Chapter 156: The Sisterly Grudge between Madam Xiao and Concubine Xiao
"This Fucheng is a loyal man." said the queen quietly.
"Empress, since Fucheng, who instigated the poisoning, has committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and the wife of Marquis Wuning and the Prime Minister's adopted daughter were not poisoned, this matter ends here. The two palace maids will be beaten to death, and the imperial concubine will be confined for one month for not strictly disciplining the palace servants."
The emperor seemed not to have heard the queen's words and announced the final result calmly.
The two palace maids didn't even dare to beg for mercy and were dragged out by the eunuchs.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness." Imperial Concubine Xiao bowed and stood up, looking at Madam Xiao. "Sister, you are so lucky. You have been able to avoid all kinds of disasters. I am so envious. But Zhiqing cannot speak. If she is really poisoned..."
"Aunt, thank you for your concern. Zhiqing can actually speak, but I'm afraid that if I say something wrong, you won't like it."
Lu Zhiqing suddenly spoke, her voice a little deeper than usual.
Concubine Xiao was shocked, her eyes were like knives that wanted to pierce through Lu Zhiqing: "You...you were actually pretending, how did you know..."
"Royal Concubine!" The emperor's voice was a little stern. Royal Concubine Xiao woke up as if from a dream. She withdrew her gaze, apologized and walked away.
[This is the advantage of being a favored concubine. Even with such obvious clues, she just pretends to be blind. But why did Concubine Xiao do these things? 】
Su Qianqian really couldn't understand why her own sister would poison her elder sister's adopted daughter. Even if she wanted to harm the queen for power, she shouldn't involve her own sister. Otherwise, even the Duke of Min's Mansion might be implicated.
At this time, the imperial concubine also walked to the palace gate, and suddenly turned back to look at Madam Xiao: "Sister, I heard that you have recovered a lot after taking the medicine of Madam Wuning Marquis..."
Concubine Xiao's eyes fell on Su Qianqian and she raised her lips to smile, but Su Qianqian felt a chill all over her body.
"…If you have time, please come back to the Duke's Mansion. My sister can't go back. The sweet-scented osmanthus in Fusang Garden is in full bloom now. If you take a walk, you will be filled with fragrance…"
Concubine Xiao looked outside the palace door with a distant gaze, and walked out while speaking.
Mrs. Xiao's eyes suddenly turned red, and she looked towards Concubine Xiao and seemed to want to say something, but in the end she said nothing.
"Madam Wuning Hou, why didn't Luo Shui tell the truth that day?" The emperor suddenly turned around and asked coldly.
【What's the meaning? Want to take it out on me? You only pick on the weak. You don't want to offend Madam Xiao, so you pick on me, right?
If you are not ruthless, you cannot stand firm; if you are not mean, you are not up to standard; if you are not bad, you die quickly. You have all three of these, so you stand above thousands of people as a benchmark. Long live you! I should also give you a pair of little turtle underwear! 】
Su Qianqian complained in her heart, but her body was not slow, and she knelt on the ground hurriedly:
“Although I am a woman in the harem, I also know the principle of considering the overall situation. When foreign countries came to pay tribute that day, how could I let the barbarians mock me for being short-sighted because of such a small matter.
Moreover, I know very well that the Empress is kind and virtuous and would not do such a thing. As for those evil villains, Your Majesty has a keen eye, so how can you not see through them? Why do I need to say more? ”
The emperor was comforted and his expression eased a little. He was unwilling to stay any longer. He stood up and said, "Concubine Yi will be stripped of her position. The Empress will deal with her as appropriate."
The Queen agreed and stood up to see the Emperor off, her eyes still calm.
"I'm sorry to have frightened you, but fortunately Madam Xiao and Madam Wuning Hou were alert and did not drink the wine." The Queen said warmly, with a hint of fatigue on her face.
"Your Majesty, it is Xiao who has caused you so much worry. I hope you will be tolerant and forgive Xiao's crime."
Madam Xiao stood up, knelt down and kowtowed.
The Queen sighed and gestured with her hand for the head palace maid to help Madam Xiao up.
[Mrs. Xiao is also pitiful. This is a plea on behalf of Concubine Xiao. The grudges between the sisters are really difficult to sort out. 】
The system sighed after saying this.
[Now you can eat melons, talk about it quickly.] 】
While the Queen was talking to Madam Xiao and her daughter, Su Qianqian urged the system.
[This is a long story. Madam Xiao was unwilling to enter the palace at that time. Duke Min felt sorry for her frail body and let her marry Prime Minister Xue.
He also replaced her sister with Concubine Xiao to appease the anger of the emperor, who was then the crown prince. At first, Concubine Xiao suffered a lot from the emperor, but because she looked like Madam Xiao and was kind and gentle, the emperor gradually became very fond of her.
But the more she doted on him, the more Concubine Xiao felt that it was because she looked like her sister.
When she saw that although Madam Xiao was frail, she was treated like a treasure by Prime Minister Xue and enjoyed the freedom outside the palace, her initial willingness to enter the palace in place of her sister turned into a reluctance to be a substitute.
Whenever Concubine Xiao met Madam Xiao, her jealousy grew. She even became more ill because she didn't want to see Madam Xiao...】
Madam Xiao, who was talking to the Queen, couldn't help but close her eyes. The Queen asked hurriedly, "Madam Xiao, are you feeling unwell?"
When Su Qianqian heard the Queen's question, she also went to see Madam Xiao and saw that she indeed looked unhappy.
"It's okay. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm just a little tired. My body is not doing well. Please allow me to leave."
Mrs. Xiao stood up and saluted.
The queen glanced at Su Qianqian and asked them to return home first. She would deal with Concubine Yi and give them an explanation.
Su Qianqian, Madam Xiao and Lu Zhiqing walked out of the palace. When they got out of the palace gate, they suddenly whispered to the senior palace maid who was leading the way, "Would the lady-in-waiting take me to the purification room?"
The palace maid was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded. Su Qianqian let Madam Xiao and Lu Zhiqing go first, and she followed the palace maid to the bathroom in the side hall.
There was a window next to the bathroom. Su Qianqian quietly opened it and saw the queen's small garden outside. She saw that there was no one near the window and quickly released the big rooster out of the space.
The big rooster was a little confused when he suddenly found himself in the garden. He looked around. Although it was not the imperial garden, the familiarity of the scenery made him know that he was home instantly. He actually raised his head and crowed loudly with joy.
Su Qianqian quickly opened the door and called out to the maid: "Look, why is there a rooster here?"
The maid naturally knew that the emperor had lost his rooster, so she ran over to take a look and said excitedly:
"Madam Wuning, you are so lucky. You have been looking for it for a long time but couldn't find it. But you found it as soon as you entered the purification room."
The maid immediately reported to the empress, and the empress told someone to inform the emperor. The emperor actually put down his official duties and ran over. He was naturally happy to see that his big rooster was still energetic after being lost for so many days, and its feathers seemed to be smoother and more shiny.
When he learned that it was Su Qianqian who found out after entering the bathroom, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Qianqian: "Madam Wuning is so lucky that bad things can turn into good things."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment. I heard that this golden pheasant is worth 10,000 taels of silver. I also think I am very lucky."
Su Qianqian bluntly reminded the emperor not to forget the reward.
"Madam Wuning, silver is easy to talk about. I will not break my promise. However, this golden pheasant has always been raised to be fearless. Why does it seem to be afraid of you?"
The emperor asked quietly.
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