All she needs to do is watch the pig's trotters shield the brats from the wind and rain; why does she need to go out and play those childish games with them?
"Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will have a new favorite in the future, threatening your and the Crown Prince's positions?"
Cheng Yan was stunned, completely stunned. Wasn't the Empress worried at all?
"Don't worry, as long as I live, you will only ever be concubines. No matter how much you scheme and plot, you will never be able to surpass me."
Do you really think this is a palace drama? That you can just depose the empress like that?
As long as she lives, she will always be the empress.
"What if someone plots against the Crown Prince?" Cheng Yan gritted her teeth and continued, she refused to believe that the Empress could be indifferent to the Crown Prince.
"Cheng Yan had better put that idea back in your pig brain, or I won't hesitate to kill you myself."
Mo Yan grabbed Cheng Yan and threw her out of the palace gate.
Cheng Yan fell directly to the ground, on the verge of tears.
"Your Majesty, I truly did not seduce the Emperor," Cheng Yan said through gritted teeth, crying.
Mo Yan: "!!!" Have you lost your mind?
"Guards! Consort Cheng has defied me and is now spouting nonsense. She is to be confined to her quarters for three months and is not allowed to leave."
You dare to play tricks on her? I'll show you!
Cheng Yan: "???"
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. I know I was wrong."
At this moment, Cheng Yan realized that this empress was not what she had imagined at all. She would not care about her dignity as empress and would directly confine her to her quarters. She really didn't know how to win over this empress.
"Take him away."
Mo Yan didn't even glance at her before letting her be taken away.
After Yuan Ling learned about this, he immediately went to find Mo Yan.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Yan, she..."
"Your Majesty, I don't care what your plans are, or who you favor, but if they dare to threaten me, I'll throw them away one by one, or two by two. I mean what I say."
Any conspiracy is rubbish in front of her.
Yuan Ling: "..."
Rumor has it that the Emperor and Empress had a big argument, and the Emperor stormed off to see Cheng Yan.
For the next two days, Yuan Ling stayed in Cheng Yan's palace, leading the Dowager Consort to believe that the Emperor was deeply in love with Cheng Yan.
On the day of the official selection, the Empress Dowager personally chose one of the candidates to become her daughter-in-law, while the rest were chosen by the Emperor.
The emperor watched this scene without saying anything, and continued to spend his days in Cheng Yan's palace, making Cheng Yan the center of attention for a time.
Three days later, the Empress will take the Crown Prince back to his hometown to visit his family.
Yuan Feng was overjoyed to be able to leave the palace. Little did he know that his mother had prepared a wilderness adventure package for him, including a forest adventure and a series of other challenges.
With the Empress absent, the four concubines assisted in managing the harem, each responsible for one aspect of food, clothing, and daily necessities.
Cheng Yan rose from a minor noblewoman to Consort Cheng within a month, much like Consort Chen before her.
The emperor seemed to have begun to indulge in sensual pleasures, spending all his time in the harem, which caused considerable resentment in the court.
The twelfth prince was appointed to a critical post and began to help manage state affairs.
Some ministers objected, and the Dowager Consort reprimanded them.
Everyone noticed that the world in the palace had changed.
Meanwhile, Yuan Ling was playing hide-and-seek with Cheng Yan. He wasn't wearing his dragon robe properly; it was loose and baggy, as if it was about to fall off. He didn't look like an emperor at all.
"My beloved concubine, come here, my beloved concubine, come here."
"Your Majesty, I would like to play a game with you."
Cheng Yan smiled, a glint in her eyes. She had initially wanted to cooperate with the emperor, but she hadn't expected that this seemingly capable man was actually nothing at all.
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