C173 Unexpected promotion

"My beloved concubine, you shouldn't go out for these few days. Have a good rest in the palace." Fu Yuheng took care of Shen Qingwan's power and said.

"Chenqie understands." Shen Qingwan nodded and revealed a gentle smile towards Fu Yuheng. Although she knew that it was impossible for the two of them to remain as they were, his concern for her was still quite satisfying.

"Yes." Then I will go back and deal with the political affairs. When I have time, I will come to see you. Lian Yun, pay attention to your mother's injuries. Fu Yuheng said.

"Yes, this servant understands." Lian Yun lowered her head and complied.

Shen Qingwan watched Fu Yuheng leave with reluctance and pity in his heart. If Fu Yuheng was not the emperor, they would not be in the center of power and might be able to live a loving life like ordinary families.

"Empress, what are you thinking about?" Lian Yun called out to Shen Qing Wan but no one replied, she helplessly waved her hand in front of her to wake her up.

"Ah, nothing. "What's wrong?" Shen Qingwan quickly regained her senses, and couldn't help but blush at the thought of what she was thinking. The light in the room was a little dim, so Lian Yun didn't notice it.

"This servant asks if the Empress needs some pastries." Esteemed Empress Dowager was so heartless that it really caused the Empress to kneel for four hours. The Empress must be very tired. " Lian Yun was complaining.

"Enough, don't talk about what the empress dowager is up to." You can go to the kitchen and make some food. " Shen Qing Wan waved her hand, signaling Lian Yun to go out.

After a while, Shen Qing Wan did not wait for Lian Yun to bring the pastries over, but waited for another piece of news instead.

"Empress, didn't you find out that Liu Yangao was a spy at the border?" The emperor just promoted him to general, so this … " When Lian Yun heard this news, she did not go to the kitchen anymore.

Shen Qingwan knitted her brows. She had already told Fu Yuheng everything she had discovered. He also knew about the matter of the spy. How could she still act in such a manner? She couldn't understand, so she simply brought Lian Yun and asked to see the Emperor directly.

When the emperor saw Shen Qingwan in the imperial study, he was very surprised to see her hurrying over, "Didn't I tell you to rest well? What are you doing here? "

Shen Qingwan did not beat around the bush and directly said, "I heard that Your Majesty mentioned Liu Yan as a general? "Why is that?"

"So it's this matter. We have our own plans." You can go back now. " Fu Yuheng did not have any thoughts of explaining anything.

Shen Qingwan was silent for a while, but knew that it was inconvenient to ask about it, so she could only return to the palace in doubt.

After Fu Yuheng had taken care of all the important government affairs at hand, he brought the guards to the General Shen.

"Your Majesty, why have you come …" When the General Shen saw the Emperor coming over, he wanted to get off the bed in a hurry to greet him.

Fu Yuheng hurried over to stop him, and said, "No need to be so courteous, beloved one. I just came to visit you. You are wounded, so you don't have to care about the red tape. "

"Sigh," General Shen didn't reject the Emperor's good intentions, and spoke to him while laying down, "Your Majesty is very considerate."

"I have let you suffer." Fu Yuheng patted him on the shoulder. "I know that there are spies at the border, and I have already arranged for them to not let him escape. General Shen only needs to take good care of his health and when the time is right, we will capture him and deliver him to the General for him to handle himself. "

The General Shen was very grateful for the emperor coming to visit him personally and tell him about this matter.

On the other side, Liu Chugrong was dressing up in his palace while the maid helped him take care of it.

"Hmph, this Consort Xian sure has a good reputation. Now she's losing a lot of face in front of the empress dowager." Liu Chu Rong sneered, then looked at himself in the mirror, very satisfied with his beauty.

The maid on the side kept silent, he just stayed by Liu Chugrong's side.

"Empress, there's a letter." Rumei hurried in from the outside with a letter in his hand.

Liu Chu Rong signaled the maid to go out and waited until she and La Mei were the only ones left in the room. Then he opened the letter and read it.

"Why do you have so much to do," Liu Chugrong threw the letter angrily, "You want me to poison Xiao Shushen with this poison, how can it be so easy?!"

La Mei quietly picked up the letter and carefully folded it and advised in a low voice, "Please calm your anger, Empress. This is probably part of the Prince's plan, but it is indeed difficult. How about Niang Niang reply and ask the prince to find someone else? "

Liu Chugrong said irritably, "Let me think about it again."

She really didn't want to do this. The risk was too great, so she couldn't do it. But she also understood that this must be a very important part of Fu Huaiyu's plan, and it must also be because he couldn't find a suitable candidate that he made her do this. After all, if she was exposed, it wouldn't do him any good, and it might even implicate him.

"But this servant was on her way back just now and heard the palace maids passing by, so the empress told them to send some pastries over." But they forgot in a moment that the empress dowager also needed it, so they sent it to her. The pastries for the empress should still be in the imperial kitchens. " Rumei brought up the news just right.

Liu Chugrong looked at her with satisfaction, but still hesitated to do it.

"Consort Xian's side also just went to get the pastries, so the palace maids that are on duty at this time should not be there anymore." Lamey said again.

Liu Chu Rong thought about it and decided to take the risk.

When the two arrived at the imperial kitchens, they indeed saw a plate of the empress's favorite pastries in a conspicuous place. Liu Chugrong told Lamei to keep watch outside as he walked in quietly and sprinkled the prepared poison on the outermost piece.

After making sure that there were no traces of any celebrities left, Liu Chugrong said to Lamei, "Go back first and watch what's happening in the palace. I want to personally see the empress eat it. "

Lamey answered and left in a hurry.

As expected, not long later, the two palace maids came over and carried the plates out. Liu Chugrong took a shortcut and peeked at the garden outside the empress's garden before the palace maid arrived.

The empress chided the late arrival of the palace maid, and unhappily picked up the outermost layer of pastries to prepare the entrance.

Liu Chu Rong was looking at this scene happily when he was caught off guard by the carrageenan and exclaimed, "Ah! Isn't this Big Sister Imperial Concubine? "

The empress was startled by the loud shout, and the pastry in her hand fell to the ground.

Liu Chugrong stood up straight in embarrassment and hurriedly made an excuse for his shameful posture, "I see these flowers are very beautiful, I want to pick one to admire."

"Big sister truly loves beauty. However, there's no need for you to personally take it off. Carefully, you're holding hands." carrageenan said sinisterly.

Liu Chu Rong didn't have time to care about carrageenan's sarcasm, he was afraid that his plan would be exposed, so he quickly made an excuse and left in a sorry state.