noffsinger Chapter 666: The Helan Family is Looking for Trouble in the Golden Palace
Chapter 666: The Helan Family is Looking for Trouble in the Golden Palace
At the same time, in the Golden Palace.
The wife of Marquis Changping fainted, and the emperor had already asked someone to call the imperial physician once. Even if it was just for show, he couldn't just ignore it.
He had her sent to a side hall to rest, and a moment later she ran outside the Golden Palace to appeal for justice for her daughter, and even wanted to find the Queen to ask for clarification.
Marquis Changping was also heartbroken to see his beloved die, his eyes were swollen from crying. He could not control his wife, and wanted to know the details of the situation.
Jiang Jinyan was also afraid that the shrew would cry, make a fuss, and even commit suicide. It was difficult for a scholar to explain himself to a soldier, even if he was polite. The key point was that he was from the queen's family. When he spoke, the Helan family thought he was speaking for the queen.
So Jiang Jinyan also quietly stepped aside. At this moment, his mind was not on the throne room, but on his home. Last night, he was kicked out of the room by Zhang Yumo...
Xie Shang was also in a state of confusion. "The Queen was also a victim in this matter. She was also kidnapped by the criminals."
"Yanran never makes enemies with anyone, so who would kidnap her? So many ladies in the palace have left, why weren't they kidnapped, but it was my Yanran. I heard that the Queen has many enemies, and the criminals wanted to murder the Queen. Why did the Queen come back safely in the end, but my daughter disappeared? Today, I must ask the Queen where she took my daughter." Lady Changping Hou was still relentless.
Xie Shang's eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Madam, who did you hear that the Queen has many enemies? What kind of enemies does she have? The Queen has always been kind to others. Madam, please don't listen to rumors and damage the Queen's reputation."
"If what I heard was really hearsay, the Queen will only have her reputation damaged, but my daughter will lose her life." She knelt on the ground and cried.
Xie Shang was stunned. He heard that the wife of Marquis Changping had already made trouble at Jishan Hall once, and now she ran into the palace to make trouble again. Helan Changping brought his wife to disrupt the Golden Palace. He could kick her out, but they were indeed not in the right for the death of Concubine Lan.
Xie Shang said, "I understand that Madam misses her daughter so much. I am also very sad about the accident of Concubine Lan."
"I heard that the emperor only favors the empress and doesn't care about other concubines at all. My poor daughter disappeared like this. Is the emperor really heartbroken? Or does he not care about Yanran's life or death at all." The wife of Marquis Changping was full of dissatisfaction. As a mother, she must feel sad that her daughter was neglected by her husband, and now her life or death is unknown.
Xie Shang narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "Madam, you are meddling too much in my household affairs!"
"Your Majesty's household affairs also concern my daughter! Yanran is my flesh and blood, and she just disappeared for no reason. I beg Your Majesty to take care of Yanran."
Xie Shang didn't know what to do. If she said that it was the remnants of the Su family who killed her daughter, or even mentioned Concubine Su, Concubine Su had been banished to the cold palace and died long ago. If she brought up the Su family again, not only would no one believe it, but people would also question whether the Su family was only targeting Jiang Fenghua.
He felt that the incident caused by the wife of Marquis Changping in the Golden Palace was not that simple. Perhaps someone had deliberately designed it to frame Jiang Fenghua. He must find out who was gossiping behind his back.
Xie Shang said, "I will send people to continue searching, and please ask Madam Hou and Lord Hou to return home and wait for news."
Jiang Fenghua followed people to the back of the Golden Palace. She listened quietly to the noise in front of her. Compared with yesterday, Lady Changping Hou was more certain that she was the one who harmed her daughter.
She glanced at Shang Hong next to her and whispered, "See, the Helan family has made a big fuss about this."
Shang Hong said, "What does Her Majesty want to say?" There was no way Lan'er would show up, otherwise she would really die. The Queen knew this better than anyone else.
"Find out who is gossiping in front of her." She didn't believe that people outside the palace could know who the emperor favored.
He really only favors Jiang Fenghua. Where do the babies in the concubines' bellies come from? Besides, Xie Shang never treats the women in his harem badly materially. Whenever any good thing is sent to the palace, the concubines get a share.
She looked at the account books that Cheng Feng sent her and remembered them clearly.
"Your Highness means that someone is using this incident to deliberately cause trouble, but why?"
"Of course she is targeting me. She just said that I have many enemies. I think this is the breakthrough. Since she knows my enemies, it means she must have heard something." Jiang Fenghua said again.
Also, Xie Shang never mentioned in the court that the assassin was a remnant of the Su family, as if Xie Shang knew that if the Su family was implicated, she would be implicated, and Xie Shang still did not want to involve her. He would rather be questioned by the wife of Marquis Changping.
The emperor tolerated a woman's tantrum in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, not because he knew that Helan Yanran had faked her death, but because it involved Jiang Fenghua and he didn't want to involve too many people. As long as he did what she wanted, she would stop making trouble after she had enough.
That's why Lin Feng asked someone to invite the Queen, for fear that some people would say that the Queen was hiding and would be slandered more and more, and in the end she wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly.
Jiang Fenghua also didn't want to go out and be attacked by the wife of Marquis Changping. She thought that because Helan Jue helped the people of Jishan Hall to detoxify, she could forgive the wife of Marquis Changping for her outrageous words and being used by others.
After receiving the Queen's instructions, Aoxue selected a good horse and personally left the palace and rode at full speed to Jishan Hall to take Helan Jue away. Before anyone could react, Helan Jue disappeared in Jishan Hall.
When Helan Jue entered the palace and saw his parents, he understood immediately. He saluted the emperor first and said, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor."
Xie Shang saw this and asked, "Are you the son of the Marquis of Changping? Who are you?"
"I am Helan Jue, the son of Helan Changping, Marquis of Changping."
Xie Shang had no impression of him, and it seemed that he had never seen him before. He said, "Get up! Concubine Lan had an accident, and your mother was shocked and in a bad mood. Since Master Helan is here, you should comfort your wife!"
"Yes." Helan Jue said.
When Marquis Changping and his wife saw their son coming, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes, "Jue'er, why are you here?"
Helan Jue knelt beside them and said in a low voice, "Mother, my sister's accident has nothing to do with the Empress. It was an accident. You came to the palace and made a scene for a long time. It was the Emperor and the Empress who were merciful and did not care about our Helan family's disrespect. If you continue to make a scene, not only will people laugh at our Helan family, but it will also affect my father's career. Let's go back quickly!"
Since the emperor said that his wife was emotionally unstable, it meant that he would not care about his mother making a scene in the Golden Palace, nor would he blame his father for bringing his mother into the palace without permission.
He went back home last night to persuade his mother, but she refused to listen and insisted that it was the Queen who had implicated her sister.
The Queen had no reason at all to harm Yanran, and they were confused as to where they had heard it.
"I'm not going back. I want to find your sister. She clearly entered the palace to be a queen, so how could she suddenly disappear? How could this happen? Jue'er, how could something happen to Yanran? I want to ask the queen. I want to see her." Mrs. Helan cried even more sadly when she saw her son.
The next moment, no one knew what Helan Jue did to his mother. Madam Helan cried and fainted in his arms. He deliberately asked, "Mom, mom, what's wrong with you?"
Marquis Changping also said: "Madam..."
Helan Jue made a prompt decision and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, my mother has fainted due to excessive grief. Please allow me to take my mother back to the palace to recuperate."
Xie Shang said, "I pity your mother for losing her beloved daughter. Master Helan, please bring her back home!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Helan Jue said in a deep voice.
Helan Jue had no official position, and the title of Marquis of Changping could no longer be inherited. In addition, he was ill and could die at any time. Helan Jue could live as he pleased, so he called himself a "commoner" in front of the emperor.
He knew that the Helan family sent their daughter to the palace to bring honor to the family. Now Yanran died suddenly, and no one could accept it. He had been ill for a long time and could not bring hope and glory to the family. He was a burden to the Helan family.