The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 625: Avoid making mistakes and regretting it

Xiao Yi's eyes made Concubine Cheng hold her breath instinctively, "What point?"

"It has come to this point. If we don't take action, we will end up dead."

Xiao Yi's voice was icy, and when he uttered the words "dead end", it sounded vaguely like a joke, but it made Concubine Cheng's heart sink.

"Yier, have you already decided to do this since the moment you entered the prison?"

"What else?" Xiao Yi asked, "Do you really want to be a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others?"

Although Xiao Ling died, he knew very well that there is no wall that is impenetrable, and sooner or later what he had done would be known.

It’s just that Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining’s movements were so fast that he was caught off guard.

But fortunately, he had made preparations before. If the worst came to the worst, he would at least have a chip to save his life, or... a possibility to fight hard.

Xiao Yi looked at Concubine Cheng quietly, and said word by word: "Mother, unless you immediately draw a clear line between you and your son and expose everything, otherwise... you have no choice."

When leaving the Heavenly Prison, every step Concubine Cheng took seemed to be particularly heavy. Although she had imagined the possibility of the current situation in her heart, she still found it difficult to recover for a moment when she saw her son suddenly change in front of her.

She always hoped that Yier could be more successful and not be idle and become a dissolute prince following Xiao Ling.

But now she suddenly realized that in all these years she had not even seen her own son clearly.

The maid next to her saw Concubine Cheng standing there with a complicated expression, and spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should hurry back to the palace, otherwise the Queen will probably find out."

The word "Empress" was like a sudden alarm bell, which startled Concubine Cheng and brought her back to her senses.

Even though she didn't know Yi'er well enough, the mother and son were standing together anyway.

In the current situation, there is no time to lament about what she doesn't understand. What she had been thinking about before was to solve the current dilemma. As for how to do it specifically, she was still hesitant. But now that the emperor's sudden coma was caused by Yier, there was really only one way left if she wanted to survive.

Concubine Cheng let out a long breath, her hands and feet felt cold, but her eyes became unusually firm.

"Hurry up and return to the palace immediately."

The inconspicuous carriage drove into the imperial city from the palace gate again.

Concubine Cheng changed into the palace maid's dress and returned to her own bedroom.

As soon as I entered, I saw Queen Shi.

Jiang Suining and the other three had also woken up and were standing aside.

"Where have you been, sister? Why are you dressed like this?" Queen Shi looked at Concubine Cheng's clothes.

Concubine Cheng had anticipated that Empress Shi might find out in advance, so she said calmly, "Since the Empress has seen it, I will not hide it. I am really worried about the Emperor and want to see his current condition with my own eyes, but the Empress has ordered me not to see him, so I was confused for a moment and planned to disguise myself as a palace maid to visit the Emperor."

Concubine Cheng frowned, her face full of worry. After a brief pause, she spoke again.

"But don't worry, Your Majesty. After I left the palace, I thought about it and decided to follow your orders. So I came back and did not go to the emperor's palace."

It was clearly a lie, but since Concubine Cheng was not caught in the act, Empress Shi could not expose it directly. She only said, "Sister, you left the palace for quite a while. If you just wanted to see the emperor and gave up in the end, why did you return to the palace at this time?"

"Thinking that the emperor is now unconscious, I feel really sad, so I just walk around the palace to get some fresh air. Queen, this shouldn't be considered a violation of palace rules, right?"

"If you just walked around the palace casually, it wouldn't be against the palace rules, but drugging the palace ladies, even if my sister is a noble concubine, this is probably not appropriate."

Queen Shi turned her gaze to Jiang Suining and the others.

I have to say that this method of deceiving others and using someone else as a substitute is quite good.

If Jiang Suining and the others had not been in there for too long and had not come out yet, and if I had not gotten the news and become suspicious, and had come to this palace, I would probably still be kept in the dark.

After hearing what Empress Shi said, Imperial Concubine Cheng was surprised. "Give them drugs? What do you mean, Empress? I don't understand. How could I give Jiang Nunguan and the others drugs?"

"The imperial physician has just checked and found that all three of them were drugged and fainted. Do you still want to deny it, sister?" Queen Shi frowned and looked displeased.

"This is really unfair. I really don't know what happened to Lady Jiang and the others. I felt a little unwell today. After I woke up, I heard that they were ordered by the Queen to visit me, so I sent someone to invite them in. But I didn't expect that when I went to see them after taking a bath and changing clothes, the three of them were asleep. I called them a few times but they didn't wake up. I thought that maybe they were too tired to handle the affairs of the harem, so I didn't wake them up. How could they be drugged? I really don't know this."

Concubine Cheng looked confused and surprised.

Of course, she knew that anyone could hear the problem in her words, but the incense burner with added incense had been moved away from the hall, and no evidence could be found.

As for the fact that I sent people to impersonate Jiang Suining and others to appear at the palace gate to attract attention, as long as I don't admit it, Queen Shi can't do anything to me.

After all, if he had to reveal it, the fact that Queen Shi sent people to secretly monitor him would also have to be exposed.

Clearly seeing the light and dark flashing in Concubine Cheng's eyes, with a hint of mockery in them, Empress Shi stared at her coldly, but ultimately she chose not to say it out loud.

"Since you don't want to admit it, there's nothing more to say. It's just that..." With a warning look and a mocking look of pretended doubt, Empress Shi spoke meaningfully, "You'd better behave yourself, so as not to make mistakes and regret it in the end."

Concubine Cheng frowned, but only for a moment before returning to her normal expression. The next moment she spoke with a smile.

"Although I don't know what your majesty meant, I will remember it. Thank you for your reminder."

As Concubine Cheng bowed, Empress Shi walked out supported by her nanny.

Jiang Suining, Lu Yan and the others lagged behind a little and bowed to Concubine Cheng to say goodbye.

"Madam Jiang."

When Jiang Suining passed by, Concubine Cheng called her.