As soon as Aunt Gui saw Li Yan, she knew that she had been holding back. She had ignored the Empress Dowager for two years, so she must be asking for help now.

As expected.

Li Yan said with a choked voice,"Sister, the Emperor has never touched Rou'er. Isn't this embarrassing for Rou'er? I came here this time because I heard others talking about Rou'er not being favored by the Emperor. I heard that, and I really felt..."

Then she started to cry again.

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager's sadness faded a lot, and she looked at her sister who she had loved since she was a child.

In the end, she compromised,"I will talk to the Emperor when the time comes. You don't have to worry. The Emperor has his own sense of propriety in doing things. He is getting older now, and it is not convenient for me, as his mother, to preach too much."

The Empress Dowager said again,"You can leave the palace later. I have brought you a lot of things you like from the private storehouse. Take them all away!"

Although Li Yan was dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager's words, she finally got some promises.

And she could also hear the meaning of the Queen Mother's words. It seemed that she was not happy with her meddling in the emperor's private affairs, and she was not as close to her as before.

Li Yan wiped her tears and said softly,"I understand, sister, take care, sister, and I will leave."

The Queen Mother nodded, but did not answer.

Li Yan bowed and left the hall. She became more determined in her heart. Even sisters could not help Qin Cheng's plan better than his own son.

The Queen Mother's so-called love for her was indeed fake.

After leaving the Cining Palace, Li Yan's expression was no longer gentle. Following the guidance of the palace maids, her footsteps gradually faded away.

The Queen Mother was in the palace, her face was a little depressed, and she was no longer as happy as in the morning.

Seeing this, Nanny Gui felt distressed and could not help but persuade her,"Don't be sad, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. You still have the Emperor, and you will have a grandson in the future, and you also have me. I will always be with you, Your

Majesty the Queen Mother." The Queen Mother sighed,"Is Yan'er really unscrupulous now? Does she not care about the relationship between sisters at all? Does she really think that I have helped the Emperor manage the government for many years and have no idea about the ambitions of the Qin family?"

The Queen Mother's eyes welled up when she said this."I just didn't expect that the sisterhood of relying on each other for many years is not as good as the man I met halfway. It really disappoints me. That's it. This is the last time.……"

Nanny Gui didn't know how to persuade the Queen Mother. She had always thought that the Queen Mother didn't know Li Yan's true face. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother saw it so clearly and just cared about family affection.

This time, unexpectedly, Li Yan went too far and even thought of the Emperor.

Nanny Gui thought, this is good, the Queen Mother will not be soft-hearted in the future

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In Qingquan Palace, Qin Rouer was somewhat proud of herself when she knew that her mother had gone to the palace to see the Queen Mother.

She had originally planned how to attract her cousin's attention, but now it seemed that it was unnecessary.

The Queen Mother had always responded to her mother's requests.

"Come, prepare hot water, I want to take a bath!"

Qin Rouer called the servants, her voice full of joy and pride.

She thought that she must dress up beautifully tonight, and when her cousin the emperor comes tonight, he will definitely be obsessed with her.

She is very confident about this.

Qingying was in the imperial study listening to several ministers talking about the banquet five days later.

This banquet was also a belated celebration of Daying's conquest of the barbarians, as well as a welcome party for the soldiers.

After talking about the welcoming banquet, several ministers looked at each other, each pretending to be ready to die.

Still decided to persuade:"Your Majesty, you have returned victorious this time, and the whole world is happy. Shouldn't the harem have more concubines? How about adding joy to joy?"

The Minister of Rites spoke carefully, fearing that any of his words would make Qingying unhappy.

The other old ministers also echoed and said

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I am very pleased!"

"The old ministers also agreed with the Minister of Rites's proposal."Your Majesty is almost thirty years old and has no offspring. This is destabilizing the country!"

Qingying said nothing, looking at the ministers with cold eyes.

Finally, the voices of the ministers' agreement and exhortation gradually disappeared. Frightened by Qingying's eyes, they dared not continue to speak.

Several ministers began to sweat coldly when Qingying stared at them. Just when they thought they would die today, Qingying finally spoke mercifully:"If you have nothing to do, you will build the bridge in the south of the Yangtze River yourself."

Several ministers knelt down in fear, and listened to Qingying say nonchalantly:"And who gave you the courage to meddle in my affairs?"

When Qingying said this, several ministers kowtowed and said:"I dare not, Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The Minister of Rites was extremely regretful at this moment. He should not have listened to Qin Cheng's instigation and put pressure on His Majesty.

He thought that Qin Cheng was related to His Majesty after all, and his daughter was the only concubine in the harem.

Who would have thought that he would offend His Majesty.

"Get out! If there is a next time, be careful of your whole family."Qing Ying said in a light tone when several ministers knelt on the ground trembling and waiting for the death sentence.

Several ministers hurriedly took their leave. After leaving the imperial study, their legs were still a little weak.

And they swore that they would never be the first bird to get involved.

In the evening, Qin Rouer waited in Qingquan Palace. She took a petal bath three times. She only wore a layer of gauze and didn't cover much of her body.

She looked very seductive. Qin Rouer perfectly inherited Qin Cheng's good looks. It didn't look like Li Yan.

""Has His Majesty not come yet?" Qin Rou'er sat in front of the couch and waited expectantly. She kept asking the maid to go out and see if Qingying came.

This was the twelfth time that the maid went out to see if Qingying came. When she answered again, her voice trembled,"Not yet... not yet, His Majesty has not come."

It was already the end of midnight, Qin Rou'er looked disappointed, and her eyes seemed to have lost their luster.

Then she felt resentment, resentment for why the Queen Mother did not let the Emperor come, resentment for the Emperor taking her into the palace but not favoring her, leaving her alone in an empty room, being laughed at by others. She completely forgot that she had begged to come into the palace.

She picked up the things at hand and threw them at the trembling little maid kneeling on the ground.

The boiling hot tea scalded the maid's body, but the maid did not even dare to move, for fear that she would be punished more severely later.

Qin Rou'er's face was ferocious, and her tone was sinister,"My cousin must be mine. If he is not mine, then I would rather destroy him so that no one can get him."

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