She had been imprisoned in the harem for many years. Her childhood sweetheart, the emperor, had gradually distanced himself from her because she had no children. He had been doting on Concubine Liu for several years...

It had been a long time since she had had such a long conversation with anyone, and the loneliness and helplessness in her heart were beyond words.

Sheng Yunrong slowly knelt down and bowed respectfully: "I know that I am of low status and cannot have any friendship with the Queen, but I beg the Queen to show mercy and tell me who I am and ask you to help me."

The Queen has just found a confidant to whom she can confide her innermost feelings, so how could she be asked to do such a great favor over such a trivial matter?

She hurriedly stood up and supported Sheng Yunrong without thinking: "This is just a trivial matter, you don't need to be so polite to me. I can reveal it to you now..."

"Your Majesty." Sheng Yunrong interrupted her and gently held her hand. "As a sinner, I don't want to drag any benefactor into trouble..."

The Queen's heart moved slightly, and she realized that Sheng Yunrong's desire to uncover the mystery of the savior was false, and his real purpose was to have a secret conversation with her alone.

"Okay." The queen hesitated for a moment, then turned around and told her personal maid, "You leave first."

The maid glanced at Sheng Yunrong calmly, left as she was told, and closed the door. She was puzzled as to what Sheng Yunrong's intentions were, and a trace of contempt rose in her heart. She originally thought that the person who was favored by the queen must be extraordinary, but she was just a mediocre person who was good at gossiping.

She sneered inwardly, wondering how a woman who only knew how to gossip about other people's affairs could possibly see through her secret.

“Your Majesty!” Sheng Yunrong knelt down with a thud, her voice choking with sobs, “If Your Majesty is willing to listen to me, even if I die, I will have no regrets!”

The queen was extremely surprised and her voice lowered: "Madam Qin, what do you mean?"

“Empress!” Sheng Yunrong raised her head with tears in her eyes. Her hands, which had not yet recovered, tightly grasped the Empress’s hands. Her voice was mournful but firm. “I really don’t want to see our country lose a virtuous queen like you, and I don’t want our country to fall into the danger of war in the future. Your Majesty, you… must be vigilant of the people around you!”

"What?" The queen couldn't help but feel a little confused. Although she was close to Sheng Yunrong, it didn't mean that she would blindly believe everything she said.

The queen's cold gaze fell on Sheng Yunrong, and the queen's unique noble temperament immediately spread: "Sheng Yunrong, do you know what you are talking about?"

"I understand." Sheng Yunrong said firmly.

The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly. "You told me to be careful of my personal maid. Did you know that she is the same age as me, grew up together, and entered the palace with me. She has been with me for nearly thirty years?"

"I know." Sheng Yunrong said firmly.

"Then do you understand that I have nothing to do with you, and I have only met you a few times. Today is our first meeting in the true sense, and you have never met my maid before, but you want me to doubt her?" Every word the queen said was as sharp as a knife.

"I understand." Sheng Yunrong showed no fear, and determination flashed in her clear eyes.

The queen stared at her for a few seconds, and finally asked, "Then what reason do you have to make me doubt my personal maid?"

"I...have nothing to say." Sheng Yunrong still held her head high.

She had nothing, and even her first intimate contact with the maid was just the diagnosis.

However, she still hoped that the Queen would be suspicious of those around her.

The queen hesitated for a long time, her voice still steady: "What... did you know?"

Sheng Yunrong spoke slowly, telling all the truth she had heard from the maid, her words filled with deep worry and unquestionable determination.

“Your Highness, I know very well that your personal maid is actually the sister of Concubine Liu.

She was sent to you since she was young, with the sole mission of gaining your trust, so as to...

He always keeps an eye on the movements of your father, the powerful prime minister, and secretly monitors your every move.

Ever since you entered the palace, she has deliberately poisoned your tea, making it impossible for you to have children and making His Majesty hate you.

When you were heartbroken, she took the opportunity to place pawns all over the Liu family, leaving you with no loyal and trustworthy people around you.

They leave you helpless so that they can team up with Concubine Liu and manipulate you into falling into their trap.

When you completely fall out of favor, she will attack Your Majesty and make Him obsessed with her sister, Concubine Liu, and become incompetent all day long.

And when you are completely deposed, she will join hands with Concubine Liu to block the palace and plot to usurp the throne..."

Every word was like a heavy hammer hitting the Queen's heart, and every word was sonorous and powerful.

The Queen's body trembled more with every word she spoke.

How could she believe such a conspiracy that subverted her cognition?

However, the emperor's inexplicable neglect over the years and his obsession with Concubine Liu planted the seeds of doubt in her heart.

"No, I don't believe it." The Queen turned around, her voice as cold as ice, ringing in Sheng Yunrong's ears, "How did you know these secrets?"

"I, a commoner..." Sheng Yunrong was silent for a moment, "I don't know."

"Not knowing?" The Queen smiled contemptuously, "Sheng Yunrong, I once thought you were someone worth associating with. From now on, you don't need to come to see me again. Withdrew."

Sheng Yunrong stared at the Queen deeply and kowtowed heavily: "Queen, take care——"

The tightly closed palace gate slowly opened, Sheng Yunrong walked out, and the Queen turned her back to everyone, her eyes full of confusion.

"Madam..." the maid whispered, "Madam, what's wrong with you? Did Madam Qin say something that made you unhappy? Why did Madam Qin look like that when she left?"

The Queen turned around and faced the personal maid who had been with her for thirty years, a hint of strangeness flashed in her eyes.

She pursed her lips gently: "No problem. It's just that she was too rude. After learning that the person who rescued her was my brother Pei Jinxiao, she became resentful. She claimed that the injuries on her body were caused by him and she was unwilling to accept his favor again."

"I see..." The personal maid nodded slightly.

I really didn't expect Sheng Yunrong to be so narrow-minded.

As expected, women only care about these trivial matters!

The Queen looked at the maid's face carefully and found that she was indeed somewhat similar to Concubine Liu.

But she lacks Concubine Liu's arrogance and is more calm and tenacious.

The Queen Mother, who had already believed Sheng Yunrong's words 50% of the time, now believed them 30% more.

"I have been with you for decades, but I know nothing about your hometown. I also don't know whether your parents, who cruelly sold you to the Prime Minister's Mansion, have ever thought of you or expressed their longing for you." The Queen's voice was low, her beautiful eyes fixed on the maid's face.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. My family sold me to the Prime Minister's Mansion thirty years ago. How could they still remember me?" The maid lowered her head and smiled gently.

A feeling of sadness welled up in the Queen's heart, and she believed Sheng Yunrong's words to a point.