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In Qingluan Palace, Mu Qingyan saluted to Queen Qin solemnly, "Thank you, Queen, for helping me out of this predicament."

Queen Qin sat in the first seat and raised her hand with a smile, indicating that she could sit down without formalities.

"You are very talented. How can a mere Mu Ruge make things difficult for you? I am just doing this in vain. I also want to thank you for curing Sang Bai's asthma, which has relieved my uncle's mind."

"It is the duty of a doctor to cure illnesses and save lives. Your Majesty, you are too polite..."

Queen Qin was a little dazed. "Sang Bai is just like me. She lost her parents when she was young and she is not in good health... A good marriage was arranged long ago, but because of her health, she dared not get married. The eldest son of the Xiangning Marquis family is infatuated and has not yet cancelled the engagement. Fortunately, Sang Bai is in good health now, so the marriage can be put on the agenda..."

When mentioning the Xiangning Marquis's Mansion, Queen Qin was afraid that she would be embarrassed, so she added, "I have no other intentions, but it's a pity that they wasted so many years..."

Mu Qingyan lowered her eyebrows and smiled, "Empress, I have only been back to Kyoto for half a year, and I have not seen Mr. Yang a few times, so I really don't have any feelings for him. Besides, I don't feel sorry at all that the marriage has been cancelled."

Although Queen Qin did not know that Lan Hui was pregnant before marriage, the Xiangning Marquis's Mansion cancelled the engagement with Miss Mu and then brought the eldest daughter of the Mingyuan Earl's Mansion into the family. No one would believe that the two had no connection before.

From this point of view, the second young master Yang is not a good match.

Thinking of this, Queen Qin smiled, "Ms. Mu is stunningly beautiful and talented, and deserves better. Look! Isn't this the royal family picking up a pearl like you? Prince Ling has also been bedridden for many years, and now he is in good health, and you have also made an indelible contribution..."

Mu Qingyan knew that although Queen Qin looked weak, she was not as simple as she seemed.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to sit in the harem for so many years with a sick body.

Since ancient times, the empress dowager and the queen have been two people who are difficult to get along with, but she is not even afraid of her nominal mother-in-law, which shows that this empress dowager is really unpopular.

"Your Majesty and Brother Ling wanted to posthumously confer the title of Empress Xiaolie, but we never expected that when we brought it up in the court today, we would be strongly opposed by many ministers."

Mu Qingyan thought, those who opposed should be the Queen Mother’s people in the court, right?

Emperor Jianning's move was a brilliant one. With just this excuse, he was able to expose Empress Dowager Lan's connections in the court. However, Empress Dowager Lan was firmly in the harem, enjoying endless wealth and splendor. The posthumous title was just an empty title and would not have any real impact on her. Why did Empress Dowager Lan stop it? Wasn't she afraid of being branded as intolerant?

Moreover, the late Empress Xiaolie was the first empress. According to the Da'an laws, only the first empress could be buried in the same mausoleum with the late emperor. Regardless of whether she was posthumously honored or not, Empress Dowager Lan's status in the ancestral temple was not as high as that of the late Empress Xiaolie.

The tablet of the late Empress Xiaolie can be enshrined in the Taimiao, but according to the law, the tablet of Empress Dowager Lan cannot be enshrined in the Taimiao a hundred years after her death.

She can have her own mausoleum, but she cannot be buried with the late emperor.

"It's just a posthumous title, why would the Queen Mother object?"

In fact, she shouldn't have criticized the royal family, but it was Queen Qin who brought up the topic first, and she was just responding.

That's okay.

"It's better for Brother Ling to tell you about these things. After talking for so long, I'm sure the Queen Mother can't wait any longer. Let's go. I'll personally take you there. With me here, even if the Queen Mother doesn't give me face, she'll have to consider my status and keep things quiet."

Mu Qingyan did not comment.

But he secretly complained in his heart that it was really tiring to get along with the royal family.

The queen had her own phoenix chariot, and thanks to Queen Qin, Mu Qingyan was also able to ride in a chariot in the palace.

However, when passing through a long corridor, Mu Qingyan noticed that something was wrong with the eunuch.

She had no time to think. The moment she felt the sedan chair beneath her was released from its force and was about to fall, she flew up and jumped out.

At the same time, Queen Qin screamed in surprise at the sudden weightlessness. Before she could react, someone grabbed her waist and lifted her body into the air, then landed steadily after a few spins.

On the other hand, the eunuchs who were carrying the sedan chair all fell flat on their faces. The sedan chair fell heavily to the ground, and although it did not fall apart, it showed signs of loosening. I couldn't imagine what would happen if someone fell from such a high sedan chair.

The female officials and palace maids who accompanied her were all terrified, but they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Queen Qin was safe and sound.

If anything happens to the Queen today, all of them will lose their heads!

"How dare you! You actually plotted to murder the Empress! Aren't you afraid of losing your head and implicated your entire clan?" Rong Shanggong, a female official beside Empress Qin, shouted sternly.

The eunuch knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "Please forgive me, Queen. I didn't mean to do that. I just slipped..."

Queen Qin was still in shock. She tried to calm herself down. Her usually gentle voice was filled with anger. "From Qingluan Palace to Shouxiang Palace, you must pass through this corridor. I have walked through it no less than a hundred times in the years since I entered the palace. Have I ever slipped? Come on, drag me down and beat me until I confess! I want to see who is so bold as to murder the Empress Dowager and the future Princess Ling!"

Something happened in the corridor, and the Royal Guards who were standing guard nearby had already run over.

At Queen Qin's order, all the eunuchs who were responsible for carrying the sedan chair were arrested and taken away for interrogation.

Rong Shang Gong also noticed that her feet were a little slippery just now, but it has been raining these days and the ground is a little wet, so it is normal for her feet to be slippery.

She looked over and saw an oily sheen on the wet floor under the sunlight!

She walked over, squatted on the ground, scratched the ground with her fingers, then put it to the tip of her nose to smell it, and rubbed it between her fingers. Her eyes turned cold, and she stood up to report, "Your Majesty, it's clear oil! But the person behind the scenes was very careful, it seems to have been applied with a brush in a shallow layer. If you don't look carefully, you really can't detect it!"

Queen Qin's face turned cold, "It seems that we don't need to go to Shouxiang Palace anymore! Let's go back to the palace!"

However, before they could turn back, they heard the news that the emperor had returned.

Emperor Jianning and Prince Ling hurried over from the other end of the corridor.

He looked worried and his feet were moving briskly, but there was nothing wrong with his demeanor; he just walked in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

As soon as Queen Qin knelt down to salute, Emperor Jianning helped her up, held her hand with great concern and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Queen Qin smiled and shook her head. "Thank goodness that Miss Mu is so skilled, I am fine. I was just frightened..."