The Queen was determined to have Jin Xiumin enter the palace. She even pleaded with Emperor Qin Huan in a low voice at the banquet without caring about her dignity: "Your Majesty, for the sake of what I did back then... please fulfill my wish."
If Bai Yuzhi had not been sitting among them, they might not have heard the word "back then". Because of the Queen's words, Emperor Qin Huan actually acquiesced in Jin Xiumin's entry into the palace. This is enough to show that the "back then" that the Queen mentioned was most likely the fundamental reason why Emperor Qin Huan had never thought of killing the Queen.
And if the tasker Bai Yuzhi had not traveled through time, the Queen would have remained in the position of Queen even in the later period when Emperor Qin Huan had completely turned evil.
Bai Yuzhi had a hunch that if she couldn't find out the truth of the matter, her mission would definitely be greatly affected.
After accepting Jin Xiumin, the banquet began to become dull and boring. Most of the conversation started with court officials and envoys, and more and more political issues were mixed in their conversations.
At this time, the concubines should leave one after another. Bai Yuzhi first told Emperor Qin Huan that she wanted to go out for a walk and get some fresh air.
"Wang Chonghai, you serve the imperial concubine."
Emperor Qin Huan was worried about leaving Bai Yuzhi alone, so he sent Wang Chonghai to accompany her. The other concubines also found excuses to leave. When Bai Yuzhi got on the sedan chair arranged by Wang Chonghai, the Empress and Jin Xiumin, who had just been accepted into the harem by Emperor Qin Huan, came out.
It can be seen that Kim Soo-min does have a special flattery towards the queen, but it is not known whether this flattery is because of the queen herself or because of the queen's position.
The white jade is probably the latter.
"When I was in Goryeo, I heard that the Qin Dynasty was very particular about hierarchy. But now, the Empress has not even taken a sedan chair, and Concubine Heng has already taken one. Isn't this overstepping the boundaries?"
Kim Soo-min had evolved into a loyal dog on his own without even the Queen's instigation or prompting, and he went straight for Bai Yuzhi.
Bai Yuzhi sneered, "It seems the Queen and I have indeed grown estranged. I was just pregnant for a few months and didn't pay my respects to the Queen, yet she found a new one. Unfortunately, she doesn't look like me."
Did she think a beautiful Goryeo princess could replace her current position? The Queen must have lost her mind.
Bai Yuzhi completely ignored Jin Xiumin. As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the king. Jin Xiumin, a princess of a small country, was not worth her response. It would be better to target the queen directly.
Seeing that Bai Yuzhi ignored her, Jin Xiumin became angry and wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the queen.
"Xiu Min doesn't know the rules. Now that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant, I will naturally understand you. After all, if your child is born, he or she will have to call me Mother. As for who Xiu Min resembles, we will know in the future, so there is no need to worry about it."
The Queen was about to leave with Jin Xiumin. Bai Yuzhi sat in the sedan chair and suddenly felt that as a favorite concubine, she had never taken the initiative to plot against others. Whether it was the Queen Mother, Concubine Rong or the current Queen, it seemed that they were all dealt with by Emperor Qin Huan.
I always feel that being a favored concubine doesn’t give me any experience of palace fighting.
"Empress, between Concubine Rong and me, who do you think is the thorn in your side?"
Bai Yuzhi wanted to deliberately provoke the Queen so that she would stir up some trouble to facilitate the investigation of the so-called events of the past, but she was also really curious. After all, the Queen had offered her to Emperor Qin Huan without hesitation just to take away Concubine Rong's favor.
"Noble Concubine Heng, please don't be so presumptuous. No matter what I am, I am still the only queen of the Qin Dynasty."
The queen narrowed her eyes. In order to maintain her dignity, she deliberately wore something that only the queen could wear, such as the emerald twelve-tailed phoenix crown on her head.
This was originally the best way to show one's status, but it became ridiculous because of the phoenix-patterned headpiece on the white jade head.
She had already felt humiliated enough and thought she could win back some ground with words, but the Queen had misjudged Bai Yuzhi. The Queen had thought Bai Yuzhi was just a lowly palace maid with nothing but beauty, but she had never imagined that she could escape from Rong Fei's clutches unscathed, even eliminating Rong Fei's confidant Chu Yue, and even becoming pregnant!
The beauty she thought was a vase was actually a beautiful snake with venomous fangs. She was not only clever but also eloquent. Unfortunately, the queen was afraid of the dragon fetus in her belly and could only find an opportunity to attack Bai Yuzhi in secret. Otherwise, once Emperor Qin Huan knew that the queen had offended Bai Yuzhi, it would not be as simple as losing her position as queen.
This is also the reason why the queen does not want to get entangled with Bai Yuzhi any longer and wants to take Jin Xiumin away.
But Bai Yuzhi didn't want to let it go. She sat on the sedan chair and looked down from above, with a pair of affectionate eyes full of smiles. Now that night was approaching, the lanterns in the palace were bright, and Bai Yuzhi looked even more beautiful under the lights, with a kind of shocking beauty.
This kind of beauty is extremely aggressive when facing the queen, who is also a woman.
Her white jade-like red lips parted slightly, "Then congratulations, Your Majesty, for becoming the only Empress of Great Qin."
The servants in this palace all knew the rules of conduct, and knew what to listen to and what not to listen to, what to forget and what not to forget. Everyone knew that Bai Yuzhi was pregnant with the Dragon Offspring, the apple of Emperor Qin Huan's eye and the Empress Dowager's eye. If this child was a prince, the throne would surely be his. When Emperor Qin Huan died, wouldn't the imperial court and harem be ruled by Concubine Heng and her son?
Only a fool would offend Bai Yuzhi for a queen who has no power, no favor, and no children.
Therefore, the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair all closed their eyes and refused to listen. Even when Bai Yuzhi almost said explicitly that he would pull the queen down from her current position, no servant reacted.
But there are fools too. Jin Xiumin rushed to speak up for the Queen, looking even more indignant than the Queen herself. The Queen only looked livid, but Jin Xiuyan directly retorted: "Noble Concubine Heng is so bold! How dare you disrespect the Queen? Could it be that you are relying on the child in your belly to become arrogant? Do you really think you are so precious!"
Goryeo was far from the capital of the Qin Empire, and its national strength was declining. Furthermore, the status of women in Goryeo was low, so even Kim Soo-min, as a princess of Goryeo, was completely unaware of the affairs of the Qin Empire. Naturally, she was unaware that Emperor Qin Huan was childless.
When Jin Xiumin was brought into Goryeo, she naturally believed that the queen was supreme. Even if Bai Yuzhi was pregnant, he was a very lowly illegitimate child.
Her own mother was the Queen of Goryeo, and she treated her illegitimate brothers rudely.
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