At dawn, Qingyan was awakened by Sulan, and she opened her eyes and looked around.
Su Lan looked anxious, as if something very serious had happened.
"Sulan, what's wrong with you?" Qingyan asked vaguely.
"Princess, the master sent the steward to say that the Empress Dowager is not feeling well and asked you to give the order to prepare mourning clothes!" Su Lan looked at Qing Yan, as it was not yet time for Qing Yan to wake up.
"Go and tell your men to prepare the items, but don't change them yet!" Qingyan believed that the Empress Dowager would definitely send people to keep an eye on the people's residence.
"Yes!" Su Lan won.
Qingyan lay in bed, feeling puzzled. How could the old lady have passed away so quickly?
The bad luck charm isn't ready yet!
With suspicion in her heart, she turned on the replay, and sure enough, it was the people from Khorchin who had gone to cause trouble.
Yesterday afternoon, the Princess of Khorchin went to Cining Palace. She was still not giving up and hoped that the Empress Dowager would help her replace Qingya.
The Khorchin Princess fantasized that as long as she could get the Crown Prince to seduce her first, even if the Fourth Prince was resentful, he wouldn't be able to do anything to Khorchin. Qingyan couldn't help but sneer; this princess's reign was probably over.
Yin's spies were everywhere in the palace, and he would know about the slightest movement.
After being instigated by the Princess of Khorchin, the Empress Dowager began to plot. The talisman contained a spell to protect its owner, and she was instantly attacked by it.
Qingyan opened the screen. Chaos had broken out in Cining Palace. The concubines in the harem were rushing to Cining Palace. Consort Xin looked particularly unwell.
Without the Empress Dowager's presence in the palace, she was nothing.
Qingyan ordered barbecue and sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the situation outside. When the skewers were served, she couldn't help but drool. It had been a long time since she had eaten barbecue. In the Qing Dynasty, barbecue was still basically the original flavor.
Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong arrived together in the imperial carriage. Upon reaching the entrance, she activated the protective barrier. Emperor Kangxi, protected by the dragon's aura, would notice anything amiss inside the palace.
Inside the palace, the imperial physicians took turns examining the Empress Dowager's pulse, and they all understood that her pulse showed no signs of life.
After they left, Kangxi was already seated in the highest position. The imperial physicians respectfully greeted him, and the head physician had no choice but to explain to Kangxi.
As soon as the chief physician finished speaking, Kangxi slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and Consort Tong's face darkened even more.
The princess from the grasslands never paid her respects to her. After paying her respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, she would only occasionally visit Consort Xin. The other concubines were completely out of her sight.
"Are you angry?" Kangxi understood that the Empress Dowager needed to rest and recuperate after the Yinzhi incident, and getting angry was the biggest taboo.
"This servant is incompetent. If the Empress Dowager had summoned us yesterday afternoon, there would still have been hope of saving us. Now, this servant is powerless to do anything!" The head of the academy shifted all the blame onto the people who came yesterday.
Su Mo'er stood aside, listening to the headmaster's words, feeling extremely resentful. They clearly did not want to take on this responsibility.
"Empress, who came to Grandmother's place yesterday?" Kangxi asked Su Mo'er.
Su Mo'er opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Emperor Kangxi's attitude towards the Khorchin changed so much that even the Empress Dowager had to think more about her future.
"Lamei, you speak!" There aren't many people Su Mo'er keeps silent about; they must be the women of Khorchin.
They tried to scheme against Yin and Qingyan time and time again, but fortunately, they didn't succeed.
"It's the Princess of Khorchin!" Lamei was so frightened that she fell to the ground; she was truly terrified.
Yesterday, will those on duty be ordered by His Majesty to be buried alive with him?
Qingyan ate roasted chicken wings while watching the grand drama unfold in Cining Palace. The concubines' eyes were subtle, their faces showing sorrow, but their eyes betrayed their true feelings. Wuya stood at the end of the line, her face pale, her figure swaying precariously, her eyes filled with grief.
Pfft!
Looking at Wuya's appearance, she couldn't help but think of another favored concubine, Consort Ling.
Indeed, the women from bondservant families were well-trained and could gain favor even at funerals by stepping on the dead. Kangxi was probably not like Qianlong; he wouldn't have done something so outrageous.
“These people have thoroughly understood the emperor’s thoughts. As the emperor’s temperament changes, the way the women sent to the palace are educated also changes considerably.” Qingyan watched as Kangxi was furious in Cining Palace, dragging the imperial physician out and beating him, but his eyes were full of indifference.
Consort Rong knelt among the concubines, her body swaying precariously. The Empress Dowager's illness was caused by the instigation of Yinzhi and Consort Dong'e. If Emperor Kangxi remembered this, Yinzhi's involvement would be over.
At this moment, Ma Jia began to harbor resentment towards Dong E Wan Ning.
Qingyan couldn't help but find it amusing; Yinzhi was essentially a scapegoat.
At this moment, the princes and their brothers also arrived. The primary consorts who had married into the royal family, including Lady Yin Genjue, wore plain clothes and entered Cining Palace. Except for Lady Dong E, who was feeling uneasy, the rest of them were very calm.
As Kangxi looked down at his princes, his resentment grew.
"Yin, now, go out of the palace and bring Qingyan here!" When Kangxi heard that the Khorchin Princess had come, he understood why the Empress Dowager was angry. Qingyan's destiny had probably been spread by the Empress Dowager, otherwise, the Mongolian princes would not be so persistent.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go right away!" Yin was relieved. At this crucial moment, it was best for Qingyan to be by his side.
Inside the space, Qingyan pursed her lips. "Yin really is good at making excuses."
An hour later, Qingyan ate some barbecue skewers, watched a palace drama, and slowly emerged from the space.
Hearing the noise outside the door, Su Lan quickly came in.
"Princess, the Fourth Prince is here. He wants you to change into the ivory-white qipao to enter the palace!" Qingyan looked at the ivory-white qipao with black lotus in Sulan's hand and couldn't help but feel a headache, as it was not within the scope of plain clothes.
"Never mind, don't use the gold hairpin, use the cloisonné headdress set instead." Qingyan got up, changed her clothes, and sat in front of the dressing mirror, letting Sulan serve her.
Su Xin took out a set of rosewood boxes. She took a small key from her purse and opened the rosewood boxes. A set of exquisitely crafted cloisonné headdress with butterflies and flowers was revealed. The main color was royal blue, with butterflies of various colors and light pink flowers complementing each other. The wings of the butterflies trembled slightly with the movement.
After getting ready, Qingyan changed into 3-inch flowerpot shoes, knowing she would be standing for a long time today, so she changed into the lowest heel shoes.
"Little darling, breakfast in the carriage is fine!" Yin looked Qingyan up and down, quite satisfied with her appearance. Her delicate face was adorned with minimal makeup, appearing almost bare, a stark contrast to the elaborately made-up concubines. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)
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