Mrs. Wei was quite proud at this moment, and even Princess Fu beside her was laughing happily.

Unfortunately, before they could wake up the next day to discuss this plan, the sound of funeral bells was heard in the imperial city that night.

The sound was loud and heavy, and it struck ninety-nine times in a row, so every household in the city heard the noise.

For the common people, the bell rang too suddenly. How could the emperor pass away? Everyone was a little scared, not knowing what would happen during the transition from the old to the new. But for the civil and military officials who had been prepared, they had waited for this day for too long.

The palace is under martial law at this moment.

The emperor died in the imperial concubine's bedroom, so soon after the news was sent out, Empress Guo brought people to "surround" the place.

The imperial concubine, who had been relatively calm, felt her heart skip a beat when she saw the queen's aggressive look, but she still had to pretend to be calm and spoke.

"What does the Queen mean?"

"It's nothing. I came here specially to see you off. His Majesty was obsessed with you when he was alive and wanted to die by your side. With such deep affection, I, as his first wife, naturally want to fulfill his dying wish."

"What's your wish?"

"Since His Majesty cannot do without the Imperial Concubine's service, then it would be best to send you to continue serving him. Don't worry, when His Majesty is buried, I will also send you to the Imperial Mausoleum, and ask the magician to perform many prayers for you, so that you can be a loving couple again in the next life."

Having said this, all the servants in the Imperial Concubine's Palace knelt down trembling with fear.

Since their master was going to be sentenced to death, then they were doomed to die as well, so they knelt on the ground and cried loudly, but they were helpless against the people brought by the queen, and were dragged out in groups of two or three.

"My queen, help me, my queen!"

The palace servants' calls made the imperial concubine's scalp tingle, cold sweat ran down her back, and her lips turned white, but she still straightened her back and then spoke.

"Your Majesty, are you going to force me to die? Think carefully. I am not a rootless person. Even if you force me to death today, I may not be able to rest easy in the future! I still have a son! A grandson! A..."

"What is it? A son who conspired to refine elixirs and sent them to the palace to poison the emperor's daughter-in-law, a son who rebelled against the emperor and instigated court officials to disobey the emperor's order? A grandson who was killed by his relatives? Or the one who was knocked down by the Wei family after drinking the medicine?"

"My noble concubine, you and I are old friends who have lived together in the palace for decades. I have always been a person who does things without taking action. Once I take action, I will not give people a chance to live again. Haven't you seen through this after so many years?"

When the imperial concubine heard these words, she could no longer hold back.

She looked at Empress Guo with horror in her eyes. She was still calm, as if everything was under her control. But why? They had obviously done it very carefully, how could it be possible? It was not until she saw Eunuch Liu standing next to the Empress that the Imperial Concubine suddenly understood.

"It was you, it was you who betrayed me?"

"Betrayal? Your Majesty is flattering me. I am loyal to Your Majesty, the Queen, and the Crown Prince. How can I say betrayal? Your Majesty has committed such a heinous crime, and instead of wanting to be executed quickly, she is throwing dirty water on me. This is really inappropriate."

When Eunuch Liu said this, his expression was as calm as if he was talking about what dishes the imperial kitchen had prepared today. There was no crying or wailing about the death of the emperor. Seeing this, the imperial concubine also smiled bitterly, realizing that this man was probably a pawn of the queen.

She had no idea why he had been placed beside the emperor for many years, but he had found evidence of her feeding the elixir to the empress, so he rushed to the emperor as soon as he died, catching her off guard.

When his eyes swept over Eunuch Liu, he wanted to pounce on him and stab him twice, but even if he died, it would be of no use.

She had people in the palace originally, but the queen came too quickly and she didn't know whether those people would react or not. She should have sent the message out earlier so that she still had a chance to survive.

So she planned to negotiate with the Queen here, but the Queen didn't buy it. While they were talking, they heard screams one after another from outside, which were extremely tragic. She knew it was the Queen's people who took action.

The imperial concubine was anxious and immediately questioned.

"What does the Queen mean? Is it possible that the palace will be stained with blood as soon as Your Majesty leaves?"

When Empress Guo heard her say this, she felt as if she was listening to a joke, and then she said something lightly.

"With the evidence in my hands, it is enough to kill all of their clans. Now I am able to send them to the west in the name of serving His Majesty. This is already the most righteous thing. The same goes for the concubine. Don't forget, if the crime of regicide really falls on the heads of the Fourth Prince and his men, I am afraid that not a single cat in the mansion will be able to escape alive."

This sentence completely shattered the imperial concubine's arrogance. Although she didn't know how much evidence the queen had, with the emperor's close confidant, eunuch Liu, stepping forward, even if there was only three-tenths of evidence, she could make it out to be ten-tenths of the truth.

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Therefore, if this matter really got out, the Fourth Prince, the Seventh Prince and their wives and families would all die.

"Empress, the Crown Prince is already certain of victory, why is he not willing to let us, an orphan and a widow, go?"

"Let you go? That's a joke. If you could be content to be a concubine or a leisurely prince in your fiefdom, why would I do this? You feel justified when you want to kill others, but if I take your lives, I am bullying you? Imperial concubine, you'd better stop showing off your delicate face and leave it for His Majesty to see in the underworld. I don't care!"

After saying this, Empress Guo's expression was still as calm as ever, but the imperial concubine in front of her could no longer hold back and fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face, filled with remorse.

After a moment, looking at the white silk, poisoned wine and dagger in front of her, the imperial concubine asked another question without giving up.

"If I am willing to die, can you save our children's lives? Even if I have to go to the countryside to be a farmer, it is better to keep my life..."

Her words were a mother's last hope, but unfortunately Empress Guo rejected it coldly.

"You must be punished for your crimes. Similarly, the Fourth and Seventh Princes must also pay for their actions! Don't think of exchanging one life for another. Your life has no value to me!"