Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1115 - 1120: Secret Plot (1)

Chapter 1115: Chapter 1120: Secret Plot (1)

The next day

Cai Wei got up early to pay respects at the Jade Palace, but Empress Dowager Mo did not wish to see her, merely excusing herself by claiming she was unwell and could not be disturbed, asking her to go back.

Cai Wei, too, would rather not see her, so she bowed outside the Jade Palace in the direction of the Empress Dowager’s Sleeping Chamber and left.

Princess Zhao Yue happened to be in the Jade Palace, and upon hearing that Cai Wei had come to pay respects, she scoffed, "She’s pretending to be filial for show. If she were truly devoted, she should present that Vermilion Pearl Grass to the Imperial Mother. Knowing well how much the Imperial Mother loves flowers and plants, yet she keeps the good stuff to herself and even has the gall to flaunt it. Utterly detestable!"

Empress Dowager Mo let out a cold smile and said, "Let her be arrogant for a little while longer. Once your elder brother stops doting on her, I’ll have her spend the rest of her life flaunting her rare and exotic treasures in the Cold Palace."

Turning to Chen Shangxi, she asked, "Has Rui Zhu arrived yet?"

Chen Shangxi bowed and reported in a soft, delicate voice, "In response to the Empress Dowager, I sent someone to fetch her early this morning, and Miss Li is already on her way."

"Mm, that’s good."

Empress Dowager Mo nodded and then instructed Luo Xue, "When it’s time to cast the Gu later, you must keep a close watch by the side. Under no circumstances can you allow the Gu bug to bite Tuotuo. Once this matter is done, I’ll make sure the Emperor elevates you to a concubine’s position."

"Yes, thank you for your grace, Empress Dowager. This servant will devote all her effort," Luo Xue said, feigning shyness and gratitude to deceive them, while inwardly scoffing.

If this plan succeeded, the Emperor would only have eyes for the woman affected by the Gu. What good would an empty title of Imperial Concubine do for her?

At this point, the three people within the Jade Palace were each harboring their own schemes and plans.

Empress Dowager Mo intended to use Princess Tuotuo’s Cloud-rain Gu to make Rui Zhu her legitimate daughter-in-law; Luo Xue was determined to be bitten by the Cloud-rain Gu herself and become the sole woman in Nangong Yi’s heart; and Nangong Yu, to obtain Tuotuo’s Cloud-rain Gu, had already dispatched someone overnight to reveal the Empress Dowager’s intentions to Tuotuo’s mother...

Cai Wei left the Jade Palace and was then carried back to the Chengqian Palace in a palanquin.

The distance from the Jade Palace to the Chengqian Palace was not far, less than half a mile, and she would normally walk the distance for exercise and to not trouble others.

In her eyes, riding in a sedan chair carried by others was a manifestation of class oppression, but although she was unable to stop such widespread phenomena, she could at least choose not to use such privileges herself.

However, she was currently on her menstrual period, and men had bothered her until late into the previous night, so she truly had no strength left at all and reluctantly let her bearers prepare the palanquin, thus enjoying the privileges of her class.

Upon her return to the Chengqian Palace, she saw several unfamiliar palace maids standing at the entrance, with the maids surrounding a sixteen or seventeen-year-old maiden in a floral dress—it was Princess Zhao Gui, whom she had just met recently.

At this moment, Princess Zhao Gui, accompanied by a few palace maids, was standing properly outside the palace gate, apparently having been there for quite a while.

Xiao Zhi approached and whispered, "Your Majesty, Princess Zhao Gui arrived just after you left and has been waiting here all this while!"

Cai Wei did not know the princess very well, but she knew she was a daughter raised by Jin Guifei, once the most noble princess in the palace, just like Nangong Yu. However, ever since Nangong Shi’s rebellion and Jin Guifei’s hasty burial, Princess Zhao Gui’s value plummeted. Those who used to fawn over her now avoided her like the plague. The superior treatment she once enjoyed was gone and never returned. Moreover, to distance themselves from her, people in the palace began to overtly oppress and demean her, clearly taking a stand.