Because of Su Wanwan's previous obedience and timidity, which allowed her to be bullied, Empress Dowager Zhang did not take her seriously.
I think she's just prettier than Xia Xueyi at best, and has some childhood sweetheart relationship with the emperor.
It's also quite easy to handle.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
The Empress Dowager tried to slander her, but she turned the tables on her and even made her faint from the pressure.
It's impossible for a person to suddenly become so aggressive.
Was Su Wanwan's previous obedience and timidity all an act?
If that's the case, and I really help her, will I be able to keep her in check in the future?
Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes flickered as she fell into deep thought.
Of all those present, Yanruo was the most flustered and immediately rebuked them sharply:
"Su Wanwan, you have slandered the Empress Dowager with your nonsense! What is your punishment?!"
Su Wanwan rebuked sharply:
"Wang Yanruo, you have slandered my innocence with your nonsense. Such disrespect is unacceptable. What is your punishment?!"
"Guards, take Yanruo, Ma Ji, and Yun Qing to the Palace Administration Department for torture and thoroughly investigate this matter!"
Several eunuchs arrived at the door and gestured for Yanruo, Ma Ji, Yun Qing, and the others to enter.
Yanruo panicked.
She lived in the palace for several months. The Empress Dowager treated her with great respect, and no one dared to neglect her.
I have never received such treatment before.
However, her patron, the Empress Dowager, had already fainted, and no one was there to support her anymore.
Aside from the Empress Dowager, the only remaining mistresses in the harem are Empress Zhang and the new Empress Su Wanwan.
Empress Dowager Zhang has already expressed her support for Su Wanwan, so it's impossible for her to help her.
She quickly knelt before the Grand Princess Chun'an: "Your Highness, please seek justice for the Empress Dowager!"
Princess Chun'an dared not offend the Empress Dowager, fearing she would hold a grudge against her once she regained her senses, so she could only try to smooth things over:
"On the Empress Dowager's joyous occasion, why resort to violence and create such an embarrassing situation?"
Empress Dowager Zhang spoke up: "On my birthday, the Empress has been slandered. I cannot swallow this insult. I will do as the Empress wishes and thoroughly investigate this matter."
After a pause, Empress Dowager Zhang continued, "What? Even the Empress isn't afraid of a thorough investigation. Does the Grand Princess Chun'an think there's something fishy going on that might implicate you?"
Empress Dowager Zhang knew that giving up halfway would only make Su Wanwan become more and more distant from her.
After all, they are related by blood, so she has to stand on Su Wanwan's side.
Princess Chun'an's face froze.
Does this have anything to do with her?
She was practically dragged here, you know?
With things having come to this point, the Grand Princess of Chun'an could only turn her head away with a livid face and remain silent.
Princess Rong watched the royal family members tearing each other apart with cold eyes, feeling extremely smug.
These people should fight each other to the death.
Why is it that only the entire Rongwang Mansion is imprisoned, and then dragged out during festivals to be used as mascots for the royal family to demonstrate harmony and unity?
Su Wanwan, are you threatening me?
I'm deliberately siding with the Wang family to make things difficult for you.
Are you happy or not?
Is it stimulating?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Princess Rong calmly prepared to speak.
Su Wanwan interrupted her directly, her tone firm and her expression cold.
"I was ordered by the Emperor to manage the harem. I originally wanted to take it easy, but I have allowed you all to become lawless and treat the palace rules as a joke."
"If this matter is not thoroughly investigated, I will punish the perpetrator severely!"
These harsh words sent a chill down everyone's spine.
It must be admitted that the Empress is not a pushover.
Its sudden outburst was so powerful that even the Empress Dowager, who had come prepared and deliberately provoked it, could not withstand it.
Ma Ji wanted to stand up and argue, but then she remembered that a few days ago she had been exposed to the wind and cold at the entrance of the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor had shown no mercy to her.
These past few days she's been suffering from a cold in Yongshou Palace, and the eunuchs in the Xixin Division, intimidated by the Empress's orders, have actually stopped sending her charcoal.
This forced her to have to ask her servants to borrow charcoal to brew her medicine.
The Imperial Household Department did send her a new servant.
But they were all timid as mice, trembling with fear, completely unlike the previous group of servants who dared to think and act boldly and recklessly.
They were even hesitant and timid when borrowing charcoal.
She now lives in the palace without proper status, and she does not have the rank of a concubine.
Without Lu Xingjian's favoritism and support, life wouldn't have been easy.
She couldn't waste her energy dealing with Su Wanwan.
Instead, they should focus on Lu Xingjian.
The fact that he took off his cloak and threw it to her to keep her warm that day clearly showed his affection for her.
She had to try her best to reignite his feelings and turn them into a raging inferno.
With this thought in mind, Maggie suppressed her impulse and quietly went with the flow.
A dramatic drama accusing Su Wanwan of having an affair with another man ended without a trace.
Currently, the person in charge of the event is Su Wanwan, who manages the harem.
She first respectfully consulted Empress Dowager Zhang, and after receiving authorization, she methodically summoned the imperial physicians to examine the Empress Dowager and prescribe medicine.
They then ordered the Empress Dowager to be carried back to Renshou Palace.
He even personally served her medicine, showing the utmost filial piety and respect.
To prevent anyone from secretly framing her, she had someone invite Lady Sun Qingyu, the wife of the Marquis of Ruian, to serve the Empress Dowager alongside her.
Princess Rong and Grand Princess Chun'an were detained in Kunning Palace.
They only said that they would be released from the palace once the matter was thoroughly investigated.
...
At the banquet held at the Meridian Gate, Lu Xingjian was feasting with civil and military officials.
The palace maids sent by the Empress Dowager asked questions in public:
"The Empress Dowager issued an edict asking if the Emperor had written a poem called 'Ode to Gui Lake'? Is Yuexi the Emperor's pen name?"
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