The Queen Mother felt that she had aged a lot recently. Looking at herself in the mirror, she was no longer young and could not compare to the new concubines. In the past few days, she seemed to have gained a few wrinkles. She reached out to press, but it didn't work. Suddenly, she reached out and pressed the mirror directly on the table, her face gloomy.
"Your Majesty is so noble and blessed. The so-called phoenix flying all over the world refers to you, Your Majesty. Those young ones... are only temporary."
The nanny who helped her comb her hair was her confidant. She could tell from her movements that she was in a bad mood, and she hurriedly said nice things to her while combing the Queen's beautiful hair.
The Empress had just washed her hair, so her hair was still loose. When she heard what the nanny said, she sighed, without any joy on her face: "I am not trying to compete with those young ones. There is nothing to compare. Since that one passed away, the Emperor has no big requirements for women. Those new palace maids, even in this deep palace, haven't they given birth to any children in all these years?"
The Empress said disdainfully that outsiders only saw that there were many concubines in the palace, but in fact, several of those who came later were favored. Although some of them entered the palace and were given titles, they had never even seen the Emperor. They just lived a hard life alone in the deep palace.
What’s the use of being good-looking!
Will the emperor show mercy
"Then why is the Queen unhappy?" the nanny asked in surprise. She thought the Queen was unhappy because the Emperor rarely came to the Pepper Palace.
"The Crown Prince's Eastern Palace is really outrageous. There are only two of them, and none of them are good... It's a mess. Ji Hanyue is like this, and Liu Jingyu is also like this... I have such poor vision to choose these two."
The Queen Mother said dissatisfiedly that all her recent unhappiness came from the Eastern Palace.
She originally thought that now that the prince had started a family, she would have to worry less, but she didn't expect that not only did things not decrease, but they increased. Now she has barely used Liu Jingyu's name to exchange for her son's reputation, but in fact it is still worse than before. Many people are secretly spying on the prince.
There are fewer and fewer people who clearly express their support for the prince. Everyone is waiting and watching to see how far the prince can go.
Whenever she thought of this, the Queen felt particularly bad and depressed.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. It's over... Things will only get better from now on. The Crown Princess has deep feelings for the Crown Prince. Maybe the two of them will give birth to a little prince soon. The Emperor has been looking forward to it for a long time." The nanny said things that the Queen would like to hear.
But these words made the Queen sigh again: "It would be great if the child could be born early. Not only the Emperor, but also the ministers are watching. They both got married at about the same time. If one of them gets married first, there will be another excuse at that time. Maybe..."
The Empress couldn't continue her words here. She frowned tightly and thought of the incident at the Imperial Observatory again. After that incident, the Imperial Observatory never entered the venue again, but the Empress always felt that the Imperial Observatory had received a revelation, the Emperor knew about it, and the result was not favorable to the Crown Prince.
You can tell from the emperor's tolerance for Prince Jing and his regard for Concubine He.
Reaching out to lift up the mirror on the dressing table, the Queen looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was solemn. She had been the Queen for so many years and had firmly established her position.
Now that the Queen was gone, she didn't believe that she could not defeat Concubine He and Prince Jing, who had gained favor through the Empress Yuan.
She had intervened in Empress Yuan's affairs, and of course Concubine He had also intervened.
It’s just that she couldn’t find any evidence against Concubine He, and Concubine He also couldn’t find any evidence that she was involved, which is why the two of them were able to live in peace for so many years.
"What happened in the cold palace back then... didn't have any direction at all?" Although she knew the answer, the Queen still couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, you still have no direction." The nanny shook her head and combed gently with the comb in her hand. The clear silk was like water, brushing across the Queen's cheek.
There was a gloomy look on his face, as if he was thinking about something...
The comb continued to fall, and after a long while, the Queen finally said, "Where is that so-called pearl from the ocean? Have you found it?"
"I don't know. This is something that the West Prison is investigating. Your Majesty also knows that the people there used to be the King of England's subordinates. Even if the leader has changed now, they are still inextricably linked to the King of England's Palace. Our people cannot interfere. At most, we can only spread some small news."
Mammy whispered.
"The Emperor really raises someone else's son as his own." The Queen said unhappily.
The nanny didn't respond. She lowered her hand and gently combed the hair again. When she lifted it up, she could see a hint of white at the ends of the Queen's hair. There were already a few gray hairs.
The nanny's hand combed again, and this time, while the comb was going down, she quickly plucked a piece of half-white hair and hid it in her sleeve.
Although the Queen said she didn't care about these things, if she saw her hair was gray, the people around her would be reprimanded. The best way was to secretly remove the Queen's half-gray hair...
There was a slight sting when the hair was removed, but it quickly came to rest with the skilled massage of the nanny, almost in an instant. It was a familiar person beside her, so the Queen did not care. She closed her eyes slightly, enjoying the comfortable feeling of the comb gently brushing through her hair.
"The palace can't find out who gave birth to this so-called pearl in the ocean?" the Queen asked unwillingly again.
She kept a close eye on any of the emperor's offspring, even the seriously ill Prince Wei.
Now that there is one more person, it might be an unexpected event, so how could the Queen not take it seriously
However, she also knew that she was not the only one who cared about this. There was also Concubine He. This bitch was bent on stepping on her to get to the top and only wanted to become the future empress dowager and put pressure on her.
She's just a bitch who imitates Ji Youran, and she really thinks she's something good.
Thinking of Ji Youran, his heart moved, and he suddenly felt that he had forgotten something important before. He frowned and thought about it...
"Nothing can be found. We have also checked the cold palace, but the palace maid who followed Empress Yuan at that time also died. She was the only one who followed Empress Yuan into the cold palace at that time." The nanny shook her head. This matter had been checked countless times, but no matter how much more she checked, the result she got was only this one.
"It's good that the child is not born by Empress Yuan." The Queen snorted.
As long as he was not born by Empress Yuan, her son was the real legitimate son, and no one could take this title away. It didn't matter if he was a pearl in the ocean or a lost little prince. As long as he was not born by Empress Yuan, it was all the same. At least her son still had the title of the eldest legitimate son.
She couldn't just let them add fuel to the flames of the East Palace incident.
I have to give them some trouble, so that they won't stare at my son and the Eastern Palace all day long...
"Let someone re-act the story about Ji Youran and Ji Hanyue and spread it out."
"How does the Queen want to convey it?" The nanny understood.
The Queen closed her eyes for a while and sneered, "Let's just use a play! It looks like a mockery of the East Palace, but in fact it is based on some things that happened decades ago. Just say it's a play about entering the palace, and by the way, let people know that the prince knew about it a long time ago, but he was just playing the long game, but in the end, Liu Jingyu ruined it."
"Let someone write a script?"
"Yes, write a script and exaggerate this matter. Do it carefully so that no one finds out." The Queen Mother advised.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." The maid nodded. The Queen's intention was that no one should know about it, and it would be best not to have direct contact with anyone. "Your Majesty, what do you think of just throwing the script away?"
Just throw it directly to those opera troupes and let them sing it. There is no need to contact people. Just find a dark and windy time and put the script on the table in the corner. Of course, it has to be well written, otherwise those people won't like it even if they read it.
"That's fine!" The Queen nodded.
After Ji Youran's incident came out, she was only concerned with making amends for the Eastern Palace, but forgot about this matter. Ji Youran was not a good person, and Concubine He was not clean either.
The Emperor has not suspected Concubine He for all these years, but this bitch is just pretending. So she will use this script to remind the Emperor that the woman beside him is not a good person either, and is similar to Ji Youran.
During this period of time, her son has been reprimanded by the emperor. No matter what he does, the emperor is displeased. The main reason is this incident. So she pushed this matter in the palace to the emperor and asked the emperor to think carefully about whether there is something fishy about it. Just because she can't find out some things doesn't mean the emperor can't find out.
After all, Concubine He at that time was not the favorite concubine she is now. She had just entered the palace and did not have much power. Nothing can be found out now, which only shows that Concubine He was very cautious at that time.
The two have been old rivals for so many years, so how could the Queen not know how cautious Concubine He is...
When this play script comes out, as long as the emperor hears some of it, he will definitely think of Concubine He...
The corners of her lips curled up in a silent, sinister smile. Prince Jing, born to a lowly woman, dared to spy on the location of the Eastern Palace. Even if she died, she would not let the bitch Concubine He succeed.
So what if the Emperor heard what the Imperial Observatory said? Could the Emperor depose his son just because of what the Imperial Observatory said
The words from the Imperial Observatory were just a way to support the conclusion, and could not really be used to make a decision. For those mysterious things, sometimes any explanation would work. I just hate that the Imperial Observatory did not listen to me, otherwise I could have let them say whatever I wanted...
Suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside, and it seemed that someone was jogging a few steps. Who would dare to be so rude in the Pepper Room? Although the Queen did not open her eyes, her face had become gloomy. She ordered the nanny, "Go outside and see what happened. Why are you making a fuss? This is the Pepper Room."