You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"Eunuch Qi, what exactly are you doing here?"

Zhu Yunhao's voice was extremely cold and his expression was extremely ugly, as if he couldn't wait to eat someone alive.

Even though he had some disputes with Queen Mother Qiao, he had to put in enough effort to keep up appearances no matter what.

The appointment of Du Qingwan as queen was a last resort, and it was an imperial decree issued personally by Empress Dowager Qiao.

Even though Zhu Yunhao was the king of a country, the power of his own people was very weak, and he was still somewhat afraid of the power of Queen Mother Qiao in the court.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has had heart problems lately and has been suffering from colic and unable to sleep at night.

She heard that the Empress was proficient in medicine, so she specially ordered me to invite the Empress to Ren'an Palace for a gathering."

Eunuch Qi spoke with a smile, looking calm and unhurried, and he did not seem to be afraid of Zhu Yunhao.

Du Qingwan was stunned for a long moment, feeling puzzled.

[Isn't he just a little eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace? He speaks in a timid way. How could he scare the dog emperor so much?]

In Du Qingwan's opinion, Eunuch Qi was not afraid of Zhu Yunhao at all.

"Who? ...The Queen?"

As expected, when Zhu Yunhao confirmed again that Queen Mother Qiao specifically asked the "Queen" to go to Ren'an Palace for an audience, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

Where is the "Queen" here?

Du Qingwan, the fake "queen", is now even worse than a maid and her body is covered with scars.

If Empress Dowager Qiao saw Du Qingwan in such an embarrassed state, there would probably be some trouble in the palace again.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager said that the Empress must go to see her right now. I dare not disobey her order."

"The Queen Mother is confused, is your brain not working well too?

What queen do I have here? She...she is just a fake, and I just abolished her title and banished her to the cold palace!

Eunuch Qi, you think you have been holding your head up for too long, right? "

Seeing that Eunuch Qi was determined to take the "Queen" away, Zhu Yunhao instantly lost his composure and started to threaten and intimidate him.

His face was already extremely gloomy. If Eunuch Qi said one more word, he would probably be beheaded immediately.

Du Qingwan was really worried about Eunuch Qi.

However, Eunuch Qi was not as weak as Du Qingwan imagined. He quickly reiterated Empress Dowager Qiao's will.

"Ahem! Queen, please follow me."

Eunuch Qi coughed twice, glanced at the stunned Du Qingwan with ulterior motives, winked at her quietly, and urged calmly.

"Me? ...The Queen?"

Du Qingwan naturally didn't dare to flatter herself. Suspicion covered her face and her heart was beating like a deer.

I pointed at myself, still unable to believe this was true.

"Yes, you. Queen, please follow me."

Eunuch Qi smiled and nodded, waved his whisk lightly, and turned away.

Du Qingwan was still standing there in a daze, not daring to take a step forward.

She looked helplessly at Zhu Yunhao, who was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, with innocence in her eyes.

I wanted to ask Zhu Yunhao for his opinion.

On second thought, she realized that the dog emperor had never treated her well since she entered the palace.

Now that Empress Dowager Qiao is protecting me from death, if I don’t leave now, when will I leave?

So, Du Qingwan grinned and laughed foolishly twice, pretending to be reluctant and said:

"Um... Your Majesty, then I will go to the Queen Mother's Palace first?"

"Go quickly and come back quickly! If you delay my treatment, I will not forgive you!"

Zhu Yunhao had no choice but to sigh helplessly and wave his hand to signal Du Qingwan to follow Eunuch Qi to Ren'an Palace.

Yan'an Temple

"Her Majesty the Queen, the Queen is here."

As soon as the door of Ren'an Palace was opened, Eunuch Qi stepped forward to report, still smiling.

He reached out his hand to help Empress Dowager Qiao stand up, and carefully protected her as she walked to Du Qingwan, and then he didn't say anything else.

"You are the queen? The general's daughter, Du Qingwan?"

Empress Dowager Qiao had never seen Du Qingwan before, and she had been in poor health recently, so her eyesight was blurry. She examined her carefully for a long time before she spoke.

I have heard for a long time that the two daughters of the Du family were jealous of each other and risked their lives to marry into the palace and fight for the position of queen.

Du Qingwan, the true "queen", was so bold that she tried to assassinate the emperor herself on his wedding night.

Although Du Qingwan is the daughter of a general, and has been practicing sword and gun skills with her father since she was a child, her strong temper is understandable.

But murdering her husband on her wedding night was something that Queen Mother Qiao could not tolerate.

"Your Highness, I am Du Qingwan, but I am not the... queen you are talking about."

Du Qingwan was still a little afraid in front of Empress Dowager Qiao, who held the lives of all the women in the harem.

Long before she got married, she had heard about all the terrible deeds of Empress Dowager Qiao, who was even ten times more vicious than the dog emperor Zhu Yunhao.

Even the current emperor has to give her some face.

Just now in Qian'an Palace, when Zhu Yunhao heard Empress Dowager Qiao specifically asking to see the "Queen", his face turned as black as charcoal.

It must be said that Empress Dowager Qiao still has some majesty in the Daye Dynasty.

"I said you are the queen, so you are the queen. Do you understand now?"

Queen Mother Qiao found a chair nearby and sat down. She picked up a cup of tea and sipped it calmly.

He glanced at Du Qingwan, who was kneeling on the ground in a daze, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise slightly.

Hearing this, Du Qingwan was even more confused: "Ah?"

"From now on, you will live in Renshou Palace. I will get everything that a queen deserves for you."

Queen Mother Qiao continued to speak calmly and confidently, and the tea she drank seemed to gradually become mellower and more fragrant.

Eunuch Liu on the side remained quiet the whole time, and cooperated with Empress Dowager Qiao at critical moments, nodding and smiling from time to time.

At this point, Du Qingwan began to doubt whether her life was cheating, and she couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

Then I worry that being too happy will lead to tragedy.

She quickly put away the joy in her heart that lasted only three seconds, and deliberately replaced it with ambiguous surprise:

"Ah? This... Empress Dowager, don't you know that the Emperor has already... revoked my title and banished me to the cold palace?"

This was exactly what she wanted to confirm.

She racked her brains but couldn't figure out why Queen Mother Qiao chose to help her at this critical moment.

"I know. But I just said, I said you are the queen of Daye, you are. Do you understand?"

Du Qingwan originally thought that Queen Mother Qiao was just testing her.

The reason why Empress Dowager Qiao said that was simply because she wanted to use her own hand to do certain things for her related to the emperor.

But Du Qingwan couldn't figure out what the matter was for a while, and felt extremely nervous.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Even if there is, it must be poisonous.

She has to be cautious and careful to save her life.

[If someone is being nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. It seems that both Queen Mother Qiao and the dog emperor are not good people. I have to be careful.]

[However, my life is in the hands of Zhu Yunhao, the dog emperor, so I have to hold on tightly to Queen Mother Qiao's thighs.]

Thinking of this, Du Qingwan quickly pretended to be happy and kowtowed to express her gratitude:

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your grace!"

Seeing that Du Qingwan was very appreciative, Empress Dowager Qiao smiled instantly, and a long-lost joy appeared on her wrinkled face.

"Hmm? Still calling her Queen Mother? You should change your words! Haha..."

It was a rare sight to see that Empress Dowager Qiao was different from the legend, very approachable and sensible. Du Qingwan was immediately overjoyed.

She kowtowed three times in a row, then quickly changed her words with a smile:

"Thank you for your grace, mother! May your majesty be blessed with good health!"