“If Your Majesty used to use me as a target, and now comes to pour out your heart, then it’s not surprising that Ah Xuan suddenly falls for me,” Shen Wangshu said dismissively.

"If he likes you, why doesn't he stay by your side every day?!"

“He respects me, so naturally he will cherish me and protect me. How is that any different from His Majesty’s treasuring of Consort He?” Seeing the hope in Emperor Hui’s eyes fading, Shen Wangshu said impatiently, “Your Majesty need not put on an act in front of me. Even if you bleed to death in front of me today, I will not care in the slightest.”

She smiled, unwilling to look at Emperor Hui's heartbroken face any longer, and swayed as she headed towards the rear palace. Although she was determined to break with Emperor Hui and never be this damned imperial concubine again, she still insisted, as Shen Wangshu had said, that she would take all the palace treasures and valuables with her.

This is all the hard-earned money that the Imperial Concubine earned over the years while being a target.

She knew that Emperor Hui had fallen seriously ill after returning from her palace, and that the wound on his shoulder seemed to be festering and difficult to heal. However, to her, Emperor Hui was just a stranger, and she didn't care to inquire about him.

Now, because Consort Gui doesn't visit him and he doesn't want to see Consort He who is crying and begging for forgiveness, it is Consort Rong who is taking care of him.

Consort Rong is currently enjoying considerable prestige in front of the Emperor, but she is a perceptive person. Her palace is guarded by the Regent's guards, so she cannot be offended.

She also heard Emperor Hui call out to the Imperial Concubine while he was in a daze. After he woke up, he asked if the Imperial Concubine had come to visit him. When he learned that the Imperial Concubine had not come, he was very disappointed and depressed.

Consort Rong keenly sensed that something was definitely amiss, but compared to the formidable Imperial Concubine, she was currently busy bullying Consort Cheng.

It is said that Consort He stabbed Emperor Hui, and Consort Rong could not let her off the hook. Without saying anything, she only hinted to the Imperial Kitchen and Laundry Department to be negligent. In just a few days, Consort He was worn down and became withered.

Consort He had been living a life of luxury in the palace for a long time, with the best food and drink. But in the blink of an eye, the food sent to her was spoiled, her clothes were unwashed, and they even had a pungent, strange smell. Who could stand this? In the past, if Emperor Hui had been alright, Consort He would have had a place to complain. But now she had nowhere to turn and felt that the palace was like a hell.

Even if money was spent, these palace servants would still take the money, but they wouldn't do any work.

Therefore, when Shen Wangshu listened to Ah Xiang, who was well-versed in palace gossip, vividly recounting the stories to him, he also felt that Consort He's life was not bad at all.

Since she was not doing well, Shen Wangshu felt relieved and focused on packing her luggage.

However, she was uneasy, wondering how her divorce would not tarnish Ah Xuan's reputation.

After all, the fact that the Imperial Concubine left the palace and remarried would inevitably lead people to speculate about everything between her and Ah Xuan in a sordid manner.

The Regent helped the Imperial Concubine solve this enormous problem.

However, within a day, a court official submitted a memorial, saying that Emperor Hui had three thousand concubines in his harem, but in reality, the emperor only loved one concubine, He Pin. As a result, the harem was in ruins, and the women's prime years were wasted. How inhumane this was!

Since His Majesty the Emperor only wants to sleep with that one woman, then he shouldn't be occupying the position without fulfilling his duties, wasting the youth of so many beautiful girls.

The problem is that the concubines in the palace are all timid and unaware of what the outside world is like. Therefore, they don't all need to leave. They can continue living in the palace. Only one exceptionally brave concubine should be sent out to remarry and see what happens. If she doesn't fare well, then so be it. If she is fortunate enough to do well, then the other concubines can follow suit, right?

Who's the bravest one?

Don't look at me, Your Highness, it's you!