As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

No one knew what the virtuous king said to the queen that day, but after Li Jing left, the queen "fell ill".

Within a few days, the emperor and the empress fell ill at the same time, which caused a panic in the palace. Many rumors spread quietly, and even the empress dowager's orders could not stop the secret speculation.

In the Marquis Changning's mansion, Shen Lanyue looked at the man who was carefully holding the child and coaxing him gently, and she became a little curious.

She winked at Fanfan and handed the sleeping child in her arms to her.

Meng Changce glanced at her with a smile in his eyes, and handed the child in his arms to the wet nurse and took him out.

The people in the room retreated silently, leaving the space to the two of them.

"Want to know if it's true or not?"

Now, neither of them needs to ask, they can guess what each other wants to know at first glance.

Shen Lanyue raised her eyebrows, a slight curve at the corner of her mouth, and she raised her chin to look at him.

The meaning is self-evident.

Meng Changce said in a low voice, walked over to sit opposite her, and said, "Half true, half false."

Shen Lanyue was a little surprised.

"Aren't you worried that if it becomes true, all your efforts will be in vain?" Shen Lanyue meant that if the wise king succeeded, Meng Changce's future situation would change greatly.

Meng Changce sneered, his eyebrows twitching slightly as if he heard something funny.

"To the victor, you take it all. If I lose, you'll have to go to hell with me."

He rested one hand on the table and looked at her, with amusement evident in his eyes.

"Really? I won't go to hell with you. I will just remarry and take the child with me." Shen Lanyue was not afraid at all. She leaned on the edge of the table and stretched out one hand. Her eyebrows were charming and her fingers stroked on the back of his hand.

With a start, Meng Changce's eyes dimmed.

He suddenly pulled the person's slender white hand over, and Shen Lanyue's body was carried forward by the force. At this time, the two looked at each other, with provocation in their eyes.

"dream."

Shen Lanyue smiled softly at his deep and sad eyes.

She pulled her hand out, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere between them, sat down and said seriously, "He went to the Queen's place, and then the Queen fell ill. He threatened the Queen."

Shen Lanyue paused for a moment, and looked at him again with an intriguing look in her eyes: "Or did you promise the Queen some irresistible conditions?"

Meng Changce's expression suddenly became deep and mysterious, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his voice became lazy and casual.

"The Queen's illness is naturally to avoid his sharp edge."

Shen Lanyue was stunned for a moment, then she remembered what Meng Changce had said before about the things between the emperor and the empress, and she immediately understood.

"The Queen has guessed what the Emperor is thinking. She has not agreed to the Virtuous King, but she cannot refuse him either. She is waiting for an opportunity." Shen Lanyue's eyes showed a hint of corruption, and her voice became a little cold: "She is waiting for the Virtuous King to take action!"

Meng Changce smiled. There was great admiration and strong aggression in his eyes when he looked at Shen Lanyue.

Shen Lanyue did not notice the change in his eyes, but was immersed in her own thoughts.

She thought about how Meng Changce was so calm and composed, and what he was planning, and he pushed it a little bit from behind.

Shen Lanyue remembered that what Meng Changce wanted was for the father and son to kill each other, so that Emperor Yingde could experience how heartbroken it was, and then the first son would be the virtuous king.

Then, will Li Wenxuan be in this game? Even if not, she wants Li Wenxuan to be in this game.

"Everyone in the capital is talking about the selection of the crown prince now. After this incident, will the emperor decide on the candidate?"

Meng Changce lowered his eyes and looked at her. His voice was cold, his eyes were neither warm nor angry, and he said two words calmly: "No."

The more he experienced betrayal from those close to him, the more he felt that the chess piece he had been watching was out of control and was trying to harm his master. A person like Emperor Yingde, who was extremely suspicious and controlling, would only become more paranoid.

Once a crown prince is appointed, it means that the king is telling his son that he is old and his son is in his prime and may replace him and become the highest point of power at any time.

Shen Lanyue looked into his calm eyes, and then understood the deep meaning in his eyes.

Emperor Yingde wanted to use this incident to test the court, including the people in the harem, including Consort Xian. With the heart of an emperor, if Shen Lanyue had not been standing next to Meng Changce, it would have been impossible for her to notice the abnormality.

In this way, Shen Lanyue could probably understand that Emperor Yingde was not sick, but the people who were involved in the drama were Li Wenxuan and Li Jing.

As for how to avoid the temptation of such a smart woman as Concubine Xian, the only one who could do it was the Princess. As long as the Princess appeared in the palace, the Queen would be under constant surveillance, and Concubine Xian would be even more convinced.

Then Shen Lanyue had to think of a question, how could Li Jing hide from the princess?

In other words, even if the emperor died suddenly, how could Li Jing guarantee that the eldest princess would support him? After all, there are two other princes alive, and their competition is stronger than him.

Unless...unless...

Shen Lanyue's heart almost stopped for a few seconds, and her hands and feet began to feel cold. She looked at Meng Changce in shock.

Unless Prince Jingyang may have supported the virtuous king from the very beginning!

Meng Changce looked at her confused eyes and understood in an instant.

He stood up with a complicated expression, sat beside her, hugged Shen Lanyue in his arms, and held her hand in it.

Sure enough, she thought of it.

Meng Changce knew that Shen Lanyue was smart, but the fact that she connected all the people in less than half a minute made him think of what Shen Wanqing said at that time.

The look he gave Shen Lanyue was also obscure and difficult to discern.

She had an inexplicable hatred for Li Wenxuan. She had always paid close attention to everyone in Prince Sheng's Mansion, and even used ruthless tactics against Shen Wanqing. If it was hatred for Shen Wanqing, he could understand the humiliation she suffered in the Shen Mansion.

But what about King Sheng?

What is the source of her hatred?

Meng Changce couldn't help but think of what Shen Wanqing had told him at the beginning, and the future she saw.

So, does that mean Shen Lanyue also had this dream, even earlier than Shen Wanqing?

Or rather, she had already experienced it, and this was her second destiny.

What about herself? What was her purpose in getting close to him at all costs, and what was her opinion of him?

The smile in Meng Changce's eyes disappeared. He seemed to have seen half of the truth, but he did not feel the resentment and unwillingness as he had imagined.

He subconsciously held Shen Lanyue's hand tighter, and his chest felt like it was being pressed by a stone, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He felt distressed, pity, and even regretful.

If this is true, why didn't the self in Shen Wanqing's dream appear beside Shen Lanyue?

"It hurts a little."

Shen Lanyue came back to her senses and frowned.

Meng Changce subconsciously relaxed, lowered his head and looked at her. The air in his chest seemed to be unblocked again, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"Is it Prince Jingyang whom you want to ask about?"

Shen Lanyue was stunned, then nodded resignedly.

"He never supported any of the princes."

Meng Changce's words are ambiguous, or even only half true.