The queen was naturally unwilling to do so. No woman would be willing to share her husband with others, let alone that woman was her own sister. However, she had no right to refuse now. The queen's health was getting worse day by day.

Her own family sent her own sister over, on the one hand to give birth to a little prince, and on the other hand probably because they were eyeing her position as queen.

The queen no longer had the right to refuse, and even had to use her last breath to help her sister ascend to the throne so that someone would take care of her daughter after her death.

The emperor was not a man who was greedy for beauty, and there were only a few concubines in the harem. When he learned about the beauty contest, he simply issued an imperial decree not allowing it to be too ostentatious, or even too extravagant.

As the queen was in poor health, the task of selecting concubines fell on herself and other concubines. It was the first time for Su Tong to be a mother, and her whole body exuded the radiance of maternal love, which made people unable to take their eyes off her.

Madam Su also took this opportunity to go to the palace to visit her daughter, but she still brought news that Master Su would soon die, and that they would close the door of the mansion and observe mourning at home for the next few years, and would definitely not cause any trouble to their daughter.

Su Tong also understood the meaning of the other party's words. A smart person does not need to say much. Su Tong also took the opportunity of the beauty pageant to place some of her own people. After Master Su passed away, Su Tong, as a daughter, closed the door of her own palace and lived her life honestly.

Although the Queen's health was not good, she coughed every three days and vomited blood every five days, but she was still barely alive. She saw so many women in the palace, all of them were eyeing the Queen's guards, not to mention that the Queen's own sister was among them.

"I heard that the palace is saying that whoever gives birth to the first son of the emperor will be the noble son. In this palace, mothers are honored by their sons. With such a little prince, he will surely rise to a high position in the harem in the future."

The sisters were sitting under the osmanthus tree, smelling the fragrance of the flowers and eating melon seeds. When Su Tong heard this, he burst out laughing. How did the matter of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace come to this world? But this was too funny. If he was really considered a precious son, he should be the first son born since the emperor ascended the throne.

"I don't know who spread this rumor. Anyone who can be reborn into the royal family is extremely rich. There is no difference between a noble son and a nobody. I think someone is trying to muddy the waters. But it has nothing to do with us. We should just live our own lives."

Su Tong's current personality is as calm as a chrysanthemum, but she is now sitting on the mountain watching the fight between two tigers. She is waiting for the Queen to die and make room for herself.

The first to take action was the Queen's younger sister. After entering the palace, she found that there were too many beauties in the harem. Even though she was the Queen's younger sister, she was still not favored. At most, she was not criticized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

She originally thought she was the best in the harem, but another unfavored concubine became pregnant, and she only slept with him two or three times.

The queen's sister naturally would not allow anyone to lie on her head, so she took action immediately. However, she did not get rid of her tail even after taking action. She did not know that the harem was not the same as the royal palace. Once the other party took action, it would be equivalent to breaking a taboo, and the queen mother was watching beside her.

After the two Empress Dowagers learned about this, they were so angry that they slammed the table and said, "We said at the beginning that the Queen's family members should not be allowed to enter the palace again. Look at what kind of people this family is. Whether it is the elder sister or the younger sister, they only want to harm other people's offspring. No wonder..."

Empress Dowager Dong's expression became more and more ugly. That was her own grandson. Fortunately, the other party's plan did not succeed, but the other party's behavior made her very disgusted, so she simply gave him three feet of white silk.

Seeing that her plan had failed, the queen spat out blood in despair. In the end, she still forced herself to summon Su Tong despite her illness.

"Ahem... You and I are sisters. Although we have had many fights before, we don't have any deep blood feud.

Now I am almost dying, and the Emperor is a nostalgic person, so he will definitely make you the Queen. Although I am unwilling, I have really been defeated.

There may be hatred between us, but my child is innocent. I hope you can take this last bit of kindness into consideration and help take care of my child. I don't ask her to be rich, I just ask her to live a peaceful life and marry someone she loves."

"Who said there is no blood feud between us? For example, when I was pregnant and those two concubines gave birth, there were a lot of things between us. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that I was the one who did what happened to Nanny Qiu and the little maid." Su Tong began to imitate their speech, "Hahaha, that maid was really stupid. I just said a few words and she believed it.

However, this plan of killing two birds with one stone is really great, at least you don't even have a loyal servant around you, because they are afraid that they will lose their lives after helping you.

Queen, you can go with peace of mind, and I have accepted your position. Although I still have to burn incense for you during the annual festivals, I don't think it's a big deal.

And I will take good care of your daughter. You know, I have a son, and I might even have to count on your daughter to help my son win over the whole country."

When the queen heard this, her eyes widened, as if she was going to faint from anger at the next moment, but the queen could no longer hold on. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, she fainted.

Su Tong waved his sleeves and left in a dashing manner. Sure enough, half a month later, the queen died. It was said that she passed away at night, but when the palace maid found her, her body was already cold.

Even though the queen's methods are vicious, she is the mother of a country after all. The concubines and the princes and princesses in the harem have to observe mourning together with her. However, the most discussed issue in the harem now is who will become the next queen.

The Empress Dowager Dong and the Empress Dowager Xi had different ideas. One wanted to give her niece to the Emperor as the successor, but the Empress Dowager Xi thought that Su Tong was more suitable to be the queen.

"The behavior of Concubine Su over the years has been decent and generous, and she looks like a mother of the country. If she had not been from a humble family, she would not have become a concubine.

But we are now members of the royal family, and no one has a higher status than us, not to mention that Concubine Su has given birth to a little prince, making her the best candidate for the succession."

"If you want to marry, marry a new one. What's the point of choosing an old one..." The Empress Dowager Dong muttered a few words.

The retired emperor also thought that Su Tong was the most suitable person. This time the vote was two to one. Even if the Empress Dowager Dong was not happy, the matter was settled.

Because he had to observe mourning for the Queen, the imperial decree of succession had not yet been issued. Even the Emperor approved of this approach. No one was more considerate than Su Tong, not to mention that all the women in the harem approved of Su Tong.

Su Tong treated the position of queen as a job. In short, she had to take good care of the four big people above her head and manage the entire harem in order. So after the one-year mourning period was over, even those who were quite inferior could not stop Su Tong from becoming the new queen.

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