The Empress Dowager was ill, and the Cining Palace was closed to visitors.

Even Concubine Shu was stopped from visiting her aunt. Even if she wanted to ask the Empress Dowager what was going on, she couldn't.

Wushuang knew what was going on. She even knew that Qin Mu's biological mother, the late emperor's concubine, was still alive.

The Concubine Chen, who was a favorite concubine like Wushuang, was not a naive person and was easily killed by the current Empress Dowager.

She didn't have much affection for her son Qin Mu. To her, the child was not as important as her freedom.

So she plotted against Zhao and escaped from the palace that made her feel suffocated, and lived a carefree life for decades.

Of course, the late emperor knew that Concubine Chen had run away. He was angry that he was despised and abandoned by Concubine Chen, so he allowed Qin Mu to be raised by the "enemy" who "killed" Concubine Chen.

The late emperor still had deep feelings for Concubine Chen, but the country was more important to him. It was impossible for him to give up the other concubines and their children in the harem for Concubine Chen, so the two of them could only be considered to be not destined to be together.

"The Concubine Chen is still very courageous." Wushuang praised after knowing what Qin Mu's biological mother, the Concubine Chen, did.

The relationship between Concubine Chen and the late emperor was really good, and the love between the handsome man and beautiful woman was passionate, but this man was the emperor, and he could not give up anything else for her.

The late emperor once promised Concubine Chen that they would be together for the rest of their lives. Even before he met Concubine Chen, the late emperor already had four concubines in his harem. He also had a queen, and before Concubine Chen, he had seven or eight sons.

Later, the late emperor wanted to leave the harem vacant for Concubine Chen, but the women in his harem were all from aristocratic families, and were the daughters/sisters/nieces/nephews of civil and military officials.

Therefore, the late emperor had no way of leaving the harem empty.

The power of the late emperor was not that great back then. The fact that Qin Mu can now become the emperor with real power is also the result of the efforts of the late emperor and himself over the years.

The late emperor compromised for the sake of his country and betrayed Concubine Chen. Even though Concubine Chen was pregnant, she still planned her own death, gave up the child, gave up the late emperor, and left in a carefree manner.

"I was so happy to see this story." Wushuang finally felt happy after seeing the love-hate relationship between Concubine Chen and the late emperor, and the way Concubine Chen finally left.

I've really seen enough of women being let down by men, then staying for the sake of their children, then regretting and feeling unwilling to give up, and then taking out their own emotional pain on their children.

Although Chen Fei's decision not to have children was not a good idea for many people, Qin Mu, the abandoned child, might also resent her.

But she is herself first.

Wushuang couldn't help but ask, "Is Concubine Chen a time-traveling woman?"

Otherwise, why would she be so eccentric and tell the late emperor something like "a couple for life"?

"No, Concubine Chen is not a time traveler, she is a native." System 2754 broke Wushuang's fantasy.

Concubine Chen has a unique personality and is a strong person inside, so her behavior is different from other women, but she is a genuine ancient person, a native of this world.

After Concubine Chen escaped from the palace, she wandered around the world freely. She even dated several men in the past 20 years and lived a good life.

It didn’t matter that the late emperor had let her down. She didn’t cling to him and ended up being with someone else.

Later, the man she was dating also wanted to marry and take concubines, so Chen Fei, this independent and extraordinary woman, broke up with him.

She is stunningly beautiful and strong-willed. She is even quite skilled in fighting, so the people she has dated over the years have all been excellent.

Those men are all handsome and have good figures.

As for money and power, she doesn't care much about them. After all, she has abandoned the most powerful one. Can other men be more powerful than the emperor?

"I really envy Concubine Chen." Wushuang sighed.

"What are you envious of? Envy that she has so many men? But, haven't you also had many men?" System 2754 said speechlessly.

Although her host only has one man in each world, she has indeed traveled through many worlds and has many men.

These men are all the same; they are all separate individuals.

So if you count carefully, its host has more men - in the past twenty years, Concubine Chen has only dated four or five men, while its host has more than a dozen men.

"You can't even talk about it?" Wushuang rolled his eyes.

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"Let me in. The Queen Mother is ill. As her niece and your Majesty's concubine, I should go and attend to her." Concubine Zhao Yin said to the guards guarding the gate of Cining Palace.

"Empress Shufei, please don't make things difficult for us." A captain of the guards stopped Concubine Shu and said, "His Majesty has issued an imperial decree that the Empress Dowager's illness is highly contagious and no one is allowed to visit her."

"Only when the Empress Dowager recovers can the Cining Palace be opened."

Concubine Shu shook her head. How could that be?

Her aunt was clearly fine before, so how could she be sick? And what about a disease that could be contagious?

"Empress Shufei, please don't embarrass us."

"It's you who are making things difficult for me!" Concubine Shu wanted to go in but was stopped. After hearing what was said, she angrily slapped the captain of the guards and said, "Let me in! That's my aunt! Your Majesty's mother! I want to go in and take a look!"

The captain of the guards was hit so hard that his face was burning. Although Concubine Shu used a lot of strength, his face was not twisted to the other side. He just felt insulted.

Not everyone can be a palace guard; they must be young men of distinguished family background and skilled in martial arts.

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