Shi Yu Yin gazed at Chu Lian Ruo with envy as she spoke, her eyes sweeping over the sickly face of Shu Fei to a pair of watery eyes and a faint, unclear dark mark, her heart coldly laughing inside.

  "The two of you are both old people in the palace, I'm just a newcomer, it's my good fortune that the emperor values me, but usually I still have to rely on you two. Chu Lian's words were quite clever, weren't they a straightforward satire? And yet these two couldn't refute her."

  As for Shi Yu Yin, she didn't need to be polite either. After all, what kind of temperament she had was evident in that one incident of the imperial harem's upheaval. With her intelligence, how could she not see through it? On the other hand, this Consort Shu, she originally didn't want to get along with her anyway, so it didn't matter whether or not she offended her.

  She was about to speak but stopped, she couldn't understand why Chu Lian would directly create an enemy for herself, if she joined forces with Yu Guifei, it wouldn't be good for her own master's days.

  But little did she know, Chu Lian dared to say so because she knew that the Empress and Yu Guifei were originally like fire and water, and now they could talk and laugh together, unknowingly holding back a lot of anger.

  Moreover, nowadays in the harem, I and Shi Yu Yin are in charge of the six palaces together. There's nothing to do with Consort Shu, but with her temperament, she wouldn't dare to lay a hand on me. But Yu Gui Fei is an old opponent.

  Besides, Shu Fei wants to regain favor, she will certainly not be against herself.

  Shi Yu Yin was a bit too anxious, the words just now were clearly aimed at her, and it was obvious that they wanted to use Shu Fei as a gun, would she not hear it?

  Just as Chu Lian had expected, the enchanting voice of Shu Fei rang out, but it was a faint smile like the tinkling of silver bells. "We are all serving the Emperor, and I, who have just recovered from a long illness, am still weak and powerless. It's better for Yu Guifei and Xi Fei to take care of things for now." The words sounded comforting, but didn't they also mean that everything would be settled after she regained favor again?

  Chu Lian smiled slightly, and Shi Yu Yin narrowed her eyes. She thought that the virtuous imperial consort had just left the palace gate, and she would be a bit anxious, but unexpectedly she was so calm. "We sisters have plenty of time to chat, for now let's go see the empress dowager first."

  Without objection, the three of them headed towards the Empress Dowager's palace together.

  Three beauties with different styles arrived at the Shoukang Palace at the same time, and it was actually Xurong's eyes that lit up as he held Luoluo's hand and spoke to the Empress Dowager.

  "Long live Your Majesty, may the Empress Dowager be safe and sound." The entire hall was filled with a romantic atmosphere as everyone bowed in unison.

  "Qian Shu, are you feeling better?" Xu Rong's gaze swept over the three of them, and when he saw that today's Chu Lian had a different temperament from usual, he was first stunned, then delighted. This woman always brought a tremble to his heart.

  It was just that beside the elegant her, there was a beautiful figure, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Qian Shu, the daughter of Miaojiang, another woman who had been deeply loved by him in the past.

  "Thank you for the Emperor's concern, I can finally come out and see the world." Qian Shu coughed lightly, not too abrupt, but even more pitiful.

  "Now that the wind is visible, let's take a walk. This complexion needs to be exposed to sunlight." Xū Róng released Lǜ Luó's hand and instead pulled her down onto the stool in front of him, speaking softly.

  Chu Lian noticed the slight change in Lu Luo's expression and felt a bit worried. The appearance of Qian Shu was likely to disrupt her own plan, but seeing that she had not fully recovered from her illness, it seemed unlikely that anything major would happen. Her goal was simply to get rid of Lu Luo from the Shoukang Palace.

  "Yù Fēi, come sit over here." The Empress Dowager had never liked this Qian Shu from Miaojiang, and didn't give her a good face, instead beckoning to Chu Lian.

  Chu Lian didn't know that the Empress Dowager had always been biased against women from Miaojiang. When Qian Shu entered the palace, she was just a minor noblewoman and suffered a setback due to the Empress Dowager's obvious displeasure.

  It wasn't until later that the chance encounter outside the imperial garden, which now seems like a cliché plot device, was actually quite effective at the time, and when combined with her stunning beauty, Xunzi naturally became infatuated.

  After a series of ups and downs, Qian Shu also managed to climb up step by step.

  Shi Yu Yin didn't hate her, but at that time, she probably wanted to take action more than herself.

  Until Qian Shu was sealed as a concubine, Shi Yu Yin only then felt regretful but it was also too late to stop it.

  "Your Majesty, it was the Empress Dowager and General Qin who allowed me to enter the palace to assist the Empress. I, an old minister, truly cannot bear to see another of Your Majesty's favored concubines disappear... therefore... I have come to inform..."

  A man with a slender figure stood in front of her, who was kneeling on the ground. A glimmer of light flashed across his eyes and finally landed on her face. Blood seeped out, and that figure seemed to have lost its vitality, leaving only an empty shell. "You don't believe me!" His throat moved slightly, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

  "How can I trust you? You are a member of the Qin family." The man's eyebrows had already begun to show a stern expression.

  ……

  The scene shifted, and the figure in front of me overlapped with that elegant person. Ah, at that time, you had already harbored the intention to overthrow the Qin family, right? I was really foolish, people from the Qin family would never betray each other. This imperial physician is actually your person, Xi Rong.

  Qian Shu, with a heart full of cleverness, must have already discerned the subtlety in this matter, and that's why she openly and straightforwardly followed Lian Taiyi's words to slander her.

  If it weren't for another encounter, this woman would probably have been forgotten in the back of her mind. But now, she's come out and won't let go. A chill in her heart, how many people were involved in harming her family back then? Pitiful, her parents who loved her dearly, their blood spilled on the execution ground!

  There was a salty taste, "Xi Fei, Xi Fei..." Someone was calling out to her. It wasn't until then that Chu Lian came back to her senses, realizing that her emotions had already gotten the better of her. Fortunately, she had only cried to the point of tears.

  "I was rude." Chu Lian slowly got up and knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager.

  "Did Ye Fei think of something sad?" The Empress Dowager helped her up, and didn't blame her. Xi Rong also gave her a worried glance.

  Chu Lian shook her head, then nodded, the hair behind her ears floating in the air with her movements before gently falling back down. "Looking closely at Shu Fei's face, it resembles a friend of mine from years ago, but I can no longer see them, and thus feel some nostalgia."

  Xu Rong stood up and pulled Chu Lian into his arms, "If you want to see her, I'll have someone bring her to the palace to accompany you."

  "The Emperor is right, don't be sad, Xi Fei." The Empress Dowager had always treated Chu Lian with a different attitude since the previous palace coup, and at this birthday banquet, she was even more delighted. Today's scene of deep affection and righteousness also evoked her nostalgia for their past friendship, and seeing Xū Róng speak in this way, she also agreed.

  "It's likely that she has disappointed the Emperor and Empress Dowager, for she is no longer in this world." Chu Lian clenched her silk handkerchief tightly, unaware of it, biting her thin lips, a sight that made Xū Róng's heart ache with pity.

  "With you taking care of her like this, even if she were to be reborn, she would still be well." Xū Róng said, holding her hand.

  Yes, she will indeed be fine and will also drag all those who have harmed her down into the abyss.

  "May I take my leave first? I'm afraid I might be rude again." Chu Lian asked softly, glancing at Qian Shu with some caution.

  "Qian Shu, Yu Er, you two stay with the Empress Dowager and chat for a while. I still have some memorials to review, so I'll head back with Xi Fei first." Xū Róng said to Qian Shu and Shi Yu Yin, the Empress Dowager was delighted, but Qian Shu's eyes dimmed, and Shi Yu Yin clenched her fists.

  Chu Lian Ruo raised the corner of her lips at Shi Yu Yin, suddenly provocative, but in this position, there was a figure of Xū Róng blocking, except for Shi Yu Yin, no one else could see.

  "Your Majesty, the Empress is just recovering from a serious illness and needs someone by her side. If you leave with me like this, it will hurt their feelings." After seeing Xurong bring her back to the Yuye Palace and not leaving, Chu Lian poured him tea and gently advised him.

  Xu Rong raised the corner of his lips and said, "How could you be thinking of others and not afraid that Lonesome won't come again?"

  "The emperor said what, you pity me, wouldn't you come to see me?" Chu Lian's face flushed with a faint red glow, but in her heart she was secretly thinking that just now she had deliberately done it on purpose, deliberately letting Qian Shu see, warning the evening concubine not to be trifled with, and counting as a first warning.

  "Haha." Xurong Lang burst out laughing, "How could I not dote on a wonderful person like Xi Fei?"

  At the same time, Shi Yu Yin and Qian Shu who were left behind said a few words to the Empress Dowager before being dismissed by her on the grounds of fatigue.

  On the cobblestone road, two people walked side by side, their long skirts trailing behind them. The attending palace maid saw that neither of them looked very good and followed from a distance, leaving space for them to talk.

  Qian Shu coughed and asked in a seemingly nonchalant tone, "Wasn't Yu Guifei the most favored concubine back then? How did Xi Fei manage to steal the spotlight from her now?"

  "The Emperor's love has never been exclusive, and many things have happened in the past year. The Empress is now a powerful figure, and we are indeed old people. Shiyu Yin wanted to use Qianshu's hand to get rid of Chulianruo, but it seems that she wants to regain the Emperor's favor, which will take some time."

  "That evening, the queen's appearance was indeed worthy of pity and love." As for what Shi Yu Yin meant by her words, she seemed to have not heard them.

  Shi Yu Yin glanced at Qian Shu, before she could still see through this person's thoughts, but the serious illness over the past two years had made her unable to see through him again. She opened her mouth, but thought it was better not to speak, so she didn't say anything else.

  "That Lu Ke is also a wonderful person..." After a while, just as they were about to part ways, Qian Shu suddenly said, as if she had just thought of it.

  Shi Yu's mind was racing, she didn't think that this person's words were just a casual remark, they must have had a deeper meaning. Lu Luo was the Empress Dowager's person, and Lu Luo had a special physique, the most important point being that Lu Luo was someone from the former Empress's side, they were all on the same line!

  She grabbed Qian Shu's arm as she turned and headed south, "What do you mean?"

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