Chapter 927 The Song Family
At the same time, the sky was filled with the deafening sound of fireworks, which irritated Qin Yunyan. She asked coldly, "What's that noise outside?"
The palace maid explained, "Today is His Majesty's birthday, and the palace will be setting off fireworks along the moat to celebrate. They are setting off fireworks now."
"It's going to rain, why set off fireworks?" Qin Yunyan was furious to be brought to the inner palace. She thought she could be with the Emperor tonight, but the Emperor was dragged away by the Jiang family father and son. She thought they did it on purpose.
The palace maid glanced out the window. Although there had been a few claps of thunder and the sky was overcast, it hadn't rained yet! Fireworks were set off every year for the Emperor's birthday banquet.
She took out some more silver and handed it to a palace maid to inquire about the Emperor's whereabouts tonight.
The palace maid was an innocent person. She had already received instructions from Eunuch Wuxin that it would be foolish not to earn money. The palace maid said, "Replying to Miss Bai, His Majesty always stays in Chengqian Palace. He will also be in Chengqian Palace tonight after the banquet. His Majesty never stays overnight in the palaces of the concubines. Usually, it is the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department who come to fetch the ladies or concubines to Chengqian Palace to serve him. This is the rule in the palace, so Miss Bai, you should just wait patiently!"
Qin Yunyan had already found out that although the Emperor would not visit the palaces of the concubines, he would stay overnight in the Empress's palace. She deliberately asked, "Does Your Majesty the Empress do the same?"
The palace maid honestly replied, "The Empress is naturally different. The Emperor will personally visit the Empress in her palace. This is unique in the palace."
Qin Yunyan naturally knew that she needed someone's help to get close to the Emperor. The man in black had said he would help her, and now that she had successfully entered the palace, how would the man in black help her see the Emperor?
Watching the dazzling fireworks in the night sky, she could only wait patiently. The man in black was so capable; he must know that she had already entered the palace.
Qin Yunyan waited and waited, but no one came. Taking advantage of the darkness, she decided to quietly go out and see.
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Following the instructions of her contact, Granny Yun placed the contents of the package into the royal ancestral hall. Little did she know that everything she did was being watched.
The sky was gloomy, and the sight of Thor everywhere terrified her so much that she ran away with her head in her hands, repeatedly bowing and kowtowing.
Just as she was closing the door and about to leave, lightning in the sky seemed to be drawn by something, blasting off the glazed tiles of the ancestral hall roof.
A guard was led over and happened to see Granny Yun acting suspiciously. The guard shouted, "Who is it?"
Granny Yun was terrified and tried to run away, but she was no match for the guards and was quickly caught.
Granny Yun quickly replied, "I am Granny Yun from Consort Shu's palace; I was just passing by."
The guard said, "This is not the same road as Jinghe Palace. Don't try to fool us, Granny. What are you here for?"
Granny Yun's eyes darted around quickly. All she knew was that the package contained some documents, which she couldn't understand. She only knew to hide it in the royal ancestral hall and not to worry about anything else.
She had been very careful and cautious. Granny Yun composed herself and said calmly, "Consort Shu is seriously injured, so she sent me to the ancestral hall to pray for His Majesty. Today is His Majesty's birthday, and this is also a token of her congratulations."
The guard was skeptical. "Why didn't you tell the truth just now, Granny?"
“Originally, the matter of praying for His Majesty should have been handled by Consort Shu herself, but unfortunately, she is injured and unable to come. This servant also did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble,” said Granny Yun.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, and fireworks lit up the heavens. The guard said, "Since that's the case, let's not linger here. Let's go!"
Granny Yun nodded happily, "Yes!"
She didn't expect to pass so easily.
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The news that Granny Yun had hidden things in the ancestral hall also reached Jiang Fenghua's ears.
Ao Xue said, "Why doesn't Your Majesty send someone to take out what she has hidden so we can see it?"
"Xiao Shang asked her to hide this. I am also very curious about what they have hidden in the ancestral hall. I will have it brought out now. As for how the show goes next, I will naturally cooperate with Xiao Shang to keep the show going."
She then asked, "Was Consort Song's mother sent away?"
Hongxiu said, "Consort Song didn't even let them attend the banquet. When Madam Song left, she took a lot of things from Jinghe Palace. They should still be inside the palace gates at this time. Dong'er delivered them personally."
"Notify the Imperial Guards to arrest them!" Jiang Fenghua said.
Ao Xue said, "Commander Shangguan has already locked up the person who contacted Granny Yun. The letter in Your Highness's hand cannot be known to outsiders, right? If we arrest people in such a big way now and people find out the contents of the letter, it will not be good for Your Highness's reputation."
Ao Xue read the contents of the letter, which were written in a rather ambiguous manner. It was as if the Empress and the eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom were communicating with each other, and that he liked the Empress and wanted to take her away to a distant place.
Jiang Fenghua wasn't worried about that; what she was worried about was whether she could catch Xiao Shang tonight.
Since he was so confident that he could control the whole situation, she thought, Xiao Shang would probably enter the palace tonight too!
She was certain that Xiao Shang had infiltrated the palace. What she needed to think about now was how to lure out someone like Xiao Shang, who loved to scheme.
While capturing Xiao Shang, they also wanted to sow discord among Song Qing, so she wouldn't be unaware of their true identities.
Jiang Fenghua rose from the soft couch, straightened her clothes, and said calmly, "Come with me to see what's going on!"
The group replied in unison, "Yes."
They also wanted to know what Granny Yun had hidden in the ancestral hall.
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On the other side, Madam Song, along with her two sons and daughters-in-law, left Jinghe Palace with Dong'er, filled with resentment.
"Today is the Emperor's birthday, why can't we stay and attend the banquet? Look how beautiful the fireworks are in the sky! I've never seen such magnificent fireworks before," Madam Song complained incessantly.
Song Kun and Song Gan also said, "I saw it all during the day. The imperial chefs in the palace made such delicious food that we might not be able to eat for several lifetimes. Why does my sister want to drive us out of the palace? We are her family. How can she be so cold-blooded and heartless?"
Their wives chimed in, "Is it because Sister Qing looks down on us for coming from the countryside, and is afraid we'll embarrass her, that she secretly let us leave the palace?"
It was their first time entering the palace, and the palace's splendor dazzled them.
Dong'er personally escorted them, listening to their complaints all the way. Dong'er couldn't bear it any longer and advised, "Madam, young masters, young mistress, please say less. Her Majesty has already had enough of a hard time in the palace."
Dong'er is now acting very arrogantly, even more so than Song Qing's biological mother in their eyes.
Upon hearing Dong'er's words, the group immediately became unhappy. Song Gan said, "She is Consort Shu, so why is she having a hard time? She is also the mother of the Second Prince, and her future prospects may be even greater than those of the Empress."
Dong'er coldly retorted, "Third Young Master, you should know that this is the palace. Don't say such things carelessly, or it will cause trouble for the Empress."
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