Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager held the teacup and slowly took a sip.
Granny Yu recounted everything that had happened outside.
She smiled when she heard that.
He laughed, laughed, but a hint of ferocity gradually appeared on his face.
Granny Yu lowered her head. The Empress Dowager had become much younger recently because she had been drinking blood.
The current Empress Dowager is more than ten years younger than before.
Granny Yu was very worried. If the Empress Dowager continued like this, it would be bad if she were discovered.
Furthermore, after the Empress Dowager drank blood last time, she looked much younger and wasn't as severely affected as she is now.
Seeing the Empress Dowager so happy every day, she couldn't help but worry. After all, it wasn't the real Empress Dowager, so what bad things might happen?
Worried about the Empress Dowager's current volatile temper, she could only keep her worries to herself.
After a long time, seeing that it was almost time, why hadn't Consort Hua arrived yet?
Looking at the Empress Dowager, who still had no intention of setting off, she felt even more puzzled.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" The Empress Dowager was amused by the cautious glances that Granny Yu had given her several times.
"Your Majesty—" Granny Yu knelt down on the ground.
"Alright, go take a look!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Yu immediately got up and went outside to check. The appointed time had passed, but Consort Hua had not yet arrived. She wondered if she had forgotten.
The Empress Dowager, however, was not worried.
Seeing how anxious someone was, the Empress Dowager thought it wouldn't be bad to have a Yu Mama by her side.
She's much better than the deceased Granny Gao.
Granny Gao thought she was somewhat clever, but little did she know that her cleverness, which seemed cute at times, would be fatal in crucial moments.
She only took a sip that day, and then spat it out, which caused her a lot of inconvenience.
Now I don't even dare to go out at night.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Granny Gao die so easily that day.
The Empress Dowager was deep in thought when Consort Qing arrived uninvited.
"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects." Consort Qing bowed respectfully.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Consort Qing, thinking about the treasure she had obtained, and how it had brought Consort Hua and herself together.
They treated Consort Qing with much more courtesy than before.
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Consort Qing rose and sat down properly in a slightly distant position.
The Empress Dowager was pleased that someone was sensible. Thinking of what she had said that day, she said, "I have already spoken to the Emperor about your matter."
Upon hearing this, Consort Qing was thrilled.
She asks for nothing more than for Princess Qiya to come to her side.
Consort Qing rose again and knelt before the Empress Dowager, saying, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."
"His Majesty has not yet agreed, so it is a bit premature to offer thanks now."
Consort Qing kowtowed, then looked up again, her forehead slightly red and swollen. "Honglian is gone, and I feel rather lonely all by myself. I was thinking of going to a nunnery to pray for my daughter, but then my daughter appeared in my dream and said..." As she spoke, Consort Qing began to sob.
When the Empress Dowager saw Consort Qing like this, she personally helped her up, saying, "Honglian is an obedient child. It's all because the palace maids around her don't know what's good for them and have implicated their mistress."
Upon hearing this, Consort Qing became even more excited.
With the Empress Dowager's words, whether true or false, she felt much better.
From the time the incident occurred until now, all she has seen is ridicule from others. Only the Empress Dowager, who was not very close to her before, actually said something that comforted her.
"Don't be too sad. When I see the Emperor, I will definitely speak well of you."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager."
"Alright, stop crying." The Empress Dowager looked at Consort Qing's pale face and smiled. "I can understand how you feel right now. Don't forget, you are the Emperor's Consort Qing. In the future, don't let others easily find fault with you."
"yes."
"I am at ease knowing that you and Consort Hua will both serve the Emperor. It's just that Consort Hua has been too busy lately..."
Consort Qing readily agreed to the Empress Dowager's suggestion.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace, Consort Qing's face remained calm.
It seems that the person who was grieving over her daughter's death just now wasn't her.
As we walked, we arrived at the Imperial Garden.
The Empress Dowager's words echoed in her ears. She didn't know why, but it was clear that the Empress Dowager didn't necessarily like Consort Hua that much either.
Could it be because the Empress Dowager was not invited to the Third Prince's wedding this time?
Strangely enough, according to custom, a prince's wedding should involve going to the palace to pay respects and to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. For some reason, the Third Prince's wedding skipped the palace ceremony. The Empress Dowager then deliberately reminded him that she was right.
Now, all she wants is to bring Princess Qiya under her wing and continue their mother-daughter relationship.
As they walked and looked around, they encountered Princess Qiya again.
Princess Qiya glanced at her from afar and immediately came forward and bowed.
"Qiya greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be well."
"Good, good, good, what a good child." Consort Qing bent down to help Princess Qiya to her feet.
Princess Qiya seemed a little embarrassed by what was said and lowered her head slightly.
Have you gone back to see your father and mother recently?
"Not yet." Since Princess Qiya was adopted as the emperor's goddaughter and became a princess, she has been living in the palace and rarely goes back to her home.
Over the years, perhaps due to living apart, our feelings for each other have gradually faded.
"Your cousin is getting married today, why didn't you go?" It seems that Consort Qing lost her daughter and lived in the Cold Palace. Now she can talk for a long time no matter who she grabs.
The palace maids and eunuchs around them saw this but didn't take it seriously. They simply lowered their heads and stood quietly to the side.
The two were talking in the Imperial Garden when, soon after, Granny Yu hurried over without even bowing.
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