Yongshou Palace

Wei Hanyu has been in a good mood ever since she returned from Changchun Palace.

How could it not be good? Looking at the increasingly lifeless faces of his enemies, Wei Hanyu was practically laughing himself to death.

However, because she was too smug, Wei Hanyu was unaware that Xia He had been watching her when she returned, and that Xia He had even spoken ill of her to her master.

Now, just as Chen Yuwei herself said, she has ignored the danger Chen Yuwei poses and is only focused on causing trouble for the Empress and Consort Jia.

It can be said that Wei Hanyu was quite satisfied with the previous deaths of Prince Yongcheng and Prince Yongcong.

But Wei Hanyu felt she could be more satisfied, for example, by completely eliminating Consort Jia from the game.

Wei Hanyu knew very well that she should take advantage of Jiafei's illness to kill her. As long as Jiafei remained alive, she would be a threat, so she should take the opportunity to get rid of her.

"Ping'er, do you think Her Majesty the Empress will suspect that Consort Jia was behind it?"

Wei Hanyu touched her smooth chin with one hand, unsure if she had dug too shallow a hole.

Ping'er flattered Wei Hanyu, "Your Majesty, the Empress will definitely suspect Consort Jia."

Facts speak louder than words; this whole mess was caused by the wet nurse who served Prince Yongcheng.

Otherwise, why would Consort Jia have disposed of all those people? She must have been afraid the Empress would react and overthink things.

Ping'er is skilled enough to lie through her teeth and follow her master's wishes to ensure his satisfaction.

In fact, the two women, mistress and servant, knew best what had happened to the two princes who died.

As the culprit, he can still openly analyze the victim's motives here. Anyone who sees this would say he's shameless.

Wei Hanyu nodded, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place."

Consort Jia acted too quickly. If the person was innocent, why not spare their life?

Just like the Empress, the palace servants who served Prince Yongcong were all still alive and well.

This is the difference between the two women, and a skill that Consort Jia could never learn in her entire life.

Of course, Wei Hanyu admitted that she couldn't learn that either. Logically speaking, since her own child wasn't well taken care of by the servants, as the Empress, she should definitely send those palace servants to the underworld to keep them company.

Hmm, could it be that my own awareness isn't high either? What a strange thought.

Trying to clear her mind of these superfluous thoughts, Wei Hanyu continued to ramble on, trying to shift the Empress's hatred onto Consort Jia.

Of course, the Empress also bore the brunt of Consort Jia's grief over the loss of her child.

After all, Consort Jia believed she saw best how Yongcheng died, and blamed Yongcong for his bad luck, as he not only contracted the disease himself but also infected Yongcheng.

During this period, Consort Jia stayed in Qixiang Palace to recuperate and did not come out to pay her respects, which may have been a sign of resentment towards herself.

If she hadn't coveted the title of the Empress's adopted son back then, she wouldn't have let Yongcheng be so tightly bound to Changchun Palace, and none of the subsequent events would have happened.

As a result, they didn't even get the benefit they wanted; their only son was also taken away.

These words are only hindsight. If Yongcheng had survived the smallpox outbreak and the Empress had lost her son, Consort Jia might have even thanked Yongcong.

All of this is because Yongcheng is gone, and Consort Jia has completely lost hope, which is why she is so obsessive.

Wei Hanyu now hopes that the Empress and Consort Jia will kill each other, and ideally both of them will be eliminated so that she can get her revenge.

However, this opportunity should come soon, and Wei Hanyu ambitiously set his sights on the upcoming eastern tour.

She will accompany them on this trip out of the palace, and the Empress and Consort Jia will also participate.

At that time, Wei Hanyu sneered twice, then waved her hand to let Ping'er continue to arrange for people to gossip and spread rumors at Changchun Palace and Qixiang Palace.

Some things may sound false, but if said too often, they become the truth.

Ping'er: ...

Ping'er nodded in agreement, reassuring her mistress, "This servant will certainly handle this matter properly."

Oh dear, it's just verbal provocation. They've been doing this for a while now. Keep it up! The master and servant of Yongshou Palace exchanged knowing smiles.

On the tenth day of the second month, he made an eastern tour to the detached palace.

Chen Yuwei went to the palace gate to see them off as usual, and told Yonghu and the other two to be careful on the road.

Yongwei, Hezhuo, and Fuling'a stayed in the palace this time to accompany Chen Yuwei.

"Mother, Father Emperor and Third Brother have already gone far away, let's go back."

He Zhuo looked up and glanced around a few times, then turned and whispered a few words to Chen Yuwei.

“Mother, you are pregnant with my younger brother. Father Emperor told you to take good care of yourself and get plenty of rest before he passed away.”

Fu Ling'a looked at Chen Yuwei's swollen belly and moved the corners of his mouth.

"Mother, I'm hungry. Let's go back and have breakfast," Yongwei said, twisting his body like a pretzel. Children are never still.

He was just seeing someone off, and after only a short while he was already clamoring to leave.

Chen Yuwei was quite helpless. She turned her head and looked around at her children. "Let's go back."

Xia He stepped forward at the right moment, reaching out to support her master's arm, and together with Xia Yu, they supported her master as they walked.

With most of the masters gone, the palace instantly became much quieter.

Yongwei kept complaining of being hungry, so Chen Yuwei simply took the three of them back to Yikun Palace.

Xiahe brought out the dishes that had been prepared in the small kitchen and arranged them properly.

The family of four first filled their stomachs before starting anything else.

"You all find things to do, and your mother will handle some palace affairs."

The children are getting older, so Chen Yuwei doesn't need to deliberately avoid them.

Chen Yuwei also planned to let Hezhuo and Fulinga practice some less important palace affairs.

After all, such opportunities are rare. Even if He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a marry as princesses in the future, they still need to know some of the inner workings of the household, otherwise they will be deceived by their servants.

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