Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"My sister is still very ill, so there's no need to get up. We are sisters, so why be polite?"

Gu Youning seemed not to hear the word "Empress" and walked into the house with a smile.

"It's you! What are you doing here?"

Gu Youxin had been suffering from a severe cold these past two days, and was feeling dizzy and vertigo. It was difficult for her to see the person in front of her clearly.

"My younger sister is injured, so as her elder sister, of course I have to come and take a look. Otherwise, my parents will blame me."

Gu Youning stopped three steps away.

"Are you here to see my joke?"

Because of the waves of discomfort in his body, Gu Youxin couldn't even keep up the pretense.

"My sister is still so outspoken and doesn't know the rules."

Gu Youning smiled.

"You... now I am favored by the Queen Mother, and you, a lowly concubine, dare to ridicule me."

Gu Youxin's cheeks were flushed red, and it was unclear whether it was because of fever or anger.

"My sister's zither skills are outstanding and she is greatly favored by the Queen Mother. Now she is ill and I am afraid she will not be able to get up for several days. I am really worried about you."

Gu Youning was scolded, but she still had a smile on her face and her tone was neither hurried nor slow. Anyone who saw it would just think that she was just talking to ordinary sisters.

"Gu Youning, wait..."

"The Queen is here!"

Gu Youxin's vicious and cruel eyes were fixed on his half-sister when he heard footsteps approaching from afar.

"Concubine, please give your regards to the Queen."

Gu Youning suppressed his smile, turned around and bowed.

"No gift."

"Concubine Gu is also here to visit the Fourth Young Lady?"

When the queen saw Gu Youning was there, her eyes flickered slightly.

"Yes, the servants in my palace were worried about me and my sister and Zheng'er, so they only told me this today."

Gu Youning looked unhappy.

"Fortunately, the eldest prince is safe and sound, otherwise you would be worried sick. However, children are the most vulnerable to being frightened, and the children in this palace are even more delicate. Your coming here today is a good opportunity to comfort him."

There seemed to be something meaningful in the Queen's words.

"Zheng'er and my sister are both my relatives. If they are both safe and sound, I will have nothing to worry about."

Gu Youning glanced back, his face full of worry.

"What were you sisters talking about just now?"

The smile in the queen's eyes became gentler, but she changed the subject.

"My sister was praising the Empress's kindness to me, saying that the Empress was her reincarnated benefactor. Not only did she let Aunt Qu teach her the rules, but she also made her favored by the Empress Dowager. But now she has caught a cold and can't play the zither for the Empress Dowager, so she can't repay the Empress's kindness."

"I was just trying to comfort her. After all, people who are sick are most afraid of worry."

Gu Youning said worriedly.

"You're just overthinking it. You've made the Queen Mother feel at ease, and I should be grateful to you."

The queen turned her head and looked at Gu Youxin lying on the bed and said in a gentle and scolding voice.

"I dare not. Being able to share the worries of the Queen Mother and the Empress is a blessing I earned in my previous life."

Gu Youxin was so angry about what Gu Youning had just said that she felt dizzy. She clutched the quilt tightly and managed to utter these appropriate words.

"Sister, aren't you going to see the eldest prince? He's thinking about you all the time."

Gu Youxin suppressed the anger in her heart, raised her head and looked at Gu Youning with a frown.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already arrested the person, and Xiao Yunzi might confess himself.

No matter how proud she was, she knew that she was involved in the murder of the prince. Even if she could clear herself of the crime, she would be sent out of the palace. After all, the emperor was being seduced by Gu Youning.

Therefore, she didn't dare to ask Nanny Qu to pass on the message, and only dared to speak to the Queen.

If she had known that the queen would come back at this time, she would have driven Gu Youning away long ago.

"No rush. The Emperor has already personally gone to comfort Zheng'er, and I think he's fine. I'd rather stay here and talk to my sister and the Empress for a while."

Gu Youning shook his head.

"But……"

"It's been a while since I've had such a leisurely conversation with anyone. Seeing your deep sisterly love, I feel particularly happy."

The queen seemed to interrupt Gu Youxin inadvertently.

Gu Youning looked at the reactions of the two and understood that the Queen did not come here by chance today, but was invited by Gu Youxin.

Gu Youxin looked obviously very anxious, and the Queen was willing to condescend to come here herself, so she must have happened.

Although the Queen brought the person into the palace, in order to avoid suspicion, she never summoned her alone. Concubine Zheng even asked Gu Youxin to play the piano twice.

Gu Youning suppressed the doubts in his heart and chatted with the two of them for two cups of tea. Seeing that Gu Youning's face was getting worse, he stood up and said goodbye.

"Empress, please save me."

As soon as Gu Youning left, Gu Youxin couldn't help but speak anxiously.

"Don't be impatient, speak slowly. You are the Queen Mother's favorite. No one in the palace would dare to wrong you."

The queen consoled him softly.

"Your Majesty may not be aware that the Ministry of Internal Affairs escorted a eunuch away from Ci'an Palace an hour ago. That eunuch had something I casually gave him as a reward. I'm afraid he might make false accusations under torture. After all, a lot has happened in Ci'an Palace in the past two days."

Gu Youxin was not too stupid to tell the whole truth.

Seeing the Queen's hesitant expression, Gu Youxin rolled off the bed and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, you know that my sister has always wanted to drive me out of the palace. If it weren't for Your Majesty protecting me, I would have long ago..."

"Zhichun, quickly help him back to bed."

"It's normal for you sisters to have some misunderstandings after not seeing each other for a long time. Her status is different now, so you have to bear some grievances."

The Queen advised gently.

"I can bear the grievance, but this fact makes me feel uneasy."

Gu Youxin gritted her teeth and continued, "I heard that the eunuchs have been particularly close to you lately. And the eldest prince was frightened yesterday because I fell into the water. You must be holding a grudge. If you pass on a few words to the eunuchs, you can get Xiao Yunzi to confess some unfavorable words against me."

She didn't want the Queen to help her silence her, but if the Queen was willing to pass the message to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even if Xiao Yunzi implicated her, the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs might not believe it, and Gu Youning would be in trouble instead.

"Concubine Gu wouldn't do this."

The Queen still didn't respond, and even tried to comfort Gu Youxin: "Even though Lady Wen has such a bad temper, Concubine Gu gets along very well with her. This shows that she is not so narrow-minded."

"Beauty Wen?"

Hearing this, Gu Youxin murmured subconsciously.