The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

In the inner palace, the Empress Dowager instructed Concubine Shu, "After the election next year, the Hua family will send two girls of appropriate age to enter the palace. When the time comes, you will have to take care of them."

"Knowing it's not safe, why did you bring two more people in?"

"The Hua family has no shortage of daughters. One or two makes no difference."

Concubine Shu's eyes were filled with sarcasm. "That's right. The Hua family has plenty of daughters. If they can find another queen, they can keep the family rich for decades."

"As a daughter of an aristocratic family, you enjoy the wealth and honor, and it is only natural for you to shoulder certain missions. Little do you know how many ordinary women want to climb the ladder to heaven, but they don't even have the chance to touch the ladder. Even in their dreams, they envy the daughters of aristocratic families who are born with the opportunity to enjoy wealth and honor."

Seeing her niece frowning and silent, the Grand Empress Dowager knew that she would not listen, so she stopped trying to persuade her in vain and asked, "Do you have any other plans for the current situation?"

Concubine Shu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I haven't thought about it yet. I still need your advice."

"Alas!" The Empress Dowager sighed, "Have you not thought it through yet, or do you not want to tell me?"

Concubine Shu denied it, "I really haven't thought about it yet, please don't worry, aunt."

"Although I have been away from the palace for several years, the eyes I have left in the palace are still useful. I cannot hide your thoughts from you."

Concubine Shu suddenly raised her eyes and met the Empress Dowager's eyes, which were as calm as water but seemed to be able to see through everything, and she fell to her knees.

"My niece has been trapped for decades. I'm afraid she won't be able to live like you, my aunt, accepting her fate for the rest of her life... Life in the palace is too depressing. My niece wants to take a chance and begs for your blessing."

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and the Empress Dowager sighed deeply, "If you want to do it, then do it. You don't need my help. Success or failure has nothing to do with me and the Hua family. We are aunt and niece, and I just want to remind you that if you want to succeed, it doesn't matter if you can't hide it from me, but remember, you have to hide it from the eyes of the people in power. Be cautious in everything you do. If you take a wrong step, you will be doomed."

Concubine Shu kowtowed, "Thank you, aunt, for the reminder."

The Empress Dowager's meaning was very clear. She would not interfere with what she wanted to do. This was enough for her.

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve again. As soon as the hour of dawn arrived, Qian Manman was led into the Jinxiu Palace by the eunuch.

Seeing Yan Muxi, Qian Manman's eyes turned red before she even opened her mouth. "I just heard that you were sick a few days ago after entering the palace. How could you suddenly fall ill?"

"People eat grains and cereals, and we are all mortals, so it's inevitable that we will get sick. Mother, don't worry. It's just a minor illness, and it will heal soon."

"Stop fooling me. If it was a minor illness, I would be sick enough to be unable to get up. And it took me more than a month to recover!" Qian Manman couldn't help but burst into tears.

"If it can be cured, it proves that it is just a minor illness. There is no need for you to cry so much." Yan Muxi pretended to be disgusted.

Qian Manman pretended to hit her, but she didn't dodge. Instead, she smiled and moved closer to him.

Qian Manman couldn't bear to really hit her, so she withdrew her strength before the slap reached her, and at the same time wiped away her tears.

After entering the palace, Yan Muxi pulled Qian Manman to sit down beside the imperial concubine's couch and asked, "Is everything going well in the mansion these days? Is there anything important happening?"

"Every day is the same, there is nothing special and important, Sister Xi, you don't have to worry about the mansion... Now your father's career is at its peak, you don't need to learn from other concubines to compete for favor, just live a good life in peace and stability. If you encounter any difficult troubles, just send someone to tell the mansion not to deal with it alone, do you hear me?" Qian Manman kept nagging.

Although A Niang's words were useless, Yan Muxi still felt warm inside and couldn't help but laugh and joke, "I suddenly realized that A Niang is much more sensible than before!"

Qian Manman glared at her, "You have no respect for your parents, and you always make up stories to amuse me."

Yan Muxi took the opportunity to comfort her, "Not only does your daughter know how to frame her mother, she is also much more cunning than her mother, so don't worry, mother, no one will let me suffer."

Qian Manman suddenly remembered, "If I had known that you, Xijie, were ill, I should have insisted on bringing your Aunt Ming into the palace and checked on you."

"Aunt Ming is in Luodu?" Yan Muxi asked anxiously.

Qian Manman nodded, "I just arrived the other day and learned that you entered the palace. I wanted to go with me to the palace to see you, but your father stopped me. I don't understand, your aunt Ming is also half a member of the Qian family, why can't she go with mother to the palace? Your father is just too cautious."

"Father is in a high position, so it's normal for him to act cautiously. Mother, please don't blame him for such trivial matters. Can Aunt Ming..." Yan Muxi thought for a moment and swallowed back the words she wanted to ask.

Aunt Ming went to the Western Regions because of A Niang's poison. She was away for nearly a year. Now she is back, I wonder if she has gained anything.

Qian Manman bypassed Changchun Palace and went directly to Jinxiu Palace. Upon closer inspection, this was considered a violation of the rules. The mother and daughter talked for a while and then went to Changchun Palace together to pay their respects to the Queen.

Yan Muwan had never hosted a royal palace banquet before. The New Year's Eve banquet was co-hosted by Concubine Shu. Even so, Yan Muwan was so busy that she was exhausted. She just exchanged a few polite words with Qian Manman before sending the two of them away.

During the first New Year's Day after the new emperor ascended the throne, the palace banquet was extremely luxurious and grand, even though there was a snowstorm.

After all the ministers had arrived and the banquet was about to begin, the high-ranking concubines would enter the hall and take their seats. Concubine Xian entered the hall half a quarter later than Concubine Yan Muxi. She originally wanted to be superior to Concubine Yan in terms of status, but after she took her seat, she found that everyone's eyes were on Concubine Yan and no one was paying attention to her at all.

I was so angry! I couldn't help but secretly curse Concubine Yan as a foxy woman.

The virtuous concubine only thought that Yan Muxi attracted everyone's attention because of her good looks, but she didn't know that most people in the palace were also lamenting that Yan Muxi was a vixen.

There had been rumors before that the emperor's newly appointed Concubine Yan was not a daughter of the Qian family at all, but the deceased former Crown Princess of Prince Rong and the first wife of Prince Dingbei. The rumor was too fantastic and most people scoffed at it.

Now, the rumored Concubine Yan appeared in broad daylight. Not only did she look exactly like the deceased previous life's concubine, but she also entered the palace together with Prime Minister Yan's wife. This move was equivalent to telling everyone clearly that Concubine Yan was the second daughter of the Yan family and the first wife of Prince Dingbei.

There were precedents in previous dynasties where emperors took women who had been married for a second time into the palace as concubines, but the woman who was taken in for a second time had to have a clean family background. It was against moral principles for the emperor to take his former aunt as a concubine.

As soon as the emperor and empress took their seats, an imperial censor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the biggest snowstorm since the founding of Dafeng has arrived. I believe that there must be a demon disturbing the fate of Dafeng. The concubine Yan sitting on the throne looks very similar to the deceased concubine of the former prince of Rong. She must be a demon and is suspected of causing trouble. For the prosperity of Dafeng, I request that the emperor remove the demons that are disturbing the fate of Dafeng."

Before Yu Jinzhou could say anything with a gloomy face, several old-school officials stood up.

"Demons are a taboo that will bring disaster to the country. Please, Your Majesty, punish the demon concubine."

"Your Majesty, please execute Concubine Yan."

……

Without any warning, the ministers suddenly shouted at the emperor to kill their daughter. Qian Manman was so frightened that she was scared to death and she had to hold on to avoid fainting.

She pushed Yan Yongchen aside with a trembling voice, "What should I do, what should I do... Husband, please save Sister Xi!"