Chapter 37 The Queen is in Trouble
Although Shen Jingxuan was puzzled, she knew that she could not refuse the Queen's summons.
She frowned and looked at the palace maid: "Sister, do you know why the Queen summoned me?"
The maid replied, "Miss Shen, I don't know."
I think even if he knew, he wouldn't say it.
Shen Jingxuan hesitated for a moment, asked Jiang Shaoying to go for a walk first, and she came back soon, then left with the palace maid.
At this time, there was another person in the Queen's palace, that was Lu Jinxuan from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After the maid entered the hall to report, Shen Jingxuan waited for a long time, but no one came out to pass on the message.
It was not until Lu Jinxuan left that the maid told the queen to let her in.
Lu Jinxuan looked at Shen Jingxuan proudly, as if showing off to her.
Shen Jingxuan stared straight into the hall without even glancing at her, which made Lu Jinxuan so angry that she stood there and stomped her feet.
She walked into the palace and saluted the queen: "Your servant, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
The queen stood at the top and looked at the woman in front of her, wondering why Shen Jingxuan didn't look stupid at all.
She looked at Shen Jingxuan quietly and didn't let her get up.
Half an hour passed and she still didn't speak.
Shen Jingxuan stood there with her head down, maintaining a saluting posture, and remained silent.
Fortunately, she has been practicing martial arts diligently during this period.
If it were the body I had just come through, I would have fainted here.
The queen saw that she remained silent and maintained the posture of saluting, with a mocking smile on her face.
"Miss Shen is truly extraordinary. She is worthy of being the daughter of a general who protects the country. As expected, a tiger father will have a dog daughter."
Shen Jingxuan slowly stood up straight after hearing the Queen's words, not understanding what the Queen meant.
My father has died in battle for many years and few people mention him. What is the queen's intention in bringing him up now?
She looked at the queen and frowned slightly: "Queen, you are too kind. My father has died on the battlefield many years ago. Xuan'er is not comparable to him."
The queen laughed and said, "Your father died on the battlefield? That's right, he did die on the battlefield."
Shen Jingxuan frowned even more and became more confused.
It's not that she doesn't understand what the queen means.
Although everyone said that my father died on the battlefield, my grandparents didn't think so.
Thinking of what the Queen just said, "That's right, he did die on the battlefield..."
Shen Jingxuan suddenly widened her eyes and looked at the queen.
She was suddenly certain that there was another reason for her father's death.
Just as my grandfather said, my father would not die on the battlefield because of a small confrontation.
Shen Jingxuan showed no emotion on her face. She just looked at the queen quietly, waiting for her next words.
Unexpectedly, she was disappointed. The queen kept silent and never mentioned the matter again.
She looked at Shen Jingxuan and asked, "I heard that you broke off the engagement with the prince?"
"Your Majesty, the engagement has been cancelled." Shen Jingxuan replied.
She wanted the Queen to finish her questioning quickly so that she could leave the palace to find her grandfather and ask him if he had any other news.
The Queen glared at Shen Jingxuan: "I remember that you have liked the Crown Prince since you were a child, why did you suddenly break off the engagement?"
In order to make the queen let her go, Shen Jingxuan pinched herself hard with her hands on both sides.
The pain made her tears flow instantly.
Shen Jingxuan lowered her head and cried, "My Queen, Xuan'er doesn't want to cancel the engagement, but there is really no other way."
"Your Highness is a handsome man. Which woman would not like him?"
"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like me. When I was stupid before, I could ignore him and pester him every day."
"But Xuan'er can't do this now. If you continue to pester him, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be laughed at for the rest of his life."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a girl he likes. How can Xuan'er bear to see him so unhappy?"
"Xuan'er is also very reluctant, but Xuan'er cannot be selfish. It is because she likes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that she cannot make things difficult for him..."
Inside the hall, Shen Jingxuan was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, and her crying and talking voices passed through the hall door and spread out of the hall.
When the people standing outside the hall heard Shen Jingxuan's words, their faces changed.
Xie Lingxiao listened quietly to Shen Jingxuan crying in the hall and silently clenched his fists.
It turns out that Shen Jingxuan likes the prince so much. Is her strength just for show?
Why did he feel inexplicably uncomfortable when he heard Shen Jingxuan's words, and even found it difficult to breathe?
Xie Lingxiao looked at the Queen Mother beside him. He learned that Shen Jingxuan was summoned by the Queen and was worried that she would be in trouble.
So he went to ask the Queen Mother to come and help, but now it may be a unnecessary move.
But Xie Zihan couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. He raised his hand and pressed it on his chest to ease the accelerated heartbeat.
Only then did he realize that Shen Jingxuan liked her so much, no wonder she always pestered him.
Before Shen Jingxuan could finish her crying, she heard her father-in-law's voice from outside.
"The Queen Mother has arrived... The Regent has arrived... The Crown Prince has arrived..."
Upon hearing this, the queen hurried towards the palace gate, and Shen Jingxuan followed silently behind her.
After Xie Lingxiao entered the hall, he looked at Shen Jingxuan. Seeing the tears on her face and her red eyes, he felt bad.
When Xie Zihan saw Shen Jingxuan like this, his heart, which had just been suppressed, began to beat rapidly again.
The Queen came to the Queen Mother, held her hand and asked, "Mother, why are you here?"
The Queen Mother glanced at Xie Lingxiao, then turned to look at Shen Jingxuan: "I heard that you were holding a flower viewing banquet today, so I came over to join in the fun."
"Mother, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it. Let's go there now." The queen had indeed forgotten it.
She only thought about how to embarrass Shen Jingxuan, but ended up being annoyed by her crying.
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Take the prince first. I have something to ask this girl."
The queen frowned slightly. Although she was puzzled, she did not dare to refuse.
She had no choice but to leave with Xie Zihan, who kept looking back.
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan was silent, the Queen Mother took the initiative to speak: "Miss Shen, why don't you follow me to the bedroom first."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, followed by Xie Lingxiao.
Shen Jingxuan had never met the Queen Mother and didn't understand why she did this.
She looked up at Xie Lingxiao and found that he had left first.
Shen Jingxuan had no choice but to follow the two and come to the Queen Mother's bedroom.
After the Queen Mother sat down, she looked at Shen Jingxuan and said, "Look at you, girl. Your eyes are swollen from crying."
She secretly glanced at Xie Lingxiao and continued, "Since you like the Crown Prince, why do you want to cancel the engagement? How about I issue an imperial decree to make you the Crown Princess?"
After she finished speaking, she continued to look at Xie Lingxiao. Seeing his pursed lips, the empress dowager's eyes became softer.
When Shen Jingxuan heard that, she was shocked: "Empress Dowager, I... I don't like the prince."
The Queen Mother and Xie Lingxiao looked at Shen Jingxuan at the same time.
Shen Jingxuan had no choice but to slowly lower her head.
She frowned and said, "I really don't like the prince. Please don't issue an imperial decree to grant us marriage, Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother was puzzled: "Didn't you just cry and say that you liked the prince and didn't want him to be embarrassed, so you broke off the engagement?"
Shen Jingxuan touched her nose awkwardly: "I told the queen."
Xie Lingxiao looked at Shen Jingxuan quietly, but because of her explanation, his agitated heart gradually calmed down.
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Girl, if the Queen knew about this, she would be furious."
She turned to Xie Lingxiao and teased, "Stinky boy, I've brought the person back to you, take him away quickly."
Xie Lingxiao's face instantly turned ugly, and the blush on his face spread all the way behind his ears.
He bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother. I am leaving now."
Shen Jingxuan glanced at Xie Lingxiao without saying anything.
But he understood what the Queen Mother said. It was actually he who went to the Queen Mother to help him out of the predicament.
The two of them bid farewell to the Queen Mother and left the palace together.
There was no word along the way, and no one broke the tranquility.
When they were near the Imperial Garden, Xie Lingxiao asked, "Are we going back home or attending the flower viewing banquet?"
After this incident, Shen Jingxuan no longer had the heart to attend any flower-viewing banquets. She wanted to go back home to ask her grandfather for clarification.
"Go home." Then he continued walking forward.
Seeing that she was already walking towards the outside of the palace, Xie Lingxiao followed silently behind her.
Shen Jingxuan saw the palace gate from afar. She quickened her pace and walked towards it, but she didn't want to be stopped again.