Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1280 - 1286: Is that You, Young Master? (5)

Nong Mo and Handmaid Book, upon hearing this, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Cai Wei, saying, "Empress, the two of us have been waiting upon Du Meiren since we were young. For over twenty years, we have depended on Du Meiren to sustain us. If both of us leave and only Du Meiren remains inside the palace, she will be too lonely. Therefore, we wish to ask for your grace to allow us to continue to wait upon Du Meiren inside the palace..."

Du Meiren quickly stopped them and said, "What are you two talking about? It’s not easy to get a chance to leave, a rare opportunity; how can you not leave? Stop talking nonsense."

Nong Mo cried and said, "Meiren, please keep us. You often complain about loneliness in the palace, and it’s fortunate you have the two of us for company. If we also go, won’t your future days be even worse..."

Seeing this scene, Cai Wei was moved and asked, "Concubine, since you entered the palace, you’ve never received the grace of the Retired Emperor, have you?"

Du Meiren pursed her lips, with a slightly ashamed expression, and nodded faintly, saying, "Yes!"

Cai Wei said, "In that case, it should be manageable. Once the Emperor returns from the morning court session, I’ll discuss it with him to see if we can release all the concubines who have not received his favor, along with the palace maids, from the palace."

Upon hearing this, Du Meiren’s eyes widened with surprise, and she murmured, "Empress Dowager, what you said... is it true?"

Cai Wei said, "I only mentioned discussing it with the Emperor. Whether it will happen depends on how the Emperor decides!"

Du Meiren stood up, excitedly bowed to Cai Wei, and said, "Whether it happens or not, on behalf of the sisters inside the palace, I thank you in advance, Empress. Thank you for your life-saving grace."

Cai Wei laughed and said, "Concubine, there’s no need to be polite. If there’s nothing else, you may take your leave for now, as I still have other things to handle!"

"Yes, I take my leave!"

Du Meiren happily exited. Once outside, she joyfully said, "Handmaid Book, Nong Mo, let’s go back and pack up. We’ll be leaving this cage very soon."

Handmaid Book said, "Meiren, we should still wait until the Empress Dowager consults the Emperor and he issues the decree before packing, just in case..."

"What possible ’just in case’!"

Nong Mo interrupted her, laughed, and said, "You fool, from top to bottom, inside and outside the palace, who doesn’t know that our Emperor listens to the Empress Dowager the most? Not to mention releasing someone like Meiren who has not received the grace of the Retired Emperor, even for those who have, the Empress Dowager, if she wants, will surely be supported by the Emperor."

Du Meiren laughed and said, "Nong Mo is right, let’s go back and pack our things. We might be leaving in a couple of days..."

Inside the Royal Study

Liu Xi watched the direction Du Meiren had disappeared in and shook his head while laughing, "Such a good act of pretense, their acting could win an Oscar!"

Cai Wei, looking down, blew on the flower tea in her cup, and while laughing, said, "To leave the palace, she even exploited the sentiments between us. It shows how much she wants to escape here, doesn’t it?"

Liu Xi said in surprise, "You noticed?"

Cai Wei rolled her eyes and said, "Even you with your intelligence noticed, how could I possibly not?"

Liu Xi said, "Since you too noticed, why continue to go along with her act, even helping her?"

Cai Wei took a sip of tea and said softly, "Although I dislike being deceived by others, kind deception that does not harm anyone’s interests is still acceptable. Du Meiren has wasted her best years inside the palace, and her desire to escape from here in the remaining years of her life is understandable. She is so desperately eager for freedom that she’s willing to use our relationship. Since that is the case, why not do her a favor and help her achieve it?"

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