Chapter 128 Handle
As soon as Emperor Yongping and a few others left the study, Concubine Yue came to ask for a meeting outside the palace.
"Empress Yue, the Emperor is not in the study."
The guard on duty outside the palace said.
"The emperor is not in the study? Where did the emperor go?"
Concubine Yue frowned.
"I have no idea where the emperor is going."
The guards are only responsible for protecting the safety of the study, and other matters are not their responsibilities.
Since Emperor Yongping was not around, there was no point in Concubine Yue making things difficult for the guards.
He turned around and left reluctantly.
It is said that her father, the prefect of Jingzhou, was escorted back to Beijing yesterday.
With what he has done, his life will be in danger.
But he did all these things for the queen.
She had privately approached the Queen many times, using threats or inducements, but the Queen acted as if it had nothing to do with her.
In that case, she no longer needs to save face for the Queen.
The Queen wants to get away with it?
She won't agree to that with the leverage she has.
Concubine Yue walked and thought, feeling itchy with hatred for the Empress.
"Your Majesty, our Yilan Palace is not in this direction."
Narcissus saw her queen walking with her head down with a serious expression on her face and the direction she was walking was getting increasingly wrong, so she spoke up to remind her.
"Just follow me."
Yue Fei didn't want to say more, but instead quickened her pace.
When Yu Jinyi heard that Concubine Yue wanted to see her, she was at a loss for words.
Most of her relationships with people in Emperor Yongping's harem were based on face.
Yue Fei had no contact with her, so why did she suddenly come to see her?
"Just say that I'm busy and it's inconvenient for me to see her."
Yu Jinyi thought about it and understood the purpose of Yue Fei's visit.
Yue Fei's father, Prefect Sun, was escorted back to Beijing just yesterday, and she came to the Eastern Palace today, presumably to find a way to avenge the crime that Prefect Sun committed.
But Chu Chengyi was the one who investigated the Jingzhou incident personally. If he went to the East Palace to look for a way, wouldn't that be courting death?
Could it be that Concubine Yue is worried that the evidence she has found is not enough and plans to send some more?
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yue said..."
The eunuch who delivered the message went out and returned quickly.
The way he seemed to be hesitant to speak clearly showed that Yue Fei had said something that he had no say over.
"What did Yue Fei say?"
Yu Jinyi asked.
"To answer your Majesty's question, Concubine Yue said that the real mastermind behind the Jingzhou corruption case is in the palace, and she also said that she has evidence in her hands."
Since it was about the political affairs of the previous dynasty, the eunuch wanted to cover Yue Fei's mouth when he heard it.
But he was just a eunuch, how could he really dare to lay a hand on Concubine Yue.
But as soon as he advised Yue Fei to leave, Yue Fei said this, and he was completely at a loss.
"Then let her in."
Yu Jinyi didn't want to pay attention to Yue Fei, but she couldn't let her talk nonsense.
If this word gets out, people who don't know the truth might think that Chu Chengyi has wrongly handled a case.
"Crown Princess, you must help Moon Mother."
As soon as Yue Fei came in, she didn't even wait for Jin Yi to greet her, but rushed over, grabbed her hand and started crying.
She was the concubine of Emperor Yongping, and naturally the elder of the Crown Prince and his wife. When they met on weekdays, Yu Jinyi still had to pay her respects as a junior.
But her move caught Yu Jinyi off guard.
"Princess Yue, please sit down first. I will tell you slowly if you have anything to say."
Yu Jinyi had no choice but to help her sit down on the chair.
"Crown Princess, I had no choice but to come here to see you. The Queen..."
When Concubine Yue mentioned the Empress, she glanced around at the people serving in the warm chamber.
Yu Jinyi knew what she meant at a glance and signaled them to leave.
When she and Yue Fei were the only ones left in the warm pavilion, Yue Fei spoke again.
"Crown Princess, my father was deceived by the Queen. All the money and food he handled went into the Queen's pocket, and..."
Concubine Yue was halfway through her speech when she looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before continuing, "And it seems the queen has been swapped."
"Why is Concubine Yue so suspicious?"
Yu Jinyi frowned and asked with pretended curiosity.
She already knew everything about the Queen from Chu Qinshu's thoughts.
Today's queen is indeed a fake.
But apart from Emperor Yongping, no one else knew about this matter.
Could it be that Concubine Yue really saw through it?
"The queen loves beauty the most, but on the day of the little princess's full moon, she actually attended the palace banquet with lice all over her head. Isn't this suspicious?"
Yue Fei's scalp tingled whenever she thought of the glass of wine that day.
She used this to threaten the queen, but the queen ignored her.
But she will definitely make good use of this handle.
"Moreover, the truth behind the fire in Fengming Palace must be related to the fake queen."
When Yue Fei saw that Yu Jinyi didn't respond to her, it was obvious that she didn't believe her, so she quickly produced new evidence.
"Not only did she fall seriously ill after moving back to Fenghua Palace, but she has also been sick every few days recently.
In the past, she would spend an hour or two setting rules for us concubines every day. How could she become so weak overnight?"
Concubine Yue tried hard to find the differences between the empress and the past, trying her best to prove her claim.
Seeing that she was almost dry-mouthed, Yu Jinyi finally took over the conversation.
"When do you think the Empress was replaced?"
After asking, he looked at Yue Fei with a serious expression.
It's a pity that she really thought Yue Fei had become smart.
I didn't expect it was all nonsense.
"It must have been at least... a year since the Empress was switched."
Yue Fei frowned and thought for a while before speaking uncertainly.
Saying that the queen was fake was an idea she had come up with in the past two days.
It had only been two years since his father was promoted to the position of prefect of Jingzhou.
In the past, I held a low position and the things I did for the empress were all harmless and trivial.
After he took office as the prefect of Jingzhou, this was the most serious crime he committed.
If the queen was replaced by someone else this year, then all the events of this year could be blamed on the "fake queen".
If the culprit, the 'fake queen', is caught, her father will at least have a chance of survival, even if he doesn't escape unscathed.
"If it has been a year, why did Moon Mother only discover it recently?"
At this point, Yu Jinyi had already guessed Yue Fei's intention.
'One year' and 'fake queen' were the methods she came up with to save her father.
However, her thinking was too simple.
"This fake queen has never been exposed before. If she hadn't moved back to Fenghua Palace after the fire in Fengming Palace, I wouldn't have discovered it.
After all, the Queen lived in Fenghua Palace for five years, and I had quite a few dealings with her during that time, so when she returned to Fenghua Palace, I was able to see some clues."
Concubine Yue racked her brains to find a justification for what she said.
I wish I could immediately prove that the queen is fake.
Only by proving the identity of the fake queen can the leverage in her hands play its greatest role.
"Oh? Concubine Yue thinks that this matter may be interfered by me, the daughter-in-law of the emperor?"
After hearing Yue Fei's reasons, Yu Jinyi felt like laughing.
But I decided to be patient and deal with her for a while.
"This......"
Yue Fei choked.
If Concubine Xian was still alive, she certainly wouldn't come to see Yu Jinyi.
But she could not see Emperor Yongping or Concubine Jing.
Concubine Xian had already been sent to the cold palace.
It would be even more meaningless to tell this to other concubines.
What can she do?
"Crown Princess, this matter is related to the Jingzhou disaster relief and corruption case. You cannot interfere, but the Crown Prince can."
Yue Fei said anxiously.
"The Queen is the head of the harem. If there is any doubt about her identity, no one else can investigate except my father."
Yu Jinyi's words could be considered as a reminder to Concubine Yue.
Whether she can understand or not is entirely up to her.
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