"So Luo Yin Feng was actually preparing for both scenarios?" Su Yun Mo raised an eyebrow.
Previously, she had always found Chu Xing Yun's rise to her current position impressive, starting as a personal maid and gaining the Emperor's favor.
Now, it seemed Luo Yin Feng had also played a significant role in her success. Otherwise, they wouldn't have joined forces so readily.
Seeing that the pastry in her hand was almost finished, Ye Jing Yu took another one and held it: "Now that you know about Chu Xing Yun, do you want to start with her?"
Su Yun Mo shook her head, stuffing the remaining half of the pastry into her mouth: "No, I think it's best to capture the king first."
The Emperor might not have dismissed Lin Ze Qu's impeachment letter last time. Perhaps he was just waiting for an opportunity. If that were the case, then what she needed to do now was to create an opportunity for the Emperor.
Ye Jing Yu guessed her intention and placed the pastry in his hand into the little dumpling's: "There's a Minister of War that Luo Yin Feng promoted, named Wang Yi. You can start with him." He had already sent people to investigate this person. He had no real talent, and when he was under Luo Yin Feng, he was only good at flattering. He was adept at reading the wind and steering the boat, thus earning a lot of military merit by flattering those above and stepping on those below. Coincidentally, Luo Yin Feng liked this person very much, and upon returning to the capital, he recommended him as the Minister of War.
"Wang Yi?" Su Yun Mo smacked her lips, finding the name somewhat familiar. Minister of War... Oh! She remembered! "Doesn't this Wang Yi also have a daughter?"
Ye Jing Yu nodded: "He has a daughter? How do you know?" Did the little one know him?
"How could I not know? We've already had a fight." Su Yun Mo crunched on the pastry in her hand. However, she ate it too quickly and choked, coughing.
Ye Jing Yu quickly brought water to her mouth: "You fought, did you win?"
Su Yun Mo saw the amusement in his eyes. After drinking the water, she tilted her head and smacked her lips: "Do you know your father is going to select consorts?"
Ye Jing Yu's smile froze: "???"
Now it was Su Yun Mo's turn to be amused.
Ye Jing Yu took a while to recover, rubbing his temples with a headache: "What exactly happened? Tell me carefully."
Su Yun Mo then recounted everything that happened yesterday: "That woman is not to be trifled with. I'm not worried about anything else after she enters the palace, but I'm mainly worried about Consort Liang."
Ye Jing Yu was also a little worried about that. The two of them hit it off and agreed to go to the palace together tomorrow to see Consort Liang. They also planned to start with Wang Yi as a prelude to bringing down Luo Yin Feng.
Just as they made their agreement, Qian Xue entered with people from the Ministry of Justice, saying that the Ministry of Justice had received a report today about a woman being dumped in the wilderness. This matter had caused a great stir and threatened to incite public discontent, requiring Ye Jing Yu to investigate it personally tomorrow. Since he had official duties, he couldn't enter the palace. Su Yun Mo decided to go to the palace herself tomorrow. Ye Jing Yu cautioned her to be careful.
The little dumpling played in the Prince Yu's mansion for a day and discussed some topics about Luo Yin Feng with Ye Jing Yu. She only returned to her residence when it was dark.
The next day, Lin Lang drove the carriage to send Su Yun Mo to the palace. Now, the little dumpling entered and exited the palace as if it were her own home. Even the palace guards recognized her. She went straight towards the cold palace. On the way, maids walked in groups of twos and threes, gossiping. Su Yun Mo wasn't interested in listening at first, but she suddenly heard Wang Xi Ting's name.
"Speaking of this Miss Wang, she is truly a benefactor to His Majesty. His Majesty was ill a couple of days ago, and even the imperial physicians said the illness was difficult to treat. But after Miss Wang entered the palace yesterday, His Majesty's illness was cured today. It's truly miraculous."
"What Miss or not Miss. His Majesty has already allowed her to reside in Liu Yuan Palace. She is now a legitimate mistress."
Su Yun Mo's eyes flickered. She hadn't expected that woman to be so successful so quickly after entering the palace. She used to think the Emperor was quite shrewd, but now it seemed his judgment wasn't very good.
Su Yun Mo smacked her lips, muttering to herself as she walked forward. Suddenly, the maids on both sides of the road knelt down and shouted, "May your master live forever!"
A small eunuch's voice came from behind: "Make way, I'm talking to you, that little child."
Su Yun Mo looked back and saw a sedan chair. Due to her height, she didn't notice who was in the sedan chair. Since she was blocking someone's path, she instinctively moved aside. Then, a voice from the sedan chair made Su Yun Mo stop in her tracks.
"I was wondering who it was, but it turns out to be you, you little brat! It's truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road!"
Su Yun Mo looked up and was stunned to see Wang Xi Ting. She retracted the foot she had stepped half a pace back and raised her eyebrows: "The saying 'enemies meeting on a narrow road' is indeed true." She thought the same.
Wang Xi Ting sat back on the soft chair, arrogantly straightening her back. She waved her hand to stop the procession and sneered dismissively: "I was wondering that day who this little demon star was who dared to provoke the mighty."
"I guessed you might have some status. So you're someone who came from the palace? But looking at your attire, you're probably just the child of some guard or maid?" She had inquired everything before entering the palace. The late Emperor had only left His Majesty, and a young princess who had just married the previous year. In the palace, His Majesty had many children, and the only princess was just over a year old. She had also met the princesses from various princes' families. The only one she hadn't met was the Princess of Prince Yun Yi's family, Ye Ning Yuan, but she was ten years old, which didn't match this brat's age.
Su Yun Mo looked down at her attire: "Is there something wrong with my clothes?"
"Of course there's something wrong! They're petty and childish, with no grace at all!" Wang Xi Ting's expression became even more contemptuous. She was even more certain that Su Yun Mo had only dared to act presumptuously that day by relying on her status as someone from the palace, but in reality, she had no backing.
Hearing her belittle her attire to nothing, the little dumpling sighed inwardly and patted the dust off herself. So she had said it was better to let Lü Luo choose her clothes for her. Lin Lang's taste was really not good.
"So what?" The little dumpling spread her hands, shrugged, and looked up at Wang Xi Ting: "What's it to you?"
Wang Xi Ting heavily slapped the back of the chair, finally finding an excuse: "Presumptuous! Who do you think you are to speak to me like this?" She was now a legitimate mistress in the palace, her status infinitely more noble than hers. This brat dared to curse at her, and she would make her pay! "You few, slap her face hard! Let her know that there are plenty of nobles in this palace, and she's not the only lowly servant who can touch them!" xxs壹贰
Although Su Yun Mo had been moving around the palace for so long, she had only gone to the cold palace, the imperial garden, and Emperor Ye Yao's side. Even though legends of the General's mansion's legitimate daughter were everywhere in the palace, not everyone had seen Su Yun Mo. But by coincidence, Wang Xi Ting, as a newcomer to the palace, had also been assigned a group of new servants by the Imperial Household Department. None of these people recognized Su Yun Mo.