After failing the imperial examination, he began to wield immense power after entering the palace!

When Empress Yang saw the glint in Li Fan's eyes, she knew that this clever man had understood her meaning, and then she smiled slightly.

"I heard that you started practicing martial arts three days ago."

"Here is a bottle of Tiger and Leopard Pills, which may be helpful for martial arts training. Take it and take it."

As she spoke, she picked up a small celadon bottle from the table and pushed it over.

His movements were casual, as if he were enjoying a pastry.

"Whoosh!"

Li Fan felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him from head to toe.

Only Consort Xie, Leng Shuangqiu, and Eunuch Hai knew that she was practicing martial arts.

He has been staying at home these past few days, barely even leaving the Chengqian Palace. How could Empress Yang know?

There's a mole within Chengqian Palace!

He remarked on how blatantly the empress was trying to win him over, without any attempt at concealment...

No, she wasn't trying to win them over at all.

She was telling herself, "I know everything you're doing in Chengqian Palace."

Coercion.

Enticement.

Good tactic.

Empress Yang looked at his suddenly frozen expression, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her phoenix eyes.

"What's wrong? Do you think what I gave you is inferior to what Consort Xie gave you?"

The voice was light and airy, yet it felt like a knife pressed against his neck.

Li Fan immediately snapped out of his daze, a submissive smile plastered on his face:

"No, no, no, Your Majesty's things are naturally of the highest quality."

He reached out and took the bottle of Tiger and Leopard Pills, but quickly calmed down.

If Empress Yang truly possessed the ability to know everything in Chengqian Palace, she should have known long ago that she was a fake eunuch.

That woman wouldn't waste her breath talking to me here; she would go directly to the Emperor of Chu to expose Consort Xie, and that would bring her down in one fell swoop.

Therefore, an insider exists, but they are not high-ranking and have limited information.

"From now on, if Your Highness has any further requests, please feel free to give them to me."

Empress Yang nodded slightly, seeing his sensible expression.

On their first meeting, she didn't expect the young eunuch to immediately side with her, but she had already struck a good balance.

"There's nothing else to do; you just need to do this task right now."

"When you return to Consort Xie's place, she will ask you what I said. Just tell her that I gave you the pills."

She paused, her gaze suddenly sharpening:

"Not a single word about that letter is to be revealed."

"Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."

Li Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head, saying:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Go down."

"This servant takes her leave."

Li Fan left.

The moment he turned around, his back was already soaked with sweat.

The women in this palace are all incredibly difficult to deal with; I must seize power as soon as possible and become someone with a voice!

The palace gates closed.

Empress Yang leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes for a while.

That mature body relaxed, its chest rising and falling gently with its breath, and a breathtaking curve was outlined between its waist and hips.

"Come in."

Ginkgo pushed open the door and entered.

Her long legs were straight beneath her light green palace dress, and she walked with a graceful gait.

"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to leak the news that Prince Wei is going to marry Miss Xiao to Chengqian Palace."

"Consort Xie should know by now."

Empress Yang opened her eyes, a hint of coldness flashing in her phoenix eyes.

"Since the King of Wei dared to collude with Liu Zhengsheng and Cao Mo in private..."

"Then I will eliminate these two as a warning to the powerful clans of Guanzhong."

"In this Guanzhong region, I am the one who calls the shots."

"Anyone who dares to collude with others behind my back will suffer this fate."

The ginkgo tree bowed its head, barely daring to breathe.

Empress Yang's lips curled into a cold smile:

"My dear sister is also a ruthless person."

"She will absolutely not allow the Xiao family to escape her control. Now, things are about to get interesting."

Outside the hall, a cold wind blew.

In the candlelight, Empress Yang's profile was so beautiful it seemed unreal, with a high nose bridge, full lips, and slightly narrowed phoenix eyes, like a fierce beast lurking in the shadows.

Mature, dangerous, deadly.

Like a ripe peach—

You take a bite, and you don't know if it's sweet or poisonous.

……

As soon as Li Fan left Qianqing Palace, he saw a figure in black standing under the corridor.

Autumn frost.

On that icy face, a hint of barely concealed anxiety lingered between his brows and eyes.

The moment she saw Li Fan, her tense shoulders relaxed slightly, and she rushed forward to meet him.

"Is nothing wrong?"

She was indeed anxious. If Li Fan was exposed in the Qianqing Palace and Empress Yang discovered that he was a fake eunuch, then everything would be over.

The Empress's plan to use a sperm donor will destroy the entire Chengqian Palace.

Li Fan looked around and lowered his voice:

"We'll talk about it when we get back."

Leng Shuangqiu understood; this place was too crowded and noisy to talk.

Without asking any further questions, she turned and walked ahead, leading Li Fan quickly through the many palaces and straight to Chengqian Palace.

……

A while later.

Li Fan finally returned to Chengqian Palace and met Consort Xie.

At this moment, she was holding a glistening purple grape between her slender, fair fingers, bringing it to her lips, and gently biting it with her pearly teeth, the juice bursting between her lips and teeth.

She slightly opened her mouth, and the tip of her tongue pushed out the grape seeds.

Then, she casually spat the seeds into the dish next to her, and slowly withdrew her tongue to lightly lick her lips.

The movements were casual and languid, yet they exuded an indescribable allure.

This was the scene that Li Fan saw when he came in.

He paused, his Adam's apple bobbing, and quickly lowered his eyes, not daring to look any longer.

This lady is truly alluring.

When Consort Xie saw that Li Fan had returned safely, her heart finally settled down.

"What does the Empress want with you?"

Li Fan knelt down to pay his respects, raised his head, and dared not let his gaze fall on that snow-white collarbone, and said honestly:

"Your Majesty, the Empress first asked me if I had found any evidence of Cao Mo's collusion, and I said no."

"But actually, I found out."

As he spoke, he took out the forged letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

Leng Shuangqiu stepped forward, took the document, and presented it to Consort Xie.

Consort Xie took the letter, unfolded it, and a hint of undisguised admiration flashed in her eyes.

"Little Gao, you did a great job."

"Once this letter is presented to His Majesty, Liu Zhengsheng and Cao Mo will be completely finished. The evidence is irrefutable, and they will have no way to defend themselves."

However, the smile on her face lasted only a moment before it was replaced by a hint of suspicion.

"What else did the Empress say?"

That empress sister is no pushover.

If Li Fan has been bribed, then that person deserves to die.

Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that this was a test.

Without hesitation, he took the small celadon bottle from his sleeve, held it above his head with both hands:

"Your Majesty, the Empress has also rewarded this servant with a bottle of Tiger and Leopard Pills."

"This servant dares not use it, for fear there might be some problem."

He raised his head, looking openly at Consort Xie:

"In my opinion, Her Majesty the Empress deliberately brought me there so that she could bestow upon me elixirs."

"On the one hand, they were trying to win over the servants, and on the other hand, they were trying to sow discord between the servants and the lady."

"She wanted Her Highness to think that she had already won me over."