The following day, Yun Qingluo boarded a carriage from the Regent's Palace and entered the palace.
When they arrived at Cining Palace, they found the Empress's eunuch waiting at the entrance.
When the eunuch saw Yun Qingluo approaching, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness. Her Majesty the Empress has sent me here to inform you that the Empress Dowager wishes to rest quietly today and will not see any outsiders. Therefore, she requests that you go to the Empress's palace to rest for the day and come back to serve the Empress Dowager tomorrow."
Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow and politely declined, "It's alright, I'll wait here. I've come to the palace to fulfill my filial duties to my lord, how can I slack off?"
Seeing that Yun Qingluo was unwilling to go, the eunuch became anxious and said, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager said she wants to rest quietly. Your Highness should come with me to the Empress's place."
Seeing his anxious expression, Yun Qingluo sighed, "In that case, let's go."
The father-in-law happily led Yun Qingluo and Yun Tao away, while An Jiu turned and left.
Inside the Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager, dressed in her everyday clothes, lay on the bed and asked with difficulty, "Is he gone?"
The old nanny Li hurriedly replied, "They've left. The Empress's people have taken them away."
The Empress Dowager sighed, somewhat sadly, "Alas, I couldn't protect him back then, and now I can't even protect his princess. She's just too old and useless."
Li Mama tucked the blanket around the Empress Dowager, and seeing her brows furrowed in pain, she said with heartache, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. The most important thing now is your health. The Princess Consort is a lucky person and will be blessed by heaven."
On the other end.
Yun Qingluo followed her father-in-law for a while, and looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, her expression turned cold.
Looks like they haven't learned their lesson yet.
Yun Tao and An Jiu also noticed something was wrong. How could the Empress's palace be so remote?
Yun Tao pulled Yun Qingluo back to a stop.
After walking for a while, the father-in-law heard no more noise behind him. He turned around and saw three people standing there looking at him. He lowered his head in a panic.
She then hurriedly ran back and asked, "Your Highness, why are you not leaving?"
Yun Tao retorted, "Weren't we supposed to be going to the Empress's Palace? How come we're getting further and further off course?"
The eunuch seemed to have been prepared, and explained with a smile, "Your Highness, you may not know this, but Her Majesty the Empress, upon hearing of the disaster in the southwest, took pity on the suffering people and specially reduced the expenditures, moving to a small palace, saying that if she saved some, the people could use more."
Yun Qingluo smiled faintly at these words, glancing sideways at the eunuch, "Her Majesty the Empress is truly kind-hearted. Those who have received her favors will surely come to thank her in their dreams in the middle of the night, don't you think, Eunuch?"
Upon hearing this, the old man tried his best to maintain a smile on his face, but his heart was in turmoil.
"Your Highness is joking. Only the dead can appear in dreams. Your Highness, please come this way. The Empress has been waiting for a long time."
We didn't see a single guard along the way.
As they approached the entrance to a small courtyard, the old man suddenly stopped Yun Tao and An Jiu.
"The Empress only allowed the Princess Consort to enter, as she wanted to have a private conversation with her sister-in-law. Please follow me to the courtyard next door to wait."
The two men's expressions changed as they looked at Yun Qingluo, who nodded to signal them not to act rashly.
Yun Qingluo turned around, stepped into the courtyard, and smelled a faint fragrance. The smile in her eyes deepened.
I've seen people who don't care about their lives, but I've never seen anyone so eager to die.
Yun Qingluo glanced to both sides out of the corner of her eye, pushed open the door to the room in front of her, and stepped inside.
The aroma inside grew even stronger, and then the door suddenly slammed shut from the outside.
Upon seeing the scene inside the room, Yun Qingluo's expression turned completely cold. She immediately pressed several acupoints on her body and fed herself a pill.
Suddenly, two burly men rushed towards her. Yun Qingluo dodged them with a cold expression and uncanny skill. The silver needles in her hand flew out and shot into the bodies of the two men. Yun Qingluo whispered, "Xiao Yi, catalyze the silver needles."
A thin thread floated out from Yun Qingluo's body and entered the two people's bodies.
The two collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Yun Qingluo didn't even glance at the two of them. She simply climbed out the window and, with Xiao Yi's help, made her way to the Empress's bedchamber without any hindrance.
I could hear people talking inside through the window:
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. She is doomed this time. You have done a great service by helping the Emperor get rid of her. Let's see who dares to disrespect you in the future."
"It's just a pity that I won't be able to see her. Have you informed everyone?"
"They've already notified them, and they're probably on their way. They're just waiting to catch them in the act."
"Yes, go out. I need to rest. If anyone comes, just say I have caught a cold and cannot see anyone."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The room fell silent; only the Queen's breathing could be heard.
Yun Qingluo felt uneasy. The Emperor was involved in this matter. Was he so eager to get rid of the people around his own brother?
His ministers were fighting desperately for his kingdom, yet he turned around and wanted to kill their wives. It was truly heartbreaking.
In her previous life, she helped the scumbag frame him from within, while the emperor was eager to kill him from without.
It's really tough for him.
Yun Qingluo sneaked in silently and knocked the Empress unconscious as soon as she heard the noise and tried to turn around.
On the way back, Yun Qingluo couldn't help but feel happy. It was fortunate that the Empress had chosen such a remote place, otherwise she would not have been able to hide from the palace guards for a while.
Yun Qingluo led the Empress through the window, fed her a pill, and then fed the two strong men the same pill.
Yun Qingluo glanced at the acacia incense in the room and let out a wicked laugh.
Seeing the three people vaguely waking up as the drug took effect, Yun Qingluo jumped out of the window and left.
Your Majesty, please enjoy your time.
Yun Qingluo fled to the neighboring courtyard and saw Yun Tao and An Jiu unconscious. Her expression changed, and she breathed a sigh of relief after checking their bodies and confirming that they had been drugged.
Yun Qingluo fed the two people the antidote and woke them up, saying, "Don't speak, come with me."
Seeing Yun Qingluo's cold expression, the two shut their mouths, nodded, and followed her out the window.
Footsteps could already be heard outside the courtyard.
"Where is the little silver fox? Could they have mistaken it for something else?"
"I've heard that the silver fox's fur is extremely beautiful. If I find one, I can make a beautiful collar for it. You all hurry up and search carefully."
"Over there, go take a look over there. Oh dear, you stupid servant, you're so dumb."
Yun Qingluo curled her lips. So the news that the Empress had spread was that someone had seen the Silver Fox here.
The concubines were all feeling cooped up in the palace during the winter, so naturally they all wanted to come and see what interesting news they heard.
However, what is seen is no longer up to the Empress to decide.
It's not up to her to decide whose adultery to catch.
"Hey, why do I hear a sound coming from that yard over there?"
"How could that be? This place has been deserted for so many years since that person passed away. You must have misheard."
"I think I heard that too. Could it be haunted?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Where would a ghost come from in broad daylight?"
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