The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

Concubine Yue became excited when the matter came to her.

The concubines present were not allowed to leave, and the palace maids were sent to each palace to summon the other concubines to gather at Changle Palace.

As these palace maids spread the news, the news that Concubine Yue was about to become the queen quickly spread throughout the palace.

There weren't many people coming to Changle Palace for the banquet at noon today. Many of them who used to come to flatter Concubine Yue made excuses not to come today, as they didn't want to interact with the demoted Concubine Yue.

But when they heard that Concubine Yue might be the next empress, everyone changed their minds. At this time, many people were still taking a nap, but they hurriedly washed up and rushed to Changle Palace.

To find out the truth of the news.

Seeing that most people had arrived and the side hall was packed with people, with no place left for standing, Concubine Yue frowned and spoke coldly.

"This afternoon, His Majesty summoned me to Chenqian Palace and told me that he would issue an imperial decree to appoint me as empress in two days. My sister, Concubine Zhao, was also listening at the time. I was terrified, wondering what merit or ability I had to deserve His Majesty's appointment as empress. But since His Majesty has made up his mind, besides being deeply grateful, I naturally have to help His Majesty manage the harem properly to live up to His Majesty's trust."

This opening remark made the concubines look at each other in bewilderment.

Really?

Is it true that Concubine Yue wants to be the queen?

Some people who were quick to see the opportunity would kneel down and congratulate.

Concubine Yue snorted and told them to stop working.

"Whether I can hold my position as Empress depends on you. If all of you are like Concubine Zheng and Concubine Lan, who are accustomed to taking the lives of others, even the lives of their families, to frame me, then I think it's better for me not to be Empress!"

Everyone said they didn't dare.

Concubine Yue asked Concubine Shun to tell her what happened today.

Shun Fei naturally added fuel to the fire and complained about Lan Zhaoyi's ill intentions and aggressive behavior.

This caused the concubines to exclaim in surprise.

"How could this happen? Lan Zhaoyi is so insidious!"

"You can't really tell that normally, she's quite warm and welcoming to others."

"Yes, last month I was feeling unwell and was too lazy to see a doctor or disturb anyone, but she gave me half a catty of bird's nest to help me recover. Isn't this... this scheming is really scary?"

Concubine Yue sneered, "She used to be so respectful and attentive to me, but who would have thought she would plot against me? This shows that the trend of secret dealings in this palace must be stopped! Today, using the incident involving Concubine Lan, I will show you what the consequences will be of threatening someone's family members and forcing them to do evil. Has Madam Duan arrived?"

"My lady, I'm here."

"Bring it up!"

At a command, Lan Zhaoyi's mother, the wife of a minor official in the capital, was summoned to the palace with her family.

From the grandmother in her seventies to the girls who had not yet reached marriage age, more than ten people gathered together and knelt in front of Concubine Yue.

Concubine Yue was a palace concubine and had no right to deal with the men who were officials in Lan Zhaoyi's family, but it was reasonable for her to summon the female relatives into the palace.

"Lan Zhaoyi committed an illegal act in the palace and wanted to poison someone else's family. Now that the incident has happened, she must drink a cup of poisoned wine. You must also drink a cup each!"

Linglong received the order and brought someone forward with a tray. On the tray were more than ten glasses of crystal clear wine, emitting a strong aroma of wine.

"Drink it. Look at this palace. So many concubines are here to witness you drinking the poisoned wine. It's your good fortune."

More than ten people in the Duan family were so scared that they burst into tears.

He kowtowed desperately, begging for mercy.

Linglong said, "Whoever cries the loudest drinks first."

The group of people stopped crying immediately.

He huddled up in fear, trembling and begging for mercy.

If the women of aristocratic families entered the palace and encountered such a situation, they would probably have to ask Concubine Yue. How could she have the power to deal with the women of officials at will? Giving them poisoned wine was even more absurd.

Even the Empress Dowager could not allow the officials' family members to die without reason.

But Lan Zhaoyi's family was not well-off, and these female relatives had never seen the world. When they entered the palace and saw such a scene, they were only afraid and terrified, and no rationality remained.

A female member of the family fainted from fright on the spot.

Some people were so scared that they wet their skirts.

This caused the concubines to cover their sleeves.

Having seen enough of their jokes, Concubine Yue said, "Since you don't want to drink the poisoned wine, then I'll just give you white silk. Come, drag them to the yard and strangle them to death on the spot!"

This is just scaring people.

But the women of the Duan family didn't know this and thought they were really going to die. They screamed and were dragged out of the side hall by the people from Changle Palace.

Immediately, bursts of pig-slaughtering screams rang out in the yard.

They cried out for justice, begged for mercy, and cursed Lan Zhaoyi for bringing trouble to her family. Some even shouted that they would personally feed Lan Zhaoyi poisoned wine in exchange for their own lives.

The concubines in the palace listened with different expressions.

Concubine Yue said, "Did you hear that? You brought disaster to other people's families, and in the end, I will make her despised by her own family. Death alone would be too easy for her. Before she dies, her reputation will be ruined and she will be expelled from the family. After she dies, no one will even build a grave for her. She will be a lonely ghost for the rest of her life, and she will never be able to reincarnate. This is retribution!"

The concubines felt a chill in their hearts when they heard this.

Next, Concubine Yue really asked the palace servants to lead the women of the Duan family who were willing to force Lan Zhaoyi to drink poisoned wine to the palace torture room.

I wonder how surprised, angry and desperate Lan Zhaoyi would be when she saw them.

Naturally, as a palace consort, Lan Zhaoyi would not be so hastily executed by an outsider. This was simply Concubine Yue's way of making everyone understand her determination to rectify the palace atmosphere.

She ordered the women outside to shut up and kneel in the corner as punishment.

Then he scolded the concubines in the palace.

"I'm not the Zheng Yunyi of the past. She was so sinister herself that she allowed everyone to do evil to each other, so she could control everything and keep her throne secure. I'm telling you, I'm upright and honest. I won't use underhanded means to control you, so I'm not afraid of your schemes. If anyone dares to stir up trouble in the palace from now on, I'll make sure they perish in the storm and regret it!"