frightfiction Chapter 219 Song Qingwan's Suspicion
Chapter 219 Song Qingwan's Suspicion
After hearing Song Qingwan's guess, Concubine Shun found it hard to believe. The Zhong family has always been very low-key in the court.
Although Shangshu Zhong held a high position, he never formed cliques for personal gain and was not seen getting close to any other official in the court.
Moreover, ever since his daughter married Prince Yu and became the princess consort, he made his position clear and began to support Prince Yu. How could he possibly do such a treasonous thing as collaborating with the enemy and committing treason?
Song Qingwan smiled slightly, took the wolf fang in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully, with a meaningful expression on her face.
"Mother, do you know that a barking dog never bites? Some people are usually silent, but they may be making big moves behind the scenes."
"Wan'er, are you saying that Minister Zhong and Prince Yu have been colluding for a long time?"
"Otherwise, mother, do you think that Zhong Xuejiao and Zhong Xueying entered Prince Yu's mansion one after another just because the daughters of the Zhong family are excellent?"
"I heard that the Ministry of Rites sent the profiles and portraits of many noble ladies to the Queen, and the Queen chose Zhong Xuejiao at first sight."
"Yes, why did it have to be Zhong Xuejiao?"
Zhong Xuejiao was not very good-looking, although she was somewhat talented. But which family in the capital city didn't have a few talented girls? Why did she have to be the one?
Moreover, Zhong Xuejiao only gave birth to a daughter after her marriage. According to common sense, Prince Yu and the Queen should dislike Zhong Xuejiao, and thus dislike the Zhong family.
Concubine Shun suddenly realized, why didn’t she think of this!
If Princess Consort Yu was disliked by Prince Yu, then the entire Zhong family would be implicated, and there would be absolutely no chance to send Zhong Xueying in.
Moreover, both daughters of the Zhong family became the main wives. It is easy to understand how powerful this is.
After all, anyone who can become a royal concubine wouldn’t be too bad in mind, it’s just that we haven’t noticed it before.
"Then Wan'er, what are you going to do?"
"Mother, please stay in the palace with Huaiyuan. When you are free, send someone to keep an eye on the queen. I am afraid she will do something."
"Don't worry, Wan'er. Mother can't help you with other things, but I can still do this."
Song Qingwan nodded. She naturally trusted Concubine Shun. Even though Concubine Shun did not have the position of queen, she had the power of a queen. It would be easy for her to keep an eye on a queen in the cold palace.
In fact, Song Qingwan felt that it was very unlikely that the Queen would turn against her, because she did not think that the current Prince would go to the cold palace to renew the mother-son relationship with his biological mother. If so, the Queen would be completely heartbroken and would not feel at ease to cooperate with her.
The reason why Song Qingwan went to the palace to find Concubine Shun this time was because Zhao Huaijin was worried about her and Zhao Huaiyuan, and was afraid that if Concubine Shun really thought that Zhao Huaijin was dead, she would do something stupid.
After Song Qingwan returned to the villa, she told Zhao Huaijin the details of her conversation with Concubine Shun. Zhao Huaijin finally felt relieved.
Another month passed, and Zhao Huaijin's health had almost recovered, so he was ready to set off for the northern border.
Song Qingwan held his hand reluctantly. They had only been together for a few months since they returned from southern Xinjiang, and Zhao Huaijin had suffered such a serious injury.
The two of them have never been close to each other, and now they are going to separate again. They don’t know when they will meet again.
Of course Zhao Huaijin was reluctant to let her go. He walked up to Song Qingwan, hugged her in his arms, and kissed her on the lips.
"Awan, you have to wait for me. Don't try to be brave if anything happens. If you get into danger again like last time, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in time to save you."
"Go to the capital without worry. I'm here. Just take care of the Pang family army."
"I will, but it's unfair for you to have to run back and forth alone."
"Why are you being so polite? We are husband and wife, we are one body. Besides, if we don't solve the troubles at hand, I'm afraid we won't have a good life in the future."
Shen Jingyi looked at the two inseparable people with some embarrassment and coughed lightly.
"It's getting late. Your Majesty, please get going. Shangguan Li, you have been waiting outside for a long time."
Zhao Huaijin nodded to show that he understood. He put away his sword, put on his cloak, then combed his hair up and put on a hat.
Song Qingwan put disguise makeup on Zhao Huaijin's face, and at this time Zhao Huaijin looked like an ordinary businessman.
After Song Qingwan and Zhao Huaijin discussed, they decided that Zhao Huaijin should dress as a businessman when leaving the city, because this would not only avoid being tracked down by officers and soldiers, but also allow him to be open and aboveboard without having to take shortcuts.
Song Qingwan knew that Zhao Huaijin's body was still a little weak. He was afraid that Huaijin's body would not be able to bear walking on the small road for a long time, so he came up with this method.
This method was very effective. Zhao Huaijin and Zhao Shangguanli left the city smoothly. After they got outside the city, they changed horses and galloped towards the northern border.
I will definitely hand the world over to you, Awan, wait for me.
After Zhao Huaijin went to the northern border, Song Qingwan was naturally not idle either.
She thought about what the Queen had said to her, and decided to go to Zhong Xueying's boudoir to see if there were any clues.
Song Qingwan did what she said. She sneaked into Prince Yu's Mansion under the cover of darkness that night, which is now the backyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Standing in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, Song Qingwan discovered that the backyard seemed to have changed. Not only had the plaque at the door changed, but even the decorations and furnishings in the backyard became much more exquisite.
"It's true that being a prince is different."
Song Qingwan easily found Zhong Xueying's courtyard. Now that Zhong Xueying was very popular in the palace, she naturally chose the largest and most spacious courtyard.
With the help of space, Song Qingwan still found her way to the outside of Zhong Xueying's bedroom, and then carefully observed the situation inside the room.
I saw Zhong Xueying in her pajamas, without any makeup, sitting at the table, fiddling with something.
Song Qingwan couldn't see clearly at the moment, she could only tell that it was a small object. Just as Song Qingwan was about to get closer to see more clearly, she suddenly heard footsteps not far away. Song Qingwan was startled and quickly dodged and hid in the space.
Several maids walked into Zhong Xueying's bedroom with their heads down, carrying trays.
From the sound it seemed like she was helping Zhong Xueying to undress and put on makeup. Could it be that Zhong Xueying was going out?
But now it was almost sunset, what was Zhong Xueying, a woman from the inner house, doing outside? Song Qingwan decided to wait patiently, maybe there would be an unexpected gain.
Sure enough, half an hour later, Zhong Xueying sent all the servants out and she was rustling around in the room as if she was holding something.
Song Qingwan was anxious, but in the space she could only hear the sounds but couldn't see what Zhong Xueying was doing.
After a while, Zhong Xueying hurriedly walked out of the room and closed the door. Song Qingwan even heard the sound of the door being locked from outside.
What secrets are there in this room that could make Zhong Xueying, who loves to show off, do all these things herself?
After Zhong Xueying walked away, Song Qingwan quietly came out of the space. She reached out and pushed the door, and sure enough, it was locked from the outside.
But how could it be so difficult to get Song Qingwan? After all, she had the secret weapon of space, so Qingwan easily entered Zhong Xueying's room.