"How could I not know where the imperial concubine should die? Is this the favor you are asking for your uncle?"
Although Xue Chengyi has not yet cleared his "wrongs", he has at least saved his life temporarily, but Empress Dowager Xue wants more than that.
What made her most angry was that Qiao Yu did not discuss this matter with her at all.
"Lan'er may be dull, but she can at least guess what my uncle has been thinking these past few years. If even Lan'er can guess, how can the emperor not know whether my uncle is innocent?"
Only then did Empress Dowager Xue re-examine her seemingly foolish and useless niece. Qiao Yu's words made sense, but so what? Yan Fu's throne, kingdom, and power were all given by her Xue family.
"It seems that I have underestimated you and you also know how to put the blame on your uncle. Your uncle's mind is only devoted to the country of Dongxu and his people! Ahem... "
It was not known if it was due to her anger, but Empress Dowager Xue gripped the armrest of the chair and began to cough heart-wrenchingly.
Qiao Yu immediately acted anxious and went to fetch some water for Queen Mother Xue, while also helping her to calm down.
After Empress Dowager Xue calmed down, she looked at her beautiful niece who was still bleeding from her forehead but had no idea, and was only worried about herself.
Xue Zhuyan was a little confused. Was the girl in front of her really doing this for her own good or was she just pretending? If she was just pretending, then she was too cunning.
Qiao Yu pretended not to know that the other party was looking at her, and her beautiful eyebrows were tightly knitted together. After serving Queen Mother Xue, she knelt on the ground again and said sincerely and affectionately:
"This time, Lan'er was inappropriate. She didn't tell my aunt about her suspicions about Jun Xin in advance, which made her angry. Even if the emperor intends to favor us in this matter regarding my uncle, the regent should not be underestimated."
Indeed, the military power of Dongxu was divided into four parts, one for the Xue family, one for the Regent, and the remaining two parts were temporarily managed by the Regent until Yan Fu took full power.
Xue Zhuyan had always known about her brother's ambitions. Although she loved power, she had no intention of rebelling. She was just unwilling to accept it, unwilling to accept it...
But Xue Chengyi is her biological brother after all, how could she be so cruel to him?
Seeing that Empress Dowager Xue was wavering, Qiao Yu continued:
"Instead of waiting for the regent to speak, why don't we take the initiative and have our own say? Besides, my cousin is a man of both civil and military talents, no less than my uncle back then, isn't he?"
Qiao Yu held Empress Dowager Xue's hand, tears welling up in her eyes as she felt guilty.
"Lan'er knows that this is unfair to her uncle, but doesn't her aunt also hope that the Xue family will remain as strong as the sun and the moon? When the time is right, then..."
Before she could finish her words, Xue Zhuyan placed her hand on the back of Qiao Yu's hand, her expression solemn:
"Dongxu is the Yan family's kingdom, and this will never change. You should just keep today's events to yourself and don't tell anyone else."
A bright yellow figure flashed through Xue Zhuyan's mind. That person always gave warmth to everyone, but was unwilling to share any of the warmth with herself.
"Go ask the imperial physician to take a good look at the wound on your forehead. You don't need to worry about your uncle anymore. I'm tired, so please leave."
Queen Mother Xue's words left Qiao Yu confused for a moment. She just thought that she couldn't tell Yan Fu about the fact that she was hit.
But she was still very surprised that Empress Dowager Xue would say that Dongxu would always belong to the Yan family. Perhaps Empress Dowager Xue no longer believed in her and said this on purpose.
The palace maid who was delivering the meal was about to go in when she saw Qiao Yu coming out, but when she saw the blood on her forehead, she was so scared that she let out a low cry of surprise.
Zhu Er quickly stepped forward to Qiao Yu, her face full of worry and eyes full of uncontrollable anger:
"Mother?!"
Qiao Yu did not reply to Zhu'er immediately but glanced at the food on the plate. The palace maid holding the plate quickly replied:
"This servant is serving today's imperial meal: sea catfish stewed with tofu and lily-of-the-valley, spinach and pork liver soup."
"That fish soup is delicious. Zhu'er, let's ask the imperial kitchen to send some catfish stewed with tofu for lunch today. I heard that the Queen Mother particularly likes the dishes made by the new imperial chef."
"Your Majesty, it's already late. Let's go back to Lanchao Palace and summon the imperial physician!"
Zhu'er didn't dare to cover Qiao Yu's wound with a handkerchief, for fear that it might not be clean. But the wound was not small and it took so long for the bleeding to stop.
"The Emperor has arrived—"
As soon as Yan Fu heard that Qiao Yu had gone to the Cining Palace, he hurried over. When he arrived, he saw the girl with blood all over her face. His eyes went dark and he quickened his pace to walk in front of Qiao Yu.
"Your Majesty, why are you here? Scary!"
Without waiting for Qiao Yu to get her luggage, the other party picked her up and carried her horizontally without answering her, and rushed to Lan Chao Palace.
He suppressed the anger in his heart, but his low-key pressure made the people around him shudder.
When the Imperial Medical Bureau heard that something had happened in Lan Chaodian, almost all the famous doctors rushed over. After a period of panic, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor was very angry and the consequences were serious. Qiao Yu half coaxed and half acted like a spoiled child, and only then did Yan Fu reluctantly forgive her.
In the end, Qiao Yu was forced to stay in bed for several days to recuperate, and she was not allowed to meet the Queen Mother alone in the future. When the Queen Mother summoned her, she had to wait for him to come and accompany her.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager Xue never summoned her again after that. I heard that the Empress Dowager came in because she had nightmares and coughed a lot, and her health was not as good as before.
It was the annual Emperor's birthday festival again. The concubines in each palace had put in their best efforts to prepare various talent shows, which were dazzling to watch. However, the emperor on the throne did not pay much attention to them.
At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by the woman on a boat in the lake. The cunning moonlight fell on the woman's dance clothes. Her enchanting figure and graceful dance made her look like a fairy who had fallen into the world.
The sleeves of her clothes sway with the rotation of her body, her eyes are full of thoughts and looks, like a newborn lotus emerging from the water, full of beauty and charm in every posture.
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