Consort Yun sighed, "I don't know when I'll be free."
Bai Licai suddenly realized: "I'm afraid we'll have to wait until things are settled in the future."
As soon as they returned to their room in Chenyu Palace, Ouyang Yue couldn't help but slap Baili Su's bottom. It wasn't a big slap, but it contained her anger and worry. Baili Su's big eyes immediately filled with tears, looking misty, and his little mouth pouted, looking more aggrieved than anyone else.
Ouyang Yue turned away, ignoring him, and sat down to read a book. Baili Su was stunned for a moment, then walked towards Ouyang Yue with his short legs, but the latter completely ignored him. Baili Su couldn't help but reach out and poke Ouyang Yue's thigh, but she still ignored him. This time, he tried to push her with his chubby little hand, but she still ignored him.
Baili Su's big, round eyes darted around. He shook his head and wiggled his feet as he thought for a moment, then suddenly reached out and hugged Ouyang Yue's leg: "Ouch, Mom, it hurts! My arm hurts so much!"
Ouyang Yue quickly lowered her head and saw the lingering mischievousness in Baili Su's eyes. She knew he was faking it, but she still took his arm. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the lump seemed to have grown a little bigger. At this moment, Dongxue came in with the ointment. Ouyang Yue nodded and let Dongxue leave.
"Hold out your hand. Aren't you pretending to be in a lot of pain? Are you not going to apply the medicine?" Ouyang Yue said calmly.
Baili Su smiled and stretched out his hand: "I wasn't pretending, it really hurts a little, it's so itchy it hurts."
"Knowing there's danger involved, you still did it. Who do you think you are, some kind of superhero?" Ouyang Yue's voice grew even colder.
"Nothing was wrong at first. I had already taken care of everything. It's just that there seemed to be a lot of them. I got stung twice when I took them out. I hope it wasn't a wasp or anything. It hurt quite a bit when it stung." Ouyang Yue couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"No, it's just a small bug. A little medicine will do the trick." Ouyang Yue pulled Baili Su's arm and examined it carefully. As a special agent, she was used to checking wounds from bites by various creatures during wilderness survival. Seeing that there was nothing serious, just a small bump, Ouyang Yue was truly relieved.
Baili Su patted Ouyang Yue like a little adult: "Mom, don't worry, look at me, I'm fine. Usually, my smooth, white, and delicious blood attracts those insects. It's just two little pouches, nothing to worry about. But seeing that old witch's face was really satisfying."
Ouyang Yue nodded angrily at Baili Su's head: "You, this is the last time. You're not allowed to do such dangerous things again. If you do it a few more times, won't that old witch queen go crazy and want to kill you? You're really audacious."
Baili Su tilted his head and said, "This boldness? I learned it from you two, husband and wife. Look at you, each one bolder than the last. I'm the student who has surpassed the master."
"You're just spouting nonsense." Ouyang Yue twisted open the box, and a medicinal fragrance immediately wafted out. Before even applying it, she could feel a cool aroma in her nose, and it felt even more comfortable when applied to her body. Baili Su groaned, "Mom, this is a good thing. Give it all to me, I'll need it later."
"What, how many more injuries do you want to come back with?" Ouyang Yue raised an eyebrow.
Baili Su immediately stuck out her little pink tongue: "Oh dear, that was a slip of the tongue. How could I be injured and make you worry, Mom? I just thought this thing was nice, you can wipe it off whenever you want, and of course, it would be better to have some on hand for emergencies."
Seeing Baili Su's mischievous antics, Ouyang Yue knew she couldn't really control him. Actually, Ouyang Yue wasn't particularly forceful. Even though Baili Su was smarter than most children, he was still a child, and it wasn't good to be too restrictive during his childhood. As long as Baili Su's safety was guaranteed, Ouyang Yue didn't want to interfere too much. Being overly protective like a mother hen wouldn't be conducive to Baili Su's free growth. That's why she had completely let Baili Su run wild these two times. Because she was confident she could handle the situation.
“Alright, your father’s Uncle Leng Shi knows how to make it. I’ll have him send over two more boxes later. But let me make this clear beforehand, this is just in case. You can play around as you please, but if you really hurt me, I won’t let you off the hook. I’ll lock you up in the dark room for a month. You know me, I mean what I say.” Ouyang Yue stated the conditions, and Baili Su was shocked. He hesitated for a moment, holding the box, wondering whether to accept it or not. Finally, he grinned and said, “Mom, don’t worry, I’m so smart, how could I get hurt so easily?”
While Ouyang Yue and Baili Su were happily applying medicine, the Empress was having a much harder time. The Empress Dowager had been alarmed by the disturbance at Anle Palace and was in a real bind, so she wouldn't let the other servants follow her. As soon as they returned to Chengxiang Palace, the Empress Dowager arranged a side hall for the Empress to rest in. The environment was naturally not as good as Anle Palace, but it was still quite nice, even better than the environment of ordinary concubines.
However, the Empress completely ignored whether the side hall was well-decorated or not. On her way back, she could clearly feel her body writhing incessantly. It was so itchy! As soon as she entered the room, the Empress said urgently, "Quickly, close the door and apply medicine for me."
How much better off were Granny An and Lanhe than the Empress? In fact, they had been bitten even more severely while protecting the Empress, and they were now feeling extremely uncomfortable, as if they wanted to cut themselves in two. Hearing the Empress's order, the two gritted their teeth and went over, already holding medicine for mosquito bites. The other one helped the Empress undress. Then Granny An's rough hands covered the Empress's body, her fingers dabbing at the ointment, carefully applying it to each bite. Although it was summer, the Empress was wearing clothes, so the bites weren't too severe, only in a few places. The most serious bites were on her face, neck, hands, arms, and other exposed skin.
Feeling the cool ointment applied to her body, the Empress felt less burning and more comfortable, saying, "Apply it, apply more, I want it to be better by tomorrow."
Granny An had stopped, but upon receiving orders, she applied the ointment again, which made the Empress feel a little better. However, Granny An and Lan He were about to reach their limit. They couldn't bear it any longer and started scratching themselves all over. But the more they scratched, the more itchy they felt all over their bodies. It was so itchy that they felt like they wanted to scratch their hearts to pieces. Their movements became faster and faster, until they were scratching themselves frantically.
The Empress was stunned. That old nanny An was ruthless. With a single grab, several red marks appeared on her arm, and two of the swabs even broke open. The Empress immediately shrank back, as if afraid that the contents of the swabs would get on her body. "Oh, old nanny An, you and Lanhe should hurry up and apply the medicine. Just call a few more servants to take care of you. Go quickly, don't make it worse."
"Thank you... Your Majesty!" With that, Granny An and Lan He quickly ran away, their usual composure and calmness gone. The Empress frowned slightly, thinking about how badly they had been bitten, and then felt a little better.
The two women rushed out and grabbed two palace maids at random, dragging them into a nearby hall. They immediately began to undress them and had medicine applied to their clothes. Their eagerness was almost frantic. However, the innocent palace maids who had been grabbed dared not offend them. But when they saw the two women's clothes, they gasped. Apart from some minor bumps on their bodies, the exposed areas were covered with red bumps, making their scalps tingle. At this moment, Granny An and Lan He could no longer resist the itch and began scratching themselves. Everywhere they scratched, they would break open a bump. The pain and itching only made them more uncomfortable.
The two young palace maids were startled: "Granny An, Miss Lanhe, please don't scratch! Otherwise, the wounds will get infected and worse." They tried to pull the two maids' hands away, but the two were strong and, being so itchy, didn't care about anything else and scratched desperately. One of the maids quickly ran out and called another maid to come over, and also had someone bring water and apply medicine. The wounds had to be cleaned first, since the two maids had quite a few scratches on their bodies. However, Granny An and Lanhe were scratching themselves more and more frantically, and it took four maids to hold them down. The other two brought water to wipe the wounds, but the wounds were already broken, and getting them wet would be terrible.
"Ah!" The two of them gasped and screamed in pain.
"Granny An, Sister Lanhe, please bear with it, it'll be over soon, otherwise we can't apply the medicine." The other woman quickly and efficiently treated the wound. The two women were in so much pain that their muscles were twitching, their bodies were trembling, and beads of sweat were forming on their faces. But when the bumps on their faces were touched, they felt a strange burning and pain, which was truly unbearable. They felt as if there was a rock in front of them, and they would smash their heads against it and die.
Several palace maids cleaned the wounds and applied medicine, which took about half an hour to complete. Only then did Granny An and Lanhe feel a little better, although they had been tortured beyond recognition.
"Granny An, Sister Lanhe, you must bear with it. You can't scratch it, or it will get infected and cause trouble," a palace maid advised. The Empress Dowager and the Empress were aunt and niece and often visited each other. The two palace maids were also familiar with each other, and the maid was doing it for their own good. Granny An and Lanhe responded weakly.
The palace maids all withdrew at this point; they had other things to do. Granny An and Lanhe weren't qualified to be taken care of all the time.
Although the medicine was applied, the swelling wouldn't go down quickly. By nightfall, the itching was unbearable, and the Empress couldn't help but groan in bed, constantly scratching herself in her sleep. When she woke up the next day, her arm was both painful and hot. She looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!" The Empress had scratched her arm all over with bloody welts and broken many of the welts during the night. The palace maids guarding outside heard the Empress's screams and rushed in to check on her. Upon seeing the situation, they immediately summoned the imperial physician. However, since the Empress's injury was on her arm, the imperial physicians dared not examine her. They relied on the palace maids to relay a message, saying that she absolutely must not scratch again until the welts went down, otherwise, if more wounds were broken and infected, there might be marks even after healing.
The Empress was filled with both hatred and forgiveness. The anger she had managed to suppress was rising again. That damned Baili Su! From childhood to adulthood, the Empress had always been in good health and rarely suffered from illness. When had she ever endured such torment? And clearly, she wouldn't recover anytime soon. She wished she could put all her teeth in Baili Su's place and grind them to dust. But at this moment, Baili Su was nestled sweetly in Ouyang Yue's arms, fast asleep. It was a stark contrast between the two.
The Empress's itching was manageable during the day; she could just bear it. But at night, it was impossible to keep an eye on her. Eventually, they had to arrange for two maids to stand guard beside her, pulling her away whenever she tried to scratch. With two people standing by the bed, constantly tugging at her arms, who could sleep? The Empress already had poor sleep quality, and her restless daytime sleep only worsened her complexion and irritability. Finally, after five days of this ordeal, the itching on the Empress's body completely disappeared. The Anle Palace was also quickly cleared up. However, the Empress was still worried and had the entire place thoroughly cleaned at least five times, until the tables were so shiny you could see your reflection. Only then did she feel somewhat at ease.
However, when the Empress returned to Anle Palace, the first thing she wanted to do was to go to Chenyu Palace to fetch Baili Su. She was determined to keep Baili Su there. The Empress was unwilling to accept this; she had already suffered so much at Baili Su's hands, and she couldn't let him get away without getting something in return. She was determined to have this little brat and control him. Moreover, she secretly vowed in her heart that she would raise this little brat into a fool who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. When the time came, she would have plenty of ways to torture this little bastard to death!
Ouyang Yue squinted and said, "How can we do this? Su'er has caused so much trouble for Mother, how can we trouble Mother again? If something else happens in Anle Palace, I will have no face to appear in front of Mother again. I dare not let Su'er cause any more trouble."
The Empress's voice, however, left no room for doubt: "This time, I will naturally send people to keep a close eye on Su'er. I will certainly not let what happened before go unpunished, so you don't need to worry."
Ouyang Yue shook her head: "But that's not good either. Su'er is a bit naughty, but he's not a bad person, and his intentions are good. If we keep him too restrained, it's not good for him to develop filial piety at such a young age. I think it's better not to trouble you, Mother. I'll feel more at ease taking care of him myself, no matter how hard or tiring it is."
The Empress sneered: "As the mother of the nation, do you think I'm not magnanimous enough, Seventh Prince's wife? Do you think Su'er will get into trouble with me? I can assure you that nothing will happen to him. What else do you have to worry about? Do you want me to make any guarantees? I dare to say it, Seventh Prince's wife, do you dare to listen?"
Ouyang Yue hesitated, her face showing reluctance and worry: "But..."
“There’s no ‘buts’ here. Granny An, go and take the young master to Anle Palace.” Then she said to Ouyang Yue, “The Empress Dowager looks much better. You have all done a good job. Be careful, and the Empress Dowager will not treat you unfairly.”
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Mother. Your daughter-in-law will serve you wholeheartedly." Ouyang Yue replied, but her eyes were fixed on Ouyang Yue leaving Chenyu Palace under the protection of Granny Yan and Chuncao. The Empress was still so persistent; this matter seemed to be more serious than she had thought.
However, Ouyang Yue did not want to continue playing along with the Empress. She didn't have the patience, and she was also worried about Baili Su staying in Anle Palace.
Ouyang Yue revealed a sinister smile. If the Empress thought that she had gotten away with just protecting Su'er from his mischief, she was sorely mistaken. She would make her realize that daring to plot against Su'er was the worst decision she had ever made!
Next, Ouyang Yue picked up a book and leisurely started reading. Dongxue walked in with some doubt: "Your Highness, are you really so at ease letting the young prince go to the Empress? I feel that the Empress doesn't have any good intentions. Why does she insist on taking care of the young prince for no reason? This doesn't make sense."
Without even looking up, Ouyang Yue said, "Of course, she didn't do it without a reason; she had ulterior motives."
“But it’s not easy for the Empress to take action against someone arranged by the Princess. Besides, she’s been so desperate to take care of the young prince. If something happens to her in Anle Palace, the Empress won’t be able to get away with it so easily. She shouldn’t have been driven crazy by such a shock.” Dongxue said, pursing her lips. A cold glint flashed across her face as she considered the possibility.
Ouyang Yue flipped a page of her book with a "whoosh": "You're right, the Empress is not a fool, nor is she someone who likes to waste time doing useless things. She has even more vicious thoughts hidden in her heart."
"Then..." Dongxue looked at Ouyang Yue with a puzzled expression.
Ouyang Yue's eyes gradually darkened, her dark pupils like hidden vortexes: "I can't be entirely sure yet. You should contact the Prince as I requested and find out the situation there first."
"Yes, Your Highness." Dongxue replied. Looking at Ouyang Yue's calm and composed demeanor, she felt that she had nothing to worry about. Those of them who followed Ouyang Yue had naturally been in contact with Baili Su for longer than others, and naturally felt that the young prince was extraordinary. The young prince was particularly smart, and she felt that the young prince would not suffer any losses at the hands of the Empress.
When Baili Su was brought back to Anle Palace, the Empress once again sent four palace servants to keep an eye on him. She didn't even care about the servants' duties anymore and gave them a strict order: Baili Su must never be without someone by his side again. They had to keep an eye on him at all times, and if he made the slightest move, even if he sneezed, they had to report it in detail, including where the sneeze came from. This made life very difficult for the palace servants of Anle Palace.
The Empress had originally assigned four palace maids to care for Baili Su, and now, worried, she sent four more. These eight people, who each had their own duties in Anle Palace, were now putting aside their work to focus entirely on Baili Su. So who would do their work? Naturally, someone else would have to fill in. Everyone has a tendency to be lazy, especially since they didn't need to be in such a state of panic caring for a one-year-old child, yet they were being burdened with this responsibility. Who wouldn't harbor resentment?
Unfortunately, the Empress was very strict with the palace staff of Anle Palace and was not someone who trusted people easily. Every time a new person entered the palace, she would keep a close eye on them for a period of time before they could rise from a lowly palace maid. Now, eight people were suddenly being transferred out. Naturally, it was impossible for eight people to enter Le'an Palace all at once. Did anyone know which one of them was from which palace? Since the Empress did not announce the selection, no one could say anything. A group of people were carrying some resentment in their work.
Of course, the empress didn't care. Even if she knew, so what? They were all servants anyway, and servants were born to do menial work. Who cared whether they did a lot or a little?
Moreover, the Empress also felt that her actions were absolutely right, because ever since she transferred four more people to guard Baili Su, Baili Su really stopped causing trouble, but he became even quieter, and he was not as close to the Empress as before. However, the Empress did not care. Every time she saw Baili Su, it made Ding Zi feel even more sorry for the bad luck she had experienced recently. She was afraid that if she got too close to Baili Su, she would lose her temper and strangle this little brat, making all her previous efforts go to waste.
Of course, the Empress also inexplicably cared a lot about what Consort Sun had said that day. She would occasionally send things to the Prince Lin’s residence. Although she had sent things before, the gifts now were obviously more valuable and thoughtful. Baili Chang even went to the palace to pay his respects and express his gratitude to the Empress. They chatted for about half an hour. Whether it was a test or genuine gratitude, only they knew.
Things had been going well since the Empress arrived. Baili Su had been quiet for three days, barely moving around and barely leaving his room. When he woke up, he would either eat or play with the toys he had brought from the Prince Chen's residence. His demeanor was a far cry from his previous liveliness. The Empress was secretly pleased, thinking that if this continued for a while, Baili Su would develop such a quiet, timid, and fearful personality, which would be quite good. Then she could easily manipulate him.
However, the Empress's joy did not last until the fourth day. Baili Su finally broke the silence, and on the fourth day, he erupted.
Because Baili Su was truly well-behaved, and Ouyang Yue had visited him once without noticing anything wrong, and with the Empress Dowager's health gradually improving, this was a crucial time for attending to her. Ouyang Yue was quite busy with this as well. At this point, the Empress suggested that Baili Su stay and rest for a few days. Ouyang Yue was initially hesitant, but finally asked Baili Su's opinion. Baili Su surprisingly nodded woodenly, so Ouyang Yue left reassured. The Empress was secretly pleased and slept exceptionally well that night.
"Waaah! Waaah! Waaah!" Just as the Empress was having a sweet dream, a loud wail suddenly rang out, shaking the entire Anle Palace. Before anyone had even opened their eyes, they all sat up with a jolt. The Empress was one of these people.
"What's going on? Go and see who's up at night, yelling and screaming like that? Do they all want to die?" The Empress was furious that her dream had been ruined. The little palace maid immediately ran out to investigate and soon returned to report, "Your Majesty, the young prince suddenly started crying uncontrollably for some reason. Granny Yan and the wet nurse are trying to comfort him, but he just won't stop crying."
"Keep coaxing him, hurry up! Is it appropriate to wail and howl like this on such a big ghost? Isn't it frightening?" the Empress said angrily.
"Waaah!" The crying from the other side was extraordinary, and it didn't stop until quite a while later. The Empress was angry, and the crying woke her up a bit. She lay in bed for a while before finally falling asleep.
"Wow!"
"Swish!" The Empress threw off the covers and sat up angrily because the crying had started again. The little palace maid didn't need the Empress to tell her anymore; she immediately ran out to investigate. When she returned, Baili Su had already been coaxed into a drowsy state. The Empress, however, did not fall asleep so easily. After drinking some water and staying for a while, she gradually felt sleepy and lay down on the bed, just closing her eyes.
"Wow!"
"Didn't you say you were asleep? Why are you awake again? This damned little brat, will he ever stop?!" The Empress's face turned green. She had just felt sleepy and was about to drift off to sleep when he started crying. How could she possibly sleep? This was just pure torture.
Baili Su was quite surprised. After crying for a while, he would fall asleep because he was a weak and easily fatigued child. However, he would always wake up suddenly and start crying loudly again. Moreover, Baili Su's crying was so loud that it kept most of the people in Anle Palace awake. It took a dozen or so people, including Granny Yan and Chuncao, half a day to get Baili Su to sleep soundly in the early morning. They then took turns to catch up on their own sleep.
However, compared to them, the Empress was much worse off. Baili Su made a ruckus almost all night. Every time she tried to sleep, the crying would start, and as soon as she woke up, the crying would subside. By morning, the Empress didn't have time to sleep anymore, because the concubines from all the palaces had to pay their respects to her. The Empress hadn't slept all night, and she wasn't a vibrant young girl anymore. Her complexion was noticeably duller, and Lanhe had to apply a thick layer of powder to cover it up. However, her eyes weren't as bright as usual, which surprised the concubines, but they didn't ask any questions.
However, if the Empress thought that Baili Su had only bothered her for one night, she would be sorely mistaken. The second night was just as tumultuous. In the first half of the night, the Empress still tried to put up a fight and wait to fall asleep, but in the second half, she gave up entirely. She picked up a book and glared at it resentfully until her eyes were blurry, before finally putting it down: "Damn it, why isn't he crying now? Hah..."
Yawning, the Queen slumped down, feeling utterly sleepy. In her hazy state, she thought to herself, "That damned little brat is finally quiet."
"Waaaaah, waaaaah!" Just as she thought this, the wailing and howling started again. The Empress felt as if all the nerves on her face had snapped at that moment. She gritted her teeth and roared, "If he dares to cry again, throw him outside to sleep on a stone!"
The palace maids were terrified. They knew the Empress was just saying it in anger, so how could they dare to do anything? This ordeal lasted another night, and the Empress's face clearly looked even worse. The concubines in the palace were even more surprised and began to secretly inquire about the reason for the Empress's exhaustion. At first, no one in Anle Palace said anything, but it wasn't until the third day, when even the palace maids looked exhausted and were somewhat confused, that they finally managed to get the truth out of them.
Oh, the Crown Prince of Chen is causing such a commotion! Didn't the Empress deliberately take him in to raise? Now he deserves all the trouble he's getting into.
On the fourth day, the Empress finally couldn't take it anymore and excused the concubines from their greetings, wanting to catch up on sleep in the palace. However, Baili Su also started making a fuss that day. The Empress's face was already very pale, and her dark circles were very severe. She kept nodding and dozing off while sitting there. She was so miserable that she almost wanted to kill someone.
Day 5...
Day 6...
On the seventh night, when that wailing cry rang out again, the Empress broke down in tears. She staggered to Baili Su's room, knelt beside him, and cried, "Please leave!" If she kept Baili Su any longer, she would go mad!
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Her rebirth is solely for revenge!
She was brutally murdered on the operating table by her half-sister, who ripped out her heart and lungs. Only in her dying moments did she realize that her sole purpose in life was to serve as her sister's mobile blood bank, a living organ donor!
Her engagement party turned into a sex tape release, and her fiancé became her brother-in-law. Even her child was born only to have its heart removed for a transplant to her sister… Boundless hatred made her die with her eyes wide open in disbelief!
Her happiness was gone, her heart was ashes, and all that sustained her was the power of hatred.
Reborn with extraordinary abilities, she vows revenge, to make them pay for all the pain they inflicted on her, and to repay them in kind!
☆、270、The Mischievous Demon King and His Son (details inside)
"Please leave!" The Empress's voice rang out, a mixture of pleading, hatred, and anger, even carrying a hint of shrill fury. The palace servants in the room were terrified.
The Empress looked terrifying. She had just been lying on the bed with her hair disheveled and undressed. When she rushed out of the sleeping quarters, she had only grabbed a piece of clothing. Her hair was unkempt, her eyes were tired and cloudy, and heavy dark circles under her eyes made her pale complexion, which had been dull from the past few days, look even paler. Her lips were pale and even a little dry, and her face had a hateful and ferocious look on it. She hadn't put on her embroidered shoes and had just stepped over there. She looked so disheveled that she was no longer the dignified and elegant Empress, but rather like a madwoman.
The Empress entered and said just that, making everyone wonder if they had heard correctly. Would the Empress, a woman of such stature, beg for help? Surely not! Yet, the Empress burst into tears…
Baili Su on the bed still had his eyes closed, but he kept crying out, and tears were no longer coming out. The Empress was so angry that she almost twisted her mouth to the back of her chin. Was this little brat sleeping or crying? He certainly knew how to enjoy himself, and look what he had done to all these people!
"Get up, get up, get out of here, get up now!" The Empress glared at Baili Su and roared.
Baili Su yawned, his eyes still closed, but he stopped making noises and smacked his lips twice before closing them.
There are currently eleven people looking after Baili Su. The person in charge is naturally Granny Yan. Granny Yan is old and usually takes care of him during the day. At night, Chuncao takes over first, followed by the wet nurse from Prince Chen's mansion. The other eight people each take turns caring for Baili Su for four nights. It is common for these servants to keep watch over their masters at night. In addition, there are shifts, so they are used to it. After all, they are different from the palace servants in Anle Palace who have to work during the day and are constantly harassed by Baili Su's super strong demonic sound at night. They can also take turns sleeping during the day. So, the most energetic people in Anle Palace are the group that takes care of Baili Su. These people are constantly being stared at with extremely resentful eyes by the palace servants in Anle Palace who can't sleep well. They are all extremely happy in their hearts. Look at them, they don't have to do any work. They can coax the young prince well, and he sleeps well and eats well. This job is not easy at all. The only problem was that they couldn't sleep well at night, but they had a solution. They got some calming tea and earplugs from Granny Yan, and they were able to fall asleep while listening to the young prince crying.
Of the eleven people, only Granny Yan had the most say in the Empress's conversation. Granny Yan looked at the Empress without any surprise or doubt, and simply said, "Your Majesty, the young prince hasn't been sleeping well lately, and he's only just fallen asleep." The implication was that since the young prince had finally fallen asleep, Your Majesty should be quiet and not wake him.