Everyone thought that the first to fall ill during this eastern tour would be the Empress or Consort Jia, who were in poor health, but who would have thought that it would be the healthy Seventh Prince Yongrong who would collapse.

Yongrong?!

Upon receiving the news, Consort Xian and Consort Chun could no longer sit still and hurriedly led the imperial physicians who had come with them to see the patient.

The imperial physician took Yongrong's pulse and bluntly declared that the prince had been infected by an evil wind.

What does that mean? It means that it was too cold to sleep at night, and the servants around him didn't notice in time, so he got sick from the cold.

Consort Xian and Consort Chun: ...

After saying this, the two of them discussed it and decided to first criticize all the palace servants who served Yongrong.

Then, unsurprisingly, they encountered a minor problem when dealing with the subsequent issues, due to differing opinions.

Among the palace servants around Yongrong, some were from Consort Xian and others from Consort Chun. Putting myself in their shoes, I knew they would trust their own people more.

Now that Yongrong is ill, it is a good opportunity for them to eliminate their rivals. Whether it is Consort Chun, who is more self-serving, or Consort Xian, who is less self-serving, they all have the idea of ​​completely pulling Yongrong to their side.

Then, the two sides disagreed, attacked each other, and neither could convince the other.

Consort Xian was at least able to endure it, and she was mindful of Yongrong's dignity in her words and actions.

However, Consort Chun has become much more brainless in recent years. Perhaps it was the death of Yongcheng a few years ago that reminded her that Consort Chun could not accept Consort Xian, as her adoptive mother, being too close to Yongrong.

As the two continued their bickering, the servants' efforts to deal with the situation were still incomplete, which only made Yongrong's condition worse.

What started as a minor cold eventually escalated into a minor epidemic, the kind that's contagious.

Consort Xian and Consort Chun: ...

Well, there's no point in arguing anymore. They can only watch helplessly as the Emperor issues an edict to temporarily isolate Yongrong, and they have no way to resolve the situation.

They watched helplessly as Yongrong suffered terribly from her illness, and neither of them, whether her adoptive mother or biological mother, could offer any help.

At this time, the eastern tour had only just begun, and the emperor hadn't even had time to visit more places.

"Your Highness Consort Xian, what should we do? The Emperor wouldn't really abandon Rong'er here, would he?"

Consort Chun, having somehow gotten wind of the Emperor's intention to keep Yongrong alone to recuperate, immediately became so anxious that she disregarded her conflict with Consort Xian and went directly to him for help.

Hui Fa Na La Tan Yin had more connections than Chun Fei and knew more information.

Regarding Yongrong recuperating alone, someone did indeed bring it up in front of the Emperor. But the Emperor had already refused, so how did it reach Consort Chun's ears?

Consort Xian looked surprised and couldn't help but ask Consort Chun about the source of the information.

As they were talking, they both suddenly realized that the matter involved the Empress.

The Empress?!

Before Consort Xian could speak, Consort Chun gritted her teeth and said that the Empress was just jealous and envious, and was deliberately making things difficult for Yongrong.

Leaving Yongrong alone on the eastern tour to recuperate, regardless of whether the servants there took good care of him, simply being away from the Emperor was not a good thing for Yongrong.

"Consort Chun! Watch your tongue and don't talk nonsense."

Consort Xian genuinely believed that Consort Chun was brainless. Even if she was dissatisfied with the Empress, she should have kept it to herself. Speaking it out would not have benefited either them or Yongrong.

Is the Empress someone you can just casually mention? She was the mistress of the Qing Dynasty.

Consort Chun was annoyed by Consort Xian's words, thinking to herself that she was too careful with her words, which was why she was being humiliated by the Empress.

She resented others for having sons after her own son died, but why didn't she take action against those around the Emperor, who were older and had many brothers? Poor Yongrong, he didn't even have a single blood relative.

Consort Xian: ...Really, the more you talk, the more outrageous it gets.

Unable to bear it any longer, Consort Xian pointed at Consort Chun and launched into a tirade.

"Use your brain. What benefit would the Empress gain from doing this?"

The Empress is the Empress, and even without children, she is still the legal mother of all the princes in the harem.

I am simply wondering if the Empress would be involved in this matter.

You're so quick to say something, no matter what. What if this has nothing to do with the Empress?

What good will it do you to offend the Empress? And what good will it do Yu Yongrong?

She's the kind of person who doesn't know what to do. Consort Chun was quite shrewd and calculating in her younger days, so how did she end up like this?

Consort Xian lamented the unpredictability of life, and before Consort Chun could express her opinion, she quickly shared her thoughts, "I believe this matter has nothing to do with the Empress."

Our sources of information are too varied, and some people don't even serve the emperor, so the information has passed through many channels.

"What if someone deliberately tries to pin the blame on the Empress, luring us into a trap to harm her?" Consort Xian's gaze calmly met that of Consort Chun, whose expression was slightly flustered. "If we fight each other, who will benefit?"

Consort Chun: ...

Consort Chun thought for a moment and tentatively replied, "Noble Consort Shu."

Consort Xian: ...Indeed, there's nothing to expect.

"Consort Shu is still in the palace. Besides, given her status, what benefits could she possibly gain?"

Consort Chun was given a slightly disdainful look by Consort Xian, and immediately bristled, "How could Consort Shu not benefit? As long as the Empress falls, the vacant Empress position will be given to the one with the highest rank."

Given the Empress's current physical condition, it was only a matter of time before things got worse.

"Your Highness, I think you're overthinking things. Consort Shu is a master of pretense; she might have grand ambitions and have fooled everyone."

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