Xiang Ling walked in from outside the hall in a hurry.

"Master, the master has sent another letter."

Xiang Ling bowed slightly and presented the letter with both hands.

Ye Yaqin slowly opened her eyes, her gaze instantly became sharp. She reached out to take the letter from Xiang Ling's hand and opened the letter.

Her eyes began to quickly scan the letter paper. Her expression was calm at first, but the more she read, the more shocked she became. Her pupils dilated unconsciously and her lips trembled slightly.

Dad actually asked her to kill the queen!

Ye Yaqin is now a virtuous concubine. If she can get pregnant with an imperial heir in the future, she may not be completely at a disadvantage when she fights with the empress.

But now, the Queen is pregnant with the royal heir, and His Majesty and the Queen Mother value her so much, so the Kunning Palace is guarded like a golden barrel.

How could she kill the queen so easily?

But Ye Yaqin read her father's letter carefully, and her father suddenly received news that His Majesty was planning to expand outward, and to do this he wanted to take away the Ye family's military power, and had even joined forces with the Su family.

The Su family was originally the pillar of the conservatives. The reason they have joined forces with His Majesty now is only because of the Queen. If His Majesty had not promised the Su family anything, the Su family would not have betrayed the conservatives.

As long as the Queen dies, the Su family will definitely resent Your Majesty and will never continue to help Your Majesty wholeheartedly.

Now that the queen is dead, the Su family cannot abandon all the court officials who followed them. Otherwise, wouldn't they be like the Ye family who lost their military power and be at the mercy of His Majesty?

There is another important reason why Dad is so eager to take action. His Majesty has already noticed clues that the Ye family is training soldiers, and the Su family has some evidence against the Ye family in their hands, waiting to present it to His Majesty at the right time.

Now the Ye family must break the connection between the Su family and His Majesty. Once His Majesty loses the support of the Su family, it will be difficult for His Majesty to take action against the Ye family, unless His Majesty does not mind the shock to the court.

If both sides are killed in a fight, the Ye family's influence in other cities will incite the people to rebel, and the Su family and conservative officials will stir up trouble in the court. Your Majesty will surely fall into a situation of internal and external troubles.

Therefore, the only way to resolve the Ye family’s predicament at the moment is to kill the queen and then frame His Majesty for the incident.

Ye Yaqin, who had been supporting her body, suddenly lost her strength and fell onto the couch.

She was just a weak woman. Her father and mother had taught her since she was young that she should become a queen and bring supreme glory to the family.

But these complicated power struggles and twists and turns involving the court made her panic-stricken and completely at a loss, not knowing how to judge and decide.

From her personal point of view, if she rashly killed the queen, once His Majesty found out, there would definitely be no good ending.

She couldn't even imagine the consequences.

But from the perspective of the Ye family, the Queen is the bridge that closely connects His Majesty and the Su family.

Once the Queen dies, how can Minister Su still trust Your Majesty? He will only believe that all the promises Your Majesty made to the Su family were nothing but empty talk.

By then, His Majesty will be too busy dealing with the Su family's anger, and the Ye family will have enough time to deal with those unspeakable matters.

She is the daughter of the Ye family. The family's honor and disgrace, rise and fall are closely linked to her. They prosper together and suffer together.

She couldn't just watch the Ye family perish.

So, the queen had to be removed.

Ye Yaqin gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing a fierce look.

But how could she get rid of the queen without anyone noticing?

Ye Yaqin fell into deep thought again.

Perhaps, we have to look for an opportunity from the day the queen gave birth.

Thinking of this, a sharp look suddenly flashed in Ye Yaqin's eyes.

"Everyone leave, Xiang Ling, you stay." Her voice was cold.

After the other palace servants who were doing odd jobs in the hall retreated obediently, Ye Yaqin gave Xiang Ling a wink. Xiang Ling understood what she meant and walked quickly to the hall door and closed it tightly.

"Master, does the master have any instructions?" Xiang Ling approached Ye Yaqin and asked in a low voice.

"Dad asked me to kill the queen."

Ye Yaqin's voice was extremely faint, like a wisp of smoke, and only Xiang Ling, who was standing very close to her, could barely hear it.

When Xiang Ling heard this, her pupils dilated instantly and she stood there in a daze, not knowing how to react for a moment.