Seeing this, Ruyi told the emperor everything that her master had found out through Cui Yu.
How the queen used a poisonous scheme to cause her master's difficult labor, how the third prince became inexplicably ill, how she tampered with her master's bedding, etc.
Ruyi burst into tears, "Your Majesty, the Empress is determined to kill the Master. You saw how dangerous the Master's childbirth was that day. If you don't believe me, you can send Cuiyu to ask for details."
"After the master discovered this, he feared it would cause unrest in the court, so he kept it a secret. Unexpectedly, the Empress still wouldn't let the master go, and even sent assassins to kill him. Your Majesty, although this servant has no evidence, I can guarantee that the Empress is definitely involved!"
Gu Qilan carefully investigated Ruyi's story about the Queen murdering Concubine Yi due to her difficult labor. After confirming the truth of the matter, he was so angry that he wanted to depose her immediately.
Xier was only thinking about him and did not pursue the Queen's repeated frame-ups. Unexpectedly, the Queen became even more ruthless and wanted to get rid of Xier as soon as possible, without caring about the royal heir at all.
How can she still be the mother of a country if she acts like this?
It seems that Xier’s assassination was most likely done by the Queen!
Gu Qilan ordered people to investigate the recent movements of the Queen's mother's family. How could the Queen, who had been in the deep palace for so long, have contact with those killers? If this was really done by the Queen, then it must have been done at the Queen's behest and carried out by people from her mother's family.
Gu Qilan originally thought that this matter would be extremely difficult to investigate. After all, people from the Queen's mother's family have always been cautious and careful in everything they do. Once they have done something, they will not leave any evidence for others to investigate.
However, he didn't expect that only two days later, the people he ordered to conduct secret investigations found a clue.
At the Shengchen Palace, Gu Qilan looked at Yan Xiao, the leader of the secret guards he had sent to investigate, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?"
Yan Xiao nodded. "That's right. I found out that a steward of Marquis Wu'an has been going to Huayue Tower frequently lately, but he only stayed for a short while each time. He never visits these places on weekdays. After further investigation, I found out that he was in contact with some assassins in Jianghu at Huayue Tower."
Gu Qilan's eyes were deep, "Has this person been caught?"
Yan Xiao: "I have ordered my subordinates to keep an eye on this person, and they will capture him immediately."
He was afraid that arresting people rashly would alert the enemy. Besides, that was the Queen's mother's home after all, so he had to ask the Emperor's opinion whether to arrest them or not.
"Catch the man immediately and interrogate him strictly!" Gu Qilan said in a cold tone. Now he is trying to assassinate the imperial concubine, and he can also be assassinated in the future!
Yan Xiao was shocked and quickly took his leave. It seemed that the court was about to be in turmoil.
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In Fengluan Palace, the Queen was sitting in front of a mirror, dressing. As she meticulously applied her brightly colored lip balm, she said to Rong Xin, who was about to put on her headdress, "Go get those head ornaments that were locked away earlier. These are too plain."
Ever since her Chengxuan passed away, nothing went well for her and she naturally had no interest in dressing up, so she put away all those gorgeous and expensive jewelry.
But now that the annoying Ning Yuxi is finally gone, how can she not be happy.
Although the bitch hasn't died yet, she hasn't woken up for seven days. She feels so relieved to see that the bitch won't wake up!
Anyone who stands in her way deserves to die. As long as Ning Yuxi dies, there is nothing to be afraid of other people in the harem. After some time, she will raise Ning Yuxi's third prince under her knees, and then her position will be stable.
The second prince under her knees took after his brainless mother, being mediocre and incompetent. How could he shoulder such a heavy responsibility? On the contrary, Ning Yuxi's third prince was extremely talented. Although he had only been in the upper study for less than a year, his progress had already caught up with the second prince who had been there for four years.
The emperor also valued him very much. After all, he was the first prince after he ascended the throne, and his birth was accompanied by such auspicious signs. Such an outstanding child was born by that bitch Ning Yuxi.
But it won't be long before her son is born. Thinking of this, the queen couldn't hide the smile on her face.
After finishing her makeup, the queen looked at her graceful and elegant self in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction. This was how she should look as the queen of Da Jin.
Suddenly, a eunuch's voice came from outside the door: "The Emperor has arrived!"
The queen was delighted. This was the first time the emperor had come to her on his own initiative since the lifting of the house arrest. It turned out that it was that bitch Ning Yuxi who had been in the way before!
The Queen quickly stood up to greet him, her eyes and eyebrows stained with smiles, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Gu Qilan looked at the dazzling smile on the queen's face and did not immediately ask anyone to stand up. "The queen rarely dresses so gorgeously."
The Queen's heart tightened. The Emperor's tone was calm and unremarkable. She didn't understand the Emperor's true meaning, so she could only smile and say, "These jewels were given to me by the Emperor in the past. It would be a pity not to wear them. Besides, I cannot let the Emperor down."
"My wish is that you can maintain harmony in the harem, treat your heirs well, and fulfill your duties as a queen." Gu Qilan looked at her indifferently.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I know everything..."
"So did you do it?" Gu Qilan interrupted her coldly, staring at her with sharp eyes like an eagle.
The Queen was startled, and she forced a smile, saying, "Of course... naturally, I will always remember my duties and dare not slack off in the slightest."
Gu Qilan sneered, "If you are so diligent now, then I hope you will slack off a little!"
The Queen was stunned. "What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?"
Gu Qilan was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and signaled Song Qu to bring the person in.
When the Queen saw Cui Yu, her heart sank, but she didn't show it on her face. "What does the Emperor mean? Who is this person?"
"You don't have to play dumb with me. I know exactly what you did. I'm not here to ask you to explain. I only want to ask you one question: was it you who ordered the assassination of Concubine Yi?"
The Queen's heart sank to the bottom, "I don't know what the Emperor is talking about."
"Oh, since you don't know, then I'll let you know." Gu Qilan turned around and ordered, "Come here, confiscate the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion and put him in prison!"
The Queen looked up in astonishment and asked, "Your Majesty, what crime did my Wu'an Marquisate commit? Why was my property confiscated and I imprisoned?"
"I have already investigated and discovered that your father's steward, acting under your father's instructions, colluded with assassins to assassinate me. This is tantamount to treason. Why shouldn't his family be confiscated and he be imprisoned?"
The Queen was surprised that the Emperor had found out so quickly. She never expected that in order to convict her mother's family, the Emperor would say that it was an assassination attempt on his life. She had clearly only ordered the assassination of Ning Yuxi!
Is the emperor just protecting that bitch like this?
The Queen suddenly smiled and said, "You are the Emperor, so naturally what you say is what is meant."
Gu Qilan sneered, "Since you admit it, then this matter will be easy to handle. It's just a pity for the hundreds of people in Wu'an Marquis's mansion. I heard that Wu'an Marquis's wife has recently suffered a headache and needs to stay in bed every day. Your brother's son just turned one month old..."
The Queen gritted her teeth, her eyes red as she looked up at Gu Qilan, "Does Your Majesty have to do this?"
"It's not that I had to do this. It's you. You're the one who harmed them. When you harmed Concubine Yi, did you ever think this would happen? When you harmed my heir, did you ever think this would happen?"
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