C73 (1/2)

News of the disaster spread to the harem, rumours spread to each other in disorder;

Grandmother's Calm Department strategy, the women in the palace of peace.

”Master!” Ronger was in his room taking care of Rongxian. Xiaoqing rushed in and said in a low voice, ”To be precise, the Pingxi Kingdom is rebelling.”

Rong'er was startled in her heart, how could Little Qing know? She hurriedly asked, ”How did you know?”

”My lord, now all the palace maids know. The king of Pingxi has rebelled since the end of last month.”

Rong'er understood that Wu Sangui's army had marched all the way south, invading Hunan, Sichuan. There was no wall without wind, and it was normal for news to be sent to the palace.

”Mistress, what should we do?” Xiaoqing was so anxious that she stomped her feet.

Rong'er looked at Xiaoqing with a perplexed expression and asked, ”What do you mean by 'what should we do?'” What does the king's rebellion have to do with us? ”

Ah, master, some of the older officials say they were the ones who said there was a traitor in the Ming Dynasty and that the late emperor took the Manchu army and invaded Beijing. Some of the eunuchs say that this year there has always been a prince in the capital who has called for the Han people to unite and drive them out of the country, saying that it is impossible for the Manchu people to stay as Han people in the Jiang Shan.

”Nonsense!” Rong'er said angrily. Rong'er knew that those early years were only around fifty years old, and were all people who had experienced the changes in the Ming and Qing dynasties, if they were allowed to continue blabbering in the palace, then the harem would become unstable again. Rong'er looked at Xiaoqing and said, ”The southern rebels, the imperial army will go after them.

Master, you don't know, Xiaoqing heard that the reason why our Qing Dynasty was able to smoothly replace the Ming Dynasty was because Wu Sanguan betrayed the Ming Dynasty. If he was loyal to the previous dynasty, perhaps the Qing Dynasty would not have been able to make it into the city either. Little Qing whispered.

”Xiaoqing, you don't want your head anymore, right? You dare to say such outrageous words in the imperial harem?” Rong'er couldn't help but be enraged in her heart when she heard Xiaoqing continue to speak like this, and she couldn't help but shout out.

Seeing Rong'er's sudden temper, Xiaoqing knew that she was truly angry. She softly murmured, ”It wasn't just Xiaoqing who said this, everyone is saying it in private.”

Rong'er thought that if the news kept spreading like this throughout the imperial harem, it would be more disturbing, so he decided to discuss it with the empress dowager and discuss what to do with her.

Rong'er went to the empress's East Warm Pavilion and told her in detail about the rumors that had been spread. When the empress heard this, she also knew that it was urgent, so she quickly went with Rong'er to see the empress dowager.

After a while, the eunuch replied and the old ancestor let them in. Rong'er and the empress entered the hall and saw the empress dowager leaning against the warm brick bed with a face full of fatigue. She looked at the two of them and asked, ”Why are you two here? Didn't you say hello in the morning?”

Rong'er hurriedly replied, ”Old Ancestor, the palace has already received news of the Pingxi King's rebellion. Rong'er and the empress have come to inform the Old Ancestor, so they need to make some preparations.”

The empress dowager closed her eyes and smiled. Slowly, she said, ”You're really thoughtful. However, This Dowager already knows about this. That's right, paper can't contain fire. If it happens, someone else will find out.”