Chapter 49 A Late-Night Letter, The Two Join Forces
Jiang Qingyuan, who was guarding the door outside, went inside when he heard the shouts from inside.
"Lock them up first. I'll personally escort them out of the palace later. Go and call Dongxiao and Dongyun in," Granny Ru said to Jiang Qingyuan as soon as he entered.
Jiang Qingyuan glanced at the empress on the bed. Seeing that she didn't move, he immediately took the eunuch and led her out.
Now only Granny Ru is serving me in the room.
"Does Your Majesty truly not doubt the Empress?" Granny Ru was Niohuru's wet nurse. Although she rarely stayed by Niohuru's side, she was in charge of all the big and small matters in Yongshou Palace.
She usually gives Xiangzhu and the others a nice look when she sees the Empress happy, but she never expected them to be so troublesome.
If she had known this would happen, she should have been more insistent in the first place, and they wouldn't have been so unruly.
"It can't be her."
"But Her Majesty the Empress has already placed the Empress Dowager under house arrest because of Xiangzhu's crying." Thinking about this, even now, Granny Ru still feels that it's all a bit unreal.
After all, who would confine the queen of a nation to her quarters just because of a servant's slander?
Is it because Xiangzhu has a big face, or is the Empress so worthless?
"Hmph, she certainly knows how to go with the flow, but what about the Emperor? Didn't he stop her?" She dared not think further. If her guess was true, what role did the Emperor play in her miscarriage?
As it was clear from the words of the old nanny, she understood what the Empress meant.
"The Emperor did not agree, but the Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict, and the Emperor could not object." Thinking of the Emperor's face, which was as black as charcoal at that time, Granny Ru still felt a chill run down her spine.
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Granny Ru felt sorry for her mistress, but she also wondered if she was overthinking things.
She could understand why the Empress Dowager would intervene, but why did the Emperor do so?
"Hmph, who knows? Don't underestimate our Emperor. He can personally..." Niohuru stopped speaking and turned to look at Granny Ru. "Granny, when you send them out of the palace tomorrow, remember to tell Father and Mother about my guess."
With their godfather dead, if the emperor continues to hold them accountable, the Niohuru clan will not fare well either.
Thinking about this, she understood why she had been unable to conceive for so long after entering the palace.
Before, he was afraid of his godfather; now, he's worried about the two clans joining forces. Haha, he's really suffering; an emperor of a nation has to be cautious in everything he does.
"Yes, this old servant understands, but does Your Majesty and the Empress really know nothing about it?" Granny Ru was puzzled as to why Her Majesty trusted the Empress so much.
“I believe her, she won’t. Granny, have Jiang Qingyuan deliver a letter to Kunning Palace tonight.”
There were some things she wanted to ask her about, and if possible, she wanted to join forces with her.
She, of the Niohuru clan, was not someone to be trifled with. So what if she was from the Aisin Gioro clan or the imperial family? Anyone who dared to harm her children would be dragged down with her to the grave.
"Does Your Highness intend to join forces with the Empress?" Granny Ru disapproved. "Your Highness is taking too much risk. What if the Empress tells the Grand Empress Dowager about our affair?" She didn't need to say the rest; she believed her mistress understood the implications.
Niohuru smiled upon hearing this, "Do you think I have no bargaining chips?" Originally, she was unwilling to use them, only thinking of waiting for the right opportunity to ensure the stability of her harem.
It seems we won't be able to wait until then.
"I will make her agree." She would never refuse.
Fanghua had no idea that even though she was under house arrest, she was still being watched.
night.
After the palace gates were locked, a letter sent from Yongshou Palace entered Kunning Palace.
Fanghua was only accompanied by Qiaoling and Granny Zhang. After reading the letter, Fanghua's tears fell unconsciously.
She finally understood why Niohuru had been so kind to Yinreng in her previous life. It turned out that she had seen through everything long ago, but she had been so immersed in love that she had ultimately lost her own life and even caused her son to bear the reputation of being a mother-killer.
Empress Dowager, Borjigit clan, well done, truly well done.
"Your Majesty," said Zhang Mama, seeing the worry in the Empress's eyes, "If there's anything you need, just tell this old servant, and I'll risk my old life to help you achieve your wish."
Qiaoling chimed in with concern, "Yes, Your Highness, what about us servants?"
Fanghua looked at their worried expressions and smiled, "Don't worry, I won't die. If I don't die, then it will be someone else who dies."
In this life, don't blame her for being ruthless.
"Granny, grind the ink for me. I need to reply to the Imperial Concubine."
Fanghua was so angry and sad because the letter stated that when she was pregnant, the Empress Dowager had drugged her, given her some evidence, and made it clear that the Empress Dowager had no intention of letting her give birth safely.
More importantly, after Niohuru discovered this, she secretly helped Fanghua thwart the Empress Dowager's schemes several times, though Fanghua was unaware of all this.
The position of empress is a seat, but the empress cannot have children, as this would affect the emperor's power.
Therefore, she, as empress, could not have children. Even if she did, the mother would have to be removed from the widow's body and the child kept.
On a dark and windy night, murder and arson are committed.
She granted Niohuru's request.
Not only that, she also didn't mind helping her out.
Soon the letter from Kunning Palace was delivered to Yongshou Palace.
Empress Niohuru stayed up most of the night waiting for a letter from Kunning Palace.
When she received the letter, she knew that her plan had succeeded.
Sure enough, she smiled after reading the letter. "As expected, she has accepted my kindness."
After burning the letter, Niohuru began to quietly recuperate after childbirth.
And newcomers began to enter the palace one after another.
The eldest prince died young, the empress was confined to her quarters, and the imperial concubine suffered a miscarriage. In the eyes of the elders, these newcomers were jinxes, causing endless troubles in the harem even before they arrived.
As a result, these newcomers not only failed to gain the emperor's favor after entering the palace, but were also barred from visiting the various palace mistresses.
It wasn't until the Ma Jia clan, Yehenara clan, and Fuca clan entered the palace that things slowly started to move.
January passed in the blink of an eye, the Empress's confinement was lifted, and the new concubines began to serve the Emperor.
Even the imperial concubine who was in confinement after childbirth started to go out.
On this day, it was once again the day when people from all the palaces came to Kunning Palace to pay their respects.
Fanghua also got up early to prepare. As the weather gradually warmed up, the children's clothes began to become thinner.
"Why is Chenghu waking up so early lately? Should we call the imperial physician to come and see him?" Fanghua was doing her hair when someone came down to report that Prince Chenghu had woken up and was clamoring for her.
"Your Majesty, this servant will go and fetch the imperial physician immediately," Qiaoyun replied.
Fanghua looked at Qiaoyun behind her through the bronze mirror, "Hmm, let Qiaoling go and take a look first, so that I can feel more at ease."
Qiaoling's medical skills are no worse than those of the imperial physicians, and she is not afraid of the imperial physicians' attempts to dissuade her.
"Yes, this servant will go find Qiaoling right away."
The Emperor promoted the concubines last time, so Zhang and Nara can now be considered proper mistresses of the harem, and they both have children.
But after several palace intrigues, they became much more sensible than before.
And so, they arrived at Kunning Palace early to wait.
When the newlyweds arrived, the two of them were already there.
Now only Consort Niohuru and Consort Hui haven't arrived yet, but it's still early, so it's normal that they haven't come.
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