"Come out!"
When Consort Hua spoke, everyone looked over curiously.
The Dowager Consort, who had been watching with great interest, remained silent at this moment, simply observing quietly.
Consort Qing smiled and said, "Sister, you are truly skilled. To ease the tension of all the ladies, you have arranged for a dancer to perform such a show."
Chen Siyuan's heart skipped a beat.
Look, look, it's starting again.
Dig a hole, set a trap, and then push it in.
Fortunately, this is Yongchun Palace, so it should be Consort Hua who really did these things.
Otherwise, how could they say that all the people in the palace are like the White Bone Demon?
Without a certain level of skill, it would be really hard to have survived until now.
Soon, a woman wearing a veil appeared.
She approached gracefully and bowed to the people seated at the head of the table.
"This servant greets the Dowager Consort, the Noble Consort Qing, and the Noble Consort Hua." She then knelt down and performed a grand salute.
The Empress Dowager, with her discerning eyes, immediately recognized that this woman was different.
She remained silent throughout, only glancing at him before speaking, "Consort Hua, what is this?"
They made no mention of the kneeling dancers, but instead looked at Consort Hua.
"Your Highness, I feel..."
"The recent border battle was very costly. His Majesty is known for his frugality, but it turns out that Consort Hua is keeping dancers in her Yongchun Palace?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Hua immediately rose and knelt before the Dowager Consort, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, that was not what I meant."
The Empress Dowager's anger was no small matter; those who had been watching from the sidelines knelt on the ground one by one.
Chen Siyuan, who was also kneeling on the ground, was lost in thought.
She never expected that this person was Chen Xin, and that she would come to Consort Hua's side.
Thinking that Chen Fan, who had already died, was a first-class eunuch by Consort Hua's side, and that his death had brought Consort Hua a lot of trouble, she was surprised that Consort Hua did not harm Chen Fan's sister, but instead won her over.
She should have been in Prince Qi's residence, so how did she end up by Consort Hua's side?
At this moment, Chen Siyuan couldn't understand it at all. With this kneeling, she felt that Chen Xin's presence next to Consort Hua Gao made her blood run cold and almost made her die of anger.
If she had known Chen Xin was troublesome, she should have acted sooner. Now, she's in a passive position and doesn't even know what kind of trouble Chen Xin will cause around Consort Hua.
I have a feeling that today's events were deliberately arranged by Consort Hua, and my unease keeps growing.
"That's not what I meant! What did Consort Hua mean?" The Dowager Consort was furious and slammed her hand on the table.
The people kneeling on the ground felt a tremor in their hearts.
Consort Qing and Princess Qiya felt that the Empress Dowager's anger came without warning, causing them to suffer as well.
They felt that today was an inopportune time, but since the Dowager Consort was invited by them, they shouldn't have their own ulterior motives.
At this moment, Consort Qing still felt a little smug.
Consort Hua suffered a calamity, and managing the entire harem will be even more troublesome in the future.
Consort Hua summoned them, and then this happened. At this moment, who wouldn't curse Consort Hua in their hearts?
"How dare I, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager?" Consort Hua's plans were disrupted, and now she was being humiliated in front of so many people, unable to refute them, and she was unwilling to accept it.
He had been holding back, but then he made her lose face in front of everyone, and he felt a bit of resentment towards the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager rose and looked at the people kneeling before her. Her gaze fell on the trembling body kneeling before her. "Raise your heads and let me see what kind of beauty is so captivating to Consort Hua."
Chen Xin, kneeling on the ground, had never seen such a scene before and was terrified. Upon hearing this, she obediently raised her head.
He only raised his head slightly before quickly lowering it again.
"It's really strange that someone like you could catch the eye of Consort Hua. Could it be that you used some underhanded methods?"
"This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die, please, Your Highness..."
A cold glint flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes.
"Ah! What a clever woman!"
Consort Hua, kneeling beside her, frowned deeply.
The arrival of the Dowager Consort was somewhat strange before, and her anger now is even more inexplicable.
Gradually, she began to feel that the Empress Dowager was after Chen Xin.
Did the Dowager Consort know about my plans?
That's impossible!
What exactly happened?
Thinking to himself, he saw Consort Qing kneeling beside him. Could it be that she did it?
They've been keeping a low profile lately, but they've actually been doing a lot behind the scenes.
Even her own niece, who had been sidelined for a while because of her refusal to marry, was meant to make her see the situation clearly. Unexpectedly, Consort Qing interfered and actually intended to keep Princess Qiya by her side.
She was somewhat exhausted from managing the entire harem lately. There were some things she knew about but hadn't had time to investigate, and she had a feeling that the people who came today were up to no good.
Thinking it over, she could only postpone her plans for now and deal with it after today.
At this moment, Chen Xin was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, his body trembling.
She had only been in the palace for a short time, and who would have thought this would happen.
Her revenge plan hadn't even begun when this happened, and it was the Empress Dowager who was enraged.
Thinking to herself, she knelt on the ground, trying to find that familiar figure.
She wanted to know why the Princess Consort of Qi had sent her to the Qi Prince's residence as a death shield and then to this palace.
Was it meant to be used to kill myself today?
She hated, she was furious, and at this moment, her life was once again out of her control.
If she had known this would happen, she would have turned the entire Prince Qi's mansion upside down instead of coming to this palace to die.
"Your Highness, please calm down. It's all my fault." No matter what the reason was, Consort Hua absolutely could not let the Emperor know about this today. At this moment, she had no choice but to accept it, even if she had to swallow her bitterness.
The Dowager Consort looked at Consort Hua, paused for a moment, and asked coldly, "What does Consort Hua mean? Does she not take me seriously?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I dare not."
It was clearly an admission, but it sounded somewhat aggrieved.
The implications were clear to everyone in the palace.
The Empress Dowager's sudden arrival and outburst of anger were clearly intended to target Consort Hua.
Consort Hua is currently the Emperor's most valued woman, and she is very likely to become Empress soon.
There are several implications to this deliberate targeting.
Even Consort Qing, who had lived in the palace for over a decade, was completely baffled.
Who wants to deal with Consort Qing?
Could it be the Empress Dowager?
I heard that the Empress Dowager asked for several palace maids for Consort Qing. At first, Consort Qing was efficient, but every few days, the Empress Dowager would run out of palace maids.
She had also investigated the matter carefully, and it seemed to be more than it appeared.
This is because the amount of ingredients delivered to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace each day is limited.
As she pondered this, she suddenly remembered that palace maids had been disappearing one after another recently. Could it be related to this?
Ha ha--
Someone has finally gotten into trouble.
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