Under Hongli's nagging, Zhen Huan had to change her mind and give in. However, she was determined not to take back Qingying's position as concubine in the palace, and only allowed Qingying to enter the palace to practice Buddhism after her position in the palace was determined, and to build a Buddhist temple in her palace to pray for the late emperor.

The Queen and others were happy to see this. After all, without the position of concubine in the imperial palace, it would be difficult to give Qingying a position that was too high.

Fucha Langya, out of consideration for Hongli, initially proposed a position for Qingying as a concubine. As expected, the Queen Mother rejected the list.

Fucha Langya later changed her rank to noble lady, but the empress dowager was still dissatisfied. To be honest, the queen did not want to give Qingying a high position, but she was the emperor's favorite after all, and she had a good relationship with the emperor like a brother. How could she dare to let others wrong her?

As a last resort, she had to go to the Empress Dowager's palace in person and spend a lot of time trying to get the Empress Dowager to give Qingying some respect for the sake of her daughter-in-law and the Emperor.

The Queen Mother snorted and laughed, "You are truly a virtuous queen. I was right in choosing you. It's a pity that the Emperor is young and can't tell who is good."

Fucha Langya felt a little embarrassed. The Queen Mother was clearly saying that the Emperor didn't value her. But this was the truth, and she couldn't refute or argue with it.

Zhen Huan put down her cigarette and puffed away. As she did so, she heard a sigh in Fucha Langya's ear. "You are the daughter-in-law I personally chose, and I don't want you to be embarrassed in front of the Emperor. But I will not allow anyone to offend the late Emperor and tarnish his reputation."

Ulanara Qingying has committed such a serious crime. If we do not punish her severely, how will the court officials and the people view our royal family?"

Zhen Huan stubbornly clung to the promised position and refused to give up. Fucha Langya had no choice but to go to the emperor and leave this hot potato to Hongli to deal with.

Hongli knew that the Queen had tried her best, but the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with Qingying and deliberately made things difficult for her. Perhaps she even had some intention of competing with her son. The Queen was powerless in this matter and could only comfort her and let her go back.

No one knew what he was thinking that night.

At the court session the next morning, a court official submitted a letter proposing that the late emperor's empress, Ulanara, be appointed as the Empress Dowager.

Hongli naturally had to say that the late emperor’s famous saying was that he would never see him again in this life or death. As a son and a subject, how could he disobey the orders of his emperor and father?

The court officials stated, "The late emperor never deposed the empress, even though he said they would never meet again. The title of Empress Jingren Palace as Empress Dowager does not conflict with her future burial with the late emperor. The late emperor can be buried with Empress Chunyuan."

The court officials' meaning was clear: since the Empress of Jingren Palace had not been deposed, there was no reason not to enthronize her mother, the Empress Dowager, as Empress Dowager. As for the late emperor's last wish, as long as she was not buried in the same tomb with the late emperor, it would be fine. After all, when the late emperor was alive, he only conferred a title on the Empress of Jingren Palace, and did not depose her or send her to a distant palace.

However, this proposal was strongly opposed by Naqin and others.

Both sides insisted on their own opinions and it was difficult to determine the winner.

However, the emperor had an ambiguous attitude. After leaving the court, the question of whether the Queen of Jingren Palace should be honored as the Queen Mother was urgently conveyed to Zhen Huan.

"Snapped--"

The porcelain shattered, and the queen mother's face was cold.

"He's trying to force me to give in on behalf of Ulanara Qingying!"

Zhen Huan thought of Nian Shilan and Nian Gengyao, brother and sister, and thought, "This ability to cross the river and destroy the bridge is exactly the same as his father."

To appease Hongli, she had already offered to have Hongzhou adopted by Yunli, completely eliminating his chance of succession. She had even made concessions on Qingying's matter, but Hongli still felt it was not enough and kept pressing!

"Great, really great, you are indeed my beloved son!"

Zhen Huan reacted quickly. Although Ulanara Qingying was the emperor's true love, she was aloof and stupid, and because of her favor, she was not tolerated by Hongli's wives and concubines. She was not to be feared at all.

But Yixiu was different! She and Ulanara Yixiu had been at odds for a long time. She was a vicious person and must not be allowed to develop. The late emperor had already passed away, and there was no need for his queen to be an eyesore anymore.

The emperor wants to use Yixiu to force her to cede land and seek peace, but it depends on whether Zhen Huan agrees!

"The new emperor has ascended the throne. Has anyone in Jingren Palace made any moves?"

"It is said that they wish to request an audience with the Emperor and...Princess Qingying."

"Hmph! You're still harboring evil intentions." Zhen Huan exhaled a puff of smoke and disdained to comment.

"Since she wants to see her good niece, and the emperor also wants Ulanara Qingying to live in the harem," Zhen Huan said in a sad tone, "then let's do both things at the same time.

"I have collected some goodies, and it's time for the one in Jingren Palace to have a taste." Zhen Huan raised her chin slightly, motioning Cui Jinxi to get the secret medicine.

"The servant understands."

Cui Jinxi found the poison, put it into her sleeve, and prepared to retreat to make arrangements.

When they reached the door, Zhen Huan suddenly ordered, "Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare a bowl of mung bean soup and send it to the emperor."

Cui Jinxi's eyes widened slightly, but then returned to normal in an instant.

"Don't worry, Madam. I will deliver it myself."

Mung bean soup was once presented to His Majesty by the Empress of Jingren Palace. I'm sure the Emperor still remembers it clearly.

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