After returning to the palace and making some changes, Jia Yue finally got used to the square palace.
If there's anything about the palace that it can't compare to the Old Summer Palace, it's that the palace has many rules, and the rule of paying respects every day also needs to be restored.
As she got up and felt the cold wind outside the covers, she couldn't help but mutter, "I really don't want to get up in this weather, sigh!"
Bao Xia, who was helping her get up, said with a smile, "Winter is a time for hibernation. If Your Highness is sleepy, you can take a nap when you get back."
Jia Yue shook her head: "I'm not sleepy, I just can't bear to leave the bed."
After getting up, washing up, dressing up, and eating some breakfast, she then rode in a sedan chair to Jingren Palace.
When she arrived, Consort Yu was already there. The two chatted for a while, and soon after, Consort Qi and Consort Xi arrived.
With the time for paying respects approaching, Consort Nian's seat remained vacant! So the Empress came out.
After everyone paid their respects and took their seats, the Empress glanced at Consort Nian's seat and said, "Go to Yikun Palace and ask why Consort Nian didn't come today. Is something wrong at Yikun Palace?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the palace maid left, Consort Qi couldn't help but say, "Her Majesty the Empress is so kind to the Noble Consort. Even when she doesn't come to pay her respects, she remains so calm and composed."
The Empress said calmly, "Perhaps the Noble Consort is ill. If one day you, Consort Qi, are too ill to get out of bed, I will allow you not to come to pay your respects."
Anger flashed in Consort Qi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. She continued, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. But please rest assured, even if I am too ill to get out of bed, I will definitely send someone to inform Your Majesty."
The Empress remained expressionless: "You know the rules."
Did the Empress get angry at Consort Qi's words?
Of course she was angry; Consort Qi knew exactly how to make her angry.
Even if Consort Nian was ill, sending someone to say hello would have been a simple matter, but she didn't come, which was a blatant insult to her status as Empress.
The topic quickly passed, and the Empress began to talk about other things. Not long after, a palace maid came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has suddenly fallen seriously ill, and the servants of Yikun Palace said they forgot to send someone to inform Your Majesty."
The Empress's face first darkened with a grim expression, then quickly filled with worry: "So it's because the Seventh Prince is seriously ill. That's understandable. What did the imperial physician say?"
“When I arrived, the imperial physician had just arrived and had not yet made a diagnosis, but I noticed that the Seventh Prince’s crying was very soft.”
The Empress was secretly delighted, realizing the prince's illness was indeed serious, but her face showed even more worry: "The Seventh Prince is so ill, I must go and see him. By the way, have you informed the Emperor?"
"The people from Yikun Palace have already sent someone to Yangxin Hall to deliver a message."
The Hall of Mental Cultivation didn't forget to send someone, but it conveniently forgot to inform the Jingren Palace.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the Empress with a hint of schadenfreude. There was no way around it; it was destined that there would be no affection between the concubines and the Empress.
The Empress nodded and said "Mm," then got up to go to Yikun Palace.
Since the Empress was going, they couldn't very well go back directly, so they decided to go together. A group of them headed towards Yikun Palace.
Upon arriving at Yikun Palace, the group entered and saw the Consort's swollen eyes and the child in her arms. Jia Yue glanced at the child and saw that the child was still alive.
Upon seeing the Empress and others enter, Consort Nian rose to pay her respects, but the Empress quickly said, "You're still holding the Seventh Prince, so there's no need for such formalities."
Consort Nian was indeed not in the mood, so she didn't get up: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress."
Empress: "Where is the imperial physician?"
"Your humble servant is here."
What's the situation with the Seventh Prince?
"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince fell ill due to the sudden change in environment. I gave him acupuncture and prescribed medicine."
After listening, everyone gained a clear understanding of the Seventh Prince's physical condition. If he could fall ill so easily from the distance between the Old Summer Palace and the Forbidden City, his health was much weaker than they had imagined.
The Empress's face was practically overflowing with worry: "Take good care of the Seventh Prince. Prescribe whatever medicine he needs."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Consort Nian felt uneasy listening to the Empress's insistent questioning of the imperial physicians, and couldn't help but ask, "Why has Your Majesty come?"
The Empress paused for a moment: "You didn't come to pay your respects today, so I sent someone to Yikun Palace to inquire about what happened. That's when I learned that the Seventh Prince was ill. As the Seventh Prince's legal mother, I had to come and inquire about it no matter what."
Consort Nian then realized that she had already returned to the palace. She had really forgotten about it. She said dryly, "It is I who have done wrong. The Seventh Prince is ill, and I was very worried. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"It's all for the sake of the child, I understand. You've worked hard taking care of the Seventh Prince. You can come to pay your respects when the child is better. Sincerity is the most important thing in paying respects, and your sincerity is enough."
"Then I thank Your Majesty for your grace."
Consort Xi then showed concern for the Seventh Prince, followed by Consort Qi... Everyone then showed concern for the Seventh Prince and Consort Nian before leaving.
Jia Yue returned to Chuxiu Palace and began planning when to visit Consort Xi. She had retrieved the bionic spider from Yuanmingyuan, and in order to find out Consort Xi's movements, she needed to get it back to Yanxi Palace.
At the same time, she started thinking about how to make money.
After making some inquiries about Chen Mama in private, she discovered that her son-in-law was quite capable, and if used properly, he could be a great help.
She just wanted to earn some money. It wasn't a big problem if people found out about it, since everyone knew she was poor. It's normal for her to want to earn money for her child.
However, I need to think about what kind of business to start.
She has a lot of books in her space, and the technical stuff isn't a big problem. It's the really novel things that are too eye-catching.
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