The high-ranking concubines suddenly quieted down. Even if the people below wanted to, they couldn't do anything. In addition, the Empress Dowager gave the order to move the palace. The bricks and tiles that were originally removed were used to build the four palaces of the Northern Courtyard. They forcibly separated the eight palaces and the four palaces that were originally in the Nanyuan. In an instant, there were twelve palaces. Even though the twelve palaces were not fully occupied, there were still eight main seats. For a time, the inner palace was surging. Everyone had their own thoughts.
It had to be said that the Empress Dowager Wang had been swift and decisive all her life. Once she set her mind on something, no matter how troublesome it was, she would cut it with a knife. She had long disliked the names of the palaces left behind by the previous dynasty. A wave of melancholy swept through the palace with an intoxicating warm wind.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the old woman waved her brush and bestowed twelve new plaques, replacing the original mess. The original four palaces of the Nanyuan were Yong Ning Palace, Yong An Palace, Yong Fu Palace, and Yong Le Palace. In the Northern Courtyard, there were eight palaces: Changhe, Changding, Changchun, Changming, Chengde, Chengxuan, Chenghua, and Chengguang.
Zhang Jieyu took her own people and moved into Yong Ning Palace. Even though it was where the concubines of the Nanyuan lived, the main hall had been slightly renovated. In addition, she lived here alone. Behind closed doors, she was the boss. She felt more comfortable than before.
Concubine Ying moved into Yong An Palace. Right now, she couldn't wait to be far away from everyone. First, she couldn't accept this sudden failure. Second, she always felt that there were people behind her back talking about her and laughing at her. She even felt that this was the Empress Dowager's method of suppressing her. She felt that she was a Liu A Dou who couldn't afford to pay. So she deliberately sent her to the Nanyuan to avoid losing her life like Concubine Wang.
On the contrary, Concubine Cang was the most troublesome of them all. She brought a bunch of things with her and said, "I am a nostalgic person and a possessive person. I don't like things that have been used before. I would rather destroy them to the point that not even dregs are left. I won't allow others to touch them."
Thus, she directly ordered people to empty Jian Jia Hall, even taking away the signboard. At this moment, Consort Mu was not in the mood to care about her. When she heard this, she waved her hand and ignored it.
Concubine Liang took Dong Guiren, who had lost all face, to Yong Fu Palace. What Ning guipin had done in the past made her unable to rid herself of Dong Guiren for the rest of her life. She also had a concubine in her palace who had angered the Empress Dowager. She had also lost face. Wasn't this helping Consort Yan teach them a lesson?
In Bei Yuan, Fengzhi Palace was changed to Changding Palace. The other half was Chengde Palace. Yuxiu Palace was divided into Changchun and Chengxuan. Shuangbo Palace was Changming and Chenghua. Xuxiu Palace was Changhe and Chengguang. The atmosphere instantly changed. Bai Suyan took this opportunity to quietly leave the Imperial Palace and rush to Gunzhou.
She didn't know if it was intentional or not, but right after Bai Suyan left, something big happened in the Palace. Because the walls of the Inner Palace had to be rebuilt to connect the Nanyuan and Bei Yuan, it was inevitable that some of the surrounding buildings would be pushed down. Who knew that one of them would be Eunuch Zhao's room.
There were 18 gold bricks hidden in his wall. Because there were too many and Empress Dowager Wang valued them, the subordinates didn't have time to steal them and presented them to the Empress Dowager. This was a big deal. They actually revealed many of the good things that Shun Ji had done. That night, the Empress Dowager fell ill.
Hearing that Empress Dowager Wang was ill, guipin Ning was first happy. With the Empress Dowager ill, there was no one in charge. The Emperor couldn't trouble Concubine Jing and couldn't let Consort Mu take charge alone. This time, the Empress Dowager would definitely be released. She was originally very confident that she would be released. When the Emperor decreed to release Consort Yan from confinement, she was even prepared to personally welcome her. Who knew that the Emperor would decree for guipin Ning and guipin Lan to assist Consort Mu in handling this matter.
At this time, Consort Mu really didn't want to get involved in these matters. In the end, Shun Ji was xiandi's concubine. How could she interfere in xiandi's matters? Furthermore, right now, she cared more about the pregnancy of the servants. It was common knowledge to not lay a hand on a pregnant woman. However, it was better to be safe than sorry. What if there was such a crazy person present?
Thus, Consort Mu wasn't kind. She actually became a hands-off boss. She said to the two guipin in a gentle tone: "Ben gong has an additional pregnant woman in the palace. I really can't leave. Younger sisters, the more capable you are, the more you will be able to handle this matter. Ben gong believes in you. If you find out anything, just report it to ben gong."
Even though guipin Lan wanted to show off a little, she wasn't stupid. Only a pig would charge forward and do this kind of thankless work. She had originally wanted to follow behind Consort Mu. Who would investigate?
Guipin Ning was deep in thought. Niangniang had been very concerned about Zhao mama's death. She didn't know what kind of secret the Zhao siblings had discovered to have someone kill her to silence her.
Guipin Ning's father was in charge of this. Under his influence, she did a good job of investigating cases. She really did find a clue from the eighteen gold bricks. These eighteen gold bricks didn't look like much at first glance, but they were light in her hand. Or more accurately, they didn't seem to weigh as much as they appeared. Thinking for a moment, she had someone bring in a basin of water and put one of the gold bricks in.
Logically speaking, gold put in the water should sink as a whole, but this gold brick had a corner raised. "There's actually a gap." Guipin Ning hurriedly called for Si Zhen to cut it open on the spot. The Zhao siblings had put in a lot of effort and thought of a way to cut out this corner of the gold brick. Taking advantage of the time when the palace was building a wall, they put the gold brick into the wall.
There was a roll of paper hidden in the gap. It was the coarsest straw paper. Spreading it open, there was only one word written on it: raccoon.
Ning guipin became more and more curious as to what kind of secret had been grasped that needed to be wrapped up layer after layer, forcing those people to be silenced. She also urged her subordinates to act quickly. In the end, it was even more unimportant. The gaps between the gold bricks were not in the same place. Some were in the corners, some were in half, and there were two in the middle. Moreover, there were not many words written on the paper inside, only words.
In the middle of one of the gold bricks, there was a medicine bottle. Si Zhen of the Si Bao Si had worked all afternoon to get it. Three of the tools had been damaged. Guipin Ning said: "Zheng Sizhen has worked hard today to help me make this much jewelry. You've worked hard. I heard that Si Zhen is about to be released from the palace. These two hundred taels of silver are a small token of my appreciation."
Zheng Sizhen immediately reacted. She kowtowed and said: "Nubi thanks niangniang for your grace. It's just making two sets of head ornaments in one afternoon. Nubi often does it. It's not hard."
Guipin Ning saw that she was so tactful and smiled: "I've long heard that Zheng Sizhen is clever with her hands. I like her very much. You may withdraw."
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