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

Concubine Xiao lowered her eyes and sighed softly, "The number of people who know her and have seen her is probably very small."

Nanny Su thought for a moment before asking, "Then why did the person in the side hall mistake Concubine Jiang for her?"

"Maybe he is really crazy." Concubine Xiao said indifferently.

On the other side, as soon as Jiang Wantang returned to Changle Palace, he ordered someone to go to the Imperial Household Department to invite Eunuch Lin over.

On the way back, Jiang Wantang could not get rid of the eyes and expression that Concubine Yu showed when she looked at her.

She suspected that Concubine Yu was not crazy at all and was just pretending to be crazy.

When people are extremely shocked, their subconscious eyes and expressions cannot deceive others.

Although what she said was strange, her eyes and the emotions she expressed were real.

Perhaps she mistook herself for an old friend with a similar face.

While he was thinking about it, Eunuch Lin was brought in by a young eunuch from Changle Palace.

He stepped forward with a smile and said respectfully, "May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

"Your Majesty, the reason you sent me here is..."

Jiang Wantang narrowed her peach blossom eyes slightly, looked at him and nodded, saying, "I do have something I'm confused about, and I'd like to ask Eunuch Lin for advice."

Eunuch Lin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are truly embarrassing me. If you have anything to ask, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

Jiang Wantang smiled slightly and said, "Do you know Concubine Yu?"

As she finished speaking, the smile on Eunuch Lin's face froze instantly.

It was as if I heard some shocking words.

Jiang Wantang was very satisfied with his expression at the moment, which showed that she was right. This Concubine Yu was very extraordinary.

Eunuch Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand. After a long while, he finally spoke: "I am an old servant in the palace. I know a little bit about it."

"I wonder what you would like to know, Madam?"

Jiang Wantang said calmly, "Tell me everything you know."

"It's a long story..."

Eunuch Lin's cloudy eyes gradually became profound, and through the long river of time, scenes of the past emerged like a passing show.

Jiang Wantang learned from him that Concubine Yu's name was Yu Wanyue, and she was an orphan left on the battlefield by an old general of the previous dynasty.

When the late emperor ascended the throne at the age of twelve, Yu Wanyue, who was only ten years old, was brought into the palace at that time and was raised together with the late emperor by the Empress Dowager Wende.

She was directly named a noble concubine at the age of fifteen, and later became the most favored concubine in the harem.

Later, she became pregnant with the dragon heir. Logically, she would become the master of the six palaces.

However, there were three pregnant concubines at the time, and she did not have a strong maternal family to support her, which caused a lot of discussion among the court officials.

So the late emperor issued a decree that whoever gave birth to a prince first would be the queen.

Among the three concubines, Concubine Yu has the longest pregnancy period and the best chance.

The second is the current Empress Dowager Qi, who was Concubine Qi at that time and came only one month later than Concubine Yu.

Coincidentally, on the night that Concubine Yu was about to give birth, Concubine Qi fell and gave birth prematurely, and they both gave birth at the same time.

What was even more coincidental was that both of them had difficult labor and it took a whole night before the crying of a baby was heard in the harem.

Concubine Yu gave birth to a thin princess, while Concubine Qi gave birth to a healthy prince.

Later, before she was out of the confinement period, the princess born to Concubine Yu died due to congenital deficiency. Concubine Yu was devastated and developed a chronic illness during the confinement period. It was difficult for her to have children afterwards.

A concubine who has difficulty in having children is destined to have no chance of becoming the queen.

In order to take care of Concubine Yu's feelings, the late emperor delayed until a year later, and only when he could no longer delay did he issue an edict to enthrone Concubine Qi as empress.

Later, Concubine Yu and Empress Qi fought openly and secretly, fighting to the death.

The prince born to Empress Qi unfortunately died at the age of two, and Empress Qi never became pregnant again.

……

Jiang Wantang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

For a moment, it was difficult to connect the Concubine Yu, who was favored and skilled by Eunuch Lin, with the crazy woman he saw today.

She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Then why did Concubine Yu go crazy?"

Eunuch Lin shook his head and sighed, "I don't know the reason, but I heard that not long after Empress Dowager Wende passed away, Concubine Yu had a huge argument with the late emperor, and after that, she completely fell out of favor. Over time, she became delirious and spoke madly."

The expression in Jiang Wantang's eyes deepened, and he murmured, "Empress Dowager Wende?"

Therefore, the "Empress Dowager" that Concubine Yu referred to at that time was Empress Dowager Wende, not the current Empress Dowager Qi.

As if suddenly remembering something, Jiang Wantang raised her eyes and asked, "Then, sir, have you ever met this Empress Dowager Wende?"

Eunuch Lin shook his head and said, "No, I only heard some old palace servants mention her privately at the time. I only knew that she was an unparalleled beauty. She became the Empress Dowager at a young age, but few people had ever seen her face."

"Now, after so many years, even the old palace servants who stayed behind have never seen it, so there is no way to verify it."

Jiang Wantang remained silent, which was basically the same as what she had guessed.

But for some reason, Jiang Wantang still felt something was strange.

Seeing that Jiang Wantang remained silent, Eunuch Lin spoke to himself, "Madam, I have already told you everything I know..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and continued, "This old servant dares to advise Your Majesty that it would be best if you stay out of the feud between Concubine Yu and Empress Dowager Qi."

"Okay, I understand." Jiang Wantang smiled and said calmly, "Thank you."

"Thank you for taking this trip today, Eunuch Lin."

When Yun Shang came back from seeing Eunuch Lin off, she saw Jiang Wantang leaning on the beauty couch, reading a Buddhist scripture in her hand.

She walked over and asked curiously, "Sister, why are you suddenly reading Buddhist scriptures?"

Jiang Wantang didn't answer, but instead asked, "Tell me, what is the purpose of ordinary people copying the Sutra of Rebirth?"

Yun Shang thought for a moment and said softly, "Of course it's to liberate the souls of the dead, to help them escape suffering, find peace, and have a smooth afterlife."

"You're right." Jiang Wantang's eyes moved slightly and he put down the Buddhist scriptures in his hand.

She suddenly remembered what Eunuch Lin said about the two concubines giving birth on the same day. The princess born to Concubine Yu was born full-term, but died due to congenital deficiency, while Empress Dowager Qi gave birth to a healthy prince prematurely.

Jiang Wantang narrowed his eyes, as if he could smell some conspiracy.

A very ridiculous idea came into her mind.

But if it were true, Concubine Yu would be driven mad...

That night, Jiang Wantang changed into a night-weary black outfit, avoided the heavy guards of the imperial palace, and came to the side hall of Shoukang Palace...