Time passes by little by little.

Fear and anxiety spread like wildfire in her body. Qian Jieyu didn't understand why she was sitting here listening to the words of a lowly dancer.

She clearly had no evidence and was clearly just trying to intimidate herself.

Concubine Qian pinched her sleeves. She could have just left, but for some reason, she wanted to hear what Concubine Rou wanted to say to her.

Qian Jieyu went from being anxious at first to being calm and composed now, and she sat there for a full two hours.

Until the sun sets.

The scattered sunlight fell into the house through the window, and the house was as quiet as before.

As Zizhu came in to add hot water for who knows how many times, there was finally movement outside the door. A palace maid lifted the curtain and came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Noble Consort has successfully given birth to a child. Both mother and child are safe."

Concubine Rou smiled slowly, raised her hand to signal the maid to leave, and then slowly said to Concubine Qian, "The Imperial Concubine is so lucky to have another prince."

Qian Jieyu took a deep breath and straightened her back slightly to relieve the discomfort. "Since the Imperial Concubine has given birth, could you at least make it clear what instructions Her Majesty has?"

"I want to cooperate with you."

"Cooperation?" Concubine Qian narrowed her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean."

Concubine Rou smiled faintly, "You used Lady Dong's death to frame Concubine Shu, simply to try to climb the ladder. But you didn't think carefully. If you killed Concubine Shu, there would still be the Imperial Noble Concubine above you. Now that she has given birth safely, after she finishes her confinement, she will be crowned Empress, and she will be the same pressure on you. Do you still want to use the same method to get rid of the Imperial Noble Concubine in the future?"

Concubine Qian clenched her hands tightly and said insincerely, "I have no intention of competing for the position of empress."

Roupin naturally didn't believe this and didn't say anything. She just continued to express her thoughts: "Xi Fei comes from a military family. Even if the Imperial Noble Consort is gone, she won't be able to take the Empress position. Although Shu Fei has the Empress Dowager's support, if she continues to make trouble a few more times, her favor will be gone. So, sister, instead of going to great lengths to get rid of a dispensable person, why not seize the opportunity to eliminate the most powerful one? Only you will be qualified to enter the Imperial Palace."

These words moved Concubine Qian, but she didn't understand. Since Concubine Rou saw it so clearly, why didn't she do it herself, but instead helped her to the position?

Concubine Rou seemed to see the confusion in Concubine Qian's heart and said with a leisurely smile, "With my background, even if the Imperial Noble Concubine is removed, the Empress Dowager will not agree to the Emperor appointing me as Empress. In that case, the only one left is you, my sister."

"That being said, I want to ask why Her Majesty hates the Imperial Noble Consort so much. After entering the palace, I heard people say that Her Majesty and the Imperial Noble Consort seemed very close in the past. How did it come to this?"

Concubine Rou stared at Concubine Qian for a long time before she slowly spoke, "Back then, the Imperial Noble Consort, in order to fight for the position of Empress, had the Imperial Noble Consort Anxian murdered, and then she pushed the blame onto me. When the matter was exposed, she dragged the innocent Wang family into the blame. Although I am not of noble birth, I cannot be falsely accused in vain."

Concubine Qian had heard a little about the affairs of Imperial Noble Consort Anxian.

However, all the people involved in the case were executed by the emperor's order that day. It was impossible for her to question the imperial concubine about the truth in person, but for some reason, she inexplicably believed what Concubine Rou said.

Taking a deep breath, Qian Jieyu asked quietly, "What do you want to do?"

Concubine Rou laughed, "The Imperial Concubine is in her current situation only because she has three sons. If all three of them were gone, how long do you think the Imperial Concubine could live in such grief?"

Concubine Qian's heart suddenly tightened, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Murdering the prince is a capital crime!"

"My dear sister, you dared to kill concubines in the palace. Murdering the prince is nothing, right?"

Qian Jieyu was speechless and finally bit her lip without saying anything.

Roupin continued, "Don't worry, since we are working together, I won't let you take risks alone."

As she spoke, Concubine Rou turned around and took out a purse from under her pillow and handed it over. Concubine Qian took it and opened it doubtfully. There were only some ordinary flower petals inside, nothing strange. The only strange thing was that there was something like a dead branch in the purse.

"What's this?"

Concubine Rou said slowly, "The substance inside is called Huangquan Grass. When you go back, mix the Huangquan Grass with these petals and grind it into powder. Then, sprinkle some on the three princes from time to time. Within half a month, these three children will die suddenly, and the Imperial Hospital will not be able to find out what's wrong."

Hearing that it was poisonous, Concubine Qian was so frightened that she threw the purse back: "You want to kill me?"

Concubine Rou smiled calmly, "Don't worry, sister. As long as you don't touch this dead tree, these petals are just ordinary petals. You won't be poisoned."

Concubine Qian swallowed, her heart pounding. She said in a deep voice, "Even if your plan is flawless, have you ever considered that since these three children are the future of the Imperial Concubine, they must be guarded more carefully than their own eyes. How can I approach them so easily?"

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."

"What's the meaning?"

"Both Concubine Lian and Concubine Hui are on good terms with the Imperial Noble Consort, and Concubine Hui often takes the princess to Huayang Palace to play. If you can seize this opportunity, will you still worry about not having the opportunity to take action?"

Concubine Qian sneered, "But if something happens, I will bear the brunt of it, while you can retreat safely. Concubine Rou, it seems that no matter how you look at this account, I will be the one who suffers the loss."

Concubine Rou raised her eyebrows and said, "I embroidered that purse myself. If something happens in the future, you can just blame it on me."

"Just based on this purse?" Qian Jieyu sneered: "Do you think I'm stupid?"

As if she guessed that Concubine Qian would not believe it, Concubine Rou asked Concubine Qian to take out the box at the bottom of the dressing table.

On the dark red brocade lay a mandarin duck jade pendant, but now only half of it was left.

Concubine Rou said disdainfully, "This is a birthday gift that the Emperor specially ordered the Shangzhen Bureau to make for me. The word 'Ning' on the back was engraved by the Emperor himself. My sister is smart, so I'm sure she will recognize the Emperor's handwriting."

Qian Jieyu was skeptical and turned the jade pendant over. Sure enough, she saw a small word "Ning" engraved on the bottom of the jade pendant.

It is undoubtedly the emperor's handwriting.

"I sincerely want to cooperate with you, sister. If you don't want to, then forget it..."

Before she could finish her words, Concubine Qian had already taken half of the jade pendant into her arms and said sternly, "No need. I will cooperate with you."

Roupin smiled: "Sister is indeed a smart person."

Taking the purse, Concubine Qian carefully stuffed it into her arms, then knelt down and bowed to Concubine Rou, then turned and left.

The moment the door curtain was lifted, a dark shadow suddenly flashed by the tea room nearby, but Concubine Qian was preoccupied with something and naturally did not notice it.