in2ebook Chapter 171: Strike first to gain the upper hand
Chapter 171: Strike first to gain the upper hand
She shouldn't think too much?
Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes and her eyelashes trembled. Ever since the emperor told her to come to the palace, she had to think about it.
She is the Princess of Yi. Although she is the daughter-in-law of the royal family, she is, after all, just a daughter-in-law, not a son or daughter. She is an outsider.
She was an outsider, and her husband was in a coma. Although she was pregnant, she was still a widow.
However, the emperor asked her to live in the palace, even if it was in the name of accompanying Concubine Rou and Concubine Hua, it was completely against etiquette.
It is understandable that one would occasionally stay in the palace for a night or two due to some special circumstances.
But the emperor obviously wants her to stay for a long time.
If this gets out, I wonder what kind of comments it will make outside.
Although she didn't know what the emperor was thinking, she guessed that there were only two options: either he wanted to detain her and her unborn child in the palace to prevent any changes in Prince Yi's Mansion.
Or, he was attracted by her beauty. Because of Wen Tingyun's incident these two days, he looked at her a few more times and thought she was quite pretty.
But no matter which one it was, she would never agree to it.
Besides, how could she escape at any time after entering the palace?
Sheng Nanzhi smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Father. But it's not necessary."
"Huaizhi is just unconscious, and he still needs someone to look after him on a daily basis. As his wife, my daughter-in-law should stay in Prince Yi's mansion to take care of him."
"Also, my daughter-in-law is more adapted to life in Prince Yi's Mansion. Your Majesty, I don't know that my daughter-in-law grew up in the countryside and doesn't really understand the rules and etiquette. She feels a little more comfortable in Prince Yi's Mansion."
"As for Consort Rou and Consort Hua, if they want to summon me to the palace to accompany them, they can come to Prince Yi's Mansion to summon me at any time. Prince Yi's Mansion is also close to the palace."
The emperor's eyes gradually turned cold. He glanced at Sheng Nanzhi indifferently and nodded: "Alright then, since Princess Yi doesn't want to, forget it. You can go back."
Sheng Nanzhi agreed with a smile, turned around and left. After walking a few steps, she held Nanny Jin's arm with her slightly trembling hands.
Fortunately, the emperor still had some rationality and did not forcibly detain her.
"Princess, what happened? What did His Majesty say to you?"
When the emperor was talking to Sheng Nanzhi just now, the servants around Sheng Nanzhi were stopped outside the pavilion and did not get close.
Sheng Nanzhi took a deep breath and asked, "Madam, is there any way to send another message to Mother?"
"Ah?" Nanny Jin was stunned for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Yes, of course I do. What message does the princess want me to pass on to the imperial concubine?"
"Just say...just say that His Majesty just suddenly asked me if I wanted to enter the palace?"
Nanny Jin's eyes widened in disbelief: "Your Majesty really asked that?"
Seeing Sheng Nanzhi nodded, Nanny Jin frowned again: "What does your majesty want to do?"
Sheng Nanzhi's eyes were dark and gloomy. "Your Majesty's reason is that Concubine Rou and Concubine Mu both like me very much, so why don't you just come to the palace to accompany them?"
"But I think this is definitely not the real reason. Your Majesty must have a purpose."
"There's no way I could enter the palace, so I can only trouble Madam Jin to find a way to deliver a letter to Mother, asking if she has any suggestions."
She was silent for a moment before continuing, "If there's no better solution, I'm going to make myself sick."
"Something that can disfigure you and is contagious."
"For example, the whole body is covered with boils, such as smallpox, rubella, etc."
Nanny Jin cried out in alarm and hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Don't do that! You absolutely can't do that with smallpox. It's fatal."
Sheng Nanzhi naturally knew: "Of course it's just fake, it can't be real smallpox."
"It's dangerous to fake it. His Majesty will definitely send someone to take your pulse. It's probably not easy to deceive the public with a fake illness."
"Princess, please don't worry. I will report this matter to the Imperial Concubine first and let her make a decision."
"Let's go back home first."
Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Okay, let's go back home."
She really couldn't stay in the palace for a moment, so Sheng Nanzhi hurried out of the palace and got on the carriage.
Only after she got on the carriage did she calm down a little.
She thought about it carefully and realized that there were only two ways to solve the current situation.
One is to run away.
The second is... the emperor's death.
But in her previous life, she lived until six years later. At that time, although the emperor's health was not very good and he fell ill from time to time, he was still alive.
Six years, she can't wait six years.
You can also cooperate with Shi Huaizhi and find a way to get rid of the emperor directly.
But this thing is easier said than done.
And she really didn't want to be involved in this struggle for imperial power anymore...
Sheng Nanzhi raised his hand and pressed his forehead. Why not just leave?
If you run away, it will be much easier.
If she wanted to prevent future troubles, she could just fake her death and run away.
If she faked her death, it seemed that many problems could be solved.
She can also get the life she has always dreamed of.
Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes and her eyelashes trembled, but the same thing still applies: before that, she must get rid of Wen Tingyun first.
If she hadn't wanted to avenge her past life and get rid of Wen Tingyun and Sheng Yunrou, she could have just run away when she was reborn.
Before Sheng Qingqian married Wen Tingyun and discovered that Sheng Yunrou had a new heart, she hesitated for a moment.
But now that Wen Tingyun has also been reborn and has come to ask her to marry him, which disgusts her, this vengeance must be avenged.
Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
Wen Tingyun still thought that the child in his concubine's belly was his.
If he knew that the child in the brothel girl's belly had nothing to do with him, I wonder... how crazy he would be.
Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes. Since that was the case, she might as well start her revenge from the child in the brothel girl's belly.
Then, according to the emperor's plan, he would use the knives in the hands of other princes to kill Wen Tingyun.
Sheng Nanzhi hurried back to the attic of the palace. Nanny Jin left in a hurry. Sheng Nanzhi arranged some things for Shuanghan and Xueyi, and also dismissed the two.
As soon as the two left, Shi Huaizhi climbed in through the window, his face looking frighteningly gloomy.
As soon as Sheng Nanzhi saw his expression, she knew that he must have known it.
Recalling the turmoil caused by Wen Tingyun's proposal to marry her, Sheng Nanzhi was startled and immediately decided to strike first.
"The emperor wants me to enter the palace, but it has nothing to do with me."
"I guess he wants to detain me and the baby in my belly to prevent any changes from happening on your side."
"Did you reveal something during your recent actions? Did the Emperor become suspicious of you? That's why he asked this question."
Sheng Nanzhi took a step ahead of Shi Huai and put the blame on him first.
Shi Huaizhi's face was gloomy. He just sneered when he heard this: "Then let him die! Once he dies, everything will be fine."