The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 423 Make up your mind
"It's hard for you to be filial, and still think of me. The gold and jewels are just vulgar things.
However, this pair of precious balls and round fans can still be considered quite good.

The Queen has been here for such a long time, why is she still standing and talking?

Sit down quickly. I am getting old and confused, please don’t blame me, Queen.”

Ulanara thanked him, sat down and said.

"In terms of status in the palace, the Empress Dowager is my mother-in-law.

In terms of closeness, I should call the Empress Dowager aunt.

But the Empress Dowager knows that although I am honored to be the Queen,

But she has no power to handle affairs in the harem.

Even for this tribute, I tried my best to pick the better ones.

I have been thinking of the Empress Dowager, and as soon as I picked out the best ones, I came to pay my respects to you.

I hope the Queen Mother will not despise my humbleness and incompetence."

As she spoke, Ulanara lowered her head, as if she was resenting her own weakness.

But Empress Dowager De knew clearly that if her niece, who was born out of wedlock, was really weak and incompetent, how could she have moved up from the position of concubine to the position of concubine, let alone have the good life of being crowned queen today.

But many things should not be spoken out.

Empress Dowager De smiled, told someone to take the treasures, and asked Zhuxi to bring tea, then said to Ulanara.

"Queen, please try this tea of ​​mine and see if it suits your taste."

Ulanara took the tea in her hand and took a sip.

The refreshing aroma and clear taste of the tea made her feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

"The tea here, Her Majesty, is more than ten times better than mine.

The emperor is really filial, such a good tea,
I guess it only happens in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

I have never seen it before."

Empress Dowager De also picked up the teacup, took a sip, and smiled.

"Every year, the Imperial Household Department would present the list of tributes to the palace to the emperor for review.

The Queen was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, so I think she had seen the tribute list.

This tea is called Lingshan Xuerui. I heard it has a sister tea.

It's called Snow Top Green, and it tastes even fresher than this.

However, these two types of tea were not on the tribute list.

In the entire palace, I am the only one who has half a pound of Lingshan Snow Core.

It is said that this tea is extremely difficult to pick and the yield is extremely low. I don't know why.

It was not included in the tribute.”

Ulanara looked up in confusion.

"How come such good tea is not included in the tribute?

Isn't the tea used by the emperor the best in the world?"

Queen Mother De smiled but said nothing, but Zhuxi beside her spoke.

"My Queen, please forgive me for being so nosy. You are the Queen Mother's closest relative.
The Empress Dowager specially asked me to make this tea today.
As for the origin of this tea, you don't have to worry about it.

In short, when you leave Yonghe Palace, you have never heard of this tea.
I have never drunk this tea before."

Ulanara knew that today's gift was the right one. The Empress Dowager De gave her this tea to drink. Was she just trying to show off the tea?

No.

Ulanara put down the teacup and said.

"Aunt is right. I am the closest relative of the Empress Dowager, so I will naturally be on the side of my closest relative in everything."

Empress Dowager De nodded and continued, "I was sitting idle in the palace when I heard rumors that something happened in the Yikun Palace.

That noble lady Li was also killed in this incident. Didn't the queen try to persuade the emperor?"

Ulanara said.

"My mother asked me, and I dare not hide it. The matter of Yikun Palace is very strange.

I have investigated privately and found that the barking dog that caused the incident was suddenly raised a few days ago.

It is said that the dog did not have the habit of snatching things at first.
However, the palace servants of Yikun Palace always tried to tease it and put things in its mouth.

This is why when it saw the box of small toys of the Fourth Prince, it rushed over and grabbed the toys.

Moreover, I have also investigated the poisons handled by Lady Li, and found that they were all poison prescriptions from quack doctors.
But I didn't see the taste of Hedinghong. It's just a pity that after the accident of Li Guiren,
The man who was on good terms with her had also been killed long ago.

When my people found him, the coroner from Jingzhao Prefecture was already there.

He was just impatient and ate the hot yellow rice cake, which was the stickiest.
The man's intestines were scalded and his stomach was torn apart, but he looked fine on the outside."

Queen Mother De snorted.

"She did it perfectly. I think she must have discovered that there was something wrong with those things.
She played along with the trick and put on this good show. But she could only let her own son perform this show.

She was a ruthless person. She had never thought that if the child was quick,
If she grabs that thing in her hand, she will cry. "

Ulanara said.

"My mother and I have the same guess, but I think, given her personality,

To dare to perform such a drama in front of the emperor, there must be a foolproof plan.

However, not only were the people in the palace stunned by this incident,

The emperor was so scared that he felt even more distressed for the mother and son."

After a moment's silence, Ulanara changed the subject and forced a smile.

"Forget it, you are busy talking about other people's affairs. I came here today,

I have good news to tell you, mother."

Queen Mother De asked curiously.

"Good news? Oh, I've been stuck here all day, and I don't know what good news there is for me."

Ulanara said.

"It's about my fourteenth brother. Mother will be happy to hear it."

When Empress Dowager De heard about the Fourteenth Prince, she immediately sat up and became energetic in an instant.

"The emperor has detained me and has not allowed my people to visit the Fourteenth Prince. I don't know how he is doing.

Come on, is there any good news from Old Fourteen?"

Ulanara looked around, and Zhuxi understood and led everyone in the hall to retreat, even taking Ulanara's personal bodyguard Jianqiu away.

Seeing that there was no one around, Ulanara covered her mouth, chuckled, and said.

"Mother is going to be the Imperial Grandmother. Although the Emperor has detained Fourteenth Brother for the past two years,
But they are brothers after all. My mother had previously sent food and drink to my fourteenth brother, and the emperor had turned a blind eye.

The person that my mother found for my fourteenth brother to serve as a personal attendant is pregnant."

Not to mention Empress Dowager De, I'm afraid no one in the harem would have expected this news.

Yinzhen ordered the Fourteenth Prince to be confined in a solitary house outside the city, and stripped him of his title. The people who served him were all eunuchs transferred from the inner palace.

Empress Dowager De hid it from everyone and selected two women, disguised them as men, to replace the personal eunuch beside the Fourteenth Prince without anyone noticing.

Empress Dowager De originally just thought that her son was suffering too much.

With a woman by his side, the days of confinement were always better, but he never expected that there would be a good time to have a child.

Empress Dowager De's eyes turned red, her nose felt sore, and she was about to cry.

But she raised her face, tried her best to calm herself, and when she looked at Ulanara again, she seemed to have made up her mind.