I just want to live a happy life

Hongli must have figured it out, for after a few days he returned to normal, except that he was no longer obsessed with women and spent more time handling government affairs and taking care of his health.

Moreover, he showed more attention to Yongqi and often taught him how to handle political affairs.

All the ministers in the court could see that the emperor was trying to cultivate Prince Rui, but most of them were just waiting and watching. They did not dare to take sides at first and wanted to wait and see how things would develop.

They all knew that Hongli was suspicious. He might take him seriously today but suppress him tomorrow. They did not dare to gamble on the consequences of standing on the wrong side.

Since Hongli began to teach Yongqi, he became busier and often stayed in the palace all day long to follow Hongli.

The concubines in the harem also knew that Hongli now attached great importance to Yongqi and was intending to train him as the next heir. Some minor concubines also seized the opportunity and often went to Yonghe Palace to please Chen Wanyin.

Chen Wanyin was extremely annoyed. Whenever a concubine came, she would ask Shunxin and Nianrui to send her away. She didn't want to associate with people she didn't normally interact with. Besides, now was the critical moment. Success was just around the corner, and she had to stay calm.

We can’t hold Yongqi back.

As one of the three people who went to the Yangxin Palace that day, Concubine Chun certainly understood why Hongli valued Yongqi. Even if she had more thoughts, it was useless. After so many years and so many things she had experienced, she now understood it.

It was all her wishful thinking. She could not become the queen, and the prince she gave birth to was not smart and could never become the emperor.

Therefore, she remained calm about Hongli's emphasis on Yongqi and did not cause any trouble. She just waited for Yongqi to take the throne so that she could become a noble concubine.

Concubine Chun could understand it, but Jin Yuyan didn't. Yongqi was the fifth prince, and her prince was ranked before him. Why should Hongli value Yongqi over Yongsheng? This is not fair.

Jin Yuyan was unwilling to give up. Even though she had been imprisoned for so long, she never gave up on letting Yongcheng ascend to the supreme position.

"Zhenshu, you must think of a way to make the emperor dislike Yongqi and pay attention to Yongsheng, the concubine." Jin Yuyan asked.

Zhenshu thought for a moment and replied, "My Lord, Prince Rui will not come to the harem except to see Concubine Yu, and we do not have the ability to reach out to the former court. There is really nothing we can do."

Jin Yuyan frowned, "Are you going to let me give up just like that? I see he is so proud, and Yongcheng is not liked by the emperor at all. How can I be willing to do that?"

"We can't do it to Prince Rui. Don't we still have Imperial Concubine Yu and Prince Yongheng in the palace? If anything happens to these two, Prince Rui will surely be sad. Maybe then we can find an opportunity to do it."

Jin Yuyan's eyes lit up and she thought this was a good idea, so the two of them got together to discuss how to take action against Concubine Yu and Prince Yongheng.

Snapped--

"What did you say?" Chen Wanyin threw the book on the table and looked at Nianrui in shock.

"Master, it's true. This is news we just got from Qixiang Palace. It can't be false." Nian Rui said with an angry face. Jiapin was really going too far. She actually wanted to attack the master and the prince.

Chen Wanyin laughed in anger: "Okay, she couldn't help it before I even made a move on her. I want to see how she harms me and Yongheng. When the time comes, I will give her a free copy."

As she spoke, she thought of Bai Ruiji again. Jin Yuyan was the culprit who killed Bai Ruiji's child. Since she didn't want Jin Yuyan to have an easy life, how could she do it alone? She had to let Bai Ruiji know and let her join in.

Soon, Jin Yuyan took action.

One day, Qin Li, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came to Yonghe Palace in person to deliver the allowance. By now, everyone knew that Prince Rui was valued by Hongli, and Concubine Yu, Prince Rui's mother, was the object of his flattery.

Qin Li smiled attentively: "My Lady, this is the allowance for the Yonghe Palace. I dare not delay and will send it to you immediately."

Chen Wanyin took a look and found that what Qin Li gave her was much more than she deserved, and the ornaments, fabrics and other things were all the latest.

"Excuse me, Eunuch Qin."

After accepting the reward from Chen Wanyin, Qin Li happily led his men away.

After everyone left, Chen Wanyin walked over and looked carefully at the things on the table. There was no problem with anything else except that there was something mixed in the candles that were usually used. She smelled it and found that what she thought was right. There was poison in it. If the candle was burned, the poison would evaporate and harm people invisibly without anyone noticing.

Since Jin Yuyan gave her such a big gift, she had to give something in return.

Therefore, all the fabric ornaments sent to Qixiang Palace were smeared with poison by Chen Wanyin, and Bai Ruiji followed suit when she found out the murderer who killed her child.

The laundry department was responsible for washing clothes for concubines. Bai Ruiji bribed the palace maid who washed clothes for Jin Yuyan and poisoned the clothes that Jin Yuyan wore daily.

Soon, under the actions of Chen Wanyin and Bai Ruiji, Jin Yuyan's body gradually weakened. She originally wanted to attack Yongheng, but now she had no energy left.

Jin Yuyan also felt something was wrong at this time, and immediately asked Zhenshu to invite the imperial physician. After taking Jin Yuyan's pulse, the imperial physician found that Jin Yuyan was poisoned.

The imperial physician did not find anything in Jin Yuyan's room. After all, Chen Wanyin's poison had been refined to a very mature level, and no one else would ever discover it unless it was her.

So the imperial physician only found poison in Jin Yuyan's body, and she immediately traced it to the palace maid who washed her clothes. However, it was too late. The palace maid had already died of the disease for some reason. Even if she was unwilling, the clue was lost.

Jin Yuyan endured the discomfort and asked Zhenshu to continue the investigation. She didn't believe that the murderer could not be found.

A month passed, and there was still no clue. Chen Wanyin had already cleared up all the clues, and she couldn't find out anything even if she wanted to. At this time, Jin Yuyan's body was completely broken and she could no longer hold on. One night, she closed her eyes forever.

Bai Ruiji laughed out loud when she heard the news. Then, she took advantage of the night to play a tune on the pipa in the corridor. Her hands kept plucking the pipa, and tears flowed from her eyes with a sense of relief.

"My child, mother has avenged you."

No one was sad about Jin Yuyan's death except Yongcheng and the palace maids around her.

Chen Wanyin also took the opportunity to let Hongli know that Zhenshu was a female doctor. Hongli was furious when he heard this and immediately sent Zhenshu back to Yu. Her fate can be imagined, she could not escape death.

Jin Yuyan was not treated well by Hongli. Although she was buried with the funeral ceremony of a concubine for Yongsheng's sake, anyone could see that Hongli did not take her seriously at all and Jin Yuyan's funeral was perfunctory.