Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 380 It's Not Accidental

In the dim room, the Queen Mother sat quietly beside the bed. Thinking back on what happened during the day, it still seemed a little unreal. Although there were still a few drops of blood on the ground, and although the horrible scene was still frozen in front of her eyes. She closed her eyes, trying to dispel the terror, but whether she opened her eyes or closed them, the bright red blood and Minister Bao's last expression could not be faded away.

The Queen Mother had no desire to sleep, and it was so quiet that she could even hear her own breathing.

In order to block the news, not a single maid was left in the entire Queen Mother's palace. Was this done to protect the reputation of the royal family, or to give the Queen Mother a chance to commit suicide? The truth was probably only known by the general who ordered the removal of the maids. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother sneered. She was not as fragile as the general thought. No matter how painful it was, she would not give up, because... she still had Tian Ning...

If I were to say she was sad, she was already heartbroken enough when she was rejected by Minister Bao thirteen years ago; if I were to say she was desperate, she had already decided to cut off the bad relationship when she chose to enter the palace thirteen years ago.

After that ordeal, nothing in this world could defeat her...

At this moment, a slight sound from the door brought her back to reality. She looked up and saw a familiar figure pushing the door open and walking in.

"Tian Ning..." The Queen Mother called out softly. Why was Tian Ning here? Wasn't it true that no one could get close to the Queen Mother's Palace?

Tian Ning did not make any response, but walked towards the Queen Mother silently.

The closer she got, the more nervous the Queen Mother became. An indescribable aura of oppression approached the Queen Mother, almost making it difficult for her to breathe.

"Tianning..." When the Queen Mother called for the second time, Princess Tianning had already come to her.

"I'm not Princess Tianning." In the darkness, Tianning's eyes flashed two golden lights.

The Queen Mother stood up suddenly, took a half step back, and screamed in surprise, "You are Yanniang! You are Yanniang!"

No one was more familiar with Yan Niang than the Queen Mother. Just two glances from her pupils were enough for the Queen Mother to identify Yan Niang in Tian Ning's body.

"Yes, I am Yan Niang. Originally, the princess and I should have disappeared today, but... Minister Bao really surprised me..." She said, shaking her head slightly.

When Minister Bao's name was mentioned, it was like a sword stabbing the Queen Mother's heart, causing her severe pain. The Queen Mother rushed forward almost frantically, tightly grasped Yan Niang's shoulders and shouted, "Where is Tian Ning? Where is Tian Ning? What did you do to her?"

Yan Niang brushed away the Queen Mother's hand and said coldly: "Queen Mother, considering the relationship between you and me as master and servant for many years, I will give you a piece of advice. Give up your power, forget your obsession, and leave the palace..."

"No! Tianning, where is Tianning?" The Queen Mother could not hear Yan Niang's words at all and screamed hysterically.

Yan Niang had no choice but to cover the Queen Mother's mouth, staring at her and sternly said: "Queen Mother, don't worry about Tian Ning, she will never come back. The most important thing now is you. If you don't get out of this, it will be too late."

"No, Tianning... Tianning..." The Queen Mother's ears were buzzing, her eyes were black, and she didn't even have the strength to stand. She fell into Yan Niang's arms and almost fainted.

"Empress Dowager, please listen to my advice. Tell the general tomorrow that you don't want to live in this room anymore because someone just died in it and it's eerie and gloomy. You want to move to the palace in Nandu to recuperate. As long as you tell the general this, he promises that he won't make things difficult for you anymore. After all, your two brothers are in high positions and they dare not act rashly. What's more, they don't have any evidence at all..." Yan Niang has already thought of a way out for the Empress Dowager. As long as the Empress Dowager is willing to follow her advice, she can both keep her reputation and get away with it.

"Queen Dowager, you don't want the princess to be called a bastard by the world after the truth comes out, do you?" Seeing that the Queen Dowager was a little hesitant, Yan Niang deliberately used unpleasant words.

This trick really worked. The Queen Mother immediately raised her head and said firmly, "No! Absolutely not!"

"In that case, Queen Mother...what are you still hesitating about?"

The Queen Mother's hollow eyes gradually gathered spirit. She looked at Yan Niang, giggled twice, and sighed, "Yanniang, Yan Niang, I don't know whether you are smart or stupid... treacherous or kind... I asked you to kill Concubine Shui Cong, but you really did it, and you didn't kill her smartly, causing this case to become an unsolved mystery, causing me to never get out of the shadow of being hated in my life..."

Yan Niang looked at the Queen Mother in silence. She vaguely felt that there seemed to be more to the Queen Mother's words.

As expected, the Queen Mother took a breath, found her voice again, and continued, "Do you think that Imperial Concubine Yu just happened to pass by Concubine's Palace three years ago? Why would she go to Concubine's Palace in the middle of the night instead of sleeping in her room?"

"I have the same question, but I have never thought about it deeply..." Yan Niang usually does not get to the bottom of things that she does not care about.

The Queen Mother's eyes turned gloomy. "Don't you know that when I ordered you to take action against Concubine Shui Cong three years ago, Tang Yu was also present."

"What?" Yan Niang was shocked.

"You were concentrating all your attention on me at that time, so you didn't notice her hiding outside the door. But I smelled the incense on her body and knew she was eavesdropping. So, I deliberately told her. With her personality, she will definitely follow to see what happened. I wanted her to be our scapegoat... After Concubine Shui Cong died, Concubine Yu, who sneaked into Concubine Cong's palace late at night, became the biggest suspect. As long as there is a criminal in the case, it will not be an unsolved case. Three years is enough to dilute everyone's memory of Concubine Shui Cong. No one knows that I did it, no one hates me, and no one will seek revenge on me, hehe... But you didn't understand my intentions. You actually saved Tang Yu, only sealed her memory and quietly sent her back to the palace... You saved Tang Yu, which made me a sinner."

The Queen Mother's voice suddenly became sharp. She hugged her head tightly and cried loudly in Yan Niang's arms.

I know I'm being unreasonable, and I know I have no right to criticize Yan Niang for her incompetence, but... my heart aches so much, it hurts so much that it's about to break, and I really want to find someone to have a big fight with and vent all my resentment.

Yan Niang had followed the Queen Mother for many years and realized that the Queen Mother was not blaming her intentionally, but was just looking for an excuse to vent her anger. She whispered in the Queen Mother's ear to comfort her: "Queen Mother, the death of Minister Bao..."

As soon as she said this, she felt the empress dowager's body tremble violently. Yan Niang immediately fell silent and dared not say any more.

Although the Queen Mother never mentioned Minister Bao, she missed him every inch of her heart.

"What on earth have I been doing for the past ten years... Why, what was I trying to achieve, who was I fighting with? I have wasted so much time in vain, and in vain have made myself become... a murderer." The Queen Mother finally burst into tears, her face full of tears making her look even more haggard, "I really want to... leave here, leave... here..."

What she said actually meant that she was willing to accept Yan Niang's suggestion just now, surrender to the general, move out of the palace, and stay away from trouble.

Yan Niang hugged her shoulders tightly, hoping that this would help her escape from the sea of ​​suffering...

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Everything that happened in the Empress Dowager's Palace was strictly sealed, and no one knew what was going on inside.

Even though a night had passed and it was the next morning, no one else in the palace knew about Concubine Yu's attack on Princess Tianning except those who were present.

Ji Anni couldn't stay in Taoyuan any longer. She hid it from Huarong, sneaked out of Wenhuayuan, and ran to the West Palace to find Shui Furong to get information. She originally wanted to go to the Concubine Palace to find Yizhen, but considering that there were many people in the Concubine Palace, it would be difficult to avoid being seen, and considering Yizhen's reclusive personality, she probably wouldn't know too much about the Empress Dowager's Palace. But Shui Furong was different. He was now a concubine, and he had formed an alliance with the emperor. The two of them jointly investigated the case three years ago. He must have a lot of first-hand information about this incident.

With full of expectations, Ji Anni climbed up the steps of the West Palace and happened to see Nuanhong passing by the door. She hurriedly called her and asked, "Nuanhong, is your master here?"

Nuanhong was a maid who used to serve Ji Anni. She was very beautiful, so Ji Anni had a deep impression of her.

Nuanhong didn't expect Ji Anni to still remember her name, and she was flattered and responded, "Yes, yes, yes, I will inform the queen right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "pop" sound coming from the inner room, as if some porcelain was broken.

"Oh no, they're arguing again." Nuanhong frowned and shouted, "Oh no!"

"What are you arguing about again?" Ji Anni blinked blankly.

"Oh, Concubine Shui must have lost her temper with the emperor again. It's been several days. Every time the emperor comes, a bunch of cups are broken in the room." Nuanhong just complained and immediately slapped her mouth, "Oh, please forgive me, your majesty, I shouldn't have made random comments."

"It's okay, I'll just pretend I didn't hear anything." Ji Anni laughed and then asked, "By the way, is the emperor here too?"

Nuanhong nodded and looked at Ji Anni's face worriedly, "Well, I just got here..."

She thought Ji Anni would be jealous, but she didn't react at all. She just touched her chin and said to herself, "This is not easy. I don't want to see the emperor..."

As soon as the words fell, there was another "pop" sound, which frightened Ji Anni so much that her soul almost left her body. Just as she came to her senses, she saw a familiar figure flash into her sight as she pushed the door open.

Ji Anni couldn't hide any longer, so she had to bite the bullet and greet him, "Your Majesty, what a coincidence..."