The Empress knew her younger sister was foolish, but she really couldn't abandon her! Firstly, she needed such a helper, and secondly, she needed someone to help her have children!
The Empress was extremely disappointed in her younger sister, but she still had to offer some words of comfort: "You were the one who started this whole thing with bad intentions. The Emperor is of inestimable health; how dare you poison him? You're asking for trouble! I've already pleaded with the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, but it's no use! You can only go to Mount Wutai for a while!"
Upon hearing this, Consort Xi felt a wave of despair!
Consort Xi knelt on the ground, utterly humbled: "Sister, please save me!"
The Empress was getting impatient: "Get up first. I didn't say I wouldn't save you, but if it doesn't work, the Emperor is in a bad mood right now. Go to Mount Wutai to pray for blessings, and remember to be sincere. I will find out who set you up in the palace, or at the very least, I will find a scapegoat for you! You won't stay at Mount Wutai for long!"
Although Consort Xi was extremely jealous of her Empress sister, she knew a little about her sister's methods. Since her sister had said so, she was sure she could do it!
Consort Xi: "Thank you, sister!"
The Empress sighed: "Go to Mount Wutai and temper your temper. Don't act impulsively!"
Consort Xi: "I understand, sister!"
Empress: "I'm going back now! You should also reflect on your actions!"
Consort Xi was inexplicably confined to her quarters and then sent to Mount Wutai for blessings. This happened so suddenly that the harem didn't even have time to react before it was over. It wasn't that no one tried to find out the reason, but the few who knew the truth remained silent and couldn't find out anything!
However, from then on, the Emperor stopped going to Jingren Palace on the first and fifteenth of each month! Not only did he stop going to Jingren Palace, but he also stopped going to other palaces. In the past, if this situation had occurred, the Empress Dowager would have been anxious long ago. Unexpectedly, this time the Empress Dowager did not summon the Empress for questioning!
The Empress only knew that her sister had drugged the Emperor; she didn't think much of anything else and was still trying to figure out what to do for her sister. If she had known that the imperial physician had told the Empress Dowager that the Emperor needed recuperation due to her sister's drug, she probably wouldn't have bothered with it anymore!
After all, the royal family would not tolerate such audacity from Consort Xi!
When the Empress saw that the Emperor was not entering the inner palace, she assumed it was because of what her sister had done that had left him traumatized and causing him to avoid the inner palace at all costs. She thought that things would get better in a while.
The Empress Dowager was so pleased with the Empress back then, and now she's so dissatisfied with her! They're from the same family! The younger sister dares to do this only because she's relying on her elder sister's power! If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have let Consort Xi enter the palace!
What bad luck!
The Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with the Empress and then began to lash out. First, she summoned the Empress to her side and gave her a lecture, then she took the opportunity to punish her, making the Empress copy more scriptures to pray for the royal family, and finally stripping the Empress of her palace power!
The Empress probably guessed why the Empress Dowager had punished her. It was all because of Consort Xi. Now that she had lost her power in the palace, she still had to copy scriptures. It would be even more difficult to find out who had set a trap for her sister or to find a scapegoat!
The Empress was now somewhat regretful. She should have sent a kind and honest girl from her clan instead. Her younger sister had been pampered and was indeed quite bold. The Empress later realized that her sister was not only bold, but also had a big heart!
People with big ambitions are not easily satisfied!
The Empress has lost her power in the palace, and the Empress Dowager is too old to get involved in these trivial matters—they're too much of a drain on her energy! The Empress Dowager is also an old woman who doesn't care about anything, so entrusting the matter to her is naturally unsuitable!
In the end, the majority of the palace power fell into the hands of Niohuru, while the smaller portion went to Consort Hui and Consort Rong!
Previously, Empress Niohuru and the Empress were rivals, back when Aobai was still alive! Empress Niohuru frequently seized power from the Empress and was very familiar with palace affairs!
Consort Hui and Consort Rong came from respectable families, but with Zhu Yu preceding them, they were not particularly outstanding. This was their first time getting involved in palace affairs, so they were naturally overjoyed!
Although it's not a big deal, even a mosquito bite is still meat! It can bring some real benefits!
As Niohuru saw the power of the palace in her hands, she knew that the Empress Dowager disliked her. But the power of the palace had been handed over to her. When she thought about how Consort Xi had been sent to Mount Wutai, she realized that Consort Xi must have done something that crossed the royal line, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to implicate the Empress as well!
This is truly... gratifying! Niohuru is extremely pleased! Even the palace looks more pleasing to the eye than before!
Yunrong had been in the palace for less than a month, and so many things had happened in the blink of an eye. Although none of these things happened to her, they served as a reminder that the palace was a place that would devour people without spitting out their bones, and that she had to be careful!
The Empress was ordered by the Empress Dowager to copy scriptures and no longer needed to pay her respects at Jingren Palace. Yunrong was finally able to relax, and then she started doing experiments every night!
Yunrong didn't like using candles; she always felt they were too bright and uncomfortable to use. She had wanted to figure out how to ignite them for a long time. Yunrong didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to figure it out first, and she knew she would have a chance to show it off eventually!
Then Yunrong gave some silver and instructed the eunuch to go to the Imperial Household Department to fetch some gold and silver threads of different thicknesses, saying that she wanted to make some fun things! These things were not enough to pay for, plus Yunrong had a good father, the eunuch made a profit, and most importantly, Yinzhen secretly opened the door!
Yunrong received several kilograms of gold and silver threads of varying thicknesses. Yunrong was somewhat surprised, as it was said that the Qing Dynasty's Imperial Household Department was like a black market, where it was difficult to get silver for things that were not included in the quota!
How come these things seem to be worth more than the silver she gave me! It's unbelievable!
Yunrong: "Why are there so many?"
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