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He was quite heartless. When Chen Fei's parents saw that she refused to enter and refused to enter the palace, they shut her up in the woodshed every day.

She almost starved to death, but she refused to let go and go to the palace.

”Let me tell you this, that brat was chased away by the guard sticks in the manor. A few days ago, I heard that he had gone to the border as a soldier, and before he left, he made a cruel vow that he would never come back in this life. You don't need to think about waiting for him, if you enter the palace and become the emperor's concubine, you might be able to use your power to find out some information about him and meet him.”

It had been several days since Chenfei had eaten. When she heard the news from her father, she cried so hard that she couldn't shed tears. Just like that, one night passed, and she decided to enter the palace.

Just as expected, after entering the palace, she found that the Empress did not have a good life. On the surface, she was the Empress, but the true owner of the harem was Consort De.

The empress had someone she could trust. She spent her days and days with Chenfei, and in less than two years, Chenfei had also given birth to a dragon. This child was the later Prince Zhang.

Prince Zhang's personality wasn't as taciturn as Chenfei. He had a good relationship with the crown prince, who was then the empress's son. They spent the whole day playing around together.

Of course, Prime Minister Qin had a daughter after a few years, and that child was Qin Ruxue. Qin Ruxue had often entered the palace since childhood to accompany the empress.

It was just that Qin Ruxue had always liked the Prince Zhang since he was young. The Crown Prince was too unruly, and was a little out of tune, while the Prince Zhan was actually much warmer and more reliable. Qin Ruxue would always follow behind the Prince Zhan and shout out, ”Big brother Han, big brother Han!”

Prince Zhan also liked this generous and decent little sister a lot, and always took care of her. ”Sister Xue, be careful, there are steps under your feet, don't fall.”

Days passed, and the three children grew up quietly. Even Consort Chen couldn't remember how long she had been in the palace. Perhaps she didn't want to remember at all.

The empress's situation in the harem had turned advantageous on the surface because of Chenfei's help, but Chenfei always knew that peace was just a facade. The harem battle never stopped. There were always undercurrents.

Prime Minister Qin came to the harem occasionally. He didn't go to the empress, but to talk to the empress about something.

The empress didn't know about it. Ever since the empress found out that the marriage alliance was broken before she entered the palace, she realized that the reason for the empress's indifferent expression wasn't because she was magnanimous, but because she saw through life and death and the world.

So it turned out that Concubine Chen's heart wasn't in the palace.

If it wasn't for the Qin family arranging for Chenfei to enter the palace to work with her, then Chenfei should be very happy with her beloved man right now. The empress also felt a lot of guilt, and usually the empress treated Chenfei and Prince Zhan even better.

However, during this period, the emperor's health was getting worse and worse. The previous dynasty was in turmoil, and the imperial harem was in disarray. Consort De always looked at the empress with a meaningful smile.

Gradually, a voice began to circulate in the imperial court. The crown prince was not someone who could rule the country, so he was not highly valued. He should cripple the Eastern Palace and change the First Prince that was born to the Concubine De to the crown prince.

It was true that the Crown Prince was a little stingy, he had been acting like a young master all day, and everyday, he would casually say to Prince Zhan, ”You can be the Crown Prince, I'm very annoyed in front of everyone.”

With such a situation, how could Prince Zhan dare to accept? He was so terrified that he didn't know how to reply.

The empress's mind was in a mess these days. The people from the imperial palace had all said that the crown prince was going to be crippled, and the crown prince was making such a joke about the Prince Zhan. The empress had also forgotten how Concubine Chen had sacrificed herself to accompany her into the palace.

The empress purposely kept her distance from the empress for a few days, while Consort De smiled proudly. It had been so many years, but her strong sisterhood had finally loosened.