All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

"A different person?" Shen Lingxi looked surprised and asked thoughtfully: "What do you mean, the empress...is the emperor possessed by some evil spirit?"

The Queen did not say it clearly, but said rather unspeakably, "To be honest, the child in Kunning Palace was not conceived by me, but by Yao Niang. Three months ago, the Emperor was in Kunning Palace. In the palace, give Yao Niang..."

"He is the Ninth Five Supreme Being and the master of this harem. I don't dare to stop him from doing anything he wants to do. After all, he will suffer for Yao Niang."

At the end of the sentence, the queen's eyes showed a bit of pity, as if she felt pity for Shen Yuyao's experience.

She raised her eyes and looked at Shen Lingxi, "There have been some rumors in the palace in the past few days. Last night, the emperor and his men came to the palace angrily and asked your father to take all the insiders of that day to the cold palace and hang them."

"More than a dozen lives were lost at the drop of a hat... They are all old men who have been with me for many years... I am really worried. If this trend continues, will one day the emperor kill me in anger? The palace also gives..."

At the end of the sentence, tears shone in the Queen's eyes.

Shen Lingxi advised in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I think it was because of King Wei that the Emperor was upset for a while. Now, in this palace, several ladies are pregnant with dragon heirs. They are waiting for the dragon heirs." After the birth, the emperor might be able to untie his knot and it won't happen again."

"Is it true?" The queen looked at her face with tears in her eyes, "Is it true that the emperor is not possessed by evil spirits, but just a knot in his heart?"

Shen Lingxi smiled lightly, "The emperor is the destined emperor. He has his own dragon energy to protect his body, which can protect him from evil spirits. Of course, it's just a knot in his heart."

The queen seemed to be trying to discern whether her words were sincere or prevaricating.

After a few breaths of silence, Fang said sadly: "I hope so."

Shen Lingxi reminded softly, "You just said that the emperor wants his wife to do things for him, I don't know..."

"It's to go to the cold palace to save the souls of those dead." The queen sighed: "The emperor is also worried that those people died like this. If they turned into ghosts and attacked the fetal energy of pregnant concubines in various palaces, it would be a sin."

Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes slightly and said, "To be honest with you, my wife is not very good at the ritual of salvation, and she is not as good as Su Xianzhi. In order to perform this kind of salvation, Su Xian must be announced to the palace."

"He can't do it." The queen denied without thinking, "The affairs of the Cold Palace are top secret. If outsiders know about it, it will be detrimental to the emperor's reputation. It is for this reason that the emperor specially asked me to summon you into the palace. Here, I’ll discuss this with you.”

Shen Lingxi smiled lightly, "The matter of salvation is unparalleled. My wife is not good at learning. If she cannot be saved, won't it still delay the fetus in your womb? Please forgive me, it is difficult for me to obey my order."

Seeing that she had made it clear that she was unwilling to take over the carriage, the queen pondered for a while with a sad face, and then took a step back and said, "Since you trust Su Xian so much, it's not a bad idea to let him handle it. But...since the emperor asked me to do it, You said, after thinking about it, you are the one whom I trust the most, so how about you and Su Xian handle this matter together?"

This was something she had to agree to.

Shen Lingxi couldn't tell the truth, "But... I suddenly did it in the East Palace for no reason. If anyone asks..."

"You don't have to worry about this. I have my own opinions. As long as you agree, I will arrange everything for you and never make anyone suspicious."

Seeing that her attitude had relaxed a bit, the queen begged: "Now that the Mu family is in such a state, I really don't dare to disobey the emperor. Considering the past relationship between you and Huai'an, please help me." Just once, okay?"

Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes slightly, covering up the fleeting light in her eyes, hesitated for a few breaths, and finally nodded in agreement.

When the queen saw this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She chatted with Shen Lingxi as usual, with a look of exhaustion on her face.

Shen Lingxi stood up and left at the right time.

After she left the main hall of Kunning Palace, Aunt Liu took Shen Yuyao out of the inner hall.

Shen Yuyao walked up to the queen timidly and said, "Madam, I have given the things to my fifth sister according to your wishes. From my father's side..."

The queen curled her lips and glanced at Aunt Liu.Aunt Liu understood, took out a pill from the porcelain bottle in her sleeve, and handed it to Shen Yuyao.

The queen said warmly: "You can take this fetal pill with peace of mind. As long as you take good care of the fetus in your belly, I promise you that Marquis Shen will never know what you have done to Huai Jie. Wait until the child is born safely." When you come down, I will inform the emperor and secretly change your identity so that you can be a serious concubine in this harem."

Shen Yuyao cried with joy and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the queen to thank her.

The queen looked at her slender figure lying on the ground, with a flash of mockery in her eyes...

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Shen Lingxi came out of Kunning Palace and took a special detour to Leng Palace.

The mottled palace door of the Cold Palace was locked tightly. Looking through the crack in the door, the huge courtyard was deserted. Not even a ghost was seen, not to mention human figures.

As expected, Sheng Kun must be hiding in the harem after his body was dismembered.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be even a ghost of those newly bereaved last night.

Shen Lingxi just didn't know whether Liu Meiren, who had disappeared for a few days, was good or bad.

While he was thinking about it, a strange voice suddenly came from behind: "The last general has met the Crown Princess."

Shen Lingxi turned around and saw a young man wearing armor, followed not far behind by a group of forbidden soldiers, saluting her.

The young man has handsome features, a tall and straight body, a healthy wheat color, and a pair of bright eyes full of vitality.

Shen Lingxi recognized him almost at a glance, and blurted out in surprise, "Brother?"

The person who came was none other than Shen Huacheng, the prince of Xuanpinghou.

He is also Shen Lingxi's nominal half-brother.

On the day of the funeral of the ancestor of the Shen family, the three brothers Shen Huacheng, Shen Hualang, and Shen Huaxin had just rushed back from the border. Shen Lingxi had briefly met them once.

Perhaps because of what Shen Ji said in front of them about their ancestors, the three brothers had a mediocre and unfriendly attitude toward her, their "sister" who recognized their ancestors and returned to their clan.

Even when she got married, she only sent someone a congratulatory gift but didn't attend.

They had no intention of getting to know her, so Shen Lingxi naturally wouldn't bother interacting with them.

However, before the ancestor passed away, he left the private property left by the late Madam An and the private property that the ancestor distributed to her three grandchildren, and left them in her temporary care. Shen Lingxi borrowed the money from the clan leader every three months. hand, and handed over some of the income from shops and farms to them.

The rest, according to the wishes of the ancestors, will not be returned to them until they get married.

Speaking of which, the three brothers are the direct grandchildren of the eldest son. If they insist on returning the things left by the An family, it will not be difficult.

But they never mentioned it.

For such a long time, the three brothers and Shen Lingxi had maintained a state of silence and tacit understanding without disturbing each other.

As a result, after Shen Lingxi learned that she was not An's real daughter, she still hadn't found a suitable opportunity to return the things that didn't belong to her to these three people.

When Shen Huacheng heard Shen Lingxi call him "big brother", he smiled, showing a row of neat white teeth.

He warned in a gentle voice: "Princess, this place is very desolate. You shouldn't come here. Please leave as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble..."