An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

"Are you telling the truth?"

In Jingren Palace, the Queen looked indifferent when facing Cao Qinmo who came to inform her.

After listening to it, she asked back.

"Empress! Every word I said is true! These things were all forced upon me by Concubine Nian. I had no choice. If she had not been confined to the Yikun Palace, I would not have had the opportunity to come and tell you!"

Cao Qinmo felt that the Queen did not seem to trust her, and a look of panic immediately appeared on her face.

Her expression was not completely fake, there was a hint of truth in it.

After being rejected three times in a row, the Queen could be said to be the last straw for Cao Qinmo.

If even the queen didn't believe in her, Cao Qinmo would never know who to turn to to bring down Nian Shilan.

Could it be that she went straight to the Yangxin Palace to ask for an audience with the emperor?

Although Cao Qinmo has not yet realized that Yongzheng still has feelings for Nian Shilan, she is well aware that she holds a low position in the emperor's heart.

Even though Nian Shilan had many faults and was wrong in many ways, if these words were spoken through Cao Qinmo, the result of who Yongzheng would choose would be self-evident.

This is also why Cao Qinmo had to find someone else to cooperate with.

It is impossible to accomplish anything relying on his own strength, and it may even bring disaster to himself. Of course, Cao Qinmo can only keep looking for allies.

"It's not that I don't believe what you said."

The Queen retracted her gaze and said calmly, "But your words are really shocking! You said that Concubine Nian secretly ordered servants to repeatedly harm the concubines in the palace, and secretly sold official positions and titles. These are all violations of the palace rules and national laws. Words are not enough. How can I believe your one-sided words? What real evidence do you have?"

The Queen clearly wanted Cao Qinmo to put out more "chips".

Cao Qinmo herself also felt this, and when she heard this, her expression became conflicted.

"If my testimony is not enough, please ask the Queen to order a search of the Yikun Palace!"

Cao Qinmo gritted her teeth and said, "Concubine Nian is always flamboyant, and all this has been accumulated over the years. As long as Your Majesty investigates thoroughly, you will definitely be able to find solid evidence!"

"Lady Cao, something like this just happened to the Nian family, and Concubine Nian was severely punished by the emperor. Now he has ordered her not to leave the palace. If I send someone to search the palace at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to the emperor."

The Queen said, "I understand your feelings, but you have protected and condoned Concubine Nian, so you will not escape punishment either!"

"Please forgive me, Queen! I...I really have no other choice!"

Cao Qinmo's eyelids twitched, knowing that the biggest hurdle was coming.

If there was no one else to choose from, Cao Qinmo would never have come before the queen.

Her action was not only tantamount to betraying her former master, but also like exposing herself.

Even if the Queen cannot take action against Concubine Nian, she can always use herself as an example to scare the monkeys!

But Cao Qinmo still came and told these "truths".

This was certainly not because she had already made up her mind to die and planned to die together with Nian Shilan.

Cao Qinmo had already thought of her excuse from the beginning.

"After all, I am the princess' biological mother. Princess Wen Yi is still young. In order to protect the princess, I always follow her lead. If Concubine Nian says east, I will not dare to say west!"

Cao Qinmo burst into tears as she described how she had been trembling with fear and treading on thin ice in Nian Shilan's presence for many years, and how she had endured all kinds of humiliation for the sake of her daughter. On the one hand, it was to protect the princess, but she also secretly wanted to obtain more evidence so that she could make it public when the time was right.

"Oh? So now is the best time for you to do this?"

The queen watched Cao Qinmo perform in front of her quietly, and then she laughed.

"Well, I pity you as a mother and you love your child deeply. So, I will give you one chance!"

The queen's words made Cao Qinmo, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, ecstatic. She nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your grace!"

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me yet. Just listen to what I have to say."

The Queen said, "You have come to me in private to report and expose this. Even if it is true as you said, that Concubine Nian has been doing evil things in private for a long time, I cannot directly send people to search. But if you tell these things in front of all the concubines at the morning meeting tomorrow, I will definitely deal with it impartially and will never bend the law for personal gain!"

At the end, the Queen's tone deepened, and her expression made Cao Qinmo's heart tremble.

The queen is worthy of being the queen after all, she is so wise!

To put it bluntly, the reason why she chose to come and report privately was that she wanted to use the Queen's hand to deal with Nian Shilan, while she herself hid behind.

Even if she didn't make any profit in the end, as long as Concubine Nian was eliminated, Cao Qinmo would be a huge beneficiary.

What's more, as long as Cao Qinmo hides in the dark, he will be able to stay out of it and will not be held accountable.

The Queen made it clear directly that if what Cao Qinmo told was the truth, she would naturally be punished with the same crime as Nian Shilan, but she was magnanimous and could show leniency and give her a lighter punishment.

But all this depends on what decision Cao Qinmo, who is already "a criminal", makes!

Anyway, she has been forced into a desperate situation now.

If you agree, your future may be difficult, but if you don’t agree, you will be in the Queen’s control now!

"I understand."

Cao Qinmo took a deep breath.

Since she had brought all this upon herself, she had nothing to complain about and so she agreed calmly.

……

After Cao Qinmo left, Jianqiu asked about the Queen.

"My lady, do you really believe in Concubine Cao?"

The queen couldn't help laughing when she heard this.

"What is there to believe or not believe?"

After asking a question in return, and seeing that Jianqiu didn't understand, the Queen continued, "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Are the things going on in the palace really secrets?"

These words made Jianqiu shudder.

Yes, Concubine Nian’s hands were not clean, and the Queen had known about it for a long time.

The reason why she has been keeping silent is, on the one hand, that the Queen has no evidence that can pose a real threat to her, and on the other hand, isn't it because of the Emperor?

As long as she has the emperor's favor, even if the real evidence is in his hands and handed to the emperor, the emperor will not punish Nian Shilan, and may even blame the queen for meddling.

The Queen knew this very well, so when no one could compete with her, she gave up her power early and retired from the palace. Instead, she was able to continue to sit firmly on the throne of the Empress Dowager with the protection of the Queen Mother and the Emperor's "apology".

However, in the Queen's opinion, Nian Shilan is about to "run out of luck"!

Cao Qinmo was willing to be the "knife", so the Queen certainly didn't mind getting rid of this Concubine Nian.