I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

"But...but isn't it too early to start now? Not to mention whether we can successfully destroy Prince Yan's Mansion, even if we destroy Prince Yan's Mansion, Leng Yifei is still here. The throne is not so easy to obtain..."

"Humph! It's already this time, and you're still hesitating? If those two servants betray you, and Leng Yiyan brings them to the emperor to identify you, do you think the emperor will let you off easily?"

"But...but if a fight really breaks out, we won't have any room to maneuver."

"This time, we can only succeed, not fail. Besides, neither you, me, nor Heng'er will show up in person. Even if we fail, they won't know it was us who did it."

Perhaps she felt that Leng Chen's words made sense, or perhaps she really had no way out, Concubine Xian hesitated for a while and nodded.

"Try to be as clean as possible and never let anyone suspect us."

"Do not worry!"

As he spoke, he squinted at her.

"Can I get down to business now?"

Concubine Xian pouted and looked at him unhappily.

"You've been going to Plum Blossom Pavilion quite frequently recently. What's wrong? Can't Concubine Mei satisfy you?"

Leng Chen knew that what happened between him and Concubine Mei could not escape the eyes of Concubine Xian.

He raised his hand, held her in his arms, and whispered tenderly in her ear:

"Jealous? I'm just using her. When Heng'er ascends the throne, she will only be sent to the cold palace. I won't even look at her."

Concubine Xian raised her hand and gently pressed his Adam's apple, scolding him:

"Are you telling the truth?"

"of course."

As he spoke, he bent over and held her horizontally, squinting at her.

"We have been in love for many years. She is just a tool for us to use. If you are jealous of her, it is really not worth it."

Although Concubine Xian knew that Leng Chen was just trying to comfort her, she did not pursue the matter any further.

She knew in her heart that she could not control Leng Chen. If she had not given birth to a son for him, he would have fallen in love with someone else and ignored her long ago.

Right now is the most critical time for Heng'er to seize the throne. Even if she is dissatisfied with him, she cannot show it.

She wanted to keep him steady, and when Heng'er really sat on the throne, she would deal with him together.

Thinking of this, she raised her hand and climbed onto Leng Chen's neck, blowing hot air into his ears, trying her best to make him unable to stop wanting her.

……

Prince Yan's Mansion

The two servants brought back from the dilapidated temple had been huddled in the corner, not saying a word.

Bai Lan and Hong Yan tried to coax and threaten her several times, but it didn't work.

Helplessly, Luo Nianxi came to find them in person.

She sat on the chair, looking at the two people huddled together, and waved to Bai Lan, who brought two bowls of hot porridge to them.

"Don't pretend to be dead. The princess wants you to eat first."

The two men looked at Luo Nianxi fearfully, but remained silent like dumb men.

Bai Lan took two steps forward angrily and was about to kick them when Luo Nianxi stopped her.

"Bai Lan, if they don't want to talk, then don't talk. Let them eat first!"

"But Princess, they are like two dead bodies, not saying a word. I really want to beat them up and throw them into a mass grave."

"There's no need to throw them into the mass grave. Believe it or not, as long as they leave the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion now, someone will kill them. The arrows will hit them in the head with a whizzing sound, just like during the day. They won't even have a chance to breathe, and they will die..."

When the two men heard her words, their bodies began to tremble continuously, and they couldn't help but shrink together.

Luo Nianxi looked at the two people huddled together, sighed, and reminded:

"I know that you two can escape from the palace because you want to live, but do you think that if the people who want to kill you are not brought to justice, do you still have a chance to live? Even if you are in Prince Yan's mansion now, there is no guarantee that the other party will not send assassins to kill you, so it is useless for you two to stick together. If you are unwilling to tell the truth, I can guarantee your safety today, but I dare not guarantee your safety forever."

The two men seemed to understand that what she said made sense.

After they looked at each other, they suddenly knelt in front of Luo Nianxi, and one of them said tremblingly:

"Princess Yan, we don't want to die. Please save us, please."

Seeing that they finally spoke, Luo Nianxi nodded slowly.

"Your names are Xiao Ma and Shuang Zi?"

One of them replied:

"Yes, my name is Xiao Ma, and he is Xiao Shuang. We are both eunuchs working in Fengyi Palace."

"I know. Tell me, what happened on the night the queen passed away?"

When she mentioned this, both of them shrank back, and the braver Xiao Ma started talking about what happened that night.

It turned out that night, Concubine Xian brought several palace maids to Fengyi Palace, saying that she wanted to give the Queen some incense that could help her sleep.

It was quite normal for the concubines in the palace to exchange gifts with each other.

But after Concubine Xian left, the Queen suddenly had difficulty breathing, as if she was holding her breath and couldn't breathe.

The servants in Fengyi Palace were anxious to call the imperial physician, but they found that the gate of Fengyi Palace was locked from the outside. They knocked on the door desperately, and several men in black rushed in and killed the servants one by one.

At that time, Xiao Ma and Shuangzi were making nourishing soup for the queen in the small kitchen of Fengyi Palace. When they heard the noise outside, they ran out to check, only to see the scene of one of the palace servants being killed.

They were so scared that they nearly wet their pants. They returned to the small kitchen, listened to the wailing coming from outside, and hid inside, not daring to come out.

After killing all the palace servants in the yard, Na Shan and the man in black searched everywhere again, and after making sure that there were no survivors, they began to clean up the corpses.

Later, they saw Concubine Xian come in with her personal maid Xiaohong. After she came in, she ordered someone to watch the door and went straight to the queen's bedroom. After she came out, she announced to the public that the queen had passed away.

Hearing this, Luo Nianxi felt that all the blood in her body was rushing to her head.

She breathed a sigh of relief and asked again,

"Then how did you escape?"

Xiao Ma shook himself and continued:

"We stayed in the small kitchen overnight, and early the next morning, we escaped from the palace when more and more people came to pay their respects and the situation became chaotic. But who would have thought that Concubine Xian would know of our existence, and she sent people to hunt us down. We hid everywhere, and finally escaped to a temple outside the city a few days ago. We thought we could stay there temporarily, and return home after the storm died down. Who would have thought... that we would meet you."

After hearing this, she finally understood that it was Concubine Xian who did all this.

"Then you know that when Queen Jiang died, a strange fragrance emanated from her body. Why was that?"

The two men looked at each other and shook their heads.

"I don't know. Queen Jiang doesn't like things that are too fragrant. The maids who wash her clothes don't dare to put spices in the water."

Queen Jiang doesn’t like things that are too fragrant?

But there was a strange fragrance coming from her coffin.

When Concubine Mei came that day, she brought the fragrant purse with her and said it was given to her by Concubine Xian.

Could it be that Concubine Mei knew something, and she wanted to use this fragrance to deliberately divert her attention to Concubine Xian?

Yes, this Mei Fei must know something.

It seems that she will have to go to Concubine Mei to ask tomorrow.