The Cold Palace has become much livelier during this time, as a commoner named Wuya has entered, a deposed concubine whom the emperor had just demoted.
Although this commoner, Wuya, had been demoted, she remained defiant and constantly made a ruckus in the cold palace.
The nanny in charge of the Cold Palace wouldn't tolerate Wuya's behavior; after a few actions, she quieted her down.
I just don't know if this quietness is real or not.
After a long time, when everything had settled down, Wei Shuangxue finally had time to come here.
Having bribed the old women in the Cold Palace, she entered this somewhat gloomy place with her personal maid.
With a creak, the door opened.
Wu Yaxinyue was dressed in plain clothes, her hair was slightly messy, and she had no decorations at all, but she still looked quite neat overall.
Hearing the door open, Wu Yaxin looked up indifferently, thinking it was the old nanny from the Cold Palace, but unexpectedly she saw someone else.
"Why are you here!"
Since the day she was confined to her quarters, and now, after being reduced to a commoner and banished to the cold palace, Wu Yaxin has been wondering why things have turned out this way.
After much thought, Wu Yaxin Yue realized that Wei Shuangxue was highly suspicious, and seeing her arrive now, she wasn't particularly happy.
The room contained very few things: a bed, a worn-out little table, a stool, and a wooden box piled in the corner.
Wu Yaxin was sitting at the table when Wei Shuangxue came in, but there was no place for her to sit down.
The young palace maid was quick-witted. She found a stool for her mistress to sit on and then withdrew, giving the two people in the room some space to talk.
After looking around the room, Wei Shuangxue shook her head with some pity. "I came to see how you're doing these days!"
Judging from his tone, which was completely different from his previous timid and respectful demeanor, Wu Yaxin Yue realized that she had guessed correctly; this Wei family member was indeed problematic.
Wu Yaxin straightened her clothes, not wanting to be outdone and make a fool of herself.
"Hmph! What I am like now is none of your business. Just wait and see, one day I will make you pay the price."
Amused by these words, Wei Shuangxue covered her mouth and casually announced some big news.
"You probably don't know, but the Uya family has already been exiled to Ningguta by the Emperor. Because of you, so many bondservant families have been implicated. Countless bondservant families have been killed, had their property confiscated, been exiled, or been demoted. Your Uya family is hated to death by all the bondservant families."
Clutching her handkerchief, ignoring Wu Yaxin's fierce glare, Wei Shuangxue continued with a gloating smile, "Do you think that on the way to exile for the Wu Ya family, they might..."
"Why did you do this? I've treated you well! I brought you out of the Imperial Laundry, made you a second-class palace maid by my side, and then made you one of the Emperor's concubines..."
"Enough!" Wei Shuangxue didn't want to hear her continue, so she slammed her hand on the table and interrupted her.
"Ha! Don't say such things. All this gratitude is fake. It's all just my scheme. My plan started the moment you led me out of the Xin Zhe Ku."
Hearing this with her own ears, Wu Yaxin felt a pang of pain in her heart. She never imagined that all her hard work and scheming throughout her life, her daily pursuit of hunting geese, would end up with her being pecked in the eye by the geese.
Seeing the other party suffer a setback, Wei Shuangxue felt very pleased.
"You never thought you'd be betrayed by those around you. It must be incredibly painful. Your family was raided and you were exiled, your children were registered under someone else's name, and you yourself were banished to the cold palace. You deserve to be in this state now! When you were harming others back then, you never imagined you'd end up like this, did you?"
"Hahahaha!" Finally seeing her enemy's miserable end, Wei Shuangxue was overjoyed and laughed loudly.
But as she laughed, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
Feeling her secret exposed and then mocked like this, Wu Yaxin was furious. Her hand trembled as she pointed at the somewhat deranged woman opposite her, her tone hesitant.
"You...you're avenging Consort An?"
"Consort An, ha!" Wei Shuangxue thought disdainfully. She suddenly stood up and leaned close to Wu Yaxin's ear.
"I've come for the guard you framed for having an affair with Consort An."
Straightening up, Wei Shuangxue took a step back and looked at Wu Yaxin's expression.
"You wouldn't believe it, would you? He might just be a pawn in your heart, someone insignificant, someone you wouldn't care about. But it's because of this person that you've ended up in this predicament."
Unexpectedly, the trigger for everything was this guard. Wu Yaxin remained silent.
Not seeing the expression she wanted on her face, Wei Shuangxue suddenly felt bored and didn't want to waste any more time talking to her.
"Don't even think about it, you're not getting out. From now on, you'll stay in the cold palace and eke out the rest of your life."
After saying this, Wei Shuangxue ignored Wu Yaxin Yue and got up to leave.
Upon arriving at the entrance, Wei Shuangxue handed the nannies another sum of money, instructing them to take good care of Consort Wuya inside. She then took out a small bottle from her bosom, gave them a few more instructions, and left the Cold Palace.
Wei Shuangxue remained silent the entire way, her face grave, lost in thought. The maidservant accompanying her paid no heed, silently supporting her mistress as the two walked back in silence to their quarters in Chengqian Palace.
In the evening, Emperor Kangxi visited Wei Shuangxue at Chengqian Palace.
So far, she has only five sons. As the only pregnant woman in the palace, Kangxi cares about Wei Shuangxue very much and comes to visit her from time to time to ask about her condition.
Today was no different. When they arrived at Chengqian Palace, Kangxi showed great concern for Wei Shuangxue, asking about her health and the development of the fetus as usual.
Wei Shuangxue touched her pregnant belly, replied to each question with a gentle smile, her face full of happiness. She raised her hand and poured a cup of tea for Kangxi, her tone soft.
After talking for a while, Kangxi got a little thirsty and took a sip of tea. The taste was as good as ever, and he couldn't help but praise it.
"The tea here tastes really good, with a sweeter aftertaste than ordinary tea."
Her hand paused slightly, then Wei Shuangxue raised her head and smiled charmingly: "Your Majesty flatters me. The tea here is just an ordinary variety, how could it compare to the tribute tea you drink? It's just that my method of brewing the tea is slightly different, which is why it has this effect."
After hearing this explanation, Kangxi finally understood why the tea had a sweet aftertaste. He praised his beloved concubine for her cleverness and then began to talk about other things.
Wei Shuangxue didn't dwell on this. Seeing that Kangxi had changed the subject, she followed suit and moved on to other things.
The two chatted for a short while before Kangxi expressed his intention to leave. Wei Shuangxue smiled and saw him off.
After returning to the inner room and dismissing the servants, Wei Shuangxue went back to the table and poured the tea into the flowerpot by the window.
After everything was tidied up, she invited people in, washed up, and went to bed.
In the blink of an eye, it was November of that year. Consort Wei of Chengqian Palace gave birth to Kangxi's sixth son, but died from postpartum hemorrhage due to difficult childbirth.
The entire imperial harem was captivated by this major news.
In the remote and deserted Cold Palace, a concubine, on the same day, suffered greatly and closed her eyes in resentment.
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