The little eunuch who came to deliver the message was shaken so badly that he almost rolled his eyes back and couldn't answer a single word. Yanruo stepped forward to stop Ulanara and gave the little eunuch a look, signaling him to leave.
She gently advised, "It must be that the Emperor couldn't bear to see the Empress working so hard..."
"No, he resents me! He must be blaming me!" Ulanara covered her face with her hands. "Yes, I begged the Emperor to let Hongshi in, but I didn't know he was carrying a weapon! I just wanted to see the son I once raised. What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong!"
Yanruo pursed her lips, and finally advised, "Consort Xi saved the Emperor's life, but now her fate is uncertain. It's understandable that the Emperor is anxious..."
"Yes, she saved the Emperor, but now she's making me look like a bad person." Ulanara sneered. "I saw it clearly. Hongshi's dagger was still some distance from the Emperor. If she hadn't run into it, she wouldn't have been injured so badly!"
Yanruo said, "That's true, but..." She pointed to the sky.
"Yes, but it all depends on what the Emperor thinks." Ulanara took a deep breath. "Never mind."
"Your Majesty, why don't you condescend to copy a few scrolls of scriptures for Consort Xi? If the Emperor knew, he would praise Your Majesty's kindness," Yanru suggested.
Ulanara closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Alright then."
Regardless of the undercurrents within the Yuanmingyuan Garden, at least on the surface it was calm, and it had been thoroughly reorganized by Yinzhen. For the time being, there was really nothing going on at the Jiuzhou Qingyan Garden.
However, just after the Emperor left, on the morning of November 10th, Lady Nian finally ended her life, passing away suddenly after many years of being bedridden with illness.
Upon learning this, Folgochun simply said, "I understand. Arrange things as they should be arranged."
The Imperial Household Department sent someone to report the matter to the Emperor, but no one knows who had the ulterior motive. On November 13th, Yinzhen had just finished the sacrificial ceremony and had not yet had time to rest when he heard that something had happened at the Yuanmingyuan.
A messenger rushed in with urgent news: The Imperial Concubine has passed away.
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