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

The next morning, we headed to the ferry to Penglai Island.

Su Peisheng was carrying a lot of bags and was preparing to send Zhen Huan and the other person on board.

From afar, I saw the queen coming over with her men.

In the early days, Zhen Huan depended on the Queen for a period of time, but after she had a miscarriage and regained favor, she was thinking about revenge and building up her own power. Her dependence on the Queen was no longer as strong as before, and she became quite unfamiliar with it.

She had acted with the Emperor at Jiuzhou Qingyan last night, and outsiders, not knowing whether it was true or not, really thought that she had been banished to the cold palace. When she left Bitong Academy this morning, she was still wondering if anyone would come to see her off.

Unexpectedly, the last person to come was the Queen.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were about to salute when the Queen pulled them back. She held Zhen Huan's hand and said with concern:

"I am incompetent, and Concubine Hua is now too arrogant. I will first wrong you and Concubine Hui for a while. I will try to plead with the emperor so that you two can be pulled out of Penglai Island as soon as possible."

Zhen Huan was moved: "Empress, I appreciate your kindness, but the emperor is very angry this time, and Concubine Hua is stirring up trouble. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to come out. Your Majesty must not be estranged from the emperor because of me. This will not be worth the loss, but will make the villain proud."

Shen Meizhuang didn't know what happened now, but the family's power had returned, and the emperor had to punish Zhen Huan. When she heard that the queen wanted to plead for the two, she was even more grateful to the queen, but the situation was stronger than people, so she had to follow and say: "The queen is kind and benevolent, and the concubines are grateful. But as Wanpin said, if the queen speaks rashly, it will make the emperor unhappy. It's better for the queen to take care of herself so that we can plan for the follow-up."

The words of the two made the queen feel ashamed. She nodded helplessly: "You two have entered Penglai Island, and Concubine Wen is under house arrest. No one can match Concubine Hua's brilliance. I can only do my best to protect the remaining concubines. Penglai Island is simple and you two are weak. How can we travel with only this few people?"

As the queen spoke, she waved her hand towards the back, and a woman with clean and refreshing clothes, a medium build and clear eyes came forward to greet her. She saluted with a standard posture, but did not utter a word.

He is actually mute!

The Queen pointed at the woman and introduced her, "This is Aunt Liu. She is very good at cooking. She worked in the imperial kitchen during the reign of the previous emperor. Later, she fell ill and had to be transferred out of the Forbidden City. Let her come with you to the island. You can let her do all the cooking. This way, I will feel more at ease."

The Queen gave it to someone else? Zhen Huan was stunned for a moment. Before she could say anything, Su Peisheng's voice rang out:

"The Empress is really thoughtful. Aunt Liu's reputation was well-known in the imperial kitchen back then. I was lucky enough to taste the dishes made by Aunt Liu. They were so delicious that they made my mouth water. Empress Wan and Miss Hui are in for a treat this time."

Seeing Su Peisheng say this, Zhen Huan thought that there was nothing wrong with this man, so she had no choice but to accept him. She didn't care much about oral sex, but she couldn't let Sister Mei down.

When the queen saw that she accepted the person, she finally smiled and asked Jianqiu to hand over a packet of pills:

"All supplies on the island depend on transportation. It would be bad if there was any shortage. These pills were developed by the Imperial Hospital. Take them with you just in case."

The Queen took such good care of them that Zhen Huan and the other two thanked her repeatedly.

The Queen looked at Su Peisheng with an anxious face and knew that he was anxious to go back to work. After giving Zhen Huan a few instructions, she took Jianqiu away.

When they reached a deserted place, the queen sneered:

"The Emperor is playing with the concubines like fools. It's just that Concubine Hua is used to being impatient and can't see through the mystery. If he really wants to demote her, why would Su Peisheng be so nervous that even the supplies on the island have to be delivered through him, just to prevent someone from plotting to harm him."

Jianqiu was worried about Liu Gu's loyalty: "My lady, can Liu Gu be trusted?"

The coldness on the queen's face had not faded: "She was caught up in a dispute back then. If it weren't for the queen mother protecting her, it wouldn't be her voice that would be ruined. I just want her to help take care of Wanpin for a while, and she will be free after that."

The Queen paused and continued, "Jianqiu, this is the best opportunity. Zhen Huan went to the island without the imperial physician. The medicine is extremely rare and needs to be taken for more than three months to be effective. It is also extremely difficult to diagnose and cure. I will not harm Zhen Huan's life. After all, I still have to keep her to completely eliminate Concubine Hua. I will just make it difficult for her to have children again."

The Queen's calculation was very good, but she didn't know that on the night after Zhen Huan and her group arrived on the island, Liu Gu quietly went out and poured all the medicine powder given to the Queen into the lake.

Her voice had been ruined by the disputes in the harem before, and she didn't expect that she couldn't escape even after hiding in the Old Summer Palace. She couldn't speak, but she didn't want to be manipulated by these nobles.

In the dark night, Liu Gu laughed silently.

After Zhen Huan was demoted, everyone who was still in the Old Summer Palace was in a very low mood, except Concubine Hua. She felt that this was the most comfortable time she had lived in the past three years. Those who had competed with her for favor were now in trouble. The Emperor also publicly affirmed his brother's achievements. She thought that her worries were all groundless, or even deliberately instigated by someone who couldn't bear to see her doing well.

At this point, Concubine Hua completely let down her guard and only paid attention to the emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation every day, and she behaved like a virtuous woman.

But the previous dynasty was not as she had imagined. Concubine Wan was imprisoned, and everyone thought that Zhen Yuandao would suffer with her and be neglected by the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Zhen Yuandao, contrary to his previous low-key and cautious attitude, began to frantically impeach Nian Gengyao.

They were disrespectful to their sovereign, embezzled military pay, enriched themselves, formed cliques for personal gain, insulted officials, and killed innocent people indiscriminately.

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Each of these charges was a serious crime, and memorials from the emperor reprimanding Nian Gengyao were sent to the northwest like mushrooms after rain.

The first memorial submitted by Nian Gengyao did not enumerate his years of loyalty as Concubine Hua had said. Instead, he asked the emperor to forgive the eighth and ninth brothers because of their many years of brotherhood.

The emperor was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground and scolded Nian Gengyao again.

At the same time, he asked Prince Guo to secretly pay attention to the movements of the army under Yun'e's command, and asked him to intercept all letters coming out of the Tenth Master's mansion.

The situation became increasingly tense, but Concubine Hua in the harem knew nothing about it.

In the blink of an eye, it was August and the emperor returned to the court.

Before leaving, the emperor was still concerned about Zhen Huan, so he asked Su Peisheng to leave behind reliable men to ensure the safety and supplies of Penglai Island.

All of this was seen again by the people sent by the Queen.

On the first night back in the Forbidden City, someone died in the palace.

One of the two eunuchs who were doing the cleaning work died of suffocation due to excessive drinking.

A man suddenly fell ill in the middle of the night and died of convulsions.

The next day, the Queen ordered an investigation and found nothing unexpected.

No one cared about the two worthless lives, except for an old eunuch in the cold palace who tremblingly lifted up the floor tile, took out a yellowed booklet, squinted his eyes and carefully read the list written on it.

After a while, he took out a bare pen, licked the remaining ink with his saliva, and circled the names of the two people who died accidentally.

The Queen also has such a list.