The queen knew that it was a rare opportunity to see the emperor, and now was not the time to be pretentious or act. So she quickly walked up to the emperor, bowed respectfully, and then took out the letter she had prepared from her sleeve.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter that my sister Yang Ci entrusted someone to secretly send to me before she died. I have always kept it and dared not show it to anyone easily. But now I really have no other choice but to present this letter, hoping to get a glimmer of hope for the prince." The queen said earnestly.

The emperor stared at the yellowed envelope in her hand, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, but his tone remained calm as before: "Present it."

The queen lowered her head, as humbly as a maid, and held the envelope above her head. If you look closely at her lowered eyebrows, you can see the determination of risking everything. After the emperor took the letter, he did not open it immediately, but gently stroked the surface of the envelope with his fingers, as if he had already guessed who wrote the letter and what was inside.

After a long time, the emperor opened the envelope, took out the wrinkled paper inside and began to read it.

The hall was silent. The queen nervously watched the emperor's every move, afraid of missing any details. She held her breath and waited quietly for the emperor's response.

After the emperor finished reading the letter, he slowly put it back into the envelope and looked up at the queen. The queen slowly spoke, "In fact, no one in the palace knew that during those years, I had a very good relationship with sister Yang Ci, and I was the only person she could talk to. When she was wronged, I was the only one who secretly sent her food and medicine, and even told you about her injustice. But I was of low status at that time, and it was difficult for me to protect myself in the harem, so I could only do this much for my sister."

"Before my sister died, her most capable maids died or betrayed her. There was no one left to use. My sister asked a maid who was cleaning to deliver this letter to me at the risk of her life. The maid had received a favor from my sister, so she was willing to make this trip. Not long after she returned, she accidentally fell into a well.

A few days later, my sister passed away. I have been doing what she asked me to do in this letter.

Your Majesty, do you still remember Liu Yinyin? She was actually someone I had plotted against with great effort. Although she did it for her own future, the result was that she had always been good to Xian'er, allowing Xian'er to feel in his lonely childhood that there were people who were willing to treat him well. "The queen looked at the emperor, her eyes full of affection and sadness.

The emperor was moved by the queen's words and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

The Queen sighed softly: "Your Majesty, everything I have done is nothing more than to make Xian'er no longer lonely, to give him some warmth and care in this cold palace. I also hope that he can grow up safely."

"And there's Nanny Liu who was by Xian'er's side. It's not easy for a Nanny to die in this deep palace." The Queen laughed bitterly, "But Nanny Liu grew up with Xian'er. How can I bear to watch her die and leave Xian'er alone and helpless?"

The Queen paused and continued, "So, it was me. I secretly found Madam Liu and told her to pretend to submit to Shangguan and help her observe Xian'er's movements, thus saving her and Xian'er's lives for the time being. Otherwise, with Shangguan's character, it would be easy for an unpopular prince to die in this palace."

Then, the queen suddenly knelt on the ground and said with tears streaming down her face: "Your Majesty, I love my sister and Xian'er, and I do all this voluntarily and have never asked for anything in return.

But now that the prince has committed a serious mistake, I have the courage to speak out these things, and I beg the emperor to forgive the prince for my silent efforts over the years. They are all your sons, and in the end, they did not cause any irreversible consequences, so please show some leniency.

I am willing to take the prince with me and live out my remaining life in seclusion." As she spoke, the queen kowtowed heavily and knelt for a long time in the emperor's silence.

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