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Chapter 465: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 69

The Queen is under house arrest, Zhen Huan is recuperating, Shen Meiyu is disheartened, Concubine Jing is raising a child, others are busy vying for favor, and Nian Shilan is practicing in the Yiku Palace, occasionally finding time to meet Prince Guo.

That day, Prince Guo entered the palace again. Songzhi glared at him fiercely, disliking him for being too clingy and not careful enough. He always came to the Yikun Palace without caring about anything, completely ignoring how much effort they had put in to hide Prince Guo's whereabouts in the palace.

Even Nian Shilan found him annoying and was dissatisfied with him for causing trouble for Songzhi and the others and delaying her own cultivation.

"Why are you here again?"

"Shilan has such a cruel heart. I like you so much and miss you so much, but you are so cold and indifferent that you even feel annoyed when you see me." Prince Guo said the truth, but Shilan was not moved. She just felt it was corny.

Not wanting to argue with Prince Guo, she asked him directly, "So, what are you doing here this time?"

"We have been together for such a long time, but Se-ran is still not pregnant. I think it must be because I come too infrequently, so I plan to come more often so that Se-ran can get pregnant with our child sooner."

Nian Shilan was speechless about the shamelessness of Prince Guo. As for the pregnancy he hinted at, she just ignored it. There was nothing wrong with men and women making love to satisfy their physiological needs. Prince Guo was quite clean and not bad overall. But having children was out of the question. No matter what Prince Guo said, she would not have children.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Are you ready for the person I want?"

Nian Shilan pushed away Prince Guo who was hugging and kissing her, and asked about the business. However, this action made Prince Guo feel disappointed for a long time. He put on a smile again and replied, "Don't worry, I remember everything Shilan said, and I'm ready."

"It's just that at a time like this, I still hope that Shilan can only see me in her eyes and only think of me in her heart."

The pleading in Prince Guo's eyes was so obvious, so obvious that Nian Shilan felt that she would be a beast if she refused him again. Fortunately, Nian Shilan came to her senses the next second and realized that it was just a show. She could sell her body to keep Prince Guo stable, but she could not sell her heart. He was not worthy of her heart.

Prince Guo felt heartbroken for a moment when he didn't hear Nian Shilan's answer. He knew that Nian Shilan had no intention of him, but during these days of getting along, Prince Guo always hoped to get a response from Nian Shilan, even a little bit.

"You are such a heartless woman."

Prince Guo scolded Nian Shilan, then walked forward and hugged Nian Shilan tighter, as if only in this way could he feel the person he loved in his arms.

However, it is precisely because Shilan is so ruthless that the emperor's brother has been unable to keep her warm for more than ten years. Otherwise, how could it be his turn to steal her away?

Prince Guo changed his mind and felt balanced again. At least he was much better than the emperor.

By the end of the year, the Queen still could not leave Jingren Palace, but she secretly sent someone to contact Concubine Qi, asking her to ask the Third Prince to plead for her. Concubine Qi was no match for the Queen and believed her after just a few words. So the Emperor in the Qianqing Palace met the Third Prince who came to plead for the Queen.

"Hongshi, what did you just say?"

"Your Highness, your Highness says that it is the end of the year now and we need to hold a New Year banquet and summon relatives and their families. Why don't you ask Your Highness to let Your Highness Mother out..."

"Who taught you to say that?" Such a reason was simply beyond the reach of the Third Prince's brain. The Emperor did not want to be angry, but he could not resist the Third Prince's honesty, so he directly said that it was Concubine Qi.

Knowing that Concubine Qi and the Third Prince are of the same bloodline and both have little brains, the Emperor felt powerless after hearing this. He was too lazy to scold the Third Prince for meddling in other people's business. He just waved his hand and told you to go back.

"Forget it, this matter is not something you, a prince, can handle. Go back."

The Ulanara clan has a lot of people in the palace. After killing so many, I didn't expect there are still many left. After meeting Hongshi today, the emperor found that his third prince and his biological mother, Concubine Qi, were being held tightly by the queen. If he really let it go, when he died and the third prince ascended the throne, the queen would be in complete control.

This cannot go on any longer. If it continues like this, the Queen's ambition will be realized. The Emperor will never allow this to happen. He must restrict the power of the Queen's lineage.

"Draft an imperial decree. For disrespecting the emperor, Concubine Qi will be demoted to the position of a concubine." Having one queen and one concubine is not enough. The Third Prince also needs to be restricted.

"Su Peisheng, send someone to Yuanmingyuan to bring the Fourth Prince back to the palace!"

"Yes, I obey your order." Su Peisheng's eyes opened wide and his voice trembled. He felt that the situation in the palace was really going to change. The emperor was actually going to take the fourth prince back to the palace!

Concubine Qi was demoted back to her position as a concubine, and before she knew the reason, she heard that the emperor was going to take the fourth prince back to the palace, and she was completely anxious. She didn't care that the queen was still under house arrest, and ran directly to Jingren Palace to see the queen.

The Queen was also a little flustered at this time. The reason why she could remain so calm before was because she held the Emperor's eldest son in her hand. She knew that Concubine Qi and her son could not do without her planning. Now that the Fourth Prince had returned to the palace, if the Emperor wanted to use the Fourth Prince to restrain the Third Prince, he would definitely find a foster mother for the Fourth Prince.

"No, the Fourth Prince must not return to the palace!"

The Queen is not afraid of the Fourth Prince returning to the palace. What she is afraid of is that the Emperor will let Nian Shilan be the Fourth Prince's adoptive mother. The Queen has plenty of ways to deal with an unpopular Fourth Prince, but if the Fourth Prince becomes Nian Shilan's adopted son, the Nian family will certainly help him with all their strength. By then, the power of the Ulanara family alone will not be able to guarantee that the Third Prince can win.

"Concubine Qi, do you want Hongshi to inherit the throne?"

Concubine Qi nodded repeatedly, "Of course I want to."

"I can't go out now, so I can only rely on you."

"Go find a way to get rid of him before the Fourth Prince returns to the palace!"

"What? But he is the prince. I dare not..."

The Queen's voice was full of instigation and intimidation, "If you don't dare, you can only wait for the Fourth Prince to return to the palace, and watch him become the Royal Concubine's adopted son, with a status higher than the Third Prince. Then, step by step, you can rely on the Royal Concubine to snatch the Third Prince's favor, and finally win the throne!"

"For the sake of the Third Prince, Concubine Qi, you must be ruthless."

"Do you want the Third Prince to become the next Aqina?"

"No, no, the Third Prince is the eldest son, not Aqina!"

Concubine Qi made up her mind, wiped her tears and left Jingren Palace. The emperor didn't know what the queen said to Concubine Qi, and didn't care. It was not until the fourth prince returned to the palace and just moved into the prince's residence that he died of poisoning and vomiting blood that night that the emperor knew what Concubine Qi had done.

"How dare you! Vicious woman!"

The emperor was not sad about the news of the Fourth Prince's death, but more of an angry one. He had just brought the Fourth Prince back to check and balance the Third Prince, and right after that Concubine Qi and the Queen directly poisoned the Fourth Prince to death. This blatant slap in the face made the emperor completely furious.

Just as he was about to draft an edict to depose the empress, he felt a pain in his heart, a stream of blood spurted out, and the emperor fell down.