Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince's wife's face darkened even further: "Socializing? She really can't stand even the slightest hint of filth."

The maids and others standing nearby dared not reply.

That's a really hard question to answer.

The Eighth Prince's wife was just venting her frustrations; she didn't expect anyone to respond to her.

In the palace, Consort Hui, who had been chanting Buddhist prayers all day, ordered with a blank face, "My cloak is worn out. Since Consort Liang is so skillful, let her make another one for me."

The palace has no shortage of skilled embroiderers, yet they asked Consort Liang to make a cloak, especially when it was not needed in the season. This was blatant mistreatment.

The people below naturally followed Consort Hui's instructions and made things difficult for Consort Liang.

Consort Liang possessed a face that was the most beautiful in the harem, but unfortunately, her background was problematic. Although Consort Liang's bloodline was noble, her family had committed a serious crime, so she was demoted to the Xin Zhe Ku (a lowly household) as a lowly slave.

Emperor Kangxi was infatuated with her face for a time, but at that time the Empress Dowager was still alive, and there was the example of Consort Dong'e. The Empress Dowager was very wary of Consort Liang's existence, and Consort Liang was soon put aside by Emperor Kangxi.

The reason why Consort Liang fell out of favor was also related to the Eighth Prince. Emperor Kangxi loved beautiful women and had a strong desire for control. He liked obedient beauties. He knew that Consort Liang was of lowly status and only intended to dote on her, but did not intend to let her have children.

After each time Consort Liang served the Emperor, he would be given cooling medicine. Emperor Kangxi still doted on her. Even the Empress Dowager couldn't stand it. Emperor Kangxi was arrogant and thought he had enough self-control to manage a mere woman.

Then Kangxi was proven wrong. After Consort Liang served him in bed, she used a method to vomit out the cooling medicine, and then she became pregnant.

Unlike his father, Emperor Kangxi experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships under Consort Dong'e's "rule" in the harem from a young age. His heart was not warm. Consort Liang became pregnant against Kangxi's wishes, which can be considered as offending Kangxi.

Even though she was pregnant, they couldn't force her to have an abortion, so they put her in Consort Hui's palace and stopped interfering in her affairs.

This is also why the Eighth Prince was not favored. One reason was that his mother's background was not good, but more importantly, the Eighth Prince was not the one that Emperor Kangxi had hoped for.

As soon as Consort Hui's people left the back room, Consort Liang's personal maid couldn't help but show a resentful expression: "My lady, Consort Hui is really going too far. The Eighth Prince is very popular in the court now, how dare she treat you like this?"