"Sister can rest assured now. The emperor's thoughts are all on you. How could he still fall in love with someone else?" Yan Xijun comforted nervously.

  "Sister is worried." Yang Qixue stared at her and shook her head. "If it were you, maybe he had already fallen in love with you, who knows?"

  "It won't happen. My sister saw with her own eyes the emperor's feelings for my elder sister." Yan Xijun hastily shook her head in denial. Even if Chu Yixuan had a bit of good feeling towards her, the current her would definitely tear her apart. So it was absolutely impossible to let her have such thoughts.

  "Heh, sister is just joking." Yang Qixue smiled gently. "I've talked to you for so long, I'm also tired. I'll head back to the palace first."

  "Don't keep sister back, sister go slowly."

  Under the support of 'female' Ling'er in Tiexin Palace, Yang Qixue left again with three sways of her steps.

  Until they disappeared from view, Yan Xijun weakly collapsed onto the recliner. She clearly knew that Yang Qixue wouldn't come all the way just to chat with her for no reason. She must have had another purpose.

  She is keenly aware that good times have passed and what awaits her in the future is unknown.

  "Miss, why have you been testing her all day?" Ling'er asked her master with some confusion on the road.

  Yang Qixue's pretty face was tightly pursed. Ling'er's question made her expression even more unsightly. "Didn't you see that she has been lying all along? And the Emperor has already started to like her."

  "Ah, what to do?" Ling'er asked. The emperor can only like her master alone, and the master also does not allow the emperor to fall in love with others. She knows that the master must have a way to prevent such things from happening.

  "She can't stay." Yang Qixue's face was expressionless, and she uttered these few words in a low, gloomy tone.

  "What does the young lady mean......" The scene flashed through her mind. Ling'er was already frightened and couldn't say the rest of the words. Does the master want to make a move?

  "Go and bring Zhou Yihuan over immediately." Yang Qixue did not respond to Ling'er's words, but instead coldly instructed.

  "Yes, I understand." Ling'er ran quickly towards Mingzhi Palace.

  Watching Ling'er run away, Yang Qixue slowly walked towards her own palace. She had a great ambition before entering the palace and must become the Empress. To be an empress, she needs to cultivate several clever and ambitious confidants.

  I was really mistaken about her at first. I thought Yan Xijun would become my confidant, and I had just rescued her from the Emperor's place. Unexpectedly, in a short period of time, she became my most potential emotional enemy.

  Observing this and that, all the concubines in the harem didn't dare to offend the empress. They feared her from the bottom of their hearts. Only this consort named Zhou Yi Huan was superficially obedient to the empress, but secretly she didn't respect her at all.

  After thinking it over, I feel that only she can be my confidante and partner. Through a month of interaction, I realized that she really didn't make me regret it. That day, I casually mentioned disliking Yan Xijun, and she surprisingly suggested getting rid of her.

  And immediately thought of a way to get rid of Yan Xikun. At that time, I hesitated for a moment and did not agree to accept her suggestion. Now thinking about it, I really need to take the initiative to deal with Yan Xikun first. Otherwise, she will hinder my path to becoming the empress.

  Having made up her mind, Yang Qixue hastily returned to her own palace.

  "What's so urgent that you're looking for me, Princess?" Zhou Yi Huan stepped into the Qi Meng Hall without even a bow and walked towards Yang Qi Xue who was sitting on the main seat.

  "Good sister you've come." Yang Qixue didn't mind her unreasonable behavior and got up to sit down beside her.

  "Yes. I heard that Her Majesty has summoned us. I, Yī Huān, came over without even tidying up my hair." said Zhōu Yī Huān, pointing to her own hair.

  Yang Qixue looked at her messy black hair and smiled: "Look at you, rushing like this. It's not a big deal. Next time you come over, make sure to tidy yourself up. I still have time for you."

  "It's good that the princess was taught a lesson. Let's just be more careful next time."

  "Why still call me 'niang niang'? We are both serving the emperor, we're like sisters. Let's just address each other as sisters." She pulled her hand over and Yang Qiu Xue gently stroked it, saying...

  Zhou Yi Huan was allowed to stroke her gently. "Yi Huan's status is too low, how can she be called sister by Your Ladyship? It's not suitable."

  "What's with the humility? Status is earned through one's own efforts." Yang Qixue looked at her and said, "I'll have you call me sister then."

  Yi Huan then respectfully said: "I will obey." Zhou Yi Huan smiled and said: "Sister."

  "Ah, look. It's much more intimate this way." Yang Qixue said with joy in her heart.

  "Yes. Sister, please hurry up and say why you've summoned me." Zhou Yi Huan picked up the tea water served by the palace maid and took a sip before asking.

  Yang Qixue dismissed the palace maids who were attending her and had Ling'er guard the door.

  Zhou Yi was delighted to see this momentum, knowing that something big was happening. She quietly watched Yang Qiu Xue's movements. This is the stepping stone she chose. One day, she will step on her and jump to the position she vowed to get.

  After everyone else had left, Yang Qixue said: "Sister, that thing you told me last time, I've been thinking about it lately and I think your method is feasible."

  "Heh heh. Is that so?" Zhou Yi Huan said: "Sister has really made up her mind?"

  "Hmm, that person really can't stay. Get rid of her as soon as possible to eliminate future troubles. Do you understand?" Yang Qixue said coldly with a murderous aura: "As long as she exists, she will be a threat to us. One day, she will hinder our progress."

  "Uh-huh, I thought of this last time, that's why I told my sister. Now that she has made up her mind, it's good." Zhou Yi smiled at Yang Qiu Xue and thought to herself: Ha! I didn't misjudge her. Now I can finally use her hand to get rid of Yan Xi Jun.

  As long as Yan Xijun is out of the way, then Hong Gege will also return to her side.

  "So how prepared are you?" Yang Qixue was also clever and knew that she must have already made some preparations in secret.

  "Sister, listen." Zhou Yi whispered a few words in Yang Qixue's ear. After finishing, the two of them smiled in perfect harmony without needing to confer with each other.

  "What a great plan! Even I didn't think of using this method." After hearing her suggestion, Yang Qiu Xue smiled and said: "But who can we find to do it?"

  "I found her early on. Sister, can you guess who that person is?" Zhou Yihuan said with a mysterious tone.

  "Who." had piqued her curiosity. Yang Qixue curiously asked.

  Zhou Yi Huan said: "The person closest to her is the maid who entered the palace with her."

  "Oh, it's her." Yang Qixue sneered. "That kind of person even dares to betray their master. Truly a heartless thing. She's willing to help us, must have made some demands, right?"

  "Yes. Her request is to be the emperor's 'woman'. Nothing more than wanting to be a little mistress."

  "Hmph. You're quite calculating, aren't you?" Yang Qixue sneered: "We don't need people like her anyway."