Wen Guiyi was covered in a cold sweat.
She sat there for a while until a cold wind blew in, which startled her.
"Guiyi, go back... Your health is important. We can talk about everything when we get back," Qingye said.
Consort Wen nodded, helped her up, and returned to the Jade Essence Palace, feeling utterly weak.
The second princess ran over as soon as she saw her return: "Mother, where did you go?"
"After walking around the garden, go find your wet nurse. Your mother has other matters to attend to," said Consort Wen.
The second princess is almost nine years old now, so she's naturally sensible. She nodded and left, but I was worried.
Seeing that Consort Wen's complexion was not good, Qing Shuang came forward to inquire.
Wen Guiyi waved her hand, telling everyone to leave, leaving only Qing Shuang behind.
She had actually said what Consort Chen had said, and Qing Shuang's face turned deathly pale: "What did she find out? But... but if she found out..."
"Does she know that she's convinced it's me? If she tells His Majesty, I'm afraid..." Consort Wen bit her lip.
"Then what should we do? Although we've done it discreetly, we won't be able to hide it if His Majesty investigates thoroughly," Qing Shuang said.
"The only solution now is... to send someone out." Wen Guiyi sighed. "You are the person I trust most, so naturally I won't send you out. It can only be Qingye. She knows some things, but not much."
"Your Excellency! This...this...if we interrogate her, she won't know anything!" Qing Shuang didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or be nervous.
“Then we can’t let her go on trial. Qing Shuang, we are of one mind, and I can only trust you in everything,” Wen Guiyi said.
"Yes, I will do my best, I will do my best." Qing Shuang's hands were icy cold and trembling.
But at this point, it's better to be safe than sorry, since it's not my own death.
On the other end, Jiangxiang asked, "Your Majesty, will she go to His Majesty and confess herself?"
"Of course not. It's not like I'm tired of living." Yan Nangui smiled.
“Then she’ll have no choice but to hand over the people around her,” Yuanhua said.
Yan Nangui nodded: "Perhaps. In any case, this time, she tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. I spared her life, and I will use her for something. Let's see if she can still hold her head high in the future."
“Yes, but no matter what she does, she will be completely out of favor. Even if she manages to save herself for the sake of the Second Princess, she probably won’t have any future,” Yuanhua said.
Yan Nangui smiled and said, "More than that. But it's all as it should be. Since you've done it, you have to bear the consequences. She's much luckier than Consort Qu back then; at least she had a princess to back her up."
Yuanhua smiled and said yes.
That's right. Over the years, no one who dared to step on our empress has ever had a good ending.
"Tell someone to take good care of Consort Jin. Don't let her lose her child and then be unable to make ends meet. She might then say I'm incompetent." Yan Nangui said calmly.
"Yes, this servant will keep an eye on things," Jiangxiang said.
Something happened in the palace that night.
Yan Nangui hadn't gone to sleep yet; he was holding his daughter and playing with her.
The seventh princess is blowing bubbles, laughing and waving her hands around.
Yan Nangui wiped her face with a look of disgust, then kissed her.
"Your Majesty," Shuanzi called from outside.
"Come in and give your answer."
After Shuanzi came in and paid his respects, he said, "Something has happened at Yucui Palace. It is said that Consort Wen captured her personal maid and did something to her. She has now gone to Beichen Palace."
"Tsk, which one did you catch?" Yan Nangui asked.
“Your Majesty, it is Qing Shuang,” Shuanzi replied.
"Ha, that's great. You're quite ruthless," Yan Nangui laughed.
"Are you going or not?" Shuanzi asked.
"I won't go. I'll only go if His Majesty calls me. As for the Beichen Palace, no one else dares to go there casually," Yan Nangui said.
Shuanzi agreed and went out, keeping an eye out for any news.
"This Consort Wen is really generous. Qing Shuang has been serving her ever since she started living in her household, and she's always been a bit of a ditz," Chan Yi said.
“At this point, she can’t even protect herself, so naturally she wouldn’t pity a girl. Tsk tsk. Don’t be discouraged by my words. I would never ask you to do such a dangerous thing. As long as you don’t betray me, I will save any of you if anything happens to you,” Yan Nangui said.
"Your Majesty! What are you saying? I didn't mean that at all." Chanyi chuckled.
“That’s right, I don’t have any either,” Luo Kui said.
Although they were terrified at first, over the years they have come to understand that their mistress is the type who will not offend others unless they offend her.
The seventh princess got sleepy after playing for a while, so Chanyi carried her to the wet nurse in the outer room.
"It's been dry these past few days, so Her Majesty said to give the princess some water before bed."
"Don't worry, young lady, it's like this every day," said Granny Yan with a smile.
Chanyi nodded in agreement; these four wet nurses were all extremely dedicated.
The seventh princess was so sleepy that she wanted to eat as soon as she touched her wet nurse, so the wet nurse quickly took her away.
First, I coaxed him to pee, then wiped his face, and then gave him some water to drink, otherwise he wouldn't drink milk later.
Then I fed her and soothed her to sleep.
The little one is quite patient; even when he can't get milk for a while, he just frowns but doesn't cry loudly.
I only need to get up once a night to feed and change the diaper, so it's relatively easy to take care of.
The wet nurses took turns feeding the baby, and all of them had plenty of milk.
Inside the Beichen Palace, Consort Wen knelt and said, "It is my fault for not managing my subordinates properly and for my incompetence. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Shu Chengfeng looked at her for a long time before saying, "Xia, I have always underestimated you."
Consort Wen's hand trembled: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
Shu Chengfeng looked at her for a while, then suddenly sneered: "Issue an imperial decree: Consort Wen is stripped of her title and demoted to the rank of Talented Lady for failing to manage her subordinates properly. Her personal maid, Qing Shuang, is executed for plotting to harm the imperial heir. Xia Shi, you no longer need to serve the emperor."
Wen... oh no, she's Xia Cai Ren now.
She kowtowed, trembling, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness."
Qing Shuang never expected that her master was still so ruthless.
To justify her actions towards Qingye, she naturally took some medicine to her, only to be caught red-handed by the eunuchs of Yucui Palace. Naturally, she had no way to explain herself.
She can bite her master, but what good is that?
If her master doesn't acknowledge her, she's doomed.
Qing Shuang hardened her heart and ultimately said nothing.
Considering she's already dead, perhaps her family will be able to take care of her in the future.
Wen Guiyi becoming Xia Cairen was naturally news.
The news spread everywhere that very night.
This can be considered an explanation to Consort Jincong, but unfortunately, for Consort Jincong, it is far from enough.
Xia Cairen has ruined her future.
Consort Jia said gleefully, "She deserves to be demoted! Now that she's a low-ranking concubine, her life is probably going to be tough. Consort Mei and Consort Jin both hate her to death."
Yan Nangui smiled, thinking to himself that if it weren't for the Second Princess, even a mere concubine wouldn't be able to hold him back.
Since they dared to go against her, they naturally had to pay the price.
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