Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"Sister, Caiyuan has always served me wholeheartedly. Now she is just teaching two lowly eunuchs a lesson for me. Are you making such a fuss about it?"

Gu Youxin was extremely happy with Caiyuan's words, which were not flattery but better than flattery.

A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. She is favored by the empress dowager, so even the palace maids under Gu Youning have to rush to flatter her.

What's more, today she had vaguely mentioned to the Queen Mother that she wanted to enter the palace. Although the Queen Mother did not agree directly, she did not object either.

Her sister-in-law relied on giving birth to a prince for the emperor to gain her current status. If anything happened to the eldest prince...

When Gu Youxin thought of this, he felt happy and excited.

She has arranged everything and is just waiting for tomorrow.

"Sister, you are too kind. Caiyuan is just a maid in Changchun Palace. If you like her, you can let her serve you in the future."

Gu Youning noticed that Gu Youxin couldn't suppress the upward curve of his mouth, but his face remained expressionless.

"Thank you so much for giving up your love. Don't worry, I will treat Caiyuan well in the future."

Gu Youxin thought about the miserable days in the near future when Gu Youning would be heartbroken and lose the emperor's favor, so he was no longer as angry as before. He returned to the side hall with Cai Yuan in a triumphant manner.

Anyway, there will be plenty of days in the future when she will trample Gu Youning under her feet.

As a concubine's daughter, you should kneel at her feet and live in fear.

And that lowly Lan in the mansion actually dared to be on the same level as her mother who was from the Wen family. She really wanted to die.

"Master, why are you standing in the cold wind?"

When Tan Yin came back from finding out the news, she saw her master standing silently in the corridor. She was shocked and thought something had happened. She walked a few steps to the corridor, but saw a serious look on her master's face.

"Let's talk about it back in the palace."

Gu Youning let Tan Yin help him back to the bedroom.

The warmth of the charcoal fire slowly relaxed her slightly stiff body.

"Master, even if you are anxious, you can't ruin your body. What if you catch a cold?"

Tan Yin muttered to herself as she stuffed a cloisonné lotus hand warmer into Gu Youning's arms.

"I'm fine. I just want to think about something in the cold wind."

Gu Youning interrupted the palace maid's muttering in a gentle voice: "Let's not talk about this anymore. What does Yuan Cai say?"

"Imperial Physician Yuan said the Empress Dowager already has a headache, but it's not serious. Because of her bad temper, the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Hospital rarely approach her, fearing they might be punished instead of flattering her. Yang Fengyu, who specializes in treating Empress Dowager Ci'an, has been recuperating at home due to persistent diarrhea, and the Empress Dowager hasn't summoned any other Imperial Physicians."

Tan Yin replied while standing aside.

"On which day did Yang Fengyu return home to recuperate?"

"Four days ago."

There was a solemn look in Tan Yin's eyes.

It was from that time that Fourth Miss Gu began to serve the Empress Dowager all day long.

There are very few true coincidences in the world, especially in the harem where coincidences happen most frequently.

"This servant thinks the Queen Mother's headache is man-made. I'm afraid the Fourth Young Lady has done something."

When Tan Yin said this, her face turned very ugly. Last time it was the warming wine, and this time she set her sights on the Queen Mother. It didn't matter if she was courting death, but these things would implicate her master if she wasn't careful.

"It's not easy to take action against the Queen Mother. I don't think Gu Youxin has the ability and courage to do it. I'm afraid she's being used by someone."

Gu Youning thought of Caiyuan's fearless look just now. She was Concubine Zheng's person, and it was impossible for her to rely on Gu Youxin's power.

Of course, she couldn't openly offend herself just because Concubine Zheng was behind her. This was not what a secret agent should do.

Thinking about it carefully, there is only one possibility, that is, she no longer needs to stay in Changchun Palace, which means that her mission is about to end.

Cai Yuan's mission, of course, is to put her apparent master into a desperate situation.

"Master, are you talking about Concubine Zheng?"

"Ever since that time when the Imperial Majesty took advantage of the situation to visit Cheng'an Palace and summoned the Fourth Young Lady, the Imperial Concubine hasn't summoned her again. We also had the Imperial Physician Yuan examine the camphor incense that the Imperial Concubine gave us, and there was nothing unusual. However, Cai Yuan did go out and meet someone from Cheng'an Palace once. Could she have done something?"

"The Empress Dowager has always disliked concubines coming to pay their respects. We can't enter Ci'an Palace. Moreover, even if we ask Lan Sizhen to help with this illness, ordinary people won't be able to tell."

Tan Yin's temperament has gradually become more stable these days, but when she thought about the serious consequences that this matter might bring, she couldn't help but become anxious.

Gu Youning was at a loss for a moment, but she knew that if Concubine Zheng wanted to use Gu Youxin to harm her, then this would be a big deal. Not only her and Gu Youxin, but the entire Gu family would be implicated.

Since this matter can be pushed onto Gu Youxin, and nothing will happen immediately, there must be something wrong with Gu Youxin that can affect the Queen Mother's condition.

However, until he fell asleep, Gu Youning still had no clear idea.

However, the next day, she had the opportunity to enter Ci'an Palace.

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Inside Fengyi Palace, the concubines had paid their respects and were about to return to their respective palaces when Eunuch Sun, the head eunuch of Ci'an Palace, entered the hall and bowed to the Empress sitting on the Phoenix Throne, saying, "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Empress."

"Eunuch Sun, why are you here so early? What instructions does the Queen Mother have?"

When the queen saw the visitor, she smiled and looked very polite.

"I am indeed here on the orders of the Empress Dowager to invite the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine, and Concubine Gu to go to Ci'an Palace."

When Eunuch Sun said this, not only did the Queen look confused, but the other concubines also looked surprised and doubtful.

The Empress Dowager never summoned concubines to Ci'an Palace on her own initiative, let alone invited all the highest-ranking officials in the harem at once. Could something have happened in the harem?

"My mother has summoned you, so the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine should go with me."

The Queen stood up and looked at Concubine Zheng and Gu Youning, her expression as calm as usual.

Gu Youning stood up and glanced at the opposite side inadvertently, but saw the imperial concubine smiling calmly and slowly getting up from the chair with the help of the palace maid.

Noticing Gu Youning's gaze, she even smiled meaningfully.

Gu Youning's heart tightened.

Is Concubine Zheng choosing today to launch the attack?

This was the first unprepared battle she had fought since her rebirth.