Once the conversation started, it was hard to stop. Wu Yunzhu wasn't a chatterbox, but after years of working outside the palace, even a recluse like her had to learn to be worldly-wise.
She muttered and complained to her mother for a long time, mostly about the messy things that happened in this family and that family.
Chen Yuwei glanced at her daughter, who was patting her chest repeatedly after finishing her speech, and her lips twitched. "Just do your own thing and wait and see what happens."
Wu Yunzhu instinctively retorted, "Mother, I've been married for several years now. What can we do by just watching and waiting?"
Chen Yuwei gave a perfunctory smile, "Isn't being able to calm down enough?"
Originally, it was just a matter of Hongli's downfall and their rise to power. As long as the Hall of Mental Cultivation had a new master, all the other problems would be easily solved.
Wuyunzhu: ...
Wu Yunzhu glanced at her mother's expression and belatedly realized that something seemed off about what the two of them had just said.
Uh, never mind.
“Mother is right, I will focus on my own business.”
Wuyunzhu scratched her head, deeply convinced that her mother was about to do something extraordinary.
She's a princess still roaming outside the palace, competing with the common people for profit—it's best not to ask her.
Even if Wu Yunzhu wanted to ask Chen Yuwei, she couldn't say anything. It involved such a sensitive issue as regicide, and even if Chen Yuwei told her, Wu Yunzhu would have to be willing to listen.
"Go back quickly. Everything is fine here. Tell Yonghu and the others to raise the children well and do their jobs properly."
As dusk approached, Chen Yuwei didn't linger with Wu Yunzhu any longer, and waved goodbye as she escorted him to the palace gate.
Wu Yunzhu responded and turned to leave quickly, casting a shadow on the ground that was stretched longer by the light.
Chen Yuwei watched Wuyunzhu leave and then gestured to Xingkui that she could close the door.
The heavy iron gate was closed, sealing everything in Yikun Palace away.
In the years she tried to minimize going out, Chen Yuwei always felt that she was somewhat similar to those concubines who offended the emperor and were imprisoned, except that one was proactive and the other was passive.
"How many days this month has the Emperor summoned his concubines while he was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation?"
"Your Majesty, there have been fifteen entries recorded this month," but only twenty days have passed.
"Your Majesty has worked hard. Please have the Imperial Kitchen and the Imperial Hospital staff pay close attention to His Majesty's health."
"Yes, I understand."
"..."
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