The atmosphere in the study became tense. Qingyan sat behind the desk, looking at Qingya with an unfriendly expression.
Jue Luo was no fool; now that E'shuo and Saito's futures were involved, she would not let Qingya have her way.
"No... I don't know the Empress Dowager, Xiao Guai, how could you say that about me?" Qingya looked at Qingyan in fear. She hadn't said anything, so how could Qingyan have guessed?
Qingyan gave a cold laugh. Yesterday, Yin said that the Empress Dowager's health had completely collapsed and that Kangxi had confined her to the main hall of Cining Palace, not even intending to allow any of the concubines to come and pay their respects.
From that moment on, she felt that something must have happened.
"Today, the entire Imperial Medical Academy was mobilized to examine the Empress Dowager's pulse. How powerful do you think your backing is?" Qingyan mocked.
She looked Qingya up and down. Today, Qingya was dressed as a legitimate daughter. A whole set of blood-red hair ornaments inlaid with red plum blossoms were all stuck into her hair. Who could ignore this ambition?
Qingya shuddered. The Empress Dowager clearly said that as long as Qingyan was dealt with, the honor would be hers. Why was everything she said wrong?
At this moment, Jue Luo felt her hands trembling with anger. Qingya had been by her side all along, teaching and raising her, yet she had been raised to this state.
"Is this what you want—to use any means necessary?" Qingyan looked at her coldly.
"Why not? You offended those Mongol princes, shouldn't you pay the price? Why make me suffer in that place, while you can enjoy the Fourth Prince's favor?" Qingya had been hiding these grievances in her heart. During this time, she had really gone through too much.
The concubine helped her plot against Qingyan, but was beaten to death by Fei Yanggu. The Empress Dowager bribed Qingyan's maid to steal Qingyan's purse, intending to ruin Qingyan's reputation. However, when the incident occurred, the purse turned out to be hers.
"Mother, has something happened at the manor?" Qingyan was puzzled. Why had she become so extreme?
Jue Luo sighed helplessly, "This is fate!"
The elegantly embroidered purse appeared beside the person whom Emperor Kangxi had bestowed a marriage upon, and no one spoke ill of it.
"Isn't this perfect? The two are in love, and their future days will surely be very happy. Why is Mother angry?" Qingyan didn't know that Yin had already instructed that the second son should behave well in the capital, and when they returned, he would give Qingya more gold and silver as a dowry.
"Sigh... That man is a womanizer. He's only just arrived in the capital and he's already hooked up with four or five women." Jue Luo was very worried about her daughter. If there were no problems, she wouldn't have said a word.
Jue Luo felt sorry for Qingya. No one could resist the Emperor's decree, and she never expected that Qingya would come up with such a method.
"Kneel down!" Jue Luo Shi reprimanded Qing Ya for the first time.
Seeing that Jue Luo's face was not good, Qingya did not dare to think too much and knelt down on the ground. She wondered what to do.
Now that Fei Yanggu and his two sons have returned and know how she treated Qingyan, her life will be even more difficult from now on.
"Tell me, who gave you this idea!" Lady Jue Luo would not let the person behind the scenes get away with it, even if it was the Empress Dowager. She had to ensure the loyalty of the servants in her residence.
"Mother, I didn't..." Qingya said bitterly. The maids around her all said that she should have sent Qingyan to that cold and bitter place, but how could she just ignore them like this when they secretly came to her parents?
hehe!
Qingyan couldn't help but sneer. As expected of a concubine's daughter, she had learned this seductive skill perfectly.
"Hmph, you dare to talk back!" E'shuo walked in from outside. He looked helplessly at Jue Luo Shi. "Mother, you should go back to the manor as soon as possible to prepare for mourning. The Empress Dowager's health is not very good. The imperial physicians said that she only has a few days left. The matter of the Third Prince has made the Empress Dowager so angry that she has suffered a heart attack!"
Qingya knelt on the ground listening to what E Shuo said. She was utterly heartbroken. Her biggest backer was gone just like that. Would Fei Yanggu and the others still care about her?
"Ah Hun, you mean extreme anger leads to mental breakdown?" Qingyan was stunned. The old lady was still in good health. When they last met, she could live a long time without getting angry.
With outsiders present, E Shuo nodded vaguely.
"Go! I'll deal with you when we get back!" Jue Luo looked at Qing Ya kneeling on the ground and began to think about how to observe the mourning period.
Fortunately, the Empress Dowager did not pass away in a daze after the Qingyan wedding; otherwise, the reputations of all the princesses in their household would have been ruined.
“Little darling, don’t overthink it. The Empress Dowager is really failing!” E’shuo explained helplessly. “The matter of the Third Prince was the trigger. Yesterday, His Majesty received news that the Empress Dowager and Qingya had joined forces to send you to Mongolia, which directly provoked him.”
Master Yuan Yi personally calculated his destiny, which indicated he would be either rich or noble. Qing Yan indeed possessed a phoenix-like destiny, complete with all five blessings.
"Ah Hun, will our mansion be alright?" Qing Yan didn't care about her reputation, but if Qing Ya got involved, they might be thrown out as scapegoats.
Eshuo shook his head. This matter was of great importance. After receiving the news, Feiyanggu ordered him to come as fast as he could. Who would have thought that Qingya would send the Jueluo clan to cause trouble?
"Have you prepared mourning clothes for the new house?" E'shuo asked, looking at her.
"Yes, everything is ready. We have both winter and summer clothes!" The Empress Dowager's condition fluctuates, and no one can be sure if the clothes will be suitable before she dies.
"Alright, it's good that you were prepared!" E Shuo sat opposite Qing Yan, completely relaxing.
Throughout the journey, he remained on edge, fearing that Qingyan would fall into Qingya's trap.
"Eldest daughter! Qingya should also enjoy her own life!" Eshuo muttered.
"Mother said that person is not a good person, do you understand?" Qingyan still softened her heart. If a woman marries the wrong person, she will be ruined.
“He’s a good person, but all that was just for show for those in power.” E’Shuo thought that this second son was better than the heir apparent.
Back then, the prince had plotted to seize Qingyan's favor, but they firmly rejected him and even gave him to a woman from the grasslands.
"That's good. Let her manage the rest herself. Ah Hun, should we suspend our performance on that stage?" Qingyan asked, looking at him.
"No, today's performance will proceed as scheduled. As long as the palace does not recall the clapperboard, the stage should not be closed." After the morning court session, Kangxi specifically instructed the three of them to inform Qingyan, and absolutely not to let those censors planted by the Empress Dowagers have any leverage over them.
Qingyan nodded. It was almost lunchtime, and the opera at Yuelai Inn should be starting soon.
"Don't go looking!" E Shuo saw Qing Yan sitting on pins and needles and knew what the little guy wanted to do.
snort!
Qingyan waved her little fist, wanting to see the fruits of her labor, but this bad guy stopped her. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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