The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 734.2: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

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Imperial Consort Wan's stipend was not small, but she had many places where she spent money. Without the contributions from the Mu Family, how could she have come up with three thousand taels of silver all at once?

Finally, Imperial Consort Wan confessed, “…This consort… did give Imperial Concubine Li the three thousand taels… but it was because she told me her father was sick… and urgently needed the money for treatment…”

The Emperor’s voice was cold as he asked, “What illness requires three thousand taels?”

Imperial Consort Wan looked aggrieved, "Just one bowl of bird’s nest soup costs a hundred taels. Is three thousand taels really that much?"

As the daughter of the Mu Family, Imperial Consort Wan had lived a life of luxury since childhood, eating only the finest golden bird’s nest soup. Outside the imperial palace, a single tael could buy an entire pot of it.

She had no understanding of the hards.h.i.+ps of commoners. Three thousand taels would not only be more than enough to treat an illness in a small county like Jiangyang, but even in Shengdu, it would be more than sufficient!

The Emperor asked suspiciously, “Then why did you deny it just now?”

Imperial Consort Wan choked up, “Didn’t Imperial Concubine Li just get into trouble? This consort has been close to her, and thus was afraid of getting implicated, which is why this consort hurried to distance myself from her.”

The Emperor looked at her intently, a fierce glint flas.h.i.+ng in his eyes, “Imperial Consort Wan, Zhen doesn’t believe you.”

……

Before dawn the next day, the entire harem knew that Imperial Consort Wan had ordered Imperial Concubine Li to conspire in the a.s.sa.s.sination attempt on Shangguan Yan.

Imperial Consort Wan was thrown into the cold palace. The Emperor had originally intended to strip her of her imperial consort t.i.tle and demote her to the rank of imperial lady, but Imperial Consort w.a.n.g stepped in to plead on her behalf, temporarily saving her status.

Shangguan Yan was no longer the Crown Princess, just a commoner, and since the attempted a.s.sa.s.sination had failed, such punishment for an imperial consort was already considered severe.

Imperial Consort Wan wailed and cried.

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g advised her to endure the hards.h.i.+p in the cold palace for a while, and once the Emperor's anger subsided, she would find a way to help her out.

"Even the Empress back then hadn't come out once she went in, how can I?" At the entrance of her palace, Imperial Consort Wan was crying so hard she could barely breathe.

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g patted her shoulder rea.s.suringly, "His Majesty is furious right now. Give me some time."

Imperial Consort Wan tightly gripped Imperial Consort w.a.n.g’s hand, "It wasn’t me… it really wasn’t me… Imperial consort sister, you have to believe me…"

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g sighed helplessly, "It doesn’t matter if I believe you. It’s His Majesty who has to believe you."

Zhang Dequan urged, "Imperial Consort Wan, please."

Imperial Consort Wan glared fiercely at Zhang Dequan, "You dog!"

Normally, he would address her as 'Your Highness Imperial Consort Wan,' but now that she was being sent to the cold palace, he didn’t even call her that anymore!

A luxurious sedan chair carried by four men slowly pa.s.sed the entrance of Imperial Consort Wan’s palace. Seated on it, the dignified and elegant Imperial Consort Han lightly raised her hand to signal the accompanying eunuch.

The sedan chair came to a stop.

Imperial Consort Han, like Imperial Consort w.a.n.g, had been one of the Emperor's early companions. Though she already had grandchildren, her well-maintained appearance made her look barely over forty.

She glanced at Imperial Consort Wan with a smirk, "Oh, is Imperial Consort Wan leaving?"

Back when Imperial Consort w.a.n.g’s beauty began to fade, she had brought the Mu Family’s legitimate daughter, Imperial Consort Wan, into the imperial palace to aid her. Now that Imperial Consort Wan was being sent to the cold palace, Imperial Consort w.a.n.g was losing a vital ally.

Imperial Consort Wan glared at her angrily, stepping forward and pointing at Imperial Consort Han, "It must have been you! You framed me! You killed Imperial Concubine Li! It was you! It was all you!"

Imperial Consort Han lifted her chin and smiled mockingly, "Why don’t you take those words directly to His Majesty? If His Majesty also believes I did it, I won’t wait for his command——I’ll pack my things and move to the cold palace to keep you company."

"You!"

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g shook her head at Imperial Consort Wan, signaling her to calm down.

Imperial Consort Han dusted off her handkerchief and gazed ahead, speaking nonchalantly, "Be sure to bring a few extra blankets. I hear it gets quite cold in the cold palace."

Imperial Consort Wan was about to explode with rage, but getting angry wouldn’t help her now. This wretched woman surnamed Han had schemed to send her to the cold palace!

Zhang Dequan urged again.

"Please wait a moment, Eunuch Zhang." Imperial Consort w.a.n.g said politely, signaling for a palace maid to give Zhang Dequan a pouch of gold.

Zhang Dequan accepted it and quietly said, "Your Highness has a quarter of an hour, no more. This servant still needs to report back to His Majesty."

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g nodded and comforted Imperial Consort Wan for a while longer.

Tears streamed down Imperial Consort Wan's face as she wiped them with her handkerchief, her eyes red as she spoke, "Imperial consort sister, please look after the sixth prince for me. That vile woman is ruthless. If she could harm me like this, I’m worried she might do something against the sixth prince."

The sixth prince was the only imperial prince in the harem who hadn’t yet come of age, the Emperor’s youngest son.

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g took her hand, speaking earnestly, "I understand. I’ll bring him to Xianfu Palace and won’t let anyone harm him. Listen to me, when you go to the cold palace, don’t throw a tantrum."

Imperial Consort Wan was then taken away by Zhang Dequan.

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g sent her eunuch to fetch the sixth prince from the Imperial Academy after school.

On her way back to her own chambers, she encountered Imperial Consort Han admiring the flowers in the imperial garden.

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g coldly stared at Imperial Consort Han and said, "You’ve really gone too far this time."

Imperial Consort Han glanced at her deeply and sneered, "Heh."

……

At dawn, the Imperial Advisor's Hall received word of Imperial Consort Wan’s punishment.

Shangguan Yan had not yet woken again.

Inside the room, three people sat facing each other: Xiao Heng, Gu Jiao, and Gu Changqing.

"I didn’t expect Imperial Consort Wan to take the fall." Gu Jiao said, "It’s truly the Han Family’s way of doing things."

They always liked to have someone else take the blame.

"The opponent is very formidable." Gu Changqing said, though it wasn’t in terms of physical strength, but rather in terms of cunning and scheming.

One person like this in a family wasn’t too scary. But if everyone in the family was this sharp-minded, it was no wonder they could compete for the position of the top n.o.ble family.

This was a very troublesome and tricky family.

However, Xiao Heng didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear. Instead, a strange sense of compet.i.tion and hunger for power quietly grew within his blood.

This was probably the same feeling Gu Jiao had when encountering a formidable opponent.

The only difference was that Gu Jiao sought a fair compet.i.tion. Xiao Heng, on the other hand, was more black-bellied. He wanted to outwit the cunning, devouring them without even spitting out the bones.

The Han Family and the w.a.n.g Family were the two biggest fish. If the Han Family wanted to swallow all the other fishes, then let them go ahead and eat.

None of the top ten n.o.ble families were innocent. When the Xuanyuan Family was ma.s.sacred and the Crown Princess was persecuted, every one of those families had delivered a stab.

He didn’t sympathize with Imperial Consort Wan.

Just like no one had ever sympathized with Xuanyuan Hanyan when she was thrown into the cold palace.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like s.h.i.+ Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"

s.h.i.+ Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"

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Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasn't finished his lines yet though…