Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

The Empress Dowager held the "bleeding" painting of a hundred longevity symbols in her hand, a mocking smile appearing on her lips.

"How can that idiot Yan Mingyue fight against that little bitch Lian Rong?"

However, since she has this intention, I wouldn't mind giving her a hand.

The Empress Dowager then turned her gaze to Hua Ling. "Do you think Lian Rong deserves to die?"

Hua Ling was stunned by what she heard and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Hua Ling, you want to rise to power, but you lack the courage. So useless, why should I believe you can become a qualified pawn?"

Hua Ling understood the Empress Dowager's meaning, and hurriedly bowed her head. When she looked up again, her eyes were full of resentment and venom.

"Lian Rong deserves to die! Not only does she deserve to die, the entire Lian family deserves to die!"

The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction. "You've spoken to my mind. Rise."

Hua Ling slowly got up and moved her knees, which were already a little numb.

"You don't necessarily have to kill someone yourself. I'm going to give you a task now. Let's see if you can handle it well."

"Your Majesty, please give your orders."

"Go and investigate why Yan Mingyue and Lian Rong became entangled in this deadlock."

Hua Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief. She had thought that the old woman was going to make things difficult for her again, but it turned out that she was just curious about the grudge between Yan Mingyue and Lian Rong.

It was quite a coincidence that Hua Ling actually knew why Yan Mingyue hated that bitch Lian Rong so much.

"Your Majesty, Ling'er is aware of some of the facts at this time."

"Oh? You knew?"

"Yes, Ling'er knew about it when Yan Mingyue went to Lian Rong's shop to make a scene."

"So what is the reason?"

"It is the King of Yi!"

"As expected!" The Empress Dowager showed no surprise whatsoever; she seemed to have anticipated the reason.

"What exactly are Lian Rong's abilities? How could she make both Prince Qi and Prince Yi so infatuated with her?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Ling unconsciously revealed a hint of defiance on her face.

"What skills could she possibly have? Although her face is quite alluring, men won't love only one face for their entire lives."

To put it bluntly, it's all because she was born into a good family. If the two princes want to advance further, they will always have their eyes on the military power that Lian Jinghuai holds.

"If it weren't for Lian Jinghuai, what would Lian Rongrong be?"

While Hua Ling spoke, the Empress Dowager remained silent, her eyes filled with an unfathomable darkness.

After a long pause, the Empress Dowager spoke again. "It seems that without Lian Rong, you're confident you could make Prince Qi fall in love with you?"

Hua Ling nodded emphatically almost without hesitation. For Hua Ling, there were only men who flocked to her, and no man could truly ignore her.

She was certain that Li Yuanqi refused to look at her because of Lian Rongrong and the Lian family's interference.

Once these obstacles are removed, with her beauty and wealth, how could Li Yuanqi not love her?

"Since you're so confident, then go ahead and give it a try. Getting rid of the Lian family isn't something you can do in a short time."

However, eliminating Lian Rong wouldn't be difficult. After all, far too many people wanted her dead.

The Empress Dowager gave the head maid a look, and the head maid immediately stepped forward and handed Hua Ling a bottle of medicine.

"What is this?" Hua Ling was full of surprise, secretly wondering if this old hag wanted her to drug Lian Rong.

Just as Hua Ling was lost in thought, the Empress Dowager's voice directly refuted her idea.

"This is divine water; just one drop will arouse a person's desire. There is no other way to cure it except by harmonizing yin and yang."

If you have the chance, you know what to do. Also, you should definitely try to get close to that idiot Yan Mingyue.

As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Hua Ling felt as if the porcelain bottle in her hand was burning hot, and her cheeks quickly flushed red.

Even though she was shy, Hua Ling solemnly agreed. What did it matter if she used some tricks if she could get Li Yuanqi?

While the old witch and the little witch of Cixi Palace were plotting against Lian Rongrong, the Prince of Yi's mansion was also bustling with activity.

Yan Mingyue covered her swollen cheeks, looking at Li Yuanyi with eyes full of despair.

"Li Yuanyi, you hit me?" Tears welled up in Yan Mingyue's eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"Yan Mingyue, didn't I tell you? Stop using those low-class methods."

"If I hadn't been prepared, how would you have ended this?"

"Is Your Highness worried that I won't be able to handle this situation? Or is Your Highness so angry because I laid a hand on that vile woman Lian Rong?"

Yan Mingyue looked up, her left cheek swollen high, but the burning pain was nothing compared to the heartache she felt.

"Since you have mentioned her repeatedly, then I will lay my groundwork here today."

Rongrong is the woman I love, and you are nothing but a tool.

"Yan Mingyue, you remember this: if you dare lay a hand on her again, I guarantee the first to die will be a member of your Yan family!"

Looking at the cold-hearted and ruthless man in front of her, Yan Mingyue felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away.

"Li Yuanyi, what have I done to wrong you? Why are you treating me like this?" Tears still fell uncontrollably.

Faced with Yan Mingyue's tears, Li Yuanyi remained unmoved. He simply squatted down slowly and repeated in an utterly indifferent tone:

"I won't repeat myself, Yan Mingyue, you'd better remember this!"

Li Yuanyi left without looking back, trampling on Yan Mingyue's dignity and past love.

Watching Li Yuanyi's disappearing figure, Yan Mingyue finally couldn't hold back her grievances and collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Seeing that Li Yuanyi had left, Lanxin quickly knelt down beside Yan Mingyue.

"Princess, please don't be sad. The Prince is just temporarily bewitched by that vile woman, Princess Qi."

It's obvious to everyone that the Empress Dowager dislikes Princess Qi. The prince has lofty ambitions, and he will understand once he sobers up.

The most urgent task right now is to give birth to a legitimate eldest son for the prince. Once you have a young prince by your side, no one can take away your position as the principal wife.

"When the King of Yi ascends to a high position in the future, you will be the most honored woman in the Great Sheng Dynasty."

"Give birth to the eldest son?" Yan Mingyue sneered. "Didn't you see his attitude towards me when he woke up yesterday?"

Lan Xin knew this, of course, but so what? What Lan Xin wanted was different from what Yan Mingyue wanted.

Yan Mingyue is currently on the verge of collapse. If it were in the past, Lan Xin might not have dared to say some of these things.

But today, their breakup is a godsend. Lan Xin shifted her knees and moved closer to Yan Mingyue.

She whispered in Yan Mingyue's ear, "Your Highness, actually, just that one night is enough."

Yan Mingyue sensed something unusual in Lan Xin's tone and abruptly looked up at her: "What do you mean?"

"What this servant means is that as long as the child is born to the Princess, then he is the eldest son of the Prince's mansion."

"You mean you want me to steal someone's man?"

Lan Xin's words were crystal clear, and even Yan Mingyue, a ruthless person, was truly shocked.