The next morning, Qingyan was still half-asleep when Sulan woke her up. Her anxious expression made Qingyan think that the Empress Dowager had been angered by Yinzhi.
"Princess, hurry up and change into your mourning clothes. Aunt Shuzhu is here and says that several wives and you should go to Chenggan Palace!" Sulan dared not delay and quickly roused her beloved mistress from her sleep.
Qingyan changed her clothes and sat at the dressing table, her little head constantly thinking about what big thing was going to happen.
"This servant has already sent Suxin to inquire!" Sulan had sent Suxin to find out early on, in order to prevent the matter from involving her mistress.
"Princess, your servant is back!" Su Xin had overheard some news and hurried back. "Princess, it's about the Third Prince. The Empress Dowager is furious and insists that Consort Tong summon several of the princesses and you to emphasize the rules of the mourning period."
Su Xin felt that it had nothing to do with her master. The Third Prince was somewhat unruly, and the maids in the study had all been corrupted by him. How could the Fourth Prince be so well-behaved?
Lady Dong'e was summoned even before she had finished her postpartum confinement.
"Where is the Third Prince's wife?"
"She's kneeling in Ciren Palace. The Empress Dowager has two imperial physicians waiting beside her. After the punishment, the Third Princess Consort will be allowed to rest and recover properly after her postpartum period!" The Empress Dowager was really ruthless, disregarding Dong E's physical condition and punishing her directly.
"Princess, I heard that the Empress Dowager's face was particularly grim, and all the servants in Ciren Palace have become quiet and well-behaved!" Sulan and Suxin had no good impression of the servants in Ciren Palace; those people were always arrogant and never followed the rules of the palace.
Out of respect for the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, Emperor Kangxi did not punish these servants.
"Hehe, you mean those from the grasslands?" Qingyan asked suspiciously, "What was Su Mama's reaction?"
Su Mo'er had a deep relationship with the Empress Dowager. This old nanny was taken in by Emperor Kangxi, who said he would care for her in her old age and see her off in her final days.
“Granny Su cried for a long time, saying she knelt in the Buddhist hall of Cining Palace for a long time,” Su Xin quickly reported.
Qingyan sneered. The person is dead, so it's no use having the sorcerers perform rituals. How many lives does the Empress Dowager hold in her hands?
"Didn't Master Yuan Hong go to the palace?" Qingyan asked.
Master Yuan Hong was one of the most trusted monks of the late emperor. He had personally served as a monk for the late emperor, hoping that the late emperor could ascend to the Pure Land as soon as possible. This time, however, Master Yuan Hong did not appear.
"I heard someone say that when Master Yuan Hong heard that it was for the Empress Dowager's hair, he refused outright, saying that he wanted to go into seclusion to cultivate."
hehe!
Qingyan understood that these were just excuses used by Master Yuanyi to avoid performing rituals for the Empress Dowager.
What exactly happened while the late emperor was alive?
Master Yuanyi and Master Yuanhong must have known about your grudges and entanglements.
Inside the Buddhist hall of Cining Palace, Su Mo'er knelt respectfully on a prayer mat, praying silently. Since the Empress Dowager left, Kangxi had ordered people to pay special attention to Mongolia. Fei Yanggu and others led the firearms battalion to the grasslands to intimidate them.
Before her death, the Empress Dowager's greatest worry was that Emperor Kangxi was preparing to take action against the Khorchin.
Qingyan helped Sulan to the entrance of Ciren Palace, where they saw the Grand Consort and the others waiting obediently.
"Little darling, didn't you come with the Imperial Concubine?" Lady Yin Genjueluo pulled Qingyan aside. Both the Crown Princess and she felt sorry for the Third Princess Consort.
Qingyan shook her head, inwardly cursing Yinzhi. Even Xiaoqi was restless; all of Dong'e's girls had fallen for Yinzhi's harem.
She took out a pocket watch from her bag. It was almost ten o'clock, and the sun was getting warmer. All of them were forced to stand at the doorway.
There were no tall trees on either side of the palace path. Qingyan stood behind Yingenjueluo Shi, wearing three-inch-high flowerpot shoes. The sun shone on his face, making it even hotter.
"The old lady is something else, why would she call us!" Tatara was betrothed to the Fifth Prince, and before she could even have breakfast, she was summoned to the palace by the nanny from the Empress Dowager's side.
Qingyan fell silent. Their wives probably had spies from the Empress Dowager and Emperor Kangxi, so saying or doing anything more would be a mistake.
A moment later, several of the older princes were brought over by Kangxi. Yin looked towards Qingyan's direction, not wanting his little darling to be coveted.
"Go back to your wives' sides, I'll settle accounts with you later!" Kangxi said directly.
He entered the courtyard first. Yinzhi and Dong'e were kneeling on the blue brick ground to beg for forgiveness. Dong'e had just miscarried and looked extremely unwell.
Emperor Kangxi valued his eldest grandson very much, and even though Yinzhi did some outrageous things, he also had to take care of Consort Dong'e's health.
"Emperor, you've arrived!" The Empress Dowager hated Dong E the most, and Kangxi knew this in his heart. He knew that pleading for her would require a lot of talking.
Qingyan shut down the system, deciding to give up spying.
Yin gently squeezed Qingyan's little hand and asked her softly if she had eaten.
"No, I was woken up by Su Lan!" Qing Yan didn't care. It wouldn't matter if she missed breakfast.
Yin frowned. The Empress Dowager had gone too far. Yin Zhi had made a mistake, and it would have been fine if Kangxi had just given him a scolding. She was even going so far as to punish Xiao Yue's primary consort.
"We should eat something. It would be a miracle if we could get back before lunch," said Yin Genjue Luo Shi bitterly.
Qingyan looked back at Yin; they weren't going to be made to stand as punishment at the door, were they?
"Princes, wives, and princesses, His Majesty has summoned you!" Li Dequan came out from inside and whispered to the group.
"Thank you, Anda!" Prince Yin expressed his gratitude.
Qingyan followed the main group into the hall. The Empress Dowager was no longer as kind and gentle as before; her face was full of anger. After the group paid their respects, it was still Kangxi who was able to kowtow.
“Empress Dowager, what’s done is done. The child of the Third Prince’s family was conceived before Empress Dowager’s death. If Empress Dowager knew that Yinzhi had a child, she would definitely be very happy.” Kangxi chimed in from the side, saying that the Empress Dowager had always treated the Third Prince’s wife badly, not only because of their surnames, but also because Yinzhi was a womanizer.
The Empress Dowager pursed her lips and looked at Qingyan and the others.
The princes of Khorchin fell from power one after another, and the Empress Dowager's attitude towards Qingyan became sharp. In her eyes, Qingyan was a scourge.
"Ulanara clan, Yinzhi requested you to purchase the finest medicinal herbs from beyond the Great Wall, why are you repeatedly making excuses!" The Empress Dowager felt that if it weren't for Qingyan's excuses, this mess probably wouldn't have happened.
Qingyan was stunned. This old lady really felt good. Did she think those top-quality medicinal herbs were readily available?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, but my family has already delivered all the best medicinal herbs. We have no more to give. The Third Prince and I really cannot provide what we need!" Qingyan's clear voice rang out, reminding everyone how much benefit the Empress Dowager had received while she was alive.
After the Empress Dowager passed away, those top-quality medicinal herbs disappeared.
Immediately, the atmosphere in the hall became awkward. The Empress Dowager knew that the medicinal herbs had already been delivered to the princes of Khorchin and certainly couldn't be used to save lives. (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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