Transformed into a vicious stepmother, invincible

With her brows slightly furrowed, the imperial concubine suppressed her displeasure, curled her lips, and spoke with a caring tone: "I am not afraid of contracting the disease. As long as I can be by your Majesty's side, I am willing to die."

Eunuch Su tilted his ear and listened to the instructions inside the room.

Then he nodded and said, "Then please enter the palace, Your Majesty."

The Yangxin Palace was filled with a strong smell of medicine. In addition to rows of burning candles, there were also several pots of charcoal. As soon as you entered the room, you could feel the heat in the house, making people forget that winter had already begun.

The imperial concubine entered the back hall, took off the coat on her shoulders and handed it to the servant, then ran to the bed.

Even though it was so hot in the hall, Ye Zihu was still covered with a quilt. His face was pale, his eyes could not be opened, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

"His Majesty……"

The imperial concubine touched Ye Zihu's face with a trembling hand, "What do the imperial doctors do for a living? How come after so long, your complexion is still so bad?"

Ye Zihu narrowed his eyes, patted the back of Guifei's hand weakly, and comforted her: "When you get old, no matter how much medicine you use, it will be useless."

"Nonsense, Your Majesty is still young, you haven't even seen Zhuo'er get married!"

"Ahem." Ye Zihu took a breath, "He's so absorbed in government affairs that he doesn't even have eyes for other girls. As his mother, you don't even bother arranging a marriage for him. It keeps getting delayed, and I can't wait any longer."

"Once Zhuo'er defeats the rebels this time, I'll quickly arrange a marriage for him. There's still time."

"it is good."

After answering, Ye Zihu didn't say anything else.

The imperial concubine slowly stood up, looked at Eunuch Su behind her, and asked, "Your Majesty, have you taken the medicine today?"

Eunuch Su: "The lady just used it before she came."

The imperial concubine questioned, "Why hasn't your Majesty gotten any better yet?"

"Don't blame me, Your Majesty. It's great that Your Majesty can have a few words with you now."

"Which imperial physician examined Your Majesty?"

Ye Zihu on the bed suddenly coughed violently, and the imperial concubine hurried forward to help him.

Ye Zihu was a little dazed, with a blank look in his eyes as he called out, "Ahe..."

The Imperial Concubine stiffened, and Eunuch Su coughed lightly and reminded her, "Your Majesty, the person coming is the Imperial Concubine."

"Oh...Tong Mingwei."

A fierce look flashed in the imperial concubine's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. She returned to her gentle and considerate face and said, "It turns out that His Majesty has been thinking about my sister for so many years."

There are not many people in the harem now. Ye Zihu is unwilling to step into the harem, and other people don't need to get close to him. At least the children are grown up, and they can't compete with the people above them. It's good enough to have food and clothing.

Over time, Ye Zihu could no longer remember how many concubines there were in the harem. He only remembered the three who first entered the palace. One was a princess from another country, and the other two were the daughters of two generals.

"I'm sorry for her after all."

"Your Majesty cares deeply about the world, and you only need to be fair to the people of the world. I, your concubine, am very lucky to have caught your Majesty's eye."

Ye Zihu held the imperial concubine's hand and asked, "Don't you blame me?"

"How could I blame Your Majesty?"

"The matter with your father and brother back then..."

The imperial concubine subconsciously tightened her fingers, then suddenly loosened them. She took a deep breath before saying, "If it weren't for the identity Your Majesty gave me, protecting Zhuo'er and me, we wouldn't be where we are today. Zhuo'er and I are both grateful to Your Majesty."

"That's all Tong Ruilei's own fault. He implicated the Tong family and almost harmed you."

The imperial concubine gritted her teeth and could only close her eyes to hide the hatred in them. She echoed, "Yes, the Tong family has fallen from power, but His Majesty has allowed me to hold a high position for so many years. This is already a great favoritism. I really don't understand why my brother..."

Some words don't need to be said all the time.

I was patient before and kept admitting my mistakes, but what about now?

Looking at Ye Zihu, who was dying and had difficulty speaking, a fierce look flashed in the imperial concubine's eyes.

What’s the point of living a little longer? Aren’t you still at the mercy of others?

She silently reached into her sleeve, where a peeling knife was hidden.

Now there is only one servant here, Eunuch Su. If I take action now and quickly get rid of Eunuch Su, I won’t have to be afraid even if someone comes.

By then, Ye Lingzhuo will surely lead the rebels to attack, and the throne will definitely still be hers.

Everything was already planned out. When the imperial concubine pulled out the knife, her arm was suddenly grabbed by Ye Zihu.

His face still looked pale, but the strength of his hands and his reaction made the imperial concubine realize that something was wrong.

"Tong Mingwei, are you really going to cause trouble?"

Ye Zihu could pinch the knife out of her hand with just a little force.

Tong Mingwei was not willing to give up. Even though she didn't have a knife, she still had her fists and feet. Even if she couldn't win, she shouldn't give up this opportunity easily.

When Ye Zihu was about to stand up, she immediately raised her leg and kicked him.

The concubine's clothing was inconvenient, so she simply tore off her skirt, revealing the training clothes she had already changed into.

After so many years in the harem, Tong Mingwei has never forgotten her father's teachings before leaving home - never believe the emperor's true feelings.

That's not what you can think of.

Ye Zihu blocked Tong Mingwei's sweeping kick and then pushed her legs away with force.

He turned over with force and kicked the quilt away. He chased Tong Mingwei and beat him all the way.

Eunuch Su didn't call anyone. He slowly found a corner in the room, made room for the two of them, and then bent over to watch this wonderful show.

In preparation for today's scene, Ye Zihu had not eaten since he received Linglong's secret letter. His haggard look was caused by hunger.

However, he had been reviewing memorials in the palace for a long time, and his health was not as good as when he was young.

If I let go of some of my strength, I could just about match Tong Mingwei.

His calmness formed a sharp contrast with Tong Mingwei's anger.

Tong Mingwei was furious: "Your Majesty even pretended to be sick to test me. He really has deep thoughts."

"I didn't name anyone to test them. For so many years, you have been treating me as an enemy."

Ye Zihu had no intention of hurting her, and every move he made was intended to restrain Tong Mingwei's hands and feet.

But Tong Mingwei was determined to hurt him, so she threw all the vases, coffee tables, and desks that could be used at Ye Zihu.

Eunuch Su moved to one corner after another to avoid being affected by the fight.

"You killed over a hundred people in my family. How can I not hate you?"

Tong Mingwei almost roared as he recounted the nightmare he had been having for many years.

Every time I closed my eyes, I blamed myself for catching the emperor's eye and not being able to plead for my family when something happened.

She could only ask for help from her former best friend and the Empress at that time.

But the result did not change at all. All his family members died, and the emperor and empress just promoted him to a higher position to please her.

Can this damn status bring back the lives of everyone in the Tong family?

Ye Zihu seized the opportunity, grabbed Tong Mingwei's wrist and pressed him against the wall.

"There are tens of thousands of people in Qianheng who hate your Tong family. If you weren't in this deep palace, you would have been cut into pieces outside!"

What happened back then was really the Tong family’s fault.