The concubine who lost her child and committed suicide was talked about by people in the palace. They all said that Concubine Lan was really going to fall out of favor.
But they never imagined that their emperor was so deeply in love that he could not abandon the imperial concubine in this life. As for the imperial concubine's suicide, the news was blocked and no one could mention it again.
Zhu Er brought the medicine:
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother will come at noon. The Emperor has sent someone to deliver the message."
Qiao Yu was half lying on the bed. Ever since she tried to commit suicide last time, perhaps because she didn't time it right, her body had become increasingly weak and sick.
This medicine is so bitter that it is difficult to swallow. In fact, there is not much difference whether you drink it or not. In the original timeline, Hua Yunlan also lost her child at this time and was banished to the cold palace. No matter how many nourishing soups and medicines came out later, they were of little use.
It can be said that the root of the disease has been laid.
"I understand. Let Sufang go and express her gratitude."
My young lady is afraid of bitterness and stopped drinking the medicine halfway through. Zhu Er is also in a dilemma:
"The Emperor said he would come to help Your Majesty as soon as he was done with his work. Your Majesty, please have some more to drink."
The woman waved her hand to let her go and closed her eyes to pretend to sleep again. The Queen Mother came here only to call her to task.
Right now, she is the best and most useful chess piece of the Xue family. It is impossible for this chess piece to jump out of the chessboard and seek death.
It was almost noon when Qiao Yu woke up again and had someone dress her up to welcome the empress dowager. Even with makeup, she couldn't hide her paleness.
Zhu'er also felt sorry for her master, and wanted to quietly put on more colorful makeup and hair to hide her sickly appearance.
"Never mind, let's just leave it at that."
The woman reflected in the mirror was as beautiful as Fu Liu. She was beautiful but too thin. The Queen Mother was originally dissatisfied with her suicide attempt.
If he knew that her health had collapsed because of this, I'm afraid she would be scolded even more severely.
"The Queen Mother has arrived—"
"May the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health."
Queen Mother Xue came in with a fierce and aggressive look, but her expression remained calm, and the calmer she was, the more frightening she became.
"Everyone, please step back."
Zhu'er was worried about Qiao Yu staying alone in the room. She had known Queen Mother Xue since childhood, and she had no idea who she was.
Qiao Yu patted the back of Zhu'er's hand to reassure her:
"Auntie Wan'an..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a loud slap. Before Qiao Yu could react, he was slapped and fell to the ground. It was obvious how hard the slap was.
"Yunlan, do you know why I hit you?"
The woman second only to the emperor in the Dongxu Dynasty, the most powerful imperial concubine, was like an ant that could be crushed to death at any time in front of the empress dowager.
It had been a long time since he had been insulted like this, as he had always been high and mighty. Qiao Yu's eyes only flashed with ferocity for a moment, but it was so quick that it was hard to detect:
"Lan'er is stupid, please give me some advice, aunt."
The woman was naturally fair-skinned and was still sick, so her pale complexion formed a sharp contrast with the red palm print.
"It's just that one child is gone. If you are well behaved, the emperor will naturally give you more children. Instead of taking good care of yourself, you are courting death!"
Perhaps it was because Qiao Yu knelt too obediently. After all, she was still useful, and Empress Dowager Xue did not really want to hurt her feelings.
Lan Jie'er is affectionate, and Empress Dowager Xue gives her a slap and then a candied date:
"Jing Yi had just passed away a few days ago. I sympathized with you and let you go on a rampage with the Emperor. I thought it would all be fine after this period of time, but you were so weak that you went out to seek death!"
"Do you know that your life is not yours alone?"
Qiao Yu performed Dongxu's most important palace ceremony. She was promoted to a noble concubine and didn't need to perform such complicated ceremonies on a daily basis. She just did it to show respect:
"Lan'er knows her mistake. She made a mistake in not informing her aunt of the meaning of her actions. Lan'er knows that life is precious and she would never commit suicide in such a way."
Even when she was kneeling on the ground, it was not difficult to see the woman's pride. Obviously, with her current spirit, it was impossible for her to seek death easily, so she must have other intentions.
But what was her purpose? Why would she risk her life to win the heart of an emperor? She thought highly of herself.
Empress Dowager Xue, seeing Qiao Yu's cleverness and knowing how to take advantage of the situation to give herself a way out, did not use the same aggressive tone as before:
"Oh? Then what kind of injustice did Lan'er suffer? I will definitely help you deal with it. Suhong, you too. Lan'er's body hasn't recovered yet, and you don't remind me even though I'm old."
"This slave deserves to die."
The master and servant sang in unison. Qiao Yu sneered in his heart, but speaking in front of a shrewd person is simple, and the other party can understand without saying too much nonsense.
"A few days ago, Yun Jue got married. Lan'er, as the elder sister, couldn't help but drink a few more cups of wine in excitement. She stepped on air and was fortunately helped by Wang Shuxu. But who knew that in the eyes of Yao Shi, this would be seen as a shameful act. Reputation is more important than life to a woman. How could Lan'er allow the emperor's reputation to be jeopardized? She committed suicide to prove her innocence."
These words sounded aggrieved and innocent, but Empress Dowager Xue didn't care what was going on. She only cared whether the emperor believed it in the end.
Apparently, in order to convince the emperor, the niece chose the most dangerous move but the one with the highest chance of success.
From today on, Queen Mother Xue will have to take a closer look at the woman she once thought was just a vase:
"Silly child, why didn't you tell me about this? How can I not be angry about your suicide if you took it all on your own? I absolutely believe you about your relationship with Prince An, but..."
Is the emperor willing to believe it? It's not just women who are the most suspicious in the world. Men are just as suspicious as women, not to mention that the other party is the emperor.
"You, teach me how to say you are good. Your softness has now led to a big mistake."
After all, she is young, and if she is allowed to do this, Empress Dowager Xue will not give Yao a chance to speak from the beginning.
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