The nanny was afraid that the queen would do something stupid in her anger, so she quickly spoke out to stop her.

"Do you think I'll be afraid now that I've fallen to this point?"

"I would rather take a gamble than suffer in this deep palace, worrying every moment about when I will be deposed!"

The queen roared with red eyes, her eyes full of cruelty and determination.

For the position of queen, she was strictly cultivated by her nanny and teacher since she was born. For the position of queen, she lost her childhood and her best years. Even if she died, she would be buried as queen! She would rather be executed after the truth was revealed than become a deposed queen and be laughed at by the world!

Although the queen didn't want to admit it, she was actually the same as the prime minister in her heart. She cared a lot about face and valued power more than her life.

Now after hearing what the imperial concubine said, she knew how risky this move was, but she still decided to give it a try.

"My lady, I beg you to take back your order!"

The nanny's eyes were red. She held the queen's hand tightly and kept shaking her head at her.

Looking at the nanny who treated her sincerely, the queen smiled and said, "Mammy, if the truth comes out, I will arrange a good place for you to live and ensure that you will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your life."

"Madam, you have been by my side for so many years. I am useless. I have not been able to let you enjoy a peaceful and happy life even when you are old. Instead, you have been worried and frightened by following me. I am sorry for you."

Mammy shook her head desperately, tears dripping as she moved: "No, Madam, please don't say that. It is my great honor to be able to be with you. I won't go anywhere. I will stay with you for the rest of my life. Wherever you go, I will go!"

The queen tightly grasped the maid's hand and said, "I am now poor and helpless. I just hope that you can live a peaceful life. You are the only person I care about in this world. Will you promise me that you will live a good life?"

The nanny's lips and teeth were trembling and she had already stopped crying. Seeing that the queen had made up her mind, she had no choice but to nod with pain.

However, he had already made up his mind to confess his guilt when the truth came out.

——

Ever since Jiang Li became pregnant, Song Chengyin stayed in Jinhua Palace every day except for attending court and discussing matters. The Queen waited for several days and finally found a good opportunity.

Due to the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, His Majesty summoned all the powerful ministers to the Imperial Study to discuss matters. The Queen took advantage of this opportunity to have the invitation sent to the Jinhua Palace.

Looking at the contents of the invitation, Jiang Li curled the corners of her mouth slightly. From the moment the Queen sent the invitation to Jinhua Palace, she already knew who summoned Jiang Cangsong and others to come to Kyoto.

During the last Flower Festival, the Queen was ill and did not attend. Later, His Majesty exempted her from the morning and evening visits. Jiang Li has not seen the Queen since she entered the palace.

Jiang Li put the invitation aside, stood up and said, "Change your clothes."

After seeing the invitation on the table, Xiao Dengzi hesitated: "Are you going to accept the Queen's invitation?"

"I have not greeted the Empress since I entered the palace. I am impolite. Since the Empress has sent me an invitation today to invite the concubines in the harem to enjoy the flowers in the Imperial Garden, I cannot afford to offend her."

"But the queen is pregnant today, and the concubines in the harem are probably eyeing the dragon heir in the queen's belly. What if..."

Although Xiao Dengzi had never served in the harem before, he knew very well how deep the waters were in the harem and bluntly said that the queen had ulterior motives in doing this.

"Don't worry, I won't eat any tea or cakes when we get to the Imperial Garden."

Although she could avoid the darkness in the harem as long as she didn't leave Jinhua Palace, she could not hide forever. Did she have to hide in Jinhua Palace forever? Even if the child was born safely, various accidents were still unavoidable. Jiang Li didn't want her child to be trapped in Jinhua Palace from birth. She wanted him to grow up safely and without worries.

Therefore, before the child arrives, she must personally resolve the hidden dangers in the harem for them and their child!

After dressing up, Jiang Li was escorted by Xiao Dengzi and several palace maids to the Imperial Garden.

In order to prevent any accidents, Xiao Dengzi even asked two guards to dress up as palace servants and mingle behind Jiang Li, and the group headed towards the Imperial Garden in a mighty manner.

"System, is there a medicine that can make the colorless and odorless powder reveal its true form?"

On the way to the Imperial Garden, Jiang Li called out the system.

[Host, please wait! ]

After the system responded, it stuck its little butt out and rummaged around in every nook and cranny, and finally turned around holding a bottle of medicine spray.

[Found it! This bottle of magic can achieve the effect the host wants with just one spray. As long as the spray is sprayed on the host, any colorless and odorless drug can reveal its true form! Anyone who is infected with this drug will have drug residue on their body. It's accurate with one check! ]

Jiang Li raised her eyebrows. This was exactly the effect she wanted.

Jiang Li used her points to exchange for a spray of spirit, hid it under her sleeves and quietly sprayed some on herself.

When Jiang Li arrived at the Imperial Garden, the concubines from the harem who were invited to the banquet were already sitting in the pavilion waiting.

The concubines were chatting aimlessly, absent-mindedly, and their eyes kept looking towards the entrance to the imperial garden.

They were not able to see Concubine Xian last time they paid their respects, and later they were confined by His Majesty. They heard that Concubine Xian is also on the list of guests to be invited to the Empress' banquet this time. Right, Concubine Xian has to give the Empress her face?

The concubines all wanted to see the true face of the virtuous concubine. After receiving the invitation, they dressed up and came to the imperial garden. They wanted to see what kind of person could be so favored by His Majesty! The moment Jiang Li appeared in the imperial garden, the concubines instantly became excited and focused their attention on her.

After seeing Jiang Li's face clearly, the concubines held their breath instantly.

A beautiful face that seems to encompass all the scenery in the world, with delicate eyebrows, cherry lips and a beautiful nose. The pair of almond eyes with watery light are even more captivating, bright as spring flowers and beautiful as autumn moon.

The concubines who saw Jiang Li for the first time were all stunned. No wonder His Majesty favored Concubine Xian so much. With such a beautiful face, not to mention His Majesty, even they were amazed! There was no shortage of beauties in the harem, but this was the first time they had seen such a stunning beauty!

After seeing Jiang Li, the Queen tightened her hands under her sleeves slightly, and she felt more and more that it was right for her to host the banquet today and invite Concubine Xian to come.

Once the virtuous concubine gave birth to a prince, where would there be room for Zhuang Qingwan in the six palaces? ! Jiang Li came slowly, supported by Xiao Dengzi, and when she arrived in front of the pavilion, she bowed to the queen and said, "I pay my respects to the queen."

She bowed properly so that others could not find any fault with her.

The queen suppressed her fear and said quickly, "Sister Xianfei, there is no need to be so polite. Get up quickly. You are pregnant now, so you must take care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)