"Come down, Consort Mu!" Hearing the stranger's voice, Ruan Yu Mu was stunned. How did she get in?
She had calmed down by now, but her complexion was still poor and her eyes were somewhat unfocused.
Qiao Siyu was puzzled and stepped forward to ask, "Sister, what's wrong?"
Ruan Yumu has been under house arrest for so long, and Qiao Siyu is the first person to come and see him. His empty eyes slowly returned, and he took Qiao Siyu's hand, almost crying, his voice trembling.
“Sister, the Emperor is so unfair to me. I am pregnant now, and he still confines me to my quarters.”
She then pretended to cry.
Seeing Ruan Yumu like this, Qiao Siyu was quite worried and quickly comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, it's all in the past. I will find the most favored Fulu sister to ask the emperor to release you and open your palace gates. Sister, believe me."
"Sister, what brings you here today? My Chengen Palace is in such a state now, if there's anything you need, I can't help you anymore!"
Qiao Siyu sighed, tears streaming down her face.
She told Ruan Yumu everything.
"Now that I can no longer bear children, I beg Consort Mu to take care of me. If my child is later made a prince, I beg Consort Mu to take me with her. I just want to find someone to rely on."
So that's how it is. Qiao Siyu is infertile. No wonder she came to me, her powerful backer.
Not only is Qiao Siyu infertile, but the Empress has long since tried to eliminate her from the harem. If she hadn't been confined to her quarters, she probably would have been harmed long ago.
Ruan Yumu had a bad feeling, "Her Majesty the Empress still has no children!"
"Yes, it's strange, the Emperor works hard day and night, yet the number of children in the harem is very small." Qiao Siyu cried even harder when she talked about having children.
"Yes, besides me, only Chu Yue has a child. By the way, what about Xi Yun? Doesn't she have a princess? You are of high rank, why not invite her over to raise the child? I imagine that as a mere concubine, she can't provide a good environment for the child. Why don't you try waiting until the Emperor calms down and then give it a shot?"
Ruan Yumu only wanted to control all the children. Even if the Empress was infertile, the harem would still be her domain, no matter how much she was out of favor.
"My sister has never had any dealings with that person, so I'm afraid this will be difficult to handle."
"Little sister, if you find a way to lift my confinement, I will definitely give you a princess."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Siyu was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground. "Sister, thank you so much. My sister couldn't bear the humiliation yesterday and even attempted suicide last night. I had no choice but to ask for your help. If you have mercy, I will definitely find a way to lift your confinement."
"Sister, get up quickly. If I regain my favor, I will definitely find a good marriage for you. Don't worry!"
"Thank you, Consort Mu!"
Qiao Siyu looked at Ruan Yumu with tears in her eyes. After chatting for a while, Qiao Siyu prepared to secretly visit Fu Lu Private Key.
Now that the Emperor is in the palace where Fu Lu Private Key is located, it is already extremely difficult to find Fu Lu Private Key without the Emperor's knowledge.
Qiao Siyu had no choice but to bribe a eunuch at the gate to secretly deliver a message and see if it would be successful.
She waited anxiously at the entrance of Yongshou Palace, fearing that the eunuch would bring back bad news.
"How is it?" Qiao Siyu immediately went up to ask when she saw the eunuch come out.
"Your Highness, my Lady Shurong requests that you wait in the side hall for a moment."
Qiao Siyu knew her chance had come, so she entered Yongshou Palace through a small door.
She had no idea that all of this was being seen clearly by Chu Yue's personal maid, Qiao'er.
"Your Highness Wanrong, Qiao'er saw Consort Shuyi enter Your Highness's palace through a side gate!"
"Outrageous! My son is still weak and hasn't even come to visit yet, and the Emperor has summoned his two most favored concubines together. Qiao'er, pack your things, we'll go and petition the Empress to persuade the Emperor not to be so obsessed with women. I heard he didn't even attend the morning court session today, what a vixen!"
"It's Your Majesty!"
Chu Yue carried the prepared gifts and hurriedly went to Jingren Palace, where the Empress resided.
"Sister, what brings you here today? Why must we speak in the side hall, away from the Emperor?" Fu Lu Si Yue was puzzled. She never interacted with people in the harem, so why was Qiao Si Yu the first to arrive after gaining favor? And why did she have to do it secretly?
"No, don't call me sister. We are both fourth-rank ladies-in-waiting, regardless of rank." Qiao Siyu knelt down directly.
"What are you doing? Since we don't care about rank, why are you kneeling down before me?"
Fu Lu Private Key is in a panic, what's going on?
"Listen to me... I beg Your Highness Wanrong to say a few kind words and release Consort Mu from Cheng'en Palace!"
Upon hearing Qiao Siyu's words, Fu Lu immediately began to speak at length, "Actually, I have the same worries as you. I originally thought the Emperor would treat us sincerely. At first, I thought it didn't matter if I wasn't favored in the harem. At worst, after the Emperor died, I would go back to my home. General Fu Lu would definitely treat me well. Besides, I've always preferred the freedom of our frontier. The scenery in Nanjiang is beautiful, and spring is warm with flowers in bloom. To be honest, I still prefer that place."
"Qiao Siyu, don't tell anyone that the Emperor didn't actually want to favor me. He was assassinated and is recuperating in my palace. Moreover, my father was seriously injured while trying to save him and is now lying at home."
"Even so, he still refused to let my family go and sent my brother, General Fulu, to the battlefield."
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