Old Madam Lu knelt down trembling. After all, the Queen Mother was of noble status. The pampered life she had led in the royal family over the years had made her aura even more fierce and intimidating without even getting angry.

Empress Dowager Xiao treated Old Lady Lu well and gave her some face, but if Old Lady Lu did something secretly, she would not turn a blind eye.

"Your Highness, I only know that Concubine Li was confined by the Emperor for no reason. I came to the palace because I was worried about your health. I really don't know the inside story. I wonder what crime Concubine Li has committed?"

Queen Duan was too lazy to act with them. There were many things to do in the palace that needed to be dealt with right now.

However, since Old Lady Lu intentionally sent the attack to her, don't blame her for resorting to trickery.

Sooner or later, Concubine Li and the Lu family will be dealt with together. Sometimes they jump around like flies, which is really disgusting.

"Concubine Li was not pregnant at all. The so-called child in her belly was just an illusion created by witchcraft. She took medicine to hide the fact that she was faking her pregnancy. However, there was always a loophole. When she was trying to plot against me, she was finally exposed."

Old Lady Lu was struck by lightning. The truth turned out to be like this. She felt depressed that she had gotten herself into trouble. If she had known this would happen, she should not have gotten involved in this matter.

Now that she has displeased both the Queen Mother and the Empress, she will surely suffer the consequences.

"How is it possible? I have watched Jiali grow up. She is so gentle and virtuous. How could she be faking pregnancy?"

Old Madam Lu was a little angry that her son did not tell her the matter in time, so she only learned about Concubine Li's house arrest from the secret source.

Thinking of the past friendship between grandparents and grandchildren, she took the risk.

"If the old lady thinks it's impossible, why not go to the Yangxin Palace and ask the emperor to come over? It just so happens that I would like to ask the emperor how to punish the crime of slandering the queen?"

Queen Duan smiled gently, but her eyes were emotionless. The Lu family had bad intentions, so it was okay for her to fight back, right?

[Grandmother, please stop begging for mercy from the old lady. Mother and father are angry, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for you and father to get back on good terms.]

The sigh of the little baby made Empress Dowager Xiao give up the idea of ​​pleading for Old Lady Lu. She really shouldn't interfere in this matter, otherwise she would never be able to explain herself.

"Your Highness, I did not intend to point the finger of guilt at you. I beg you to forgive me."

Empress Dowager Xiao avoided the old lady's hand, her eyes slightly cold, "This matter has nothing to do with me. How the queen handles it is her business. Shuang'er, you and I have known each other for a long time, you won't make it difficult for me, right?"

Old Lady Lu finally gave up all her thoughts and cursed Empress Dowager Xiao harshly in her heart.

"I dare not."

Queen Duan looked at the old lady of the Lu family coldly and spoke sternly.

"Old lady, I should have remembered you, but you are the one who ordered me to do this, but you are disrespectful to the mother of a country. In this case, I will tell you what etiquette is on behalf of the old prime minister!"

Old Madam Lu had a bad feeling in her heart. She wondered if Empress Duan wanted to punish her because of a few words of argument. If so... she would lose both the wife and the army.

"I know I am wrong, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Empress Duan said lightly, "Madame Cui, please report to the Emperor and ask him to revoke the title of Consort of Imperial Concubine Lu. You are disrespecting the Empress and the Queen Mother and trying to sow discord between me and my mother. This punishment is too easy for the old lady."

Empress Dowager Xiao exclaimed, "This is too heavy, isn't it a slap in the face of the Lu family?"

Queen Duan sneered. Empress Dowager Xiao was too confused. If it weren't for her husband's ability, he would not have been able to take the position of the emperor.

"Mother, you are helping the Lu family to punish me. Isn't that a slap in the face of our Duan family? I am the mother of a country. How can I not have the right to revoke my title as a royal lady?"

Xiao Ruyu raised her eyebrows. After all, Empress Dowager Xiao was her great-grandmother, and it seemed that her eyesight was not very good. She reluctantly helped her great-grandmother to identify the villains around her.

She pinched a talisman and secretly cast a spell towards Old Lady Lu. Stars of light sprinkled on the old lady's body. Now she could no longer hide what was in her heart.

"Qin Huaiyu, you and I are sisters after all. The Queen is so disgusted with me, why don't you help me? It's all because I secretly drugged you so that you could sleep with the late Emperor. Otherwise, you would still be the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and you wouldn't be as rich and glorious as you are today."

"This queen is too rude. I have never seen a queen mother as cowardly as you. You are really useless. Do you think that if you were not the queen mother, I would have anything to do with you? It's ridiculous!"

The faces of the people in Shou'an Palace changed slightly. No one dared to speak at this moment. Almost the whole place was silent.

The nanny beside Old Lady Lu gave her some hints, but they were all ignored. She felt helpless.

I’m afraid that even if a great immortal came, he wouldn’t be able to save his old lady. Isn’t he afraid of losing his life by confronting the empress dowager like this in the palace?

Even if Empress Dowager Xiao was a close friend, that was a thing of the past. She was now the empress dowager of the current dynasty, and her methods were ruthless.

It was not until the old lady finished speaking and saw Empress Dowager Xiao's increasingly ugly expression that she realized what she had just said.

Empress Dowager Xiao was silent for a while, then said coldly, "So in your heart, I am just a tool for you to consolidate your position. It was you who drugged me back then. You are really vicious!"

Speaking of which, Empress Dowager Xiao was actually the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and she had a childhood sweetheart.

If the incident had not happened at the birthday party of Old Lady Lu, she would not have had any intersection with the late emperor. The reason why she was always angry with Emperor Shangwen was simply because he gave birth to a child who was similar to the late emperor.

However, Empress Xiao's childhood sweetheart died of illness after she married the late emperor.

Two people stared at each other from afar for their entire lives, and eventually it became a taboo.

Old Lady Lu wanted to explain herself, but she seemed to be possessed by a ghost and spoke out her true feelings. Looking at Empress Dowager Xiao's expression, she knew that her friendship with Empress Dowager Xiao would never be restored.

Empress Dowager Xiao was kind enough not to hate herself.

Empress Dowager Xiao covered her chest angrily and spoke coldly to the Queen.

"You can handle the old lady's affairs yourself. You are the Empress of the Central Palace, and you can decide many things in the palace by yourself. I will not interfere anymore, and you don't need to ask me how to handle it. I believe you can tell me clearly what should be done."

After saying this, Empress Dowager Xiao took a deep breath and left the palace. He never wanted to see the old lady again. The friendship between the two of them ended here.

Empress Duan did not give the old lady another chance and said bluntly, "From today on, the status of the old lady Lu will be revoked. Without the imperial edict, she is not allowed to enter the palace!"

These words were extremely serious. Old Lady Lu wished she could hide her face and pretend she didn't know anything about it. However, some things were hard to say.

Empress Duan directly asked the old lady to leave the palace, and then ordered someone to bring the calming tea that had just been tributed to the palace.