"Put this into Xuan Ye's food!" Xue Li casually rummaged through the secret realm.

Initially, she even hoped that he would assist Jingrong in the future!

After all, he was lucky!

But now, there's no reason to let him go.

"Yes, sir!" The little eunuch took the bottle from Sherry's hand and left.

Sherry made Bai Zhi burn the schoolbag and books! She kept the purse.

"Today, your mother will teach you your first lesson: If others don't offend me, I will be wary of them; if they do offend me, I will kill them without mercy!"

Sherry's voice was filled with a chilling intent; she had never been a good person.

Jinghua had already packed up and probably understood that someone wanted to harm them.

The little girl's expression was calm, but there were still tears in her eyes.

“Jinghua, you must understand that being at the pinnacle of power comes with immense pressure, just as much as you enjoy the benefits. Of course, you don’t have to work so hard; your mother and brother will protect you. But you can’t be so naive as to be deceived by your sisters, misled by servants, or cheated by men. You can pretend to be stupid, but you can’t actually be stupid! If you encounter a bad person and really can’t figure things out, it’s okay; just kill him, and your mother will take responsibility!”

Sherry really thinks so.

After all, sometimes the Empress Dowager would chat with her about all sorts of random things.

It took her a long time to realize what was happening!

She didn't think she was stupid; she just felt that they were too cunning and lived too tiring a life.

Why can't you speak properly!

Jinghua faces the power struggles within the imperial harem for the first time.

She couldn't help but hug Shirley's neck and act coquettishly.

"Jingrong, you too!" Shirley couldn't help but remind her when she saw her eldest son taking out a pretty little hair clip to tease his younger sister.

The little guy nodded.

As they were talking, Qin was dragged into Kunning Palace.

He looked as if he had been flogged.

He was sickly and haggard, and would cough from time to time while covering his mouth with a handkerchief.

Sherry dismissed everyone and told the palace servants who had just left to go and bathe, change clothes, and take medicine.

She walked step by step in front of Qin Shi.

Qin hurriedly retreated.

"Cough...cough...Your Majesty...don't go any further...this servant has caught a coughing fit!"

"Oh? Should I thank you for your thoughtfulness?" Sherry slapped her across the face.

Qin's face was slapped with a five-finger mountain.

Tears instantly streamed down her face.

"This servant deserves to die!" Qin Shi prostrated herself on the ground.

"You deserve to die! Haven't I been fair to you enough? How dare you lay a hand on my son?!"

Sherry grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up.

Qin's face was deathly pale; her usual gentle and charming demeanor was nowhere to be seen.

"This servant has no choice...cough cough cough...If this servant doesn't do this, this servant's...cough...child...cough...will die! This servant...cough cough cough...has no other way~"

"You, the most favored concubine of your time, must have died of stupidity?!" Sherry slapped her again!

Then he picked up a whip and lashed Qin Shi.

Qin bit her wrist and curled up into a ball, not daring to cry out!

But soon, Emperor Shunzhi arrived.

"Empress, what are you doing?!"

Emperor Shunzhi rushed in and picked up the person on the ground, feeling extremely distressed.

"What? Your Majesty convicted me without even asking why? Are you so blind and incompetent?!" At this moment, Xue Li wished she could kill him.

"I—" Shunzhi was about to say something when he was interrupted by Xue Li.

"Qin, tell me, who ordered you to do this? Have you thought this through? If you dare to lay a hand on my son, I will definitely retaliate!"

Sherry had no desire to hear about Shunzhi's deposition of the empress.

Qin was stunned, staring at Xue Li in disbelief.

"Yes, hahaha, how could this servant forget, cough cough cough, Your Majesty is also a mother, cough cough cough, hahaha... Dong E Shi, you dare to call yourself a virtuous consort!"

Qin must have realized something, she cried desperately, and suddenly knelt down on the ground, trembling.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to make a decision! Cough cough cough... Consort Xian gave me two choices, cough cough cough, either to make a move on Prince Jingrong... cough, or to let my sixth son cough cough cough die from laryngitis! Cough cough cough, I have no choice, at that time, cough cough cough, she took the clothes of a laryngitis patient... and placed them next to my sixth son, cough cough cough, I can't afford to gamble! Cough, she said that as long as Prince Jingrong... is gone, my sixth son, cough cough cough, with her favor, cough cough, can ascend to the throne, cough, she said she can't have children, cough cough cough, and Your Majesty can't have children either!"

"If you speak nonsense, I will exterminate your entire family!" Shunzhi was stunned for a long time before finally reacting and instantly flew into a rage.

Apart from Qin's sobs and coughs, you could hear a pin drop.

"Cough, this servant dares not, cough cough cough, this servant does not beg, cough, what throne, this servant only begs... for the safety and well-being of the Emperor, cough cough cough, free from illness and disaster! This servant... speaks the truth, cough, if there is a single falsehood, cough cough cough, may this servant... die a horrible death, be struck by lightning!"

At this moment, Qin's eyes were filled with determination!

She understood that she had embarked on a dead end from the very beginning.

However, the maidservant beside her was Consort Xian's person and had been following her closely. She couldn't afford to gamble or lose.

I can only owe others!

She just forgot that as a mother herself, how could anyone else possibly let her or her child off the hook?

Sherry's eyes at that moment filled her with despair.

After all, they had always thought the Empress was kind and benevolent.

They've all forgotten what kind of retaliation a mother would face if she angered her.

Putting aside everything else, the Empress Dowager was also behind the Empress.

At that time, not only the child, but also her maternal family will face enormous retaliation.

The more Qin thought about it, the colder her body became, and the more desperate she felt!

Sherry kindly handed the purse to Wu Liangfu, who looked distressed and terrified as he held the tray.

"The Qin family's plot to harm the imperial heir is an unforgivable crime. However, given their good attitude in admitting their mistake, they are hereby granted a white silk noose. The Qin family has failed in their duty to educate their daughters, and it is hereby decreed that three generations of the Qin family will be barred from taking the imperial examinations! The sixth prince is to be removed from the palace—to avoid smallpox!"

Shunzhi coldly gave the order.

Upon hearing the words "avoid smallpox," Qin Shi, her face filled with despair, suddenly burst into tears.

"This servant thanks Your Majesty, cough cough cough, this servant is so sorry to Her Majesty the Empress, cough cough cough, in the next life, cough, this servant will be a cow or a horse, cough cough cough, to atone for Her Majesty and the prince!"

Qin trembled and kowtowed three more times to Xue Li before being dragged away!

Shunzhi looked at Xue Li's cold face and still asked a question.

"How is Jingrong?"

"She won't die! Your Majesty should think about how to deal with the instigator, otherwise I wouldn't mind personally skinning her alive!"

Sherry was even staring at the floor vase next to her, thinking about how to turn Dong Eshi into a human pig!

Emperor Shunzhi frowned and closed his eyes tightly.

"I will definitely give you an explanation!"

With that, he strode away.

The servants began a new round of disinfection and tightly closed the gates of Kunning Palace.

Meanwhile, Lady Dong'e of Yikun Palace had already received the news!

They were already terrified and trembling with fear.

It was even more alarming when a servant serving the emperor carried away the sixth prince; she had a bad feeling about it.

Just as Shunzhi left the palace, he received an urgent letter from the previous dynasty. He then arranged for guards to surround Yikun Palace and returned to Qianqing Palace to handle state affairs.