Chu Yunfei said nothing.
She knew what the queen cared about, and why the Xie family had stayed away from factional disputes for so many years.
For a queen who lost her child in the palace, her family came first in her heart. She could not just watch the Xie family fall into danger.
The Queen took a sip of tea and said, "I would like to know if the War King is willing to compete for the heir apparent?"
Chu Yunfei was startled, then smiled bitterly: "Does the Queen think we can stay out of the matter?"
The queen's eyebrows moved slightly: "So you want to fight?"
"I don't dare to deceive the Queen." Chu Yunfei nodded, "Rong Cang never had the idea of fighting for the throne before, but if we don't fight for it, no one is willing to let us go. The calculations and frame-ups of our close relatives are chilling. In this deep palace of cannibalism, giving in will only allow others to gain more."
Such is the case with the court.
Not fighting or snatching does not mean that they are safe and sound. There are always people who regard them as a thorn in the flesh, plotting against them and making calculations without any reason. They may not even need a reason.
The queen nodded: "I understand what you mean, but if Rong Cang really means this, his chances of winning are actually very high."
Chu Yunfei silently added in his heart, it's not that the chance of winning is very high, but that he has an absolute chance of winning.
Rong Cang is the God of War, victorious in every battle, and has never been defeated.
This is true in fighting, and so is fighting for reserves.
"Don't be hasty when making plans, plan them slowly." The queen seemed to be teaching her children, patiently and gently, "The emperor is still in his prime. As long as nothing happens, the emperor can still do what he has done in ten or twenty years, so don't be anxious. .”
Chu Yunfei pursed her lips: "Why is the Queen willing to teach me?"
"As a queen, I have no need to intervene in the fight for the crown prince. However, people have seven emotions and six desires, and they also have worries about the future and the immediate future." The queen's voice was calm, "If the reigning emperor is wise and tolerant, then both the ministers and the people will live a stable and prosperous life. , There is no need to be immersed in worries about the future all the time, but if the emperor is selfish, narrow-minded, and suspicious, the family of officials will be walking on thin ice."
Both officials and common people hope to have an enlightened emperor to make their lives easier.
Because the queen has no children, she can put aside her own position and interests and look at the facts from an objective standpoint.
If she had a son of her own now, she would probably not be so open-minded. Like Concubine Gu, she would only plan for her son.
It can be seen that human nature is selfish.
"I have been in the palace for more than 20 years, what have I not seen before? King Chen is not the material to be the emperor at all. If he becomes the emperor, the first person he will get rid of is the King of War, because he has always been afraid of the King of War. Quite." The queen smiled, "His fear has reached the point where he can't even hide it."
There was a slight pause in his tone, "I still have to think about the Xie family."
Chu Yunfei asked: "Is the Queen worried that the imperial concubine will be harmful to the Xie family?"
"Do I need to worry?" The Queen sneered, "If King Chen comes to power, they will not be able to accommodate the Xie family."
Even if the Xie family has a deep foundation, it will not be easy for them to overthrow the Xie family, but the injuries are human lives, and the queen really doesn't want to see her relatives die again.
Chu Yunfei was silent, knowing that under the imperial power, there was intrigue and deception between the emperor and his courtiers.
When a new emperor ascends the throne, he promotes his confidants and eliminates enemies. This is what every king will do in order to stabilize his throne and power.
"My daughter-in-law will take the Queen's words to heart." Chu Yunfei responded softly, "It's just that my daughter-in-law also has something in her heart that she wants to ask, which may offend the Queen."
Queen Xie nodded: "You can ask."
Chu Yunfei stood up and curtsied: "My daughter-in-law is pregnant now, and she is always worried about the child having an accident, so she thinks that the Queen Empress also lost a child back then... Can my daughter-in-law know how the Queen Empress's child disappeared? of?"
The queen's expression froze, and a sad look gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Although it was not my daughter-in-law's intention to bring up the Queen's sad past, my daughter-in-law still feels guilty." Chu Yunfei pursed her lips, "Please forgive my daughter-in-law's abruptness."
The queen shook her head and said it was okay: "There are many dangers in the palace, and it is normal for you to be worried. I suffered from dystocia and hemorrhage at that time. After timely treatment by the imperial doctor, my life was saved, but the child was not saved."
Chu Yunfei bit her lip and hesitated for a moment: "Then...has the Queen seen that child?"
"I've seen it before. He's really out of breath." The queen nodded. "When I woke up and saw him, his face was blue and black. The imperial doctor said it was dystocia. He couldn't come out for a long time and was suffocated in his belly. And I have injured my body, and it will be difficult for me to get pregnant again. What was originally full of expectations has turned into a nightmare, as if I have fallen from the clouds into hell. I really feel this unforgettable feeling."
Chu Yunfei's face was slightly stern: "There are dangers everywhere in the palace, and it is really hard to guard against."
The queen let out a long sigh and came back to her senses from the past: "I am not sure whether it was an accident or a frame-up. I was exhausted mentally and physically in those years. I tried to find out later but was unable to find out. The truth seems to have been covered up. It’s so tight that there’s nothing you can do.”
Chu Yunfei frowned: "Didn't my father send someone to investigate?"
"I did have a hemorrhage, and I was saved by the imperial doctor's acupuncture. The child did die of suffocation. There was no poison in his body and there were no other symptoms." The queen smiled bitterly, "How else can the emperor check?"
Chu Yunfei wanted to say that the imperial concubine also gave birth that night. Didn't the queen doubt her?
However, Chu Yunfei was worried that asking too many questions would arouse the queen's suspicion, so Chu Yunfei swallowed the words as soon as they reached her lips.
From the information currently available, it can be judged that the child must have been Gu Guifei who was transferred.
However, what makes people wonder is that the Queen is obviously the main palace, the Xie family is more powerful in the imperial city, and Concubine Gu's natal family is far away in Jizhou, out of reach. How did she complete this conspiracy under the hood?
And the queen, she had stayed in the palace for all these years and saw with her own eyes that Concubine Gu had a bad attitude toward Rong Cang, but she never once suspected anything?
Chu Yunfei always felt that there were other reasons for this, but she couldn't ask any more questions today, otherwise the queen would definitely notice something.
After chatting with the queen for about half an hour in Shuhuang Palace, when the young eunuch came to report that the King of War was waiting for her outside, Chu Yunfei respectfully bid farewell to the queen and turned around to leave Shuhuang Palace.
On the way back from the palace, she was still thinking about this problem.
"What are you thinking about?" Rong Cang was sitting in the carriage. Seeing Chu Yunfei's thoughtful expression, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Is there anything you can't figure out?"
"...It's nothing." Chu Yunfei came back to her senses and turned her head to look at him, "Father didn't blame you?"
Rong Cang said: "No."
Chu Yunfei's expression was faint: "The imperial concubine cannot come down from the stage in public today, so she probably won't give up."
"Are you scared?" Rong Cang raised his eyebrows.
"The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with the soil." Chu Yunfei smiled faintly, "Isn't this what the struggle for power is all about?"
Conspiracy and conspiracy, you come and go, see who is more skilled.
