After seeing Su Peisheng off, Ye Bingshang felt as if there was a void in her heart. She closed her eyes and felt it carefully. It turned out that the love hidden in her heart had dissipated a lot. After all, she had been here for a long time.

Fortunately, Wei Lin told her privately that she was pregnant with twins, and it was an auspicious sign regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, so she had to keep the baby and keep the wealth, power and status that were within her reach.

"It turns out that only someone as cold-hearted as you can thrive in the palace."

Alas, Shen Meizhuang is out again, and her words are still so unpleasant to the ear. Ye Bingshang fanned herself lazily, "What are you doing here again?"

"I'm here to say goodbye to you. I can feel that the day this thread of love fades, it will probably be the day I die. I was very repulsive to you, but seeing you step by step to a high position, and seeing Huan'er's character and appearance deviating more and more from her previous life, I finally understand."

She understood how stupid she was in her previous life, and also understood why God trapped her here to watch Ye Bingshang take action.

"Will you disappear too?" Ye Bingshang was not worried or sad. Instead, she felt a lot more relieved. Now that Shen Meizhuang and Qingsi disappeared together, there was no hidden danger for her at all.

Seeing that Shen Meizhuang didn't care much about life and death, Ye Bingshang raised her eyebrows and said in a playful tone, "I've always wanted to ask, why do you care about and trust Zhen Huan so much?

"Could it be that she saved the lives of your entire Shen family? But your every move doesn't seem to care about the life and death of the entire Shen family."

This sentence implies that Shen Meizhuang, for her own selfish reasons, disregarded the etiquette and family rules and had an affair with an imperial physician. Not only did she give birth to the incriminating evidence, she also took the initiative to inform Zhen Huan. She was really courting death.

Sensing Shen Meizhuang's shame and silence, Ye Bingshang's mood improved a lot, and she continued, "Or, have you really never doubted Zhen Huan's feelings for you?"

"Those involved are confused, but those who are watching can see clearly. Although there is sisterly love, there are too many mixed feelings. I just provided her with enough help and did not hinder her path."

As the thread of love faded, Shen Meizhuang became more and more indifferent and sober.

Although she still believed that they were close friends and that Zhen Huan would not harm her, Shen Meizhuang's mentality changed when she learned that Zhen Huan always felt that she, Shen Meizhuang, was inferior to her in every way.

Although she is slightly inferior to Zhen Huan in terms of talent and appearance, her family background and piano skills are enough to make up for the gap. This is the basis of her pride, and she will never allow others to infringe on it.

"Zhen Huan hid too many things from you, and you died too early." Ye Bingshang said again, with a regretful tone, "In your opinion, who will be the final winner among the Queen, Zhen Huan, and An Lingrong?"

"If there are no surprises, I think it is Zhen Huan without a doubt."

"Are you so confident in her?"

"An Lingrong is thoughtful, but unfortunately she lacks insight. A person in a high position needs to be able to win people's hearts; the Queen is very cunning, but if she can't tolerate having an heir, it's tantamount to crippling her own arm."

"More importantly, Yinzhen's favoritism towards Zhen Huan is enough to make her invincible."

"Really? That would be much easier."

Ye Bingshang was a little surprised and narrowed her eyes. She had to admit that Shen Meizhuang's evaluation of these three people was very pertinent, and this was the development she most hoped for.

She has been lurking beside Zhen Huan for so long that she has already grasped many of Zhen Huan's weaknesses and handles, such as Huanbi's life experience, and Zhen Huan's superiority and compassion for the weak.

These kinds of help that are given out of self-righteousness are often the most hurtful. Aren't An Lingrong and Chun Changzai still plotting against Zhen Huan?

After some time, Ye Bingshang and Zhen Huan, who had been recuperating in the palace, were invited to Jingren Palace by the head maidservant of the Queen. It seemed that the Queen had some important instructions.

The queen sat high up in the seat, her face pale and still looking a little weak, as if she were really ill.

Ye Bingshang silently gave the Queen an extra ten points of praise for her acting skills in her heart. She then glanced at Zhen Huan again and saw that the scars on her face had faded to the point where they were almost invisible. It seemed that she had used a lot of scar-removing glue.

The queen also noticed this detail, and a satisfied smile flashed across her eyes.

"Is Lanpin's baby already more than five months old? Wan Guiren's baby is also four months old. Both are already firmly seated. I hope you can all protect yourselves and your babies, and don't be like Mipin."

The Queen's tone and expression were very worried. Combined with the fact that she would rather endure the pain herself and asked the imperial physician to treat Concubine Mi's dragon fetus first, one could not help but believe it.

At least now Zhen Huan has great trust in the Queen. She said bluntly: "Nian is arrogant and domineering, which has caused the Queen to worry. This concubine and Sister Mei must be doubly careful."

Ye Bingshang also looked at the queen with concern, and said the same words against her will, "Yes, Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself."

"It doesn't matter if I work a little harder. The most important thing is the heir to the throne and the previous dynasty." The queen frowned and shook her head, looking particularly worried. "I specially invited you to come here because I have something important to tell you."

"I don't know what happened this year. There are constant disputes in the palace, and there is also drought outside the palace. It has not rained for two months. This is a major issue related to the country and agriculture."

Ye Bingshang's eyes flashed with understanding, so this was the case. It seemed that Zhen Huan's pregnancy was about to be lost like in her previous life, and the Queen wanted to create an alibi to clear herself of suspicion.

As expected, the Queen continued, "Your Majesty and I plan to go to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain, and then stay at Ganlu Temple for a few days to pray for blessings. All matters concerning the harem will be handed over to Concubine Hua to take care of."

"You all know the temper of Concubine Hua. You should endure it if you can, and bow your head if you can. The heir to the throne is the most important thing in all matters. I will make the decision for you when the emperor and I come back."

"Your Highness, I will remember your Majesty's teachings."

When you come back, the child will be gone, so what are you going to do? For all these years, you two illegitimate couples have never been able to do anything to Concubine Hua.

Moreover, these words seemed like instructions, but in fact they were provocations. Both Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were proud and strong-willed, and they already had deep resentment against Concubine Hua. The more they endured and suppressed their resentment, the more unwilling they would become.

As soon as she stepped out of Jingren Palace, she saw Chun Changzai already waiting for Zhen Huan outside. She was chatting with Xiuxia, the head maid beside the Queen, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

"Sister Wan!" Chun Changzai excitedly stepped forward and hugged Zhen Huan's arm. Although she was seventeen years old, she still acted like a child and did not even greet Ye Bingshang.

Zhen Huan smiled at her apologetically, as if telling her not to bother with the young Chun Chang, and turned around and followed Chun Chang.

Ye Bingshang's expression turned slightly colder, but she didn't bother to care. Concubine Chun hadn't slept with him yet, and she had offended An Lingrong. She didn't know how she would die in this life. She darkly hoped that it would be worse than drowning.

--split line--

February is over~ Gua Gua has maintained 2 words a day for such a long time, which is a cause for celebration. I wish you all a happy life in March, and may you all be better than you were yesterday!

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