When the news reached the Empress Dowager's palace, she naturally also knew that Rong Jingyuan had ordered Ming Fei to be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs.
Even the Queen Mother, who is such a shrewd person, can't understand the situation now.
Didn't Rong Jingyuan protect Concubine Ming before? Why did he now personally order her to be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs?
"Your Highness, I heard from the Imperial Hospital that Consort Ming's pregnancy was fake, and that she was actually pregnant due to taking some kind of elixir. It should have been impossible to detect, but the item we sent yesterday accidentally revealed it, so Your Majesty issued this order."
The Queen Mother nodded. After knowing the reason, she had an idea in her mind.
No wonder Rong Jingyuan didn't come to find him when Ming Fei got into trouble. It turned out that there was such a reason.
The Queen Mother sighed, "Alas, Concubine Ming, this is truly her own fault."
The Queen Mother then called a palace maid over and instructed her, "Go and keep an eye on this matter. Don't let the news of Ming Fei being chopped into pieces get out, or else there will be rumors that the royal family is cruel and merciless."
"Yes, I will do it right away."
Ming Fei's death was a foregone conclusion. Now that the harem was leaderless, she had to choose someone of her own to take the position of queen as soon as possible.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and asked the nanny beside her, "You said that His Majesty went to Taoyuan before?"
"Yes, I heard from the imperial physician that when Li, the steward beside Your Majesty, was unconscious, he uttered a few words in a daze."
"What did you say?" asked the Queen Mother.
"He said, please leave Taoyuan and go back with His Majesty..."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately knew who the Empress he was talking about.
"So, Jiang Ziyi is still alive? And she's involved with that commoner Rong Shaoxuan?"
The nanny asked quietly, "Empress Dowager, since the Empress is still alive, do we need to send someone to bring her back?"
The Queen Mother slammed her hand on the table. "Why did you bring such a useless thing back? She's a good queen, but she chose to get involved with that commoner. It's a complete waste of all the time I've cultivated her!"
When the Queen Mother mentioned this, her chest heaved with anger.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all my fault for being too talkative." After saying that, the nanny slapped herself hard.
The Queen Mother raised her hand and said, "Forget it."
In fact, she was not angry about Jiang Ziyi not returning to the palace.
But he was angry that she was involved with Rong Shaoxuan.
When she was young, the person she hated the most was Rong Shaoxuan's mother.
As long as she is there, the late emperor will always have eyes for only that person.
Even after that woman died, the late emperor elevated her to empress, but it was only because he considered the Jiang family's value at the time! He had always only had interests in her, not love!
Just when she was about to take action against Rong Shaoxuan, His Majesty demoted him to a commoner and sent him out of the palace.
He also ordered that no one from the royal family was allowed to approach him.
Rong Shaoxuan just escaped the disaster.
The Queen Mother was too lazy to care about Jiang Ziyi's affairs. Since she didn't want to come back, she should never come back in her life.
However, it is absolutely impossible for her to retain the throne of Queen of You State.
The Queen Mother asked a young eunuch, "Where is Jiang Qin now?"
"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang Qin has been living in our family home since she was driven out of the palace by Your Majesty last time. She awaits your summons at any time."
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "Tell her what I said. Tell her to dress like Jiang Ziyi. The more similar, the better."
"yes!"
After giving these instructions, the Queen Mother rubbed her brows and said, "I am tired. Please help me into the house to rest."
The maids beside her quickly helped her into the house.
The Queen Mother is still determined to support Jiang Qin to become the new Queen. Although she doesn't understand why Rong Jingyuan suddenly fell in love with Jiang Ziyi, the Queen Mother feels that Jiang Ziyi has no other advantages except her good looks.
If Rong Jingyuan was attracted to her, it must be because of her appearance.
Although Jiang Qin is not as pretty as Jiang Ziyi, she is about 60% similar to her. If she dresses up carefully, she might be about 80% similar.
As long as they were given the opportunity to interact with each other for a while, she didn't believe Rong Jingyuan would not be tempted.
After Rong Jingyuan left the cold palace, he sent people to invite all of Mingfei's family members to the palace.
Ming Fei's father naively thought that his daughter had won the emperor's favor in the palace, so he invited them to the palace as guests.
But they never imagined that what was waiting for them was death.
As soon as they entered the palace, the whole family was taken to the dungeon. Now they were kneeling on the ground, trembling.
The emperor outside the prison door said coldly: "Ming Fei said that if she lied to me, her whole family would die miserably..."
A drop of cold sweat oozed from the forehead of Mingfei's father, who was kneeling on the ground.
No matter how naive he was, he now realized the murderous intent hidden in the emperor's tone.
Moreover, he has not seen his daughter since entering the palace this time.
Could it be...
He trembled and said, "Your Majesty, how could I lie to you? There must be some misunderstanding..."
"If there's any misunderstanding, go ask it yourself underground."
The long spear in the hands of the jailer beside him instantly pierced Mingfei's father's chest.
Don't give him any more chance to talk nonsense.
When the women nearby saw this scene, they burst into screams.
However, the continuous barrage of spears immediately silenced them all.
Rong Jingyuan stared at the corpses scattered on the ground, his silent eyes as cold as ever, and said, "Throw them all into the mass grave and dispose of them."
"yes!"
This kind of ending is even more tragic than Jiang Ziyi's previous life.
Ming Fei and her family disappeared quietly.
There is not even an explanation.
After dealing with these things, Rong Jingyuan was shrouded in a sinister aura.
He still sent people outside the palace every day to inquire about Jiang Ziyi's news.
But nothing was found.
As the days passed, Jiang Qin would occasionally receive summons from the empress dowager and go to the palace. However, she did not go directly to find Rong Jingyuan. After all, she still remembered the last time she was kicked out of the palace by Rong Jingyuan.
After more than a month of guidance from the Queen Mother, she now looks 80% like the former Jiang Ziyi.
What she had to do next was to pretend to meet His Majesty by chance in the palace and make His Majesty fall in love with her.
Jiang Ziyi, who was far away in the underworld, had no idea what the Jiang family and the Queen Mother were thinking.
One morning, while having breakfast, Jiang Ziyi just brought a spoonful of porridge to her mouth and she couldn't help retching.
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