After saying that, he said to the door, "Qiu Ci, later pick a few clever palace maids from Lizheng Hall and send them to Weiyang Palace. Consort Yu is now pregnant with the emperor's child, so you must take good care of her."
Yu Niannian turned pale with fright and ran away, not forgetting to tell Shen Ye before leaving, "A mother's status depends on her son."
These words reminded Shen Ye, and a flash of inspiration struck him, leading to a plan.
When they arrived at the Ganluan Palace, Gu Qimu was working on memorials with his head down. Shen Ye looked at him and sat silently to the side.
It had been two months since I last saw him, and Gu Qimu's features seemed even more handsome, though the curve of his lips was so cold and aloof that it was frightening.
After sitting for less than ten minutes, Gu Qimu put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, I'm busy."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ye calmly took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and said, "I have nothing to say here, but I feel that I am not worthy to be the head of the six palaces, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to depose me."
Gu Qimu stared at Shen Ye for several seconds before speaking calmly, "The reason."
"Jealous."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qimu's handsome face immediately fell. He threw the memorial in his hand aside, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, then spat it out and threw the cup away, smashing it to pieces.
"If Your Majesty doesn't speak, then I'll take it as Your Majesty's tacit agreement." With that, she rose and left.
Back at the Lizheng Hall, Shen Ye instructed Qiu Ci to return the imperial seal to Gu Qimu.
When Gu Qimu received the imperial seal, he was so angry that he almost tore down the Ganluan Palace. If it weren't for Eunuch Li's persuasion, the entire roof of the Ganluan Palace would probably be gone by now.
"He wants to be crippled so he can go find Gu Qichen, right? I won't let him succeed. I'll keep him here to annoy me, and I'll break them up."
That night, not only was Shen Ye not deposed, but the Empress's seal was also returned. Moreover, Xiao Dezi led a group of people to transfer all the servants from Lizheng Hall, saying that the Imperial Household Department was short-handed and that the Empress had to be asked to transfer people from Lizheng Hall.
Regarding Gu Qimu's actions, Shen Ye said that everything was under control, and all that was needed now was to remain calm and wait for the right opportunity.
All the servants in the Lizheng Palace except for Qiu Ci, the Empress's personal maid, were transferred away. For a time, there were quite a few people trampling on the Empress throughout the palace. Even going to the Imperial Household Department to collect her monthly salary was repeatedly refused.
The happiest people after Shen Ye was completely neglected were Consort Yu and Consort Yan of Weiyang Palace. Consort Yu's happiness was obvious, while Consort Yan's happiness was hidden in her heart.
"Your Majesty, ever since Lizheng Palace fell out of favor, look at those dog servants outside. I've gone to urge them for their monthly stipends three times already, and they always find excuses to delay. That's not all; even your food and drink are inferior to those of the newly arrived concubines." Qiu Ci pouted indignantly. When Lizheng Palace was favored, people would flock to her door to curry favor, almost wearing down her doorstep. Now that she's fallen out of favor, not even a fly would bother to come. That's just how people are.
Shen Ye didn't say anything and continued eating. He didn't want to say anything about this. Wasn't it normal for people to climb the social ladder and step on the weak in the palace?
"Your Majesty, how can you still eat? The Lizheng Palace is practically a cold palace now, why aren't you worried at all?"
Shen Ye took a deep breath and put down her chopsticks. "What's the use of being anxious? The Emperor is intentionally ignoring me. What can I do? Can I cry and beg him not to ignore me?"
"Can......."
"From now on, just do your job well, listen more, do more and talk less. Take the food away and don't bother me unless it's important."
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