The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

Since Concubine Xian has already said so much, it would be inappropriate for Yun Zhining to continue to be aggressive.

"Since Sister Xianfei has apologized to me, this matter is over, and we will still be good sisters in the future."

"That's natural."

Seeing that Yun Zhining did not take advantage of her pregnancy to continue to pester, but ended the matter quickly, the Queen had a better impression of her.

Of course, her impression of Concubine Xian was also somewhat worse.

It seems that the emperor has a bad vision. Concubine De is not kind and Concubine Xian is not virtuous. The titles are wasted.

Although everyone knew what happened yesterday, they still didn't know the specific details. The queen didn't care much about the life or death of the palace maid. She just wanted to know whether Qi Yejing was touched by that palace maid.

Yun Zhining shook her head.

"Don't worry, Queen, I got back just in time. The maid just had an evil idea, but she hasn't had time to act on it yet."

"That's good."

The queen nodded and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Speaking of which, this matter is also the fault of Concubine Wende. If she had dealt with Mingxia when the incident happened that day, others would not have followed suit."

"Fortunately, Ming Yuerong is pregnant. If anything happens to her, not to mention the emperor, even I will not forgive you."

Concubine Wende quickly stood up to apologize and promised that she would discipline the people in Yongshou Palace well in the future. If a palace servant made a serious mistake, she would deal with it seriously and such a thing would never happen again.

Yun Zhining raised her eyebrows slightly.

For some reason, she always felt that the Queen was apparently upholding justice for her, but was actually stirring up disputes between her and Concubine Wende. She wished that the two of them would fight on the spot. In this way, both of them would fall out of favor, and she would face fewer threats.

But when she looked up, she met the queen's gentle eyes and couldn't help being moved.

Could it be that she really guessed wrong?

But the queen in the previous life was not a good person either, so she still had to be careful and cautious.

After the greetings were over, the concubines took their leave one by one.

As soon as Yun Zhining went out, she inquired about Concubine Qi's whereabouts. When she learned that she had returned to Lin'an Palace, she immediately chased after her.

"My Lady, wait for me, wait for me!"

Ever since Concubine Qi was injured two years ago, her health has not been the same as before. She has become depressed and unwilling to deal with people in the palace.

Not to mention that Yun Zhining is still a pregnant woman. If something goes wrong, she won't be able to wash clean. So when Concubine Qi heard her calling her, she not only didn't stop, but walked faster.

But doing so aggravated her old injury, and Concubine Qi leaned on the palace maid's arms, almost fainting.

Yun Zhining immediately rushed over and stuffed a pill into her mouth.

The palace maid was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.

"Ming Yuerong, what did you feed our Imperial Concubine?"

"Don't be afraid, it's not poison."

"My Lady, would you like to sit down and rest for a while? I have something I would like to ask you for help."

Yun Zhining brought more people, while Concubine Qi brought fewer people. She couldn't use force easily now. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, she did not argue.

Yun Zhining was able to get pregnant with two children in such a short time and gave birth to the eldest princess safely. I think she is not a stupid person and no one would do anything to her in public.

Thinking of this, she glanced at the palace maid beside her, and the maid immediately helped her to a nearby pavilion, and Yun Zhining sat opposite her.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"

"I heard that the Imperial Concubine is an excellent chess player, so I would like to ask the Imperial Concubine to teach me."

"That's it?"

"What else does the Imperial Concubine think it is?"

Concubine Qi raised her lips and chuckled, but the vigilance in her eyes did not disappear.

"Why do you want to learn chess?"

"It's all the Emperor's fault. If he hadn't suddenly asked me to play chess, I wouldn't have realized that my chess skills were so bad."

"The Imperial Concubine knows my family background. As a concubine's daughter, I am not liked by my stepmother, who is unwilling to hire a teacher to teach me music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs. My mother is a concubine who only knows some knitting and cannot teach me. I can only learn by myself."

"But I am a self-taught person, so how can I be a match for the emperor who has received strict education since childhood? I was defeated by the emperor without a single piece of armor left, and he also despised me in various ways."

"I just couldn't accept it and wanted to defeat him fairly and make him look at me with new eyes."

"I sent someone to ask around, and everyone in the palace said that the Imperial Concubine's chess skills were extremely superb and that she could defeat the Emperor, so I asked the Imperial Concubine for advice."

"What if I refuse to teach you?"

"It doesn't matter. If the Imperial Concubine refuses to teach me for one day, I will pester her for one day. If the Imperial Concubine refuses to teach me for ten years, I will pester her for ten years. One day, the Imperial Concubine will find me annoying and be forced to compromise and teach me how to play chess."

Even Concubine Qi was so angry that she laughed.

"So, the reason you are so popular is all because of your thick skin?"

Yun Zhining chuckled.

"Oh no, the Imperial Concubine has discovered my little secret of being favored. Now there's one more person competing with me for favor."

Seeing her like this, Concubine Qi didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Alright, you said this too suddenly. Let me think about it carefully and give you an answer tomorrow."

"Okay, then I will wait for the reply from the Imperial Concubine. I hope the Imperial Concubine will not disappoint me, otherwise, the Imperial Concubine will not be able to live a peaceful life in the future."

"understood."

In Lin'an Palace, Xuancao poured a cup of tea for Concubine Qi, and after watching her finish drinking it, she frowned.

"My queen, why did you agree to teach Ming Yuerong how to play chess? If she learns it, she will be more favored. What good will that do to you?"

Concubine Qi did not answer her question, but asked a completely unrelated question.

"What kind of person do you think Ming Yuerong is?"

"In just a year and a half, she went from being a concubine of a noble family to being the emperor's favorite concubine, and was favored by Empress Dowager Xiaoyan and Empress Dowager Xiaoci."

"She is on good terms with Madam Lin, and the eldest princess she gave birth to is also liked by the first and second princes. Even Concubine Zhou, who hated her at the beginning, has become more friendly with her. Moreover, she has eliminated her eldest sister who was a threat to her, and made the Yun family invest everything in her. She is definitely not a simple person."

"Because of this, my lady, you must not get close to her. She will definitely harm you."

"Harm me?"

Concubine Qi laughed.

"What can she do to me?"

"Lose favor or lose a child?"

"But I have neither of these."

"You are not healthy at all, what is there to do?"