After transforming into An Lingrong, he became the King of Juan and was crowned the Sixth Palace.

The emperor ordered Nian Shilan to be sent to the depths of the cold palace on the condition that it be handed over to the queen for final review.

But the queen took matters into her own hands and said she wanted to put Nian Shilan to death.

An Lingrong was naturally unwilling to wade into troubled waters regarding this matter.

Therefore, she set her sights on Cao Qinmo and Zhen Huan.

All it takes is a slight hint to distort the emperor's meaning.

After letting the news out, I waited until I got up from nap the next day and asked Jinxi, "The Queen said when the Nian clan will be given death."

Jin Xi helped An Lingrong up and rinsed her mouth, and said: "Executions in the cold palace are usually carried out at dusk."

Immediately afterwards, Jin Xi added: "Your Majesty, you have accepted your Majesty's wishes and have lifted the restraint. I estimate that in a while, you will go to the Leng Palace to see Nian."

An Lingrong thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Groom up well for me. I want to meet our noble Concubine Hua first and then hand it over to Sister Wan."

So, An Lingrong carefully combed an elegant fairy bun.

The four-butterfly golden steps inlaid with red and blue emeralds sparkle like stars shining among the dark clouds.

The smoky purple cloud-like damask is woven with colorful flowers and butterflies, and is edged with rhinestone blue silk. The emerald green peacock feathers are woven into the thread with flat gold stitches.

After finishing dressing up, Jin Xi smiled: "My queen is rarely so gorgeous."

An Lingrong's smile was charming but cold, whether it was aimed at Zhen Huan or Concubine Hua.

"Is this the last time I see you? Of course I have to give it as a gift."

When An Lingrong arrived, Nian Shilan was huddled alone in a corner of the cold palace, neatly dressed and not too slovenly.

When she saw An Lingrong only brought Jin Xi in, she said: "Concubine An, you are very brave. Even Leng Gong dares to come in alone."

An Lingrong smiled calmly: "It's just a cold palace, you and I are people who don't believe in ghosts and gods. Are we still afraid of this kind of place?"

The corners of her mouth raised slightly, "Do you want to watch me die too?"

She has red and phoenix eyes, but when she looks at people sideways, she becomes even more charming and sharp.

"The way you are dressed does not look like you are here to see me off, but like a country woman who has never seen the world and is rushing to hold a happy event."

An Lingrong did not feel dissatisfied and said with a smile: "How can it not be considered a great joy to see you go to the Western Paradise with my own eyes? Besides, a living village woman is better than a dead one."

Nian Shilan sneered, "What are you so proud of? It's just a plan to frame me!"

She became furious, pointed at An Lingrong's nose and cursed: "I have never ordered Su Xi to set fire!"

After saying that, Nian Shilan gasped again: "Although he is a member of my palace, he is not my confidant. How could I instruct him like this!"

In her rage, she was about to rush forward and strangle An Lingrong's neck.

An Lingrong did not avoid it. The moment Nian Shilan was about to approach her, Jin Xi twisted her hands and pushed her against the wall.

The wall powder, which had been moldy for a long time, fell down with a rustle when someone bumped it. Half of Nian Shilan's face turned pink and white, and she choked on the wall powder and coughed.

She struggled to herself and shouted: "You wronged me——"

An Lingrong waved the silk and smiled gracefully.

"You are wrong - it was the Emperor who wronged you, not me. I just - framed you."

Jing and I smiled, "But you can't be wronged. Was it you who did Concubine Hui's drowning? Was it you who put tapioca starch in Princess Wen Yi's food? It was all your fault, right? Burn the Yongshou Palace with one." Even if you are wronged, it really doesn’t matter.”

She raised her head and snorted coldly: "I knew that if that cheap maid of the Cao family dared to bite me back, it must have been your instigation. How dare she have the guts!"

An Lingrong laughed and shook her head. The hanging necklace made a jingling sound on her step, and she said for a moment: "You are really ignorant. You have repeatedly used Princess Wen Yi to fight for favor, and you even did not hesitate to make fun of her life. Xiangbi is her biological mother. Why?" There is no reason not to hate. Do you think her hatred for you only came to her today?

"Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in a day. You should have known that she had other intentions."

Her expression changed again and again, and she turned to say contemptuously: "With my great power back then, the Queen, an old woman, still wants to give me a few points. Cao is just a dog under me, how can I take her seriously?" !”

An Lingrong brushed the soft wind hair on her sleeves. In the cold and humid cold palace, every word she spoke was accompanied by warm white air.

An Lingrong said calmly: "It would be great if it was a dog. Dogs are the most loyal. Humans are different from dogs. Humans are much more cunning than dogs."

Nian Shilan raised his eyebrows and breathed heavily: "Bitch!"

"If it weren't for Prince Dun's domineering behavior and the Nian family's help, why would this happen? Don't forget that your husband is the emperor. How can he allow others to sleep soundly on the emperor's pillow? You are so naive to think that the emperor can tolerate them!"

An Lingrong's voice was clear and cold, like ice and snow covering her face, making her still beautiful face lose all color.

She slumped down on a pile of hay, holding on to her strength and said: "They are meritorious officials who fought on the battlefield for the Great Zhou Dynasty and made great achievements..."

An Lingrong interrupted her coldly: "No matter how successful you are in battle, you are still a minister of the king. How can you be above the king? Isn't it treason?"

She was speechless for a long time, and An Lingrong was also silent.

At this time, Su Peisheng brought people in, met with An Lingrong, neatly arranged the black wooden plates containing daggers, poisonous wine and white silk in front of Nian Shilan, and said to her respectfully: "Feng Huang Yizhi, please choose one of your own, little master."

Nian Shilan came back to his senses, glanced at him, and said coldly: "The Queen's decree? What about the Emperor's decree? Bring it!"

Su Peisheng still lowered his eyes and said: "The emperor means that all the power will be left to the queen. Please, my young master."

Nian Shilan held his breath for a moment and said solemnly: "Without the emperor's imperial edict, I, Nian Shilan, will never die."

She smiled sadly, as if filled with infinite hatred.

"He has already personally ordered the death of my father and brother. Is he still afraid of giving me another imperial edict?"

Su Peisheng just said in a respectful manner: "The Emperor has already said that he doesn't want to hear anything about the young master anymore."

She chuckled, as if asking herself: "Does the Emperor hate me so much?"

As she said this, she straightened her clothes and hair. The white brocade sachet she wore on her skirt was particularly eye-catching. The aroma was the familiar and rich smell of Huanyixiang.

An Lingrong frowned in disgust and took two steps back subconsciously.

She sat down cross-legged and said, "Go and ask for the emperor's orders."

Su Peisheng was in a dilemma. Zhen Huan, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, saw the opportunity and said to him: "Eunuch Su, please slow down and allow me to say goodbye to Little Master Nian."

An Lingrong smiled knowingly when she saw Zhen Huan coming with Huanbi.

She motioned Jin Xi to take Su Peisheng outside the door, waiting for Zhen Huan to kill Nian Shilan's heart with her own hands.

You know, in order for Zhen Huan to execute Nian Shilan with her own hands, An Lingrong also put a lot of effort into bringing up the past events to her ears repeatedly.

The purpose is to arouse Zhen Huan's pain of losing her son and make her lose her mind. Su Peisheng said hurriedly: "Young Master Wan, please do as you please. I'll just wait outside."

When Zhen Huan saw Su Peisheng going out, she smiled and said to Nian Shilan, "I'm sorry. I'm used to calling you empress, and suddenly you become the mistress. I'm really not used to changing my name."

She squinted at Zhen Huan and said indifferently: "Whatever, I'm going to die anyway."

Zhen Huan handed the hand stove in her arms to Xiao Lianzi and said, "My hand stove is cold. Go out and add some more charcoal."

Xiao Lianzi was reluctant to leave and said with a wary expression: "She..."

Zhen Huan said: "Go ahead. If there is any movement, Eunuch Su and the others are outside."

Xiao Lianzi went out as instructed, and Zhen Huan stood in front of her and said, "Do you know why the emperor hates you?"

Nian Shilan shook his head, caressed the sachet with gentle gestures, and said softly: "The emperor loved me very much in the past. No matter how big a mistake I made, no matter how angry he was, he still would not ignore me for too long."

Zhen Huan said calmly: "Then why the emperor loves you, have you ever thought about it?"

Zhen Huan sneered: "Is it just because you are beautiful? There is no shortage of beautiful women in this palace."

Nian Shilan sneered: "Are you saying that the emperor loves Zhen Huan more because she is a daughter of the Nian family? Concubine Duan is also the daughter of a general."

Nian Shilan felt a little uneasy and moved again and again.

Zhen Huan looked at her calmly, "You actually know it in your heart, so why should you deceive yourself?"

Nian Shilan held his right hand tightly with his left hand and shouted sternly: "You are talking nonsense! How could the emperor not be sincere to me?"

The smile on Zhen Huan's face grew thicker and she slowly said: "Maybe there is. Even if there is, you and your family have been domineering for many years. I'm really afraid that all these ideas will be used up and there won't be any left."

She smiled softly, her smile was simple and sincere, like a light dawn cloud, her expression gradually calmed down, and she said slowly: "Really? I was only seventeen that year, and I had just entered the palace. I only knew that I had a noble status. , as soon as she entered the palace, she was granted the title of concubine Hua.

It was a summer morning, and I was riding a horse in the woods of Taiping Palace. I was the only one in the whole palace who dared to ride a horse. Although Concubine Duan was born in a general, she did not dare to go beyond.

Then the emperor appeared and stopped my horse.

I was very scared at the time, afraid that he would scold me, but I refused to be convinced and wanted to race a horse with him.

In the end, he agreed with a smile. I beat him in the horse race, and he was not angry and even rode with me. That night, the emperor favored me. "

Her thoughts were immersed in the sweet memories of the past. In the dim light of the cold palace, they bloomed like a delicate rose on the rotten wood.

"I was only seventeen years old, and I became the most favored woman in the entire harem. He said that there were so many women in the harem, and all of them were afraid of him, but I was not, so he only liked me."

Saying that, Nian Shilan sighed quietly.

"But there are so many women in the palace, so many that they make me angry. He will stay with this concubine tonight, and with that noble man tomorrow night. I often wait and wait until daybreak, but he hasn't come yet. come here."

She suddenly looked at Zhen Huan and said, "Have you ever tried watching the sky from dark to dawn?"

Zhen Huan was speechless, with mixed feelings in her heart.

Have you ever? It seems there is none.

Zhen Huan knew early on that he was a king, and his nights did not belong to Zhen Huan alone. She would suffer from insomnia, but she would never wait for him until the sun rises.

Then, Nian Shilan smiled softly. The weather was cold, and warm white air escaped from the corners of her mouth when she spoke, making her face unreally bright and sad.

"You don't like the emperor that much.

Soon, I became pregnant. He was very happy and took me as his concubine.

But gradually he became less happy. Although he didn't say it, I could feel it. Only the eldest son of the emperor grew up among the children in the palace. I knew he was worried, so I told him that it would be okay. I would definitely do it for him. He gave birth to a prince.

But not long after, I took the anti-fetal medicine brought by Concubine Duan, and my child was gone. Concubine Duan has always been honest, how dare she..."

Her expression was sad, almost crazy, and her voice was shrill.

"The imperial doctor told me that it is a male fetus that has already formed!"

Nian Shilan burst into tears, feeling heartbroken and unbearable.

At the same time, Zhen Huan rushed forward and strangled her wrist tightly, saying harshly: "Your child is gone, do you want my child to be buried with him? He was only four months old in my belly, and you actually want to Put him to death!"

Nian Shilan desperately waved away Zhen Huan's hand, but Zhen Huan held it tighter and tighter, leaving several light purple marks on her fair arms.

She pushed Zhen Huan desperately, but when she couldn't push her away, she stopped struggling. She sneered twice and breathed heavily: "I didn't want to kill your child! It's because your body is useless and you fell down while dancing. The miscarriage was caused by your own inability to protect your child, so why bother blaming me!"

Her face was red from struggling and she was furious.

"I hate that the emperor favors you exclusively! I have never seen the emperor favor a woman so much before An Lingrong. With you here, the emperor doesn't care about me anymore.

I don’t want to wait for the Emperor until dawn any longer. Any woman who dares to compete with me for favor will die! "

Zhen Huan pushed her away, threw away her wrist, and her eyes fell on her sachet. Tears rolled down her face, and her heart was full of resentment.

"You didn't? Even if you didn't mean it, if it weren't for Huan Yixiang in your palace, how could I have been weak and lost my child!"

She was surprised and frightened: "Huan Yixiang?"

Zhen Huan smiled, her hot tears gradually turning cold, and said: "Do you know why you didn't conceive again for a long time after losing your child? Did you know that the Huanyi incense you used contains musk? You have been using it for so long, and you will never get pregnant again. Got a kid."

Her face was horribly distorted with anger and fear: "You are talking nonsense! That incense was given to me by the emperor, how could you..."

Zhen Huan sneered again and again: "Why not? If it wasn't the emperor's intention, why didn't the imperial doctor tell you that there is musk in your body!

Not to mention your infertility, do you think your miscarriage was due to Concubine Duan's anti-fetal medicine? Concubine Duan is just a false name for the emperor. No matter how many red flowers you give her, you can't give her back your child. "

She froze in place, holding the sachet tightly in her hand, as if she wanted to crush it.

After a long time, he laughed wildly and asked foolishly: "Why? Why?"

Zhen Huan felt unbearable for a moment, but soon hardened her heart and said word by word: "Because you are the daughter of the Nian family and a member of Prince Dun. If you give birth to a child, they will take the youngest son and depose the emperor..."

Zhen Huan didn't say any more. She naturally knew the pros and cons.

Concubine Hua's clothes were covered with tears.

After a while, she stopped crying, the tears on her cheeks dried up, she just laughed up to the sky, her body shaking violently.

"Your Majesty - Your Majesty, he has caused Shilan so much pain!"

Before the laughter ended, there was only a bang, and warm blood suddenly splashed onto Zhen Huan's face.