Those who have the same desires hate each other.

Li Changzai's life is getting harder and harder. Compared with her previous days of luxury, her life now can be said to be difficult. The huge gap makes her heart full of resentment.

"Your Majesty, I can't stand this kind of life any longer. The meals that the servants in the palace bring to me are either rotten or leftovers. The share from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is getting smaller and smaller. It's already October, and I haven't even received the material to make winter clothes in the palace. I can't live like this for another day." Li Chang complained to Concubine Nian about her grievances.

Concubine Nian sneered weakly, "Is it any use for you to tell me this? The emperor has already forgotten me, and I have never lived a happy life."

Li Chang was thinking about the past few months. In the past, she was not favored but she had a backer. Although people in the palace laughed at her for taking advantage of others, no one dared to bully her in person. Now she lives a life of lack of food and clothing and is bullied all day long. She is jealous of everyone in the palace who lives a good life. She even thinks madly that if she doesn't live well, others can't live well either. She openly provokes Concubine Nian: "Your Majesty, don't you hate it?"

Concubine Nian's eyes were filled with sorrow. "Hate, that bitch Zhen Huan framed me for this. I wanted to kill her right away, but she is cunning by nature. I suffered a lot from her several times. I really can't do anything to her for the time being."

The madness in Li Chang's eyes burned like a dark fire: "Your Highness, are you going to let it go like this? Wanpin plotted to harm you and made you lose the emperor's trust. Wenpin, who was born in a lowly family, dared to flirt and compete for the emperor's favor. If she hadn't dominated the emperor, the emperor might have come to see you a long time ago. If you continue to be unable to see the emperor, the life I am living now may be the life you live in the future."

Seeing the unwilling Concubine Li, a bold idea emerged in Concubine Nian's mind. Of course, she wanted to take revenge on Zhen Huan, but after Zhou Ninghai's death, the new eunuch Lin Bin, the head of the Yikun Palace, was the Queen's man, and she dared not assign him to do anything. Moreover, without the Emperor's favor, she had no confidence to do anything. The most urgent task was to regain the Emperor's trust so that she could deal with those who framed her. But what she could not do, she could let Concubine Li do it, and it was also good to muddy the waters.

In the past two years, she had fought with Zhen Huan many times in the palace, and finally she realized that she couldn't just act recklessly. She sneered at Li Changzai, "I won't have such a life, because my family has made great military achievements for the emperor. Even if I am not favored, the palace still has to respect me. You should stay in your place and don't think about things you shouldn't think about."

Li Changzai didn't expect Concubine Nian to reject her. Don't they have a common enemy? Why not hate her?

Concubine Nian gave her one last blow: "Because I still have my position as a concubine and my family to rely on, after a while the emperor will naturally understand who is treacherous and who is loyal, and I can go back to the way I was before, so I just have to wait."

These words struck Li Changzai's heart like a flame. Yes, everyone in the palace was living well except her, and she had nothing to lose. If that was the case, naturally no one could stop her from doing what she wanted.

Concubine Nian looked at Li Chang's constantly distorted face and was looking forward to seeing what earth-shattering thing she could do.

......

As soon as Li Changzai left Yiku Palace, someone immediately passed the news to Jingren Palace.

Even Jianqiu could sense something was wrong: "Your Majesty, Concubine Nian ignored Concubine Li. This is not like her usual style."

The Queen understood Nian Shilan's behavior to some extent: "After being beaten so many times and feeling the pain, she will naturally remember the lesson. She just wanted to wait for something to happen."

Jianqiu was curious about what Li Changzai would do: "My lady, since Li Changzai has thoughts that she shouldn't have, should I keep an eye on her?"

The Queen ignored him and smiled mysteriously, saying, "Jianqiu, how many people in this palace can stand loneliness? If she wants to scheme, she must have the ability. What's more, I have always been worried that no one can help Wanpin. Now someone has come forward. I will also wait and see what happens." After saying that, she changed the subject again:

"Has the people outside still not found the child from the Zhang family?"

Jian Qiu felt uneasy when she mentioned this matter: "My queen, we have checked several surrounding provinces, but still can't find any trace of him. I wonder if the child is too young and died on the way to escape."

The Queen never entertained such a fluke mentality: "Don't forget Liu Bin's lesson. Concubine Nian was so tyrannical at the beginning, but Zhen Huan still found her. I want to see her alive or dead."

Mentioning Liu Bin again gave Jianqiu a vague idea: "My lady, I think both the Nian family and the Shen family are possible in finding the child."

The queen looked at her doubtfully and motioned for her to continue.

"Your Highness judged at the time that Zhang Mi's death had made General Nian realize something was wrong, and he was anxious to find the child so that Concubine Nian could be exonerated. But if Concubine Hui also had this suspicion, would she have followed the example of the Zhen family in looking for Liu Bin and let the Shen family who stayed in the capital take the lead?"

The Queen pondered over Jianqiu's judgment, and finally said in annoyance, "I have never acted recklessly. There was nothing suspicious about what happened back then. It should be the same this time. The bowl of rhubarb soup had been placed in Zhang Mi's medicine box a long time ago, but I didn't expect that he had a backup plan. If this flaw is really found by the Nian family, I am afraid that the Emperor will follow up and investigate what happened back then. You must continue to look for it. And you should also test Concubine Hui. If the Shen family really dares to get involved in this, Shen Jishan will have to take action."

"Also, Concubine Chun needs to give more instructions everywhere. Her sister Wan is upset, so she needs to accompany her well."

"Among the newcomers to Yonghe Palace, are there any talents that can be used?"

This matter also made Jianqiu upset. The emperor doted on An Lingrong and could not bear to see that her palace was short of staff, so he ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to fill her gaps. However, An Lingrong was well prepared and would not let any newcomers get close to her. Now no useful information could be obtained from her.

The Queen was not in a hurry about this matter: "Then put in more effort. As long as the nail is planted, there will always be a time to show its ability."

An Lingrong, who was missed by them, was reading a letter from home at this time.

Aunt Xiao's younger brother was not particularly talented among his peers, but he had a down-to-earth attitude towards learning. The teacher at Songyang Academy said that he would be able to take part in the county examination next year, and his chance of becoming a tongsheng was very high. As long as he performed steadily, he would not have a problem passing the prefectural and academy examinations.

And Jinpei has a talent for business. Her small spice shop has been profitable in less than half a year. Aunt Xiao wrote to ask if she could open another one?

She also said that Lin Xiu's health was much better now because of Jinwen's care. Because she had an imperial decree, she was invited to banquets held by officials of all ranks in Songyang. Lin Xiu attended several of them and everyone was very friendly to her. She had gotten over the pain of losing her husband.

However, the concubines left behind by An Bihuai were still young, and asked An Lingrong how to deal with them.

An Lingrong held her forehead with her hand. When An Bihuai died, she was still heartbroken and forgot about it for a moment.

When she was about to write a reply to Aunt Xiao, the Emperor quietly peeked in from behind and read the contents of her letter clearly.

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