frightfiction Chapter 969 Shen Zhinian realizes Concubine Zhuang’s purpose
Chapter 969 Shen Zhinian realizes Concubine Zhuang’s purpose
"Mother..."
Seeing that Concubine Zhuang remained silent, the eldest princess raised her head and looked at her in confusion.
Concubine Zhuang hid the dark color in her eyes, looked at the eldest princess and said gently, "Mother, I am trying to find a solution for you."
The eldest princess asked expectantly, "Has mother thought of it?"
She really likes Sister Xiyan and wants to continue to be friends with her. If her mother can help her, that would be great!
Concubine Zhuang looked at the eldest princess and smiled gently: "Yun'er, you said that knowing one's mistakes and being able to correct them is the greatest virtue. This is true, but there is still a premise. Do you understand?"
The eldest princess shook her head: "Mother, what is the premise?"
Concubine Zhuang smiled and said, "That means 'knowing your fault'. It's not enough to just say it. You have to compensate the victim."
The eldest princess's delicate face was full of innocence: "But Yun'er has been with mother in the temple for such a long time, reciting Buddhist scriptures and praying for them."
Concubine Zhuang shook her head and laughed.
She didn't know whether to say that the child was naive or that she was stupid.
Concubine Zhuang continued, "Yun'er did a great job."
“But not everyone in the world believes in Buddhism.”
"For you, praying for Xiyan's deceased family members is to atone for your biological mother's sins. But for Xiyan, she does not need this kind of compensation, but should be given something practical."
The eldest princess was puzzled: "Mother, what do you mean by 'practical things'?"
Concubine Zhuang continued, "Xiyan's mother was beaten to death by your biological mother, and her father was also killed by the guards she sent out. You must compensate her in other ways to resolve Xiyan's resentment, so that she will be willing to continue to be friends with you."
"As the saying goes, everything in the Great Zhou belongs to your Majesty. The life and death, honor and disgrace of all people are all in your Majesty's hands!"
"As long as His Majesty offers a reward, wouldn't it be easy to compensate Xiyan?"
"Yun'er, His Majesty loves you so much, I believe he will definitely be willing to help you! You just need to tell His Majesty everything exactly as it happened."
They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and Concubine Zhuang knows Your Majesty very well.
He was suspicious by nature. If he knew that Xiyan and Liu Shiqing had a grudge, he might have entered the palace just for revenge.
Then, Your Majesty must be thinking deeply, was Liu Shiqing convicted because of her own fault, or was it Xiyan and Concubine Chen who conspired against her?
And this matter was revealed to your Majesty by the most innocent eldest princess.
Would Your Majesty doubt a five-year-old child?
Concubine Zhuang knew very well that Liu Shiqing was dead and Concubine Chen was the apple of His Majesty's eye. Even if His Majesty really suspected these things, he would not investigate them in a big way, let alone punish Concubine Chen.
But this will become a thorn, deeply embedded in His Majesty's heart, and make the image of Concubine Chen in his eyes no longer as perfect as before.
In time, at a critical moment, perhaps this thorn can become a weapon to bring down Concubine Chen!
The eldest princess had no idea what Concubine Zhuang was thinking.
She tilted her head and thought for a while. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that what her mother said made sense!
It only takes a word for the emperor to reward anyone. As long as the emperor is willing, he can give Sister Xiyan many, many things!
At that time, Sister Xiyan would definitely not be angry with her anymore!
Thinking of this, the eldest princess looked at Concubine Zhuang gratefully: "Thank you, mother, for teaching Yun'er!"
Concubine Zhuang smiled at her lovingly and said, "You are my daughter. It is my duty to give you advice."
"Yun'er, if you encounter any troubles in the future, you must tell mother, understand? Mother will definitely find a way to solve it for you!"
The eldest princess nodded heavily: "Yes!"
"All right."
Concubine Zhuang touched her head and said gently, "If you want to compensate Xiyan, you don't need to waste time. It's getting late, go back and rest."
The eldest princess replied "yes", stood up and said, "Yun'er, take your leave."
Then, she skipped away with the grasshopper she had just made.
Tomorrow she will go to the Yangxin Palace to ask to see her father and ask him to compensate Sister Xiyan!
Concubine Zhuang looked at the eldest princess' back as she happily left, and the smile on her lips became more meaningful.
If Ruoli were here, she would definitely sneer and say that it was only natural for a servant to be beaten to death for not serving her master well. The eldest princess was actually thinking about how to compensate Xiyan, how ridiculous!
Looking at the entire palace, only the eldest princess could be so naive and stupid.
Although Concubine Zhuang usually scolded Ruoli and told her not to talk nonsense, but now that Ruoli was not around, no one was telling the truth next to Concubine Zhuang, she was really a little uncomfortable...
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Zhongcui Palace.
Ever since Concubine Zhuang left, Shen Zhinian has been sitting in the main seat, looking thoughtful.
Handan couldn't help but ask, "Madam, are you thinking about Concubine Zhuang coming over just now?"
"Although Xiyan suffered an unexpected disaster, Ruoli was also slapped in the face by my servant and was injured more seriously than her. Our Zhongcui Palace is not at a disadvantage this time."
Fuqiu nodded: "Xiyan is just a little maid, but Ruoli is the head maid of Changchun Palace. Even if people in the palace want to discuss or laugh at her, they will only laugh at Concubine Zhuang."
"This time, the Queen has finally turned the tables!"
Shen Zhinian shook his head: "No."
"I'm just wondering, since Concubine Zhuang has noticed Xi Yan, will she discover her background?"
Handan frowned slightly: "I don't think so..."
"When Xi Yan first entered the palace, she spent a lot of money to forge a new identity. Even you, it took the master a long time to find out the clues."
"I don't think Concubine Zhuang will find out anything in the short term."
"Besides, it's been so long. It will be even more difficult for her to find out Xiyan's background."
Shen Zhinian said: "If we investigate secretly, it will take a lot of time and we may not be able to find out the truth."
"But Xiyan once told the eldest princess in a rage why she hated Liu Shiqing."
"The eldest princess is simple-minded, and Concubine Zhuang is always good at deceiving people, so it's easy for her to learn these things from the eldest princess."
Handan and Fuqiu looked at each other, and both had a bad feeling in their hearts...
"Your Majesty, if His Majesty knew that Xiyan entered the palace to seek revenge on Concubine Liu, and that she is now serving in Zhongcui Palace..."
"Your Majesty, would you think that it was you who conspired with Xiyan to scheme against Concubine Liu?"
Fuqiu sighed, "Although Concubine Liu has committed many evil deeds, her debts are forgiven when she dies. Your Majesty may remember her kindness."
"To put it bluntly, by then, you will probably be in a difficult position..."
Shen Zhinian didn't have so many worries in his heart.
One reason was that she didn't believe that her and A Xu's status in Nangong Xuanyu's heart was not as important as that of a dead Liu.