"Help you?" Ye Jun sneered, "Why do you think I should help you?"
"I have evidence that can bring down Fang Xiurong." Su answered without thinking.
Ye Jun lowered his eyes slightly and did not rush to answer her.
He took a bite of the rice cake first, then said calmly, "You said you have evidence, but how can I know whether it is true or not? How can I believe you?"
"If you want to ask someone for help, you can't just talk about it, you have to show something real." Ye Jun raised his eyebrows.
Concubine Su swallowed her saliva, her eyes flickered a little, and it was obvious that she didn't dare to reveal her cards.
Just as Ye Jun said, Ye Jun didn't dare to trust her easily, and she didn't dare to trust Ye Jun easily.
After all, she knowingly did it regarding the child.
Seeing Su's hesitation, Ye Jun lowered his eyes and chuckled.
"You don't have to worry too much. There is a war going on in the border area. Your brother and clansmen are fighting against the Liao. I won't do anything to you. You have a family like Zasak behind you. The emperor won't do anything to you easily."
Such a sentence also comforted Su a little.
Indeed, even if she herself is no longer favored, her family is not bad.
After thinking it through, Concubine Su spoke seriously, "I was able to get pregnant because Fang Xiurong gave me a pill that said I would definitely get pregnant. I was eager to get ahead, so I took it, and later I really got pregnant."
At this point, Su's expression darkened, and her hand involuntarily covered her lower abdomen.
"But later, I was told that the baby in my belly would not survive. Although the imperial physician said it was not due to the effects of the pills, the imperial physician Hu was Yao's person. I did not believe her, but at that time the baby could not be saved, so... so I listened to Yao's words and joined forces with her to harm Yi Shunrong."
After a pause, he continued in a low voice, "In fact, I wanted to plot against you, Xiu Yi, but I couldn't find a breakthrough, so I had to change the candidate, but it didn't work in the end."
In fact, Ye Jun had only roughly guessed about this information at the beginning, so Su's words today only confirmed his guess and had no substantial effect.
To put it bluntly, it's just empty talk and not convincing enough.
Moreover, the emperor might have known that it was related to the Yao family, otherwise he would not have punished them together.
Seeing that Ye Jun didn't say anything, Su became a little anxious.
She hurriedly said, "What I said is absolutely not false, please believe me, Xiuyi!"
"Of course I believe you, but I can't produce anything to prove it. Do you want me to go to the emperor and say it with my mouth?" Ye Jun said helplessly.
Su Jieyu lowered her head and thought for a while, then stood up. "I still have a pill. I was worried that it wouldn't work, so Yao gave me two pills. I'll ask someone to send them to Xiuyi later."
"In that case, you go back first." Ye Jun said.
Su bowed and left.
After the people left, Huiyue moved closer and said, "Xiuyi, do you really want to help her? From what I see, she doesn't look like a good person."
Ye Jun curled her lips slightly, "I didn't promise to help her, but Yao is a venomous snake, and being able to slowly pinch her weak spot is also a preventive measure."
She never thought that she could bring down Yao Xiang with just a pill and a few words from Su.
Not to mention that the war is at a stalemate now and the emperor has no time to take care of the harem. Even if he had time, it is hard to say what the final conclusion will be due to the intricate entanglements involved.
However, Ye Jun waited for a whole day, but Su’s family did not send anyone to deliver the gifts.
Thinking that maybe Su regretted it, or maybe the thing could not be found, he stopped paying attention to this matter.
Unexpectedly, the next morning, news came that Concubine Su had fallen down early in the morning, hitting the back of her head on the steps and fainted instantly.
When something like this happened, the Queen sent people everywhere to tell people that there was no need to pay respects, and she went to Feihong Pavilion to see the people in person.
Others might think it was an accident, but Ye Jun immediately realized that there must be something behind it.
So he sent Luzhi to find out the news.
Half an hour later, Luzhi came back and told the situation.
"People from Feihong Pavilion said that Concubine Su felt unwell after lunch yesterday and had diarrhea. She asked the imperial physician to take a look, and he said she had caught a cold. She took some medicine and rested. When she got up this morning, she felt weak and fell down because she was not careful when she walked."
Huiyue frowned, "I feel like there's something fishy going on here, Xiuyi, let's..."
"We don't have to do anything." Ye Jun narrowed his eyes. "Yesterday, Concubine Su came to Zhaochunxuan to give gifts to the Fourth Prince. She didn't eat or drink anything from Zhaochunxuan, and we didn't hear anything."
“Yes, I will keep my mouth shut.” Huiyue and Nanzhi bowed together.
Yesterday, there were only Ye Jun, his master and servant, and Concubine Su in the room. Su's personal maid was not brought in.
Now that Su suddenly encountered trouble, there must be something wrong with the people around her.
She fell and hit the back of her head, which was a fatal injury. It was obvious that someone didn't want Su Jieyu to live.
And you can guess who this person is with your toes.
Ye Jun lowered her eyes and thought, this time she was a step slow after all.
Judging from the current situation, Concubine Su is most likely not going to survive, and there was no one else present when Su said those words.
If she came forward to disclose the information now, Yao Xiang would definitely accuse her of slander.
If anyone dared to attack the Su family, the pills would have been disposed of as well.
There were no witnesses or physical evidence, so in this game, all they could do was watch Su lose his life.
Ye Jun closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She now understood that Yao was more vigilant and ruthless than she had expected.
However, she did have some leverage over the Yao family in her hands, so she had to be patient for now. By the time she had accumulated more leverage, it would be easier to kill them with one blow.
As expected, in the evening, news came from Feihong Pavilion that Concubine Su had died.
He hit the back of his head and was bleeding heavily. With the current level of medical care, there is nothing we can do.
The queen investigated carefully as soon as possible, but found no clues. In the end, she could only conclude that it was an accident.
Now that it was a time of war, in order to stabilize the morale of the Zasak army, Ning Chen had to issue two imperial edicts immediately.
One posthumously conferred the title of Concubine Yu on Su Jieyu, and the other conferred the title of Princess on Qimuge, the younger sister of the third Zasak Prince Enhejin.
From today on, there is no longer a princess named Sudiya who came from Zasak in the palace, only the Concubine Yu who died unexpectedly.
Fortunately, she had a good family, and Concubine Yu's funeral was not sloppy. Her body was kept for three days before being sent out of the palace and buried in the concubine's tomb.
After all, a life was suddenly lost, and it was rare for the harem to be peaceful for a long time.
Time passed quickly and it was September. After the Double Ninth Festival, the war gradually showed an advantage.
The weather in the north was originally colder, and the Liao people had been unable to capture the city for a long time. Their food and grass reserves were not as sufficient as those in the south, so their offensive gradually weakened.
This is a great opportunity to fight back.
But at the same time, the Liao people were also concentrating their forces, with the intention of choosing a place to attack with the most powerful force.
Not surprisingly, Qingqiang Pass, where General Xian, the oldest commander, and Concubine Shu's father were, became the best choice.
Ye Zhe was injured and it was difficult for him to travel, so Huo Pingbei was ordered to lead his troops to Qingqiang Pass for reinforcement, leaving Ye Zhe alone to guard Beiling Pass.