On the other side, Jiang Ziyi was feeling very uncomfortable in the Empress Dowager's palace, cursing Rong Jingyuan, the dog emperor, a hundred times in her heart.
It must be because he stayed in her palace again instead of attending court, and he put the blame on himself, which caused the Queen Mother to be dissatisfied with him.
The Empress Dowager did not like to see people on weekdays, so the morning and evening visits in the harem were omitted.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time Jiang Ziyi saw the Queen Mother since entering this world.
Just as Jiang Ziyi had thought, the news that the emperor did not attend the morning court reached Xiangning Palace where the empress dowager was.
When the empress dowager learned that the emperor had also stayed in the queen's palace yesterday and was late for court, the empress dowager, like an old fox, immediately became extremely vigilant.
This was not the first time that the Empress Dowager heard that the Emperor had been late for court because he stayed overnight in the Empress's palace.
Jiang Ziyi looked at the Queen Mother quietly. As her aunt, the Queen Mother was not very close to her.
At this moment, this woman of noble status and powerful aura slowly spoke: "I have said that the harem must not disrupt the order of the court due to selfish desires. You often let the emperor stay overnight in your palace and delay his court sessions? Are you trying to give the Jiang family the reputation of disrupting the order of the court?"
The slightly majestic tone suddenly came over, making the air around it feel a little heavy.
Jiang Ziyi searched her memory and found that her original self had never said anything bad about Rong Jingyuan in front of the Queen Mother. Because he liked her, he even secretly concealed many things for him. In order to prevent her aunt from getting suspicious, he even helped him lie and mislead her aunt, taking all the blame on himself.
Jiang Ziyi curled her lips speechlessly in her heart, not knowing what the original owner saw in Rong Jingyuan and why she was hiding it from him.
Then, a look of grievance appeared on her face.
She started crying, "Aunt, it was Rong Jingyuan who wanted to ruin the Jiang family's reputation. He did it on purpose."
"The one he actually loves the most is Consort Ming!"
Sure enough, when the Queen Mother heard this, her brows furrowed.
"What do you mean?" This was the first time the Queen Mother heard this from Jiang Ziyi.
Jiang Ziyi then told everyone everything she knew.
Rong Jingyuan always does whatever he wants to me because he relies on the fact that I once liked him.
He also always sent people to keep an eye on him, for fear that she would leak the secret.
Then why is she standing on the same rope with him?
Since he already suspects me, then of course I have to prove his suspicion!
Otherwise, it would be too unfair to him to be on guard day and night.
As expected, after hearing this, the Queen Mother tapped the table with her long nails, and her eyes had become as cold as a sharp sword.
"Why are you telling me now?" the Queen Mother asked coldly.
Jiang Ziyi had a lot of grievances, and she also wanted to ask why the original owner was willing to do this for a man who didn't love her.
So she could only speak aggrievedly: "I only discovered today that Your Majesty would occasionally go to the Ming Concubine's palace... and sit there for a long time..."
The Queen Mother raised her hand and called a servant over, "Where is Rong Jingyuan now?"
Calling her by her name shows that the Queen Mother is really angry.
The palace attendant who was questioned by the Empress Dowager bowed and replied, "Empress Dowager, after His Majesty left the Empress Dowager's palace today, he did not attend court, but instead went to the Ming Consort's palace for breakfast."
Tsk, who made Rong Jingyuan monitor her every day? Look, he is also being monitored by the Queen Mother.
After hearing what the servant said, the Queen Mother was convinced that what Jiang Ziyi had just said was true.
She said coldly, "Rong Jingyuan has really grown wings. He even dared to plot against the Jiang family!" There was already a lot of anger implied in her words.
Jiang Ziyi quickly leaned over to the Queen Mother and gently stroked her back.
"Aunt, please don't get yourself hurt by being angry."
The Queen Mother took a deep breath, and her expression softened slightly, but she still scolded, "Next time something like this happens, you should have told me earlier!"
"Yes, aunt, I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter before..."
Then he raised his eyes with a look of grievance, "I will pay attention next time and tell you the first time if there is anything."
Seeing that Jiang Ziyi was so obedient, the Queen Mother did not make things difficult for her anymore. She sat in the palace for a while and then let her go back.
Afterwards, the Queen Mother ordered her servants to invite Concubine Ming to her palace.
When the Queen Mother's men arrived at Concubine Ming's palace, Rong Jingyuan had not left yet.
When Concubine Ming heard that the Queen Mother wanted to invite her over, she became so frightened that her face turned pale.
The hand holding Rong Jingyuan's was trembling slightly.
"Your Majesty..." The anxious little face was full of a look of help.
Rong Jingyuan's face darkened the moment he heard it.
The Queen had just gone to the Queen Mother's palace, and the Queen Mother turned around and asked Ming Fei to come over.
This must be what the Queen said to the Queen Mother!
He held Ming Fei's hand tightly and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you. I may have to put you through some hardship for a while."
After saying this, Rong Jingyuan threw the vase in Ming Fei's room fiercely and cursed loudly: "You disappoint me!"
Then, pretending to be furious, he fiercely pushed open the door and stormed out, calling two guards over. At the palace gate, he loudly issued an order: "Ming Fei has committed treason. You are confined to the palace for a month. No one is allowed to see you without my permission!"
Seeing this, the palace maids in the Empress Dowager's palace had no choice but to go back and report the matter to the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother narrowed her fox-like eyes. As soon as she heard it, she knew that the Emperor was not really restricting Ming Fei's footsteps, but was protecting her.
"Then wait and see, I want to see how long he can protect Ming Fei!"
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After Jiang Ziyi returned to the palace, she saw that it was still early, so she was about to ask her servant to deliver a letter to Prince Han's Mansion to invite Lin Xuejiao to go out for a walk together.
Then he heard Rong Jingyuan's cold voice suddenly appear behind him, "The Queen still wants to go out and play?"
This gave her a fright.
Rong Jingyuan suddenly moved closer and fiercely pulled her into the bedroom, using such force that she felt her wrist was about to be broken.
"It hurts!" she cried out.
But it did not win Rong Jingyuan's sympathy.
Rong Jingyuan dragged her into the room and slammed the bedroom door shut.
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