Yan Wan is reborn as a legitimate wife: Curing Ruyi's Douyi syndrome
Chapter 4 The Queen Mother's Determination
On this side, Hongli was inspired by Qingying and sent people to the other courtyard to clean up Yixiu's residence.
The Empress Dowager also got some news and secretly resented Qingying for not knowing how to appreciate her kindness. She let Qingying go to see Hongli in the hope that Qingying would cry and beg Hongli, so that Hongli would soften his heart and stop opposing her.
Unexpectedly, Qingying did not play by the rules. Although she made Hongli promise not to appoint two empress dowagers, she still let Ulanara move to another courtyard to get a temporary respite.
The Empress Dowager would never allow Ulanara to live in the world, so she decided to go all out and sent someone to summon Qingying to Yongshou Palace.
Yongshou Palace
Qingying was forced to kneel before the spirit chamber every day by the maid sent by the empress dowager. Now that the empress dowager summoned her, Qingying felt relieved, thinking that the empress dowager had forgiven her. She picked up the hem of her skirt and staggered to Yongshou Palace.
Qingying: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Qingying pays her respects to you~"
The Queen Mother was reading a book of poetry, but when she saw Qingying's ignorant and unruly look, she put down the book, swallowed the words of admonition, and glanced at Fuga.
Fuga understood, walked over with a tray and presented it to Ruyi.
Qingying looked bewildered, blinked innocently, and asked, "Queen Mother, what is this?"
The Queen Mother was amused by the foolishness and said bluntly, "Do you want your aunt to live?"
Qingying stared with her innocent big eyes, speechless.
The Queen Mother continued, "I can offer her this chance. After the funeral, you can end your life. I will spare your aunt."
Qingying's eyes widened as she said in a hoarse voice, "Empress Dowager, my aunt will go to the temporary palace to retire and will not compete with you."
The Queen Mother sneered, "With your hopes in mind, how could Ulanara not fight? Only one of you can survive, her or you. Make your choice."
Qingying murmured, "If I die, can you fulfill my aunt's wish to be buried with the late emperor?"
The Queen Mother said: "If she lives in peace and contentment after your death, I will grant this wish, but without any official title."
Yixiu: I want a status!!
Qingying bowed deeply again and expressed her gratitude: "Qingying thanks the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother said: "But if the Emperor knew what I said today, neither you nor your aunt would survive."
Qingying bowed again and replied, "Qingying knows."
Then he took the poison and left like a zombie.
Fujia looked worried. After Qingying left, he asked, "Empress Dowager, aren't you afraid that she will complain to the Emperor?"
The Queen Mother was not afraid and sneered, "How could a fool like her think of complaining to the Emperor?"
Qingying really couldn't have imagined that not only did she not expect it, but when she asked to see the emperor, she also hid the poison on her body, for fear that the emperor would find out.
Hongli let Qingying into the Yangxin Palace. Knowing that Qingying had just come out of Yongshou Palace, he casually asked, "Qingying, what did the Queen Mother want you to do?"
Qingying was a little surprised by Hongli's sudden question and could only stammer, "Your...concubine, I went to visit my aunt, and the Queen Mother found out. She scolded me furiously."
Hongli didn't suspect anything. He pulled Qingying over to the seat and said, "The Empress Dowager... just hates your aunt too much. It's nothing. When your aunt goes to the temporary palace, out of sight, out of mind. Perhaps the Empress Dowager will feel better."
Qingying: "I understand. From now on, Your Majesty, please take good care of my aunt and don't let her suffer in the other courtyard."
Hongli: "You are talking about this, don't you still have your niece? I will allow you to visit her in the future."
Qingying burst into tears: "I am afraid that I won't have the time to go in the future."
Hongli thought for a moment and said with a smile, "How can I not be free? It will only take a few days. I will arrange for more people to take you there."
Qingying suddenly had tears in her eyes and said in a sobbing voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Hongli was puzzled and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Qingying wiped her tears and said, "I remember the first time I met the Emperor."
Emperor: "On the Wall?"
Qingying burst into laughter and said, "From the walls and horses, we looked at each other from afar. The moment I saw you, my heart was broken. Your Majesty, I fell in love with you at first sight."
Hongli was a little puzzled, but when he thought that Qingying might be worried about Jingren Palace, he could understand and coaxed her for a long time.
Qingying slowly left only after someone reported that Hongli had something to do.
Changchun Palace
The concubines all moved out of the palace one after another, but Hai Lan was the only one who remembered her relationship with Qingying and stubbornly refused to leave, wanting to stay with Qingying.
Langya was struggling with where Hailan should go. She originally wanted Hailan to go to Xiyue so that she could get some favor. But now Xiyue had entered the palace early, and Hailan was still in the residence and refused to move, so she was a little troubled.
Jingqin looked at Langya with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "Empress Dowager, what makes you so sad?"
Langya sighed and explained the whole story.
Jingqin said speechlessly: "What's the difficulty? My mother is in the West Six Palaces, so naturally she should put the things she likes in the West Six Palaces and the things she doesn't like in the East Six Palaces.
Since Hai Gege is so ungrateful, there's no need to let her go to Gao Niangniang and get in the way. Since she likes Qing Concubine so much, wouldn't it be better for her to live in the same palace with her?"
Langya felt somewhat helpless, but she still taught him, "How can you divide the palaces arbitrarily based on your preferences? Mother is the Queen, so you should set an example yourself."
Jingqin, however, didn't take it seriously and continued, "The Empress Dowager is so considerate of Hai Gege, but does she appreciate it? Since she's determined to go all the way, why bother going against her, Empress Dowager? Don't let her kindness be taken for granted."
Besides, what's wrong with this division? Let my mother make the decisions for the six western palaces, and let Concubine Qing make the decisions for the six eastern palaces. It's fair, and even the emperor can't find any fault with it."
Langya thought about it and felt it was a good idea, so she discussed the concubines' destination with Jingqin.
Jingqin: "Empress Gao is kind to my daughter. She let her live in Yikun Palace and help the Empress Dowager."
Langya: ...I originally wanted her to go to Xianfu Palace
Jingqin: "Gege Huang is obedient and sensible. Let her live with Gege Chen in Chuxiu Palace. They won't bother the Empress Dowager when they are together."
Langya: "They are both obedient. This is a good idea."
Jingqin: "Let's give Xianfu Palace to Princess Fucha. She can't even get up now anyway, and she can't cause any trouble."
Langya laughed. The six western palaces were only short of Yongshou Palace and Qixiang Palace to be full. Yongshou Palace and Jingren Palace were the palaces of the two empresses. They were temporarily sealed to give the late emperor enough face.
Jingqin continued, "Gege Su is close to Concubine Qing. Although she is honest, she is ultimately on the same side as Concubine Qing. I don't like her, so I'll just live in Zhongcui Palace."
Langya thought about how Su Lujun always spoke for Qingying with her honest appearance, and she felt angry. She nodded in agreement.
Jingqin: "Girl Jin doesn't seem to be content with her lot. Let's just let her cause trouble for Concubine Qing and send her to Yonghe Palace."
Langya was helpless. Ever since Jingqin caught Jin Gege secretly bribing Su Lian, she had been treating her with disdain. However, Langya was a smart girl and only complained to her in private. In public, she treated Jin Yuyan politely.
Jingqin smirked: "Since Hailan likes Concubine Qing so much, then let her live with Concubine Qing in Chengqian Palace, so that they can love each other."
Fucha Langya frowned and said, "How can Qingying live in Chengqian Palace?"
Jingqin explained, "The Empress Dowager wanted to give her a good name by leaving her in the East Six Palaces. Chengqian Palace has a great reputation; it's reserved for the favorite concubine. It's just that having one more person living there is a little out of place."
Fucha Langya still couldn't accept that Qingying had a good palace, and was still struggling: "Actually, the Yanx Palace is not bad." This is also the one she wanted to arrange for her.
Jingqin soothed him, "There's no need for the Empress Dowager to make such a fuss about the palace. It's just causing the Emperor grief. Besides, Concubine Qing's position isn't high. If she doesn't live in a nice palace, wouldn't the Emperor be heartbroken?"
Fucha Langya received the key information: "Not high status? How is that possible... Your father will not agree."
Jingqin was confident: "What does it matter whether the Emperor agrees or not? As long as the Empress Dowager disagrees, it's fine. The Empress Dowager doesn't like Concubine Qing. What's more, Concubine Qing made a big mistake during the funeral ceremony, which just happened to suppress her position. She should be secretly happy that she can get the position of a concubine.
"It's useless for the Emperor to feel sorry for her. The Emperor has every reason to punish Concubine Qing. Once she's punished, the Emperor can only accept the blame. The Empress will let Concubine Qing live in Chengqian Palace. I guarantee that the Emperor will remember your kindness."
Although Fu Cha Langya was skeptical about Jingqin (after all, she was so young), but thinking that her uncle and aunt both praised Jingqin highly, she still listened to her opinion. After all, she didn't lose anything, it was just a palace.
Gyeongin Palace
Qingying took out the poison given by the Queen Mother and was lost in thought. She didn't eat it, but just stared blankly, shedding tears, and slowly walked into Jingren Palace.
It was not known whether Qingying was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, but she actually listened to the Queen Mother and quietly entered Jingren Palace without even telling A Ruo and惢心.
Qingying stepped forward, smiled at Yixiu, and said, "The Emperor has arranged for you to live out your remaining years in the imperial palace."
Yixiu remained unmoved and angrily said, "Live out my days in peace? Become a nameless concubine of the late emperor, never to be buried in the same tomb with him again?"
Qingying knelt down and said, "Aunt, I'm lucky to be alive."
Yixiu looked at Qingying and said tearfully, "In order to save mine, you were willing to sacrifice your own life, but Niuhulu will not let me go..."
Qingying had a dazed look on her face, as if she couldn't hear what Yixiu said.
Qingying and Yixiu seemed to be separated by a barrier, each talking to themselves.
Suddenly, Yixiu vomited blood and fell on Qingying.
Qingying was shocked
……
Qingying entered Jingren Palace, and Jingqin also saw it. Jingqin originally took Yonglian and Jingse to Fengxian Hall to worship their ancestors, but as soon as she walked out of the door after the worship, she saw a hunched, sneaky figure.
Jingqin looked closely and saw that it was Qingying. She, Yonglian and Jingse looked at each other in confusion, and finally decided to go to the Yangxin Palace to report it.
Yangxindian
Hongli: "Jingqin? Yonglian? Jingse? Why are you here?"
Jingse was bold enough to hug Hongli's legs and cry, "Father Emperor."
Yonglian also did the same, hugged Hongli's other leg, and cried, "Emperor Father~"
Hongli was very happy to hear this. He carried them both to the bed and coaxed them for a while. Then he asked Jingqin, "What happened to you? Didn't you go to Fengxian Hall?"
Jingqin was silent for a moment, then replied, "Father Emperor, we saw Empress Qing when we came out..."
Hongli: "Qingying? How is that possible? Didn't you see it wrong? Didn't the Queen Mother put her under house arrest?"
Jingqin: "Really, Your Majesty, Empress Qing was wearing a black cloak and a bamboo hat when she entered Jingren Palace. I came to see Your Majesty as soon as I came back."
Hongli touched Jingqin's head and said, "Good boy." He then gave Wang Qin a slap in the face. Wang Qin nodded and left.
Hongli coaxed Jingqin, Jingse and Yonglian to play Nine Rings. After playing for a while, they went to the front hall.
Wang Qin crouched down and came in stealthily.
Hongli asked, "What does it look like?"
Wang Qin smiled obscenely and said, "I am also afraid of being discovered by the princesses and princes."
Hongli asked, "Did you find out?"
Wang Qin regained his composure and said, "I've found out. The maids and eunuchs who attended all said it was Concubine Qing. I sent a few young eunuchs to check it out."
As soon as the voice fell, a little eunuch came running in, "Your Majesty..."
Wang Qin: "What are you so anxious about? Li Si, didn't I ask you to go to Jingren Palace to see if it was Concubine Qing?"
The young eunuch said, "Manager Wang, it was indeed Concubine Qing... Concubine Qing went in and said something, and then the Empress of Jingren Palace suddenly died of poisoning!"
Hongli stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "What! Explain yourself clearly!"
The young eunuch said: "When we went there, Concubine Qing had already had a conversation with the Queen of Jingren Palace. Not long after, we saw the Queen of Jingren Palace spitting blood and muttering "You must become the Queen"
Not long after, the Empress of Jingren Palace died suddenly! The servants didn't dare stand at the door and eavesdrop anymore. They kicked the door open and rushed in, only to see Concubine Qing kneeling.
Seeing the servants coming in, Concubine Qing lied openly, saying that the Queen Mother of Jingren Palace had died suddenly from excessive grief. The servants saw that something was wrong and hurried out to report the news.
Hongli said in surprise: "What! Is Qingying crazy?" Then he got up and walked out.
Hongli entered Jingren Palace,
Qingying was seen kneeling in front of the Empress of Jingren Palace with a numb face, unable to cry, like a sad blobfish.
When Qingying saw Hongli come in, her indifferent expression suddenly changed, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Hongli..."
Hongli walked over quickly and looked at the dead Empress Jingren Palace. He was shocked and asked, "Qingying, your aunt...why is she gone?"
Qingying closed her eyes and said, "My aunt died suddenly from excessive grief."
Hongli looked at Qingying who was lying with her eyes open and Yixiu who was spitting blood and was obviously poisoned. He was speechless and waved his hand, asking Qi Ru to come over.
Qi Ru observed Yi Xiu's expression, took her pulse, and then said, "The Queen of Jingren Palace died from a deadly poison that entered her heart."
Hongli looked at Qingying coldly and said, "Qingying, do you have anything else to say?"
Qingying didn't expect to be exposed so quickly, but she still said stubbornly, "My aunt knew that she had no status, so she took poison in anger and died suddenly..."
Hongli's veins bulged. He couldn't understand why Qingying didn't speak up for her aunt and put the blame on the Empress Dowager. Anyone could tell that the Empress Dowager must have forced Yixiu to take the poison. Who was Yixiu? How could she possibly commit suicide?
Qingying's behavior not only gave the ministers more reason to criticize him, but also made him feel inferior to the Queen Mother for no reason! If Qingying had cried and complained that the Queen Mother was forcing him, he would have had reason to blame the Queen Mother, but what reason did he have now?
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