Princess Duan was thinking about how to explain to Concubine Xiang why she asked Concubine Xu to help her squeeze Meng Qi today.
Over there, Imperial Concubine Xiang, Imperial Concubine Xian and several other high-ranking concubines were already walking towards this side. As usual, Meng Qi did not see Concubine Lian. If it were not for her experience in her previous life, Meng Qi would have believed like everyone else that Concubine Lian was a person who did not take anything to heart, including her only son.
But she knew that Concubine Lian did care, and it was because she cared that she pretended to be disdainful. And it was also because of her approach that Prince Rui was able to avoid many open and secret attacks, and did not appear on the enemy list of the princes so early. In other words, those people did not look down on Prince Rui at all.
Meng Qi turned around and glanced at Ms. Li. Ms. Li nodded knowingly and turned away when no one was paying attention.
The reason why Meng Qi brought Ms. Li into the palace today was to prepare for her subsequent matters. She was now prepared to change some of her previous plans.
She originally thought that after reaching an agreement with Song Chengze, she would focus on helping him deal with areas where he was unable or inconvenient to intervene, whether it was to inquire about news or to require her to play a role in order to obtain information. She was even prepared to use her stupid behavior to do anything else.
Therefore, she did not take the matters in the inner house of the palace to heart at all, thinking that they should still be done according to the previous rules. As long as there were no major mistakes and nothing happened in front of her, it would be fine.
However, less than a month later, she changed her mind. The reason was simple: she realized that many of the events of her past life had originated in the inner chambers and spread outward. Of course, there were more than just things the palace intended to share. Furthermore, the women were acting too eagerly, each with ulterior motives. She even felt that each one had a shadow from another palace behind her, which was not a good thing. Most importantly, she had to perform well, convince Song Chengze of her strength and ability, and quickly gain his trust.
Although the incident with Prince Duan made Song Chengze look at her with new eyes, it was not enough. She needed more, not only for her own goal, but also for the people in the Meng family that she cared about.
Therefore, she had to take good care of the inner house and let Song Chengze see the results. It would be best if she could dig out a few "spies" she suspected or solve a few things that Song Chengze had not taken seriously in the past.
In the past few days, especially after the incident with Prince Duan, Song Chengze's treatment of Madam Hai and his warning to Xiao Lin for her acquiescence let her know that this was an opportunity. If she couldn't really dig out something through these things, then the foreshadowing in the early stages might be greatly reduced.
She started with Madam Hai, firstly because she hadn't put herself in the right place. Secondly, she really wanted to see how her own mother-in-law treated her. She didn't know how much Prince Rui and Concubine Lian had discussed, nor did she know if such a patient woman would agree with Song Chengze's approach. But her opinion was undoubtedly important to Song Chengze, and she couldn't let Concubine Lian influence their agreement.
Therefore, she needed a chance to "talk" with Concubine Lian, but she didn't have many opportunities to have a long talk with her mother-in-law who was away from the world at this moment. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Concubine Lian didn't care about Song Chengze. Every time Song Chengze came to pay his respects, she either rejected him or gave him a short talk that didn't even last a cup of tea. This was also known to everyone in the palace.
Of course, Meng Qi knew that Song Chengze and her must have other ways of contacting each other, but this was something she didn't know about, and something Song Chengze wouldn't reveal to her. She couldn't even let him see too much right now. She believed that Concubine Lian was just trying to keep an eye on him, and for that sensitive man, a little ignorance was better.
This was even more true for her daughter-in-law. Even on the second day of their wedding, Concubine Lian chose to attend court in Kunning Palace with the Empress, unwilling to chat with her daughter-in-law in Qionghua Palace. Furthermore, Concubine Lian had not appeared at the palace twice before. She had tactfully expressed her intention to pay her respects, but was told by the palace maids that she would not be seen.
Therefore, she had to find a way to get Concubine Lian to come see her, and Matron Hai's matter was the best excuse. Now it all depended on whether Ms. Li could understand what she meant, or rather, whether Concubine Lian could understand it.
Let's talk about Ms. Li and Ms. Zhang. Both of them were from the palace and they were not with Song Chengze since childhood. Naturally, they could not be trusted completely. If they wanted to investigate them, they naturally had to start from the palace. If they were not given the opportunity to enter the palace, how could they conduct an investigation?
As for those eunuchs, they can only take it slowly. After all, compared to the eunuchs, the two female historians have more contact with the women in the inner house.
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After greeting the Imperial Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine, and everyone else, the court lady sang, "Hello, the Empress has arrived." Everyone turned toward the main hall and watched as the Empress slowly emerged, holding Princess Yong'an's hand in one hand and supported by the Crown Princess in the other.
Fanghua followed with a wooden face, limping along, his eyes glaring at everyone. When his eyes glanced at Meng Qi, they suddenly lit up, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, a look of inquiry.
Meng Qi lowered her eyelids and knelt down with everyone else to pay homage to the queen.
The Queen didn't look too happy, her face was haggard, and her voice wasn't as clear as before. She gestured for everyone to stand up. Nanny Sang reported to the Queen who hadn't come today.
The empress waved her hand, expressing concern for those who had requested sick leave, and had a maid bring some medicine. She also asked about the situation and whether they needed help. Her generosity, as empress expected, caused Concubine Xiang to turn her head away in disdain.
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