"Are you telling the truth? The Queen is definitely not in the ancestral hall?"
The Empress Dowager had been in the harem for so many years, what kind of tricks had she not seen? Her graceful face was imposing without anger, and she looked at Concubine Jin with a shrewd and majestic gaze. The shrewdness and majesty in her eyes frightened Concubine Jin so much that her legs trembled.
Concubine Jin quickly lowered her head, mustered her courage, and raised her voice, "How dare I lie to the Empress Dowager? The Empress is definitely not in the ancestral hall. I can go with you right now and see what's going on over there. You'll know what's going on."
She knew very well that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defeat the queen. If she didn't add fuel to the fire quickly, the opportunity would be gone in a flash, and it would be too late to regret it.
"What a deceiving queen!" The Queen Mother was furious, her eyes full of anger.
With a bang, the teacup on the table was overturned and the tea spilled all over the floor.
"Empress Dowager, calm down!"
The palace eunuchs were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They fell to their knees and trembled, fearing that something bad would happen to them.
Jin Guiren also lowered his head, with fear on his face, but more of it was gloating.
The more angry the Queen Mother is with her, the more beneficial it is to her.
"Come on, let's go and see. I want to see how the queen fools everyone!" The queen mother stood up, flicked her handkerchief, and walked out angrily.
The palace maids and eunuchs behind her hurried to catch up. Concubine Jin curled her lips into a smug smile and hurried to follow.
The group came in a mighty procession, and wherever they passed, a group of eunuchs knelt down. The grand scene only stopped when they reached outside the ancestral hall.
"I've arrived, and the Queen won't come out to greet me?"
The Queen Mother looked at the closed door of the ancestral hall with sarcasm and said angrily.
Jin Guiren, standing aside, laughed with a pretentious smile and deliberately raised her voice, "Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager has come to see you in person, how could you be so impolite? Why don't you come and greet her?"
The maids guarding the entrance of the ancestral hall looked at each other, and beads of sweat on their foreheads were almost dripping.
They never expected that the Queen Mother would come at this time.
The situation inside the ancestral hall...
The two looked at each other, their hearts beating like thunder, their brows furrowed, and they were really sweating.
They were Zhao Heng's men, sent to take care of the queen and deal with such emergencies to provide cover for the queen.
They bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress is in seclusion, fasting and chanting. She cannot come out before the appointed time. Please calm down, Your Majesty."
"Staying indoors to eat vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures?"
Concubine Jin instigated with a cold smile, "Are you sure the Queen is really in there eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures?"
The two maids were shocked and their faces turned pale. They didn't expect that this noble lady Jin was so vicious.
She must have discovered something and brought the Queen Mother here on purpose.
Anyone with a discerning eye could guess what happened by looking at the palace maid's pale cheeks.
"snort!"
This sentence successfully provoked the Queen Mother's anger. She snorted heavily and roared, "Call the Queen out to me!"
The maids all knelt down with a thud.
"Her Majesty the Queen, the Queen is really staying at home, fasting and chanting, and can't come out..."
"Well, well, well, what a group of good servants!" The Queen Mother was furious. She pushed away the palace maid beside her and walked directly to the gate, trying to break into the ancestral hall!
"Your Majesty, you cannot go in..."
"Empress Dowager, the Queen's time hasn't come yet, the door can't be opened..."
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Two crisp slaps rang out in the air.
Lady Jin slapped each of the two maids with such force that their faces were tilted to the side.
"You are such a daring dog slave! How dare you stop the Empress Dowager? Did your master teach you this?"
Concubine Jin sneered, "That's right. The Queen is in charge of the harem and has long looked down on everyone. Now she's treating the Queen Mother like this too. Even a servant is bullying the Queen Mother. There really is a hierarchy!"
"The Queen wasn't even in there, yet you dared to deceive the Queen Mother. Both charges are punishable by death. Are you truly not afraid of death?"
"Whoever dares to stop me will be dragged out and chopped to pieces! I want to see who dares to stop me again!"
After hearing this, the empress dowager's face turned pale. She kicked away the palace maid who was blocking her way and reached out to push the door of the ancestral hall.
Seeing that the palace maids at the door could no longer hold on and the door was about to be pushed open, everyone looked at the ancestral hall, wanting to see what was going on inside.
Lady Jin's eyes were almost curved with laughter, but at this moment, the door was opened.
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
The smile on Jin Guiren's face froze, and she screamed as if she had seen a ghost: "Impossible! You can't be in there, I clearly saw that there was no one inside!"
The Queen Mother had obviously believed it for a long time, and when she saw the Queen opening the door of the ancestral hall, she could not hide her astonishment on her angry face.
Su Lijin glanced at the huge group of people, her eyes sweeping across everyone's faces one by one, making everyone feel embarrassed and many of them lowered their heads.
Many of them came to watch the fun, and seeing the Queen in trouble, they naturally clapped their hands in their hearts. At this time, Su Lijin's eyes seemed to see into the darkest corners of their hearts, and they were a little at a loss for a moment.
Su Lijin's gaze fell on Concubine Jin. Seeing her face twisted with shock, she taunted him, "Concubine Jin, you're so arrogant! You're yelling and yelling in front of me, and you're even trying to punish me! I never thought a Concubine like you could have so much power."
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