The emperor's voice was majestic, and all the palace servants and chamberlains in the hall knelt down.
Xu Qinghuan said: "My daughter is not investigating the case for the Queen, I just want to find out the truth."
The emperor smiled coldly and glanced at the woman kneeling at his feet. She was the one who made Song Chengxuan focus on getting married, even to the point of angering him. There seemed to be something special about this woman...
"Raise your head." The emperor wanted to see more clearly.
The girl slowly raised her head.
The emperor took a closer look and saw that Xu Qinghuan had a beautiful face, but he was not that ordinary. What stood out was his bright eyes.
This Xu family has some tricks, but he has seen too many women, and there are too many people who play tricks in front of him. No matter what kind of woman they are, they just make him feel fresh for a while.
Xu Qinghuan remembered that in his previous life, after the death of the queen, the emperor became more unscrupulous in searching for beauties. This lady and that beauty were favored for a while, but were soon ignored again. Although there was Concubine Zhang who was always favored, it was only because of profit.
Therefore, to the emperor, women are just playthings and do not need to be taken care of, so she will not worry about the emperor's scrutiny.
Sure enough, the emperor said: "In my opinion, you just want to use the Queen to stir up trouble. Before that, you went to the Governor's Mansion, and what happened in the Governor's Mansion was also related to you.
There is also the Jiashan Princess's Mansion, and further ahead is the Huayang Princess, and the Shunyang County Prince's Mansion. Not to mention other families, many royal family members are involved. I heard that there are rumors outside that wherever Miss Xu goes, there will be
There will be disaster."
"My daughter is frightened." Xu Qinghuan bowed down again. "My daughter does not dare to receive such praise."
Seeing Mrs. Xu lying on the ground, the emperor did not expect to hear such a reply. Praise? She actually thought it was a compliment.
The emperor wished he could immediately order someone to punish Xu. His deep voice was like the sound of thunder in the sky: "Why should I praise you?"
"It's not that the case will be found wherever I go," Xu Qinghuan said calmly, "but there are clues about the case there that I have noticed. Because of this, I can find out the case and get justice to my lord.
So what the emperor said was just praising my daughter for being good at handling cases."
After Xu Qinghuan finished speaking, he stood up and looked at the emperor: "My daughter discovered something fishy in the Jiashan eldest princess's residence. Sure enough, the eldest princess was kidnapped. The person who threatened the eldest princess was not arranged by my daughter. On the contrary, my daughter went all the way to investigate just to catch those people.
People are trying to rectify the law. If I don't discover the clues in advance, I won't be able to successfully rescue the eldest princess's grandson. Now the clues point to the Queen, the matter is very important, so I can't give up because of this, so I went to visit Mrs. Yu."
The emperor glanced at the empress. At this moment, empress Yu seemed to be more powerful than before. She was sitting there, looking at Xu Qinghuan without blinking. He had not seen empress Yu like this for a long time, and she felt a little surprised, as if
I thought of the beautiful woman with beautiful eyebrows and beautiful smile in the imperial garden.
At that time, Queen Yu was so beautiful and touching that his eyes couldn't help but fall on her. At that time, he thought that if he had such a woman to accompany him, he would not feel lonely. He finally got his wish, but found that
What he expected was not that beautiful, everything was just an illusion.
The emperor came back to his senses and looked at Xu Qinghuan again: "What did you and Mrs. Yu say?"
Xu Qinghuan said: "I suspect that the reason why the Empress is lingering on the sickbed is because she was harmed by someone. In order to restrain the Empress, she will be despised by the Emperor and unable to control the Sixth Palace."
Hearing Xu Qinghuan's words, Queen Yu's hands couldn't help but tremble slightly. She wanted to open her mouth to say something, but she heard the emperor yell angrily: "Drag this Xu down and slap her twenty times, drive her out of the palace, and order An
Under the discipline of Yihou Mansion, you are not allowed to step out of Anyihou Mansion again."
As soon as the emperor gave the order, someone from the palace immediately stepped forward and tried to pull Xu Qinghuan away.
"Your Majesty, why don't you kill me first?" At this moment, the Queen's voice sounded in the hall. Different from the weakness in the past, it carried a bit of dignity and majesty that a queen should have. "Your Majesty, please kill me."
Concubine, don’t let me live like this. Even though I am wronged, I will still be grateful for the emperor’s kindness and favor.”
The emperor looked at Queen Yu, his eyes full of disappointment: "Do you think I will always indulge you?"
Queen Yu looked forward, with no trace of fear on her face: "The emperor is the king of a country, and he only cares about government affairs, and concubines are nothing. However, there is something I have wanted to say for a long time.
I have always had resentment in my heart in the past few years, but in the past two years...I no longer hate you, because the emperor is as pitiful as I am. The emperor should be so sad when he sees me today."
After saying this, Queen Yu suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty, if I say this, you can abandon me. Once I leave Kunning Palace, a virtuous queen will soon take over and help the emperor take care of the harem."
After Queen Yu finished speaking, she stood up. The female officer wanted to step forward to help her, but Queen Yu refused. Queen Yu walked towards the emperor, and the gems and jade pendants on her body made a crisp clanging sound.
It was only a few steps away from where the emperor was sitting, but it seemed like she had walked for a long time, as if she had spent her entire life. Finally, she knelt down slowly in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I bid you farewell.
"
"Absurd," the emperor suddenly stood up as he watched Empress Yu kneel down solemnly, "do you know what you are doing?"
Queen Yu straightened up and refused to say anything more. She just knelt down stubbornly. Over the years, she had seen the prosperity of Kunning Palace. She sat there and watched the palace people and servants salute, and the emperor was happy.
Looking at her, she originally didn't want to enter the palace, but everything had become a fait accompli, and she also thought that she would try her best to do what she could, but before everything could be realized, she was already locked behind the gate of Kunning Palace.
For her, there was no chance to start, but now she is willing to end it in her own way.
"Do you believe her?" the emperor said coldly.
"I believe," Queen Yu smiled slightly, "for so many years, she is the only one who believes that I am not pretending to be ill to threaten the emperor."
The emperor said: "If we can't find anything fishy."
Queen Yu did not hesitate: "I will not embarrass the Emperor." If this was the case, she would just die.
The emperor looked at Feng Shun and said, "Go ahead. Everything in the harem will be subject to the Queen's orders. If you really find someone suspicious, you must get to the bottom of it, no matter who he is."
Feng Shun whispered: "Your Majesty, the Cining Palace..."
The emperor said: "Cining Palace is the residence of the Queen Mother and the Dowager Concubine, so it is certainly not a trivial matter. If someone really has double-minded intentions, it will also threaten the safety of the Queen Mother and the Dowager Concubine. If you want to investigate, let's investigate it thoroughly."
Feng Shun took the order.
The emperor quickly left Kunning Palace, got on his shoulder carriage, and went to the imperial study room to discuss matters. Then all the palace doors of the harem were closed.
Feng Shun stood in the Kunning Palace with his lieutenants and chamberlains, obeying the Queen's orders.
Xu Qinghuan stepped forward to help the queen. The queen's thin body seemed to fall down at the slightest touch, but she gritted her teeth and supported her: "Miss Xu, tell me what should be found!"
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Inside Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother is not feeling well today and is lying on a couch to rest.
"Your Majesty," the female officer stepped forward and said, "Many guards have come to Cining Palace. Some servants have come to count the number of people. I'm afraid something has changed in the palace."