Overcoming all difficulties, the princess is reborn to become the empress

Women are always so greedy and stingy...

Concubine Xu just lowered her eyes, smiled bitterly and shook her head, not answering Su Changfeng's question.

Su Yunxuan couldn't help but ask, "How much does the Imperial Concubine know about the Queen Mother? Why did the Queen Mother frame you for killing my father?"

"False accusation?" Concubine Xu looked up in surprise, stared into Su Yunxuan's eyes and asked, "Do you believe that I didn't harm your father?"

Su Yunxuan said sincerely, "I believe it. Just now, when Brother Changfeng mentioned my father, your eyes lit up. When you asked why my father shed his own blood, your eyes were filled with heartache. You really like my father, and you won't harm him."

After listening to her analysis, Concubine Xu said excitedly: "I...your mother...don't you hate me?"

"Why should I hate you?" Su Yunxuan wondered.

"I have occupied the position that belongs to your mother, and my face..." Concubine Xu was also puzzled.

Su Yunxuan interrupted, "It's not you who took it away, it's my mother..."

After a pause, she stared at Concubine Xu's face very seriously and changed the subject: "I am very happy that my father has your company. Not only do I not hate you, on the contrary, I want to thank you."

Concubine Xu hurriedly raised her hand to touch her face, her eyes slightly moist as she smiled, "It really looks like me, right? Even you are looking at my face like this."

Su Yunxuan understood the meaning of the smile on her face and apologized, "Although I have wronged you, but since you really like my father, you should know that he is someone worthy of your love."

Concubine Xu turned her head away and raised her sleeve to wipe away her tears.

Sometimes, knowing is one thing, but jealousy and hurt are also real.

She tried hard to calm herself down and turned around. Su Yunxuan handed her a cup of tea with both hands.

She thanked him and took it. Su Yunxuan continued, "The Imperial Concubine was framed and almost died, but what she is thinking about now is not to exonerate herself. The Imperial Concubine is such a kind person. Yunxuan believes that in time, my father will be able to forget the old people."

Concubine Xu was amused by her praise and felt a little better. After taking a big sip of tea, she stared at Su Yunxuan and said, "I also know why the prince is so devoted to you. You are very special."

"Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for your praise." Su Yunxuan smiled and asked, "Then I wonder if Imperial Concubine has had much contact with the Empress Dowager in the palace. Is there anything special about her?"

Concubine Xu thought about it seriously and said, "The Queen Mother doesn't like me, so I don't see her very often. But when you ask me about it, I really remember some special things about her."

"What's so special about it?" Su Yunxuan asked anxiously.

Compared to Su Changfeng's concern for his father, she was more concerned about why the Queen Mother always said one thing and did another and went back on her words.

He doted on her so much when they were little, why did he hurt her like that later?

The order given before was clearly not to harm Su Changfeng, so why did they repeatedly try to kill Su Changfeng after they returned to Yunsheng...

She always trusted her instincts.

She firmly believed that the Queen Mother's love for her in her childhood was genuine.

In my impression, the Empress Dowager has an upright character and is not the kind of person who hides things or does not practice what she preaches.

The Empress Dowager disliked her mother, and never concealed her disgusted look and cold attitude when she looked at her mother.

She asked the Empress Dowager for her mother, but the Empress Dowager refused directly, saying that she would never like her mother and asked her not to waste time begging for her mother in the future...

The Empress Dowager's dislike was clear, but it was only reflected in her attitude and words. She never did anything to truly hurt her mother. For example, when the Empress Dowager persuaded the Emperor to take more concubines, the Emperor refused, and the Empress Dowager did not force it...

The Empress Dowager's love for her was also clear. Apart from the matter of her mother, she never refused any of her requests, and never broke her promises...

How could such a trustworthy and open-minded person become like this?

Su Yunxuan was really confused. She actually wanted to go to the palace right away to meet her father and the Queen Mother, but the several ambushes along the way made her realize that Su Changfeng wanted to know himself and the enemy before taking action, which was the wisest way.

They need to learn as much information as possible and take the initiative before entering the palace.

Concubine Xu poked her hand and said, "Don't laugh at what I said. I know I am short-sighted and these are the only things I can notice."

Su Yunxuan didn't understand what Concubine Xu meant by this. She just stared at Concubine Xu and said anxiously, "Don't laugh. You say it."

Concubine Xu said, "I noticed that the Queen Mother's favorite clothing, hairstyle, and taste seem to be different from before."

Su Yunxuan: "......"

This... is really different from her focus.

She observes people more about the person himself, such as personality, appearance, or behavior, which are the inherent attributes of the body, but rarely pays attention to these external blessings.

"Oh, I also noticed that the people serving the Empress Dowager seemed to have changed a lot." Concubine Xu added.

"Tell me more specifically." Seeing that Su Yunxuan slightly opened her lips and did not speak, Su Changfeng quickly interrupted and asked.

Concubine Xu answered seriously: "When I first met the Queen Mother, I thought she dressed a little old-fashioned. She doesn't look old at all. No, not only does she not look old, she looks especially young.

I thought that maybe I would look more dignified if I dressed like her, so every time I chose clothes, I tried to imitate her colors and styles.

When the palace maids were dressing me up, I would try to refer to hers.

I would also ask Xi'er to sneak into the imperial kitchen to observe the food prepared for the Queen Mother from time to time. I found that the Queen Mother had a very light taste. I wondered if the Queen Mother was so well-maintained because she ate a light diet... "

Concubine Xu talked incessantly.

Su Changfeng and Su Yunxuan looked at each other, each with their own feelings in their hearts.

Su Changfeng: He finally understood why Concubine Xu knew his movements so well in her previous life, and why she was reborn with him. She is a real stalker, a top spy...

Su Yunxuan: She also understood why Concubine Xu was not in a hurry to defend herself. In addition to being simple-minded, Concubine Xu was really keen on something different from ordinary people...

The two listened patiently to Concubine Xu's long speech, and finally concluded that: the empress dowager used to dress old-fashionedly, but now she has become young and beautiful; her taste has changed from light to sweets and meat; and most of the palace servants serving her have been replaced by young people, or newcomers.

These are indeed very different.

After understanding the Empress Dowager, Su Yunxuan guided Concubine Xu to point out the different things about the Emperor. After thinking seriously for a long time, Concubine Xu began to report on her reconnaissance.

What the emperor likes to lie beside the mandala in the clouds of Fengqi Palace all day, likes to taste Tieguanyin and chestnut cake under the osmanthus tree, likes her to wear aqua-colored clothes, likes...

Seeing tears welling up in Su Yunxuan's eyes, Su Changfeng couldn't help but interrupt Concubine Xu and ask her if she knew about the Emperor's bloodletting.

Concubine Xu said that she had seen it once, and she wanted to stop it, but the emperor asked her to leave. After that, according to her secret observation, every month when the number of guards protecting the emperor increased, the emperor would be locked in the room to bleed.

After each bloodletting, Yin Qian would take the blood away in a sandalwood box and send it to the Queen Mother.

It started out as once a month, then became more and more frequent.

Concubine Xu said that she noticed the emperor's face was getting paler and paler, and his physical and mental condition were getting worse and worse. She also asked the emperor arrogantly why he hurt himself like this. Not only did the emperor not answer her, he also drove her out and never summoned her to see him again.