After hearing what the two maids said, the queen slipped and almost fell to the ground...

Thanks to Beatrice for holding him in time, he avoided falling.

The Queen lowered her voice and said, "Did you hear what they said?"

Beatrice replied tremblingly, "My lady, I heard it..."

The queen gnashed her teeth and said, "Damn it, how could this happen!"

Beatrice glanced at the Queen, whose face turned ashen with anger, and she dared not say anything else.

It was not until she was about to enter the room that the queen calmed down and forced a smile.

Beatrice pushed the door open quietly.

As soon as I opened the door, I was met with the expressionless face of the Queen Mother.

"Mother, I'm here." The queen said with a smile, suppressing the discomfort in her heart.

The Queen Mother asked, "Have you found the bracelet?"

The queen shook her head and said, "My dear mother, I haven't found it..."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "You didn't look for it on the road, but only in Yufangzhai, so you naturally can't find it!"

The queen's heart skipped a beat, but she still replied calmly, "We came here in a sedan chair, so it shouldn't have fallen to the ground. I'm afraid it must have been lost in Yufangzhai."

The Queen Mother asked, "Do you need me to send some more people to help you look for it?"

The queen refused again and again, "No need, no need, mother."

The Queen didn't understand why the Queen Mother's tone and expression were a little strange. To avoid the Queen Mother from asking more questions, the Queen changed the subject and said, "On the way here, I heard from the palace servants that Concubine Yu had another little princess. Is that true?"

The Queen Mother replied, "Yes, Concubine Yu gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. This is a very auspicious sign and a blessing for our Daqing."

"Yu... Yupin...?" the queen said in disbelief.

At this time, Xiao Rui walked out of the inner hall and said, "That's right, I have issued an edict to promote Concubine Yu to Concubine Yu!"

"Yufangzhai is far away, and it is not convenient for two children. I plan to grant Jingyang Palace to Concubine Yu to live in."

The queen's eyes widened in shock. Jingyang Palace was where the previous emperor's concubine Lin lived. Song Qingwan had just been promoted to the rank of concubine, but she was granted the right to live in Jingyang Palace! This was an exaggeration...

"Your Majesty, this... this is inappropriate..."

Xiao Rui looked at the Queen and said, "What's wrong with Concubine Yu giving birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix for Daqing?"

The Queen replied, "Your Majesty, Jingyang Palace is too luxurious. It was once the residence of the previous emperor's concubine. It is inappropriate for Consort Yu to live in Jingyang Palace after she was just conferred the title of imperial concubine... It will definitely attract criticism from everyone."

Xiao Rui didn't take it seriously. "I personally issued an order, who dares to criticize it!"

Seeing the emperor's majestic momentum, the queen had no choice but to push the matter onto Concubine Qing, saying, "Your Majesty, Concubine Qing is in a high position, but she only lives in the Yanxi Palace. If Concubine Yu...she is allowed to live in Jingyang Palace, Concubine Qing will inevitably feel uncomfortable."

Xiao Rui said, "No, Concubine Qing has always been considerate and not jealous. The Queen is worrying too much!"

After hearing what Xiao Rui said, the Queen felt a little embarrassed and said that Concubine Qing was not a jealous person. Did she mean that she was a jealous person?

"Okay, okay."

The Emperor passed the Empress and sat down on the chair next to the Empress Dowager. Only the Empress remained standing, as if waiting to be interrogated.

The emperor said, "The queen, please sit down too."

The Queen said, "Oh, yes." She quickly found a seat and prepared to sit down.

Xiao Rui asked casually, "Have you found the suspicious object?"

The queen was about to sit down when she heard the emperor's question and answered casually, "I haven't found it yet."

As soon as she finished answering, the queen realized that she had spoken out of her own fault! She quickly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"You don't understand why you are searching the palace so wildly outside?" Xiao Rui was afraid of disturbing Song Qingwan, so he didn't make a loud noise, but his intimidating tone was evident even without him being angry. The Queen was still shocked when she heard it.

The queen was so frightened that she quickly stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, when I first entered the mansion, the bracelet that the emperor gave me as a reward was lost. I was just looking for it, just looking for it..."

"Search for it?" Xiao Rui asked.

"Do we need to search Yufangzhai from top to bottom? What suspicious things is the queen looking for? It's better to report it as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, the empress dowager couldn't help but look at the emperor. It seemed that the emperor already knew something.

The queen would not easily admit, "I don't have it."

Xiao Rui asked again, "I will give you one more chance. If you tell the truth, I may forgive you for the sake of you being the mother of a country!

The queen hesitated for a moment. She didn't know how much the emperor knew, so she didn't dare to admit anything.

So she pretended to be wronged and said, "Your Majesty, I have never done anything wrong. I just don't know what mistake I made that requires Your Majesty to reprimand me like this."

Seeing that the queen was so stubborn, Xiao Rui began to list all her crimes.

"Who has deliberately planted people in Yufangzhai these days to replace the guards patrolling nearby to monitor Concubine Yu?"

When the queen heard this, she realized that the emperor was talking about this matter, so she argued:

"I did nothing wrong, but Your Majesty misunderstood me. I did this not to monitor Yupin. It was because Yupin was about to give birth, and I arranged some extra staff in Yufangzhai to serve her..."

"As for replacing the guards patrolling nearby, it was because the previous guards were not doing their job well, so they were replaced. Strengthening the defense is not what the emperor wants!"

After hearing this, Xiao Rui sneered.

"Good, good, good! My queen is indeed eloquent! She answers questions fluently!"

"I won't bother with you about those things for now. Later, you planted people in the Yangxin Palace to find out my information, including palace maids serving tea and eunuchs cleaning the room. Do you really think I can't see it?"

After hearing this, the Queen Mother found it incredible for a moment!

The Queen Mother said angrily, "Queen, how could you do this! This is a serious crime!"

Xiao Rui continued, "You also secretly investigated the people I sent out and followed Xia Lu's whereabouts. Which of these things were not done by you?"

At this point, the queen finally understood that the emperor had known about it all along and was just playing along.

"Yes, it's you." The queen admitted it frankly at this moment.

The Queen Mother said disappointedly, "Queen, you disappoint me so much! Why do you do such stupid things for no reason? You are already the Queen, what else are you not satisfied with?"

The emperor also said coldly, "I also want to know, what else are you not satisfied with!"

The Queen raised her head and explained, "Your Majesty, ever since Song Qingwan entered the palace, you have been overly doting on her, neglecting everyone in the harem, and paying too much attention to the child in her belly, even going so far as to replace the prince with a cat. Don't you have done anything wrong?"

When the Queen Mother saw that the Queen was actually blaming the Emperor, she flew into a rage and said, "Queen, you are crazy! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xiao Rui said coldly, "I am the emperor! How can the emperor be wrong? Song Qingwan is a concubine in my harem, and the child in her belly is the heir to the throne of Daqing! How can I question this?"

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