Wanyan Honglie's Study

Wanyan Honglie said to the servant, "Go and guard the courtyard. Don't let anyone in."

The servant answered "Yes" and left.

Gu Ning: "Wan'er, now that entering the palace is a done deal, what are your plans?"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Now in the harem, Empress Hesheli, Consort Zhao of the Niohuru clan, and Consort Tong of the Tongjia clan each form their own faction."

"Although Empress Hesheli is renowned for her virtue, the children in the palace are dying one after another. I don't believe it's possible that she didn't have her methods."

"Now, the Empress has a deep foundation in the harem, Consort Zhao has been in the palace for a long time and also has a certain amount of power and manpower, and Consort Tong is the Emperor's own cousin, with whom he has a deep relationship."

They all have their own strengths; what will you do if you get in?"

Wanyan Honglie said, “Wanwan, right now there are only three high-ranking concubines in the harem: the Empress, Consort Zhao, and Consort Tong. The others are all bondservant. Although their ranks are low, they have been in the palace for a long time and will definitely have some people among them. You can’t be careless.”

"And today, Eunuch Liang reminded my father that the Emperor has cleaned up Jingren Palace, which was the residence of Empress Xiaokangzhang before her death."

"With so many empty main halls in the harem, why would they clean out this palace?"

At this moment, Wanyan Abahai said, "Little sister, according to your second brother's guess, besides guarding against Consort Zhao, Consort Tong, and the Empress, you also have concubines from the bondservant families in the palace."

“In recent years, the bondservant families have become increasingly arrogant. As far as my second brother knows, they have banded together and control all aspects of the inner palace. If they unite as one, they may be even more difficult to deal with than the Empress and Consort Zhao.”

Wanwan thought to herself, "As expected of my second brother, he's really smart. I'm someone who knows history well, so I know that the bondservant clans banded together, and later on, they even became big rats."

"But Second Brother is able to analyze things so thoroughly based on his current understanding of the bondservants. He is indeed a versatile talent who is proficient in both literature and martial arts."

He thought, "We're all born of the same mother, so why is there such a big difference? My eldest brother isn't stupid, but he's far inferior to my second brother."

"Thank goodness, I'm pretty smart too," Wanwan thought to herself.

Wanwan said, “Father, Mother, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother, you don’t need to worry. Although I was pampered and spoiled at home, I’m not ignorant of the secrets of the inner palace. The inner courtyard of my uncle’s family is no less fierce than the struggles in the inner palace. I often go to Grandma’s side and have been influenced by what I’ve seen and heard.”

"I'm not someone who knows nothing, and you're not some clueless little rabbit."

"There are still nearly half a month until the day she enters the palace. Eunuch Liang said that the Emperor has specially granted his daughter permission to bring her dowry into the palace."

In fact, concubines of the rank of concubine or above could bring their dowry into the palace, but apart from the empress, other concubines could not bring too much.

Wanwan said, "We should put in a lot of effort here and get everything we're supposed to."

Gu Ning said, "Wan'er, Qi An, the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Hospital, is young, but his medical skills are quite good."

“He originally came from a family of doctors, but after his mother died, his father remarried. His stepmother was ruthless and used all sorts of means to drive him out for the sake of her own son. Your father had been kind to him before, and Physician Qi is a good person. We should be able to make use of him.”

"If we could bring them under our control, that would be even better. After all, having a royal physician who has pledged allegiance to us makes everything much easier."

Wanyan Honglie also said, "Wanwan, this Physician Qi is young and rarely summoned by the masters, so he should be relatively easy to bribe. Make good use of him."

"Furthermore, remember that there is only one true master of the Forbidden City, so don't lose sight of the bigger picture."

"The Empress Dowager has retired to the background in recent years, and the Empress Dowager is no longer involved in affairs. But you must not let this cause discord with the Empress Dowager; she is no ordinary person."

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