The princess is rebellious and brings space to make trouble for the villain

Xu Zhaoyi looked shocked.

That rouge is... is...

"Mother, you and your daughter-in-law think the same thing."

"Rouge is now kept in a place and is under special care."

When Xu Zhaoyi thought of this sinister tactic, she couldn't help but feel panic in her heart.

What a conspiratorial method.

"So, did you find out what's wrong?"

"It's not clear yet. If there is a problem over there, someone will come forward to tell us."

Lu Shiwan tucked her loose hair behind her ears and asked again:

"Mother, Zeng Wanyi asked you to go to the cold palace. What did she say to you?"

Thinking of Zeng Wanyi's death, Xu Zhaoyi somehow remembered what she said and her palms began to sweat.

She was walking on thin ice in the harem with Mo Qitian, and she took refuge with the Queen Mother just to survive.

Now, Zeng Wanyi died innocently, and she had to connect what Zeng Wanyi said with that person.

She raised her eyes and looked at the emperor's face.

But she is the white moonlight in the emperor's heart and his Achilles' heel. Can she really say it?

"I…"

at this time.

Eunuch Li stumbled in from the door.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good."

"The rat... the rat is dead."

"what?"

The emperor was waiting to hear what Concubine Xu would say next, but after hearing what Eunuch Li said, he could no longer sit still.

He immediately stood up and prepared to go and see.

Mo Qitian stretched out his hand and stopped the emperor.

"Father, I don't know where the plague will spread to. Please take care of yourself."

Eunuch Li panted and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to go. The head of the hospital said that the symptoms are exactly the same as Zeng Wanyi's."

"Other people from the Imperial Hospital have confirmed it."

"This...what should I do?"

Eunuch Li could never have imagined that someone would bring the plague into the palace.

The emperor looked displeased that someone dared to bring the plague in right under his nose.

He clenched his fists tightly. He had clearly ordered that no one was allowed to enter or leave the harem, but he didn't expect that someone would still dare to do so secretly.

Lu Shiwan looked at Xu Zhaoyi.

"Mother, if you don't tell me, the plague will spread and the palace will fall. Then your daughter-in-law won't be able to save it."

Listen to what Eunuch Li said.

At this point, is there anything Xu Zhaoyi doesn't understand?

"I say."

Xu Zhaoyi closed her eyes.

"It's the queen."

When the emperor heard this, he suppressed his heaving heart.

"When Zeng Wanyi came to see me, I didn't want to go, but I thought that she was now imprisoned in the cold palace and would not cause any harm to me."

"I went to the cold palace, left the maid at the door, and went in myself."

"Zeng Wanyi confessed to me soon after she saw me. Later, she told me that the box of rouge was given to her by the Queen."

"Zeng Wanyi said that she has been following the Queen's lead all these years, and that the Second Prince was framed by the Crown Prince. I don't know why she told me this."

"I said I didn't want to listen, but she kept talking as if she didn't hear me."

"Later, I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, so I left."

The emperor had never thought that the queen would have such a side.

In his heart, the queen was kind, generous, and very good to her concubines.

But these days, the queen seems a little different for some reason.

He always thought that the queen was like this because the prince and princess were incompetent and that was why they were so angry.

Lu Shiwan glanced at the emperor and asked, "Mother, where is the rouge? Did you touch it?"

Xu Zhaoyi nodded.

"Zeng Wanyi showed me the rouge, and I thought the box was very exquisite."

"But seeing Zeng Wanyi like it so much, I couldn't help but smell it and even touch it with my hand."

"Zeng Wanyi said that her favorite rouge in recent years is that one, but only the Queen knows it."

The emperor said:

"Xu Zhaoyi, is what you said true?"

"Your Majesty, what I said was told to me by Zeng Wanyi. As for whether it is true or not, I don't know."

"Whether Your Majesty believes it or not, I cannot give you an explanation."

After all, Zeng Wanyi is dead.

at this time.

Outside the door, there was the voice of Eunuch Li.

"Your Majesty, Consort De is here."

When Xu Zhaoyi heard that Concubine De was coming, she was anxious to get up from the bed.

The emperor helped her up and leaned against the bed.

"Slow down, Concubine De won't run away."

In the eyes of the emperor, Xu Zhaoyi's pale face looked so weak.

He recalled the scene of them eating hotpot together a few days ago, and even missed it in his heart.

"Don't think about other things for now. I'm waiting to eat hotpot with you. You should take good care of yourself these days."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xu Zhaoyi was puzzled. The emperor had just asked her about the queen, but now he was in the mood to talk to her about hot pot?

Concubine De came in from outside and was stunned when she saw the emperor.

But it recovered quickly.

She bowed to the emperor.

"I have met the emperor."

"Get up." The emperor said calmly, "Since you are here, I will leave first."

"Yes." She looked a little lost.

Then the emperor looked at Lu Shiwan, and Lu Shiwan nodded to him.

When Defei saw Xu Zhaoyi's appearance, her eyes turned red and she walked to her side.

She spoke tremblingly.

"Okay, fortunately, everything is fine."

"Sister Zhaoyi, who is so cruel that he wants to kill you?"

Xu Zhaoyi forced a smile.

"Sister Defei, thank you for coming to see me. I didn't know the plague was so ruthless."

"Please bring your face towel with you. Be careful not to get infected by me."

Lu Shiwan smiled and said, "Mother, you are fine, don't worry."

When Concubine De saw Lu Shiwan, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Princess Qi is so amazing."

"Your medical skills are beyond compare. Not only did you save me, but you even came up with the recipe for the plague."

"Your Highness, I am just helping you. The imperial doctors are the ones who do the work themselves."

Xu Zhaoyi looked at Concubine De with red and swollen eyes and recalled the Emperor's marriage to the fifth princess some time ago.

"Sister Defei, if you are not free, you don't have to come to see me."

"Sister Zhaoyi, what are you talking about? It's only natural for me to come and see you. When I was not feeling well before, you also visited me often."

"In the future, when Wanshu gets married, I'm afraid I'll be even more lonely."

As she spoke, Concubine De wiped away her tears.

Xu Zhaoyi sighed.

The consequence of giving birth to a daughter is to marry a foreign prince. She also knows that if she is lucky, she will marry the son of a minister. If she is unlucky... she will have to marry a foreign prince.

Unfortunately, Concubine De's daughter did not escape.

She was the only princess who had reached the age of marriageable age in the palace, so naturally the fate fell to the Fifth Princess.

"Alas, Wanshu cries every day and even eats less. As her mother, I can't even handle her marriage."

Lu Shiwan said softly: "Empress Defei, sometimes learning to control the situation is not necessarily a bad thing."

Defei's tears stopped.

"Control the trend?"