Let's go inside and take a look!
When Granny Rui's words reached Granny Du's ears, they sounded rather strange!
Although Granny Du is Consort De's close confidante and highly valued by her, a servant is still a servant, and there is a difference between superiors and inferiors.
The Fourth Prince's Consort, Ulanara, was unable to cultivate herself and was destined to live a mortal life, but so what? The Fourth Prince's Consort was still the Fourth Prince's Consort, the primary consort of a prince, and of noble status.
Furthermore, Ulanara's father was General Fei Yanggu, who had saved the current emperor's life.
However, since Du Mama came on the orders of Consort De, it would be her fault if she failed to invite Ulanara to Yonghe Palace.
"Since the Fourth Princess Consort is unwell, this servant naturally has to go and visit her."
Granny Du smiled slightly and picked up where Granny Rui left off.
This woman truly lives up to her reputation as a formidable figure by Consort De's side; her ability to shift perspectives is first-rate.
"That's exactly right!"
Granny Rui chuckled and stepped aside to make way for the path leading into the courtyard.
Granny Du, also smiling, slowly walked into the small courtyard.
"Master, Granny Du has come in. Please go to bed and lie down!"
Hearing the commotion outside, the magpie urged Rong Xi to get into bed and pretend to be asleep.
Rong Xi smiled faintly and said, "There's no need for that!"
She did it on purpose.
Consort De has never taken her, her legitimate daughter-in-law, seriously. So, how you treat others is how others will treat you. Rong Xi didn't care that Consort De knew she had deliberately refused to attend the banquet; her intention was precisely to let Consort De know this.
After all, a scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days' absence.
"master……?"
The magpie was dumbfounded, feeling increasingly unfamiliar with its current master.
Rong Xi smiled faintly and said, "I was wrong before!"
"Um?!"
The magpie was still bewildered.
Rong Xi waved her hand and said, "You don't understand yet. You'll understand in a few days!"
Just as the mistress and servant were talking, Granny Du, accompanied by Granny Rui, entered the room.
"Well?!"
When Granny Du saw Rong Xi sitting in the chair, she was stunned and forgot to greet her.
In her mind, Rong Xi should be lying in bed pretending to be sick. But why is it completely different from what she expected? What on earth is Ulanara thinking?
"Granny Du, why don't you bow to me, the Princess Consort?"
Rong Xi sat upright in the chair, looking calmly at Granny Du.
Granny Du finally came to her senses and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
"This servant greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be blessed!"
"My health is not good, which is hardly an auspicious sign!" Rong Xi said coldly. "I wonder what brings Granny Du to see me at this time?"
"Replying to Your Highness's question, this servant has come to invite Your Highness to a banquet at Yonghe Palace. Consort De has prepared a banquet in the palace and has specially invited Your Highness to attend!"
"I see!"
Rong Xi feigned sudden realization upon learning the truth, saying, "Since Mother has invited me, I shouldn't have refused. However, I'm not feeling well, so I'll have to trouble Granny Du to make this trip for nothing!"
Granny Du looked up at Rong Xi and saw that Rong Xi's complexion was rosy and her eyes were clear, showing no signs of discomfort.
"This servant will go back and report to Consort De immediately!"
Although Granny Du could tell that Rong Xi was lying and deliberately making excuses, she couldn't call her out on it. Once it was exposed, the meaning would change.
"Granny Rui, please see Granny Du out!"
"yes!"
Granny Rui respectfully agreed and asked Granny Du to leave.
Granny Du didn't dare to say anything unnecessary. Having spent a long time in the palace, she was very familiar with its ins and outs.
...
"Your Highness, what exactly is going on?" After Granny Du left, Magpie looked anxiously at Rong Xi. "The Consort De has invited you to a banquet. What a rare opportunity this is! What are you thinking?"
Ulanara had never been favored by Consort De. Now, with such a good opportunity before her, Xique felt that she should seize it no matter what.
"I've said it before, I was wrong!"
Rong Xi raised her hand and gently ruffled the magpie's hair twice. "In the past, I lived too humbly. But the more I did that, the less people around me took me seriously!"
"Now, I'm going to make a change!"
When things reach an impasse, they must change; change leads to progress; progress leads to longevity.
Rong Xi felt that she really needed to make a change!
If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be punished by heaven and earth.
Since Consort De doesn't take her seriously at all, then she shouldn't blame Consort De for causing trouble.
"..."
The magpie didn't quite understand.
All she knew was that Consort De was not only one of the four most respected consorts in the harem, but also her mistress's respectable mother-in-law. If Consort De were to use her mother-in-law's authority to discipline her mistress, it would be a huge problem.
Under normal circumstances, even if you want to do something, you must first protect yourself.
From this perspective, the magpie thinks its master is really quite stupid.
Fortunately, her master was somewhat foolish. Otherwise, wouldn't she seem quite useless?
"Your Highness, what if Consort De insists on summoning you to an audience?"
"You really want to? Then go ahead!"
Rong Xi didn't really want to break with Consort De by causing all this trouble; she just wanted Consort De to understand that she was no longer that pitiful little thing who was humble to the core.
...
Inside Yonghe Palace, Granny Du hurriedly returned and recounted everything that had happened to Rong Xi from beginning to end.
There was no embellishment; everything was described exactly as it was.
"So, Ulanara deliberately didn't want to come, right?"
After hearing Du Mama's answer, Consort De's expression turned rather unpleasant.
"That's what I think!"
Granny Du responded very obediently.
As a close confidante of Consort De, Granny Du's judgment was indeed quite remarkable.
"So, what do you think is Ulanara's purpose?"
Consort De was also somewhat confused about Rong Xi's intentions.
"This servant cannot tell!"
Granny Du was very frustrated. Her intuition in this area had always been outstanding, but today, Granny Du found that she could no longer see through the Fourth Prince's wife.
In the past, the way she looked at the Fourth Prince's wife indicated that the Fourth Prince's wife was not a very fortunate person, and that her life would end relatively early.
But when Du Mama saw the Fourth Prince's wife again this time, she found that she could no longer see through the Fourth Prince's fate.
With her abilities, only a handful of people in the world could evade her senses. Consort De's rapid rise in the palace was inseparable from the guidance of Granny Du.
"Tell me, should I reprimand this Ulanara clan member?"
Consort De looked at Granny Du and spoke calmly.
As one of the four consorts, before the Fourth Prince moved out of the Prince's Residence, she could still wander around the Prince's Residence! Well, during this wandering, she could naturally exercise the power she held in her hands.
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