Ninety-three cleverness is deceived by cleverness (Qiu's deserved) wonderful

  "What does Miss Xiao want from me?" She really couldn't muster up a good impression of those who came to fawn all over her, especially the ones who flattered her. What did they know about each other, anyway?

  Moreover, since she arrived in this capital city, her reputation outside has not been good. She is either a waste or an abnormal person, and it's only a matter of time before she becomes notorious. Where did her 'good name' come from?

  Upon hearing her polite but distant words, Xiao Yun's beautiful face slightly stiffened before she softly said: "Please don't worry, Princess, I have no other intentions. It's just that when I saw your bravery at the palace banquet the other day, I deeply admired you and wanted to get to know you."

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xin's eyes narrowed slightly. This woman was delicate and beautiful, with a temperament as light as a cloud, and an appearance of humility and caution like a willow tree leaning down, but unexpectedly, she could still appreciate her shocking behavior at the palace banquet, truly making one dare not underestimate her.

  "Miss Xiao is too modest. This princess has some abnormal hobbies and doesn't dare to let others praise her, feeling that there's nothing good for others to admire."

  "Perhaps it's just admiring the queen's courage which is different from ordinary people."

  "Heh~" Bai Xincheng couldn't help but smile and laugh out loud. Ignoring her, he directly lifted his foot and went forward to chase after the three 'noblewomen' in front of him.

  With a shadow of blood, she didn't look back and wasn't in the mood to see Xiao Yun's expression. She had never made friends based on relationships or others' praise; her friendships were based on her own intuition.

  But her intuition told her that this woman named Xiao Yun was approaching her with impure intentions.

  So far, there have been only two women who can get along with her, one is Liu Xuelan and the other is Xueying. And she herself finds it strange that these two people with vastly different personalities can actually get along with her.

  Why?

  That's because these two aren't fake.

  Liu Xuelan is a straightforward and sincere person, her thoughts are written all over her face, making it easy to get along with her and letting one's guard down. Of course, only someone who doesn't care about worldly notions can appreciate her, those who emphasize social status and etiquette would definitely not be able to get along with Liu Xuelan. That's why they can be considered friends.

  Xue Ying's aloofness made it impossible to guess what she was thinking, but her way of doing things was just as cold and detached as her exterior. She was a stubborn girl who would stick to what she believed in, making her loyalty unwavering once she had committed to something or someone.

  Apart from these two women, she really hadn't found anyone else she wanted to associate with.

  "Your Highness, it's getting late, shouldn't you be heading back?" Blood Shadow suddenly spoke up from behind her as she continued to move forward.

  Bai Xin walked with a sigh, shaking his head: "You say if I just leave like this, is it right?"

  She also wants to leave, doesn't she? But those three women are all higher in status than her, and now she doesn't want to take the high road.

  It is said that three women can make a play, and she also wants to see what kind of play these three women will sing together.

  In front was a high platform, and it seemed that several people were about to leave the Imperial Garden. Bai Xiner quickened her pace and followed them.

  "Mother, be careful, don't rush." Since I'm going to pretend to be a filial daughter-in-law, I must do it thoroughly, especially with others watching. How can I let go of this opportunity to show myself?

  Looking at Bai Xinzhi hurrying over, Qiu Shi revealed a comforting and loving smile: "Mother is fine, it's probably just because of the recent pregnancy, she's just feeling a bit weak in her hands and feet."

  She secretly despised her. She really admired Qiu Shi's style! Always remembering to elevate herself in front of others, even if the child in her belly wasn't the emperor's, she still dared to shamelessly show off her own 'capital'. And intentionally saying that she was weak, wasn't it just to make her help her?

  She just helped him up.

  Walked forward, gently holding onto Qiu Shi's arm, about to step up the stairs.

  At this moment, Qiu's hand suddenly reached out and landed on her wrist, the natural movement made Bai Xinyan not think much, but in that instant, Qiu suddenly showed a gloomy smile in front of her. Before Bai Xinyan could react, she was suddenly pinched by Qiu's long fingernails on her wrist.

  The sudden pain made Bai Xiner's eyes widen instantly, looking at Qiu Shi's gloomy and cold smile. Her pupils suddenly enlarged, the nerve line on her wrist hurt, and she almost instinctively pushed her hand out.

  "Ah——"

  Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was clear that Xian Fei had been pushed down the stairs by Cheng Wangfei, who also looked ferocious and seemed to be ready to devour someone.

  "......?!" Bai Xin stood stiffly on the stairs, stunned.

  She stared at the blood oozing out of Qiu's thigh with wide eyes, clenched her fists and almost left the scene without looking back.

  "Xian Fei!"

  "Mother! Mother!"

  "Come quickly! Come quickly!"

  "Someone come quickly and invite the imperial physician!"

  "Quickly send someone to inform the Emperor! The virtuous imperial concubine has fallen and miscarried!"

  “……”

  “……”

  A burst of startled cries behind him.

  Her white heart is stained with murderous intent, and no one knows how much she wants to kill people now!

  Detestable woman, damned woman, she never in a million years would have thought that she would use such despicable means...

  The crime of murdering a prince, the crime of harming her mother-in-law... each and every one of these crimes is enough to get her spat to death by the mouths of the people.

  When Yan Mo arrived at the news, Bai Xinzhi had already been staring at Xia Gao in the imperial study for half an hour.

  Looking at his own woman with scarlet eyes, sitting on a chair, wrapped in anger all over her body, he walked over and directly hugged her horizontally, without saying anything, and walked out of the imperial study.

  "......?!" Xia Gao was also furious at this moment.

  Looking at his son's actions, it was clear that he wanted to push everything onto him to handle. And indeed, the woman now is still the son's nominal mother, how can she intervene?

  He didn't expect Qiu Shi to be so despicable!

  If only he had known earlier, he wouldn't have bothered with so much and just gotten rid of the child in Qiu's womb. That woman also wouldn't have been able to stir up such trouble!

  Dequan didn't even dare to breathe on the side. Just now, he was scared by the queen's sudden arrival, and her appearance was as if she wanted to eat people. She thought she had come to make trouble for the emperor in the imperial study. This is the emperor's imperial study, even if the emperor has done something extremely wrong, one cannot commit regicide.

  Fortunately, Princess Cheng was just sitting quietly on the side, angry, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. As a result, when Blood Shadow told what had just happened, he was stunned again.

  Looking at Xia Gao's murderous expression, Dequan thought for a moment and carefully said: "Your Majesty, let me go take a look."

  Xia Gao narrowed his eyes, and the majestic eye color was now hidden with a murderous intention. He coldly slanted his gaze at him: "Dequan, do you know what I want to do most right now?"

  Dequan lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I know you can't wait to kill Qiu Shi right now."

  Xia Gao suddenly slammed his fist on the dragon case: "I was confused at first, and I actually believed her nonsense, and even entrusted the prince to her care. This is the most foolish thing I've done in my life! That cheap woman, I want to kill her as easily as turning over my hand. But now I don't want to kill her, I want to keep her, slowly torture her, I want her to know the consequences of playing tricks on me!"

  Dequan did not make another sound.

  Water Moon Palace

  The Shuigong Palace was in a state of chaos, with palace staff rushing in and out, each one looking anxious and tense.

  Jin Guifei and Xiao Huanghou did not leave, but accompanied Qiu Shi to the Shui Yue Palace. As for the purpose of coming here, no one would explicitly state it.

  One quarter of an hour passed, and the Emperor did not appear; two quarters of an hour passed, and the Emperor still did not appear; a whole time unit passed, and the Emperor still had not appeared...

  The two women sitting in the flower hall became more elegant and leisurely as time went on.

  No one had spoken a word, but each other's eyes revealed a hint of mockery and disdain.

  It turns out that Qiu Shi is nothing more than this.

  …

  Embracing White Heart Dye, I didn't return to Prince Wang's residence but instead went to the Longping Hall where they used to live.

  All the way Bai Xin clenched his teeth and didn't make a sound.

  Until he stopped, she who had been enduring without exploding finally buried her head in Yan Mo's broad shoulders and gritted her teeth.

  "Moyu, you think I'm too stupid?"

  "I clearly knew that her asking me to enter the palace was definitely not a good thing, but I was so careless and negligent."

  "I clearly saw that she wanted to frame me, but I was remiss in taking precautions."

  "Do you know how much I wanted to kill her with my own hands? But in the end, I still endured."

  "I'm really feeling suffocated in my heart, this kind of being wronged is really uncomfortable. My mind is all messed up, I really want to stab her a few times."

  "Why am I so unlucky? Why do good things never come to me, but bad things keep piling up on me? Who did I offend? I just want to live a simple life, a plain and ordinary life. Even if I have to eat poorly and wear tattered clothes, I just want to get by. I really don't want to provoke these people and things."

  "You say I'm really the reincarnation of that broom star? I came from so far away to get here, was it easy for me? But look at the kind of days I've been living, the kind of people I've been meeting?"

  For the first time, hearing her complaints and grievances, Yan Mo suppressed the anger rising in his heart and patiently patted her back.

  "Alright, with a husband like me, everything will be fine." No one saw the veins on the back of his hand throbbing violently. Although he didn't know what had happened, he knew she wouldn't take the initiative to lay hands on Qiu Shi.

  His woman still has some sense of propriety!

  He held her hand in the palm of his own, and suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a deep bloodstain on her wrist, the curved arc was small, but it could be seen that the other party had used great force.

  Suddenly, a surge of turmoil welled up in his eyes, and his gaze turned icy cold in an instant.

  "Is this what she pinched you with?"

  Bai Xin pushed him away and looked at the deep fingernail marks on her wrist, which made her think of Qiu Shi's detestable face again, and she gritted her teeth once more.

  As she looked at the anger swirling in the man's eyes, she suddenly found herself having an urge to laugh.

  "Moyu, if I were to take action against her, would you go soft?" She asked seriously, looking at the dark colors swirling in his eyes.

  After all, Qiu Shuiyan has been by his side for so long, even if she were a dog, she would still have feelings.

  His eyes narrowed, his gaze fell on a void, and his low voice revealed a thick chill: "In Luyuanshan, I already believed that she was related to the death of my mother and King Beiyuan. It's just that there is no definite answer for the time being. If she is innocent, I can ask the emperor to spare her life, but if I find out that she killed my mother and King Beiyuan, I will not let her go!"

  They all knew in their hearts that Qiu Shuiyan was a person who, once you came into contact with her, would make you feel disgusted. She was greedy by nature, arrogant and demanding, making it difficult for people to separate her from her mother's death.

  "What if I said I've already thought of a way to get her to confess everything herself?" Although the method was unrefined, she believed that the more unrefined it was, the more effective it would be...

  He suddenly grasped her shoulders with some excitement: "What's going on?"

  ……。

  At nightfall

  A horse carriage quietly drove out of the back yard of Cheng Wang Fu and headed in the direction of the imperial palace.

  Liu Xuelan leaned against the carriage wall with a plain face, several times wanting to open her mouth to speak to the driver, but each time she endured it.

  She was summoned to the palace after dark with a secret message. She couldn't figure out what had happened and why it was so mysterious. It seemed like there was nothing for her in the palace anyway?

  She knew that Xīnrǎn wouldn't harm her, she just didn't understand. Originally wanted to ask the driver what was going on, but she felt it wasn't necessary, after all, everything would be clear once she saw Xīnrǎn.

  The carriage went all the way to the palace gate and after a brief stop at the palace gate, it drove directly into the palace.

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  Water Moon Palace

  Xianfei has given birth, this is something that most people in the palace know today.

  Today's Shuǐ Yuè Gōng is even more quiet and desolate than before after Qīu's miscarriage.

  Apart from two palace maids standing guard at the entrance of Qiu Shi's bedroom, there was no one else in sight, and the silence was astonishing.

  Perhaps due to boredom, the two palace maids on duty suddenly opened their mouths and started talking in hushed tones.

  "Xiao Yue, what's going on here? The Emperor didn't even come to see Empress Xian."

  "Who would have known, after Consort Xian entered the palace, the Emperor's visits to Shuiyue Palace can be counted on one hand, and each time he stays for no more than two quarters of an hour. I've never seen a consort so out of favor, this is hardly better than being relegated to the Cold Palace."

  "Yes, our place is not much better than the Cold Palace. I originally thought that we were following a favored concubine and would have good days ahead of us, but it turns out that we're actually following an unfavored one. Not being favored is one thing, but she's also not good to us servants. Alas, I see that the people serving in the Cold Palace are having better days than us."

  "Hmph, Empress Xian is going to be disappointed. Look at her, she's pregnant with the emperor's child and he hasn't even come to take a look. Now that the child is gone, do you think the emperor will still come?"

  "Xiao Yue, you said that Xian Fei is really pregnant with the dragon heir?" The palace maid suddenly lowered her voice a few more degrees.

  The palace maid who was called Xiaoyue looked surprised at her words, hastily moved closer and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean? Are you still doubting that the child in Queen Xian's belly is not the Emperor's?"

  "It's not that I'm suspicious, but many people are. Think about it carefully, isn't it unbelievable? You're favored by the emperor, yet Consort Xian is treated so poorly. For such a long time, have you ever seen the emperor stay overnight in our Shuiyue Palace?"

  Xiao Yue nodded slightly, thinking there was some truth to it. "What you said seems to make some sense."

  "I really don't know what's going on?" The palace maid couldn't help but sigh.

  Xiao Yue nodded in agreement: "That's right, this matter is really strange when you think about it."

  ……

  Changqing Palace

  The Empress Xiao sat on the beautiful daybed, elegantly sipping tea. Two personal palace maids stood respectfully behind her, while her younger sister by birth and blood, with a delicate face and an air of grievance, stood before her with her head bowed.

  "Sister, you let me get close to Cheng Wangfei, but it seems that Cheng Wangfei is unwilling to be intimate with me."

  Xiao Huanghou raised an eyebrow, her elegant face calm and serene, as if she had expected this all along: "What's so surprising about that? The Crown Princess was never like other women. Do you think just because you're my sister, she'll look at you differently?"

  Xiao Yun pouted, somewhat coquettishly saying: "Sister clearly knows that the Crown Princess is so arrogant by nature, why do you still want me to get close to her? I really don't like her at all." Since sister became the Empress, her current value has also skyrocketed, and many people are lining up to fawn over her. Now she's actually being asked to fawn over someone else - this grievance is truly hard for her to swallow.

  As for her discontent, a hint of displeasure faintly appeared on Xiao Huanghou's dignified face. "You're just so ignorant. Do you think that just because I became the empress, my status is noble and unmatched?"

  Xiao Yun pouted in dissatisfaction: "Sister is now a mother of a nation, so naturally there's no one comparable to her."

  Empress Xiao glared at her and said with a hint of annoyance: "Don't dare to speak of this outside."

  "Sister?" Xiao Yun was puzzled. His sister was now the empress, the most respected woman in Shu Xia country, what virtue did that woman have to make his sister go to great lengths to get close to her?!

  She closed her eyes, and Empress Xiao said in a low and serious tone: "Our Xiao family has no power in the court. Do you think it's because of the emperor's favor that I can stay in the palace for many years?"

  "Isn't the Emperor fond of my sister? If the Emperor isn't fond of my sister, why would he make her the first in the harem?" Xiao Yun was perplexed and couldn't quite understand.

  The Empress handed the teacup in her hand to the palace maid, and the soft silk elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth. Only then did she look up and say: "Sister, I was able to live safely in the palace for many years, all thanks to my ability to gauge the situation... The Emperor seems to be affectionate, but he is actually equally ruthless to everyone. Those women who only know how to fight for favor every day not only make many enemies, but also don't get much imperial favor in the end. The Emperor made me Empress, not because I was outstanding or clever and capable, but on the contrary, in his eyes, I am just more honest and down-to-earth than others."

  Xiao Yun was somewhat astonished: "......?!"

  "Now that I'm the empress, everyone knows that Empress Xiao's backing isn't strong, and many are jealous of me, wanting to pull me down from this position. I let you get close to Crown Prince's consort only because I wanted you to find a backer for me. If my sister and I can stabilize our positions, the Xiao family will have a chance to rise."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun was even more perplexed: "Sister, if you want to find a backer to let Father win over the high-ranking officials in the court, why do you need to find that Princess Cheng? What ability does she have as a woman? She's just been favored by Prince Cheng for a bit longer."

  Xiao Huanghou gave her a cold glance. "Let Father win over the officials, if the Emperor finds out he has such thoughts, not only will the Xiao family have difficulty taking a step forward, but I'm afraid even I will be implicated. This Consort Cheng is indeed just a woman, but don't underestimate this woman. What kind of person is Prince Cheng that he would dote on her and only favor her alone? Do you think such a woman is ordinary or simple?"

  I want to get close to her, not just because she is favored by the Crown Prince, but more importantly, the Emperor seems to have a different attitude towards her. At the palace banquet, the Crown Princess was so arrogant, yet the Emperor didn't utter a single word of blame, although it's true that the Crown Prince was backing her up, still, the Emperor seemed to be holding back in fear of her, can't you see that? This is unprecedented among all the women in the harem, even the former Crown Princess was treated with severity by the Emperor.

  Listening to Empress Xiao's words, Xiao Yun recalled the scenes at the palace banquet and couldn't help but nod: "Now that I think about it, it's indeed just as sister said. It seems that this Princess Chong is not someone to be underestimated."

  Xiao Yun suddenly felt enlightened as if she had thought of something.

  "Sister, you ordered those palace maids today not to let the truth leak out, is it because you intentionally want to cover up for Crown Princess?"

  The Empress's captivating lips curled up: "Since I've noticed that the Emperor treats this daughter-in-law, the Crown Princess, differently from others, I naturally want to give the Emperor face. Who would have thought that today I was right again... That virtuous consort is nothing but an empty title, not worth fearing. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't choose to protect the Crown Princess."

  Xiao Huanghou's eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction and celebration. The palace maid who accompanied Xian Fei out and witnessed the whole thing had already been dealt with by her, but she didn't expect that the Emperor would actually condone it. This move of hers was really a gamble that paid off.

  Anyway, her purpose is to let the Emperor and Crown Prince know that it was she who suppressed the news of 'Xian Fei being pushed down the stairs by her daughter-in-law and having a miscarriage', as long as they remember her. As for the people on the side of Jin Guifei, she wouldn't bother to ask about them. If Jin Guifei is smart enough, she should stand on the side of Crown Prince's wife; if she thinks she has lived long enough and wants to seek death, then she will definitely be happy to see it happen...

  Xiao Yun's face showed a hint of admiration: "Sister is truly insightful, Cloud will definitely learn from sister."

  Xiao Huanghou smiled with satisfaction and slightly raised the corner of her mouth. Winning over Cheng Wangfei had another advantage for her - that was to deal with Jin Guifei.

  At that banquet, she also saw clearly. This Princess Jin actually had the audacity to think of marrying her niece, Jin Ziyu, to Prince Cheng and even dared to aspire to become his first wife. She really admired Princess Jin's boldness in having such an absurd idea.

  If Cheng Wang was a benevolent person, would he have favored only Empress Cheng?

  Jinzi is reluctant to return home, probably because of her unwillingness. Jin Guifei and her niece have already lost face at the banquet and displeased the emperor, yet they still don't give up and harbor hopes in their hearts. Isn't this seeking death?

  She thought that when she first entered the palace, because of Emperor's favoritism and frequent visits, Consort Jin had secretly made things difficult for her. If she didn't settle this account with Consort Jin, it would be unfair to her current status.

  Nowadays, the only one who can confront Queen Jin directly is Princess Cheng. If she can win over Princess Cheng to her side, dealing with Queen Jin will be as easy as turning over her hand...

  At that time, she and her niece Jinziya could only roll back to their Jinling State.

  Collecting her thoughts, Empress Xiao gazed deeply at her younger sister in front of her and suddenly said seriously: "Yun'er, I'm reminding you here first, it's fine to get close to the Crown Prince's consort, but don't casually harbor improper thoughts, understand?"

  Xiao Yun's eyelashes flickered as she suddenly lowered her head and asked in a puzzled tone, "Sister, what do you mean? Cloud doesn't understand."

  Xiao Huanghou's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, her words carrying a deeper meaning: "Cheng Wang is indeed a rare man, and the number of women who adore him is countless. A mature, stable, charming, and loyal husband like him - unless a woman is blind, it's impossible not to be moved by him. Sister wants you to get close to Cheng Wangfei, but not for other purposes. Don't say sister didn't warn you, if because of your own improper thoughts you harm yourself, sister can't help you. Do you understand?"

  At this, Xiao Yun responded in a low voice: "Sister, Yun'er understands. Yun'er will remember sister's advice."

  Water Moon Palace

  Qiu Shi immediately called for palace maid as soon as she woke up.

  The two palace maids who were chatting enthusiastically outside the door heard her summoning voice and reluctantly walked in.

  "Your Highness, are you awake?" The two palace maids asked in unison as they stood beside the bed, but their expressions seemed to lack something.

  Qiu Shi didn't carefully look at the expressions of the two people, but instead asked in a cold voice: "Is it that my child is gone?"

  "Yes." The two palace maids replied in low voices.

  "What about Princess Soo? Where is she now? But isn't someone blaming and scolding her?"

  Upon hearing this, the two palace maids exchanged a glance, both somewhat perplexed. The one named Xiao Yue plucked up her courage and asked in response: "Your Highness, I heard from the imperial physician that Princess Cheng suddenly fell ill and is currently resting at Changping Palace, which is why she couldn't come to see you. Is what you said about 'accusations and scolding' because of her not coming?"

  Upon hearing this, Qiu's pale and weak face suddenly turned iron-green, staring at Xiaoyue who was speaking: "What?! Say it again! When did the Crown Princess suddenly fall ill?"

  Xiao Yue was startled by her fierce and eerie gaze, but since she had already spoken, she could only repeat herself. "You've just had an accident, and then news came that Princess Cheng Wang suddenly fell ill."

  Qiu Shi's expression was skeptical, and although his voice was somewhat weak, it contained a chilling coldness: "How would others know who was responsible for the incident involving Your Highness?"

  The two palace maids were even more bewildered and replied: "Your Highness, didn't you yourself accidentally fall down the stairs?"

  "What the hell! Why did I fall myself?!" As soon as she spoke, Qiu Shi suddenly shouted loudly. Looking at the two little palace maids in front of her, her sharp eyes scanned the surroundings with displeasure, "Where are they? Where are the others? Why aren't they waiting here for me to wake up?"

  The two palace maids were already puzzled about this matter, and upon hearing Qiu Shi's words, they became even more perplexed. However, they still replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, after you fainted from childbirth, the people of Shui Yue Palace don't know where they went."

  "What?! Qiu Shi's face turned pale as paper, and he immediately threw off the quilt and was about to get up. "How dare you! Who is it that dares to make things difficult for me behind my back?"

  Why didn't things go as she had imagined?!

  Now that woman Bai should be scolded and blamed by people, how can she still rest in the Changping Hall?

  And the people in her palace have disappeared. What does this mean?

  The two palace maids were startled by her sudden movement and hurried over to stop her: "Your Highness, you've just given birth not long ago, you can't move around freely now!"

  "Scram!" Qiu Shi ruthlessly waved away the two outstretched hands, "I want to see the Emperor, you go and bring the Emperor here!"

  The two palace maids, seeing her so fierce, couldn't help but take a step back and told the truth: "Your Highness, the Emperor said you didn't cherish your own body, letting the young prince die before he was even born... The Emperor's face turned red with anger, saying that from now on, he will never come to the Water Moon Palace again..."

  Digression

  Finally, the time difference has reversed. It's not easy, it's really not easy.