"Your Majesty, have you come up with a solution?"

Consort Shu gave a cold smile, and instead of answering, asked:

"Does Consort Xian not see His Majesty, nor does she see anyone else?"

Du Mama looked on with suspicion, not understanding why the Empress suddenly asked this question.

But she still answered seriously.

"Yes, in the past few days, some concubines from other palaces have tried to curry favor with Consort Xian under the pretext of visiting her, but Consort Xian has refused them all."

"Only on that day, when Eunuch Wen went to read out the imperial decree promoting her to the rank of Noble Lady, did the Yilan Palace open its doors; at other times, it remained closed to all visitors."

"She seems to be confining herself to her quarters, and has no desire to gain His Majesty's favor."

"Nonsense. How could she not want His Majesty's favor? If she really didn't care about His Majesty's affection, would she pretend to be weak and delicate in front of him? She just wants to make His Majesty remember her more through this method."

"Hmph, vixen's tricks."

Consort Shu looked disdainful.

But in an instant, her expression changed again.

"Speaking of which, isn't it the anniversary of that child's death in two days?"

The old woman nodded sadly: "Yes, it's been almost two years."

"If His Majesty still doesn't come to see me on that day, then I will go to him. On that special day, out of pity for me, His Majesty will surely make time to spend with me, won't he?"

"Of course, His Majesty will certainly grant Your Highness's request in this matter."

"If I were to ask His Majesty for something, His Majesty would certainly not refuse, would he?"

"Yes, this servant believes that His Majesty would not do anything to upset Her Highness on this day, after all, His Majesty has you in his heart."

“Then I will take him to Yilan Palace to ‘see’ Gu Jiangli.”