Emperor Yifei smiled faintly, but her eyes gradually turned cold as she said, "Let's go. Let's see those four consorts who entered the Cold Palace to burn incense and worship Buddha, yet still failed to move the heavens."
I nodded. Clearly, Emperor Yifei was plotting something vicious, so I followed her out of the hall. A group of female attendants immediately came after us, making our procession grand and imposing.
After Emperor Yifei left Jiufang Lin, not only had she avoided being killed by Jiufang Ye after he reclaimed his power, she had even kept her position secure. Though she was no longer the empress, no one dared look down on her.
We arrived at a gloomy-looking inner palace. Heavy layers of imperial guards watched over it; even a mosquito probably couldn't get inside. Naturally, those within had no chance of getting out, either. After all, they were Jiufang Lin's consorts. If the guards weren't waiting for an order, they would likely have slaughtered them all already.
When the guards saw Emperor Yifei, they all knelt and saluted. Of course, they could no longer address her as empress.
"Open the grand formation. I'm going to speak on the Emperor's behalf and persuade the wives and children of these usurpers!" Emperor Yifei said.
The imperial guards had already received word, so naturally they didn't dare stop her. They let Emperor Yifei walk inside, but when I tried to enter, the guards initially intended to block me. Emperor Yifei slapped one of them away, sending him flying. The other guards naturally didn't dare stop me again and watched as I followed her inside.
This inner palace was of course not the place where the four consorts had once worshiped Buddha. After Jiufang Ye occupied the imperial city, he had gathered them all