dognovel Chapter 5 Wearing a Woman's Green Hat
Chapter 5 Wearing a Woman's Green Hat
The sixteenth prince was born to the imperial concubine, but he died after only two months.
The old emperor was heartbroken by this, and afterwards the concubine's personality changed drastically; she always had a stern face towards everyone.
Upon seeing this, Shen Zhiyi recalled that the Fifth Prince and the Imperial Concubine seemed to have some kind of affair.
She pulled up the surveillance footage of the time when the old emperor visited the imperial concubine during the day.
The old emperor was startled.
Wait, don't look at this yet!
What is this old emperor trying to do? He even chased all the eunuchs and palace maids away from the vicinity.
After watching it, Shen Zhiyi felt that her worldview had been shaken.
[A talented person. Because the sixteenth prince died, when the old emperor learned that the imperial concubine and the fifth prince had a little affair, his first reaction was not to blame her, but to ask if she was feeling well.]
【What? If she gets pregnant, does that mean she's lost the sixteenth prince?】
The old emperor touched the tip of his nose guiltily.
He would never admit that that was his thought at the time.
Anyway, it still comes down to this: my son's son, why can't he be my son?
I could hear you doing all that with that abacus bead work, even though you were right next to me.
However, the old emperor probably still thinks the sixteenth prince's death was a consequence of the infighting in the harem caused by him; he's really overthinking it.
The old emperor didn't like hearing that.
Throughout history, the various sordid schemes employed in the imperial harem were mostly for the purpose of vying for favor. This is how it is written in storybooks and by storytellers.
Why do you think he's overthinking things?
It can't be because he's too old or impotent again, can it?
Naive, so incredibly naive.
Were the concubines in the imperial harem truly vying for the emperor's favor?
Was it really just for a man?
That was clearly for their own future, for the future of their family.
The old emperor would never have imagined that the person who murdered the sixteenth prince was right beside the Imperial Concubine.
The old emperor's breath hitched.
Although the imperial concubine had done something to wrong him, he genuinely liked her face and was trying to use it to cleanse the Zhou family's genes.
Now that the murderer is right next to the imperial concubine, he can't sit still any longer.
[A master, this is a master.]
Shen Zhiyi nodded as she watched the monitor.
[My dear Consort, you've been manipulated!]
what? What?
The old emperor was practically ready to move his dragon throne right next to Shen Zhiyi.
Can you speak in a way that people can understand?
But the old emperor was able to become emperor because he had many abilities.
He immediately deduced from Shen Zhiyi's few seemingly incoherent words that the Imperial Concubine might be talking to the person who killed the Sixteenth Prince.
Without saying a word, he immediately arranged to travel to Chonghua Palace.
Shen Zhiyi, who was so full, didn't want to move at all.
The old emperor noticed Shen Zhiyi's slightly resentful look, but pretended not to see it.
This girl is always so careless with her mouth; she needs to be taught a lesson.
Fortunately, Chonghua Palace is not too far from the old emperor's Zichen Palace.
Shen Zhiyi followed behind the old emperor with a small notebook in hand, seemingly dutiful, but in reality, her eyes were glued to the surveillance system.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has already retired for the night."
[It's only been a short time, and she's already resting. This little palace maid is still too young. She can't even come up with a plausible excuse. Saying the Consort went out to play cards with the other concubines would be much more believable than her sleeping.]
Old Emperor: Have you forgotten that the Imperial Concubine is currently under house arrest?
Shen Zhiyi, who was only interested in enjoying the moment, had long forgotten this point.
[The old emperor isn't in this room, he's in the next one. You're driving me crazy with worry! I can't even get my food warm in time.]
Chen Decai was on the verge of tears; why did he have to hear all this?
Zhang Sheren deeply empathized with the situation.
"Eh? Your Majesty? Your Majesty, please wait for this old servant."
The old emperor, despite his advanced age, walked angrily at the very front.
Shen Zhiyi followed behind eagerly.
Why did the old emperor suddenly leave so quickly? It's like he wanted to prove something to himself.
[To prove that I'm still got it?]
Chen Decai: Actually, His Majesty just wanted to prove that he could catch up with the latest developments.
[Oh dear, the old emperor is too modest. He is, after all, a martial artist; it's just that he's not so good in that area.]
Old Emperor: Is that last sentence something I can't get over?
The group arrived at the house next door, and before they even entered, they heard what sounded like an argument.
"I was wrong, I was really wrong, please don't go."
[Yes, that's the voice of the Imperial Concubine.]
“Niao Niao, I told you before that I don’t want to hear any more rumors about you hooking up with other men.”
Wow, what a spirited older sister! Niao Niao seems to be the given name of a concubine.
Wait a minute, shouldn't the old emperor be angry that the imperial concubine is flirting with another man?
Shen Zhiyi's long-standing habit of joining in on fun made her immediately aware of the shady dealings involved.
She quickly retrieved the previous surveillance footage and scanned it at twenty times the speed.
After reading it, she realized that this was no longer a simple case of psychological manipulation (PUA).
[Oh my god!]
The old emperor's eyebrows twitched, a sense of foreboding creeping over him.
[Haha, good news! The old emperor's favorite concubine didn't cheat on him. She never actually opened any of the links the other concubines showed her.]
Although he couldn't understand it, the old emperor somehow figured it out by connecting the context.
This means that the Imperial Concubine had absolutely no relationship with the fifth prince.
The old emperor's smile suddenly became harder to suppress than an AK.
He knew that his concubine loved him.
He's just been busy with state affairs lately, which caused the Consort to throw a little tantrum.
Once the murderer who killed Xiao Shiliu was caught, he immediately lifted the imperial concubine's confinement.
[Bad news: The old emperor's favorite concubine has cheated on him.]
The old emperor, Chen Decai, and Zhang Sheren: ? ? ?
The three of them turned to look at Shen Zhiyi almost simultaneously.
Soon, without Shen Zhiyi needing to explain, both of them understood.
"Master, you can hit me or scold me, but please don't leave. If you leave, what will Niao Niao do all by herself?"
Wow, what an ambiguous statement.
"I love you, I truly love you."
Wow, that's a very straightforward statement.
The voice was clearly that of a woman.
The old emperor's face turned green.
Shen Zhiyi, with an air of never missing a good show, started singing a song in her mind that went way off track.
Love is a light, shining upon you...
Wow, that woman called "Master" is starting to make her move.
Wow, she gently touched the concubine's cheek with her right hand, even more tenderly than the old emperor.
The sound continued to come from the room.
"Niao Niao, I've given you so many chances, why can't you learn to be obedient?"
[What are you listening to? Listening to her, so you, at 1.7 meters tall, lost weight down to less than 70 pounds? You're practically a skeleton, weighing five pounds including the box, Beibei.]