Chapter 79: The sky in the capital is about to change
Ji Yunshu turned around and found that the Queen Mother had arrived. She looked at Lan Yin who was standing not far away.
Lan Yin gestured to her that he had just arrived.
Ji Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Aunt, how come you're here by chance? The Empress and I were planning a surprise for you, and you overheard it."
The Queen was about to bow, but the Queen Mother waved her hand impatiently and said, "Sit still. I see you're having a great chat. Do you have any surprises for me?"
Ji Yunshu blinked and said, "Well, Auntie will know when the time comes. How can it be called a surprise if I tell her in advance?"
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "You are the one with so many tricks up your sleeve. The Queen has a lot of things on her plate, so how could she have the time to play around with you?"
Ji Yunshu said dissatisfiedly: "It's a big deal to make you happy, how can I be the one making trouble?"
The Queen also said, "What you said is right, cousin."
The Queen Mother found that as long as she looked at things from a different angle, all her worries seemed to disappear.
Now the queen has also become a filial daughter-in-law.
She smiled and said, "I'm happy that you're all well. Why would I bother with anything else?"
The Queen said, "As the younger generation, it is our duty to be filial to our mother."
The three of them talked for a while, and then the queen took her leave.
Ji Yunshu waited until she left before he remembered that he still wanted to ask the Queen Mother about Concubine Lan.
Not only was this a matter concerning the elders, it also involved the late emperor, so she didn't know how to start the conversation.
The Queen Mother saw that she was thinking and asked with a smile, "You are always outspoken, but it's rare for you to be like this. Just tell me what you have to say. Why are you hiding your thoughts from your aunt?"
Ji Yunshu then spoke: "Do you know about Concubine Lan...?"
The Queen Mother had not expected her to ask this. She was stunned for a moment before asking, "Why did you think of asking her?"
In fact, Ji Yunshu was also in the palace when Concubine Lan got into trouble, but she was still young at that time and no one would tell her about this kind of thing.
Therefore, the original owner had no memory of this incident at all.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "I just heard someone outside say that Concubine Lan might have been wrongly accused, so I wanted to ask you."
The Empress Dowager was in charge of the harem back then. Regardless of whether she knew that Concubine Lan was wrongly accused or not, she must have known the inside story that others did not know.
The Queen Mother could tell she was talking nonsense, but she didn't care. Seeing her looking at her eagerly, obviously wanting to know, she said, "There's really nothing much to say about this matter. I don't know whether Concubine Lan was wronged or not, but she committed suicide before the late Emperor issued the decree of death."
It was all death anyway, and Ji Yunshu didn't understand the difference for a moment.
The Queen Mother recalled the situation and said in a daze, "It happened very suddenly. At that time, the late Emperor really liked Concubine Lan. Even though he was furious when he saw her with another man, he didn't deal with her immediately. But not long after, Concubine Lan committed suicide."
Ji Yunshu finally noticed something was wrong: "Didn't she commit suicide on the spot? Did she say anything?"
If she didn't commit suicide on the spot, it means she didn't want to die at that time.
How could he commit suicide before the late emperor decided what to do with him?
The Queen Mother nodded. "I wasn't feeling well during those days and wasn't there, but a young eunuch later told me that Concubine Lan did cry out for justice. That's why I don't think she committed suicide."
So Lan Ting's guess was correct, Concubine Lan was most likely silenced.
Ji Yunshu asked in astonishment, "Aunt knew something was wrong, but she didn't investigate?"
The Queen Mother gave a helpless, bitter smile. "As soon as she died, the late Emperor immediately issued a gag order, forbidding anyone from discussing her affairs. During that time, the palace was in turmoil, and many people were suspicious of me. Under such circumstances, how could I dare to act rashly?"
Ji Yunshu apologized, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought up these old things."
My aunt is now the empress dowager and seems to be high and mighty, but the late queen had many people in her palace, many of whom were favored.
Concubine Lan is the best among them.
How could my aunt even think of bringing up these things?
The Queen Mother shook her head nonchalantly. "I was born into the Ji family and was raised as a treasure by my parents. After entering the palace, I became the Queen. Even those favored people had to bow to me. Later, when I became the Queen Mother, no one dared to disrespect me. I've never suffered any real injustice in my life. I'm lucky enough."
Ji Yunshu discovered that the Queen Mother was actually a very open-minded person, and she didn't seem to care about the open and secret struggles in the harem.
Seeing that it was getting late, she took her leave from the palace.
Back in the yard, Chao Qing was reading under a tree, with Jingzhe waiting by his side.
When Ji Yunshu looked up, she met Lan Ting's gaze.
She asked in surprise, "Why are you looking at me like that? Haven't you seen it before?"
Lan Ting's mood was indescribably complicated. He knew that Ji Yunshu was favored by the Queen Mother, but he didn't know that the Emperor also doted on her in this way.
No wonder she dared to save herself without hesitation and was not afraid of getting into trouble at all?
"The Emperor has issued an imperial decree, dismissing Jingzhao Yin Qin Fengwei for dereliction of duty."
"So fast?"
Ji Yunshu was also a little surprised. Is the emperor so efficient?
It seems that he has been wanting to deal with Qin Fengwei for a long time.
"How on earth did you convince the Emperor to issue an imperial decree to punish Qin Fengwei so quickly?"
He is the Jingzhao Yin, the emperor's confidant.
Ji Yunshu rolled his eyes at him and said, "What makes you think that just a few words from me can get the Emperor to punish court officials?"
Lan Ting said meaningfully, "Why do I feel that it doesn't matter? You just entered the palace, and the emperor's decree left the palace right after you left. What do you think Qin Fengwei would think?"
Ji Yunshu: “…”
In any case, Qin Fengwei will hold her responsible for this.
However, Ji Yunshu also knew that although the emperor had used her, Qin Fengwei felt that he was dismissed because he had offended her.
But at the same time, it was also to build momentum for her, letting people know that she was not only the empress dowager's favorite, but also favored by the emperor, so that those people would not dare to touch her easily.
Chao Qing had obviously thought this through, and he sighed as he looked up at the sky: "I'm afraid the sky in the capital is going to change."
After today, the Crown Prince's wife will inevitably be pushed to the forefront of public opinion.
Chao Qing felt inexplicably under tremendous pressure.
I don't know where the prince is now. How is the matter going?
Ji Yunshu didn't care much. Those people had been planning for so many years and had harmed countless people, but they had been hiding and refusing to show up.
Now that I have her as bait, maybe I can catch some big fish.
Lan Ting was not as optimistic as she was: "The strength of those people is unfathomable. Even with the emperor's support, you may not be able to deal with it."
"If they truly possess the power to overthrow the world, why would they remain hidden in the shadows? Ultimately, they're still unable to see the light of day. What great things can they achieve if they can only hide in the gutter and scheme in secret?"
Although in the book, they do succeed.
But that is largely because the author has given the male and female protagonists a halo.
Now Yao Ruolan's life or death is unknown, and Zhao Heng... has not shown anything special.
Ji Yunshu even felt that the aura of being the protagonist around him was slowly fading.
It seemed that nothing had gone smoothly for Zhao Heng since she married Zhao Shen.
All these made Ji Yunshu feel that as long as she worked hard to change, everything would be different.
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