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

Zhou Qingniang had a faint smile on her lips and said lightly, "I have always been a dull person. I beg Your Highness to forgive me."

The prince looked Zhou Qingniang up and down. He stepped forward, lifted her chin, and asked sharply, "Does Princess Zhou think I'm a fool? Or do you really think your acting skills can deceive everyone?"

Zhou Qingniang was shocked. After all, she was still a young girl who didn't know much about the world. She was exposed by the prince's surprise.

If he was really as calm as a chrysanthemum, his reaction at this time would definitely not be as panic-stricken as it is now.

Although Zhou Qingniang tried her best to remain calm, the panic in her eyes and eyebrows still betrayed her.

Zhou Qingniang's biological mother was a powerful person and was very capable in dealing with men and women.

Her family was ruined by her gambling brother, so she had to come to the Zhou family in Beijing to seek refuge with her relatives. In order to gain a foothold in the Zhou family, she seduced Zhou Qi, the eldest son of the Zhou family at that time.

The Zhou family was completely unaware of this matter until she deliberately exposed it.

The reason is very simple. This cousin is gentle and virtuous, and her every move is extremely in accordance with the rules.

Humans are visual animals. No one would have thought that such a dignified and kind cousin who never dresses seductively would have an affair with Zhou Qi.

Originally, Zhou's parents were about to agree to her marriage due to her perfect acting skills, but unfortunately, the Zhou family encountered a problem at that time and was in urgent need of money, so they married Zhou Xiuniang's biological mother.

This cousin was also a ruthless person. When she learned the whole story, she not only did not cry or make a fuss, but accepted it calmly. She asked to go to the temple to practice asceticism, and from then on she lived a life of asceticism with her hair uncut, and did not care about worldly affairs.

Zhou Qi felt extremely guilty towards her. In fact, she was of average appearance and not particularly pretty. Compared with Zhou Xiuniang's biological mother, she was far inferior to Zhou Xiuniang. However, despite such a woman, Zhou Qi was willing to let his first wife die of anger for her. Despite everyone's opposition, he insisted on marrying her less than half a year after her death.

Since her mother acted like this, Zhou Gege naturally followed suit and thought she could control the prince with this method.

But she forgot who Zhou Qi was and who the prince was.

The prince has seen all kinds of conspiracies and tricks since he was a child. Her little tricks may be concealed for a while, but how can they be concealed forever?

"I really don't know what Your Highness is talking about."

The prince sneered, "That's better."

After saying this, the prince turned around and left without looking back.

Zhou Qingniang was really scared now. Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really knew everything?

Compared to her mother, Zhou Qingniang is even more vicious and resolute.

She was well aware that her appearance and family background would not attract anyone's attention among all those beautiful girls, so she took a risky move and went to see the emperor in advance.

She deliberately met the emperor in the imperial garden and expressed her loyalty to him.

What she was betting on was that the emperor thought he was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and had the whole world in his hands, so he was not worried that a little woman like her would fool him.

Just as Zhou Qingniang had expected, the emperor was indeed furious at first.

He half-closed his eyes and there was no emotion in his voice. If it were an ordinary girl, she would have been frightened.

"I had no idea that a mere concubine could have so many thoughts. Aren't you afraid that I will sentence you to death for offending the emperor?"

Zhou Qingniang had already rehearsed this scenario a thousand times in her mind. She said calmly, "To be able to see the Emperor and say these words to him, this servant has already made plans. If one lives a life without achieving something spectacular, then it would be a wasted life. What difference would that make between that and death?"

Although the emperor had already regarded the prince as his heir, he still couldn't help but test the prince and find out his son's filial piety and loyalty to him.

If he had sent another woman to the Eastern Palace, the Queen and the Crown Prince were not stupid and would naturally be able to guess the Emperor's thoughts, but this Miss Zhou had nothing to do with the Emperor.

The Zhou family is just a small civil servant with no background. If the emperor wants to wipe out the entire Zhou family, it is as easy as crushing an ant.

He can feel at ease working with such a person.

"I can promise you, but you must show me your loyalty, otherwise I can make you and the Zhou family disappear from this world at any time."

The emperor was too disdainful to listen to Zhou Qingniang's expression of loyalty and left directly after saying these words.

It's just a matter of a word. It's very simple to give the prince a concubine. Even if Zhou Qingniang fails, it will not be a loss for the emperor. If she succeeds, the emperor can get news about the prince.

For the emperor, doing this is definitely not a losing deal.

Zhou Qingniang was a little nervous at first, but she was finally relieved after the emperor made the decision and gave her to the prince as a concubine.

She originally wanted to control the prince like her mother did, but she didn't expect that the prince was so cunning.

She really didn't expect to encounter this situation today. She was panicked for a moment and showed a nervous look, but after she reacted, she guessed that the prince was just testing her.

Although she lost the first round, Zhou Qingniang did not give up. There is still a long way to go!

As long as she is a concubine in the Eastern Palace, there will always be a day when the prince will favor her.

Forbidden City Shoukang Palace

The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager quietly and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you are so respectful to the Fucha family. Aren't you afraid of hurting Uncle Longkodo's feelings?"

The Queen Mother's face was cold and solemn, but her voice revealed a hint of desolation and loneliness.

"The Tonggiya clan has already produced two empresses. Do you think they're going to produce another? When the late emperor was still alive, the Tong clan dominated half of the dynasty. This is not what the emperor wants to see!"

Over the years, Longkodo formed cliques for personal gain, embezzled and abused power, and accepted bribes. The emperor and the empress dowager were well aware of many evidences, but Longkodo was very prudent in doing these things, and even if it was exposed, it would not be a serious crime. So the emperor and the empress dowager endured it and did not say anything.

The Queen Mother still had some personal feelings for Longkodo, but she didn't expect that Longkodo would deceive her in the matter of choosing the Crown Princess.

Although she already had doubts in her heart, it was not until the day of the selection that the Queen Mother learned that Longkodo had already reached a private agreement with the Crown Prince that Longkodo's granddaughter would be chosen no matter what.

The Emperor smiled and said, "The Fucha family will have to trouble the Empress Dowager to take care of them. There's an old saying that goes, 'Mother and son are connected by heart.' The Crown Prince is the Empress' biological child, and the son is also the Empress Dowager's biological child. No matter what, the son and the Empress Dowager have the closest relationship."