"Her Majesty the Concubine believes in the Fourth Young Miss, so I naturally believe in her as well." Hanyu responded clearly, showing that she really meant it, which was completely different from her stuttering just now.
Qu Moying's eyes were fixed on Hanyu, and he slowly said, "From now on, is there anything you can't say?"
“Slave…slave girl…” Hanyu’s expression became nervous and she subconsciously looked towards the door.
"Hanyu, if you really know something, you'd better tell me as soon as possible. If something really happens to the Queen Dowager, it will be completely out of control." Nanny Yan couldn't help but say to Hanyu.
She couldn't help but think more. Like Qu Moying, she also felt that these things were too coincidental, so coincidental that no one was at fault.
But the place in the world where such a coincidence is least likely to occur is the imperial palace.
The bunch of women in the palace would scheme against each other when they had nothing to do, so it was very easy for them to create some seemingly "coincidental" things.
"I... don't... know..." Han Yu became more and more panicked as she was forced by the master and servant.
"Just tell me what you know." Qu Moying sighed in a low voice.
"If you don't say it now, you won't be able to say anything in the future. Since so many things are coincidences, there will be more coincidences in the future. Hanyu, you don't want to lose the lives of the Concubine Dowager and yourself because of various coincidences in the future, right?" Nanny Yan echoed from the side.
Han Yu's face changed drastically after hearing these words. After her face turned pale and blue, she stamped her feet vigorously and said fiercely, "Okay, I can't care about anything else now. Even if I am overthinking, I will tell you. I think the one who is most likely to harm you must be the Queen."
It was a light word, but the three people in the hall fell silent at once.
Hanyu was so frightened after saying this that she quickly covered her mouth. Nanny Yan was so shocked after hearing this that she couldn't recover for a long time. She could guess Concubine Yuan or Concubine Zhu Jing, but she definitely didn't guess that this matter had anything to do with the Empress Dowager, who had nothing to do with her. Her eyes widened and she stared at Hanyu tightly. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
Only Qu Moying remained calm, his eyes calmly fixed on the air in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.
"Hanyu, this is the place where the Queen Dowager lives. You must have thought of this when you brought us here just now, so there won't be anyone here." Qu Moying's extremely calm voice broke the panic of Hanyu and Nanny Yan. Her eyes were as calm and cold as ever, but with an inexplicable feeling of conviction.
Hanyu finally caught her breath and looked up at Qu Moying. That delicate and beautiful little face with a calm smile diluted the fear in her heart, as if it was not a big deal, as if they were not talking about the Empress who was the master of the harem.
"When I came here before... I was afraid that you would ask... I had already sent everyone around away. No one here will hear it." Hanyu explained subconsciously.
This is what she did just now, thinking that it would be safer this way. Although she had never thought of saying what was in her heart, at that time, almost everything she did was based on this intention.
Now that I think about it, I realize that subconsciously, I wanted to tell Miss Qu Si about this.
This Miss Qu Si is the person the Queen trusts the most, although she is young
Although she is not young, her bearing is unmatched by many ladies in the palace, not to mention that she is the future Princess Consort of England.
"Tell me, why is it over there?" Qu Moying stretched out his hand and pointed towards the Pepper Room. One had to be careful when speaking in the harem.
Some names don't need to be mentioned again and again, as long as everyone knows them.
"It was Empress Yuan... Her Majesty the Dowager once rescued Empress Yuan... Her Majesty the Empress didn't like her very much." Han Yu lowered her head and spoke slowly and in a low voice. Nanny Yan was not aware of this old story either, so she listened attentively for a moment.
"The Queen Dowager has done the Queen Mother Yuan a favor, so it doesn't affect anything over there. The Queen Mother Yuan is gone now, and she has no offspring." Qu Moying bit her lip and asked lightly.
Queen Yuan, she has heard more and more about this queen recently!
“When Empress Yuan was in power, the Empress wasn’t the principal wife yet. Later… Later, Empress Yuan had an accident, and the Empress gave birth to the Crown Prince, and then she was promoted to the position. But for so many years, the Empress has never treated our Empress well.” Han Yu sighed and said helplessly.
"Nothing has happened in all these years, why are you saying now that someone is trying to harm the Concubine Dowager?" Qu Moying's words came back to the topic. No matter what happened in the past, so many years have passed after all.
"Before, the Emperor brought a brocade box of Empress Yuan, saying that it was found in Empress Yuan's Changchun Palace. He wanted us to help open it. I heard that we might know how Empress Yuan could open it." Han Yu recounted the whole story.
The incident started because the emperor brought over a brocade box which could not be opened!
For this reason, the Emperor came here under the pretext of visiting Concubine Qu. Concubine Qu had no choice but to help the Emperor open the door for a long time, trying all methods, but still couldn't open it.
The Emperor meant to open the box without damaging it, but Concubine Qu couldn't do it. However, she had a personal maid from Empress Yuan by her side, and this maid had now been released from the palace. So Concubine Qu asked the Emperor to wait while she sent someone to look for this maid, who had been released from the palace by Concubine Qu.
After the emperor left, Concubine Qu asked Hanyu to find the file of the palace maid who had left. The first time she looked for it, it went smoothly and no one stopped her. But because there was too much information, she couldn't find it at once, so Hanyu could only wait until next time.
But when they went there next time, the eunuch who was originally there was replaced by someone else. This eunuch said that some information could not be read casually, and asked Hanyu to follow him. If she wanted to see anything, she had to let him read it first.
Hanyu had no choice but to tell him the clues and let him look first. However, the speed became slower and slower, and the eunuch kept asking her what and who she was looking for.
Han Yu did not dare to tell the truth. She only said that the Queen Dowager asked her to find an old palace maid. This palace maid used to be the Queen Dowager's confidant, but was sent out of the palace by the Queen Dowager because she did something wrong. Now the Queen Dowager is old and especially wants to find some old people to talk to. She thought of this old palace maid and wanted to check where she had gone. If possible, she would let her come into the palace to accompany the Queen Dowager.
The eunuch wanted to find out, so Hanyu deliberately said something confusing.
In fact, this incident was indeed true at the time. It was Concubine Qu who found an excuse to release the person.
After hearing what she said, it seemed that she was deliberately looking for this person.
Without saying much, the two of them found the address that the person had previously released.
Hanyu went back, and then found an excuse to ask a purchaser to go there and check. If she was found, he would let her come to the palace to see the empress.
This didn't seem like a big deal to Hanyu, but it just happened to be a coincidence. The buyer came back and said that the person was not found. There happened to be a fire in that place and many people fled. No one knew who lived there before.
Another coincidence, which happened just a few days ago. There were originally a lot of people living there, many of whom were renting the house, and when asked, they knew nothing.
The buyer said that he could not get any information from him. However, a few days later, this buyer also reportedly got into trouble. He drank too much at night, and in the dark he could not see the road clearly, so he fell into the river and drowned.
Later, when Hanyu went to the imperial kitchen, she would always meet a few enthusiastic palace servants who would come over to chat and laugh, and from time to time mentioned that she was looking for someone. It seemed that quite a few people knew about it.
Hanyu felt something was wrong and came back to tell Concubine Qu about it. Concubine Qu looked unhappy and then said to Hanyu that the most likely person was the Queen Mother who knew about this.
Empress Yuan was once the biggest obstacle for the Empress.
"Where is the box now?" After listening to Hanyu's words, Qu Moying's face frowned slightly. So, the key to this matter is this box
"The box is still with the Queen!" Hanyu's voice became lower and lower.
"Why stay?" Qu Moying's face turned cold, "Hurry and send it to the emperor."
"Now... now?" Hanyu was shocked. She thought that the emperor kept the brocade box because he respected her. Her queen was trying hard to help the emperor. How could she send the box back before the matter was done? How would the emperor view her
"Whether this is the reason or not, this brocade box should not be left with the Concubine Dowager. The Concubine Dowager is just an idle person and does not need to worry about such things, let alone worry about the Emperor's opinion. If even the Emperor cannot open it, how can the Concubine Dowager open it? This has already exposed the relationship between the Concubine Dowager and Empress Yuan."
Qu Moying said with a serious face.
The fact that Concubine Qu was indebted to Empress Yuan should have been a secret, but the fact that the Emperor was in a hurry to send the box over showed that the Concubine Qu and Empress Yuan had a special relationship. If the Empress really cared about Empress Yuan, or if the Empress was involved in Empress Yuan's murder, how could she allow Empress Yuan's things to remain? But Concubine Qu was a powerless person.
Not being able to protect this brocade box, but letting it remain in your hands, isn't this a way to invite disaster
"Then... what should we do now? The emperor... will the emperor be angry?" After hearing what Qu Moying said, Han Yu was anxious and at a loss. She looked at Qu Moying in panic, not knowing what to do for a moment.
No matter it was Concubine Qu or her, they were only thinking about how to solve the problem before, but they never thought of throwing the disaster directly back to the emperor. Will it really be okay if they throw it directly back to the emperor
"I don't know whether the emperor will be angry, but I know that if this matter continues, the queen dowager will really be dead!" Qu Moying looked at Hanyu and said coldly.
This sentence made Han Yu shudder, and she suddenly realized that if something really happened to the Concubine Dowager, what would be the use of the false reputation...