When the Queen heard about Concubine Xian’s sister, she was stunned. She had clearly sent people to deal with it, so why did she let her live to complain?
The emperor naturally agreed, and not long after, a woman with wounds all over her body and disheveled hair was dragged into the hall.
A strong smell of blood spread throughout the hall, and even the incense lit in the palace could not cover up the smell.
Yue Tao held little Jingyan a little further away. It was better for such a young child not to see these scenes.
To be precise, she is the younger sister of Concubine Xian. As her family declined, she married an old scholar. She lived a peaceful and happy life, and her elder sister also helped her from time to time. The two sisters did not neglect each other, but they kept a low profile and most people didn't know about it.
"I, Qian Yushi, greet the emperor. Long live the emperor." The woman knelt on the ground and tried hard to straighten her body, but she couldn't bear the pain and fell to the ground.
"Stand up and take a seat." The emperor gave an order, and a palace maid brought a chair for her and helped her sit down.
Qian Yu leaned back in her chair, her face pale and gray, as if she was dying.
"I am Qian Yu, the younger sister of the virtuous Concubine. In our generation, only my sister and I are left in our family. Two months ago, my sister suddenly sent someone to deliver a letter and a package..." Qian Yu spoke intermittently, her eyes fixed on the queen with deep hatred.
"The letter said that the Empress threatened you with her life if you framed a concubine. If you didn't go to the woman's house, you would be killed. If you went but failed, you would also be killed. You chose to sacrifice yourself. This package contains some tokens, things that only the royal family can use."
"You are talking nonsense! Someone, come! Arrest this crazy woman! She is full of lies!" The queen was furious and ran towards Qian Yu with her teeth bared, but was kicked in the knee by the emperor.
The queen fell heavily to the ground, her hairpin fell off, and her black hair was disheveled. Where was the majesty of a queen?
Naturally, no one dared to be so blind as to arrest Qian Yu.
Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes turned cold.
Two months ago, when they were still in the Royal Villa, his Yingying was attacked by a poisonous insect and almost died!
Queen!
It turns out that this was planned by the Queen!
"Is this what you call a kind-hearted person?" The emperor glared at Nanny Gui and asked with a sneer.
Nanny Gui was in tears. Seeing the queen suffer, her heart was broken into pieces.
She stepped forward and held the queen in her arms, "My queen, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
"Your Majesty! I don't know this woman! I didn't do those things!" The Queen shed two lines of tears and grabbed his clothes to defend herself. "I am already the Queen of the Central Palace. There is no need for me to harm others!"
"I didn't expect that the Empress hated me so much that she even wanted to kill the unborn royal heir! My death doesn't matter, but the royal heir is related to the Emperor and the entire Dayu! How can you be so cruel, Empress!" Gu Wanying's eyes were about to burst. She broke free from the Emperor's arms and stepped forward to slap the Empress twice.
The sound of crisp slaps echoed in the hall, and a smile played on Qian Yu's lips. "A month ago, I was assassinated. My husband, parents-in-law, and children all perished. I risked my life to save myself from the mass grave, all for this day!"
After Qian Yu finished speaking, her eyes gradually became unfocused. She had already reached her limit.
She lived a month longer than her family, which was already a gain, and she avenged her sister, which was double the gain!
She is content!
A moment later, Qian Yu's head tilted and she died on the chair.
The appearance of Qian Yu was undoubtedly a death warrant for the Queen, and it was a foregone conclusion that the Queen had sent an assassin to kill Gu Wanying.
No matter how the queen protested, it was of no avail.
"Your Majesty, these things were done by me, the Queen is not aware of it! Please punish me and release the Queen!" Nanny Gui could not bear to watch the Queen being dragged away and imprisoned, so she cried and kowtowed to the Emperor.
Gu Wanying was almost moved by such a deep master-servant friendship.
It’s a pity that these two are villains.
"I will not let you off, you wicked slave! You and your servant should reflect on your mistakes in Fengqi Palace!" The emperor kicked Nanny Gui away, hugged Gu Wanying and turned to leave.
"Child! My child!" When the queen saw that several people were about to leave, she rushed towards Yue Tao like crazy.
It was too late for Yue Tao to dodge. The little Jingyan in her arms was frightened by the shrill cry and started crying. His two little hands were waving in the air and his little feet were kicking.
The queen immediately grabbed little Jingyan's swaddling clothes and used brute force to pull the child's hands.
Xiao Jingyan was frightened by her and burst into tears, her voice became hoarse, and she sounded so pitiful.
Gu Wanying was so scared that she stepped forward and grabbed the queen's hair.
But the mad queen was not someone the delicate Gu Wanying could control. She didn't care about her hair being pulled out at all, and only had eyes for Xiao Jingyan.
She looked at Xiao Jingyan with a silly smile, and the next second she kicked Yue Tao over, wanting to snatch the child and run away.
The accident happened at this moment.
With a "swish", a sharp sword pierced the queen's chest. The tip of the sword that came out of her back was dripping with bright red blood, which gradually gathered into a pool of sticky liquid on the ground.
Time seemed to stand still at this moment, until the queen collapsed to the ground without being able to hold on.
The man holding the sword is the emperor.
The queen of a country died at the hands of the emperor's sword.
Nanny Gui burst into shrill cries, crying her heart out as she held the Queen's gradually cooling body.
From then on, Fengqi Palace became a forbidden area in the harem, and no one wanted to mention this unlucky place.
The news of the Queen's death soon reached the Queen Mother's ears. She looked at the two flickering candles in front of the Guanyin statue in silence.
"Fang He, send someone to deal with it and eliminate those who participated in the assassination. Don't make this matter public." After a long time, the Queen Mother spoke slowly.
Guanyin has kind eyes and a benevolent look, her eyes half closed, looking down upon all living beings with compassion.
After Nanny Wang left, the Queen Mother lit three more incense sticks and placed them neatly into the incense burner in front of her.
I don’t know what bad luck this year has brought, but the Sun family has become a mess.
First, Shangshu Sun was impeached by court officials for molesting a decent woman in the street, and then Sun Chongming's carelessness caused a candlestick to fall and burn down the library of the Hanlin Academy.
The next day, Minister Sun was demoted and sent to a remote town to serve as a county magistrate.
Sun Chongming was directly dismissed from office, and his ten years of hard work were wasted. He then spent his days drinking to drown his sorrows and lived in a daze.
Gu Qingqing and Sun's mother were both angry and anxious, but there was nothing they could do.
The family's money was almost gone, and both father and son had no hope of a career in the government.
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