I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Thinking of this, she looked directly at Eunuch Tian.

"I heard that the Empress Dowager has been in good spirits these past few days?"

"Yes, ever since this man surnamed Lan moved into the Longevity Palace, the Empress Dowager's health has indeed been gradually improving."

"Does this woman surnamed Lan even know medicine? I have a feeling she's lying."

Grandpa Tian nodded in agreement.

“You’re right. In my opinion, she not only knows medicine, but her medical skills are quite good. Otherwise, why would the Empress Dowager keep her here? And why would the Crown Prince agree to let her stay?”

The Queen tapped her fingers on the table and nodded in agreement.

“You’re right. The Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince are both shrewd people. She, surnamed Lan, can fool one, but not both. But if that’s the case, did she deliberately show me that she knew nothing about medicine? Was she deceiving me? It seems this woman is not simple!”

Suddenly, as if realizing something, Eunuch Tian looked at the Empress.

"Could she be one of the Crown Prince's people?"

A shrewd glint flashed in the Empress's eyes before she nodded emphatically.

“If she is the Crown Prince’s person, it proves that the Crown Prince knows about my deliberate act of the Empress Dowager hiring a fake doctor, and he is deliberately guarding against me.”

"Then what should we do?"

"We can't touch the Crown Prince, but this woman, killing her would be as easy as turning one's hand."

The Empress's words caused a flash of resentment to cross Eunuch Tian's eyes.

Lan Zhi knew his secret. If she used the Empress to kill her, then no one would ever know his secret again.

Thinking of this, he embellished the story, saying:

"Your Majesty is right. This woman is not only treated extremely well by the Empress Dowager, but the Crown Prince also frequently visits her. It's clear that her relationship with the Crown Prince is quite special. By the way, yesterday someone saw her chatting with the Crown Prince in the pavilion in the Imperial Garden, seemingly quite familiar with each other. If she dies a violent death before the Empress Dowager's birthday, the consequences might be better than we imagine..."

A fierce glint flashed in the Empress's eyes, and she muttered to herself:

"Wei Jian'an, I can't kill you, but I won't be polite to the people around you or those related to you."

……

The sky was a clear, deep blue, without a single cloud in sight.

Lan Zhi instructed Xiao Xin to keep a close eye on Eunuch Tian. After delivering the medicine to the Empress Dowager, she felt bored and went to the Imperial Garden alone.

It's summer now, and the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom. She has loved flowers since she was a child, and when she sees beautiful flowers, she feels like she can't take her eyes off them.

She had just arrived at a peony garden in full bloom, and seeing the large peonies vying for attention, she couldn't help but lower her head and gently smell them.

Not far away, the Empress and Consort Zhen were walking among the flowers, but they had no interest in admiring them and were just chatting as they walked.

Consort Zhen complained:

"Sister, it's been five years, why is the Emperor still so hung up on that vile woman? Last night, he called her name in his dream again."

The empress's face turned ashen in an instant, then she snorted.

"That little slut has been the Emperor's favorite for over a decade. If she doesn't die, where will we sisters find our place in the harem?"

"But even though she's dead, the Emperor still misses her. Yesterday, I asked him why he was so attached to Consort Liang, and he gave me the cold shoulder and almost slapped me."

"Then you should be smarter from now on. Why are you so jealous of a dead person? Have you been ignoring all the advice I gave you?"

Consort Zhen pouted, looking aggrieved.

"My sister knows a lot, but she still can't keep the Emperor's heart."

"you……"

Just as the Empress was about to reprimand her, she looked up and saw Lan Zhi admiring the flowers in the flower bushes, and immediately felt displeased.

“Zhen’er, that woman is determined to seduce the Emperor. Whether you can continue to enjoy the Emperor’s favor depends entirely on yourself.”

Leaving these words behind, the empress smiled slightly, turned around, and left.

Consort Zhen glanced at the beautiful Lan Zhi in the flower bushes and was immediately filled with jealousy. She then strode forward and bumped into Lan Zhi before she could react. She bounced back two steps and was caught by the palace maid behind her.

"Oh dear, who is this? How dare you bump into me?"

Lan Zhi was quite startled by the sudden appearance of this woman. Just as she was about to bend down to apologize, a maid stepped forward and shoved her without any politeness.

"Are you blind? How dare you bump into Consort Zhen?"

Consort Zhen?

Lan Zhi's mind was racing at this moment.

While in Changshou Palace, she heard from the palace maids that the most favored woman in the entire harem was Consort Zhen.

Could this alluring woman in front of me be Consort Zhen?

She's so unlucky, always running into these difficult people.

She hurriedly apologized.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

With the help of her maid, Consort Zhen stood up from the ground and immediately glared at her.

"Are you alright? You bumped into me so hard, how could I be alright? Xiaodie, slap her across the face..."

Upon hearing this, Xiaodie rolled up her sleeves and charged forward aggressively. Just as she was about to raise her hand, Lan Zhi stopped her.

"Consort Zhen, you bumped into me, why are you hitting me?"

"You are brave."

Seeing that Lan Zhi dared to contradict her, Consort Zhen's anger flared up immediately.

"Look at your foxy appearance, how dare you question me? If I don't beat you today, you won't know who's in charge."

After saying that, she gave Xiaodie a wink. Xiaodie raised her hand again, and as her hand was about to fall, Lanzhi pulled over a maid in front of her. Xiaodie's slap landed directly on the maid's face with a 'smack'.

This scene left Xiaodie a little confused. She was clearly going to hit Lan Zhi, so how did she end up hitting someone else's face?

Another maid covered her face, which had been inexplicably slapped, and began to sob, which made Consort Zhen even angrier.

She pointed at her with a dark expression.

"So, you dare to dodge? Men, hold her down and beat her to death."

Lan Zhi realized that if she didn't leave quickly today, she might fall into this woman's hands.

She's someone I can't afford to mess with, so I'd better stay away!

Thinking of this, she darted out of the flowerbed and ran away. Seeing that she was trying to escape, Consort Zhen became even angrier and roared in fury.

"Guards, seize her! Seize her now!"

The maids around her also started shouting.

"Quickly, seize her! She has offended Consort Zhen! Seize her..."

Hearing the commotion, several palace maids and eunuchs who were busy in the Imperial Garden chased after Lan Zhi and soon surrounded her.

When Xiaodie caught up, she was already out of breath.

She pointed at her and angrily cursed.

"You little hussy, running so fast! When Consort Zhen arrives, how will she punish you?"

As soon as Xiaodie finished speaking, Lady Zhen, supported by her maid, walked over quickly with a livid face. When she came to Lan Zhi, she looked at the calm Lan Zhi and her eyes seemed to spit fire.

She originally only wanted to teach this woman a small lesson, but she never expected that she would dare to disobey her orders in front of the servants. How could she, a favored concubine in the harem, tolerate this?