But the matter was done and Concubine Qi could not be saved.

Ye Jinyun was stunned for a while. After accepting the fact that Concubine Qi had committed suicide, he began to order people to prepare for her funeral.

At this time, the maidservant beside Concubine Qi, named Zhuque, stopped her and said, "Your Majesty, I found this under your pillow. I took a look and found that it was written by you."

Ye Jinyun turned around and saw Zhuque handing her a letter, so she reached out to take it, walked to the side, opened it and started reading.

a long time

She put down the letter in her hand, looked at the sky and sighed helplessly.

"Suzaku, could you please tell me what exactly happened back then?"

Zhuque nodded and followed Ye Jinyun to a quiet pavilion and began to tell her the story of that year.

Ye Jinyun listened to her words without saying a word.

It turned out that Concubine Qi really didn't know that her daughter was not Mo Qiyuan's bloodline.

"So, that night, the Emperor was drinking with Concubine Qi in the garden, but was kidnapped by the Imperial Concubine. Concubine Qi was then drunk alone in the garden, and the guard took advantage of her unconsciousness and raped her in the flower bed, is that right?

What happened to the guard afterwards? Didn't the imperial concubine and the others find out about this?"

Ye Jinyun asked aloud based on what Zhuque said.

"At that time, I went to get the sobering soup for the Empress and returned. Seeing that she was not in her original place, I went to look for her. When I found her in the flower bed, her clothes were already in disarray. I was shocked, but fortunately, the Emperor had dismissed the palace servants while drinking with the Empress, so no one saw it. I quickly and quietly carried the Empress back to the bedroom.

Afterwards, I secretly observed and inquired, and found out which guard was on duty nearby that night. After identifying him, I drugged him and arrested him for interrogation. Finally, I found out that he was the one who defiled the Empress that night, so I killed him privately.

"Not long after, the Empress began to show signs of pregnancy. This servant was terrified, but it just so happened that the Empress had been to the Emperor's bed during that period. Seeing that no one was suspicious, and that the Empress might indeed be pregnant with the Emperor's child, this servant did not tell the Empress about it.

Afterwards, no concubine in the palace could get pregnant anymore. Since Your Highness is the Emperor's only child thanks to the Princess, she is highly respected in the palace, so there is no need for this servant to reveal this matter."

“However, over the years, as I watched the princess grow up, she became more and more like the guard, but without even a trace of the emperor. I then realized that the princess was indeed born that night, and that she was not related to the emperor by blood.

But no one knew about this except me. I also got rid of the palace maids who helped me capture the guard. Even if the princess was not the emperor's bloodline, no one knew about it. It was not until you revealed it that day that I realized that this matter could no longer be concealed."

At this point, Zhuque glanced at Ye Jinyun and asked, "How did the Queen know that the princess is not of the Emperor's bloodline?"

Ye Jinyun pointed to the back and said, "It was Dr. Cui. He was the one who discovered this."

Ye Jinyun answered briefly, saying that he only needed to tell outsiders how he discovered it, and there was no need to mention the fact that Mo Qi had not yet cleared the poison. The emperor's privacy could not be easily told to others.

Zhuque understood what he said, and stopped asking questions and continued to talk about what happened later.

"After the Empress returned to the palace that day, she asked me about this matter. Actually, the Empress did have a complete memory of what happened that year, but she was deeply drunk at the time, and since nothing happened afterwards, she thought she was just dreaming. So, after I whispered something in her ear that day, the Empress realized what had happened herself. That's why she was so devastated that she abandoned the princess and committed suicide."

Ye Jinyun nodded. She already knew how desperate Concubine Qi was.

She thought it was a nightmare, but many years later she was told that it was true. This was in ancient times when chastity was extremely important. She was also a concubine and had cuckolded the emperor. Even if she had not done it voluntarily, she was afraid that Mo Qiyuan would punish her and her family after knowing about it, so she chose to commit suicide.

Ye Jinyun waved her hand to let Zhuque leave, took out the letter written to her by Concubine Qi, and her eyes fell on a passage she had written.

I have lost my chastity and plotted to murder the heir to the throne and the Empress Dowager. My crimes are grave, and only death can atone for them. I only hope that the Emperor and the Empress will not tell Yuan Jia about this, and that I will retain a clean image in her heart.

"well……"

With a long sigh, Ye Jinyun put away the letter and turned back to arrange Concubine Qi's funeral.

…

It was not until the second night after the seventh day after Concubine Qi's death that Ye Jinyun showed Mo Qiyuan the letter she had left behind.

Because this is what Concubine Qi herself said in the letter. She told Ye Jinyun not to hide it from the emperor for her. She must admit the crime she committed. She just wanted to beg Mo Qiyuan not to implicate Yuan Jia in this matter. The child is innocent.

Mo Qiyuan looked at the letter and veins bulged on his hands, but he was not angry because Yuanjia was not his blood, but because Concubine Qi confessed in the letter that she had plotted to murder the Queen Mother and his precious daughter.

"Yun'er, why didn't you tell your husband when our Xi'er was murdered by her before? You let Concubine Qi off so easily. You are really soft-hearted."

Ye Jinyun pulled his sleeve and shook his head.

"I was naturally extremely angry at the time, but Concubine Qi did all these things because Yuanjia was neglected. As a mother, she felt bitter and wanted revenge. I also knew how far a woman would go for her child. At that time, I also wanted to punish her, but after learning about Yuanjia's situation and seeing how devastated she was, I no longer wanted to punish her.

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