kingnovel Chapter 122 Redemption
Chapter 122 Redemption
Zhou Shiya was a little flustered and she knelt on the ground.
The suicide note fell in front of her.
She only took a glance and felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave.
The general content of the suicide note stated that Ling'er was forced by the Queen to gain the emperor's favor and to imitate Zhou Lingge's words and deeds... Ling'er could not bear such coercion and intimidation, so she wrote this suicide note and jumped down from Yijing Pavilion.
In other words, Ling'er committed suicide, but her death was forced by the Queen.
The Queen Mother never expected that in the end... this matter was actually caused by the Queen.
But she acted as if nothing had happened and wanted to keep herself out of it.
The root of all this trouble comes from the Queen.
The Queen Mother was furious. She pointed at Zhou Shiya and scolded her, "Look at you as the Queen... You don't focus on managing the harem, but you have the time and energy to cultivate someone who looks just like Concubine Yu to flatter the Emperor and seduce him?"
One Zhou Lingge is enough.
The queen actually wants to cultivate a seductress to seduce the emperor?
The Queen Mother's dissatisfaction with Zhou Shiya reached its peak at this moment.
All the disturbances in the harem were caused by the queen.
This was a great dereliction of duty on the part of the Queen.
She was so disappointed with the Queen!
The Queen Mother took a few deep breaths and immediately issued an imperial decree: "The Queen has neglected her duties, causing chaos and disorder in the harem. Effective immediately, her authority over the harem is revoked... She is confined to her room for three months. Without my permission... she is not allowed to leave Fengluan Palace. Since you are pregnant, you must remain in the palace and take good care of your baby."
Zhou Shiya fell to the ground and kowtowed in despair.
"Yes...I will obey your command."
The Queen Mother no longer wanted to look at Zhou Shiya, she turned her head to look at Zhou Lingge.
"My dear concubine, I have wronged you today."
"Whatever compensation you want, just tell me... I will make it up to you."
Zhou Lingge curled her lips and smiled faintly. In the astonished eyes of everyone, she actually walked towards the queen and personally helped her up.
Zhou Shiya also looked at her in surprise.
She couldn't figure it out for a moment. What tricks was Zhou Lingge going to play?
This time, she lost miserably.
She was clearly not involved, but... she was still implicated and accused of forcing Ling'er to death.
She was almost certain that Ling'er's death... must be related to Zhou Lingge.
But she has no evidence.
Her path has been completely blocked.
Zhou Shiya couldn't help but feel a little scared. She had underestimated Zhou Lingge before.
Her scheming and strategy are no less than mine.
Zhou Lingge feigned intimacy and warmth as she held Zhou Shiya's hand. She looked up at the Queen Mother and said, "Your Majesty, the truth has been revealed. That's all that matters. I have been cleared of all grievances and no longer feel wronged."
"The Empress is my elder sister after all. Even if she did something inappropriate, I cannot blame her. We are all members of the Zhou family... She and I share Zhou blood, so naturally, we share the same fate. The Empress did something wrong, and it is only natural that she should be punished by the Queen Mother."
"But... I really don't want my elder sister to suffer and be confined, so I would like to ask the Queen Mother, can you please give the compensation you gave me to the Empress? Please exempt the Empress from confinement. I have no other complaints."
The Queen Mother was a little confused. Hadn't Zhou Lingge and Zhou Shiya had a very bad and disharmonious relationship since entering the palace?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that what happened today was that Zhou Shiya used Ling'er's death to deal with Zhou Lingge.
Just now, Zhou Lingge seemed quite smart and had a clear mind. He turned the situation around for himself and successfully cleared himself of the injustice.
How come he turned around and took the initiative to shake hands with Zhou Shiya and make peace?
For a moment, she couldn't figure out what Zhou Lingge was thinking.
She really didn't have the energy to guess what Zhou Lingge was thinking.
She was very annoyed and didn't want to bother with the dirty things in the harem anymore.
"Since the Imperial Concubine has said so, I will, for your sake, exempt the Empress from her three-month confinement. I hope she will reflect on herself and think carefully about how to be a good Empress of the Great Jin."
The empress dowager was tired, so she immediately handed over the power of managing the harem to Concubine Shu and Concubine Wan.
Everyone knelt on the ground and respectfully saw the Queen Mother off.
Then, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Suddenly, only Zhou Lingge and Zhou Shiya were left in the entire hall.
Zhou Shiya pried Zhou Lingge's hands apart and looked at Zhou Lingge, who had a half-smile and a calm expression.
"There's no one else here. You don't need to continue acting with me."
"Zhou Lingge...you actually hate me deeply, don't you? Tell me, what's your purpose in putting on such a show in front of everyone?"
Zhou Lingge stared at Zhou Shiya's delicate and beautiful face. A sinister glint flashed across her eyes. After tasting Ling'er's blood, she felt it was wonderful. Now she couldn't wait to taste Zhou Shiya's blood.
Zhou Lingge thought so and couldn't help but pursed her lips. Her eyes looking at Zhou Shiya became more and more sinister.
She moved closer to Zhou Shiya and spoke in her ear word by word.
"Eldest sister, you worry too much. How could I hate you? If it weren't for you... I wouldn't have had the blessing of becoming your majesty's woman, of being crowned the lofty and incomparably noble Imperial Concubine."
Zhou Shiya felt her gloomy gaze and cold voice.
She couldn't help but feel a chill all over her body, and she wanted to take a step back.
But Zhou Lingge held her wrist tightly.
She stared at Zhou Shiya with a gaze like a sharp sword.
But she quickly covered up the sword.
Since her rebirth, she has been in a passive and defensive state.
Zhou Shiya and the concubines in the palace repeatedly framed and dealt with her, but she just sat back and waited for the opportunity to strike back at them, expose their plans, and then profit from it step by step.
But now... she doesn't want to sit and wait for death anymore.
She was already a noble concubine, so she should have enough ability to take the initiative and break down Zhou Shiya's defenses bit by bit...
She wanted to pull Zhou Shiya down from the height little by little.
She wanted to smash Zhou Shiya to pieces.
She wanted to make her suffer so much that she wanted to die!
Zhou Lingge chuckled and tidied up the loose hair on Zhou Shiya's temples.
"Don't be afraid, elder sister. No matter what... we are all family. No matter what you did to me, I will not be angry with you. When I was a child, I almost starved to death. It was you who was kind enough to secretly give me a steamed bun and saved me."
Because of that life-saving steamed bun, she had unconditionally trusted Zhou Shiya in her previous life.
She believed whatever she said and never suspected Zhou Shiya of having any ulterior motives.
She thought that Zhou Shiya really treated her as her own sister.
She took Zhou Shiya as her redemption.
But Zhou Shiya took advantage of this and pushed her step by step into an eternal hell, squeezing out the last bit of value from her, stepping on her corpse, slowly securing her position as queen, and taking control of half of the Great Jin Dynasty.