After having sex with a fake eunuch, I became the queen

Fan Mingchu tried hard to save Qiao Wan'er's life in front of Xiao Qian, naturally because he was entrusted by the young emperor Ji Ning.

Although Ji Ning issued an imperial decree and temporarily rescued Qiao Wan'er from the execution ground, he thought that this matter would definitely be obstructed by the Empress Dowager, so he urgently summoned Fan Mingchu to discuss the matter.

Ji Ning had long known that Fan Mingchu and Xu Shixin were at odds, and he had also seen Fan Mingchu pleading for a lighter sentence for Qiao Waner in front of the Empress Dowager. Ji Ning did not have a good impression of Xu Shixin, but he had a great impression of Fan Mingchu. This Lord Fan looked much more gentlemanly than that old fox. Xu Shixin usually had a hypocritical and flattering face, but Lord Fan's down-to-earth and steady words and deeds always made people feel full of trust. Moreover, he was as knowledgeable as the Taifu, could write good articles, and his literary talent was also very good. Ji Ning would often ask him for advice when he had any questions about his studies.

After hearing the young master's intention and roughly understanding the cause and effect, Fan Mingchu decided to help find a solution without hesitation. So the two of them took advantage of the urgent meeting of the empress dowager over there and discussed it here every second. Finally, after questioning Qiao Wan'er, Fan Mingchu found a breakthrough - this woman's birthday was very similar to that of Empress Dowager Xiaoming. Empress Dowager Xiaoming's birthday was the tenth day of the fifth month of the fourteenth year of Jingxuan, and her birthday was the first day of the fifth month of the fourteenth year of Jingxuan.

The reason why Xiao Qian saw that Qiao Wan'er's birthday in the household register was the same as Xie's was because Fan Mingchu had added a vertical line to the "first day" of the year, changing it into a "+".

Fan Mingchu was born into a family of scholars, so imitating handwriting was no problem for him. In order to make that stroke look as old as the other strokes, he mixed overnight tea stains into the ink. After adding that stroke, he blew on that spot for a long time with his mouth to make the ink dry as quickly as possible.

Who said that Fan Mingchu became stupid because of reading too much? It was because he understood Empress Dowager Xiao's recent psychology very well that he came up with such a way of "changing one's ways".

But when it came to the actual implementation, he was still very uncertain. Seeing Xiao Qian personally checking the register, his palms were sweating. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager's eyesight was a little blurry due to her age, and the young emperor Ji Ning, in order to help him cover up, deliberately raised his crying voice several degrees when the Empress Dowager checked it to distract her attention. In the end, the altered register passed.

As for whether the tampering of the birthday will be discovered by someone who knows the inside story?
Fortunately, this woman named Qiao Wan'er was very lucky. Not only was her birthday similar to that of Empress Dowager Xiaoming, but she was also born on the first day of the lunar month. There is a saying among the people that a woman born on the first day of the lunar month can become an empress, so in the palace, if a maid said she was born on the first day of the lunar month, few people would believe it, and most people would think she was joking. Therefore, if a maid was born on the first day of the lunar month, it could represent anyone born on any day, so there would be no fear of being exposed.

Moreover, when the Ministry of Punishment was investigating Qiao Wan'er's case, he had instructed that the case be closed quickly, so the Ministry of Punishment had not checked the prisoner's registry information.

After weighing all the possible uncertainties, Fan Mingchu decided to go for the fraud boldly. He was late in appearing before the Empress Dowager, not because he was not diligent enough in running errands, but because he was busy doing something to deceive his master.

Qiao Wan'er never dreamed that the young master she met by chance because of the kitten more than a year ago was not the grandson of Taishi Jian, but the crown prince of that year, who is now the little emperor... It turned out that she had already met Jin Shang without knowing it.

What she didn't expect was that the little emperor, whom she had met once, tried his best to save her life and even asked the executive officer to take a risk and help her to forge the evidence. What was even more incredible was that the Empress Dowager, who was said to be a ruthless killer, also kindly let her go.

It seems that I, a freshman, am really destined to be a goddess. With the help of noble people and a coincidental birth date, I was able to escape death in the end.

When a death row inmate is pardoned, there must naturally be an official explanation.

Xiao Qian was not unaware of Xu Shixin's past evil deeds, but in her eyes, right and wrong were not that important. The unjust deaths of a few palace maids were nothing. The advantages and disadvantages were the key to dealing with things.

Xu Shixin was good at flattery and was a loyal lackey who had saved her life. She was very handy to use. It was really inconvenient to have such a person missing by her side, so she was very protective of Xu Shixin. Even when Fan Mingchu wanted to deal with Xu Shixin several times, she stopped him.

Now that Qiao Wan'er has been pardoned, she can no longer say that Xu Shixin died unjustly, so the "loyal dog" was dug out and "whipped" - the emperor felt that there were doubts in the case, so he suggested to the Empress Dowager that a thorough investigation be conducted. After a thorough investigation, it was determined that Xu Shixin often committed inappropriate acts against palace maids and had committed numerous evil deeds, and he deserved the punishment. Qiao Wan'er was only acting in self-defense in a hurry, and it was an accidental killing, so she was not at fault, so she was pardoned.

Anyway, since the Empress Dowager felt that such a conclusion was not a big deal, then it didn't matter to other people either. Many palace people even felt that it was very gratifying and praised the young Emperor Qizhen as a wise ruler.

As for the relationship between Qiao Wan'er and Empress Dowager Xiaoming, it is naturally not convenient to announce it to the public.

After Xiao Qian gave in that day, she had no choice but to pretend to be a gentle and kind mother-in-law who missed her daughter-in-law, so she continued to force a smile and agreed to her grandson's additional request - Qiao Wan'er stayed in Mingxin Palace as a serving maid. Although she could not be given the title of chief maid in front of the palace, since she had to stay and serve in front of the emperor, the lowest rank of palace maid was really unacceptable - in the end, Qiao Wan'er was promoted three levels in a row to the chief maid of the eighth rank, bidding farewell to the ninth rank after many years.

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Although Ji Ning has ascended the throne as the new emperor, he is still a school-age child after all, and still has to go to the Shangshu Hall regularly to receive instruction from the Taifu. Recently, the children who accompany him to study have found that their little emperor is in a very good mood, and he will bring them some rewards every now and then - a bag of soft, sweet osmanthus cake for each person, a piece of melt-in-the-mouth puppy candy, a koi-shaped purse with fine stitching, and a silk handkerchief embroidered with lotus patterns...

Every time His Majesty brought rewards to distribute, his face was full of joy, as if he had brought some delicious treats prepared by his own mother to share with everyone.

It is said that these rewards, whether food or daily necessities, were all made by the skillful Aunt Qiao who is by His Majesty's side.

The children were discussing privately that the reason why this palace maid named Qiao Wan'er was so "favored" by His Majesty was because she risked her life to kill Xu Shixin in order to avenge the cats who died unjustly in the palace. This heroism was deeply appreciated by His Majesty, who loved cats very much.

Qiao Wan'er became a maidservant beside Ji Ning. She was really flattered at first, as she had never served such a high-ranking master before. But after spending a few days with him, she found that although this high and mighty king looked like a little adult, he was actually a naive and ignorant little kid at heart - he liked new things, and the slightest thing could make him very happy... He was still the innocent and lovely little guy in her first impression.

Moreover, the king also conveyed a secret imperial decree to her: the two of them should play the role of mother and son in private. When there is no third person present, he calls her "mother" and she calls him "Ning'er". They can talk about many topics that are not convenient to talk about publicly, such as the little black cat that they had rescued together. Hearing Ji Ning calling the cat "beloved concubine", Qiao Wan'er also jokingly called it "daughter-in-law".

Qiao Wan'er also lost her parents when she was young, so she could empathize with him. In her eyes, this new king who was pushed to the throne at such a young age was actually a poor child without the love of his father or mother.

If this can make up for his spiritual deficiencies, why not do it?

Although he had heard that Empress Xiao would not tolerate palace maids who got close to her grandson, and when he was summoned, the vicious empress dowager had already made an example of him - in front of Qiao Wan'er, Xiao Qian ordered his men to drag out the two young eunuchs who had accompanied the little emperor to the city wall to watch the beheading and beat them with fifty boards each, on the grounds that they had not served the emperor well, and deliberately let her hear the two men's screams.

But Qiao Wan'er had been to the execution ground after all, and was not intimidated - if she was not afraid of death, what else was there to be afraid of?
So after hearing Ji Ning's request, she was not frightened at all. Instead, she accepted the order without hesitation and boldly agreed to play the role of the emperor's mother... After all, her life was given by the little emperor, and she had to play this "playing house" game with him even if it cost her life.

If Qiao Wan'er were a commoner at her age, she would have already been the mother of one or two children. She loved children very much, and since she had no chance to be a mother, she might as well have a good time... It would be a shame to have a son for free.

And she is not without experience in taking care of children - when she was fostered in her uncle's house before the age of nine, she helped her aunt take care of her two little cousins.

Ji Ning said that the children in Shangshu Hall often brought small gifts to share with their classmates, many of which were made by their mothers... This kind of thing is not difficult for her, a fake mother, as she can easily come up with all kinds of food, daily necessities, and toys.

After Qiao Wan'er was spared the death penalty, she always wanted to see someone - Fuzhi. After all, the two of them parted too hastily, and they didn't have a good exchange of feelings of relief after killing Xu Shixin. And this secret that only the two of them could talk about, Qiao Wan'er felt like a bond that could pull them together... She really wanted to see him on the other side of the bond.

But in the palace, you can't see anyone you want right away, especially between palace maids and eunuchs. Meeting in private is very risky. When she was in the clothing department, Fuzhi always found various opportunities to meet her by chance. At that time, she advised him to come to her as little as possible to avoid being seen and gossiped by others.

Now, Qiao Wan'er hopes to have a chance to "accidentally meet" Fuzhi every day, but maybe because she spends most of her time hanging around in Mingxin Hall, it is rare for her to have the opportunity to go out and meet someone by chance, so this wish has not been realized yet.

Fortunately, there are not so many taboos when palace maids meet. If they want to see good sisters, such as Wu Qingyue, they probably don’t have to wait for a "chance encounter"... So Qiao Wan'er boldly asked the young master for permission. The young master was very understanding and agreed readily as soon as he heard it: good friends should naturally meet often, and they can meet whenever and wherever they want.

As she was afraid that as a "celebrity" she would attract too much attention by going to the Clothing Bureau where many old acquaintances were present, Qiao Wan'er chose a time when the young master was not at "home" and asked someone to pass a message to Wu Qingyue, inviting her to meet her in Mingxin Palace.

In a room in the east wing of Mingxin Palace, Qiao Wan'er and Wu Qingyue finally met again. Since that day they parted, the two good sisters had never seen each other again. Although this meeting was not long ago, it seemed like a lifetime ago... They were both moved after meeting each other, and it took them a long time to wipe away the tears on their faces and calm down.

(End of this chapter)