"Your Majesty, please enjoy your meal. I will just wait outside."

Yinzhen accompanied Su He for breakfast before going to Shoukang Palace.

Su He looked at Yinzhen's back and thought to himself, "I don't know when Fatty Orange will be able to stand up and get rid of the Queen Mother's constraints."

When Yinzhen reached the threshold, he heard Su He's thoughts and tripped over it. Su Peisheng was so scared that the whisk in his hand flew out.

"My son, please pay your respects to the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager already knew what happened in Changchun Palace, so she naturally wouldn't be in a good mood when she saw the Emperor coming.

"Emperor, get up."

"What does the Empress want to see her son about?"

"I haven't seen the Third Prince for quite some time. After all, he is on the battlefield, and I am worried about him."

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, Hongshi's injury is no longer serious."

"I'm not being nosy. Hongshi has made military achievements now. The emperor should be on guard against Li Fei, lest she develops ambitions and becomes disrespectful to the Empress."

"Oh? Where did the Empress Dowager hear this rumor from?"

"I have been in the harem for most of my life. Since it is a rumor, it means it is true. The emperor will not forget how dangerous the nine princes fought for the throne. Now Hongshi is gradually growing up, and you will have other children in the future. The emperor should make plans early."

"What do you think I should do, Madam? Should I treat Concubine Hua the same way as I did back then? Or should I kill the mother and keep the son?"

When Uya heard that the emperor no longer called himself "son" but "I", she knew that the emperor was angry.

"Emperor, you are my son. I will not harm you."

The Emperor's heart felt as if it were sinking in the coldest days of winter. Concubine Qi, no, it was Su He who really understood the Empress Dowager. Concubine Qi had only just emerged in the past six months, and the Empress Dowager was already afraid that Su He would threaten the Empress's position.

"Empress Dowager, can you bear to see Hongshi lose his mother?"

"Which concubine in the palace is not Hongshi's mother? The queen is even Hongshi's legal mother!"

Yinzhen suppressed his anger. His relationship with the Fourteenth Prince had just improved a little. If that young man knew that he had an argument with the Queen Mother, he would probably make trouble again.

"Mother, I know that you have some complaints about my son staying with Concubine Qi, but I don't dote on her that much either, you know that, so why are you so intolerant of her?"

"The Emperor does seldom visit Concubine Qi, but now the Emperor is really ignoring state affairs because of Concubine Qi. If I hadn't asked Zhuxi to go and invite her, I'm afraid the Emperor would have slept until night! This is really ridiculous!"

Yinzhen recalled what Su He had said and now came to ask his mother.

"My Queen Mother, what do you think our son should do?" Yinzhen's face was gloomy.

Uya didn't expect that the emperor would really be so upset with her. Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted.

"My son sleeps later than a dog and wakes up earlier than a chicken every day. He devotes himself to the Qing Dynasty, but he also sows seeds everywhere like a young boy, balances the former dynasty and the harem, kills his own children with his own hands, and does many things that he has to do. Isn't the Queen Mother satisfied?"

"Will the Queen Mother be satisfied only if I die of exhaustion?"

"Is the Queen Mother waiting for my death so that the Fourteenth Prince can take over my position?"

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he walked away. The servants in Shoukang Palace knelt down, hating themselves for not being deaf. They felt like they were about to report to the underworld.

Zhu Xi shouted, "My queen, please send for the imperial physician."

Yinzhen returned to the Yangxin Palace, "Su Peisheng~"

"Your Majesty, please give your orders."

"Go, have Xia Qian send someone to keep an eye on the Queen Mother, and send another group of people to protect Changchun Palace. Have the Queen be confined to her room for a month and reflect on her mistakes."

Su Peisheng wanted to persuade her, but when he thought that the Queen Mother wanted to kill Concubine Qi, he decided to just go and do his job.

The emperor and the empress dowager had a quarrel and left. After the emperor left, Shoukang Palace summoned the imperial physician. The empress was confined to reflect on her mistakes, and Concubine Qi was demoted to Concubine Li. The news spread throughout the court and the harem.

"I want to enter the palace. Fourth brother is going too far."

"Master, don't be impulsive."

"How could I be so impulsive? Don't hug me. Let go. I might hurt you."

"Master, you finally came back from the imperial mausoleum. I know you are filial, but you already have me and a child. Don't you think about us at all?"

Fourteen looked conflicted and didn't know what to do!

Seeing that her master had calmed down a little, the Fourteenth Lady spoke tentatively.

"Master, it's not that I don't want you to go. Think about the news from the harem. In addition to the Queen Mother, it also involves the Queen and Concubine Qi. This is not just a family matter, but a matter of the harem. Your status is not appropriate."

"So what should we do now?"

"How about I go to the palace and help you find out?"

"You go?"

"Although Concubine Li has been demoted to a concubine, she still has the power to assist the six palaces. As your wife, it is in accordance with etiquette for me to enter the palace."

"But the harem is in the hands of Concubine Hua, and the Nian family has never taken me seriously. I'm afraid you've made a wasted trip."

"Master, Concubine Hua will not stop me."

Fourteen had no other choice but to ask his wife to try.

Yikun Palace

"Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Master's wife, Ma Jia, wants to see you."

"Bring it in nicely."

"I have met Empress Hua."

"Is the Fourteenth Lady here to see Li Concubine?"

The Fourteenth Lady was startled. She didn't expect Concubine Hua to be so straightforward. "Your Majesty is smart. I want to meet Concubine Li."

"Let's go. I'll go with you."

Changchun Palace

Su He was having fun playing on the swing that Xiao Yingzi had built.

[Xiao Yingzi and Xiao Yunzi are indeed brothers, both are clever and skillful, and with the help of Hongtao, this swing is much better than the illegal structure in the Imperial Garden.]

"Cuiguo, higher, higher."

An Lingrong and Xia Dongchun rested their cheeks on their hands as they watched Li Concubine having fun.

"Lingrong, you said Sister Qi isn't angry or sad? How come I can't see it at all? How come she is more carefree than me!"

Su He saw his left and right guardians mumbling to each other, so he shouted at them, "Hey, why don't you play? There are two swings here!"

"Si Ji, I think you're right. Sister Qi seems to be a little too generous."

"Great! You two actually spoke ill of Sister Qi so blatantly."

The two of them quickly stood up and said, "Greetings to Her Majesty Hua Fei."

Su He also saw Concubine Hua coming, and quickly got off the swing, "What wind brought the beautiful lady Hua here, and brought a new sister with her, why don't you introduce them to each other?"

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