After Wei Yanwan learned that Ruyi had secretly gone to the Queen Mother, she went to find the Queen after the morning court the next day.

Now the Queen was so overwhelmed with the marriage that she had no time to see any concubines. She ordered Lianxin to send Wei Yanwan away.

Wei Yanwan said directly to Lianxin: "Go tell the queen that I am here to help her solve her problem."

After a moment, Lianxin welcomed Wei Yanwan in again.

Even though the queen was dying of illness, she still had to maintain her dignity as a queen. She sat on the throne with heavy makeup on and asked Wei Yanwan in a lofty tone, "Noble Concubine Ling said that she was here to help me solve my problems. I wonder what she meant by that?"

Wei Yanwan signaled to the Queen to let Lianxin go out first, and of course she didn't let Chunchan stay.

The queen wanted to hear what she had to say, so she let Lianxin go down first.

"You can say it now."

"At this time, I really don't know where to start. Should I start from the death of the Sixth Prince, or from this marriage?"

The queen's expression changed drastically. She held the armrests tightly with both hands to support her body. "What did you say? Yongcong's death? What do you mean? Could it be that someone had done something to Yongcong's death?"

Wei Yanwan nodded, "Of course. Otherwise, why would the Queen think that only the Sixth Prince's wet nurse in Changchun Palace got the smallpox and passed it on to the Sixth Prince? Is there such a coincidence in this matter?"

"Who is it?!" the queen asked sternly with red eyes.

"On the day when the Sixth Prince passed away, Concubine Mei and Concubine Wan came to me and said that they saw Concubine Xian and Mo Xin, who was beside Concubine Huixian, meeting in private in early December last year. At that time, Concubine Xian seemed to dislike Mo Xin and deliberately covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief when talking to her. However, Concubine Huixian had died long ago, so they didn't care about Concubine Xian and Mo Xin's private dealings. Not long after that, the Sixth Prince contracted smallpox. They didn't think much about it until they got the palace power to check the palace people infected with smallpox. They found that Mo Xin had contracted smallpox as early as November, and Mo Xin died in mid-December, which means that she was about to die when she met with Concubine Xian in private. Queen, what did she do when she was dying to meet Concubine Xian in private? Originally, we planned to report this to the emperor and you after the Sixth Prince's hundred days, but the emperor proposed to tour the east, so we never said it."

"Ruyi?! It was her! She was the one who killed my Yongcong!" The Queen could no longer hold back her tears, "What a vicious woman! Why did she want to harm my child!"

"If you want to know why, I can only say that it all started on the second day of the eighth month in the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign. On the day when Imperial Noble Consort Xian and Imperial Noble Consort Huixian entered the palace, you bestowed upon them a pair of bracelets containing Linglingxiang. Before Imperial Noble Consort Huixian died, Imperial Noble Consort Xian went to help her clear up her confusion."

“So it’s because of this…” The queen seemed to have lost all her strength in an instant.

Wei Yanwan was afraid that she would die like this, so she hurriedly continued, "Sixth Prince has already left, and you also have to make plans for your only child, Princess Jingse. Yesterday, my people saw Concubine Xian secretly go to the Queen Mother without anyone around, and I don't know what the two talked about. But when Concubine Xian left, the Queen Mother seemed to be relieved and smiled and had someone send Concubine Xian away. Tell me, now that Korchin is asking to marry the legitimate princess, why is the Queen Mother suddenly so happy?"

"It's not enough that she killed my son, she wants to kill my daughter too!" The Queen looked at Wei Yanwan, "Just tell me everything you know."

Wei Yanwan: "At the morning court today, officials of the Niuhuru clan headed by Neqin and officials close to the Niuhuru clan suddenly changed their tone yesterday and all supported Princess Hengti's marriage to a distant place. I thought that the Queen Mother, who values ​​her daughter as her life, would not let her confidants say such things in the court. So I thought about it myself, and suddenly I thought of the four words 'choose to do what is beneficial'. Once the Queen Mother creates the illusion that she intends to marry her daughter, and then let the court officials guide the Emperor and the Fucha clan officials a little bit, the Queen Mother is plotting for the power of Korchin. Given the Emperor's temperament, he will not do as the Queen Mother wishes, but will marry his own daughter. The Fucha family will also be thinking about the power of Korchin to force you to marry your daughter. Queen, do you think my analysis is correct?"

The Queen thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. She hurriedly asked Wei Yanwan: "Then do you have a solution?"

Wei Yanwan shook her head. "Once the Niuhulu clan has started this, they will definitely have left a shadow in the emperor's heart. Even if you want to learn from the empress dowager, you have already fallen behind her. Therefore, I predict that Princess Jingse will be the one who will marry into Khorchin in the end."

"What should I do? Jingse is my only child!"

"Empress, the most urgent task now is to plan for Princess Jingse's future. Since the marriage is inevitable, you should make preparations early. There is a difference between active and passive marriages. If it is a passive marriage, the emperor can only prepare a thick dowry and marry the princess off. But if Princess Jingse declares in front of the court officials that she is a princess of the Qing Dynasty, enjoys the support of the world, and should repay the Qing Dynasty, and is willing to marry into Khorchin. What do you think the emperor and the civil and military officials in the court will think? Will they feel guilty? Will they feel ashamed? At this time, I will blow the pillow wind and praise the princess's feat. I suggest that the emperor build a princess's mansion for Princess Jingse in the capital, and allow her to return to the capital to live for a few months every year. The emperor will take care of the princess and his guilt for the princess, so he will definitely agree. If she can return to the capital to live for a few months every year, the difference between this and not marrying into the capital will not be that big."

The queen closed her eyes and sighed, "This is the best way now."

The queen regained her senses and looked at Wei Yanwan suspiciously, "Why did you say this to me? What is your purpose?"

Wei Yanwan: "My purpose is very simple, I just want to climb up. No matter how well you keep your physical condition secret, anyone with a heart can find out something. So I know you are going to die, and from now on, the only one who can stand in my way is Concubine Xian. I just want to use you to get rid of Concubine Xian."

"So you've also been eyeing my position as Queen." The Queen said slowly. She was extremely unwilling to think that someone else would take over the position after her death.

"Don't misunderstand, Queen. I know myself well. No matter my surname or family background, I can never take your position. All I want is to step over Concubine Xian and become an Imperial Concubine. In the future, whether Concubine Xian will become the successor queen or I will become the Imperial Concubine, it all depends on your choice."

The queen naturally chose the latter without hesitation.

The person who killed her child still wants to become the queen. He is simply dreaming!

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