"Forget it." Only then did Wen Fuyue notice the suddenly increased guards and Xiao Fuzi at the palace gate. She couldn't help but sigh with emotion, then said gently, "I'll be careful."
"Alas." Hearing this, Liang Xinyue sighed. Her gaze on Wen Fuyue was tinged with a touch of melancholy. Shaking her head, she said, "You're really unlucky."
Indeed, being inexplicably targeted by the Empress Dowager and almost losing her life could only be described as bad luck.
But why did the Empress Dowager target her so much that she didn't even mind falling out with Wei Sinian? There was no long - standing feud between the Li family behind the Empress Dowager and the Wen family, and there was no mention of this in the original text.
After all, Wen Fuyue in the original text was just a standard background character, and the Empress Dowager hardly ever appeared.
"Why does the Empress Dowager target me so much?" Wen Fuyue's eyes were full of confusion, and her gaze unconsciously fell on the tree branches.
At noon, the sun was shining brightly. The leaves were so dazzling under the sunlight that they rustled non - stop when the wind blew.
"I've also thought about this question." Liang Xinyue looked solemn. With a serious expression on her face and frowning, she slowly said, "It's simply unreasonable to target you just because of the Emperor's favor. After all, she is..."
"Indeed." Wen Fuyue nodded in agreement, but then subconsciously said, "Maybe the Empress Dowager is just such a person?"
Liang Xinyue: "..." I'm really often shocked by the ideas in Consort Wen's little head. Who would suspect that the current Empress Dowager is abnormal at the first mention!
Although she thought so in her heart, when Liang Xinyue looked up and met Wen Fuyue's gaze, a flash of shock passed through her eyes.
It wasn't impossible that the Empress Dowager was that ruthless!
Liang Xinyue fell silent.
"Be bolder." While Liang Xinyue was bowing her head in thought just now, Wen Fuyue tried very hard to recall again and found that there was really no intersection between the Empress Dowager and herself. It seemed that she just suddenly took cruel actions.
"You mentioned Consort Chen before?" A glint of unknown emotion flashed in Wen Fuyue's eyes. With a hint of suspicion in her voice, she said to Liang Xinyue, "Maybe it has something to do with her. Tell me, what else do you know about that Consort Chen?"
It was too bold. Liang Xinyue gasped in surprise. Her gaze on Wen Fuyue was full of shock, as if she was getting to know this person in front of her for the first time.
Consort Wen didn't seem as harmless as she appeared on the surface. In fact, her ideas were very bold, and she didn't put the Empress Dowager in her eyes.
Wen Fuyue didn't know that Liang Xinyue had thought so much. She was really forced to do so. If she didn't struggle, she might be killed by the Empress Dowager, who was also a minor character in the story, before the plot unfolded.
"The Chen family..." Liang Xinyue murmured, pinching the space between her eyebrows. There was a look of confusion on her face as she said, "No, I really don't seem to have heard of this family. Logically speaking, since Consort Chen is of noble status, her maternal family shouldn't be unknown."
"The current Emperor was born in the year when the late Emperor ascended the throne. The Empress Dowager is from the Li family. The Li family is the most prominent among the noble families, so the Emperor was named the Crown Prince as soon as he was born. Consort Chen has no children."
It was strange. Wen Fuyue inexplicably felt the malice of the plot. Her thoughts were lost in a thick fog, and she couldn't get a clue at all. The plot didn't mention why Wei Sinian was ignored by his biological mother.
Wei Sinian was Li Qingying's son and the Crown Prince. Why did the Empress Dowager hate him so much and dote on Wei Sijing instead?
At first, Wen Fuyue thought that the Empress Dowager doted on her younger son and hated her elder son. But the Empress Dowager's hatred for Wei Sinian was deeper than she thought, which made her completely confused.
"But it is said that Consort Chen's father has a connection with the Li family?" Liang Xinyue seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately said, "It seems that her father is a distant cousin of the Li family. But the relationship may be too distant, so no one has heard of it."
"Consort Chen entered the palace after the late Emperor ascended the throne."
Well, now there were a few more clues, but they were completely useless.
The two stared at each other, only feeling a headache.
"Stop thinking about it." Wen Fuyue sighed and said to her, "I always feel that it's unlikely for us to figure out the answer. There is so little information about Consort Chen. Who could have imagined that she was the only consort in the previous dynasty?"
Thinking of this, Wen Fuyue suddenly felt a chill creeping all over her body. She shivered slightly from the cold.
Yes, Consort Chen was so noble. Why was there no information about her now? Who had erased her traces?
...
When Wei Sinian returned to the palace, he saw Wen Fuyue sitting at the table with her chin in her hand. Her willow - like eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her face was squeezed by her hand, looking a bit chubby and flushed. She looked surprisingly cute.
So he lightened his steps and intended to listen to what she was thinking.
[Oh my god, why is the Empress Dowager so crazy? She attacked me for no reason. I'm so angry! I almost died!]
[And that Consort Chen, who on earth is she?]
Consort Chen!? The smile on Wei Sinian's face froze. A hint of gloom flashed between his eyebrows. Then he slowly pressed down the corners of his lips and stood still.
[I'm worried that one day, when Wei Sinian comes back, he'll see my dead body. Tsk.]
Wei Sinian: "..."
He only felt that his already gloomy thoughts were stuck halfway, making him feel uncomfortable. His gaze on Wen Fuyue was full of confusion, and he frowned.
What on earth was Wen Fuyue thinking all day long!?
As Wen Fuyue was thinking, she looked up and saw Wei Sinian standing silently diagonally in front of her, looking at her.
It seemed that because of the fever last night, there was a faint look of exhaustion between Wei Sinian's eyebrows. His gaze on her was as if he was looking at something troublesome, with a hint of hesitation in his blankness.
[Is Wei Sinian a cat? Why is he so quiet when he walks? It scares me to death!]
"Your Majesty is well." She immediately got up and saluted, then watched as Wei Sinian walked wordlessly to her chair and sat down.
[Doesn't he have his own chair? Why is he sitting on mine?]
"... Consort, please sit down." Wei Sinian waved his hand. His gaze on Wen Fuyue was calm, and his voice was full of tiredness.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wen Fuyue looked around for a long time and found that there was only a small low stool nearby. So she casually pulled it over and sat down neatly, looking at Wei Sinian.
The two were sitting now, but at different heights. Wen Fuyue looked up at the man in front of her, while Wei Sinian almost looked down at her.
[It's so awkward. Why is there only a small low stool? Will Wei Sinian think I'm a bit crazy? This posture is really strange.]
Wen Fuyue blushed slightly. Embarrassedly, she tugged at her wrinkled palace dress, then lowered her gaze to the ground and didn't dare to look at Wei Sinian anymore.
"I see that the Consort seemed to be worried about something just now?" Thinking of Wen Fuyue's thoughts just now, Wei Sinian casually asked.
His gaze was firmly fixed on Wen Fuyue, extremely penetrating, not missing any of her movements.
[I dare not say. If I ask such a question, I'll probably be in big trouble. I feel that Wei Sinian is quite averse to mentioning the Empress Dowager. Sigh.]
Seeing the hesitation on her face, Wei Sinian added, "Rather than hiding it, the Consort might as well speak up quickly. There are some things that the Consort alone may not be able to find the answer to."
[... Why do I feel that he's mocking me! The dog emperor, how unreasonable! What does he mean that I can't find the answer!]