"It must have been a fall into the water."
Hearing the word "stumble", the emperor's brows visibly relaxed, "What did the people at Biluoxuan say?"
Concubine Sun's position was not high, so she was naturally not qualified to be the master of a palace. Fortunately, there were not many people in the palace, so she was allowed to live alone in a remote small palace, where she could live comfortably.
Biluoxuan is the residence of Concubine Sun. Apart from a few palace maids and eunuchs serving her, there are no other masters in it.
The guard who reported back replied, "We've already asked. Lady Sun was anxious last night and asked to go out for a walk on her own, not wanting anyone to accompany her. The servants didn't dare to disobey, so they let the master go out alone."
"When I went to question them, the people at Biluoxuan didn't know anything about Concubine Sun's accident."
"There's nothing unusual."
No abnormalities?
Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips. She had noticed more than one or two abnormalities. The people in this palace were really good at lying with their eyes open.
Jingyue Lake is not a remote place.
It is named Mirror Moon because during the Mid-Autumn Festival when the moon is full, the location of the lake can fully reflect the moon in the sky, filling the entire lake with brilliance.
She had seen that scene during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was a unique spectacle.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, and it is the best time for the scenery of Jingyue Lake. It has not rained recently. How could there be only Lady Sun’s footprints nearby!
Furthermore, aren’t the servants of Biluoxuan too careless?
It's okay if you don't let me follow you when your master goes out. That's understandable.
But he didn't return home all night, and no one reported it to the higher-ups? Even when Concubine Sun's body was found in the lake and she was arrested and questioned, those people still didn't know what had happened.
My God, this is the palace!
Even if Concubine Sun was not favored, she was a master who had been favored before, and the people who served her had all learned the rules carefully and would not be so careless about such a big thing.
Unless... at least the palace maids around her knew where Concubine Sun had gone, so even if Concubine Sun did not return all night, she did not make any special moves.
Jingyue Lake is located on the only way from Biluoxuan to Kunning Palace.
The emperor obviously didn't want to investigate the matter in detail and just went through the motions. When leaving Jingyue Lake, Lin Chunhuan noticed another gaze, raised his head, and met the queen's gentle eyes.
The indifference in those eyes made her heart skip a beat.
"Ah Huan was frightened?"
Being embraced by the emperor, Lin Chunhuan withdrew her gaze, and the smile on her pale face was a little forced, "Yes, it is a little... I have never seen a dead person before."
"It's a pity that Lady Sun is so young."
The emperor simply smiled indifferently and reached out to gently scratch the tip of her nose. "Life and death are determined by fate, and we have no control over them. That's all... Anyway, we've already wasted time, so there's no need to rush any further."
"Let's go. I'll take you back first."
Lin Chunhuan was completely protected in the emperor's arms, as if no one else was around. As for the others, the emperor seemed to be blind. Concubine Shu was so angry that she retracted the handkerchief in her hand again and again, "Bitch! Bitch!"
There had never been such a clear contrast before, but when Concubine Shu really saw that the emperor's heart was filled with favoritism for another person, she realized that her jealousy was stronger than she thought!
"Your Majesty, are you just going to watch that bitch, Concubine Zhengui, steal your limelight?" Concubine Shu took a deep breath, her eyes flickering with thoughts, and she thought she could hide them from others. "You are the Queen!"
"Ever since Concubine Zhengui entered the palace, the Emperor has completely ignored everyone else. Do you really want to wait until the day Concubine Zhengui becomes your superior before you take action against her?"
Concubine Shu couldn't understand this matter.
She had seen the Queen's methods before. When she first entered the palace, she had used countless overt and covert schemes against the Queen.
However, those methods not only failed to shake the Queen's position, but instead made her miserable. No one understood the Queen's horror better than Concubine Shu!
Even that Afu...
Thinking of some past events, Concubine Shu shuddered suddenly and moved a little further away from the Queen without saying a word, but she was reluctant to leave.
"What nonsense."
The two of them walked into Kunning Palace while talking. Without waiting for the Queen's instructions, Nan Yue had already sent everyone away.
The Queen, however, remained calm and composed. "I am the Queen. Can the Emperor depose me for a prostitute?"
"Zhou Guifei is truly beautiful. The Emperor is a man, so it's normal for him to favor her a little. But besides being a man, he's also the Son of Heaven. Concubine Shu, you're really going backwards as you get older."
Concubine Shu's face flushed red, and she stuttered a little, "Then...then we can't let her be so arrogant!"
"It's only been a few days and she's already become a noble concubine. In a few more days, could she become an imperial concubine?"
The Queen took a deep breath and wanted to call him an idiot, but after a moment's hesitation, she didn't curse him. Her tone became much colder, "Shu Fei, sometimes you need to use your head when it rests on your neck."
"Did the Prime Minister's wife deliver a letter to the palace on the day the Emperor returned?"
Concubine Shu was stunned, not knowing why the Queen brought up this matter at this time. "That's true... But what does this have to do with Concubine Zhengui?"
"idiot!"
The queen couldn't help cursing and slammed the teacup in her hand onto the table with a bang.
If there weren't so few useful people in the harem, she really didn't want to say a word to someone like Concubine Shu who had an empty brain.
However, seeing that Concubine Shu's eyes were red with some grievance, the Queen still suppressed her anger.
In recent years, the emperor has not been in the palace often. Even if he is occasionally caught by the regent, he rarely enters the harem. The queen is too lonely. Shufei, at least she is someone who can talk.
"Have the Prime Minister's wife come to the palace in the next few days and ask the Prime Minister to be more restrained. The Emperor is currently angry about the Regent, so don't get too close to him."
Concubine Shu blinked her eyes, and the nerves that had been blocked in her brain finally cleared up. "Your Majesty, what you mean is that the Emperor made that bitch a concubine to threaten my Yu family!"
Glancing at the idiot again, the Queen shook her head helplessly. She was too lazy to answer such an obvious question. Concubine Shu was obviously happier.
It seemed to confirm that she was not that unimportant in the emperor's heart, and everything was just because her father did something wrong!
"But..." Concubine Shu bit her lip, "Concubine Zhengui is too proud!"
"Yes, she is so proud, and the emperor stays in Changchun Palace every day. I think Concubine Zhengui will soon give birth to a child for the royal family." The queen said in a light tone.
But after hearing her words, Concubine Shu's expression turned a little strange. "Your Majesty, you are really joking. Without your consent, no matter how powerful that bitch is, her belly won't move."
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