For a moment, the wife of the Duke of Ding was a little panicked: "What are she doing in the empress's harem?"

As they were talking, the group had already walked away. The palace maid led by Aunt Yun came in. The wife of Dingguo still remembered Aunt Yun. Aunt Yun was arranged by the empress dowager for Qi Yue. A long time ago, the wife of Dingguo and Aunt Yun met.

When Aunt Yun came in, the wife of Dingguo Duke calmed down and said, "Aunt Yun, you have not reported it, why did you come in directly?"

Aunt Yun said in a humble and arrogant manner: "I asked someone to inform Duke Ding first. If I let me in, I will come to my wife's place."

"What's wrong with the queen?" said Mrs. Dingguo Duke, "I miss you a little if I haven't seen the queen for many years. Unfortunately, the queen is in a high position and has long forgotten our Qi family."

"Look at what the lady said. When the Empress was not favored, she did not see her wife caring for her for more than half of her care. Now she has been favored. She sent her servants to the Duke Dingguo's mansion to take a look. This is how the lady spoke." Aunt Yun said, "The Empress Dowager has a spirit in heaven, but she understands it clearly."

Su Daiyun went out to make tea when Aunt Yun came in. Aunt Yun did not drink their tea, but said, "Madam, can we talk alone?"

The wife of Dingguo Duke was unhappy. She thought that she would join forces with Concubine Yan to bring down the queen in the future, and looked cold: "Dai Yun, let the rest of the people leave."

After everyone left, Aunt Yun's face turned cold: "Madam, the Empress asked me to warn you that she knew everything you did. If you stop the loss in time, she might spare your life. If you insist on going alone and oppose your Empress, another day, the Empress will make the Duke Ding Mansion go upside down. What you like and care about will be torn apart in front of you."

After Aunt Yun said this, the Duke of Dingguo's face turned ugly.

Having said this, she naturally understood that the queen knew that she was involved with Concubine Yan.

If someone else threatens the wife of Dingguo, she will still be a little scared, but when the mentally retarded little girl threatened, the wife of Dingguo was furious.

Her face suddenly turned red, and her forehead veins burst out: "The queen has such a vicious thought? She is all a family, so she threatens me like this?"

Aunt Yun pondered silently.

The wife of the Duke of Dingguo said, "How can the Duke of Dingguo be so easily threatened? Aunt Yun, although the queen has a high status, it is the first time I have seen such a threatening person. Other people's daughters marry a good husband and have a good husband. They all know how to repay their parents' home. The queen is so good, sitting in the most noble position, but she is ignorant of gratitude. If a person is selfish for a long time, he will be in great trouble."

If the two of them don’t talk like something, they will naturally part in disagreement.

After returning to the palace, Aunt Yun told Qi Yue about what happened today one by one.

Qi Yue soaked rose tea and sat quietly by the window: "That's what she is, she can't change it."

Qi Yue naturally understood the temperament of the Duke of Dingguo. This old woman was stupid and vicious, and had a irritable temper. She liked to act alone, like a firecracker, and exploded at a glance.

The wife of Dingguo Duke is very face-saving, has strong control and is jealous. When Qi Yue was young, she was cursed by her various curses. Now, when Aunt Yun comes to her, she mocks her with a noble attitude and stimulates her, she will definitely be blown up. If Qi Yue didn't expect it, I'm afraid that the wife of Dingguo Duke will send accurate news to Concubine Yan tonight.

Qi Yue poured the tea into the teacup: "Aunt Yun, you go down and rest first, wait for another quarter of an hour. When Eunuch Xue comes to Qifeng Palace, you can let him come in directly."

Aunt Yun surrendered.

When Xue Ying arrived, there were two cups of tea on the tea table. Qi Yue glanced at him coldly: "If you have something to do in this palace, you need it."

Xue Ying knelt at Qi Yue's feet: "Empress just tell me."

..

In Yuhua Palace.

Concubine Yan had just recovered from a serious illness, and she was almost half a life short of her life. She was still scared. After she recovered, she would never dare to be as silly as before.

It was late at night, but Concubine Li and Concubine Deng both came to Yuhua Palace.

Concubine Yan sat on the couch, looking a little haggard, and was no longer as dazzling as before. The two palace maids Xiangqing and Lulu served Concubine Yan closely, in detail.

Concubine Li and Concubine Deng bowed to Concubine Yan.

Concubine Yan said, "Concubine Li, Concubine Deng, you all sit down."

Guiren Deng sat down, and she looked at Guifei Yan innocently: "Imperial Concubine, is there any news from the Duke Dingguo Mansion?"

Concubine Yan smiled and said, "I don't know where the queen got the news. I vaguely guessed that we were going to target her like this. But the idiot she thought of was actually threatening the wife of Dingguo. Now, the wife of Dingguo directly and readily agreed to us."

Guiren Deng smiled and said, "The queen must be anxious and jumping over the wall, and she can never think of a better way."

Naturally, when Concubine Deng threatened Qi Yue, he naturally did not tell Concubine Yan. Anyway, Concubine Deng wanted to gain a better position by threatening the queen, and finally let Concubine Yan go to Queen Yin for a hand.

Anyway, the soldiers are never tired of deceit. No matter what, Guiren Deng will not let the queen be happy.

In front of Concubine Yan, Concubine Deng only disguised herself as a smart and harmless woman. Concubine Deng's appearance was not gorgeous and prominent, and she would not threaten people. She looked a bit pitiful and harmless, so she would not make Concubine Yan alert.

Concubine Yan smiled a few times: "I spent a lot of money, and my brother had also lost all his thoughts to find out the evidence that the queen and her good cousin had colluded over the years. When the wife of Dingguo Duke testified, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be more pampered with that bitch and will feel a knot in his heart."

Concubine Li looked at Concubine Yan with great sincerity: "Empress, can you tell me in detail?"

Concubine Yan curled her lips: "Short after the empress dowager passed away, the empress tamed Xue Ying, and risked the great danger. With the help of Xue Ying, she transported most of the wealth left to her by the empress dowager out of the palace and gave it to Qi Yu. It is said that Qi Yu was targeted by the wife of the Duke of Ding at that time, and her hands were tight. The queen's wishes were a timely help."

When Deng Guiren heard this detailed, he was a little surprised: "Most of the wealth left to her by the Queen Mother gave her to Qi Yu? This is not a small amount. Qi Yu is just her cousin, not a brother. The Queen is really willing to give it?"

"Some things cannot be taken out of the palace, and they cannot be replaced when taken outside. They have royal seals on them." Concubine Li glanced at Guiren Deng, "The queen should have left the items. The ones she took out were gold, silver and silver notes. The gold and silver were cut into small pieces outside. Who knew it was from the palace?"

"You are right. It's just that the harem needs money to be managed everywhere. The queen is worried about her brother's situation and forgets her life and death. She has really lived a quiet life and she can really suffer."

Guiren Deng stared at Guifei Yan and listened carefully to Guifei Yan.

"Qi Yu's methods are also great. On the one hand, he was in aggrieved and survived in the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. On the other hand, Qi Yu got the Queen Mother's property and several shops, and met many people who had received the Queen Mother's kindness. Although Xue Ying was a eunuch, she had no contact with others and was also helping him with all her heart. In just two years, he opened several pawn shops, jewelry shops, and restaurants in the capital. He also had a lot of contact with merchants from other countries who came to Yan's trade."

Concubine Yan said sarcastically, "That idiot Duke Dingguo's wife, I'm afraid she doesn't know what kind of person she is under her nose now. Qi Yu got money and gave the queen a lot of money. Last year alone, she gave the queen tens of thousands of taels of silver to make the queen rich and generous, and even gave Xue Ying countless people, asking Xue Ying to take good care of the queen, otherwise you think how could the queen be so generous?"

"No wonder you are sure that Your Majesty is afraid of this matter. When the Queen is not favored, she will not stay in Zhengyang Palace well, but she will have so much contact with the outside world. Your Majesty will definitely be dissatisfied." Deng Guiren gently pinched his fingers, "Brothers have to settle the score clearly. These two are good. The Queen has entered the palace and is still stuck and can't tell the cleverness with her cousin. Even if there is nothing, just relying on so many interactions is enough to make Your Majesty believe that the Queen is not a simple person."

Guiren Deng felt a little sour. She still couldn't believe it when she heard that Qi Yu gave the queen tens of thousands of taels of silver to the queen's expenses last year. You know, when Guiren Deng was at home, a whole family spent only a few dozen taels of silver a year.

The queen was like a treasure, held by the emperor, and even her younger brother was so kind to her.

Concubine Li said: "Who said no? As for the empress's usual meanness, I really can't believe that after the empress dowager passed away, she was willing to give most of her gold and silver to a cousin. If I wanted to enter the cold palace, I would like to hold all the money tightly to prevent accidental changes. Not to mention cousins, even brothers, I would not give a single share!"

Concubine Yan had a smile in her eyes: "You can't do this even if your brothers and sisters can do it, but they can. You said that the queen and Qi Yu went back and forth and helped each other, like a pair of lovers? If His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely hate the queen to death."

Concubine Li smiled and said, "If Qi Yu is not a cousin, but a cousin who can get married, this will be easier. But the cousin is also more taboo, which will make His Majesty feel that the queen is so beautiful that when she is lonely, the eunuch and brothers want to seduce her."

Concubine Li entered the palace earlier than Concubine Deng. Like Concubine Yan, she knew that Li Yi was not a man who was easy to provoke.

During the two years when the queen was not favored, on the one hand, she had a close relationship with Xue Ying, the chief manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and on the other hand, she ignored her own situation and generously gave her money to her cousin. Her cousin got rich and infatuated, and she rewarded her with more.

If the wife of Dingguo Duke testified again, they said that the two of them had been resting together in bed when they were young, made up some childish vows to each other, and then made up lies that they saw the queen leaving the palace and had an affair with Qi Yu. The two met in an inn somewhere outside the palace a few months ago, and then they had someone bribed the inn owner and said that it was indeed the case.

At that time, I was afraid that Li Yi would directly raise his sword and chop the queen.

Anyway, Concubine Yan has been covering up the sky for so many years in the harem, and the outside of the palace is even more powerful. It is still easy to frame a person and forge various evidence.

Concubine Yan smiled and said, "Yesterday, the queen invited Qi Huai and Qi Yu's fiancée to come. I asked about it. Qi Yu's fiancée is the daughter of a businessman, rude and ugly. The queen left her to speak and invited the other one out. What do you think the queen would say?"

"Qi Yu was young and promising, so he would definitely not ask the Qi family to make the decision to get him engaged. I think the queen must have retired from this marriage." Guiren Deng guessed.

Concubine Yan nodded: "I think so too. After a few days, the matter will come out. If the marriage is really abandoned, it will be even better. We can say that the queen is jealous and use some means to bribe the businessman's daughter and add another layer of evidence."

The conversation was satisfactory, and it was too late, so Concubine Li and Concubine Deng also surrendered.

Concubine Yan originally only thought that the queen and Xue Ying had an affair. Later, after checking, they found that the two of them had a lot of contact. But after all, Xue Ying was a eunuch and had no evidence of her affair. Later, she accidentally found out that the queen sent something outside the palace through Xue Ying, and said a few words in front of Concubine Li and Concubine Deng. Concubine Deng boldly fabricated the words that the queen and her cousin had an affair.

Guiren Deng’s family was not well-born, had a bad habit in his hometown, and was vulgar. One of Guiren Deng’s cousins ​​went home several times after marriage and had a secret meeting with his brothers. Guiren Deng’s family was poor at first, and his eldest brother could not marry a suitable wife. He did not marry him for a long time. Seeing that Guiren Deng was beautiful, he almost defiled Guiren Deng after drinking.

So she dared to make bold guesses and say things that Concubine Yan and Concubine Li could not imagine at all.

The famous families in the capital have strict family tutoring, and men and women are defensive, so it is difficult for brothers and sisters to get close to each other. This rarely happens. Concubine Yan and Concubine Li felt disgusted at first, but after the repeated persuasion of Concubine Deng, they had this idea.

Guiren Deng returned to the palace and was about to rest after washing up. She looked left and then in the mirror, and the window suddenly opened. She was about to instruct the palace maids to close the window, but her position was low, and there were not many palace maids to call her, so she went to pour her foot wash water close to her. Guiren Deng went there in person, and just poked out a head when a figure flashed across the outside and suddenly stopped.

A woman was wearing the brocade dress that Concubine De often wore, with her hair loose. When she turned around, there were bloody marks on her pale face, and blood and tears were dripping in her eyes.

Guiren Deng was so scared that he took two steps back. When he looked again, he was gone.

That night, Guiren Deng had a nightmare all night. Everyone in Guiren Deng’s hometown believed in ghosts and gods, and she was no exception.

Xunxue returned to Qifeng Palace and changed her clothes. She thought about the expression of Guiren Deng just now and couldn't help laughing.

Aunt Jing knocked her on the head: "It's so late, where have you been?"

"I went to scare the person who made our empress bother." Xunxue said proudly, "It scared her to pee her pants."

Aunt Jing couldn't help laughing: "Don't scare people to death. If people are killed, what will our empress do to play?"

"The Empress has already fallen asleep?"
Chapter completed!