The queen didn't feel anything about this sentence, but it excited Concubine Rou beside her.
Because she felt that the emperor seemed to intend to depose the queen. If the emperor really deposed the queen, then the position in the harem would definitely be hers.
As long as she becomes the queen, she will be able to do whatever she wants and no one will be able to control her.
When she thought of this, Concubine Rou was so excited that even her eyes were shining when she looked at the Queen.
What she liked most at this moment was that the queen could step down.
The queen never thought that the emperor would say this. She was very surprised. This was the first time that the emperor was so angry. It seemed that it was because she hit the emperor's favorite concubine, and the emperor was unhappy, so he treated her like this.
However, she was not worried at all about the threats the emperor said to her.
Because of her position as queen, the emperor could not just let her step down.
In her position, she could only fall unless all the ministers insisted on wanting her to fall.
Otherwise, the emperor would have no way to deal with her with just this one sentence, it would be just talk at best.
So when the queen heard him say this, she burst into laughter.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Do you mean to depose me?
After I am deposed, have you chosen the person to be the new queen? You must choose this person carefully!
After all, not just anybody can become the queen, don’t you think, Concubine Rou?”
For the last sentence, the Queen deliberately raised her voice and spoke while looking at Concubine Rou.
Concubine Rou was a little embarrassed at this time. She didn't know whether to agree or disagree. She was in a state of panic and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Fortunately, the emperor helped her out in the end. Before Concubine Rou could speak, the emperor spoke coldly to the queen.
"Queen, what are you doing like this? Why did you tell this to Concubine Rou? She is very simple and can't stand your tricks.
Don't teach her bad things. This matter is between you and me, don't involve her."
Although she had no expectations of the emperor for a long time, for some reason, when the queen heard the emperor say this, she still felt very uncomfortable.
Maybe it was because she had loved him before! After all, there was a time when she was very favored by the emperor. During that time, she felt like she was the emperor's treasure.
Along the way, if she really couldn't hold on, she would recall the emperor's kindness during that time. It was the good things of the past that had always supported her.
The queen sneered and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, I think Concubine Rou is quite interested in this matter. When she heard that Your Majesty was planning to replace the Empress, she was very excited."
As soon as the Queen said this, Concubine Rou, who was embraced by the Emperor, became excited.
She shook her hands, her face full of panic, and at this moment she kept shrinking into the emperor's arms, as if she was frightened by what the queen said.
Seeing her like this, the emperor felt distressed instantly. He pulled Concubine Rou to the back and comforted her softly.
"Rou'er, don't be afraid. The Queen isn't talking about you. She's just stating the facts. Don't be afraid, Queen, don't you agree?"
The emperor wanted to coax Concubine Rou, but that didn't mean she wanted to cooperate. So when she saw the emperor looking at her, the queen resolutely ignored him.
The emperor has his own little darling, he can coax her as he wants, it has nothing to do with her.
Seeing that the queen was not cooperating with him at all, the emperor's mood instantly turned bad. He didn't understand why the queen had become like this. He remembered that the previous queen was not like this.
The queen in the past had always been very considerate and would agree with whatever he said, but the queen now seemed to have her own choices and was always indifferent to what he said.
After the emperor comforted Concubine Rou, he immediately spoke to the queen in front of him.
"Queen, I ask you, why did you do that to Concubine Rou? Concubine Rou has always been very gentle and kind. She has never hurt anyone. Why did you treat her like that?"
The Queen has always known that Concubine Rou had placed her own people in the Imperial Palace.
Concubine Rou knew how to do this, and the Queen was not stupid, so she must have known how to do this too.
She had also placed people in Concubine Rou's palace, and there was more than one. She had to make sure that everything was foolproof.
If one is gone, there is another to take its place.
So at this time the queen understood very well why the emperor came here with so many people and with such great fanfare.
However, since the emperor did not say it clearly, the queen simply pretended to be ignorant.
So at this moment, as soon as the emperor finished speaking, the queen immediately widened her eyes and looked at the emperor.
He looked at the emperor with doubt in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean? I have done something wrong, but why don't I know it?"
Seeing the queen's confused look, the emperor didn't know what to say for a moment.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and winked at the person behind him. The person behind him immediately took the thing he had been holding and brought it to the queen for her to see.
The queen looked at the things in front of her, she was not panicked at all, but looked at the emperor and said.
"Your Majesty, what is this? What are you doing in my palace with this thing?"
The emperor looked at the queen pretending not to know him and immediately spoke to her.
"Queen, don't you know what this thing is? Didn't you send someone to frame Concubine Rou and the child in her belly? Now you say you don't recognize it."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the queen sneered.
"Your Majesty, do you have any evidence to support your claim? Why do you insist that I was the one who did this?"
Hearing that the queen wanted evidence, the emperor immediately spoke to the servant who had been standing next to him.
"Tell the Queen everything you saw in person. And find the servant you mentioned. I want to ask her if this is true."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the servant immediately took a step forward and looked at the queen nervously.
"Your Majesty, I saw Chunhua, your servant, burying these things under the tree outside. So, it must have been done by the Empress. If the Empress denies it, you can ask Chunhua to come out and confront me face to face."
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