The queen didn't want to speak for Xia'er in front of the emperor, firstly, she didn't want to arouse the emperor's suspicion, and secondly, she didn't want the emperor to think that she would only think about her "mother's family".

She has always been a virtuous queen. How could a virtuous empress embarrass the emperor? She should kill her relatives in righteousness.

But the queen can't sit down alone, she still needs the help of many people: the biggest help is of course her mother's family.

And Xia'er is the only daughter of the queen's brother, and because she entered the palace early, Xia'er's parents always feel indebted to her: therefore, they will definitely come to the queen for help.

Also, the queen's mother is still there, and her old man loves Xia'er like an eyeball; When the time comes, she will kneel in front of the queen with gray hair: should she or shouldn't?

The queen wanted her family to think that she was a good sister and daughter, so that they could help her willingly; Therefore, she will never turn against her family because of Xia'er.

On one side is the emperor and on the other side is the family, and the queen is really embarrassed.

But there is one thing that the queen is not embarrassed about, she is just very angry: Xia'er is stupid and surprises her! They all drugged Tie Ying, and she couldn't let Tie Ying share a bed with her.

It's like what the queen said - Xia'er is so stupid, what is the use of her? Anyway, she just didn't want Tie Ying to marry Princess Ningguo, and she didn't want Tie Ying to marry a big Chu man.

She didn't really care if Tie Ying married Xia'er or not, so when Xia'er said about the drugging, the queen already wanted to get rid of Xia'er.

It's not just because Xia'er did something wrong today, but the most important thing that the queen didn't say is that Xia'er knows too much: there are many things that are not suitable for the palace people to know, let alone for the palace people or eunuchs to do.

Because those people are outsiders at the bottom.

In the palace of the Lonely Bamboo Country, there are no concubines and only the queen, so there are only two people who the palace eunuchs have to be loyal: the emperor and the empress.

As the empress, do you still have to compete with the emperor for the hearts of the people in the palace? That's unacceptable, of course, the virtuous queen is to assist the emperor to win the hearts of the people, where is there a competition with the emperor for the hearts of the people.

Therefore, the people in the palace must not believe it - they say they are loyal, but who knows that the biggest person in this palace, the most talkative, is not the queen, but the emperor.

In such a situation, how could the queen dare to trust those palace people and eunuchs.

Maybe at any time, these people will go to the emperor to make a small report: as long as they can make the emperor believe in them more and get greater benefits from the emperor, they will betray the queen without blinking.

The queen took Xia'er with her, because Xia'er has been a very smart person since she was a child, and there are many things that the queen can guess without saying it, and she will do it properly.

This is the reason why she loves Xia'er: those things that are inconvenient to say and not suitable for people to know are slowly handed over to Xia'er who is growing up.

And Xia'er's unscrupulous image in the palace, as well as the weight of her speech in the court, are actually related to what the queen gave her to do.

It's just that Xia'er never thought about it that way, because the queen has always loved her, and she is the queen's niece, of course she did those things.

Xia'er never thought that what she had done for the queen in recent years would become her life-threatening talisman.

The Empress wouldn't let people get anything out of Xia'er's mouth, whether it was her brother or the Emperor or anyone else; And the only people in the world who can keep secrets are the dead.

Therefore, the moment Xia'er was driven out of the palace after her defeat, she was already a dead person in the queen's heart; It's just that Xia'er doesn't know it, so she thinks that it's too bitter in the stone prison and wants to leave quickly.

Hearing the queen's words, Xia'er gave a cold war: "No, no, Niangniang, I will not die for my crimes, and the emperor will not punish me like this; I—I can't be the crown princess, and I can still go home......"

The queen looked at her and didn't speak, and after a long while, she said softly, "Do you still want to go home?" "That's something that the queen will never agree, because if she leaves the palace, Xia'er will not be completely controlled by her, and she is not at ease.

"You don't want to be a good boy, it's really a disappointment to this palace." She sighed: "However, you were raised by this palace, and when you really wanted to do it, you found that you really couldn't do it." ”

The queen let out a long sigh: "That's fine." Well, it's always okay for you to pretend to be dead, right? Write a few words in blood and leave a last word, showing that what you are doing is only obsessed with the prince, because you can't live anymore because of shame - that's what it means, anyway. ”

"Don't be afraid, didn't this palace say that I want you to pretend to be dead. Only if you pretend to be dead and get a little wounded, then there will be a bloody book, and both the palace and your parents will open your mouth to let you go home to recuperate. ”

"You are the niece of the palace, and it is impossible for the emperor not to think about it; When the time comes, seeing that you have remorse and have made a wound, they will naturally let you go. ”

The queen looked at Xia'er: "Otherwise, do you want to continue to stay here, wait until after dawn, the palace and your parents go to the emperor to intercede for you, and then come to release you?" ”

She could see that Xia'er had endured it to the limit, and she didn't want to stay in the stone prison anymore - indeed, how could Xia'er, who had been raised like a princess, endure such hardships?

"That's fine. It's just that you have to think clearly, you don't know what time it will be when you want to release it, and it will take four or five hours soon, right? It was nearly three hours until dawn. ”

"If it's slow, it may be tomorrow, and it may be the day after tomorrow; It depends on when the emperor is willing to let you go. She shook her head when she said this: "You know, this palace can't just let people let you go." ”

Xia'er looked at the queen in horror, obviously not believing her, because the queen had changed too fast, and she was afraid that there was something wrong with it: "Niang Niang is not angry with me?" ”

The queen glared: "Of course angry." But the child I raised with my own hands, it's okay to say cruel things, do you really think this palace can do it? ”

"Also, this palace doesn't want the emperor to really ask you. You know, when the time comes, what you say will be deep and shallow, but it is not only related to the life and death of you alone, if you say the wrong thing, it will be the life of our people. ”

The queen looked at Xia'er: "The best way is to pretend to die, you write a few sentences of blood, and then look for death and life, and if you alarm the people outside, you will naturally be saved." ”

"This is the fastest way to save you." She said here and touched her dry hair: "If you are willing to wait, you have to take the lives of our people and wait, and this palace can only be left to you." ”

"Your parents and I will think of a way to do it, of course, you will not be severely blamed, and you will not be affected by your family. It's just that you're going to wait here, but you don't know how long you're going to have to wait. ”