The Legend of Zhen Huan Reborn: Overthrowing Zhen Huan to Become the Queen Mother

Nian Shilan turned to look at Jiang Ruyin at the right moment and asked, "Fang Fei, is your disrespect today related to this matter?"

Jiang Ruyin frowned slightly at the right angle, hesitantly saying, "Alas, it's all my fault, why are you still saying this?"

Several concubines who had brothers in their families showed expressions of pity. After these words, the situation had completely reversed.

Nian Shilan's eyes were filled with provocation, but she said, "Fang Fei has been in the palace for many years and has worked hard. Your Majesty, you must handle this matter properly and not let Fang Fei feel disappointed!"

The queen's eyebrows twitched, and she stared at Jiang Ruyin with a cold look.

She finally understood that the rumors from the capital had spread into the palace again. Since it involved the Queen Mother, the palace maids did not dare to discuss it openly, so Nian Shilan brought all the rumors to the attention of all the concubines in the palace.

Now the queen could hardly imagine how many people in the capital were secretly laughing at her.

But the reason given by Nian Shilan made her dare not refute. If Nian Shilan questioned and wanted to make a fuss, how could the emperor be on her side with Nian Shilan and Jiang Ruyin around?

What a sinister trick! Who else besides Jiang Ruyin has the courage and idea to do this?

The Queen took a deep breath and was about to make a big deal out of a small matter when Jiang Ruyin suddenly sobbed:

"It's all my fault. I believed the rumors and took my anger out on the Empress. I'm such a sinner, wuwu."

Jiang Ruyin stood up excitedly and made a swearing gesture, "Your Majesty the Queen must punish me severely to warn the six palaces. So that I will never make such a mistake again! Otherwise, I will definitely punish you! I will punish you!"

Jiang Ruyin spoke very quickly, but at the end she became speechless and choked.

The queen had to stop her and gave her a look with a stern face.

Yupin stood up with a sigh on her face and went to help her, "Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are human nature. Madam Fang, please don't blame yourself too much."

"Yes, yes." Someone echoed.

The Queen held her breath and explained, "Please sit down, Concubine Fang. If I knew the situation at home, I would not have the heart to blame you."

Jiang Ruyin wiped her tears and did not answer.

There was a click, and Nian Shilan, who had been watching the show for a long time, said calmly, "Empress, what do you think of my proposal?"

She was leaning back in an armchair, a smile on her face, and she was dressed in a gorgeous outfit. In comparison, the queen with a pale face was actually overshadowed.

Concubine Duan stayed quietly in her seat, with a strange look in her eyes, and seemed ready to make a move.

The Queen was still the Queen after all. The corners of her mouth twitched twice, but she managed to maintain a smile as she spoke, "That's true, but you are the Emperor's concubine after all. These groundless rumors can easily cause unrest among the people, so you should be careful."

After a pause, the Queen's tone became heavier and colder. "And you, follow the Imperial Concubine's suggestion and go back to properly control the servants in your own palace. If I find out which palace is responsible for this gossip, I will not let them off lightly!"

Jiang Ruyin looked at her with admiration, secretly marveling at the Queen's quick reaction, as she had put an end to most of the rumors without having to do anything herself.

Jiang Ruyin suddenly sobbed and looked at the Queen with trust in her eyes, "Your Majesty is very perceptive and will put an end to this kind of thing soon. Yesterday it was me, today it's the Queen, and the day after tomorrow it might be the Emperor. The Queen is deeply trusted by the Emperor, and I naturally bow down to her."

After the words fell, Nian Shilan stood up leisurely and said, "Your humble servant pays homage."

Concubine Duan followed without hesitation, followed by Concubine Qi and Concubine Wen. The few who submitted to the Empress were also forced by the crowd to stand up and salute.

Nian Shilan and Jiang Ruyin were in the front row, kneeling and looking at the queen with their heads held high, which seemed to be a sign of forcing her to abdicate.

The people below exchanged glances, lamenting that the queen was really useless.

The queen's expression changed, looking very funny, but she finally gritted her teeth and agreed to it.

In the past, if the Queen was unable to do anything, she would show weakness and ask the Queen Mother to intervene, then she would hide away for a few days before emerging. Now, that was no longer possible. The Queen bit the tip of her tongue, feeling the distinct pain, and a flicker of hesitation passed through her eyes.

For a moment, she even felt that drugging the Queen Mother was the worst decision she had ever made.

Two days later,

In the past, Jiang Ruyin was deeply troubled by rumors and knew only too well how to fear what people said. Perhaps the Empress had finally pushed her to the limit, and the servants of Jingren Palace were now swarming the corners of the palace corridors, beating anyone caught whispering. In just one morning, seven more souls were lost in the Forbidden City. This caused an uproar throughout the palace, and the Empress sent a large gift to Yikun Palace, seemingly determined to enforce Nian Shilan's iron fist and hardened heart.

Jiang Ruyin showed no reaction to this. The Empress cherished her status and reputation, so Jiang Ruyin would render her position as Empress meaningless and destroy her reputation. The Empress had merely created some obstacles for Jiang Zhedi, and Jiang Ruyin didn't care, so Jiang Zhedi naturally had no indignation. After all, they both had the surname Jiang, and Jiang Ruyin was quite happy to cause trouble for the Empress.

When the emperor arrived at Yongshou Palace, Jiang Ruyin was writing with a brush.

The emperor naturally sat down beside her and asked, "What are you writing?"

Jiang Ruyin nodded to the emperor as a gesture of greeting. "It's a letter from home. The last time my father wrote, he only said that my brother had been injured and returned. There has been no further news in a few days. I'm a little worried, so I wanted to ask."

The emperor took a quick look and saw that he was indeed asking for advice and was concerned about his parents and family situation.

The emperor nodded, hesitated, and said, "Didn't I tell you to call me Silang in private?"

"Silang." Jiang Ruyin called out obediently, but this made the emperor feel guilty.

The letter from the Jiang residence had arrived three days ago, but it was intercepted by the emperor. The emperor's dispatched personnel had already reported back, and when Jiang Zhedi returned to the residence, he was escorted to the residence by a sedan chair under strict guard. Only a haggard look could be seen through the curtains.

The military commander said that Jiang Zhedi was injured by an enemy spy, and the nerves in his legs were damaged so that he might not be able to stand for the rest of his life, so he was sent back home.

But the letter said that the best doctors in Jiangnan Prefecture had been invited back to the Jiang Mansion, and most of them said that although the wounds were terrible, they were actually caused by being dragged to the point of damaging the muscles.

The emperor knew that the army was also a place where good and bad people mixed together, so he would rather believe the letter sent by the Jiang family to Jiang Ruyin and secretly ordered people to investigate.

Early this morning, a secret letter from Prince Guo, who was guarding the border, was delivered to the emperor at full speed.

The troops under Jiang Zhedi's command were surprisingly unanimous in their statements, and Prince Guo made a special comment: "People's words are often wrong and omissions. If hundreds of people speak in unison, there may be disaster."

These words made the emperor frown.

It was obvious that Prince Guo was more willing to help Jiang Ruyin than the Empress, who was backed by the Ulanara and Uya clans. Moreover, this happened under his control.