Empress Sun saw it in her eyes and asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Concubine Qi put down the tea cup in her hand, pinched the handkerchief, and lowered her voice and said: "I have heard some rumors in the palace recently, and after thinking about it, I feel that it is necessary to tell the Queen."
Queen Sun raised her eyebrows and asked, "What did you hear?"
Concubine Qi said: "Recently, there have been messages in the palace, saying that the prince's accident may be related to the regent, and many ministers have recommended the regent as the new crown prince."
Queen Sun was stunned. In fact, she had known the news for a long time. That was why she was even more uneasy. She did not believe that Jue'er's accident was related to the regent.
However, once Jue'er dies, the only one who can take charge of Nanyue is the regent.
For this reason, when His Majesty asked her what she thought, she did not dare to speak. Firstly, she was afraid of making mistakes if she said too much, and secondly, she could not figure out His Majesty's thoughts.
Empress Sun raised her eyebrows and scolded her softly: "Nonsense. The Regent is your Majesty's nephew. I know his character very well. If anyone keeps talking nonsense again, I will not forgive him lightly."
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Concubine Qi hurriedly apologized and said, "Queen, please calm down. I am just hearing this."
Empress Sun looked at her and asked: "Do you also believe that the regent did this?"
Concubine Qi replied: "I am just worried. Since the regent came to Nanyue, it can be said that he has won the favor of many courtiers. Some people even compare him with His Royal Highness.
Although the regent is your majesty’s nephew, he grew up in Beichen after all, and he holds a lot of power in his hands. Just in case..."
She paused and said: "I know that the empress is kind, but I must be wary of others. The regent was not raised by the empress. How can I know what his character is?"
If he really had any thoughts that he shouldn't have or did something that he shouldn't have done, it would be very cold to my heart."
"alright."
Empress Sun interrupted her and said, "Just tell me what you said, don't go around talking nonsense."
Concubine Qi hurriedly said: "I certainly understand that I said these treacherous words just to remind the Queen that Your Majesty feels ashamed of the Regent because of Princess Chaoyang's incident and has shown so much favor to him.
But I know people but don’t know their hearts. I am afraid that the Queen will suffer a loss, so I speak out boldly. If there is anything I said wrong, I hope that the Queen will forgive me."
Empress Sun patted her hand and said: "I know that you have good intentions. Don't worry, I know what you are doing."
Concubine Qi nodded, changed her subject, and said some personal words to Empress Sun before she stood up and left.
After she left, Empress Sun held a string of sandalwood beads in her hand and asked Aunt Sheng who was waiting beside her: "Do you think I should be suspicious of Yi'er?"
Aunt Sheng was startled. She lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, you must not mess up the situation. Your Majesty will always find out the truth of the matter. It is better not to listen to others at this time."
Queen Sun said: "I also know, but now there are rumors in the court. Apart from Yi'er, I don't know who else would want to put Jue'er to death?"
Aunt Sheng said: "That being said, I feel that the regent is an upright man. Although he is from Beichen, he treats Your Majesty and the Empress from the bottom of his heart.
Your Majesty, please don’t listen to other people’s words and doubt the regent, or break up with him, otherwise you will fall into someone else’s trap.”
Queen Sun was stunned. She looked at Aunt Sheng and said, "What do you mean?"
Aunt Sheng said with a solemn expression: "As the saying goes, caring leads to chaos. The Queen has lost her sense of proportion because of the Crown Prince's affairs. At this time, she is most likely to be provoked.
If the Empress believes that the Prince's accident is the fault of the Regent, she will not let the Regent go. Once the Regent is removed, who do you think the crown prince's position will fall to?"