Chapter 16:
Enemies The queen was startled and stood up quickly.
Everyone in the room knelt down.
"May the emperor be well and healthy."
Emperor Qingling did not respond, but went straight to Concubine Yao, helped her up, and said softly, "Are you not scared?" Concubine
Yao raised her eyes and bumped into Emperor Qingling's warm eyes. She was a little confused for a moment.
She had been with the emperor for so long, but she couldn't figure out his ways.
He used her, but cared for her very much.
He made her the target of attack by the concubines in the harem, made many enemies for her, and even offended the queen in the central palace, but the friendship in his eyes was so hot that people couldn't look away.
She didn't believe that the emperor didn't understand the struggles in the harem, nor did she believe that he didn't know that his actions would push her and Ying'an into the abyss.
True and false, real and fake, what is real?
Could it be that calling her father back from the south is also a move on his chessboard?
Although she was extremely reluctant, she still had to greet the emperor with a smile.
She was really exhausted.
Concubine Yao knelt down with Ying'an in her arms, tears streaming down her face: "Your Majesty, I have known Zhiyu for many years, and I would never harm her. Even the people in the Xin Palace were the ones the Queen Mother personally sent down for the sake of Duke Dingguo. There is absolutely no problem. These days, there are not many people walking around in the Xin Palace, only I come every day. I heard that Zhiyu was poisoned, and I was very scared, so I called Your Majesty here regardless of everything. Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for me and Zhiyu, and find out who is behind this."
The Queen raised her head and looked at Emperor Qingling worriedly.
Concubine Yao did this, obviously she had guessed who was behind it.
If the Emperor insisted on investigating, he would definitely find her.
Concubine Yao!
Very good!
The emperor helped Concubine Yao up with a look of difficulty, and said solemnly: "Concubine Yao, as long as I am here, no one can do anything to you."
Concubine Yao knelt down and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The concubines listened to Emperor Qingling and Concubine Yao flirting with each other, completely ignoring all of them, and they couldn't help but hate Concubine Yao in their hearts.
Concubine Yao monopolized the emperor and was extremely favored. She was really too arrogant.
Emperor Qingling pulled Concubine Yao to sit on the couch, took Ying'an from her arms, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The concubines stood up.
The first thing they did was to look at the empress.
Since ancient times, the emperor and the empress have been one body, but now, the person sitting next to the emperor is Concubine Yao.
This time, Concubine Yao really can't figure out her position.
The empress stood in front of Emperor Qingling and told him the whole story in detail. She was neutral and showed no hostility towards Concubine Yao, nor did she deliberately cover up the truth.
It seemed that she didn't care at all that Concubine Yao was sitting next to Emperor Qingling.
Emperor Qingling said coldly: "Where is Doctor Zhao?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yao stood up and faced the emperor, kneeling and saluted: "I heard that Zhiyu was poisoned, so I asked someone to arrest Doctor Zhao. At this time, he is waiting on the side."
"Let him come over."
Doctor Zhao, who was behind the crowd, was forced to come forward. When he saw the emperor, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.
"Your Majesty, please help me. Concubine Yao detained me in Lianxin Palace without any reason. This was definitely not an accident. Moreover, I never said that Concubine Yao was the one who poisoned me. But she came to me on her own initiative. It is clear that she has something to hide. As Concubine Yao said, she is the only one who comes to Lianxin Palace every day. She can poison Zhi Zhaoyi without making a sound. Others, I am afraid, have the intention but not the strength, Your Majesty!"
Imperial Physician Zhao's heartfelt words directly nailed Concubine Yao to death on the pillar of shame.
Emperor Qingling frowned and said nothing.
Concubine Yao glanced at him, lowered her eyes and said: "Your Majesty, I am a close friend of Zhiyu, why do you do this? Doctor Zhao is clearly framing me!"
Chang Zhiyu, who had been silent, suddenly covered her face and sobbed.
Emperor Qingling looked at her, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Zhi Zhaoyi, are you feeling unwell?"
Chang Zhiyu knelt down in front of everyone, tears streaming down her face, crying: "Your Majesty, please help me." As
soon as she opened her mouth, Concubine Yao turned around and looked at her.
Instinctively, she felt something was wrong.
Ying'an also looked at Chang Zhiyu in Emperor Qingling's arms, her little pink fists twitching, very active.
[Is Chang Zhiyu going to betray? ]
Could it be that she missed something!
Listening to Ying'an's voice, Emperor Qingling's eyes were cold: "Speak."
Zhi Zhaoyi knocked her head heavily on the ground, the sound was very light, but the sound was loud: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yao gave me a white jade bracelet a few days ago. I wanted to return it, but when I thought of the friendship between Concubine Yao and me for many years, I kept the white jade bracelet. But since I put on the white jade bracelet, I felt uncomfortable, so I always asked Hongyan to ask the imperial physician for the past two days. Nothing was found in the past two days. I thought it was a hidden disease of miscarriage and didn't take it seriously. I just saw Concubine Yao and I felt even more uncomfortable. I didn't expect that I was poisoned."
She said this with true feelings.
Tears fell and hit the ground, splashing circles of water.
Concubine Yao was shocked.
Two days ago, she did give Chang Zhiyu a white jade bracelet.
The white jade bracelet was blessed by her mother in the temple, and it was a blessing. Later, she entered the palace with her as a dowry.
She thought that Chang Zhiyu had lost his son, and because she had lost his favor, she felt indebted, so she reluctantly gave up her favorite white jade bracelet and gave it to Chang Zhiyu.
But she didn't expect that she would say that the white jade bracelet was poisonous in just a few words.
Concubine Yao immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have it."
At this moment, everything she said seemed pale and powerless.
Zhi Zhaoyi had always been a peaceful person in the palace and had no enemies. Moreover, the two of them were very good friends before. Zhi Zhaoyi's words were always more credible than others.
Concubine Yao could only look at Chang Zhiyu, her voice lowered: "Zhiyu, do you dare to look me in the eye?"
She couldn't believe that her friend, who had been so close to her in the past, could actually frame her.
The two used to talk about everything, from interesting things at home to girlish thoughts.
After entering the palace, they could be said to be dependent on each other, and they always regarded each other as their support.
But now, it has become like this.
Chang Zhiyu's body trembled, and he looked up at Concubine Yao.
There was something strange in his pupils.
But the next moment, he became cold again, and tears fell again. He looked at Concubine Yao and said sincerely: "Sister, I don't know what I did wrong to make you hate me so much? Your child is safe and sound, but my child can't rest in peace in the nine springs. You are already better off than me, why do you treat me like that?"
She cried hard.
Ying'an watched this scene silently in the arms of Emperor Qingling, and it was like an epiphany.
[In the book, Chang Zhiyu doesn't have many scenes, so I almost forgot that Chang Zhiyu was the culprit who killed Concubine Yao. Concubine Yao was so vigilant after she came out of the cold palace, how could she easily trust Concubine Chun and Concubine Mu? If it weren't for her instigation, with Concubine Yao's cleverness, how could she die three months after coming out of the cold palace! ]