To avoid trouble, Chen Yuwei chose not to confront Consort Ning directly.
Xia He directed the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair to take a side path and go directly back to the palace.
Chen Yuwei knew that in this situation, if something went wrong, she would be implicated, so she planned to leave secretly to avoid the possibility of something happening.
The sedan chair left quickly, and just as she was about to leave the Imperial Garden, a piercing scream suddenly came from behind Chen Yuwei, the sound hitting her head.
"Aaaaaah! Help!"
The sedan chair, which had been traveling smoothly, suddenly lurched slightly. Chen Yuwei gripped the handles on both sides tightly with both hands, and her body staggered forward.
"master"
Xia He looked at Chen Yuwei nervously, her eyes glancing behind her.
The raised palanquin had come to a stop.
Chen Yuwei remained expressionless, took a deep breath, and gestured for Xia He to go and check first. "The rest of you can wait here with me."
We can't rush over with everyone; too many people will attract unwanted attention, and if something happens, we won't be able to shake them off.
Xia He nodded in agreement, then turned and hurriedly ran towards the direction from which the shouts came.
After passing the lush forest in front of her, Xia He saw Consort Ning and the others in complete disarray.
He craned his neck and peered forward, but unfortunately he couldn't see Ning Fei's condition clearly.
Having no other choice, Xia He simply came up with a solution: she shouted it out loud.
The noise startled the palace servants who were anxiously pacing around Consort Ning.
Some people calmed themselves down and had Consort Ning carried to the palace.
It was because of this that Xia He saw the terrible state of Consort Ning's body.
A pool of bright red blood had formed beneath the ground. Consort Ning, oblivious to her surroundings, was carried back to her sedan chair by palace servants and hastily carried away.
Xia He hid under the shade of the tree without showing her face until Consort Ning's people had walked quite a distance before she lowered her head and ran back.
During this time, Chen Yuwei had already stepped down from the sedan chair and was pacing back and forth along the passageway.
"master"
Xia He called out softly, then slowly approached her master and described in detail what she had just witnessed.
After listening, Chen Yuwei pondered for a moment and then said that she would return to the palace first.
Who knows the details of Consort Ning's situation? It's fine if a palace servant comes to inform her, but if not, she can only pretend she doesn't know anything.
"Tell the servants who came out today that there are certain things that should and should not be said, and I do not need to remind them."
While ostensibly speaking to Xia He, Chen Yuwei's eyes kept glancing at the other palace servants around her.
The palace servants who were swept over by Chen Yuwei all lowered their heads, shrank their necks, and dared not meet her gaze.
"Don't worry, Master. Everyone knows what they're doing and won't cause you any trouble."
If anyone doesn't know the rules, this servant will make sure they learn their lesson.
Xia He was much more direct than Chen Yuwei. Her sharp little eyes swept over everyone, scaring the surrounding palace servants so much that they dared not speak.
The sedan chair was successfully carried back to Yikun Palace. As they entered, Chen Yuwei called Xia Yu over to inquire about the situation while she was away from the palace. After learning that everything was normal, Chen Yuwei waved her hand, signaling Xia Yu to leave.
Xia He looked bewildered. "Master, logically speaking, the people from Jingyang Palace should have sent the message to Yikun Palace."
Jingyang Palace holds an absolute advantage in terms of the distance between Jingren Palace and Yikun Palace, as well as the distance between both palaces and the Imperial Garden.
Chen Yuwei looked inscrutable. "You said it yourself, this is a normal deduction."
If Consort Ning's injuries are not as severe as they appeared when I first saw her, there's no need to bring it up to me.
Otherwise, it would be a sin to spread rumors that contradict the gossip without cause.
The scene Xia He witnessed in the Imperial Garden was quite far away. It was said that Consort Ning's injuries were serious. Can we be sure? Maybe it was just bait Consort Ning used to lure people.
Based on current observations, it seems most likely that Consort Ning will choose fishing.
In the inner palace, who will be the fish that Consort Ning uses her schemes to trap?
Chen Yuwei quickly learned about this person, because his true colors couldn't be hidden and were revealed very quickly.
Consort Qing and Consort Lin were punished by Emperor Hongli with three months' worth of allowances and an additional month of confinement for violating palace rules and spreading rumors.
Rumor has it that the Emperor's original plan to bestow a title upon Consort Lin has been temporarily cancelled, and now it seems even further away than expected.
"Is it Consort Qing and Consort Lin?" Can those two even be put together to form a complete brain? Chen Yuwei laughed when she heard the news.
The real mastermind behind it all was Consort Ling of Yongshou Palace.
Consort Ling, through the help of Consort Qing and Consort Lin, caused Consort Ning some minor trouble.
Consort Ning simply went with the flow and implicated Consort Qing and Consort Lin as well.
The dramatic scene of injuries in the Imperial Garden was specially performed by Consort Ning for these people.
Consort Qing and Consort Lin couldn't resist jumping in when they saw this, and Consort Ning caught them like turtles in a jar.
"Your Majesty, the fact that Consort Qing and Consort Lin are now under confinement for a month is actually a good thing for them."
I was seven months pregnant, and a month later it was eight months. I had just passed through a relatively difficult period that could lead to premature birth.
"It depends on what you think," Chen Yuwei said, moving her fingers and turning to let the wet nurse bring Wuyunzhu over while she comforted her newly awakened daughter.
Wuyunzhu has turned three years old and is growing more and more like a miniature version of Hongli.
To be honest, if Wu Yunzhu weren't Chen Yuwei's biological daughter, and I were to extend that affection to her as well, I doubt I would have shown her much favoritism.
It's really an eyesore. It's the fault of her mother, Wuyunzhu, that her perfectly good daughter has grown up like this. She's truly suffered.
Feeling increasingly angry, Chen Yuwei turned to Xia He and asked her to run to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to deliver some soup, adding that Wu Yunzhu missed him.
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