Chapter 237 Exposed
Chapter 237 Exposed
Helian Qi's heart moved slightly when he heard Jun Jiuchen's drawn-out ending tone and his confident expression.
Could it be...Shen Jiahe betrayed him?
But immediately, Helian Qi rejected this idea.
What Shen Jiahe did for him was treason.
Once she speaks out, there is only one way out, and that is death!
During the three years in Mobei, he observed her for a long time and saw with his own eyes how ruthless and unscrupulous she was in her efforts to climb up step by step.
It was because he saw her ambition and found out about her past with Pei Qingyan that he decided to play this game.
Let her escape during the chaos, follow the victorious Mobei Army back to the capital, and use Yao Peng to control the Tianqi court officials.
Naturally, he also sent people to keep an eye on her in the name of assisting her, so he knew that she was doing a good job.
In Tianqi, four court officials, including the Minister of War, have become addicted to Yaopeng.
Even though Shen Jiahe was implicated by the Ningyuan Marquisate, his men took over these court officials and asked them to secretly pass on news from the Tianqi court to them.
That is why he was fully aware of the current situation in Tianqi and lured King Huai onto his ship.
These are all absolutely true.
It's impossible to fake it.
Therefore, Jun Jiuchen must be deceiving him!
Thinking of this, Helian Qi met Jun Jiuchen's gaze.
"This woman secretly fled back from Mobei. It's not surprising that I would find out her whereabouts after arriving in Beijing."
"If it weren't for her relationship with the Queen Mother, does the Regent think I would have let this matter go?"
"As for whose child she's pregnant with, I don't know, and I don't want to know!"
Jun Jiuchen just raised his eyebrows when he saw this.
"Oh? Judging from the Crown Prince's expression, it seems that he is not satisfied with the marriage I have found for you."
"In that case, Jin Xiu, please persuade Crown Prince Helian on my behalf..."
Shangguan Yu's eyes suddenly lit up like stars when he heard this.
He looked as if it was finally his turn and responded with a cheerful "OK".
Then, he walked over to Helian Qi with a provocative smile on his face.
"Prince Helian, long time no see. I hope you are well."
Helian Qi didn't know what Shangguan Yu and Jun Jiuchen were up to, but he felt vaguely uneasy. He just felt that Shangguan Yu's appearance at the moment was quite annoying, so he said with some impatience.
"Shangguan Yu, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"But let me be clear, you want me to marry her... Impossible!"
The smile on Shangguan Yu's face did not diminish at all, he just said with regret.
"Tsk tsk... The prince and I are old acquaintances. It's really sad to see him like this."
"It's fine that the Crown Prince treats me like this, but why is he so heartless towards Princess Jianing?"
"After all... Ever since Princess Jianing arrived in the capital, she's been 'thinking' about the Crown Prince all the time... She even planted flowers unique to Mobei in her own restaurant to ease her longing... to soothe her longing..."
Hearing the words "flower" and "restaurant" which are unique to Mobei, Shen Jiahe suddenly looked up with admiration and looked at Shangguan Yu in disbelief.
When she looked up, she happened to meet Helian Qi's gaze, which was also looking towards her.
She panicked and quickly suppressed her surprise, shaking her head almost imperceptibly at him.
Helian Qi immediately looked away upon seeing this.
"Shangguan Yu, what nonsense are you talking about?"
The bad premonition in my heart became stronger and stronger.
How could Shangguan Yu say these two words at this time without any purpose?
However, he wasn't sure how much they knew... and whether they were trying to trick him.
Shangguan Yu took Helian Qi's actions in full view and continued to look serious.
"Alas... Prince, why are you still trying so hard to save face? Jiuchen and I already know about your relationship with Princess Jianing."
"If you ask me, although Princess Jianing was homesick and had a momentary misconception, abandoning the Crown Prince and returning to Tianqi, she is now pregnant with the Crown Prince's child... and she has already realized her mistake and broken off with her childhood sweetheart, Master Pei."
"The Crown Prince is a man after all, so why bother trying to save face? Why not take this opportunity to reconcile with Princess Jianing? It would also be a good marriage."
As Shangguan Yu spoke, he suddenly opened the folding fan in his hand and slowly waved it in front of Helian Qi.
"Prince Helian said...does what I said make sense?"
When these words were spoken, all the court officials present were shocked.
Naturally, they had also heard about the scandals in the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion.
He also knew that Princess Jianing had said in public that the child in her womb was not Pei Qingyan.
But the child in Princess Jianing's belly...
How could it be the Prince of Mobei?
However, Su Jinyue, who was sitting behind the pearl curtain, was no less surprised than the ministers.
Jiahe and the Prince of Mobei...
How can this be?
Jiahe once told her that she suffered a lot when she was in Mobei, and anyone could bully her.
She felt sorry for her for this.
But now, Shangguan Yu's words were so certain that it didn't seem like he was lying.
Is it...
Jiahe lied to her?
But Helian Qi's mind at this moment was not on Shen Jiahe's unborn child at all.
Because at this moment, Shangguan Yu was very close to him.
He also always knew that Shangguan Yu liked to show off with his broken feather fan.
But today, the feather fan in his hand was suddenly replaced by a folding fan, and he made such a deliberate gesture in front of him that his eyes naturally fell on the folding fan involuntarily.
Seeing this, Helian Qi's heart couldn't help but suffocate.
I saw a few bright red flowers painted on the folding fan.
The bright red color was a bit seductive, and it caught his sight in such a naked state.
That is.
Yao Ping.
Helian Qi felt the blood in his body run cold.
There was only one thought in my mind.
His deployment in Shangjing might have really been exposed.
When Shangguan Yu saw that Helian Qi's gaze fell on his folding fan as he had expected, the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.
He pretended to be surprised as he looked at Helian Qi who was staring at his fan, and continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Your Highness, why are you looking at the fan in my hand like this? Do you like it? If you like it, I will reluctantly give it up and give it to you."
Shangguan Yu spoke with a very generous look, handing the fan to Helian Qi while continuing to chatter.
"Speaking of which, Prince Helian's vision is quite good."
"Your Highness may not know that the painter is an old man named Qin, whom Jiuchen invited from the outskirts of Beijing. This old man Qin's painting skills are truly unparalleled."
"Fortunately, he is currently visiting the Regent's Palace with his attendants. I will ask him to paint another one for me later."
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