Lord Lin sighed tremblingly, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Your Majesty, the Lu family has countless minions in the court. We can only slowly uproot them. If we alert the enemy, it will not be good for us in the end."

Emperor Shangwen stroked his brows. The Lu family was so restless. It seemed that it was time to disperse the Lu family's power.

It would be great if we could find some leverage over the Lu family. That way, the Lu family wouldn't dare to act rashly.

"Pass my message on. In the court, anonymous reports can be made from now on. A letter of complaint will be set up in Wenren Lane. If any court official behaves improperly and is caught, he will be sent to the Heavenly Prison immediately."

When Lord Lin heard Emperor Shangwen's decision, he shed tears in his heart. In the past two years, there have been many new nobles in the court. The emperor's change of decision may be a good thing for the people.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I admire you."

Emperor Shangwen was a little tired from reviewing the memorials. He waved his hand and said, "Go down."

The prefect of Jingzhao bowed and left, feeling surprised. Although he knew that the Lu family had other intentions, to seize power so blatantly was just digging one's own grave.

After the prefect of Jingzhao left, Emperor Shangwen heard hurried footsteps outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Empress went to the cold palace. It seems she went to see Concubine Li."

Emperor Shangwen was shocked and worried about the safety of the Queen.

"Did the Queen bring anyone with her?"

The young eunuch nodded and said, "I only brought Aunt Cui with me. No one else was brought with me."

Emperor Shangwen himself did not know how much he cared about the Empress.

"I am leaving for the cold palace. Concubine Li is scheming and the queen is straightforward. I am afraid that the two of them will cause trouble."

In the past, Concubine Li was beautiful and Emperor Shangwen doted on her somewhat.

However, when Emperor Shangwen learned about Concubine Li's vicious heart and her secret plans, his good impression of her almost disappeared.

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Queen Duan took her people to the cold palace. She was usually very tolerant towards concubines, but the Lu family and Concubine Li kept making moves.

Thinking of what the little princess had revealed, one of the points was that the Lu family had coveted the throne for many years. If Concubine Li couldn't have a child, then they would use other methods.

In the harem, the formation set up by Concubine Li had been cleared away by people sent by Emperor Shangwen.

If the Lu family wants to influence the fortune of the royal family and take away Emperor Shangwen’s true dragon life, it depends on whether they have the means to do so.

The cold palace was very desolate. It was not yet winter, but the palace was desolate and cold.

If someone sets foot in the cold palace in the middle of the night, they might be frightened to death.

In the palace, Concubine Li was wearing plain clothes. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her pretty face had not changed at all, but her favorite eyebrows and eyes were now filled with loneliness.

She refused to believe that she was abandoned.

She had had enough of the life in the cold palace for the past two days. She originally thought that the Queen's twins, a boy and a girl, were affected by the poison and would surely die young.

However, from the eunuch who delivered food, Concubine Li learned that the little princess Xiao Ruyu, whom she had labeled as a disaster star, was actually the most favored, and Emperor Shangwen loved her like the apple of his eye.

At this moment, someone pushed the door of the cold palace open. Concubine Li stood up in surprise, calling "Your Majesty" sweetly!

However, when she saw the appearance of Queen Duan, the smile on her face disappeared and almost twisted.

"The Queen has arrived."

The voice of the young eunuch was heard outside the hall, and then a huge group of people stepped into the hall.

The woman in the lead was as precious as a golden statue and wore a long crabapple dress made of shimmering brocade, which made her look bright and dignified.

Concubine Li sneered, "Oh, Queen, why do you have time to come to the cold palace to see me when you are not taking care of your children who are disaster stars? Are you here to show off your power?"

Last time she set up a plan to replace the prince with a cat, but unexpectedly, it was easily broken. The queen at that time was pale as a corpse.

However, in just less than a month, she was imprisoned in the cold palace, and the empress was favored by Emperor Shangwen. The eunuch who delivered meals said that the emperor had been visiting Fengyi Palace more and more frequently during this period.

If she is really a vixen, she only knows how to seduce her master. How can she be worthy of the honorable position of queen?

Matron Cui frowned, raised her hand and slapped Concubine Li in the face. The force of her slap was not small, as she had been dissatisfied with Concubine Li for a long time.

"You don't even know who you are, and you dare to speak foul language to the Queen? Concubine Li, why don't you pay your respects to our Queen!"

Concubine Li's cheeks were not as well maintained as in the past. She had eaten rough food in the past two days, and her fair and tender cheeks were covered with white skin, which looked very ugly.

Because of the slap from Nanny Cui, half of Concubine Li's face was swollen.

When Concubine Li saw Queen Duan coming over with great fanfare, she had a bad feeling.

"Duan Yun, the emperor has abolished my position as a concubine. Why are you still not satisfied?"

Queen Duan pinched Concubine Li's chin, raised her hand and slapped her again. This time both her cheeks were swollen, which was not surprising at all.

"I treated you well in the beginning, but you repeatedly harmed my child. Today, I am here to punish you!"

After all, Concubine Li lived in a large mansion, and she knew that Queen Duan had murderous intentions.

Back then, she was the legitimate daughter of the Lu family. She had been spoiled since childhood and entered the palace to become the crown of women in the world. However, her life was ruined by Duan Yun.

"Do you want to kill me? But if you kill me, my father and my brother will definitely pursue the matter. Duan Yun, you can't do anything to me."

Queen Duan sneered, "You should be grateful to your father and brother. If it weren't for them, you wouldn't be alive. But I'm here today to punish you for other crimes."

Just as he finished speaking, a woman walked out of the cold palace. She was gentle and graceful, like a girl from the southern water town, but the sorrow between her brows could not be dispelled.

Concubine Li was a little confused, and when she saw the woman behind Queen Duan, her uneasiness became more intense.

"Empress Wen? It seems that you have also joined the Queen's camp, but what grudges can there be between you and me?"

With the help of the Queen, Concubine Wen has found both human and physical evidence. She is determined to send Concubine Li to hell with her own hands and avenge her child.

The past events came back to Concubine Li's mind. She finally remembered who Concubine Wen was. She was the depressed Concubine Wen who had suffered a miscarriage.

At the beginning, she deliberately got close to Concubine Wen and used medicine to kill the baby in Concubine Wen's belly.

"When I was about to give birth, you said you saw how hard it was for me to be pregnant, so you made me a yam and date paste cake. Do you remember?"

Of course Concubine Li remembered it, but she still stubbornly denied it.

"I don't remember this incident, maybe you remembered it wrongly, and you can always find excuses to accuse me.

If you want to frame me, I have no problem finding a way to do it. But God is watching you, so just wait for retribution!"

Concubine Li was aware of her situation. She caught a glimpse of a bright yellow figure outside the palace, raised her eyes and spoke to Concubine Wen and the Queen.

"I know you two want to collude with each other to harm me, but the emperor is the most fair and strict. I don't believe that the emperor will tolerate you scheming against me like this!"