It seems expected because Consort De could rise from a palace maid to a high-ranking imperial concubine without any means. Furthermore, she had inherent advantages; her family, who were bondservants in the Imperial Household Department, could indeed exert influence, allowing her to arrange these matters with ease.
If it weren't for the system, she would only be the one being schemed against.
She remembered Consort De's "generous gift" and would definitely return it when she had the chance.
Now that the matter has been clarified, there's no need to keep Granny Hong and Granny Chen around any longer; who knows what other trouble they might cause.
Hong and Chen were certainly not good people, but it was not advisable to alert Consort De, so the three nannies returned to the Imperial Household Department as they had come. However, Youqing did not do nothing; she played some tricks on Hong and Chen, giving them minor punishments that were not life-threatening.
Another half month passed, and Consort De was waiting for news from Cining Palace. However, the Lantern Festival had already passed, and the Empress Dowager in Cining Palace was perfectly fine, without any problems.
Five more days passed, and on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Cining Palace remained peaceful. Consort De was puzzled. What was going on? Didn't Granny Hong and Granny Chen say that the medicine had been prepared and that nothing went wrong? Yet there was no movement at Cining Palace.
Just then, Consort De's personal maidservant said to her, "Your Highness, Granny Hong and Granny Chen have developed rashes all over their faces and have now been sent out of the palace."
Consort De was taken aback: "Why would I get a rash for no reason?"
“This servant does not know. I asked the two nannies, and they said that there was no difference in the diet as usual. This servant even asked the imperial physician to take a look, but he could not find anything wrong. He only said that it was a normal rash and did not seem to be man-made.”
The old woman thought that Granny Hong and Granny Chen were just two insignificant old women in the Imperial Household Department, so it must be an accident that someone would bother to scheme against them.
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