After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

Chapter 420: Incident at Cixin Palace

Who dared to refute the emperor's words? Even though they were unwilling in their hearts, Yu Zhenzhen and Lin Zhi obeyed very obediently, "Everything is subject to your majesty's arrangements."

In fact, they were all thinking about the same question at this time. The longer the night, the more dreams there are. After the New Year, I wonder if the King of Yan will change his mind?

Lin Zhi glanced at Murong Yan next to her, then blushed and lowered her head. Yesterday, she confessed to him while drunk, and she didn't know how he would feel about her. It was so shameful to be so reckless.

Murong Yanhui had no idea what she was thinking. He was worried that his hypocritical behavior would make Yu Qingli angry. It was really embarrassing!

What Murong Yanhui also didn't know was that a bloody storm had already broken out in the Ci Xin Hall at this time.

"Bang!"

A fine antique vase was smashed to pieces by Queen Mother Qin, and many palace maids and eunuchs were already kneeling in the hall. They dared not breathe, fearing that the Queen Mother would be displeased and have her heads split apart.

The palace maids were all wondering in their hearts what important thing the empress dowager had lost that made her suddenly so angry. The empress dowager had always been gentle and had always been a vegetarian and a Buddhist. She had never spoken harshly to the servants, so what happened today?

"I'll ask you again, didn't you see anyone yesterday when you were on duty?"

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, we servants certainly did not see it."

"It seems that you all neglected your duties yesterday and failed to properly guard this Cixin Palace! Come, drag out all the eunuchs and palace maids who were on duty yesterday and give them forty lashes of the cane!"

"Queen Dowager, please spare me! Queen Dowager, please spare me!"

"Don't drag him out!"

Queen Mother Qin ignored the palace maids' pleas for mercy. In her opinion, cutting these people into pieces was a light punishment. Sparing their lives after they had committed such a serious mistake was already a great mercy.

Qingluan was also standing aside silently at this time. She had an idea in her mind, but she didn't know whether she should tell the empress dowager.

Soon, the sound of beating with a stick began to be heard outside the palace, mixed with the screams of the palace servants, which sounded very shrill.

"master……"

Just as Qingluan opened her mouth, Queen Mother Qin glared at her and stopped her, "What? You want to plead for them? Qingluan, you should know the seriousness of this matter. What was lost is not an ordinary thing."

Qing Luan bent her knees and knelt before Queen Mother Qin. "I know. That's why I want you to calm down."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"Master, if today's incident gets out, wouldn't it arouse suspicion among the people in the palace? Maybe even reach the ears of the Emperor. If the Emperor asks about it, how will you respond? Master, you are the Empress Dowager, you have always been a vegetarian and a Buddhist. How could you suddenly be so cruel to these servants?"

Qingluan's implication made Queen Mother Qin wake up in time. She was really angry and she was right. Now that she was the queen mother, she should naturally play the role of a queen mother who was gentle and tolerant. How could she attack these servants for a so-called lost thing?

Thinking of this, Queen Mother Qin ordered: "Hurry up and make them stop!"

Soon someone passed on the order, and the palace servants managed to escape. They all sighed in their hearts that the empress dowager was merciful after all, otherwise they would have been crippled if not dead after forty strokes of the cane.

The palace maids on duty were dragged back into the palace and knelt before Queen Mother Qin in unison, kowtowed and thanked her. Queen Mother Qin's face was cold as she swept her gaze over them. "Let's put an end to the matter of my lost property. However, from today onwards, I hope that each of you will be alert and pay attention to the movements in the palace at all times. If you let any outsiders in again, I will kill you!"

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for not killing me. Your servants understand."

Queen Mother Qin then waved them off, leaving Qingluan alone to serve. After everyone left, Queen Mother Qin's face turned pale and she sat down on the chair. "Qingluan, what do you say we should do now? Who rescued that bitch?"

Qing Luan looked a little hesitant, "Master, I actually have a suspicion in my heart, but..."

"Just say what you want to say. Do we need to hide anything between you and me?"

"The location of this secret room is only known to the master, this servant, and the prince. Since it's not the master and this servant, it might be... the prince."

Queen Mother Qin's eyes widened instantly, a look of disbelief on her face, but she quickly regained her composure and said decisively, "No! It definitely couldn't be Hui'er! What reason would Hui'er have to do this?"

"I am just guessing. Perhaps I am worrying too much."

"Qingluan, you seem to have forgotten someone!" Queen Mother Qin suddenly stood up from her chair, her expression agitated. "Qingluan, from now on, place our people throughout the palace. I want to know what's going on here at all times."

"Master, do you have any clues?"

Queen Mother Qin's eyes turned cold, and she clenched her fists. "Qingluan, have you forgotten that this secret room was designed by that bitch? Maybe, besides her, there are others who know this secret."

Qing Luan was shocked. "Master, what you mean is that the Queen Mother managed to spread the news that she was imprisoned here, and then her accomplices in the palace took advantage of the Hundred Flowers Conference to rescue her?"

"It's not impossible!"

"But if that's the case, why doesn't the Queen Mother just come out and expose our identities?"

"Maybe she just didn't have the chance."

Qingluan fell silent. If this was true, then it had to be said that their current situation was extremely dangerous. An enemy that could appear at any time was more terrifying than an enemy whose whereabouts were already known.

"Master, what are you going to do next? How about we leave here?"

Queen Mother Qin sneered, "Leave? I've been planning for years, just to return to the palace. Now I'm finally reunited with Hui'er, and my plans for revival have just begun. You want me to leave? Qingluan, you don't underestimate me."

"Yes, I deserve to die!" Qing Luan lowered her brows and looked submissive, "But if the Queen Mother comes back..."

"If she dares to come back, I will find a way to make sure she is dead without a burial place!"

Queen Mother Qin's tone was filled with murderous intent. She was no longer the simple and kind-hearted Concubine Wan. Over the years, in order to seek revenge and return to the palace, her hands had been stained with a lot of blood, and her heart had become cold and hard in the killings.

Now she is the real empress dowager. No matter whether that woman will appear or not, this is an unchangeable fact.

Qingluan sighed inwardly, the master has really changed. She didn't know whether this change is good or bad for them.

"Qingluan, please investigate the disappearance of that woman in secret. I don't believe that even if you turn the entire palace upside down, you won't be able to find her whereabouts!"

"My slave understands!"

Queen Mother Qin then sat back down in her chair. She calmly picked up her teacup and drank a sip to calm herself down. After a while, she asked, "By the way, what's going on between Hui'er and that Linzhi?"

"I heard that they met on the frontier and were childhood sweethearts. Lin Zhi is the daughter of General Lin and has been in contact with His Highness over the years."

"So, Hui'er should like that Linzhi?"

"It's hard to say, but strictly speaking, that Lin Zhi should be special. I heard from His Highness that she once saved His Highness's life."

"Oh? She saved Hui'er's life? That's true. In that case, with Hui'er's personality, he will definitely not let that woman down."

Queen Mother Qin seemed very satisfied when she heard this. In every aspect, Lin Zhi was much better than Yu Qingli. If she could really win Hui'er's favor, it would be a relief for her.

"Qingluan, you must do your best to bring them together. It would be best if you could get Linzhi pregnant as soon as possible. By then, even if Hui'er wants to regret it, it probably won't be possible."

Qing Luan responded softly, but in her heart she felt sorry for Murong Yanhui. If this was true, His Highness would have to spend the rest of his life in pain, which was definitely not a good thing for His Highness.

Qingluan had been in the palace for many years and had long since seen through the affairs of men and women in the imperial city. If the two were not truly in love, what was the point of having a child? Moreover, she had personally raised Murong Yanhui. She treated Murong Yanhui more like her own child than her master. So although Qingluan had agreed to Queen Mother Qin on the surface, she was reluctant to do so in her heart. She did not want the child she had doted on for so many years to be deprived of the happiness she desired.

In the Imperial Dragon Palace, a home-cooked meal was quickly finished. With the emperor and empress present, the others didn't actually eat much, they just pretended. Only after Murong Shileng and the empress left did the others feel finally liberated.

Murong Yanhui hurriedly stood up, but was stopped by Lin Zhi behind him, "Your Highness, why are you in such a hurry? Are you going back?"

"Is there something?" Murong Yan avoided answering and just raised her eyebrows to ask Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi lowered her eyes shyly. "Nothing. I just heard that the scenery in the prince's palace is beautiful, and I was thinking about whether I could go and take a look."

Murong Yan fell silent. Lin Zhi continued, "If it is inconvenient for Your Highness, I will not force you. After all, it is overstepping your bounds."

Lin Zhi's face looked a little ugly, and there was a hint of embarrassment on her face. Murong Yanhui felt a little reluctant when he saw this, thinking that it was just a show, and besides, he owed this woman after all.

"If you want to go, I will accompany you."

Seeing this, Yu Zhenzhen also said, "Your Highness, Sister Lin, do you mind if I go over and take a look? Although I've lived in the palace for a few days, I really haven't really appreciated the scenery of Anle Palace!"

Murong Yanhui frowned slightly, but did not directly refuse. She just said coldly: "If you want to follow, then follow."

Yu Zhenzhen was delighted and hurried to catch up with Murong Yanhui and Lin Zhi.