Dreams of Qing surround Yaochi ( Shared with Empress Xiaoxian )
Yunzhu also didn't think that Consort Hua would truly love Hongli to the point of being willing to sacrifice her own life for him, she was also gambling, betting with her own life. If she succeeded, from then on, both Hongli and herself would have to give in to each other a bit, giving her face, even the Emperor and Empress Hui would look up to her a bit more.
Is she just going to get away with this?!
Close your eyes, and my spiritual power probes into her abdomen. The fetus has indeed been severely injured, and even if it is born, it will be a stillbirth... However, Madame Gao, if rescued in time and nurtured for a few more years, you can still conceive a child. Unfortunately, since you have chosen this path, I cannot let you give birth to the child. With such a heart, wouldn't you always be plotting against my children?!
Taking advantage of Gao Luowei's severe abdominal pain at this time, Yunzhu also didn't care about her discovering it, and brutally consumed a large amount of spiritual energy to condense a mass containing acidic impurities in her abdomen, pushing it into her fallopian tube...
This time, the pale face is not pretended, half of it is due to shoulder and back pain, and the other half is due to excessive mental exhaustion. Just now, in order to protect the triplets, she also secretly used her mental power to hinder the movements of those assassins... However, she is now somewhat grateful that she blocked that stab for Hongli earlier, otherwise, compared to Gao's family, she would have lost too much face.
"Yunzhu, don't sleep!"
"I didn't sleep." She opened her eyes and smiled at the worried and tense man, "My body just felt numb, I think that hairpin must have been coated with medicine, fortunately you weren't stabbed."
Hongli silently picked her up, the guards had arrived, those assassins saw that the situation was already gone, and they all raised their hairpin short blades to stab themselves in the heart.
Yunzhu pulled down the corner of his mouth, and a phrase from his previous life came to mind: The police are always the last to arrive.
But it's not surprising that the guards are on high alert, after all, the inner court is not a place where guards can come and go as they please. The six palaces in the western part of the inner court have no consorts living there, and the two places in Qianxi are at the very end of the palace. Normally, the eunuchs and palace maids who enter and exit from the Palace of Heavenly Purity to Qianxi are the fewest, so it's natural that the news spreads slowly...
This incident made Yongzheng, who had taken control of the entire imperial court and harem just a few years after ascending to the throne, extremely angry. Although the assassins all killed themselves, there were still some fish that slipped through the net. One of them, who was kicked unconscious by Hongli, surprisingly didn't die, but once she fell into Yongzheng's hands, she would certainly wish she were dead - he was a master who could boil people alive in his rage.
The scene was a short distance from Qian Xi's house. After being carried back home by Hong Li, Sun Taiyi and others soon followed.
Most of the people who attended the full moon ceremony had left, only Guwalgiya and Ruiqin Wang Fujin were worried about Yunzhu following Xi Gui Fei to Qianxi Er Suo in a hurry.
After the examination and treatment, Dr. Sun was puzzled: "This hairpin indeed had poison applied to it, a highly toxic one... Is Fourth Madame certain that she only experienced numbness and dizziness?"
Extremely toxic? Upon hearing this, Hongli's heart contracted and his entire body tensed up. His hand holding Yunzhu trembled slightly as he carefully examined her face, repeatedly confirming that her clear eyes, lips, and other facial features showed no signs of discoloration before he could slightly relax.
"Yes." Yunzhu forced herself to say, her face pale, "But the numbness is receding now, I'm just still feeling weak all over, and my head is spinning badly."
"This pin is poisonous, and the bloodstain on Furen's clothes also contains toxins. It seems that the poison was discharged along with Furen's blood." The four Furens are really something else, not fearing highly toxic substances. Sun Taizhen was astonished, having practiced medicine for a lifetime and read many medical books, but never thought he would encounter someone who is immune to all poisons. "However, Fourth Furen has just given birth, and although the poison has been discharged, it still has some impact on her body. Additionally, she lost a lot of blood, so she needs to rest well for a period of time and eat nourishing foods."
Hongli let out a sigh and said to Sun Taishi, "Please trouble yourself to prescribe some medicine." After a pause, he continued, "As for whether Yunzhu's body can automatically expel the poison, it still cannot be completely confirmed. Apart from the Emperor, I do not wish anyone else to know about this matter."
"Fourth brother, please be at ease." Concerned about his own wife's good fortune, he spoke directly, and yet added "whether or not", "cannot be completely confirmed". Could they still ask the fourth wife to cooperate with an experiment? Dr. Sun smiled inwardly, but his face didn't show a hint of unusual color as he nodded and followed Su to prepare the medicine.
"You rest for a while, and I'll call you up to eat when the medicine is ready." Hongli helped her lie down and covered her with a quilt. Yunzhu was indeed tired, but suddenly thought of something and gently moved her hand to get his attention, "Gao Gege, how are you?"
"Don't worry about her, Dr. Su has taken a look." He kissed her eyes, "Go to sleep."
Yunzhu finally fell asleep.
Hongli guarded her for a moment before returning to the bright room, where Xi Guifei and others were waiting anxiously. Seeing him come out, they hurriedly asked: "Is Yunzhu all right?"
"The hairpin was poisoned and she lost some blood, but her life is not in danger. Dr. Sun has already gone to prepare the medicine, and she will need to rest for a while."
"Amitabha Buddha, may the ancestors protect us." Without any danger to their lives, the Gualjia family and others were relieved. "Is the Fourth Prince okay?"
If it weren't for Yunzhu blocking that attack, he would have been the one poisoned. Hongli's face was as calm as water, but his eyes, looking at Xi Guifei and Gualjia Shi, were filled with remorse. "I'm fine. It's our fault, letting our elders worry."
Knowing that he still had things to attend to, Xi Guifei said: "It's all right, let Yunzhu take good care of her injuries. I'll have someone send some nourishing medicine later. Has there been any news from the Gao family?" She didn't want to lower herself to visit a small gege, but unfortunately, she was carrying his child.
Mentioning Gao's family, Hongli's eyes flashed with a hint of unusual light, "Thank you, Empress Dowager. There is news from the Gao family, and I will send someone to inform you again."
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes. "Assassins have infiltrated the palace, and I am to blame for this. This palace needs to be rectified." Since she took charge of the six palaces' affairs, she had only purged the remaining power of the Ula Nara family after the death of the late Empress Dowager, and at other times, in order to show her benevolence, she had not been too harsh on palace maids and eunuchs who committed offenses. But this time, such a thing happened on the full moon banquet of her grandson, which greatly humiliated her. Others would not say that she was merciful but rather criticize her for being incompetent and unable to manage affairs.
After Consort Xigui left, Guwalgiya went back inside to check on Yunzhu. She saw that she was sleeping with her face down, and when she moved slightly due to the pain in her back, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, showing how uncomfortable she was. The apricot-yellow cloud-patterned quilt made her pale face look even paler, making her appear weak and fragile. Guwalgiya couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat as she retreated from the room.
The son is fine, but the daughter-in-law being stabbed makes things a bit bigger. As someone in charge of palace affairs, she has some responsibility. After returning to Chongqing Palace, Xi Guifei was still somewhat annoyed with Yunzhu's lack of cleverness - why did others not get hurt while she got injured? Unexpectedly, after questioning, those palace maids who disguised themselves as assassins couldn't be found, and it turned out that Yunzhu was stabbed for the sake of Hongli... This made her feel a bit unwell. After this incident, Yunzhu's position in her son's heart will rise again. She can't help but feel grateful, and from now on, she must treat her even better - after all, this daughter-in-law is virtuous and kind, the savior of her mother and son.
However, there is also a Gao family, who is also the lifesaver of Hongli and Yunzhu. Unfortunately, not only can't she keep the child in her belly, but also suffered great harm to her body, making it difficult for her to get pregnant again in the future.
Yongzheng and Hongli cracked down on these "rebellious parties" with thunderous momentum, but without going into details. Xi Guifei was symbolically penalized for two years' salary, but the great power in the palace was not stripped away. Li Guiren heard that the family was confiscated and exterminated, but many eunuchs and officials of the Imperial Household Department were cleared out in this matter. How many people were really involved in this matter and how many were taken advantage of to be cleaned up is only clear to Yongzheng and his son.
"Su Wen, go and bring them over." After lying down for three days, in reality, as soon as no one was paying attention, she would sneak into the space to adjust her breath, making sure that all the toxins had been cleared from her body. Then Yunzhu thought about recovering and breastfeeding the child again.
"Master, you're still not fully recovered, and yet..." The prince had specifically instructed that you were not to overexert yourself.
"My body is fine, don't worry about me. Go and bring them over quickly, I think they're worried sick." For the past three days, the only milk they would drink was the kind that Naiya had squeezed out and mixed with a bit of yulan fruit juice. Otherwise, they wouldn't eat at all. And it's not like she could stay by their side for long, her temper was terrible, and she would often yell at them. Even though Naiya and the others followed Hongli's orders and didn't approach the main courtyard when it was time to feed the babies, she could still hear everything. A mother's heart is connected to her child's, and hers was aching terribly. If she wasn't worried about the poison in her body not being fully cleared, and herself needing to "recover", she wouldn't be able to bear it for even a moment. "I'll just sleep with them, I won't make any trouble, it won't affect my recovery... go quickly."
Helpless, she had no choice but to let the nannies bring the child over.
After the wet nurse left, Yunzhu said to Su: "Alright, Su, you go out too. It's already December and there are many things to do in the palace. With this incident happening, not only must we keep a close eye on Qianxi, but also be prepared for more turmoil in the palace. You and Lingzhui should be careful."
"Yes." Su Wen also understood, yesterday the emperor had already made a move on a batch of people, next would be ordinary palace maids and eunuchs. "Let the slave girl have Shi Mo guard the door from outside."
"Go."
After sending Su out, Yunzhu immediately took the children into space and appeared on the big bed in the bedroom. The three children were very excited and kept shouting "ah ah ah". Yunzhu fed them milk separately and played with them for a while before sleeping with them together.
One day, the triplets became soft and lovely again, their small eyebrows no longer furrowed and their eyes were no longer red. When Hong Li returned home in the evening, he was surprised to see that they were indeed well-behaved, lying quietly in bed or greeting each other with "ah ah" and "yi ya" when they woke up, without disturbing Yun Zhu. He sighed and said, "Alright, as long as they behave themselves, let them stay in your room." These past two days, whenever he went to see the triplets, he had heard them cry and fuss, making the wet nurses anxious, and his own heart felt uneasy.
Yunzhu smiled and her face lit up, holding He Jing's hand: "You should thank your mom."
"Ah."
"Ah."
"Oh no."
"...". This made Hongli cry and laugh at the same time. After a while, he said in an odd tone: "Do they really understand? That's too clever!"
"You really believe that." Yunzhu couldn't help but laugh, "This is just a child's natural reaction. As long as you talk to them every day, they will react. They don't understand, but they can feel the love from their parents through this behavior."
"You always have a lot of reason." He smiled lowly, reaching out to tuck the hair on her cheek behind her ear, "As long as you're all safe and happy, it's all good." Hmm, after several days, his complexion had improved a lot.
"I just want you all to be safe." Yunzhu leaned against his chest and asked after a long time, "Has that matter been investigated?"
"Uh, it's Hong Hui's doing. Several of the imperial consorts who mixed in with the relatives were actually impostors in disguise... The palace gate guards only checked the tokens, and her makeup was so thick that they couldn't examine her closely. Others who knew her from afar also didn't notice at first, as she wore similar clothes and kept her head down, speaking little... Those assassins entered through the Imperial Household Department, disguised as palace maids, and have been hiding in the uninhabited wing of the West Sixth Palace for several days without being discovered..."
The general process has been investigated, and the mastermind behind the scenes can be guessed from the people involved. However, there are still some doubts that have not been clarified. Is there another insider in the palace besides Li Guiren? How did the assassins hiding in the side halls get their food to survive these days?
The palace is heavily guarded, yet an assassin managed to sneak in. Although there was a traitor among the servants who helped from within, it's true that Mother has been less strict with palace affairs over the past two years. Thinking of his mother's words, he hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
"There's nothing," he said. "You take good care of yourself, the Empress Dowager has spoken, there are many things to do at the end of the year, if there is anything that must be done, just order someone else to do it..."
"The New Year's gift has been prepared long ago, you know me, I won't rush at the last minute." She smiled slightly, "As for other things, there is Auntie taking care of them, no need for me to worry. But there is one thing, I'd like to discuss with you."
"What's wrong?"
"Haogege lost her child in such a situation, shouldn't she be given some compensation? Although she can't compare to Fulinga and Sugage who have children under them, her intentions towards you are also not to be doubted... And as for Jinshi, I heard it was she who first ran to call people, considering the face of our mother, why not also give her a promotion in position."
No room for doubt? He hummed lightly, dissatisfied and kissed her once. It was hard to get out of the month and get hurt again. "Still thinking about these things after getting hurt." Another kiss, another kiss, couldn't help but turn into a deep kiss.
It wasn't easy to suppress the surging emotions, but he held her in his arms and stroked her long black hair that cascaded down her back, carefully avoiding her wounds. He said calmly, "Actually, I wanted to bring this up with you too. Mother mentioned it briefly, and after some thought, I think making Tai Fu Jin a secondary consort isn't bad either. Firstly, on the surface, she indeed has merit but no children, so giving her too little consolation and reward wouldn't be good; secondly, she's from a low birth and destined to be childless, becoming a secondary consort would be beneficial for you and the child...and also, she can precede Ula Nara..."
"This is my job, how can I not mention it." Rather than waiting for others to bring it up, she might as well say it herself, at least to take the initiative and leave a good impression, which was the best shield for doing bad things. She held his hand, playing with those slender fingers, her tone hazy.
"You——"
"Let's just do it then." She raised her slender and powerful hand to her mouth, biting down on it with force. She looked up at him from his chest, giving him an exceptionally innocent smile.
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Yunzhu also didn't think that Consort Hua would truly love Hongli to the point of being willing to sacrifice her own life for him, she was also gambling, betting with her own life. If she succeeded, from then on, both Hongli and herself would have to give in to each other a bit, giving her face, even the Emperor and Empress Hui would look up to her a bit more.
Is she just going to get away with this?!
Close your eyes, and my spiritual power probes into her abdomen. The fetus is indeed severely injured, even if it were born, it would be a stillbirth... However, Madame Gao, with proper rescue and care for a few more years, you can still conceive a child. Unfortunately, since you have chosen this path, I will not allow you to give birth to the child. With such a heart, wouldn't you always be plotting against my children?!
Taking advantage of Gao Lu's severe abdominal pain, Yunzhu also didn't care about her discovering it, and brutally consumed a large amount of spiritual energy to condense a mass containing acidic impurities in her abdomen, pushing it into her fallopian tube...
This time, the pale face is not pretended, half of it is due to shoulder and back pain, and the other half is due to excessive mental exhaustion. Just now, in order to protect the triplets, she also secretly used her mental power to hinder the movements of those assassins... However, she is now somewhat grateful that she blocked that stab for Hongli earlier, otherwise, compared to Gao's family, she would have lost too much face.
"Yunzhu, don't sleep!"
"I didn't sleep." She opened her eyes and smiled at the worried and tense man, "My body just felt numb, I think that hairpin must have been coated with poison, fortunately you weren't stabbed."
Hongli silently picked her up, the guards had arrived, those assassins saw that the situation was already gone, and they all raised their hairpin short blades to stab themselves in the heart.
Yunzhu pulled down the corner of his mouth and said: The police are always the last to arrive.
But it's not surprising that the guards are on high alert, as the inner court is not a place where guards can come and go freely. The six palaces in the western part of the inner court have no consorts living there, and the two buildings in the northwest corner are at the farthest end of the palace. As a result, the eunuchs and palace maids who normally pass through the Qianqing Palace to get to the northwest corner are relatively few, so it's only natural that news travels slowly...
This incident made Yongzheng, who had taken control of the entire imperial court and harem just a few years after ascending to the throne, extremely angry. Although the assassins all killed themselves, there were still some fish that slipped through the net. One of them, who was kicked unconscious by Hongli, surprisingly didn't die, but once she fell into Yongzheng's hands, she would certainly wish she were dead - he was a master who could boil people alive in his rage.
The scene was a short distance from Qian Xi's house. After being carried back home by Hong Li, Sun Taiyi and others soon followed.
Most of the people who attended the full moon ceremony had left, only Guwalgiya and Ruiqin Wang Fujin were worried about Yunzhu following Xi Gui Fei to Qianxi Er Suo in a hurry.
After the examination and treatment, Dr. Sun was very puzzled: "This hairpin indeed had poison applied to it, and it's extremely potent... Is Fourth Madame sure she only experienced numbness and dizziness?"
Extremely toxic? Upon hearing this, Hongli's heart skipped a beat and his entire body tensed up. His hand holding Yunzhu trembled slightly as he carefully examined her face, repeatedly confirming that her clear eyes, lips, and other facial features showed no signs of discoloration before he could finally relax a little.
"Yes." Yunzhu forced herself to say, her face pale, "But the numbness is receding now, I'm just still feeling weak all over, and my head is spinning badly."
"This pin is poisonous, and the bloodstain on Furen's clothes also contains toxins. It seems that the poison was discharged along with Furen's blood." The four Furens are really something else, not fearing severe poison, Sun Taizhen is indeed astonished. In a lifetime of practicing medicine, he has read many medical books, but never thought he would encounter someone who is immune to all poisons. "However, the fourth Furen just gave birth and this poison has been discharged, but it still has some impact on her body. Plus she lost a lot of blood, so she needs to rest well for a while and eat more nourishing food."
Hongli let out a sigh and said to Sun Taishi, "Please trouble yourself to prescribe some medicine." After a pause, he continued, "As for whether Yunzhu's body can automatically expel the poison, it still cannot be completely confirmed. Apart from the Emperor, I do not wish anyone else to know about this matter."
"Fourth brother, please be at ease." Concerned about his own wife's good fortune, he spoke directly, and yet added "whether or not", "cannot be completely confirmed". Could they still ask the fourth lady to cooperate with an experiment? Dr. Sun smiled inwardly, but his face didn't show a hint of unusual color as he nodded and followed Su to prepare the medicine.
"You rest for a while, and I'll call you up to eat when the medicine is ready." Hongli helped her lie down and covered her with a quilt. Yunzhu was indeed tired, but suddenly thought of something and gently moved her hand to get his attention, "Gao Gege, how are you?"
"Don't worry about her, Dr. Su has taken a look." He kissed her eyes, "Go to sleep."
Yunzhu finally fell asleep.
Hongli guarded her for a moment before returning to the bright room, where Xi Guifei and others were waiting anxiously. Seeing him come out, they hurriedly asked: "Is Yunzhu all right?"
"The hairpin was poisoned and she lost some blood, but her life is not in danger. Dr. Sun has already gone to prepare the medicine, and she will need to rest for a while."
"Amitabha Buddha, may the ancestors bless and protect us." Without any danger to their lives, the Gualjia family felt relieved. "Is the Fourth Prince okay?"
If it weren't for Yunzhu blocking that attack, he would have been the one poisoned. Hongli's face was as calm as water, but his eyes, looking at Xi Guifei and Gualjia Shi, were filled with remorse. "I'm fine. It's our fault, letting our elders worry."
Knowing that he still had things to attend to, Xi Guifei said: "It's all right, let Yunzhu take good care of her injuries. I'll have someone send some nourishing medicine later. Has there been any news from the Gao family?" She didn't want to lower herself to visit a small gege, but unfortunately, she was carrying his child.
Mentioning Gao's family, Hongli's eyes flashed with a hint of unusual light, "Thank you, Empress Dowager. There is news from the Gao family, and I will send someone to inform you again."
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes. "Assassins have infiltrated the palace, and I am to blame for this. This palace needs to be rectified." Since she took charge of the six palaces' affairs, she had only purged the remaining power of the Ula Nara family after the death of the late Empress Dowager, and at other times, in order to show her benevolence, she had not been too harsh on palace maids and eunuchs who committed offenses. But this time, such a thing happened on the full moon celebration of her grandson, which greatly humiliated her. Others would not say that she was merciful but rather criticize her for being incompetent and unable to manage affairs.
After Consort Xigui left, Guwalgiya went back inside to check on Yunzhu and saw that she was sleeping with her face down. When she moved slightly due to the pain in her back, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, showing how uncomfortable she was. The apricot-yellow cloud-patterned quilt made her pale face look even paler, making her appear weak and fragile. Guwalgiya couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat as she retreated from the room.
The son is fine, but the daughter-in-law being stabbed makes things a bit bigger. As someone in charge of palace affairs, she has some responsibility. After returning to Chongqing Palace, Xi Guifei was still somewhat annoyed with Yunzhu's lack of cleverness - how did others not get hurt while she got injured? Unexpectedly, after questioning, those palace maids who disguised themselves as assassins couldn't be found, and it turned out that Yunzhu was stabbed for the sake of Hongli... This made her feel a bit unwell. After this incident, Yunzhu's position in her son's heart will rise again. She can't help but feel grateful, and from now on, she must treat her even better - after all, this daughter-in-law is kind and virtuous, the savior of her mother and son.
However, there is also a Gao Shi, who is also the lifesaver of Hong Li and Yun Zhu. Unfortunately, not only can't she keep the child in her belly, but her body is also greatly damaged, making it difficult for her to become pregnant again in the future.
Yongzheng and Hongli cracked down on these "party members" with thunderous momentum, but without going into details. Xi Guifei was symbolically penalized for two years' worth of salary, but her power in the palace was not stripped away. Li Guiren heard that she had been exiled and her family exterminated, while many eunuchs and officials from the Imperial Household Department were removed from their posts in connection with this matter. How many people were truly involved in this affair and how many were simply caught up in the purge is something only Yongzheng and his son Hongli knew clearly.
"Su Wen, go and bring them over." After lying down for three days, in reality, as soon as no one was paying attention, she would sneak into the space to adjust her breath and make sure the toxins in her body were completely eliminated. Then Yunzhu thought about recovering and breastfeeding the child again.
"Master, you're still not fully recovered, and yet..." The prince had specifically instructed that you were not to overexert yourself.
"My body is fine, don't worry about me. Go and bring them over quickly, I think they're worried sick." For the past three days, the only milk they would drink was the milk that Naiya had expressed and mixed with a bit of yulan fruit juice. Otherwise, they wouldn't eat at all. And it's not like she could stay by their side for long, her temper was terrible, and she would often scold them loudly. Even if Naiya didn't follow Hongli's orders to not feed the children when she wasn't around, she could still hear everything from afar. A mother's heart is connected to her child's, and hers was aching terribly. If it weren't for the fact that she was worried about the poison in her body not being fully cleared, and needing to "nurse her wounds", she wouldn't be able to bear it for even a moment. "I'll just sleep with them together, I won't make any noise, it won't affect my recovery... go quickly."
Helpless, she had no choice but to let the nannies bring the child over.
After the wet nurse left, Yunzhu said to Su: "Alright, Su, you go out too. It's already December and there are many things to do in the palace. With this incident happening, not only must we keep a close eye on Qianxi, but also be prepared for more turmoil in the palace. You and Lingzhui should be careful."
"Yes." Su Wen also understood, yesterday the emperor had already made a move on a batch of people, next would be ordinary palace maids and eunuchs. "Let the slave girl have Shi Mo guard the door from outside."
"Go."
After sending Suwen out, Yunzhu immediately took the children into space and appeared on the big bed in the bedroom. The three children were very excited and kept shouting "ah ah ah". Yunzhu fed them milk separately and played with them for a while before sleeping with them together.
One day, the triplets became soft and lovely again, their small eyebrows no longer furrowed and their eyes were no longer red. When Hongli returned home in the evening, he was surprised to see that they were indeed well-behaved, lying quietly in bed or greeting each other with "ah" and "ya" when they woke up, without disturbing Yunzhu. He sighed and said, "Alright, as long as they behave themselves, let them stay in your room." These past two days, he had heard them cry and fuss whenever he went to see them, making the wet nurses anxious, and his own heart felt uneasy.
Yunzhu smiled and her face lit up, holding He Jing's hand: "You should thank your mom."
"Ah."
"Ah."
"Oh no."
"...". This made Hongli cry and laugh at the same time. After a while, he said in an odd tone: "Do they really understand? That's too clever!"
"You really believe that." Yunzhu couldn't help but laugh, "This is just a child's natural reaction. As long as you talk to them every day, they will react. They don't understand, but they can feel the love from their parents through this behavior."
"You always have a lot of reason." He smiled low, reaching out to tuck the hair on her cheek behind her ear, "As long as you're all safe and happy, it's all good." Hmm, after several days, his complexion has improved a lot.
"I just want you all to be safe." Yunzhu leaned against his chest and asked after a long time, "Has that matter been investigated?"
"Uh, it's Hong Hui's doing. Several of the imperial consorts who mixed in with the relatives were actually impersonators... The palace gate guards only checked the tokens, and her makeup was so thick that they couldn't examine closely, and others who knew her from afar saw that she was dressed similarly and didn't speak much, so they didn't notice for a while either. Those assassins entered through the Imperial Household Department, disguised as palace maids, and have been hiding in the uninhabited wing of the West Sixth Palace for several days without anyone noticing..."
The general process has been found out, and the mastermind behind the scenes can also be guessed from the people involved. However, there are still some doubts that have not been clarified. Is there another insider in the palace besides Li Guiren? How did those assassins hiding in the side halls get their food to survive these days?
The palace is heavily guarded, yet an assassin managed to sneak in. Although there was a traitor among the servants, it's true that Mother has been less strict with palace affairs over the past two years. Thinking of his mother's words, he hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
"There's nothing," he said. "You take good care of yourself, the Empress Dowager has spoken, there are many things to do at the end of the year, if there is anything that must be done, just order someone else to do it..."
"The New Year's gift has been prepared long ago, you know me, I won't rush at the last minute." She smiled slightly, "As for other things, there is Auntie taking care of them, no need for me to worry. But there is one thing, I'd like to discuss with you."
"What's wrong?"
"Haogege lost her child in such a situation, shouldn't she be given some compensation? Although she can't compare to Fulinga and Sugage who have children under them, her intentions towards you are also not to be doubted... And as for Jinshi, I heard it was she who first ran to call people, taking into account the face of Eldest Princess, why not also give her a promotion in rank."
No room for doubt? He hummed lightly, dissatisfied and kissed her once. It was hard to get out of the month and get hurt again. "Still thinking about these things after getting hurt." Another kiss, another kiss, couldn't help but turn into a deep kiss.
It wasn't easy to suppress the surging emotions, but he held her in his arms and stroked her long black hair that cascaded down her back, carefully avoiding her injuries. He said calmly, "Actually, I wanted to bring this up with you too. Mother mentioned it briefly, and after some thought, I think making Tai Fu Jin a secondary wife isn't bad either. Firstly, on the surface, she indeed has merit but no children, so giving her too little consolation and reward wouldn't be good; secondly, she's from a low birth and destined to be childless, becoming a secondary wife would be beneficial for you and the child...and also, she can precede Ula Nara..."
"This is my job, how can I not mention it." Rather than waiting for others to bring it up, she'd rather be the one to say it, at least to take the initiative and leave a good impression, which is the best shield for doing bad things. She pulled his hand, playing with those slender fingers, her tone was low and mysterious.
"You——"
"Let's just do it then." She raised her slender and powerful hand to her mouth, biting down on it with force. She looked up at him from his chest, giving him an exceptionally innocent smile.
