"This, this is not my idea!" Shen Qingrong was covered in cold sweat, and he did not forget to shirk responsibility at this time.
His lips trembled as he said, "First of all, Queen Shen, that's my biological sister! How could I think of harming her? It's true, it's true that she is pregnant with twins!"
When Wen Lan heard this, his eyes moved.
At that time, because Queen Shen gave birth to a pair of twins, a dragon and a phoenix, which was considered unlucky, the officials in the court continued to put pressure on Emperor Xuanping.
At that time, Emperor Xuanping had no imperial power in his hands.
The ministers, represented by the regent, went to court one after another, demanding that Queen Shen be abolished and that the twins should kill the daughter and leave the son!
If not for the tough attitude of Queen Mother Yin, who would never allow anyone to harm the royal bloodline, today's Princess Ling, Shen Ling, would have been killed when she was still in her infancy.
But in the end, even though the twins' lives were saved, and Queen Shen's position as queen was saved, she still died.
Before she died, she was filled with disappointment and hatred for Emperor Xuanping, and asked the eldest prince and the twins she had just given birth to to leave the palace and return to her mother's family, Shen Guogong's mansion, to grow up.
At that time, the court was indeed in a state of chaos because of this incident.
Emperor Xuanping did not have imperial power in his hands, and even on the throne, he was unable to protect his wife and a pair of newborn children.
But, even so, why did the Shen family insist on sinking the queen's life first?
"Master Shen, if you, Duke Shen's Mansion, are afraid of being implicated by these twins, you only need to find a way to make Queen Shen have a miscarriage. There is no need to hurt Queen Shen's body or cause her to lose her life."
Wen Lan stared at Shen Qingrong coldly with his eyes, "First of all, even if Queen Shen is pregnant with twins, she is still the most noble queen of Great Xia. She will bring countless benefits to your Duke Shen's palace. Besides, even if she gives birth to twins, You were harshly criticized by the courtiers for giving birth to a son, but with the imperial master's position in the court, you and Duke Shen's palace can be kept safe and sound, so why did you have to kill Empress Shen first?
“Moreover, such cruel methods were used.
"Master Shen, you should know very well that this poison will cause the baby to be born prematurely and be born weak and weak. Then, the mother's body will continue to be eroded by the toxin, weaken and die. This is to torture Queen Shen and her child alive. ah!
"You also said that she is your biological sister. If there were not other grievances, how could you use this method to torture your biological sister, and even take her life?
"Master Shen, what was it that made you hesitate to kill your own sister? You said it was not your idea, but whose idea was it?
"Master Shen, if you don't tell the truth, you should know what the consequences will be for you once Princess Lingfu's anger is ignited!"
Wen Lan's words hit the nail on the head when he analyzed the stakes.
Shen Qingrong felt guilty after hearing this.
Originally thinking that he was destined to die, he kept this secret to see the King of Hell, and went underground to see Queen Xian Shen. As an elder brother, he must apologize to her.
But now after hearing what Wen Lan said about the crimes Lou He suffered, he was really scared!
Afraid that Yu Jiujiu would change his mind and not kill him, he would also make him a human pig and torture him in different ways...
"I, at that time, I had not yet been promoted to the post of envoy of the Liangzhe Road and the magistrate of Xinzhou Prefecture. But at that time, there was an opportunity for promotion, so I wrote to Queen Xianshen and asked her to say a few kind words to the emperor. , proposed me as the Chief Envoy, but I didn’t expect that she actually refused... At that time, Concubine Rong was still in the Duke’s Mansion, waiting to be married in her boudoir. She said, after this sister became the queen, she would treat the Duke’s Mansion. He refuses to give any benefits and only thinks about his own glory and wealth..."
Shen Qingrong explained the cause and effect of the incident one by one.
It turned out that because Queen Shen refused to agree to some of the requests of the Duke's Palace, everyone in the Duke's Palace, from the old Duke and the Crown Prince of the first chamber, to Shen Qingrong of the second chamber, and Concubine Rong herself, all expressed their disapproval of the Queen. The empress was quite critical.
But at that time, they only dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
Until Queen Shen was diagnosed by the imperial doctor and found out that she was pregnant with twins.
At that time, no one in the Great Xia Kingdom, like today's Princess Lingfu, had ever proposed setting up kindergarten education, prohibiting drowning of newborns, and changing the people's view of twins as ominous.
At that time, the people and even the court believed that twins were unlucky and were evil stars that would bring misfortune.
Therefore, Queen Shen gave birth to twins first, and then she was challenged by the ministers in the court.
It was at this time that Duke Shen's Mansion came up with the idea of killing Queen Shen.
"Concubine Rong said at that time that if Queen Shen dies first and is sent to the palace, she will definitely respond to the Duke Shen's request..." Shen Qingrong said all this with difficulty.
"So, you used the reason of entering the palace to accompany Queen Xian Shen, and let Concubine Rong, who was still in the palace at that time, enter the palace. She poisoned Queen Xian Shen. You just killed yourself for your own selfishness. "My dearest relative." Wen Lan looked at him and said in a deep voice.
At this point, Shen Qingrong could no longer say anything to defend himself.
Because that’s the truth!
"Other than the people from your Duke's mansion, who else knows about this matter?" Wen Lan asked again.
"You, what do you mean by this?" Shen Qingrong glanced at him, and when she came into contact with his eyes full of scrutiny, she couldn't help but tremble all over again.
"Does your father know about this?" Wen Lan asked without mincing words.
"My father knows nothing about this!" Shen Qingrong immediately replied with a nervous look on his face, "My father is an upright official. He has always reprimanded the government not to do anything wrong by relying on the power of the family. If he knew, how could he allow it? His own family, poisoning his daughter!"
"Really? Concubine Rong later became pregnant with the little prince. Knowing that the fetus was unhealthy and that the little prince would not live long even if he was born, she deliberately took this poison so that she could give birth to the little prince smoothly and prematurely. She then took Knowing that the medicine was safe and sound, he later used the death of the young prince to blame Concubine Shu. Is your father also unaware of this matter?"
Wen Lan's next words were like ringing a bell in Shen Qingrong's ears, shocking him completely!
He asked almost subconsciously: "How did you know!"
However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he knew that he was too impatient and had spilled the beans!
"So, that's really it."
Wen Lan tapped his fingers on the table. As he said this, he thought to himself that what the little princess guessed was indeed correct.
He looked directly at Shen Qingrong's shocked eyes as if she had seen a ghost, and continued, "Concubine Rong was pregnant back then, but the pregnancy was not healthy. However, she was already very old at that time. If she were to forcefully use medication to abort, it would not only have a negative impact on her body It would be a huge harm, and you would be ridiculed by other concubines for this matter, and more importantly, you would lose many of the benefits you got from this prince.
"For example, the emperor promised her that if she gives birth to a little prince, she will be promoted to the rank of concubine."