The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

The Queen spoke in a low tone: "I am the Queen!"

Yao Xingde's expression did not change: "My Majesty, please forgive me, the holy orders cannot be violated!"

The imperial concubine chuckled lightly, glanced at the queen, and then looked at Yao Xingde: "I can't enter the palace too?"

Yao Xingde said: "Please don't embarrass me."

The imperial concubine was about to say something, but Jiang Shiying had already walked closer.

Jiang Shiying acted as if she had not seen the queen and the concubine. She hurriedly walked directly to Yao Xingde and said, "Eunuch Yao, I heard that your majesty was assassinated. Is your majesty injured? How is his injury?"

Yao Xingde raised his eyes and looked over, and saw Concubine Chen in front of her with messy hair and a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. She had obviously rushed here as soon as she got the news.

"This servant has met Concubine Chen." He bowed first, and then replied: "In reply to the concubine, your Majesty only suffered some minor injuries and is not seriously injured."

Jiang Shiying nodded, took a long breath, and said, "It's nothing serious."

At this time, I heard the picture screen behind the queen say: "Concubine Chen, the queen is here, you haven't bowed yet."

When she reminded her like this, Jiang Shiying seemed to have just noticed the Queen. She looked over in surprise and said, "Queen, please forgive me. I was only thinking about Your Majesty and did not notice that I am here."

Before the queen could speak, she heard the imperial concubine say: "Concubine Chen is just thinking about your majesty. She didn't mean to be negligent. The queen has always been tolerant and generous, so how can she be blamed?"

The queen's expression remained unchanged: "What the noble concubine said is that your majesty's health is important. I don't care about some omissions in the rules."

Jiang Shiying pretended that she could not understand the hidden meaning in her words and said, "Thank you, Queen."

Then, he turned to look at Yao Xingde: "Has the imperial doctor been here?"

Yao Xingde said: "Don't worry, Madam, the imperial doctor has already arrived."

Jiang Shiying asked again: "Is there anyone else in the palace now? Is it convenient for me to enter the palace now?"

Yao Xingde said: "The Queen Mother and the adults from the previous dynasty are in the palace now."

Jiang Shiying said: "After the Queen Mother and the adults from the previous dynasty leave, I will come in to visit again."

Yao Xingde had a troubled expression on his face: "I forgive you, Your Majesty, your Majesty has ordered that no concubines are allowed to enter the palace."

Jiang Shiying frowned slightly: "Why is this?"

Yao Xingde said: "This is the holy decree."

As for why, it was obviously not something that a eunuch like him could question His Majesty.

After Jiang Shiying was silent for a moment, she suddenly took out a gold hairpin from her hair.

The warm light of the setting sun shines on the golden hairpin, reflecting a slightly dazzling golden light.

That golden light fell into the eyes of Yao Xingde and the imperial guards guarding outside the palace, making them nervous and alert.

Jiang Shiying raised her eyebrows: "Why are Eunuch Yao so nervous? Do you think I want to use this golden hairpin as a weapon to force my way in?"

Before Yao Xingde could speak, she pointed the tip of the gold hairpin at her neck and said, "Do you still think I want to use myself as a hostage to threaten you?"

Seeing her move like this, the faces of Yao Xingde and the Imperial Guards became more nervous.

"Empress—" Yao Xingde raised his voice, but did not dare to step forward for fear of irritating her.

Jiang Shiying smiled, lowered her right hand holding the gold hairpin, and said: "Don't worry, since it is His Majesty's order, how can I put you in trouble?"

Then, she lifted up the hem of her skirt with her left hand, held the gold hairpin in her right hand and slashed hard, and the end of the skirt was cut off in the blink of an eye.

She was wearing a pale pleated skirt today, and on the cut off corner, the tea stains that had been splashed on it were still clearly visible.

From the queen to the noble concubine, everyone was wondering what she was going to do. They saw her put the gold hairpin back into her hair, and then asked: "Qiu Yu, do you have Luo Dai on you?"

Qiu Yu said: "I brought it with you."

As he spoke, he took out a snail from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Shiying.

Then, Qiu Yu asked, "Do you want to use Luodai to write on the hem of this skirt?"

Jiang Shiying nodded and said, "Exactly."

Qiu Yu said: "This slave serves as the table for the queen."

After speaking, she turned around and bowed her waist slightly.

Jiang Shiying spread the torn off skirt on her back, then held the conch in her right hand and wrote two sentences on it.

The queen and the concubine were not very far away from her, but they were still three to five steps away, so it was unclear what she wrote.

Just as they were about to move closer, they heard Jiang Shiying say: "Okay, straighten up."

Then, Jiang Shiying folded the piece of cloth carefully and handed it to Yao Xingde: "When Your Majesty is free, please Eunuch Yao present this 'letter' to Your Majesty."

Yao Xingde took it with both hands: "Don't worry, Madam, this slave will be properly handed over to Your Majesty."

He thought to himself, no wonder His Majesty loves Concubine Chen. Also being rejected, the queen and the noble concubine just wanted to force their way in, but Concubine Chen was stunned and tried to pass the message by a swan goose.

At this time, other concubines in the harem also arrived one after another, but without exception, they were all turned away.

Even if they can't get in, they don't want to leave easily. Who wants to pass up such a good opportunity to show courtesy?

So, everyone gathered around Yao Xingde, or asked about today's events——

"Eunuch Yao, how was your Majesty assassinated?"

"Is Your Majesty injured?"

"Has the assassin been caught?"

Or saying words of concern——

"Please tell me, Eunuch Yao, that my concubine is willing to serve His Majesty and serve you the decoction."

"Your Majesty is injured, and I really wish I could take his place."

Or angrily criticizing the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Army for their ineffectiveness——

"Farmers are all selected by the Ministry of Household Affairs, right? Haven't you ever carefully investigated the details of each one?"

"With so many Imperial Guards, how could His Majesty be injured?"

"What? There are assassins who have escaped? Are all the Forbidden Forces just doing nothing?"

Ganquan Palace, which used to be quiet and solemn, was now extremely noisy.

The queen frowned and was about to reprimand when she heard a "squeak" and the palace door was opened from the inside.

The concubines who were still talking all shut up and looked up at the palace door.

A group of people slowly walked out of the palace.

The Queen Mother took the lead, followed by five or six officials from the previous court. Judging from the official uniforms, most of them are civil servants.

The concubines all paid tribute to the Queen Mother one after another: "I have met the Queen Mother."

After the Empress Dowager called out, the officials came to greet the Empress: "I see the Empress, ladies and gentlemen, and my young masters."

After the ceremony, the Queen Mother first said a few words of comfort, and then ordered the concubines to disperse.

No matter how unwilling they were, the Queen Mother spoke out and everyone had no choice but to leave.

Jiang Shiying had just turned around when she heard an old man behind her say: "Empress, Your Majesty has been assassinated, and it is inevitable that people in the palace will be upset. I would like to ask the Empress to assist the Empress Dowager in stabilizing the harem at this critical moment."

The queen said: "I will save you the trouble, and Shangshu Ling can rest assured."

Jiang Shiying kept walking, thinking to herself, it turned out to be the queen's father.

After everyone left, Yao Xingde turned around and entered the back hall of Ganquan Palace.

He walked in with his head slightly lowered, until he reached the inner room of the dormitory.