Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 968 (74 reward points plus additional chapters)

Zhongcui Palace is watertight, and the eldest princess and Xiyan may be the only breakthrough.

Concubine Zhuang has tasted the sweetness, so how could she let go of such an opportunity?

Hearing her serious tone, everyone immediately said, "Yes!"

Seeing that Concubine Zhuang still looked thoughtful, Ruoli couldn't help but ask, "My Lady, what are you thinking about?"

Concubine Zhuang narrowed her eyes and said, "I just feel that the palace maid named Xiyan has a clear and upright look in her eyes, and doesn't seem like the type who flatters the powerful and bullies the weak. Why is she so cold in the face of the eldest princess, her former master?"

"Let's take a step back and say that even if she really is flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, His Majesty despised and ordered Liu to be executed, and the eldest princess is still the apple of His Majesty's eye. What good will it do her to offend the eldest princess?"

"I always feel that there is something hidden between Xi Yan and the eldest princess..."

Ruoli didn't think too much about it and said, "She's just a lowly maid, what secrets could there be?"

"Your Majesty, I think it must be that Concubine Chen hates the eldest princess, and the people in Zhongcui Palace followed suit. In order not to lose favor in front of Concubine Chen, Xiyan naturally dared not get close to the eldest princess."

"Perhaps it was Concubine Chen who instructed the eldest princess to cry this time, and she is still pretending..."

Concubine Zhuang's eyes darkened and she said nothing more.

Is there any better way than asking the princess directly?

Children's emotions always come and go quickly.

The eldest princess had forgotten her unhappiness in the imperial garden and a smile appeared on her face again.

When Concubine Zhuang's procession arrived at Changchun Palace, the eldest princess immediately came to greet them.

Because Concubine Zhuang had instructed not to let the eldest princess know about this, Ruoli kept her head down.

Otherwise, the princess would see her swollen face and keep asking questions, and she wouldn't know how to explain it...

Fortunately, the eldest princess's attention was on Concubine Zhuang at the moment and she didn't notice Ruoli.

"Mother, where have you been? Why didn't you bring Yun'er with you when you went out to play?"

Concubine Zhuang smiled and patted her head: "I am just going out for a walk. I will definitely take you with me next time."

"Ok!"

The eldest princess nodded heavily and took out something from behind her like she was presenting a treasure: "Mother, look!"

Concubine Zhuang was very patient and asked in a gentle voice, "What is this?"

The eldest princess smiled and said, "Yun'er just asked the maid of Changchun Palace to teach her how to weave this grasshopper out of straw. Yun'er wants to give it to a friend."

This way Sister Xiyan will definitely be happy!

"Yun'er is such a good kid."

Concubine Zhuang led the eldest princess inside and asked with concern, "How come I don't know when Yun'er made new friends in the palace? Can you tell me about it?"

The eldest princess didn't know what she remembered, and seemed a little sad. She lowered her head and said, "Yun'er doesn't know whether we are still friends now..."

Sister Xiyan refused to forgive Mother, and she also hated her. She really didn’t know what to do, wuwuwu…

Concubine Zhuang asked with a smile: "The friend Yun'er is talking about is the palace maid you met in the imperial garden during the day?"

The eldest princess nodded.

Concubine Zhuang was like a kind mother, patiently asking, "Then why did Yun'er say, 'I don't know if you two are still friends?'"

"Yun'er, if you have any troubles, why don't you tell me, mother? Maybe I can help you solve it."

The eldest princess discovered that in this respect, Concubine Zhuang's mother was different from her mother.

If it was her mother, she would definitely say that a lowly palace maid was not worthy of being her friend and asked her not to lower her status.

However, Zhuang's mother doesn't think so and will help her solve her troubles.

Unconsciously, the eldest princess looked at Concubine Zhuang with a little more dependence in her eyes, and said distressedly: "Yun'er and Sister Xiyan used to be very good friends, and Yun'er liked her paintings the most. But then something happened that made Sister Xiyan unwilling to pay attention to Yun'er..."

Concubine Zhuang asked gently, "What's the matter?"

The princess hesitated...

She didn't know if telling those things would bring trouble to Sister Xiyan.

Concubine Zhuang touched the eldest princess' head again, and her voice was very gentle, giving people a sense of trustworthiness: "Can't Yun'er tell mother?"

"But mother doesn't know what happened between you and Xiyan. How can I find a solution for you?"

The eldest princess was only five years old. When her good friend ignored her, it was of no use for her to apologize to her and take the initiative to make peace.

The eldest princess really didn't know what she should do to be friends with Sister Xiyan again. Concubine Zhuang's words undoubtedly became her last hope.

The eldest princess raised her delicate little face, looked at Concubine Zhuang and asked, "Will mother keep the secret for Yun'er and Sister Xiyan?"

Concubine Zhuang smiled and said, "Of course."

"Yun'er is my mother's daughter. How could my mother tell others something you don't want them to know?"

"Yun'er, remember, you can trust no one in the palace, but you must trust your mother."

Concubine Zhuang said as she extended her hand to the eldest princess: "Pink."

The eldest princess also stretched out her hand and made a pinky promise with Concubine Zhuang, looking at her with a look of trust in her eyes: "Yes!"

"Actually... it's Yun'er who is sorry to Sister Xiyan..."

"Sister Xiyan's mother was Yun'er's former wet nurse. But once Yun'er fell ill, my mother ordered all the wet nurses to be beaten to death..."

"Yun'er tried many ways, but Sister Xiyan refused to forgive Mother and refused to continue to be friends with Yun'er..."

Concubine Zhuang narrowed her eyes slightly, and the smile on her face became meaningful.

That's it!

She said that she always felt that there might be something between Xiyan and the eldest princess that she didn't know.

She was right!

With Concubine Zhuang's intelligence, she instantly recalled many things.

Liu Shiqing was initially disliked by His Majesty because when His Majesty took Concubine Chen out of the palace for a tour during the Lantern Festival, she bribed a killer and wanted to kill Concubine Chen.

The key to convicting Liu Shiqing is the witness Xiyan!

However, she now knows that Xiyan and Liu Shiqing have had a blood feud from the very beginning!

So... could she guess that Xiyan entered the palace with the purpose of revenge, and then joined forces with Concubine Chen!

Then Liu Shiqing’s initial loss of power was not her own fault, but... the result of Concubine Chen’s scheme!

Concubine Zhuang has always known that Liu Shiqing holds a special place in His Majesty's heart.

Although Liu Shiqing did many bad things, His Majesty might have disliked her when she was alive. But people are already dead, and what remains in memory is ultimately more beautiful.

If Your Majesty knew these things, he would definitely remember the beauty of Liu Shiqing again.

So...what will happen to Concubine Chen who has plotted against her to that extent?