Quick Wear: After Revenge, I and the Immortal King Renew Our Relationship

An Yan spent several days making some low-efficacy pills that would allow the empress dowager to gradually recover within a month.

If it is cured in one go, the Queen Mother might take the poison less seriously and not take it so seriously.

"Mom~" Tuanzi ran towards her happily. The feeling of having a body was so good.

He whispered in An Yan's ear, "There are a lot more people outside the mansion, some of them are sent by Daddy to protect us, and some are spies for others."

An Yan knew that their trip to Beijing would definitely not be low-key. "It doesn't matter. If the enemy comes, we will fight him. If the water comes, we will block it with earth."

"Yes, I will protect my mother!" Tuanzi said, patting his chest.

"Yanyan!" Rong Xun finally found another chance to leave the palace, and he came to find them without stopping. An Yan took Tuanzi to greet him.

"Has anyone disturbed you these past few days?"

"Just watching outside the door, it's nothing serious."

Rong Xun held her hand tightly and breathed a long sigh of relief, "I'm afraid it won't be safe from now on. After you leave the palace that day..."

After they left that day, the Queen Mother asked someone to invite Concubine Wang over, and in front of her, she boiled all the remaining tea leaves into a pot of rich tea and gave it to her as a reward.

Concubine Wang, feeling guilty, naturally didn't dare to drink it, but she absolutely couldn't admit that she had plotted to murder the Queen Mother. So she picked up the bowl with trembling hands, shook most of it out, and then drank the tea at the bottom of the shallow bowl in one gulp, and the bitterness spread.

But the Queen Mother would never allow her to have her wish. With a cold look on her face, she said, "Your Highness, you are now in a high position and are used to fine things. How could you look down upon my tea? I can drink this tea, but Your Highness, you cannot."

Concubine Wang repeatedly said she didn't dare, and the Queen Mother finally smiled. "Then this whole pot is given to you. You must drink it all. He Qing and Ju Qing, how did you serve her? Didn't you see that you are so frail that you can't even hold a bowl?"

The two of them responded and walked to Concubine Wang's side, saying respectfully, "Your Majesty, your servants will serve you tea."

Under Concubine Wang's panicked eyes, He Qing scooped a full bowl. Ju Qing hugged Concubine Wang to prevent her from moving, so that He Qing could pour the tea.

Concubine Wang resisted in vain. She was choked and coughed. The strong bitter taste made her nauseous. While He Qing was pouring tea, she begged loudly for mercy: "Empress Dowager, please spare my life!"

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and feigned confusion, "I gave you my favorite Junshan Silver Needle out of kindness, but how come you're saying I want you dead?"

Concubine Wang was stunned. But this tea is poisonous. Although it is a slow-acting poison, it is not enough to drink such a large amount! She could only try to delay time. Her personal maid had already slipped away to ask the emperor for help. Now she could only pray that he would come quickly.

But what Concubine Wang didn't know was that the savior in her heart, the emperor, was right in the back hall just across the door from her, and knew the whole story clearly.

Concubine Wang was fed half a pot of tea, which ruined most of her makeup and soaked her clothes. She covered her throat and retched.

"Grand Prince, you can't go in!"

"Get out of here! You little dog!" The eldest prince stormed in. Seeing Concubine Wang lying on the ground in disarray and tears streaming down her face, his eyes widened with anger. "Grandmother! What did my mother do wrong to deserve this?"

It turned out that Concubine Wang's maid couldn't find the emperor, so she asked the eldest prince for help.

The Queen Mother remained calm and composed, not minding the eldest prince's disrespect. "That's a question for the Imperial Concubine. I shared some fine tea with her, but how could she be so tactless?"

The eldest prince's arrogance suddenly waned. He quickly reacted and helped Concubine Wang to her feet. "Mother, just accept the reward from the Empress Dowager and express your gratitude. Why make such a scene?"

Concubine Wang pointed tremblingly at the pot of dark tea that hadn't been removed. The eldest prince choked again at the amount and took a deep breath. "Grandmother?"

"Well, Chi'er likes this tea too, so I'll give you the remaining half pot. Okay, I'm tired too, so let's all leave."

The eldest prince and Concubine Wang bowed to the Queen Mother before leaving in disgrace with the pot.

After they left, the Emperor, Empress, and Rong Xun all came out of the back hall. The Empress Dowager looked at the depressed Emperor with a look of disappointment, "Have you seen clearly what kind of people your favored concubine and son are? The Wang family is powerful, and they have fostered ambitions that they shouldn't have. They can't stay."

The emperor sighed and didn't refute. He did have some feelings for the imperial concubine who had been with him for so many years, but they were not many. If she hadn't known about it, he might have been able to save her life, but now...

The Empress and Rong Xun accompanied the Queen Mother on either side. To liven up the atmosphere and avoid interfering in government affairs, the Empress changed the subject, "Xun'er, I heard I have a grandson? Where is he?"

Speaking of Tuanzi, the Queen Mother smiled with a smile, her whole demeanor softened, and she described how lovable he was. This made the Queen eager to see him immediately.

"So, the Queen wants to meet us during this flower viewing banquet?" An Yan fiddled with the invitation.

Rong Xun, playing with Tuanzi on a recliner, suggested, "This flower viewing banquet was actually hosted by the Empress Dowager, and she also invited many wives and daughters of officials."

An Yan lifted his chin and asked, "Want to choose a concubine for you?"

Rong Xun smiled softly, "Rong Zhi is a year older than me. Although he has several concubines, he has not yet married a wife."

"The Hongmen Banquet?" An Yan guessed that the Queen Mother wanted to force the Wang family to take action.

Ever since making Concubine Wang drink half a pot of tea, they haven't taken action again. If the Queen Mother had punished them, perhaps the Wang family would have continued to expand their power and wait for the right opportunity. But the Queen Mother didn't, which meant that one day she would suddenly explode, like a sword hanging over their heads, and who knows when she would pierce the entire Wang family.

In this situation, the Wang family is worried about being liquidated every day, so they might as well fight to the death!

An Yan suddenly remembered that Bai Yingxin had come to the capital with her husband, having departed earlier than she had, and should have settled in long ago. To gain a firm foothold in the capital, she would have to curry favor with the powerful. If she remembered correctly, her daughter, Wu Jingjing, was of marriageable age.

"Rongrong, is it possible that the family of a fourth-rank official could receive a post?"

Rong Xun shook his head. "Families of officials of the third rank and above can attend the banquet, but officials of the fourth rank are not eligible."

An Yan felt a little sorry, "Is that so."

Rong Xun pinched her face and said, "If you want anyone to come, I will invite them."

An Yan whispered her thoughts into Rong Xun's ear, and Rong Xun understood, "You are so bad, I like it!"

"I like it too!" Tuanzi's voice suddenly sounded, startling them.

The recliner almost tipped over, Rong Xun steadied himself, "Tuanzi! Where did you come from?" He pretended to spank Tuanzi.

Tuanzi swiftly jumped off his lap and said innocently, "I was always here. You were the ones who acted as if no one was around. How can you blame me?"