klisemfg Chapter 280: They dare to leak any chapter.
Chapter 280: They dare to leak any chapter.
[At this moment, Ah Xu is in the palace; I need to go and ask him about his next plan.]
Thinking of this, Zhai Rongyu turned to Zhai Jiqing and said, "Second brother, I'm going to the palace."
Zhai Jiqing nodded.
"Your wedding is in two days. Remember, little sister, stay away from anything that doesn't concern you in the palace, lest you get yourself into trouble for no reason."
With the five kings and the six kings vying for power, the palace must be in complete chaos right now.
Zhai Rong smiled and said, "Okay~"
As long as trouble doesn't bother me, I naturally won't go looking for trouble.
royal palace.
Zhai Rong destroyed the talisman and landed in the Imperial Garden. Before she could take two steps, she was stopped by someone.
"Oh, isn't this the second young lady of the Minister's mansion?"
Chunlan, with an arrogant air, said, "How dare you not bow before our Consort Shu?"
"Could it be that she's become arrogant and ignorant of etiquette just because she's about to become the Regent's Consort?"
Zhai Rongyu raised an eyebrow.
"Consort Shu?"
She looked at the noblewoman sitting in the pavilion.
[Wow, isn't that Consort Kang, the birth mother of the Sixth Prince?]
[How come your rank has been restored after just a few days?]
She was also reinstated as Consort Shu.
[As expected of a master of palace intrigue, her ability to regain her position is truly remarkable.]
Zhai Rong and Shi Ran turned their gaze away.
"I don't even kneel before the Empress Dowager. The Sixth Prince hasn't even become Emperor yet, and your lady is already dreaming of becoming the Empress Dowager? Or is she trying to bypass the Empress Dowager?"
"You!" Chunlan was furious.
She looked around nervously.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
The Empress has finally been reinstated, and this Miss Zhai immediately started saying that the Sixth Prince wants to become the Emperor. What if someone with ulterior motives hears this and adds fuel to the fire?
The Sixth Prince just received an imperial decree to search and confiscate the Duke's mansion; countless eyes are watching.
If rumors were to spread now that the Sixth Prince is coveting the throne, what would become of us!
That Miss Zhai is really something!
Consort Shu was also very angry.
She originally just wanted to give Zhai Rongyu a warning and show off her power by taking advantage of his reinstatement.
Who knew that Zhai Rongyu had no sense of propriety and dared to let anything slip out.
"It's alright, if you don't want to kneel, then don't kneel."
She put on a virtuous and gentle smile and walked out of the pavilion.
"The Zhai family is currently enjoying the Emperor's favor, and Zhai Jiqing has just become the top scholar in the imperial examination. The second young lady of the Zhai family is enjoying unparalleled glory, and it's not uncommon for her to look down on others."
"How could you possibly take a mere concubine like me seriously?"
Consort Shu glanced at Zhai Rongyu; the warm spring sun shone on her smile, yet it sent a chill down one's spine.
Zhai Rongyu gave a cold laugh.
"I certainly respect people."
"As for other things that are not human, that's another matter."
Consort Shu's smile froze on her face, and her muscles twitched for a moment.
"Miss Zhai is still as sharp-tongued as ever."
"So-so." Zhai Rongyu waved his hand, his face saying, "I don't need your praise."
Consort Shu's expression changed.
Just as he was about to get angry, Qiu Jin rushed over from a distance.
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Xianning Palace is on fire!"
"What?!" The hair ornaments on Consort Shu's head swayed.
"How could the fire have started out of nowhere? What happened?"
Qiu Jin looked anxious, glanced at Zhai Rongyu, and hesitated to speak.
Zhai Rongyu leaned forward directly: Oo
"Is there anything I can't stand to hear?"
"Could it be related to the Sixth Prince? Oh dear, could it be some kind of major power struggle?"
"I can't listen to that."
She turned her head back with a serious expression, flicked the sash at her waist, and said, "Going to the Imperial Study to chat with the Emperor~ I wonder how my wedding preparations are going~"
Consort Shu's face turned extremely pale. "Stop!"
Zhai Rongyu is so unreliable; if she were to actually go to the Emperor and tell him about this, who knows what she would say.
Qing'er is currently the target of everyone's criticism, and she can't withstand such slander.
Zhai Rongyu shrugged and stood there with a gossipy look on her face.
Consort Shu flicked her sleeve and looked at Qiu Jin, "Speak!"
Qiu Jin gritted her teeth and said, "The Xianning Palace caught fire for no reason, and rumors began to circulate in the palace, saying that..."
She glanced at Consort Shu, "They say it was done by the ghost of the late Crown Prince Ying Huai, and that it's retribution for Your Majesty regaining favor while bearing his mother's face..."
"Nonsense!" Consort Shu nearly snapped her nail guards in half. "Investigate this for me!"
"Who is this fool who dares to spread rumors about me!"
Her chest heaved with anger.
"How could a ghost have the ability to start a fire! That's utter nonsense!"
She touched her face, feeling a little uneasy.
This face resembles Jun Yinghuai's mother; only a few elderly people in the palace know this.
Could it have been spread by the Empress?
Consort Shu's eyes flickered, and her face grew increasingly gloomy.
Zhai Rongyu seemed to be deep in thought.
This was likely the work of the Fifth Prince.
The Sixth Prince has openly declared war on him, but he is unaware that Ah Xu is already secretly investigating evidence of his treason and collusion with the enemy. He will only point the finger at the Sixth Prince.
This kind of underhanded trick sounds like something he would do.
After all, according to the book, the five kings were people who held grudges and sought revenge for every little thing.
Zhai Rongyu composed herself and smiled mysteriously at Consort Shu.
"Your Highness, you can't say that."
“Those ghosts are incredibly powerful!” she wagged her index finger. “If they hear you, they might get angry.”
"Hey, the guy behind you doesn't look too good."
After saying that, he waved very kindly to the air behind Consort Shu, "Hi~"
Consort Shu was terrified and hurriedly turned around to look at thin air.
"You, what are you talking nonsense about?"
She stumbled back a few steps, grabbed Chunlan's arm, and squeezed next to her, saying, "What ghost...where did this ghost come from!"
Chunlan and Qiu Jin also looked panicked.
"You can't see?" Zhai Rongyu stared wide-eyed, looking completely innocent.
"Then I'll help you."
After saying that, she made a hand seal and stuck a talisman on Consort Shu's body.
Golden light flashes.
Consort Shu's eyes suddenly lit up and then dimmed.
Before her eyes, many wronged souls truly appeared!
They are all people she harmed in the past!
"Ah ...
She closed her eyes, waved her hands wildly, and slapped Chunlan and Qiujin several times.
"Your Majesty! What's wrong, Your Majesty!" Chunlan and Qiujin, ignoring their own pain, hurriedly restrained Consort Shu. "There are no ghosts here!"
"Your Majesty, it's all an illusion! An illusion!"
Consort Shu was still screaming, "Get out! All of you get out! You all want to harm me!"
"It's your own fault for being incompetent. What good is it to cling to me even after you're dead?!"
"what!!"
Qiu Jin was the first to react, and hurriedly knelt down before Zhai Rongyu, kowtowing several times.
"Miss Zhai, please be magnanimous and spare our Lady's life!"
Chunlan crawled over, crying as well.
"Miss Zhai, you have the ability to communicate with ghosts and spirits. Please have mercy and save our Lady!"