The Weiyang Palace was in a mess. Yun Lian had thrown all the ornaments that could be thrown and discarded onto the ground. The servants in the palace were all in fear, not daring to make a sound. They stood still, carefully serving. Since Yun Lian entered the palace, she had never lost her temper like this. Everything had always gone smoothly for her. In the past, she had Empress Yue Chen to support her. At that time, Yun Lian was just a minor beauty and didn't even have her own independent palace, but her status in the harem was second only to the empress.

　　Empress Yue Chen had a very good temper, to put it bluntly, she was weak and easily bullied. To be honest, Yun Lian was indeed more suitable for the harem than Yue Chen at that time. She looked more like an empress of a country than Yue Chen. Yu Qian's mother concubine passed away when he was young. In the vast harem, the empress was the most powerful. But Yue Chen's character couldn't hold up such a noble status. She was always timid and submissive. People in the palace whispered that the Yue Mansion was a noble and powerful family after all. How could the legitimate daughter be like this? Even if her maternal clan was powerful, if she couldn't stand on her own, one day, she would surely have to give up the position of empress.

　　"Liangniang, this matter is rather strange. Since that Yue Chen woke up, she has been very different from before," Luo Xia, Yun Lian's confidant, said as she stepped forward after Yun Lian had slightly calmed down her anger. She had served Yun Lian since she was a child, following her from a humble position to a position of honor. On the surface, they were master and servant, but in private, they were as close as sisters.

　　"Last time, Qian You went to visit her and was actually humiliated by her. The people we sent to the Imperial Medical Office only said that she stayed in the house every day to recuperate. She either sat in the courtyard or lay on the bed. Her behavior was completely different from before. Doctor Hu privately revealed that she might have damaged her brain and couldn't remember the past," Luo Xia said, sharing her analysis.

　　Yun Lian gradually calmed down. She was not an impulsive person. The outburst just now was due to the setbacks she had encountered, but there wouldn't be a next time. She highly agreed with what Luo Xia said. "She is indeed different from before, but so what? I can defeat her once, and I can defeat her twice. Now she is just relying on the support of the Prince Regent to temporarily keep her position as empress. But the Prince Regent won't stay in the capital forever. Now that the border is in turmoil, Yu Su holds the title of the God of War. No matter how much he cares about Yue Chen, he won't ignore the people on the border."

　　"Once Yue Chen's biggest backer leaves, she won't be able to cause much trouble. Her maternal clan has been completely eradicated by the emperor. Even if she doesn't die in the cold palace, it's not easy to survive in the harem," Luo Xia continued. There were so many concubines in the harem, and there was only one empress. The Prince Regent could protect her position as empress, but he couldn't protect her from the open and hidden struggles in the harem.

　　"Find a suitable time, and we'll go meet this amnesiac Yue Chen," Luo Xia stepped forward to straighten Yun Lian's slightly messy clothes. An amnesiac person was like someone without a past. Even if she changed her personality, so what? Even if she knew that Yun Lian was the one who had treated her like this, what could she do? It just put everything out in the open. Yun Lian didn't have to pretend to be her good sister with a fake smile anymore. She was tired of those days of false pretenses. She and Yue Chen were destined to be in a life - or - death situation. As long as Yue Chen was still alive, her revenge wouldn't be completely successful. She wanted the entire Yue family to be destroyed without a single survivor.

　　The matter of deposing the empress was naturally put aside gently. Yu Qian's imperial edict was destined to be hidden. After the incident with the Marquis of Qi, no one dared to mention this matter in front of the Prince Regent again. After Chen Zhi recovered from her injuries, she left the Imperial Medical Office and returned to the Changle Palace.

　　For Chen Zhi, it was just changing the place to sleep. However, she had also heard about what happened at that banquet. The Prince Regent really lived up to his reputation. Even though he never returned to the capital, he knew all the secrets of the court officials. She didn't know what kind of charm the original owner had to make such an eligible bachelor be deeply in love with her. It was said that the Prince Regent was still a virgin. Chen Zhi covered her face with a bamboo slip, hiding her 偷笑 (snicker) underneath. Rong Quan was hiding in the dark, and she couldn't let him know that she was speculating about his master in her heart.

　　Chen Zhi could tell that Rong Quan had great respect for his master and was extremely loyal. He surely couldn't stand others, especially this blind - eyed woman, Yue Chen, having any bad thoughts about Yu Su.

　　These days, she had been staying obediently in her courtyard. The courtyard of the Imperial Medical Office was much better than that of the Changle Palace. She could always smell the faint fragrance of medicine. In fact, she really didn't want to move, but it would be bad for her reputation if the empress of a country stayed in the Imperial Medical Office for a long time. After all, most of the people in the Imperial Medical Office were men.

　　After returning to the Changle Palace, Chen Zhi had to fulfill the duties of the empress. Concubines came to pay their respects every day. She had to get up early every day and put on formal palace clothes. The palace clothes were very complicated. Even with the help of palace maids, it would take about an hour to put them on. It was really a headache. Speaking of which, the emperor had quite a few concubines. Those with high ranks could enter the hall to pay their respects to her in person, while those with low ranks couldn't even see her face.

　　Chen Zhi sat upright on the couch. Through the bead curtain, she saw the rumored female supporting character. She was as beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water, as delicate as a flower in the wind. Even Chen Zhi couldn't help but feel pity for her. Thinking about the stupid woman, the original owner, it was really no wonder she lost to her. According to Chen Zhi's thinking, the Prince Regent should have a crush on a woman like Yun Lian. The pairing of a hero and a beauty had always been a beautiful story in storybooks.

　　After the concubines had paid their respects, Chen Zhi waved her hand, telling them to go back to their respective palaces. What were they doing staying here? Chattering non - stop, her eardrums couldn't take it. No wonder people said that one woman was equivalent to five hundred ducks. There were at least a dozen concubines with high ranks here.

　　"Are you a big rat? Staying in your rat hole all day without moving an inch," Rong Quan, who was bored staying in the dark, suddenly appeared in front of Chen Zhi. Since he came to her side, this woman, except for eating, going to the toilet, was just lying on the couch. He really wondered how she hadn't become paralyzed from lying down.

　　Chen Zhi didn't even bother to lift her eyes. "What's the point of going out? As soon as I go out, I'll meet people. And once there are people, trouble will follow." She lay in her own palace, doing nothing and going nowhere. With Rong Quan secretly guarding her, even if others wanted to cause trouble, they couldn't find an opportunity.

　　"The Yue family was implicated in the execution of nine generations. You're the only one left in this big family that founded the country. Don't you want to avenge such a blood feud?" Rong Quan just didn't want Chen Zhi to be comfortable. He tried to talk to her. Usually, he was a man of few words, but the woman in front of him was even less talkative.

　　"I'm alone, have no martial arts, no power, and no influence. My maternal clan has been exterminated by the emperor, not even a single living thing left," Chen Zhi gave Rong Quan a blank look, stating her current situation.

　　"Have you lived for twenty years without having a single close friend?" Rong Quan asked.

　　"Yes, did you see the people who came to pay their respects today?"

　　Rong Quan nodded.

　　"Did you notice the concubine sitting in the most honorable seat in the lower position, the one who looks so pitiful?" Chen Zhi guided Rong Quan to recall.

　　Rong Quan nodded again. "Is she your close friend?"

　　"Yes, on the surface, we're like sisters, but secretly, she's involved in every disaster I've suffered. Some of them were even personally plotted by her. She really contributed a lot to my current situation," Chen Zhi replied. "She's a real femme fatale."

　　Rong Quan thought about that person's appearance. Indeed, people couldn't be judged by their appearance. "Your taste in friends was really bad before. Your only friend wanted to sell you out."

　　"Yes, Yue Chen was really muddle - headed. Her taste in friends was bad, and she was even more blind when choosing a husband," Chen Zhi highly agreed.

　　This was the first time Rong Quan had heard someone evaluate herself so objectively. "But you're still the empress of a country. You can secretly cultivate your own power." Rong Quan found that he was becoming more and more like an old nanny, teaching this lazy empress bit by bit.

　　"I'm just a powerless empress. If it weren't for your Prince Regent, I would have already been deprived of the title of empress," Chen Zhi suddenly leaned close to Rong Quan, smiling maliciously. "Don't you not want me to rely on your master? But it's too difficult for me to cultivate my own power. I'd better take a shortcut. While the Prince Regent is still willing to be my backer, as long as I maintain a good relationship with him, I'll immediately go to the harem and act like a crab, swaggering around."

　　Rong Quan turned around. He wanted to leave this place and didn't want to stay with this woman anymore. He now somewhat understood Qian You. Why did he bother to get close to her? He was just asking for trouble. No matter how they talked, it always came back to his master. Yue Chen could even belittle herself like this, let alone others.