The princess changed her widow's life by fortune-telling

Chapter 696 Emperor's Favor
Concubine Zhao's soul flickered, obviously she couldn't accept the ending of Xia Luo's soul flying away, "Xia Luo is because of me..." She paused as she spoke, "If it was me who the queen mother found, she asked me to use the The way of suicide in exchange for father and brother's life, is that the one who has lost his soul and is me?"

Naturally, no one could answer Concubine Zhao's question.

She looked at the front in a daze, apparently death was not scary to her, what was scary was that she and her maid Xia Luo would never see each other again.

"But why didn't you go to see Father? With how much Father loved you at that time, he would never stand by." Bai Fengyu frowned.

Concubine Zhao sneered, "The most ruthless emperor's family, so what can I do if I go to him? Above the court, it is a game. The foundation of the Queen Mother in the court is solid, and many people are willing to do things for him. I am here Having been around the emperor for so many years, I naturally know that he was restrained by the queen mother all those years."

"When he first came to the throne, every evening he was supposed to greet the Queen Mother, but in fact he was going to report the day's affairs to the Queen Mother. When he came, the Queen Mother had to compare what he had learned with what he reported. If there was any discrepancy , we must strictly investigate where the problem lies, and he dare not hide anything from the Queen Mother."

"Secondly, the Empress Dowager also needs to understand how he handles everything. Whether the way of handling is good or not, the Empress Dowager will comment on it."

"Although the queen mother did not listen to the government behind the curtain, the emperor is completely controlled by her."

"Even if the Empress Dowager stopped asking about the affairs of the court because of her poor health, there were still many people in the court who regarded the Empress Dowager's words as the standard. Even if the emperor ordered my father and brother to be protected, the border gates were thousands of miles away, and the delivery of food and grass had to go through so much. With the hands of many people, how can we ensure that there will be no problems in the middle?"

"Besides, I entered the palace for the sake of my family." Concubine Zhao slightly pursed her lower lip, "You think I don't want to marry an ordinary person, a couple for a lifetime, and grow old together? Even if the emperor loves me, so what? To balance the power of the court, don't you want the rain and the dew to be evenly distributed?"

"No matter how favored I am, I'm still just a concubine, and I will never be his regular wife. When I see the queen, I will always greet the queen."

"But with my family background, if I marry someone from the right family, I can at least enjoy the status and treatment of a regular wife."

"Although the emperor dotes on me, in his heart, nothing is more important than the country of Tianfeng Nation and his throne."

"I have never had a child, and the emperor always let the imperial physicians come to see me. Those imperial physicians just said that the body is cold and it is difficult to conceive, and prescribed one after another tonic. At first, I thought it was really my own body There was a problem, but later I gradually realized that some people didn’t want to see me give birth, so no matter how much medicine I took, it would be useless.”

"Don't the emperor know about this? But doesn't he just let it go? He probably thinks it's best that I don't have children, so that it won't affect him from running to me frequently. Anyway, as long as I don't have children, I'm fine with it." No one can pose a real threat, so what if the emperor favors you a little?"

"In this harem, if there are no heirs around, how long can you rely on the emperor's favor? There are newcomers entering the palace every year. This year, there are no ones in the emperor's eyes. There will be others next year. Who can guarantee that they will always be prosperous?" Unfailing favor?"

"I died when the emperor loved me the most, at least let me still have these things during my lifetime."

"For me, the most important thing is my family. As long as they are well, I can rest assured. And Xia Luo...we have been together for so many years, especially after entering the palace, the only person I can trust is She alone, to me, she is even closer than relatives."

"We said that even if they die, they will die together. In the future, they will reincarnate together and become a pair of real sisters. How could it be..."

Pei Zimo sighed softly, turned his head to look at Bai Fengyu, but did not speak.

Bai Fengyu felt somewhat fortunate, fortunately he only had one empress, otherwise wouldn't this be equivalent to being scolded by Concubine Zhao?

After a pause, Bai Jinye asked, "Then you and Concubine Zhang..."

"Concubine Zhang entered the palace, and it was only a few years before she became pregnant. We met each other in the boudoir. After entering the palace, because we took tonics every day, we were more or less the same fate. Concubine Zhang was luckier. After taking the medicine for a while, She was pregnant. But her luck was not particularly good, the child died not long after it was born. "

"There are quite a few babies who died in this palace. No one can tell whether they died naturally or were killed by someone."

"Concubine Zhang was very difficult to get pregnant with that child, and it was even more difficult to get pregnant after giving birth. It happened that one of her younger sisters gave birth to twins but didn't want them. "

"But she is afraid that one child will be murdered again. Two children are more or less a guarantee. And if an identical child is found outside the palace, the consequences will be even more serious."

"So she planned to bring both children into the palace, and hide one to raise. At that time, I had discovered the secret room under the Zhaochun Palace, and she asked me if I could be raised in that secret room."

"I also know that if one child dies badly, another child can take his place. But if the first child grows up safely, it is estimated that the other child will die soon."

"I don't have children. I am willing to help Concubine Zhang because I am thinking about my own future. At least Concubine Zhang's children will treat me better in the future. Unfortunately, I don't have this blessing."

"When the accident happened in Zhaochun Palace, Concubine Zhang's child had already grown up. It stands to reason that the child in the secret room should be dealt with. After the accident in Zhaochun Palace, there was no one to take care of the child. I think it was for Concubine Zhang There's something on my mind."

Concubine Zhao turned her head to look at Pei Zimo, "You said that child survived? Concubine Zhang saved him?"

"After the accident in Zhaochun Palace, the emperor sent people to guard this place, and outsiders couldn't get in at all." Pei Zimo said, "It's a miracle that the child survived."

There is no need to tell Concubine Zhao about Jin Cheng, but Concubine Zhang probably didn't think about saving Jin Cheng at the time.

Letting Jincheng disappear in the Zhaochun Palace fire is indeed the best result for Concubine Zhang.

Not long after that, Concubine Zhang became a corpse and her palace was sealed off, so no one would mention Jin Cheng again.

As for Jin Cheng sneaking out of the secret room to look for food, it might not have been unseen.

However, so many people died in the Zhaochun Palace fire, and it became a forbidden area in the palace. If some people appeared there, it is estimated that most of them would be regarded as ghosts.

Who would dare to publicize the haunting of Zhaochun Palace and let the late emperor know about it?

Originally, there was nothing to be found out about the water leak, and then there was a rumor of a haunted house, wouldn't this be eye drops for the emperor?
Therefore, Jin Cheng was able to survive, and there was indeed an element of luck.

Concubine Zhao obviously didn't have that much interest in the child who was supposed to die. After asking this question, she didn't ask any more questions. After a while of silence, she asked again, "You said, someone is by the Queen Mother's side?" Help her, it was that person who made Xia Luo lose her soul. Since you can recruit our souls, can you find that person?"

A hint of hatred flashed in her eyes as she said that, obviously she wanted to find that person to avenge Xia Luo.

"In the past so many years, it must have been difficult to find." Pei Zimo frowned, "But since he is someone close to the Queen Mother, someone should have seen it."

Concubine Zhao wanted to find this person, but Pei Zimo actually wanted to find him too.

There was such a person around the Queen Mother back then, and this person might have done something, and it might be related to what is happening now.

"But now..." Pei Zimo turned to look at the soul in the formation, "It's time to free these people."

Concubine Zhao pursed her lips, "I won't leave, I want to find that person."

Naturally, Pei Zimo would not force her, but just looked at Bai Yiheng, "Can you save these souls?"

It is easy to send these souls back to the underworld, but after suffering for so long, it can be considered as a favor to them, and it is also easy for them to save these souls.

Bai Yiheng nodded, and stepped into the formation.

He didn't do anything special, he just reached out and patted each soul gently.

A trace of gray gas would float out of that soul's body.

The gas dissipated in the air.

Then the soul became a little purer.

When Pei Zimo withdrew the formation, these souls returned to the underworld one by one. This time, they don't need to suffer any punishment, they can be reincarnated directly.

Concubine Zhao looked at the empty yard and sighed softly.

Naturally, Pei Zimo would not let Concubine Zhao wander around outside, so he put her into the talisman first, and then looked at Bai Fengyu, "Go, it's time to see the second prince."

Speaking of this, Bai Fengyu's face turned ugly instantly.

He had already explained that no one was allowed to approach this side.

There are not many people living in this palace now, if he doesn't come, the queen doesn't come, the prince is honest and honest, he never disobeys his wishes, let alone come, and the other palace people dare not disobey his orders.

I thought Bai Muchuan would abide by it, but I didn't expect this kid to sneak in.

When the four of them approached the trapped formation, they heard Bai Muchuan whispering inside, "It's weird, why are you walking around here?"

Pei Zimo's trap was not too complicated, it was like a ghost hitting a wall, making Bai Muchuan keep turning around in this area.

She raised her hand to get out of trouble.

Bai Muchuan in the trapped formation only felt dazed, and saw Bai Fengyu, Pei Zimo, Bai Jinye and Bai Yiheng standing in front of him.

And he was just a few steps away from them.

He has been around here for a long time, if they appear, he will definitely see them.

But they seemed to appear in front of him suddenly.

He immediately understood what kind of technique this should be.

Bai Muchuan knew that no one was allowed to come here, but now that he was bumped into by Bai Fengyu with his own eyes, he couldn't avoid it, his face paled immediately, and he called out in a low voice, "Father..."

(End of this chapter)