After Ruyi was sent to the cold palace, the emperor gave her two daughters to Langya to raise.

Langya gladly accepted the two princesses, and even took the initiative to ask the emperor to confer the title of Princess Gulun on them, and nominally raised them as legitimate princesses.

The emperor was very satisfied with Langya's virtue and showed her even more respect.

Even though the Empress Dowager was gone, rumors of a noble son were still circulating in the palace.

As soon as Guizi's words came out, all the concubines began to compete for his favor.

After the news of Bai Ruiji and Huang Qiying's pregnancy came out, Jin Yuyan began to wait for an opportunity to act.

Langya took action at the right time to control Xiaoluzi who was feeding fish in the imperial kitchen, and Li Xin and Zhenshu beside Jin Yuyan went straight to the Ministry of Punishment.

In addition to these few who took direct action, there was also Su Lujun who pretended to be honest and was deceived.

Su Lujun was used every time, but her shadow was always there.

As soon as Jin Yuyan entered Changchun Palace, she said, "Empress, even if you are the Empress of the Central Palace, you cannot send my people to the Ministry of Punishment for no reason."

Langya didn't say anything, and Nanny Wang beside her spoke up: "Noble Lady Jia, you are just a concubine. As a concubine, you are questioning the queen. According to palace rules, the lightest punishment is ten strokes of the cane."

Langya has been strict in her actions over the years, not as kind as she was in her previous life.

Jin Yuyan was so anxious and confused today that she spoke out of turn.

Hearing this, Jin Yuyan immediately knelt down and said, "I was anxious and said something nonsense. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Langya said calmly, "Lady Jia, the palace rules are strict. You should go down and accept your punishment."

Jin Yuyan wanted to refute, but then she thought of an incident that the queen had dealt with the previous time.

Noble Lady Bai Ruiji offended the Imperial Concubine because she was pregnant. Because she was pregnant, she was not punished according to palace rules, but was directly demoted to a concubine.

The emperor made a special trip to come, but the empress not only did not give in, but instead punished Bai Ruiji to copy the palace rules three times.

Jin Yuyan swallowed all the questions in her mind at this moment.

Jin Yuyan went downstairs to receive the board, and Langya looked at Su Lujun.

Su Lujun lowered her head guiltily, not daring to look at Langya.

Langya said, "Princess Chun, you are the elder of the palace, you should be friendly with your sisters. This time, the cinnabar incident was not initiated by you, but you also contributed to it."

"If you make a mistake, you must be punished. As a concubine, you have the intention to harm the heir to the throne. You are not worthy of being a concubine. From today on, you will be demoted to a noble lady and confined to your home for six months."

Su Lujun didn't dare to open her mouth to refute, she knelt down and said: "I accept the punishment."

News soon came from the Ministry of Punishment, and Li Xin confessed everything.

Langya showed the confession and witnesses to the emperor. The emperor was considerate of Yu family and wanted to go easy on Jin Yuyan.

Langya said directly: "The Yu clan is just a vassal state. Without the tribute girl from the Jin clan, we can just let them offer other tribute girls."

The emperor saw Langya's firm attitude and knew that if he did not agree, tomorrow's court meeting would be filled with memorials about this matter.

The emperor thought that it would be better to agree now rather than be forced by the court officials to make a decision. It would be better to let Yu send a tribute girl, maybe there will be more beautiful and charming ones.

The emperor sighed deeply and said, "Okay, then let's do as the queen wishes."

After paying her respects, Langya left the Yangxin Palace.

The eunuch chief Yang Zheng escorted Langya out of the palace. Yang Zheng was a member of the Fucha family, and the emperor was not aware of this.

As they walked, Yang Zheng talked about some recent events around the emperor, covering every detail.

Langya just listened quietly and didn't say anything.

Before getting into the sedan, Langya said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go back now."

Yang Zheng bowed again and respectfully saw Lang Ya off.

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