On this day, the sun was shining brightly outside. As usual, Ulanara left her palace and took a stroll around.
Since the last incident, Empress Ulanara has been imprisoned by Lanqin in Jingren Palace. Now, with the Emperor away on a military campaign, she is confined to this palace, receiving increasingly less information about the inner palace or court affairs. She can only spend her days in the cold Jingren Palace.
The empress was imprisoned in Jingren Palace, which was not a big deal to people at the time; it was a common occurrence in the power struggles within the imperial harem throughout history.
But Lanqin was a modern person after all, and she always felt that even prisoners should have the right to go out and move around.
Therefore, Lanqin specifically instructed the nanny who was guarding the Empress to let her take the Empress out of the palace for a stroll every morning and evening.
On this day, the Empress was dressed in ordinary clothes, without any hairpins or jewels, but her clothes were neatly arranged, maintaining the proper appearance of an Empress.
She strolled alone in the small garden behind Gyeongin Palace. Sunlight streamed onto the flower petals, filling the air with their sweet fragrance.
Ulanara walked around a small garden repeatedly, occasionally squatting down to smell the flowers or picking a few, without any intention of sneaking out.
In the past, the nanny who looked after the Empress would always follow her around Jingren Palace.
But today, the warm sunshine made the old woman a little sleepy, and she didn't bother to follow along. She figured she couldn't leave Jingren Palace anyway, and besides, Ulanara had always been very well-behaved since she was confined, always entering the room on time each time.
So this time, the nanny didn't follow, letting her wander around the flowerbeds behind the hall on her own. Ulanara looked around and saw only a few maids tidying up the garden.
Since Consort Xi confined me to Jingren Palace, the number of people serving me here has been gradually reduced, leaving only a few maids and servants.
Indeed, this is what the imperial harem is like... One day of favor brings boundless glory, but the next day of downfall is just like her situation now...
Thinking of this, Ulanara's hands clenched tightly, her gaze narrowed, and she no longer wanted to admire the flowers in full bloom. Hatred welled up within her; she had been pretending and enduring it every day for the past few days, and now she had finally gotten her chance!
It's all Lanqin's fault that she went from being a high-ranking empress to being like this today! And now she's still imprisoned in Jingren Palace, and all the palace maids from before have been replaced.
How could Ulanara tolerate this insult? Nalanqin was only temporarily in power; one day, she would make Nalanqin pay back tenfold! Although Ulanara had suffered a complete defeat, she still believed that one day she would reclaim her glory, because she was Ulanara.
Ulanara continued to look around anxiously. Her time was running out. She didn't know if that damned nanny would still be with her tomorrow.
Finally, Ulanara spotted a nanny bending over and weeding the flowers not far away. A smile crept onto her lips as she made a plan.
Lanqin replaced almost all the people who used to pass on information to her, but it was still impossible for her to be completely without any oversights.
Ulanara glanced around, and after confirming no one was watching, her eyes lit up, a flame of jealousy rising within her. She hurried towards the old woman hunched over weeding…
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