The mental state is beautiful

In Zhongcui Palace, Xia Ning worked as a second-class maid. She didn't have much to do, and her main job was to decoct medicine.

This is also simple. When boiling the medicine, you can just stand by and take the excuse of watching the heat and be lazy.

Unless there are special circumstances, Xia Ning will not take the initiative to find work for himself.

Hai Lan is a powerful weapon. If she could be made to become enemies with Ruyi, she would definitely take revenge on Ruyi like crazy.

One day, Xia Ning saw Hai Lan going to the Imperial Garden, and quickly controlled A Ruo and another little palace maid to go to the Imperial Garden as well.

Hai Lan originally planned to pick the flowers and go back, but she heard A Ruo's voice. Just as she was about to walk out, she heard that A Ruo was talking about herself.

"Sister A Ruo, why do you hate Hai Chang Zai so much? Isn't she very close to Empress Xian?"

Ah Ruo smiled contemptuously, "On good terms? That Hai Changzai is just a pawn in the hands of Empress Xian. She is so stupid, no wonder she tries to please her enemy."

"Sister A Ruo, what do you mean?"

"Humph! Do you know why Hai Changzai was favored by the emperor, but the queen was reluctant to give her a position?"

"This is all because of the day when Hai Changzai was favored, but it was the fifteenth! Hai Changzai slapped the queen in the face, how could the queen be kind to her?"

"So that's how it is. Then why did my sister say that Hai Chang was trying to please his enemies?"

"Our Empress Xian should have been the legitimate wife. If the old master hadn't gotten into trouble, the current queen wouldn't have been the legitimate wife."

"The master wanted to slap the queen in the face. On the fifteenth day, the emperor actually went to see the master. The master wanted to embarrass the legitimate wife, but she has already made countless enemies. If the emperor stayed overnight, it would be even more blatant."

"So Concubine Xian forced the emperor to drink, and then asked Wang Qin to lead the drunk emperor to the residence of Hai Changzai, who was still an embroiderer at the time."

"The master had already noticed Hai Changzai at that time. After all, her face was a big threat to the women in the backyard!"

"The Empress, who was still the legitimate wife at the time, was humiliated and would most likely get rid of Hai Changzai. This way, the legitimate wife would be humiliated and a threat would be dealt with at the same time."

"So that's how it is. Empress Xian is indeed smart!"

Ah Ruo raised her chin proudly, "Of course! It's a pity that the Queen is soft-hearted. Even when she is angry, she just keeps a cold attitude and refuses to give Hai Changzai a title."

"The master proposed to the emperor that Hai Changzai be made a concubine, so she was naturally grateful to the master."

"Speaking of which, it was the power of the first wife to give Hai Changzai a title, so the first wife was even more angry at the time and accused our master of interfering in other people's affairs. She also took her anger out on Hai Changzai."

"However, our master is favored by the emperor, which means he is overstepping his authority. Isn't the queen just going to endure it?"

"Sister A-ruo is right. That Hai Changzai is really stupid. She deserves to be taken advantage of."

"Humph! If the master hadn't refused to give me a chance, she wouldn't have been able to become the emperor's woman. She even dared to despise the emperor. I really gave her face."

"Sister A Ruo, don't be angry. Some people are born with blessings but don't know how to appreciate them. They don't know how to appreciate it either."

"Hmph! You're so sweet. We've almost picked all the flowers, let's go back!"

Xia Ning manipulated A Ruo and another young palace maid to leave the imperial garden and erased their memories of this period.

Hai Lan held Ye Xin's hand tightly and cried silently against the wall.

She could never forget how the drunk emperor treated her so rudely that night, and she always felt that Ruyi appeared like an angel and saved her.

As a result, she was a pawn of Ruyi from the very beginning. She had her life ruined by Ruyi but still had to be grateful to her. She accidentally offended the Queen but was unaware of it.

Hai Lan thought again of the fact that Ruyi had withheld the salary of the palace ladies. Perhaps this was Ruyi's true face, and she had only subconsciously defended her because of her "kindness" in the past.

Hai Lan thought again of the incident in which Concubine Hui, who was described by Ruyi as unruly and unreasonable, sent her charcoal. It turned out that one can only know what kind of person he is by observing him carefully.

What others said might be false, and Hailan, the Koriyet clan, would never believe Ruyi's lies again.

Hai Lan intends to take revenge on Ruyi, so she decides to continue pretending to be on good terms with Ruyi and deal with her secretly.

Xia Ning was very satisfied. Now one of Ruyi's biggest helpers had been dealt with, and might even be able to kill Ruyi.

As for the fact that the Queen had not yet taken action against Li Yu and Jiang Yubin, Xia Ning had not yet figured out what they were up to, so she did not act rashly.

Gao Bin had already discovered the effect of Linglingxiang and quickly sent a message to Gao Xiyue. Gao Xiyue held the letter in her hand and hated the Queen in her heart.

"Hasn't I been good enough to her? Why did you lie to me like this? Why?!!!"

Since then, Gao Xiyue seemed to have grown up a lot, gradually becoming calm and dignified, but she still showed the behavior of a little girl from time to time, and had not yet been completely assimilated into the deep palace.

Bai Ruiji caused trouble everywhere, but after Gao Xiyue ignored her, other people either laughed off her provocations or kept tolerating them, and they were unable to cause any trouble at all.

The Queen Mother was very disappointed with Bai Ruiji, but fortunately Bai Ruiji's belly was still good and she was pregnant.

Gao Xiyue was once again angered by Bai Ruiji's arrogant attitude. She returned to the palace in anger and started smashing things.

Xia Ning looked at her pretending to be pregnant with a pillow hidden in her clothes and laughed inexplicably.

Because Gao Xiyue is already pregnant, but it’s only been over a month and it hasn’t been discovered yet.

Xia Ning knew that once the news of Gao Xiyue's pregnancy was revealed, Gao Xiyue and the Queen's party would fall out, and Jin Yuyan would also secretly harm Gao Xiyue for the position of the noble son.

Not to mention whether the emperor would not want this child because he was afraid of the Gao family, just to say that the queen and Jin Yuyan are not easy to get along with.

Not to mention that there was also a Queen Mother who secretly hated the Gao family because Gao Bin proposed that Longyue marry far away as a marriage partner, and she wanted Gao Xiyue to die in the palace.

It can be said that Gao Xiyue’s current situation is very bad.

Now the Queen already has Princess Jingse and the second prince Yonglian. She is very strict with Yonglian. Even though she knows that Yonglian is in poor health, she still forces him to study.

What's more, the news that Yonglian had asthma spread throughout the harem. Didn't this give others a handle to deal with Yonglian?

Xia Ning noticed that A Ruo often secretly went to the Queen's Palace recently, and Jin Yuyan was also there. She thought that she was planning to deal with Ruyi.

Sure enough, when Bai Ruiji heard Jin Yuyan say that if pregnant women ate more fish and shrimp, their children would be smarter, she believed it for the most part.

Su Lujun, who had given birth to a child, also agreed with this statement, so Bai Ruiji naturally believed it.

Xia Ning sneered. Su Lujun didn't eat fish and shrimp every day when she was pregnant. She must have noticed Jin Yuyan's purpose and wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife to help her son eliminate the threat.

Anyway, no matter how the truth is revealed later, it has nothing to do with her.

It is true that none of the women in this palace are simple. This Concubine Chun is said to be kind and gentle, but now it seems that this is just her personality when she is in the harem.

A month later, the imperial physician confirmed that Gao Xiyue and Huang Qiying were both pregnant. The queen was horrified and did not dare to look directly at Gao Xiyue, which showed how guilty she was.

The queen finally realized why Gao Xiyue gradually distanced herself from her and Jin Yuyan in the past few months. It seemed that she had already discovered Linglingxiang at that time.

Jin Yuyan was secretly resentful. After dealing with Bai Ruiji, Gao Xiyue and Huang Qiying were also pregnant. She had to deal with three people to ensure that she would give birth to a son, and her workload increased dramatically.

In the Cining Palace, the Queen Mother was not happy.

"Gao Bin caused my daughter to marry far away, and her daughter still wants to give birth to a child safely? I will never allow it!"

"Fujia, please find Qi Ru."

Xia Ning secretly paid attention to the movements in the Cining Palace, and indeed discovered that Zhen Huan asked Qi Ru to drug Gao Xiyue, and when something happened, she blamed it on the cold that Gao Xiyue had since childhood.

Xia Ning intended to let Gao Xiyue see the Queen Mother's attitude towards her, so she pretended to run back to Zhongcui Palace in a panic.

"Sister Xingxuan, I just went to look for my fellow countryman who works at the Cining Palace, but I saw Imperial Doctor Qi Ru entering the Cining Palace."

"What's the big deal? Imperial Doctor Qi is an excellent doctor. Isn't it normal for the Queen Mother to ask him to take her pulse?"

"No, my fellow countryman said that the Queen Mother often consulted the imperial physician Qi, but he never heard that the Queen Mother was in poor health?"

Xing Xuan lowered her voice and leaned close to Xia Ning's ear, "Could it be that the Queen Mother has some hidden illness?"

Xia Ning pretended to be thoughtful, "I don't think so. The Empress Dowager has always been in good health, and my fellow villager said that the Cining Palace has never boiled medicine. If there is a hidden illness, why doesn't she take medicine?"

"That's right. Could it be that Doctor Qi Ru is the Queen Mother's man? No, Doctor Qi is clearly the Emperor's man."

"What are you two whispering about?" Mo Xin happened to come out.

"Sister Moxin, Sister Xingxuan and I are discussing whether Imperial Physician Qi Ru is the Emperor's man or the Empress Dowager's man!"

Mo Xin's brows tightened, "What do you mean?"

Xing Xuan told Xia Ning what she had seen and heard, and Mo Xin hurried to report back to Gao Xiyue.

"Is it possible that Qi Ru is the Queen Mother's person? There should be no grudge between me and the Queen Mother, right?"

"It's really strange. The Queen Mother summoned Qi Ru privately just after I announced that I was pregnant. If she wanted to tell me to take good care of the baby, why didn't she tell me openly?"

"For her chess piece Bai Ruiji? That's not right. Bai Ruiji is older than me, so why shouldn't she harm me?"

"But Huang Qiying's baby is under the care of the Queen, so Qi Ru can't do anything. No matter how you look at it, the Queen Mother's actions are wrong."

Xia Ning was very pleased that Gao Xiyue had grown a lot after discovering that the Queen had deceived her.

Xing Xuan was also very confused.

"The master has always been respectful to the Queen Mother, and should not have offended her. Outside the palace, Lord Gao has always been diligent in government affairs. Apart from proposing the marriage of the Queen Mother's biological daughter, Princess Longyue, he has never had any contact with the Queen Mother."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Xiyue broke out in a cold sweat, "Yes, I finally know."

"Every time I went to the Cining Palace to pay respects, the Queen Mother looked at me with a smile, but I always felt that the smile was not in her eyes, as if it was an act."

"But before, I ignored the fact that Ruyi was targeted by the Queen Mother, and I didn't care about the Queen Mother's dislike for me. Now everything is clear."

Xing Xuan was very anxious, but still puzzled. "Mr. Gao clearly requested the marriage of Princess Longyue under the order of the Emperor. The Empress Dowager would not be unaware of this!"

Mo Xin looked solemn, "So what if the Queen Mother knew? We can't blame the Emperor, so we can only blame Lord Gao."

Xia Ning shook his head secretly. In fact, the Queen Mother also blamed the Emperor, and she had killed the dragon directly in the first place!

Gao Xiyue had a pale face and sat on a chair with her hands on her abdomen, but her eyes became more determined.

"Moxin, Momo, I want to write a letter to my father. I must keep this child!"

Xia Ning didn't need to worry about what happened next. Gao Xiyue didn't take any of the medicine Qi Ru prescribed.

After stopping eating, Gao Xiyue found that her health did not get worse, and she was sure that Qi Ru had harmed her before.

After receiving Gao Bin's reply, Gao Xiyue began to pretend to be sick. The Queen, Jin Yuyan and others thought that it was because of Gao Xiyue's cold, while the Queen Mother thought it was because of Qi Ru's medicine.

Gao Xiyue was so "sick" that she needed to stay in the palace to recuperate, and Gao Bin outside the palace also began to deal with the Niuhulu family.

Gao Bin knew that Emperor Hongli had long been dissatisfied with the fact that the Empress Dowager had joined forces with the Manchu nobles of the Niuhuru clan and the royal family of Prince Shen to stir up trouble in the previous dynasty, and he planned to use this to weaken the Empress Dowager's power.

As soon as the evidence of Nianhulu's crimes was presented, Hongli was overjoyed. The most powerful person of Nianhulu in the court was Nianqin. When Nianqin fell, the Nianhulu family declined rapidly.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that she became even more hostile to Hongli.

Gao Bin and others could not find any flaws in Prince Shen.

However, Xia Ning directly made Yuan Che dream about the truth that his biological mother was indirectly harmed by Zhen Huan's sisters.

He also learned that in order to provide protection for her sonless sister Zhen Yurao and to give the twins Hongzhan a chance to recognize their ancestors, Zhen Huan adopted him, the legitimate son of Prince Guo, to Beile Shen at that time.

Originally he could have inherited the title of prince, but now he only has the title of county prince. He also has to be filial to his enemy's sister. Yuan Che finally understands why Zhen Yurao loves her daughter so much.

It turned out that she was the only daughter of her and Prince Shen, the product of their true love, and she was just a tool for her to consolidate her position and stop the rumors from the outside world.

If Zhen Yurao gave birth to a son now, what should Yuan Che do?

He was sure that if Zhen Yurao had a biological child, he would never be able to inherit the title of Prince Shen.

Yuan Che is now a teenager, he can definitely become the new Prince of Shen. He plans to make Zhen Yurao lose everything, thus causing both Zhen Huan and Zhen Yurao to suffer.

Two months later, Prince Shen and Yuan Che went out hunting. In the end, only Yuan Che returned, and Prince Shen died in the mouth of a wild beast.

Zhen Yurao was indeed in great pain, holding her daughter and crying all day long. Yuan Che inherited the title of Prince Shen.

Afterwards, while Zhen Yurao was guarding the body of the former Prince Shen, he drowned Zhen Yurao's few-year-old daughter in the lotus pond.

Within less than a month, Zhen Yurao lost her husband and only biological child, and she looked ten years older.

Zhen Huan was heartbroken by Zhen Yurao's tragic experience, but Yuan Che was not prepared to let go of Hongzhou, his half-brother.

In terms of status, Hongzhou could only be regarded as the son of a concubine of Prince Guo's mansion. He had no legitimate reason to inherit the title of Prince Guo. It was only because his biological mother, Zhen Huan, was ruthless enough that she was able to inherit the title of Prince Guo.

When the time for Prince Shen's wake was up, Xia Ning controlled Yuan Che's body and asked him to kill Hong Zhou who came to Prince Shen's mansion to pay his respects.

Zhen Yurao witnessed everything and was so frightened that she couldn't make a sound.

Yuan Che looked at Zhen Yurao with cold eyes, "How dare a bastard who usurped the throne of a powerful father take away my biological father's title?"

Zhen Yurao seemed to realize something, "It's you? You did all this?!!!"

"Humph! What else? Zhen Yurao, if you want to blame someone, blame Zhen Huan."

"If she didn't want you, who have no son, to have someone to rely on, and wanted the bastard she gave birth to to the former Prince Guo to recognize his ancestry, why would she have forced me, the legitimate heir of Prince Guo, to be adopted by you?"

"You want to use me, then I will destroy everything you gain by using me!"

Zhen Yurao was so heartbroken that she fainted.

Xia Ning continued to manipulate Yuan Che and hung Zhen Yurao to create the illusion that she had committed suicide.

Xia Ning erased Yuan Che's recent memory of revenge against others. Only by being truly unaware of all this could he deceive the eyes of his superiors.

When the news came that Hongzhou was murdered and Zhen Yurao committed suicide for love, Zhen Huan spat out blood.

Hongli was quite happy. Now that Zhen Huan's biological son was gone, he no longer had to worry that Zhen Huan would help his son plan for the throne.

Now that the Nianhulu clan has fallen, the Prince Shen's Mansion, which is in cahoots with Zhen Huan, has been transformed, and Zhen Huan's biological son is gone. It's simply perfect!

From now on, Zhen Huan can only rely on Hongli, her nominal son, and she is afraid that she will no longer be qualified to stir up trouble.

Yuan Che had lost his previous memory. When he learned that Prince Shen and his wife, who raised him, had died tragically, he cried sincerely and completely dispelled Zhen Huan's suspicion.

After this stage was passed, Xia Ning regained Yuan Che's memory, and he was no longer close to Zhen Huan.

Hongli was very satisfied with this. In addition, Prince Shen and his wife were so miserable that he needed to make some comforting moves to appease the royal family. Therefore, Yuan Che turned a disaster into a blessing and became Prince Shen.