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Chapter 246 Give me an explanation (second update)

"What? Concubine Ai is not happy?" His eyes fell heavily on Song Qingyu's pale face, and Yin Zhan's voice turned cold.

"No, it's not." Song Qingyu hastily denied, not daring to offend him again, barely suppressing the panic in his heart, and smiled at Yin Zhan, "I am very happy to be favored by the emperor."

Yin Zhan said "hmm", lifted the quilt and got down on the couch, and called someone in.

Zhou Ya heard the commotion outside, and hurriedly led people into the inner hall. Everyone bowed their heads and did not dare to breathe out, nor did they dare to look at Yin Zhan and Song Qingyu.

Yin Zhan glanced at Zhou Ya, "Send someone to send Concubine Shu back to the palace."

Zhou Ya hurriedly responded, muttering in her heart.

Before this, no concubine stayed in the emperor's bedroom, and Concubine Shu was the first one.However, early in the morning, he couldn't wait to send Song Qingyu back to the palace. It seemed that the emperor still had no real affection for Concubine Shu.

He suppressed the puzzlement in his heart, pointed out two little maids to serve Song Qingyu, and sent two big maids to change Yin Zhan's clothes.

Because Song Qingyu was here, in order to avoid suspicion, he bowed to Yin Zhan and backed out.

The two little maids stepped forward tremblingly, and bowed to Song Qingyu, "Your Majesty, the servants are waiting for you to change your clothes."

Song Qingyi sat up blankly, without speaking, just stretched out her hands like a puppet.

The little maid looked at each other in dismay, carefully picked up the inner garment in the tray, and put it on for Song Qingyu.

Gently lifted the quilt, what came into view was the dense bruises on her body, big and small, shocking.Among them was a little maid who had just been transferred to Emperor Liang's bedroom to serve her. She couldn't control it for a while, she was startled and screamed involuntarily.

The voice was not loud, but it was enough to startle Yin Zhan.

Yin Zhan turned his eyes coldly and glanced this way.

The little maid's face suddenly turned pale, she bit her lower lip tightly, she didn't dare to look at Yin Zhan, she could only pretend that nothing happened, and put on Song Qingyu's clothes tremblingly.

Yin Zhan stared at her for a moment, and said coldly, "What's your name?"

Seeing that she still couldn't escape, the little palace maid was in despair, she knelt down on the ground with a "plop", crying and kowtowed to Yin Zhan, "I know I'm wrong, I beg the emperor for mercy! I beg the emperor for mercy!"

Yin Zhan's eyes were deep and calm, he only opened his lips coldly, and said two words, "Name."

The little palace maid was so frightened that she choked for a long time and said, "Servant... Nuservant Huan'er."

Ring?

Yin Zhan frowned, and the word "Huan'er" appeared in his mind for no reason.

Glancing coldly at her face that could barely be called delicate, Sen Liang said, "Quickly get up and change clothes for Concubine Shu."

The little maid named Huan'er was stunned, as if she hadn't recovered.

Another court lady hurriedly gave her a wink, signaling her to thank her quickly.

Only then did Huan'er come back to her senses, and she kowtowed to Yin Zhan, stammering her thanks, and then stood up.

The two of them didn't dare to neglect any longer, and their hands moved quickly, and they quickly finished changing Song Qingyu's clothes.

At Yin Zhan's place, he has also changed into the dragon robe of the upper court.

"Zhou Ya." Yin Zhan called Zhou Ya outside the inner hall to come in.

Zhou Ya hurriedly entered the hall and saluted accordingly.

"Send someone to send Concubine Shu back to the palace. In addition..." He paused, then glanced coolly at Huan'er, "This maid named Huan'er lost her dignity in front of the palace, she was dragged out and killed with a stick!"

When Huan'er heard this, her face paled immediately, she hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed continuously, "Your Majesty, this slave realizes my mistake, please forgive me, please forgive me."

Unmoved, Yin Zhan walked towards the outer hall.

"Eunuch Zhou, Eunuch Zhou, save your slaves! Save your slaves!" Huan'er knelt and walked to Zhou Ya's side, crying hoarsely.

Zhou Ya is not a good person either. Although he doesn't know why this little court lady offended the emperor, he has always obeyed the emperor's orders unconditionally. He glanced coldly at the teary ring on the ground, snorted coldly, and shook off her grasp. Holding the hand on the corner of his robe, he called out in a shrill voice, "Come here!"

A Royal Forest Army entered in response.

"Drag her down, die with a stick!" Zhou Ya ordered in a cold voice, then turned to look at Song Qingyu, with a slight smile, "Your Majesty, hurry back to the palace too." Saying that, he looked at the other imperial guards, "Send the empress back to the palace."

After saying this, he bowed to Song Qingyu and hurriedly exited the inner hall to chase Yin Zhan.

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The matter of Shen Chuhan and Xiao Zhuo leading their own soldiers to rebel against the Liang Kingdom has not yet subsided, and suddenly there was another shocking news, like a thunderstorm on the flat ground, blasting the entire four countries into a pot.

According to the news, Shen Chuhan's real identity is Jun Shu, the third prince of Zhao Kingdom who was sent to Liang Kingdom as a hostage back then!

That's why Emperor Zhao was willing to take the risk of offending Liang and accept him.

The news was spread with nose and eyes, and it intensified, and it spread all over the royal families of the four countries in an instant.

Regarding this news, everyone was still on the sidelines at first, but after receiving the news from the spies that Shen Chuhan and Xiao Zhuo had led two thousand soldiers to Lindu, everyone immediately understood.

The news that Shen Chuhan is the third prince of Zhao Kingdom, Jun Shu, is probably true.

Surprised by Yu Guo and Chen Guo, they took a wait-and-see attitude for the time being, waiting to see how the situation develops next.

But Emperor Liang Yin Zhan was overwhelmed with anger.

When the news reached Shengjing, Yin Zhan had just finished the early court and was dealing with political affairs in the imperial study when spies came in a hurry.

"When?" He put down the imperial brush, his brows and eyes condensed.

"Report to the emperor, there is news from Zhao Kingdom."

Zhao country?

Yin Zhan frowned, could it be related to Shen Chuhan?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly supported the table and stood up, waved his hand, "Present."

Zhou Ya stepped forward to take the bamboo tube from the spies, and handed it to Yin Zhan respectfully.

Yin Zhan took out the paper from the bamboo tube, spread it out carefully, his cold eyes glanced at the words on the paper.Seeing this, there was a "coax" in my head, and I didn't lift it up in one breath, and staggered back a few steps.

Seeing this, Zhou Ya quickly stepped forward to support him.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Zhou Ya asked worriedly.

Yin Zhan barely stabilized his figure, waved his hands, and forced himself to suppress the anger gushing out of his heart.He has worked hard on state affairs these past few days, didn't have enough rest, and summoned Song Qingyu several times one after another, his body was inevitably overwhelmed, the blood in his body rushed up suddenly, and his eyes suddenly went dark, and only then did he stagger.

Zhou Ya helped Yin Zhan to sit down, and while calming his breath for him, he brought the tea to Shen Chuhan, "Your Majesty, please drink some tea first."

He didn't know why Yin Zhan turned pale with fright, but since the letter came from Zhao State, it is likely to be related to Master Shen. Could it be that Master Shen and Zhao State reached some agreement to deal with Liang State together?
Although there were many speculations in his heart, seeing the situation Yin Zhan was in, he didn't dare to ask any questions, so he could only stand aside silently, waiting for Yin Zhan's orders.

After drinking a cup of tea, Yin Zhan felt that the burning chest tightness in his body eased a little. He settled down and looked at the note in his hand again.

"After investigation, Shen Chuhan's real identity is very likely to be the third prince of Zhao Kingdom, Jun Shu, who died mysteriously on the way to Liang Country as a hostage."

His gaze was firmly fixed on the word "Junshu", and a storm had already set off in his mind.

how come?how come?
How could Shen Chuhan's real identity be the third prince of Zhao Kingdom?He should be the son of the Shen family.

Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of something, raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Ya, "Quickly declare Shen Teng to enter the palace!"

Shen Chuhan's identity in Liang Country is the illegitimate son of former Minister of Rites Shen Teng.

At that time, Shen Teng married the daughter of Prime Minister Wang Tong. Shen Wang was jealous and forbade Shen Teng to take concubines.Later, Shen Teng had a skin-to-skin relationship with a woman on the way to the south for work.

Later, Shen Teng went back to Beijing first, and wanted to take the woman back, but Shen Wang refused to agree, so he had to give up.

Unexpectedly, the woman was already pregnant with Shen Teng's son, and raised him with difficulty after she was born, but in the end she was entangled in illness and passed away.

And the son of Shen Teng, at the age of 15, went to Beijing alone to find relatives.

At that time, Wang Tong had fallen, and Shen Wang's arrogance was gone, so he was forced to accept Shen Chuhan.

When Shen Chuhan came to him and said that he wanted to form an alliance with him, he saw the same forbearance and dormancy as himself from this young man.

Speaking of which, the backgrounds of the two of them are somewhat similar, both of them are not recognized by their families, and they both do everything possible to get ahead.

Later, Shen Chuhan really lived up to his expectations, and he planned his strategy with iron and blood, and blazed a trail for him in the tragic battle for succession, and helped him to sit on the throne that he had always dreamed of.

Of course, he was also afraid of Shen Chuhan, and sent someone to investigate Shen Chuhan's details, but the information he found out was all innocent, which dispelled his worries.

Thinking about it now, at that time his power was weak, and a large part of it was in Shen Chuhan's hands. The information he found might just be what Shen Chuhan wanted him to see.

What he wants to be sure now is, what role did Shen Teng play in this? !

Zhou Ya didn't dare to neglect, and hurried down to send someone to arrange.

After Shen Chuhan took the position of prime minister, he quickly aimed at Shen Teng, and found an excuse to dismiss Shen Teng from the post of Minister of Rites. There is no merit or demerit, so let Shen Chuhan go.

Thinking about it carefully now, I always feel that there is some deep meaning in it.

After waiting anxiously, Shen Teng finally came.

Although he had been dismissed from office for a long time, he still lived in the old house in the capital, and when he heard the call, he immediately entered the palace without stopping.

When he arrived in the hall, seeing Yin Zhan's uncertain face, Shen Teng became more and more uneasy.

It should be said that during this period of time, he never had a peaceful day.

Previously, the conflict between Shen Chuhan and Yin Zhan became more and more serious, and he feared that he and the Shen family would be implicated.After Shen Chuhan resigned from office, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard that Shen Chuhan had disappeared suddenly, Yin Zhan was furious.

In fear and trepidation, finally came the day when Yin Zhan summoned him.

"The grassroots see the emperor." Shen Teng knelt down and kowtowed, he was only a commoner at this time, and he dared not trust himself.

"Shen Aiqing, long time no see." Yin Zhan looked at him seriously, with a gloomy tone.

Shen Teng shook his body, for some reason, the call of "Shen Aiqing" made him feel a little weak, and hurriedly said, "Caomin dare not."

"Although Shen Aiqing is no longer an official in the court, after all, she has done her part for our country's country and society. There is nothing I dare not to do. Zhou Ya, please sit down."

Zhou Ya agreed, and led Shen Teng to sit down next to him.

"Shen Aiqing, do you know that I suddenly called you into the palace today, why?"

Shen Teng shook his head, and said with sincerity and fear, "I don't know."

Yin Zhan stared at him for a moment, then said coolly, "Shen Aiqing has raised a good son."

Hearing this, Shen Teng's legs went limp, and he slipped down from the chair, prostrated himself on the ground, trembling, "The grass people are terrified, the grass people are terrified."

Yin Zhan frowned, looking at Shen Teng's appearance, he always felt a little guilty.

"I ask you, when was the last time you contacted Shen Chuhan?"

Shen Teng didn't dare to get up, knelt on the ground, thought for a while and said, "Since he severed ties with the Shen family that year, Weichen has never spoken to him alone."

Yin Zhan frowned, his eyes darkened.

His answer did not differ from what he had investigated, which was why he did not go to Shen's residence after Shen Chuhan disappeared.

However, if Shen Chuhan's identity as the third prince of Zhao Kingdom is true, it is debatable whether Shen Teng told the truth.

Thinking of this, his eyes turned cold, "Shen Chuhan, is he really your son?"

Hearing this, Shen Teng was startled, forgetting his fear, and looked up at Yin Zhan in puzzlement, "Caomin doesn't understand what the emperor means. Shen Chuhan, he is indeed Caomin's son, but an illegitimate child. If I had known that he is now Such a bold and reckless act, the grassroots should not have recognized him back then."

Shen Teng thought that Yin Zhan was going to pursue the responsibility of sitting on him, so he expressed his sincerity first in a hurry.

But he didn't want to, Yin Zhan cast a cold glance, crumpled the note in the bamboo tube into a ball, and threw it in front of him, "Look carefully, and give me an explanation!"

(End of this chapter)