When Lady Shi saw this scene, she was shocked.

Liuying also panicked, her hands trembled, and the snow lotus in her hand fell to the ground with a clang...

Cining Palace.

Liu Zhen hurried in to report, "Her Majesty the Queen Mother! Lady Shi has been arrested... Ning sent her to the Criminal Court and presented the case to Your Majesty. Lady Shi is probably dead..."

A new manager, Ning Wanyin's man, was appointed to the Imperial Household Department's warehouse. He deliberately cooperated with Concubine Shi and asked her to steal things out, thus catching the man red-handed.

"What a fool! Ning Wanyin is in power. Does she think she can steal things right under Ning Wanyin's nose?" Queen Mother Xue frowned.

But on second thought...

Lady Shi is bound to fall into this trap.

There is no woman who doesn't care about her appearance. Who would want to be disfigured for a lifetime?

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Shi Meiren will do everything she can to cure it!

This is the weakness of human nature.

Ning Wanyin used her weakness to set up her plan. Even if Lady Shi was smart, it would be useless in this situation.

"Ning Wanyin has just taken office, and she's already angered us. She doesn't take you seriously at all!" Liu Zhen shouted indignantly.

Empress Dowager Xue sneered, "When has she ever been afraid of me? But, does she really think that without Concubine Shu here, she can do whatever she wants in the harem? Someone, call Ning over."

Ning Wanyin received the summons and immediately rushed to the Cining Palace to pay a visit:

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be well and healthy!"

Empress Dowager Xue looked down at her. From a small noble, she climbed up to the position of Zhaoyi who assisted in managing the six palaces. She was indeed a bit difficult to deal with.

She dared to deal with Xue's party so unscrupulously.

Queen Mother Xue must give her a warning.

"I heard that the Imperial Household Department was almost robbed last night. When Concubine Shu was in charge, the Imperial Household Department had always been well managed." Empress Dowager Xue implied that she was not doing her job well.

Ning Wanyin responded in an orderly manner, "My people have long discovered the person with bad intentions. Everything is in our arrangement. We deliberately lure the snake out of its hole, and there will be no real theft!"

"I heard that the Tianshan Snow Lotus was dropped by someone... As the person in charge, you should not only catch the thief, but also protect the tribute. You act so rashly. After all, you are too young." Queen Mother Xue said slowly.

The assassins sent by Concubine Shi to steal things will not betray her.

If the Tianshan Snow Lotus doesn't leave the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the person behind the scenes won't be caught...

As long as you leave, there is a risk of damage...

Empress Dowager Xue wanted her to arrest the person, but she couldn't let Tianshan Snow Lotus leave the Imperial Household Department. It was obvious that she was making things difficult for her.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother is right. So after I found out that someone had ill intentions towards the Tianshan Snow Lotus, I immediately asked someone to find a fake to replace it. Don't worry, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the one they broke... is a fake." Ning Wanyin responded fluently.

Empress Dowager Xue's eyes flashed. Is it fake? This Ning...

It's really surprising that such subtle details were thought of.

Queen Mother Xue's eyes darkened slightly, but she returned to normal after a moment and praised:

"Yes, you did a great job. You are so thorough in every aspect. The emperor made the right choice by choosing you."

"Originally, I was a little worried when Concubine Shu left the palace, but now I am completely relieved."

What this means is that the appearance of Ning Wanyin replaced Concubine Shu.

"Thank you for your praise, Her Majesty the Queen Mother!" Ning Wanyin knew that she was trying to sow discord.

But she and Concubine Shu both want the power of queen, so it is absolutely impossible for them to live in peace with each other, it makes no difference whether she chooses or not.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. I will definitely help you take care of the affairs of the six palaces. The weather is cold now, so please make sure to keep warm. If you need anything, just send someone to let me know and I will arrange it for you immediately!"

Ning Wanyin cared for her elders and took care of household affairs word by word, showing the demeanor of a mistress of the house.

Queen Mother Xue felt uncomfortable seeing her attitude and didn't want to listen to her. "You have a lot of things to do. Go back early."

"I'll take my leave." Ning Wanyin bowed and left.

…

Purple Mountain.

On the first day of winter hunting, it was customary for the concubines to meet their families.

Marquis Changping accompanied the winter hunting trip, and it was natural for Tang Miaoling to meet him.

"I pay my respects to Lady Tang!" Marquis Changping bowed respectfully.

Tang Miaoling quickly dismissed the palace servants and said, "Father, please get up quickly. There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be so polite!"

Tang Miaoling hadn't seen him for a year and was very worried about him. She hurriedly asked:

"Father, how are you these days? How is my mother? How are all the family members?"

"Everything is fine at home. When I heard that you were framed, your mother was so scared that she fell seriously ill... Please be careful in the palace, my beauty! If you take good care of yourself, we will be relieved." Marquis Changping also looked a little emotional.

After not seeing her for a year, my daughter seems to have grown a lot.

Tang Miaoling's eyes couldn't help but turn red. In her previous life, when her mother heard the news of her death, she cried like crazy...

"Don't worry, Dad. I'm hanging out with my cousin now. I'm doing fine." Tang Miaoling comforted.

The expression of Marquis Changping slightly changed. "The daughter of the Earl of Shou'an is truly extraordinary. Our Tang family will fully support her now, but in the future... you will also have good fortune, so you don't have to worry about being under someone else's command for a long time..."

"Ah? I don't want to compete with her, I just want to be her follower!" Tang Miaoling refused bluntly.

The Marquis of Changping seemed not to recognize his daughter and looked at her in surprise, "Weren't you like this before?"

How could her daughter, who was so domineering, be willing to be under someone else for long? He was afraid that his daughter would lose patience, so he advised her to wait for the right time.

"I've come to my senses!" Tang Miaoling thought to herself, I've been reborn as a human being, how can I die in the same pit twice!

"Dad, don't you know your own daughter well? How can I compete for your favor?"

The Marquis of Changping choked, and could hardly maintain his politeness when he thought of this. "You still say that? Before you participated in the selection, I told you that you were not suitable for entering the palace, so I would not register you, but you secretly added your name!"

"Well... I regret it now. I regret it so much." Tang Miaoling looked guilty.

The Tang family actually didn't want to send her into the palace.

But she coveted the wealth and glory of the palace and wanted to be a superior person.

The Tang family was forced into the game because of her, but she didn't fight for it...

When Marquis Changping looked at Tang Miaoling now, he had only one feeling: bad!

Who wouldn’t feel bad if they had such an unlucky child?

"Forget it, it's fine for you to be like this now... After all, there is a layer of distance between the Ning family's daughter and our Tang family. The emperor dotes on her, so there is no need to worry that our Tang family will become arrogant in the future..." Marquis Changping sighed.

Tang Miaoling didn't understand what was going on, so she waved her hands and said, "Dad, let's talk about something serious! I finally get to go out, so please make me a mechanical net that I used to catch birds when I was a kid. I want to take Sister Wei to catch birds, but she has never played before..."

Marquis of Changping: ...

It’s terrible. It’s so terrible!