After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

It's like a long dream...

In the dream, there was a faint candlelight, a bronze lamp was always on in the cold and lonely palace, and a pot of red poppy on the windowsill was blooming beautifully under the candlelight.

"Your Majesty, just now Chief Steward Liu sent someone to tell you that His Majesty will be staying in Lady Yi's palace tonight..."

The little palace maid replied cautiously, looking at the gentle and calm woman sitting there, a trace of pity flashing in her eyes.

Today is the Queen's birthday, but His Majesty has long forgotten it.

During the day, I accompanied Miss Ye to play outside the palace for a day. Miss Ye was the adopted daughter of the Marquis's mansion. She grew up among the common people. She was lively and unrestrained by nature, and quite talented. The emperor even went to Yong'an Marquis's mansion in disguise to have a meal...

I heard that although Miss Ye is an adopted daughter, she is very much loved by the Marquis and his wife. She celebrated her 20th birthday last year, but she still stays in the Marquis's mansion to enjoy their love.

It was the Empress who had clearly asked the nanny to go to the Marquis' Mansion early in the morning to ask the wife to come to the palace to talk, but by noon, there was no one in the Marquis' Mansion, and the huge Weiyang Palace was deserted.

His Majesty said that the Queen likes quietness and does not allow the concubines to disturb her.

The birthday of the mother of a country was not as good as that of ordinary people.

Looking at the pitying looks of the little palace maids, Xiao Xuetang had long been accustomed to it.

From the age of eleven, her life changed dramatically. From being the daughter of a wealthy family, she was abandoned by her parents and lived under the care of her grandmother, where she lived cautiously until she was sixteen.

Everyone sympathized with her for being the queen but not being favored. The huge Weiyang Palace was like a cold palace.

But within a few years, there were many beauties in the palace, and the harem was flourishing, which made this queen in name only look even more pitiful.

Ye Jin even freely entered the harem to manage the internal affairs as the empress's sister. On the surface, she and Lin Shaoshu observed the etiquette of monarch and subject, but in fact, she had already regarded herself as the master of the harem...

Xiao Xuetang is not a fool. Even if she didn't understand it at first, she had already noticed the strangeness between Lin Shaoshu and Ye Jin in the deep palace over the years.

She was very curious why Lin Shaoshu didn't bring Ye Jin to the palace and directly make her a noble concubine, or directly depose her and make Ye Jin the queen -

In the past, Lin Shaoshu was concerned about the status of the Xie family among the literati. Now that he has firmly sat on the throne and has revived the noble clans headed by the Yong'an Marquisate, wouldn't it be better for Lin Shaoshu to depose her?

Later she understood that Lin Shaoshu did not want to trap Ye Jin in the palace and gave Ye Jin the greatest freedom.

As long as Ye Jin gets tired of life outside the palace one day, she, the queen, will automatically abdicate and let others take over.

Look, he loves Ye Jin so much!

Xiao Xuetang thought she would be very sad, but miraculously, she felt very calm inside...

No, there is still sadness.

After all, in order to support Lin Shaoshu, she gambled all her savings over the years, and the Xie family had made a lot of plans for Lin Shaoshu over the years, but did not get any substantial benefits.

On the contrary, after Lin Shaoshu ascended the throne, the people around him were promoted to higher positions. Even Mr. Wen, who was only good at stirring up conspiracies and intrigues in secret, was appointed prime minister.

Simply ridiculous!

It's sad and regretful that I've made wedding clothes for others. As for Lin Shaoshu...

When she was young, she really liked Lin Shaoshu. They promised in person to support each other in front of Concubine Xie's sickbed. She thought that at least they would be the closest people in the world.

But think about it, even biological parents can easily abandon their daughter, so is there anything in this world that can remain unchanged?

Before she was eleven years old, she was under the protection of Concubine Xie and was the innocent and bright pearl in the Xie family's palm. After she was eleven years old, she was trapped in the marquis's mansion for five years, beside the dying old lady whose body and soul were filled with the smell of decay, and she was walking on thin ice.

Now, is she going to be trapped in this harem for the rest of her life?

But she is only twenty years old...

Several loyal palace maids advised her to take the initiative to break the impasse and please the emperor so as to regain his favor.

After all, it's a relationship between childhood sweethearts, how can we just let it go?

Xiao Xuetang thought that she should find a way out of this situation, but not for grace, but to get out of this cage...

But Lin Shaoshu refused to let her go!

Even though they grew up together, Xiao Xuetang couldn't see through Lin Shaoshu. It was obvious that they were tired of each other, so why did he try so hard to keep her when she proposed to leave the palace?

During that time, people in the palace were discussing the easing of the relationship between the emperor and the empress, and even Ye Jin did not enter the palace often.

It seemed that just when she thought everything had hit rock bottom, things took a turn for the better...

She poured too much effort into Lin Shaoshu, just like a gambler in a casino who is obsessed with gambling. The more chips he puts in, the more reluctant he is to leave, and eventually he loses everything.

At that time, she didn't know that the reason why Lin Shaoshu kept her was to squeeze out the last bit of value from her!

"Lin Xun is going too far!"

In the imperial study, the new emperor, who was considered by the court officials to be gentle, kind, filial and righteous, and who inherited the legacy of Emperor Huaimin, was furious.

The face that appeared gentle in front of people now became hideous and distorted.

"He is already a powerful regent, what else can he be dissatisfied with? Why does he still hold the military power of 100,000 troops in the northwest?"

"Now the seas are peaceful and the rivers are calm. If he really cares about the people of the world, he should be tactful and hand over the military power to me."

The imperial study was filled with his confidants, who all stood aside and dared not speak. Soon, a woman in a scarlet official robe came in...

It’s Ye Jin.

The Chamber of Commerce under Ye Jin's name was well-known in Dayin. She had made great contributions to the emperor, so she became the only female official rewarded by Lin Shaoshu, breaking the precedent that women were not allowed to serve as officials.

But when Xiao Xuetang proposed that all women in the world could go to school and serve as officials like Ye Jin, Ye Jin used a trick to stop him.

"This Dayin only needs one female official..."

"Only by becoming the only female official can I be a special existence in the Dayin Dynasty and go down in history."

This is Ye Jin.

He talks a lot about justice, but in fact he is extremely selfish and cold-hearted. He and Lin Shaoshu are a perfect match.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I have a plan that will make the Regent voluntarily hand over his military power..."

Lin Shaoshu dismissed the palace maids and listened to Ye Jin's advice.

"The Regent may seem to have no desires, but I know he has a weakness, and that is the Queen."

"Your Majesty, the Prince Regent has been coveting the Queen for a long time. Such a wolfish ambition must be killed!"

"But the Regent has his own army and it's not easy to kill him. It's better to use the Queen to lure him into the trap and ruin his reputation..."

……

Lin Xun actually had evil intentions towards her? Why didn't she know anything about it!

Or is this just a conspiracy by Ye Jin to sow discord?

I felt dizzy, as if I was lying on the clouds, and my nose was filled with the pleasant scent of sandalwood.

Different from ordinary inferior sandalwood, the smell of this sandalwood is purer, more pleasant, and... familiar!

In the dimness, she heard Ye Jin's voice outside the window again...

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This plan is just to get hold of something against the Regent. It will not ruin your sister's innocence."

Ye Jin persuaded Lin Shaoshu gently with a gentle tone on his lips, but a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes...