The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The queen cried heartily, and when she came to her senses she did not seem ashamed or angry, but became calmer. However, this calmness unconsciously lacked a sense of dead silence and relief, which made Xie Yuzhen feel at peace again.

"Thank you so much today. I'm afraid people from all the palaces will come here later. Are you tired? Why don't you go inside and have a rest?" The queen gently wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, her movements elegant and free and easy.

Xie Yuzhen shook his head: "Your Majesty, please don't thank me yet. I still have a lot of things I want to talk to you about alone, but there is no rush now - Your Majesty, do you feel better now?"

"It's much better." The queen used the medicine twice and deeply experienced its miraculous effect. She felt grateful and a little guilty towards Xie Yuzhen and Xu Meiren. She also felt that they were really kind-hearted and that such a wonderful medicine should not be used on a dying person like her.

Sighing, the queen asked, "What is it?"

Xie Yuzhen rolled her eyes and said, "It's not convenient to talk to you in detail now. I will bother you for a while longer after I send off the sisters in the palace."

After hearing her say this, the queen did not ask any further questions.

After the news of the fifth prince's death spread, all the concubines in the palace, except for those with special circumstances, came to ask about the queen's health.

While the Queen was talking to Concubine Li, who had arrived first, Xie Yuzhen saw Yunrong walking in with the imperial physician as if nothing had happened. The imperial physician went to check the Queen's pulse, and she glanced at Yunrong. The two walked aside, and Xie Yuzhen asked in a low voice, "Aunt, did you get the person this time?"

"In reply to your Majesty, we have captured the person. I don't know how your Majesty is feeling right now. I was afraid of shocking you, so I had Treasurer Wang tied up and put him in the back."

As expected, she was the female official whom the Queen relied on the most. She was efficient and experienced in her work, and no one was alarmed. Compared with those in her own palace who couldn't even keep up with long-distance running, she was truly on a higher level.

Xie Yu was really envious in her heart. Although Chunfen and Xiazhi beside her were also very smart and clever, she had just taken over the management of the Shanggong Bureau today. She had not yet completely handed over the power, but accidents happened one after another... Compared with Yunrong, she still lacked some experience.

"Your Majesty's mood has stabilized a lot now. I still have some things waiting for your decision. The matter with Treasurer Wang will be put on hold for now. Please, Aunt Yunrong, keep an eye on him." Xie Ruizhen said.

Without the comet phenomenon, which was the fuse that suddenly triggered the incident, Wang Siku would not have received an order from someone outside the palace to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble and inform Wang Xuanshi of the news, causing Wang Xuanshi to have evil thoughts and maliciously fabricate the news of Ning Fei's death, thus stimulating the Queen and causing her blood to surge and die.

Things have to be prioritized. Compared to this trigger that can no longer be suddenly triggered, what is more important right now is that he must change the Queen's hidden desire to die!

After exchanging information with Yun Rong, Xie Yuzhen followed the queen obediently and sent away the concubines one by one, whether they were sincere or false.

Concubine Chen was the last one to leave. She now knew that Concubine Deng was the culprit who killed her child. Unfortunately, the emperor had no intention of exposing Concubine Deng's crime and punishing her. Instead, he still wanted to give her a grand funeral as a concubine and even intended to continue to welcome her sister into the palace as a concubine.

Faced with the death of the Fifth Prince, who was also harmed by Concubine Deng and had been weak since birth, Concubine Chen wanted to say a few words to the Queen, who had always trusted Concubine Deng. However, every time the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back - what was the point of saying this now?

We are all victims, so there is no point in targeting each other.

Concubine Chen thought about all sorts of things several times before she took off the string of Buddhist beads she had been carrying with her before leaving. "I have been offering this to the Buddha for many years. If you don't mind, please accept this gift from me. The incense on it may protect the Fifth Prince from being disturbed by ghosts and gods on his way to the underworld."

"Your Highness is so thoughtful." The Queen did not refuse, but took the string of Buddhist beads and held it in her hand. "Seeing Your Highness's appearance today, I feel much more relieved."

In the past, Concubine Chen Guipin lost her child and lived like a piece of wood, only relying on the thought of revenge for her son to keep her alive. Now that the culprit has been executed and Concubine Liu in Zhaohua Palace has given birth to a prince, she goes to visit her from time to time and gradually gets over the pain of losing her son. She has regained some of the appearance of being noble but not cold, otherworldly but not arrogant as she did when she first entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, please be tolerant. I will presume to say a few more words. There are always times of separation in life. Even if the bond between mother and son is over, we who are still alive must move forward. I...since leaving the Buddhist temple, I have remembered that there are still many beautiful things in this world. He can't see them or experience them, but I can appreciate and experience them on his behalf...In this way, when we reach the Buddha in the West in the future, it won't be considered a waste of the bond between mother and son."

Xie Yuzhen's eyes lit up after hearing what Chen Guipin said. She had never expected that this woman who looked so cold and aloof on weekdays could actually say such words of comfort to others. She also remembered that it was Chen Guipin who revealed to her the abnormality of Wang Yue during the last flashback. Suddenly, she felt some harmless curiosity towards Chen Guipin.

"Your Highness is so thoughtful. I... thank you very much." The Queen put away the Buddhist beads and said in a gentle voice.

Chen Guipin bowed to her and turned away without any reluctance.

Looking at her gradually walking away, Xie Yuzhen helped the queen back to sit on the chair: "I have never seen Sister Chen like this before. She always looked disillusioned with the world before, and looked like she was no different from a nun. What she said today, I think, makes a lot of sense."

The queen glanced at her, then pulled her to sit next to her and said, "That makes sense."

"Then your Majesty..." Xie Yuzhen carefully considered his words, "If your Majesty feels that the affairs in the palace are complicated and tiring, why not take a good rest for a while?"

"For example, go to the palace to relax, or stay in the Huguo Temple for a while, or..."

The Queen raised her hand to stop Xie Yuzhen from speaking: "I know, but whether it's the temporary palace or the Huguo Temple, in the end... I can't get rid of this... Alas."

Seeing that the Queen's expression was not as sad and tired as last time, but still had a deep sense of world-weariness, and the dream system reported that the Queen's mental state was still not good, Xie Yuzhen couldn't help but frowned: "Are you feeling tired, Your Majesty?"

"Yes, I am very tired." The Queen sighed and shook her head, not knowing what she was thinking. "Just now I saw you talking to Yunrong, did something happen outside?"

She was very perceptive, and Xie Wei really became more cautious and nervous.