Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

Zhongzheng Hall

Concubine Duan looked at the poisoned wine brought by Su Peisheng and couldn't help laughing wildly.

"Hahahahahahaha, I didn't expect that the emperor would actually want to kill me!"

Su Peisheng sighed. Concubine Duan was just a poor person, but the emperor had made up his mind and it could not be changed.

"The flowers at Changmen weep for a single spring, What can I do but the king's favor is new elsewhere. I mistakenly spent my gold on poetry, Xiangru is a heartless man."

Concubine Duan smiled foolishly and wiped away her tears.

I should have thought of it earlier. I was just too stupid after all.

It turned out that the Queen had been secretly colluding with Nian Shilan for a long time, and what the two of them were aiming for was probably the dragon throne under the Emperor.

Concubine Duan calmed down, but there was still a hint of sadness in her tone.

"Jixiang has been with me for so many years. The mistakes I made have nothing to do with her. I hope Your Majesty will consider my years of service to him and give this girl a good place to go. Let her leave the palace."

Jixiang cried desperately and shook her head, "My Lady, I will not leave. I have served you since I was a child. I will not go anywhere except to be by your side."

Concubine Duan hardened her heart and pushed Jixiang hard.

"Now, I no longer need your service, so get out of here right now."

Jixiang fell to the ground, continued to shake his head and shed tears silently.

Concubine Duan stood up straight, walked silently to the dressing table, and dressed herself up very carefully. She had been bedridden for many years and had not dressed up carefully for a long time.

People always say that women dress up to please themselves, but today, all ties between her and the Emperor are severed.

After finishing all this, Concubine Duan walked calmly to Su Peisheng, picked up the poisoned wine on the tray and drank it all.

The poisonous wine had a pungent taste when it entered her stomach. Soon, Concubine Duan felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She curled up and collapsed on the ground, slowly closing her eyes.

When Jixiang saw that Concubine Duan had stopped moving, he broke free from the eunuchs' obstruction and rushed forward.

She hugged Concubine Duan's body and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Concubine Duan was smiling before she died. Perhaps she was finally freed from the cannibalistic palace, or perhaps she was already aware that in the near future, the emperor would also be let down by her beloved Nian Shilan.

In August of that year, Concubine Duan passed away.

The result that the emperor announced to the public was that Concubine Duan had been bedridden and was seriously ill and could not be cured.

Because the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Empress were seriously ill during this period, Concubine Duan's funeral was kept simple and entirely handed over to Concubine Xian.

Jixiang watched the people coming and going. The palace maids and eunuchs all had sad expressions, but who knew what they were thinking?

Xiao Xiazi came over and said to Jixiang, "After Concubine Duan is buried, you can leave the palace! Master has already taken care of your affairs, so you should hurry up and pack your things. Concubine Duan is gone, and she also hopes that you can live a good life every day in the future."

Jixiang thanked him and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Xia. I would also like to thank Eunuch Su on my behalf. He has worked so hard to take care of everything during this period."

However, Jixiang did not go back to the house to pack up his things, but walked to Concubine Duan's coffin.

She knelt in front of the coffin and burned a handful of paper money for Concubine Duan.

"My lady, you have suffered so much in this life.

"I hope that in your next life, even if you are not born under an official, but are just an ordinary citizen, you will not enter this palace again. You were once a gentle and kind person. I hope that in your next life you can meet a husband who loves you and treats you wholeheartedly, and have a few adorable children to cherish."

As Jixiang spoke, tears began to flow from his eyes unconsciously.

After burning all the paper money, Jixiang kowtowed and said, "Logically speaking, I have served you my entire life. If you go to the underworld, I should go with you. However, you said that you were trapped in a small house as a child, and then in the palace as an adult, and have never seen the vast world outside. You asked me to go and see the vast world for you, and then I will travel all over the country with your wishes."

Concubine Duan had long anticipated that the emperor would not let her go if something happened.

So before she did this, she had already told Jixiang in advance.

Concubine Duan took Jixiang's hand and said to him, "It's hard for you to stay with a master like me. You are not young anymore, and I have already prepared money for you to live on. One day, you should leave the palace and go see the beautiful scenery outside. If you can meet someone who loves you, that would be the best. If not, don't force it. It's better than being like me."

Jixiang had already realized that something was wrong at that time. She wanted to persuade Concubine Duan to stop. Now that the Nian family has fallen and the Empress is a concubine, Concubine Nian can no longer cause them trouble.

However, Concubine Duan was obsessed with it and had already lost all hope.

All these years of bedridden illness and the bowl of safflower that year have long become Concubine Duan's lingering nightmare. She is unwilling and unable to let it go.

"Don't try to persuade me any further. My fate is sealed. Don't be a woman in this life. Your happiness and sorrow will be determined by others. This applies not only to husbands and wives in the world, but also to modern emperors and ministers."

Jixiang returned to her room, packed her bags, and looked at the banknotes and loose change that the empress had prepared for her. Jixiang wiped away her tears.

"My Lady, you've already thought about this, haven't you?"

A young eunuch knocked on the door and said, "Sister Jixiang, are you ready? I will take you out of the palace right away."

Jixiang responded, put on his package and walked out of the room.

Before leaving, she turned back again, glanced at the Central Hall, and said goodbye to Concubine Duan for the last time in her heart.

.........

Outside the capital, a young woman bought a carriage and drove off into the distance.

When the people who had been watching in the dark saw her leave, they turned around and headed towards the Forbidden City.

Yongshou Palace

"Your Majesty, you are so kind-hearted. How did you predict that Noble Nian would take action?"

Tao Ye asked with some confusion.

Consort Xian sneered, "Noble Lady Nian has always been arrogant and domineering, and she values her family so much. Consort Duan has really offended her this time. Given her personality, she will definitely not let this maid go. However, there are simply too many people who have died in this deep palace, all pitiful souls. Why bother making things difficult for her?"

Concubine Xian can be regarded as a witness to Concubine Duan's unfortunate life. In this palace, there are never real winners and losers. All are victims of imperial power.

Concubine Jing brought Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang to see Concubine Duan off. All three of them had sympathy and helplessness on their faces.

Shen Meizhuang hated Nian Shilan very much. She knew that all this was because the emperor was partial to Nian Shilan.

"The Emperor really dotes on Concubine Nian! It's just a pity for Concubine Duan."

Zhen Huan noticed Shen Meizhuang's slip of the tongue and pulled her aside. "Sister, are you probably just confused and heartbroken? What does this have to do with Noble Nian?"