EBE Chapter 485 A blessing in disguise
Chapter 485 A blessing in disguise
It was not a good idea for them to get off the bus, nor was it a good idea for them to stay there, so they just waited.
Su Yongzhang asked curiously, "Grandpa Liu, who is Princess Qingkang?"
Liu Laosan replied with a serious face: "Princess Qingkang is the youngest daughter of the Ninth Prince. She married the son of Master Zhao and is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhao family. Strange! What happened? Could it be that Zhao Qinghe was secretly keeping a mistress outside and she found out?
Hiss! That's not right! If this is the case, Princess Qingkang should go to her father. Why is she running to the palace to find the emperor? Could it be that the Zhao family wants to divorce her?"
The more the three children listened, the more black lines appeared on their foreheads.
Shen Congrong pulled Liu Laosan's sleeve and said, "Grandpa, she's gone in. Should we get off the car?"
Liu Laosan came to his senses and quickly took the three children downstairs.
Princess Qingkang cried all the way to the imperial study, knelt before the emperor and kowtowed vigorously, "I beg Your Majesty to redress my daughter's grievances!"
The emperor's expression changed slightly. "Qingkang, let's talk it over. What happened?"
Princess Qingkang remained on her knees, unable to get up, and choked up as she said, "Your Majesty, my daughter Furong ate a few golden silk cakes in the palace yesterday and had vomiting and diarrhea. This morning... she died!"
"Hiss!" The emperor and the eunuch looked at each other and were both shocked.
The eunuch said apprehensively, "I remember that Miss Zhao did come to the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress yesterday, but the two palaces did not announce the golden silk cake yesterday! They also did not invite Miss Zhao to the palace for dinner. How could Miss Zhao have an accident after eating the golden silk cake?"
Princess Qingkang immediately asked her maid Zhusha to come forward and answer.
Zhu Sha shivered all over and fell to the ground. Feeling the sharp gaze above her head, she said tremblingly, "Yes...I got it from Master Shen when I passed by Bo Academy when I left the palace yesterday."
"Which Master Shen?" The emperor's voice expressed no emotion.
Princess Qingkang gnashed her teeth and replied, "It's Shen Congrong, the grandson of Marquis Yong'an!"
"How come Shen Congrong has golden silk cake?" The emperor immediately found something suspicious.
Zhu Sha couldn't answer.
In order to get to the bottom of this matter, the emperor ordered the empress dowager, the queen and Shen Congrong to be summoned.
At this moment, Liu Laosan was sitting in the Academy of Broad Studies, looking coldly at Manager Qi and others. He was a general who had been on the battlefield, and when he showed his aura, the old foxes in the Academy of Broad Studies were all on pins and needles, angry and anxious, but no one dared to be the first to speak out.
When the eunuch came over and saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment, "My Lord, why... did you suddenly want to work at the Bo Academy?"
Liu Laosan seemed to have found someone to complain to, and he pulled the eunuch to complain, "These people are not doing their job! Not only did they bully the children, but they also made them hungry for a day. Eunuch, do you think I should ask the emperor for an explanation?"
Manager Qi was anxious and hurriedly explained, "My Lord, there were too many things going on at the Academy yesterday, and no one could take care of them. They didn't come to get food when the time came. We couldn't see them, so we didn't think of this matter. I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you!"
"Hmph! You can keep this nonsense to fool yourself!" Liu Laosan clenched his fists angrily, and he was not calmed down by what Manager Qi said.
The eunuch hurriedly said, "My Lord, don't worry about this for now. Something has happened! Princess Qingkang's youngest daughter, Zhao Furong, has died. The Emperor wants to see Master Shen."
Liu Laosan's face changed drastically, and he quickly held Shen Congrong in his arms, "What does the death of Princess Qingkang's daughter have to do with my grandson?"
Everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
The eunuch glanced at Shen Congrong and said, "Miss Zhao's maid Zhu Sha said that Miss Zhao died of poisoning after eating the golden silk cake given by Master Shen. Now Princess Qingkang is seeking justice from the emperor!"
Shen Congrong looked at Xiong Feng in surprise.
Xiong Feng immediately stepped forward and said with a pale face: "Eunuch, I was also present at what happened yesterday. Can I go with Congrong?"
"Let's go! Anyone who knows about this should go together!" The father-in-law looked anxious and led everyone out of Bo College quickly.
Manager Qi listened to the discussions of the people around him and was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat in the cold weather.
Others may not know, but he knows that he received instructions from above yesterday and specially took away the food of Shen Congrong and the other two to let them starve, but he really didn't know about the golden silk cake. What if the emperor investigates...
Manager Qi didn't dare to think too much about it and could only pray secretly that he would not be involved in the matter.
At this time, Shen Congrong and others entered the imperial study under the guidance of their father-in-law.
Everyone's eyes were on Shen Congrong. Seeing how gentle and handsome he was, it was impossible to associate him with anything that would harm others.
The Queen Mother said suspiciously, "Qingkang, are you mistaken? This is just a child. Why would he harm Furong? Besides, this child only entered the palace for the first time yesterday!"
Princess Qingkang cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, please understand. My daughter is dead. I just want to seek justice for her. I will not wrongly accuse anyone, but I will never let the murderer of Furong go! Wuuwuwu..."
Liu Laosan immediately knelt down and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, my grandson is indeed innocent! He just came to the imperial capital and took up his post for the first time yesterday. He and Miss Zhao are strangers and they have no grudges against each other. He...he has no reason to harm anyone!"
Not to mention Liu Laosan who didn't believe it, even Princess Qingkang doubted what Zhusha said after seeing Shen Congrong.
The emperor cast a sharp look at Shen Congrong, and said in a dignified manner, "Shen Congrong, tell me, what's going on with the golden silk cake?"
Shen Congrong bowed calmly and said, "Your Majesty, after I arrived at the Broad Academy yesterday, no one cared about me. After noon, I was starving and went out to look for food. I didn't find any food in the Broad Academy, so I had to leave the Broad Academy with Brother Xiong Feng.
As soon as I turned the corner, I met a young eunuch. He was holding a food box and called me to stop. He said that it contained golden silk cakes given by the emperor, which he had specially left for me.
I didn't understand, and before I could open my mouth to refuse, the golden silk cake was snatched away by the maid beside Miss Zhao.
Miss Zhao rebuked me, saying that I was not worthy of eating the golden cake, and ate a piece of it in front of me and Brother Xiong Feng, and took the rest of the cakes away. I and my three brothers had nothing to eat except tea in the palace yesterday. Your Majesty, please understand. "
Liu Laosan nodded hurriedly, "Your Majesty, I and the servants in the mansion can testify that these three children went home yesterday like starving ghosts, and each of them ate three bowls of rice.
I am also very angry after understanding the situation, so I went to the palace with them today."
Princess Qingkang's face turned pale and she shook her head angrily, tears falling like beads from a broken string.
"You are talking nonsense! How could my Furong say such things! And do such things! She is already dead, and you still want to slander her like this! What is your intention?"
Shen Congrong said calmly, "Madam, what I said is all true. I have no intention of slandering Miss Zhao."
Xiong Feng, who was standing by, said with a pale face, "In fact, what Miss Zhao said yesterday was even more offensive, but she just didn't say it out loud."
"What did she curse?" the queen asked.