After Emperor Jingming stopped talking, he belatedly realized that he was feeling a little indignant.

The Queen actually dared to give him a look. When did this habit come about? Did he think he was afraid just because she was the Queen?

After feeling indignant, I felt inexplicably relieved.

The Queen has always been calm, so she must have had some ideas in mind when she stepped forward at this time, which also helped to solve his dilemma.

Forget it, for this reason he won't bother with this woman.

Ahem, the dignity of the emperor still exists.

Emperor Jingming straightened his back subconsciously.

The Empress had no time to deal with Emperor Jingming.

They are an old married couple, so what's wrong with her glaring at me? Of course she has important business to attend to.

The Queen looked at the two concubines and curled her lips slightly: "Why, the two sisters don't want to go?"

Concubine Ning said quickly: "Go ahead. If you have done nothing wrong, you are not afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Why should I be afraid?"

The Queen looked at Concubine Xian and asked in a lukewarm tone, "Where is Concubine Xian's sister?"

Concubine Xian clenched her fists and said with a wry smile, "It is really pitiful that the Fourteenth Princess has encountered misfortune at such a young age. Even if the Empress did not mention it, I would have wanted to go and see it."

What did the Queen mean by suddenly proposing this? Did she think that she would panic and reveal her true colors when she saw the Fourteenth Princess's body?

If the Queen thinks so, she is too naive.

Her heart can be as cold as stone when it needs to be, and a corpse cannot scare her.

Even though she thought so, Concubine Xian was still very uncomfortable with the Queen's suggestion, but she didn't show it on her face.

The Queen wanted to applaud the Second Concubine's response.

For a man filled with righteous indignation and a person with a kind heart, it is not an easy task to find out the real mastermind.

I don’t know what method the Princess of Yan can use to find out after meeting Fourteen.

They just had a quick exchange and didn't bother to say too much. Out of trust in Jiang Si, the Queen chose to do as he asked, but in reality she was also completely confused.

"Since both sisters are willing, let's go now."

Concubine Xian and Concubine Ning both nodded.

Emperor Jingming turned around first and told the people in Chunhua Palace: "Now is the time for the Queen Mother to take a nap, don't disturb her."

Having said that, he strode out.

Concubine Xian couldn't help but look back, and a variety of emotions flashed across her eyes.

"What are you looking at, Sister Xianfei?" a gentle voice came.

Concubine Xian shuddered, quickly collected her thoughts and smiled at the empress: "I heard that the empress dowager was in Chunhua Palace, and I was a little surprised."

"Don't talk so much." Emperor Jingming warned unhappily without even turning his head.

There were frequent incidents in the palace, and would it be a relief for him to disturb the Queen Mother?

This virtuous concubine is really talking about things that are not relevant to her.

Concubine Xian gritted her teeth, lowered her eyes and said nothing.

A group of people left, even Eunuch Deng's body was dragged away, and Chunhua Palace suddenly became much quieter.

In the main hall, the empress dowager, who had been sleeping with her eyes closed, opened her eyes and asked the people around her, "Are they all gone?"

The maid who had been staying outside to understand the situation said in a crisp voice: "The Emperor and Empress have brought people back to Kunning Palace and said that they want the Second Concubine to escort the Fourteenth Princess."

The Queen Mother's eyes flickered.

Letting Concubine Xian and Concubine Ning send Fourteenth off was to observe which of the two concubines would feel guilty?

The Queen Mother couldn't help shaking her head.

After being in the harem for so many years, it would be very strange if the second concubine lost her composure upon seeing a corpse.

Concubines like this usually don't live more than two years, so how could they have survived until now?

Queen

Thinking of the woman who had kept a low profile and did not fight for many years, the Queen Mother's eyes became sharp.

The Queen really cannot be underestimated.

As for Emperor Jingming, the Empress Dowager never gave it any thought.

Not to mention the emperor's filial piety towards her, there were a few men who paid attention to the affairs of the inner house. After finishing their work outside, they returned to the house and just wanted to smooth things over or turn a blind eye.

The same is true for the harem.

The Queen Mother supported the maid with one hand and slowly stood up: "Go to Kunning Palace."

She wanted to see what the Queen was going to do.

In Kunning Palace, the palace servants deliberately slowed down their pace and dared not even talk.

It was a bright and sunny summer day, but the huge palace seemed a bit gloomy.

The Fourteenth Princess has not yet been buried, and her body is still in the side hall where she was originally placed.

The queen led everyone there and stopped at the door: "Fourteen is inside."

Concubine Ning walked over and pushed the door open without waiting for the palace maid to open it.

As soon as the door opened, a cool breeze blew in my face.

Although Concubine Ning did not feel guilty, the person lying in the room was the deceased princess. In the hot summer day, a chill filled the room, and she could not help but feel scared.

Concubine Ning controlled the urge to step back and walked in.

Concubine Xian was much more nervous than Concubine Ning.

The cold air blowing against her face made her scalp tingle and her palms were wet with sweat.

Concubine Xian coughed to cover up her nervousness and followed him in.

After the two concubines entered, they found that the room was filled with basins of ice, which was where the cold came from.

Emperor Jingming advocated frugality, and the palace usually started using ice in June. Now is still the pomegranate month, so it is not the time to use ice yet.

The Queen took in all the concubines' expressions and explained calmly, "Fourteenth's death was unclear, so perhaps he won't die soon. Using ice can help this poor child maintain some dignity..."

Concubine Xian and Concubine Ning were both stunned.

Many people died unjustly in the palace, but there was no rule to keep the bodies in the palace without holding a funeral.

Even Emperor Jingming was a little surprised and couldn't help but look at the Empress.

The queen glared at him again.

Emperor Jingming touched his nose angrily.

Well, he kept quiet and waited to see what the queen was going to do.

The queen's eyes turned red after she glared at him. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Look at poor Fourteen."

A palace maid suddenly lifted the white cloth covering the body of the Fourteenth Princess.

A pale face appeared in everyone's eyes, with purple lips, slightly closed eyes, and a frozen and distorted expression. It was so strange that people could not recognize that this was the graceful and quiet Fourteenth Princess.

Concubine Ning pursed her lips, unable to bear to look at it.

Concubine Xian lowered her eyes and clenched her fists secretly.

Her long career in the palace had tempered her heart, and she would never soften when she needed to. But facing a person who was killed suddenly, and who died at her behest, it was impossible for her to say that she was not afraid at all.

Emperor Jingming looked at the Fourteenth Princess and sighed heavily, saying in a deep voice: "They have seen it, so please don't disturb the Fourteenth Princess's peace——"

Before he could finish his words, the palace maid who was closest to Princess Fourteen screamed in surprise.

Concubine Xian subconsciously looked at the Fourteenth Princess, and was horrified to find that the Fourteenth Princess, who had only slightly squinted her eyes, had actually widened her eyes and was staring at her.

Concubine Xian felt that all the hot blood in her body rushed to her head, causing her teeth to chatter and she began to tremble.

Concubine Ning was not much better. She followed the maid's cry and cried out in shock, "Ah, Fourteenth is dead?"

Although the queen was somewhat prepared, she was still startled at this moment. She calmed down and said, "Sister Ning Fei, please don't talk nonsense."

"But Fourteen's eyes suddenly opened!" Concubine Ning considered herself a brave person, but at this moment her heart was beating like thunder.

The Queen looked at Concubine Ning, then Concubine Xian, and sighed, "With the Emperor's dragon aura protecting us, how could such a thing as a corpse theft happen? Perhaps Fourteenth Prince couldn't bear to leave us. Your Majesty, don't you agree?"

True Dragon Emperor Jingming: “…” This is too scary. Is Fourteen a fake corpse?