The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

The hot weather made Xie Yaoqing feel very uncomfortable. She was afraid of heat, and there was nothing to do, so she simply stayed in her palace all day without going out.

It was not until the afternoon that Concubine Yi came to visit Kunning Palace.

Speaking of the relationship between Xie Yaoqing and Concubine Yi in the previous life, it was actually quite harmonious. Among the many concubines, it can be said to be quite good.

Because Xie Yaoqing disliked most of the other concubines, thinking that they were all enemies competing with him for Xiao Chengxu's favor. However, it was different for Concubine Yi. The main reason for this was that the Queen Mother often spoke well of Concubine Yi. And in order to show her loyalty to the Queen Mother, Concubine Yi gave Xie Yaoqing a lot of advice. Over time, Xie Yaoqing regarded Concubine Yi as his own.

But now thinking back to the so-called "good advice" proposed by Concubine Yi at that time, Xie Yaoqing felt that it was extremely absurd and ridiculous. He even wanted to slap his former self in the face, laughing at himself for being so stupid at that time and believing Concubine Yi's words so easily.

When she learned that Xiao Chengxu had gone to see the sick Concubine Qi, she began to torture herself, pouring cold water on herself, and then standing in the wind, repeating this process until she finally succeeded in making herself sick. After that, she frequently went to see Xiao Chengxu on the pretext of being sick, and Xiao Chengxu did come, comforting her softly, patiently and gently coaxing her to take medicine, making her feel as if she had returned to the beautiful days of their newlywed days, full of love and affection.

However, as time went on, this method gradually became ineffective. Xiao Chengxu began to feel tired of her using illness to attract his attention and win his favor, while her own physical condition became worse and worse.

Gradually, the illness caused by cold and fever could no longer attract Xiao Chengxu's attention, so Concubine Yi instigated her to take more extreme and radical measures - self-mutilation.

Concubine Yi told her: "Your Highness and the Emperor are a young couple with a deep affection for each other. No other concubine in the palace can compare with Your Highness. The Emperor has always been thinking about Your Highness, but Your Highness is not as delicate and fragile as Concubine Qi. Such a woman can arouse a man's desire to protect her. Didn't the Emperor frequently visit Concubine Qi in Qionghua Palace this month because she was ill? It can be seen that the Emperor has pity for Concubine Qi."

After hearing this, Xie Yaoqing was somewhat shaken, but she was still afraid of self-mutilation. But Concubine Yi kept persuading and brainwashing Xie Yaoqing, telling her that this was the only way to win back Xiao Chengxu's heart...

After Concubine Yi brought up Concubine Qi as an example, Xie Yaoqing was so bewildered that he believed it and did everything she said, and things got worse and worse.

Whenever she was sick or injured, and Xiao Chengxu did not come to visit her, she would immediately become suspicious: she would suspect that other concubines in the palace were pretending to be weak and hypocritical to gain sympathy, thus stealing her love; or she would suspect that her illness or injury was not serious enough to attract Xiao Chengxu's attention. As a result, she began to hurt herself more and more, and at one point she even cut her wrists to bleed herself.

Nanny Fang tried her best to persuade her to stop this self-harming behavior, but Xie Yaoqing had long been blinded by her obsession and refused to listen to any advice. She insisted on doing things her own way.

Looking back now, Xie Yaoqing couldn't help but laugh at himself for being so crazy and ridiculous at that time.

One's body and hair are given by one's parents, so one should cherish and protect them doubly. However, she failed to do so. Instead, she abused and humiliated herself for a man and tortured herself to death. If she were Xiao Chengxu, she would not be patient enough to face a madman who would hurt himself all day long. Who knows if the madman would hurt other people when he goes crazy.

Concubine Yi naturally did not come empty-handed. She knew Xie Yaoqing's preferences very well, so she specially brought a bunch of novel, rare and unique little items.

However, Xie Yaoqing just glanced at it indifferently, played with it casually, and threw it aside, looking uninterested and disinterested.

When Concubine Yi saw this, she couldn't help but mutter to herself that the servant was really hard to please, but she still had a smile on her face. She turned around and told the eunuch beside her to bring up another item.

The eunuch followed orders and walked in carefully carrying something covered with a white cloth. When the cloth was removed, everyone could see that there was an exquisite bird cage underneath, and a colorful parrot was locked in the cage.

This parrot is dressed in gorgeous yellow and green feathers, its long tail is a touch of light blue, and there is a tuft of bright yellow feathers on its round little head. It looks so clever and playful, so cute that people can't help but want to reach out and touch its furry body.

"Good luck to the queen, good luck to the queen."

"Forever together, forever together."

The parrot could only say a few words over and over again. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it must have been carefully trained. Seeing this, Xie Yaoqing sat up a little straighter from leaning lazily against the back of the chair, with a hint of interest in his eyes.

She had never kept a parrot. Concubine Yi in her previous life had never given her one, and she herself seemed to have never thought of this.

Now, looking at the little guy in front of him who was seriously imitating human speech, Xie Yaoqing couldn't help but find it quite novel and interesting.

Seeing this, Concubine Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Today she came to see Xie Yaoqing specifically to apologize. Concubine Yi originally thought that with the Queen Mother's favor for her and the relationship between her and Xie Yaoqing, the other party would do her a favor. Unexpectedly, Xie Yaoqing didn't buy it at all. Not only did he not give her any face at the time, but afterwards he treated her coldly and ignored her, and didn't invite her to drink tea or play chess together. This really made Concubine Yi a little uneasy and couldn't help worrying.

She was able to thrive in the palace and lead a smooth life, on the one hand because she successfully curried favor with the Queen Mother, a powerful patron; on the other hand, it was due to her ability to flatter and please Xie Yaoqing, the harem master. Xie Yaoqing had made many concubines in the harem suffer, but he showed mercy to Concubine Yi, which might not have been due to Concubine Yi's eloquence, her ability to read people's expressions, and her ability to flatter.

However, the Queen Mother had already left the palace to go to the Buddhist temple to pray, and it would take at least two or three months for her to return. During this period, wouldn't the entire harem become the Queen's world? How could you possibly get away with offending the Queen at this time?

Concubine Yi was filled with regret. Why did she bother to say anything? She was just a maid, and she was not from her palace. What did she have to do with her if she died? But she had to meddle in other people's business, and ended up getting herself into trouble. The Queen's alienation towards her was obvious, and she probably would attack her next.

It took her almost two years to establish a good relationship with the queen and gain some trust, but she would not let it be ruined because of a palace maid.

So Concubine Yi asked her servants to find some new and rare objects and came to Kunning Palace, hoping to ease the relationship, or preferably repair it, and return everything to the way it was before. She could make friends with the difficult queen, and the other concubines would have to look up to her.