If not abolished

East Palace, Concubine Zhang's place

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to Changchun Palace to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine? After all, your aunt is now..." the maid suggested as she tidied Concubine Zhang's clothes.

Concubine Zhang said with a tired look, "I didn't go last time when my aunt asked me to go. Now, if I go there specially at this time, I'm afraid my aunt may not see me."

"After all, Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine are family, so there is no real conflict between them. I'm just saying a few soft words. In the past, the Imperial Concubine liked you the most at home. What do you think?" The maid was still persuading.

"I'm doing well in the Eastern Palace now. If I go to Changchun Palace right away, I'm afraid I'll become the target of public criticism. Do you really think the Crown Princess is easy to talk to? I don't ask for anything, I just want safety. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already warned me once last time, so I'd better stay alone." Concubine Zhang remained unmoved.

"Your Majesty...ah..." The maids looked at her with a bit of disappointment, thinking that their master was too indifferent.

As the master and servant were talking, there was suddenly a noise outside. After all, Concubine Zhang had been ill for many years, and there were very few people who could come to her yard. Besides, she didn't like to go out and make friends with anyone, so she immediately felt strange.

"What's going on outside?"

"Slaves go and have a look."

Before anyone here could leave, someone outside came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine sent someone to deliver something."

Concubine Zhang immediately stood up and went out to greet her, "I wonder if my aunt has anything to tell me."

"Greetings to Her Majesty. The Imperial Concubine is worried that Her Majesty is short of something, so she has specially sent this servant to deliver it. If Her Majesty needs anything else, please feel free to ask us."

"I have everything here, and there is nothing I lack. I'm sorry to bother you, aunt."

Just like that, Concubine Zhang had people move all the things in and then sent the people away.

The Crown Princess in the main hall naturally also received the news.

"Your Majesty, isn't this a slap in your face? We have never missed out on any share of the palace. With this move by Concubine Zhang, people who don't know would think you are being harsh on those people." Yun Jin was so angry.

The Crown Princess was very calm and not affected at all. "Alright, I'm not angry, and you shouldn't be angry either. She made such a big fuss about this matter, but it only makes things more obvious. We all know what kind of person Zhang is. I'm afraid she has other intentions. Go and see if the person who came left directly or..."

"Yes." Yun Jin immediately went out to find out.

A quarter of an hour later, Yun Jin came back to report: "Your Majesty is indeed as good as a god. There were two people who came to deliver the gifts. They were both Concubine Zhang's confidants, but only one of them took the gifts to Concubine Zhang, and the other one took advantage of the moment when she came and went to Concubine Guo. It took a while for her to come out. Do you think we should ask someone to invite Concubine Guo to come over?"

The Crown Princess stopped him immediately, saying, "No, don't act rashly. Otherwise, we won't get any evidence and will alert the enemy. Since they already know me, we should be prepared for defense. I was wondering who the traitor was in the East Palace, but I didn't expect to catch him so quickly."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it was not Concubine Zhang, but Concubine Guo. This noble concubine is also very strange. Wouldn't her own niece be more useful? Why did she find someone else instead?" Yun Jin was puzzled.