After the replacement of the delicate imperial concubine, my emperor will never come to court again

Chapter 438 Qinglian is dead
Qinglian had met Shen Hebei when she was a child.

In the fiefdom of Princess Qi back then, Qinglian, as one of the children to comfort Princess Qi, actually went with Shen Hebei.

In fact, the Princess of Qi doesn't like other people's children except her own.

She just hated why her own child died while other people's children were still alive?

So when she was awake, she would torture the children sent to her, especially Shen Hebei.

Shen Hebei escaped several times, and Princess Qi had no way to vent her resentment, so she captured her.

Qinglian was extremely scared at the time, after all, she was only five years old.

The Princess of Qi has accidentally killed several children, and Qinglian is afraid that she will be the next one.

When Shen Hebei saw that she was captured and tortured, he actually came back and asked Princess Qi to let Qinglian go. He coaxed Princess Qi, and she really let Qinglian go.

Shen Hebei might have forgotten it and never took it to heart.

But Qinglian remembered that although she was far away in Jiangnan, she had always been trying to find out about Shen Hebei.

It’s great to meet you in the palace!
Qinglian didn't say anything, but she was worried that even if she told this, Shen Hebei would still be indifferent to her. If that happened, Qinglian felt that she could no longer bear it.

What a trick fate plays on us!

Qinglian sighed and jumped off the rockery overlooking the lake. She was dead when she was salvaged.

After hearing the news, Ren Yuhuan regretted it deeply.

"I should have thought of that! Shen Hebei's love is her last hope. If I persuade her to betray Shen Hebei, she will have no choice but to die!"

Shen Yanzhi hugged the painful and regretful Ren Yuhuan: "You can't stop her, her heart is dead."

Xiao Wu lowered his head and handed over a letter: "This is what Princess Qinglian left behind."

After Ren Yuhuan opened it and read it, two lines of tears rolled down.

"Your Majesty, when we catch Shen Hebei, show him the letter, okay?"

Shen Yanzhi nodded.

Ren Yuhuan's life story is known all over the streets, and everyone knows that the current imperial concubine was once the daughter of a great general.

Although she was born to a concubine, she was Madam Hu!
The older generation still has memories of Madam Hu's beauty and talent shining brightly in the capital.

Some people also said that although the late emperor fell in love with Madam Hu but failed to marry her, his son did marry her daughter, which was a perfect ending.

These outrageous words were said, but no one punished them, and the rumors spread more and more.

Shen Hebei was stabbed by a sword.

"Everyone, this doesn't have to be the case, right?"

"Everyone knows this is our eldest daughter, and you actually said that you must kill her?"

Shen Hebei smiled calmly and said, "That's why I said this."

"Give us a reason, or we'll be blamed for being ruthless!"

Those who surrounded Shen Hebei were his subordinates who were supporting and protecting him at this time.

"Just think about it, this young lady is now the emperor's concubine, and she has given birth to a prince for him. It is very likely that this will be the future crown prince."

"Such a promising future, with all the glory and wealth, you expect her to give it up?"

"What's the point of avenging my father? The enemy was only the late emperor, who is already dead. What does it have to do with the current emperor?"

"If you meet her, Ren Yuhuan will definitely say the same thing." "She will even persuade you to surrender. Are you willing?"

Shen Hebei looked at the people around him wavering, and added with a smile: "Even if you are willing, will the emperor be at ease?"

"Have you never seen the methods of the emperor? The parents of Concubine Xian and Concubine De were one general with great power in the court, who ascended to the throne after your general's death, and one prime minister. They both surrendered and married their daughters into the palace, but what was the result?"

"The general who holds military power is gone, the prime minister has become a white-robed official, and the two daughters are trapped in the imperial city under house arrest and cannot even leave the room. Do you think your leader will be like this in the future?"

"Will Ren Yuhuan use his son's throne to exchange for your lives?"

These men were suddenly speechless, thinking that what Shen Hebei said made sense. They put away their swords and continued to escort him to the transfer.

However, thanks to the guidance of the secret agents arranged by Qinglian, Shen Hebei's whereabouts were still exposed.

Shen Yanzhi sent most of the guards he had trained to hunt down Shen Hebei, but he still managed to slip away.

Shen Yanzhi paced back and forth in the imperial study, feeling very discouraged. He did not dare to stand up even though the guards knelt on the ground to apologize.

Ren Yuhuan quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty, the other party is Shen Hebei after all, don't make things difficult for your men, they have all tried their best."

Hearing this, Shen Yanzhi nodded and waved for everyone to stand up.

"Keep chasing!"

The guards left the palace immediately.

Ren Yuhuan thought for a moment and said to Shen Yanzhi: "Your Majesty, Shen Hebei is hiding in the dark. It is not easy to catch him. It is better to use a method to let him do it himself."

"Is there such a solution?"

Ren Yuhuan smiled: "As long as Your Majesty and I go out of the palace together, they will come."

Shen Yanzhi thought it was feasible, and suddenly remembered the memorial sent by the Ministry of Rites today. He immediately turned around and looked for it on the dragon table. He grabbed the memorial from the Ministry of Rites and said, "The Ministry of Rites said that now that the Queen Mother has retired, it is time to offer sacrifices and tell the world that I am now in power. At first I thought I was crazy, but now I think this is the right opportunity, isn't it?"

Ren Yuhuan nodded and smiled: "Yes!"

After attending court, Shen Yanzhi announced the schedule for the sacrificial ceremony and planned to lead all officials to perform the ceremony.

All the officials were very excited and went back to prepare.

The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Observatory decided on a date, and they would set off five days later.

Shen Yanzhi returned to the harem and announced that he would take a few concubines with him. Everyone knew that Ren Yuhuan would definitely go, after all, she had given birth to a little prince.

The remaining places are limited, and everyone is trying their best to go.

Concubine Qi no longer pretended to be sick and tried to stay around Shen Yanzhi.

However, Shen Yanzhi refused to take her with him.

Concubine Qi was furious and panicked, and quickly suppressed all the outstanding concubines.

Now that there is no empress dowager to keep the harem in check, Concubine Qi is doing whatever she wants and the concubines are either disfigured or seriously injured. They are complaining bitterly.

Ren Yuhuan had no intention of interfering in this matter and planned to let Qi Fei destroy himself. However, a group of concubines came to Yikun Palace to seek refuge and brought a big news.

"It seems that Concubine Qi has strong connections outside the palace. The heads of my family who are officials have been impeached and suppressed in recent days."

Zanhua asked first: "Are these things necessarily related to Concubine Qi?"

The concubine who spoke cried, "Yesterday, Concubine Qi threatened me that if I didn't obey, she would have the ability to dethrone my father. I was arrogant and didn't believe it at the time, but this afternoon I heard that my father was dismissed from office!"

Zanhua also said: "Is that a coincidence?"

The other two concubines followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, if it happened once, it would naturally be a coincidence, but we have all experienced the same thing, and every time we threaten, it will definitely come true the next day!"