The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Xie Yuzhen howled for a few sentences and then regained his composure.

[In the future, you can take the initiative to check whether the plot has appeared, without my order.] Xie Yuzhen said to Zaomeng, [Without the reminder of the Heavenly Dao, I am not very sensitive to these things. The former dynasty has been getting busier and busier recently. Fortunately, the plot of Chen Peiluan has not become a big deal, but just in case, you have to be more alert.]

[Yes!] Dreaming raised his paw and pointed it at the place where its forehead should be, [I promise to complete the task!]

After rolling around on the bed, Xie Yuzhen thought that the Spring Examination was approaching, so it would be better not to bother Lin Qiao with this matter for the time being. A few days ago, he heard that Lin Qiao helped the Dali Temple solve an old case, and even the emperor couldn't help praising her in front of Xie Yuzhen several times. Of course, the emperor was a man who loved talents, but Xie Yuzhen could never be sure whether his appreciation of Lin Qiao could offset the fact that Lin Qiao had indeed committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.

That's why Xie Yuzhen coaxed the emperor to issue that imperial edict.

But that is only the last resort when there is nothing else to do.

Then he thought about Chen Peiluan and wondered what all her actions during this period meant.

This person was reborn, so she must have known that Lin Qiao was a girl, but she didn't make a fuss about it at the first time. Either she had let it go, or she had been holding it in. Xie Yuzhen was more inclined to the latter. After all, hatred lasted much longer than love. Whenever he thought of the Zhou family, he was still annoyed.

However, before the New Year, they had already used the excuse that his family was disrespectful during the sacrifice and used inferior sacrifices, and had punished his entire family. It would take some time to let them recover and not to be played with so hard that they would jump off the wall.

Xie Yuzhen had placed several of Mrs. Dong's "trusted maids" in official offices, one of whom was taken away by the Mansion of Duke Shen. However, so far, unlike the Zeng and Yao families, no specific news has been released from the Mansion of Duke Shen.

Turning over again, Xie Yuzhen sat up and decided to send a letter to the Yongjia Marquis's residence, asking his mother to help investigate it more carefully. If Wang Cheng was appointed, the result of the investigation might be faster and more accurate. However, the matter had not reached the final step, so it was better to continue to hide it from the emperor.

In the mansion of Duke Shen.

Chen Peiluan's face was full of gloom: "Does she still insist that she is Madam Dong's trusted servant?"

"Yes, ma'am," Mammy replied.

Chen Peiluan seemed to have remembered something. She closed her eyes tiredly, leaned back on the chair, and let out a long breath: "Forget it, Mrs. Dong..."

The same person as oneself.

He was equally ambitious and wanted to seize the title in the palace.

"...She would take advantage of that moment to attack the Marquis of Anguo and his son. This is indeed something she could do."

Chen Peiluan waved her hand, dismissed the servants, and muttered to herself: "It's just that I have always been puzzled before. How could the Marquis of Anguo, who is thousands of miles away and his wife is seriously ill, react so quickly and directly skip the process of investigation and trial, mobilize troops to surround the mansion, and capture everyone from the second branch of the Ruan family..."

"If she really knows the secret, then everything makes sense." Chen Peiluan felt her heart pounding.

Even though she said so many harsh words when she was just reborn, she still didn't dare to openly confront Queen Xie's party at this time. Moreover, her mind was very confused when she was just reborn. After calming down, Chen Peiluan realized more and more that if she wanted to deal with Lin Qiao, it would never work if she relied on her own strength.

She originally wanted to suppress her nausea and continue to push Tao Er to the throne, but this time she would no longer rely on the Queen's party. Instead, she would choose those court officials who were either neutral or opposed to Queen Xie as her allies.

After accumulating enough strength, he will catch Lin Qiao off guard.

However, she could not have expected that after the battle in the previous life, the imperial court only sent people to the southwest to deliver rewards to those female soldiers and female officials in the southwest, and the only one who stood out was Jun Yuexin. Their achievements were not brought to light until Empress Xie gained more power.

In this life, those female officials and generals were able to follow the army into the capital to receive rewards in such a glorious manner. Not only that, Chen Peiluan also learned from her mother's family that, except for a part of these female officials and generals who would return to the southwest after receiving the rewards, there were several who stayed and either became officials in the capital or were sent to serve as officials in the prefectures and cities.

When she first heard about this, Chen Peiluan couldn't tell what she was feeling. It was somewhat similar to the mood she felt whenever she thought of Lin Qiao, but also somewhat different.

Before she could analyze her thoughts clearly, she was hit hard by another piece of news - the reason why Madam Dong Er and her family were convicted and imprisoned so quickly was not only because they really murdered the prince of Marquis Anguo, but also because she had the handle on Queen Xie's party!

Empress Xie's cousin, a brilliant and talented juren at the age of 19, is a leader of the new generation who is respected and valued by the elite despite being a relative of the emperor...and is a woman.

Chen Peiluan's first reaction was to ask the maid who revealed the secret and how many other people knew about it.

After the maidservant confessed tremblingly, Chen Peiluan quickly sent someone to the official office to inquire, only to find out that one of the other two had gone to Zeng's house, and the other had been taken away by her "good friend" He Sangrou.

He Sangrou even had a quarrel with Chu Liupo over that maid.

Not right.

Chen Peiluan felt something was wrong.

After the servant who went to the official office came back and told her about this, she immediately re-interrogated the maid, but still could not find any flaws in her. In the end, Chen Peiluan had no choice but to admit that the secret that she knew alone would soon no longer be under her control alone.

She was right.

Because not long after, He Sangrou came to the door of Duke Shen's mansion with a face full of secret excitement.

"Aluan, I heard that you also took Madam Dong Er's maid away from the official yamen?"

Ever since they met at the restaurant that day, Chen Peiluan had felt that He Sangrou and she might not be able to truly become fellow travelers. Seeing her like this today, she became more certain of her inner thoughts: "Do you understand?"

He Sangrou's eyes lit up: "My husband said that if this matter is used well, then..."

"If you still consider me a friend, please listen to my advice. This matter is extremely dangerous and you'd better not get involved." Chen Peiluan interrupted her.

He Sangrou immediately felt aggrieved: "I do treat you as a friend. If you join us, we can force Queen Xie to return to the harem. You will also have a share of this credit. Your uncle is very weak and may pass away at any time. Your sister-in-law is just a pretentious virtuous woman. She has no biological son, so she might fight for the title for the illegitimate son."

"If this achievement falls on your husband, it will be more beneficial for him to inherit the title in the future, right?"

"I came to you specially because I am thinking of the friendship between you and me!"