She sighed helplessly, feeling sorry for this relationship.

No matter what, she has done her best to have a clear conscience. From now on, there will only be courtesy and alienation, and she will no longer show any true feelings.

The housekeeper brought her to the Weiyang Palace, where she saw the queen copying scriptures at her desk.

Without even looking up, she spoke, "Wanwan, please wait a moment. I'll finish copying this volume soon. I must quickly offer it to the Buddha, so that she can bless my Yu'er to recover as soon as possible!"

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "It's alright, Queen, just copy it!"

She knew very well that this was a warning from the Queen, and she just wanted her to wait a little longer!

For Xiaozhen, she can wait no matter how long it takes!

After about a cup of tea, the Queen suddenly spoke up, "Wanwan, maybe because I've been copying for too long, my palms are hurting. Why don't you help me copy for a bit?"

Lin Yiwan, who was playing with the bracelet on her wrist, felt a slight stir in her heart. She asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that I'll ruin your copy? My handwriting has never been very good, and I have trouble controlling the ink. If I ruin the sutra you've worked so hard to copy, it would be a waste of time!"

The Queen hadn't expected her to refuse. She was stunned for a moment before she smiled wryly and said, "Never mind. It'll be the same if I copy it later. Let's get down to business first!"

She asked the palace maid to put away the Buddhist scriptures, then rubbed her wrist lazily and asked, "Wanwan, why are you in such a hurry to come to the palace?"

Lin Yiwan thought to herself, isn’t this asking a question you already know the answer to?

Don't you know what you have done?

She bluntly exposed the situation, "Empress, this is really boring. Aren't you waiting for me to enter the palace? We know each other so well, why not be frank?"

The queen immediately clenched her palms tightly, and a coldness surged in her eyes.

After a moment's silence, she burst into laughter again. "Wanwan, you're quite straightforward, but I really didn't expect you to enter the palace. I thought it was Lin Ran and his wife who sent their daughter to the palace!"

Lin Yiwan interrupted in a deep voice: "It can't be sent in. Xiaozhen has caught a cold and needs to be carefully cared for for a few days!"

The Queen's expression suddenly changed. She questioned in discontent, "Are the Lin family planning to disobey my orders? Are they trying to override the imperial authority?"

Lin Yiwan said quietly, "Queen, the Lin family doesn't owe you anything!"

The Queen's face turned pale and ugly. She said sarcastically, "Yes, the Lin family doesn't owe me anything, but the Lin family is also a subject of the Sheng Dynasty. Their daughter can enter the palace and grow up with the Second Prince. This is a blessing that many people can't ask for!"

Lin Yiwan frowned and looked at her, her sharp gaze almost burning through her.

The queen almost couldn't hold it back, but the hatred and shame that filled her heart instantly made her full of fighting spirit again.

She said indignantly, "Lin Yiwan, don't forget, I am the Empress of the Sheng Dynasty. You, the Zhan Yihou Mansion, are simply not treating me with respect. Do you think even the Lin family is going to disobey my orders?"

Lin Yiwan replied distantly, "No one is disobeying your orders, but Your Majesty cannot bear the infamy of forcibly separating a mother and daughter. Let's both take a step back and discuss how to resolve this matter!"

There was a fierce struggle in the queen's eyes. She didn't know why, but she felt inexplicably guilty when facing Lin Yiwan.

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "If the Lin family doesn't want to send the little girl to the palace, there's room for maneuver. Didn't Zhan Yan take the Chu family and ruin my dignity?"

Lin Yiwan explained: "This is not Zhan Yan's fault, it's the Chu family who is asking for trouble by secretly storing banned books!"

The Queen frowned and retorted, "They didn't have it. Zhan Yan deliberately framed them. I asked Madam Chu, and she didn't even know what kind of poetry collection it was, let alone that she kept it privately!"

Lin Yiwan asked doubtfully, "What's going on? Are you going to deal with Zhan Yan again to avenge the Chu family?"

The Queen immediately shook her head. "No, I only want to elevate the Chu family. Miss Chu Wu of her family is of marriageable age. If you don't like Cheng Lingzhi being Zhan Yan's concubine, then Chu Wu is always okay, right? She is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Works. Being a concubine is really unfair to her!"

Lin Yiwan couldn't help but sneer, "Queen, why do you insist on shoving people around Zhan Yan? Just because you're unhappy, you have to make everyone else unhappy?"

The queen clenched her palms tightly, and the veins on her forehead throbbed violently with anger.

It has to be said that Lin Yiwan's words completely shattered her dignity and composure.

Yes, she was indeed in pain.

From the moment the emperor told her about the selection, she fell into great pain.

She and the emperor were a young couple. Initially, even though he had to take many women into the palace in order to balance the power of various parties, he always doted on her.

Even though something unexpected happened, his feelings for her never changed.

Until she gave birth to twins, the emperor dismissed the harem.

She was overjoyed, thinking that she would be pampered until the end.

Unexpectedly, an accidental burn injured her second son, which also hardened the emperor's heart.

He no longer paid any attention to her, let alone comfort her.

He even had to follow the advice of court officials and select beautiful women to enter the palace to give him offspring.

How could he do that?

Isn't this a blatant stab in her heart?

What’s more important is that Lin Yiwan did not help her persuade the emperor.

After all, she owed her. If she hadn't failed to rescue her in time, how could Yu'er have been injured so seriously?

Blame her!

But she didn't realize that she was the culprit!

The Queen took a deep breath and said, "Wanwan, I don't want to say anything else. If you want to keep the child with your aunt, then agree to let Chu Wu marry into the Marquis' Mansion. This is the only condition!"

Lin Yiwan nodded: "I agree, but we can't just make a verbal agreement. You have to write a document stating that you can never force Lin Zhen to enter the palace!"

The queen looked at her in astonishment: "You don't trust me?"

Lin Yiwan said coldly: "Yes, I don't believe you!"

The Queen's heart tightened at the blunt and ruthless words. She subconsciously grabbed Lin Yiwan's sleeve and said, "Why do you blame me? This all didn't have to happen. It was you who delayed Yu'er's treatment!"

Lin Yiwan stretched out her hand to break free from her. "Queen, you know better than anyone what caused the Second Prince's injury. I don't want to argue with you anymore. You'd better sign the document quickly and let me stop causing you trouble!"

It was not until this moment that the Queen realized that she and Lin Yiwan had completely fallen out.

She wrote the document herself, in duplicate.

Lin Yiwan put away her share, turned around and left.

The Queen stared at her back with complicated eyes and murmured softly, "Lin Yiwan, I will let Chu Wu take away everything that belongs to you. As long as she enters the Marquis' Mansion, with her scheming and means, she will naturally trample you under her feet. By then, you will be in a miserable state!"

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