The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Chapter 49: The Second Incense Stick

Xinhe was thinking about the Queen's affairs when she suddenly heard a cry of surprise: "General Shen, how dare you!" Then she found that her soul instantly moved to a large hall.

Xin He calmed down and took a closer look. It turned out that this was the Queen's Kunning Palace. In the hall, the Queen slapped the table with her palm and angrily scolded General Shen in the hall. The Concubine Shu next to her also had an angry look on her face.

Commandant Shen looked at the Queen with a smug look on his face, and with a wave of his hand, a little eunuch brought over a tray with a glass of wine on it.

The Empress scolded Shen Taiwei: "Shen Taiwei, you were ordered to accompany the Emperor and the Crown Prince on the autumn hunt to protect their safety. Why are you not guarding the enclosure, but coming to my Kunning Palace to act so presumptuous?"

Shen Taiwei said complacently: "Your Majesty, please be patient. The Emperor and the Crown Prince are naturally safe. It just depends on whether you are willing to drink this glass of wine."

Concubine Shu stood up in shock and anger: "General Shen, what are you going to do? Are you planning a rebellion?" Concubine Shu and the Queen looked at each other and then asked: "What have you done to the Emperor and the princes?"

Shen Taiwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam Shufei. The Third Prince is safe and sound. It's hard to say about the Emperor and the Crown Prince."

The Queen calmed down and looked at General Shen: "What exactly do you want to do?" "What? Of course, I want to be the grandfather of the Emperor, sit in a position above everyone else, and do things that can ensure the prosperity of our Shen family for generations."

The Empress was shocked: "The Emperor is still alive, why are you his grandfather? What's wrong with the Emperor?" Shen Taiwei smiled slyly: "Hasn't the Empress noticed that the Emperor's health is getting worse? Did the Emperor ask you to hide his illness? Does the Emperor suffer from unbearable heartaches and cough up blood, but no one can find out the cause of the disease?"

The queen could no longer sit still this time. She suddenly stood up and pointed at General Shen: "It was you, you who poisoned me?" General Shen laughed: "Your Majesty, please don't accuse me without any evidence. I was just worried about the emperor's health and asked a few more questions."

Concubine Shu finally couldn't help scolding General Shen: "You traitor, you are dreaming. The emperor still has the crown prince and a group of loyal ministers. You will not succeed."

This time, Commandant Shen laughed out loud: "Your Majesty, don't you want to know why I, who should have been in the enclosure, am here? Because the emperor suddenly vomited blood in the enclosure, so I was naturally here to protect the emperor and the prince and return to the capital safely."

The Queen and Concubine Shu looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes. The Emperor and the Crown Prince have returned to the palace? The Queen did not get any news in the palace. It can be seen that the palace has been tightly controlled by General Shen, and no news can be transmitted.

"Where are the emperor and the prince? I want to see them." The queen sat down again, looking calm and not panicking at all. Shen Taiwei also praised: "Your Majesty is really magnanimous! You are much more capable than my daughter. I can't keep you here any longer."

After saying this, Shen Taiwei motioned to the eunuch next to him to pass the poisoned wine over. The eunuch trembled as he walked to the Empress and held the tray high: "Your Majesty, please."

Shen Taiwei said with a smile: "The Fourth Prince is the blood of my Shen family, so I will naturally push him to the throne. By then, my daughter will be the Queen Mother, and I naturally cannot let you, the Queen Mother, live to get in the way of my daughter's affairs!"

"You are afraid that I, the Queen Mother, will get in the way of your affairs. If I were the Queen Mother, even if the Fourth Prince ascended the throne, I would not allow you to control the government."

Shen Taiwei nodded: "Of course, I have been planning this for a long time, and I can't let you stand in my way, so I am here to see the Queen off in person." Concubine Shu was so anxious that she was already crying. She stood in front of the Queen and said, "You thief, how dare you!"

Shen Taiwei looked down at Concubine Shu: "Do you think I dare? The imperial guards have been transferred to protect the emperor. They are still foolishly protecting the emperor in the enclosure! There is no one in the palace to protect you."

"The Concubine Shu has a deep sisterly love for the Queen. I will naturally help you go down to accompany the Queen, so that she won't be lonely! Hahaha!"

Seeing the wildly laughing General Shen, Concubine Shu was so angry that she was shaking all over. Xin He was floating in the air, and seeing General Shen's arrogant attitude, she was so angry that she floated directly towards General Shen. She wanted to knock him down, but she could only pass through his body and was still powerless against this person.

Xin He knew that she had no way to stop General Shen, but she still stood in front of the Queen like Concubine Shu. How could such a kind and friendly Queen die?

The Queen pulled Concubine Shu back to her side, wiped the tears from her face, and gently shook her head at her, signaling her not to panic.

The Queen straightened her clothes and calmly asked Commandant Shen: "Since you have decided to nominate the Fourth Prince to the throne, how will you deal with the Crown Prince?"

Shen Taiwei looked directly into the Queen's eyes: "That depends on what the Queen chooses. The Emperor is now dying, and it is only a matter of time before he dies. The Queen loves the Emperor so much that she might as well follow him. I will naturally take good care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, ah, no, His Royal Highness the First Prince, for the Emperor and the Queen."

The queen looked at him coldly: "What if I don't want to die? What will you do?" Shen Taiwei smiled: "Your Highness is unwilling to die, then I can only send you to die, and by the way, I will also send His Royal Highness the First Prince down to accompany you, or you can bring His Royal Highness the Second Prince with you. In this way, Your Highness will have the Concubine Shu and two princes by her side, how lively it will be down there!"

Shen Taiwei pretended to be in deep thought: "But if this is the case, our Shen family will inevitably have a bad reputation, so I still hope that the Queen can end her life by herself, which will be good for both you and me. The Queen should think carefully about the two princes and the Concubine Shu."

The Empress Shu's eyes were red with anger: "You bastard, the Second Prince and I are not afraid of death for the Emperor, the Empress and the Crown Prince. We will not let you go even if we become ghosts. God will take you away, you traitor!"

Commander Shen was a little angry and shouted, "Someone, bring the Crown Prince and the Third Prince up here. I want to see how fearless Concubine Shu is!"

The soldiers behind General Shen responded and left. After a while, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were taken into Kunning Palace by the soldiers.

The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and said nothing as he was pushed by the soldier behind him. The Third Prince lost his usual playful look and turned back to glare at the soldier: "Don't touch us, we can walk on our own."

Xin He anxiously floated beside the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, and was relieved to see that neither of them was injured. But in this situation, Commandant Shen had the upper hand, so where were Daddy and Uncle Yu?

Xinhe knew that the prince was not dead in his previous life, but the emperor died young. The prince successfully inherited the throne under the protection of his father and Uncle Yu. This meant that Marshal Shen's coup was unsuccessful.

But the Queen must have died to protect the Crown Prince. Xin He was extremely anxious, but as a soul that had traveled through time and space, Master Guangji said that she could not and was powerless to change anything in her previous life.

Xin He couldn't help shedding tears. She floated beside the Queen, watching her walk towards the Crown Prince and the Third Prince eagerly and embrace the two young boys. The Crown Prince finally couldn't help crying in the Queen's arms: "Mother, Father has been vomiting blood and is now unconscious."

The Queen gently stroked the Prince's face and whispered, "Where are Lord Qin and Lord Yu?" The Third Prince couldn't help shedding tears, "General Shen assigned Lord Yu and Lord Qin to guard the outer perimeter of the enclosure. He said that the Emperor was with the concubines and that outsiders were not allowed to approach the inner courtyard of the enclosure. After Father got into trouble, General Shen quietly brought us back to the palace. Others thought the Emperor was in the enclosure!"

The Queen looked at General Shen, who said with a smug look on his face: "Of course, the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine are both in the enclosure with the Emperor now!"

He looked at the Queen: "Now, who is the Queen waiting for to come to the rescue? All the guards have been taken away by Yu Huaian, and they are still guarding the enclosure seriously. Now the ones left are all my people, so the Queen should hurry up and get on the road!"

The prince was startled and reached out to grab the queen's hand: "Mother, where are you going?" The queen just smiled and said nothing. She gently patted the prince's shoulder: "Prince, you must protect your father well. Don't give up easily."

The Third Prince also looked at his mother in confusion. Concubine Shu could no longer hold back her tears and said, "That bastard wants the Queen to commit suicide."

The Crown Prince and the Third Prince both stood by the Queen's side and said, "No, Queen Mother, don't listen to him. Master Qin and Master Yu will definitely come to save us."

Shen Taiwei stepped forward and grabbed the crown prince's shirt, grinning grimly, "Don't even mention that they can't come now. Even if they can, you and the third prince will be dead before they come. If you don't surrender, I'll sacrifice my reputation. I don't care about a few more lives. The emperor is already hopeless. If I kill you two, who will sit on the throne?"

The queen rushed over anxiously and hugged the prince: "Don't touch the prince. You just want the fourth prince to become the emperor. Why do you want the fourth prince to bear the infamy of killing his father and brother? I am willing to commit suicide, but you must swear an oath not to touch other princes."

The prince struggled hard: "Mother, don't believe him. This evil villain won't care even if he swears a poisonous oath. If we die, we die together."

Commander Shen sneered: "You want to die together? Then I will grant your wish." He let go of the prince, took a step back and waved his hand. The soldiers behind him were about to step forward. At this time, an old voice came: "Stop!"

Shen Taiwei turned his head and his face changed drastically. At the gate of Kunning Palace, Qin Mingxuan and Yu Huaian stood together to guard the emperor. The emperor looked pale, but he was still able to stand with the protection of the two people beside him.

The emperor covered his chest with his hands, staring at Shen Taiwei with eyes full of resentment. Beside him were the angry Empress Dowager Shen, the frightened Concubine Shen and the Fourth Prince.

The imperial guards who had rushed back with Qin Mingxuan and Yu Huaian surrounded the Kunning Palace tightly, and the palace walls were covered with archers.

Xinhe felt relieved when she saw her father and Uncle Yu coming. However, when she saw the person still standing next to the emperor, her pupils immediately contracted, and the pain from the sword in her chest in her previous life immediately spread throughout her body.

That man was still very young, dressed in a white brocade robe, and looked very graceful. But Xin He would never mistake that man. That man was actually Prince Cheng. It was that man who had stabbed her in the chest in her previous life in front of her father's tomb in order to protect Yu Shen and her sister. Wasn't he the enemy of her father and Uncle Yu? Why was Prince Cheng standing with her father and the others now?

While Xinhe was puzzled, General Shen had already taken action. He rushed forward, grabbed the prince again, and blocked both the prince and the queen in front of him.

Empress Dowager Shen spoke first: "Shen Tuo, listen to your sister and release the queen and the prince immediately. What are you going to do? Are you going to kill the entire Shen family and let them die with you?"

Shen Taiwei slightly peeked out from behind the Queen and the Crown Prince, and looked at Queen Mother Shen sarcastically: "Sister? Are you going to send me to death for the Shen family? Do you think the Emperor will let our Shen family go?"

He pointed his sword at the emperor: "Ask the emperor what these two important officials he sent to his side have done in the past two years? They suppressed my officials, dispersed my power, and secretly collected all kinds of evidence. If I don't take action in advance, sister, the emperor you raised will soon destroy our Shen family. I am the one who is planning for the Shen family."

Empress Dowager Shen looked at the emperor with a complicated expression. It had finally come to this day. The emperor she had raised and her own brother had finally become irreconcilable opponents. She had been playing dumb, hoping that the two could live in peace and keep the Shen family safe, but it had finally come to this day.

The younger brother persuaded her to follow the emperor to the enclosure, but he actually wanted to get rid of her. The younger brother actually poisoned the emperor and secretly brought the emperor and the prince from the enclosure back to the capital to force the emperor to abdicate. This is a heinous crime that will lead to the extermination of the entire clan! Empress Dowager Shen's tears flowed down her old face. She looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and said tentatively: "If you release the queen and the prince, the emperor will not force our Shen family into a desperate situation for my sake." After that, Empress Dowager Shen stared at the emperor, waiting for him to speak.

The emperor coughed twice and said, "Mother, I had no intention of implicating the entire Shen family. I just don't want Shen Tuo to endanger the court again. I will not punish the innocent people in the Shen family."

The fourth prince finally burst into tears at this time: "Grandfather, please don't kill the Queen and the Crown Prince. Admit your mistake quickly, and the Emperor will definitely forgive you."

Concubine Shen had already cried uncontrollably. She knelt down in front of General Shen and said, "Father, please don't make any more mistakes. Please confess your guilt to the Emperor."

Shen Taiwei looked at the imperial concubine and her son with disdain on his face: "You two fools, why am I doing this? Isn't it just so that your son can ascend the throne, so that you can sit on the throne of the empress dowager, and for the prosperity of our Shen family for generations?"

Concubine Shen suddenly laughed out loud: "For Jingyu? For me? Daddy, ask yourself, do you feel guilty for saying this? You are doing this for yourself. You have never thought about your aunt, your daughter, or Jingyu. You have only thought about yourself from beginning to end."

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