Chen Yuwei had some prepared medicines and packed some warm clothes to carry with her as she watched Yonghu leave the palace with his entourage.
On the way back to Yikun Palace, Chen Yuwei and Xia He lamented that with Ha Yihu gone, they didn't know when he would return.
Many Qing princesses, after leaving the Forbidden City, were never able to return to the capital for the rest of their lives.
Even those who are unlucky may die within a few years.
All the capital could do was send one Qing princess after another to marry into the capital, making them repeat the tragic lives of their sisters.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. There's no need to make things awkward on such a joyous day."
Go to the princess's residence and see He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a. I heard that they have learned another set of whip techniques.
Honestly, just a few days ago she accidentally injured herself and complained to me about not wanting to work so hard, but then she turned around and studied harder and more diligently than anyone else.
These two kids, I don't know where they got their stubbornness from, they'll face any difficulty if it's something they like.
It doesn't matter if you don't do well, you'll do well eventually. The main thing is to persevere.
It seems that no one can outlast the two of them; they are famous throughout the entire harem.
Even the Emperor, upon hearing the commotion, sent numerous rewards, and even the several fine horses that had been presented as tribute from Mongolia ended up in their pockets.
Over the years, although Chen Yuwei has remained low-key as a concubine, none of the other concubines in the harem, including the Empress, have accumulated as much wealth as she has.
This was a deliberate illusion created by Chen Yuwei to avoid many additional disputes.
Otherwise, given Chen Yuwei's special circumstances, she might be targeted by many people in secret.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Xia He suddenly spoke up to remind her, and before Chen Yuwei could react, she stepped forward to block her.
Bang!
"Ouch!"
"Quickly, help him up."
Chen Yuwei looked at the little palace maid lying on the ground and took another step back, still feeling lingering fear.
Xia He got up from the ground, still feeling some pain all over her body from the impact.
"You, you must be Ping'er from Consort Wei's side, how come you look so disheveled?"
Xia He rubbed her elbow, which she had fallen on, and asked Ping'er, who was in a disheveled state.
To say he was in a sorry state would be an understatement; he looked like he had just fled a disaster. His body was covered in wounds, and his face was swollen and bruised.
Wow!
Whom did this offend that led to the Imperial Prison taking private punishment?
Xia He turned to look at Chen Yuwei, then continued to press her for details.
Ping'er opened her mouth and whimpered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Seeing how anxious she was, Ping'er pointed towards the Imperial Garden behind her with teary eyes.
Xia He: ...
"You want me to go to the Imperial Garden? Did something happen to Consort Wei there?"
Chen Yuwei stepped forward and put her hand on Xia He's shoulder.
Ping'er nodded and continued to plead with Chen Yuwei for help. As for how she figured out the request, well, Ping'er was kneeling and kowtowing there, which was exactly what she meant.
Okay!
Since I have nothing else to do, and I've run into this place, I might as well go and take a look.
Chen Yuwei waved for Ping'er to lead the way, and Chen Yuwei, Xia He, and the others turned a corner and went directly to the Imperial Garden.
As it turned out, she was right to come. At that moment, a dramatic scene was unfolding in the Imperial Garden, where Consort Jia was instructing her maids to beat and verbally abuse Consort Wei, who was kneeling on the ground.
Chen Yuwei was shocked by what she saw. Ping'er, however, was loyal to her mistress and ran over to stand in front of Consort Wei, letting the slap fall on her instead.
Only then did Chen Yuwei understand how Ping'er got those wounds on her face; it turned out she had suffered for her master.
"Consort Jia, you are truly impressive. Anyone who didn't know better would think that you held the reins of power in the palace."
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at how badly they beat Consort Wei and her maid! My goodness, did these two kill someone or commit arson?"
Chen Yuwei looked up at the very calm Jiafei and thought to herself, "Of all people to bully, why bully this ruthless person in front of me? She's really courting death."
As the future emperor's biological mother, Chen Yuwei didn't think Wei Hanyu was an innocent little rabbit.
"Your Majesty, this humble servant greets Consort Shu."
"No need for formalities, rise."
"Wait!"
Chen Yuwei turned her head and looked at Consort Jia, who had interrupted her, raising an eyebrow with a hint of interest. "Consort Jia has not yet paid her respects to me."
Consort Jia: ...
Consort Jia lowered her head, feeling extremely aggrieved, and said, "This concubine greets Consort Shu."
Chen Yuwei didn't speak, but gestured for Xia He to continue helping Consort Wei up, and then slowly walked up to Consort Jia, who was bowing and paying her respects.
The maid who had hit the girl earlier had just retreated behind Consort Jia.
Because Chen Yuwei didn't speak, Jiafei couldn't get up.
Perhaps it was this awkward position that cleared her head, and Consort Jia suddenly realized that she could control Consort Wei, but not Consort Shu, after all, there was still a whole rank difference between them.
"Consort Jia, tell me, what has made you so angry?"
For concubines without palace authority to abuse their power and resort to private torture is a crime punishable by a trip to the Imperial Prison.
Although Consort Jia was domineering, she had never done anything so foolish.
Now that he's left with this evidence in public, does he have someone backing him? Could it be the Empress?
Chen Yuwei wondered what was the main reason Jiafei was so composed, but she didn't realize that Jiafei wasn't as reckless as Chen Yuwei thought.
To put it bluntly, Wei Hanyu was unlucky today. She didn't pay attention to what she said, and Consort Jia overheard her.
Consort Jia had long disliked Wei Hanyu, especially since Wei Hanyu lived in Changchun Palace.
With both new and old grudges combined, Consort Jia ordered someone to teach Wei Hanyu a lesson on the spot.
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