Chapter 130 The Queen's Question

"Go ahead."

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

As soon as Concubine Feng left, the Queen lost her composure and sneered angrily, "Very good, very good, Concubine Chen, she's so bold!"

Nanny Yan said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Such a lowly person is not worthy of any moral character or gratitude. It is not worth it for Your Majesty to be so angry over such a person. In my opinion, you should not treat such a person with kindness! If Your Majesty does not teach her a lesson, I am afraid that she will not only be ungrateful, but will become complacent and think that Your Majesty dare not touch her!"

"Oh!"

The Queen sneered, disgust thick in her eyes.

She glanced at the flickering candlelight and took a deep breath: "Let her talk tomorrow."

If it weren't for the lateness of the night, she would have wanted to call Xu Lanshan over right away. That bitch, what Nanny Yan said was right, she really did need a good lesson.

Although it is a knife that is easy to control, if it is useless, what is the point of having it?

She no longer had much patience for her.

When paying their respects to the Queen the next day, all the concubines behaved well and no one dared to speak carelessly.

The Queen is probably in a bad mood. If anyone tries to stir up trouble at this time, wouldn't that be walking into the trap and giving the Queen a chance to vent her anger?

Even Mo Jieyu and Deng Jieyu, who used to love stirring up trouble, kept their mouths shut.

Xu Lanshan was just feeling grateful that the world was finally peaceful for once, but unexpectedly, after paying their respects, everyone else left and the Queen left her alone to talk.

Xu Lanshan had a bad feeling. After all, the Shen family had just been in trouble. How could the Queen be in the mood to chat with her at this time? Staying at this time was probably not a good thing.

She didn't expect things to be worse than she thought.

Before she could smile and test anything, the queen suddenly changed her expression.

“Kneel down!”

"Empress..."

"I tell you to kneel down!"

Xu Lanshan suppressed the shock in her heart and knelt down: "I don't know how I have offended the Queen. Please tell me clearly."

The queen's eyes were cold, and her dignified face, expressionless, was even more terrifying than the hideous and distorted faces of others. She stared at Xu Lanshan's face with a knife-like gaze, and her condescending arrogance did not require any restraint or courtesy in front of a little concubine like Xu Lanshan.

"I'm asking you, did you accompany the Emperor out of the palace yesterday?"

Xu Lanshan's heart sank. She never expected this.

She didn't think anyone had reported it to the higher-ups, but simply thought the Empress was incredibly powerful and had somehow gotten wind of it. This wasn't surprising, as the Empress was the head of the harem after all. How many things in the harem could she possibly hide from her?

"yes......"

The Queen was immediately furious: "What happened after you and the Emperor left the palace yesterday? Didn't you know that he was my brother? Why didn't you tell me a word after returning to the palace? Xu Lanshan, do you still have me in your eyes? Where did you get the courage to hide this from me?"

In the Queen's view, since Xu Lanshan has come to rely on her, she should be loyal to her and think about her wholeheartedly.

Her brother had angered the emperor, so Xu Lanshan should have reported it to her as soon as she returned to the palace.

If she had known the news earlier and knew the details, she would not be so passive!

That’s her younger brother, the treasure of their family since he was a child!

Xu Lanshan said nothing, not even a single word. If I hadn't questioned her, she probably wouldn't have told me a word about it.

Xu Lanshan had never considered herself the Queen's wife, so naturally she wouldn't foolishly consider the Queen's interests or be loyal to her. Furthermore, before the Queen spoke, she had never thought that the Queen would know about what happened yesterday, or would question her.

Naturally, she would not tell the Queen on her own initiative.

It's not convenient to talk about this kind of thing.

It seems like he is intentionally trying to humiliate the Queen's family, show off, and embarrass the Queen.

Is the Queen...taking her anger out on others?

"Your Majesty, please understand. I am a lowly person with little influence. Your Majesty was so angry yesterday. I accompanied Your Majesty out of the palace in disguise and quietly left. Your Majesty instructed me not to let anyone know. How could I dare to say a word? I didn't dare to ask Your Majesty if I could say it... I didn't dare to anger Your Majesty! I didn't mean to hide it from Your Majesty! I didn't sleep well the whole night yesterday. I was entangled in this matter all night. I really didn't dare..."

Her panic and incoherent speech made the queen feel a little better, but she still felt uncomfortable when she thought that she did not put herself first and was not loyal to her at all.

How well does Nanny Yan understand the Queen?

With just a quick glance at the Empress, she understood what she was thinking. Clearing her throat, she glanced at Xu Lanshan and said slowly, "Chen Zhaoyi, don't forget that it was the Empress who raised you up. The Emperor is so busy with all sorts of affairs, and he's in charge of the entire Imperial Court. There are so many important matters that require his attention every day. Do you really think he has the time to take care of the affairs of the harem? If it weren't for the Empress who has shielded you from so many troubles, both openly and covertly, do you think you could live so comfortably?"

"Chen Zhaoyi has no family to rely on. If the concubines don't bully you, who else can they bully? You didn't get into trouble, thanks to the Queen! Who knew that you didn't know how to repay her? Aren't you afraid of hurting the Queen's feelings? Even if you told the Queen quietly, would the Emperor still ask you about this? But you didn't say anything. If the Queen didn't ask, did you plan to keep silent? When the incident happened yesterday, did you do anything? Did you plead for Young Master Shen?"

Nanny Yan's words successfully aroused the Queen's anger. The Queen smiled coldly and said, "Speak!"

Wasn't Xu Lanshan very favored? If she had advised the emperor and said a few good words, perhaps the emperor would not have been so angry and would not have punished her brother so harshly.

This Xu Lanshan is really careless!

Xu Lanshan didn't dare to lie, because her lies would be exposed as soon as the Queen asked her about her family.

"I was terrified at the time and didn't dare to say anything... The Emperor was very angry at the time, and I..."

Nanny Yan sneered, "Isn't Concubine Chen too selfish? Is she scared? I don't know when Concubine Chen became so timid. When Concubine Lian and Concubine Yu faced Concubine Chen, they never saw Concubine Chen afraid! Did you scare Concubine Chen by saying a few good words for Young Master Shen? Concubine Chen doesn't know how to think about it. Isn't that the Queen's brother? "

"I have never experienced anything like this before. My mind was completely blank at the time, and I didn't dare to breathe. I really didn't dare... If the Queen blames me for this, I can only accept it..."