The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Qian Shunyi made so many mistakes when she gave me the medicine, how could she kill a prince quietly two years ago?" Xie Yuzhen said, "Your Majesty and the Queen must know the truth, but the clues are cut off at Yan Rou, and Yan Rou is Qian's illegitimate child. No matter what the truth is, Qian can't break away from it."

The emperor banished Qian to the cold palace. On the surface, he was convinced that Qian was suspected of murdering the fourth prince, but he did not kill her because he could not get any concrete evidence.

But after Xie Yuzhen thought about it for a moment, he realized that the emperor did this intentionally to save Qian's life. At that moment of the meeting, the emperor had a subtle expression... Xie Yuzhen guessed that the emperor might have known in his heart who the real murderer was, but the emperor... did not want to pursue it any further.

This realization made Xie Yuzhen feel a chill down his spine, but at the same time, his goal in his heart became even more determined.

She must help her daughter seize the throne!

Although she has not received much education, she can learn slowly. She must win the emperor's heart. Her daughter cannot be just an ordinary princess in the harem. The emperor must value his daughter as much as he values ​​the prince!

Xie Yuzhen smiled and said to Xu Xiaoyi: "Qian is now a useless person. Compared to her, I think you should pay more attention to Shen Xiaoyi, Yuan. When she left just now, her face was really ugly."

Xie Yuzhen was still a little afraid of Shen Xiaoyi's abilities, but after watching her for so long, apart from the time when Xu Xiaoyi fell flat on her face before sleeping with the emperor, she had never had such an inexplicable and unlucky accident, so Xie Yuzhen guessed that Shen Xiaoyi's abilities should be greatly limited.

The limitation may be distance or time.

And Xu Xiaoyi hasn't shown the ability to influence other people's emotions for a long time, which made Xie Yuzhen doubt his previous speculation. Maybe her ability is not to directly affect people's emotions, but through some medium, such as drugs, spices, etc.

It’s okay if you can’t figure it out for the moment.

Xie Yuzhen could slowly watch how the two Xiaoyi fought, and Qian, who was thrown into the cold palace, could also help her verify some of her guesses.

but.

If Qian's system can only make people have inexplicable dreams, then it would be too useless, right?

At the same time, Qian in the cold palace was also complaining about the uselessness of the system.

She was demoted to a commoner, and all the palace maids around her were taken away by the Shanggong Bureau for interrogation. Although there were palace maids in the cold palace, they were all responsible for sweeping, cleaning and patrolling. No one would be willing to take the initiative to serve a concubine who had been demoted and fallen out of favor.

When Qian was brought in, all her jewelry was taken off, leaving only her clothes. She was thrown alone into a dusty empty room in the cold palace.

She huddled inside for the rest of the night, growing increasingly fearful about her future.

[System, is there any way for you to let me out? ]

Qian's tone no longer had the arrogance from before, instead she asked the system in a pleading tone.

The system replied weakly: [Ding——This system has only loaded the dream function.]

[… Really useless!] Qian complained habitually.

The system has become accustomed to her bad temper: [If the host was willing to follow the system's advice and gain the favor of Zhao Cairen first, the system might now have the energy to directly send a dream to the emperor. ]

[Zhao is also responsible for my current situation. How dare you ask me to please her?! ]

system:......

This is what humans often say about dogs: there’s nothing that can’t be changed, right?

It despaired of its host's intelligence and once again wanted to take the initiative to untie itself.

Just commit suicide.

But at this moment.

The door to Qian's room suddenly opened.

She first subconsciously shrank her body and tried to hide, but after seeing who was coming, Qian cried out "wow", she climbed up using her hands and feet and ran towards the man: "Mother! Mother, are you here to save me?"

She threw herself into Qian's mother's arms and cried, "Mother, go tell His Majesty that my daughter is really wronged!"

But Qian's mother just pulled her away: "Enough, crying like this is really unbecoming!"

Qian was stunned for a moment, her body trembling, and she immediately put her hands and feet properly. The rules she had been strictly taught since childhood had become a part of her body. Even though she was sent to the cold palace, the moment she heard her mother's scolding, she would subconsciously correct her manners.

Qian's mother did not look much like Qian, but the mother and daughter had very similar dressing styles; both were mature and prudent types. However, the wrinkles at the corners of Qian's mother's eyes were particularly obvious, making her look a little mean.

"I told you to deal with the maid in your room a long time ago, but you refused to listen and insisted on keeping her. Now you have done something so shameful!" Mother Qian looked at her disheveled and disheveled daughter critically, "Look at how you look now. You don't look like a lady from an aristocratic family at all. You are really bringing shame to me, your father, and your ancestors!"

Qian said aggrievedly: "She is a registered maid, and my daughter is not favored. How can I deal with her quietly?"

"You are incapable of dealing with a palace maid, but you are capable of murdering the prince. How could I have raised someone like you?"

Listening to her mother's blunt questioning, Qian felt as if something was digging at her heart. She trembled in pain and tears fell: "Mother... I really didn't..."

"His Majesty summoned your father and me to the palace for this matter and gave your father a severe scolding. How can you still have the nerve to cry?" Mother Qian's eyes were filled with disgust and impatience.

The emperor did not actually directly convict Qian of murdering the fourth prince. It was just that Qian's mother complained that her daughter was involved in such a big incident and then abandoned, which was really a disgrace to her.

Qian had only one mother, but she had many children besides Qian.

So she started to find fault with Qian as soon as she entered the house. Seeing Qian's miserable appearance, she started to scold her again: "You are so old, but you can't even wear your clothes properly or comb your hair neatly. What sin did I commit to give birth to a useless person like you? You bring shame to the whole family!"

She ignored Qian's painful face and said coldly, "Your father was stripped of his official position by His Majesty for not raising his daughter properly. Your two brothers were also banished from the capital to live in a remote and poor place. And your sister... Once your story gets out, I'm afraid the marriage we agreed on won't happen."

Mother Qian glanced at her daughter and took out a small bottle from her sleeve: "Our family has lost all its reputation. In the future in the capital, we will have to rely on your uncle to make a living. Your uncle's Baojie will be able to run for election in two or three years... Think carefully and don't let her get involved."

Throwing the small bottle to Qian, Qian's mother's last words before leaving were: "Put on your clothes properly, don't act like a whore in a brothel, die decently, and don't embarrass me again."