The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

There was no star or moon that night. Concubine Cao knelt in front of Concubine Nian's bed and kept apologizing.

"I fainted today, but you detained the emperor in Qixiang Palace and looked at me with suspicion. I don't know what you are thinking. Don't you think I am useless and want to set up your own business?" Nian Shilan thought about how she fainted from heatstroke today, but when she woke up she learned that the emperor went to Qixiang Palace. She felt desperate. She never expected that the emperor would be so heartless to her. At the same time, she thought that Concubine Cao took the opportunity to betray her, so she called people to give her a warning at night.

Looking at the pale, haggard and ferocious appearance of Concubine Nian, Concubine Cao suddenly felt pity for her. Her cowardly appearance seemed more like an expression of incompetence and panic. She was eager to prove that she had not lost power and was still immersed in the illusory favor. She wanted to control herself to prove that nothing had happened.

Concubine Cao allowed her to beat and scold her because a mother would not allow her daughter to be in any danger. As long as the Nian family was still there, Concubine Nian would still have a chance to be reinstated. She had to fight for a way out in the cracks, so she could only whisper to excuse herself: "Your Majesty, please calm down. What I did today was out of selfish motives, hoping that the princess would get more attention from the emperor, but more importantly, I wanted to win a chance for your Majesty to regain his favor."

In the past, the concubine would have sneered at Concubine Cao for overestimating her own abilities, but this time was different. She had experienced what she thought was a desperate situation, and she was unwilling to let go of any hope. Her fierce eyes softened instantly, full of expectation: "You can help me, right?"

Concubine Nian went too far this time. Concubine Cao was sure that she could not influence the emperor's mind, so she had to coax her: "Your Majesty, the emperor is angry with you now and doesn't want to see you. No one of us can speak in front of the emperor now. If this method of mine works, after a while, the emperor's anger will disappear. I will find a chance to mention it. There is always hope."

Nian Shilan then helped her up and said in a crazy voice, "Yes, it's all caused by that bitch Zhen Huan. When the emperor calms down, I will coax him and he will love me again."

Her inability to see the situation clearly made Concubine Cao feel a little bit sorry, but she quickly suppressed it. No one in the palace had an easy time. She felt sorry for Concubine Nian, but no one else would pity her, so she had to continue to coax Concubine Nian according to her words.

In Jingren Palace, the Queen had not yet fallen asleep. Jianqiu brought back the news that Zhang Mi wanted to resign and return to his hometown.

The candlelight was bright, but the queen's face was half in the light and half in the dark. She lowered her eyebrows and eyes and calmly ordered:

"Go ahead and tell them, but I don't want something like what happened to Liu Bin to happen again."

Jian Qiu was worried: "My queen, if Zhang Mi's grandson died suddenly at this time, would it alert the emperor? Anyway, he is not in the palace anymore, so there is no rush to take his life."

The Queen finally stopped cutting the candle flowers and spoke after a moment of thought: "You are right to remind me, but Zhang Mi must die. Only if he can't speak again, the two Dragon Offspring incidents will never see the light of day. Remember to wait until you leave the capital before taking action. As for the child, it depends on luck at that time."

Jianqiu understood that this was a plan to create an accident. If the child was lucky enough to escape, that would be great. If not, he would have to accept his fate. However, there was no such thing as luck when it came to the accidents created by the Queen.

Three days later, Xiao Jiangzi brought back news from outside.

"Zhang Mi is dead!"

An Lingrong anticipated that the Queen would kill people to silence them, so she asked Dahu to keep an eye on them early on. How could the Queen's people succeed?

Xiao Jiangzi continued, "After leaving the capital, Doctor Zhang died of a sudden heart attack in the post station. Brother Dahu and the others did not see anyone chasing him."

Palpitations? An Lingrong had seen Zhang Mi several times before, and the color of his lips did not look like someone with heart disease. This was strange, so she immediately asked, "When Doctor Zhang passed away, was there anyone else around?"

"There was only one old servant, and no one else was seen. Brother Dahu also felt something was wrong, so he went back to the former Zhang family's house in the capital to inquire. Seven days ago, Doctor Zhang's family had dealt with a batch of old furniture, and several cabinets were sold at a low price to farmers outside the city."

An Lingrong suddenly became suspicious. Seven days ago, on the third day after Concubine Wan had a miscarriage, Zhang Mi was still serving in the palace. Who was in charge of selling the furniture?

Xiao Jiangzi continued to answer: "It was the housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion, and Brother Dahu also found that there was not much silver with Doctor Zhang after his death."

Honeysuckle interrupted, "Madam, did Doctor Zhang have any precautions in advance?"

An Lingrong did not reply immediately, but asked in more detail: "Did Da Hu find out who are the members of Doctor Zhang's family?"

"Doctor Zhang had an only son, but more than two years ago, Master Zhang and his wife went out to burn incense for their son. Their horse went mad and fell off a cliff. Master Zhang and his wife died on the spot, leaving behind only a boy who was less than seven years old. Apart from this, Doctor Zhang has no other blood relatives."

It sounded like an accident, but An Lingrong smelled a conspiracy. The accident happened to Doctor Zhang's son not long after they entered the palace. She had never found out what means the Queen used to control Zhang Mi for her own use, but if she threatened Zhang Mi with the last blood of Doctor Zhang, Zhang Mi would have to obey.

But as an old minister from the previous emperor's time, he naturally did not want to be threatened. Murdering the royal heir was a capital crime, and it would not be excessive for the emperor to kill all nine generations of his clan in a rage. I'm afraid he was also secretly looking for an opportunity to escape from the threat of the queen.

The incident with Fucha's sister made the Queen think that Zhang Mi had completely surrendered. After Concubine Wan lost her son, the Queen believed Zhang Mi even more. She relaxed her vigilance and allowed the plan that Zhang Mi had arranged in advance to be implemented.

An Lingrong kept deducing Zhang Mi's behavior in her mind, and finally came to the conclusion that Zhang Mi had probably already been preparing for death, and his death from heart palpitations was probably a deliberate suicide in order to paralyze the Queen and buy a chance for her grandson to live.

Such a person should have a backup plan. An Lingrong asked again, "Have you searched the Zhang residence thoroughly? Are there any clues?"

"Brother Dahu has searched the Zhang Mansion thoroughly and found nothing."

An Lingrong then hurriedly ordered, "Quick, let Dahu continue his investigation along the line of old furniture. We must find the clues before he enters the military camp."

Xiao Jiangzi said quickly, "My queen, Brother Dahu asked me to tell him that he has already followed the time when the furniture left the city and is checking the route. Please rest assured, my queen."

An Lingrong thought for a moment and said to Rendong, "Go get some more banknotes and take them out to Dahu. Tell him that you are not stingy with the money and find more people to help you find it quickly."

In Jingren Palace, the Queen slammed the teacup heavily on the table:

"The people who were following me are all a bunch of idiots. They let me escape early. Zhang Mi played a trick on me. Did he think I couldn't do anything about him? Send a message to the palace. If you want to preserve the honor of the Ulanara family, you must find this child for me to prevent future troubles."

"And find out for me whose people went to Zhang's house first?"