Wearing a book, hooking him up

Idiot, it turns out that you can’t have stupid teammates in the harem.

Su Jingyao cursed in her heart but remained expressionless.

As the queen, she would protect Kunning Palace strictly.

The virtuous concubine now ranks among the four concubines and has the third prince. Is she getting too proud?

Even the handkerchiefs of the palace maids could be used to wrap poison.

"Xianfei, now all the evidence points to you. If your maid Bai Zhi cannot explain the reason for the handkerchief, then you are responsible for the poisoning of Lady Chu."

Su Jingyao looked at Concubine Xian calmly, her eyes were cold and without a trace of emotion.

Xian Fei also understood what Su Jingyao said, and turned to Bai Zhi and said sternly: "Bai Zhi, where is your handkerchief at the small pond?"

"Master, I once accompanied you for a walk in the lotus pond, and this handkerchief fell into the lotus pond. You know that."

After hearing what Bai Zhi said, Concubine Xian suddenly remembered that it was indeed the case.

Yan Zhaoyi continued to sarcastically say, "Empress, anyone would say such a thing. How can you believe the one-sided words of this palace maid? Who can prove that her handkerchief fell into the lotus pond? Could it be that the murderer happened to see it and fished the handkerchief out of the lotus pond?"

"If Concubine Xian feels that the handkerchief is not enough evidence, why don't you search the palace?" Zhaoyi Yan asked with a raised eyebrow.

Su Jingyao looked calm, but she was calculating rapidly in her mind.

The virtuous concubine can't hide tonight, and a palace search may provide more solid evidence.

Yan Zhaoyi is so aggressive, could it be Yan Zhaoyi?

Su Jingyao's gaze lingered on Yan Zhaoyi for a moment, then disappeared in a flash.

Xu Xiurong had been sitting quietly by the side with her eyes lowered, making it difficult to see what she was thinking.

Su Jingyao said in a deep voice: "Xian Fei, what do you have to say?"

Her voice was as cold as the chill wind in a freezing night, causing pain on Concubine Xian's skin.

The virtuous concubine also calmed down at this time. Even if the palace was searched, the evidence would be more conclusive, so she must not search the palace.

Her eyes flashed quickly a few times, and then she gave Bai Zhi a wink.

Now I can only give up Angelica dahurica.

When Bai Zhi saw Concubine Xian's eyes, she instantly remembered that when she was in the Eastern Palace, her master also let the palace maids take the blame.

Her body began to tremble violently involuntarily, like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, about to fall.

But there was no way out, as her family were all slaves in the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion.

Bai Zhi knelt down tremblingly.

"Empress, it's all my fault. I couldn't stand the fact that Lady Chu ran into the Third Prince intentionally or unintentionally. Lady Chu wanted to take the Third Prince away. I would not allow anyone to take the Third Prince away. It was I who poisoned her. The master had no idea about this. It's all my fault."

The virtuous concubine then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense body relaxed a little.

Then he scolded: "How dare you do such a cruel thing, you lowly slave."

Su Jingyao turned to Jun Zechen and said, "Your Majesty, since Bai Zhi has confessed her guilt and murdered a concubine, she should be sentenced to death. Since Concubine Xian is not strict with her subordinates, she should be demoted to a concubine."

"The Queen is fair in her dealings, very good." Jun Zechen nodded slightly with a serious expression.

Concubine Chu died of poisoning, and the Chu family must be given an explanation. Although the Chu family would be dissatisfied if a palace maid took the blame, since the palace maid took the blame herself, no one could prove that it was Concubine Xian who ordered it.

Even if the Chu family was dissatisfied, they could only direct their dissatisfaction towards the Pingyang Marquis Mansion.

At this time, Concubine Bai spoke up: "Empress, if Concubine Xian is demoted to a concubine, then the Third Prince can no longer be raised by Concubine Xian."

There was a barely perceptible gloating look on her face.

Su Jingyao naturally knew that if Concubine Xian could still raise the third prince, the Chu family would be even more resentful and would even question her fairness as the queen, so Su Jingyao demoted Concubine Xian to a concubine.

Wasn't the person behind the scenes planning this just to take the Third Prince away from Concubine Xian?

He was indeed cruel enough to kill Miss Chu directly.

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes and her lips tightened unconsciously.

"The Third Prince will be raised by Consort Ming (Princess Yuehui) for the time being."

Now that Yuehui has been recovered, Mingfei is no longer considered a foreign princess, but only a woman of a foreign race, so she can naturally raise the royal heir.

Ming Fei stood up in surprise.

I didn't expect that I could pick up a prince.

"I thank the Queen for her trust and will definitely raise the Third Prince well."

She quickly knelt down to thank him, her face full of surprise.

"It's late today, let's go back."

Su Jingyao waved her hand gently, looking a little tired.

After saying that, Su Jingyao and Jun Zechen left Yichun Palace side by side.

After all the concubines had left, Yan Zhaoyi and Xu Xiurong slowly stood up, moving at an unhurried pace.

When preparing to leave, Xu Xiurong's gaze fell on the imperial physician who had been standing in the corner with his head down silently since His Majesty came in.

There was a hint of doubt in Xu Xiurong's eyes, and his gaze stayed on Doctor Jin for a moment.

Isn’t it Doctor Li who is the imperial physician who often treats the queen?

This imperial physician is quite young.

After Xu Xiurong withdrew her gaze, she and Yan Zhaoyi slowly walked out, and their figures gradually disappeared into the night.

On the dark path, Yan Zhaoyi and Xu Xiurong walked slowly side by side, their figures appearing dim in the faint moonlight.

Only they could hear the secret words, and the palace maids behind them all took several steps back, not daring to get any closer.

"Did you arrange what happened tonight?"

Yan Zhaoyi tilted her head slightly, with a hint of inquiry in her eyes, and asked softly.

"Yes and no."

The corners of Xu Xiurong's mouth curled up into a meaningful smile, which looked a little eerie in the darkness.

Of course she wouldn't do it herself. Someone else was the one doing it, and she was just adding fuel to the fire.

In the past one or two years, His Majesty has not entered the harem, so she has been lying low.

Xu Xiurong didn't believe that the queen was invincible.

If you want to defeat the enemy, you must know both yourself and the enemy.

Therefore, Xu Xiurong had privately talked with many old people in the Eastern Palace, and even occasionally chatted with Concubine Bai, to understand the Queen's actions in the Eastern Palace.

The information given to her by Concubine Tang made Xu Xiurong realize that the Queen was not a simple person.

When Xu Xiurong first entered the palace, His Majesty's first wife, Ling, was very favored, so Xu Xiurong went to live with Ling.

At that time, Ling hated the queen, but also felt that the queen was kind-hearted. Xu Xiurong found this unbelievable.

Later, when Xu Xiurong talked with Tang Guipin, she learned about her miscarriage and how Tang Guipin and Concubine Xian had conspired to frame Ling and demoted her to a concubine after His Majesty ascended the throne.

Naturally, Tang Guipin at that time would not blame everything on Concubine Su, the Queen at that time. After all, Concubine Su had such a good reputation in the Eastern Palace.

Don't fight or compete, and don't make enemies with anyone.

However, when Xu Xiurong stood in the present and thought about the past, something seemed wrong.

Whether it was Concubine Tang's miscarriage or Concubine Tang's scheme against Ling, Concubine Xian was present.

When Lin and Ye were still around, the relationship between the Queen and Concubine Xian was strained, and Concubine Xian even contradicted the Queen everywhere. Everyone thought that the Queen and Concubine Xian were not on good terms.

But since the Queen has been in power, Concubine Xian does not seem to be at odds with the Queen. Not only is she ranked among the four concubines, she also raised the third prince.

Maybe Concubine Xian was already the Queen's person when she was in the Eastern Palace!

Xu Xiurong didn't believe that His Majesty knew about the Queen's disguise in the East Palace, and what Xu Xiurong wanted to do was to let His Majesty see the Queen's true face.

But all this was just Xu Xiurong's guess. The Queen was very careful in her work, and it had been so long since the incident that she had no evidence.

But if Concubine Xian is the Queen's person, then she must know a lot, so we can only start with her.

A hint of cruelty flashed across Xu Xiurong's eyes.

Then Xu Xiurong said, "Didn't the Yan family want to form an alliance with the Chu family? Now that Miss Chu is dead, the Chu family won't want to compete for the third prince anymore. Isn't this just right?"

Her voice was very low, revealing a hint of pride.

Yan Zhaoyi curled her lips and revealed a satisfied smile, "Indeed."