At this time, the Empress Dowager, who learned that Tana was going to the Cining Palace, had already set off for the Cining Palace. There was anger and anxiety on her face. After all, Tana knew a lot about her, and she was afraid that Tana would tell her secrets without warning, so she wanted to stop her.
But she met Lingran on the way. Lingran said that Xiaozhuang had a headache just now and Mu Sili asked her to get medicine. This made the empress dowager think that Tana had not seen Xiaozhuang yet, and she felt relieved temporarily.
"Lingran, are you sure your master is still in the Cining Palace? Why is it so quiet? It doesn't look like someone is talking to the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother felt a little flustered for some reason. Didn't they say Mu Sili was there? Where were they? Where had they gone?
Su Malagu already knew that the empress dowager had arrived, and since she had already woken up, she sent someone to ask the imperial physician to come back and serve her.
"The Queen Mother is here? It just so happens that the princess is not feeling well, and as her daughter-in-law, you should take care of her.
Lingran, Nara Concubine is not feeling well and is in the back hall right now. Please hurry over and serve her. Is that the medicine that Nara Concubine said can cure headaches? Give it to me, I'll give it to Gege right now."
"Yes, Aunt Lao Suma has given the medicine to the Grand Empress Dowager. This is the note that came with the pills. I will give it to you. I will take my leave."
"Go ahead."
Lingran trotted to find Mu Sili. She was a little worried that her master might have a miscarriage. There were twins in her belly, and nothing could go wrong.
The emperor had told her that if anything happened to the baby in his womb, she would no longer be able to serve him.
"Your Highness, please come in. The princess is still waiting."
The obvious change in Su Malagu's attitude made the Queen Mother's heart sink to the bottom. She understood that it was likely that Tana had said something unfavorable to her.
But she is the queen mother, and if a servant wants to overthrow her, we have to see if she has the ability to do so.
"Aunt Suma, I still have to take care of the affairs of the six palaces. I'd like to trouble you to pay more attention to the Empress Dowager. And Tana, I don't know where she has gone. I still have things for her to do."
As the Empress Dowager was talking, she wanted to leave the Cining Palace. Seeing her like this, Su Malagu just felt amused.
Did the Queen Mother take her for a fool? This obvious guilty expression directly confirmed how much truth there was in Tana's words just now.
"Why is the Queen Mother in such a hurry to leave? We've already arrived at the Cining Palace. Shouldn't she go and pay her respects to the Grand Empress Dowager first? In the eyes of the Queen Mother, which is more important, the affairs of the six palaces or the Grand Empress Dowager?
I think the Queen Mother should go see the Grand Empress Dowager first. The Grand Empress Dowager is always busy, so it would be better for the Queen Mother to serve her and show her filial piety."
Seeing that Su Malagu was being a little aggressive, the empress dowager was not happy with it.
She is no longer an unknown empress dowager, but an empress dowager who actually holds the power in the palace. How dare Su Malagu speak to her like this?
She was also asked to serve Empress Xiaozhuang, but she refused to go. There were people serving her, so why should she, the empress dowager, be the one to serve?
Moreover, Su Malagu's words made her very unhappy. How could a slave like Yangzi dare to speak to her like that? Who gave her the courage?
"Aunt Suma, I call you aunt because of the Empress Dowager's kindness. Could it be that after all these years of being called aunt, you have forgotten the differences between high and low?
I am the empress dowager after all. How can a slave like you order me around at will?
As the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is devoted to the Emperor and will surely understand my sincere desire to contribute to the harem.
I have things to deal with back home, so I'll let it go this time. If it happens again, I won't let you off easily. Please be careful with your words and actions, and don't hurt yourself."
The Empress Dowager thought that her words would scare Su Malagu, but before Su Malagu could even open her mouth, Empress Xiaozhuang came out.
"I didn't realize that the Queen Mother has such great power now that she can even tell my people what to do."
"Empress Dowager? Empress Dowager, aren't you feeling unwell? Why are you out here? Come, help Empress Dowager in to rest. If anything happens to Empress Dowager, you will be the only ones I will hold responsible."
The Empress Dowager's words did not meet with the approval of Empress Xiaozhuang, who was staring at the Empress Dowager carefully at this time.
She really didn't expect that the daughter-in-law in front of her who had been bowing down to her for many years would secretly kill her son.
She always felt indebted to her daughter-in-law, so she protected her in everything. Now that she thinks about it, she is really a joke.
Now she no longer had any sympathy or sense of guilt towards the Queen Mother, all she had was a heart full of hatred that had nowhere to vent.
"It's not your turn to make the decisions in my Cining Palace. I see that you've been a little tired of helping to manage the affairs of the six palaces recently, and you can't even tell the priorities. In that case, I'll hand over the power of this palace to Concubine Nara."
"Empress Dowager, how can a concubine like Nara be in charge of the affairs of the six palaces? Besides, she is pregnant. What if she gets miscarried and hurts the unborn prince?
The Emperor has few children now, so the heir in Nala's belly is particularly important, not to mention she's carrying twins. Even more important, Empress Dowager, let your daughter-in-law take charge of the six palace affairs."
The Queen Mother's anxious words revealed her ambition. She said she was worried about the royal heir in Mu Sili's belly, but she was just afraid that Empress Xiaozhuang would take back the power of the palace.
"I know she is pregnant, so after handing over the power of the palace to her, I will let Su Malagu assist her. She only needs to make the final decision.
As for you, I have something to ask you. You don't need to worry about the palace power. Someone, please ask the emperor to come over."
The Empress Dowager was really anxious this time. The fact that Xiaozhuang asked Kangxi to come proved that she already knew what she had done. What should she do now? She didn't want to die!
"Empress Mother, it has been eighteen years since my daughter-in-law married into the Imperial Palace from Khorchin. During these eighteen years, my life has been worse than those favored concubines.
They all said that the daughter-in-law was cowardly and timid, so she was not favored by the late emperor. However, they had no idea that the daughter-in-law had also thought about getting along well with the late emperor.
It's a pity that the bitch Dong Efei seduced the late emperor, making him only able to see her. No matter how well the son did, he would only be disgusted by the late emperor.
You always tell your daughter-in-law that you want to do this and that for Korchin, but have you ever thought about whether she is willing in her heart?
When my aunt was deposed, you directly asked your father to choose a daughter-in-law to enter the palace. Don’t you know that the late emperor was your daughter-in-law’s uncle?
You know, but for the sake of Khorchin, you don't care about these rules and ethics at all. The late emperor disliked you for a reason. After all, your husband is also your uncle."
Bang!
Xiaozhuang was so angry that she almost died. She never thought that the empress dowager had such thoughts in her mind.
No wonder she was able to do such a thing as to harm the late emperor. It turned out that it was all premeditated. As for whether she favored him or not, it was just an excuse she made to avoid suspicion on her part.
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