The Empress Dowager is now in a weakened position, but some of her connections remain deeply hidden. She intended to leave these connections to the Empress Dowager before her death, but unexpectedly, she still had to use them at the last moment.
Youqing lived in her own estate, and her food and clothing were not inspected as carefully as they had been in the palace. When the system warned her that there was poison in her food and that her clothes contained a poison that could damage the skin, Youqing was in a terrible state.
She wasn't even in the palace, so how could someone use such obvious palace-style tactics to scheme against her? Who could it be?
Is it someone from inside the palace, or someone from outside?
When Youqing found out about this, she didn't make a fuss. She planned to investigate it herself first, but Kangxi found out immediately.
This matter definitely needs to be investigated.
"Leave the investigation to me."
Since Emperor Kangxi was willing to put in the effort, Youqing was happy to let him perform.
The Empress Dowager was just a businesswoman, and her scheme was based on surprise, so it wasn't difficult to find out.
When Emperor Kangxi found out who was behind it, he was devastated. He never expected that the person who did it was the Empress Dowager.
If it were anyone else, even Consort Tong, Emperor Kangxi could have taken her down. But the Empress Dowager, who was nearing the end of her life, his own grandmother, was the one who wanted her dead.
Emperor Kangxi could not do that.
In the end, Kangxi still told Youqing about this matter.
"The Empress Dowager wants my life? What does she want from me?"
Youqing didn't quite understand. She was currently dressed as a man, and the people she was working for were very beneficial to the development of the Qing Dynasty. There was no reason to kill her!
"This is my fault. Someone in the palace has inquired about you. Your Majesty heard that you look almost exactly like Consort Shu. I guess that's why this happened."
“But I am now a man, how could the Empress Dowager think that way?”
"Throughout history, there have been instances of men causing chaos in the court. I suppose Grandmother is afraid that you might make me lose control and cause chaos in the court in the future."
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