The passers-by are vicious

Jiang Wanwan was conflicted. She knew her own nature very well, but at the same time, she couldn't avoid her own behavior.

She closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down. Escaping and hiding would only make everything worse.

When she realized that she had fallen into a quagmire from which she could not extricate herself, the first thing she thought of was her own interests.

.........

The next day, in the court, the eunuch Zhou Hai read out Li Tao's crimes.

The entire court was shocked.

Who could have imagined that the hero who quelled the rebellion was actually a villain who took credit for other people's work and killed his colleagues.

Yuwen Xi looked at everyone's expressions coldly. He was the only one who knew that this was a move he made to shut Concubine Li's mouth.

A minister stepped forward and said, "What Li Tao did was worthy of being beheaded in public, but now that he is dead, according to the law, his property should be confiscated and his three clans should be demoted to serve as palace slaves."

As soon as the minister finished speaking, a solemn atmosphere filled the entire court, and everyone was waiting for Yuwen Xi's decision.

The emperor sitting high above slowly spoke in a cold voice: "Approved."

…………

By the time Li Ranyan in Yonghan Palace received the news, the imperial edict had already been issued. Even if she wanted to defend her family, she had no idea where to start.

Before she went to see Yuwen Xi, she received the news that she was summoned. This was the first time that the emperor took the initiative to see her, but Li Ranyan did not look happy at all. Instead, she frowned and walked in front of Yuwen Xi with a heavy heart.

Looking at the emperor Yuwen Xi's cold face and the way he didn't even raise his head, Li Ranyan felt like a fish on a chopping board.

The Li family could no longer avoid being demoted, and what she had to do now was to admit the crimes of Li's father in order to win a bit of mercy from Yuwen Xi in order to survive in the palace.

In his heart, he cursed Li Tao, this incompetent idiot, for holding him back until his death.

It's not that I think what he did was wrong, but I think he was too incompetent. If he had done it, he should have kept it hidden instead of letting it be easily exposed, otherwise how could he end up in the situation today.

Yu Wenxi above finally turned his gaze away from official business. He raised his head and looked at Li Ranyan coldly, as if he wanted to hear what she had to say.

Li Ranyan stood up trembling, she knew that the Li family's affairs were irreversible.

She pinched her palms and calmed down, saying, "I was also deeply shocked when I learned about what my father did, but now that my father has passed away, I hope the emperor will not let this matter affect his health."

Looking at the hypocritical woman, Yuwen Xi's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Oh, you are not dissatisfied with my order. It seems that there is a concubine in my harem who understands the righteousness."

"I dare not." Li Ranyan could naturally hear the ridicule and disbelief in Yuwen Xi's words.

"You wouldn't dare to do that." Yuwen Xi just felt bored, lowered his head to look through government affairs again, and raised his chin nonchalantly, "Is there anything else?"

"I know that what my father did was extremely evil, but I beg the emperor to spare my brother a slave in the palace for the sake of the innocent child, so as to preserve the last incense stick of the Li family."

(It means don't let her brother become a eunuch.)

Considering that Li Ranyan was still useful, Yuwen Xi agreed.

Li Ranyan left the emperor with a gloomy face, and her ambition to become the queen became even stronger.

If she were the queen today, the emperor would have kept the matter a secret to save his own face, and her entire family would not have been demoted.

Ultimately, it was because Yi Hua did not do his job well. Not only did he fail to kill Jiang Wanwan, that pretentious bitch, he also disappeared without a trace.

Had he forgotten that he was injured and searched by the guards and it was me who saved him?

Otherwise, even if she was not the queen, she would have been favored by the emperor and today's events would not have happened.

After returning to the palace, Li Ranyan smashed the porcelain on the table, leaving a floor full of porcelain cup fragments. The maids in the palace were timid and did not dare to make a sound, all looking down at the ground.

After Li Ranyan had released her emotions, she waved her hand and asked them to clean up.

"Even if there is no mother clan left and I am the only one left, the position of queen will still be mine."

…………

"Miss."

Jiang Wanwan had just had a few days of leisure when the palace maid came with the news that she was being embraced and kissed by Yi Hua.

Hearing the maid's voice, she quickly pushed the man away, straightened the collar that had fallen off her shoulders, and said calmly, "What's the matter?"

"Concubine Li and Concubine Cao had an argument and her head was broken during the shoving."

"Then you should call the imperial physician. I don't know how to heal wounds." Jiang Wanwan pouted in dissatisfaction and slapped away the hand that Yi Hua extended.

Yi Hua looked at her with an aggrieved expression. He had finally had the opportunity to get close to her while Yuwen Xi was busy with government affairs, but now Jiang Wanwan had to leave because of such trivial matters.

However, under Jiang Wanwan's reproachful gaze, she could only withdraw her hand and lie flat on the bed, not daring to make a sound. After all, if the palace maid looked carefully, she would find that there seemed to be more than one person on the bed behind the gauze curtain.

The maid looked down at the ground, not noticing anything. She thought her queen was a little unhappy, so she lowered her head even more. "But the emperor has sent someone to inform you to go to Yonghan Palace to deal with this matter..."

"Why are they both here?"

"I don't know the specifics. When Li Concubine came into contact with Cao Concubine, she dismissed the palace maids."

Jiang Wanwan knew that she had to go there, so she didn't come out from behind the veil but waved her hand to signal, "You go down first. I'll change my clothes and then go to Yonghan Palace."

"Then I will help you undress."

The maid stood up and was about to help Jiang Wanwan, but she scolded her, "No need, I can do it myself."

"Just back off."

"Yes." Although the palace maids were puzzled, they still obediently withdrew. After all, Jiang Wanwan didn't like their personal service very much recently.

After making sure that the palace maid had left, Jiang Wanwan lifted the veil, walked behind the screen, and changed into a green skirt with peacock patterns.

When she sat on the dressing table, Yi Hua hugged her from behind and rubbed the back of her neck.

Jiang Wanwan glanced at him coquettishly through the bronze mirror and said, "Don't make trouble."

Then she was about to pick up the comb, but Yi Hua took it over.

"Let me tie your hair for you."

Yi Hua first combed her hair before stretching out his pale palm to cover Jiang Wanwan's hair, gently lifted up the hair, and then flexibly rolled it up with his fingers.

The pale, slender fingers brushed across Jiang Wanwan's earlobe with a hint of coolness, causing her to shiver.

Jiang Wanwan was somewhat surprised that Yi Hua, a man, would actually tie a woman's hair, but she did not intend to inquire about it. There was a hint of disappointment in Yi Hua's eyes.

I wanted to take this opportunity to invite her to my favor, after all, a man tying a woman's hair symbolizes his unwavering love!

He even went out of his way to learn various hair-braiding techniques from someone just to do what Yuwen Xi couldn't do for Jiang Wanwan.

But in a short while, Yi Hua had tidied Jiang Wanwan's hair, tied it into a lily-shaped bun, and inserted a golden hairpin into it.

Gazing at the beautiful face like a blooming peach in the bronze mirror, Yi Hua's eyes flashed with obsession, and his fingers could not help but brush across the side of Jiang Wanwan's face, bringing a slight itch.

"you are pretty."