We kept stopping and starting on the way here, so we walked very slowly, but on the way back, we took a boat and it was quite fast.

In less than half a month, everyone returned to the palace.

Mingxiu sat in her beanbag chair and sighed comfortably.

Chenghuan is still in school and hasn't finished class yet, so Mingxiu can rest for a while first.

Mingxiu sat in the chair and rested for a while, and then went through a series of processes of rewards, encouragement, and warnings.

They successfully satisfied everyone in Yonghe Palace.

Then, after changing her clothes, Mingxiu, along with Lüzhu, leisurely prepared to pick up Chenghuan from school.

When the two arrived, they saw people standing outside the study, presumably waiting for the end of the school term.

Mingxiu walked over and immediately saw Chenghuan standing in the middle.

Chenghuan also saw Mingxiu standing in the crowd, and was stunned for a moment when he saw Mingxiu.

Then my eyes instantly turned red.

She ran over, feeling a little aggrieved, and said, "Mother, you're back! You're so late, and I missed you so much!"

Mingxiu knelt down and hugged Chenghuan in her arms with a feeling of heartache.

"Your mother missed you very much. I came to pick you up from school as soon as you got back. Chenghuan, have you been happy at school these past few days?"

Cheng Huan nodded. "There are some young concubines."

"Your mother misses you very much. Do you want to come back to stay with me tonight? Your mother brought you a lot of things."

Cheng Huan snuggled in Ming Xiu's arms, already very happy, and then became even happier when she heard that Ming Xiu had brought her many gifts.

Her eyes lit up immediately. "Great! Great! Mother, let's go back quickly."

After saying that, he took Mingxiu's hand and was about to leave. Mingxiu smiled and let Chenghuan lead him forward.

After she got back, Cheng Huan buried herself in the pile of gifts, and was overjoyed to see all of them.

She cheered happily, then ran over and kissed Mingxiu. Without asking for help, she carried the things into her toy house little by little, like a mouse hoarding rice.

Mingxiu covered her face and looked at Chenghuan with some amusement, wondering where she had learned this trick from.

Green Bamboo glanced at Mingxiu sideways. "Look at her with her eyes down, who else could she have learned that from? Probably her own mother."

After returning to the palace, Mingxiu completely relaxed, and the next day she started playing mahjong with Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Consort Xiaohesheli in Yonghe.

I also distributed the gifts I had brought for them.

"Did you have fun on your trip, sister?" Little Hesheli asked Mingxiu with a hint of envy.

Although she had no worries about food and drink in the palace, she was somewhat envious of those who could go out and play whenever they wanted.

Mingxiu nodded. "It's alright. The main thing is that the scenery outside is different from the palace, so it's a good place to go for a walk."

Mingxiu knew what Xiaohesheli was thinking, but it wasn't her decision who went out. She could only think that she would wait for another opportunity to whisper in Kangxi's ear and see if she could get them all to go out for a stroll.

She's still stuck in the palace; honestly, she can't stand it.

"Thank you so much, sister, for all this time. I noticed that Yinti has not only not lost weight since he came back, but has actually gained quite a bit. He told me that it's all thanks to you taking care of his food and drink along the way," Consort Hui said gratefully to Mingxiu.

"Yes, and Yinzhi too. He's actually much healthier since he came back, and he doesn't look sickly like before anymore. Thank you so much, sister." Consort Rong was genuinely grateful. Yinzhi's health had never been very good, and she was really worried about him this time, so she came to ask Mingxiu for help.

As a result, after returning from the trip, he seemed to have recovered quite a bit.

Mingxiu waved her hand magnanimously, "It's alright, we're all sisters. Besides, they call me Mother Consort, so it's only right that I take care of them."

The group chatted and laughed, and the day quickly passed.

The next day was the day to pay our respects again.

Mingxiu was in a bad mood when Green Bamboo pulled her out of bed. She didn't expect that she would have to pay her respects so soon after returning.

But no matter how unhappy she was, she still had to go to pay her respects. She could only ask Green Bamboo to help her get familiar with the place before heading towards Chengqian Palace.

As soon as Mingxiu arrived, she saw that Consort Wenxi was already there, sitting in her seat with an air of elegance and nobility.

Upon seeing Mingxiu enter, she greeted her, "Hello, Consort Jia! You must have had a hard time traveling these past few days."

When Mingxiu heard her call, she was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was being called. She had only recently adopted the title of Consort Jia, and had almost forgotten about it during her time away from the palace. So she really couldn't remember it.

"Not at all, taking care of the Emperor is simply my duty," Mingxiu replied with a smile.

She hadn't slept well today and didn't really feel like talking, so she just exchanged a few words and then sat there without saying a word.

She remained silent, so naturally no one could approach her to speak.

After a while, when the Imperial Noble Consort came out, everyone paid their respects to her and then dispersed.

Mingxiu just wanted to go back to her warm bed and sleep a little longer; she was too tired.

He didn't pay any attention to the chattering behind him.

Therefore, Mingxiu missed the opportunity to get firsthand information.

When Mingxiu woke up and heard the message from Green Bamboo, she thought she might be hallucinating.

Otherwise, she might have slept for several days straight, otherwise how could she have heard the news of Uya's death?

"Is the news true?" Mingxiu was very skeptical and couldn't understand why. She had just returned to the palace and was thinking of keeping an eye on Wuya Shi. How could she be gone?

Green Bamboo nodded. "It's true. It happened after Her Majesty went to pay her respects today. By the time everyone found out, Consort Wuya was already dead."

Mingxiu still felt utterly disillusioned. This generation of imperial concubines was gone just like that, and shouldn't she have been reborn? How could she have died so easily? "How did she die?"

"It's said that he accidentally fell into the lake, but it was quite dark at the time, and no one saw him. By the time they did, it was too late," Green Bamboo said, her tone full of doubt.

Although she also felt that this claim was unreliable.

But she did inquire, and everyone said the same thing; she couldn't find out any other version.

Mingxiu nodded. "Alright? Since Green Bamboo said so, then that must be the information everyone knows."

But Kangxi must know some inside information. No, I'll ask him when I enter the space.

She even specifically asked Emperor Kangxi to pay close attention to Lady Uya.

Could it be that Emperor Kangxi discovered something during the inspection and then killed them to silence them?

Mingxiu was filled with questions.