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Leng Qiyue was quick to react. She pushed Senior Servant Lan away, then picked up the teapot on the table and smashed it. A cold light flashed as the teapot was split into two halves and fell to the ground.

When his blow missed, the man paused and actually gave up on Leng Qiyue, his sword spinning to stab at Senior Servant Lan.

Senior Servant Lan was greatly alarmed. Just now, she had been pushed off her chair and onto the ground by Leng Qiyue. She hadn't even had the time to get up when she saw the sword about to stab into her chest …

"Ding." A dart flew from the distance and struck the tip of Lan mama's sword. The strike pierced her left arm.

The assassin raised his head to take a look, but Leng Qiyue quickly threw out the hairpin and aimed it at his acupoint.

"Senior Servant Lan, are you alright?" Leng Qiyue stepped forward to help Senior Servant Lan up.

Senior Servant Lan shook her head and reached out to grab the assassin's mask, revealing a rough face.

"Who ordered you to assassinate Senior Servant Lan?" Leng Qiyue asked.

The man rolled his eyes, gritted his teeth, and then black blood gushed out of his lips.

Surprised, Leng Qiyue quickly went to check his pulse. This person had consumed a deadly poison from Blood Sealer's throat, so he had no way of recovering.

Senior Servant Lan frowned. "Did the Empress tell her about me?"

Leng Qiyue shook her head. "No. Besides, I only know the name of Senior Servant Lan. I don't know anything else!" "Let's not talk about this for now. Hurry up and enter the house, I'll help you bandage the wound."

Senior Servant Lan nodded and followed Leng Qiyue into the room. Niu Jun, who had been placed on the ground, hobbled over to the assassin's side and picked up the gold medal he had dropped to play with him.

It was only after Leng Qiyue had bandaged Senior Servant Lan's wounds that she decided to come to the courtyard to study. When she arrived, she saw him happily playing with a gold medallion. She picked up the child and looked at the gold medal.

A flash of surprise appeared in Senior Servant Lan's eyes when she saw the medallion.

Leng Qiyue decided to lay out her cards, closed the door, and said, "Senior Servant Lan, the assassin clearly came for you. We can speak frankly from the top of our hearts, tell me your true identity, and I will do everything I can to protect you."

Senior Servant Lan gave a deep look at Leng Qiyue before finally saying helplessly, "She's still found the hidden treasure after ten years."

For some reason, an idea suddenly popped into Leng Qiyue's mind. It was that Senior Servant Lan was related to Empress Dowager Goldmoon.

Senior Servant Lan sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll just tell you the truth." I am Empress Dowager Jin's adopted sister, Li Tian'er, Lan is my mother's surname. I have always refused to call myself a servant, because I am also one of the concubines, the sweet concubine that the Emperor bestowed upon me in the past. Ever since Her Majesty was secretly murdered by the Golden Bead, I set fire to her chamber and hid in the palace. I didn't expect to meet you in ten years. Originally, I wanted to use your hand to expose the crime committed by the Golden Pearl, but you are a person who has suffered many calamities and is unable to fight against the Empress Dowager for a short period of time.

"I know that you know everything about Empress Dowager Goldmoon like the back of your hand, so I'll tell you something you can't find out today. You can decide after hearing it. If you want to kill her, kill it or not, do as you wish."

Senior Servant Lan paused before continuing, "Back then, it was the Golden Pearl that seduced the Emperor. When the Emperor discovered this, he had already made a great mistake. He knew that the Golden Pearl harbored ill intentions and wanted to expel her from the palace. But the Golden Bead drugged Goldmoon, and brought her a flower to meet a tree, and hid her in the cold palace.

Elder sister Jin Yue was controlled by the poison. She had lost her ability to move, and only her mouth could still speak. Jin Zhu would ask her about the location of the Phoenix Seal every day, even if it meant death for Jin Yue.

That day when I went to visit elder sister Jin Yue, Ru Yi unexpectedly stopped me at the door. She pulled me to the cold palace. At that time, I was going to find the emperor to expose my Golden Bead's trick, but Elder Sister Jin Yue said, 'Sister, you can't go. If you go, you'll just die in vain.

I was sad, but I buried the box, and then I often went to see Sister Goldmoon. She was a kind person, and even if the Golden Bead betrayed her, she did not hate her. Later on, the Golden Bead was bestowed the title of Queen. Because there was no Phoenix Seal, it was replaced with a Phoenix Talisman. As a result, the empress dowager didn't have a phoenix imprint in her hands. She repeatedly threatened Elder Sister Jin Yue to say that the phoenix imprint had failed to reach its target, but in the end, she still tried to kill her opponent.

If I had immediately exposed the Golden Bead, then Sister Jin Yue wouldn't have died a miserable death. After the death of sister Goldmoon, Goldpearl began to harm her concubine. In order to protect myself, I faked my death.

Seeing that she had said enough, Leng Qiyue poured a cup of tea and said, "Then I should call you Imperial Consort."

Senior Servant Lan quickly waved her hand. "Don't, you better call me Senior Servant Lan."

Leng Qiyue looked at the exquisite gold medal in her hand and said, "Fine, then how does this mama know that the empress dowager sent the assassin today?"

Senior Servant Lan was startled. "The empress dowager shouldn't be the only one in the palace who wants to kill me. It's just that this eastern factory has always been managed by Rongzheng An. Could it be that he's sided with the empress dowager?"

Leng Qiyue had a headache. The relationship in the palace was too complicated, and she had yet to figure out the connection between them. Yet another Dongfang factory appeared. Could this space and time be a mixture of the Tang Dynasty and the Ming dynasty?

Senior Servant Lan thought for a moment, then said, "Let's not think too much. Fortunately, someone helped us today, otherwise my old bones would have sunk into the ground."

Only then did Leng Qiyue recall the dart thrower. According to the direction of the darts, that person should be high above the palace walls. It looks like there were still people protecting her from the shadows, but could that person be Bai Lan?

Leng Qiyue sighed. "Senior Servant, you also know my current situation. If I want to fight against the empress dowager, it'll be like hitting a stone with an egg. I can't help you."

Senior Servant Lan smiled. "I know you have too many things on your mind right now, and it's very messy." Now, what you need to do is not to think about the past, but how you want to take control of the situation. In the palace, only power can preserve one's life. "

Leng Qiyue nodded. "I'll think about what to do next. Senior Sister, you should go back and rest. Nighu will let me stay here for now."

Senior Servant Lan said, "Alright, remember what I said. It's better to be close to Princess Changle. There's no harm in doing so."

Leng Qiyue helped Senior Servant Lan up and sent her out. When they reached the door, she asked, "Where is the Phoenix Seal?"

Senior Servant Lan shook her head. "I don't know. Big Sister Goldmoon was afraid that the golden pearl would harm the Emperor, so she didn't tell us where the Phoenix Seal is even when she died." If the Golden Pearl does not have the Phoenix Seal, it will not be able to become the crown prince, and she is only thinking for her own son. "

"Well, I understand. It turns out that the establishment of the crown prince still requires the Phoenix Seal! " Only now did Leng Qiyue understand why the Golden Bead wanted the Phoenix Seal.

Senior Servant Lan smiled. "It looks like you don't know. The Crown Prince doesn't need the Phoenix Seal, but if you change the Crown Prince, you'll have to have it. This represents the approval of the imperial harem, so it's perfectly justified."

When Leng Qiyue opened the door, she discovered that the corpse in the courtyard had disappeared. Could it be that she had faked her corpse?

Senior Servant Lan also felt it was strange. She glanced at Leng Qiyue, but didn't say anything.

When the two of them arrived at the courtyard, they saw two guards dragging the corpses towards the gate. There was no surprise on their faces, as if it was normal for corpses to appear in the courtyard.

Leng Qiyue strode forward and shouted, "Where are you bringing the corpse?"

The two guards turned around and kneeled on the ground. One of them said, "The emperor has instructed us to bring all the corpses or suspicious people in the courtyard to see the emperor."

Leng Qiyue thought for a moment, then said, "Hand this over to the Emperor." With that, she handed over the Dongchang Gold Medal.

The two guards were surprised to see the gold medal, but they didn't say anything. One of them took the gold medal and put it away, then continued to drag the corpse away. Just as they were about to reach the door, the eunuch's voice came from outside. "The empress dowager has arrived!"

Leng Qiyue and Senior Servant Lan were startled at the same time. It was already too late for them to avoid this, so they could only brace themselves and meet it head on.