After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 222 Undercurrent

After hearing the news of the death of the deposed empress in the cold palace, Qi You was not surprised at all. The deposed empress must have played an indispensable role in the deposed crown prince's rebellion, otherwise, it would have been impossible for the deposed crown prince to have such a long reach and accomplish so many things while he was in Qingyuan Temple. The royal grandfather had only sentenced her now, and used the reason of death due to illness. This was already due to his consideration of the relationship between husband and wife for many years. No, it might also be because of the deposed crown prince.

Qi You could see clearly that the Royal Grandfather had feelings for the deposed Queen and the deposed Crown Prince. Although he hated the two of them for colluding to rebel, the years of love between husband and wife and between father and son ultimately prevented the Royal Grandfather from taking drastic measures. If this matter happened to someone else, how would the Royal Grandfather handle it?

The news of the deposed queen's death quickly spread throughout the palace and outside.

Minghua Palace.

When Concubine Xian heard the news, she stopped embroidering and raised her eyes in surprise, "Really?"

Madam Jiang nodded, "Really? I heard that when he was found, his body was already cold."

Hearing this, Concubine Xian put down the handkerchief in her hand with mixed feelings.

She and the Queen had been at odds for most of their lives, but she never thought that she would die so quietly.

Thinking about the deposed crown prince's rebellion, Concubine Xian was not stupid and naturally understood that it must have something to do with her, otherwise she would not have "died of illness". Having spent most of her life in the palace, weren't there many people who "died of illness"?

The death of the deposed empress must be related to Your Majesty.

It is really sad to think that the deposed empress and the deposed prince, who had enjoyed such glory in the first half of their lives, would die in this way.

However, Concubine Xian understood that the battle for the throne was so cruel. If she lost, the fate of the deposed queen and the deposed prince would be an example.

There were many people in the palace who thought the same as Concubine Xian. The death of the deposed queen made the entire palace depressing.

When people outside the palace heard the news, some were shocked, some were expecting it, some were just watching the show, some were sympathetic, and all kinds of people heard it. As soon as the news came out, it spread throughout the streets and alleys of Shengjing.

Qiao Rongjin soon found out about this.

Until this incident, Qiao Rongjin was very calm.

The death of the deposed queen was expected. Even if you didn't know the plot, you would know that it was impossible for the deposed queen to be alive.

Qiao Rongjin has gotten used to the recent changes. No matter how big the event is, it will not cause her any disturbance.

In the end, Emperor Jingyuan ordered the deposed empress to be hastily buried without even following the most basic procedures. She was only given a thin coffin and buried directly in a suitable place chosen by a feng shui master.

No one in and out of the palace had any objection to this. After all, after what the deposed empress and the deposed crown prince had done, it was already a great favor that Emperor Jingyuan buried them in a thin coffin.

However, there was someone who was extremely dissatisfied with this, and that was Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu's son, Prince Chen, was assassinated by the deposed crown prince. So, she was furious that the deposed queen could be buried properly after her death. But as a concubine, she had no right to interfere in the matters decided by Emperor Jingyuan. So, she dared to be angry but not to speak out. She was just waiting for an opportunity in the future to have the deposed queen's grave dug up to relieve her pent-up anger.

The death of the deposed queen only caused a slight ripple inside and outside the palace, and then it was as if this person had never existed.

The days passed simply and peacefully, and it was the end of another year and the New Year's Eve was approaching.

Qiao Rongjin was in the warm room of Yunshen Pavilion, warming himself by the charcoal fire and looking at the account books.

"Master, please take a rest. If you keep looking like this, your eyes will not be able to bear it." Qinglian's gentle voice sounded beside him.

Her eyes involuntarily looked at her master who was lying lazily in front of her. No matter how long she stayed with her master, she could never get tired of her master's good looks and the lazy and elegant temperament from the inside out. As the days in Prince Rui's Mansion grew longer, Qinglian felt that her master's temperament was becoming more and more noble, yet noble yet delicate. Her eyes were full of charm, and the indescribable temptation between a young girl and a woman made her, a woman, blush and her heart beat fast after looking at her for a long time.

Putting down the book in his hand, Qiao Rongjin stood up, twisted his neck, stretched his body, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes sparkled.

Even when the beauty is doing such ungraceful movements, she looks extremely pleasing to the eye.

"I have indeed watched for a long time. Go out for a walk and do your own thing."

"Yes, master."

Qiao Rongjin came out and looked at the white snow in the yard. He was in a good mood. He stepped on the snow and looked at his footprints on the flat snow. The corners of his mouth raised more and more.

However, she soon walked to the pavilion and sat down, looking at the flying snowflakes, her thoughts gradually drifting away.

It has been nearly two years since she came to this world, and she has long been accustomed to the life here. Now her son is studying in the upper study and is doing well in his studies. The Qiao family is also thriving. Qiao's father has become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in just one year, and Qiao's eldest brother Qiao Heyan is now the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. Qiao's second brother Qiao Hesong and Qiao's third brother Qiao Hean were sent to work in other places half a year ago.

Prince Rui became increasingly busy, and his influence in the court grew.

Half a year ago, Emperor Jingyuan fell seriously ill and did not attend court for half a month. This scared all the ministers in the court. After all, no one wanted Emperor Jingyuan to have any accident at that time, mainly because the crown prince had not been appointed.

Thinking about what had happened in the past year, Qiao Rongjin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In the past year, the factions in the court have undergone tremendous changes. In addition to the already prominent Prince Rui, a new Prince Su has joined.

In a short period of time, Prince Su won over many ministers, and his position in the court was approaching that of Prince Rui. The ministers in the court also split into two factions, one supporting Prince Rui and the other supporting Prince Su.

Although Prince Su was known for his dandy ways in previous years, his abilities and interpersonal skills have been praised by many ministers in the past year. They all said that Prince Su was a man whose merits outweighed his flaws.

The sudden rise of Prince Su not only attracted the attention of the ministers in the court, but also surprised Emperor Jingyuan.

There is no doubt about the ability of Prince Su, and he is not much worse than Prince Rui. Therefore, the two have been fighting each other to the death in the court for nearly a year.

All the ministers knew that the next crown prince would definitely be between these two people, so they treated both of them with caution. After all, neither of them was easy to mess with.

Because of the crown prince, many ministers now dare not take sides easily, for fear that if they are not careful, their entire family will suffer, so they are very cautious.

However, one thing that Prince Su is inferior to Prince Rui in is his offspring.

It's not that the offspring of Prince Su's Mansion are not good. The offspring of Prince Su are also outstanding among their peers. However, compared with the offspring of Prince Rui's Mansion, they are not so good. After all, Prince Rui's Mansion has Qi You, who is praised by the Taifu of the Shangshufang. He is a gifted child of heaven and a genius in martial arts and literature, and is regarded as the first person of this age group in the royal family.