The naive concubine is only interested in being a bad person. Your Majesty, please change your favor

"I must find a way to prevent Jiang Liangyuan from giving birth to this child! What will happen if she gives birth to a prince?"

The Queen Mother was very worried about this matter and didn't know how to solve it.

Xia Qingqian's sudden death caught her off guard. The Queen Mother didn't even know why Xia Qingqian suddenly took the poison she gave her and died just like that...

"Where is Xia Qingqian's body now?"

The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Shu and asked.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, it is parked in the woodshed in the backyard of Ci'an Palace and is guarded by palace servants."

"Madame Sun, find a way to transport Xia Qingqian's body out of the palace and return it to the Xia family. Have the Xia family quickly dispose of her body. Don't let the clan officials perform an autopsy or continue investigating."

The Queen Mother instructed Nanny Sun very calmly.

Upon hearing this, Nanny Sun understood:

This poison was given to Xia Qingqian by the Empress Dowager. If the case is taken over by the Ministry of Clan Affairs, the source of the poison will be found sooner or later, which will be very disadvantageous to the Empress Dowager.

When Concubine Shu listened to the Empress Dowager and Nanny Sun discussing how to deal with "Xia Qingqian's" body, she couldn't help but feel sad for her. She died in such an unclear manner, and even her mother's family would not seek justice for her.

"If the Queen Mother has no other instructions, I will return to the palace first. As for Rou'er beside Xia Qingqian, I will take her back to Chenghuan Palace to serve her so that she won't talk nonsense."

"Take her away. I don't have time to take care of a little maid now."

The Queen Mother waved her hand, her eyes full of disdain.

Concubine Shu bowed and then left.

At this time, Rou'er had been imprisoned in Chenghuan Palace.

She was the first person to discover Xia Qingqian's body. She was so frightened by what she saw that she became somewhat unconscious.

Concubine Shu returned to Chenghuan Palace and had Rou'er brought up. At the same time, she dismissed all the palace servants and left only the two of them.

Lian Qiao felt a little jealous when she saw that her master wanted to send her away, but she didn't dare to say anything and left the house.

"Ah, don't come over here, don't come over here, I...I don't know anything, I don't know anything..."

Rou'er held her head with both hands, looking very painful.

Concubine Shu couldn't bear it, so she walked over to her, squatted down, and gently stroked her head:

"Rou'er, don't be afraid. It's all over. Look carefully at me. Look up and see who I am."

Shufei gently lifted Rouer's chin and asked her to look at her, especially her eyes. The two people's gazes were closely connected.

Suddenly, Rouer took a deep breath and looked at her in shock:

"You...you are..."

"Hush, Rou'er, some things can only be buried in the bottom of your heart and cannot be spoken out. You are a smart person, so you should understand what I mean."

Rou'er's eyes were no longer as frightened as before, and she nodded.

"Yes...I will never speak nonsense. I hope that Madam Shufei can keep me by your side to serve you."

"Of course, I will treat you well. Get up."

Concubine Shu personally helped Rou'er up, and the master and servant smiled at each other.

The next day in the court, Xiahou Xuan announced that Jiang Wange was pregnant.

Most of the court officials sincerely congratulated Xiahou Xuan, while the Xia family members were filled with sorrow.

How could your majesty's first child not be born to the daughter of the Xia family?

Especially since the daughter that the Xia family sent in had lost one! This was a great humiliation for the Xia family.

"In addition, I have handed over the matter of Xia Qingqian's murder to the Imperial Clan Bureau for handling. The Imperial Clan Bureau must investigate as soon as possible and clear my Jiang Liangyuan's name."

"Yes, I will do my best to complete the task." The head of the clan affairs office stepped forward and responded.

At this time, Xia Qingyuan stood up again.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report--"

"Lord Xia, just speak frankly."

As soon as he saw Xia Qingyuan standing up, Xiahou Xuan thought that he was going to throw dirty water on Jiang Wange, so he was very defensive.

Then, Xia Qingyuan knelt down directly:

"Your Majesty, I am guilty! The body of my sister Xia Qingqian was moved back to the Xia Mansion yesterday and placed in the woodshed. Unexpectedly, a fire broke out last night and the entire woodshed was burned clean. Now only the ashes of my sister are left... It's all because I didn't take good care of her. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Xia Qingyuan's voice was so powerful that everyone could hear it clearly. Many officials felt sorry for Xia Qingyuan:

It would have been fine if my sister had died in the palace without any clear reason, but now even her body has been lost. How pitiful...

When Xiahou Xuan heard that Xia Qingqian's body was burned, he subconsciously felt something was strange. This also confirmed Xiahou Xuan's initial guess that Xia Qingqian's death must have been related to the Xia family, so they were eager to destroy the body and prevent the clan office from continuing to investigate.

"How did the fire break out out of nowhere? How can the clan affairs office continue to investigate the case?"

When the head of the clan affairs office heard Xia Qingyuan's words, it was like a bolt from the blue!

"However, there is no need to investigate my sister's death any further. My sister's personal maid found a suicide note in my sister's jewelry box. The note stated that she had always liked the young man she was almost engaged to, and after he died, she couldn't sleep at night, so she simply took poison and committed suicide. It has nothing to do with others, and it has nothing to do with your Majesty's Jiang Liangyuan. I committed suicide by myself—"

After saying that, Xia Qingyuan handed over a suicide note, and Haidezi immediately presented the letter to Xiahou Xuan for review.

After reading the suicide note, Xiahou Xuan sneered, "She died easily, and almost wrongly accused my Jiang Liangyuan! Jiang Liangyuan is pregnant, if anything happens to her, I will punish you, the Xia family!"

Xiahou Xuan had no intention of hiding his partiality for Jiang Wange. Xia Qingyuan quickly kowtowed and apologized, hoping that Xiahou Xuan would show leniency.

In the end, it was Xiahou Xuan who was magnanimous and did not continue to care about it:

"Forget it, forget it. I will comfort Jiang Liangyuan. Let's just leave this matter alone and don't mention it again!"

After the court meeting was over, Hai Dezi went to Fengming Palace with the imperial edict for Xiahou Xuan's promotion.

"Liangyuan Jiang received the order—"

"I accept your order."

After saying this, Jiang Wange was about to kneel down to receive the order, but was stopped by Hai Dezi:

"My Lord, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony. Your Majesty, please be gracious. My Lord, just sit down and listen to your command."

Hearing this, Jiang Wange did not refuse and sat on the chair to listen to the order, but all the palace maids and eunuchs around her had to kneel down.

"Elegy for Jiang, who is virtuous and kind, and has contributed to my bearing a son, but has also suffered injustice. I hereby promote her to the rank of Madam, noble concubine, and give her the title of Xi. I decree this—"

Jiang Wange was stunned. "Xi Guipin"? What a tacky title, but since it was given by Xiahou Xuan, she couldn't refuse.

"I accept your order and thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Hai Dezi handed the imperial edict to Jiang Wange and congratulated him:

"Xi Guipin, you have been promoted six levels in a row. You are the first person in our dynasty to do so. This is a supreme favor. Your Majesty loves Xi Guipin very much."

"Thank you, Eunuch Hai. I will go to express my gratitude later." Jiang Wange was not used to being called that for a while.

Didn't Xiahou Xuan say that he wanted to make himself a concubine? Why was it a noble concubine?

The difference of one word makes a gap of six levels! How awesome!