Several people guarded the door, and nothing happened overnight.
Yun Xiao woke up the next day. In fact, she only inhaled a little and slept for the latter half of the night, not unconscious.
When she got up in the morning, she heard chattering sounds outside, wondering what had happened.
She didn't ask the palace maids outside, but quietly called out, "Liúxīng."
Liúxīng leaped in through the window and stood respectfully in the room. Yun Xiao rubbed her temples and asked what was going on outside.
"Mistress, His Majesty knows you are a woman, and also knows that you are the daughter of Prince Yun's mansion, that is, the Empress he divorced. Early this morning, he sent many rewards, including various women's clothing. It is likely that many people in this palace now know. Mistress, you should be prepared."
"Prepared?"
Yun Xiao sneered, too lazy to put on the mask in her hand. Since everyone knew, it was perfect. She was originally worried about how to get to Changxin Palace. Since everyone knew, visiting the Empress Dowager was the most justifiable reason.
"Alright, you can go down."
"Yes," Liúxīng still flashed out through the window and then closed the window.
Yun Xiao called out, "Someone."
Immediately, four palace maids rushed in from outside. The leader was Xiu Xiu, a palace maid who used to be on duty at Jinhua Palace. The three palace maids behind her knelt down in a neat row.
"Your servant maid greets the Empress."
When Yun Xiao heard this, her face turned cold, and she said gloomily, "Xiu Xiu, what nonsense are you talking about? Just call me Miss Yun, and don't call me Empress."
"Your servant maid?"
Xiu Xiu hurriedly kowtowed, "Empress, this is what His Majesty ordered. Your servant maid dares not defy the imperial decree."
That man? He was probably hatching another plan. She guessed it slightly and figured out what kind of scheme he had.
Firstly, he wanted to coax her into getting back the Jade Dragon Talisman and the antidote. Secondly, if she insisted on making trouble for him, by doing this, Consort Xian and Consort Gui would definitely not let her go, and he would be happy to watch the fun from behind.
It was ridiculous, did she care about those two women? She didn't even care about him.
However, the first possibility was more likely, which was to coax her into getting back the Jade Dragon Talisman and the antidote.
It was truly ridiculous.
Yun Xiao sneered, looking at Xiu Xiu and the other palace maids. They all looked surprised. Yun Xiao was too lazy to bother with them and waved her hand, "Get up."
"Thank you, Empress. Please move to Jinhua Palace."
Yun Xiao originally wanted to refuse, but then she thought, what was the difference between living here and living in Jinhua Palace? It was all the same anyway.
Living in Jinhua Palace was further away from Jingfu Palace, which was more conducive to their activities. So, she stood up silently and walked out with Xiu Xiu and the others.
Outside Qingfeng Pavilion, below the layers of stone steps, eunuchs and palace maids knelt on the ground, all speaking in hushed tones.
No one expected the changes in the palace to be so unpredictable. They had always thought that Consort Xian or Consort Gui would become the Empress.
Who knew that this Young Master Lengyue was the former foolish Empress who had returned and become the Empress in the blink of an eye.
"Your servant maid (Your servant) greets the Empress."
Yun Xiao swept her gaze over them. The morning mist dissipated lightly, and the gentle breeze was warm and lingered softly.
In the garden of Qingfeng Pavilion, various cold-resistant flowers and plants bloomed colorfully. Butterflies pierced through the thin mist, adorning themselves with the morning glow, shuttling and circling in the light mist, dancing gracefully.
Yun Xiao glanced at everyone and was too lazy to say another word. With a flick of her hand, she walked out.
She wore a casual robe, yet her black hair was tied up, and her face, as clear and moist as water, was clearly exceptionally harmonious, exuding a sweet gracefulness.
Xiu Xiu glanced at the kneeling people, quickly waved, signaling them to get up, and followed ahead.
She had followed the Empress for a while and knew that she wasn't particular about these things. However, she was certain of one thing, which was that the Empress was very unhappy now, so it was better to provoke her less. It was very likely that she was unhappy with others calling her Empress.
Although this was a position many envied, from the beginning, the Empress did not like this position, otherwise, she would have told His Majesty long ago that she was not foolish.
In the vast imperial harem, this news had spread to every palace like wings.
In the palace, everyone knew that the Empress had returned to the palace, and they also knew that the former Young Master Lengyue was the Empress.
Yun Xiao knew very well who had spread the news and was too lazy to bother.
That man did not appear easily now, so he played dirty tricks on her.
A smile appeared at the corner of Yun Xiao's lips, but her eyes were very cold. She listened to Xiu Xiu's report.
"Empress, the consorts from various palaces have come to pay their respects."
This time, her appearance was different from usual.
Before, she was just a fool. Now, not only was she not foolish, but she was also an Empress with superb medical skills.
When she was Leng Yue, the Emperor already doted on her. Moreover, now that she was the Empress, the numerous gifts in Jinhua Palace showed how much the Emperor doted on the Empress.
"Tell them all to get back."
Yun Xiao said coldly. She was too lazy to bother with these women. For now, she would go to Changxin Palace to see the Empress Dowager, and by the way, inquire about the situation there. Where would Murong be hidden?
Xiu Xiu led the people to retreat and asked the consorts from various palaces to return.
In the palace, except for Consort Xian and Consort Gui, everyone else had come. Xiu Xiu secretly made a note of this, and these would all need to be dealt with later.
Ye Su Xue of Zhaoyang Palace also received the news.
At this moment, she was like an ant on a hot pan, so anxious that she almost wanted to hit the wall. She did not expect that Leng Yue was actually the fool and had now made a comeback. Would she retaliate against her? Moreover, she had taken her medicine that day. What should she do?
Ye Su Xue was so anxious that she almost cried.
Yue Mei quickly comforted her, "Why don't we go to Jinhua Palace to see? Since the Empress has returned, why did she have to disguise herself at first? There must be something going on."
As Yue Mei's suspicion sounded, Ye Su Xue nodded, "Yes, let's hurry over and see the situation."
"Let's go."
Yue Mei arranged some things for her mistress and then followed Ye Su Xue to Jinhua Palace.
When Consort Gui came to visit, Xiu Xiu reported it. She thought that the Empress would not see her either, because she looked very unhappy at the moment. Unexpectedly, the Empress actually agreed to see her.
"Announce Consort Gui to come in."
"Yes," Xiu Xiu said with a smile. It seemed that Consort Gui still had some face. The Empress agreed to see her. Xiu Xiu quickly led Ye Su Xue in.
As soon as Ye Su Xue walked in, she looked up at Yun Xiao sitting on one side of the grand hall.
She was still wearing the same male attire, only with a slight bulge in her chest, indicating that she had bound herself with cloth straps before. Her hair was also casually tied up with a silk ribbon.
Her delicate and beautiful face was adorned with a faint smile, but the smile did not reach her eyes and was very cold. Ye Su Xue glanced at her, and couldn't help but tremble slightly, but dared not show anything, and slowly bowed.