Crazy Queen, Striving to Become the Most Beautiful Lady in the Harem

Chapter 381: Exposing and Questioning

Qiao Xin said, "Your Majesty is right. Last night, you left the palace secretly for the emperor and came to the inn. As long as the emperor protects you, even the queen mother can do nothing about it."

Lin Junxue slowly closed her eyes as the carriage drove towards the palace.

After arriving at the palace

Lin Junxue returned to Zhonghe Palace, and the people guarding near Zhonghe Palace immediately returned to Ci'an Palace to report.

Ci'an Palace

The Queen Mother stood up suddenly

"You mean, the queen is still dressed as a eunuch? It seems that the queen really did something despicable. Well, this time, I want to see how she explains this matter."

Aunt Wu nodded

"Empress Dowager, not only that, our people said that the Queen's walking posture is also different from usual. I'm afraid she was too aggressive last night. If so, there must be marks on her body. As long as we expose it in public, this time, the Queen is finished."

A sinister smile flashed across the Queen Mother's face

"Okay, let's wait for the emperor to return to the palace at noon today. Queen, you can't stand the loneliness and went out to find a man without telling the emperor. You are really great."

Noon

Xie Yu brought Sun Manrou, Zhang Yuyan and Sun Qing to the main gate.

The Queen Mother, along with Lin Junxue, Chen Mi, Li Shiwen, Qin Shushu and other concubines, were waiting to welcome them.

According to the rules, the empress dowager did not have to be present in person, she only had to wait for Xie Yu to return to the palace before paying her respects.

But the Queen Mother was determined to expose the matter in public, so they waited together.

"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you back to the palace."

"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you back to the palace."

Xie Yu stepped forward and first greeted the Queen Mother.

"Hello, Mother"

The Queen Mother's smile

"Your Majesty, you have had a hard time on the journey. It's good to be back."

Xie Yu said, "Thank you, mother, for your concern."

Then, Xie Yu looked at Lin Junxue, leaned over, helped her up, and gently rubbed the back of her hand with his fingertips.

"Thank you for your hard work, Queen"

“All of you, get up!”

Lin Junxue put her hand on Xie Yu's hand, and the concubines stood up.

Sun Manrou, Zhang Yuyan, and Sun Qing stepped forward and paid their respects.

The concubines' eyes fell on Sun Qing, and they all looked at him.

Lin Junxue glanced at him indifferently and then looked away.

Zhuxi had sent her a portrait of Sun Qing a long time ago and she had looked at it. She looked exactly like the portrait and was a beauty.

Sun Qing stood there with his head lowered and his eyes submissively allowed to be looked at by others.

Compared with Sun Manrou's previous arrogance and domineering nature, Sun Qing's temperament is obviously much calmer.

The Queen Mother spoke first

"This must be the Emperor's newly-appointed noble lady. She is such a beauty, and I think she has a good personality too. Let her live in Jinxiu Pavilion." Sun Manrou's expression changed.

Jinxiu Pavilion?

Is the Queen Mother blind? She actually gave one of the few good courtyards in the palace to Sun Qing, a bitch.

Jinxiu Pavilion is very close to the emperor's bedroom, and many concubines want to live in it.

The Queen Mother was so kind as to give Sun Qing a small noble lady.

Xie Yu frowned and looked at Lin Junxue

Lin Junxue smiled slightly and stepped forward

"Your Majesty, my mother said that Concubine Liang is the sister of Concubine Chen. General Sun is stationed in the southwest and has made great contributions. Naturally, Concubine Liang cannot be treated unfairly. I have already instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to redecorate the Jinxiu Pavilion."

Xie Yu said, "The Queen Mother will make the decision on this matter."

Sun Qing's eyes flashed

Although, she didn't know where Jinxiu Pavilion was, it must be a good place.

Otherwise, the concubines would not have such expressions. She stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and was extremely respectful.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, Queen Mother"

The Queen Mother was very satisfied

"Yes, you know the rules very well. From now on, you must serve the emperor well and expand the royal family as soon as possible."

Sun Qing agreed with a red face.

Sun Manrou was so angry that her face turned black.

The Queen Mother glanced at Lin Junxue, then said to Xie Yu, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you, Queen, you all come to Ci'an Palace together, this matter is of great importance."

Xie Yu's face darkened. He had just returned. What was his mother going to do next?

And the Queen Jun'er and all the concubines went to Ci'an Palace?

Lin Junxue lowered her eyes

Xie Yu said, "Since the Queen Mother has something to say, let's go to Ci'an Palace first."

The group arrived at Ci'an Palace, where the palace maids served them tea and Xie Yu sat in the main seat.

The Queen Mother sat beside him and asked him about his well-being.

Then, he suddenly sighed heavily and his eyes fell on Lin Junxue who was sipping tea.

"Queen, I want to ask you, do you admit your guilt?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Junxue.

From the Queen Mother's tone, I could tell it was very unfriendly. What happened?

Everyone doesn’t know why

Lin Junxue paused, put down the teacup, and looked at the Queen Mother.

"Mother, where did you get this from? I don't know how I have caused you to be unhappy. I don't know where I went wrong."

The Queen Mother looked at Lin Junxue and thought she was just pretending.

"My Queen, my Queen, I originally wanted you to speak for yourself, so as to save your dignity. But since you are so stubborn, I don't need to care about your dignity anymore. My Queen, please kneel down before me."

As soon as this word comes out

The concubines had different expressions, most of them were shocked. The Queen Mother hadn't said anything yet, but she asked the Queen to kneel down.

How serious a crime is this?

Zhang Yuyan and Li Shiwen looked at each other, with worry flashing in their eyes

Xie Yu's eyes turned colder, but he didn't speak.

Lin Junxue paused, stood up, walked to the middle, and instead of looking at the empress dowager, she glanced at Xie Yu.

"My mother wants me to kneel, so of course I will kneel. But today, in front of the emperor and all the concubines, my mother still has to explain the reason. What did I do wrong to make you so angry?"

The Queen Mother said sternly, "Well, today, I will let you know what you did wrong. Last night, you left the palace without permission. What did you do? Do I need to tell you in public? You are the Queen of a country. You left the palace in the middle of the night, and you were wearing eunuch's clothes. What did you do? How can you be the Queen of the Central Palace if you are so shameless?"

The Queen Mother did not notice that with every word she spoke, Xie Yu's expression grew colder and colder.

The other concubines were shocked when they heard this. The queen left the palace secretly? To have a secret meeting with someone?

If the evidence is conclusive, then it would not be as simple as just deposing the queen.

Even the Lin family cannot escape the blame and will probably be implicated as well.

This is a big deal

Chen Mi paused holding the teacup, raised his eyes and looked at Lin Junxue who was standing there.

The Queen's secret meeting?

She didn't believe this. Even if they had a secret meeting, could the Queen be caught by the Queen Mother so easily?

All the concubines lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak at this time.

There was a flash of confusion and fear in Lin Junxue's eyes, which happened to be seen by the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother turned to look at Xie Yu and pretended

"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. Your mother really can't do anything about it. The queen left the palace secretly in the middle of the night and behaved inappropriately. I don't know what she did. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Who did the queen meet? What did she do? If the queen has brought shame to the royal family, Your Majesty, you must severely punish the queen and depose her from her position as queen."