Hearing the mockery in her tone, Concubine Qi Hui tightened her grip in her sleeves, but she still suppressed her anger and said, "I know you won't believe me easily, so I plan to make a pledge today."

Hua Shu picked up the tea and took a sip, then looked at her with interest and said, "A pledge of allegiance, what kind of pledge of allegiance?"

Concubine Qi Hui hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "I have leverage over the queen."

Hearing this, Hua Shu looked her up and down, and said with a half-smile, "How do I know whether what my sister said is true or false? After all, I was betrayed by my sister a few days ago."

Seeing how difficult she was, Concubine Qi Hui was about to lose her patience, but when she thought of what Concubine Yun (Concubine Yi) had said to her today, she endured it.

"Just listen to what I have to say before you decide whether to believe it or not."

Hua Shu thought for a moment and said, "Then please go ahead, sister."

Concubine Qi Hui glanced at Ren Dong and Cai Yue and said, "I think you also heard about the emperor's reward of the Sixth Emperor's Smile today."

Hua Shu nodded and said, "I heard about it."

Seeing this, Concubine Qi Hui smiled and said, "Then do you know why the Sixth Prince was clearly the assassin, but the Emperor said he had made great contributions in protecting the Emperor?"

Hua Shu acted nonchalant and said, "I don't know, maybe the emperor is reluctant to punish him."

Seeing her like this, Concubine Qi Hui smiled and said, "You guessed right, but there is another reason. It's because of his mother, Concubine Wang."

Hua Shu's eyes flashed with confusion, and he looked at her and asked, "Isn't the emperor disgusted with Wang Cairen because she climbed into the emperor's bed while she was drunk? Why did he forgive the Sixth Prince because of her?"

Seeing that she was interested in what she said, the smile in Concubine Qi Hui's eyes deepened.

She picked up the tea and took a sip, then smiled and said, "Don't believe the rumors."

rumor?

There was a hint of confusion in Hua Shu's eyes. Even Chu Hengzhi said so, so how could it be a rumor?

Could it be that he didn't tell me the truth? But there was absolutely no need for him to hide anything like this from me.

Retracting her thoughts, she looked at Concubine Qi Hui and said, "This is what's being spread in the palace, how could it be a rumor?"

Concubine Qi Hui played with the teacup in her hand and said with a mysterious smile: "The reason why the palace spread this rumor is that someone must have tampered with it, but I can tell you that the real story is not like this."

After saying that, she moved closer to Hua Shu and lowered her voice, "That Concubine Wang is actually the queen's half-sister, and her appearance is even more outstanding than the queen's."

"It wasn't her who took advantage of the emperor's drunkenness to climb into his bed. It was her who the emperor favored. Moreover, at that time, the emperor favored the prince more than the queen."

"The queen was afraid that she would threaten her position, so she wanted to kill her and tampered with her childbirth, causing her to die in labor."

It took Concubine Qi Hui a long time to find out these things. If it wasn't for the purpose of making Hua Shu trust her again, she would not have told them.

When Hua Shu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, and something flashed through her mind so quickly that she couldn't catch it.

Concubine Qi Hui sat up again, looked at her and said, "I have told you all my cards. You should be able to believe my determination to cooperate with you."

Hua Shu put away the surprise in her eyes, tapped the table lightly with her fingers, and smiled: "How do I know you are not lying?"

Seeing that she still didn't believe it, Concubine Qi Hui didn't get angry. She smiled and said, "If you don't believe it, you can ask the imperial concubine to see if what I said is true."

When Hua Shu heard her asking her to ask Concubine Fu, she already believed half of what she said.

But she was a little curious, why would the emperor forgive the traitor Chu Yunfeng just because of a dead person.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Concubine Qi Hui stood up and said, "I'd better wait until you have asked clearly before coming back, otherwise even if I say more, you won't believe it."

After saying that, she walked out with her people, thinking that Hua Shu would ask her to stay.

But until she left Chuxiu Palace, Hua Shu did not send anyone to invite her back.

There was a gleam of cruelty in Concubine Qi Hui's eyes. This Hua Shu really didn't know how to appreciate her kindness.

I have already revealed my only trump card, but she is still indifferent.

She glanced in the direction of Lanyuexuan, hesitated for a moment, and prepared to go over.

Aunt Xu at the side pulled her aside and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, you just came out of Chuxiu Palace and are now going to Lanyue Pavilion. If someone sees you and spreads the news to Concubine Rou, she will definitely not believe what you said today."

Concubine Qi Hui thought about it and agreed. Hua Shu was suspicious by nature. If she knew that she went into Lanyue Pavilion immediately after leaving Chuxiu Palace, she would definitely doubt what she had just said.

After thinking about it, she led her people back to her own bedroom. For the sake of her plan, she had to endure the flowers for a while longer.

Rendong, who was hiding in the dark, saw Concubine Qi Hui heading towards her bedroom, and then she returned to Chuxiu Palace quietly.

"Master, Huipin did not go to Lanyuexuan."

Hua Shu nodded without saying anything, still thinking about what Concubine Qi Hui had just said.

If what she said was true, then is there a possibility that the person the emperor liked at first was Chu Yunfeng's mother, Concubine Wang, and the queen took advantage of her resemblance to her and replaced her identity.

Hua Shu was suddenly shocked by her own thought. If this was true, then the Queen would be guilty of deceiving the emperor.

Although I really want to figure this out, there is something more important to do right now.

Retracting her thoughts, Hua Shu looked at Ren Dong and said, "Go to Yanqing Palace and tell Concubine Shu that I have something to tell her."

"Yes." Caiyue responded and walked out.

Hua Shu picked up the tea and was about to drink it when she suddenly remembered something. She looked at Ren Dong and asked, "Has the imperial concubine sent anyone to visit us in the past few days?"

Honeysuckle shook her head and said, "My Lord, no."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Master, I heard that the Imperial Concubine seems to be feeling unwell these days."

Uncomfortable? Hua Shu frowned. She had checked Concubine Fu's pulse before and found nothing wrong with her body. Why did she suddenly feel uncomfortable?

Although he really didn't want to meddle in other people's business, he thought about the several times the imperial concubine had helped him before.

Hua Shu hesitated for a moment, then stood up, picked up a medicine bottle, handed it to Ren Dong, and said, "Go to Zhaoyang Palace and give this to the imperial concubine. Tell her that it is a medicine to replenish qi and blood."

"Yes." Rendong took the medicine bottle and left Chuxiu Palace and went to Zhaoyang Palace.

About half an incense stick of time had passed before Concubine Li Shu followed Caiyue to Chuxiu Palace.

As soon as she came in, she sat directly opposite Hua Shu and asked, "I heard Huipin was here?"

Hua Shu didn't hide anything and nodded, "I was here and left a while ago."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Li Shu sneered and said, "She just betrayed you, and you still believed her words. You really have no memory."

Hua Shu didn't care about the sarcasm in her words. She took the tea from Xiao Shengzi and placed it in front of her. She said with a hint of temptation in her tone, "Sister Shupin, do you want to resume your position as a concubine?"

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