Linglan suddenly said, "If it's not Consort Wan or the others, then who could it be? It can't be the Empress Dowager!"
Liuli looked at her in shock. Sun Miaoqing hadn't expected that Linglan would dare to think in this direction.
"How could that be? That's the Empress Dowager, the Emperor's own mother!"
Liuli lowered her voice and said in a flustered manner.
Linglan explained, "That's because of what happened before. The Empress Dowager punished all the ladies and concubines in the palace."
"And then there was the matter of the calming soup. Consort Hua went to Shou Kang Palace and showed great concern for the Empress Dowager."
"The Emperor previously acquired a considerable amount of property from the Empress Dowager, which was reportedly instigated by Consort Hua."
"Although both thunder and rain are expressions of imperial favor, and rewards and punishments are also forms of reward, the Empress Dowager's actions that day were not without personal grudges. How could Consort Hua not be angry?"
"Moreover, the Emperor is not actually very filial to the Empress Dowager. In my opinion, he is not even as filial as the Empress's maternal uncle's family."
Sun Miaoqing said in a low voice, "Keep your voice down. Even though it's empty and there's no one else around, what if we run into someone with sharp ears?"
Linglan then became frightened, frantically looking around to make sure no one was there before she relaxed, knelt down, and admitted her mistake.
"This servant deserves to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Sun Miaoqing said, "Be more careful in the future. The palace is not like home. You have to be wary of eavesdroppers at all times."
"Yes, I will definitely remember these words and never forget them again."
"Alright, get up."
Liuli said, "Your Majesty, do you think it's like this? Consort Hua has always been extremely filial to the Empress Dowager, and she sends things to Shou Kang Palace from time to time."
"Everything the Empress Dowager uses is of the finest quality. The black fox fur coat that was given to her before was worth at least seven or eight thousand taels of silver, more than the Chuxiu Palace's expenses for a month before."
These words reminded her. Sun Miaoqing thought to herself, it was because her sincerity had been trampled on in the past.
All her past acts of filial piety serve as a reminder of just how foolish Consort Hua truly is, being manipulated like a puppet.
With both old and new grudges accumulating, Consort Hua might really lose her temper, but wouldn't that be a good thing?
Sun Miaoqing said, "It's too early to talk about these things now. We're just speculating, or maybe we're overthinking it?"
"Just pretend this never happened!"
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