The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Jiang Wantang asked doubtfully, "When did you regain consciousness?"

"It was the day you first appeared in the side hall of Shoukang Palace. I mistook you for an old friend. I was deeply shocked and my mind was in a mess. Then I slowly began to recall the past."

Concubine Yu looked at Jiang Wantang's face and said slowly, "Perhaps it's God's will, perhaps it's fate..."

"I know you are investigating what happened back then."

"But you are destined to be unable to find out anything, because everyone who knew about it back then has long been silenced."

Having said this, she pursed her lips tightly, her expression tense, as if she was trying hard to suppress the waves in her heart.

Jiang Wantang's heart tightened, and he said, "So, you've already predicted that I would come to you in person."

Concubine Yu said bluntly: "Yes."

Jiang Wantang was stunned for a moment. Looking at Concubine Yu's complicated expression, he asked, "Was it Empress Dowager Qi who silenced her?"

Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, and a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of her mouth, which seemed to be ironic and resentful: "Humph, the surname Qi is not that capable."

"Don't be fooled by her current glory and pretense of being a dignified and elegant queen mother. Back then, she was just a shameless little talent who used all her tricks to climb onto the emperor's throne."

"Her greatest strength is her alluring skills on the couch. She's shameless and unashamed."

Jiang Wantang looked at her in shock.

Although she had long known that Empress Dowager Qi's outward kindness and dignity were mostly fake, she could not imagine that she would be like the person described by Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu smiled, still looking sarcastic and disdainful.

"It's hard to imagine, isn't it?"

"She's a person who's always pretending and disgusting."

"The means used to harm people are so cruel and despicable."

Before Jiang Wantang could even recover from the shock on her face, she continued, "You know, half of the favored concubines in the harem back then fell at her hands."

"It was her fault that Concubine Xiao in the main palace was unable to give birth to a child."

"This bitch is like paraquat transformed into a spirit. She's really too poisonous."

Jiang Wantang listened quietly, her expression a little dazed, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she had a bold guess in her mind.

So she asked, "If it's not her, then who else could it be?"

Concubine Yu's face darkened. She gave a bitter smile, a barely perceptible glint of hatred lingering in her murky yellow eyes. Her voice grew deeper and deeper, "It's the late emperor."

"It was he who ordered the execution of all the palace servants in Jinxiu Palace, not even sparing a dog."

"Everyone thought I lost the battle for the queen position to Qi, but that's not the case."

"It's true that I lost, but I didn't lose to her. I lost to the late emperor."

Jiang Wantang's pupils trembled suddenly. Her guess was right.

"Why?" Jiang Wantang continued to ask.

Concubine Yu's eyes were dark and deep. After a long silence, she slowly said, "This matter... has far-reaching implications. It's best not to ask further."

"Knowing too much will do you no good."

"If you insist on investigating, you will bring disaster upon yourself."

Jiang Wantang smiled and said calmly, "I can't get out of this unscathed anymore, can I, Aunt Yue?"

"From the moment Empress Dowager Qi saw my face, it was destined that either she would die or I would die. Am I right?"

Concubine Yu's expression froze, and her eyes showed a bit of helplessness and determination: "Yes, you are very smart."

"But you don't have to worry about that. She's driven me crazy for so many years, and I won't let her have it easy."

"Then you can just pretend you know nothing and continue to live your life well in the harem."

Jiang Wantang pursed his lips, his smile faint as he spoke each word with pause, "But I only believe in myself."

"I don't want to be dragged away without knowing what's going on."

"Therefore, I can only find the road ahead by myself."

This time, Concubine Yu was silent for a long time.

She sighed softly and looked at Jiang Wantang's face, as if lost in memories: "Similar, so similar..."

Concubine Yu couldn't help but sigh: "How can there be two people in this world who are so similar?"

"Not only in appearance, but also in personality."

As she spoke, a hint of nostalgia and sadness flashed in Concubine Yu's eyes: "You know? She once said the same thing to me."

"She said, Yue'er, don't let others lead you blindly. You have to find the road ahead on your own."

"If I hadn't witnessed her burial with my own eyes, I would have thought she was alive, sitting in front of me and talking to me."

"Unfortunately, I didn't listen to her and ruined the rest of my life..."

Jiang Wantang knew that Concubine Yu was thinking of Empress Dowager Wende again.

She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is the 'she' you're talking about Empress Dowager Wende?"

Concubine Yu suddenly came to her senses and looked at her warily: "It seems you know a lot."

"However, I would like to advise you not to mention this name in the palace, especially in front of the current emperor."

Jiang Wantang looked at her steadily, not flinching. "Why?"

"I need a reason."

Concubine Yu shook her head and sighed, "What happened back then was far too complicated, beyond your imagination."

"I can't tell you the reason now. Perhaps one day in the future, when the time is right, I will tell you everything."

"I know your goal now is to bring down Empress Dowager Qi and the Qi family behind her. We have the same goal, so why not work together?"

Seeing that she was avoiding talking to Empress Dowager Wende, Jiang Wantang didn't force it. She nodded and said, "Okay."

Later, Concubine Yu told her that Empress Dowager Qi would take action within a month at the latest and asked her to be prepared.

She said that she would be the one to deal with Empress Dowager Qi, and asked Jiang Wantang to be careful of the Qi family.

The two chatted until late at night before Jiang Wantang got up and left.

After leaving the bedroom, Concubine Yu called her again, with a complicated expression: "I heard that the current emperor only favors you in the harem..."

"That's a good thing and a bad thing."

"I was like that back then, too. Your Majesty is very similar to the late emperor now, but I hope you won't follow my path."

"When it comes to matters of love between men and women, no matter how much others say, it's useless. I just hope you remember what I have to say."

"Don't trust men, especially the emperor."

Her eyes were concerned and sincere, full of unconditional kindness.

Jiang Wantang's heart was touched, and his expression became serious. He spoke word by word, "Thank you... Aunt Yue."

Then, turned around and left.

In her previous life, she gave everything but failed to gain the kindness, but now in the harem, a place full of intrigue, she got it without any effort.

Concubine Xiao was one, and so was Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu looked at the black figure that flashed by on the palace wall and murmured to herself, "If only you had her skills back then..."