The maid became angry when she mentioned the imperial decree that confined the concubines to the harem. She wanted to rush to Jinhua Palace and beat the concubine who had captured the emperor's heart to death! The queen, who had closed her eyes to rest, slowly opened her eyes after hearing the maid's words. The palace maids had been dismissed by the maid, and the queen no longer needed to act like the mother of the country.

She was trying hard to suppress her anger, her eyes were already covered with a layer of scarlet bloodshot, and she looked sinister and cruel, without any trace of her usual gentleness and kindness! "Mother, mother, are you okay?"

It was the first time for the nanny to see the queen like this, and even her speech became halting.

The queen suddenly stood up from her seat and laughed crazily with her head thrown back.

"Hahahaha, so what if I'm the mother of the country? So what if I'm the mistress of the harem? My life is a joke!"

"In the eyes of others, I am the queen who is second only to the emperor and above all others, and I have received countless honors. But have they ever cared about the pain and suffering I have felt over the years?"

"No, they don't care! All they care about is the power in their hands and the official hat on their heads!"

The queen's emotions that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time were all released at this moment. Although she was smiling, tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.

It’s a sad and desolate smile.

When the nanny saw her like this, her eyes also turned red. She had been serving the empress since she was still a girl. After so many years, she had seen what kind of life the empress led and felt pain in her heart.

Although she is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family and has enjoyed wealth and glory since birth, she has also been burdened with heavy responsibilities and high expectations since birth.

The Prime Minister and his wife have been training the Empress according to the standards for training a queen since she was young. The Empress has been bound by red tape since she was born, oblivious to the world outside the window, and has been dealing with music, chess, calligraphy and painting every day, to the extent that the Empress now does not even have a confidant with whom she can confide.

They are clearly blood relatives, but since birth they have been treated as bargaining chips to consolidate power and status. The Queen's life is truly tragic!

"My Lady, please don't do this. It hurts me so much!"

The nanny stepped forward, took the queen's hand, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Mammy, why do you think there are people like me who live such a failed life? I thought I could escape from the cage that has imprisoned me since I was a child, but in the end, I just escaped from one cage into another..."

The queen murmured with red eyes.

Tears belong to the weak. She didn't want to cry, but her tears refused to obey.

"My queen, please don't say that. In my heart, you are the best master in the world. I beg you not to humiliate yourself like this anymore, okay?"

The nanny's eyes were red, and she used trembling fingers to pinch the handkerchief to wipe the tears from the queen's face.

The Queen laughed sarcastically, "Why should I humiliate myself? I am the queen of a country and the mistress of the six palaces, but now I am imprisoned in the harem by His Majesty's order. I am not allowed to take a single step out. I am afraid that the whole world is laughing at me!"

The nanny shook her head fiercely: "No, that's not the case. Your Majesty is just temporarily bewitched by that enchanting concubine. I believe that after some time, Your Majesty will get tired of her and will definitely withdraw the order!"

"Take back your order? Haha, Mammy, you still don't understand His Majesty. His Majesty always keeps his word and will never regret anything he decides."

"That virtuous concubine is truly blessed. She was able to warm up your Majesty's rock-hard heart and completely enter your heart. This blessing is something I cannot ask for."

"I heard that she was originally just a little eunuch serving His Majesty. Look, Madam, even a little eunuch can enter His Majesty's heart, but I can't. I'm afraid there is no one in the world who lives a more failed life than me. Whether it's family affection or love, I can't get any of them."

The queen brushed away the nanny's hand and staggered towards the seat in front.

When she put her hand on the table, she touched the bowl of steaming Tremella and red dates soup. She picked it up and smashed it to the ground!

"Don't bring these annoying things to me in the future! What's the point of keeping a good complexion? You still can't even get half a glance from His Majesty?!"

The nanny didn't bother to clean up and hurried to the queen's side: "Don't be angry, your majesty. I just went out and found out something interesting."

The queen raised her hand to support her forehead. The nanny knew that her old headache had come back again, so she hurriedly began to massage her temples.

After venting the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time, the queen took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and let the nanny massage her.

The nanny glanced at her expression and continued, "My lady, I just heard that before the virtuous concubine entered the palace, she was just an unfavored concubine. Her birth date and horoscope do not match your majesty's. This time, she entered the palace in place of her sister!"

The queen listened to the nanny quietly. After learning Jiang Li's identity, there was no expression on her face until the nanny said the next sentence.

"Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine has committed the great crime of deceiving the emperor!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the queen suddenly opened her eyes.

"Are you serious? Is Concubine Xian really entering the palace to replace me?"

The nanny nodded heavily, her expression suddenly excited: "It's absolutely true! Your Majesty, the chance to overthrow Concubine Xian has come!"

The queen pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes, thinking about the possibility of using this opportunity to trip Jiang Li.

If the nanny can find out, how could Your Majesty not know?

Whether to deceive the emperor or not is just a matter of a word from Your Majesty, right?

"Your Majesty, His Majesty's exclusive favor for Consort Xian will certainly cause opposition from the court officials. As long as Your Majesty secretly informs the Prime Minister of this matter, and lets the Prime Minister tell all the civil and military officials that Consort Xian is guilty of deceiving the emperor."

"Your Majesty will certainly not ignore the opposition of the officials and court officials just for a mere virtuous concubine. Maybe Your Majesty will directly order the virtuous concubine to be beheaded for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

After hearing what the nanny said, the queen suddenly became serious and said, "Mammy, bring me some writing brush and ink."

"yes!"

Mammy responded and retreated excitedly.

The queen clasped her hands tightly on the table. She never expected that in the end, she would still have to ask for help from her heartless father...

"My virtuous concubine, please don't blame me. If you were just a concubine accepted by His Majesty into the harem, I wouldn't have any objections, but you should never take away all of His Majesty's favor and preference, and make me a laughing stock for the world!"

The queen's voice was low, her eyes were ferocious, and her words were full of murderous intent! The nanny quickly brought the pen and ink to the queen. The queen picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and deliberately used her left hand to write a line of small words on the rice paper.

"Deliver the note to father secretly. Mammy, you should do it yourself. I don't trust others."

"Yes! I'll go right away!"

The nanny took the note and hid it in her arms. Just as she was about to leave, the queen suddenly called her.

"etc."

(End of this chapter)