In the days that followed, the emperor would always visit Concubine Lou in Lan Yuyuan, naturally concerned about whether her health was getting better, and occasionally sent someone to bring delicious snacks.

After a wave of operations, Concubine Lou was a little uncomfortable, and she would inevitably keep a distance from the emperor when getting along with him.

"Lan'er, you don't seem to talk much in the past two days, is it... don't you like me coming to see you?"

The emperor asked with some disappointment, every time he came with expectations, but Concubine Lou did not show much joy, and her words were not as well-behaved as before, as if she did not want to get too close to him.

Hearing his words, Concubine Lou's expression froze, then she shook her head lightly.

Seeing this, Yemuqi had no choice but to help her explain: "Father, mother and concubine have no such intentions."

"It's just that the mother and concubine have lived in the cold palace for too long, and they have long since stopped asking about world affairs. During this period of time, the emperor comes to accompany and talk every day, and the mother and concubine will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable."

The emperor had seen what it was like in the cold palace before, not to mention Concubine Lou Guifei was cold-tempered, so she had no doubts about Yemuqi's explanation.

"Laner really suffered."

Looking at the noble concubine Lou who was not wearing makeup, the emperor felt a little turbulent. After thinking for a while, he said to Yemuqi: "Your concubine mother is not in good health. I have ordered the imperial medical treatment to take care of her. The imperial dining room has also arranged for it."

"In the past few days, you can talk to her more. She will be happier with you by her side."

"Yes, my son obeys the order."

"The concubine thanked the emperor for his compassion."

Concubine Lou leaned over slightly to salute, after these few days of treatment, her illness has improved a lot, and she can already get out of bed and walk.

Seeing a smile on her face, the depression in the emperor's heart dissipated a lot, he got up and took her hand and said: "The weather is very good today, let's walk in the courtyard with me."

Yemuqi followed behind them not too far away, watching the emperor whispering softly to Concubine Lou, the stone that had been hanging all this time finally fell to the ground.

Although the mother and concubine left the cold palace, the matter of being framed and having an affair with the guards has not been resolved. Now it seems that it is time.

In the early morning of the next day, the emperor proposed to restore the posthumous title of Concubine Lou Gui, but was opposed by the officials.

"Think twice, Your Majesty, Concubine Lou Gui was originally a sinful body, and now leaving the Leng Palace is a violation of our dynasty's laws, how can she restore her posthumous title?"

"My minister seconded the proposal! Although Concubine Lou Gui is the birth mother of the crown prince, she can't disregard the etiquette. I hope the emperor will think twice!"

The courtiers stopped one after another, and the emperor suppressed his discomfort when he saw this situation, and said in a deep voice: "Concubine Lou Gui has been with me for more than ten years, why can't she restore her posthumous title?"

"I'm just telling you this matter, not discussing with you, do you hear me clearly?!"

However, the emperor's righteous words did not stop the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and even brought up the past again, just to make the emperor change his mind.

"As the emperor's concubine, Concubine Lou Gui secretly cheated with the bodyguards. This act has disregarded etiquette, and I hope the emperor will severely punish her!"

"The emperor was soft-hearted back then, and now he can no longer defend this person. I implore the emperor to deal with it."

The two sides argued endlessly, and the expression on Yemuqi's face became more and more ugly. When he heard them arrange his mother and concubine in various ways, he instantly became angry.

"What happened back then, my concubine mother was framed. She has been in the cold palace for so long on unwarranted charges. Do you still want to deal with her now?"

As soon as Yemuqi's words came out, the whole Highness fell silent, and one of the ministers fought back not to be outdone: "Although Concubine Lou Gui is His Highness's biological mother, she cannot disregard the principles of ethics."

"Furthermore, the affair between Concubine Lou Gui and the guards has long been settled, so how come the word 'framing'?"

The minister confirmed the facts with certainty, Yemuqi did not argue with him, and turned to salute the emperor: "Father, the mother and concubine were framed back then, and I have evidence."

"What evidence?"

"Although the guard who was falsely accused of having an affair with his mother and concubine died, the son-in-law went through all kinds of hardships to find his mother, and the son-in-law has already brought her. I hope that the emperor will allow her to enter the palace."

"That's right."

The next moment, Yuan Yi's mother was brought into the hall by the guards, and she came before the emperor under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

"The women kowtow to the emperor!"

The emperor frowned slightly. After all, this matter was related to Concubine Lou Gui's reputation and his face.

Yemuqi saw what was going on in his mind, so he took the initiative to step forward and said, "Aunt Yuan, do you know what happened back then?"

The old woman wiped away her tears sadly, then took out something from her bosom, held it in her hands and raised it above her head.

"The old man has a son named Yuan Yi, who is on duty in the palace. He took back this hairpin a year ago and said that someone instructed him to frame the imperial concubine in the palace."

"Although I tried my best to persuade me at that time, I was seriously ill at that time, and Yi'er ignored the persuasion in order to treat my illness."

"Later, I learned that Yi'er died in vain, and guessed that it was related to this matter, so I hid this hairpin, thinking that one day I could use it to repay my son's innocence."

"Half a month ago, I was hunted down. Fortunately, I was rescued by a passing martyr and was able to save my life."

Speaking of this, the old woman suddenly raised her head to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, my old son was killed, please find out the real culprit, and give my son justice!"

The emperor's face was extremely ugly, he asked his personal eunuch to fetch something from the old woman's hand, and after just one glance, he recognized that it was the empress's hairpin.

"presumptuous!"

With a roar, everyone except Yemuqi knelt on the ground trembling in fright.

"Come on, please queen!"

When the people who were still puzzled just now heard this sentence, they immediately understood that the matter had something to do with the queen. Some of the ministers wanted to speak well for the queen, but they dared not speak up.

The queen in the harem didn't know anything about the court, so she hurried over after being summoned by the emperor, and she didn't get nervous until she saw all the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground.

"The concubine has seen the emperor."

The emperor looked at her and snorted coldly, and threw the hairpin in his hand in front of her, "Empress, I ask you, was it you who designed the imperial concubine to have an affair with the guards?"

The queen was stunned when she saw the hairpin, then looked at the old lady on the ground, and shook her head in denial: "No. Although I don't know why the concubine's hairpin is here, the matter of Concubine Lou Gui has nothing to do with the concubine."

"Irrelevant? If you didn't bribe the guards, why are your things in her hands?"

"The concubine doesn't know either, but the concubine has indeed never done such a thing. I hope the emperor will find out."

"Now that there are all witnesses and material evidence, you still dare to quibble!"

"Your majesty, my concubine was wronged..."

The emperor was already skeptical about what happened back then, but today there are some witnesses who firmly believe that Lou Guifei had an affair with the guards and was framed.

In those days, Concubine Lou was the most favored, and it was normal for the queen to be jealous. Thinking about it this way, who else could it be if it wasn't the queen who designed all this!

"From today onwards, the empress is confined to her bedroom, and without my permission, she is not allowed to step out of the palace gate!"

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