Chapter 322: Xu and Wei snake cleverly borrowed power
"You help me manage the harem, so you can't say you have no real power; your brothers have all moved to Beijing and are married to the Yao family, so you can't say you don't have help; your son is also a prince, so you can't say he has no ambition. Put these things together, how can you say that you have no help?
Can you avoid making people suspicious?" the Queen said.
"I can't say that what the Queen said is unreasonable, but everything depends on the Queen. Without your kindness, how could my brother return to Beijing? How could I marry my uncle and the Princess's family? It's you who help the Queen do things.
Look up to me.
All these are gifts from the Empress. The Empress gave us grace so that we could live. The Empress took these things back without any complaints from us.
Speaking of ambition, Gan'er and I have neither. Do you think I have ever competed for favor in this palace? It is said that a distance can tell a horse's power, and time can tell a person's heart. Your Majesty, I have known each other for nearly twenty years, how can I still
Can't you see who I am?
As for the things you mentioned just now, I have never done anything, so how can I prove it for myself? It would be better to ask Manager Liang to continue investigating until the truth comes to light.
If it is really my concubine who did it, then of course I can no longer quibble, and everything will be left to my Majesty’s whim. If God has mercy on me and can restore my innocence, I will be extremely grateful."
"Do you really think so?" the queen asked.
"It's absolutely true and not a single lie." Concubine Xian said solemnly, "I have one more request. Why don't you send me to the ancestral temple to chant sutras and pray for blessings? My two brothers also want it, and let them call me sick.
Official, it’s better to stay at home during your free time.”
"Why is this happening?" The queen was puzzled.
"It's just to clear away the suspicion and allow the queen to understand my concubine's sincerity." Xian Fei said, "Don't worry, queen, we will ask the emperor for all this ourselves, and we won't bother you at all."
Hearing Concubine Xian say this, the Queen couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
But she didn't show it at all. Although Concubine Xian said it very sincerely, and she didn't really find anything wrong with her at ordinary times, she believed in Liang Jing's judgment more.
Liang Jing is her right-hand man, her think tank, and her ally who fights her way out of the bloody harem battle.
In her heart, her son ranks first, her brother ranks second, and Liang Jing can rank third.
What's more, Liang Jing is smart and capable, and rarely makes mistakes.
"Xian Fei, don't think that just a few words can make me trust you again." The queen stood up with a distant look, "But I will not decide someone's life or death casually, so you can do it yourself!"
Not long after the queen left Jiaolan Palace, Yao Wanyi entered the palace with her mother, Princess Maoling.
They only heard about Concubine Xian's suicide when they woke up early this morning. Naturally, they were very worried, so they hurriedly packed up and entered the palace.
This time they did not go to Ronghua Palace first as usual, but went directly to Jiaolan Palace.
When she entered the house, she saw that Concubine Xian looked haggard and had long scars on her neck.
Yao Wanyi couldn't help but cry first, and rushed to Concubine Xian and said, "Concubine, why are you so upset? Don't say it's nothing, just something, and our family can discuss it."
Princess Maoling also said: "Yes, my dear, you scared the child. You didn't even dare to tell the Sixth Prince, for fear that he might get into trouble when he rode a fast horse back from the military camp. Just tell me what grievances you have suffered, I know.
You are not a narrow-minded person who likes to get into trouble."
Concubine Xian lowered her head and didn't speak for a long time. She seemed to be trying hard to swallow her sadness and grievances, and then she tried her best to squeeze out a smile and said: "It's really not right to ask you all to worry about it. I'm fine now. Everything is over.
Already."
"Mother, you can't hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me. What can make you commit suicide is definitely not something that comes and goes lightly." Yao Wanyi said, "It's already this time, what are you still hiding?
"
"Yes, empress, don't you trust us? You can't say anything clearly?" Princess Maoling was very concerned about Concubine Xian, and it was not out of superficial courtesy.
It's because Concubine Xian is his in-law, and she is really good to her daughter, so I hope she is safe in every aspect.
"Having said all that, if I am still different, it would really be unjustifiable for you to say." Concubine Xian sighed sadly, "Actually, I have no other reason for committing suicide, I just don't want to bring trouble to everyone. Thinking that there is
I can just offset any sins by myself. As long as I die, most of the things will be over."
"What's the reason for being so good? I just asked someone for help. In addition to your grounding, why did something happen to my back? But is Your Majesty making things difficult for you?" Princess Maoling didn't know why.
"It's not the emperor, but the empress." When Concubine Xian said this, she couldn't help but shed tears. "The empress lost her trust in me and even thought that I had evil intentions and wanted to take away her position as queen.
I have no choice but to prove my innocence by dying."
"What?! Who said this?! Has lard deceived your heart?" Yao Wanyi suddenly jumped up, "Who is slandering me in front of my aunt? I must find her and beat her to death!"
Princess Maoling was much calmer than her daughter. She said to Yao Wanyi: "Sit down first and ask carefully what is going on. Now that things are so explosive, what can be solved? It can only add chaos.
"
On the other hand, he asked Concubine Xian: "The Queen has always trusted you, why has she suddenly changed? Do you know what happened?"
"After my confinement was lifted, the Queen refused to see me, no matter how long I waited outside her palace. There were also rumors that my two brothers might be transferred out of the capital in the near future.
I was terrified and worried, not knowing what to do. Besides, I couldn't figure out why it was like this.
Others may not know it, but you know that our family obeys the Queen's instructions and does not dare to disobey her in the slightest.
Besides, no matter how stupid I am, I still know that there is something wrong with this matter, and there must be some twists and turns in the middle.
But the Empress refused to see me, and she planned to send me to Qingliang Villa in a few days.
After I heard about it, it felt like the sky was about to fall. After thinking about it, I must have been framed. But I couldn't see the queen, so I couldn't confess, and I was afraid of hurting others, so I thought it would be better to die..." Concubine Xian said
I couldn't stop crying here.
"Yes, why is this happening?" Princess Maoling also felt strange. "In the past, the queen would tell us about any plans she had, but this time even we didn't hear anything about it."
"Mother, let's go to our aunt's palace and ask questions!" Yao Wanyi urged, "No matter what, we can't suffer the consequences of being dumb like this! No matter what, our aunt still has to be somewhat compassionate towards us."