Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 818

After Yun Xiyue finished speaking, she turned and left.

The Empress Dowager was very angry, but she also felt that what she said made sense, so she sent someone to ask Pei Fang. Now the Emperor had people watching the Cold Palace and was not allowed to come out at all.

Even if the Empress Dowager wanted to summon him, it was not allowed.

Only Granny Su could be allowed to see it, but everything brought in was confiscated.

Granny Su felt helpless and heartbroken to see Pei Fang's thin appearance. After all, she was a member of the Pei family.

I watched Pei Fang grow up since she was a child.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has sent me to ask you who is helping you behind the scenes."

Pei Fang's expression changed slightly, "No..."

No matter how much Granny Su asked, she wouldn't say.

Granny Su had no choice but to leave.

The Empress Dowager said, "Since she is unwilling to speak, then let her stay in the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions!"

"I have indeed been too indulgent towards her in the past."

That's why they acted on their own initiative.

Prime Minister Pei is no longer here.

From the moment Pei Fang was banished to the Cold Palace, Pei Shang tried to find a way to save her, but Murong Yu refused to see her.

Until the news of Madam Pei's death arrived.

The Empress Dowager, overcome with grief, came to the Imperial Study again. "Your maternal grandmother has passed away. Her greatest wish was for Fangfang to come home. Since the Emperor doesn't like her, then it's my fault. I shouldn't have forced you to marry Fangfang."

"She has done so many wrong things, how can we let her go like this? How can this satisfy the public? Is it fair to A-Yue?" Murong Yu refused to let Pei Fang go.

She should be left to live out her days in solitude in the cold palace.

The Empress Dowager said angrily, "Fair? Yun Xiyue is the Empress now. She has everything she wants. You still think it's not enough? Your Majesty, don't forget that Fangfang is your cousin."

"Just because she's my cousin doesn't mean she can do whatever she wants? She ordered someone to poison the wet nurse, almost killing my son. Don't think that just because there's no evidence, I don't know it wasn't her." Murong Yu's eyes were cold, and his tone was indifferent.

The Empress Dowager was startled. "Impossible... You have no evidence. What makes you say this about Fangfang? Did the Empress say it?"

No wonder Yunxi Yue was determined to kill Fangfang.

"The person is dead, what evidence do we need? In the entire harem, besides you and her, who else has the means to poison the wet nurse and then execute those people? Furthermore, when she plotted against me, there were people helping her behind the scenes, doesn't that prove everything?"

"In this harem, besides her desire to harm the prince, who else is there? You!"

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly. She had never done such a thing, and no matter what, she would never poison her own grandson.

She liked all three princes very much.

Could it really be Fangfang?

"Perhaps there is someone else. You know Fangfang is simple-minded. If she had such ability, she wouldn't have failed to become empress."

The Empress Dowager still did not believe that Pei Fang was responsible.

"Then go to the Cold Palace and find out. If she reveals who's behind her, I can spare her life and send her back to the Pei family."

"If she doesn't speak up, she'll just have to die in the cold palace and never be able to get out in this lifetime."

In Murong Yu's eyes, not beheading him was already an extraordinary act of mercy.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that she left the Imperial Study and went to the Cold Palace.

"aunt......"

Pei Fang was in tears, having already learned of her grandmother's passing.

Madam Pei was also the elder who loved her the most.

"I want to go back to the Pei family to see my maternal grandmother off on her final journey."

The Empress Dowager's eyes were red as she grasped Fangfang's hand. "Fangfang, if you want to leave now, the only way is to tell who's behind it all. I know you've done something foolish. Is someone stirring things up behind the scenes? If you just tell them, the Emperor will agree to let you out."

Pei Fang burst into tears.

"Aunt, I can't say..."

If this gets out, the Pei family is finished.

My cousin will never forgive the Pei family again; he will have the entire family executed.

The Empress Dowager froze, already understanding the situation. "Then you can only grow old and die in the harem, Fangfang..."