After the replacement of the delicate imperial concubine, my emperor will never come to court again

There were many people following the empress dowager. She was the personal maid who followed and served the empress dowager when she first entered the palace. At that time, there were a total of four maids.

Over the years, many people died or were killed, and she is the only one left.

I thought that following the Queen Mother would give me peace and security and allow me to stand firm in the palace.

Who knew that a small note would reveal the relationship between the two.

The Queen Mother did not call her in to serve the whole day, and the old nanny became more and more uneasy.

In fact, she knew in her heart that the Queen Mother did this not to avoid her, but to give the person who sent the note a chance to come again.

This note only contains threats, and no conditions have been set yet!
The old nanny also locked herself in the room, feeling uneasy.

I just hope I can be alert and catch the person who sent the note.

However, after one day, two days, and on the third day, the person who delivered the note did not show up.

The Queen Mother called her into the palace.

"This matter has come to nothing?"

The old lady knelt down and complained that she had not rested for three days, just waiting for that person to arrive.

The Queen Mother said calmly, "Look, the person who wrote this note didn't send it to anyone else, but to you. What do you think is the reason?"

"Because I am the Queen Mother's confidant."

"I think it should be given to someone who can understand the contents of this note. That person thinks you can understand it and will take it seriously, so he gave it to you."

The old nanny was sweating profusely and kowtowed to the ground: "I don't understand. I only know that this matter concerns the safety of the entire Ci'en Palace, so I will investigate it seriously and dare not slack off!"

"That's right. This may be what the man meant by sending the note."

The old nanny didn't understand and looked up at the Queen Mother for instructions.

"That person may not know any secrets, but he just wants you to investigate carefully. You need to think carefully about what you did last night."

The old lady nodded in agreement, not daring to say more, and went out to handle it immediately.

Unfortunately, the palace servants who were sent out had already died and were thrown into a mass grave.

But the old lady still ordered her men to search for the body at the mass grave.

Upon checking, it was found that the number of corpses was also correct.

After carefully checking everything else and searching the Ci'en Palace again, they still didn't find any problems.

"Could it be that I was wrong?"

The old maid boldly expressed her thoughts: "Empress Dowager, is it possible that the purpose of that person is to alienate the relationship between you and me?"

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes. She had thought of this from the beginning but had not said it out loud.

Now that the old nanny had risked her life to speak out, she had gained the Queen Mother's trust.

"Someone, help Madam up. She's not feeling well. Let's sit down and talk!"

The old lady realized that her hard work had paid off and immediately expressed gratitude with tears.

"That makes sense!"

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "We have taken this opportunity to search Ci'en Palace twice. I think that person will not be able to come. You should take good care of Ci'en Palace."

The old nanny knew that this was a way for her to resume management, and her anxious heart finally settled down.

"I will try my best!"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Don't be so polite."

"By the way, why hasn't Concubine Qi come these days?"

"I let her go back to prevent outsiders from entering the palace."

"It's okay, let her come!"

After hearing the order, Concubine Qi rushed to Ci'en Palace immediately.

She asked about everything with great concern. The Queen Mother also answered casually and then asked about the affairs of the harem.

"I heard that a lot of the things I bought the other day were what you wanted?"

When Concubine Qi heard this, she became alert and said with a smile, "Nominally, I did ask the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy them because I wanted them, but in reality, how could I use up all of these things by myself?"

"I just mentioned a lot of complaints from the sisters in the palace, so I wanted to help them, so I bought so much at once."

The Queen Mother heard this and smiled, "Okay, as long as the explanation makes sense."

"You didn't smuggle anything out, nor did you bring in any forbidden items from the palace, right?"

Concubine Qi immediately stood up and knelt down, calmly reporting, "It was all done by the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I did not go over to supervise. I will pay attention to it in the future."

"You are the only one in charge of the six palaces, how can you have time to deal with these things?"

"Human energy is limited after all, so you need a capable subordinate. Do you understand what I am saying?"

How could Concubine Qi not understand? She immediately thanked her and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your teaching. I understand now. I will go down and do it right away."

"Go."

Wang Lian from the Ministry of Internal Affairs often tried to curry favor with Concubine Qi, and any news would be sent to Ren Yuhuan, but any good things would be sent to Chanyue Palace first.

Because of this, Concubine Qi entrusted the shopping to Wang Lian.

Concubine Qi's mother is coming to the palace today, and Concubine Qi plans to let her mother take some things out, so that she will not have raised this daughter in vain.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother found out about this.

Moreover, the Queen Mother's words were directed at Wang Lian.

Although she didn't know how this purchase incident had angered the empress dowager, she didn't care as long as her anger was not directed at her.

After all, Concubine Qi also had spies planted by Ren Yuhuan. When the maid heard about it, she saw Concubine Qi was about to tell Wang Lian to come in, so she took the initiative to advise: "Your Majesty, please be careful!"

When Concubine Qi heard this, she asked, "What do you mean?"

"Eunuch Wang Lian has been trying to curry favor with Concubine Qi. Who in the palace doesn't know about this?"

"The Queen Mother now wants you to depose Eunuch Wang Lian. Ultimately, she is blaming you for interfering with the purchase."

Concubine Qi thought what she said made sense, but since the Queen Mother had said so, she couldn't offend her just to save Wang Lian, right?

She knew in her heart that the Queen Mother could easily take back the right to manage the harem.

"That's right. It's only right that Wang Lian comes out to take the blame."

"The Queen Mother is warning me by crippling one of my arms as a warning to me."

After hearing this, the palace maid didn't dare to say anything more, but passed the message on in time.

Ren Yuhuan immediately called Wang Lian over.

Wang Lianzheng didn't know this and came to Yiku Palace with a happy face.

"I have been very busy these past few days and have not been able to come and pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Ren Yuhuan said directly: "Did something go wrong during the last purchase? Why did the Queen Mother want to punish you?"

When Wang Lian heard this, it was like a thunderbolt on his body: "What? The Queen Mother wants to punish me? What is the reason for this? I have been managing the Ministry of Internal Affairs diligently. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard!"

Seeing that Wang Lian was still saying these clichés at this time, Ren Yuhuan thought that he didn't believe what she said.

Coincidentally, Wang Lian's men came in and reported: "Eunuch, Concubine Qi is anxiously waiting for you to come over!"

When Wang Lian heard this, he looked up at Ren Yuhuan, and a look of panic appeared in his eyes.

After sending his men away, Wang Lian immediately pleaded with Ren Yuhuan.

"Last time I made a purchase, I was just using Concubine Qi's list to make the purchase. It might not be in accordance with the rules, but the Queen Mother won't punish me for this, right?"

"After all, Concubine Qi is also the Queen Mother's person!" (End of this chapter)