Xu Jinyi did not feel the slightest bit of guilt for Concubine Jiang's death. After all, she was not a good person either.
Many lives were lost in the hands of Concubine Jiang.
When the queen arrived, the scene she saw made her feel very uncomfortable.
The bitterness in my heart spread.
In the Peony Pavilion Garden, the two of them snuggled up to each other intimately. The woman smiled like a flower, and the man said something to the woman with a doting look on his face.
The affection in his eyes, the doting in his eyebrows, and the unbreakable tenderness were all given to the woman in front of him.
Those were things she never had.
With a wry smile, the queen looked up, held back the tears that were about to burst out, and walked over after composure.
Xu Jinyi had already noticed the Queen coming, and deliberately went into the Emperor's arms and laughed happily.
Only when the queen approached did Xu Jinyi retreat in panic and stand up to salute the queen.
Without even waiting for the empress to shout, the emperor helped the person up and put his hand on her waist.
Seeing the two of them being so close that no one else could interfere, the queen felt a pang of pain in her heart again.
Biting her lower lip, the queen looked at the emperor with sorrowful eyes: "Your Majesty, I heard that my cousin just offended Your Majesty. Please show mercy and forgive my cousin this time."
"So, you're here to beg for mercy?"
"Your Majesty, please spare my cousin's life for the many years she has served the Emperor."
The emperor snorted coldly and flicked his wide sleeves: "Since you are here to plead for mercy, then you know the whole story?"
"She cursed me to have no children and grandchildren, yet you still plead for her? Don't you want to be the queen anymore?" The emperor said in a heavier tone.
The Queen choked, having no idea that Concubine Jiang could be so treasonous.
It was also she who hurried over when she heard that the emperor was going to execute Concubine Jiang, and did not listen to what the servants said afterwards.
I never thought that she would even curse the emperor to have no descendants.
The queen secretly cursed Concubine Jiang for getting her into trouble. Why didn't such a fool just die?
The emperor's good mood was repeatedly ruined. He lost the mood to appreciate the flowers and left with his arm around Xu Jinyi's waist.
Staring at the two men's backs, the queen was so angry that she dared not utter a word.
After returning to the palace, the queen became angrier and angrier. All the grievances and anger that she had endured for so many days suddenly burst out.
She stared at her distorted face in the mirror, waved her hands angrily, and all her jewelry fell to the ground.
Even the porcelain on the shelves on both sides were not spared, one, two, three pieces...
The Queen smashed everything that could be smashed in the room before she stopped and slumped down in front of the dressing table.
Finally, the tears fell one by one, and she sobbed.
The nanny saw this and sighed inwardly.
A bystander sees more clearly. The emperor has never loved the empress, and the nanny knows it clearly.
It may not be a good thing for the Queen to be so persistent, after so many years.
If the emperor could fall in love with the queen, he would have done it long ago. Why waste so many years?
Rather than falling in love with an emperor, it is better to hold on to the power in your hands.
Shaking her head, the nanny stepped forward and patted the queen on the back.
The queen raised her head, her narrow and long almond-shaped eyes were bloodshot and her face was full of tear marks.
"Mammy, I hate it, I resent it. The friendship between His Majesty and I, which we've had since childhood, is nothing compared to the friendship between Xu Jinyi and me in just a few short months."
"Others would spend ten years to reach this position, but she did nothing and the emperor easily gave it to her."
The queen gave a bitter smile, and the tears that had stopped flowing slid down again and disappeared at the corners of her mouth.
She hates it!
She hated Xu Jinyi so much that she wanted to peel off her skin, pull out her tendons, and grind her into ashes.
"If she continues to let this go, I'm afraid I'll have to give up my position as queen to her."
Thinking of the scene she had just seen, the way the two of them sat together looked so well-matched, as close as an ordinary couple, the queen couldn't help but feel jealous.
"No, the emperor is not an ungrateful person. He would not treat the queen like this." The nanny could only comfort her.
Staring at her own face in the mirror, which had lost its beauty, the queen had a sinister look in her eyes.
Then he said something to the nanny.
The nanny pursed her lips and looked at the queen, her lips opening and closing, but she didn't say anything.
He replied yes and left.
Although the Queen Mother no longer takes care of the affairs of the harem, she is still well-informed about the news there.
After learning what the emperor had done today, he summoned him during dinner.
"Emperor, what are you thinking? Are you going to cause unrest in the harem just for a woman?"
"How long has Xu been in the palace? And she's already been promoted to Imperial Concubine? How disheartened are you to the people in the harem? And what do the court officials think?"
"Do you think raising Xu's status to such a high level is for her own good? You're making her a target of public criticism."
"How many enemies has she made in the harem in such a short time? You can protect her for a while, but can you protect her forever?"
"Do you know how many people in the harem want her life?"
"I hope that Your Majesty will prioritize the greater good. The most important thing now is not love, but the succession to the throne."
The Queen Mother sighed. Year after year, her wish was ultimately unfulfilled.
It is unknown whether she will be able to see the birth of the emperor's child during her lifetime.
The Queen Mother stared dimly at the Goddess of Childbirth enshrined in the center of the hall, her eyes revealing sadness.
This scene deeply hurt the emperor's eyes, and he almost couldn't stand.
The emperor lifted his robe and knelt on the ground: "Mother, it is my unfilial son who failed to give birth to a child. Let your Majesty enjoy your old age."
"It is my fault that I have caused my mother to worry about me."
The Empress Dowager felt a lump in her throat, knowing that the Emperor was in as much pain as she was.
The Queen Mother cried out loudly, looked up at the sky, and knelt down, begging with her hands clasped together.
"Oh God, please give me a child. I am willing to be a vegetarian and chant Buddhist scriptures for the rest of my life."
"If it's true that we killed too many people when we were young, this is retribution. Please let it be on me alone."
The empress dowager's wailing moved the personal maids present and they also shed tears.
The emperor even knelt down, holding the empress dowager's shoulders with both hands, his eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was filled with pain.
"Mother, please get up. Please get up. Take care of yourself."
Sitting on the stool, the Queen Mother's sadness had not yet subsided and she couldn't stop crying.
"Mother, I like Concubine Xu. Not only is she beautiful, but she also saved my life."
"I feel very relaxed when I'm with her. I've sat on the throne, but if I can't even do this as I please, then what's the point of being an emperor?"
"I have tried so hard for more than a decade. Since I am destined not to have children in this life, I want to live my life as I wish for the rest of my life."
"Since she is my woman, I can protect her and withstand the gossip from outside."
The Queen Mother was silent for a moment before she spoke: "What about the Queen?"
"With her temper, you know."
The emperor spoke in a calm voice: "I regret it."
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