Chapter 771 - Chapter 771: Separation

Chapter 771: Separation

As soon as the news of Lord Jing’an’s death spread, the entire court was in an uproar. However, what made everyone even more terrified was that the emperor was actually prepared to let Lord Jing’an’s body rest in the Yuqian Palace.

In the Yuqian Palace, Xuanyuan Qi personally cleaned up Xuanyuan Ce’s face. An eunuch brought over the prince’s python robe and he was about to take it. Eunuch Wu wiped his tears and said, “Your Majesty, let me do it.”

He did not expect such a huge thing to happen in the palace. He had only swept the latrine pit outside the palace for a day.

Xuanyuan Qi paused and nodded.

Eunuch Wu quickly brought the two little eunuchs forward and helped Xuanyuan Ce take off his clothes.

“That scar was left behind when Second Brother infiltrated the Yu family,” Xuanyuan Qi suddenly said.

Eunuch Wu was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was referring to the inch-long scar on Xuanyuan Ce’s abdomen. He choked and said, “I remember this. At that time, His Highness had just become a crown prince. When Your Majesty found out, you blamed yourself and couldn’t sleep for the entire night.”

Xuanyuan Qi ignored him and continued.

“The one on his shoulder was left behind when the head of the Tang family was imprisoned by me. The death warriors of the Tang family came to a.s.sa.s.sinate me. He blocked the sword for me.”

He explained the origins of every scar on Xuanyuan Ce’s body. In the end, he said, “If I hadn’t asked him to marry Madam Yu back then, he would have been able to marry the woman he liked. Perhaps he would have had both children now.”

Eunuch Wu cried and knelt down. “Your Majesty, you have to take care of your body!”

At this moment, an eunuch reported from outside the door, “Your Majesty, the ministers are here. They said that they have something to report. They’re all kneeling outside.”

“Tell them to get lost. I don’t want to see them,” Xuanyuan Qi said in a low voice.

The eunuch said, “But Consort Jing’an is also kneeling outside.”

“Sister-in-law?” Xuanyuan Qi frowned.

Boom! The door of the Yuqian Palace opened and Xuanyuan Qi walked out in a plain white robe.

The ministers quickly lowered their heads. “Your Majesty, about the matter of

Lord Jing’an resting in the palace. This is not compliant. Please reconsider.” “That’s right. Please reconsider, Your Majesty.”

Xuanyuan Qi’s eyes darkened. He looked at Madam Yu, who was kneeling at the front. “Sister-in-law, do you think this is inappropriate?”

“Your Majesty, I know that you have a close relationship with His Highness, but I’ve been married to His Highness for more than ten years. We’ve been apart more than we’ve been together. I only hope to be by his side for the last few days. I hope Your Majesty can fulfill my wish.” As Madam Yu spoke, she bent down and bowed.

Xuanyuan Qi stared at her for a long time before finally agreeing. However, he suggested that she could not enter the hall until the real culprit was caught.

Madam Yu clenched her fists under her sleeves. “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

The Jade Light Hall was remote. In the southwest corner farthest from the harem where the concubines lived, Shen Yijia was arranged to stay there. Along the way, Song Jingchen didn’t let go of Shen Yijia’s hand.

Their fingers intertwined. Their palms were already sweating. It was wet and uncomfortable, but neither of them despised it.

When they arrived at the Yaoguang Hall, the eunuch leading the way stopped and said with a straight face, “Lord Song, don’t worry. Since Your Majesty said that he’ll give you five days, he won’t make things difficult for Madam Song within these five days. In my opinion, instead of wasting time here, Lord Song, why don’t you leave the palace early to investigate the real culprit?” He was just short of saying that he should leave quickly.

Song Jingchen pursed his lips. “Can I have a word with my wife?”

As he spoke, he took out a pouch that had been washed white. He poured out the silver inside and handed it to the eunuch leading the way.

The pouch was not much, but it contained a lot of money. Apart from silver, there were also a few banknotes worth a hundred taels.

The eunuch looked around to make sure no one saw him before reaching out to take it. “Then hurry up.”

Song Jingchen said, “Thank you.”

After receiving the benefits, the eunuch consciously made room for the couple.

“Hubby, don’t worry about me.”

Knowing that he was worried about her, Shen Yijia was about to comfort him when Song Jingchen pulled her into his arms. “I’m sorry. If I had thought of it earlier yesterday, nothing might have happened to His Highness.”

Shen Yijia paused and reached out to hug his waist. She leaned her head against his chest and lowered her eyes. “It’s not your fault. You’re not allowed to blame yourself. Even if you want to blame someone, you should blame the person who did it.”

“Don’t worry about me. I’m not sad at all. Didn’t I live well without my father in the past?”

Ever since she found out about Xuanyuan Ce’s accident, she had been terrifyingly calm.

However, the calmer she was, the more worried Song Jingchen was. Based on his understanding of Shen Yijia, she had always been like this before she used her ultimate move. She would secretly catch others off guard.

He grabbed Shen Yijia’s shoulder and made her stand still.

She bent down and looked into her eyes. “Jiajia, believe me. I’ll definitely find evidence, so don’t take revenge on Madam Yu yourself.”

Shen Yijia wanted to deny it. “Hubby…”

“Even if you kill Madam Yu, she’ll still be Consort Jing’an and will even be buried with His Highness. Wouldn’t that be letting her off too easily?” Song Jingchen knew that she wouldn’t listen to reason, so he could only persuade her in another way. “But it’s different if I find evidence. At that time, the emperor definitely won’t let her off easily. Think about it, what can make her suffer more than losing her position as the princess consort and losing her reputation?”

“If they’re buried together, wouldn’t it disgust the sc.u.mbag underground?” Shen Yijia muttered. She bit her lower lip and said, “Alright, I’ll listen to you.” Song Jingchen finally heaved a sigh of relief.

The couple chatted for a while more, and the eunuch came back to urge him.

“Have fun in the palace for a few days. Don’t think about anything. Wait for me to pick you up, okay?” Song Jingchen rubbed her head. Although he said that, his grip on her hand didn’t weaken at all.

Shen Yijia waved her hand. “Alright, I’ll definitely have fun. I’ll wait for you to pick me up. ”

When the word “play” came out of her mouth, Song Jingchen felt that something was wrong and wanted to remind her again.

The eunuch who led the way urged again.

Song Jingchen had no choice but to let go and leave.

The eunuch leading the way was speechless. He muttered, “How can you still be in the mood to be so intimate at a time like this? You’re a man. You’re really procrastinating.”

After saying that, he turned around and met Shen Yijia’s gaze. He was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

He retreated while Shen Yijia advanced.

The little eunuch’s eyes widened and he trembled. “What are you trying to do?” Shen Yijia reached out. “Take out the money.”

“What money?” Realizing what she was referring to, he quickly covered the money bag tied to his waist. “That money is mine now.”

Shen Yijia chuckled.

Since he still wanted to scam money from her, he was too naive!

Bang!

“Ah, how dare you!”

Bang!

“Ah, do you know who my G.o.dfather is?”

Shen Yijia retracted her fist. The little eunuch had just heaved a sigh of relief when she kicked him to the ground.

She squatted down and tore off his money bag.

Apart from what Song Jingchen had just given him, there was also his own money. Shen Yijia accepted it with a smile.

The little eunuch was stunned. “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll report you?”

Shen Yijia threw the empty money bag back. “Complain? Are you going to say that I stole the money you received for the bribe?”

“Then go ahead.”

The servant was speechless.

Where was justice? Where was human compa.s.sion?