Although the imperial concubine issued a gag order on this matter, the empress dowager had many spies in the harem.
So the Queen Mother was the first to know about this.
The Queen Mother shook her head at the Imperial Concubine's behavior, and she was very disapproving of it.
The imperial concubine's behavior is too arrogant and domineering, and she is unpopular. She is indeed not a suitable candidate for the queen.
Not only was she impatient and unable to be magnanimous, she was also very selfish. That's why every time the imperial concubine came, she hinted to the empress dowager and the emperor in both explicit and covert ways to propose the matter of establishing a queen.
Although the Empress Dowager spoke to the Emperor, she never mentioned making the Imperial Concubine the Empress.
"If she becomes the queen with this personality, it will only embolden her and make her even more arrogant."
Aunt Gui listened but did not comment.
The Queen Mother continued to talk to herself and sighed, "It would be better to establish a queen, so as to put an end to her thoughts."
"I just don't know what kind of storm this harem will stir up next."
At this time, the maid outside came in and said, "Her Majesty, the Imperial Concubine requests an audience."
"Just say I'm taking a nap and don't want to see you." It's obvious why the imperial concubine came at this time. The empress dowager didn't want to see her.
The news that Xu Jinyi had become the Empress spread throughout the capital in an instant.
And the rumors that she was ugly were also proven false.
In this way, Xu Youran, who had been hurting her intentionally or unintentionally, became a scheming woman.
When Wu Ziqian heard the news, he felt regretful and frightened. He almost competed with the emperor for a woman.
I almost lost my life.
He wanted to go and settle the score with his aunt, but thinking that Xu Jinyi was currently in the mansion, he had to give up.
In Ouyang Mansion.
Ouyang Zhixia also heard the news from her father, and her mood was very complicated for a while.
Although she knew that Xu Jinyi had entered the palace and the emperor had promised her the position of queen, now that she had succeeded, the sadness on her face remained.
Madam Ouyang looked at her and said, "Did you know about Xu Jinyi entering the palace a long time ago? Did you also know that she became the queen?"
Ouyang Zhixia nodded.
Madam Ouyang sighed, "This road is difficult, but at least it's one I chose. It's better than being pushed down a path of no return by Mrs. Wu."
Ouyang Zhixia seemed to be enlightened after hearing this and no longer worried about it.
Perhaps this is the best place for Xu Jinyi.
Because Xu Jinyi returned home, the people from the Xu family outside finally left and stopped keeping an eye on the Ouyang family.
Ouyang Zhixia finally had the chance to steal the corpse with his brother.
It was a dark and windy night, the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the journey was not short. Brother Ouyang certainly did not agree to let Zhixia go with him.
Even though Ouyang Zhixia was anxious, she could only wait at home.
When Brother Ouyang came back, it was already past midnight, and his handsome face was frostbitten. However, the sympathy and sadness on his face made Ouyang Zhixia feel heavy.
"My sister's body has been brought back. We should all accept the reality."
When the body was dug out, Brother Ouyang confirmed it again and originally planned to bury it directly back.
After all, this is disrespectful to the deceased.
But thinking of his sister's persistent character, she would not give up until she saw him, so he brought her back.
Because of the cold weather, the body did not rot, but was covered with a layer of frost.
Ouyang Zhixia had a cold face and didn't believe what her elder brother said at all. She directly lifted the white cloth covering the body.
When she saw a familiar face, Ouyang Zhixia's tears instantly rolled down.
Ouyang Zhixia simply could not accept the fact that Xu Haoyang was really dead.
The greater the expectations in your heart, the greater the disappointment.
Compared to her previous sadness, this time Ouyang Zhixia was clearly mentally broken.
Brother Ouyang felt bad seeing his sister crying like this.
He ordered people to prepare to return Xu Haoran's body. Ouyang Zhixia, who was crying with her head down, caught a glimpse of Xu Haoran's feet out of the corner of her eye.
Suddenly he shouted, "Wait, wait."
Ouyang Zhixia stood up with her eyes wide open, staring at Xu Haoran's feet.
Brother Ouyang stepped forward, put his arm around his younger sister's shoulders, and said, "Sister, let him rest in peace. I think if he were still alive, he wouldn't want to see you like this."
Ouyang Zhixia became excited: "Put down the body, put it down, everyone get out."
The four people carrying the corpse thought that their young lady was too sad and left without noticing anything unusual.
After driving the people away, Ouyang Zhixia walked forward with mixed emotions and excitement, lifted one of Xu Haoran's feet, and stared at his shoes closely.
Brother Ouyang also noticed that something was wrong with his younger sister. She didn't look sad at all.
He stared at his younger sister suspiciously, and a bold idea came to his mind.
"Sister? Could it be?"
Ouyang Zhixia made a gesture to keep quiet.
Then she took off Xu Haoran's shoes and looked at his feet which were obviously smaller than Haoran's. Ouyang Zhixia smiled silently with ecstasy.
Although there were tears on her face, they were different from the tears just now. These were tears of joy.
He put his shoes back on silently and asked someone to return the body before Ouyang Zhixia spoke.
"Brother, Haoran is not dead. He is really not dead. He is still alive."
"He must have encountered difficulties, that's why he didn't come back. We have to save him."
Brother Ouyang was completely stunned. He had no idea how his younger sister knew that it was not Xu Haoran's body.
"foot?"
Ouyang Zhixia nodded: "Even if a person dies, the foot will not suddenly become so much smaller."
"Although I don't know how he could have disguised himself so closely, and there's no trace of disguise on his face, I'm sure that's not Haoran."
"I have made three pairs of shoes for Haoran in total. One pair three years ago, and the other two pairs were made for him after he came back."
"I measured the feet myself, so I'm sure it's not Haoran."
Brother Ouyang's expression suddenly became serious.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe his sister. It’s because he believes her that he understands Haoran’s death. There is a lot of water involved.
The person who did this must be someone behind the scenes and he is from a very powerful background.
Even if they knew, what could they do?
Is there any chance of winning in a head-on confrontation? The enemy is in the dark and too passive.
"Brother, this matter cannot be made public, and even more so, no one can reveal anything unusual, lest the people in the dark find out and really take action against Haoran."
Brother Ouyang certainly understood: "But what should we do now that we know?"
Ouyang Zhixia said, "We don't have to do anything. I will visit the Queen tomorrow."
Brother Ouyang's eyes widened: "How could I forget that Haoran's sister is now the queen."
"It would be much more convenient to do things this way. If the Queen has a say in the Emperor, this matter would be much easier to handle."
"No matter how powerful the person behind this is, can he be more powerful than the emperor?"
Knowing that Xu Haoyang was not dead, Brother Ouyang was really happy for his younger sister.
At least there is hope, people will always find it.
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