The Empire and the Kingdom

The queen didn't expect Feng Jingsu to come so fast, and with the emperor's orders.She can suppress Feng Jingsu, but she cannot ignore the emperor's orders.She can't and dare not do things that openly defy the order, otherwise it will be another crime against the Cheng family.

"Okay, Concubine De, you haven't gone out for many years, and you've gone so mad. I won't punish you, but you know the crime of colluding with foreign ministers. When the time comes, don't mention you, even General Qi will be punished." There is no way!" The empress put down her harsh words, and made people look up to Concubine De, she turned and left.

An Lian saw the queen leaving, and hurriedly sent someone to bring tea and snacks.Feng Jingsu was worried that there was something wrong, so neither of them ate or drank.

"Shuang Niang, are you alright?" Feng Jingsu hurriedly checked De Concubine's situation without outsiders present.

"What's the matter with me?" Concubine De didn't care at all, "Yun Yi, don't worry about me. I have wanted to sing this scene for a long time." Concubine De took Feng Jingsu's hand and said something I wanted to say it, but I swallowed it back.

"Shuangniang, what do you want to say?"

"It's nothing." Concubine De lowered her head, looking at the light coming in from the window.After staying in the harem for a long time, the heart will gradually become dark.

The emperor was rushing to the palace, and he met the angry queen on the way, and when the husband and wife met, it felt like things were changing.

Since when did you and I become strangers?Without the joy and peace of mind of meeting between husband and wife, there are only calculations, only interests, and only scheming.

"Empress, why did you send Concubine De to the Palace Bureau?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine De colluded with foreign ministers to frame Zhongliang. The concubine has already imprisoned her in the palace, but she is still rebellious and keeps saying that the concubine has no right to dispose of her." The queen looked aggrieved.

The emperor frowned, "Why did you collude with foreign ministers? Who did you collude with? And who did you frame?"

"Concubine De colluded with her younger brother Qi Yuanhai to frame the Cheng family." This crime must be proven, otherwise the Cheng family will find it difficult to get off the hook.

Hearing this, the emperor didn't want to speak anymore, "Queen, are you eager to get rid of the Cheng family's crimes, so you arrested Concubine De to take the blame?"

The queen looked at the emperor in disbelief, "Your Majesty, is this the kind of person a concubine is in your eyes?" She never thought that the emperor would say that about her.

The emperor walked on without answering the question.Originally, the emperor had absolute trust in the empress, but after experiencing the incident of the prince and the funeral, the emperor discovered that the empress had hidden too much selfishness.

He can understand the queen's mood, and is even willing to make good for the queen's actions, but his trust in the queen has been gradually dissipated.Now there are so many memorials among the courtiers requesting the establishment of the son-in-law as the crown prince, he is suspecting that it was ordered by the queen.

The downfall of the Cheng family was actually the result the emperor wanted to see.In terms of madness, the most maddened person in the palace is the empress.

The queen thought that she knew the emperor well and could do things under the emperor's bottom line, but she never thought that this would make the emperor jealous. What else would a queen dare not do if she dared to resist the order?

The trust between husband and wife has long since disappeared, and what is left now is just business-like coldness.

When the two arrived at the palace, the emperor saw Concubine De who hadn't seen him for a long time.Concubine De has lived in seclusion these years, ignoring trivial matters in the harem, and has always been well maintained.Although she was old at this time, she was graceful and graceful, and she was more attractive than those young concubines who had just entered the palace.

When everyone saw the ceremony, the emperor asked: "Concubine De, the queen said that you colluded with Qi Yuanhai and framed the Cheng family, is there such a thing?"

Concubine De shook her head, "No concubine."

The emperor turned to look at the queen, "She said no."

The Queen is about to vomit blood, Your Majesty, can you ask me more carelessly?

"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter, and Concubine De will definitely not admit it. The matter is divided into two parts. Your Majesty can hand Concubine De to his concubine for interrogation, and someone outside the palace will have to interrogate Qi Yuanhai."

The emperor squinted his eyes at the queen, and said after a while: "The queen also knows that this is a serious matter? Concubine De and Qi Yuanhai are brothers and sisters, so even if they have contacts, isn't it normal? Aren't you trying to find a way for the Cheng family now? Besides, what Qi Yuanhai reported has been verified, and there is no false report to frame him, so what exactly do you want to find out?"

Feng Jingsu on the side said: "The Empress must want General Qi to say that she framed Mr. Cheng, and that the logistics supplies of the Ministry of War were released in time. It is because General Qi was greedy."

The queen said angrily: "Yun Yi, you, a princess, dare to talk about government affairs?"

Feng Jingsu didn't get angry when she was told, now she could see that Concubine De wanted to anger the queen, so she was there to help. "The Empress taught me that it was Yun Yi who was rude."

The queen ignored Feng Jingsu's insincere words, and turned to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, look at Yun Yi, first you said that you were ordered to protect the concubine De, and the concubine couldn't interrogate her at all, now she's misinterpreting the concubine's meaning, It's lawless."

The emperor nodded, then turned to Feng Jingsu and said, "Don't disrespect the queen."

"Yes." Feng Jingsu nodded obediently.

The whole family was discussing this matter, when someone outside suddenly came to report, Chen Chongyi hanged herself.

"Suicide again?" Feng Jingsu blurted out.

The emperor gave her a meaningful look, but didn't say anything, and hurried to Youxia Palace.

In Youxia Palace, Chen Chongyi was so skinny that she hanged herself to death. The death must not look good. The emperor did not enter the bedroom, but asked the maids and eunuchs what happened in the courtyard.

The maids and eunuchs were trembling, and they couldn't explain clearly. They just said that after the queen took De Concubine away today, Chen Chongyi laughed a few times and then fell silent.At first, everyone didn't pay attention to it. When the maid entered, they saw that the man was already dead by a belt.

"Your Majesty, Chen Chongyi probably had the idea of ​​committing suicide because she had been ill for a long time and had no hope. Since she gave birth to a pair of children for you, please forgive her the crime of committing suicide." The queen wiped her tears and looked sad. road.

The emperor sighed, "If she thought she still had a pair of children, she shouldn't kill herself."

Feng Jingsu also sighed: "Poor Chen Chongyi is so ill, and she still has to tie a belt on the beam. I don't know how long it took me to succeed."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor and empress all looked at Feng Jingsu.Everyone is smart and understands what Feng Jingsu said.

Concubine De came over to greet her at this time, "Your Majesty, Chen Chongyi has been in the palace for many years, please allow the concubine to go in and have a look, and it will be considered as seeing her off for the last time."

The emperor nodded, Feng Jingsu wanted to accompany Concubine De to go in, and the emperor agreed.

Feng Jingsu supported Concubine De, and the two entered the bedroom.There are already maids in the palace crying while helping Chen Chongyi change clothes.Chen Chongyi has a ferocious face, which is really not something ordinary people dare to look at.Concubine De was also terrified, but she insisted on watching for a while before going out.As soon as she turned around, De Fei's tears came down.

"De imperial concubine, please mourn." In front of everyone, Feng Jingsu still pays attention to her address.

Concubine De nodded and cried, "This is the first one, your mother is watching from below." Of course she wasn't crying for Chen Chongyi, she was crying excitedly because she avenged Li Jieyu.

When the two came out, the emperor saw Concubine De crying so sadly, he thought Concubine De was soft-hearted, and let Concubine De mourn.After the matter of Chen Chongyi, the emperor who was interrogating something was no longer in the mood to get mixed up, and directly asked Feng Jingsu to send Concubine De back to Antai Hall.

The queen wanted to stop her, but the emperor glanced at her, "It's time for the queen to take care of Chen Chongyi's funeral, do you still have time to deal with your natal family's affairs?" These words already had a clear attitude.After all, the queen is the daughter-in-law of the royal family. If she doesn't care about the royal family's affairs and only thinks about her natal family's affairs, it is very taboo.

"Yes." The empress didn't dare to confront the emperor in such a suitable way.

Soon, the concubines from all the palaces who got the news came one after another, and Princess Wen Chun was the first to come.She couldn't get out of bed because of vomiting just now, and now she heard that her biological mother committed suicide, she couldn't believe it.How can a decent person commit suicide?With the help of the court lady, she stumbled to Youxia Palace, and when she saw the emperor and empress were there, she knew it was true.

"Father!" She knelt down at the emperor's feet, crying loudly.

The emperor stroked her head affectionately, "Wen Chun, you have to be strong. Go and see your mother."

Princess Wen Chun entered the dormitory to see Chen Chongyi for the last time, and was also frightened by Chen Chongyi's hideous face when she died. Her lips were trembling, and it took a long time for her to howl, and then she passed out.

Ignore the chaos in Youxia Palace, and just say that Feng Jingsu accompanied Concubine De back to Antai Hall.Concubine De let out a long breath, "It's really like a battle today, I now know how difficult it is for the frontline soldiers."

"Shuangniang, you are taking too much risk!" Feng Jingsu still disapproved of Concubine De's actions.

"Silly child, do you know what it means to strike while the iron is hot?" Concubine De asked Le Xin to help her remove the hairpin and clean her face. She leaned on Concubine Xiang's couch, "There is only one word for the empress to accomplish this matter, hurry up!"

"But..." Feng Jingsu felt that even if this matter had to be resolved quickly, there could be other ways. There was absolutely no need for Concubine De to be exposed and put herself at risk.

"No, but. Are you trying to say that others can take risks, but child, who is the most controllable? You are the most controllable, the most obedient, and the least betrayal. I have been ignoring things for so many years, is it okay?" It is easy to decide to do one thing, this thing must be successful, and I will not accept any failure." This is the pride of Concubine De, and also her heart for Li Jieyu.

Regarding Concubine De's persistence, Feng Jingsu didn't know what to say.Everyone has an obsession, her obsession is to become emperor, and to be with Xue Ai, so Concubine De's obsession is to avenge Li Jieyu, and revenge with her own hands.

"Shuang Niang, my mother will be very happy." Feng Jingsu smiled.

Feng Jingsu's smile made Concubine De dazed for a moment, as if the woman in front of her was Li Jieyu, but after another daze, she was clearly still Feng Jingsu. "Yes, she will be delighted."

Before dinner, Concubine De drove Feng Jingsu out of the Antai Palace.She didn't want Feng Jingsu to worry, since she dared to do something, she would have at least a half chance of winning and the ability to protect herself.

Feng Jingsu arranged for someone to keep an eye on the Antai Hall, and immediately went to the Garrison Mansion to notify her if there was any trouble, and then returned to the Garrison Mansion.

Xue Ai has already returned, and after hearing so many thrilling things from Feng Jingsu, she even forgot to eat her dinner, pestering Feng Jingsu to keep talking.

"Xiao Ai, even if you're not hungry, you still have to let me eat and drink some water, okay?" Feng Jingsu was helpless, she had never seen someone who loved listening to stories so much.