The prince supports her, and the reborn princess kills people

Shen Qingyan successfully coaxed Yu Xuan to sleep, but she herself couldn't fall asleep.

Zhiqing walked in quietly and tiptoed to the bed.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has left."

Shen Qingyan was a little unconvinced, "Really left?"

"real."

"What was the emperor's expression when he left? Was he angry?"

Zhiqing nodded, her voice very low.

"The emperor seemed unhappy and barely ate a bite of dinner."

Shen Qingyan knew that he was really angry.

Alas, she must be the first queen to hide from the emperor since ancient times, right?

Other concubines were eager for the emperor to come to their palace, but she wanted to push him out.

But she didn't even know who to push it to.

Moreover, Gu Beihuai is a person who gets angry easily and she has to work hard to coax him.

We have to find a way to do this.

Just then, Qingmei came back and brought back a piece of news that gave Shen Qingyan an idea instantly.

"My lady, I followed your instructions and sent Concubine Qi back, but Concubine Qi was very cold-tempered. Not only did she not want my help, she also drove me away."

"I had no choice but to follow her all the way, and I discovered that there was not a single palace servant in Lady Qi's Leng Ning Palace."

"Not only that, the food and clothing are very shabby. I suspect that Lady Qi has been bullied by the palace servants..."

Shen Qingyan's face became more and more gloomy. Such a thing actually happened in the harem. Those palace servants were so bold!

"Find out who served in Leng Ning Palace before, and bring them all here."

"Yes."

Not long after, four palace maids and four eunuchs knelt in front of Shen Qingyan, trembling with fear.

Shen Qingyan swept them one by one with a cold gaze and spoke slowly.

"You were supposed to be serving in the palace of Concubine Qi, what's going on now?"

One of the maids bravely said, "Empress, it's not that we are intentionally mistreating you, but it's that you, she..."

Another eunuch quickly took over the conversation, "It was Concubine Qi who drove us away."

Shen Qingyan frowned slightly, her expression becoming even colder.

"If I find out that you have lied to me, I will make sure that you will never be able to speak again in your life."

"Your Majesty, I am telling you that I did not lie."

"Lady Qi doesn't like others to get close to her, and she doesn't want us to serve her, so she drove us all away."

Shen Qingyan saw that they all looked frightened and didn't seem to be lying.

Combined with what Qingmei said, I believed it a little more.

"Go to Leng Ning Palace."

Inside Leng Ning Palace, Concubine Qi was sitting in a wheelchair in a daze.

The image of Shen Qingyan and Gu Beihuai playing and fighting in the imperial garden emerged involuntarily in my mind.

She is like a voyeur, spying on other people's happiness in dark corners.

But doesn't she want that kind of happiness?

Occasionally, Concubine Qi came to her senses and wiped the dagger in her hand with a clean silk handkerchief.

This is the thing that has been with her the longest.

Once upon a time, her dream was to become a chivalrous heroine like the ones in the storybooks.

But due to an accident, she fell off her horse and broke both legs, and her dream of becoming a female knight was shattered.

From then on, she didn't want to see anyone anymore. She locked herself in a dark room, polishing her favorite dagger over and over again.

She thought she would die in darkness in this life, but unexpectedly, an imperial edict would stir up waves in her heart.

What she didn't expect was that when she finally mustered up the courage to go out alone, she would get a glimpse of Shen Qingyan and Gu Beihuai's happiness.

At that time, her first reaction was to hide, but she was still discovered.

Just when Concubine Qi's thoughts drifted away again, a message suddenly came from outside the door.

"The Queen has arrived~"

Concubine Qi was suddenly startled, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.

Her first reaction was to hide.

However, before she could make any move, Shen Qingyan and his men walked in.

Helpless, she could only ask with a cold face.

"I wonder what brings the Queen here to do?"

"My place is simple and there is no hot tea. Please forgive me, Queen."

Shen Qingyan was not angry. She sat down leisurely and pointed at the four palace maids and four eunuchs behind her.

"Did you let them go, or did they leave on their own accord?"

Concubine Qi looked at Shen Qingyan with some surprise, with a complex emotion surging in her heart.

Not only did she not blame herself for her cold and disrespectful attitude, she was also helping her investigate the affairs of those palace servants?

Concubine Qi's expression became somewhat awkward.

"I let them go."

After these words were spoken, the palace maids and eunuchs all breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Qingyan felt that things were not that simple.

The palace maids and eunuchs were all assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How could they just leave like that with just one word from Concubine Qi?

"Don't be restrained, noble lady Qi. If you have any grievances, just tell me. I will take care of it for you."

Concubine Qi frowned, somewhat not understanding Shen Qingyan.

Why should she make the decision for herself?

Yes, at the beginning she did notice that the palace servants were not serving her wholeheartedly. After all, she had a cold personality and her legs were disabled, so it was indeed troublesome to serve her.

So she let them all go. She didn't like seeing so many people hanging around her anyway.

But I didn’t expect that Shen Qingyan would find out?

"Thank you for your kindness, Queen. I just don't like getting along with others, so I let them go."

Although the tone was cold, it seemed a little gentler than before.

Now it was Shen Qingyan's turn to frown.

Lady Qi's temper is really cold as ice, but since she has said so, she can't force her to say anything more, right?

"In that case, you can leave." Shen Qingyan said to the palace maids and eunuchs.

Hearing this, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Shen Qingyan's change of tone made them nervous again.

"But you still failed to serve the nobleman Qi well. Each of you will receive ten strokes of the cane as punishment."

"Yes."

Then, Shen Qingyan stood up and helped Concubine Qi pick up the dagger on the ground.

"This sword of Lady Qi is very good. It should be from Fengxing Pavilion, right?"

Concubine Qi was a little surprised, "The Queen also knows knives?"

What do you know? She opened Fengxing Pavilion. Every month Lai Fu would present the account books and models of purchased swords to the palace. She knew everything very well.

She suddenly thought of a good idea to avoid Gu Beihuai.

Most of the concubines in this palace have cold personalities and gloomy moods. She visits them every day under the pretext of caring about them and has small gatherings with them from time to time. This can not only ease their moods, but also give her a legitimate reason to avoid Gu Beihuai, killing two birds with one stone.

So she nodded to Noble Lady Qi.

"Yes, I know a little bit. This kind of short sword is no longer sold in Fengxing Pavilion or even in the entire capital. Lady Qi is very lucky to be able to buy it."

Because such a short sword was specially made in Lu Jiuxiao's sword-making pool when he was still alive.

After his death, Gu Chen'an used his body to burn down the sword-making pool. Fengxing Pavilion had no choice but to find another sword-making pool to cooperate with.

So this short knife became out of print.

Concubine Qi looked at Shen Qingyan in surprise. She actually knew that this was out of print and said she just knew a little about it?