Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Okay then." Anyway, the fourth princess' loss of her child is a foregone conclusion. It would be useless to go there now except to comfort her. I will go to visit her after she leaves the palace and returns home.

The two of them rode in silence all the way back to the palace. Once the palace door was closed, they began to discuss today's events.

"How come you came so quickly? Did you hear that something happened in the palace?" Xu Yixing didn't see the fifth and sixth princes just now, so he thought they had not arrived yet.

"It's just that I saw that you didn't come back after noon, and I was waiting for news from the palace. Naturally, I hurried there when I heard it." Lu Anyuan picked up a few plates of small cakes and pushed them all in front of Yixing, worried that she hadn't eaten anything.

Xu Yixing followed suit and ate it immediately, while continuing to speak incoherently: "The emperor abolished Concubine Ying's position as a concubine and sent her to the cold palace. Did you hear this outside?"

"I didn't hear it, but now I know." Lu Anyuan showed a hint of satisfaction on his face, but he quickly suppressed it. "When I entered the palace, I asked my people to inquire. They said that the Fourth Princess and the Third Sister-in-law went to the Fahua Hall together. When they saw the Fourth Sister Yingfei, they began to mock and ridicule her. As a result, Yingfei got angry and hit the Fourth Princess in the stomach, which caused her miscarriage."

"Ah?" Xu Yixing couldn't believe it. Even if Concubine Ying was angry, she couldn't deliberately bump into the Fourth Princess. She could just vent her anger on the Third Prince's wife. This was too weird. "Is this a trick?"

"I don't know. Anyway, there are only three of them in the palace. That's what the third sister-in-law told people. Concubine Ying kept complaining, but the fourth sister did lose her child, so no one believed her."

The two were at odds with each other and their testimonies could not be counted, but Xu Yixing understood that even if there was some inside story, the emperor would definitely side with the fourth princess.

"I also heard that she wanted to ask you to go with her. Why didn't you go?"

"This is what I think is wrong. The Fourth Princess was just trying to humiliate Concubine Ying. I didn't want to get involved in this matter so I didn't go. But then something really happened. How can people not be suspicious?"

"You're so smart." Lu Anyuan kissed Yixing on the forehead, full of approval for her behavior of keeping herself out of trouble.

"I am afraid of your family." Xu Yixing patted his chest, feeling lucky. But then he thought of the Queen Mother, and he became conflicted again. Should he ask Lu Anyuan?

"What are you thinking about? Why do you look so sad?"

Xu Yixing looked up. Since you asked, it would be inappropriate for me not to say it. "Yuan, do you remember what you said before about pushing me into the well?"

Lu Anyuan froze. Although Yixing said he forgave him, why did he bring it up for no reason? "Remember, what?"

"I want to ask, after you went back, did you ask anyone to come to the well to rescue me?"

“Uh…” Of course not. At the time, I was just busy pretending not to be there, so I didn’t have the energy to think about it.

As soon as Xu Yixing saw his reaction, he knew that he definitely didn't care about his life or death. He snorted coldly: "Huh, then don't you think it's strange? The place where you attacked me was near the cold palace. Apart from the patrol team, no one passed by, let alone checking the dry well. Why was I rescued and returned home so quickly?"

"This... you might as well just tell me what you think." Lu Anyuan had never thought about this before, and even that memory was sealed by himself, and he didn't want to think about it.

Xu Yixing told Lu Anyuan all the tentative words the Queen Mother had said to him today, and suggested to him that the Queen Mother might not be ill, which made Lu Anyuan frown.

"According to you, someone witnessed everything in the dark, saved you, and helped me clean up the mess. And this person is most likely the Queen Mother's man?"

"That's not what I said. It was the Queen Mother who said that. And think about it, why did my father use medicine to erase my memory? Was it because of the Queen Mother's warning or something else?"

"What you said does make sense, but I still find it very bizarre. The empress dowager has been ill for more than ten years, and everyone has seen her seeking medical treatment during this period. Do you think she can pretend for so long?" Lu Anyuan still has a bit of feelings for the empress dowager like a normal grandparent, so he cannot accept Yixing's speculation.

"Maybe she's good at times and bad at others. I can't really tell. Anyway, I feel something is wrong with the Queen Mother today."

"Okay, okay, even if what you said is true, why did she pretend to faint today? Can you tell me the reason?"

"Of course, she doesn't want to interfere with the outcome of the treatment of Concubine Ying. If she were awake, she would be the first person to know that the Fourth Princess was in trouble, and she would have to go to the scene. At that time, the Emperor would have to ask the Queen Mother about how to deal with Concubine Ying, and she doesn't want to get involved."

"Hahahaha! How could the Empress Dowager interfere with Father's decision-making after living in seclusion for many years? You really think too much. As for the matter of the well you mentioned, even if the Empress Dowager was speaking from a sober perspective, it just proves that it was she who saved you. What's the harm in that?"

Xu Yixing remained silent. She and Lu Anyuan had very different opinions on the Queen Mother. Neither of them could convince the other, so they decided not to discuss it.

"What will happen if the Second Prince finds out that Concubine Ying has been demoted to a commoner?"

"Well," Lu Anyuan thought for a while, "He can either submit a petition to beg for mercy and be a filial son, or use this opportunity to sever ties with Concubine Ying and escape her control."

"Which one do you want?"

"Either is fine." Just when Yixing said out his father's imperial decree, Lu Anyuan felt that the time had come. This was a good opportunity to strike a heavy blow to his second brother and make him doomed to failure, with no chance of ever succeeding to the throne!

So no matter which of these two methods he chooses, it doesn't matter, because Lu Anyuan hopes that he will take the third path.

"All? Don't you think this is a good opportunity to step on the Second Prince? Why don't you take advantage of it?"

"Of course it's a good time. I already have a plan. Thank you for the good idea!" Lu Anyuan hugged Xu Yixing and kissed him on the mouth. No matter how she asked for the next question, he didn't say anything else.

This is a secret. Of course, such things must be done quietly and not publicized.

In the evening, the two who had just finished dinner received a reward from the palace, which was specially given to Xu Yixing. After the empress dowager woke up, she told the emperor about the incident. The emperor naturally knew that it was the daughter-in-law who informed the empress dowager in time, which prevented a more tragic outcome, so he naturally praised her.

Xu Yixing was so happy looking at these gold, silver, jewels, and rare medicinal herbs that she couldn't stop smiling. After being married to Lu Anyuan for so long, she finally felt the benefits of being a prince's consort. The rewards she received were also precious, which was indeed much more generous than those of ordinary official families.

"Hehe, it's so nice to marry you. In the future, you should take me around more often. Maybe the emperor will give you the throne someday. Hahahaha!"