“Have you heard?”
“What is it?”
“The Noble Lady Jia and Consort Xian affair, what a mess it is! Didn't his Majesty give the Fourth Prince to Consort Xian for upbringing? Noble Lady Jia has been begging his Majesty to get Fourth Prince back and it's come to this, Noble Lady Jia has deliberately made Fourth Prince ill to get Fourth Prince back and then framed Consort Xian, his Majesty the Emperor has ordered Noble Lady Jia to be demoted, stripped of her title and moved to the three northern houses!”
“Noble Lady Jia is so cruel... They say a tiger can't eat its son.”
“Yeah but I heard Noble Consort Hui wanted to raise Fourth Prince too but it didn't work out, Noble Lady Jia was obviously always at her beck and call and she tried to steal her baby.”
“Consort Xian will really have Fourth Prince to look after, I think Consort Xian Niangniang is nice.”
The two young court ladies were sitting in the corridor chattering away, when they heard someone coughing, they turned around in panic, they were relieved to see Wei Yingluo looking at them with her arms around her chest, they snapped: “Sister Yingluo, why are you scaring us!”
Wei Yingluo flicked them both in the head and threatened: “How many lives do you have, how dare you talk behind their backs? If I hadn't heard you today, if someone else were here, you'd both have had your tongues pulled out!”
The two court ladies confessed their mistake with a sense of relief, saying: “... I know, I won't dare next time.”
Wei Yingluo had a few more words to say, Mingyu saw her from afar and shouted: “Wei Yingluo, what are you doing there, Niangniang is looking for you, do I need a palanquin to carry you?”
Wei Yingluo answered: “Coming.” As he walked away, he turned back to the two court ladies and said: “Next time you see me, I will beat you!”
The two court ladies smiled and ran away.
The Changchun Palace main hall, the Empress and Erqing are also talking about this.
The Empress took a sip of tea, frowning, she asked: “How is it that Noble Lady Jia has taken her life? She doesn't look like she can't take it so well.”
Erqing responded: “Those who are accustomed to good food and clothing, the life in the North is still unbearable, the arrangements for Lady Jin's death have been made.”
The Empress put down her tea, nodded and said: “Good, just poor Yongcheng, so young without a mother.”
Erqing hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: “Empress Niangniang, if you pity Fourth Prince, why don't you bring him to the Changchun Palace to be raised?”
The Empress sighed and said: “This Palace Mistress is busy with the Six Palaces and Consort Xian is the best person to take care of Yongcheng. What's more, she has just lost a loved one and the Fourth Prince is a comfort to her....”
Erqing said: “Empress Niangniang, please forgive this lowly servant for talking too much, the Changchun Palace is too cold, it's time for a Little Brother, you are the Empress of the Palaces. You are the Empress, you should bear a son for the Emperor to carry on the Great Qing Dynasty line.”
The Empress paled and rebuked saying: “Erqing, how can you even say such things!”
Erqing threw herself on her knees and persuaded with all her heart: “This lowly servant knows, you are generous, you are a mother, you treat the children of the other Consorts as if they were your own but if the Noble Consort the Chuxiu Palace were to be the first to give birth to a dragon's son, your position would be shaken!”
The Empress was already very upset, she slapped the case and said: “Stop it!” At these words, she suddenly drew a breath and sat down with clenched teeth.
Erqing saw that the Empress seemed uncomfortable, she got up and asked: “Niangniang?”
Wei Yingluo entered the main hall, just in time for this scene and came up to ask the same question: “What is wrong with Niangniang?” Erqing said in a state of confusion: “The physician... I'll go and call the physician!”
The Empress took Erqing by the arm and calmly said: “It's nothing, don't alert anyone, I'm just tired all of a sudden, help me to bed.”
Erqing said urgently: “But-”
The Empress held on to Erqing, with such force that Erqing was almost in pain, she said: “Do as you are told.”
Wei Yingluo and Erqing could not but helped the Empress to rest on the couch, Wei Yingluo asked softly: “Niangniang, are you really alright?”
The Empress nodded and said: “Please ask Consort Chun to come, I haven't seen her for a long time, I suddenly want to talk to her.”
Wei Yingluo and Erqing looked at each other and answered in unison: “Yes.”
The court ladies soon led Consort Chun to the Changchun Palace, Wei Yingluo expected to be serving, Erqing dragged her to the door, none of the other palace staff remained in the palace.
Erqing and Wei Yingluo sit at the door, each with her own thoughts, Wei Yingluo whispered to Erqing: “What do you think, the Empress Niangniang has to say to Consort Chun, that not even the two of us can stay inside?”
Erqing was equally confused but said: “This is the master's business, you and I should not ask.”
“Have you heard?”
“What is it?”
“The Noble Lady Jia and Consort Xian affair, what a mess it is! Didn't his Majesty give the Fourth Prince to Consort Xian for upbringing? Noble Lady Jia has been begging his Majesty to get Fourth Prince back and it's come to this, Noble Lady Jia has deliberately made Fourth Prince ill to get Fourth Prince back and then framed Consort Xian, his Majesty the Emperor has ordered Noble Lady Jia to be demoted, stripped of her title and moved to the three northern houses!”
“Noble Lady Jia is so cruel... They say a tiger can't eat its son.”
“Yeah but I heard Noble Consort Hui wanted to raise Fourth Prince too but it didn't work out, Noble Lady Jia was obviously always at her beck and call and she tried to steal her baby.”
“Consort Xian will really have Fourth Prince to look after, I think Consort Xian Niangniang is nice.”
The two young court ladies were sitting in the corridor chattering away, when they heard someone coughing, they turned around in panic, they were relieved to see Wei Yingluo looking at them with her arms around her chest, they snapped: “Sister Yingluo, why are you scaring us!”
Wei Yingluo flicked them both in the head and threatened: “How many lives do you have, how dare you talk behind their backs? If I hadn't heard you today, if someone else were here, you'd both have had your tongues pulled out!”
The two court ladies confessed their mistake with a sense of relief, saying: “... I know, I won't dare next time.”
Wei Yingluo had a few more words to say, Mingyu saw her from afar and shouted: “Wei Yingluo, what are you doing there, Niangniang is looking for you, do I need a palanquin to carry you?”
Wei Yingluo answered: “Coming.” As he walked away, he turned back to the two court ladies and said: “Next time you see me, I will beat you!”
The two court ladies smiled and ran away.
The Changchun Palace main hall, the Empress and Erqing are also talking about this.
The Empress took a sip of tea, frowning, she asked: “How is it that Noble Lady Jia has taken her life? She doesn't look like she can't take it so well.”
Erqing responded: “Those who are accustomed to good food and clothing, the life in the North is still unbearable, the arrangements for Lady Jin's death have been made.”
The Empress put down her tea, nodded and said: “Good, just poor Yongcheng, so young without a mother.”
Erqing hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: “Empress Niangniang, if you pity Fourth Prince, why don't you bring him to the Changchun Palace to be raised?”
The Empress sighed and said: “This Palace Mistress is busy with the Six Palaces and Consort Xian is the best person to take care of Yongcheng. What's more, she has just lost a loved one and the Fourth Prince is a comfort to her....”
Erqing said: “Empress Niangniang, please forgive this lowly servant for talking too much, the Changchun Palace is too cold, it's time for a Little Brother, you are the Empress of the Palaces. You are the Empress, you should bear a son for the Emperor to carry on the Great Qing Dynasty line.”
The Empress paled and rebuked saying: “Erqing, how can you even say such things!”
Erqing threw herself on her knees and persuaded with all her heart: “This lowly servant knows, you are generous, you are a mother, you treat the children of the other Consorts as if they were your own but if the Noble Consort the Chuxiu Palace were to be the first to give birth to a dragon's son, your position would be shaken!”
The Empress was already very upset, she slapped the case and said: “Stop it!” At these words, she suddenly drew a breath and sat down with clenched teeth.
Erqing saw that the Empress seemed uncomfortable, she got up and asked: “Niangniang?”
Wei Yingluo entered the main hall, just in time for this scene and came up to ask the same question: “What is wrong with Niangniang?” Erqing said in a state of confusion: “The physician... I'll go and call the physician!”
The Empress took Erqing by the arm and calmly said: “It's nothing, don't alert anyone, I'm just tired all of a sudden, help me to bed.”
Erqing said urgently: “But-”
The Empress held on to Erqing, with such force that Erqing was almost in pain, she said: “Do as you are told.”
Wei Yingluo and Erqing could not but helped the Empress to rest on the couch, Wei Yingluo asked softly: “Niangniang, are you really alright?”
The Empress nodded and said: “Please ask Consort Chun to come, I haven't seen her for a long time, I suddenly want to talk to her.”
Wei Yingluo and Erqing looked at each other and answered in unison: “Yes.”
The court ladies soon led Consort Chun to the Changchun Palace, Wei Yingluo expected to be serving, Erqing dragged her to the door, none of the other palace staff remained in the palace.
Erqing and Wei Yingluo sit at the door, each with her own thoughts, Wei Yingluo whispered to Erqing: “What do you think, the Empress Niangniang has to say to Consort Chun, that not even the two of us can stay inside?”
Erqing was equally confused but said: “This is the master's business, you and I should not ask.”
