"It's also to give Ah Xuan justice," Shen Wangshu continued slowly and deliberately.

Although she had a gentle expression, Emperor Hui immediately understood.

This is a way for him to curry favor with the Regent!

The Imperial Concubine truly has her whole heart and soul devoted to herself.

Emperor Hui was moved by the noble sentiments of Consort Gui, who always put his needs first and tried every means to help him despite being suppressed by the Regent. He immediately realized that what Shen Wangshu said made a lot of sense.

Furthermore, Consort He had already been exposed to Ah Xuan, and Emperor Hui was very worried that Ah Xuan would see through his schemes. This fellow was known for his keen insight in the previous court; it wasn't impossible that he could discern his thoughts. To protect his beloved, Emperor Hui reluctantly thought for a moment, then nodded forcefully and said, "It should be this way! It is indeed Consort He's fault!"

Now, Consort He can only suffer injustice.

"Your Majesty, please issue the decree." Shen Wangshu immediately smiled and ordered someone to fetch a blank imperial edict, saying, "What does the title matter? The person is still the same person, that's enough."

To personally strip her of her title, that's true love!

Although Emperor Hui was puzzled as to why she seemed to know something, he saw Shen Wangshu raising her eyebrows and looking at him. He gritted his teeth and wrote the imperial edict.

The imperial edict severely reprimanded Consort He, listing all her crimes, and demoted her to the rank of Consort He.

Shen Wangshu ordered someone to read the imperial edict aloud to Consort He. Seeing that Emperor Hui was breathing heavily and seemed to have been greatly shaken, she waved her hand and said to him, "If Consort He were someone who understood His Majesty's thoughts, she would only thank His Majesty for his good intentions, wouldn't she?" She saw that A-Xuan was watching her mischief quietly, without feeling any panic at being seen through. She also knew that A-Xuan's status was different from hers, and they could not get along as freely as in her previous life. She felt very regretful and thought that fate was playing tricks on her. She also felt a little sad.

Seeing the weariness in her eyes, Ah Xuan pursed his lips and looked coldly at Emperor Hui.

He was not a good-tempered person. He was quiet and reserved in front of Shen Wangshu only because he didn't want to frighten her. However, he had no worries when facing Emperor Hui.

Emperor Hui felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of it and couldn't help but lower his head.

"Do you like today's jade statue?" Ah Xuan ignored Emperor Hui. Although he was Emperor Hui's cousin and was ordered to assist him, he was not very close to Emperor Hui.

He served the emperor with his loyalty, but the emperor did not trust him and lacked the magnanimity to believe him. To Ah Xuan, he only felt disgust. He had never taken Emperor Hui seriously, and he controlled the court. Now, he no longer needed to consider Emperor Hui's feelings. Shen Wangshu softened his expression and said, "If you don't like it, I have many tributes. Whatever you like, I'll have someone send it in."

"My brother treats the Imperial Concubine very well," Emperor Hui said, his stomach aching with anger, struggling to hold his breath.

Ah Xuan glanced at Shen Wangshu, his gaze sweeping over her stunningly beautiful face, and focused intently on her eyes, as if he could see into her heart.

"Previously, my brother even hit the Imperial Concubine, and I was truly heartbroken," Emperor Hui said with a smile, fearing that the Imperial Concubine might be bribed with small favors.

Both he and Consort He liked to poke at this wound. Shen Wangshu looked at Ah Xuan curiously and couldn't help but ask, "You hit me that day..." Now, do you feel uneasy or guilty?

"After hitting you, I felt a sense of relief and have no regrets," Ah Xuan said frankly.

Since he said that, anyone with a sense of justice would probably turn against him. Emperor Hui knew the Consort's temperament and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Wangshu was also speechless.

“I hit the you of that time, the you of now…” Ah Xuan was keenly able to distinguish the woman in front of him from the one from before. He naturally did not know that there was such a thing as time travel, but he knew that he was very happy to hit the former imperial concubine, but in the present, he would not be willing to touch the imperial concubine with a single finger.

He glanced at Emperor Hui with some displeasure. Hearing that she had just served him food, he clenched his hands and forced himself to speak, "There are too few guards in this palace. You are of noble birth, how can you be so careless about your own safety?"

"That's quite a lot." The Imperial Concubine's palace had a hundred guards, the most in the entire harem, and Emperor Hui said with great patience.

“I’ll send you some guards,” Ah Xuan said earnestly to Shen Wangshu, ignoring what she was saying.

He had originally given it to his own guard, Shen Wangshu's expression softened, and she gently responded.

“It would be impolite not to reciprocate, so you should host a banquet for me.” Ah Xuan nodded in satisfaction and continued.

After going through all this trouble, was it all just to have a meal near me?

Shen Wangshu was both amused and exasperated, but had no choice but to smile and agree. Seeing that although he was trying to remain calm, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, so she couldn't help but smile as well.

"It's getting late, you should rest too. I'm leaving the palace." Ah Xuan seemed to have gotten what he wanted, and got up with a satisfied look on his face. He then said casually, "The Eight Treasure Duck tasted pretty good."

"And what about Osmanthus Duck?" In his previous life, Ji Xuan was born into royalty and tasted all the delicacies in the world, but his favorite dish was duck, no matter how it was cooked.

Shen Wangshu's gaze softened. Seeing Ah Xuan nod slightly, she clearly wanted to smile but managed to keep her face taut, feeling utterly helpless. Since he held great power in both the court and the harem, why should she be so careful in front of Emperor Hui? To her, reputation was not as important as her true love. Seeing Ah Xuan stand up, she also stood up and walked to him.

His handsome face was inches away, and Shen Wangshu keenly sensed that he held his breath after getting close to him.

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