Chapter 279 Suspicion

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner of the garden.

The Queen was standing facing the rockery. Fang Danying hurried over and bowed to her back.

"See..."

As soon as she spoke, the queen suddenly turned around and slapped her in the face.

Fang Danying was stunned immediately, and she was slow to cover her face, her eyes red and she said with grievance: "What did I do to displease the Empress that you attacked me without asking any questions."

"Don't you know it yourself?" The Queen was still furious. "Didn't the Emperor search the palace last night because of you?"

"What are you talking about, Madam?" Fang Danying frowned, her face full of confusion, "Wasn't the palace searched last night because someone wanted to assassinate Li? Wasn't it the Queen who did it?"

Seeing that she didn't look like she was faking it, the queen frowned slightly and asked again, "Is it really not you?"

"How could it be a concubine? This is a temporary palace. I have no foundation. How could I do such a thing?" Fang Danying finally reacted and asked in shock, "Isn't it the Empress's people?"

Afterwards, they both fell silent. After a long while, Fang Danying asked again, "If it's not the Queen, could it be the Queen Mother?"

The queen's face suddenly turned ugly, and she was silent for a moment before she said coldly, "This is not something you should ask. Go back quickly while no one is watching!"

Fang Danying was a little annoyed because she was called over and slapped for no reason and now she was chased away.

But now the Queen Mother is embroiled in a lawsuit and probably won't be able to support her. Even if Fang Da Ying is angry, he has to swallow it down.

Besides, what kind of good thing was this? She didn't want to be dragged into this.

"Yes, I will take my leave then."

The queen didn't say anything, and Fang Danying stood up and left.

After she left, Lan Ying immediately walked to the Queen's side and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if it's not her, could it really be the Queen Mother?"

"Don't say that again!" The queen's face was gloomy. In fact, she felt that it was most likely the queen mother who did it.

She gritted her teeth slightly, "The Queen Mother is becoming more and more confused now."

What does it matter whether Li is alive or dead? In the end, it all depends on the emperor's attitude. As long as the emperor is partial to her, it doesn't matter even if Li shouts her throat out.

Doing so might anger the emperor.

There are many variables in this matter.

"Then does Your Majesty want to go and see the Queen Mother?" Lan Ying asked cautiously again.

The Queen shook her head without hesitation, "No, Fang Jiaojiao knows that she can't have anything to do with the Queen Mother at this time, why should I get close to her?"

"That……"

"Go back." The Queen reached out and held her hand. "Zhao Ning was frightened last night. I have to accompany her more."

"yes."

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On the other side, in Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager also dismissed everyone from her side, leaving only Nanny Sun.

"What happened last night?" The Queen Mother leaned against the head of the bed with a pale face, her voice sounding somewhat weak.

Seeing her like this, Madam Sun could not help but whisper, "Madam, why don't you stop worrying about these things and take care of your health first, which is more important than anything else?"

"Is this what the emperor wants you to persuade me? Of course he hopes that I don't care about anything and just turn a blind eye!" The empress dowager's chest rose and fell violently, but she still suppressed her emotions and said coldly: "Just say it!"

Nanny Sun held her chest, fearing that she would get angry and do something bad, so she said, "Someone tried to assassinate Li last night, and the emperor ordered people to search the palace to find the murderer."

"It must have been done by that bastard named Nie!" The Queen Mother gritted her teeth when she mentioned Nie Danying, "Who else in the palace has this ability besides her?"

"She did this just to alienate me from the emperor!" The Queen Mother coughed a few times in anger, her face turning a little paler. "I really regret it. I shouldn't have used her in the first place. I ended up trying to get something from a tiger, and she bit me hard."

"But I saw that the Emperor didn't look strange when he came this morning. He should understand that the Empress Dowager wasn't responsible." Nanny Sun said soothingly.

The Queen Mother snorted softly, "My son is the one who never shows his emotions. Who knows what he really wants to do? This incident might just be what he wants."

Nanny Sun lowered her eyes and did not dare to answer.

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she couldn't help but think of the conversation she had with Hawking Chi yesterday, and the anger in her eyes subsided.

After a long time, she sighed deeply, seeming to be much weaker than before, "Forget it, forget it. It's not shameful to be unable to defeat my own son. I'm tired after fighting for a lifetime..."

At this point, the Queen Mother's eyes revealed a hint of fierceness again, "Even so, I will never let that little bastard surnamed Nie go. Go, tell the Emperor that I did take action, but that bastard came to me on his own!"

"Empress Dowager?" Nanny Sun was shocked.

The Queen Mother's face was gloomy. "Don't I know my own son? He has made up his mind. I can't go back to this palace. If that's the case, what's the point of fighting?"

"That bitch is the daughter of General Nie. The Nie family is full of loyal and brave people, but such a thing came out of it. This is the last lesson I will teach my son!"

Nanny Sun sighed and said, "I understand. I will go and tell the emperor about this myself."

"Go ahead."

"There is no rush. I will wait until your Majesty falls asleep before I go." Nanny Sun pulled the quilt for the Queen Mother and whispered, "Your Majesty, this temporary palace is indeed a good place."

"I still remember that in the past, when the weather was not yet hot, the late emperor would bring his concubines to live here, and would not return to the palace until it became very cold. At that time, the queen did not dare to show her face, and always claimed to be sick. She only came a few times, and even if she came, she did not dare to go out."

The Queen Mother continued her words, "After that evil concubine died, the late emperor never came again. Even after the prince ascended the throne, I never came again."

"Yes." Nanny Sun sighed, "This temporary palace is several times more luxurious than the palace, and the scenery is also very beautiful. The Queen Mother should stay here and recuperate."

The Queen Mother listened without answering and just stared blankly.

Nanny Sun sighed inwardly after seeing this and said nothing more.