From a distance, she discovered that Wei Da Ying and Jing Fei were surprisingly similar in figure, not only in figure but also in clothing.
Concubine Jing often wears clothes in cool colors, such as moon white, light purple, etc., and Wei agreed to wear the same type of clothes today.
From this distance, she felt that there was no difference except for the hairstyle. She thought carefully about the appearance of the two people and found that Lianwei's eyebrows and eyes seemed to be a little bit like Jingfei's, but it was not very noticeable because she was dressed differently when she was a palace maid.
Now the two of them are dressed similarly, and their looks are three-quarters similar, so at first glance, it is difficult to tell them apart.
Now she knew why the emperor was drunk that time and why he favored Wei, who was then the maid of Concubine Jing, so she agreed.
I guess Wei promised herself that she knew this, so after becoming a concubine, she imitated Concubine Jing in her clothing. She is indeed worthy of being the original heroine, doing everything she can to achieve her goals.
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On the second day, when she went to Fengluan Palace to pay her respects, the Queen Mother announced a piece of news that shocked Ning Yuxi a little.
"This morning, a palace maid came to report to me that Chen and Liu in the cold palace had both died suddenly."
As soon as the Queen finished speaking, whispers broke out in the palace. Ning Yuxi frowned slightly. She could understand Chen's death. After all, when she saw her yesterday, it was very likely that she was telling her her last words.
But Liu's death was beyond her expectations. When she looked at Liu yesterday, she found that she was not crazy and self-destructive like other people. She even said that she was waiting to see her fall. If she could say this, it was impossible for her to commit suicide.
Since it is impossible that he committed suicide, he must have been killed by someone.
Before she could continue thinking, the Queen suddenly asked her, "Concubine Yi, I heard that you went to the cold palace yesterday. Do you know why both of them died suddenly?"
Ning Yuxi's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, nothing that happened in the palace escaped the Queen's eyes. She didn't ride in a sedan chair yesterday in a high-profile manner, and she chose to walk in order to keep a low profile and avoid people, but the Queen still found out.
"Your Highness, I went to the cold palace yesterday. Chen sent someone to tell me that she wanted to see me. I thought we were sisters after all, so I went. I didn't notice anything wrong between the two of them at the time."
Jingpin suddenly said, "Oh, everyone knows that Liu and Concubine Yi in the cold palace have always had a grudge against each other. Chen also falsely accused Concubine Yi before. It's possible that Concubine Yi was the one who attacked her when she was down."
Rong Fei also seemed a little shocked and said: "After entering the palace, I have also heard about the feud between Yi Fei and Liu and Chen.
But since both of them have been banished to the cold palace, they have received the punishment they deserve. Why is Concubine Yi still so ruthless? "
Ning Yuxi sneered in her heart. She had already said that she was not aware of the death of those two people, but Concubine Jing and Concubine Rong kept saying that they wanted to kill them all. They were really trying to throw dirty water on her all the time.
"It's better for Concubine Rong and Concubine Jing to be careful with their words. I've already said that I had no knowledge of their deaths. They've already been banished to the cold palace. Why would I still want to kill them all? You're framing them by saying this!"
She spoke in a threatening tone, saying that anyone who falsely accused her without evidence would be punished.
The two of them shut up immediately, but their expressions showed extreme dissatisfaction.
The Queen said, "Since Concubine Yi said she had no knowledge of the matter, then let it go. After all, they are just criminal concubines in the cold palace."
Since the queen had said so, no one else could say anything even if they were dissatisfied.
Today is the first day of the new year, and according to custom, the emperor is going to spend the night in the queen's palace.
It was late in the evening when Gu Qilan put down the memorial and came to Fengluan Palace.
The Empress received him with a face full of joy. As she undressed the Emperor, she said, "Your Majesty, Chengxuan showed me his calligraphy today. It's very good. Even the Grand Tutor praised it."
Gu Qilan replied nonchalantly: "Well, Chengxuan's handwriting has always been good."
The queen's smile faded slightly upon seeing this, but she soon smiled again and said, "This morning, someone from the cold palace came to report that both Liu and Chen had died suddenly."
Gu Qilan's expression changed: "How could he die suddenly?"
"Ms. Chen hanged herself. As for Mrs. Liu, the imperial physician said it seemed she had eaten something unclean."
Gu Qilan frowned: "It is a serious crime for a concubine to commit suicide. This Chen is really presumptuous. If that is the case, then her father's official career is over!"
The queen followed his words: "Your Majesty is right, but this Liu..." The queen spoke while secretly watching the emperor's expression.
Gu Qilan closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment, he asked, "Have you found out who drugged her?"
The Queen: "I am incompetent and have not yet found out. However, I heard that Concubine Yi went to the cold palace yesterday..."
"Empress Yi, what is she doing in the cold palace?"
The Queen said, "I asked Concubine Yi, and she said that Chen had asked someone to see her..."
Gu Qilan frowned and remained silent. The Queen continued, "Concubine Yi and Liu have always had a grudge. Could it be..."
Gu Qilan suddenly interrupted her: "The Liu family is gone, and Liu has been demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace. There is no need for Concubine Yi to kill her."
Upon hearing this, the Queen immediately said, "Yes, Your Majesty is right. I was just speculating. It's getting late. Your Majesty should go to bed early."
Gu Qilan suddenly stood up, put on the clothes he had just taken off, and left without looking back.
He only left one sentence: "I will come to accompany the Queen another day."
Seeing this, although the queen was angry about the emperor's sudden departure, she suddenly smiled for some reason.
Liu Qingruo, Liu Qingruo, you fought with me for half your life, but in the end you were brought down. Moreover, you can still do things for me even after your death. I really want to thank you.
The emperor left in anger, which proved that he still had Liu in his heart, otherwise he would not have been so angry when he heard the news of her death.
It's good that the emperor has her in his heart. She is even afraid of not having her. Liu died suddenly, and it happened that only Concubine Yi went to the cold palace during that period. Concubine Yi and Liu had a deep grudge. In the eyes of outsiders, she was very likely the one who killed Liu.
As a result, there would be some estrangement between the Emperor and Concubine Yi, and with estrangement there would be a crack.
She had no choice but to do this. Although Concubine Yi had never been disrespectful to her, she had to be on guard early.
Since Liu was brought down, Concubine Yi stood out. Not only did she give birth to the emperor's first son after he ascended the throne, she also gave birth to the royal family's first pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Within just two years of entering the palace, she was ranked among the four concubines. Her mother's family was also granted the title of earl, and her younger brother was engaged to the princess.
It seems that the next Concubine Liu is about to appear, and she is even more troublesome than Concubine Liu. After all, Concubine Liu has no son, while Concubine Yi not only has a son, but is also highly valued by the emperor.
In particular, she was quite close to Concubine Xian, who came from an aristocratic family. Before, Concubine Xian had no intention of competing for favor and was not favored, but now she also started to compete for favor. As a result, she was suddenly named a concubine and raised the third princess.
If the two of them join forces, who in the palace can match them?
She had to plan ahead!
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