I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 118 I regret it so much!

[Wow, Lord Xie has led his men to the Zhu Mansion based on the clues on the stone tablet. Miss Zhu is performing the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" in the courtyard to confirm her identity as the Phoenix Girl. Tsk tsk, it's so cold, it's not easy for her to get these birds with the two new fish she raised.]

Chu Liuzheng ate the medicinal food while opening the system to watch the melon in real time.

[Closer and closer! Sir Xie saw it! Sir Xie was shocked! Sir Xie… poof—he was hit by bird shit!! Three hits in a row! Hahahaha!!!]

Chu Liuzheng was so happy that she almost choked on the food in her mouth. Moxiang patted her back and said gently, "Eat slowly."

"Hmm." Chu Liuzheng nodded, eating something, and turned his attention back to the system's live text broadcast.

[Sure enough, none of the equipment of the Sea King Little White Lotus is useless. I thought that umbrella was just for the sake of appearance, but it turns out that its real function is to block bird droppings. Hahaha! The Jinyiwei is so pitiful, he has really become Xiangrui! ]

[Wow, we are riding in a carriage to the palace. How is Miss Zhu going to trick the tyrant? ]

Seeing that the gossip had not been updated, Chu Liuzheng didn't want to just sit there and wait, so he shifted his attention to other gossips.

[The Queen and Concubine Yun got pregnant one after another. Concubine Chun was worried about her unstable position, so she asked her family to help her find a secret recipe for having a child. Tsk, isn't it a bit far-fetched? What secret recipe is needed? Asking the tyrant to go there a few more times is more effective than anything else. ]

[Concubine Xiao has been obsessed with making incense recently, and has bought a lot of spices at her own expense...Frog fun! Just these few items cost 130 taels, which is not even as big as my fist. Playing with incense is really expensive.]

[Eh? There is new progress in Xiao Xuanzi's case. Let me take a look... The Queen found the pair of red agate earrings from the atlas of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and confirmed that they were indeed Concubine Wen's. She ordered someone to invite Concubine Wen to Changchun Palace for questioning...]

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Changchun Palace.

Qiu Sui led Lady Wen and the palace maid Bizhu into the palace, "Your Majesty, Lady Wen is here."

Queen Zhong sat leaning back in the main seat with a cushion behind her waist, and her purple palace dress made her look graceful and elegant.

Lady Wen only took one look and then lowered her eyelashes, knelt down and bowed: "Greetings, Queen."

Biju followed suit and saluted.

Queen Zhong hummed softly.

Concubine Wen was about to stand up when Empress Zhong suddenly slapped the table beside her and said, "Kneel down!"

Lady Wen knelt on the ground with her knees bent, very obediently: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I wonder what mistake I made?"

Seeing her bewildered look, Empress Zhong suddenly recalled the time when she was favored by the Emperor. She looked like this every time she made a mistake, but His Majesty still protected her tightly. Seeing her again now, she couldn't help feeling disgusted.

She was too lazy to talk to her and ordered, "Bring the food up."

Qiu Sui turned around, took out a tray from behind the screen, and walked to Lady Wen.

Queen Zhong held the hand warmer, looked down at her, and asked in a calm tone, "Do you recognize this thing?"

Lady Wen looked up and saw a pair of red agate earrings on the tray. Against the white silk handkerchief, their color looked even more brilliant, almost the same as the day His Majesty had just awarded them to her.

It was indeed Concubine Gao!
A hint of darkness flashed across her eyes, and her face was even more confused. She turned to look at Queen Zhong and said, "This is just an ordinary pair of agate earrings. I'm sure all the sisters in the palace have them. What's the meaning of letting me see these, Your Majesty?"

"Lady Wen, please look carefully. Do all the ladies in the palace really have them?" Qiu Sui signaled the little palace maid to lift up the earrings and turn the small golden leaf on the red agate over to face Lady Wen.

Lady Wen took a closer look and saw an ant-sized word "Wen" on the back of the golden leaf. If you didn't look carefully, you would think it was just a small dot.

She was shocked. There were words on the leaf. How come she didn't know it before?
Seeing that she was stunned, Empress Zhong ordered, "Show her the account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Gao Yongfu stepped forward holding the open account book.

Lady Wen turned her head and saw that it clearly recorded the style of the earrings, the time of manufacture, the time of award, to whom they were awarded, etc., as well as a special note.

But that one line of small words made her heartbeat slowly speed up.

——In compliance with the imperial decree, engrave the words in detail. She glanced to the side and found that this page was full of gifts given to her, and all of them were annotated in the same line of small characters.

She thought of something and reached out to flip back quickly.

Concubine Rong, Concubine Yun, Concubine Gao, Concubine Chun... No, none of them. There was no such annotation on the things given to others, except her.

She held the paper and stared at the small words in a daze.

It turns out that it started from this time.

The love at first sight was fake, the true feelings were fake, the love and pity were fake, and even the rewards were fake, these were all part of the man's plot against her and His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince.

She was vain for thinking that the high and mighty man had at least some true feelings for her, she was vain for thinking... Hahaha! How ridiculous, she actually wanted to wait for the man to change his mind and forgive her, and reconcile with her.

It turned out to be a conspiracy from the beginning to the end, and she had been deceived from the beginning to the end!
The haggard beauty stared at the pair of red agate earrings infatuatedly, and suddenly laughed out loud, with tears sliding down the corners of her eyes, leaving two transparent traces of water on her pale face.

She tilted her head back, her laughter getting louder and hoarser, "It turns out that you have never been sincere for a single moment. It's ridiculous that I'm still waiting for you and yearning for you every day, Xiao Jingfan! I regret it so much!! "

If she had known this, she should have killed him with a knife! !
"Miss!"

"Queen!"

Everyone in the hall screamed and rushed forward to catch the woman who suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it into the queen's abdomen.

Lady Wen looked mad, and all she could see was the pale-faced woman on the main seat and the sharp dagger in her hand.

Just an inch.

She pushed hard with her feet and pushed her elbow forward neatly, watching the sharp tip of the knife cut through her luxurious outer garment.

Suddenly, the dagger broke in the middle with a "ding" sound. Before she could be surprised, she felt a strong kick on her body. Her whole body flew out uncontrollably, smashing the screen and falling to the ground.

The broken dagger pierced into the chest, and a bright flower of blood bloomed on the blue cloth.

Lady Wen looked up at the sky, the severe pain causing her to make a hoarse sound in her throat. Her bloodstained lips moved, but she died unwillingly without uttering a single word.

Everyone in the palace stared at this scene in shock, and was so shocked that they forgot to scream, until Qiu Sui shouted, "Empress!"

She rushed forward to support the limp queen and screamed, "Call the imperial physician!!"

Gao Yongfu almost crawled as he ran towards the Imperial Hospital.

Everyone also rushed forward to help support the queen.

Xiao Qi ignored the panic in the hall, stepped forward, picked up Concubine Wen's body, and disappeared in the hall in a flash.

Soon, the news of Empress Zhong being assassinated in Changchun Palace spread.

Some were shocked, some sighed, and some felt sorry that the queen was fine.

Xiao Qi knelt in the Wenhua Palace and reported what had happened, with Concubine Wen's already cold body lying beside him.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at the female corpse on the ground, leaned on the desk and remained silent for a moment, then whispered, "Cremate the body and put it in the imperial mausoleum, next to that person."

"Wei!" Xiao Qi carried the corpse away.

Xiao Jingfan sat down, resting his elbows on the armrests of the dragon chair, his eyes flashing with countless emotions before finally returning to calm.

He said, "Grand Master Xuanyan and the six ministers of state are here to see you."

Zhou Yuande was about to do it, but Xiao Anzi came in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Xie and Miss Feng are waiting for an audience outside the palace."