Chapter 112

Emperor Qianlong nodded slightly, confirming what Lingpin said: “That’s right, Empress Dowager, she is the monarch of Dayan.”

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother quickly came to her senses, forced a smile on her face, and said, “It turns out that it is the Queen of Dayan who has arrived. I am so old and dim that I didn’t see it. I am so rude.”

Li Qingge snorted coldly. There was no expression on her beautiful face, as if it had been frozen for thousands of years, so cold that people dared not look directly at it. Her eyes turned and fell on the queen’s face. The clear slap mark came into her sight, and her face instantly became gloomy.

Li Qingge’s eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, scanning everyone in the hall, as if she wanted to see through their thoughts. The air around them seemed to drop to freezing point in an instant, so cold that people shivered. She exuded a terrifying aura, her face was terribly gloomy, her eyes were bloodshot and turned red, like a prehistoric beast about to erupt.

“Who hit you? Stand out!” Li Qingge’s voice was like thunder, shocking everyone.

The Queen Mother saw her murderous eyes and felt cold sweat on her back. She seemed to see the same majestic and inviolable figure in her memory, and her heart was beating.

“I asked Nanny Gui to slap the Queen. The Queen was disrespectful to me. This slap was just to teach her a small lesson.” The Queen Mother said, trying to remain calm.

“Good, very good, you dare to act and take responsibility, you are worthy of being the Queen Mother!” Li Qingge laughed in anger, staring at the Queen Mother with sharp eyes, as if she wanted to see through her, “Do you know who the Queen is to me?”

The Queen Mother’s heart tightened, but she still tried to remain calm: “I don’t know! It is natural for a mother-in-law to teach her daughter-in-law a lesson. Not only will I beat her, I will also ask the Emperor to depose her!”

Emperor Qianlong turned pale and said hurriedly: “Li Qingge, the old Buddha…is not…”

However, before he could finish his words, Li Qingge’s figure was like a flash of lightning, instantly grabbing Nanny Gui’s arm and pulling it hard. With a scream of “Ah”, Nanny Gui’s right arm was torn off, and blood gushed out from the broken arm.

“If you dare to touch my people, you’ll lose this arm!” Li Qingge activated the true energy in his palm, and the severed hand exploded, turning into countless pieces of flesh and scattering all over the ground.

All this happened in a flash, and everyone was stunned by this scene. The Queen Mother and Princess Hejing, who usually lived a life of luxury, had never seen such a bloody and tragic scene, and their eyes went dark and they almost fainted. The Queen and Concubine Ling, although they were used to the bloody harem, were also frightened and their faces changed drastically.

“Empress Dowager, are you… okay…” Emperor Qianlong saw that the Empress Dowager was shaking and seemed to be about to faint, so he quickly stepped forward and held her hand.

The Queen Mother took a deep breath and waved her hand: “I’m fine.” She looked at Li Qingge with her eyes wide open, “The Queen of Dayan is so majestic. What kind of place is the Cining Palace? You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. You actually broke Nanny Gui’s arm. Do you take me seriously?”

Li Qingge asked back: “You hit the queen, but did you take me seriously? It is impolite not to reciprocate. The queen mother is asking for trouble, so I am not to blame.” She was furious. She knew that the queen mother and the queen had a bad relationship. This time she just wanted to find an excuse to dampen the arrogance of the Niuhulu family and give the queen mother a warning so that she would not dare to bully her mother again. But she did not expect that the queen mother would be so shameless that she asked the servant to slap the queen mother.

“What is your relationship with the Queen? Why do you protect her everywhere?” The Queen Mother asked sternly. She finally realized that Li Qingge had a special relationship with the Queen.

“Ask me what is my relationship with the Queen? Hahaha…” Li Qingge laughed up to the sky, and her laughter contained endless ridicule and grief. Her breath emanated from her dantian, instantly forming a powerful energy sound wave, buzzing in the ears of the people in the hall, and even the tiles of the Cining Palace were shaken.

She pointed at Emperor Qianlong and said with a certain determination, “Tell him what is the relationship between me and the Empress?”

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother turned her gaze to Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong sighed and said, “My Queen Mother, the Queen and I had a daughter who died young. The Queen of Dayan is the fifth princess who died young.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone except the queen and her servants were stunned by the truth. The queen mother’s old face was full of disbelief, and her cloudy eyes were wide open. Princess Hejing and Concubine Ling stared at Li Qingge and the queen with their eyes wide open, as if they were struck by lightning.

“How is this possible?” The Queen Mother’s voice was trembling. She could not accept this fact.

“It’s true. The Queen and she had a blood test done before, and it turns out they are indeed mother and daughter.” Emperor Qianlong said affirmatively.

“Oh my god, how could this happen?” The Queen Mother murmured to herself, as if she had been greatly shocked. She finally understood what the Queen had just said. It turned out that she and the Queen of Dayan were biological mother and daughter. With such a backer, it was no wonder that she was fearless and did not take her mother-in-law seriously. At the same time, she also understood the reason why Emperor Qianlong suddenly changed his attitude towards the Queen. It was not because the Queen was still charming despite her age, nor because Emperor Qianlong had some infatuated gene, but because he knew that the Queen of Dayan was born to the Queen.

Lingpin was shocked and secretly complained that the heaven was unfair, allowing the queen to have such good luck and become the biological mother of the Queen of Dayan. However, she also knew in her heart that power and status were the most important in the harem. No matter what the relationship between the queen and the Queen of Dayan was, it could not change their respective positions and destinies in the harem.

Deep in the harem that was once prosperous but undercurrents, this woman, Li Qingge, as a concubine, started a protracted battle of wits and courage with the powerful queen. It was a bright spring season, but it was also a season of hidden dangers. Amidst the blooming of flowers, the open and covert struggles between the two were like the most secret and fierce war in the palace garden. Relying on the emperor’s favor, Li Qingge, like a flower that bloomed stubbornly in the wind and rain, barely found a gap for survival under the queen’s dominance. At that time, her future seemed to be gradually paving a bright road.

However, fate always likes to turn around inadvertently, catching people off guard. The queen’s daughter who died young unexpectedly became Li Qingge’s greatest support, as if destined to be saved. Whenever she met the Queen of Dayan, Li Qingge seemed to be entangled by invisible bad luck and was repeatedly demoted. The root of all this was because the daughter born by the queen, who was once regarded as a “little bitch”, made her life full of endless bad luck and challenges.

Whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Li Qingge’s heart was like a surging sea wave, difficult to calm down. She thought that the queen not only took the position of the empress before her, but now she was about to ascend to the throne of the empress dowager that she had always dreamed of by virtue of her daughter’s status. The resentment and anger were like millions of insects and ants gnawing at her heart, and the pain was unbearable. She cursed in her heart: “How could that bitch of the Nara family have such a blessing? This world is so unfair! It’s so unfair!”

Princess Hejing was also angered by this injustice. She had tried her best to finally catch the empress’s handle, thinking that she could make the empress never stand up again, but unexpectedly, before the emperor passed away, the empress had already ushered in the glory of the mother of the Great Yan Kingdom. As the mother of the founding monarch, the position of the queen mother was almost set in stone. Once the queen was honored, her status would even exceed that of her biological mother, Fucha, which almost made the illegitimate princess collapse.

The Queen Mother panted heavily, her eyes were like torches, and she stared at Li Qingge, her eyes were full of inquiry, fear and disgust. She spoke slowly, her voice was full of unquestionable majesty: “Since you are the blood of my Aixinjueluo clan, why did you rebel? It is a great rebellion, isn’t it also a great act of filial piety?”

Li Qingge’s lips curled up into a cold smile, her eyes were cold, as if they could penetrate all hypocrisy: “When I started the uprising, I knew nothing about my life experience. It was the Aixinjueluo family who forced me into a desperate situation, so I had to rebel! If it weren’t for my mother, why would I want to have anything to do with this family!”

The Queen Mother was furious when she heard this. Her finger trembled slightly as she pointed at Li Qingge: “How dare you – how dare you be so rebellious!”

Li Qingge smiled contemptuously, his eyes full of mockery: “Stop talking nonsense, my identity has been made public now, it’s time to settle the old accounts, the humiliation my mother has suffered must not be in vain.”

The Queen Mother was furious, her voice trembling with anger: “I am your grandmother, how dare you be unfilial to me? Aren’t you afraid of being cursed by the people of the world?”

Li Qingge snorted and laughed, the mockery on his face became even more intense: “You want to use filial piety to pressure me? Do you think I care?”

The empress dowager was so angry that her hands were shaking. She turned to Qianlong and asked, “Emperor, this is your good daughter. How dare you talk back to me like this?”

Qianlong remained silent and lowered his head to avoid the Queen Mother’s gaze. Seeing this, the Queen Mother became even more angry: “I just don’t believe that you dare to kill me just for a slap?”

Li Qingge chuckled, her voice filled with unquestionable determination: “As a person of my grandmother’s generation, I will naturally not do anything to you, but when people live in this world, they are concerned about their parents, children, and clansmen. If I can’t do anything to you, can I do anything to others?”

The Queen Mother’s heart tightened, and her voice trembled: “What do you want to do?”

Li Qingge called out loudly: “Shi Shuyu!”

Following her call, a man with a solemn and murderous aura suddenly appeared and saluted respectfully: “I am here, please give me your orders, Your Majesty.”

“Bring the members of the Niuhulu clan here. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!” Li Qingge’s voice was as cold and hard as a knife, full of murderous intent.

The Queen Mother heard this and was anxious and angry: “How dare you?”

Li Qingge’s tone was icy, as if it could freeze everything: “Why not? If you touch my mother, I will touch your people!”

Before she finished her words, she flashed in front of Princess Hejing. Before anyone could react, Li Qingge had already grabbed the princess’s neck. Qianlong was horrified and shouted, “No, no!”

Li Qingge seemed not to hear and slapped him several times. Her eyes were as cold as the abyss and her voice was low and terrifying: “What a daughter of the empress, you are so noble and impressive!”

The princess’ cheeks quickly became red and swollen, and her voice trembled: “I…I…”

Li Qingge’s hands tightened, as if he wanted to break her neck. The princess screamed in pain: “Father Emperor, save me…”

Qianlong shouted anxiously: “Feng’er, Hejing is your biological sister, please show mercy!”

Li Qingge said coldly: “She is not my mother’s daughter, so how can she be my biological sister? I heard that you relied on the fact that you were born by Empress Yuan to look down on my mother repeatedly, and colluded with Concubine Ling, causing my mother to almost be banished to the cold palace!”

Her words were full of contempt for the Fucha family: “Although the Fucha family is full of honors and is the top noble of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, in my eyes, they are nothing more than this.”

At this point, Li Qingge sneered, his voice as cold and eerie as if it came from the netherworld: “Don’t look at me like that. Qianlong is the emperor, and so am I. When the emperor gets angry, rivers of blood will flow. If you piss me off, I will dig up Empress Xiaoxian’s tomb and burn her tablet in the imperial temple, leaving no trace of her body and turning her into a wandering ghost!”

The princess’s fear spread like a tide, and tears rolled down like beads from a broken string. Li Qingge continued, “Back then, on the battlefield, I used this hand to kill your uncle Fu Heng and your cousin Fu Ling’an, executed Fu Cha Mingrui, and fed their bodies to wild dogs. Don’t challenge my patience, or you will suffer the consequences.”

The princess’ eyes widened, tears streaming down her face, she was terrified to the extreme. Li Qingge looked at her coldly, his voice without a trace of warmth: “Since Empress Xiaoxian never made things difficult for my mother, I will spare your life today. Take your husband back to Mongolia, and don’t let me see you looking down on others again!”

After saying that, she let go, picked up the princess’ body, and threw it out like trash. The princess fell heavily to the ground, almost unable to breathe due to the pain, and there were five clear finger marks on her neck. She ignored the pain, struggled to get up, saluted the Queen Mother and Qianlong, and reluctantly bowed to the Queen, then ran away as if she had seen a ghost.

When Lingpin saw Li Qingge humiliating the princess, Qianlong felt distressed but was powerless to stop her. She was terrified. She shrank behind Qianlong and tried her best to hide herself, fearing that she would attract Li Qingge’s attention. However, Li Qingge’s gaze was like a searchlight, sweeping coldly over her, leaving Lingpin nowhere to hide.

She said sternly: “Wei, today’s events are all caused by you. You plotted to frame my mother. Tell me, how do you want to die?”

Lingpin’s face was pale, she knelt on the ground and trembled, as if she was having an epileptic seizure. Her heart was filled with fear and despair, she knew that she could no longer escape this fateful judgment. And Li Qingge, like a cold judge, quietly waited for her answer.

In the magnificent Cining Palace, a battle of life and death and dignity is quietly unfolding. Her Majesty, Queen Li Qingge, dressed in gorgeous clothes, sits on a high throne with cold eyes, as if she can see into the deepest secrets of people’s hearts. Her face is beautiful, but with an inviolable majesty that makes people feel awe.

“Your Majesty, please calm down. I am truly innocent!” Concubine Ling Wei, dressed in plain clothes, knelt on the ground, her voice trembling, her eyes full of fear and helplessness. She tried hard to defend herself, trying to use words to clear her name, but those pale words seemed so powerless in the face of overwhelming evidence.

The queen stood quietly aside, her face dignified and calm, her eyes revealing an indescribable complex emotion. She watched Li Qingge stand up for her, feeling both relieved and worried. After all, this was an internal family dispute, and no matter what the outcome, it would bring indelible scars to the royal family.

Lingpin’s sophistry did not impress Li Qingge, but made her even angrier. She looked at Wei coldly, as if she were looking at a clown. At this time, Rong Mama stood up, her voice was stern and cold, like a sharp blade in the cold winter, piercing Wei’s heart.

“Princess Ling, you must know that Her Majesty the Queen is not comparable to the Emperor. Stop using your gentle and considerate tactics and pretending to be pitiful and innocent. If you honestly confess your crime, you may be forgiven by Her Majesty the Queen. Otherwise, you will be forced to live in misery and death!”

Rong Mama’s words made Wei tremble all over. She looked up at the queen with a flash of despair in her eyes. The queen looked at her with disgust, her eyes full of disdain and contempt.

“Wei! My daughter and I are united in our efforts. What I hate most is your hypocritical and weak behavior. Even if your tongue is so powerful today, you can’t escape this disaster.”

Wei was like a drowning person grabbing the last straw. She looked at Qianlong for help, hoping that he could say something for her. However, Qianlong just shook his head helplessly, his eyes revealing an indescribable complex emotion.

At this time, the Queen Mother spoke solemnly and seriously, her voice carrying an unquestionable majesty.

“The heir to the throne is the most important thing. No one is allowed to harm the baby in Lingpin’s belly. Queen, what do you think?”

The Queen Mother’s words gave Wei a glimmer of hope. She quickly knelt down before the Queen, begging with tears streaming down her face.

“My queen, I am guilty and deserve death, but the child in my belly is innocent! Please forgive me this time. I will never do it again. If you refuse to forgive me, I will kneel and die here.”

The Queen was so angry at Wei’s behavior that she was speechless. Her face was livid, and she was obviously disgusted to the extreme. Li Qingge was furious when she saw that the Queen Mother and others had dared to morally blackmail her mother to such an extent. She roared, “How dare you threaten the Queen? Who gave you the courage? Rong Mama, slap me in the face!”

Rong Mama was already furious, and when she heard Li Qingge’s order, she was just waiting for it. She winked, and two young eunuchs came forward, grabbed Wei’s arms, and held her down. Rong Mama slapped Wei hard in the face.

Wei’s face turned pale, and she dodged desperately, begging for mercy. However, Rong Mama did not show mercy. Seeing that Wei dared to dodge, she took out a silver needle from somewhere and stabbed Wei’s arm fiercely. Suddenly, Wei’s shrill screams were heard in the Cining Palace.

Bang! Rong Mama took advantage of the situation and slapped Wei’s face again, making it swollen. Not satisfied with the slap, Rong Mama slapped Wei’s face twice, then three times, breaking the corner of Wei’s mouth, leaving blood all over it.

The Queen Mother could not bear it any longer. With tears in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and said sternly, “This is my Cining Palace, not a place for you to show off your power. Queen of Dayan, please don’t go too far.”

Li Qingge sneered, her eyes revealing an indescribable sarcasm and coldness.

“Who went too far? Those who humiliate others will always be humiliated. You brought this upon yourselves. Don’t blame me for being cruel and ruthless.”

She glared at Wei fiercely and continued, “Wei, you are just relying on the piece of meat in your belly to be so unscrupulous and stir up trouble again and again! When the matter of the real and fake princesses was exposed, I spared you once for the sake of the fetus in your belly, but I will never forgive you again this time.”

After saying that, Li Qingge clapped his hands. Balang had been waiting outside the hall. When he heard Li Qingge clapping his hands, he walked in respectfully holding a colorful butterfly bowl. The safflower soup in the bowl was bright in color, but it exuded a palpitating breath.

Li Qingge said: “This is the strong safflower soup. I grant you to drink it.”

Wei screamed miserably. She knew what this bowl of soup meant. If she drank this bowl of strong safflower soup, she would not only lose the baby, but also have a high chance of bleeding and death. Although she was ambitious, she was also extremely afraid of death. How could she accept such a fate?
Li Qingge smiled, with an indescribable irony and cruelty in her smile. She looked at Qianlong forcefully, as if she was watching a joke.

“If you hadn’t favored her for so many years, my mother wouldn’t have been bullied by this vicious woman. Since she cares so much about your favor, I don’t want to dirty my hands. You will drink this bowl of safflower soup for her yourself.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present gasped. Safflower and musk are the most powerful abortion drugs. Queen Da Yan asked Qianlong to give Lingpin drugs. Isn’t that forcing him to kill his own child with his own hands? This is simply too cruel!

The Queen Mother stood up suddenly and slammed the table angrily, her voice filled with unspeakable grief and despair.

“Rebellious girl, you are so cruel! Even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs, but you forced the emperor to kill his own flesh and blood. Aren’t you afraid of going to hell?”

Li Qingge smiled coldly, her eyes revealing an indescribable firmness and determination.

“I conquered the country of Da Yan with my bare hands and a white horse army. Countless people died in my hands. Why should I be afraid of the ghosts in hell? You said I was cruel, but this bitch spread rumors that I was doomed to fail and killed my mother and brother. Later, she killed my thirteenth brother Yongjing. Isn’t she cruel? Retaliation is natural and reasonable!”

The Queen Mother was speechless. She collapsed on the throne and couldn’t help wailing. She seemed to have seen the destruction of a family and the collapse of a dynasty. And the culprit of all this was her own daughter!

Li Qingge smiled sarcastically, her eyes revealing an indescribable coldness and determination.

“It’s an injustice! Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. All of this is Wei’s own fault, I am not to blame! Empress Dowager, don’t be so anxious to wail. When I deal with this vicious woman, I will settle accounts with you and the Niuhulu clan behind you. By then, it won’t be too late for you to cry out!”

The Queen Mother was trembling with fear. She seemed to see the coming of a devil and the destruction of a family. She did not even spare the Nianhulu clan behind her. How many people did this rebellious woman want to kill? She did not dare to imagine, nor did she dare to ask.

Li Qingge no longer paid attention to the Queen Mother. She took the safflower soup from Baran and handed it directly to Qianlong. Her eyes revealed an unquestionable firmness and determination.

“Give her the drink!”

Qianlong’s heart felt like being stung by a poisonous scorpion. His hands trembled and he almost spilled the whole bowl of soup. He looked at the bowl of safflower soup as if he saw the end of a life and the destruction of a family.

“I can’t do it. Lingpin really deserves death, but you can punish her however you want, just let her give birth to the child first.”

Li Qingge’s face darkened, and her voice was filled with an indescribable coldness and determination.

“Didn’t you say that from now on, I will have the final say in this palace and even in the whole world? It’s just a bowl of safflower soup, just drink it, what’s the difficulty?”

Although these words were said lightly, they made everyone in the hall shudder. They seemed to have seen the rise of a queen and the collapse of a dynasty. And the source of all this was actually a bowl of safflower soup!

The queen couldn’t bear it, so she said, “Xiao Wu, how about…”

However, before she could finish her words, Rong Mama interrupted her. Rong Mama said in a low and powerful voice: “Your Majesty, being kind to your enemies is being cruel to yourself. Think about the suffering you have endured for many years, and think about the young Thirteenth Prince. How can you be so merciful at this time?”

The queen was silent after hearing this. She knew that Rong Mama was right, but her heart was in pain as if it was cut by a knife. She looked at Wei’s desperate eyes, as if she saw the end of a life. However, she was powerless and could only bear it all silently.

Li Qingge watched all this coldly. Her eyes revealed an indescribable firmness and determination. She knew that all this was caused by Wei Shi, and she was not to blame. And she would definitely not show mercy!

After hearing this, the queen’s heart became as hard as a rock again. She watched everything coldly from the side. Her eyes revealed an unquestionable determination, like ice condensed in winter, sharp and ruthless.

Concubine Ling cried heartbreakingly, tears rolling down like pearls from a broken string. Her voice was choked and shrill, with endless despair and unwillingness: “Your Majesty, the child in my belly is your own flesh and blood! It is the fruit of our love and the continuation of your bloodline!” Her hands tightly grasped the lapels of her clothes, as if that was the only hope she could grasp.

Li Qingge snorted disdainfully, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, which was full of sarcasm and disdain: “So what if they are your own flesh and blood? In this palace, haven’t there been enough flesh and blood sacrificed for the imperial power? Think about the past, the eldest prince Yonghuang and the third prince Yongzhang, didn’t they both die at a young age? There are so many children, which one is really cherished like a treasure? Besides, you don’t even know whether this baby is a boy or a girl, how can the emperor really care?” Her tone was cold, and every word was like a knife, piercing Lingpin’s heart.

When it comes to killing people and destroying their hearts, Li Qingge is indeed an expert at this. Every word she says is like a carefully calculated arrow, accurately hitting the opponent’s most vulnerable spot.

When Concubine Ling heard this, her eyes turned red instantly. She raised her head, her eyes filled with despair and anger, and looked at Qianlong and shouted, “Your Majesty – are you really going to watch our child being sacrificed?” Her voice was full of pleading and unwillingness, as if she was making a final call to the only person in the world who could help her.

Qianlong felt mixed emotions. As he aged, he wanted his children to be around him. He was filled with regret when he recalled the early death of Yonghuang and Yongzhang because of his anger. However, he was a strong-willed man and would not easily admit his mistakes. Now, he was forced by Li Qingge to use safflower to abort the unborn child, and he felt unprecedented pain and struggle. After all, he was the emperor and had experienced the pain of losing his children many times, but this kind of human tragedy was still unbearable for him.

Seeing the hesitation and reluctance on Qianlong’s face, Li Qingge smiled even more brightly, a smile full of sarcasm and pride: “Wei has harmed my mother many times. The insults she has given me and the anger in my heart need to be repaid with blood. Since the emperor has pity for the child in Lingpin’s belly, I will use other people’s blood to wash away this shame. Except for my fellow brother Yongji, everyone else must die.” Her voice was cold and firm, as if she was announcing an irreversible verdict.

As soon as these words came out, the Queen Mother and Qianlong were so frightened that their souls flew away, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and their blood froze. They never expected that Li Qingge would be so determined to massacre the entire royal family. No! This must not be done! Qianlong felt a strong desire to resist, but he also knew that he had no choice now.

Qianlong seemed to have lost all his strength, and gritted his teeth and said, “Okay, I’ll force Lingpin to drink it!” His voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the bottom of his heart. He knew that an unborn child was better than letting the entire Aixinjueluo clan bleed into a river. He also understood the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils.

“This is the best. We’ll get rid of this little bastard Lingpin and everyone will be happy!” Li Qingge smiled sinisterly, her smile full of pride and cruelty. She turned her head to look at Lingpin, who was collapsed on the ground in despair, her eyes full of disdain and ridicule.

“Look, this is the one you’ve been fighting for favor for so many years. Your deep love, your deep affection, and your overwhelming love are all in vain in front of the vast country and the survival of the royal family. Your so-called favor is nothing but a mirage, and in front of absolute power, it’s nothing!” Li Qingge’s sarcasm was like a knife, piercing Lingpin’s heart and her eyes were unfocused. She seemed to have lost all her strength and could only let fate take its course.

Lingpin no longer resisted, she closed her eyes and let Qianlong pour safflower soup into her body without leaving a drop. The soup was like a bitter fate, eroding her hope and life bit by bit.

The Queen had mixed feelings when she saw this scene. Although she and Li Qingge had many disagreements, she couldn’t help but feel sad when she saw this scene. She knew that safflower was an extremely strong abortion drug, and it would take effect immediately after taking it, and the fetus would die immediately. She couldn’t help but feel sorry for the unborn child.

However, Lingpin originally thought that she could not save the child, and even her own life. Unexpectedly, after drinking the medicine, the fetal qi that was turbulent due to fear became stable. She raised her head in surprise and looked at Li Qingge in confusion: “Did you give me safflower to drink?”

Li Qingge smiled cunningly, with a strange light flashing in her eyes: “No, it’s the best pregnancy-preserving medicine.” Her voice was soft and strange, as if she was telling an unknown secret.

Everyone in the hall was shocked again. They never expected that Li Qingge would change her mind at this time. Her thoughts were so deep and unpredictable.

Li Qingge looked at everyone coldly and continued, “You bitch have harmed my brother. I want to destroy you and your child. Isn’t that too easy for you? I won’t let you die. I will let you give birth to the prince safely, and then die miserably in endless pain and torture!” Her voice was cold and firm, as if announcing an unchangeable fate.

When Concubine Ling heard this, she shouted at the top of her lungs, “You are so cruel!” Her voice was filled with anger and despair, as if she was making her final accusation to the world.

Li Qingge’s mouth curled up slightly, her smile was full of pride and cruelty: “When dealing with people like you, no matter how cruel the means are, it is not excessive. You and your son will slowly suffer in my palm! Don’t think that you can be relieved by death. If you dare to die, I will wipe out the entire Wei family, and then hand your body to a hundred of the most despicable beggars to humiliate you, let you rot and stink, and fall into filth forever.” Her voice was cold and firm, as if she was telling an irreversible curse.

Then, Li Qingge turned her gaze to the Queen Mother on the throne, with a strange light flashing in her eyes. She said with a half-smile, “Old Buddha, it’s your turn next.” Her voice was soft and strange, as if she was telling an unknown secret.

The Queen Mother’s eyes flashed coldly. She glared at Li Qingge and said through gritted teeth, “Rebellious daughter, how dare you!” Her voice was filled with anger and unwillingness, as if she was issuing a final warning to this rebellious daughter.

Li Qingge’s smile was brilliant, as gorgeous as the sunset glow, but there was endless chill hidden in that smile: “What should I not dare to do? In the face of absolute power, everything is false.” Her voice was cold and firm, as if she was announcing her determination to the world.

The Queen Mother was breathing rapidly, her chest rising and falling violently, as if she was suffocating. She glared at Li Qingge and gritted her teeth and said, “As my biological mother, you forced my grandmother. You are really a good daughter of the Nara family! Stop talking nonsense, kill me if you have the guts!” Her voice was full of determination and unwillingness, as if she was issuing a final challenge to this rebellious daughter.

“Old Buddha…” Qing’er looked at Li Qingge, whose face was full of murderous intent, with a horrified expression. She put one hand tightly on the empress dowager’s shoulder, as if she wanted to give her strength, or as if she was seeking a little comfort.

Qianlong said hurriedly, “My child, emperors of all dynasties have ruled the world with filial piety. As a benevolent monarch, how can you be unfilial to your parents and elders?” His voice was full of helplessness and pleading, as if he was trying to persuade Li Qingge to give up this crazy plan.

Li Qingge smiled gently and said, “The Queen Mother is the mother of the country. How could I bear to kill her? But someone must pay the price for the insult suffered by my biological mother.” Her voice was soft but firm, as if she was stating an unchangeable principle.

Qianlong knew that Li Qingge was stubborn and once she made up her mind, nothing could change it. He quickly winked at the empress, asking her to stop. The empress understood and sighed, saying, “Xiaowu, let’s go back.” Her voice was full of helplessness and sadness, as if she was making a final call to this rebellious daughter.

Li Qingge ordered coldly: “Madame Rong, there will be bloodshed in the Cining Palace soon. You take the queen back first and don’t let the smell of blood disturb them.” Her voice was cold and firm, as if she was giving an order that could not be disobeyed.

After hearing this, Rong Mama hurriedly pulled the queen away. She was not the kind of person who was hard-mouthed and soft-hearted like the queen. She lived her whole life only for the queen. Anyone who dared to harm the queen would be her mortal enemy. The slap that the queen dowager gave the queen had already made Rong Mama hate her to the core. She held the queen’s hand, as if she was holding her only support, and quickly left this place full of blood and killing.

As soon as the Queen was pulled away by Rong Mama, Shi Shuyu came in. He was dressed in black and had a stern face, like a ruthless statue. He walked up to Li Qingge, bowed respectfully, and then said, “Have you brought the person?” His voice was low and powerful, as if it came from the bottom of his heart.

“I’ve brought them all and they’re waiting outside the temple.” Shi Shuyu replied. His eyes flashed with determination and resoluteness, as if he was carrying out an irreversible mission.

“Let them in.” Li Qingge said calmly. Her voice was cold and firm, as if she was issuing an order that could not be disobeyed.

“Yes!” Shi Shuyu responded, then turned and walked out. After a while, he came in with a group of well-dressed men and women. They were tied up and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager and Qianlong, their faces full of fear and despair.

“Empress Dowager, help me! Emperor, help me!” They cried out, their voices filled with pleading and unwillingness. They knew that if they fell into Li Qingge’s hands, they would have no chance of survival.

“Auntie, please help us!” one of them cried out. His voice was full of despair and helplessness, as if he was making a final appeal to the only person in the world who could help them.

These people were the closest relatives of the Empress Dowager’s family, the Niuhulu clan. They had originally lived a life of luxury in the Cheng’en Mansion, but they did not expect to suddenly suffer such a misfortune. The White Horse Army broke into the Cheng’en Mansion and

A mother’s status is based on her son’s status. For so many years, Li Qingge’s position as the Queen Mother in the Cining Palace has been as stable as Mount Tai, and no one has ever dared to challenge her authority easily. However, today, she encountered an unprecedented challenge and was forced into this dilemma.