After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Chapter 526

The cold wind swept along the palace wall, and Shen Ruoyan shrank her body and collected her mind.

He raised his hand and pushed open the ajar wooden door with a slight push.

What comes into view is an extremely simple courtyard.

Shen Ruoyan observed for a week and found that there was no one in the yard, except for the door of the main house open.

Stepping into the house, the layout inside is as simple as the garden. If this was an ordinary house, it would still be acceptable. But this is a palace after all. Compared with the luxury in the main hall just now, this courtyard has become It can't just be described as shabby.

There was very little furniture in the room, and there was no charcoal basin, which made the place even more deserted.

Seeing that no one appeared, Shen Ruoyan didn't ask any questions, and calmly found a chair to sit down.

There was no cushion on the chair, so it felt hard and cold when I sat down.

Shen Ruoyan's back straightened up.

Waited quietly for a while.

Suddenly, a woman's chuckle came from behind the screen.

Shen Ruoyan looked towards the screen in search of the voice, only to hear the man say: "You girl, you are quite courageous, you really dare to come here alone."

Shen Ruoyan also smiled, directly revealing the other party's identity, and asked: "The imperial concubine specially invited me to come over, how dare I not obey?"

Seeing that Shen Ruoyan was so determined, the other party stopped showing off.

A gorgeous figure walked out from behind the screen.

The imperial concubine was wearing an exquisite palace attire, and the hairpin on her head was shining with gold. She looked extremely wealthy, but standing in such a simple and cold room made her look completely out of tune with the surrounding environment.

The imperial concubine chose a chair next to Shen Ruoyan and sat down. She didn't seem to care about the simplicity of the place and joked: "You have been smart since you were a child.

Then let me ask you, do you know why I called you here today? "

Shen Ruoyan said humbly: "How dare you, a young lady, speculate on the thoughts of the imperial concubine?"

"Then you are not afraid that I will lure you here because I want to kill you?" The imperial concubine's tone was brisk and joking, but what she said was a naked threat.

Shen Ruoyan pursed her lips innocently, spread her hands, and looked helpless, "Now that I have no power, why do you need to put me to death and dirty your hands in vain?"

As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.

When she really had nothing, she was able to let go and have no worries.

After listening to Shen Ruoyan's words, the imperial concubine praised: "I like smart people like you."

Shen Ruoyan smiled and did not answer.

She knew that the imperial concubine had specially called her here, so naturally she did not want to have a private conversation with her.

But she didn't take the initiative to ask why.

Now the calmer she is, the more eager the other party is.

Sure enough, there was silence in the room for a moment, and the imperial concubine took the lead to break the deadlock and took the initiative to start a conversation, saying: "Ayan, I have watched you grow up.

Now that I see your home turning into this, I feel very uncomfortable. I can't even sleep well every night.

A few days ago, I asked the emperor for a favor.I hope that the emperor will allow your brother to join the officialdom unconventionally. He will first be a minister in the Ministry of Household Affairs and then look for a bright future in the future.

I hope that in this way, your father’s soul in heaven can also be comforted. "

Faced with the sudden show of affection from the imperial concubine, Shen Ruoyan still looked calm.

There is never any unearned kindness in this palace.

If the other party is willing to show favor to you, it will always take something from you.

"Thank you for your concern, the Imperial Concubine." Shen Ruoyan bowed to the Imperial Concubine, "Since my father's death, my brother has made up his mind and vowed to study hard and obtain fame by his own ability.

I appreciate the concubine’s kindness for my brother. "

"Ayan, don't refuse in a hurry." The imperial concubine was not angry. She looked at Shen Ruoyan with a smile, like a loving elder, but the topic in her mouth changed, "Ayan, you want to know who your father was. Did he get killed?"

"My father was killed by someone?" Shen Ruoyan seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and asked with her eyes widened, "My father was unfortunately shot and killed by an arrow while trying to save Lu Yan.

I was right next to him and saw everything clearly.

This incident was just an accident. What did the imperial concubine mean by these words? "

Recalling the scene where her father was hit by an arrow, Shen Ruoyan's tone also became lower.

The imperial concubine took her hand, put it in her palm and rubbed it.

The warmth coming from her hands did not make Shen Ruoyan feel relaxed at all.

"If I tell you, this incident is not an accident at all." The imperial concubine's tone was gentle, and she spoke word by word with a bewitching rhythm, "but a long-planned and careful plan.

Will you believe me? "

"How is this possible?" Shen Ruoyan denied without thinking, "Are you saying that this assassination was entirely aimed at my father?

But if the target of the other party is my father, he can find an ordinary day. Why take such a big risk and choose to do it on the autumn hunting ground? "

This is also the confusion that has been lingering in Shen Ruoyan's heart.

As his father was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he naturally knew many secrets in the court, and it was common for sinners to be found in official circles.

But Shen Ruoyan still couldn't figure out why the other party chose to take action on Qiu Lie?

To offend the emperor by killing his father.

Isn't this a typical loss-making business of picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons? Even a fool would not be able to do such a stupid thing.

The imperial concubine seemed to have fallen for Shen Ruoyan's question, and patiently explained: "The other party probably knew that someone would assassinate him on the hunting ground, so he took advantage of the situation and inserted his own people into it to kill your father during the chaos.

In this way, even if there is an investigation, only the person who planned the assassination will be found. "

The imperial concubine paused, glanced at Shen Ruoyan, and said meaningfully: "Ayan, that person is very smart."

"Listening to your mother-in-law's tone, it seems that she knows who the murderer of my father is?" Shen Ruoyan asked.

Hearing the urgency in Shen Ruoyan's tone, the imperial concubine was not in a hurry to tell her the answer. She caressed the golden hairpin on her head and asked: "Ayan, I didn't want to wade into this muddy water, but when I saw You were kept in the dark, and I was really angry, so I wanted to tell you the truth."

She can sit in the position of a noble concubine, so naturally she is not a simple role.

The imperial concubine has a lot of experience in handling people's hearts.

She knows very well that if everything in this world is easily obtained, it will not be cherished.

Only by whetting people's appetites and waiting for her to finally tell the answer can she convince them.

Now that the fish has taken the bait, she naturally has to be more patient.