Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Shu Yan was a little embarrassed. "In fact, our family is not very active in interacting with my cousin's family, and my cousin and I don't have a very good relationship. She didn't grow up in Shengjing, and her family is not from Shengjing either. They moved here later..."

Shu Xue's father was also a minor official who relied on her father for his support. Shu Xue had known how to coax people since she was young, and later became close to the Fourth Princess. She did not like to curry favor with the Fourth Princess. Her father was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his official position was not low.

Sometimes the prince even asks the Minister of Revenue to do things for him!

"On the day of the Lantern Festival, you and Shu Xuemin met privately, right? She died on the day of the Lantern Festival." This was the case based on his inference, and he wanted to know if Shu Xue knew about it.

Shu Yan stood up quickly. Why did the emperor keep talking to her about Shu Xue? She said, "I have met with cousin Xue because she wanted to ask me..."

She hesitated to speak.

Xie Shang suddenly placed the chess piece on the chessboard and asked coldly, "What are you asking?"

Shu Yan was startled and said, "Ask about Han Fei."

Xie Shang continued, "What did you ask? Tell me everything. I heard that Shu Ronghua cares a lot about Concubine Han. Does Shu Ronghua have any objection to my decision?"

"I dare not, I am not..."

"Tell me the truth, when she asked you about Han Fei's identity, did you tell her? Or did she ask on her own initiative?"

Shu Yan did not dare to hide anything. "She asked me. She also asked me if Bai Yuhan was Concubine Han. I said she must be. Everyone is afraid... afraid of the Empress, so they dare not admit it. I know my crime and I beg the Emperor to forgive me."

"Whether I will forgive you or not depends on whether you tell the truth or not."

"Everything I said is true. I dare not lie to Your Majesty." Shu Yan continued, "At that time, I asked her why she was targeting Minister Jiang. Did she have a grudge against him? She didn't say anything. She only said that her father would be promoted in the future, and that the Shu family would get better and better. She also said..."

Xie Shang's eyes were majestic and cold, "Continue."

"She also said that it didn't matter if I didn't get the emperor's favor, and told me not to be afraid of the empress's face. She also said that we were cousins, and she would protect me in the future." Shu Yan had never taken her words to heart, and didn't know what Shu Xue meant by those words.

Xie Shang asked again, "Where did she go after she broke up with you?"

"She must have gone to see the Fourth Princess. My cousin has a very good relationship with the Fourth Princess." Shu Yan confirmed, "Yes, she went to see the Fourth Princess. She was very happy when she found out that Bai Yuhan was really the Princess. I don't know what she was so happy about."

Xie Shang asked again, "You didn't tell Shu Xue about Bai Yuhan's true identity a long time ago, but you told her on the night of the Lantern Festival."

"I am in the deep palace, and I don't have much contact with Shuxue. Before that, I thought Concubine Han was dead, and I was also shocked when she suddenly appeared."

Xie Shang sneered, "I heard that you wanted to deliberately stir up trouble and frame the Jiang family."

Shu Yan was so frightened that her legs went weak and she knelt down instantly: "Your Majesty, please check carefully. I really did not frame Lord Jiang. Some things happened in the Plum Garden that day. I felt that Shu Xue was deliberately provoking Zhang Yumo. Later, when she was outside the palace, she was blaming Lord Jiang again. It was clearly the Fourth Princess who instructed her to say so. Shu Xue was also stupid to always follow the Fourth Princess's lead. I don't know why the Fourth Princess had to go against the Queen." These were all told to her by Shu Xue.

Xie Shang thought to himself: It seems that Shu Xue did not return to the Li Mansion after she went to find Zhang Yurou, until her body was found in the Fulai Inn outside the city.

"If I ask you to testify that Shu Xue disappeared because she went to look for the Fourth Princess, would you dare?" Xie Shang said this deliberately. Minister Shu would definitely continue to make trouble. Shu Lang did not even let his daughter in the palace get involved. Did he want to protect his daughter?

Shu Yan didn't know why the emperor asked her to testify.

Xie Shang said gently: "Get up!"

Shu Yan was completely immersed in the emperor's tenderness. The emperor was not only an emperor with power and influence, but most importantly, he was also very handsome. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen. She fell in love with him the first day she saw him when she entered the palace. However, no matter how hard she tried in the past few years, she could not attract the emperor's attention.

Xie Shang winked at Wu Xin and said to Shu Yan, "It's too late tonight. Shu Ronghua should just stay in my Qianqing Palace for the night!"

Shu Yan's heart began to pound, and her cheeks became redder and redder. "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace."

What Shu Yan didn't know was that when she undressed and got into bed waiting for the emperor's favor, the longer she waited, the heavier her eyelids became, and soon she fell into a deep sleep.

Wu Xin said, "Madam Ronghua's maid is still waiting outside. She didn't go out. Tonight everyone must think that the emperor favored Shu Ronghua."

"I just don't want to have any more nightmares at night, so let her sleep in the Qianqing Palace!" Xie Shang said to Wu Xin again: "Go and tell her maid that Shu Ronghua will stay in the Qianqing Palace tonight."

This news should reach Shu Lang's ears soon. He has been upholding his so-called "justice" for Shu Xue. If he knew that the daughter of the Shu family was summoned to the emperor's palace, what kind of face would he have?

What did Shu Xue mean by what she said to Shu Yan? Did Zhang Yurou promise Shu Xue and her family some conditions? Is Xie Yang really behind her?

The next day, Jinluan Hall.

Xie Shang sat majestically on the dragon throne, and the civil and military officials greeted and saluted him again, and the deafening sound echoed throughout the hall.

Xie Shang glanced at the ministers, then looked at the princes, and finally set his eyes on the Fourth Prince Xie Yang, who was still as elegant and timid as ever.

"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."

At this time, Xie Qi stepped out and handed in a memorial, "I have something to report."

Xie Shang asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

Xie Qi said: "I have already found out the cause of death of Madam Li Shuxue."

"Send it over!"

After Xie Shang read it, "King Qi said that Madam Li was not killed by Jin Ji."

"Yes." Xie Qi continued, "I have investigated the testimonies of the servants in the Li Mansion and also checked the timeline of Madam Li's disappearance. The story begins on the night of the Lantern Festival."

The ministers in the court looked at each other, and someone said, "Mrs. Li was murdered in an inn outside the city. What does His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi mean by starting with the Lantern Festival?"

Minister Shu said, "Your Majesty, my niece was murdered and the murderer has been caught. Yesterday, Prefect Zhang took the body away and did not let anyone know what happened. Now, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is talking nonsense again. Who is the murderer?"

Xie Qi said, "This minister, Lord Zhang, and Minister Tang were all together when we investigated the case. If Minister Shu is worried, I will ask him to come with us next time."

Xie Shang frowned slightly, "I know that the deceased is Minister Shu's niece, so Minister Shu is very anxious. The case will only become clear after a long period of analysis."

Shu Lang has already received the result from Minister Tang. Now it depends on how they can overturn Jin Ji's case.