Concubine Ying entered the palace unwillingly and was executed silently.

No one pleaded for her, not Huanbi who sent her into the palace, not Zhen Huan who took advantage of her completely, and not Feng Ruozhao who was on good terms with her.

The Third Prince was only sad for a few days, and after being punished by the Emperor to kneel, he returned to his normal life.

This is the fate of a chess piece. No one cares if there is one less chess piece on the board.

After Concubine Ying died, the Queen summoned Qingying into the palace again.

Qingying did not claim illness this time, but followed the palace maids into the palace.

In Jingren Palace, the Queen sat at the top, and she looked very healthy.

It seems that although the Third Prince got into trouble this time, the Emperor's seizure of Concubine Xi's palace power was a great joy to the Queen.

But Imperial Concubine Xi had not yet lost her power in the palace, she still had many backup plans, so it was too early for the Queen to be happy.

Next, everything around the queen will be slowly removed by Concubine Xi.

After paying her respects, Qingying asked with concern, "Aunt, have you been doing well these days? Have you had a headache again? Would your niece give you a massage?"

The Queen looked at Qingying's expression, nodded, and ordered: "All of you leave."

When only the Queen and Qingying were left in the hall, Qingying walked up to the Queen and massaged the acupoints on the side of her head.

The queen waited for a few moments, but Qingying didn't speak, and the queen didn't speak either. It was as if the two of them were competing in patience.

After a cup of tea, the queen finally spoke first and asked, "Qingying, do you have anything to say?"

Qingying then slowly spoke: "Aunt, last time my niece went to Ganlu Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, she went up to Lingyun Peak for fun. Standing on the side of Lingyun Peak, you can see Qingliang Terrace, where Prince Guo lives."

Upon hearing this, the queen opened her closed eyes suddenly.

Qingying didn't say anything else, and the Queen was able to figure it out on her own.

The Queen asked, "Qingying, why did you bring this up today?"

Qingying paused for a moment and said, "I never thought of it before, but after the incident with Concubine Ying, I felt something was wrong, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Aunt, do you think there is a hidden story behind this?"

The queen stretched out her hand, and Qingying stepped forward and held the queen's arm.

The queen rose up with the effort, walked to the place where the fruits were placed, and said, "When the fruits are ripe, they fall off the vine. An apple tree cannot produce peaches. If you want to find out where the peaches come from, you must first find out where the peach forest is."

Turning her head, the queen smiled brightly: "Qingying, your aunt will reward you well. You have found the peach forest."

Qingying had a half-understood expression and replied, "Aunt, although I don't quite understand, I still thank you for your kindness."

The Queen turned around and talked about Qingying's marriage. The Third Prince was punished by the Emperor to kneel before the tablet of the late Emperor and plead guilty.

Although the Third Prince caused such a disturbance, the Queen was almost blamed by the Emperor.

But the Queen's years of experience in palace fighting made her think very quickly. She immediately used the fact that Concubine Ying was sent to the palace by Prince Guo's mansion as an entry point to stir up the Emperor's suspicion of Prince Guo and turn the tables on Zhen Huan.

There are only two princes in the palace, and the queen can only rely on the third prince.

The Fourth Prince is Zhen Huan's adopted son, and given the previous incident with the mung bean soup, the Fourth Prince must be harboring some grudge against the Queen.

The Queen would not allow Qingying to contact the Fourth Prince unless she thought she could no longer control Qingying and gave up on her, or the Fourth Prince was about to ascend the throne.

The Queen said, "The Third Prince is young and frivolous and does not know what to do. Qingying, you come from a famous family, so don't bother with the Third Prince. You are the only one who can always stay by his side."

Qingying lowered her head and agreed, without a single ripple in her heart.

What Qingying has always wanted is the position of empress or empress dowager, to be second only to the emperor and above everyone else like the empress. What’s the point of all these petty love affairs?

I really don't understand why Qingying only thinks about love every day after becoming Ruyi, as if she was possessed by a ghost.

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