He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

Is King Cheng loyal to the Emperor?

Is there anything shameful in the study?

If someone else said this, Shen Wan would just sneer, but when Princess Cheng said this, Shen Wan couldn't help but suspect that Princess Cheng was mocking King Cheng.

Princess Yong'an came here just to pass on the message. She wanted to tell Shen Wan just now, but Princess Huai'an and the others were all there. Although her mother didn't mind and she didn't mind either, giving Prince Ling a painting and asking Prince Ling to go to Prince Cheng's mansion to get it himself was too strange a way of sending things. Princess Yong'an couldn't bring herself to say it, so she could only wait until everyone left before telling Shen Wan.

Princess Yong'an had conveyed her message, so she didn't stay any longer. She bowed and left.

Shen Wan asked Haitang to escort Princess Yong'an out of the house.

After Princess Yong'an left, Shen Wan leaned on the big pillow and was lost in thought. She didn't even notice Xie Jingyan walking to the bed.

Xie Jingyan saw it and asked, "What are you thinking about? Why are you thinking about it so seriously?"

Shen Wan came back to her senses and said, "Princess Yong'an just talked to me alone for a few words. Princess Cheng said that before Prince Cheng disappeared, she wanted to give you a painting that was related to my mother's case. She couldn't go back to Prince Cheng's mansion, so she asked you to get it yourself."

Xie Jingyan's brows were twisted into a "川" shape. "What kind of calligraphy or painting could be related to my mother's case?"

Shen Wan's brain was almost broken, but she couldn't figure it out. She guessed, "It may not be the calligraphy and painting. The things that Prince Cheng did, Princess Cheng didn't tell Princess Yong'an. It is very likely that there is something in Prince Cheng's study that is related to my mother's case. It is inconvenient for her to come to Prince Ling's Mansion, and you and I don't know when we will go to Jingci Temple, so she used the calligraphy and painting as an excuse and asked Princess Yong'an to pass on the message to you in a roundabout way."

Princess Cheng went to the Queen Mother to ask for Princess Yong'an to join their camp without the knowledge of Prince Cheng. Shen Wan believed that Princess Cheng would not harm them.

Prince Cheng will definitely not have the chance to return to Prince Cheng's Mansion, but the Emperor will not order a search of Prince Cheng's Mansion for the sake of the royal family's reputation. The Emperor is well aware of Prince Cheng's crimes, so they don't need to search for evidence in Prince Cheng's Mansion. It may be that Princess Cheng was afraid that they would not look for it, so she asked Princess Yong'an to pass the message to them.

Xie Jingyan really didn't want to search Prince Cheng's Palace. If anyone wanted to search it, it would be the emperor who would send people to search it. It seemed that it was still necessary for him to go to Prince Cheng's Palace.

"I'll go check it out tonight."

After saying this, Xie Jingyan felt somewhat powerless.

Previously, the Minister of Justice wanted to show him the Empress Dowager's edict, but he didn't dare to give it to him directly, so he asked him to look through his study himself in a roundabout way. Now Princess Cheng did the same thing again.

The Minister of Justice is afraid that the Queen Mother will find out and bring disaster upon herself, but Princess Cheng should have no scruples.

I hope it is true as Princess Cheng said, that there is evidence of his mother's case in Prince Cheng's study.

After dinner, when it was getting dark, Xie Jingyan took Chen Feng and Chen Yu to Prince Cheng's Mansion.

By the time Xie Jingyan climbed over the eaves and walls and entered Prince Cheng's mansion, it was already dark and no light could be seen.

King Cheng disappeared, and the guards in his study were also gone, so it was easy to enter the study.

Inside the room, Shen Wan lay on her side on the bed, staring at her sleeping child, unable to take her eyes off him.

The newborn baby is very well behaved. Apart from feeding and sleeping, he basically doesn't make any noise at all.

The child's eyebrows and eyes are indeed very similar to his older brother, but his forehead looks very much like Xie Jingyan. Shen Wan touched the child's little hand, hoping in her heart that the child would be as smart as Xie Jingyan. Of course, her older brother was not stupid, but she had to admit that it was rare in the world to be as smart as Xie Jingyan. It was just that it was better not to have a temperament like his, as he was too irritating.

Shen Wan had been in the same position for a long time, and her arms were a little sore. The nurse stepped forward and said, "It's time for the princess to sleep. Can I take the young master down with me?"

Shen Wan nodded and watched the wet nurse take the child away reluctantly.

She wanted to sleep with the child, but Xie Jingyan disagreed, fearing that the child would make noises at night and she would not be able to sleep well. Besides, none of the wealthy families would feed their children themselves, so Shen Wan let the wet nurse sleep with the child.

However, even if she didn't sleep with the child these days, she didn't sleep very well. She was used to being held by Xie Jingyan when sleeping, but she had just given birth and needed to expel lochia. It was inconvenient for Xie Jingyan, so Shen Wan sent him to sleep in the study. He had to sleep in the study for at least half a month before he could come back.

The wet nurse took the child away. Shen Wan couldn't sleep again. Just as she was trying to find something to pass the time, Xie Jingyan came back.

Shen Wan thought he had come back early, but she didn't expect him to come back so soon, and he was holding a painting in his hand.

Shen Wan saw it and asked, "Is this painting related to my mother's case?"

Xie Jingyan didn't know how to answer.

He handed the painting directly to Shen Wan.

Shen Wan took it and opened it.

Then the man was stunned.

The person depicted in the painting is Concubine Chen.

But the drawing paper is a bit moldy.

Shen Wan looked up at Xie Jingyan and asked, "Did you find this in the dark room of King Cheng's study?"

Xie Jingyan shook his head, "I found the painting under the desk."

No wonder it got moldy.

It was freezing cold, the ground was very damp, and if a painting fell on the ground and no one picked it up, it would be strange if it didn't get moldy.

Although this painting depicts Concubine Chen, what does it have to do with her case?

It doesn’t matter, the person in the painting is Concubine Chen.

It is said that there is a connection, but there is nothing else in this painting except the Concubine Chen.

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, "Besides this painting, are there any other clues?"

Xie Jingyan said, "It's too dark in the room. I can't see clearly without a light, so I'm going back now. I'll go again tomorrow during the day."

Although it was Princess Cheng who asked him to go to the Cheng Palace to get the painting, she did not let him go so late at night. If he lit the lamp, it would definitely attract people. Anyway, the two palaces were not far away, so he could just go tomorrow.

Shen Wan's eyes fell back on the painting and said, "Could this be the painting that Princess Cheng asked you to get?"

Xie Jingyan said, "It shouldn't be. When Princess Cheng became a nun in Jingci Temple, Prince Cheng had already left the capital. If she wanted to give me the painting, she could have sent someone to deliver it to me directly, or asked Princess Yong'an to bring it to me. There was no need for me to go there."

Shen Wan thought about it too.

Xie Jingyan was about to roll up the painting. Shen Wan looked at the painting and suddenly realized what was happening. "Wait!"

She unfolded the painting and said, "This painting was painted by Cheng Wang."

Xie Jingyan's eyebrows twisted into knots, "Why would Prince Cheng paint a portrait of my mother for no reason? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

Xie Jingyan had seen the paintings made by King Cheng, but that was many years ago and he had no memory of it. Ever since the accident of Concubine Chen, he was demoted to guard the imperial mausoleum. He almost died of illness because of saving Shen Wan from falling into the water. Shen Du went to the palace to plead for him, and he was able to return to Beijing. Less than half a year later, he broke both legs while riding a horse. It was only after he married Shen Wan that he was able to live like a normal person.

But in the past year, he had not dealt with King Cheng very often, let alone seen the paintings he created.

Xie Jingyan had never seen Cheng Wang's paintings, but Shen Wan had. The strokes of the brush were exactly the same. Plus, the painting was found in Cheng Wang's study. Who else could it be if not him?

However, Shen Wan was also puzzled. Why did Prince Cheng paint the portrait of Concubine Chen for no reason? If he was going to paint something, he should have painted Queen Song.

Moreover, it was thrown on the ground casually, leaving a good painting covered with mold. Shen Wan couldn't understand why, so she stopped thinking about it.

Although Shen Wan was very sure, Xie Jingyan still didn't believe that the painting was painted by Prince Cheng. However, they would find out when they went to Prince Cheng's mansion tomorrow.

The next day, Shen Wan woke up, got out of bed and washed up. The maid brought the food into the room, but Xie Jingyan didn't come in. Yin Shuang went to the study to find Xie Jingyan, and came back and said, "Princess, the prince is not in the study, and the maids in the yard didn't see him go out. I don't know where the prince went."

Shen Wan guessed that Xie Jingyan went to Prince Cheng's Mansion.

Even if you want to go, you don't have to go so early, right?

Food gets cold quickly in winter, so Shen Wan didn’t wait for Xie Jingyan and sat down to eat first.

Xie Jingyan jumped through the window into King Cheng's study, wanting to see King Cheng's paintings. After looking through a few, he was sure that Shen Wan was right, that the painting was painted by King Cheng himself.

At that time, Xie Jingyan's face looked unhappy.

Whatever the reason, King Cheng should not have painted a portrait of his mother.

However, what made Xie Jingyan look even uglier was yet to come.

Just when he confirmed Cheng Wang's handwriting, Chen Feng found the secret compartment.

There were several paintings in the secret compartment.

Chen Feng picked up one and opened it.

The painting is of Concubine Chen.

Take another one.

still.

After watching five or six pictures in a row, Xie Jingyan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he even wanted to skin King Cheng alive.

Chen Yu didn't notice this side, he was looking for something else. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that King Cheng's study was a little colder than ordinary rooms.

Chen Yu rummaged through the drawers and boxes, pulling here and tugging there, and even moved a porcelain vase whenever he passed by an antique shelf.

This movement revealed the problem.

It was a delicate-looking red jade porcelain bottle, but even with the strength of his secret guard, he couldn't even budge it.

He tried again, but it still didn't work.

Chen Yu held the porcelain bottle tightly with both hands and turned it gently.

Then the antique display cabinet against the wall automatically opened, revealing a door.

Xie Jingyan was still furious about the paintings placed in the secret compartment, so Chen Yu went into the dark room to investigate on his own. This was what he was supposed to do as a secret guard.

Just a moment later, Chen Yu's anxious voice came, "Master, come quickly!"

Xie Jingyan put the painting down and went into the dark room.

Walking down the stairs in the dark room, the cold air hit me in the face, and it got colder the further I went.

There was an ice cellar underneath.

And deep in the ice cellar, a woman was lying peacefully on an ice platform.

That woman was no other than herself.

It was Xie Jingyan’s biological mother, Concubine Chen.