Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

Yixiu said with embarrassment, "I would very much like to take care of Concubine Hua, but as long as the Nian family's affairs are not resolved, Concubine Hua will not be at peace. I dare to ask what the emperor intends to do with the Nian family and Nian Gengyao."

Hearing Yixiu's words, the emperor's face immediately turned unhappy. He said with a sullen face, "Nian Gengyao's crimes are extremely serious, so he cannot be kept alive. As for the rest of the Nian family, his two sons must also not be kept alive, to avoid any trouble in the future."

Yixiu had already guessed this result. After all, in his previous life, the emperor had killed Nian Gengyao and his two sons.

Yixiu looked the emperor up and down, and said gently, "I do have an unwelcome request. It would be better not to implicate the women in the Nian family's crime. After all, the others are always innocent."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor raised his eyebrows and asked meaningfully, "Your relationship with Concubine Hua isn't very good, so why are you now pleading for her family?"

Yixiu continued to act. She forced herself to shed two tears and then wiped them with a handkerchief.

"Of course I don't like Concubine Hua, but I am the Emperor's legitimate wife, and you are my husband. I must put you first in everything. Concubine Hua has such a strong temper. If the Emperor kills Nian Gengyao and her two nephews, and then attacks the other women of the Nian family, I am afraid Concubine Hua will do something terrible!"

The emperor also felt that what Yixiu said was right, and that he and Concubine Hua still had feelings for each other after all.

If he killed all the members of the Nian family, Concubine Hua would probably hate him, and he didn't want Concubine Hua to hate him.

Thinking of this, the emperor felt very moved again. Yixiu obviously didn't like Concubine Hua, and Concubine Hua even caused trouble for Yixiu time and time again, but Yixiu saved Concubine Hua and personally pleaded for the Nian family.

Because the relationship between Nian Gengyao and the prince's party in the previous dynasty was quite bad, even the emperor knew that the prince's party was inevitably involved in Nian Gengyao's affairs this time.

He didn't think that Yixiu did this to win over the Nian family and Concubine Hua. He just thought that Yixiu did this because she cared about him and didn't want to embarrass or sadden him.

The curve of the emperor's mouth gradually deepened, and he gently held Yixiu's hand.

"How could I not know your feelings for me? You have worked so hard for me over the years, Empress. From now on, you and I, Emperor and Empress, will hold hands and spend the rest of our lives together."

After a few days, when the emperor had collected most of Nian Gengyao's crimes, he punished the Nian family.

Nian Gengyao disregarded human life, bought and sold official positions, ignored laws and regulations, acted recklessly, formed cliques for personal gain, and intended to rebel and usurp the throne.

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, it would not be excessive to execute nine generations of the clan, but the emperor, considering his meritorious service to the emperor and his contributions in the battles on the frontier in recent years, gave him an extremely decent death.

The emperor ordered the Imperial Household Department to prepare a cup of poisoned wine, a dagger, and a piece of white silk, and let Nian Gengyao choose for himself.

Nian Gengyao's two sons, Nian Fu and Nian Xing, were also given one of the three options and were directly executed.

Because the other members of the Nian family were unaware of the situation, and because of Concubine Hua, the emperor simply dismissed all members of the Nian family from their official positions and demoted them to commoners.

They could still live in the Nian family's mansion, but many of Nian Gengyao's illegal income was discovered by officers and soldiers and put into the national treasury.

Concubine Hua was demoted to Noble Lady Nian, while Songzhi continued to serve Noble Lady Nian as a palace maid.

When Su Peisheng brought the imperial edict to Yiku Palace, he thought Hua Fei would make a big fuss, but unexpectedly, Hua Fei accepted it calmly.

Not only did she not have the slightest resentment, but she knelt on the ground very calmly to thank the emperor for his grace.

"I thank the Emperor for his grace. Long live the Emperor."

Su Peisheng was also very sad to see that the usually arrogant Concubine Hua ended up like this.

Su Peisheng personally helped her up and comforted her softly, "The emperor has always had you in his heart. There is still a long way to go. Please take good care of yourself."

Nian Shilan tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to flow from her eyes. She forced a smile, but her smile was uglier than crying.

"Thank you, Eunuch Su, for your advice. I have a humble request. I wonder if you could tell the emperor that Shilan wishes to see him."

Nian Shilan has always understood the rules of the palace. After she finished speaking, she took off a jade bracelet of excellent quality from her wrist and quietly handed it to Su Peisheng.

"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law. I will definitely remember this kindness from now on."

Su Peisheng sighed, thought about it, and decided to return the jade bracelet to Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan thought Su Peisheng didn't want to help, and her eyes suddenly turned red and she almost cried.

She didn't expect Su Peisheng to smile softly at her, "The rewards you gave me in the past were already enough. Now your life is not easy either. Money is needed everywhere in this palace. You should be frugal!"

Nian Shilan was excited and bowed deeply to Su Peisheng.

But Su Peisheng was frightened, and he quickly helped Nian Shilan up before she bent down.

"Oh my, sir, this is unacceptable. I am only a servant. How can I do this?"

After Su Peisheng left, Songzhi supported the shaky Nian Shilan and asked, "My lady, why did you call the emperor here? You must not make trouble with the emperor at this time!"

Nian Shilan laughed sarcastically. She looked up at the sky and tried hard not to cry.

"The unbridled and ostentatious Concubine Hua of the past will never return. In the past, I had my brother to protect me. Even if I got into trouble, someone would take care of it for me. But now it's different. I no longer have the capital to be willful. Don't worry, this time I will plead with the emperor."

Nian Shilan thought about what the queen told her. Now the emperor was about to execute her brother. The situation there was like an iron barrel, and it was not easy to get the news in.

The queen said that she had bribed the Imperial Medical Bureau to replace the poisoned wine with a fake death drug, but she had to make sure that her brother chose the poisoned wine.

Her brother has a strong and resolute character. They are the same in nature. If she hadn't informed her brother in advance, she was afraid that he would be upset and do something stupid.

And even if it wasn't her brother, she would still need to ask the emperor for mercy. Now only the elderly, the weak, women and children are left in the Nian family, and she is the only one they can rely on.

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After Su Peisheng came back, he reported to the emperor.

The emperor still cared about Nian Shilan. He asked, "How is Noble Nian?"

Su Peisheng thought about Nian Shilan's request, and said to the emperor: "Noble Nian didn't react much, but I can see that she is very sad."

The emperor lowered his head dejectedly, "As the Son of Heaven, I also have many times when I have no choice."