The Golden Dragon Palace was completely silent, with only the sound of rushing water. Mu Yanran rolled up her sleeves, revealing a section of her snow-white wrist. She held a half-dry handkerchief in her hand and gently placed it on the forehead of the man on the bed.

"Your Majesty, it's time." Mu Yanran's personal maid, Zhu Qing, stepped forward slowly, her eyes lowered and her voice soft.

"Prepare the carriage—" Mu Yanran responded softly. Zhu Qing immediately stepped forward to support her elbow. Just as the two were about to leave, a noisy commotion arose outside.

"What happened? Let's go see." Mu Yanran frowned, her eyes flashing with a sharper edge. The Emperor's unconsciousness must not be known to anyone else; thinking of this, she immediately quickened her pace.

While Mu Yanran was in a state of great anxiety, things had already escalated to a fever pitch. Under the instigation of others, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Consort Li was like a cat with its fur standing on end, sparking a storm of anger and radiating an aura of ruthless rage.

It must be said that although Situ Yuan was ruthless, he was quite tolerant of the women in the harem in order to maintain balance between the harem and the court, which left these women with a gentle image.

The guards at the gate, having received Mu Yanran's orders, dared not let Consort Li in. However, Consort Li persisted, and the concubines behind her joined in the commotion. The guards, even more hesitant to lay a hand on the emperor's woman, found themselves in a state of utter helplessness.

"Get out of my way! I want to see the Emperor, and no one is to stop me today. You dog servant, how dare you touch me!" Consort Li, dressed in a rose-red plum blossom palace dress, could not hide her sickly appearance. The veil on her face swayed with her body as she pointed her finger at the guard's nose and shouted angrily.

“That’s right, we are imperial concubines, the emperor’s women. If you dare touch us, you will be punished.” Consort Liang behind him also spoke up, instantly frightening the guards into taking two steps back, and they dared not stop them anymore.

The guards were on the verge of tears. Good heavens, how did they end up in this mess? They couldn't stop them, and they couldn't let go either. Someone, please save us!

Heaven finally heard the guards' wishes. The heavenly female voice came and instantly rescued the guards, bringing the whole affair to a climax.

"Consort Li, who gave you the audacity to make a scene outside the Golden Dragon Palace? Aren't you afraid I will punish you?" Mu Yanran stood on the steps, her hands clasped over her abdomen, her face flushed with a hint of anger.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Imperial Concubine—" No matter how much their thoughts were racing, the proper etiquette still had to be observed, and everyone bowed respectfully, including the furious Consort Li.

"If Your Highness wants to punish me, I have nothing to say and will accept it. If I am wrong, Your Highness can punish me, but what if Your Highness is wrong?" Consort Li lowered her head slightly, her rationality finally returning somewhat, and her words were barbed.

"What wrong have I done?" Mo Yanran sneered and subconsciously replied, but she instantly fell silent when she saw Consort Li's veiled face.

"Fine, I'll let it go this time since you're still recovering from falling into the water. Guards, take Consort Li back." Mu Yanran knew she was in the wrong, but she couldn't bring herself to do it in public, so she could only give the order firmly.

"I'm responsible for your falling into the water, but this time you trespassed into the Golden Dragon Palace, so I'll let you go. We're even now." She comforted herself with this thought.

Consort Li was instantly enraged. "You're the one who caused me to fall into the water, how come you're acting like you're doing me a favor?" In an instant, Consort Li felt dizzy and her body swayed precariously. If it weren't for the quick thinking of the palace maid behind her, she probably would have already fallen to the ground in front of everyone.

Seeing this, Mu Yanran finally had a moment of inspiration and said, "Consort Li is not feeling well, she should go back to the palace and rest well! We can talk about this later, her health is the most important thing." She seemed to want to gloss over the matter.

"Your Highness, I have something to say." Consort Liang cursed Consort Li inwardly for being so weak, but how could she back down now that things had come to this? She could only step forward, bow respectfully, and slowly say, "His Majesty has been ill for several days, and only Your Highness has been attending to him. We are truly worried that Your Highness may harm your health, so we have volunteered to attend to His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yanran's expression froze for a moment. She was joking; how could she let these women know about the Emperor's coma! "The Emperor is unwell and does not wish to see outsiders."

As she bluntly uttered those words, Mu Yanran felt a surge of satisfaction; she was the woman the Emperor truly loved.

Outsiders? Consort Liang felt a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, she hadn't entered the palace because she liked the emperor. Most of the women in the harem were there for their family status, wealth, and glory. Only a foolish woman would truly give her heart.

The silly woman, Mu Yanran, had a faint smile on her lips and casually waved her hand, "You can all leave!"

To everyone's surprise, the usually quiet Consort Li suddenly went berserk and rushed forward. No one could stop her, and the scene descended into chaos.

Consort Li charged straight at Mu Yanran, grabbed her long, beautiful black hair and began to tear at it. Mu Yanran cried out in pain and fell to the ground due to the momentum. The two women instantly became entangled.

"I am a princess! How dare you treat me like this? You've ruined my face, I'll make you pay!" Li Fei shouted as she tore at the fabric. Even the Emperor wouldn't dare treat her like this, so why did this bitch Mu Yanran have the audacity to do so?

"How dare you—I am a Noble Consort—" Mu Yanran's eyes reddened from the pain, but she still tried to maintain the dignity of a Noble Consort, hoping to use her status to intimidate others.

It has to be said that women are also formidable fighters, especially two women fighting with their lives on the line. People around them didn't dare to tear them apart and could only stand by and watch, not knowing what to do.

Sherry, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, was dumbfounded. Wow, how can Consort Li still have so much fighting power even in this state! The palace rules are strict, and it's really rare to see such a good show.

What Sherry didn't notice was that the snow-white puppy she was holding was unusually quiet, its eyes wide open and its mouth slightly agape, perfectly illustrating what it means to be dumbfounded.

'These...these really are my charming and alluring concubines? These are shrewish women!'

"Wow, Your Majesty's worries were indeed justified. Things have gotten so chaotic; it's too embarrassing to tell anyone." Shirley muttered to herself as she recovered. "No, I must report this to Your Majesty immediately."

As Shirley started to walk away, the quiet little white dog in her arms suddenly began to struggle, trying to climb out of her embrace on all fours.

'Now that things are in such chaos, this is my best opportunity. I must stay here and see if I can return to my own body before dealing with these unruly women.' Situ Yuan thought to himself, struggling even more fiercely. Xue Li couldn't hold him for a moment and could only watch helplessly as he ran away.

"Never mind, Her Majesty's orders are more important." Xue Li stamped her foot and decided to go back and report.