The twilight is getting thicker, and the golden afterglow is sprinkled, which is gorgeous and dazzling, and there is a sense of loneliness that is about to die.

In Zhongcui Palace, Queen Chu stood in the courtyard, looking at the sinking sun in the sky, and her whole expression was unusually calm.

Although she has been grounded in the Zhongcui Palace for the past few days, she has heard some news about the court.

Regardless of whether anyone is doing anything behind his back, he is only afraid that he will be scolded in the court now, and for the emperor, he may have really moved his mind to abolish the queen.

"Niangniang, you're already standing here, it's almost an hour, let's go in." Hong Feng stood beside Empress Chu, her eyes full of faint worry.

"The emperor has arrived!" With a report from the little eunuch outside the palace gate, Emperor Yun walked in.

Empress Chu slowly retracted, looked at the gaze of the sunset, and laughed softly, bitter and sad, it seems that the emperor has decided.

"The concubine has seen the emperor."

As soon as Emperor Yun came in, he saw Empress Chu standing in the courtyard and nodded, "Empress...... No need to be polite. ”

"Is the emperor here to abolish the concubines today?" Empress Chu suddenly raised her head and looked directly into Emperor Yun's gaze.

Emperor Yun's heart trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to avoid Empress Chu's gaze.

"I, I just came to see the queen today."

Empress Chu smiled knowingly, and did not continue to ask, but said, "In that case, the emperor please come in." ”

In the main hall, Hongfeng brought tea, and Queen Chu took it and personally placed it beside Emperor Yun.

"Your Majesty, taste it, this is your favorite Biluochun, and the concubines let people soak it in the snow water they have accumulated in winter."

Emperor Yun nodded, picked up the teacup, slowly skimmed the tea leaves on it, and after a long time he spoke: "Empress, I ......"

"Does the emperor still refuse to believe in his concubines?" Empress Chu looked straight at Emperor Yun, "Although the concubine knows that what the concubine said may sound a little ridiculous, but the third princess did commit suicide and died. ”

"Empress, there is no evidence, how do you make me believe you?" Emperor Yun raised his head and looked at Empress Chu, his brows furrowed uncontrollably.

In the past few days, he has thought more than once that this matter may really be a misunderstanding. But there was no evidence at all, and even if he could convince himself, he could not convince the courtiers.

What's more, judging from the current situation in this matter, he couldn't help but be even more inclined to doubt the queen.

"Your Majesty, if all the evidence is conclusive now, then how can it be called the word believe, it's just because the evidence proves everything."

Empress Chu took a deep breath and knelt down in front of Emperor Yun, her eyes revealing a bit of desperateness.

"Your Majesty, the concubine knows that there is indeed no evidence to prove that the concubine is not a murderer, and even said that because of all the things before, the concubine did have the motive to kill Yun Xiyue, but the concubine really didn't."

Emperor Yun put down the teacup in his hand, "Empress, I also want to believe you, but can you tell me why you went to Zhilan Palace that day?" ”

"The concubine has already said before, it was the concubine who led the concubine over."

"Queen!" Emperor Yun's tone was a little intense, "Do you know that many of the ministers in the court have proposed to let me depose you, but it is Concubine Shu who is interceding for you." Now that you're saying that she's trying to harm you, how can you make me believe that? ”

"Doesn't the emperor know what it means to want to capture the old man, Concubine Shu wants the emperor to abolish the concubine, but this matter can't have anything to do with her. So she will naturally pretend to be gentle and generous in front of the emperor, if she persuades the emperor to be really useful, I am afraid that the emperor will not appear in the Zhongcui Palace now. ”

In this way, if it had been placed before, the emperor would definitely not have been affected. In the final analysis, it may be because things are wrong now.

"Queen, even if there is this possibility, but all this is just your speculation after all, there is no basis for empty words, how do you let me use your guess to convict Concubine Shu?"

Now the envoys of Dongyang Kingdom have not left, but recently the things in the palace have been one after another. He is the emperor, no matter what, he must take into account Chu Yunguo's face.

Now the news that the queen killed Xiyue is in an uproar, and if she doesn't show her attitude at all, I'm afraid that it will become more and more discussable.

"So the emperor has already thought about convicting his concubines, right?" Empress Chu looked at the look on Emperor Yun's face, and gradually became cold, and finally turned into thick tiredness.

"Empress, I am the emperor, I can't only take care of my own mind, but also take into account the courtiers and even all the people. So ......"

Emperor Yun paused, but his next words were a little unspeakable.

It was Queen Chu who slowly stood up, said that the concubine understood, and then turned around and entered the inner hall.

After a while, Empress Chu reappeared in the lobby, stood in front of Emperor Yun, and spoke word by word.

"Your Majesty, this is the queen's phoenix seal, and the concubines will be returned to the emperor from today."

"!" The red maple on the side was shocked, although she had a bad premonition in her heart since the emperor came in just now, but she never thought that Niangniang would hand over the phoenix seal so easily, isn't this equivalent to the abolition of the queen!

Emperor Yun didn't expect that the queen would directly take out the phoenix seal, hesitated, and did not reach out to take it.

"Queen, I don't mean that I must abolish your position as queen, it's just ......"

"The emperor doesn't need to say more." Empress Chu interrupted Emperor Yun's words and looked at the phoenix seal in her hand, "Back then, the emperor canonized the concubine as the queen, and personally handed over this phoenix seal to the concubine, who has been in charge of the harem for so many years, and asked herself if she had done anything wrong." But since the emperor no longer believes in the concubines, holding this phoenix seal no longer means anything to the concubines. ”

Hong Feng was so anxious that he stomped his feet in his heart, and immediately knelt down in front of Emperor Yun.

"Your Majesty, the queen mother is really wronged in this matter, you must believe the queen mother, she was framed."

"Red Maple, that's enough." Empress Chu glanced at the red maple before she looked at Emperor Yun again, "Since the emperor doesn't believe in the concubines, the concubines are not willing to explain anymore, no matter what the emperor plans to do with the concubines, the concubines are willing to be punished." But there is one point, I hope that the emperor will not be angry with the palace people up and down the Zhongcui Palace, as well as Yan'er and Yao'er. ”

As the queen mother, she didn't help Yan'er and Yao'er, and the only thing she could do now was to hope that she wouldn't affect them because of herself.

"Queen's ......"

Emperor Yun's eyes trembled, and he felt a little unbearable in his heart, but thinking of those ministers in the court, as well as those twists and turns that kept writing, in the end, Emperor Yun still reached out and took the phoenix seal in Queen Chu's hand.

"Queen, I promise you."

Empress Chu bowed to Emperor Yun, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”