The queen raised her eyebrows, not understanding for a moment what this person meant by saying this. He definitely had no good intentions. Could it be that he wanted to use Your Majesty to plant someone in the situation so that he could harm her in the future?

The more he thought about it, the more possible it was. His expression turned cold. "Don't worry about this, sister. Since I got pregnant, I don't like too many people around. It's noisy. It's enough for me to have Hongye and Qingsi to serve me."

"Sister, please don't worry too much. Why bother His Majesty for such a small matter? Don't you think so?"

The imperial concubine met her hostile eyes and her heart sank. This queen was a little different from before. Could it be that she knew about that incident and was suspicious of something?

The more I think about it, the more likely it is. The only person who knows that His Majesty has twin brothers is the old thing called the Queen Mother. However, that old thing has always had her eyes on the Queen, so maybe... she would let the cat out of the bag.

The Queen has always kept her mouth shut. Even if she really has suspicions, she would not talk about it without solid evidence. So the question before her is how to silence the witness without implicating herself.

There must be no mistakes in this matter.

As long as Xiao'er doesn't ascend the throne, some things will have to rot in his bones.

However, looking at the Queen's current reaction, even if she knew something, she was just skeptical. After all, she didn't see it with her own eyes. As long as Hongye was dealt with, there was nothing to be afraid of, this fool Queen.

It would be easier to kill her in one blow if I waited until she was a little older. But now, my eyes fell on her bulging belly, feeling a little regretful. She was still too small, and a miscarriage would not result in two deaths.

This is not what she wants, she has to wait a little longer.

The imperial concubine stayed for a while and found an excuse to leave.

After the queen and the others left, her face completely darkened and she waved her hand: "Qingsi, did the spy in the imperial concubine's palace say anything? Why is she so abnormal? She is completely different from her usual arrogant and domineering appearance. Is she planning something again?"

"To answer your Majesty's question, the spies said there was nothing unusual. Perhaps the Imperial Concubine came here just to test whether your Majesty has taken any supplements, so that she can feel at ease."

"Humph, this is really vicious. Let someone keep a close eye on it."

"Yes, I understand."

The Queen asked casually, "Did Hongye go to Chaoyang Palace again? She likes to run around when she has nothing to do. After all, she is a little girl who loves to play and make noises."

Qingsi was also somewhat helpless: "Yes, that girl is young and has an unstable temperament. I am sorry to trouble you, Madam. When she comes back, I will definitely teach her well."

"Nothing. She gets along well with the maid named Xiuhua in Li'er's palace. Let her be. There isn't much going on in the palace anyway, and she won't offend anyone in Li'er's place."

"I'm a little tired, please take a nap first."

"Yes, I will help you get some sleep."

After it got dark, Hongye came back from Chaoyang Palace skipping and humming a song, completely unaware that someone was following her. When she reached the path, she felt a pain in her neck and fainted.

Lan Xin walked out from the darkness with a cold look on her face: "Take the person away and follow me."

"Yes……"

I came to the river and looked at the river surface which was glowing with a faint cold light under the moonlight.

"Throw it down, but be quiet. Don't let anyone notice that something is wrong. Act quickly."

The two young eunuchs nodded repeatedly and slowly lowered the person into the river. They watched the person sink. After an unknown amount of time, the body slowly floated up. Lan Xin nodded and said, "It's okay. Let's go back."

The next morning, a scream broke the silence.

The queen was startled, she sat up suddenly and shouted, "Hongye, what happened outside? Come and help me dress up."

Qingsi pushed the door open and came in, saying respectfully, "Madam, Hongye is getting bolder and bolder. She didn't even come back all night. How about I go and look for her?"

"Well, go and see who was shouting just now and what happened?"

"Yes, slave, go right away."

Not long after, he returned with a pale face and a slight tremor in his body: "My Lady, Hongye is... gone."

The queen's face changed, and she raised her head suddenly, her eyes full of surprise: "What? It was fine yesterday, how come it's gone? Explain it clearly."

Qingsi wiped her eyes and choked up, "I just went to check and found that it was Hongye's body. It was all soaked and white. The steward said that she had no wounds on her body. She... accidentally fell into the lake and drowned."

"But I feel something is not right. Hongye often passes by that lake. She knows how to get back even with her eyes closed. How could she accidentally fall in? Even if she wants to play, she shouldn't do this."

"No matter what, Hongye is my servant. Bring her back and give her a proper burial. As for whether there is anyone plotting behind this, we need to investigate it in detail."

"Especially the imperial concubine, watch her carefully."

The queen frowned. Although she didn't understand who would assassinate Hongye, how could anyone feel at ease when her death was so strange? She always felt that this matter might be related to the imperial concubine.

Especially yesterday, the imperial concubine mentioned the red leaves and black hair for no apparent reason, which was very strange. She said caring words, but there was no warmth in her eyes, as if she was testing something.

Qingsi walked out with red eyes. She wanted to bring Hongye back.

*

A day had passed when Jiang Li learned the news, and he heard it from Xiuhua. The girl was crying so hard that he found out about it after asking her.

"Xiu Hua, you are going to the Queen Mother's place with me. I'm afraid there is something fishy about this matter."

Xiuhua sniffed and looked at her with red eyes: "Princess, you mean that someone killed Hongye, but she never offends anyone on weekdays, and her personality is lively and likable. How could someone want to kill her."

"I don't know, that's why we have to investigate. Maybe the person behind this is just killing Hongye, and there are more terrible plans behind it. Let's go and remind our mother to be more vigilant."

"Yes, I know this."

After a while, clothes, shoes and socks were brought in and the shoes were placed on the floor beside the bed.

"Princess, you also like to wear this kind of thousand-layer soles. Hongye likes it too and says it is very comfortable to wear."

Jiang Li looked down and lowered his voice, a little sad: "Well, it's comfortable, or Hongye... It was given to me at that time, saying that my feet are heavy when walking, and it would be more comfortable if I wore thousand-layer soles, hey."

After hearing this, Xiuhua became even sadder and tears started falling from her eyes.

She sniffed and said, "Princess, if Hongye was really killed by someone, after catching that person, can you let me kill him with my own hands?"

"……Can."

"It's time to go to the Queen Mother. I have something to confirm with her. By the way, I heard that the Royal Grandmother has been staying in a temple outside the palace. Do you know why?"

Xiuhua took out her handkerchief, wiped her eyes, and said softly, "I heard it before. It seems that the Queen Mother didn't like the fighting in the harem, so she left the palace to live in peace. She also said that she chanted scriptures and prayed for Your Majesty, which was indeed a noble act."

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