Rong Fei couldn't sit still any longer, but she couldn't think of any solution.
She had neither the means to win the emperor's favor nor the ability to strike down Concubine Wan, so she could only lock herself up in the palace in a depressed mood. When she went to pay her respects to the empress, she no longer had the same radiance as before and looked unhappy.
Concubine Chun was still under house arrest in Yuqiong Palace. Although she was under house arrest, she still heard about what was happening in the palace.
She knew that Concubine Wan was becoming more and more favored, and the Queen Mother also liked her, so she was extremely anxious, but Leng Hong seemed to have forgotten about her and had no intention of lifting the ban on her.
She could only fret in Yuqiong Palace, and whenever she had nothing to do, she would go to the dilapidated palace gate and look out to relieve her anguish...
The most anxious person in the harem is actually the queen.
But on the surface she still looked steady and composed, and no one could tell that the hatred she felt towards Su Wanti was deep in her heart, no less than that of the other concubines.
Now, when she saw Su Wanti's charming and delicate appearance, she felt it was very dazzling.
In the past few days, she skipped the morning and evening visits, saying that she was not feeling well and asked the concubines not to come to pay their respects.
At this moment, the Queen was rubbing her temples, frowning and asking Yuping, "Has Mother sent any letter? How is the investigation into Concubine Wan's family going?"
Yuping knew that the Queen had been in a bad mood recently because of Concubine Wan's incident, so she served her carefully.
Seeing the Queen asking about Concubine Wan's family affairs, she thought for a moment, shook her head gently, and said, "I haven't received the Madam's secret letter yet. I guess she hasn't found out yet. Your Majesty, please don't worry. We will always find an opportunity."
The queen's eyes were dark and her complexion was not looking good, as if she was really sick.
She sighed softly and said quietly, "I always feel that Concubine Wan is different from those two idiots."
She narrowed her eyes slightly. "In the past, Concubine Fang and Imperial Concubine Gui used all their tricks, but they still couldn't see the Empress Dowager. This Concubine Wan is really amazing. She only used some tricks to make the Empress Dowager change her mind. Her scheming should not be underestimated."
"I will feel uneasy if I don't get rid of her."
Thinking of this, the Queen's eyes turned and she became irritated, "By the way, have you found Bai Lan?"
"Your Majesty, Bai Lan has not been found yet."
The queen pursed her lips, her eyes grew darker, and murderous intent suddenly appeared in them.
"Yuping, arrange for someone to deal with the imperial concubine as soon as possible. I don't know why, but I feel a little uneasy. The emperor also knows that Bai Lan is missing. If Bai Lan is found by the emperor first..."
"I think we can't keep the imperial concubine here any longer. We shouldn't leave her here until later, as it could cause problems. Let's get rid of her tonight and make her look like she's hanging herself."
"If Bai Lan is found by the Emperor in the future, the Imperial Concubine would have already hanged herself, leaving no evidence. This palace would have nothing to fear."
These days, because of Su Wanti's incident, the queen was extremely angry and just wanted to kill someone to vent her anger.
She twisted her fingers gently, her eyes cold.
My dear concubine, it is good that you have lived for these few more days. I will send you off now.
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However, what the queen did not expect was that the imperial concubine imprisoned in the cold palace was not easy to kill.
The next morning, Yuping came to report.
"Empress, our people went to the cold palace late at night and found that the imperial concubine was locked in a sealed room. Every door and window of the room was guarded by imperial guards, and no one could get in..."
Upon hearing this, the queen suddenly had a bad feeling.
Her heart began to panic. She drank a cup of cold tea and finally suppressed the panic and gradually calmed down.
"I did it very cleanly. The emperor probably doesn't know." The queen murmured, trying to comfort herself.
After a moment, she waved her hand weakly at Yuping and said, "Tell our people to stop and wait and see. Report any further developments immediately."
"Please urge Mother to investigate Concubine Wan's matter as soon as possible. If she continues to be favored like this, I'm afraid my position will be in jeopardy..."
Yuping could only comfort her, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan was just a maid. I heard her family is from a farming family. How can she compare to you, Your Majesty? There is a world of difference between her and you. No matter how favored she is, she can never shake your position."
The Queen gave a wry smile, "I'm afraid she'll have children first. The Emperor has her living in the Ganxiao Palace, doting on her every day. If she gives birth to the Emperor's eldest son, wouldn't my position as Queen be in name only?"
Whatever you worry about will come true.
A month later, Su Wanti was three months pregnant. She passed the early stage of pregnancy safely, and Leng Hong announced the news of Su Wanti's pregnancy to the palace.
There was a huge uproar in the palace, and many people had a sleepless night.
The lights in the queen's bedroom were on all night, and the next day the bruises under her eyes were heavier than they were a month ago.
However, she still dressed up carefully, covered her dark circles with powder, and made herself look dignified and elegant. She brought gifts and went to Ganxiao Palace to visit Concubine Wan.
According to the rules, she only needed to send a palace maid to deliver the gifts to Ganxiao Palace, but the queen thought that the emperor should have returned to the palace after the morning court session, and she wanted to take the opportunity to see the emperor.
Although the news of Concubine Wan's pregnancy made her extremely jealous, she changed her mind and realized that this might be a turning point.
Now that Concubine Wan is pregnant, she cannot sleep with him, which means that Leng Hong may summon other concubines in the harem to sleep with him.
She wanted to meet Leng Hong as soon as possible and not let other concubines get the upper hand.
Coincidentally, the other concubines had the same idea as the queen.
When the queen entered the Ganxiao Palace, she found that all the concubines in the harem were already there.
They came to visit Concubine Wan with gifts, hoping to take the opportunity to meet the emperor.
Unfortunately, everyone sat there for half an hour, during which time the emperor did not return to the palace.
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