"What did you say? You are committing a crime of rebellion." The queen whispered in her ear with an angry tone.

How could she have such thoughts?

Yurong refused, "Am I doing this for myself? I am doing this for your sake. Li Xun is in such a situation. Li Yu and Li Ju are in power, and their biological mothers are still alive. No matter how powerful you are, you have to obey them. You have been so proud all your life. Do you have to live under the sway of Concubine Guo in the future? Only when you raise a child do you know the kindness of your parents. I didn't know it until I gave birth to Duzhi. I wish I could give him all the good things in the world."

The queen held out her hand to stop her from saying anything more. "Let me think about it. How come you are so brave?"

"I'm not as brave as you." Yurong muttered.

Under such strict royal rules, you dare to steal the dragon and turn it into a phoenix. You are very brave.

The queen laughed and said, "Now you are making fun of me too."

But she still liked her daughter to be intimate with her. In the past, she always felt sad when she saw Yurong and Zhu being intimate, but when she thought that it was she who did it, she just watched from a distance.

Now, Yurong has become close to me, which is a good thing no matter how you look at it.

Seeing that the queen was in a better mood, Yurong put Duzhi in front of her and said, "Look at this child. Is he too fat? Should we let him eat less? Let him lose weight."

Just now she said Yurong was ambitious, and now she heard her childish words, the queen laughed angrily: "You, this child is full of baby fat, do you think that all adults are as skinny as you?"

Yurong pretended to be unhappy and pouted, "Why do you still say that I am skinny? Brother Xuanning said that I am very beautiful, and many people said that I am graceful and elegant."

"Stop talking like that. If other people hear you bragging like that, they won't know what to make of it." The empress, who had been in the palace for many years, knew that Yurong said that on purpose to make her happy, and she couldn't help feeling warm in her heart.

Yurong smiled and said, "I wish I had the same figure as you."

She was right in exaggerating. Although the empress was always very majestic, her figure had not changed at all. She was tall and had a well-proportioned figure. Even now, Emperor Feng'an often came to stay with the empress.

The Empress couldn't do anything about her, and besides, there was the little boy Duzhi. Her mind had long been on her grandson, especially since the child looked too much like Yurong, and indirectly like her.

"The child will be placed in the side hall today. You stay with me."

Emperor Feng'an naturally heard about Yurong's entry into the palace. After he inquired about it, he realized that Wei Rui was smart in normal times, but he was stupid in this matter and even dared to offend Yurong.

Zhou Ziying originally thought that Wei Rui would give him a lecture. After all, he entered the palace and said nothing. Even Wei Rui was involved in the story. He didn't know how many people had read the letter from the Crown Princess. However, due to the emperor's reputation being kept secret, he was so confused that he was still so annoying to a concubine.

"We'll go to the Empress' place to serve the meal tomorrow." Emperor Feng'an said with a smile.

Cui Man immediately bowed and said, "Yes, I will arrange it right away."

Little did she know that Wei Xuanning had also arrived in Jingzhao that night. He had come back early on purpose to give Yurong a surprise. His white robe and silver helmet made his already handsome face even more eye-catching.

But when I arrived at the Wei family's house, I noticed something unusual.

Wei Xiang was also awake. When he heard that Wei Xuanning had returned, he thought to himself that God was helping him. He then grabbed his son and asked, "Why did you come back today? Aren't you going to join the army in the triumphal return?"

"My son is not from the front line fighting, nor does he seek fame. They will leave the city tomorrow." Wei Xuanning smiled.

"Well, I have something to tell you first. The Shen family stabbed the eldest lady in the street. It should be revenge for the fact that we caught the third son of the Shen family."

Wei Xuanning naturally knew about the third son of the Shen family. He said coldly, "He embezzled the remaining money from the river workers. He should be punished accordingly. They are extremely greedy. Who can they blame?"

If you don't want others to know, then don't do it.

Not only did the Shen family not reflect on their mistakes, they also wanted to take revenge on the Wei family.

He asked incredulously, "Why would the Madam go out so suddenly? Didn't she bring any of her followers with her?"

Normally, at this critical moment, it is not allowed for a woman to go out alone. This is very unusual.

Wei Xiang said, "It was your wife who originally accepted the invitation from the Shen family. Since she wanted to go, I sent her troops. That day when I went to court, she went with the sick Madam without saying a word. When the Madam was killed, she had already returned and has now entered the palace."

The implication is that this matter was planned by Yang Yurong.

Regardless, this woman is truly vicious.

Based on his understanding of his son, he was a very pure person and he disliked women who were extremely scheming and cunning.

His words were full of information. Wei Xuanning was also a smart man. He understood it almost instantly, but his reaction was strange: "Yang can't be so stupid. Why would she go to the Shen family at this time? Besides, the eldest lady has never been on good terms with her. Why would she listen to her?"

Wei Xiang also didn't understand why Zhou Ziying believed Yang Yurong and followed her out.

Wei Xuan Ning added: "Yu Rong was able to chase her husband thousands of miles to save me. She must be very kind and sincere to me. Anyway, since she has entered the palace, it is a good opportunity to rest early. Father, I will take my leave now. I will let Chang Yuyun come to talk to you personally about the military affairs of the Northern Army tomorrow."

"You——" Wei Xiang seemed to not believe that his son could be so calm.

He treated Yang Yurong just as usual.

Wei Xuanning politely took his leave.

He has always been very casual in front of Wei Xiang. After all, he is his biological father and has always been like this.

Wei Xiang was very angry, because when Xuan Ning got married, there was a sudden thunder and lightning, and he thought it was not a good sign. Now it seems to be true, and his son has been completely controlled by Yang Yurong.

"Sir, the Madam has a high fever again."

"You guys ask the doctor to take a look, why do you ask me to do anything? Am I the doctor?" Wei Xiang was very annoyed.

**

Yurong rested very comfortably in the palace. The biggest discovery she made after her rebirth was the special care that Princess Han gave her, which completely exceeded the scope of normal care from a relative.

Especially after she went to Princess Xin'an's mansion that day, she sent Aunt Zhuo over to support her at all times.

Even after she encountered the Zhang family incident, she was the first to step forward.

This reminded her of the teacher Zhu had hired for her when she was a child. He was a scholar who knew everything about astronomy and geography. She didn't think it was unusual at the time. She just thought that this person was not like a scholar who had just fallen in love. He must be a great talent. Later, she suddenly realized that there was no such thing as a scholar who had just fallen in love. How could she hire such a teacher with ten taels of silver? It was clearly arranged in advance.

But she did not regret it. In her heart, Zhu was her real mother, and Princess Han, now the Queen, was just a golden thigh of hers.

She has already achieved the advantage of showing her intelligence and talent to the emperor in the Wei family. Now the second step is to encourage the queen to take the throne.

Only when the Queen ascends the throne can everything that follows be realized.

"Has the princess stood up yet?"

This was the person sent by the Queen to serve her. Her name was Xueyi and she was a maid who could understand elegant music.

Yurong smiled and said, "Well, it's time to get up."

She didn't seem uncomfortable at all, and Snow Iris didn't ask any more questions.

To survive in the palace, don't ask too many questions. Who the Queen likes and dislikes and what her plans are are the masters' business, and they, as servants, just need to obey.

This is also the appearance of servants that Yurong likes. Bitao and Lamei stayed at home, and only Duzhi's wet nurse came to feed the babies. The rest of them were followed by the Empress's people. This way, the Empress would feel at ease, and she would feel at ease too.

She had breakfast with the Empress. Yurong was extremely well-behaved when she was with Wei Xuanning, because she always wanted to talk to him or rely on him to get up. But when she had breakfast with others, her well-behaved behavior was the best and most pleasing to the eye.

After breakfast, the concubines came to pay their respects. Concubine Guo, Concubine Shun and some concubines of lower status were still respectful. But Yurong could see that although Concubine Guo was respectful, most of the young concubines below her were servile. This was enough to show the most direct reaction in the palace.

Especially Emperor Feng'an's favorite Concubine Hu, who was almost his bedmate. She was not very obedient and did not forget to flatter Concubine Guo while they were arguing. It was obvious what Emperor Feng'an meant, and everyone understood.

Yurong certainly wouldn't be too hasty, but after the group of people left, she looked at the empress worriedly, "Your Majesty, I can still come to the palace to see you now, but I'm afraid I won't be able to come to the palace in the future."

"No." The queen smoothed the hair that fell from her temples.

Even if Li Xun was gone or deposed, Li Yu's mother, Concubine Guo, might not be able to fight her, because she was the empress dowager.

"Of course not, mother. I may not be able to stay in the Wei family any longer. I will come to you sooner or later. But I see today that Guo can endure what ordinary people cannot endure. Now that the emperor is still here, all the people in the harem have already taken refuge with her. Even if you take the position of the legal wife in the future, you can't separate the mother and son. Just like they can't separate you and me."

Putting herself in other people's shoes, the empress seemed to understand Yurong's meaning.

The more docile Concubine Guo pretends to be now, the more powerful her counterattack will be in the future.

In terms of patriarchal etiquette, perhaps she was the empress dowager, but how could the emperor listen to someone who was not his biological mother?

In this world, only power will never be inferior to others.

Even if she seized power, everyone would take sides, either the side of an aging empress dowager or the side of a young emperor. Besides, Li Yu was not completely mediocre.

"Yurong——"

Yang Yurong continued to persuade him, "You can't hesitate any longer. The emperor will come today, and you can't follow his arrangements any longer."

"What should we do then?" The Queen looked at Yurong.

"Two peaches kill three warriors. Since deposing the crown prince is inevitable, you can let Li Yu and Li Ju fight each other first, and you don't have to agree to the emperor giving the crown prince to Li Yu."

She looked at the queen seriously.

The Queen looked at Yurong with some complexities, "Everything is as you wish."