Since that day when she witnessed the stand - off between the mother and son in the Empress Dowager's palace, Wen Fuyue's days had been calm. So calm that rumors were flying everywhere in the palace.
Wei Sinian summoned Wen Fuyue every day. He got a lot of useful information from her and then turned around to deal with Wei Sijing. The whole court was shocked by his thunderous measures and everyone was on tenterhooks. He had cleaned up quite a few of the informants.
Wen Yu, Wen Fuyue's maid, returned to her mistress with a numb face after dealing with who knew how many gossiping palace servants.
"Don't be so angry, Wen Yu." Wen Fuyue said helplessly as she rubbed Wen Yu's face. Seeing the blush on her face, she smiled patiently. "The mouths are on others. No matter what they say, the benefits still fall to us."
Wen Fuyue could see clearly. The palace had been quiet for too long under Wei Sinian's strong pressure. Now that she had suddenly "successfully served the emperor", and Wei Sinian had even given her a large number of things from his private treasury, it gave hope to the concubines who had been afraid to take action.
When they went out recently, the imperial garden was much livelier than usual. She would often run into many concubines who were eager to make a move, which annoyed Wen Fuyue so much that she didn't want to go out.
Fortunately, Concubine Lan and Concubine De next door were very quiet. They wouldn't try to get in touch with Wen Fuyue like the others.
Wen Yu looked at her leisurely - looking mistress and couldn't help but sigh deeply. Well, as long as she was safe.
"Let's go." Wen Fuyue slowly got up and prepared to change her clothes. "It's time to prepare for dinner."
Wei Sinian summoned her every day now. Wen Fuyue had had dinner with him for five consecutive days. Seeing that she was bored, Wei Sinian even searched for a large number of storybooks and put them in his bedroom just to keep Wen Fuyue quietly by his side. She had no idea what he was up to.
Moreover, Wei Sinian would talk to himself from time to time, saying some strange things, but looking at her as if he didn't need her to answer. Wen Fuyue would silently complain in her heart every time, completely unaware that she had already revealed a lot of the plot in the book.
Otherwise, just because she secretly called Wei Sinian the "dog emperor" in her heart, she would have died countless times.
"Your Highness, the Noble Consort, save me! Your Highness, please, save me! Your Highness..."
What was going on?
Hearing the shrill cries from outside the door, Wen Fuyue and Wen Yu exchanged a look and frowned slightly. "Go and have a look."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Wen Yu went out and came back with a disheveled maid. As soon as the maid saw Wen Fuyue, her eyes lit up. She crawled over on all fours and knelt on the ground, crying, "Please, Your Highness, the Noble Consort, save my mistress. Concubine Lan, she..."
Wen Yu's face changed. Seeing Wen Fuyue's puzzled expression, she stepped forward and whispered in her ear, "This is the maid beside Concubine An. Your Highness, it's better not to get involved."
Concubine An, the original female protagonist An Ling'er. Wen Fuyue was silent for a moment, looking at the maid who was crying so hard in front of her that she was almost out of breath.
These days had been so peaceful that Wen Fuyue almost forgot that she had transmigrated into a book. She was sure that this had never happened in the original book.
What would happen if she didn't step in? Would the female protagonist be in trouble?
If the female protagonist had an accident, would this world in the book continue?
It was clearly summer, and the sun was so hot that it made people dizzy, but Wen Fuyue suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar and shivered with cold. She remembered that Concubine Lan was a hot - tempered woman but had no ill intentions. While others wanted to talk to her because of her serving the emperor, Concubine Lan would only greet her politely when they met.
Wen Fuyue could occasionally hear the sound of Concubine Lan practicing dancing from next door and her maids cheering for her. The female protagonist An Ling'er was also a weak and innocent girl in the book, standing aloof from the world.
Neither of them was a trouble - maker. What on earth had gone wrong? Wen Fuyue was a little worried that her arrival had changed the content of the book and the originally clear future.
"Come on. Lead the way."
She made up her mind and said to the maid kneeling on the ground.
...
"Kneel down!" Liang Xinlan, Concubine Lan, looked at An Ling'er on the ground. Her eyes were full of hatred, and her voice was so cold that no one around dared to make a sound.
"Her Highness, the Noble Consort, is here."
Hearing the announcement from outside the door, Liang Xinlan was stunned for a moment. Then the hatred in her eyes deepened, and her face looked extremely ugly. This woman even dared to call for reinforcements?!
As soon as Wen Fuyue entered the door, she saw a woman in a green dress kneeling in the middle of the small courtyard. Seeing her come, the woman looked up, looking pitiful with tears in her eyes.
"Greetings to Your Highness, the Noble Consort."
Seeing Wen Fuyue come, Liang Xinlan tried hard to suppress the anger on her face. She curtsied to her and then asked, "May I ask why Your Highness has come? I have some private matters to deal with with Concubine An. Please..."
Before she could finish, An Ling'er interrupted her. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and showed her red - rimmed eyes to Wen Fuyue. "Your Highness, the Noble Consort, please judge. I just accidentally broke Concubine Lan's jade pendant. Who would have thought that such a precious jade pendant would be left on the ground?"
Wen Fuyue lowered her eyes and said nothing. As soon as An Ling'er opened her mouth, the matter was described vaguely, but the spearhead was directly pointed at Concubine Lan. But was it really Concubine Lan's fault?
Seeing An Ling'er speak, Liang Xinlan sneered and said to Wen Fuyue, "Your Highness, the Noble Consort, she deliberately broke my jade but still argues here. This jade was left by my mother. I usually carry it with me and only put it beside my pillow before going to bed."
"This morning, the jade was missing. I immediately sent someone to look for it. As soon as I went out, I ran into An Ling'er passing by in a hurry. The jade fell out of her sleeve and broke into pieces like this on the ground."
As Liang Xinlan spoke, she stretched out her right hand and opened her palm to show the jade in it. The jade was broken into several pieces. She held it so tightly that the edge of the jade almost cut her hand, leaving several obvious red marks.
Wen Fuyue looked at her. The corners of her eyes were red. She obviously looked like she was about to cry from anger.
"But I picked up this jade in another place. I was just about to ask around. Who would have thought that the little eunuch beside Sister Liang suddenly grabbed my sleeve and made the jade fall out."
"That's impossible! Who grabbed your sleeve!" Liang Xinlan frowned. No one had touched her just now. Only her little eunuch Yuzi had brushed past An Ling'er, and the jade had fallen out of her sleeve.
Who was lying?
Looking at the scene in front of her, Wen Fuyue suddenly felt a headache. God, she didn't want to get involved in this mess at all, but what if the female protagonist had an accident!
"Noble Consort, what's going on today? Do I have to come and invite you in person?" Wei Sinian's cold voice came. Wen Fuyue turned to look at him.
Wei Sinian's face was full of impatience. He frowned at Wen Fuyue, walked over slowly, and directly ignored the people beside him, as if he didn't see the farce in front of him at all.
"Your Majesty, please judge!" As soon as An Ling'er saw Wei Sinian, the tears in her eyes fell like rain. She cried and called out to Wei Sinian.
Wei Sinian frowned even more and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground. Was it this woman who had made the Noble Consort late in coming to see him?
Seeing Wei Sinian coming, Wen Fuyue looked at him with a bit of surprise.
[Help! I don't want to be involved in palace intrigue! Can't everyone just live in harmony? With Wei Sinian's bad temper, if there's a ruckus in front of him, who can come out on top!]
The Noble Consort unexpectedly understood him well. Wei Sinian had been a bit irritated by these women's quarrels, but when he heard Wen Fuyue's inner thoughts, the impatient expression on his face inexplicably softened a bit. He glanced at her sideways.
An Ling'er secretly saw that Wei Sinian's expression remained unchanged. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, continued to wipe the tears on her face, and rubbed her face red, looking extremely pitiful.
Wei Sinian had grown up in the palace and was used to the intrigue of these women. He was about to hand the matter over to An Fu when he unexpectedly heard Wen Fuyue's voice.
[Something's wrong. Why did that little eunuch subconsciously dodge?]
Wei Sinian signaled An Fu with his eyes and then turned his gaze to the little eunuch.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!" The little eunuch suddenly stood up and shouted desperately, "It was this servant who accidentally bumped into Concubine An. This servant will now commit suicide to atone for his crime!"
An Fu was shocked when Wei Sinian gave him a hint. He quickly grabbed the little eunuch when he was about to ram into the tree in the yard. The two of them struggled and fell to the ground. The guards beside them immediately stepped forward and dragged the little eunuch in front of Wei Sinian.
[Shit! Scary. I feel like something's seriously wrong. This didn't happen in the original plot, right! What's going on?]
It seemed that this woman wasn't as stupid as she seemed?
Wei Sinian raised his eyebrows when he heard Wen Fuyue's inner thoughts. Looking at the boring farce that he had seen countless times, he felt a glimmer of interest.
Could the Noble Consort find out the truth by herself? And what was the original plot?