Concubine Rou found the Queen Mother and cried, saying that the Queen's death was closely related to Concubine Ye.
The Queen Mother looked at the tearful Concubine Rou and said helplessly, "Concubine Rou, you have come to me so rashly and said that the Queen's death was caused by Concubine Ye. What should I do with you?"
"Empress Dowager, I am not making up stories. Rumors are spreading throughout the palace that Concubine Ye harmed the Empress. No matter what wrong things the Empress did in her life, she is still the Empress." Concubine Rou said while wiping away her tears.
Seeing the Queen Mother wavering, he added, "Queen Mother, even if there are rumors in this palace, how can such a thing be groundless?"
The Queen Mother sighed and waved to Concubine Rou, signaling her to leave. Seeing this, Concubine Rou knew that her goal had been achieved, so she bowed and left the Queen Mother's palace.
Concubine Rou found Bai Lingling again and asked her to accuse Concubine Ye after the queen was buried in the imperial mausoleum.
Seeing this, Bai Lingling immediately agreed to Concubine Rou's request. She had never expected that Concubine Rou, who had always turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside, would actually resent Concubine Ye so much.
"I wonder what kind of grudge Empress Rou has with Imperial Concubine Ye?" Bai Lingling couldn't help but ask about this topic out of confusion in her heart.
Concubine Rou glanced at Bai Lingling coldly. She had never had a chance against such a person, but she was indeed an important figure in bringing down Concubine Ye. "This matter has nothing to do with the Sixth Princess. You just need to do your own thing."
After saying that, he left Bai Lingling's palace.
Bai Lingling looked at her aloof demeanor and snorted contemptuously, "Why are you pretending to be so aloof? If you really have no desires, why would you come to me?"
He turned around and returned to his palace.
The Queen Mother was also a little conflicted at this time. "Madame Zhu, tell me, should I take care of this matter?"
"Empress Dowager, I feel that Concubine Rou seems to be indifferent to what is happening outside the window. Now that she is so sure, maybe there really is something wrong with this matter." Nanny Zhu said from the side.
"I know this too, but there are too many people involved in this matter. If this is true, I don't know what to do." The Queen Mother sighed lightly and said.
Nanny Zhu didn't know what to say. She just stood aside, holding the empress dowager's hand and remained silent.
On the day of the queen's funeral, all the concubines in the harem were watching this moment. The moment Shen Yue was buried, Bai Lingling cried out loud, attracting the attention of everyone present.
"Sixth Princess, what's wrong with you?" Concubine Rou asked worriedly.
Upon hearing this, Bai Lingling looked at Concubine Ye, trembling and lowering her head.
"Sixth Princess, what do you mean by looking at me?" Concubine Ye looked at Bai Lingling coldly.
Concubine Rou curled up a barely perceptible smile, just waiting for Concubine Ye to act arrogantly.
"Your Majesty, Lingling didn't say anything. Please don't punish Lingling." Bai Lingling stepped back in fear.
Seeing this, Concubine Ye was confused and asked, "Why should I punish you?"
Bai Jinjin looked at Bai Lingling warily from the side, "Sixth sister, what do you mean by that? My mother hasn't done anything to you, has she?"
"Sixth Princess, why don't you tell me what happened to you?" Concubine Rou said hurriedly.
"On the day the Queen died, Lingling really accidentally saw Concubine Ye killing her." Bai Lingling said this while kneeling on the ground trembling.
Suddenly everyone was in an uproar.
Concubine Liu quipped to her colleague, "I heard that after the Empress died, Concubine Ye's hairpin appeared in her palace."
"Don't talk nonsense in front of the Empress Dowager." Concubine Hu beside her patted her hand gently and warned her.
Concubine Ye didn't care about these rumors. "Then could you Sixth Princess tell me how I plotted to murder the Queen?"
"You strangled the Queen with Bai Ling, and the hairpin on your head fell into the cold palace." Bai Lingling said as she took out the hairpin from her arms.
Bai Juncheng naturally didn't believe that Concubine Ye would murder the Queen. He snorted coldly, "Then why didn't the Sixth Princess come and tell me then?"
"The Imperial Concubine threatened me. She said that if Bai Lingling told her name, she would make it impossible for Lingling to survive in the harem." Bai Lingling said as tears fell.
Concubine Rou was very satisfied with Bai Lingling's performance, but her face was also quite sad. "Your Majesty, the Sixth Princess revealed this matter. I guess she was forced to do so."
Bai Jinjin wanted to say something but Concubine Ye held her hand.
The Queen Mother was also persuaded, "Your Majesty, the palace is abuzz with news that Concubine Ye has murdered the Queen. Are you just going to stand by and watch?"
"Mother, there have been constant rumors in this palace. How do you want me to stop this?" Bai Juncheng said, rubbing his forehead.
Seeing the Queen Mother was about to say something, Bai Juncheng said, "Besides, there were rumors before that Jinjin was arrogant and reckless, but didn't they eventually calm down?"
These words silenced the Empress Dowager. Seeing that the Empress Dowager could no longer care about this matter, Concubine Rou knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, even if this matter is just a rumor spread within the palace, it should end here."
"If you can't clear the Queen's cause of death, and Concubine Ye is not to be wronged, how can the people be convinced?" Concubine Rou saw that the force was not enough and even dragged the people into it.
Bai Jinjin couldn't bear it any longer. She broke free from Concubine Ye's hand and stepped forward, saying, "Your Highness Concubine Rou hasn't heard about the affairs of the harem for many years. How come you heard it so clearly this time?"
Seeing that Concubine Rou was about to say something, Bai Jinjin continued, "The Empress was previously imprisoned for corruption, and after being released, she harmed me at the Empress Dowager's banquet. I wonder what benefits the Empress gave you?"
Although the Fourth Prince was at a loss as to what to do about Concubine Rou's sudden provocation, he would never let Bai Jinjin bully his mother.
"Bai Jinjin, is this how you talk to your elders?" The Fourth Prince stood up angrily and pointed at Bai Jinjin.
Bai Jinjin was also ignited by Concubine Rou's anger, "Fourth Prince, your mother insulted my mother first, and every word she said was that my mother murdered the queen. Why should I endure it!"
Many concubines who entered the palace only knew that Bai Jinjin was a weak princess and never knew that she had such a side.
"Jinjin, what are you doing?" It was the first time that the Queen Mother saw Bai Jinjin like this. She had never been so angry even when Bai Jinjin was framed as a monster at the banquet.
"Grandma, can't you see?" Bai Jinjin bowed to the Empress Dowager and turned to look at Concubine Rou. "This Concubine Rou tearfully accused my mother, but there's absolutely no way to prove that my mother was the murderer of the Empress."
Hearing this, Bai Lingling took out the hairpin in her hand. Bai Jinjin took it and snorted coldly, then looked at Concubine Ye and stretched out her hand. Concubine Ye sighed and took off the hairpin on her head, which was almost the same as the one in her hand.
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