Chapter 309 The Queen Mother is so petty

The Queen Mother had already reminded him so clearly, so Lu Xinran naturally had to look back on the past.

But in her opinion, these are nothing beautiful, just a pot of flowers... When did the Queen Mother become so stingy?

Although she wanted to complain, her true feelings are most easily heard when she is just joking, so she immediately collected her thoughts and started to speak out in a targeted manner.

[That pot of national beauty, eh, this Concubine Qi doesn't know what's going on either. ]

[She thought that the Queen Mother felt that she could not win the competition, so she destroyed the flowers on purpose to displease her.]

[After so many years, she still thinks about this incident, but many people are no longer around, and she doesn’t know who destroyed the flower.]

Queen Mother: “?!!”

So she had been wrongly blaming Concubine Qi for all these years?

But, she was the only one fighting with herself for that pot of flowers back then, so how could an outsider get involved?

If she didn't believe that Lu Xinran's inner thoughts were always correct, she would have thought she had seen it wrong.

Concubine Qi was kneeling on the ground, her body still trembling slightly. It had been so many years since this happened... The Empress Dowager still remembered it.

Does that mean that she has to reconsider the methods they used against each other when they were competing for favor?

She was already somewhat flustered, and the Queen Mother only sighed softly and let her sit back on the stool.

"These past events now seem like they happened in a lifetime ago."

It's been so long that there is no chance to find the truth now.

Lu Xinran echoed the words just right, and the Princess of Chu and the Princess of Jin also echoed them, and they all tried their best to appease the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother just sighed for a moment, then smiled again when she heard that they cared so much about her.

"I'm old now, so I tend to recall things from the past, like when Concubine Xu and I fell into the water together."

The legs of Concubine Xu, who was lifted up by her, went limp and she slid to her knees on the ground.

"Back then, it was my sister's fault that caused the queen to fall into the water."

"Hey, how can I blame you? Were we not in the water together? I still remember that the late emperor visited you and sent a lot of supplements to your palace."

Lu Xinran and others said: "..."

So does the Empress Dowager have a good memory, or is she really not very narrow-minded?

It happened so long ago, but I still remember every detail clearly.

Concubine Xu had never expected to hear her say that, and she knelt on the ground and began to kowtow.

"Yes, it's my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The Queen Mother waved her hand to signal her to sit up quickly, but her eyes were fixed on Lu Xinran.

Lu Xinran immediately opened the booklet about Concubine Xu with interest, but it was a long time ago and it took a long time to find it.

[It was really an accident that year! 】

[It can’t be said to be a pure accident. The moss under their feet came from nowhere. At the time, they were only concerned about competing with each other and neither of them paid attention to their feet.]

[The palace maids around them were also far away. After the two of them had their fun with each other, they were about to leave. As a result, the Queen Mother slipped first, and she subconsciously pulled Concubine Xu's arm.]

[When Concubine Xu was pulled by her, her feet began to slip. She was standing closer to the water's edge, and her body became unstable, so she fell directly into the water.]

【The Queen Mother was also dragged into the water because she was holding her.】

[After they fell into the water, the palace maids all tried to rescue them in a panic, and the moss was flattened by everyone's footsteps.]

[When they returned to the palace to recuperate, no trace of them could be found by the lake.]

[Concubine Xu felt that the Queen Mother deliberately framed her, and the Queen Mother also felt that this was Concubine Xu's trick to win favor.]

[The two became even more hostile to each other because of this incident, and neither of them thought that someone had deliberately framed them.]

[Well, it can't be said that they were deliberately framed. It should be said that the moss was placed there, and whoever stepped on it and slipped into the water was targeted.]

[But that person probably didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected effect. ]

Queen Mother: “…”

So she remembered all these things for so many years, but now when she deciphers them, they are all "misunderstandings"?

She has been hating these two people for so long, are they all innocent and are just unlucky?

She found it difficult to accept this reality, so she raised her hand and pointed at the last concubine.

"When Concubine Liu..."

"Your Majesty, I really didn't have the slightest intention to harm you back then. Please understand me, Your Majesty."

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to finish her words, Concubine Liu immediately knelt on the ground with a thud.

She had been living in the palace for so many years, not fighting or competing for anything, just hoping to live a stable life.

Back then, it was really an accident!

The Queen Mother was startled by her overly intense reaction, then shook her head and laughed: "What are you doing? I just keep thinking about the past these days, thinking about the things that happened when Su Hongyu was still alive."

When Concubine Liu heard her talk about Su Hongyu, she became visibly more nervous.

Some time ago, Su Hongyu was suddenly mentioned, and then the past events were inexplicably revealed, and many people died inside and outside the palace.

Now Su Hongyu was mentioned again... Concubine Liu rolled her eyes and fainted from fright.

There was a sudden panic in the hall. A palace maid ran over and helped the person to a soft couch nearby, while someone hurried out of Yongshou Palace to ask for the imperial physician.

The other two concubines all looked pale, not knowing what was waiting for them.

The Queen Mother watched everything that happened in the palace with a smile on her face, and she did not forget to say to Concubine Xu and the other two teasingly: "This guy has always been timid, and he is still like this after so many years."

Concubine Xu and Concubine Qi forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

If she hadn't mentioned Su Hongyu, how could Concubine Liu have fainted from fright?

That would be fatal!

Who knows what crime they will be charged with.

They are not young anymore, so it doesn't matter if they die. They only have a few years left to live anyway. But what about their families and tribesmen?

If they were also confiscated and exiled like the Zhang family...then they would be dead and would be the sinners of the entire family.

Lu Xinran watched the Queen Mother's expression, wondering if she still needed him to turn the pamphlet.

Seeing that the Queen Mother no longer looked at her, she felt relieved.

However, everything that happened today also gave her a certain warning: no matter how tolerant the empress dowager appeared, she was the winner of the harem fighting, and she was just as bloodthirsty and cruel as anyone else.

She has to remember!

The imperial physician rushed over and gave Concubine Liu an injection to wake her up. The empress dowager felt very bored looking at the three people who were still in a panic.

He waved his hand and asked the palace maids to send them all back to their respective residences.

"It's getting late. Let's go to the front hall. If the emperor hasn't finished his work yet, we can talk first."

The Queen Mother always felt that it was not satisfying enough. The events of the past were not what she expected, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

If she couldn't find something big that would satisfy her among the concubines, she would go to the front hall to grab some.

The emperor has so many concubines, and many of them must have very sophisticated thoughts and methods.