As expected, Consort Yi flew into a rage, stood up, glared at him, and asked, "What? Did His Majesty really say that?"
Grandpa Duo bowed, which was taken as acquiescence.
"Does Your Majesty intend to show such disrespect to the late Emperor?" Consort Yi asked incredulously. But Eunuch Duo ignored her, waved his hand, and the men from the Imperial Household Department swarmed forward.
"Make sure you move everything properly for Consort Yi, don't forget anything..." Eunuch Duo said loudly, emphasizing the word "Consort Yi"!
A young eunuch ran over and asked carefully, "Sir, where are all these things being moved?"
Eunuch Duo glanced sideways at Consort Yi and answered loudly, "The side hall of Ning Shou Palace..."
Consort Yi watched helplessly as the room was left in a mess, trembling with rage and barely able to stand. She was finally supported by a palace maid, and she angrily shouted, "Stop! All of you, stop!"
But no one listens to her anymore.
After finally managing to tidy up Consort Yi's Yikun Palace, Eunuch Duo encountered another problem. Consort Yi was relatively easy to deal with, after all, she was only a concubine of the late emperor, and even if she was favored, she could only show off when the late emperor was alive. But this time, Eunuch Duo encountered the emperor's birth mother—Consort De.
Eunuch Duo originally thought that Consort De would cooperate with the Emperor's arrangements no matter what and would not make any excuses about moving. So Eunuch Duo never expected that at the last moment, Consort De would jump out and refuse to move out of Yonghe Palace.
No matter how much Eunuch tried to persuade her, Consort De wouldn't listen. She dismissed Eunuch with a simple, "I said I won't move, and that's final..."
Eunuch Duo was driven out of Yonghe Palace with a disheveled appearance. Standing at the entrance of Yonghe Palace, he was on the verge of tears. Inside the room, he wondered what sins he had committed to cause such a series of mishaps that he would fail to handle things properly and what he would do if the Emperor blamed him.
There was nothing he could do, so Eunuch Duo, looking haggard and with dark circles under his eyes, came to see Fourth Master once again.
As soon as Eunuch Duo arrived, he knelt on the ground, crying and begging Fourth Master to punish him, saying that he was incompetent and had not done a good job in the things Fourth Master had entrusted to him. His eloquent and moving words touched the listeners.
After listening to what Eunuch Duo said, Fourth Master was surprisingly not angry, but just sighed softly.
"Get up, this is not your fault!" The Fourth Master's attitude greatly surprised Eunuch Duo, who got up in fear and trepidation, bowing his head and not daring to say anything more.
After a moment of contemplation, the Fourth Prince slowly asked, "What else did the Empress Dowager say?" His voice was weak, as if he were very tired but helpless.
"Your Majesty, Consort De said... said she absolutely refuses to move..." Eunuch Duo answered cautiously, and after a long while, the Fourth Prince's voice finally came: "I'll go and see for myself..."
Yonghe Palace.
"His Majesty has arrived..." Su Peisheng announced loudly at the entrance of Yonghe Palace. The palace maids and eunuchs, upon seeing the Emperor, were so frightened that they dropped what they were doing and knelt on either side to pay their respects. The Fourth Prince ignored them and walked straight inside.
With a loud bang, before Fourth Master could even enter the house, the door was slammed shut, blocking his way. Everyone was shocked and lowered their heads, pretending they hadn't seen or heard anything.
Su Peisheng had never seen anything like this before. He followed behind Fourth Master, feeling extremely embarrassed, and thought to himself, "It's all over now."
The Fourth Prince's face was ashen, and he suppressed his anger, standing at the doorway to control his emotions. Su Peisheng waved his hands behind his back, signaling everyone to leave. In an instant, Yonghe Palace was empty, and even Su Peisheng silently retreated to a distance, waiting quietly.
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