Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"If it were just the Cui and Zheng families, it would be fine. The emperor is wary of aristocratic families, but among the ministers who submitted the petition, there are also people from humble backgrounds, led by He Zhiyi's father."

"If the emperor wants to rely on these humble ministers, he won't offend them too much."

"I have already made plans for this matter. I will never send Zheng'er to Ci'an Palace again."

Gu Youning thought that these words did not sound like what Lady Wen was thinking, and were probably what the head of the Wen family outside the palace was thinking.

"I'm glad you have a plan. After all, we already have the evidence against Young Supervisor Qin. We can make him change his story about the celestial phenomena at any time."

Gu Youning nodded, but he had other plans in mind.

Her original idea was to find a suitable opportunity to make Qin Tinglu confess his guilt in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and then implicitly implicate Concubine Zheng to echo the incident of the peony flowers, but Xiao Yun'an attacked Zheng'er, completely disrupting her plan.

However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. She took into account Concubine Zheng's aggressiveness and the emperor's pity and brought Zheng'er back early.

Concubine Zheng was also confined to Cheng'an Palace.

Today, because of the news that Concubine Wen and He'er had heard from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and recalling the many events of her past life, she was extremely wary of the Queen.

She is still young and inexperienced, and the Queen has the Emperor's trust, so Concubine Zheng cannot remain silent for too long, and the original plan to shift the blame to Concubine Zheng can no longer be used.

But this rumor is both a sharp arrow that hurts her and a weapon for her.

"It's getting late. Please stay and have dinner with us."

Regardless of the Wen family's thoughts, Lady Wen and Madam Wen did help him a lot today, and Gu Youning was very grateful.

"Then I won't be polite."

"It's boring to dine alone in Jifang Pavilion. People from Tingyuxuan come over every now and then and make a fuss, which is disgusting."

Lady Wen happily agreed.

"Are Lady Lin's maids still making trouble every day?"

Gu Youning frowned.

"That's right. Every time he comes, he kneels at the door. If you don't know, you might think our master is bullying others by taking advantage of his power."

Jinqin on the side said unhappily.

"Do you know what she's been doing lately?"

Gu Youning really has no energy to care about Lin Yunv's affairs these days.

"I don't have the time to care about what she does. I don't want to have anything to do with someone like her."

Lady Wen doesn't care about the Tao.

Gu Youning kept it in mind.

"Is Jinhua still in Jifang Pavilion?"

Gu Youning suddenly asked.

Lady Wen looked at her personal maid Jinqin.

"Yes, I asked someone I trust to watch over her and never let her leave the house."

Jinqin Road.

"How much does she know about the Wen family's secret agents?"

The Queen was willing to help Gu Youxin, most likely because of the Wen family's manpower in the palace. The rest of the people were not to be feared, but Jin Hua, who had previously served Concubine Wen personally, probably knew a lot.

"It shouldn't be much. You know, I've been disheartened since I lost that child, and the emperor doesn't favor me. Those people don't need to risk offending the Wen family to harm me."

"So, except for Nanny Cen, I've never used any of the staff in the palace. She probably wouldn't know. But she should know everything about the staff on my uncle's side, but she's too stubborn to tell me."

"But Jinhua should know Aunt Cen."

Lady Wen looked at Youning's serious face and also stopped being casual.

"Madam Cen usually stays in the cold palace. It was only last time when you reminded me that the Wen family was not united that she brought people to help me deal with those who had ulterior motives."

"Wouldn't it be better to send the brocade painting to the cold palace?"

Jinqin was also thinking about it.

"If I send it now, it might attract attention."

Gu Youning denied it, saying that the Queen’s men might have already targeted him.

Rather than handing the evidence to Fengyi Palace, why not...

"Last time you said that Jinhua's family was in the hands of your uncle? Does Patriarch Wen know about this?"

Gu Youning asked.

"I sent a message to inform my father, but her sister is my cousin's concubine and is currently pregnant with my cousin's child."

"You know that aristocratic families value primogeniture. When my grandfather passed the position of head of the family to my father, many elders in the clan were dissatisfied. So my father couldn't do anything too much in public."

Warm and beautiful.

"Since Jinhua's biggest weakness is her sister, let's start there."

"Find someone from the Wen family's main house and secretly..."

Gu Youning whispered his plan into Lady Wen's ear.

"This...that child..."

Wen Meiren unconsciously tightened the robe in her hand.

In fact, Aunt Cen had advised her to cut the roots of the problem. She didn't feel sorry for Jinhua, who was a traitor, but if Jinhua died, given the cruelty of her uncle's family, her sister and the baby in her belly would have no chance of survival.

She just felt sorry for the unborn child.

Gu Youning immediately understood Lady Wen's concerns, but she did not blame Lady Wen for her indecision at this time.

Adult affairs should not involve innocent children, especially when the child is not yet born.

"I understand that you're reluctant to do so, but according to your uncle's usual approach, as long as Jinhua can't play her due role in the palace by your side, her sister and the child will not have a good outcome."

"A concubine who was born a slave is just a toy to your cousin. He doesn't lack children either."

Gu Youning advised slowly.

She just asked Jinhua and her sister to make a choice, and the final choice was in their hands.

Whether you are a king or a noble, or a slave or a lowly person, everyone has his own gains and losses to choose from.

"You're right. If this succeeds, as long as Jinhua and her sister are still alive, they'll have a chance to start over in the future."

Lady Wen thought about it and nodded in agreement.

……

Two days later, a letter came from Lady Wen, and as expected, Jinhua agreed.

Gu Youning breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether the Queen would use the brocade painting as a pretext in the future, there would always be one less threat around Concubine Wen.

Her mother's prescription and pulse diagnosis were also sent to the palace. Gu Youning asked Yuan Cai to take a look and then prepared a lot of detoxifying pills and sent them to the Gu Mansion.

"Master, are you not going to let Master Gu know about Madam Lan's poisoning?"

Tan Yin asked.

"My stepmother is not Gu Youxin. If this matter gets out, she can easily pin the blame on my father's concubines."

"I must be clean."

What Gu Youning didn't say was that she always felt it was a bit strange that her stepmother attacked her mother at this time.

My stepmother's thoughts should be on Gu Youxin now. She must understand that as long as Gu Youxin can enter the palace and win favor, my father will reconsider his position. Even if my mother has been promoted to a co-wife, there is nothing to worry about.