Hailanzhu glanced at Qingluan and explained, "There are so many people in the harem. Each of them could drown someone with a single spit. I finally managed to get rid of the jealousy of the harem. How can I let this cause me to go back to the way things were before?"
"It is my fault for being so foolish, only thinking about the present," Qingluan said with shame.
Hailanzhu waved her hand to indicate that everything was alright, then asked in confusion, "Who exactly spread the rumor that I was angry?"
Qingluan thought about it carefully and said, "At that time, besides Consort Yinyu, there were only Your Highness, you and your nieces in Qingning Palace. Could it be that they were the ones who spread the word?"
“Although Wu Keshan is quite ambitious, he is a man and would not do things that women would do, and Yu’er would be even less likely to do so,” Hailanzhu said after thinking for a moment.
"That leaves only Her Majesty the Empress and Consort Yinyu."
“No matter who it is, neither of these two is easy to get along with,” Hailanzhu said, narrowing her eyes.
"What should we do then?" Qingluan asked anxiously.
Hailanzhu remained calm, saying, "Don't rush. Let Yan Zhaqiurong go to hell first, then we can deal with them slowly, one by one. If they come at me all at once, I won't be able to hold them off."
"This servant knows what to do." Upon hearing Yan Zha Qiurong's name, Qingluan immediately understood what needed to be done.
Now she understands Hailanzhu's joys and sorrows, and is no longer as ignorant as she was when she first served her.
Hailanzhu looked at Qingluan with increasing satisfaction. "Go down!"
"Yes!" Qingluan bowed and withdrew. Her task was naturally to continue being good sisters with Peixin.
After Qingluan withdrew, Hailanzhu's face also became serious, but she quickly withdrew and then lay down on the bed to rest.
This was the longest she had ever completed a mission; two months had passed before she finally defeated Yunxian. She couldn't help but sigh several times.
"Haste makes waste; we can only take it one step at a time and seek victory through stability," she comforted herself, and soon fell asleep.
Three days later…
As soon as Chen Shi (7-9 AM) passed, Da Yu'er rushed over. Hai Lan Zhu, seeing her anxious appearance, knew that she had something important to tell her, so she dismissed everyone.
"Look at you, you're a mother of three, yet you're still so impulsive. You're more like a child than Atu." Hailanzhu poured a cup of cool tea and placed it in front of her.
Da Yu'er drank it down in one gulp, and after her breathing calmed down, she said, "Sister always teases me. No matter what I do, I'm just a child who never grows up in front of you."
Hailanzhu smiled, "You...you just love to argue with me. Alright, tell me, is there something you need?"
Da Yu'er nodded, "I've already done what you asked me to do the other day."
"So fast?" Hailanzhu was taken aback.
"With his help, things will always be twice as easy." Da Yu'er's eyes filled with gratitude whenever she thought of that person.
It turns out that Peixin's mother was named Li Ziyin, and she has now been driven out of the mansion by Yan Zha Fulin. All of this is thanks to Hailanzhu's packet of medicine.
"That Yan Zha Fulin is so heartless and ungrateful. He kicked her out just because she was disfigured," Da Yu'er said indignantly.
Hailanzhu laughed and said, "If he isn't heartless and ungrateful, how can we possibly bring him down?"
Da Yu'er nodded seriously, "Sister, you're right. If he were an upright person, how would we have a chance to deal with him?"
Hailanzhu glanced outside and asked in a low voice, "Where is Li Ziyin now?"
“She is in a secluded place with her husband,” Da Yu’er said truthfully.
A few days ago, after Huang Taiji issued a new imperial edict, he released him. After all, Manchus and Han Chinese could intermarry, so it was impossible to keep him detained.
Hailanzhu was much relieved. "What was her husband's reaction when he saw her disfigured?"
Da Yu'er thought for a moment, "At first he was shocked, then he felt sorry for him, but there was never any disgust in his eyes."
"That's excellent," Hailanzhu said with satisfaction.
Then Da Yu'er placed a jade pendant, folded in half, in front of Hailanzhu, saying, "These are their personal belongings, and this is what you want, sister."
Hailanzhu held the jade pendant in her hand, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Yu'er."
Da Yu'er laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Sister, you go do what you need to do. I won't bother you."
Hailanzhu nodded and watched Dayuer leave.
Not long after Da Yu'er left, Hai Lanzhu summoned Qing Luan and instructed her, "Quietly call Pei Ran and Pei Xin here."
“But…” Qingluan hesitated, “They have many tedious things to do on weekdays, so I’m afraid they can’t come.”
"Aren't they first-class and second-class palace maids? How come they have so much to do?" Hailanzhu asked in confusion.
Qingluan pouted, "Concubine Yanzha is nowhere near as good as Your Highness. She makes all the hard and dirty work for the two sisters. If they don't do it well, she beats and scolds them. Today they have to clean the side hall of the deposed concubine. The concubine even said that if she sees even a speck of dust, she will give them twenty lashes."
Hailanzhu shook her head upon hearing this, wondering how there could be such a difficult master in the world.
She wanted to send more people to help, but she was afraid of arousing Yan Zha Qiurong's suspicion, so she had to give up.
It wasn't until the third watch of the night, when everyone in the palace had retired for the night, that Peixin and Peiran finished cleaning the palace.
Hailanzhu had been fighting off sleepiness until this time, and upon hearing that the two had finished their tasks, she quickly asked Qingluan to summon them.
The sisters, exhausted from a long day, walked unsteadily, but she still mustered all her strength to bow to Hailanzhu, saying, "May Your Highness, Consort Chen, enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
"No need for formalities," Hailanzhu waved her hand and, seeing that the two were exhausted, immediately offered them seats.
"This servant dares not." The two shook their heads in fear, but only dared to sit down after Qingluan persuaded them.
"Thank you so much, Consort Chen, for saving our lives. We will never forget your kindness," the two said in unison. They had long remembered Hailanzhu's kindness.
"It was nothing, you don't need to worry about it," Hailanzhu said with a smile.
“For Your Majesty, it’s just a small favor, but for this servant, it’s an immense kindness. How could I not be grateful?” Pei Ran was a bit bolder and more eloquent.
Hailanzhu smiled and stopped talking about that matter, instead getting to the point: "I called you here today because I need your help with something."
“Your Majesty, please speak freely. I will do anything I can to help,” Pei Ran said firmly.
"Good!" Hailanzhu nodded in satisfaction. "You have served Yan Zhaqiurong for several years, so you must know some of her actions. I wonder if you would be willing to tell me about them?"
"This..." The two sisters were immediately at a loss. They wanted to speak but dared not, and could only look at each other, speechless.
Hailanzhu wasn't angry, after all, this was something she had already expected, otherwise she wouldn't have asked Dayuer for help.
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