In Changchun Palace, just as Concubine Jin had finished her breakfast, the maid Fuyun came in to report, "My lady, I heard that the Imperial Concubine has gone to the Fahua Hall to pray for Empress Yuan."
Noble Lady Jin was Wu Yunzhu, who was sent into the palace by Soetu. After entering the palace, she was given the title of Noble Lady, and after serving the emperor in bed, she was given the title of Jin.
"No need to keep an eye on her. Since the Emperor asked her to pray, she wouldn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary."
Fuyun nodded, then said indignantly, "She's already an Imperial Noble Consort. What else could the Tong family be dissatisfied with? They actually dared to insult Empress Yuan with their words at a palace banquet. How audacious!"
Concubine Jin frowned, glanced at Fuyun, and warned, "The Emperor has already made his decision on this matter, and he will never mention it again."
Fuyun pursed her lips, "I feel sorry for the young lady. After all, the young lady is a daughter of the Hesheli family. Her family background is not worse than hers. It's just that she entered the palace late."
Concubine Jin frowned.
When she entered the palace, she brought in a maid named Meixiang from her mother's home, and Fuyun was assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The little girl is quick and efficient, pretty and articulate, and very likable.
It was precisely because of this that she jumped from a rough maid to a second-class maid who served closely.
This girl is articulate but not annoying, but today she kept grabbing the Imperial Noble Consort, which made Noble Lady Jin feel a little disgusted.
"I'll say it again, the affairs of Hesheli and the Tong family are handled by the elders of the family. When I first entered the palace, my uncle told me to just live a good life in the harem and not do anything messy."
Fuyun pursed her lips and continued, "But I saw that the Crown Prince was very angry that day. If you can take this opportunity to do something, it will definitely make His Royal Highness happy."
Lady Jin looked at Fuyun, "What do you think I can do?"
Fuyun smiled broadly and said without hesitation, "The Imperial Concubine prays for Empress Yuan's blessing every day, and the first step is to burn incense. We can tamper with the incense, for example, making it impossible to light it no matter what. If this gets out, everyone will definitely say that Empress Yuan refuses to accept the Tong family's apology. Then, the Emperor will also feel disgusted with the Imperial Concubine."
Lady Jin's brows darkened, but she pretended to be casual and said, "You do have some ideas. You've been with me for so long, but I didn't know you were so smart."
Fuyun was a little flattered by the praise, "This servant is only thinking about it for the young master."
Lady Jin pretended to sigh, "Although your idea is good, she is of a different status after all. What if this attempt fails to achieve what we want? We can't tamper with the incense and candles every day."
Fuyun immediately said, "The Imperial Noble Consort goes to the Fahua Palace every day. Over time, she must have neglected to take care of the Fourth Prince. We can take this opportunity to attack the Fourth Prince and eliminate an enemy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Meixiang, who was serving beside her, frowned. "Fuyun, what nonsense are you talking about? The Fourth Prince is just a little boy, how can he be the enemy of our Crown Prince? Moreover, what are the risks of attacking the prince?"
Fuyun has always felt that Meixiang is an eyesore. Now that she sees that Concubine Jin is tempted by her plan, she will never let Meixiang, a troublemaker, interfere.
"Meixiang, you're the maid the young lady brought into the palace. Why do you always side with outsiders in your words and actions? The Tong family and the Hesheli family are clearly enemies. If we can't completely bring them down now, what will we do if they bite us back in the future?"
Meixiang was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but she suppressed her anger and looked at Concubine Jin worriedly.
"My young lady, the head of the family once said that your only purpose in entering the palace is to accompany the emperor and take care of the crown prince. You don't need to do anything else."
Concubine Jin paused as she fiddled with the teacup, and suddenly remembered what Soetu had told her before she entered the palace.
Don't easily believe anyone's kindness to her. She is a girl from the Hesheli family, and no one in the harem will treat her well sincerely.
Don't trust anyone easily. Even servants brought in from home may betray their masters for some reason.
When you are unsure about something, don't do it.
At this time, Concubine Jin had already determined that Fu Yun, sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was definitely a thorn left by someone by her side.
As to whether the person behind the scenes wants to sow discord between Hesheli and the Tong family, or wants to use her to overthrow the Imperial Noble Consort, it is still unknown.
But Fuyun cannot be kept.
After pondering for a while, she looked at Fuyun and said, "Although Hesheli's family is very powerful, I have just entered the palace not long ago. Naturally, I don't have the ability to tamper with the incense and candles in the Fahua Hall..."
"Don't worry, my lady. Just leave this matter to me."
Concubine Jin couldn't help but sneer.
No matter who Fuyun is the nail for, looking at his anxious look, he doesn't seem like someone who can accomplish anything big.
"Okay, then go ahead and do it."
Fuyun ran out excitedly. Meixiang wanted to say something, but saw Concubine Jin smiling and shaking her head at her.
"Meixiang, come here. I have something to tell you..."
In the evening, Fuyun walked in with a look of praise on his face, "My lady, is everything done?"
Lady Jin was shocked. "Really? Even the incense and candles have been tampered with?"
Fuyun smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, everything has been taken care of. When the Imperial Concubine goes to burn incense tomorrow, no matter how many times she changes the incense and candles, it will not succeed."
Concubine Jin nodded, then glanced at Meixiang and the two eunuchs waiting on the side, and without saying a word, she took Fuyun down and tied her up, and blocked her mouth as well.
Concubine Jin then stood up and said, "Let's go and take her to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Kangxi and Yinreng were shocked after listening to Concubine Jin's explanation of the whole story.
"Aunt, do you suspect someone is instigating you to deal with the Imperial Concubine?"
Concubine Jin hurriedly said, "I am of low rank and dare not accept the Crown Prince's call of aunt. You can just call me Concubine Jin."
[She is just as well-behaved as she was in her previous life, but this incident didn't happen in her previous life, so naturally, he and this aunt had no interaction. He only knew that she was well-behaved and sensible and didn't get into trouble. Now, it seems she has some brains.]
Kangxi also nodded silently.
Seeing Yinreng smile, Concubine Jin continued, "That's exactly what I suspect. After all, everyone knows what happened at the palace banquet. If you instigate me to deal with the Imperial Concubine at this time, even if the Hesheli and Tong families completely break off relations, who knows what the people behind the scenes will do."
Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "You personally lead the interrogation of this palace maid... Forget it, just send her directly to the Ministry of Punishment and hand her over to those old maids."
Fuyun was frightened when she heard the word "Ministry of Punishment". She struggled hard when she saw Liang Jiugong was about to take her away.
"Your Majesty, it wouldn't be too late to try this girl first before sending her away."
Kangxi nodded, and Liang Jiugong pulled the cloth out of Fuyun's mouth. Without waiting for him to ask any questions, Fuyun began to make big announcements.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. This was all done by Concubine Hui."
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