funbook-pk Chapter 157: Sneaking into the Southern Xinjiang Harem
Chapter 157: Sneaking into the Southern Xinjiang Harem
"Master, do you want to enter the palace? But now the Southern Frontier court is controlled by the high priest, and it would be dangerous for you to go."
"I have to go. Chunya has been captured by Zhao Yuanshen. Chunya is the person closest to me. Now she has been captured by Zhao Yuanshen. Her life or death is uncertain. How can I just sit back and do nothing?"
"But entering the palace is indeed a very dangerous thing. The high priest controls the court of Southern Xinjiang. His power is very huge. My mother and I are now hiding from him."
"Chun Ya is my relative, I must save her, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I will try."
"Well, I'll help you get into the palace, and I'll go find my mother tomorrow."
"it is good."
Princess Yueyao acted quickly, and on the third day Song Qingwan was arranged to live in the Queen's palace, because the Queen was in poor health and needed more maids to serve her.
Song Qingwan put on a more ordinary makeup and swaggered into the palace as the maid of the Queen of Southern Xinjiang.
"Slave, please see the Queen."
"Miss Song, please stand up. I heard that you saved Yueyao's life and took in my son's child. I wonder if the child is doing well now?"
"Don't worry, Queen. Changbai is being well taken care of by my mother."
Just as a few people were exchanging pleasantries, a palace maid came to report that Concubine Rou had arrived.
The queen winked at Song Qingwan, and Song Qingwan understood and walked silently behind the queen and lowered her head.
Song Qingwan is very thin and not very tall, so if you don't look at her appearance, she is inconspicuous standing in the crowd.
Following the sound of crisp bells, a pretty woman dressed in a royal concubine's attire walked in.
Song Qingwan secretly looked up and took a look. The woman was quite gentle and beautiful, no wonder she was given the title of Concubine Rou.
I saw that Concubine Rou's hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, her skin was fair and smooth, her eyes were bright and gentle, her nose was straight and delicate, and the slightly upturned nose added a touch of playfulness to her profile.
Her lips are rosy and plump, and there is always a faint smile on the corners of her mouth, making her look pure and harmless.
However, Song Qingwan felt that this woman was very dangerous and she was definitely not as simple as she seemed.
"I heard that the Queen was not feeling well again, so I asked the witch doctor for some magical medicine. You must take it on time."
"Thank you for your kindness, sister. I'm fine. You can take the medicine back."
"How can you be so repulsive, sister Queen? This is my sincere love."
"Sister, please focus more on the emperor. I won't bother you to worry about me."
Concubine Rou blinked her eyes, as if she didn't notice the Queen's unhappiness, and placed the medicine directly on the table.
"It's my duty to care about my sister."
The queen's face darkened and her whole body trembled, as if she was extremely angry.
Song Qingwan felt that there must be some conflict between the two. Although she had her back to the queen, she could still feel that the queen was suppressing her anger.
In the end, the queen said nothing more. Concubine Rou said goodbye to the queen with a satisfied smile, and there was obviously pride in that smile.
When Concubine Rou walked out of the palace, the Queen threw the medicine directly on the ground.
"Hmph, bitch! Do you think you can stimulate me like this? I won't be fooled?!"
Song Qingwan walked over, squatted down and picked up the medicine. She asked the Queen curiously what it was.
"This is not a good medicine to cure the disease, it is poison!"
"Poison? Why would the emperor tolerate her sending poison to the empress?"
"Miss Song is one of us, so I will tell you what happened so you can be on guard."
Song Qingwan listened attentively and silently hid some of the poison.
It turned out that the queen was not ill, she was drugged, or strictly speaking, poisoned.
This poison has been buried in the queen's body for twenty years, and only the emperor and the saint know how to cure it.
The reason for poisoning the queen was naturally to control her and the queen's maternal family, the Pei family.
The Pei family is a family of military generals. More than half of the military power in southern Xinjiang is in the hands of the Pei family. General Pei had four sons but only one daughter, the queen.
So in order to prevent the Pei family from rebelling, the emperor used Gu to control the queen and thus took control of the Pei family.
It was announced to the outside world that the empress had been suffering from a chronic illness, but in fact the disease was incurable. General Pei knelt before the emperor and begged him to cure his daughter's poison, but the emperor refused.
So over time, the reputation of the queen's poor health spread. The Pei family and the queen were helpless, and it could be said that life was worse than death.
This Imperial Concubine Rou was the new wife of the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang. She had been in the palace for only five years, but she had the Emperor under her thumb.
Because she neglected the Queen, Princess Yueyao had a big fight with the Emperor and then disappeared. People in southern Xinjiang spread the rumor that the princess was killed.
In fact, Princess Yueyao was taken in by Song Qingwan in the residence of the Great Sage Prime Minister after she lost her memory. Later, the Queen found out her whereabouts and brought her back to the palace.
The Queen and the Pei family were very happy that Yueyao gave birth to Changbai, because Southern Xinjiang did not require a prince to be the heir like the Great Sage Dynasty.
If the princess gives birth to outstanding children, they can also be added to the royal family tree and become candidates for heirs.
The queen only gave birth to one daughter, Yueyao, so to some extent, Changbai is the hope of the Queen of Southern Xinjiang and the Pei family.
The medicine that Concubine Rou brought was the medicine given by the Emperor to temporarily relieve pain. The Empress had been taking it for twenty years.
Recently she was protesting and resisting eating. She wanted to see if the emperor wanted to kill her.
So Concubine Rou came here today specifically to disgust the Queen. If the Queen couldn't help but take the medicine, she would become the laughing stock of the entire harem.
"Don't be anxious, Queen. I'll study this poison for you and see if I can help."
"How can I trouble you again? Miss Song saving Yueyao is already a great favor to me and the Pei family."
"I have something to ask of the Queen, or maybe I want to make a deal with you."
"what's up?"
"I would like to ask the Queen to check someone for me. My sister was captured by Zhao Yuanshen and brought to southern Xinjiang. I want to know where she is being held."
"I understand. I will help Miss Song investigate this matter."
Song Qingwan nodded. She knew that they couldn’t be impatient about this matter because Zhao Yuanshen was very cunning and must have taken precautions.
During the few days she has been in southern Xinjiang, she has heard a lot of rumors about Zhao Yuanshen, and the people have mixed opinions about him.
Some say that he helped the Southern Xinjiang court do many things that benefited the country and the people and brought benefits to the people.
Others say that he is a treacherous person who controls government affairs and interferes in other people's affairs.
Song Qingwan still needs to slowly verify this information. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you will never be victorious in a hundred battles.
Song Qingwan lived in the queen's palace and asked the queen for a separate bedroom to facilitate her research.
The queen naturally agreed readily. After all, she would also benefit from Song Qingwan's research on those poisons.