Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty: The Beloved Princess Uses a System to Change the Plot

A few days later, the Empress found a pretext to summon Lady Tong, the wife of Suo'etu, to the palace.

When Lady Tong received the news, the entire Hesheli family didn't take it seriously, thinking that the Empress wanted to give the Hesheli family face.

Lady Tong changed into her court dress and entered the palace excitedly.

Upon arriving outside Kunning Palace, Lady Tong was about to walk directly into the inner hall as before, but was stopped by the wet nurse beside the Empress.

"Her Majesty is washing up. Please wait outside for a moment, Madam!"

At this moment, Madam Tong was unaware that something was amiss, and said with a smile, "I am Your Highness's elder. When Your Highness was in the Hesheli family, I had seen Your Highness washing up before."

The wet nurse's expression turned cold upon hearing these words.

Having served the Empress for so many years, she witnessed firsthand the Empress's struggles and hardships in the palace, which led to her current dignified status.

The Hesheri family, however, showed such disrespect to the Queen.

This was something the wet nurse simply couldn't accept.

Her tone became stern, "Your Highness is the mistress; as a servant, you must act like one!"

"This is the palace. Everyone must be careful with their words and actions. Madam, are you perhaps trying to cause trouble for Her Majesty?"

After saying this, the nanny didn't even glance at Madam Tong and immediately walked towards the inner hall.

As she watched the gate close before her eyes, Tong realized something was amiss.

The Empress, inside the palace, also heard about Tong's attitude from the nanny.

She rubbed her temples. "Just as Yue'er said, the Hesheli family has overreached."

"Let them in in half an hour!"

Mu Yue walked out of her palace and ran towards the main hall of Kunning Palace.

Upon arriving at the main hall, they saw Madam Tong standing at the entrance, her expression subtly impatient.

She immediately understood that her mother-in-law was planning to give the Hesheli family a warning.

Today's occasion is not suitable for her to appear.

Without the slightest hesitation, Mu Yue immediately turned to leave.

But Tong had already seen her.

Tong Shi walked quickly toward Mu Yue.

The flowerpot soles under her feet did not affect Tong's walking speed at all.

A moment later, Tong stood in front of Mu Yue.

She didn't bow, and even tried to reach out and grab Mu Yue.

But Chunju stopped him from the side.

Seeing Chunju's serious expression, the smile that Tongshi forced onto her face looked somewhat distorted.

Suppressing her dissatisfaction, she said to Mu Yue, "Your Highness, I am your great-aunt, do you remember me?"

Upon hearing Tong's words, Chunju felt even more dissatisfied.

Just as she was about to speak, Mu Yue took the initiative to say, "Yue'er remembers."

"Grandma, this is the palace. Many eyes are watching the Empress Dowager, waiting to find out her mistakes."

"Grandma's behavior just now was rather rude and showed a lack of respect for hierarchy."

When Mu Yue spoke in her childish voice, it didn't sound preachy at all; instead, it added a touch of cuteness to a child pretending to be an adult.

But Tong's expression still turned somewhat unpleasant.

Ever since Empress Hesheli was appointed, when Lady Tong interacted with other ladies, she was always fawned over.

She hadn't been humiliated like this in a long time.

Not to mention the humiliation came from a child.

If it weren't for Mu Yue's status and the Empress and Crown Prince behind her, Madam Tong would certainly not have been willing to suppress her dissatisfaction.

Not only could she not show her dissatisfaction, she even had to force a smile and say to Mu Yue, "Your Highness is right!"

When I get back, I will definitely tell the master about this little girl.

There's this girl around.

The Empress and the Crown Prince's attitudes will also be affected, and the Master's plans may not go so smoothly.

[Tong’s favorability: 10]

Mu Yue wasn't surprised at all by the high level of favor Tong Shi showed towards her.

After all, Suo'etu and the others cared more about Baocheng.

To them, her only purpose was to marry into a good family and bring more help to Bao Cheng.

But she had no intention of letting these people have their way.

She said with relief, "It's good that Auntie understands!"

"Grandma, you're here to see the Empress Dowager, right? I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any longer."

After saying that, Mu Yue turned and left.

Not long after, she learned from Chunju that when Tong left Kunning Palace, she looked unwell and walked with a limp, as if she had been punished.

Mu Yue couldn't help but be curious, so she immediately ran towards the Empress's main hall.

Kangxi was far more informed than Mu Yue.

Knowing that the Empress had summoned Lady Tong to the palace and punished her, he couldn't help but feel strange.

He and Mu Yue entered the Empress's main hall one after the other.

The Empress understood Kangxi's personality.

Upon seeing her appear, he immediately understood that Emperor Kangxi already knew about Lady Tong's affair.

He must have come to inquire about the situation of the Tong family.

The Empress knew that Emperor Kangxi was suspicious.

Most of the people around the Crown Prince were personally arranged by Emperor Kangxi.

Only a small number of her people are among her followers.

She didn't believe that Emperor Kangxi was unaware of his uncle's underhanded tactics.

His Majesty is currently very lenient with her and Bao Cheng, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't bring up old grievances in the future.

It's best to be honest.

So the empress put on a guilty look and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

Kangxi raised an eyebrow and asked meaningfully, "Oh? What crime has the Empress committed?"

"I am guilty. I failed to restrain the sons of the Hesheli family, and I even allowed my uncle to place someone by Baocheng's side..."

Mu Yue couldn't bear to see the Empress like this.

She immediately ran to the Empress's side, trying to help the Empress up as she was about to kneel down to beg for forgiveness, while muttering under her breath, "Those things were done by my great-uncle, what does it have to do with my mother?"

"Even if Father Emperor is to blame someone, it should be Uncle Uncle's fault. Mother Emperor is innocent, and she is pregnant with her younger brother. We can't let her health be harmed because of these things."

Emperor Kangxi agreed with Mu Yue's words.

He stepped forward and helped the Empress up, saying gently, "Yue'er is right, these things have nothing to do with the Empress."

"Moreover, I already knew about this matter, and it was I who gave Suo'etu the opportunity."

The Empress and Mu Yue were both stunned when they heard this.

The two men's almond-shaped eyes widened in unison, making Kangxi look somewhat helpless.

"Song'etu is one of my most trusted ministers and also Bao Cheng's maternal uncle. I will allow his men to stay by Bao Cheng's side, hoping that Bao Cheng can learn something from Song'etu."

Upon hearing Kangxi's words, Mu Yue pouted and muttered under her breath, "Yue'er doesn't want Brother Baocheng to turn into Uncle-Grandpa; he's just too annoying!"

Mu Yue rarely expressed her dislike for someone so directly.

Emperor Kangxi asked a few questions out of curiosity and learned what Suo'etu and Lady Tong had said.

How could Suo'etu possibly look down on my daughter?

It seems Bao Cheng needs to replace the people around him!

He poked Mu Yue's slightly puffed-out cheek. "Yue'er has been wronged. Father Emperor, will you punish the bad guys who bullied Yue'er?"