"Have you ever heard of the saying, 'A greedy snake swallows an elephant.'"

At the banquet last night, the nameless Lin Li sat next to the Emperor, which made the Empress Dowager very uncomfortable, but she couldn't show it.

Your Majesty, you are really bewitched. This girl is really resourceful.

Perhaps, last night, Lin Li was demonstrating to herself. Then, what she came to ask for today was the throne of the Queen?

"Your Highness, you are worrying too much," Lin Li also thought. If she came here so rashly, the Queen Mother might think that she had bad intentions. "I don't want any status. I beg the Queen Mother to let me leave the palace."

"It's ridiculous. Do you know what you are talking about?"

The people serving on the side were stunned when they heard Lin Li's nonsense. Such a good opportunity was given up just like that. The emperor's favor is something many people could not ask for.

"I really want to leave the palace."

"This is a matter between you and the Emperor. I can't make the decision."

Although she was the empress dowager, there were many things she could not do as she wished, as the emperor was the one who made the decisions in the palace.

Lin Li looked up bravely, her back sweating. "Empress Dowager, I know that you don't like me at all, and you don't like me seducing the emperor. As long as I leave, Princess Shuya can get what she wants as soon as possible, right?"

"You are quite self-aware. In all previous dynasties, seducing the monarch was a capital crime. In serious cases, nine generations of the clan would be executed."

"Therefore, I beg the Queen Mother to let me leave the palace."

The Queen Mother had already asked the people around her to leave, and Shuya was listening to their conversation outside the hall.

"Does the Emperor know what you mean?"

"knew."

"Why didn't I take the initiative to let you leave that day?" The Queen Mother still didn't quite believe what Lin Li said.

"Your Majesty is a sentimental person. I have served you for so long, and you don't have the heart to send me away. However, I know that your Majesty no longer cares about me, so I have come to ask the Queen Mother for your blessing."

"If you stay in the palace, you may have a good status in the future. Do you really not want it?"

"Yes."

"It just so happens that the Emperor is about to select concubines to expand the royal family. If you don't want this opportunity, I won't try to keep you."

Now that this big worry was resolved, the Empress Dowager felt relieved and asked the servants to give her the token to leave the palace.

"My maids are out of the palace to do some shopping. You should go with them. It would be best if you never come back."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

~~

After returning to the Lin Mansion, Lin Li immediately seemed to release his nature and was no longer so restrained.

Yuzhu was trimming flowers in the yard. When she saw Linli coming back, she burst into tears and ran over immediately, "Miss, you are finally back."

"Silly girl, why are you crying?" Lin Li wiped the tears from Yuzhu's face. "You are already a grown-up girl, but you still love to cry."

Hearing Yuzhu's voice, Zhou Yue and Zhu'er also ran out of the room, and the four of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Lin Li's return should have been a happy thing, but she was still made to cry by them.

"Miss, you are finally back."

Lin Li had already returned the indentures to them and thought they would leave the Lin Mansion, but unexpectedly, they were still waiting for her to come back.

Knowing that the young lady had not had breakfast yet, Zhou Yue hurried to make the snacks that Lin Li liked, and Yuzhu went to cook noodles for Lin Li.

Standing in my own room, everything is still exactly the same as before, very familiar and reassuring.

Their cooking skills are still as good as ever, and Lin Li's appetite has improved a lot.

The eldest lady also knew that Lin Li had returned home, so she asked her to go to her yard after breakfast and she had something to tell her.

"You've been in the palace for so long, why did you suddenly come back?" The eldest lady thought that Lin Li was already the emperor's woman, but she didn't expect that she would sneak back alone.

If the emperor knew that Lin Li had returned, he would probably be angry. Lin Li was too ignorant.

"The emperor asked me to come back." Lin Li waved her hands, not knowing how to explain.

"Let you come back, let you come back alone?"

No matter what, Lin Li has entered the palace, so even if she wants to go home, someone should be sent to send her back.

Could it be that Lin Li made a serious mistake in the palace and was kicked out by the emperor?

"Yes, it can be not just one person, but several people."

The eldest lady stood up and grabbed Lin Li's hand, her face full of worry, "Tell me the truth, did you make a mistake in the palace, angered the emperor, and were kicked out?"

If this is true, we should still thank the emperor for not killing her and leaving Lin Li alive.

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