Seeing that the queen's expression was gloomy and uncertain, Concubine Chun knew that Wei Ning'er's words had touched the queen's weak point, so she no longer worried, and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here today. I will simply make things clear to the empress.

I know that your concubine and your concubine are like thorns in your flesh, and you want to get rid of them as soon as possible. However... it is not just the sisters here who know that your concubine and your concubine are at odds with each other, but also the emperor and the queen mother.

It’s also like a bright mirror. [ ]”

The death of her son made the queen heartbroken, but it also made her extremely flustered. She was eager to maintain her position and get rid of the thorn in her side, but she did not realize how big a loophole this would have.

The queen secretly cursed herself for being stupid. If poison was found in all four of them in the palace this time, the emperor would definitely be suspicious. However, at this time, it would be much easier to deal with the pure concubine and concubine Qing.

At this point, the queen knew that she was powerless to save the day. Trying to kill Wei Ning'er and the others was nothing more than wishful thinking, but she also wanted them to pay a price.

"Here we come, to pass on my decree. Concubine Chun and Concubine Qing are suspected of murdering the thirteenth prince. They will be sent to the cold palace first. A group of slaves around them will be sent to the Department of Punishment for strict interrogation. All other matters will wait for the emperor.

Come back and make a decision!" Even if she can't kill them, she still has to make them suffer for a few days, get rid of the loyal slaves around them, and make them sad and nervous.

"Be thrown into the cold palace..." Concubine Chun and Lu Yunxi both changed their expressions.

"Empress, you want to banish me to the cold palace. I dare not disobey you, but what are the crimes of the slaves around me?" Lu Yunxi said urgently.

"No one can touch the people around me!" Concubine Chun also blushed.

As concubines in the harem, everyone knows what kind of place the Cold Palace is. If you go there, you will suffer and be bullied by the slaves. Many concubines could not stand such days, so they went crazy and died in the Cold Palace.

, but the emperor was about to come back, and there were concubines in the palace, so she was not worried about the safety of herself and concubine Qing, but if all the slaves entered the Shenxing Department, they might not be able to come out alive.

"Pull it down!" the queen shouted in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Hai Sheng rushed in with a group of minions.

"Who dares?" Wei Ning'er stood up suddenly and shouted.

Hai Sheng was so frightened that he stepped back. Back then, when Wei Ning'er had not yet been granted the title of concubine and was still relatively junior in the palace, she gave the queen, who was still a concubine, a blow and almost killed Hai Sheng. This was not his fault.

There has always been a shadow in his heart. Even though he is now the chief steward of the queen, he is still afraid of Wei Ning'er.

"Your Majesty, how dare you disobey me? Do you want to join them in self-reflection in the cold palace?" the queen shouted in a deep voice.

But Wei Ning'er raised her hand, revealing the gold medal in her hand, and said with a smile: "Mu Yun, come here and read it to the Queen!"

"Yes!" Mu Yun's heart trembled, and he immediately walked over from the Queen. Looking at the gold medal in Wei Ning'er's hand, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in a trembling voice: "It's like I'm here in person!"

Seeing Mu Yun suddenly kneeling on the ground, the queen's heart was filled with excitement and she stood up from the chair, her eyes full of disbelief.

"Qingyan, give Haisheng the secret decree left by the emperor!" Wei Ning'er looked at Qingyan beside her and said with a smile.

"Yes!" Qingyan nodded gently, took out the bright yellow secret decree from her sleeve and gave it to Hai Sheng.

Hai Sheng took the secret edict with trembling hands and unfolded it, saying in a trembling voice: "By God's blessing, the emperor has decreed that in my absence, your concubine will have full authority to take care of all affairs in the harem, as if I were here in person, please do so!"

When the queen heard this, her face changed drastically, and she shouted sternly: "I am the queen, and I am the one who has the power to control the harem!"

"My Majesty, you are indeed the empress of the world, but... the emperor did not know that your Majesty would return to the palace when he issued the secret decree. Naturally, he did not intend to let his concubines take care of the harem. If it damages your majesty, I ask your forgiveness.

Sin, now... I have a secret order from the emperor, and I would like to ask you to do it for your convenience!" After saying this, Wei Ning'er turned around and said to everyone: "From now until the day when the emperor returns to the palace, all matters in the harem will be taken care of by me for the time being.

The reason for the death of Thirteenth Brother will not be determined until the Emperor returns to the palace. From now on, the concubines in the harem are not allowed to leave the palace for even half a step."

"Yes, empress!" Concubine Xin and other concubines who had been watching the show with a cold eye immediately stood up and responded.

"I obey my sister's instructions!" Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu said respectfully.

"Xiao Yizi, according to the decree of this palace, concubine Yi will be kept under constant confinement and under strict supervision. Doctor Zheng will be sent back to the Shenxing Department. She will not be tortured and no one will be allowed to see her. The place where the golden coffin of the Thirteenth Elder Brother is placed is placed.

No one is allowed to approach the ice cellar, including the Queen!" Wei Ning'er ordered in a cold voice.

The queen's face was pale, and she looked at Wei Ning'er with resentment in her eyes.

"If the Queen is dissatisfied with my arrangement, I will order the Ministry of Punishment to send a police officer to find out the cause of the death of the Thirteenth Brother. If you are disrespectful to the body of the Thirteenth Brother, please bear with me!" Wei Ning'er

He said softly, but his words were full of no doubt.

"You dare to threaten me?" the queen shouted sternly.

"If you think, my concubine, this is a threat to you, then it is a threat. I ask you, like all the sisters in the harem, not to leave Yimengxuan these days!" After Wei Ning'er said this, she took a step back.

Qing Fu Shen: "I have resigned!"

"I have resigned!" Concubine Chun and others left with Wei Ning'er.

"Your Majesty, I leave you!" Looking at the furious Queen, Concubine Shu showed a touch of joy on her face, then lowered her head and left.

"Concubine, please leave!" Xin Bin and others also left. They had no role to interfere in this matter.

"Empress..." Concubine Ying and Guiren Lin did not dare to leave, and stood there in fear.

"Get out of here all the useless things. What's the use of my support for you? It's completely useless at the critical moment!" The queen was furious and scolded them and drove them out.

Both Ying Bin and Lin Guiren were a little aggrieved, but they didn't dare to say anything, especially Ying Bin. She still had a chance to get close to the emperor at Mulan Paddock, but the queen had to take her with her when she returned to the palace, and she didn't dare to go against the queen's wishes.

, had to accompany the queen back to the palace.

The fight between the Queen and Wei Ning'er and his entourage is no longer a secret in the harem. The other concubines have low status, are not favored, and have no power. There is no way they can get involved. When Wei Ning'er returned to the palace, Concubine Yi

Concubine Ying and the others showed their loyalty in front of the queen and deliberately made rude remarks in front of Wei Ning'er, but the emperor ordered her to shut herself up and think about her faults. If the queen hadn't begged for mercy many times later, Wei Ning'er wouldn't have cared about it anymore. I'm afraid they would have disappeared into the harem.

, no one dares to openly confront Wei Ning'er at this time.

"Empress, your concubine is in charge of the harem this time, and even you are being restrained by her. Everything is not good for you!" Mu Yun whispered in the empress's ear.

"I know... If I want to think of something, I must think of something!" The queen forced herself to calm down and said to Mu Yun: "Call Hai Sheng in!"

"Yes!" Mu Yun went immediately.

"Hai Sheng, try your best to go to the ice cellar and see if you can get rid of the poison that was poured into Brother Thirteen's mouth!" After Hai Sheng came in, the queen hurriedly ordered.

Until now, she had to admit that she had self-defeated herself.

"Yes!" Hai Sheng ran out immediately, then left again after a while.

"What's wrong?" The queen was already a little worried at this time.

"Ms. Qi, we are surrounded by many guards outside Yimengxuan. They said that no one can step out of Yimengxuan without your concubine's order!" Hai Sheng reported urgently.

"Go and summon the commander of the guards in the garden to me, and tell the guards guarding the door that I want to see their commander!" Veins popped out on the queen's forehead, and she was trembling all over.

In just a moment, she was controlled by Wei Ning'er. All of this was hard for her to accept. If she had known that Wei Ning'er had the emperor's secret decree, she would not have made this arrangement, and would have ended this incident by directly killing Yi Bi and the others.

But now she is riding a tiger with a hard time getting off. If she is not careful, she will die.

After a while, Hai Sheng left and returned again.

"Where is the commander?" the queen asked urgently.

"I would like to inform you that the commander of the guards has not entered Yimengxuan. He said that he was ordered to only listen to the orders of the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine is responsible for her life and does not allow others to take a step forward in Yimengxuan!"

"Your Majesty... you are going to put my life to death, and I will never let you get what you want!" The queen clenched her fists, with a murderous intent on her face.

In Zuixin Garden, Wei Ning'er listened to Hu Shijie's report and felt slightly relieved. This time, the queen shot herself in the foot. How could she let go of this golden opportunity?

Whether he can overthrow the Queen depends on this.

On August 26, the emperor returned to Yuanmingyuan with the help of the Queen Mother.

Wei Ning'er just ordered that everyone in the harem be placed under house arrest until the emperor returned to the palace. By then, the emperor had returned and everything returned to normal.

After the queen learned that the emperor had returned to the palace with the Queen Mother, she immediately led everyone in the harem to greet him.

After the emperor helped the queen mother get off the phoenix chariot, the queen who was standing in front of the concubines took a few steps forward, knelt down and said in a sob voice: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for your concubine's dead child!"

The emperor glanced at the queen calmly, then looked back and saw Wei Ning'er standing unscathed beside Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Get up, we'll discuss something later!" The Queen Mother said in a deep voice with a shudder in her heart.

"Yes!" the queen said respectfully.

When the group arrived at Le Anhe, Emperor Qingyan's palace in Jiuzhou, the emperor said solemnly: "Tell me, what happened, and why did the thirteenth elder brother die?"

"Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Brother was poisoned to death. I ordered a search of the palace and found the poison from Concubine Chun and Concubine Qing. However, the Emperor ordered Concubine Ling's sister to be in charge of the harem temporarily, and Ling Concubine's sister did not

Ask them about their sins, and ask the emperor and the emperor to make the decision for the Thirteenth Brother!" The queen said with red eyes and a sad look on her face.

"Concubine Chun, Concubine Qing?" The emperor looked at Concubine Chun and Concubine Qing with doubts in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I did not poison my concubine and sister Qing. It was the empress who framed me and the concubine. The reasons for the death of Thirteenth Brother are very clear to several imperial doctors. It was the empress who caused it." Concubine Chun said this.

She cried out loudly: "The Queen is the murderer of Brother Thirteenth!"
Chapter completed!