After Ji Yunhuan left, Zhou Ling'er jumped up excitedly.
"Look, cousin, I just knocked on her and she left in disgrace. She's going to come and pay her respects to you tomorrow. It's obvious that she's afraid of you."
"Tomorrow you can find a reason to punish her. You can make her kneel down, copy scriptures, or anything else. My mother punished her concubines in this way. When they saw my mother, they behaved like mice seeing a cat. They were so well behaved."
"Cousin, you're just too timid. Let me take over from now on. I guarantee that no one in the entire harem will dare to look down on you again. When I get pregnant with your majesty's child, half of the kingdom will belong to the Zhou family..."
The queen was so angry that she almost fainted. If such outrageous words were to be spread out, it would mean the extermination of the entire family!
She understood what her father meant. If he sent a woman who looked like Concubine Chun to come in, and raise the child under her name, he could keep the Zhou family rich for a hundred years.
But Zhou Ling'er is so stupid, let alone winning favor for her, she would be a disaster if she stayed in the palace.
The Queen picked up the teacup beside her and smashed it with all her might, "Idiot! I don't want to talk to you anymore. Get out tomorrow!"
"Go back and tell father that I am fine now and everything is fine in the palace. There is no need for him to bother sending someone in to take care of me."
"If he wants me to live a few more days and to preserve the Zhou family's wealth, he should not have any evil intentions, and he must not go against the Xu family. Only when the Xu family remembers our friendship in the future can the Zhou family be safe."
Zhou Ling'er had a large bump on her forehead. Dark brown tea dripped down her face, dissolving all the powder and make-up into a mess. She wailed with a stained face.
"Cousin, I'm your only hope for recovery, and you dare to hit me?"
"You only care about boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige. The Xu family hasn't even cleaned up their own mess yet, and there's no one left in the Xu family anymore. How can they fight against our Zhou family?"
"That bitch Concubine Chun shows off her power in front of you every day, and you can tolerate it? My uncle only let me in to help you out of concern for you. Why are you so ungrateful?"
The queen just felt exhausted. Zhou Ling'er's noise made her head hurt. She was really annoyed.
She tried her best to protect the Zhou family. She showed her goodwill to Concubine Chun because she knew that Concubine Chun was a smart and upright person and would not deliberately make things difficult for the Zhou family.
But the Zhou family is too greedy and always covets things that do not belong to them.
Everyone has their own destiny, and she really didn't want to care about it. "Guyu, help me in. It's getting late today, so I'll send Zhou Ling'er out of the palace early tomorrow morning."
Zhou Ling'er was still crying, overturning the chair and smashing the tea and cakes on the table.
The palace maids around did not dare to step forward. After all, Zhou Ling'er was the Empress Dowager's cousin. The Empress Dowager could scold her, but they could only serve her carefully.
Chunfeng stood up from the ground. The Queen Mother was really tired of her, so she didn't call her to get up, but instead asked Guyu to serve her.
But she was clearly doing this for the Queen's own good. Even though the Queen couldn't understand it now, she would definitely understand her painstaking efforts in the future.
Chunfeng walked to Zhou Ling'er and carefully wiped the marks on her face. "Ms. Ling'er, don't cry. You won't be beautiful if you cry. The Queen is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside. In fact, she still likes Miss Ling'er."
"Really?" Zhou Ling'er blinked her big eyes and said aggrievedly, "But she just called me stupid."
It is because of his stupidity that he is easily controlled by the Empress and poses no threat.
Chunfeng smiled very gently, "That was all performed for outsiders to see. In this palace, you are the only one closest to the Empress. The Empress will definitely help you."
"Today is the first day of the lunar year, His Majesty will definitely come. Miss Ling'er, please dress up nicely and follow my instructions. I guarantee that you will be favored."
Zhou Linger finally smiled. "My cousin is so annoying. She didn't even tell me in advance. But I don't blame her. After all, she is my cousin. When I gain favor, I will definitely help her."
Chunfeng smiled and praised: "Miss Ling'er is smart and sensible, I am relieved."
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At dusk, the emperor finally entered the harem.
He subconsciously walked towards Shuhua Palace. Liu Dewang reminded him, "Your Majesty, today is the first day of the lunar year. If you go to Shuhua Palace, Concubine Chun will be angry again."
The emperor stopped, stood there and sighed, and finally turned towards Jingren Palace.
The queen struggled to get up from the bed and stood at the door to greet the emperor.
The imperial meal had been set out in the hall, a large table filled with a dazzling array of delicacies. The emperor and the empress ate in silence, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.
After finishing his tasteless meal, the emperor coughed, breaking the tranquility. "Why are you eating so little? I saw you at the Empress Dowager's the other day, and you looked fine. Why are you so haggard today? Is it because the imperial physician wasn't doing his best to serve you?"
The Queen could only muster up the energy to answer, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's my own health that's failing. The Imperial Physician has been seeing me every day, and the prescriptions have been changed several times. I'm much better now."
Chunfeng lowered his head and came in with a tray to serve tea.
After putting down the teacup, she ignored the Queen's warning look and knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty was already feeling much better, but today, Noble Concubine Chun came, and Your Majesty accompanied her to appreciate the flowers. She caught a cold and started coughing again."
The Queen was anxious and angry, and she actually started coughing. "Your Majesty... cough cough... Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Chun. It was just me who was too playful and insisted on dragging her along to admire the flowers and recite poetry."
"I'm very happy that Concubine Chun can come to visit me, but I don't know if it has burdened Sister Huan. I will be more careful in the future."
The emperor's gaze fell on Chunfen, and it felt like a thousand-pound weight, pressing Chunfen so hard that he could hardly breathe.
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