Upon hearing this, Nanny Zhang said respectfully, "Your Majesty, at that time, Nanny Song and I were guarding the room. Your Majesty had just left not long ago.
Suddenly, an unfamiliar palace maid came over and introduced herself as the Empress. She said that the Empress was very busy in the main hall and asked her to ask two servants to help the Empress.
"How dare I leave the Third Prince without permission? But the maid was so sure of what she said, and I was afraid it was really you, the Queen, who called me, so I called Nanny Song. But just as Nanny Song left, a fire suddenly broke out outside the door, and outside the window as well.
I quickly carried the Third Prince to the back window, but for some reason it was sealed from the outside. I shouted for help, and it was only then that the eldest princess brought people to open the window, and I was able to escape with the Third Prince.
Ning Yuxi's heart sank. "I didn't send anyone to call you, Madam Song. Did you follow the maid and see where she went?"
When Nanny Song heard Ning Yuxi say that no one had called them, she was shocked and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, when I followed the palace maid and had not yet reached the main hall, we came to a corner.
The maid walked away very quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye. I had no choice but to go to the main hall alone, but before I could see the Empress, I heard the news of the fire outside.
Ning Yuxi frowned and thought. It seemed that the palace maid wanted to lure away Nanny Zhang and Nanny Li. What for? Did she want to harm Cheng Zhao?
The palace maid claimed to be the Queen's person, and she and the Queen had indeed been at odds for some time. The Queen had reasons to harm her Cheng Zhao, but the Queen would not be so stupid and so blatant.
Moreover, today's banquet was also supervised by the Queen. She would not be stupid enough to tamper with the banquet, otherwise both she and the Queen would be punished like now.
Since it’s not the queen, who could it be? Someone who hates both her and the queen, a person emerged in her mind - the eldest princess Shu Yan!
But she was only eight years old, and it was she who led people to open the back window and rescue Nanny Zhang and Cheng Zhao. If she really did it, then isn't she contradicting herself?
This is the truth, but Ning Yuxi's intuition tells her that this matter is definitely related to her because the oil stains on her skirt are very suspicious.
In short, the eldest princess must be guarded against. She is definitely not as simple as she appears. Thinking about what happened today, she is now scared. She can't imagine that if Cheng Zhao is gone, she will probably go crazy. She must find out who is behind this!
For the next month, Ning Yuxi was under house arrest. However, even though she was under house arrest, the emperor would still come every now and then to see her three children, but she was not allowed to go out.
One month later.
Today was the day she was released from house arrest, so she got up early, packed up, and headed to Fengluan Palace.
When they were almost at the gate of Fengluan Palace, they ran into Concubine Xin. She deliberately asked the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair to slow down a bit so that Concubine Xin could go in first.
But the other party did not appreciate this. Concubine Xin seemed to be waiting for Ning Yuxi at the door on purpose. When Ning Yuxi approached, she said with a smug look on her face:
"Oh, Concubine Yi is out today too. Look at my memory. The Empress was also released from house arrest today. It's been a month since the sisters in the harem came to pay their respects."
She suddenly changed the subject: "Although I haven't come to pay my respects to you for a month, I am not as idle as the other sisters. I am busy with the affairs of the harem every day.
You're so busy! I can truly feel the Empress' daily fatigue."
Ning Yuxi was too lazy to listen to her boasting and just perfunctorily said, "Sister Xin Fei is right."
But Concubine Xin obviously didn't intend to let her go so easily. She looked Ning Yuxi up and down and said with disdain: "Ah, some people are just unlucky.
The Emperor showed his compassion and rewarded her with the task of handling harem affairs, but she only worked on it for one day and still messed it up. Tsk tsk tsk, she really brought shame to the Emperor."
Ning Yuxi knew that she was doing this because the Emperor had previously asked her to assist the Empress in organizing a hundred-day banquet for Cheng Yao and Shu Yu. At that time, Concubine Xin was dissatisfied.
Now that she and the queen are both under house arrest, the affairs of the harem for this month are managed by Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong, so naturally she wants to come and mock and show off.
But you just say a few words, and the more you talk, the more you get excited. If the tiger doesn't show its power, you'll treat her as Peppa Pig.
She smiled and said, "I did not supervise the matter properly that day. I have no fault to give Sister Xinfei's criticism of me, but Sister Xinfei, please don't forget that I was not the only one responsible for the palace banquet that day. What you said is disrespectful to the Empress!"
Concubine Xin choked: "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't mean that!" She hurriedly refused.
Concubine Yi was right. The Queen was also responsible for what happened that day. She said such words in a moment of haste.
Seeing the other person's panic, Ning Yuxi curled her lips and smiled, and stopped talking nonsense with her. She got off the sedan chair and slowly walked into Fengluan Palace.
Looking at her leisurely and contented back, Concubine Xin's chest heaved violently with anger. This damn Concubine Yi!
Because Concubine Xin and I were delayed outside, almost everyone except the Queen had arrived in the palace.
The concubines of lower rank greeted her and Concubine Xin who came in later in turn. Before Ning Yuxi even sat down, someone started to make trouble.
Concubine Rong said with a smile on her face, "Ah, Sister Yifei is finally out. We sisters have missed her terribly after not seeing her for a month."
Her smile was genuine, and it looked as if she had truly missed her.
That's just nonsense. Ning Yuxi had long seen through what kind of person Rong Fei was. She was a smiling tiger with a soft side. She said the most hypocritical words in the most sincere tone, intending to make a start and let others help her to confront her.
As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, Jingpin said with disdain, "Rongfei, if you want to miss her, don't drag us into it. After she did something like that, how dare she let us miss her?"
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi said with a forced smile, "I wonder what Concubine Jing is talking about? How come I don't know what shameless thing I've done?"
These people are like black-eyed chickens, holding on to this matter and really think she is a soft persimmon.
Without waiting for Jingpin to reply, Ning Yuxi said sarcastically, "Also, it's not your place as a mere concubine to criticize me for anything I do!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jingpin was indeed angered by her words. She sneered and said, "A prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as common people. It doesn't matter who you are when you make a mistake. It doesn't matter if I am just a concubine or you are a concubine. Making a mistake is a mistake."
"The Emperor allowed you to take care of the affairs of the harem and be in charge of the 100-day banquet for the fifth prince and the fifth princess, but you caused a fire to break out during the banquet. You have failed the Emperor's trust.
It's even more shameful for the royal family. Isn't it shameful? You did something shameful and you don't allow others to talk about it, haha."
Her tone was full of sarcasm and contempt. Seeing that Ning Yuxi was speechless, she raised her head triumphantly.
Ning Yuxi, who had her head lowered, curled up the corners of her lips as soon as she heard the footsteps stopped outside the hall.
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