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

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

"Of course it's true. Do you still want to lie to me at this time?"

Yun Zhining shook her head and sighed.

"To be honest, I have to go back whether I like it or not."

"Firstly, Little Strawberry and Little Pomelo are still in the palace. I can only feel at ease if I take care of them myself."

"Secondly, so many people in the palace dislike me. I have been staying in the palace before. Whenever I have a headache or a fever, the emperor will come rushing over. So unless they are absolutely sure, they dare not act rashly."

"But now it's different. I'm far away from the palace, and accidents can happen at any time and anywhere. When the time comes, they can just find a scapegoat and cover up the matter. How can the emperor find evidence to avenge me?"

"What's more, I will be dead by then. Will the emperor really make a big fuss over a dead person and cause unrest in the harem?"

"Even if he is willing, Queen Dowager Xiaoyan may not agree."

"Even if Empress Dowager Xiaoyan is willing, the court officials will not agree."

Yun Zhining's every word was full of gems, directly striking Cheng Qi's defense.

The bottom line was broken again and again, and Cheng Qi finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"If I had a better background, you wouldn't have entered the palace as a concubine. I would have taken good care of you, had children with you, and protected you and your children. I would never have put you in this situation."

"it's useless."

Yun Zhining shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"From the day Yun Fulan entered the palace, it was destined that you and I would not be together. No matter how noble your status is, can you be more noble than the emperor?"

"If the emperor takes a fancy to me, he will definitely try every possible means to take me away. You can give up your own life, but will you also give up the lives of your relatives and let them pay for your momentary obsession?"

"Of course, you can do that, too."

"If this happens, the emperor will surely be enraged, and the entire family will be executed."

"When we were kneeling together at the execution ground, wouldn't your family blame me?"

"Let's take a step back. Even if the emperor is magnanimous and doesn't bother with you about this matter, can you forget it? Won't you always suspect that I will secretly collude with the emperor and betray you?"

"you can not!"

"No matter which choice you make, you will regret it."

"So, now that things have come to this, let's stick to our identities and don't cross the line. This will do no good to you or me."

Cheng Qi understood what she said.

But understanding is one thing, and being able to let it go is another.

Even though he knew that Yun Zhining no longer had him in her heart, or that she had never had him in her heart, Cheng Qi couldn't bear to give up the idea.

I can only protect her silently according to my heart until this thought disappears completely.

"Forget it. Since you have made up your mind, I have nothing more to say. I can only support you with all my strength."

"Now, what can I do for you?"

"I really have something I want you to do for me."

Yun Zhining leaned over and whispered something, and Cheng Qi immediately nodded.

"Okay, I'll go there myself right now and make sure I complete the task."

In the palace, Qi Yejing was busy and exhausted.

During the autumn hunt, General Wang and others intended to rebel. He set a trap in advance and successfully captured everyone. He also interrogated them and found out that it was King Rong who instigated them.

But the problem is, no one knows where Prince Rong is. He comes and goes without a trace every time. Although Qi Yejing has caught the accomplice, he has not caught the mastermind, so it is always a hidden danger.

He was busy for a month on this matter and finally got it mostly dealt with.

After finishing his work, he took a few days to relax. Then he remembered that Yun Zhining and Xiao Putao were still in the town, so he decided to bring people to pick them up personally.

But before he could make arrangements, he received news that his mother was ill. He could only send someone to tell Yun Zhining to wait in the town and that he would send someone to pick her up as soon as his mother recovered.

After lunch, Concubine Shu was lying on the couch to rest when she saw a palace maid coming in with a letter.

"This is the letter that the Emperor sent to Ming Xiurong today. Your Majesty, do you want to continue reading it, or should I take it out and destroy it?"

"Don't rush to destroy it. I really want to know what the emperor wrote to Yun Zhining again."

"Yes."

The palace maid handed the letter to Concubine Shu and turned away.

After the palace door was closed, Concubine Shu slowly opened the letter and read it word by word.

"My dear Aning, I haven't seen you for a few months. I hope you are doing well. I wanted to go to the town to pick you up at the end of this month, but something happened in the palace and my mother is sick. I have to wait on her and dare not leave the palace. Please be patient. After my mother recovers, I will personally bring people to pick you up and make it up to you."

"Since we parted, I miss you every day. Drinking under the moon, your shadow is so thin. The mountains are high and the waters are long, it is hard for us to meet again. I only hope that wild geese can deliver a letter to you, to send my longing for you."

“May you turn into wind and float back to me, may you turn into rain and flow into my heart, may you turn into moon and illuminate my heart.”

"I miss you so much that I can hardly control myself. I just hope you are well and wait for our reunion."

"My dear Aning."

The first four words made Concubine Shu laugh.

The corners of her mouth curved, but there was a hint of murderous intent in her eyes.

"The Emperor has never called me like this. It shows that in his heart, I am not even as good as one of your fingers."

"No, I should say that no one in the whole palace can compare to you."

"Even if she is the queen, she can't compare to you."

"If it was you who was competing with the Queen for the position of the Queen instead of Consort De, then I'm afraid you would be the Queen now."

"But I'm afraid you don't have this opportunity."

That night, the moonlight was as dark as ink, and the whole earth was shrouded in darkness. In the past, there would be a few barking of dogs, but tonight it was very quiet. There was a hint of chill in the night wind, which seeped silently into the bones, making people feel cold all over. The shadows of the trees were swaying, and there seemed to be a hint of murderous intent hidden in them.

Yun Zhining lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Just when I was about to turn on the light and find a notebook to read, I heard footsteps outside.

The footsteps were very strange and unheard of, and it seemed that they were not from one person.

Her heart instantly rose.

She just got out of bed today and took a walk around the rally, but the women in the palace couldn't sit still and couldn't wait to get rid of her!

Okay, come on, it’s still unknown who will win.

She reached for her secret weapon under her pillow and got ready.

"Squeak!"

The door opened and several people tiptoed in.

The room was so dark that they couldn't see their hands in front of them. They didn't dare turn on the lights for fear that Yun Zhining would notice something was wrong, so they had to split up to look for her.

"Second brother, third brother, you two go over here."

"Old Four, Old Five, you two go over there."

"Old Six, come with me."

As expected of the boss, even in the dark, he could accurately touch the head of Yun Zhining's bed.

After estimating the location of her heart, the boss stabbed it hard with his sword.