Rong Fei is not honored

“This servant has a clear conscience. The Empress Dowager must have sought out this servant for other matters. As for you, she probably did it for your own good, not wanting you to get involved, which is why she stopped you from going to Cining Palace.”

The Empress Dowager and Granny An looked at each other and felt much more at ease.

That's right. Granny An has always been meticulous in her actions and would never betray us. The Empress Dowager has no reason to treat Granny An badly; it must be for something else today.

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager remembered what had happened that morning.

When An Mama was brought to Cining Palace, she was very calm, so calm that even the Empress Dowager was taken aback.

Do you know why I summoned you here today?

"You don't know, yet you show no fear?"

"This servant has a clear conscience. The Empress Dowager is not one to make baseless accusations. Your Majesty is fair in rewards and punishments, so this servant has nothing to fear."

"You're quite a clear-headed and intelligent person."

After the Empress Dowager finished speaking with a smile, her expression suddenly turned stern. "If that's the case, how could such a major blunder have occurred at Shou Kang Palace? Could it be that you did it intentionally?"

"This servant does not understand, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

The once calm Granny An could no longer remain composed when she heard that it concerned her master.

The Empress Dowager and Su Ma La Gu had been keeping a close eye on Granny An, not wanting to miss any changes in her expression. Seeing that her anxiety seemed genuine, they were somewhat relieved.

The Empress Dowager placed Granny An by Uyunna's side, intending for her to protect Uyunna.

It can be said that Shou Kang Palace is now under An Mama's control. If such a person were to betray her and harbor ill intentions towards Wu Yunna, it would be a disaster.

Even the Empress Dowager couldn't guarantee that all the potential threats around Uyunna would be eliminated after she cleansed Shou Kang Palace.

“Prince Saiyinchahun was raised in Shou Kang Palace and grew up under the protection and love of the Empress Dowager. However, Consort Rong was ungrateful. While enjoying the benefits, she instigated her child to be close to her and to be wary of the Empress Dowager.”

Su Ma La Gu paused deliberately, and seeing the strange expression on An Mama's face, immediately scolded her:

"Judging from your appearance, you clearly know about this matter. If that's the case, why do you allow such absurd rumors to spread!"

Granny An was taken aback, then asked in confusion, "What makes you say that?"

“That old woman is from your palace. You saw how she treated Consort Rong and the princes.”

I had sensed something was wrong before, and I thought that someone in the palace couldn't stand seeing Zhongcui Palace doing well and wanted to scheme against Consort Rong, but today I discovered that Shou Kang Palace was also involved.

It wouldn't matter if others did this, but the attitude of Shou Kang Palace will drag the Empress Dowager into it as well. I'm afraid that everyone in the palace now thinks this was intentionally done by the Empress Dowager.

It was also their fault for being careless. They thought no one would dare to plot against the Empress Dowager, so they lowered their guard and waited for Consort Rong's reputation to be ruined before Cining Palace would lend a helping hand and provide timely assistance.

Who would have thought that this was actually aimed at the Empress Dowager?

This morning, perhaps Granny An and Granny Na thought their commotion was insignificant, but in fact, the dissatisfaction emanating from Granny Na and her perfunctory attitude towards the two princes were immediately apparent.

I'm afraid that Consort Rong and the two princes have already realized it, but they can't directly lash out because those are servants of the Empress Dowager. But they must be feeling uncomfortable.

The Empress Dowager, mindful of the presence of the two princes and the fact that the old woman was a servant of Shou Kang Palace, decided to deal with her privately.

Unexpectedly, if it weren't for Granny An stopping her, that nanny was prepared to embarrass the princes in public.

Things are going big!

As expected, the old woman's attitude of standing up for her mistress and the negative emotions in her words revealed one thing: the old woman had long harbored resentment towards Consort Rong.

Or, in other words, the old woman was also tricked and deeply believed in the so-called "favor".

Does scheming against a concubine who has no family background to rely on and has lost favor require such a grand scheme? And is it necessary to use the Empress Dowager as an additional bargaining chip? Isn't the person behind this afraid of angering the Empress Dowager and suffering the consequences?

Therefore, upon learning that Shou Kang Palace was also involved, the Empress Dowager and Su Ma La Gu knew that this time, the target of the mastermind was not Zhong Cui Palace, but the Empress Dowager.

That's why the Empress Dowager reacted so strongly.

At that time, her first suspect was Consort Rong. The Empress Dowager, who thought she had been blinded by geese after spending her days among wild geese, inevitably harbored murderous intent.

The Empress Dowager began to suspect everyone in Zhongcui Palace, maliciously speculating on their every move and every word.

Surprisingly, the source that Sumalagu personally led the investigation to was Shou Kang Palace.

Upon seeing the result, the Empress Dowager fell silent. She believed in Sumalagu's abilities and was even more certain that the other party understood the importance of Uyunna in her heart.

Therefore, this result must have been repeatedly verified by Sumalagu to be correct before it was presented to her.

It couldn't be Uyunna!

This was the Empress Dowager's first reaction, and she immediately thought that the only person most capable of doing this around Uyunna was Granny An.

Moreover, because she was in charge of Shou Kang Palace, even if Granny An was not the mastermind, she was still an insider.

Thus, the current scene emerged.

As the Empress Dowager had predicted, Granny An did indeed know something.

However, seeing that this person was still loyal, the Empress Dowager was willing to give him a chance to speak.

After Su Ma La Gu finished speaking, Granny An's face turned pale, and she opened and closed her mouth several times, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Granny An understood perfectly what the Empress Dowager's current reaction meant. If this matter truly wasn't the Empress Dowager's doing, and was even related to Shou Kang Palace…

After a long while, Granny An finally came to her senses, sorted out her thoughts, and told everything she knew.

"In fact, the dissatisfaction with Consort Rong has a long history."

The first signs of trouble appeared on the very day that Saiyinchahun was sent to Shou Kang Palace.

I still remember that when my mistress was considerate of Consort Rong and her son being separated, in order to comfort Consort Rong, my mistress specially took Consort Rong and Prince Chengrui to see all the things prepared for Prince Saiyinchahun.

At that time, some of the old men around the master were dissatisfied, believing that the master's raising of Prince Saiyinchahun was a favor and there was no need to be so careful.

Consort Rong not only accepted everything, but also frequently visited Shou Kang Palace, and so they...

He even dared to speak sarcastically to the Emperor's face, directly stating that Prince Saiyinchahun was a prince of the Shou Kang Palace, not...

They felt that if the princes were too close to their mothers and elder brothers, they wouldn't be as close to their masters.

This matter caused Rongfei, who was not yet a concubine at the time, to lose face several times.

This was the first time the Empress Dowager had heard of this matter, and she immediately became furious, angrily rebuking, "Why wasn't this mentioned earlier?"