Consort Wenxi's usually smiling face stiffened slightly: "Sister, I really didn't mean anything by it. I just feel very close to you. I've been away from home for too long and wanted to get closer to you."

Mingxiu listened to her words, calmly took a sip of tea, and looked at Chenghuan who was playing happily outside, saying, "Since my younger sister has nothing to say, I do have a few words to say. I hope my younger sister won't be angry."

"Sister, just say what you want to say." Consort Wenxi had a bad feeling, but she still looked very happy.

Mingxiu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "Then I'll be frank. I didn't know Consort Wenxi before. I suppose you don't understand my habits. I don't like people coming to Yonghe Palace to disturb me, and I don't like getting too close to the sisters in the palace." After Mingxiu finished speaking, she glanced at Consort Wenxi and said, "I think my younger sister is smart enough to understand what I mean."

Consort Wenxi stared stiffly at Mingxiu, tears welling up in her eyes: "Yes, I understand. I won't bother you so often in the future. I'm so sorry, I didn't expect to bother you."

Mingxiu felt a chill run down her spine, and looking at her face made her feel extremely uncomfortable: "It's good that you understand, sister. It's just that I'm really too lazy. I usually just like to sleep and stay by myself. I really don't want to do anything. Please don't overthink it, sister."

Consort Wenxi nodded.

Mingxiu smiled brightly: "That's good. If there's nothing else for you, little sister, I'll take the child back home. We've been out for quite a while now."

Without waiting for Consort Wenxi's expression, Mingxiu got up and called Chenghuan to leave.

She really didn't want to look at Consort Wenxi's face. She clearly had the face of a leading lady, so why did she act like a hypocrite?

Behind her, Consort Wenxi watched Mingxiu's departing figure, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Your Highness, Consort Jia is too arrogant! How dare she speak to Your Highness like that?" A maid behind Consort Wenxi couldn't help but say as she watched Mingxiu and the others walk away.

Consort Wenxi remained silent and simply watched for a long time before a smile appeared on her lips.

"It's okay. We've been quite annoyed lately. If I were being visited by strangers every day, I would have snapped long ago."

"But Your Majesty," the palace maid behind her seemed hesitant to speak.

Consort Wenxi's expression hardened: "Don't worry about her. She won't interfere in our affairs, but she won't help us either. Don't make enemies with her in the future, understand?"

"Yes, but are we really giving up? Didn't Your Majesty say that the late Empress's actions were definitely done by people in the inner palace?"

Consort Wenxi lowered her eyes: "But this matter should have nothing to do with Consort Jia. She is a smart person and would not do such a thing. Moreover, at that time she spent more time in Qianqing Palace, not in the harem, so it was not her. In addition, I probably have someone I suspect."

The palace maid nodded: "In that case, we should at least bring Consort Jia over as an ally. Doesn't Her Majesty admire her very much?"

Consort Wenxi smirked, "You know, this isn't something I can just pull in like that. Didn't you understand what she meant? She said she only likes being in the palace and doesn't like getting close to the other concubines." The maid nodded, and Consort Wenxi looked at her blank expression with a sigh, "That means she won't help us. No matter what happens to us, as long as it doesn't involve her, she won't help us, but she won't harm us either."

Consort Wenxi looked at her palace maid with a helpless expression. The two had grown up together since childhood and had a very good relationship. Both were skilled in medicine, but the maid was not very bright.

"Oh, I see. I understand now. Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Your Highness."

Consort Wenxi shook her head, looking at the group of people whose backs were already out of sight. If she could, she really wanted to be friends with Consort Jia.

From our interactions over the past few days, it's clear she's a very nice and witty person. It's a pity, though, that she has other matters to attend to and can't stay peacefully in the palace.

She was determined to find out exactly how her sister had died. She knew her sister's health condition very well and absolutely refused to believe that her sister had died from illness.

Thinking of this, Consort Wenxi's expression gradually darkened.

Mingxiu pulled Chenghuan back to her Yonghe Palace and breathed a long sigh of relief. The trouble was finally over, and she no longer needed to hide from people.

Yu Qing, watching her mistress from behind, found it somewhat amusing. What other mistress was forced to hide outside like her?

Mingxiu ignored their amused expressions, feeling that a big problem had been solved.

She certainly didn't want to have any more contact with Consort Wenxi, but not because she was getting old.

It was because she had inexplicably aged lately and kept chatting with her. At first, Mingxiu Kang didn't realize what she meant and thought it was okay.

However, on several occasions later, when the girl subtly steered the conversation toward the late Empress, Mingxiu realized something was amiss.

Few people know how the late empress died, and Mingxiu is also unclear about it, but she has read a lot about it before and has many speculations about the late empress's death.

It's likely that the cause of death wasn't simple, and this person clearly wants to investigate the late Empress's death, so Mingxiu naturally can't have too much contact with her.

What if she gets dragged into it? That's why she just hinted to Consort Wenxi that she didn't know about the late Empress's affairs and didn't want to get involved. As long as she wasn't implicated, she wouldn't meddle.

Thinking of this, Mingxiu breathed a sigh of relief. Consort Wenxi must have understood what she meant.

As long as I don't contact her too often in the future, she can do whatever she wants.

After thinking it over, Mingxiu decided to send the system that was with the Empress Dowager back first, since the Empress Dowager couldn't move anyway.

Let's make sure Yinreng is safe first. Mingxiu hasn't had much contact with Empress Hesheli, so we don't know if there's any grudge between them.

However, at that time, Niohuru and Hesheli entered the palace as a concubine and an empress, respectively. Mingxiu could not believe that there were no bumps along the way.

So, just in case, it wouldn't be good if the girl found out something and blamed Yinreng.

Mingxiu acted immediately.

Afterwards, everyone in the palace realized that Consort Wenxi, who used to frequent Mingxiu Palace, was no longer going, and they all speculated that the two had fallen out.

Mingxiu didn't care about these speculations. All she wanted to do now was to keep an eye on her own little plot of land and make sure she didn't fall into any more traps.

Emperor Kangxi was planning to go out recently, but it was inconvenient to take his concubines with him. Mingxiu was still trying to persuade Emperor Kangxi to agree to go out with her.