Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

The imperial physician noticed that everyone's eyes were on him, and his hands trembled slightly as he took the pulse.

After repeatedly checking the pulse, he spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The assassin was killed in time. Princess Yun was not injured, but just fainted from fright."

The emperor had a complicated look on his face. He wanted to kill all those who knew about the conspiracy, but he also wanted to keep those who were willing to take the sword for him like Yue'er.

Shen Xingxi was concerned about what the system said and that there was something wrong with the system, so she forced herself to hold back the urge to complain.

After all, lying on the table is a bit weird and a bit hard.

The system knows that the host has always been grateful to the Queen for helping to allow women to settle down, and thinks that it should be rescued. Of course, the most important thing is that more people will know about this matter, which is beneficial to the host.

[Host, let me tell you some gossip about Minister Chen! ]

After she said this, she still chose to delay the barrage and observed King Yun's reaction.

Seeing that the system still had the leisure to gossip, Prince Yun was completely sure that the princess was fine, so he used the excuse of going to the toilet to change into a human skin mask.

He immediately used his Qinggong skills to fly to the tallest tree.

Since it's gossip about Minister Chen, spreading it would be beneficial to both him and the princess.

He has had golden words on his head so many times, so this time won't be a big deal.

[Minister Chen was poisoned by someone pretending to be his guard. Before he died, that person told Minister Chen about his hatred.

It was said that Minister Chen had his wife kidnapped and tortured, and then he used a poison that could cause unbearable pain, and asked Minister Chen to pay double the price.

In fact, it was because the emperor hated Minister Chen for using a woman to frame him, so he designed this scene. The guard's wife was abducted by the emperor and sent to Minister Chen. The emperor and Minister Chen were birds of a feather, and both would abuse and kill the women sent by the other. The guard didn't know the reason and hated Minister Chen.

Of course, the wife was given to him by the Emperor on purpose under the pretext of reward. 】

Prince Yun did not bother to analyze the gossip and left in a hurry.

He really didn't expect that this gossip would even scold the emperor. In order to put the whole content in the post, a swarm of flies followed him.

Fortunately, the fly was a bit of a spectator, and in order to read the words, it followed a little slowly.

He shook off the guards and returned to the toilet. Only then did he have time to analyze the system's words.

The system directly exposed the emperor's conspiracy against Minister Chen. If the emperor had any dignity, the Chen family would be spared the crime of killing all nine generations of the family, and the queen would be saved.

The prince will also benefit from this, and may be able to directly take over Chen Shangshu's followers.

So why should the princess help the prince?

The more he thought about it, the paler his face became.

The prince is easier to control than him pretending to be Prince Yun.

The princess can handle state affairs as a counselor, or she can reveal her female identity and become the crown princess.

After all, the prince has never touched the princess, and he wants to return her intact.

A strong sense of crisis came over him, and it seemed that he should help King Yun regain his sanity as soon as possible.

He calmed down, and before he walked out of the toilet, he heard the system say: [Host, I have tried my best, but the emperor has no shame at all and directly charged the Chen family with the crime of assassination, and implicated all nine clans.]

[Of course the emperor must eliminate all the troubles as soon as possible. The Chen family is not the only one with power in the court.] Shen Xingxi sighed: [I want to know now, when can I get up!]

The system spoke softly: [Host, you just fainted from shock, not crippled. ]

[……] Shen Xingxi was silent for a moment, then coughed softly: [This is my first time pretending to faint, I’m not familiar with the business, sorry for the embarrassment.]

She slowly opened her eyes, looked at the emperor who was so close, and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

The emperor's deep eyes were dark and unclear. "I am fine. Princess Yun has done a great service in saving me. Eunuch Xu will give you a reward."

Shen Xingxi first touched his back, his expression was stunned for a moment and then changed to joy, then he moved from the table to the ground and bowed to express his gratitude.

The emperor said, "No need to be so polite," and told the commander of the guards to handle the aftermath, then let everyone go.

Just before leaving, he looked at the Queen and said, "Queen, follow me."

The imperial concubine looked at the queen worriedly, and was more afraid that if she had not listened to Nanny Yan, she and her family might have been implicated as well.

Fortunately, Nanny Yan was cautious and did not ask for any reward, otherwise if she continued to do what the Queen wanted to do, it would inevitably arouse the Emperor's suspicion.

She didn't know that it was because Shen Xingxi had anticipated the current situation that she didn't say anything to help the woman change her current situation.

Because the death of Minister Chen and the assassination of the Emperor were both major events, Shen Xingxi immediately exchanged identities with Xinghuo when he returned to Prince Yun's Mansion and went to the Eastern Palace as Mr. Shen.

The prince's eyes were red, and he had obviously been crying, probably because of Minister Chen.

Shen Xingxi was in no mood to care about the prince's mood. Because she wanted to save the queen, she couldn't wait to speak: "Prince, the dead are gone, please accept my condolences. I heard that the emperor called the queen over alone. If you care about the queen, I advise you to go and see her."

"What would father do to mother?" The prince couldn't believe it, but he walked out uncontrollably. "But it must be right to listen to Mr. Shen. I'll go now."

Lord Zhou poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Shen Xingxi: "I have heard that Mr. Shen cares most about the Crown Prince. Today I see that it is true."

Shen Xingxi knew that Lord Zhou was speaking in a sarcastic tone. After all, the Emperor obviously wanted to hold the Queen accountable, and letting the Crown Prince go would undoubtedly bring trouble upon himself.

She casually took the tea lid and skimmed off the foam, "Since I care about the Queen, I will naturally care about the Crown Prince."

Lord Zhou paused while sipping his tea. Did Mr. Shen mean that he was the Queen's man?

So Nanny Yan is also the Queen’s person?

Did the Queen want to use Nanny Yan to get the concubines to help her allow women to settle down?

This makes sense when you think about it, but it's a bit strange for someone to claim to be the queen at this time, and any normal person would be eager to distance themselves from the relationship.

But he didn't know that Shen Xingxi just didn't trust him and made up an excuse to show his loyalty to the prince.

What Shen Xingxi is most concerned about now is the situation on the Queen's side.

The queen followed the emperor into the bedroom, and the two sat opposite each other.

The queen poured a cup of tea for the emperor with slightly trembling hands.

"I dare not drink the tea poured by the Queen." The Emperor pushed the teacup back in front of the Queen. His voice was lazy, as if with a hint of smile, but it made the Queen's body tense.

The queen stared at the teacup for a long time, slowly raised it and drank it, and her body gradually relaxed.

Since the emperor wants to settle accounts with her, she will definitely not live long.

She only hoped that her life could bring some pity from the Emperor towards the Crown Prince!

She closed her eyes, a tear fell from the corner of her eye, and looked out the window with lifeless eyes: "Your Majesty, in fact, I fell in love with you at first sight. Now I think it's really fate that plays tricks on me."

She chuckled, "You said you didn't dare drink the tea I offered you, but do you know how I felt when I found out that my sister was killed by you?"

The emperor stopped smiling and suddenly became a little more stern. "Your sister was clearly killed by your selfishness. You deliberately climbed onto my bed and let your sister see it."

"But I just want to be a concubine, I don't mean to force my sister to death." The queen's voice choked, "My sister wrote in her suicide note: Since I want to be your wife, please satisfy me."

She wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "My sister's suicide note also said that you would call me by my nickname Yue'er every time you were in love with me, and that's why you wanted to make us happy.

The emperor did it on purpose, right? Yue'er is the mother of the Yun King, right? "

When the emperor mentioned Yue'er, his chest was filled with emotions and his shoulders could not help but tremble.

The Queen's tears flowed more violently, but her expression showed a last glimmer of hope as she asked, "Your Majesty, have you ever loved me and my sister for a moment?"

The emperor had never seen the queen cry so sadly. The pity in his eyes flashed across his face, but his voice remained calm: "No."

The queen cried and then burst into laughter, as if she was laughing at her naive self back then.

She stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for clearing up my confusion. I have no regrets. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Come here, send the queen back to her bedroom." The emperor said calmly, "You can choose between deposing her or hanging yourself."

The queen kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to the emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me honor."

When the prince arrived, he saw his mother coming out of his father's bedroom with tears streaming down her face.

He took two quick steps and asked, "Mother, did father bully you?"

"No, your father is very kind to your mother." The queen wiped her tears and rubbed the prince's head like she did when they were little. Her eyes were filled with love and affection: "Prince, listen to your father in the future."

The prince suddenly felt palpitations, and for some reason a strong sadness welled up in his heart. He remembered what Mr. Shen said, and seemed to have some feelings. His voice was a little anxious: "Mother, you promised me that you would invite the most famous opera troupe in the capital to watch it with me. You can't break your promise!"

The queen dug her nails into her palms, looked at him and smiled, "We'll talk about this later. I've been tired all day and want to go back."

"Then I will take my mother back." The prince looked up at the sky and suppressed his surging emotions.

He seemed to be talking to his mother about something happy as usual, "Mother, my parrot gave birth to babies today. I will give one to you when they grow up a little. Please don't despise it."

The queen took a few deep breaths and then lowered her voice and replied, "Mother, I like you so much, how could you dislike it?"

"Mother, let me tell you, the store you gave me has seen a recent increase in revenue, all because of my good taste in people!"

"My son is amazing. Your mother is proud of you."

The two chatted all the way to Kunning Palace. The prince's eyes became redder and redder, but the smile on his face grew larger and larger. He said, "Mother, I will take my leave first."

The queen nodded and burst into tears the moment the prince turned around.

The prince has been stupid all his life, this is the only time he is smart.