Wanchun Palace
The atmosphere between the Prime Minister's wife and Concubine Yu, mother and daughter, was solemn.
The Prime Minister's wife looked at her daughter and said, "You have been in the palace for several years. Don't you know why the emperor has distanced himself from you?"
Concubine Yu felt wronged, "My daughter doesn't know."
"Then why don't you ask the emperor? You two were childhood sweethearts. Among all the noble ladies in Beijing, you are the only one who enjoys the most face by the emperor's side."
"Mother also said that was in the past. I don't know when the Emperor became estranged from me. Otherwise, how could he have ignored me when the late Emperor was choosing a Crown Princess?"
"Find a chance to ask the Emperor. You've been appointed Imperial Concubine since you entered the palace. You must know the reason, otherwise you'll waste your whole life in the harem."
"Mother is right. Your daughter will find an opportunity to ask the Emperor."
Concubine Yu said this, "Mother, have you asked the Queen Mother if she has received the medicine?"
The Prime Minister's wife looked unhappy. She shook her head and said, "The tiger and wolf medicine is gone."
"No more, how is that possible? Is it because the Queen Mother is unwilling to give it to me? Yes, how could the Queen Mother give me such good medicine?"
Concubine Yu's words made the Prime Minister's wife hesitate. "Impossible! The Queen Mother wouldn't hide this from me."
"Mother trusts the Empress Dowager too much. The poisonous medicine is harmful to the body, and it is her son who is harmed. She knows that Mother will definitely give the medicine to her daughter after she gets it, and she also knows that the medicine will eventually be used on the Emperor. How could she be willing to give it to us?"
Concubine Yu was dissatisfied, and the Prime Minister's wife also looked unhappy.
"I was confused. The Queen Mother is no longer the same Queen Mother as before. But don't worry. As long as the Queen Mother has the medicine, I will always find a way to get it."
The Prime Minister's wife has not been giving advice and plans to the Empress Dowager over the years in vain. Not only in the Cining Palace, but also in the harem, she has quite a few people working for her.
Concubine Yu also smiled at her confidence.
"Although my daughter is interested in the heir in Mrs. Bei's belly, she is more eager to have her own child."
"Of course, it's not that I can't raise my own seeds well."
The Prime Minister's wife is the one who agrees most with this point.
Like the empress dowager, no matter how noisy she was, the emperor was always more tolerant of his biological mother than others.
If it were someone else, they would have been dealt with long ago.
"Mother, the Empress Dowager wanted to protect Bei's baby, and she also warned us concubines when she paid her respects."
Concubine Yu looked unhappy. "No matter how respectful I am to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager still values offspring more."
"Mrs. Bei is pregnant with the Emperor's first son, so the Empress Dowager naturally values her."
"But the Queen Mother scolded me for Bei's sake."
"It's okay. The Queen Mother has a plan in mind. Even if Bei gets pregnant, it doesn't necessarily mean she will have a safe birth. In this harem, it's not difficult to kill the mother and keep the child."
What’s more, it was the Queen Mother who took action.
"If my daughter has an heir to the throne, there's no need to keep the baby in Mrs. Bei's belly."
Concubine Yu said, "Mother must get the medicine from the Empress Dowager as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll arrange it when I get back."
The Prime Minister's wife didn't stay long. As she left, she warned, "Mrs. Bei is now the Empress. Don't mess with her. If she's targeting you, that's even better. Just bear with it. Suffering a loss is a blessing. If she's not targeting you, you should be on good terms with her."
"Yes, my daughter knows. I just don't know if the Bei family will investigate what happened back then."
"What happened back then has nothing to do with us."
That was done by the Queen Mother, what does it have to do with them?
The mother and daughter have always done things cleanly, so they feel justified in doing so now.
"Is there something I forgot?"
The Prime Minister's wife said.
"It's not a big deal if you can't remember. Mother, please leave the palace first. If you remember, you can send someone to tell your daughter."
After Concubine Yu said this, the Prime Minister's wife left the palace.
Concubine Yu asked someone to find out where Emperor Yongxi was.
It was learned that after Emperor Yongxi left the court, he went to Fengyi Palace and had not come out until almost noon.
Concubine Yu was extremely depressed.
They didn't understand how they lost to Bei, a remarried widow.
At this moment in Fengyi Palace, Emperor Yongxi frowned, "Ji Kang, is Prime Minister Yu's wife still in Wanchun Palace?"
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yu's wife left the palace a quarter of an hour ago."
Emperor Yongxi's expression turned ugly. "The Prime Minister's wife doesn't know the rules. Doesn't Concubine Yu know the rules either? She didn't even come to see the Empress after entering the palace."
Logically speaking, after the Prime Minister's wife entered the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager, she should go to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects to the Empress before going to Wanchun Palace.
When Emperor Yongxi came over, he learned that the Prime Minister's wife was in Wanchun Palace and was already dissatisfied.
Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister's wife left the palace and did not come to Fengyi Palace to pay a visit.
He didn't even see the queen or the emperor in his eyes.
"Issue an order: Concubine Yu is disrespectful to the Empress and is demoted to the rank of Second Rank Concubine."
"Prime Minister Yu's wife was disrespectful to the Empress and has been demoted to a second-rank imperial consort."
"Prime Minister Yu is not a good steward and will be fined one year's salary."
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When the three decrees were issued, both the court and the harem were shocked.
But after learning the whole story, many people felt that Concubine Yu and the Prime Minister's wife were getting carried away.
The lady of honor entered the palace but didn't even pay her respects to the queen. What was she thinking?
Even if you don't take the new queen seriously, don't give anyone a handle against you.
It’s still such a big handle.
When Concubine Yu received the imperial edict, she looked annoyed. How could she have ignored it?
Obviously, such a mistake would never be made when Queen Liu was around.
The rank of first-rank imperial concubine was demoted two levels to second-rank. What made Imperial Concubine Yu even more upset was the punishment given to her by Emperor Yongxi.
"The Emperor is so heartless."
My mother watched the emperor grow up, and when he was a child, he called my mother aunt.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister's wife knelt on the ground to receive the imperial edict, her head buzzing.
He didn't react until the eunuch who delivered the order left.
"lady"
The Prime Minister's wife was helped up, her whole body swayed, she closed her eyes, and admitted in her heart that she really did not take Mrs. Bei seriously.
He didn't even think it would be okay if he didn't go to Fengyi Palace to pay his respects.
She is the emperor's aunt, and now that she is old, the emperor will not blame her.
But I didn't expect that the emperor took it seriously.
"I was the one who harmed the concubine."
The Prime Minister's wife regretted it so much that she caused her daughter to be demoted two levels.
She was about to remember it, but it gave the emperor the opportunity to attack her.
"Quick, go find the Prime Minister."
The Prime Minister's wife was in a very bad mood at this moment.
The emperor has gone too far. He doesn't care about the past friendship at all.
If it weren't for her planning, would the Empress Dowager and the Emperor be where they are today?
Thinking of these past events, the Prime Minister's wife trembled with anger.
Prime Minister Yu came back angrily and slapped the Prime Minister's wife as soon as he entered the door.
Bang!
The Prime Minister's wife looked at him in disbelief, "You actually hit me?"
After being married for many years, the Prime Minister's wife has always been more powerful.
The Prime Minister's wife not only helped Prime Minister Yu manage the Yu family, but also offered him advice and strategies, helping him a lot. She was called the female Zhuge Liang by Prime Minister Yu.
But today she was beaten by Prime Minister Yu, who had always respected her.
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