The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 593 Is He Qingrui's death related to you?

Emperor Xiao stared at Empress Shi intently.

There were expressions of pity, guilt and emotion in his eyes, but when these emotions were expressed, reason took over in an instant.

"Queen, I am very pleased that you can consider the overall situation so well."

The bland compliment made his previous reluctance, guilt, and touching feelings seem a little hypocritical, as if he was reluctant to do so, and felt guilty just for the sake of feeling guilty.

"This is my duty as the queen, so I hope the emperor can agree to my request." Queen Shi once again offered a solid step.

"Okay, okay!" Emperor Xiao nodded. "In that case, then this matter will be as you said. However, I can assure you that this is only a temporary conclusion on the surface. As for the truth of the whole matter, I will have people continue to investigate privately until the truth is revealed."

"It's up to Your Majesty to decide. Thank you very much." Queen Shi lowered her head and responded.

Jiang Suining looked at the emperor and empress in front of him.

They had been married for many years, and when Empress Shi was poisoned, the worry and anxiety shown by Emperor Xiao were all genuine expressions of his feelings.

But at this moment, the affection between the two seemed to have disappeared completely, leaving only a pair of king and minister who were speaking polite words to each other after the confrontation ended and one side compromised and gave in.

So that night, was it the sudden death that aroused the emotions in people's hearts?

And after the storm, did the emperor return to his cold and ruthless heart that took in the overall situation?

Having achieved his goal for today, Emperor Xiao did not plan to stay any longer.

He stood up and glanced at He Huahui who was still kneeling on the ground. There was a flash of displeasure in his eyes, but he did not say any words of reprimand.

After all, in a sense, He Huahui's request prompted Queen Shi to speak up.

Of course, he did not immediately agree or promise He Huahui anything.

A minister who had made the emperor somewhat unhappy, considering that the other party was in pain of losing his daughter, temporarily not bothering him, was already showing the magnanimity of a king.

When Emperor Xiao left, He Huahui also withdrew.

Concubine Cheng did not leave immediately, but looked at Queen Shi with interest.

"The Queen is really magnanimous. She is closing the case like this."

Empress Shi looked over with a gloomy look, "Sister, why are you playing dumb? It's not me who wants to close the case, it's the Emperor who wants to close the case."

"From what you said, it seems that Your Majesty is very unhappy. If that's the case, why didn't you tell the truth in front of the Emperor just now?" Concubine Cheng's tone was sarcastic, as if she was mocking Empress Shi's pretense and inconsistency.

"Since this is the result that the Emperor wants, then I will naturally fulfill it. There is nothing to be unhappy about. Moreover, maintaining the stability of the harem is the duty of the Empress."

Concubine Cheng felt that it was justified, and her smile became even more intense. She glanced at Jiang Suining and continued, "Empress, the Emperor has already left, and there are no outsiders here, so why do you have to say these polite words here? The previous news was so widespread, and you can't say that you didn't have any hand in it. If you really want the harem to be stable and peaceful, why do you have to do that?"

Empress Shi frowned, "Nothing in the harem can be kept secret. Even if it spreads widely, what does it have to do with me?"

"It's fine if your Majesty doesn't want to admit it, but you and I both know that you wanted to use this opportunity to completely crush me, but you didn't expect that the Emperor would stand on my side after all. Or... stand on the side of me and my son."

There was no longer any concealment in Concubine Cheng's tone; she looked at Empress Shi sarcastically, with pride evident in her eyes.

In her opinion, she and Queen Shi had already fallen out a long time ago, and all the harmony they had pretended to have in public would be completely gone after this incident. Naturally, there was no need to continue pretending in private now.

Over the years, although Empress Shi has always pretended to be calm and generous, and was not surprised by honor or disgrace, it seems that nothing can make this harem master lose his composure. But she knows that the fact that she has no children is the knot in Empress Shi's heart!

Even if she pretended to be indifferent, it was impossible for her heart to be calm.

When their eyes met, Queen Shi's eyes were cold and the gentleness just now was finally gone.

"So you admit that you poisoned me."

Concubine Cheng looked innocent, "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. I really had no idea about the poisoning."

"Then why do you say that the emperor is on the side of you and the Fourth Prince?"

Concubine Cheng calmly changed her words, "I just said it casually, Your Majesty, please don't think too much. Speaking of which, I also hope that this matter can be thoroughly investigated, but it's a pity that He Qingrui died so easily. Now, for the stability of the harem and the overall situation, I can only let Your Majesty and I suffer a little."

Concubine Cheng sighed and looked distressed, but the gleam in her eyes was the same as the pride just now, just as bright and unreserved.

It was as if the joy was deliberately displayed just to irritate Empress Shi and prick her already unhappy heart a few more times, so as to vent her anger that her plan had failed and she had almost gotten into trouble.

After this incident, they are no longer enemies that we need to worry about.

There is no need to worry about the obvious things.

Queen Shi looked at Concubine Cheng in silence for a long time. After that, she withdrew her gaze unhappily and began to order her to leave with a cold face.

"If there is nothing else, please leave. I am not fully recovered yet and I want to have a good rest."

Concubine Cheng smiled contemptuously in her heart and did not continue the verbal battle.

"In that case, I will not disturb the Queen's rest. I will take my leave."

She did not greet him and left directly. When she passed by Jiang Suining, she stopped deliberately.

"I wonder what Madam Jiang is thinking?"

Jiang Suining turned to meet Concubine Cheng's gaze and suddenly asked, "My Lady Concubine, is He Qingrui's death related to you?"

The sudden question froze the smile on Concubine Cheng's face, and then she was filled with unpleasant anger. She sneered, "Jiang Suining, you are really brave. He Qingrui clearly committed suicide. Do you want to throw this dirty water on me?"

Is it because he relies on Shen Yanxi's support that he is so lawless, or is Jiang Suining really a person of such a daring character?

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was just confused, so I asked casually. If I have offended you, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Jiang Suining retracted her gaze and bowed her head respectfully, as if the person who had spoken boldly just now was not her at all.