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  Mei Gui pin stood upright on her knees, but there was not a hint of cowardice on her face: "Your Ladyship must be thinking that I am speaking clever words and using my charm to protect this child, and that's why you are being so accommodating..."

  "Hmm..."

  The queen coldly smiled, thinking that if she didn't speak, Consort Mei would surely retreat in defeat. But unexpectedly, the other party merely smiled sweetly back at her.

  "Your Majesty, you may not know, but the Emperor does not want you to become pregnant!"

  The queen was startled: "How did you know...?"

  Mei Gui pin smiled gently: "This place is too cold, if I hurt the dragon child in my belly, it won't be good!"

  The queen frowned deeply, really couldn't stand her pretending to be mysterious, and said coldly: "Get up!"

  Mei Gui pin stood up with a gentle smile and said, "Looking at your expression, I know this is not false. If so, you should think carefully for your own good!"

  The empress heard this and angrily said: "This palace's affairs will be handled by myself, no need for others to intervene!"

  "Now that the Empress Dowager is here, you can naturally handle things. To speak bluntly, if something were to happen to her, would you want to follow the example of the Han dynasty and depose the empress, retreating to the Cold Palace?"

  As soon as these words came out, the queen's face suddenly turned pale. She wanted to rage with anger, but also showed a sorrowful expression that seemed to be on the verge of tears.

  Mei Gui Bin saw that the timing was right and stepped forward, saying: "The Empress Dowager is the pillar of the Lin family. In the future, you will be like her, becoming the true mistress of the Heavenly Dynasty. What you need is only..."

  She gently stroked her belly: "It's just this one imperial son, he will become the future Son of Heaven!"

  The empress was about to retort, but was pierced by the solemn light in her eyes. She thought for a moment and said, "You are being overly optimistic. If I needed to, there are many concubines to choose from..."

  "They were all unable to bear children, Your Majesty, I am your only choice..."

  "Of course, you can choose one or two reliable and loyal ones to bear the dragon's offspring. For example, Yunluo and Yungui from before. However, you don't even trust them much - in this harem, loyalty is really an elusive thing."

  The Empress was touched by her words, and no longer teased her. Only Mei Gui Bin continued: "Yun Luo is indeed a clever person, the Emperor's favor towards her is not very strong. You wanted to use her, but you had doubts in your heart and didn't seize the opportunity, which is why things have dragged on until now."

  The empress heard this and coldly laughed: "If I had doubts about her, would I be at ease with you?"

  "You really should trust me!"

  "Mei Gui Bin said: 'What I want is only the supreme honor of being the mother of the emperor, while what you want is the jade throne power to rule under heaven. We can be like the previous dynasty and have two empresses revered together!'"

  These almost arrogant words, however, caused a glimmer of light to appear in the empress's eyes.

  In the previous dynasty, there were two empress dowagers who assisted the emperor together. One was the birth mother of the emperor and the other was the wife of the late emperor. They worked in harmony and created a prosperous era that was praised by later generations.

  In this palace of honeyed words and hidden daggers, the Empress had long since learned not to take anyone's promises at face value. But Mei Gui Bin's vow was all the more believable because of its audacity.

  She was born into a humble but wealthy family, if the two empresses were to share power equally, then the imperial throne and the beaded curtain would be divided in half, but the highest authority would still belong to the Lin family!

  The queen imagined that after Empress Dowager's death, she would become the de facto ruler of the Lin family, and that unbridled power stirred her heart.

  She gazed out of the window at the rising sun and couldn't help but let out a sigh.

  Heaven have mercy! All she asked for was to be like an ordinary woman, with a loving husband and children by her side. But in this deep palace of jade towers and precious stones, even this is just the most laughable fantasy!

  She recalled the vow she made when she left the Palace of Heavenly Purity with a heart full of resentment that day.

  From now on, I am no longer your wife, but your queen!

  That day's desperation still lingered, the queen revealed a cold and stern smile: If there is no love, then only holding power can comfort oneself!

  She elegantly stood up and asked Mei Gui Bin: "How can you make this palace believe you?"

  Mei Gui Bin had long anticipated this and replied calmly, "As soon as the child was born, I petitioned the Emperor to say that my eight characters clashed with his, so I entrusted him to you for upbringing. If I ever show any signs of disloyalty, you can have the child tortured to death!"

  "Is she an imperial princess?"

  "I have a premonition that this child is going to be a boy—"

  Mei Gui Fei's eyes shone with fervent light: "If it were an imperial princess, I would raise her myself and wouldn't trouble you to worry about it!"

  The two of them chatted for a few more sentences, and then Consort Mei left with a gentle swaying motion. Watching her figure, the Empress was hesitant in her mind, thinking for half a day but still unable to make up her mind. She ordered: "Prepare the sedan chair for Cining Palace!"

  She rode in a sedan chair and soon arrived at the Cining Palace, passing through the courtyard to the corridor, but there were only a few unfamiliar maidservants. The original group of people had all been demoted by the emperor on the grounds of serving without strength and sent out of the palace.

  After the "poison incident", Ye Gu Gu was still physically weak, and E Gu Gu by the empress's side was also not suitable to stay in the imperial garden anymore, so she had to return to Jing An Gong, who had also been poisoned by the "Tartar assassin" and although he had been treated by a doctor, he still needed someone who understood medicine to take care of him.

  She walked down to the corridor, several maids saw that the empress had arrived in person and were about to enter to report, but were stopped by the empress.

  The queen at this time had a somewhat suspicious look, seeing the palace gate closed tightly, and her heart was filled with doubts again. She smiled and said to the maid: "It seems that Her Majesty has something on her mind, I won't rush in, let's go take a look at the peach blossoms in the small courtyard behind the palace this year."

  She came to the back of the hall, saw no one passing by, and then went around to the window sill behind the hall. With the nail cover on her finger, she scratched a small hole in the silk gauze on the window and took a peek inside.

  The hall was still dimly lit, a familiar figure sat leaning on the couch, rubbing the jade balls in his palm. The queen recognized him at a glance, it was undoubtedly the Empress Dowager.

  The Empress Dowager was adjusting the blood circulation while whispering to someone opposite her. The Queen couldn't bear her curiosity and opened the hole a bit wider, barely hearing...

  "To add insult to injury, what's the worry of no excuse? — It's just that imperial brother's actions are also too chilling!"

  That person softly sighed, in the faint light of the small cave, the queen's waist was vaguely visible, with a shimmering five-colored glow.