The Poisonous Wife: Cute Baby Comes to Rebirth with Me

Chapter 552 Uneasy
In the vortex of imperial power, those who long for some intersection with the royal circle always harbor the intention of currying favor. However, the threshold to royal membership is unattainable, so they can only keep their distance and carefully avoid touching that invisible boundary.

After a series of cumbersome formalities, the majestic palace gate slowly opened, as if unveiling the mysterious veil of imperial power.

The team entered quietly, like a quietly flowing river, slowly flowing through this thousand-year-old imperial city.

At this time, it was still dark at the fifth watch, and deep in the imperial palace, the long alleys were illuminated by the bonfires on both sides.

High walls separate the imperial city from the outside world, as if they were two completely different worlds.

The hustle and bustle of the outside world turned into silence and solemnity here.

Suddenly, the chirping of birds broke the silence. On a big tree in the distance, a group of birds flapped their wings and flew up, as if welcoming a new day.

Immediately afterwards, hurried footsteps began to be heard in the palace, and the busy figures of palace maids shuttled between the various palaces.

The sky gradually turned pale, the morning light was dim, and a thin mist slowly rose under the blue and black sky.

The cold wind brought a biting chill and also blew away the fog in the palace.

The team continued to move forward, and the ladies who were originally chattering outside now shut their mouths, with solemn and dignified expressions.

They knew that this was the center of imperial power, and any trace of frivolity and noise could lead to unpredictable consequences.

The eunuch who led the team led the way, and he led everyone to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager.

This kind and amiable Empress Dowager was deeply loved and respected by everyone.

Her generous personality and friendly attitude make everyone feel close to her.

Ever since Empress Changsun issued an edict allowing concubines' families to enter the palace once a month, the Empress Dowager has been warmly inviting everyone to visit her palace.

However, the Empress Dowager was rarely seen, and her palace was like a mysterious forbidden place.

Only those who have received the emperor's will can enter to meet the emperor.

Today, everyone had a common goal in mind - to show up in front of the Empress Dowager and take this opportunity to make arrangements for their daughter.

To this end, they all prepared generous gifts, one for the Empress Dowager and one for the Grand Empress Dowager.

However, everyone knew that the Empress Dowager was not someone who could be easily met.

Therefore, when the time comes, they will entrust the gifts for the Grand Empress Dowager to the Empress Dowager and ask her to pass them on.

The royal family has strict rules, and there is an insurmountable gap between the harem and the former dynasty.

Therefore, when the bride's family members enter the palace, they must be female relatives and must strictly abide by etiquette. They can only be received in the palace and are not allowed to talk in the bedroom.

Although these rules are strict, they are also intended to maintain the dignity and order of the royal family.

Despite the clear order, the gifts that the bride's family could bring into the palace were limited. They could only be ordinary things such as supplements, cloth, and silk. No expensive items or silver were allowed. For the heavy gifts for the empress dowager, they had to be very careful and could not take them out in the empress dowager's palace to avoid giving people a chance to criticize them.

Today, Old Lady Liu also came to the palace. Her daughter was demoted to a concubine for some reason, and she came to the palace not only to comfort her daughter, but also to teach her how to regain favor.

On the royal stage, only the strong can gain a foothold, and only the wise can survive.

However, when everyone followed the eunuch, they found that they were not going to the Queen Mother's palace.

Madam Liu couldn't help but ask, "Sir, where are we going?"

The eunuch turned around and bowed, saying, "Ladies and ladies, the Grand Empress Dowager is ill, and the Empress Dowager stayed in the Suzaku Palace last night to accompany the Grand Empress Dowager. Therefore, I will lead everyone to the Suzaku Palace to pay respects."

Hearing this, everyone was very excited.

But in this solemn occasion, no one spoke, but just quietly quickened their pace. Old Madam Liu said softly: "Pray for the good health of the Empress Dowager." Everyone also prayed silently in their hearts.

When they arrived outside the Suzaku Palace, they saw all the concubines in the palace waiting outside, just waiting to be received by the Empress Dowager.

Empress Changsun was among them, and she led the imperial concubines to arrive here early in the morning. Although the early morning chill was biting, everyone remained silent and solemn.

Everyone came forward one by one to greet him, and they simply bowed without saying anything.

This simple ceremony of greeting is more rigorous and solemn than the worship in the court.
Everyone felt the majesty and dignity of imperial power.

Yun Xi also walked silently in the team. She had her own thoughts and worries in her heart.

She knew that the Empress Dowager would be meeting so many people, and she was determined not to ask anything in front of everyone.

And the Queen Mother was also present, which increased her concerns.

However, if the doubts in her heart were not resolved, she would probably be unable to sleep or eat.

Princess Anyang noticed her uneasiness and nervousness and comforted her softly, "Sister Yunxi, don't be nervous. The Empress Dowager is very kind and won't make things difficult for you."

Yun Xi nodded gratefully but still felt uneasy.

Princess Longyue held Yunxi's hand and whispered, "Sister, if the Grandmother punishes you, just pout your lips. You don't need to cry and she will soften her heart. I always do this."

Yun Xi looked at Long Yue's tender face and a warm feeling welled up in her heart. She gently stroked Long Yue's head and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Although the two talked in a low voice, everyone's attention was drawn to them in this silent environment.

Everyone knows that Yun Xi once saved Princess Longyue, but how sincere is the gratitude of those in high positions?

Everyone originally thought that Princess Anyang was just being perfunctory, but when they heard her sincerely thank Yun Xi, everyone had a stronger respect for Yun Xi.