The queen is charming, but powerful ministers lure her to seize power and usurp the throne

Chapter 12 The Heart of Youth
In the early morning, Chongqing led the palace servants to wait at the door as usual.

Normally at this time, the queen would have rang the bell to let them in to serve, but today there was no movement.

Chongqing was a little puzzled, thinking that it would be the time when the palace concubines would come to pay their respects later, so he gently opened the door.

The light in the room is dim, the curtains are heavy, and a faint scent reaches the tip of the nose.

Chongqing felt a little familiar, and after thinking for a while, he realized that this was Cui Qingxiang.The empress secretly asked her to go to Dr. Zhao to ask for it two months ago.But the emperor was busy and rarely stayed in Yong'an Palace, so he never used it.

Could it be that the Holy Spirit came here during the night?Chongqing quickly rejected this idea. If it was Shengjia, it would make no sense and there would be no movement at all.Her heart sank suddenly.

"Chongqing, prepare water, I want to take a bath."

Behind the bed curtain, the queen's voice was hoarse.

Chongqing stepped forward and rolled up the window curtain.

I saw that the queen's face was rosy and her apricot eyes were full of water. Ignoring the green color under her eyes, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were fresh and tender flowers in spring and March.

Chongqing looked away. The queen in her heart had always been upright and polite. She had never had such a meandering and decadent posture, which made people couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

"Slave, go get some water for your Majesty." Chongqing stammered a little, and was about to go out as he spoke, with the bead curtain shaking wildly.

"You wait for me to bathe," said the Queen.

Chongqing paused slightly, "Yes."

She went out and ordered some young eunuchs, "Go and bring some hot water. Your Majesty had a nightmare at night and was frightened. She is sweating and feels uncomfortable."

He turned around and stopped the palace maid who was about to go in to clean it up. "My favorite pendant fell on the bed. I'm afraid it will be messed up and it will be difficult to find. I will ask you to come in after I find it."

Zhe Sang nodded secretly after listening to Chongqing's arrangement. Chongqing had been with her for three years and had always done things safely.

Chongqing took a breath of cold air as the clothes were taken off bit by bit.The mottled marks on the pure white skin are horrible to look at.

Chongqing didn't dare to ask, Zhesang hastily dealt with the concubine's greetings, and then everyone left, leaving only a restless Chongqing.

Chongqing frowned and asked with a guilty conscience, "Last night, Your Majesty——"

"No." Zhe Sang extinguished her idea of ​​luck. If it wasn't the Holy Lord, who could it be?No matter who it is, once it is leaked, the entire Yong'an Palace will die without a burial place.

Chongqing's legs shook, and he knelt on the ground with a plop. He buried his head very low, not daring to ask any more questions.

Seeing her like this, Zhe Sang sighed quietly, "Chongqing, how long have you been with me?"

"I have been serving my queen for three years."

"How have I treated you in the past three years?"

Zhe Sang reached out to help her up, but Chong Qing shrank and didn't dare to move, so Zhe Sang squatted down patiently.

"My mother passed away a few days after I was born. My father also died of illness when I was five years old. I lived with my brother until my sister-in-law came in three years ago. My sister-in-law instigated my brother to marry me to her idiot brother. I refused, and it was my mother-in-law who saved me. Kill me." Chongqing's voice was a little hoarse.

"In the beginning, I didn't understand the rules, but I never resented you, and I never said a harsh word when I made a mistake." Chongqing said gratefully, "What I am today is all thanks to your help, and I am very grateful."

"I saved you out of pity that you couldn't control your life." Zhe Sang sighed softly, "Five years ago, I was the same as you. I didn't want to get married but had no choice."

"He has a destiny that he cannot control, so I want to give you a choice. You were afraid that your brother would not give up if I left, so you said you would stay with me and serve." As he said this, he went to hold her hand. Chongqing's hand was very cold. , "Don't be afraid, get up." Chongqing lowered his head, not daring to look at the queen.He muttered, "Even if the Holy One is deceived by that person, I shouldn't do such a stupid thing out of anger."

"Are you afraid?" The white and slender fingers lifted Chongqing's chin, and Zhe Sang looked into her eyes steadily, not allowing her to escape, "If you are afraid, just forget about everything in the palace. I Send you out."

"Slave—" Chongqing timidly shed a tear, "Slave, you must always follow your Majesty." She was scared, but also determined.

He looked into her dark eyes, so clear with fear and determination.Zhe Sang had mixed feelings in her heart, feeling that she was not worthy of Chong Qing's loyalty.She deliberately let Chongqing see it this morning. She even thought that if Chongqing chose to leave the palace, she would have someone solve it halfway.

There are many eyes and ears in the harem, so this kind of thing will probably happen many times in the future, and you can't hide it by yourself.But doing so would undoubtedly drag them into danger.

Chongqing's sincerity made her even more despicable and selfish. Zhesang secretly made up her mind that she would treat this girl as well as possible.

But Zhe Sang still said what he had prepared, "Since we choose to stay, we are just grasshoppers on a rope. If it is leaked out, you will have absolutely no way to survive. Even your only brother may not be able to survive." gave birth."

Chongqing said, "I swear on my life that even if the knife is placed on my neck, I won't say a word."

She looked at Zhesang sincerely and said, "I dare to advise you, your Majesty, not to do such stupid things again in the future."

Zhe Sang looked complicated and did not agree to her plea.

"What do you think of me treating Your Majesty?"

Chongqing was puzzled, but still answered seriously: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is very good to you. Your Majesty, your Majesty, you have to personally see all the food and clothing of your Majesty. If the palace people are negligent, your Majesty will correct them carefully. Not to mention how much your Majesty eats while accompanying your Majesty to conquer the country." suffering."

Thinking of the past, Zhe Sang also had mixed emotions and asked again, "What do you think of the Holy One treating me?"

Her voice was sad, and Chongqing felt a little distressed.

Half a month ago, Chongqing would have said without hesitation: Your Majesty treats your empress very well and takes great care of her.

Now Chongqing was silent, thinking of the person from Yangxin Pavilion.

"The Holy Master and I have never consummated our marriage." Zhe Sang said softly.

"How is that possible?" Chongqing was stunned.

Yes, how could you not consummate the marriage after five years of marriage?

Because this was a private agreement between Fu Rong and her, outsiders didn't know about it.

"Like you, I was forced to marry someone I didn't want to marry. The Holy Spirit already had someone in his heart. When I first married him, he hated me. But I felt that he was an abandoned person like me. "

Zhe Sang said sadly.

"We depended on each other for life, and we escaped being hunted down again and again. He later put aside his prejudice against me. We became the most trusting and important person in each other's lives."

"At the beginning, I was sent there in a small sedan chair from the Su family. There was no wedding. He never touched me because he was disgusted. Later, he said that he regretted it and felt ashamed of me. He couldn't bear to let me go like this. He said, he He must use the most solemn etiquette to make me his queen, and solemnly tell the world that he married me. Only then will he consummate the marriage with me."

Chongqing was surprised, this was the first time she knew.In the past, there was a lot of turmoil. The emperor led his troops to fight everywhere, while the queen stayed in the camp. The two of them were always together less and more apart.On weekdays, they behaved in an intimate manner and were not alienated. Therefore, although Chongqing had no idea about the private affairs between the two of them, he never had any doubts.

And Zhe Sang was worried that outsiders would think the couple were at odds, so she never mentioned it.

(End of this chapter)