The queen cursed angrily: "Let go, you bitch, let go!"

Chu Xiuxiu sneered, "You think you're so noble, don't think I don't know. Those purple marks on your body were caused by those beggars, right? As a noble queen, how does it feel to be toyed with by those lowly people?"

The Queen's pupils contracted violently, and she angrily shouted, "You're talking nonsense, Chu Xiuxiu, are you looking for death?"

"Pa!" Chu Xiuxiu raised her hand and slapped her hard in the face.

She said with disdain: "Stop talking about me seeking death. Now you are no longer the supreme queen who is high above and favored by the emperor. You are a little eunuch who secretly escaped from the palace. Taking your life is as easy as crushing an ant!"

The queen was stunned for a moment. She never expected that Chu Wu, whom she had lifted up with one hand, would say such ugly words.

She is so brave!

She is looking for death!

The queen reacted immediately and reached out to strangle her neck, but she was prepared and dodged it nimbly.

She had a ferocious smile on her face, and the string appeared in her hand again.

She whispered, "Empress, all of this is because of you. If you hadn't wanted Cheng Lingzhi to become Zhan Yan's concubine, how could Zhan Yan have taken revenge on the Chu family? And you even implicated me. Look at me, Chu Wu, I could marry any man I wanted, but I fell under your spell and became someone's concubine!"

The Queen saw the murderous intent in her eyes, and she forced herself to argue, "Chu Wu, this is not my fault at all, it's Zhan Yan. The ones you should resent the most are him and his wife. Even if you are a concubine, you should have entered the palace with honor. It's Zhan Yan and Lin Yiwan who didn't give you the dignity you deserved!"

Chu Wu gnashed his teeth and said, "Don't worry, I won't let any of them go. I will frame your death on them. When that happens, the entire Zhan Yihou Mansion will be destroyed, and no one will survive. And I, Chu Wu, will be the final winner!"

The queen shook her head in fear: "No, Chu Wu, be more rational. I am the queen of the dynasty. If you dare to kill me, your whole family will lose their heads!"

Chu Xiuxiu turned a deaf ear and strangled her neck forcefully.

The queen opened her eyes wide in pain and tried to struggle violently, but she was no match for him.

After about a cup of tea, the queen finally stopped moving.

Black blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth, and she was already dead.

After Chu Xiuxiu let her go, she raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her head.

She stood up suddenly, knelt down and kowtowed with a look of anxiety: "Empress, I didn't mean to do it, and I didn't really mean to strangle you to death. I have no choice, this is the only way I can jump out of this hell. You sent me in with your own hands, I beg you to pull me out again!"

Blood soon oozed from her forehead, but she seemed to be unaware of the pain and continued to bang her head against the floor.

She thought that this would make the queen forgive her!

However, the queen had turned into a corpse and could no longer give her any feedback.

Chu Xiuxiu did not dare to delay and immediately carried the queen's body out.

The old maid guarding outside was startled and hurried forward to ask worriedly, "Miss, what happened to the Queen?"

Chu Xiuxiu replied with a grim expression, "She's dead. Let's quickly throw her into the lotus pond. When daybreak comes, we'll go to the palace and report that Lin Yiwan killed the queen herself. By then, the emperor will surely send people to search Zhan Yihou's mansion, and the body won't be hidden anymore!"

The old nanny was completely terrified. She never expected that her young lady would have the courage to kill the queen. Is she crazy?

Noticing the old nanny's loss of composure, Chu Xiuxiu reached out and pinched her hard. She warned in a low voice, "We've been forced into a desperate situation now. The only way to escape this situation is to blame the Queen's death on Lin Yiwan!"

The old nanny reacted instantly and nodded heavily: "Yes, I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"

The master and servant dragged the queen to the edge of the lotus pond and kicked her into the icy water.

Chu Xiuxiu clapped her hands in disgust: "Empress, you must remember clearly, it was not me who killed you, it was Lin Yiwan. She cut off all your hopes. You will never be a noble and gentle queen again in this life!"

She hurriedly pulled the old nanny away and went back to her room to clean up the traces.

At this time, Lin Yiwan was guarding Zhan Qingning in the main courtyard. When she was half asleep, she heard the little girl's gentle cry: "Mother, mother?"

Lin Yiwan suddenly opened her eyes. She reached out and touched Zhan Qingning's forehead to confirm that she didn't have a high fever. Then she asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong, Ning'er? Are you still in pain?"

Zhan Qingning shook her head: "Mother, I'm a little hungry. My stomach is empty and uncomfortable. Can you give me something to eat?"

Lin Yiwan felt relieved. It was a good thing that she was still hungry.

She nodded quickly: "Okay, there's some red date porridge warming up on the kitchen stove. I'll bring you some. Please wait a moment!"

She hurried out and just happened to hear the sound of someone falling into the water coming from the lotus pond.

She couldn't help but order Zi'er: "Hurry up and see what's going on. Don't make any noise. Come back and report to me so I can make a decision!"

"Yes!" Zi'er hurriedly took the order and left.

After Zhan Qingning finished drinking half a bowl of red date porridge, Zi'er, covered in frost, came back with a serious expression.

In order to prevent Zhan Qingning from having any wild thoughts, Lin Yiwan called Zi'er out for questioning.

She frowned and asked, "What happened over at the lotus pond?"

Zi'er spoke obscurely, "Madam, the Queen was killed by Chu Xiuxiu and her servant. When I went there, she had just thrown the body into the lotus pond. She also said that she would go to the palace tomorrow morning to report that you were the one who killed the Queen!"

Lin Yiwan was so frightened that she broke out in cold sweats. Chu Xiuxiu was so brave.

However, this move was a good way for her to survive.

It’s a pity that she shouldn’t have plotted against Lin Yiwan.

She took a deep breath and said, "Go and fish out the body and bury it in the Chu family's backyard tonight. Let Chu Xiuxiu shoot herself in the foot and take her whole family to hell!"

Lin Yiwan has never been one to suffer a loss. Since Chu Xiuxiu wants to wipe out the entire family of Zhan Yihou’s Mansion, she will fight back!

When Zi'er came back after finishing her work, the sky was already turning pale.

She certainly couldn't finish burying the body by herself, so Yinghun and Yingyi helped her.

The three came to report, and Zhan Yan and Lin Yiwan both had complicated expressions.

They never imagined that the queen would die so hastily.

Zhan Yan said in a deep voice: "If the Queen had not been so stubborn as to push Chu Xiuxiu into Zhan Yihou's mansion, she would not have died in her hands!"

Lin Yiwan sarcastically said, "Everything has its destiny. When the Second Prince was burned, she became extremely resentful of everyone, and her heart grew increasingly corrupted, until she met her death at the hands of Chu Xiuxiu!"

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