jdhmnovel Chapter 654 I Never See Through You
Chapter 654 I Never See Through You
The sudden loud noise scared Concubine Rou's trusted palace maids, and Lu Qing subconsciously looked towards the door.
The door of the side hall was kicked open from the outside. Although it was not clear due to the backlight, it was still possible to see at a glance that Emperor Qianwu, wearing a dragon robe, and the empress dowager, wearing a crimson jacket and skirt, were standing outside the door.
The group of people were standing against the light, so Lu Qing couldn't see their expressions clearly, but Xiao Haizi, Long Dong and the others felt their legs go weak and they fell to their knees on the ground.
Lu Qing was in a trance for a moment, her fingertips curled slightly, and she was visibly flustered.
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty…”
Emperor Qianwu and the Empress Dowager stepped into the side hall of Lanxin Palace together. Lu Qing looked at Emperor Qianwu's gloomy face and finally became convinced that she was not dreaming.
Xiao Chengzhang and the Queen Mother were really right in front of her.
"Lv Qing, you are so scheming and cruel, you really disappoint me!" Emperor Qianwu had a handsome face, but he was suppressing his anger and his eyes were gloomy.
It seemed that because he received too much information in an instant, Emperor Qianwu was overwhelmed by a variety of complex emotions and could not say more.
Disappointment, hatred, anger, sadness, and so on, Emperor Qianwu just felt it was ridiculous. He pursed his lips tightly, looking at the woman in front of him who had shared the same bed with him and walked all the way with him, feeling angry and sad.
So much so that after hearing the truth with his own ears, he couldn't say anything more!
Only then did Lu Qing come back to her senses.
She turned her head sharply and looked at Shen Shuyi who was kneeling not far away, her eyes almost bursting: "Shen Shuyi, you plotted against me!"
"No, how did you know I was going to attack you today?"
Lu Qing's eyes were filled with resentment, and she didn't even dare to face Emperor Qianwu's gaze.
She thought that her plan was flawless, but...how could Shen Shuyi persuade the Queen Mother and His Majesty!
Qin Xin and Jian Po stepped forward quickly, cut the rope on Shen Shuyi's hands, and helped her up.
Because the arrow wound had lasted for too long, Shen Shuyi's face was pale and a lot of sweat seeped out of his forehead.
She looked at Lu Qing, her almond eyes cold: "I really didn't know that the queen would attack me today, but even if the queen didn't come to find me today, I would find a way to find the queen."
Even if Lu Qing didn't plan to take action today, she would still go to Rouxi Palace.
She said that it had been too long since the incident happened, and there was no way there would be so much hard evidence for something that happened more than ten or twenty years ago.
What's more, Lu Qing and the Lu family are powerful, so it would be easy for them to destroy the corpse.
If Lu Qing really had so many handles, Qin would not have taken Nanny Zhong so seriously.
Therefore, the current evidence was the limit of what she could find. The most important thing was that Lu Qing confessed it herself.
"But you...how can you possibly convince His Majesty and the Queen Mother!" Lu Qing was still unwilling. State affairs have been busy lately, and His Majesty rarely even goes to the harem, let alone listen to Shen Shuyi's words and cooperate with her to come to this deserted Lanxin Palace.
Without needing Shen Shuyi to answer, the Empress Dowager said in a cold voice: "Because Princess Changning has guaranteed me with her life, please persuade the Emperor to go to your Rouxi Palace."
Shen Shuyi smiled weakly: "Of course, I know that Your Majesty is very capable, so I also begged the Queen Mother to secretly send someone to protect me. If the itinerary changes, please go with Your Majesty to save my life."
Lu Qing's face turned pale. She never expected that Shen Shuyi would be so bold.
You know, if His Majesty and the Queen Mother heard everything outside the door, it can only prove that her people had already been captured by His Majesty's imperial guards.
With such a big commotion, if Shen Shuyi fails to prove her guilt in the end, she can only die to atone for her crime!
But Shen Shuyi just had the courage to do so. She obviously didn't have much evidence in her hands, but she dared to use her life as a guarantee and asked the Queen Mother and His Majesty to come and play this drama with her, and successfully tricked herself into telling the truth.
Lu Qing stared at Shen Shuyi with bloodshot eyes.
But at this time, the empress dowager, who had been worshipping Buddha all year round, stepped forward first, raised her hand and slapped Lu Qing hard!
"Bitch! His Majesty and Huai Jin protected you in vain, but I didn't expect you to collude with that bitch Gong and murder my son! His Majesty trusted you so much, but you schemed against me. My Xiao royal family actually raised an ungrateful wolf who is ungrateful and can't be fed!"
The Queen Mother was so angry that she was shaking all over. She slapped Lu Qing's face without any mercy. The long armor left a bloody mark on her face.
Xiao Huaijin's death has always been a hidden pain in her heart, and the two brothers later drew their swords against each other and had a rift in their hearts, which was even more painful for her as a mother.
But she never expected that all of this was a joint plot by Concubine Rou and Gong. No wonder a smart child like Huai Jin would fall into the trap. After all, who could have thought that the person she was protecting with all her heart actually wanted to kill her!
Lu Qing covered her face and looked at the Queen Mother, choking with sobs: "My Queen, even if I wasn't there, the Gong family would still attack the Second Prince."
"Besides, I just want to live, what have I done wrong..."
The Queen Mother looked at her face with tears in her eyes and was even more angry: "It's a pity that I, Huai Jin, had such a talent for business, but I died in the hands of you scoundrels. It's really hateful!"
Emperor Qianwu stepped forward and looked at Lu Qing coldly, his eyes full of unfamiliarity.
"Lü Qing, Lu Qing, you really deceived me so much. I always felt sorry for you being threatened and beaten by Marquis Zhaowu. I thought you were simple and kind, but I didn't expect that you have such a vicious heart and are full of calculations!" The corners of Emperor Qianwu's eyes were red and a little misty.
After all, the woman he had been with for twenty or thirty years, and whom he had protected and pampered all the way to where he is today, turned out to be a vicious woman who even he was plotting against. How could he remain indifferent?
Lu Qing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she looked at Emperor Qianwu with tears in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty...I really deserve to die, but if I don't do this, how can you see me?"
Lu Qing looked dazed, looking into the distance, and said softly: "I, Sister Yin, and Sister Yuan, Sister Yin is outspoken and passionate, Sister Yuan is gentle and generous, only I am timid and cowardly, Sister Yin is loved by Brother Huai Jin, and you fell in love with Sister Yuan at first sight. If I don't consider myself, how can you see me?"
"So, this is what you did! You colluded with Gong family, poisoned the second emperor, and then plotted against me and Yin Qiling. When one plan failed, you came up with another one and plotted against Shulei and the second emperor?" Emperor Qianwu asked angrily, obviously extremely disappointed.
Lu Qing smiled bitterly: "Yes, I also love Your Majesty, and I also want to marry you, but even if I marry you, as long as Sister Yuan is here, you will still be full of her in your heart and eyes, and you will always only treat me as a sister..."
"How ridiculous! I have known you since childhood. Even if I have no romantic feelings for you, I will protect you in every possible way. It's ridiculous that I claim to be smart, but I have never seen through you!" Emperor Qianwu laughed at himself.
Lu Qing wiped away the tears from her eyes gracefully: "Yes, but I want more than that! I want your love and preference!"