For the next seven days, people came to take Yunyi's fingertip blood, and the nightly prayers never stopped.
On the evening of the seventh day, everyone was to go and pray for the Third Prince. Yunyi hadn't gone before, but she had to come tonight.
Stepping inside, the space isn't very large, accommodating about ten people.
Huang Taiji knelt in the center, with his primary consort Ulanara and Yunyi on his left and right sides behind him, and the other concubines behind them.
Everyone lowered their heads and looked solemn. As time passed, for some reason, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
Ulanara felt it most clearly; she shrank back, feeling a chill run down her spine.
A moment later, everyone seemed to hear some sound and opened their eyes in surprise, only to see that the people next to them also looked puzzled.
Now they were certain; they hadn't misheard, there really was a sound.
Yunyi opened her eyes, looked at everyone, and felt a little excited.
Oh wow, the show is about to begin.
She glanced at Huang Taiji out of the corner of her eye and saw that he looked calm. Then she looked at Ulanara next to her and saw that she looked a little scared.
Suppressing her inner excitement, Yunyi pretended to be frightened and carefully tugged at Huang Taiji's sleeve, whispering, "Master, have you heard any strange noises?"
Huang Taiji opened his eyes, looked back at his wives and concubines behind him, and said in a calm tone, "It's nothing, you don't need to be afraid."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three Taoist statues in front of him suddenly glowed and began to speak human language.
Everyone was terrified by this strange phenomenon and quickly ran behind Huang Taiji to hide.
In the midst of the chaos, Yunyi was pushed and bumped into Ulanara, but Huang Taiji helped her up so she wouldn't fall.
"Those inside the hall, after harming others, have you shown any remorse?" A majestic and solemn voice came from the sculpture, leaving those unaware of the situation completely bewildered, not knowing what it meant.
Only Ulanara's expression was a little strange because she felt guilty, but she still managed to keep up the act and not give herself away.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew outside. This strange phenomenon frightened everyone, and the sculpture spoke again.
Ulanara had initially kept her mouth shut, determined not to say anything, but for some reason, her expression suddenly changed, and she knelt down and loudly repented.
"It's all my fault. I was bewitched and harmed the Third Prince. Please punish me. It's all my fault!"
The other concubines nearby were somewhat surprised and lowered their heads, not daring to look.
Yunyi feigned shock, gently covering her mouth, and asked Huang Taiji, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with Sister Ge Dai?"
Seeing Ulanara's state, Huang Taiji understood everything; she was indeed the one who had done it.
However, before the matter was thoroughly investigated, Huang Taiji did not want everyone to know. He told everyone to go back first, while he took Ulanara back to the main courtyard.
Qiqige was waiting outside and didn't see what happened inside. On her way back, she was a little confused.
"Princess, what happened inside just now? Why does everyone look so strange?"
Afraid of being overheard, Yunyi whispered a few words to her, telling her what had just happened.
Qiqige was also very surprised: "I didn't expect the First Princess Consort to admit it herself, how strange!"
Yun Yi smiled but remained silent, concealing his merits and fame.
It turned out that in her panic, she pretended to fall and bumped into Ulanara, then threw the handkerchief with the powdered medicine in it at her face.
Ulanara inhaled the specially made medicine powder of Yunyi, which caused her to lose her mind. She was so frightened that she finally confessed to her crimes.
No one knew that she was the one who did it all. Everyone thought that Ulanara was frightened and confessed out of fear. They never imagined that it was Yunyi's doing.
Upon returning to the main courtyard, Huang Taiji first summoned a doctor to examine Ulanara and see what was wrong with her.
He then ordered his servants to search the main courtyard to see if they could find any evidence. As for all the maids and servants in the courtyard, they were all arrested by Huang Taiji and subjected to severe torture.
Not long after, a maid found a small hole behind a painting on the wall of Ulanara's bedroom and found a packet of powder inside.
After examination by the doctor, it was confirmed that the Third Prince had indeed been poisoned.
Later, Ulanara's head maid also confessed under torture, revealing many of the evil deeds Ulanara had committed.
It was because of this maid's words that Huang Taiji learned the true nature of Ulanara.
It turns out that her virtues, generosity, dignified manners, and loving nature towards her children were all fake.
In reality, she mistreated the concubines in the inner quarters, was jealous of the newly arrived secondary consort, and even plotted to harm five- or six-year-old children.
Each and every one of these events shattered Huang Taiji's understanding of the Ulanara clan.
The next day, Huang Taiji organized all the information he had gathered and reported it to Nurhaci in the palace.
At the end of the first year of the Tianming era of the Jin Dynasty, Huang Taiji, one of the four great beile, divorced Ulanara with Nurhaci's permission because his primary consort was immoral.
As a secondary consort, Yunyi was the person with the highest status in the mansion besides Ulanara, and naturally took the position of Huang Taiji's primary consort.
After becoming the Grand Consort, Yunyi first suggested to Huang Taiji that the eldest and second princes were getting old and it was not appropriate to keep them in the back courtyard. Like the third prince, it would be better to move them to the front courtyard for upbringing.
Then she said that Huang Taiji should send a matron to manage the affairs of the front courtyard. Although she was the Grand Consort, she was inconvenient to manage these princes after this incident, so it would be best for Huang Taiji to send someone to manage them.
After thinking for a moment, Huang Taiji agreed.
From this incident, he also realized that these women in the back courtyard, though seemingly innocent and harmless, were actually...
Zhe Zhe is right. It would be best if he sent someone to manage it himself, cutting off the chance for those people in the backyard to take action, so as to better protect the children.
Furthermore, Huang Taiji also felt that it was not appropriate to let Yunyi manage the two sons left behind by Ulanara, so he finally agreed to her proposal.
Even years later, Yunyi was still glad she made that decision; it was absolutely brilliant.
With Ulanara no longer standing in her way and causing trouble, Yunyi successfully became Huang Taiji's primary consort. She was the most powerful woman in the inner quarters, practically "ruling the sky with one hand," and lived a very carefree life.
There's one problem: becoming the principal wife brought many more responsibilities. She had to manage Huang Taiji's wives and children, which was truly exhausting.
It wasn't as leisurely as the previous two worlds, with the first wife taking the lead.
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