Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chapter 214 The Queen is Dead

Someone had dared to frame the princess in the Queen's harem. This matter could not be concealed. The Queen had everyone in the palace who had come into contact with tea and snacks arrested for questioning. The ladies who had come for tea did not leave either; everyone was suspected.

Upon hearing that something happened in Fanghua Palace, the Emperor and the Seventh Prince rushed over. Seeing that Ye Youlan was fine, they finally put their minds at ease.

"Your Majesty, I'll take Youlan back first. She might be frightened."

The emperor said sternly, "It's best to let the imperial physician check before you go back."

Before leaving, Ye Youlan reminded the Emperor: "Your Majesty must conduct a thorough investigation and clear the Empress' name."

"I'll have the clan affairs office conduct a thorough investigation and give you an explanation."

The Seventh Prince took Ye Youlan to the Imperial Medical Clinic for a formality, and then the two left the palace and went home.

Ye Youlan laid on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't you think the Queen is stupid? If you want to attack me, you have to find a different time and place."

The Seventh Prince brought her some tea and said, "In fact, the Queen might be innocent. Maybe there is someone else targeting you."

Ye Youlan was stunned for a moment, thinking about the women present: "Besides the Queen, the only one who knew Yu Rou at that time was Yu Rou. Given her status, she had no chance to attack. Besides, I have known her for many years, and I know her well."

The Seventh Prince pinched her face and said, "You usually seem quite smart, why are you so confused now? Could the murderer be someone present?"

Ye Youlan was extremely surprised: "Could it be the Queen Mother?"

The Seventh Prince shook his head: "The clan office will have a conclusion in a few days, just wait and see!"

Ye Youlan looked at the Seventh Prince's expression and felt that he seemed to know who it was?

"Why does it have to be a few days later? I want to know now."

"I'm just speculating now. Only when the results of the clan affairs bureau's investigation come out will I know if my speculation is correct."

Ye Youlan was a little disappointed. She closed her eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "How about we each write an answer, and when the clan office's investigation results come out, we'll open the answers at the same time."

"agree."

So the two of them got up and went to the study, each wrote down the answer on the desk, folded it up, and found a brocade box to put it in.

Qin Yurou had been silent since returning from the palace. Li Zong asked her what was wrong, but she remained silent, which made Li Zong so angry that he smashed a teacup.

Qin Yurou finally squeezed out a few words: "Don't cling to the Queen anymore. The Queen is finished."

Li Zongshuang held Qin Yurou's arm from behind: "What happened? Tell me!"

"The Queen poisoned Youlan."

Li Zong froze, he couldn't believe it: "How is it possible? There is no deep hatred between the Queen and Ye Youlan."

Qin Yurou tried to calm down: "You should keep a low profile recently."

Li Zong said disdainfully, "What does it have to do with me? Besides, I can't be so high-profile even if I want to."

Soon news spread from the palace that the queen was suspected of poisoning the princess and was unworthy of her position, so she was stripped of her title and sent to the cold palace.

Before going to the cold palace, the queen wanted to see the emperor, but the emperor refused.

The next day, the queen hanged herself in the cold palace and her body was buried hastily, just like the other concubines in the cold palace.

The people of the Ren family have been in a state of panic ever since the Queen's accident. They did not expect that the new woman from the Ren family would be promoted to the position of one of the four concubines, and most importantly, she was pregnant.

So the people of the Ren family came back to life. Who would care about a dead woman?

The night was long and the Queen Mother couldn't sleep. She stood up and sent away all the serving maids.

The queen was her niece, and it was she who decided to send her to the emperor. For the benefit of the Ren family, she was a sacrifice, and she was also a sacrifice.

She thought that if she had not entered the palace, her niece would now be the Sixth Prince's Consort, would have her own children, and would live a happy life, just like the Seventh Prince and Princess now.

The Queen Mother fell ill, and the Seventh Prince came to the palace to see her.

The Queen Mother looked coldly at the son she had raised: "You clearly knew it wasn't the Queen's doing, so why didn't you say anything?"

A sneer appeared on the Seventh Prince's lips: "You are the Queen's aunt, why don't you speak up for her?"

"But if this plan succeeds, the one who gets hurt is Ye Youlan. Aren't you afraid that Ye Youlan will hate you if she finds out?"

"I can't stop him. I can only warn Youlan to be careful. Who in the world can stand up to him? I can't, and neither can you. Even less can the Ren family behind you."

"Why does he hate the Queen? After being in the palace for many years with only the title of Queen, it's already pitiful that he has no favor and no children."

The Seventh Prince heard the infinite sadness and sorrow in the Queen Mother's voice.

"In fact, it is the most difficult to guess the heart of a king. Of course, you should know the answer better than me."

After the Seventh Prince left, the Emperor arrived. The Queen Mother looked him straight in the eyes and asked, "Why?"

"I gave her dignity, but she was too greedy."

The Queen Mother's voice trembled: "What do you mean?"

The Emperor stood up and said, "Queen Mother, rest assured and recuperate. Don't rely on the Ren family. I will let you watch as the Ren family disintegrates bit by bit."

The Queen Mother pointed at the Emperor excitedly and said, "Don't forget how you ascended to this throne. My Ren family has done you no wrong. How can you be so cruel?"

The Emperor looked at the Queen Mother indifferently. "I have never been interested in power since I was a child. It was you and your Ren family who kept forcing me to do so, causing me to see too much ugliness and shame. When I ascended the throne and looked down upon all living beings, I suddenly realized how wonderful power is. You want me to be a puppet king, but I refuse. I want to be a good king, a king praised by everyone, and to create an unparalleled dynasty. Therefore, anyone who tries to control me or stands in my way must die."

Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes and flowed across his desolate cheeks: "Go away! Don't come here again."

"I will still come to see you. When I have time, tell Ren Qishan not to struggle in vain. Otherwise, no one in the Ren family will be left alive. My patience has reached its limit."

The Queen Mother was horrified and furious: "Now that the Ren family is torn apart, do you really want to kill them all?"

The emperor sneered: "I am giving the Ren family a chance. Do you understand, mother?"

The empress dowager looked at the emperor's departing back and felt so strange. She suddenly smiled at herself, and the sadness in her heart was infinitely magnified, but she still suppressed her anger and asked the palace maid to find someone to pass a message to Ren Qishan.

After everything was settled, Ye Youlan remembered the answer she had written to the Seventh Prince, so she took the Seventh Prince to the study to find the brocade box, opened it and took out two notes.

Ye Youlan wrote about the Queen Mother, and the Seventh Prince also wrote about the Queen Mother.

"We have such a good rapport." Ye Youlan smiled and high-fived the Seventh Prince. "That's not right. If the Queen Mother wanted to harm me, why would she use the Queen? How could the Queen survive in the deep palace without any defense?"

The Seventh Prince put the box away and said, "It's all in the past. Don't dwell on it."

Ye Youlan raised her eyes: "The Queen Mother harmed me, why aren't you angry? She harmed your mother and your wife, why are you so calm?"

"If she were an ordinary woman, I would kill her with one sword, but she is the queen mother, so we need to take a long-term approach."