Concubine Qing did not continue the topic. She sat with Xia Dongchun for a while and then left the Yanx Palace and returned to her own palace.

Chuxiu Palace

Concubine Qi got off the sedan chair and walked angrily to her palace. Jingtai followed behind her and stretched out his hand to protect her: "My lady, my lady, go slower. Be careful not to fall on the slippery road."

Concubine Qi was very angry now, but she couldn't hear any of this. She didn't slow down her pace at all. When she got into the house, she suddenly stopped and sat down at the table.

Jingtai finally had the opportunity to persuade and comfort her: "My lady, don't be angry. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt. Concubine Chun had an accident. Although the child is fine, the emperor must be in a bad mood right now. It's better for us not to be there."

Fortunately, although Concubine Qi was angry, she still listened to Jingtai's words. But this did not mean that she was really not angry anymore. After drinking a cup of hot tea, Concubine Qi breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. She felt that she was not satisfied with everything about the side hall of Chuxiu Palace.

"It's all Concubine Zhao's fault. If it weren't for her, I would be living in Suiyuxuan now. I wouldn't have to find an excuse to stay today, and I wouldn't be kicked out!" Concubine Qi pulled at her handkerchief angrily. When she raised her hand, she touched the red jade beads on her neck. She felt better. "Fortunately, the Queen is on my side. After all, we are all from the Manchu Army Banner, and the Han Army Banner can't be in charge of the harem."

"That's right, young lady," Jingtai quickly followed up her words and said, "The Empress must value you very much. When you get pregnant in the future, the Empress will definitely use this opportunity to make you a concubine. At that time, you can move to the main palace and take charge of the palace. Right now, you are just feeling wronged for a while, so you shouldn't be too high-profile."

Concubine Qi snorted coldly, "That's right. Now, only Concubine Xin and I live in Chuxiu Palace. Even if she is promoted to Concubine after the New Year, she can't compete with me. Can she still be the master of Chuxiu Palace?"

Jingtai agreed with a smile: "My lady, what you said is right. If the emperor really still favored Xin Changzai, she would not be just a Changzai until now. My lady, you were a noble lady as soon as you entered the palace, and you also had a title. Xin Changzai has been with the emperor since she was in the palace, and she also has a daughter, but until now, she has barely been promoted to a noble lady."

"My father was a meritorious official who defeated Nian Gengyao. How can she compare to him?" Concubine Qi touched the red jade beads on her neck and raised her chin proudly.

Let’s not talk about the master and servant anymore. On the other side, in Concubine Duan’s palace, the palace maids and eunuchs were kneeling on the ground.

Concubine Duan has always been kind and has never treated the palace maids harshly or taught them harsh lessons. This is the first time that Concubine Duan has been so angry.

At the Sui Yuxuan, due to the presence of Yinzhen, Concubine Duan could not reprimand the palace maids and eunuchs, for fear that people would think that she was speaking so harshly in order to absolve Wen Yi of her fault. But when she returned to her own palace, she did not have so many concerns.

Concubine Duan was always steady and would not do anything to scold the palace maids. She was just a little more stern than usual: "Tell me, what happened? I was not watching for a while, and you let the princess get into trouble. Fortunately, Concubine Chun and the princess were fine. If Concubine Chun had a miscarriage, or if the princess had been injured, then no one could save you."

The wet nurse who had been taking care of Wen Yi was kneeling in the front. After Concubine Duan finished her question, she knelt forward a few steps and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, we have been taking care of the princess and have never dared to be careless. I really don't know what happened today. I really can't understand why the princess would run straight into Concubine Chun."

After hearing this, Concubine Duan frowned slightly. These two wet nurses had been taking care of Wen Yi since he was born. They were really dedicated and dedicated, so after Wen Yi was raised with her, she did not replace the wet nurses. She still used the two wet nurses who were with Concubine Xiang.

To be honest, these two wet nurses treated Wen Yi almost as their own daughter and would never do such a thing.

But if it wasn't them, who else could it be? Could it be that this was really an accident? Did Wen Yi just happen to run over there, and Concubine Chun just happened to walk over, and did Wen Yi just happen to bump into Concubine Chun?

But Concubine Duan always had a doubt in her heart. She always felt that this matter was not that simple. There must be someone planning behind the scenes. And if nothing unexpected happened, this matter must be related to the Queen.

But in the palace, everything is done with evidence. Now there is no evidence, and I am afraid that everyone will think that Wen Yi was naughty and caused the unintentional mistake.

"But..." The nurse seemed to have remembered something, frowning and muttering, "There is something I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"What's the matter? Just tell me. It's already this hour, is there anything else you should talk about?" Concubine Duan's eyes were immediately attracted by the wet nurse.

The nurse recalled: "There is a famous maid in the Imperial Garden. She is very good at paper cutting. Last month, the princess was playing in the Imperial Garden and accidentally found a paper-cut made by this maid. She liked it very much, so I asked someone to find this maid. During this period, whenever the princess went to play in the Imperial Garden, she would ask the maid to accompany her. I was just wondering if this maid said something that she shouldn't have said to the princess, which made the princess listen to others' words and be deceived by the treacherous person."

"Is this true?" asked Concubine Duan. In fact, she had already believed it in her heart. After all, the wet nurse had no reason to lie to her.

If someone really instigated her, she must tell the emperor. Otherwise, even if it was an unintentional mistake, the emperor would always remember that Wen Yi almost caused Concubine Chun to have a miscarriage.

Thinking of this, Concubine Duan immediately ordered: "Go and call that little maid to me now. No matter what, we should interrogate her first. If she is really the one who instigated the princess, then there must be someone behind her who is behind it."

"Yes, I'll bring the person here right away." The wet nurse was also worried about Wen Yi. If it could be proved that the princess was deceived, she would be happy.

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