The Empress Dowager thought about it carefully and felt that her grandson was right, but she didn't know much about this Consort Xian!
The Empress Dowager vaguely remembered that Consort Xian was from the Fuca clan!
Empress Dowager: "Who is the father of this Consort Xian?"
Yinzhen: "It is Mi Sihan, the Minister of Revenue!"
It turns out to be the person who contributed the smallpox vaccination method! The Empress Dowager had a strong impression of him, after all, her son died of smallpox, and someone had found a way to prevent smallpox! It was impossible for the Empress Dowager not to be moved!
The Empress Dowager sighed, "Misihan is a good man, and his daughter must be quite good as well. I'll have Consort Xian come over later so I can meet her!"
Yinzhen knew that things were almost done!
Yinzhen: "Grandson understands!"
Since Yunrong found out that she had been exposed to the Emperor, she no longer concealed it. Her experiment on generating electricity from magnetism is progressing very smoothly and is about to be completed!
The experiment itself wasn't complicated; the main problem was that she didn't have all the necessary equipment, so she had to find a craftsman to make it herself! Her lab did have the equipment, but unfortunately, she couldn't take it out! That's why it took so long!
Yunrong had planned to tell the Emperor about her progress, but before she could even speak, a palace maid from Cining Palace came over and said that the Empress Dowager had invited her!
Yunrong was very curious about the famous Empress Xiaozhuang, but no matter how curious she was, she didn't want to see her. Who knew what she would want if she was summoned there!
All she wanted was to honestly conduct experiments and live a peaceful life! That would be perfect!
Yunrong was very polite to the palace maid from Cining Palace: "Please wait a moment, young lady, while I go change my clothes!"
When meeting the Empress Dowager, one should naturally be solemn and polite, and one's attire should also be appropriate! Yunrong's attire was not wrong, but her clothes were too plain, she wore no makeup, and had few pieces of jewelry. Although she was still beautiful and elegant, meeting the Empress Dowager inevitably gave people the impression of not taking her seriously!
Yunrong instructed Changchun to entertain the palace maids of Cining Palace, but after inquiring for a while, she couldn't get any information out of them! So Changchun gave up!
Yunrong changed her clothes, added a few pieces of jewelry to her head, and applied makeup to her face, instantly giving her a more dignified appearance!
Yunrong followed the palace maid to Cining Palace, only to find that there were already people inside!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Before the Empress Dowager appeared, only Consort Wang was sitting there. When she saw Yunrong coming over, Consort Wang stood up and bowed to Yunrong!
This Lady Wang is a woman of many words! Since the two of them are considered masters here, Lady Wang began to talk on and on!
Yunrong wasn't very talkative, but she responded casually, so the conversation didn't get awkward. After a while, another person arrived—it was Consort Li!
This Lady Li and Lady Wang came from similar family backgrounds. They were both selected for the imperial concubine selection in the same year, and their fathers and mothers were both working in other places. They supported each other for a period of time during the selection process and had some friendship with each other!
When Consort Wang saw Consort Li approaching, she stopped trying to talk to the taciturn Yunrong. The two started chatting like sisters. Yunrong didn't mind at all; in fact, she felt much more relaxed.
After everyone had arrived, the Empress Dowager came out shortly afterward!
The Empress Dowager had a kind and benevolent appearance, with a smiling face and a touch of kindness, but her eyes were exceptionally bright!
Yunrong led the way in kowtowing to the Empress Dowager, who smiled and offered the three of them seats! They looked just like any other elderly lady!
The Empress Dowager's first words were: "I am getting old, and I have finally regained some energy, so I wanted to see these young buds. Seeing you all has made me feel much better!"
Yunrong didn't say anything, but she felt that things weren't that simple!
Consort Wang smiled and said, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager looks to be in very good spirits!"
Li Daying chimed in, "That's right!"
Yunrong couldn't remain silent at this point: "What you two sisters say is true! The Empress Dowager looks so radiant!"
The Empress Dowager still smiled and said, "I'm old!"
The Empress Dowager was very kind and chatted with them casually, which gave Yunrong the illusion that this was really Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, who had assisted two emperors in history.
After Yunrong left Cining Palace, she was still a little dazed, feeling as if it were all unreal! The Empress Dowager was truly too kind!
Yunrong's impression of the Empress Dowager was that she was at least someone with very sharp eyes! But it turned out she wasn't! Yunrong was somewhat disillusioned!
After everyone had left, the Empress Dowager said, "Consort Xian seems to be someone who can sit still, but she doesn't talk much!"
Sumalagu understood what the Empress Dowager meant: "It's good that she doesn't like to talk. In this palace, people who talk a lot aren't necessarily good. Doesn't Your Majesty agree?"
The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "Indeed! It's good that they don't talk much! I think those two concubines have quite a few schemes of their own, and I feel that they are somewhat like Consort Dong'e. I don't know why they were chosen!"
Su Mala Gu knew that the Empress Dowager had been defeated by two women in her life: one was Hailanzhu, who made her lose her husband who she could rely on, and the other was Consort Dong'e, who made her lose her beloved son!
Sumalagu sighed and said, "His Majesty sees things very clearly! He will not be affected by those matters, so Your Majesty can rest assured!"
The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since Consort Xian is a good person, let's find a reason to move Consort Chen from her palace to the Eastern Six Palaces!" It's never good to have too many people around!
Sumalagu replied, "Yes."
The Empress Dowager seemed to have thought of something and said, "Keep an eye on Consort Wang and Consort Li from now on, and don't let them wander around!"
Sumala sighed inwardly. Her master was probably too concerned, fearing that the emperor would follow in the footsteps of the previous two emperors!
Sumalagu: "Yes! This servant will take care of it immediately!"
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