Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 160 Borrowing the Sword

Chen Shan couldn't understand what Xuyuan wrote on the paper, he just focused on looking at Xuyuan.

Xuyuan didn't say anything the whole time, just looked at the piece of paper in her hand.

Now is the twenty-second year of Jiahe.

In her previous life, she set out in the spring of the twenty-fifth year of Jiahe and arrived in the capital in winter.

At that time, the third prince had already married Song Xiujing, the crown prince had not yet been deposed and was still the heir apparent, and the crown princess had no children.

It was three years ago now, which means that this child was destined to be lost.

Today's situation seemed to be set up deliberately by someone who didn't want Xie Xiaocheng to return to Beijing, but Xie Xiaocheng did not return to Beijing in his previous life, so no one would target Mrs. Xie.

Therefore, this incident was not the real reason for the Crown Princess' miscarriage.

So…someone wants to kill two birds with one stone.

He used the Crown Princess to attack the Xie family, and took the opportunity to send Qi Shengxin away, preventing her from entering the Wenhua Palace. However... what he didn't expect was that the Crown Princess was pregnant.

Now that the Xie family has been accused of murdering the royal heir, I'm afraid Xie Xiaocheng will never have a chance to return to Beijing.

And there is only one beneficiary in these two events, the Song family.

Not allowing her to enter Wenhua Palace should be the work of Song Xiuwen.

The reason why Xie Xiaocheng could not return to the capital was to keep the military power in his hands.

If she wants to solve Mrs. Xie's dilemma, she has to get involved and use the incident of Wenhua Palace to connect the two things together.

After Xu Yuan figured it out, he looked up at Chen Shan and asked, "Can you do me a favor?"

"Mr. Xu, please speak."

"Go to the Song Mansion for me and save someone."

Chen Shan looked at Xu Yuan for a long time before asking, "Miss Song San?"

"Yes."

Chen Shan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Xu, do you have any other arrangements?"

"Yes." Xu Yuan nodded. "The Crown Princess doesn't know she's pregnant, but someone must know. If it's a normal pregnancy, the fetus won't be lost so easily. The Crown Princess doesn't know she's pregnant, so someone must know. This kind of thing is easy to find out. There are many noble ladies in the capital who go out together to play. If the Crown Princess has seen a doctor, she can catch them one by one and ask which girls are present. Then go to the medicine shop and ask for a way to make people lose their babies."

Xu Yuan paused for a moment, then thought of something and said, "Those accompanying the Crown Princess must be noble ladies, especially those from the Qi, Shen, Wei, and Song families, and even the royal princesses. Also, when it comes to the abortion-checking medicine, don't just focus on one shop. Even if you buy them separately, you have to check them one by one."

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Chen Shan couldn't help but say, "Mr. Xu, you are a little too meticulous. But... why do you want to investigate the Qi family as well? That's the Crown Princess's family."

"You can't know a person's heart by looking at his face. Compared to rights, what is a child?"

Hearing Xu Yuan's light words, Chen Shan was shocked.

It’s not because of the words that made the wish, but because of the tone of the wish.

It was like the calm tone one has after going through something like this.

Chen Shan no longer hesitated and said, "Then I will do it right away. Master Xu, you..."

"I would like to borrow your sword."

Xu Yuan looked at the sword on Chen Shan's waist and said, "Don't worry, I can go back by myself. I will lend you your sword only for self-defense."

Chen Shan immediately took down the sword.

As he was leaving, he turned around and said, "If today's situation can be resolved, if Master Xu asks Chen Shan to go through fire and water one day, Chen Shan will do his best to do it."

Xu Yuan smiled and said nothing.

Outside the window, the sound of rain was getting louder and louder. Xu Yuan picked up Chen Shan's sword and went out.

The sword is not heavy, and Xuyuan can hold it with one hand.

After coming out of the teahouse, she took a look at the direction and headed towards the Song family.

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It was still quiet in the East Palace.

There was only the sound of rapid raindrops hitting the eaves.

Everyone looked at the room nervously, but no one spoke. Only Bei Yao looked at it indifferently, with a faint smile on his lips.

After a while, someone outside the door sang: "The Queen Mother has arrived."

A group of people immediately stepped back and said in unison: "Greetings to the Queen Mother."

The Queen and Concubine Ying stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, to support the Queen Mother up the steps and into the inner room.

The other concubines also stood behind the Queen Mother.

In the inner room, the emperor heard the queen mother coming, and stood up to offer her his seat, while asking, "Mother, how come even you are alarmed by this?"

After that, he scolded: "How dare you, who is so blind, disturb the Queen Mother's peace and quiet."

No one answered in the house.

The Queen Mother said, "This is my first great-grandson. How can I not ask about it?"

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she looked at the Crown Prince and said, "Yuan'er, tell me what is going on."

The prince immediately knelt down and said, "In reply to the Imperial Grandmother, Mei'er went to the palace to pay respects today. When she was leaving the palace, she ran into Madam Xie. I don't know why, but Madam Xie pushed my wife, and my wife bled at that moment. Now..."

The prince hesitated to speak.

A woman kneeling on the ground said immediately, "Queen Dowager, please check clearly. I did not overthrow the Crown Princess, and I dare not harm the heir to the throne! I hope the Queen Dowager will check clearly."

Mrs. Xie kowtowed violently, and did not stop even though her forehead was covered in blood.

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and asked the Emperor: "This is..."

The Queen said, "Mother, this is Doctor Xie's wife, Cai."

After the Queen finished speaking, Bei Yao, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "Grandmother, you probably don't know who this Cai is, so why not let me tell you."

Bei Yaowei stepped out of the crowd and said, "This Doctor Xie is called Xie Xiaoyi. The Empress Dowager may not be familiar with this name, so let me mention his elder brother, Xie Xiaocheng. He is now the garrison commander of the northern border. A few days ago, the court was discussing whether to let General Xie return to the court."

As soon as Bei Yao finished speaking, the prince stood up and looked at Bei Yao coldly and said, "Third brother, what do you mean by this? Do you mean that I deliberately harmed Mei'er just to prevent Xie Xiaocheng from returning to Beijing?"

"Why are you so anxious, my brother? I don't mean to do that. After all, what does the mistake made by Xie Xiaoyi's wife have to do with General Xie? You can't take away the merits of fighting on the battlefield just because of some private matters in the harem."

Beiyao's voice was faint and his smile was even lighter.

The Queen Mother had been in the palace for many years and had experienced three dynasties. How could she not understand Bei Yao's words?

She remained silent, but looked at Cai and asked, "Why did you enter the palace today?"

Upon hearing this, Cai immediately said, "It was the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother summoned me into the palace."

Even if Cai didn't say it out loud, everyone knew what he meant.

Without the summons from the Empress Dowager or the Queen, Cai could not enter the harem, let alone meet the Crown Princess.

The Empress Dowager's words were directed at the Emperor.

After hearing what Cai said, the Queen Mother looked at the Queen again and asked, "Does the Crown Princess come to the palace to pay respects every day? How often does Cai come here? Queen, think it over before you answer."

In the inner hall of the Eastern Palace, as the Queen Mother asked, the inner room also fell silent. An imperial physician came out with a medicine box and knelt down and said, "Your humble servant is incompetent. The fetus in the Crown Princess's belly... is gone!"