She waited quietly until the palace maid who had delivered the message came out and said in a clear voice, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager said that you must show some loyalty so that she can protect you. Otherwise, what use is she to you? Consort Su and Noble Lady Rong in the palace are more favored by His Majesty than you."
Yue Qingyin felt a tightness in her chest, a breath stuck there, leaving her feeling neither up nor down.
loyalty?
How can she maintain her loyalty?
She broke with the Empress as soon as she entered the palace, but her fellow disciples were at odds with her. She had already boarded the Empress Dowager's ship of betrayal, so how could she be expected to be loyal?
Cai Ling, who was behind her, had been in the palace for a long time. Seeing that Yue Qingyin was confused, she whispered a reminder: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager probably meant the Prince of Qinyang's residence."
Upon hearing this, Yue Qingyin was startled. Did the Empress Dowager intend to put the Prince of Qinyang's mansion to death? Or did she intend to put the Empress to death?
Her heart leaped into her throat, her hands and feet felt icy cold, and she was filled with conflicting emotions.
The Prince of Qinyang's mansion was her maternal family. Without the Prince of Qinyang's mansion as her backing, she, as a virtuous consort, was nothing more than a concubine without any foundation. If someone with ulterior motives plotted against her, she would fall. She was different from a consort from a wealthy and noble family. Even if the emperor favored her and she gave birth to a son or daughter, she would be easily bullied if she lost the power of her maternal family.
But if the Empress Dowager wants the Qinyang Prince's Mansion to collapse, can the Qinyang Prince's Mansion really withstand it? She had serious doubts.
She walked out of Xiankun Palace in a daze.
On the way, Cailing couldn't help but speak up, "Your Majesty, haven't you realized that when the Empress Dowager arranged for His Majesty to marry the Empress, she valued the power of the Prince of Qinyang's family? However, the Empress, relying on the power of the Prince's family, doesn't take the Empress Dowager seriously. That's why the Empress Dowager wants to take away the Empress's power. If you go against the Empress Dowager now, it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; sooner or later, you'll only bring trouble upon yourself. Moreover, this servant believes that if you want to rise step by step in the palace, you'll probably have to comply with the Empress Dowager's wishes and become a loyal subject!"
A loyal minister?
These words were like a wake-up call, and Yue Qingyin immediately realized what was going on.
That's it! The Empress Dowager will never allow a second Yuehuangyin to appear. She only wants a powerless and obedient empress.
Having figured this out, Yue Qingyin became excited. This meant that she had not yet been kicked out by the Empress Dowager, and that she still had a chance to rise to the top and ascend to the throne of Empress, as long as she cooperated with the Empress Dowager to bring down the Qinyang Prince's Mansion and Yue Huangyin.
As if she had discovered a great secret, Yue Qingyin was overwhelmed with emotion and tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
At dawn the next day, as the first rays of sunlight streamed in, she touched the sunlight and felt that a tremendous opportunity was right in front of her. If she didn't seize it, she would regret it for the rest of her life. She immediately made a decision, got up, and wrote a memorial.
After finishing the memorial, she broke out in a cold sweat and felt completely exhausted.
She weakly instructed Ou'er, the spy the Empress Dowager had sent to her palace: "Send this memorial to the Empress Dowager's palace."
"Yes!" Ou'er's eyes lit up. Knowing that the Empress Dowager's wish was about to be fulfilled, she happily accepted the memorial and presented it to the Empress Dowager.
In the afternoon, the memorial appeared on Junzhe's desk.
The news that the virtuous concubine in the palace had put aside her own family ties and personally submitted a memorial exposing the ten crimes of the Prince of Qinyang's mansion spread throughout the court and the country.
The entire court was shocked!
Some people praised Consort Yuexian for being sensible and knowing when to advance and retreat.
Some people scoffed, believing she was just seeking fame and fortune and was an ungrateful scoundrel.
When Jun Qiming heard the news, he felt both fear and relief. Fortunately, when Yue Qingyin entered the palace, she had no further connection with him.
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