As soon as Wan'er smelled the aroma, she knew that the bottle of beauty cream in Qi Lan's hand was not the one she had taken out; it had been replaced by Yu Yan.

"You little brat, you think you can poison me? Do you think I can't?" Wan'er thought to herself, feeling quite pleased.

Indeed, how could a greedy person remain unmoved by such good things?

Upon hearing this, Qi Lan smiled and said, "Yu Yan really shot herself in the foot."

She wasn't a saint, so of course she didn't think Wan'er had done anything wrong. On the contrary, she felt that Yu Yan deserved what she got, especially since she herself had been bullied by Yu Yan since she was a child.

"Serves her right, who told her to try to have everything for herself?" Wan'er sneered, her eyes filled with mockery and pleasure.

"Yes." Qi Lan nodded in agreement, and then ordered someone to bring up breakfast.

Without Yu Yan around, Wan'er had a very comfortable day. Around noon, she noticed that Qi Lan was not doing well, so she told her to take a break.

Seeing this, Qi Lan gratefully took his leave.

After she walked away, Wan'er stretched and strolled around the palace at will.

With this thousand-year-old ginseng, her health improved considerably, and she had enough strength to support her body.

As she walked, she heard the eunuchs outside shouting shrilly, which startled Wan'er so much that her heart skipped a beat.

"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!"

Upon hearing that it was the Empress, she quickly bowed and said, "May Your Majesty the Empress enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

This empress was Fulin's first empress, named Jing'er. She was Wu Keshan's daughter and Fulin's cousin. Later, due to her jealousy, extravagant lifestyle, and frequent quarrels with Fulin, she was demoted to Consort Jing.

She had thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked to be no more than twenty years old, had yellowish skin, and was quite pretty, but slightly less attractive than Wan'er.

Seeing her so proper, Jing'er nodded slightly, "No need for formalities. Your body has just recovered, so it's not advisable for you to kneel for too long."

Upon hearing this, Wan'er hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress." She seemed to be less than the bad thing that had been rumored.

But Wan'er dared not let her guard down. No one knew Jing'er's true nature. What if she was just pretending?