The palace maids standing beside them trembled in unison.

Zhu Feng and Jian Lan exchanged a glance and dismissed the servants.

They all looked at the Imperial Noble Consort.

"Damn it, it's all because of this Wuya clan, that bitch. Can't she just die peacefully? She's caused so much trouble."

The Imperial Noble Consort said angrily.

If she hadn't caused such a scene, the Fourth Prince would definitely have changed the imperial genealogy, and the Emperor wouldn't have blamed her for it.

"Your Majesty, although His Majesty is somewhat resentful because of what Uya clan caused, I believe that what His Majesty cares about most is the issue of offspring. I believe that as long as Your Majesty takes good care of the offspring, His Majesty will reconcile with Your Majesty after some time has passed." Jianlan said helplessly from behind.

The original plan was to keep Wuya and arrange a place for her to be properly cared for, but the Empress couldn't swallow her anger and insisted on keeping the child instead of the mother, which led to the current situation.

Upon hearing this, Consort Tong's expression softened slightly, but it was still quite unpleasant.

Looking at the child who had been held and had his ears covered by the wet nurse since the cup was smashed, her expression softened considerably.

She beckoned the wet nurse to bring the baby over, removed the nail polish from her hands, gently held the baby in her arms, and looked at the baby tenderly.

For some reason, the moment she first saw the child, she felt a deep connection with him and genuinely liked him. So even though he was the child of her cousin the emperor and another woman, she still loved him very much.

After a long while, staring at the child's peaceful sleeping face, Consort Tong's expression softened, and she raised her head to let the wet nurse take the child down to sleep.

She is now an Imperial Noble Consort, the highest position after the Empress. Although the Emperor has not changed the imperial genealogy, the Fourth Prince will be her child after him. She is confident that Uya cannot take him away.

She said to Jianlan, "Yes, that's right. I just need to take good care of the child. The Emperor won't neglect me for long. Take good care of the Fourth Prince. As for Wuya, it's not advisable to touch her now, but you need to be careful, understand?" After thinking for a moment, she continued, "Starting tomorrow, resume normal greetings and say that I have fully recovered."

"Yes," said Bamboo Wind Sword Orchid, bowing her head.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as His Majesty figured out what was most important.

Mingxiu was leisurely looking at a painting book in the palace when she heard the bad news that the morning greetings would be reinstated, and she felt as if the sky had fallen.

She doesn't want to. She likes a warm bed, doesn't like getting up early, and doesn't like sitting with a group of women gossiping.

But no matter how much she resisted, the facts were already set and could not be changed; she could only accept reality with sorrow.

I ate two large bowls of rice in a fit of rage before I could barely suppress my unhappiness.

Early the next morning, Mingxiu was dragged out of her warm bed by Lüzhu. Like a lost soul, she was pulled around by Lüzhu until she was fully awake and led Lüzhu to Chengqian Palace.

No matter how cold the air was outside, it was still very warm inside the room. When Mingxiu came in, she was immediately hit by the heat and sneezed unexpectedly.

Rubbing her nose, Mingxiu looked ahead. She always arrived at the perfect time, neither too early nor too late. Although she was the highest-ranking of the Emperor's concubines after the Imperial Noble Consort, Mingxiu was well-versed in the ways of the world and dared not be too arrogant, for fear that she might lose control and follow in the footsteps of 'Consort Hua'.

I walked to my seat and looked up to see that quite a few people had already arrived.

Mingxiu also saw Wuya Shi inside; she is now Consort Wuya.

As expected of the concubine who bore the most children, she wore a simple qipao and simple makeup, looking like a delicate and fragile little white flower.

Sitting there quietly, looking so gentle and delicate, she is like a picture of a beautiful woman.

Combined with the rumors circulating in the palace, she seemed like a victim no matter how you looked at it.

If Mingxiu hadn't known the general outline of what happened, she probably would have been fooled too.

But this was purely because she was naive and inexperienced. Every woman living in the palace had a family behind her, and they were all carefully trained when they were sent to the palace.

Everyone knows a little about these methods, so even with her seemingly weak and harmless appearance, no one really believes her.

If she truly lacked the means, she would have died at the hands of the Imperial Noble Consort long ago, and none of this would have happened.

Therefore, it's possible that the Imperial Noble Consort was indeed behind it, but she probably already knew what was going on, which is why she came up with the subsequent methods.

Thinking of this, everyone became even more cautious and wary of the Uya clan.

Everyone was saying this to the people around them, but no one paid any attention to her. Even Mingxiu had people talking to her from time to time.

Mingxiu was a little confused. It wasn't that people never talked to her before; she always had a good image in public. However, because she was favored before, she used to speak up a lot. Today was unusual.

While chatting with others, Mingxiu glanced at Wuya, who was being ignored, and smiled. Consort Xuan, however, managed to exchange a few words with Wuya.

Then Mingxiu saw Wuya smile slightly, her face pale, and her eyes immediately reddened, making her even more disgusted.

I didn't expect this person to go for this style.

It's a complicated matter that's hard to explain in a few words.

After everyone had been sitting for a while, they saw the Imperial Noble Consort slowly walk out from inside, and everyone stood up and began to pay their respects.

Consort Tong looked around and tightened her grip slightly when she saw Wuya. Her expression remained unchanged. "Do your work. Thank you all for your hard work. I was unwell before and couldn't ask you to pay your respects, but now that I'm better, you can continue to pay your respects on the first and fifteenth of the month. You don't need to come every day."

"That's wonderful! This is exactly what you want, sister. If it were me, I would probably be the one who dislikes getting up early the most. Thank you for your kindness, Imperial Noble Consort Tong." Mingxiu said with a smile as soon as Imperial Noble Consort Tong finished speaking.

She was the highest-ranking among the remaining people, so naturally she should speak first.

After that, everyone followed her lead and began to thank the Imperial Noble Consort.

The Imperial Noble Consort covered her mouth with a smile and shook her head helplessly: "You all must not follow Ming-mei's example. I can't even argue with Ming-mei's mouth anymore. If you all follow her example, Chengqian Palace will probably become a magpie's nest."

Mingxiu looked at the Imperial Noble Consort and said with feigned dissatisfaction, "Your Majesty is wrong. It would be wonderful if it turned into a magpie's nest. If it really turned into a magpie's nest, wouldn't everyone be able to have their wishes fulfilled?"

“Yes, Consort Ming is right. It would be best if all our wishes came true,” Consort Hui said with a smile from the side.