The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

"Sister Lingzhi, how is the queen now? I have brought evidence, which can prove that everything about Concubine Mi has nothing to do with Concubine Hua." Yun'er said anxiously after seeing Lingzhi. Because she wanted to help Nian Shilan quickly, she ran all the way from Yiku Palace to Luoyang Palace with beads of sweat on her forehead.

Lingzhi smiled and wiped the sweat off Yun'er's face. "Go back. Her Majesty doesn't need evidence right now. Listen to me and don't go in and ruin Her Majesty's plan."

Yun'er didn't quite understand what Lingzhi meant, but seeing Lingzhi's determined look, and thinking that Sister Songzhi and Sister Lingzhi were both the Queen's confidants, she didn't ask any more questions and obediently returned to Yikun Palace.

In the Luoyang Palace, when the emperor was hesitant about how to deal with the matter, Nian Shilan spoke in a gentle voice, with a little grievance in her eyes, "Your Majesty. I have not done anything wrong. I ask to be confined to my house and ask Your Majesty to take back my power to manage the six palaces. I will wait for Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation and clear my name."

When the emperor heard what Nian Shilan said, he was very surprised, and at the same time, he felt a little distressed for Nian Shilan. He looked at Nian Shilan steadily, and a hint of warmth appeared in his cold eyes. "Believe me, I will investigate thoroughly and clear your name."

Then he looked at Jiang Cheng again, his brows full of disgust, "Su Peisheng, drag him away and execute him. I don't want to see him again."

Su Peisheng took the order and led his men into the hall to drag Jiang Cheng away. During the process, Jiang Cheng wanted to beg for mercy, but Su Peisheng quickly took a piece of cloth and stuffed it into Jiang Cheng's mouth. Jiang Cheng was dragged away whimpering.

When Nian Shilan saw that Jiang Cheng had been ordered to be punished, she bowed and saluted, then returned to her palace and went under house arrest.

"Zhou Ninghai, Songzhi, lock the gate of Yikun Palace for me. No one is allowed to open it without my order." Nian Shilan gave the order to the two of them as soon as she stepped into the gate of Yikun Palace.

When Nian Shilan returned to the palace, Yun'er hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, I have evidence in my hand that proves that the Queen did all this. Why didn't you let me take it out and clear your name?"

Nian Shilan looked at Yun'er and said meaningfully, "If you can't kill the enemy with one move, you can't alert them."

Yun'er didn't quite understand, but she vaguely felt that her queen was about to make a big move.

A few days later, Concubine Fang in Chunxi Palace announced the good news of her pregnancy, and the Forbidden City became bustling with activity.

The emperor happily held Fangpin's hand and said, "Take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

The emperor was really happy during this period of time. He felt that God had mercy on him, so one after another, the concubines in the harem announced the good news of pregnancy and childbirth, which gave the emperor, who had been childless, new hope.

The Queen was very upset about Concubine Fang being pregnant again. How could the Queen be willing to let Concubine Fang cause trouble right under her nose again and again?

Li Changzai had just been released from house arrest when she heard the news that Zhen Huan was pregnant with twins. She was already unhappy, but she could not change the situation as it was already done. She was also shocked to hear that Concubine Fang was pregnant, and she hurried to the Jingren Palace to ask for an audience with the Queen.

Li Changzai entered Jingren Palace and started crying, "Empress, the concubines in the palace are getting pregnant and giving birth one after another. What should my Third Prince do?"

The Queen looked at Li Changzai impatiently and said, "You only know how to cry when things go wrong. How can the Third Prince make any progress with a mother like you?"

Li Changzai was so frightened by the Queen's scolding that she dared not utter a word and looked at the Queen with some grievance.

The Queen didn't know what to do for a moment. It was true that the Emperor had lifted her house arrest, but he never restored her power to assist in managing the six palaces. The Queen was really feeling aggrieved now. She had the title of Queen but not the power of Queen. Even on the first and fifteenth of every month, the Emperor either stayed in Concubine Xi's palace or went to Concubine Mi's place. The Queen could do nothing about it.

Seeing that the Queen had not expressed her opinion, Li Changzai spoke first, "Queen, I am not doing this just for myself. If the Third Prince ascends the throne, are you still afraid that the Third Prince will not listen to you?"

The Queen glanced at Li Changzai and said, "Now that the Emperor has many children, how can you guarantee that the Third Prince will ascend to the throne?"

Li Changzai had a ferocious look on his face, and he looked extremely sinister and terrifying. "If they are all gone, then the Third Prince is the emperor's only son."

When the Queen heard what Li Changzai said, she asked with great interest, "Do you have any ideas?"

Li Changzai nodded confidently.

After coming out of Jingren Palace, Li Changzai went to An Guiren's Yanx Palace and sat there for a while. When she came out, her face was full of smugness, as if she was about to become the Holy Mother Empress Dowager.

A few days later, Persia presented a cat as a tribute. The emperor thought it was adorable and gave it to Concubine Mi to make up for her physical impairment and let the cat keep her company on weekdays.

A few days after Mi Fei brought the baby back to the palace, she gave it to the Queen when she went to pay her respects to her, saying that she was thanking the Queen for thinking about her, but she didn't want Nian Shilan to take advantage of it and harm her.

When the Queen saw Concubine Mi mentioning Nian Shilan, her face was full of hatred, but she was a little happy in her heart. The Emperor said he wanted to investigate, but he had been busy with government affairs in recent days and had not found the time. The Queen guessed that when the Emperor was done with this period of time, he would probably forget about Nian Shilan's house arrest.

When An Lingrong was paying respects to the Queen, she was kept in Jingren Palace by the Queen. An Lingrong looked at the black and white cat in the Queen's arms in confusion.

The Queen smiled and said to An Lingrong, "A few days ago, Concubine Mi came to visit me. She was afraid that I would be lonely, so she gave me this cat so that it could keep me company on weekdays."

Although the Queen said this, the smile on her face did not diminish at all, which was enough to show how happy she was about Concubine Mi's understanding and kindness.

An Lingrong also smiled and looked at the Queen. "Everyone in the palace knows that Your Majesty is the most magnanimous and kind. Concubine Mi admires you, so she took the initiative to come to your house to show her kindness."

The Queen was very pleased with An Lingrong's flattery. "Do you have any idea about what Li Changzai asked you to do?"

An Lingrong frowned slightly, with a look of embarrassment on her face, "I can mix spices, but I haven't figured out how to do it so as not to arouse other people's suspicion. I don't want to implicate the Queen."

The Queen looked at An Lingrong and began to think. Suddenly, the cat in her arms meowed, jumped out of the Queen's arms and tried to grab the shadow reflected by the sunlight on the ground. Seeing this, the Queen and An Lingrong had an idea.

The Queen saw that An Lingrong was probably thinking the same thing as she did, so she asked An Lingrong to go back to the palace to prepare. Before she left, the Queen said, "The weather has been just right lately. I plan to hold a full-moon banquet for Concubine Xi's twins in the palace in five days."

After a brief thought, An Lingrong agreed, "I will do my best to make arrangements, please rest assured, Your Majesty."