bookcurios Chapter 220 Consort Fucha
Chapter 220 Consort Fucha
Fu Yurao sat inside the room, her eyes filled with panic and unease.
It was as if an invisible hand was gripping her heart tightly, making it difficult for her to breathe.
The thought that the old emperor had become suspicious of her filled her with unease.
She knew that if her secret were exposed, death wouldn't matter.
She was terrified that if she died, no one would be able to avenge her father and mother.
She dared not make a sound, fearing it would attract attention, and could only wait silently.
He secretly planned to find a suitable opportunity to ask his sister what to do next.
Her eyes kept glancing towards the doorway, as if she were expecting something, or perhaps afraid of something.
At the same time, after receiving orders from Big Fat Orange, Su Peisheng began to act in secret.
He quietly went to the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for servants) and found those who had once served in Consort Duan's Yanqing Palace.
These people are now doing manual labor in the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for laborers), and their lives are very difficult.
When they saw Su Peisheng, they all looked somewhat frightened.
After all, Su Peisheng was a prominent figure in the palace, and his appearance made these people feel nervous.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng began to use threats and inducements.
He first looked coldly at everyone and said in a stern tone:
"We know you're not having a good time here."
But if you can tell me something useful, it might be of some benefit.
The group exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what to say. Seeing their hesitation, Su Peisheng softened his tone:
"Don't worry, I just want to ask some questions about Consort Duan."
As long as you tell the truth, I promise I won't make things difficult for you.
Under Su Peisheng's combined pressure and persuasion, an old woman finally spoke up, her voice trembling.
She said tremblingly, "Back then, besides Jixiang, Consort Duan also had a little palace maid by her side."
This young palace maid was very clever, but she was also quite taciturn.
So everyone subconsciously ignores her presence on a daily basis.
But who knows when this little palace maid suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.
She vanished into thin air; no one ever saw her again.
Upon hearing this, Su Peisheng's heart skipped a beat.
He felt that the disappearance of this young palace maid might be related to Consort Shun's near miscarriage.
Therefore, Su Peisheng inquired further about the young palace maid's situation in more detail.
This includes her appearance, features, name, and which palace she was assigned to.
Everyone racked their brains and pondered for a long time.
Finally, an old nanny had a flash of inspiration and remembered that the little palace maid's name was Jili.
But when asked which palace she was assigned to,
Everyone looked at each other, unable to give a definite answer.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng felt somewhat helpless, but he also knew that now was not the time to complain.
So he decided to take Jili's distinctive portrait and inquire around the palace.
He first went to the Imperial Household Department.
I want to check the palace maid assignment records to see if I can find any clues about Jili.
However, after he went through all the records,
To their surprise, they discovered that the page about Jili had been deliberately destroyed!
Su Peisheng's brows furrowed tightly:
"What exactly is going on? Why would someone want to destroy Jili's records?"
Does she have some kind of secret she's hiding?
The matter was becoming increasingly complicated, and Su Peisheng couldn't think of a better way to find Jili for the time being.
Just when he felt at his wit's end, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind:
Before entering the Prince's residence, Consort Duan was raised by the Empress Dowager.
Then, perhaps those close to the Empress Dowager would know something about Jili.
Su Peisheng's eyes lit up immediately; he felt he had finally found a breakthrough.
He dared not delay and immediately went to the Empress Dowager's Shou Kang Palace.
They hoped to obtain some useful information from those close to the Empress Dowager.
Upon arriving at Shou Kang Palace, Su Peisheng met Zhu Xi, who served the Empress Dowager.
This Zhu Xi was the Empress Dowager's personal maid, serving her since the Empress Dowager was young.
Now he's considered one of the Empress Dowager's old acquaintances. Su Peisheng looked at Zhu Xi, and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
Back then, the Empress Dowager was so glamorous, deeply favored by the late Emperor.
From a lowly palace maid to the position of Empress Dowager, what an honor that was!
But now, they've ended up in such a miserable state.
Since the Emperor lost his maternal affection for the Empress Dowager, her life has become increasingly difficult.
In this vast Shou Kang Palace, apart from Zhu Xi and two mute nannies, there was no one else to serve him.
The Empress Dowager could only lie in bed like a corpse every day, unable to speak or move, and relied entirely on these few people for care.
It's a mystery how the Empress Dowager endured all that, managing to live for so many years under such circumstances.
It's truly heartbreaking.
After so many years of peace in the imperial harem, suddenly this incident of harming imperial heirs has occurred again.
Empress Fucha Peiyun and Empress Nian Shilan were naturally important to them.
They went back and informed the various palaces, asking them to come and pay their respects the next day, which was a good opportunity to give the concubines a little warning.
Of course, Consort Shun was still very weak because she had almost miscarried and needed to recuperate.
Therefore, the two empresses took special care of her, telling her to rest and recuperate without having to come to pay her respects.
When the concubines received the notification, they were all quite surprised at first.
Since Empress Fucha Peiyun and Empress Nian Shilan became empresses,
The time for the women in the imperial harem to pay their respects has always been fixed on the first and fifteenth of each month, without any exception.
But tomorrow is neither the first nor the fifteenth of the month, so why would someone suddenly ask for greetings?
However, everyone quickly came to their senses.
He realized that this must be related to Consort Shun's near miscarriage and her subsequent relocation to Xianfu Palace.
Consort Shun was always honest and law-abiding, and had no deep-seated hatred for the other concubines, yet she was framed.
It's truly baffling who could be so vicious as to dare stir up trouble in this harem.
The harem has been peaceful for so long.
Although there were occasional minor frictions and quarrels among the concubines, there was no deep-seated hatred between them.
This sudden turn of events is truly unexpected.
People couldn't help but wonder if someone had gotten tired of the good life and wanted to create chaos in the harem.
The concubines in each palace were all secretly speculating and began preparing for their morning greetings the next day.
Before paying their respects the next morning, Feng Ruozhao and Shen Meizhuang specifically instructed someone to tell Consort Shun to take good care of herself during her pregnancy.
They could agree before the Empress to allow Consort Shun to give birth to her child safely.
Their daughters had grown up and gone to live with the princess, which made them feel that Xianfu Palace had suddenly become deserted.
Once Consort Shun's child is born, Xianfu Palace will become lively.
Life in the palace was mundane and lonely, but having a child brought much joy.
If anyone tries to harm this child, they are not to be trifled with after all these years in the palace.
The following day, the concubines from all the palaces dressed in their finest attire and went to Yikun Palace to pay their respects.