The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

[My dear, Second Madam Wen is currently teaching Consort Wen how to harm you and how to win your favor.]

[Haha, Madam Wen does have experience in this area.]

At the same time, in Cheng'en Hall, Wen Zhaoyi sat in the armchair with a grim expression on her face. The woman sitting opposite Wen Zhaoyi was dressed gorgeously, wearing a crimson dress, with her hair tied up and a pearl hairpin.

Wen Zhaoyi's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to the other person, but her aura is completely different.

Madam Wen fanned herself and advised, "What future do you have following the Empress around all day? If the Empress truly cared about you, she should have recommended you to the Emperor and had you sleep with him. Instead of you entering the palace for a year and a half and never having a single night, while the Empress is constantly being called upon by the Emperor, it won't be long before she's pregnant. Once that happens, the Empress will be the sole ruler of the palace, and there won't be much room for people like you."

"I also heard that you've been bringing cakes to please the Queen all day, but you still haven't won her attention?"

Although Wen Zhaoyi was still listening, an expression of impatience appeared on her face. "Mother, don't worry about these matters. I have my own plans."

"What are your plans? You've been in the palace for over a year now, and you've never served in the emperor's bed, nor have you brought any benefits to our Wen family. This is what you're talking about. Your uncle didn't send you into the palace just to flatter the queen."

"I have said all this for no other reason than to ask you to think more about yourself. If a woman in the harem doesn't have the Emperor's favor, she will probably live a lonely life. Even if you give birth to a son or daughter for the Emperor, having a child by your side will make your life a little easier for the rest of your life."

"As long as we surrender to the Queen Mother, not only will we have a child, but we will also have the position of Consort and Noble Consort in the future."

"Mother, why are you so confused? Working with the Queen Mother is like trying to get the skin of a tiger. It won't do us any good."

"Mother, do you really think the Emperor is someone who's easy to get along with? The Emperor values the Empress, not just because he likes her, but more importantly because of the military power held by the Gu family. Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian all came from prominent families, and what were their fates? Didn't they try hard to win the Emperor's favor and make themselves noticed?"

"I'm trying to please the Queen for the sake of the Wen family and my own future. I don't necessarily have to win the Emperor's favor. It's not a bad idea to win the Queen's favor. Daddy is just a businessman, not an official. As long as the Queen and the Gu family are a little bit on our side, and the Queen speaks well of our Wen family in front of the Emperor, Daddy's business empire will be able to reach a higher level."

After hearing what Wen Zhaoyi said, Second Madam Wen's face suddenly darkened. "Ah Nuan, you can't just think about our family. You also have to think about your uncle and the others. It wasn't easy for them to send you to the palace."

Hearing her mother mention her uncle's family again, Wen Zhaoyi couldn't help but feel rebellious. "Mother, can you please stop thinking only about my uncle's family? Why did my uncle send me to the palace? Wasn't it because my cousin didn't want to enter the palace, and they were afraid of offending the emperor, so they wanted to send a daughter to help them gather information, so it was my turn to enter the palace."

"If this palace is really such a good place, why don't they send their daughters into it?"

Second Madam Wen's expression changed after being yelled at by her daughter. She slammed her palm on the table so hard that the teacups on the small table moved. "Your cousin couldn't enter the palace because she was sick. If she hadn't been sick, you wouldn't have entered the palace either. Although it's not a good place, people all over the capital are still trying to send their daughters to the palace."

"Nuan, you can't be so selfish. You are the daughter of the Wen family, so naturally you have to think about the Wen family. Now the Wen family is no longer as strong as before. It is your blessing that the Empress Dowager values us and you. With the help of the Empress Dowager, you will be able to sit on the same level as the Queen in the future. By then, our Wen family will also rise in the capital, and your cousin's job in the court depends entirely on you."

"Mother won't force you. Think it over carefully. As long as you agree, the Empress Dowager will immediately arrange for you to sleep with her. You don't have to keep looking at the Queen's face." Madam Wen stood up and patted Wen Nuan's shoulder.

"If the Empress Dowager really had this ability, Concubine Shu would have been the most favored concubine in the harem." Wen Nuan retorted, suppressing the restlessness in her heart.

Madam Wen ignored Wen Nuan's advice. "That's because she's incompetent and she's from the Annan Earl family. The Emperor is wary of her. But our Wen family is different. The Emperor is not wary of us. You're beautiful. With a little dressing up, you'll naturally charm the Emperor when you appear before him."

After saying this, Madam Wen stood up and walked towards the side hall.

In order to persuade Concubine Wen, the empress dowager not only allowed Madam Wen II to enter the palace, but also allowed Madam Wen II to stay in the palace for a few days, under the pretext of allowing them to have a good reunion.

After seeing Mrs. Wen leave, Wen Nuan picked up the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground angrily. The teacup was smashed to pieces, but it seemed unable to dispel her anger.

Mrs. Wen ignored the noise in the room. Instead, she pulled Yanzhi away and took out a tightly wrapped cloth bag from her sleeve and handed it to Yanzhi.

Yanzhi was from the eldest branch of the Wen family and entered the palace as Wen Nuan's dowry maid.

Rouge looked around cautiously, "Madam, what is this."

"I prayed to an immortal for this before I entered the palace. As long as I bury it in the Queen's palace, even if the Queen has countless favors, I will never get pregnant. That way, the child that Ah Nuan gives birth to, even if it's a bastard, will be invaluable. The child will have the blood of our Wen family flowing in his body, and will naturally be loyal to our Wen family. It's better than that useless daughter."

"I have difficulty moving around in the palace, so Miss Yanzhi, please find a way to bury this thing in the Queen's Palace." Madam Wen put the jade bracelet on her wrist into Yanzhi's hand.

Yanzhi was afraid of being seen, so she quickly put the things away and asked, "Madam, should we tell Zhaoyi about this?"

"Why are you telling her? If you tell her that something that could have been accomplished will never be accomplished, she will be just like her cowardly father, who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything." Madam Wen's tone was filled with uncontrollable disgust.

"Don't worry, Madam. I will find a way to deal with this matter." Yanzhi did not mention it again and told Wen Nuan about it.

She also doesn't like Wen Nuan's non-competitive attitude.

Gu Jianchu, who had followed the system to eat the whole process of the melon, had stiffened his fists. He kept squeezing the teacup with force, and the blue veins on his white fingers could be vaguely seen.

[Zhaoyi Wen is a good person, why did she end up with such a confused mother?]

If she looked down on Wen Zhaoyi's father, she could have chosen not to marry him. Perhaps it wasn't just the life-saving grace that was at work, but rather the knowledge that Wen Zhaoyi's father was the youngest son of the Earl of Yong'an, which was why she used the life-saving grace as an excuse to marry him.