After the Spring Festival, in Shenghua Palace, the palace maids were removing the makeup for Concubine Song, and Concubine Li had just left.
Concubine Song was exhausted. After taking off all the pearl hairpins on her head, she sent the maid away.
The whole room was silent and deserted.
The Queen had been childless for many years, and Concubine Song only had one daughter, Liu Zhuling. Over the years, Concubine Song had long given up the idea of having another prince.
I just hope Liu Zhuling can live a happy life, unlike her who has to walk on thin ice in the palace.
It was said that she was favored by the emperor, but over the years, she had long understood that although the emperor cared about the country, he only treated his concubines as toys for entertainment, and if he did not go his way, he might beat them to death.
There was no point in thinking too much. Seeing that it was getting dark, Concubine Song was just about to ask someone to prepare hot water for her to wash.
Suddenly a man in black rushed in from outside the window. Just as Concubine Song was about to scream, the man suddenly pulled off the cloth covering his face.
"Empress Song, you should recognize me."
When Concubine Song saw who was coming, she looked at him in surprise and suspicion. It turned out to be the second son of Marquis Huayang, whom her daughter liked.
She was about to ask how he could enter the harem, but Tu Yufan turned and went behind a screen. There were banging sounds, and Tu Yufan dragged out a fainted man. The man was wearing eunuch's clothes and was not from Concubine Song's palace.
Unexpectedly, there was a man hiding in the bedroom, and Concubine Song's face changed drastically.
This harem is like a sieve. If someone wants to assassinate the emperor, it would be easy.
Tu Yufan thought she was overthinking. First, the man had killed a eunuch to get in, and he had Concubine Li's cover to get into Shenghua Palace. The emperor was surrounded by secret guards everywhere, so it was impossible for such a person to get close to him. Second, it was rare for someone to enter the palace as casually as Tu Yufan.
"Your Highness, this fake eunuch was brought here by Concubine Li. He and Concubine Li are having an affair. Concubine Li should be pregnant with this adulterer's child now."
"The emperor will come to catch the adulterer later, and the fake eunuch will also bite you. I will send him to Concubine Li now. Your Majesty needs you to lead the emperor to Concubine Li's palace. Concubine Li is pregnant now, and the child is not the emperor's."
By the way, this child almost married the emperor, but it was later revealed that he was not the emperor's son, so he was sentenced to death.
Tu Yufan touched his pocket and took out a few half-burned pieces of letter paper: "There are also letters between the two of them. For Sanyi, you must not lose your power easily, otherwise what will happen if Sanyi is sent to marry."
Concubine Song's mind was in a mess due to the huge amount of information. Before she had time to feel sad about Concubine Li's betrayal, she was very angry at Tu Yufan's jokes.
"Even if I lose power, Lingling has done nothing wrong. Your Majesty has doted on her for many years. How could he send her to marry a foreign prince?"
"The emperor has doted on you for so many years. What will happen to you if you are known to have an affair with a man other than you?"
Concubine Song's face turned cold. Thinking of the emperor's temper, a chill instantly spread throughout her body.
After calming down, she took the letter.
"Thank you for what happened today. It was my fault that I was too careless."
Watching Tu Yufan leave, she looked dazed and slowly sat down on the chair, with countless memories floating before her eyes.
She and Concubine Li were close friends who had known each other since childhood and they supported each other in the palace. She knew that Concubine Li had a childhood sweetheart who was about to get married, but her father, in order to gain wealth and glory, forced her into the palace and the man never married.
Concubine Li was not as favored as her, and was rarely picked. Concubine Li once complained about being lonely in the palace and having no son.
Perhaps the emperor noticed something, and in order to get rid of suspicion, Concubine Li had to shift the blame to someone else. The man was also willing to give his life for Concubine Li.
Their love lasted till death, but Concubine Song abandoned this stepping stone.
Her eyes were filled with hatred. Since he could die for her, why not die together to show how precious their relationship was!
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Hearing the hurried footsteps outside the door, Concubine Song put away her expression, put on a calm look, tidied her hair, and went out to greet the emperor.
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