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"Wasn't it Wang Er you found who assassinated him in the street?" the Queen Mother asked sternly.

When Zhao Wanqing heard this, she immediately looked up at the Queen in horror and said, "My Queen, I really didn't do that?"

The Queen looked at Zhao Wanqing with cold eyes. Her voice was full of majesty and oppression, filling the whole room with a tense atmosphere.

Zhao Wanqing couldn't help but tremble, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She stared at the Queen with wide eyes, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

"Then why did Wang Er insist that you gave him fifty taels of silver to kill someone in the street?" the queen continued to ask.

The Queen's gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing straight at Zhao Wanqing, and her tone became increasingly serious.

Zhao Wanqing's face turned pale instantly, her lips trembling slightly as she tried to explain, "Ah? I didn't, I didn't! He actually said that! I can verify it with him! Let's see why he framed me like this."

Zhao Wanqing's tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice was filled with endless grievance and fear.

"How long do you think you can live after assassinating the prince in the street? Luckily, he confessed his crime before he died. Let me show you so that you can die knowingly!"

As the Queen finished her words, Nanny Su came forward and threw a signed confession letter to the ground. The paper fell, making a slight sound, as if announcing the end of Zhao Wanqing's fate.

Zhao Wanqing stared blankly at the confession letter on the ground, tears blurring her vision.

Zhao Wanqing quickly climbed up and took the paper to examine it carefully. She cried as she read it, and cried weakly to the Queen: "I am really wronged. I don't know why Wang Er wanted to frame me. I just wanted to..." Zhao Wanqing suddenly stopped talking, glanced at Xiao Zhengxuan guiltily, then immediately lowered her head and continued: "I just wanted him to cause me some trouble when Brother Zhengxuan was patrolling the city. Who knew that he actually took out a dagger and stabbed Brother Zhengxuan! But fortunately I was able to block that knife. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise the consequence will be the execution of your entire Zhao family!" The Queen was so angry that she threw the teacup in her hand to the ground.

"Empress! Empress! I really didn't know Wang Er had such thoughts! Please spare my life, Empress!" Zhao Wanqing knelt down and crawled in front of the Empress, crying and complaining.

The Queen said angrily: "You had thoughts that you shouldn't have had at the beginning. If you and your father hadn't been stubborn, you wouldn't have been exiled to Lingnan. Now you still don't repent, and you almost caused a disaster for your own selfish desires!"

"Wanqing is deeply in love with Brother Zhengxuan and has never intended to harm him! This incident was really an accident. How could I bear to let others hurt him!" Zhao Wanqing said while crying.

She couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes, and her heart was filled with despair and helplessness. She knew that no matter how she explained, it would be useless, and only death was waiting for her.

The queen looked at me and smiled evilly. This made me feel alarmed: Isn't it enough to grant death? Why are you looking at me?

I shouted in my heart: Don’t come over here!

"I don't think you would dare to have the idea of ​​assassinating the prince." The Queen said to Zhao Wanqing.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wanqing kowtowed repeatedly on the ground.

"You are deeply in love with Xuan'er, and now you have taken a knife for him. This matter has become known to everyone. If I punish you now, I am afraid that someone will say that my royal family is ungrateful. If I let you enter the Prince Rui's Mansion as a concubine, would you be willing?" The Queen's words made the three of us look surprised.

Xiao Zhengxuan: What?

Zhao Wanqing: Is there such a good thing?

Xiao Xiaoxu: I am speechless!

Xiao Zhengxuan spoke first: "Mother! Please think twice!" He frowned, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

"Wasn't it Xuan'er who brought the person back? I was just going with the flow." After the Queen said this, she rolled her eyes at him.

Zhao Wanqing was even more overjoyed, and kowtowed excitedly to express her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Queen, for your kindness! Wanqing is willing! Being able to enter the Rui Palace and serve Brother Zhengxuan is Wanqing's greatest wish in this life!"

I looked at the queen helplessly and said nothing. I thought, if you royal family members don't want to be the bad guy, then I have to go.

"I'm sorry, Princess... You've been married for less than a year, and Xuan'er has brought a concubine into the house." The Queen looked at me with a hint of apology in her eyes. Then, she signaled Su Ma to have someone bring in a few pieces of brocade and some exquisite jewelry, and placed them on the table between the Queen and me.

The Queen smiled and said to me, "I know you like fabrics. These are tribute brocades, which are very rare. You can take them back to make some clothes you like! And these jewelry are all newly selected by me personally, and each one is a rare and exquisite product."

As if I had received a task from my leader, I sat up straight and said to the Queen, "Oh, mother, you are too polite. How can this be unfair? Now that I have a younger sister to help take care of the prince, I can relax a little. I also want to thank you for always thinking of me. Whenever there is good fabric, you will think of me."

The queen nodded with satisfaction and said, "I knew that the princess is a sensible child. When I have something good in the future, I will give it to you first." As she spoke, she patted my hand gently.

Then, the queen turned to look at Zhao Wanqing and said seriously, "Alright, this matter ends here. Since you are entering the palace as a concubine, everything should be kept simple. In the future, you should also keep a low profile when you enter the palace and know who your master is."

"Wanqing will follow the Queen's teachings! I will respect the Prince and Princess as my superiors and will not step out of line even a step!" Zhao Wanqing responded with tears of gratitude.

The Queen and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes at the same time.

"If Xuan'er does something like favoring his concubine over his wife in the future, I will not stand by you." The Queen looked at Xiao Zhengxuan again.

Xiao Zhengxuan: ...What else can I say...

Xiao Zhengxuan: "My son will follow the teachings of my mother."

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, after making such a fuss for so long, I am also tired. You all can go back." After that, the Queen Mother waved her hand, indicating that we could leave.

Then, she walked into the inner room with the help of Nanny Su.

On the carriage back home, I sat quietly against the wall, holding a piece of brocade in my arms, and closed my eyes to rest.

Xiao Zhengxuan looked out the window with a depressed look on his face, sighing from time to time.

Finally, he couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect things to turn out like this." His voice was filled with a hint of regret and helplessness.