Yuan Yuan hesitated slightly when she saw the expectant look in Consort Shen's eyes.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Consort Shen urged anxiously, "How is it? Tell me quickly!"

Yuan Yuan pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said softly, "His Majesty had us help you to bed..."

She almost stopped talking at the end.

Consort Shen's smile froze on her face. She gave an awkward chuckle and said, "Oh, I see."

After saying that, she lost her previous interest in sex.

She had just casually tidied herself up and was about to go have breakfast when Consort Qi blocked her at the door: "Speak! What kind of seductive tricks did you use to get the Emperor to stay overnight in your palace!"

Her cheeks were still slightly red and swollen from being slapped, and she had to wear very heavy makeup yesterday to cover it up. Now that Long Jingchen was gone, she didn't dare to wear makeup anymore, for fear of making the wound worse.

Consort Shen quickly curtsied upon seeing her: "Sister."

Consort Qi glanced at her, pushed her aside, and walked inside. She sat on a chair in Consort Shen's room, looking arrogant.

Seeing this, Consort Shen quickly took small steps to her side and poured her a glass of water: "Sister, have some water."

Consort Qi waved her hand and knocked over the glass of water: "Who wants to drink your water! Can't you understand what I'm saying? Why is the Emperor staying overnight in your room?"

"This... Your Majesty, I don't know either." Consort Shen's complexion was not particularly good to begin with, and now it looked even worse. She lowered her head and did not dare to raise it.

Consort Qi not only held a higher rank than her, but her father's family also held a higher position of authority. In addition, Consort Qi was the head of the palace, so she had always been afraid of her.

Consort Qi sneered, "You don't know? You don't know that the Emperor would run from my room to yours? Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"

After she finished speaking, she stared intently at Consort Shen.

She wanted nothing more than to tear that face off. Why did the Emperor get to stay overnight in her palace? She was better than her in every way, whether it was looks or figure.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Consort Shen had deliberately plotted to steal Long Jingchen from her room.

This favor should have been hers...

Upon hearing this, Consort Shen knelt down with a thud: "Consort Qi, this concubine truly did not know."

She said she was so anxious she was almost in tears.

"Moreover, nothing happened between Your Majesty and me. Your Majesty just stayed here with me all night reading..."

Her voice was almost inaudible by the end of her speech.

In order to make things easier for herself in the future, she had no choice but to expose her family's dirty laundry.

Anyway, it's become common for the emperor to visit his concubines and do nothing.

Consort Qi's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, and she raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you sure?"

Consort Shen quickly looked at her and said, "Your Majesty, I am certain that nothing has happened between us."

Hearing Consort Shen's words, Consort Qi's bitterness subsided slightly, and thankfully, nothing had happened between her and the Emperor.

She stood up and glared at her: "It had better be that way. Get up and tidy yourself up. You have to pay your respects to the Empress later. What kind of behavior is this?"

After saying that, she got up and walked out.

Consort Shen breathed a slight sigh of relief as she watched her departing figure.

In this harem, the emperor does not favor anyone, nor does he care about the affairs of the harem. Occasionally, he will come to visit the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and Consort Sang. As a result, a higher rank can be extremely powerful.

She clenched her fist secretly. She had been careless yesterday. Next time the Emperor came, she would definitely win back his exclusive favor...