The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

Sheng Junwei's gaze was as cold as ice, directly penetrating the hypocrisy in front of her, and staring directly at Concubine Sheng: "Madam Concubine Sheng, using the hands of others to secretly hurt people, do you find this kind of power game particularly interesting?"

Concubine Sheng turned pale instantly, her tone full of shock and confusion: "You... why do you say that? I have no idea about using a knife to kill someone!"

However, Sheng Junwei no longer paid attention to her. She turned to face the emperor and the empress. Her tone was calm but revealed a force that could not be ignored: "In the past, the princess of the Yuezhi Kingdom was sent to Shengjing City along with the Prajna Glazed Lamp. As a bridge of peace, she was presented to our former emperor."

"This princess of the Yuezhi Kingdom came from afar, in a foreign country, without any relatives or friends to rely on. She felt lonely and helpless, like the dimmest star in the night sky. Although she was briefly favored by the emperor due to the marriage, this favor was soon replaced by indifference. After a few months, she was eclipsed in the starry sky of the harem."

"These women in the depths of the Forbidden City, although they have the halo of imperial concubines and seem to enjoy honors that ordinary people can hardly reach, when the emperor's favor recedes like the tide, their lives are even worse than those of daughters of ordinary families, and are full of bitterness and suffering."

"Since the emperor stopped summoning her, people in the palace began to criticize her in every way. From the Ministry of Internal Affairs cutting her daily supplies to the lowly palace maids who dared to look down on her and bully her, her life became increasingly difficult."

"In this day-to-day torment, the princess of Yuezhi was on the verge of collapse. It was at this time that Queen Mother Anrong extended a helping hand, bringing her a glimmer of hope and warmth."

"The compassionate Queen Mother An Rong often invited her to Shou Xiang Palace to accompany her. In name, it was to take care of her, but in reality, it was to entertain the Queen Mother. All the chores were handled by the palace maids."

"The princess was grateful for the queen mother's kindness, and she also noticed that the queen mother cherished the Prajna glass lamp very much, which caused an indescribable entanglement in her heart."

"As the daughter of a Yuezhi noble, her knowledge of the glass lamp is far beyond that of ordinary people. According to the secret legend in the Yuezhi royal palace, the wick of the glass lamp hides a pair of souls, one good and one evil. The good soul can bring peace of mind and prolong life; while the evil soul does not do evil with malicious intent, but... curses the holder... making it difficult to realize the wish."

The emperor could not hide his shock when he heard this: "Is there such a strange thing?"

Aunt Fang subconsciously refuted with a firm tone: "Impossible! That's not what the envoy said! Moreover, how could the Yuezhi Kingdom have the guts to present such an ominous thing to our Great Sheng Empire?"

A deep worry also appeared between the emperor's brows.

Sheng Junwei explained calmly: "As for the secret of the two souls coexisting in the glass cup, even the Yue clan royal family knows very few people. This princess only learned about it by chance."

She spoke slowly, telling a story of loyalty and sacrifice: "The princess was concerned about the queen mother's welfare and could not bear to see her cursed by the evil spirit."

"But she couldn't tell the truth. After all, it was hard to believe that the Yue clan knew nothing about such an evil gift."

"If our Great Sheng Empire gets angry and sends troops to attack the Yue clan, she will become a criminal of the country."

"The princess didn't want to bear the eternal infamy, nor could she bear to see her relatives displaced by the war, so she decided to secretly rescue Queen Dowager Anrong."

"After countless days and nights of thinking, she finally came up with a plan, which was to steal the day."

"As long as the imitation glass lamp is used to replace the real one, won't the Queen Mother be free from the curse of the evil spirit?"

Although the Yuezhi princess at that time was still not favored by the emperor, she gradually gained some power under the protection of the empress dowager.

She secretly ordered her confidant to carefully create an imitation of the glass cup from outside that was indistinguishable from the real thing. She took advantage of an important event in the palace to divert attention and had her confidant palace maid bring the fake glass cup into the palace, quietly replacing the real one with the fake one. The real Prajna glass cup was then secretly hidden.

As for why the genuine item has not been sent out of the palace walls, it is because the time is not yet ripe. Inside the palace walls, every step is thrilling. The last success was a risky victory. Now all we can do is wait for the situation to change before making any plans.

As for destroying the legendary glass lamp, she didn't even dare to think about it.

The Glazed Lamp is not only a treasure of the Yuezhi Kingdom, but also a spiritual object that has been passed down in the palace for a long time. It is said that it contains incredible power, and anyone who tries to harm it will suffer unpredictable backlash.

Therefore, faced with this beautiful yet dangerous artifact, the princess could only carefully disguise it, and in the dead of night, quietly move it to an abandoned palace that had long been forgotten. The place was overgrown with weeds and silent, which seemed to be the best place to hide secrets.

However, as fate would have it, the Yuezhi princess's residence was suddenly hit by a fire, and the raging flames almost swallowed up all her memories and treasures.

The emperor was heartbroken and decided to move the princess to the cold palace forgotten by time. He personally ordered the renovation of the palace to make it look brand new as the princess' new home.

When renaming the palace, the princess's mind involuntarily drifted to the secret she had deeply hidden. An idea suddenly flashed in her mind: "If we name it 'Glass Palace', wouldn't it be both clever and safe?"

She made this suggestion, and the emperor mistakenly thought that this was a symbol of the princess's nostalgia for her hometown and country, so he readily agreed to this meaningful name.

As time went by, the princess gradually gained the emperor's favor. He occasionally visited the newly named palace, and other concubines also visited frequently. In order to prevent anyone from noticing the existence of the glass lamp,

The princess cleverly made use of the lush old tree in the backyard, quietly dug a deep pit under the roots of the tree, and carefully buried the rare treasure. Only the mottled moonlight witnessed this secret ceremony.

As Sheng Junwei led everyone through the palace in a soft voice and walked into the quiet backyard of the Glazed Palace, her eyes fell gently on the big tree, and her fingertips lightly touched the green leaves, as if she was having a conversation with the past.

"Here," she said softly, "right under this big tree, lies the legendary glass lamp."

Concubine Sheng was in turmoil and wanted to speak up to stop them, but the emperor was already impatient and ordered Eunuch Yu to gather people to start digging.

Concubine Sheng looked at the emperor's determined eyes and finally chose to remain silent. The uneasiness in her heart was like a whirlpool under the water, quietly surging.

Soon after, the servants' efforts paid off and they dug out a dusty and exquisite wooden box from the ground.

When the lid of the box was slowly opened, in the expectant gaze of everyone, a glittering colored glass lamp appeared under the sunlight. Its luster was as brilliant as a dream, shocking everyone present.