Lady Fucha hid under the covers and barely made it to dawn before she dared to secretly lift a corner of the covers to make sure there was nothing strange around before she dared to show herself.
Finally, as the light outside grew brighter, Lady Fucha dared to get out of bed, rush to the table, pour herself a cup of cold tea, and gulp it down.
However, her hands continued to tremble, causing the cup to rattle against the table.
There was a commotion outside. Lady Fucha opened the door and saw that it was the Empress's maidservant, who was waiting outside with some snacks.
When the maid saw Lady Fucha open the door, she smiled and bowed, saying, "Her Majesty the Empress knows that Your Highness has been promoted from the Cold Palace to a concubine, so she specially sent me to bring you some refreshments as a token of her appreciation."
Empress Fucha invited the maid in. The maid cautiously stepped in and looked around Empress Fucha's room before saying, "If Your Highness ever lacks anything in the future, just tell me, and Her Majesty the Empress will prepare it for you..."
After she finished speaking, she placed the pastries on the table and pushed them forward: "Her Majesty the Empress said that although Your Highness has come out of the Cold Palace, you still need to plan if you want to gain the Emperor's favor. For the time being, Your Highness will have to endure some hardship, but as long as Your Highness remembers your status and what you should do, you don't need to worry about anything else. Her Majesty the Empress will take care of everything else..."
Empress Fucha nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will certainly not forget it..."
Seeing that her task was complete, the maid gave a slight bow and turned to leave.
Empress Fucha stared at the pastries on the table, then angrily flung them away, scattering them across the surface. After a long pause, she silently picked up a pastry, brought it to her mouth, chewed a few times with her saliva, and swallowed it whole, but two streams of tears of resentment streamed down her face…
Empress Fucha understood that the Empress only wanted to use her to deal with Consort Nian's youngest son, and didn't genuinely want to take her under her wing. Sending her the snacks was just a reminder not to forget her promise. Looking at the maid's actions earlier, Empress Fucha even suspected that the Empress had secretly arranged for her to be neglected in the side hall, with the aim of leaving her with no choice but to rely on her.
In Empress Fucha's eyes, if Consort Nian was a wolf, then the Empress was no better, perhaps a tiger eyeing her with predatory intent. Caught between the wolf and the tiger, she found no peace either way. Determined to find a way out of this predicament, Empress Fucha decided to seek out Empress Wuya.
Only that woman, like him, had nothing and desperately needed someone to help her. She had once been the Fourth Master's beloved, so she must know him very well. He could find out the Fourth Master's likes and dislikes from her.
Lady Fucha thought back to how she had never been favored by the Fourth Prince since entering the Yong Prince's residence, but this was different from her previous life. In her previous life, she was clearly favored by the Fourth Prince, otherwise she wouldn't have become a thorn in the side of Lady Nian and a nuisance to the Fourth Prince's wife. It's just that she was too arrogant and too foolish back then.
Thinking of this, Lady Fucha suddenly remembered Lady Wuya, who was still in the Cold Palace. She quickly took some silver from her hidden bundle, changed her clothes, and secretly went to the Cold Palace.
Empress Fucha bribed the eunuchs guarding the gate of the Cold Palace before they agreed to let her in for half an hour.
When Lady Uya saw Lady Fucha appear, she clung to her as if grasping at a straw, her words tumbling out in a jumbled mess of excitement: "You've finally come! I thought you'd never come back after you left..."
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