are you doing? Why are you throwing things for no reason? You've made yourself sick."

Concubine Chen's tears welled up again, and she wiped them away fiercely: "Father, do you know how to care for your daughter's body now?"

Chen Tinghua snorted coldly: "Isn't it just Song Yafeng who died? Is it worth it for you to cry like that for him? It's better for him to die, so that no one will find out about your affairs, and no one will tell anyone."

Concubine Chen turned her face away and wiped her tears.

Seeing that Zhang Chengfen was the only confidant maid in the palace, Chen Tinghua lowered his voice and said, "If it weren't for him, how could His Majesty be suspicious of you? Fortunately, you were smart and put a drug in his tea. I also immediately seized Hong Mai's family and forced him to strangle the old emperor. Otherwise, if His Majesty found out about your affair with him, then all of us in the Chen family would have become wandering ghosts in a mass grave."

Alas, what a pity that Ye Zhishao was killed too early.

He thought they would never lose this time, if his son Chen Shihui had not been in poor health recently and was in a semi-awake and semi-comatose state.

If he had been here, things wouldn't have turned out like this.

Chen Guilian ignored him and continued to wipe her tears with her handkerchief.

Chen Tinghua sat closer and said, "Oh, okay, okay, my dear daughter, since Song Yafeng is dead, you should kill all the people in your palace who knew about this matter, except for one or two very trusted confidants, so as not to cause trouble. Father taught you early on not to be too soft-hearted, and some people should be killed. Look, you did a good job in the matter of Song Yafeng."

Concubine Chen turned her head coldly and said, "Did father come to the palace just to tell me this? Now that we have finished, you can leave."

Chen Tinghua sighed deeply: "It is impossible to overthrow the Shu family mother and son now. It is only a matter of time before Gu Xingcheng ascends the throne. You should make plans for your relationship with the Third Prince as soon as possible. Don't let them send you to some barren land."

Concubine Chen nodded calmly, "Father, please go back first. I need to rest. I will think about this matter carefully. They want to send Yuan'er and me to a bitter and cold place. It is absolutely impossible."

Chen Tinghua knew that his daughter had some means, so he stopped asking questions: "I have already asked our people to send the child to the secret room of the Song Mansion. Yang Zhenguang should have found him by now."

Concubine Chen nodded faintly.

Chen Tinghua asked Zhang Chengfen to guard the palace gate and said, "Don't worry, your father and your brother will take care of the anger for you today."

Concubine Chen looked at him coldly: "What else is there for father to do? Ye Zhishao is dead, Song Yafeng is also dead, and now only those ugly people are left loyal to me and Yuan'er."

Chen Tinghua lowered his voice and leaned close to Concubine Chen's ear: "Do you think it's a coincidence that Zhao State has 400,000 troops stationed in Suizhou?"

Concubine Chen's face suddenly darkened: "Father, what are you doing? You are...how can you do this!"

Chen Tinghua snorted coldly: "The country has not fallen into the hands of the Third Prince yet, but your brother has foresight. Okay, you take a good rest, and your father and your brother will do the next thing for you. Aunt Zhang, please serve me well."

Concubine Chen slowly relaxed. That’s right. If this country didn’t belong to Yuan’er, what would it matter if it was divided into four pieces?

"Yes." Zhang Chengfen bowed and saw him off.

When Zhang Chengfen came back from sending the people away, he saw that his wife had a sinister look on her face.

As expected, Concubine Chen dug her nails deep into the flesh and said viciously, "I will never let the Shu family mother and son go easily! What can Gu Xingcheng do if he becomes the emperor? The 26th Battalion of the Imperial Guard is still in the hands of my father. If he wants to take the military power away from my father, forget it!"

……

Yang Zhenguang led hundreds of people to surround the entire Song Mansion. Song Yafeng's wives, concubines, and children had no idea what was happening, and were arrested by the imperial guards.

The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were extremely efficient and the case was quickly solved. However, in just one day and one night, Song Yafeng became murderous because he was jealous that Emperor Liang did not treat them, the Jinyiwei, as human beings and scolded them several times.

The knife in Hong Mai's hand was also brought to him by Song Yafeng.

In fact, the imperial guards outside the emperor's bedroom had heard the noise a long time ago, but because they had received benefits from Song Yafeng, they pretended not to hear it. It was not until a cup of tea later that they went in and heard Hong Mai's words with their own ears.

The purpose was also to harm Concubine Chen, so that Lord Prime Minister Xie and others would believe that it was Concubine Chen who framed the Queen for the sake of His Royal Highness the Third Prince.

The whole thing was flawless. Not only were there witnesses, but physical evidence was also found in the Song Mansion. Even the youngest grandson of Hong Mai's brother was found in the dark room of the Song Mansion.

Upon further inquiry, we learned that the child, who was about ten years old, was indeed named Hong Ansheng, and he was eleven years old this year. His left little finger was cut off by a knife, and because the wound was not properly treated, it has been nearly a month and a half, and it is still oozing festering water.

The child was probably frightened silly. Apart from knowing that his name was Hong Ansheng, he could not provide any useful clues. He couldn't even tell when he was locked up here.

I called a doctor, who said that I was too frightened and would not recover in the short term.

Anyway, this witness was found in the Song Mansion, so it doesn't matter whether he confesses or not.

The words Hong Mai said before his death were also forced by Song Yafeng, who wanted to put the blame on the Queen and Concubine Chen.

The case was thus settled.