What does her going out of the palace to inspect and worship ancestors have to do with this?

Chen Yuwei was filled with questions. She thought to herself that the Emperor left the palace every year, which wasn't the problem. But the problem was, why didn't the Emperor take her with him every time he left the palace? Was she really suited to be the kind of person who stayed at home, doing the work of a housekeeper while being constantly on guard?

On what grounds?

Chen Yuwei was speechless. Even though Hongli was very excited, saying that he would take her with him when he inspected the borderlands in a while, and that he would bring her gifts when he came back... she listened to it all in one ear and out the other, and didn't take it to heart at all.

Oh!

Every time she reflected on it again later, it was because she had a high opinion of Hongli.

It seems this man wasn't stupid; he understood that keeping everyone else around would only cause trouble, so he simply dumped all the trouble on her while he happily left the palace with his beautiful wives and concubines to have some fun.

"My lady, you haven't eaten breakfast or lunch. Shall I bring you some soup?"

Xia He couldn't figure out what was wrong with her master since he woke up. After thinking it over, she could only try to subtly probe him with her master's favorite soup.

It's not really advisable to stick to not eating or drinking; how could the body withstand that?

Chen Yuwei pursed her lips after hearing Xia He's words, "I have no appetite, no need to bother."

Even after eating, I still feel nauseous. I've been feeling nauseous because of Hongli since yesterday, and I haven't completely suppressed this feeling of nausea yet.

Xia He opened her mouth, hesitated several times as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

Chen Yuwei waved her hand dismissively, "Go and investigate what happened in the Imperial Garden before, and find out who Prince Yonghuang was in contact with."

The Emperor will be leaving the palace again soon, and we must ensure that no trouble is left behind before he does.

Otherwise, if the emperor is not present, wouldn't I, the person temporarily in charge of palace affairs, become the scapegoat?

Chen Yuwei didn't want to be wronged like this, and originally planned not to interfere or care about Yonghuang no matter what he did.

Unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected, and the attitudes of those in the inner palace can change in an instant, leaving Chen Yuwei quite frightened.

Xia He didn't know why her mistress, who hadn't intended to get involved in the Imperial Garden before, suddenly made her investigate after taking a nap.

However, the reason why a master is a master is that his words carry weight.

As a servant, all you need to do is carry out your duties properly.

Xia He nodded in agreement, then brought over some filling pastries and snacks. She turned and went out to call Xia Yu, handing the matter over to her.

"Remember, this matter must be investigated secretly. It may be related to the Cining Palace. You must find out who is behind it."

The Empress is still waiting for the results, so you need to hurry.

Xia Yu patted her chest and assured her, "Don't worry, sister, I understand."

It's just about Prince Yonghuang. They have the most people at the Prince's residence, so it's easy for them to investigate anything.

"Go, and come back quickly."

Xia Yuzhen listened to Xia He's advice and went and returned too quickly.

Within three days, before the Emperor had even announced the arrangements for the inspection and ancestral worship, Xia Yu had already presented Chen Yuwei with the background information he had investigated.

The relevant wording was repeated by Xia He, with Xia Yu providing supplementary explanations.

Chen Yuwei sat at the octagonal table and listened to the gist of the conversation. Finally, she realized, "There's someone standing behind Consort Jia. It's most likely the Empress."

The others in the harem are not worth such a great sacrifice from Consort Jia.

But the Empress's natural status and dominance made Consort Jia resentful, yet also filled with longing and envy.

This is similar to Consort Chun's previous scheme, and Consort Jia may be plotting the same thing this time.

The reason Chen Yuwei said that was because of what Xia He and Xia Yu had said.

The palace maid who has been in frequent contact with Prince Yonghuang and claims to be a nanny in Cining Palace is actually a spy for Consort Jia.

This nanny had been secretly contacting Yonghuang, the prince's son, since the beginning of this year.

Because Yonghuang had always been relatively unknown, others paid very little attention to him.

This nanny claimed to be the Empress Dowager's person, and she showed Yonghuang concern for his well-being and occasionally gave him lavish gifts.

When people are at their lowest point, they are easily moved by small things.

If this is true for adults, it is even more true for younger children.

Yonghuang had never enjoyed such treatment since Consort Zhe's death.

Good heavens, after just a few moves by this old woman, Yonghuang was already completely disoriented and didn't know which way was up.

When the old woman kept praising the Empress Dowager, implying that the Empress Dowager wanted to adopt him but had to compromise because of the Emperor and Empress's reputation, and that Yonghuang needed to find an opportunity to work hard, Yonghuang was completely caught up in it and didn't doubt the truth of the matter at all.

When Xia Yu came to report, Yonghuang had already secretly planned several scenarios to reveal himself to the Emperor, but unfortunately, he always fell short and couldn't bring himself to say it.

Nowadays, Yonghuang thinks most about how to be adopted by the Empress Dowager.

According to Xia Yu, Yonghuang has found another good opportunity to test the waters.

"Your Majesty, are you saying that the Empress instigated Consort Jia to act in this way?"

Xia He frowned in thought, feeling that the probability was there, but probably not high.

The Empress had little contact with the concubines in the palace from last winter to this spring.

After all, with the need to rest during pregnancy and postpartum confinement, the Empress was probably afraid of revealing the true state of her body. Even at the little princess's full-month celebration, the master could only pay his respects to the Empress through a screen.

With such comprehensive and thorough security measures in place, it would be impossible for Consort Jia to keep her contact with the Empress a secret.

Xia He kept a very strict watch on Changchun Palace during this period.

Basically, if someone in Changchun Palace has contact with the outside world, Yikun Palace can find out some of that information.

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