The entire Qinzheng Hall was silent. Su Peisheng and the people in the Imperial Observatory held their breath, fearing that the emperor would vent his anger on them.

The emperor thought for a moment and immediately ordered: "Su Peisheng, you go and do it yourself. Demote Zhen to a commoner, give her the surname Jia, and throw her into the zoo."

Without waiting for Su Peisheng to respond, the emperor issued another order: "All the servants around Jia should be beaten to death, leaving no one alive."

Su Peisheng thought of Cui Jinxi and tried to plead for mercy. However, Su Peisheng looked at the emperor's expression and finally did not speak.

Su Peisheng thought to himself: After the imperial eunuchs are ordered to carry out the execution, they can give some silver so that Cui Jinxi can die quickly. This will be considered as my best intention.

In the Zoo, Ye Lanyi was feeling sad upon hearing the news that Prince Guo had died on the battlefield, when she heard rustling footsteps approaching.

Ye Lanyi clenched the dagger in her hand, but heard two young eunuchs talking in a low voice. One of them asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"How could it be false? It's spread all over the palace that Concubine Wan is unlucky for those around her. If anyone treats her well, she will kill him."

"That's not right. Prince Guo died on the battlefield in the northwest. How can it be related to Concubine Wan?"

"You don't know this, right? Prince Guo helped Wanpin a lot. At Princess Wenyi's birthday banquet, if Prince Guo hadn't played the flute to accompany Wanpin, Wanpin would have danced the Jinghong Dance that the late queen was good at. If her dance was not original, it would be imitating the late queen and she would be charged with offending the late queen. If Wanpin danced better than the late queen, it would be a slap in the face of the late queen. The emperor loved the late queen deeply, so he would naturally dislike Wanpin."

"Is that so? This Wanpin is too unlucky. We should stay away from her and not let her bring us bad luck."

"She is no longer Wanpin. The emperor personally issued an order to take away Wanpin's surname Zhen and give her the surname Jia, and demoted her to a commoner."

"Jia? Haha, it was true before, but now it's false."

The two of them chatted for a while with a smile, then left quietly.

Ye Lanyi lowered her head and thrust the dagger in her hand into the tree trunk, her eyes full of murderous intent.

In the Qingliang Palace, Songzhi led Zhuxi in. After entering, Songzhi closed the door and stood guard outside.

After Zhu Xi paid her respects to Nian Shilan, she said, "The Queen Mother asked me to come and visit her."

Nian Shilan hummed, and continued: "The Queen Mother is already prepared in the palace, and is just waiting for news from the Queen Mother."

Nian Shilan, who was lazily leaning on the chaise longue, raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't worry, Her Majesty the Queen Mother. As long as Her Majesty the Queen Mother keeps her word, our Nian family will also keep our promise."

Zhu Xi thanked her, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."

After saying that, Zhuxi placed the tray on the high table.

Afterwards, Zhuxi opened the long box on the tray and took out an imperial edict from the box.

Nian Shilan then stood up and took the imperial edict and read it over, with a smile on her face: "Since the Empress Dowager has shown her sincerity, I can't pretend to be so. On the day my brother enters the capital, he will bring the Fourteenth Master back with him."

Zhuxi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he took out a Hehe Ruyi hairpin from the box and said, "This is given to you by the Empress Dowager."

Nian Shilan thanked him: "Thank the Queen Mother for the reward on my behalf."

After sending Zhu Xi away, Song Zhi came in and saw Nian Shilan playing with the Hehe Ruyi hairpin.

Nian Shilan didn't care at all about what the empress dowager gave her, unlike Shen Meizhuang who wanted to wear it on her head day and night.

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