The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The queen just wanted to take the initiative and deal with the troublemakers including Marquis Yuyang:...

She was completely shocked by Xie Yuzhen's bold remarks.

There have always been disasters involving witchcraft and sorcery in every dynasty. Whenever a disaster occurs, countless people will lose their heads, leaving a bloody scene and the city full of dead souls.

"......You are really brave to say that. Aren't you afraid of bad luck?" The queen rubbed her head with some pain, and the familiar feeling came back.

"I have a miraculous medicine that can make a person suffocate for several days, which is the same as death. As long as the goal can be achieved, any means can be used." Xie Yuzhen tilted his head: "Besides, I have never believed in these gods and ghosts. Even if others believe it, it is your majesty's concubines who died. It is bad luck for him as the emperor. And it is not wrong to accuse those people of witchcraft."

She curled her lips and took the opportunity to expose the series of increasingly uncontrollable events that the Duke of Ying and his family had done in cooperation with the emperor.

Even though the queen had a strong ability to withstand pressure, she had to twist her Buddhist beads and chant "Amitabha" repeatedly to wake up her confused mind. She smiled bitterly and said, "It's only been half a night. How come I feel like I have never really known this world?"

Sitting in front of him was a stubborn woman who had paid an unknown price to reverse time and space and pull herself back from death. How come the emperor and the ladies of the Duke of England's mansion suddenly had such magical powers?

All this made the Queen doubt whether she had actually fallen into an upside-down and strange dream, but she did not hesitate for too long, instead she sighed and accepted the extremely chaotic reality: "So, the comet phenomenon was also caused by the magical object on Fourth Miss Deng's body - if the capital is like this, I wonder what the rest of the country is like?"

Seeing her frowning habitually, Xie Yuzhen comforted her, "His Majesty has said that the strange phenomena and disasters all started from him. I smashed his things before I came here. The things on Fourth Miss Deng should have been destroyed as well. Sister, don't worry."

The two of them got back to the topic they had strayed from during the conversation.

Regarding Xie Yuzhen's proposal, the Queen still couldn't bear to directly accuse those families of "witchcraft": "The disaster of witchcraft really involves too many people. If it really comes to pass, I'm afraid that many more innocent souls will die in vain."

"In fact, you don't have to be so extreme to achieve the desired results. I know you have always been indignant, but if you do everything to the extreme, you are actually cutting off your own retreat." The queen advised, and then said, "It's the same reason as your mother's fear that your reputation will be too perfect and counterproductive. I will sort out the methods you just mentioned. First, give me the tortoise medicine, and then when I have arranged it, you can do it according to this... and have a good time."

The empress and the concubine had a secret conversation in the palace for a long time, until the sky turned pale, and then Xie Yuzhen left Kunning Palace.

The Queen accepted Xie Yuzhen's suggestion to fake her death with Concubine Ning without telling the Emperor, but she gave up her idea of ​​using witchcraft to kill Marquis Yuyang, Duke Ying and others to end their family line. However, she didn't want Xie Yuzhen to feel too aggrieved about this matter.

She needed time to make arrangements for herself and Concubine Ning to fake their deaths and leave the palace. It just so happened that the emperor had some conscience and suppressed the impeachment of the previous dynasty.

After returning to the palace, Xie Yuzhen just washed his face and did not sleep. Instead, he took Xia Zhi straight to the Shanggong Bureau and urged the female officials to complete the handover in a swift and resolute manner. Then, in cooperation with Yun Rong, he quietly opened a small back door in the patrol circle of the Yulin Guard in advance.

When a concubine of the Great Sheng Dynasty passed away, her body would be kept in the palace for several days before being buried. The coffin would not be nailed shut on the first three days. Only on the third night, or near the early morning of the fourth day, would a special body-carrier come and nail the coffin shut to prevent the noble lady's appearance from changing after death and affecting the appearance.

The same process applies when the queen passes away, except that compared to the concubines, the court officials also need to wear mourning for the queen and enter the palace to cry.

The Turtle Breath Pill can keep the Queen and Concubine Ning looking dead for seven full days. During this period, they are exactly like dead people, with no breathing, no body temperature, no need to eat or excrete, and no response to the outside world. They will wake up naturally after the time is up, without any sequelae. Moreover, antidotes can be used to wake them up early.

Such miraculous effects were so amazing that not only the Queen who was exposed to these strange things for the first time, but even Xie Yuzhen, who had "seen the world", couldn't help but say it was outrageous.

With Xie Yuzhen's cooperation, the Queen arranged all matters very efficiently, waiting for her to take the Turtle Breathing Pill together with Concubine Ning and fake her death. From then on until the coffin was nailed shut, Xie Yuzhen was allowed to do whatever she wanted - the Queen was really afraid that Xie Yuzhen would suddenly go crazy, and repeatedly warned her not to get carried away and ignore the consequences.

Even if he gave those court officials a beating in public, it would be better than accusing them of witchcraft right away.

Xie Yuzhen agreed.

He was not persuaded by the Queen's kindness and reluctance to implicate innocent people, and wanted to leave leeway for those court officials. Instead, he was persuaded by the Queen to understand that witchcraft would kill anyone who touched it, and if it backfired on him, it would be no fun.

Especially since the emperor looked normal today, but he was actually a little crazy. Moreover, although he was wearing a bridle and a rein around his neck, Xie Yuzhen didn't know if he had held it tightly...

For the sake of my sister's plan, you'd better be well behaved for now. Once it's done, I can still kill them one by one!

Xie Yuzhen had a solemn face, and he quickly mobilized all the departments of the Shanggong Bureau. He also threw away the account book and asked all the female officials who were promoted this time to check it. He asked everyone from top to bottom to start busying themselves so that they could find a loophole in the chaos.

It was also at this time that Xie Yuzhen learned from the palace maids who walked before the emperor that the emperor had specially sent someone to tell her that the fourth Miss Deng had died suddenly and inexplicably at night. However, Xie Yuzhen now had no time to express her grief in front of the two remaining anxious Miss Dengs - Concubine Deng had asked a trusted person to protect one of her sisters, but she did not say which sister it was, let alone say that she would protect all of them.

Xie Yuzhen, whose heart was as black as the ash at the bottom of a pot, had no regrets about Deng Si's death.

During the time she was busy, Wang Xianshi, one of the key figures, knew nothing about what was happening in the outside world. She still came to Kunning Palace with a docile expression to greet the queen and expressed her grief for the unfortunate death of the fifth prince. However, when she turned around and left, she failed to hide her gloating mood, and Yunrong, who happened to be called back to report that everything had been arranged, saw it and informed the queen of the matter.

When the queen learned about it, she just sighed lightly - she was indeed willing to cherish and love the women in the harem, but that didn't mean she could show mercy to the enemies who were planning to attack her.

"It's almost time." She looked up at the sky, temporarily putting all the troubles behind her, and began to learn to look forward to a future that she had never had hope for.