An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Even if the emperor doesn't consider Yixiu as his wife, who else in the palace can sit on the throne of the queen besides her?

Concubine Tian's family background is too high. If she were to sit on the throne of empress, I'm afraid the emperor would hinder her in every way.

Concubine Sheng’s family background is humble, but she is not a Manchu, so she cannot sit on the throne of empress.”

The Empress Dowager deliberately did not mention Concubine Jing. After all, apart from Yixiu, she was the only old lady who had served the Emperor since the Emperor's residence. Although her family background was not so good, she had a prince.

If the emperor is determined to make her the queen, he only needs to pick a member of a lower-ranking family and push her in.

Fortunately, the emperor did not immediately think of Concubine Jing, but instead said in an angry tone that An's status was low and he would just raise her flag.

When the empress dowager heard the words "raise the flag", her eyelids couldn't stop twitching.

She dared to attack me when she was still a concubine. If she became the queen, I'm afraid I wouldn't live for many years.

"Your Majesty, even if you hate Yixiu so much, you shouldn't take the position of Empress for fun."

The Queen Mother was really anxious, and she didn't care whether her words would be speculated by the Emperor as intentionally interfering in the harem of the former dynasty. "The An family is of humble origin, and she has never managed these household affairs when she was in her own backyard.

As for palace affairs, they are thousands of times more complicated than the affairs of a backyard. An has never even handled palace affairs before, so she is really not the best candidate."

The emperor did not respond. At this moment, he did not care whether the empress dowager was talking about the An or Fucha family. As long as it was not the vicious Ulanara family, it was fine.

But he also knew that he was angry, he didn't have a suitable candidate, and didn't know how to deal with the queen. The emperor wanted to seek comfort from the queen mother, but all he got was endless admonitions, sometimes from the former court and sometimes from the harem, but not even a word of concern for his son.

"Don't worry, Madam. I have my own considerations and will not wrongly accuse the Queen."

"Your Majesty, please listen to my advice. Don't let your anger disturb the peace of the court and harem." The Queen Mother did not achieve her goal, so she couldn't help but say one more thing, "Besides, there are more and more children in the palace now. Even if Ziyi Xiuzhen did something wrong, he must have corrected it."

"If I change, can I offset my past mistakes? Empress Dowager, the wounds on my body have left scars, and they still itch during the rainy season.

Would those concubines who lost their children and were punished blame themselves in their dreams at midnight for not being able to save their children?

They are innocent, so why should they suffer like this?

If the emperor breaks the law, he is punished the same as the common people. Even if she is the queen, she should not ignore the punishment like this."

The Queen Mother sighed, she looked at the gradually darkening clouds in the sky, and suddenly said, "It's going to rain." The day Honghui passed away, it was also such a gloomy day. It rained heavily in the second half of the night. Honghui had a high fever, but he couldn't find a doctor.

Your Majesty, the Queen has also lost a child and was heartbroken. How could she let other women suffer such hardship?

Trust the Queen more, after all, she has been with you for so long."

The emperor remained silent and refused to agree to the queen mother's request. He looked at the dark sky and said, "It is most important for the queen mother to take care of her health. Don't worry too much about the affairs of the harem."

Without waiting for the empress dowager to say more, the emperor turned away. He suppressed his anger and stood at the gate of Shoukang Palace for a long time, unable to calm down.

"Your Majesty, it's going to rain heavily."

Su Peisheng did not dare to say anything more. He bent his body and watched the dark clouds rolling in the sky with the emperor.

After a long time, the emperor was willing to leave. However, he did not go to Jingren Palace to question the queen immediately. Instead, he returned to Yangxin Palace and began to send people to investigate the death of Queen Chunyuan.

Since everything Jiang Fuhai said has been verified one by one, what Jianqiu said is also very likely to be true.

Rouze...Yixiu's biological sister. Could it be that her death is really related to Yixiu?

If this is true, it only means that Yixiu is rotten to the core and there is no need to keep her.

If she cannot be deposed, she may become seriously ill or even... die suddenly.

The fierceness in the emperor's eyes became more and more solemn. Su Peisheng shuddered and hunched his back even deeper.

"Xia Qie, interrogate Jian Qiu carefully and make her tell the truth."

Su Peisheng did not hear anyone respond, but the emperor's expression did ease a little, which seemed to indicate that Xia Qian had really been in the palace just now.

It's just that he hid it so well that Su Peisheng didn't notice it at all.

I really don't know if I'm being watched all the time, Su Peisheng muttered to himself. He raised his head to glance at the emperor, and when he saw the emperor pick up the teacup, he immediately went out to prepare new tea.

Xiao Xiazi followed closely, and the two of them didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they walked out the door.

"Master, the Emperor is..."

"I'm afraid things are going to change in the harem. Keep your eyes open and see which master is worth following.

Don't be foolish enough to let others trick you into saying something you shouldn't say in front of the Emperor."

“I understand, Master, but… we just need to be loyal to the Emperor.

No matter which lady is favored, we are the ones who are most trusted by the emperor and are the ones who want to be won over by them."

Su Peisheng felt somewhat relieved to hear his words, but Xiao Xiazi was still young, and if he served the empress well, he might have a chance to become a capable person of the new emperor.

I am getting older, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, I will no longer be by Xiao Xiazi's side. I don't know how high this kid can go.

"You have a good relationship with Empress Sheng, right?"

Su Peisheng patted Xiao Xiazi's shoulder. He had known about Xiao Xiazi's various little tricks for a long time, but he just turned a blind eye.

"Master, you already know everything." Xiao Xiazi did not hide it. He nodded, "Empress Sheng is actually very generous."

“Madam Shengfei is a good master, but her family background is low, so it is difficult for her to sit in that position.

If you choose her, your future path may not be so easy. "

Su Peisheng sighed, but he also knew very well that among the concubines in the palace, the only ones with the best family background were Concubine Tian and Lady Borjigit.

The former is from the Fucha clan, who actually already had a foundation in the palace. The people who serve her were actually secretly sent in by the Fucha family.

The latter is just kept in the palace and occasionally promoted to a higher position, but will not be favored by the emperor, let alone give birth to children.

After all the calculations, the lady chosen by Xiao Xiazi is already a very good choice at the moment.

"Master, what do you think of the Queen..."

"I do not know either."

Su Peisheng knew how much the emperor valued Queen Chunyuan. If he really found out that it was related to the current queen, he didn't know what the emperor would do.

"But one thing is very clear, you should not discuss anything about the Queen with others casually.

Also, don't ask for others about the current investigation situation or the emperor's intention.

If the truth comes out in the future and it is found that you are the one who spread rumors, you will be the only one who will suffer, do you understand?"

"I see. So what should we do now?"

Su Peisheng tapped Xiao Xiazi's head with his whisk and pointed to the small kitchen in the distance. "Make tea for the emperor. Do you remember how hot the emperor likes his tea to be?"

The emperor began to send people out to investigate, while the queen kept thinking of ways to see if she could put the blame on Jiang Fuhai, the servant.

But Jiang Fuhai knew too many secrets. The queen wanted to threaten him with his family, but she didn't expect that Jiang Fuhai would reveal everything after just a few tortures.

Now, even if Jianqiu closed her mouth tightly, there was no room for turning back.

The queen could only pray that no evidence could be found for those things, so that even if the emperor wanted to punish her, he would not be able to find a suitable reason.

As long as she is the queen, every woman in the palace has to pay her respects every day, and they will never be able to sit on the throne.

The emperor’s only wife can only be herself and only herself.

"Xiu Xia, has there been any message from the Queen Mother?"

"No, Your Majesty." Xiu Xia took off the hairpins for the Queen bit by bit, "Do you want me to go to Shoukang Palace and ask the Queen Mother what she thinks?"

The queen's heart sank. She thought for a while and shook her head, "No need. The queen mother is not in good health, so don't bother her any more.

How is the investigation going on for Jiang Fuhai's family? "

"Our people have found Jiang Fuhai's family. They are imprisoned together. As long as the Queen gives the order, they will be beheaded."

"Let's go to the Ministry of Punishment tonight. Jiang Fuhai's family has suffered such a serious incident, so he should know everything clearly."

The queen turned her head to look at herself in the mirror. She stroked her hair again and again, trying to hide the white hair in her hair, but no matter what, it was still so conspicuous and annoying.

Xiuxia looked at the Queen's actions in a daze. She simply thought that the Queen was admiring herself and had no idea what the person in front of her was really thinking.

The queen glanced at Xiuxia in the mirror and wanted to get angry, but she knew it was useless. Although Xiuxia was smart, she was not as smart as Jianqiu. She could get most of the things done, but it was almost impossible for her to be aware of her thoughts at all times.

Forget it, Jianqiu still has a chance to survive. As long as she keeps her mouth shut, I have a way to save her life.

"Go to the Imperial Hospital for me and tell them that I have a headache tonight and need some medicine to relieve the pain."

Xiuxia agreed readily. On her way to the Imperial Hospital, she kept chatting with the palace maids, and gradually spread the news that the Queen had a headache throughout the harem.

That night, the Jingren Palace was brightly lit. Sometimes the imperial physician was consulting patients, and sometimes the Empress was being served medicine. Concubine Chun even came to the Jingren Palace to take care of the patient, but the Empress only met with her once and then sent someone to send her back to Suiyuxuan.

Taking advantage of the commotion in Jingren Palace and the witnesses, the Queen changed her clothes and dressed low-key with Huichun, and went to the Ministry of Punishment.

The Queen had no idea how many people she had in the Ministry of Punishment, so she had no problem getting around and met Jiang Fuhai very smoothly.

At this time, Jiang Fuhai had been tortured beyond recognition. His five fingers were covered in blood and even his nails were ripped off.

The face was as pale as paper, without a speck of dirt on it, and looked as if it had been soaked in water for a long time.

The queen, wrapped in a black robe, lowered her eyes to glance at the salt water in the bucket. Huichun immediately understood and scooped up a bucket of water and splashed it on Jiang Fuhai's face.

It was a pity that Jiang Fuhai didn't react at all. Huichun could only scoop up water again and deliberately pour it on the wound on Jiang Fuhai's chest.

The salt water seeped into the wound, and Jiang Fuhai must have felt the pain, as he twitched and opened his eyes.

He shrank subconsciously, until he saw clearly who was in front of him, then he shouted hoarsely to the Queen for help.

"Help? How dare you ask the Queen for help?" Huichun wiped the chair and helped the Queen sit down before walking to Jiang Fuhai. "What did you say? Have you forgotten?"

Jiang Fuhai shook his head. He stretched out his hand and tried to grab something, but he was locked with chains and could only make a loud noise.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do this. I have already suffered all the punishments from the Ministry of Punishment. If I do not confess, I will suffer these punishments again."

Jiang Fuhai's cries echoed in the room. Huichun glanced at the Queen Mother, and seeing that she didn't give any instructions, Huichun took out the branding iron from the stove, weighed it gently twice, and then moved close to Jiang Fuhai's face.

"You talk too much. I wonder if this iron can make you shut up."

"No, no, Queen, I really don't want to. If it weren't for those people torturing me, I wouldn't have said a single word."

Seeing the branding iron getting closer and closer, Jiang Fuhai was so scared that his nose and tears started flowing, and they were stuck on his face, making him look very pitiful.

Huichun did not receive the Queen's order, and after a brief pause, she continued to move the branding iron closer to Jiang Fuhai.

"Empress, Empress!"

"Huichun." The queen just called out, and Huichun withdrew her hand. Although the branding iron did not leave an impression on Jiang Fuhai's mouth, it still pressed heavily on his thigh.

Jiang Fuhai's cry of pain stung her ears. Huichun threw the iron back into the furnace without even blinking the whole time.

"Today, I sent people to your home," the Queen said in a low voice. As soon as she opened her mouth, she told Jiang Fuhai to shut his mouth tightly, not daring to let out any more sound. "Because of your nonsense, they have suffered a lot.

If you want your parents and siblings to live a good life, it is better to take back some of your words, do you understand?"

"I understand, Queen, I was tortured into confessing, and I had no choice but to say those words.

It’s all...it’s all someone who asked me to frame you, Your Majesty.

But I dare not say anything about this person."

Seeing Jiang Fuhai being so understanding, the Queen smiled for the first time. She had already thought of a candidate in her mind, "She is a noble concubine and she is raising a prince, so you naturally don't dare to make random accusations.

Otherwise, if the Sixth Prince ascends the throne in the future, the first person he will settle accounts with will be you."

Jiang Fuhai was silent for a moment, then quickly nodded and said yes.