"When did you know?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Emperor Mian's eyes.
"I've always known this."
The queen replied with a smile and a firm tone.
"I knew from the first time I met the Emperor after the temple fire that year that you were not him."
"Alan has always been gentle and considerate in his words, and I've known him since childhood, so I know his likes and dislikes perfectly."
Having said this, she sighed softly, holding the pearl and jade bracelet in her hand and walked to the emperor's side, "Since Your Majesty is familiar with this bracelet of mine, then he should remember the first time we saw it at the Taifu Mansion."
"When the Emperor saw the bracelet I was wearing, he casually praised it, saying it suited me very well. But he didn't know that this bracelet was a gift from the Emperor to me on my tenth birthday."
"Oh no, to be precise, Alan gave it to me."
A thin layer of mist appeared in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth always maintained an elegant curve.
"At the time, I just felt it was strange, but I didn't suspect anything. Later, in my interactions with you, I discovered that the emperor was very different from before. Not only was his personality very different from before, but even many of his ways of doing things had completely changed. This made me more and more suspicious.
Alan is allergic to crabs, which can be life-threatening in severe cases, so he never eats them. Even the slightest smell of them will make him feel uncomfortable for a long time.
But the Emperor has no taboos about it, which makes me suspicious. A person can change his or her personality and preferences, but such taboos cannot be changed no matter what...
She spoke at a steady pace, with no expression on her face as she talked about these past events.
"Since you knew it in the first place, why did you go back to the palace? You could have kept this secret your whole life instead of ending up like this."
"hehe......"
Hearing what Emperor Mian said, the Queen smiled.
Her eyes fell on the crystal clear pearl bracelet on her wrist, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"If I don't enter the palace, how can I see Alan again?"
"One time, I accidentally overheard your conversation with Mr. Mu Bai, and I learned that Concubine Jing had given birth to twins. If it weren't for Alan's face being disfigured by the fire, he wouldn't have been able to accept it and would have become idiot. Your Majesty wouldn't have been able to emerge from that dark underground palace and see the light of day again.
I miss him so much, but I can do nothing about it. In order to see him more often, I can only secretly give the emperor a sterile drug, hahahaha..."
The queen threw her head back and laughed, her laughter sounding particularly harsh in the empty and luxurious palace.
"You gave me the medicine?!"
Hearing this, Di Mian clenched his fists involuntarily, his face was filled with gloom, and his eyes became deep and difficult to discern.
He had suspected many people, the Queen Mother, the Liang family, and even the Grand Queen Mother, but he never thought it would be her!
"Yes, it is you, my concubine."
The queen didn't want to hide it any longer, so she admitted it openly.
"If the Emperor is infertile, he cannot bear children, and without children, how can he sit securely on the throne?
Furthermore, the Emperor will not let anyone know that he is infertile. To avoid arousing suspicion among the concubines in the harem, there is only one option left, and that is to let A-Lan perform sexual intercourse on your behalf. You are twins and look alike. If you conceive, the child will naturally be highly similar to your Majesty."
"The facts have proven that my bet was right. Even on the night of the Emperor and Empress's wedding, the Emperor deliberately lit a magic incense in the room to make me faint.
But Your Majesty forgot one thing. My mother is a master of perfume making, and I have learned a little about these things since I was a child. So I cooperated with Your Majesty and fainted.
As expected, I saw Alan that night. Although he was wearing a mask, I could tell by his scent.
Having said this, the queen's expression gradually became crazy.
"Originally, everything was fine, but you actually treated Concubine Ning like that. She was just a lowly maid, but you doted on her so much, and even worse, you let A Lan favor her for countless nights.
That's fine, I can bear it!
But this year, Gu Jinqiao happened to appear. Not only did she appear, but she also inexplicably became pregnant with the emperor's child, which means that the emperor has regained his fertility.
Now that my fertility has been restored, I will never see A-lan again. What's the point of me living in this palace?"
As she spoke, her tone became sad and her eyes filled with tears.
"I understand that you hate me, and I also understand that you think I stole his position, but how can Gu Jinqiao be so innocent?"
Emperor Mian's eyes suddenly narrowed, with a hint of bloodthirsty hostility floating in his eyes, and his voice was also cold and frightening.
"Such a gentle and virtuous daughter of the Grand Tutor, yet she did such a disgusting thing!"
"Hahaha!"
Hearing what Emperor Mian said, the Queen suddenly burst into laughter.
"Disgusting? Aren't Your Majesty and I the same kind of people?"
Although Alan's stupidity was the work of the Empress Dowager, could it be that Emperor Mian was really completely unaware of it?
Is there anyone in this world who is not greedy?
"You're right. We are indeed the same kind of people, both willing to do anything to achieve our goals. But you should never, ever, ever have thought of touching Concubine Gu."
Gu Jinqiao is his untouchable weak spot.
The Emperor's crown approached her step by step, like a killer descending, and each step seemed to step on the Queen's heart. She retreated step by step until her back was against the wall and there was no way to retreat.
Looking at the handsome yet gloomy and terrifying face of Emperor Mian, a strong sense of fear surged in the Queen's heart, but she still raised her head and looked at him stubbornly, unwilling to bow her head and admit defeat!
"So what? The worst that can happen is death. I don't care."
There was a strong hint of provocation in her tone, and her eyes were full of sarcastic smiles.
There was a faint light in Emperor Mian's eyes. He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the queen's neck and lifted her up.
"I won't let you die."
Because you don't deserve..."
He uttered these words word by word.
The queen's face flushed instantly and her breathing became rapid.
"Cough...cough..."
"I won't let you die, but I will make you experience a life worse than death..."
Emperor Mian released the queen's neck and threw her to the ground.
"Puff...cough cough..."
The queen began to cough violently, her eyes full of panic.
"Come here, give the queen some acacia seeds and send the imperial physician over."
The queen's pupils shrank sharply, and her face was full of horror.
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