The queen was in her palace, looking at the two lists with worry.

One is a list of candidates for the Crown Prince's Crown Princess, concubines and maids, and the other is a list of candidates for King Jing Xiao Chang'an's wife and concubines.

The candidate for the Crown Princess is He Qianqian, the granddaughter of Tutor He, the concubine is Shen Bi, the daughter of General Huaiyuan Shen Huai, the deputy commander of the East China Sea, and the concubine is Wang Jingshu, the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

She is good at both literature and martial arts, and it is natural that Wen is the granddaughter of the head of the court.

Wu was the highest-ranking local military commander and the daughter of the third-rank General Huaiyuan.

General Huaiyuan has made great contributions in the recent anti-Japanese war. Making his daughter a concubine should be to appease General Huaiyuan.

General Huaiyuan seems to be useless, but he is a third-rank military general after all. Among the generals, he still has a certain weight, which is not a bad thing.

And there was Wang Jingshu, the emperor really made her a concubine.

The daughter of a third-rank civil official, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was not even qualified to be the principal wife, but was only allowed to be a concubine. This was clearly a warning to him.

However, there is no harm in doing so, as it will provide some help to the prince.

only……

The Queen looked at the list of concubines chosen by Prince Jing Xiao Changan and frowned slightly.

Gao Ruyan, the granddaughter of Zhongshu Ling Gao Yin, was indeed Princess Jing, and Lin Wan, the granddaughter of Duke Ying, was a concubine.

The Minister of the Central Secretariat Gao Yin was also an old minister in the court and had great prestige in the court. The father of the granddaughter of Princess Ying, Lin Wan, was the leader of the city defense army, the fifth-rank loyal and martial general Lin Ju.

The two wives have similar family backgrounds, but the position of Taifu is higher than that of Zhongshuling, so the prince has a slight advantage.

Although Lin Ju, the father of their concubines, was not as high-ranking as Shen Huai, he was a general guarding the city, and was more important than Shen Huai. King Jing had a slight advantage.

One is civil and the other is military.

The emperor's intention was to let the two of them check and balance each other, and also to disperse the power of the civil officials and military generals in the court.

The queen sneered. This was indeed his style. He calculated everyone clearly.

The emperor's decision was not good news for her and the prince, but it was not bad news either.

At least the emperor is not angry with the crown prince because of her brother, and the crown prince's position is still stable for the time being.

But King Jing also has the power to fight against the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince's position is not as stable as Mount Tai.

Moreover, it has become more difficult to seize the throne.

The queen closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, feeling exhausted.

"He Dexian, has the imperial decree to depose the Crown Princess been issued?"

Eunuch He bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, your majesty, Eunuch Wan has just left the palace with the imperial edict. He should have arrived by now."

Su Nanxing can no longer bear children, and the emperor wants to demote her to a concubine. He asked Eunuch Wan to convey the message yesterday, and the imperial edict was issued today.

Although my brother has been dismissed from his post, the officials he had previously interacted with should still be able to be of use.

But now that her brother is imprisoned, she has no way to contact him, so she has to think of a way.

"He Dexian, do you have a way to go to Duke Dingguo's Mansion?" The Queen asked Eunuch He who was standing beside her, holding her forehead.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to think of a way. If Your Majesty wants to pass on a message, I will definitely make your wish come true." Eunuch He bent down and spoke softly, fearing that his voice would be too loud and would alarm the Queen.

Hearing this, the queen's worries were relieved. She raised her head with a sigh of relief and said to Eunuch He with a smile, "I have been in the palace for so many years. Fortunately, you and Aunt Cui are by my side."

Eunuch He lowered his eyes and smiled, "I am the servant of the Majesty, so of course I have to consider everything for the Majesty."

Nanny Cui on the side did not say anything. The Queen turned around and looked at her in confusion. Usually in this situation, Nanny Cui would agree with her a little.

"Madame Cui, what's wrong?" The Queen asked Madame Cui, who was frowning slightly.

Aunt Cui looked at the empress's face which showed some traces of age. She hesitated for a moment and finally spoke, "Your Majesty, don't you believe what Miss Yue said? I... do believe it a little."

When the queen heard this, she was stunned and her expression was complicated as she recalled what Su Lingyue had said to her at Longhua Temple that day.

After a long silence, the Queen said in a deep voice: "Madame Cui, I was born to be the Queen, and I have spent half my life in the palace. Now only Concubine Yi can compete with me.

As long as I can defeat Concubine Yi and Prince Jing, I will be the most honorable and powerful person in this palace.

By then, I can also protect Yue'er."

Matron Cui frowned and said anxiously, "But Miss Yue said that the prince would kill the queen! I am really worried that her words will come true!"

The queen frowned and thought for a moment, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, "Don't worry, Madam Cui, I am not a good person, and I haven't stayed in this palace for twenty years in vain. I won't go that far, and they won't dare to do it!"

Seeing that the queen was firm, Nanny Cui did not try to persuade her any further.

Indeed, in the past twenty years, the Queen has changed from a girl who would panic when faced with problems to the mother of a country who is calm and capable of handling problems with ease.

"Your Majesty has made up his mind. I will always be with you," said Madam Cui firmly.

"I will also follow your majesty forever." Eunuch He echoed.

On the streets of the capital, the biting cold wind was howling, and most pedestrians were walking hurriedly, holding their clothes tightly.

A team of imperial guards escorted Eunuch Wan's carriage towards the Prince's Mansion.

In the Prince's Mansion, Su Nanxing sat in a corner of the bed with her arms folded. The wound in her heart was still aching, as was her lower abdomen.

She reached out and touched her lower abdomen. It was cold. There was nothing inside and there never would be anything.

She was clearly pregnant with the Crown Prince's child and would be able to secure the position of Crown Princess in seven more months, but now she had nothing.

why?

Why did the prince have sex with someone else behind her back?

The image of the prince from five months ago appeared in my mind. His voice and appearance were so outstanding.

He was so gentle, so elegant, and so fond of her!

Since returning to the Prince's Mansion, he has never returned to the courtyard to see her once, and has not even sent anyone to ask about her.

They had a child before, so even if they had conflicts, he would care about her for the sake of the child.

Now no one cares.

If the child was still there...

If I hadn't been disfigured...

The prince will definitely love her very much and will never have an affair with anyone else, and her child will definitely be born safely!

It’s all Su Lingyue’s fault!

She was the one who disfigured herself!

All these misfortunes are because of Su Lingyue!

I must make her even more miserable than myself, make her disfigured, and make her despised by others!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh sinisterly, barely revealing a hint of weirdness.

Seeing her like this, the maid couldn't help but feel scared!

She ran out and found Aunt Liu, gasping for breath, "Aunt Liu, it's bad, the Crown Princess..."

"What's up with her?"

"She's laughing! And... her laugh is scary..."

Nanny Liu was Xue Man's dowry. Ever since Su Nanxing became pregnant, Su Heng asked her to come and take care of Su Nanxing.

Everything was fine, but who would have thought that a trip to Longhua Temple would turn out like this!

Without time to think, Nanny Liu put down the soup she was about to cook and walked towards Su Nanxing's room.

As soon as I left the kitchen, a servant came in panic and reported, "Madam Liu, Eunuch Wan is here with the imperial edict, and he is in the lobby!"

"Imperial edict! Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know, just tell the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to come and listen to the decree."

"Where is the prince?"

"The prince has not returned since he went to court."

Nanny Liu had no choice but to ask the servant to appease Eunuch Wan first while she went to help Su Nanxing wash and put on makeup.

Nanny Liu and the maid dressed up Su Nanxing, who could barely walk, and brought her to the hall.

When Eunuch Wan saw Su Nanxing coming out, he said, "It doesn't matter if the Crown Princess is here. This imperial edict was originally meant for you!"

After that, he began to read the imperial edict, "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Crown Princess Su is not virtuous and cannot have children, so he shows special favor and demotes her to a concubine. This is decreed!"

"Impossible! This is fake!" Su Nanxing's tense body trembled slightly, and she looked at Eunuch Wan in disbelief.

"This is a fake imperial decree, right? The prince said that the position of princess will always be mine!"

Su Nanxing completely disregarded etiquette, strode up to Eunuch Wan and snatched the imperial edict, wanting to confirm that it was fake.

However, it is clearly written above.

"Impossible!" Su Nanxing shouted, describing the madness, "The Crown Princess will always be me!"

After saying this, he threw the imperial edict into the stove where the charcoal fire was burning.

"Miss!" Madam Liu and the maid were shocked. "If you damage the imperial edict, you will be beheaded!"

The maid quickly took out the imperial edict and put out the fire in the corners.

"Concubine Su, please take care of yourself. I can only tell His Majesty the truth about what happened just now."

Eunuch Wan left after he finished speaking. Su Nanxing snatched the imperial edict from the maid with a look of disbelief!

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