bookrandom Chapter 114 Huang Qiying 52
Chapter 114 Huang Qiying 52
"Empress, is this news reliable?"
"The source is reliable. As for whether she's pregnant, I was initially skeptical, but what happened at the racecourse today has made me almost certain."
The Queen even hid the identity of the chess piece she had arranged with Qingning from Suxin, but based on the previous news, Huang Qiying guessed that the person was Jinxin, who served Qingning.
Jinxin was officially the Queen Mother's confidant, and since Qingning had just arrived and had no one else available, Jinxin was considered her confidant. Therefore, the news of Qingning's pregnancy was likely true.
"But, Meipin frightened the horse today."
"But she's alright, isn't she?" the Queen asked.
"Yes, the one who got into trouble was Yu Changzai. Could it be that Meipin was behind Yu Changzai's misfortune today?"
"Seven days ago, I received news that Concubine Mei might be pregnant. Coincidentally, Concubine Yu also felt she was pregnant, so I revealed Concubine Mei's story.
She was truly ruthless, having already made all the arrangements in just a few days. If Yu Changzai was truly pregnant, she would have miscarried today.
Qing Ning is much more dangerous than her sister."
Fu Cha Langya sighed, but Huang Qiying felt uneasy. It seemed that the Queen had secretly increased her IQ, so she had to be careful in the future.
As Fu Cha Langya spoke, she stopped among a cluster of flowers, picked a blooming camellia, turned around and pinned it on Huang Qiying's bun.
"Even though this was a misunderstanding, we can't just let Yu Changzai be thrown off her horse without any clear reason. Concubine Yi, do you understand?"
"Here I come! I'm finally here. It seems like I'm waiting for you here." Huang Qiying wailed in her heart, but with a smile on her face, she stroked the rose flower on her head and said with a very moving expression.
"Your Majesty loves me, and Qiying really doesn't know how to repay you. I just hope that mistakes like today won't happen again, so Your Majesty won't have to worry about it."
"The Emperor always says that I favor you and Xiyue, but I don't know that if everyone in the palace were as considerate and sensible as you and Xiyue, how could I not love them?"
"Your Majesty is right. However, Your Majesty, I see that Concubine Park seems to be pregnant too."
"Park Suxi? She's pregnant too? What a lively scene! The tribute girls from the Li Dynasty are all so blessed." Fu Cha Langya let out a long breath.
She only had one son, Yonglian. Although he was intelligent, he was weak and had asthma. She was really afraid that one day Yonglian would not survive... But the princes in the palace kept popping up one after another, which was really annoying...
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Huang Qiying quickly changed her words, "Maybe I am just being suspicious. Park Chang-jae may not be pregnant."
"Whether there is one or not, let Meipin test it out."
"Princess Mei, she's already taken action once. It might be difficult to get her to do it again."
"Everything depends on human effort, Qiying. I have high hopes for you."
'Queen, there is something very wrong with you. This is not like you.'
Although she was worried in her heart, she looked extremely respectful on the surface. "Your Majesty, I will not let you down."
After coming out from behind Jiuzhou Qingyan, the two went their separate ways. Huang Qiying returned to Tantandangdang via Zongting Bridge, while the Queen went to Nan Bridge to return to her Changchun Xianguan.
"Your Highness, you are finally back. The eldest prince just came over and seemed a little strange. I tried to ask him a few questions, but he said nothing. He just said he would wait for you to come back and that he had something to ask."
"Yonglian?"
"Empress Yi, could you ask Aunt Musk Moon and the others to leave?"
Huang Qiying noticed that Yonghuang's clenched right fist was trembling slightly, and his eyes were red, as if he was about to cry.
"Muyue, go to the kitchen and make two bowls of shaved ice."
"Yes, the slaves retire."
After pouring tea for her, Huanxin led Wei Yanwan and others out, leaving only Huang Qiying and Yonghuang, mother and son, in the room.
"If you have anything to ask, just ask."
"Empress Yi, how did my mother die?"
Huang Qiying paused as he was holding the tea. Jin Yuyan shouldn't have the chance to talk nonsense to him, right?
"Did someone whisper something in your ear? Things in this palace are often not so pure. Don't fall into anyone's schemes."
Yonghuang shook his head, took a few steps closer, lifted his robe, knelt straight down in front of him, and begged her crying, "Empress Yi, my mother passed away early, and there are few people in the palace who treat me sincerely.
You are the only one I can trust now. Please tell me, is it because of me that my mother passed away so early?
"Your mother's death was indeed unusual."
"Ah, who is it? Is it the Queen?"
"Yes and no. I think I know who is trying to trick you.
The death of Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin had no direct relationship with the Empress; she was killed by Concubine Jia.
The one who helped her cover up the matter under the Queen's nose was Su Lian, the Queen's maid who came with her when she was in the palace. The Queen trusted her and knew nothing about the cause of Queen Zhemin's death. At most, she was not strict with her subordinates.
The ones who told you that it was the Queen who murdered Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin were probably the two from Bitong Academy, or perhaps Concubine Mei?"
Jin Yuyan didn't know she would die, so it's unlikely that she would leave these backup plans, but she had close correspondence with Prince Yu during her lifetime, so it's possible that she didn't tell him about her military achievements in the Qing Dynasty.
Since Yu Shu and Park Suxi came to the Qing Dynasty with a mission just like Jin Yuyan, it was impossible for them to know nothing about Hongli's harem. Most of their knowledge came from the letters Jin Yuyan had written to Prince Yu.
"Empress Yi, you didn't lie to me?"
"There's no need for me to cover up for the Empress. I was suspicious of Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin's death because Su Lian had also attacked me. Back then, I was just a member of the Han Army Banner, yet she was so wary of me. What's more, your mother is from the Fucha clan?"
"Su Lian? She was the Queen's maidservant. What's the difference between her attacking her and the Queen attacking her?"
"It was a dowry, but it was also a dowry from the Fucha family. She followed the Queen into the palace, but her parents and family all stayed in the Fucha Mansion. She was loyal to the Queen, but not just to the Queen herself.
I found out that Su Lian always attacked after Madam Fucha entered the palace. In order to test whether the Queen knew about it, I designed a plan to let the Queen discover that Su Lian was attacking me. Su Lian was soon driven out of the palace by the Queen on the pretext of going back to take care of her parents, and she died afterwards.
That's why I'm sure that Su Lian's many actions were all done without the Queen's knowledge, otherwise the Queen wouldn't be so angry. Su Lian was disliked by the Queen back then, so she probably didn't dare reveal her collusion with Concubine Jia, otherwise the Queen wouldn't have been so wary of Concubine Jia all these years.
Before this, when Concubine Jia had an accident, a box of medicine was found in her palace, and in it was a bottle of Guanyin Sleeping Pills (I made this up), which could make people weak and powerless, and suffer from insomnia every night. If a woman with a weak constitution took it, it would be enough to cause her to die without anyone knowing.
These symptoms matched those of Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin before her death, but the Guanyin Sleeping condition was missing from the evidence presented by the Empress to the Emperor. Presumably, the Empress also remembered Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin's death and suspected Su Lian of colluding with Consort Jia. She was afraid that the Emperor would discover the cause of Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin's death and implicate Su Lian, thus concealing the truth.
Your mother must have been plotted against during her second pregnancy, so she suffered a lot during the pregnancy. She was so exhausted during childbirth that she almost died. Even though she escaped from the brink of death, she still couldn't save her daughter, nor could she save her own life.
If you don't believe it, you can go to the cold palace and find a maid named Li Xin. She used to serve Concubine Jia and should know the truth.
Now can you tell me who whispered these old stories in your ears?"