Chapter 328 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Gao Xiyue 18

Invited into the palace by a maidservant from Consort Mei's side, Gao Xiyue saw Consort Mei lying on the couch, heavily pregnant.

Her small face showed signs of irritability and discomfort, and two alarming blisters had appeared beside her cherry lips, making her look quite shocking.

Seeing Gao Xiyue and Consort Zhe enter, Consort Mei raised her eyes and said with a hint of pride, as if she were pregnant:

"Your Highness, Consort Zhe, I am not feeling well, so I will not be able to pay my respects to you both."

Consort Zhe spoke first, "Look at what Consort Mei is saying. You're heavily pregnant, so let's skip the formalities if possible. For the sake of the imperial heir, Consort Gui and I will naturally not hold it against you."

After saying that, Consort Zhe looked at the blisters on Consort Mei's face and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, Consort Mei, what happened to your face? Your beautiful face was ruined!"

"Will it heal? Will it leave a scar? What if it does? I'm not very pretty to begin with, how can I face people if I have a scar on my face?"

Consort Zhe looked regretful, as if she was truly heartbroken for Consort Mei.

Mei would never speak so bluntly if she were just being nice; the problem is, what kind of tone was that? It was smug, affected! She wouldn't be satisfied without giving her a piece of her mind!

"you……"

Mei was furious and pointed at Consort Zhe as if to say something, but Gao Xiyue interrupted her.

"Consort Zhe!" Gao Xiyue gave Consort Zhe a playful glare, "Consort Mei is pregnant, why are you arguing with her?"

In just a few words, they determined that Mei Changzai was at fault first in this matter.

Gao Xiyue turned her gaze to Consort Mei and gently comforted her, "Consort Mei, you are pregnant and you mustn't get angry. Consort Zhe is always quick to speak, but she meant no harm."

How can you call this without malicious intent?

Consort Mei opened her mouth, but in the end she swallowed her grievance, because she knew that even if the Emperor knew, he would not favor her.

Consort Xian had told her before that the person she should never offend in the palace was Consort Chen. Although she didn't say why, she saw the envy and jealousy in Consort Xian's eyes.

When she first entered the palace, she was blinded by the emperor's favor and mentioned Consort Chen's pipa to the emperor, which resulted in a reprimand from the emperor.

After becoming pregnant, she successfully stole the emperor's favor several times, but she was still determined to steal Consort Chen's favor.

As a result, the emperor not only received a reprimand from Wang Qin, but also did not set foot in Yonghe Palace for a whole month.

She knew that if she weren't carrying the emperor's child, the emperor wouldn't have let her off so easily.

She finally understood why Consort Xian hadn't said it. Consort Chen was the apple of the Emperor's eye, so why wouldn't Consort Xian say so? It was simply because she didn't want to admit it.

Gao Xiyue sat on the other side of the couch, looking at Mei Chang with a pitying expression.

“It must have been really tough for Consort Mei during this pregnancy. Logically speaking, you shouldn’t have remained a lowly concubine since you were carrying the Emperor’s first son after his ascension to the throne.”

"But the Emperor has not yet promoted you. I asked him why, and he said it was Consort Xian's idea. The mourning period for the late Emperor is not over, so it is not appropriate to make a big fuss about it. Therefore, your promotion has been delayed."

Mei Changzai's expression froze, and her fists clenched tightly under her sleeves.

In this palace, who would willingly let their rank be suppressed when they could be promoted, especially by their own people? As for the reason, it's easy to understand: it's all about adopting a child!

To be honest, as the child grew bigger in her belly, she increasingly wanted to change her mind and raise the child herself.