Spring in the East Palace

Chapter 208: The East Palace Arrives

Shen Yan stood there without saying anything, but his expression also looked very ugly.

Under such circumstances, the servants were all shaking their heads desperately: "My Lord, Second Madam, I really don't know. These days, we have been in the mansion and cannot come and go as we please."

The more this is the case, the more weird it feels.

The Shen Mansion has now been covered up tightly, so how this news got out is puzzling.

"Did anyone leave the house?" Shen Yan asked gloomily.

Steward Wang then stepped forward and said, "On the day of the incident, I took the Third Young Master out to buy a bun and came back. The Third Young Master was making a lot of noise, and I was afraid something might happen, so I followed him the whole time."

"That idiot." Shen Yan sneered, "That idiot is crazy and can't do anything except eating. Apart from this idiot, who else went out?"

"Then there is no one. After I brought the third young master back, I never left the capital." Butler Wang said directly in a serious tone.

This matter seems to be getting more and more mysterious.

Butler Wang hesitated to speak: "Did the doctor and the coroner who went out accidentally let the secret slip? Plus the relationship between the eldest lady and the East Palace, so the people in Kyoto spread it like this?"

Butler Wang was guiding Shen Yan, and Shen Yan's face changed. It was indeed possible.

The coroner and the doctor will not talk about it to outsiders, but that doesn't mean they won't talk about it to the family. If the family members go out and say too much, the news will spread immediately.

Shen Yan's face became more and more ugly.

But Butler Wang was smart enough to keep silent.

Because he knew very well that the purpose of his doing so was nothing more than to divert the Shen family's suspicion of Shen Huai.

Shen Huai usually maintains this image very well, so in this situation, they couldn't find any flaws.

The Shen family was discussing gloomily, and at this moment, the servant outside the door ran in hurriedly: "Your Excellency, the East... the East Palace is here..."

With just one sentence, everyone at the scene changed their expressions.

This time, Shen Changsheng and Shen Yan looked at each other and were really caught off guard.

Qin Chuyan and Lu Nanhuai had already walked into the Shen Mansion with big strides. When the people in the Shen Mansion saw Lu Nanhuai coming, their faces changed even more.

Then, they saw that behind Lu Nanhuai was the most famous coroner in Kyoto and the best imperial physician in the palace. It was obvious why they were here.

In this situation, Shen Changsheng and Shen Yan looked at each other, and then everyone in the room gritted their teeth and knelt down together.

"Your Highness, your humble servant greets you. May Your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years." Shen Changsheng and Shen Yan paid their respects.

Concubine Liu, who had been so arrogant before, was now trembling with anxiety.

Not to mention Concubine Liu, there are few people in the entire Kyoto who can remain calm and composed in front of the Eastern Palace.

Donggong had a cold face and didn't give any face at all. He sat down directly in the seat. Lu Nanhuai stood next to Donggong.

Donggong looked straight at Shen Changsheng and said, "Sir Shen, I heard rumors in Kyoto these past two days that Madam Shen has passed away?"

"Your Highness...Yes..." Shen Changsheng responded passively.

"Poisoned to death?" Donggong continued to ask.

Shen Changsheng: "Yes..."

This matter is true, and the Eastern Palace also brought a coroner and an imperial physician, so it is naturally undeniable.

But Shen Changsheng gradually calmed down, because Shen Changsheng knew very well that no matter how suspicious the East Palace was, it was impossible to implicate the Shen family in this matter.

The most that can happen is that Shen Muyin can escape this time.

But in Shen Changsheng's opinion, Shen Muyin doesn't have this opportunity either.

"Has this matter been investigated?" Donggong asked indifferently.

Throughout the whole process, Donggong did not mention the name Shen Muyin, as if he did not take Shen Muyin seriously.

"I've checked." Shen Changsheng asked and answered each question.

"Sir Shen, you know that I have a short patience, so don't let me ask one question after another, understand?" Donggong sneered, not polite at all, "Besides, Madam Shen was also canonized as a first-rank lady by my father, so if Madam Shen gets into trouble, it is natural for me to not ask."

This statement clearly tells Shen Changsheng that this is also the emperor's intention.

Shen Changsheng was completely suppressed and had nothing to say, let alone refute Donggong.

The Eastern Palace has taken care of this matter.

Then Dong Gong looked at Shen Changsheng coldly: "Speak."

"Yes..." Shen Changsheng gritted his teeth and recounted what had happened.

Qin Chuyan just listened with a cold face. This process was exactly the same as the rumors in Kyoto. The words between the lines confirmed the evidence that Shen Muyin had poisoned and murdered Shen Rushuang.

"So, this is the fact of the matter." Shen Changsheng said calmly.

But Qin Chuyan just acted like nothing happened, and no one knew how much he had heard.

This person was even studying the porcelain of the prefect of Beijing. Shen Changsheng was a little puzzled, and Qin Chuyan suddenly looked at Shen Changsheng, and Shen Changsheng was instantly horrified.

"I suddenly discovered that the porcelain in the capital's house is of top quality." Qin Chuyan said something unimportant.

Now, Shen Changsheng's forehead was twitching, and the tension became more and more obvious.

Shen Changsheng certainly knew where these porcelains came from. They were deducted from the tribute.

After all, there were so many porcelains sent to the palace every year, and he felt that taking a little of it wouldn't cause much trouble.

But he also knew that the tribute he had taken happened to be the best one at that time.

However, Shen Changsheng felt that no one in the palace would pay attention to these things. After all, there were plenty of good things in the imperial palace, not to mention these few porcelains.

Under such circumstances, the Eastern Palace actually discovered it.

"Your Highness, if you like it, I will definitely send it to the Eastern Palace for you." Shen Changsheng said immediately.

"This is porcelain from the Western Regions. They use it to drink black tea. Lord Shen is quite clever." Donggong didn't know whether to laugh or not.

Then Donggong seemed to be looking at it carefully, but the next second, his hand slipped and the porcelain fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

It seemed like something that was done unintentionally, but also like a warning of something. Shen Changsheng was sweating profusely.

The people of the capital prefect also lowered their heads, and no one dared to say a word, for fear that they would be implicated again without reason.

Dong Gong stopped looking at the porcelain in front of him and said coldly, "Were these coroners and doctors hired by Lord Shen?"

"Yes..." Shen Changsheng continued speaking with a stiff upper lip.

He glanced at Shen Yan and Concubine Liu from the corner of his eye, but they also looked puzzled and had no idea what Dong Gong was thinking at all.

When I looked at Lu Nanhuai standing aside, he was just standing there as if nothing had happened, as if he didn't take the matter to heart at all and was just passing by.