In her view, since her confinement had been lifted, it meant that the master had forgiven her for harming the two princes with smallpox. But what angered her even more was that the master hadn't visited her since.

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It's definitely because she's too fat, which disgusts me!

Having lost the master's favor, how can she give birth to the young prince all by herself!

Therefore, in her mind, Guarjia was practically the one who made her sterilized.

Thinking about it, Hesheli looked at Jiaming with extreme resentment!

Hatred can sometimes affect emotions and even lead to loss of control, just like Hesheli today. She has abandoned her restraint in the face of the ridicule from the women in the backyard these past few days and has opened her mouth to hurl a furious tirade at Jiaming: "Is Sister Guarjia disdainful of speaking to the other sisters? Otherwise, why would she remain silent and so arrogant!"

Even when Hesheli lost control of her emotions, she still spoke with considerable finesse, adept at labeling others, making Jiaming the target of hostility in the backyard.

Under the gazes of all the women, Jiaming finally raised her eyes to acknowledge Hesheli. She was still fiddling with the warm teacup in her hand. She opened her pink lips and said with surprise, "Why does Consort think that way? I have no arrogance or disdain."

Before Hesheli could speak, Jiaming interrupted her, saying, "However," she added, her brow furrowing slightly as she looked at Hesheli with a peculiar gaze, "I've heard a saying before, which roughly means that when a cunning person sees others, everyone seems cunning; conversely, when an honest person sees others, everyone seems honest!"

The implication is that you, Hesheli, are so arrogant and disdainful of everyone in this hall that you assume everyone else is also arrogant and disdainful of them!

The women in the hall, some quick and some slow to react, understood Jiaming's unspoken meaning. One by one, they covered their lips with handkerchiefs, their eyes filled with mockery. Hesheli had kicked a hornet's nest!

The women were not surprised by Jiaming's sharp words.

Over the past two years, the women have come to realize that when they offend Guarjia, she will change her usual taciturn nature.

In short, in their minds, Guarjia was not someone to be trifled with, and her personality was such that she would not offend others unless they offended her.

Now that the Hesheli clan is targeting the Guarjia clan, it would be strange if the Guarjia clan didn't retaliate!

Such a good show made the women's eyes shine even brighter, and they were very much looking forward to what would happen next.

When Jiaming mocked her like that, Hesheli's face turned red and her neck bulged with anger, her whole body trembling with rage.

The sight was so shocking that many of the women watching couldn't bear it and lowered their eyes to drink tea, clutching their chests to calm their nerves!

Although Jiaming also found the scene disgusting and nauseating, she didn't look away. Instead, a mocking smile curled at the corners of her lips, a cold glint in her eyes, as she continued her verbal assault: "Sister, there are quite a few people who prefer silence these days; it's just their personality. Let me give you a piece of advice: remember this well, otherwise, if you continue to speak of taciturn people as arrogant and disdainful, it will expose your arrogant and disdainful nature towards everyone, which would be terrible for your reputation!"

These words immediately cemented Hesheli's reputation for looking down on everyone with arrogance and disdain.

Enraged, Hesheli immediately stood up, her fat body causing her clothes to tremble violently. She pointed her chubby finger at Jiaming, her finger shaking!

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Jiaming didn't let Hesheli off the hook, her lips moving quickly. "You're trembling and unable to speak. It looks like you're having some kind of illness!"

"Pfft!" In the hall, several people couldn't help but cover their hands and laugh.

Li, who harbored a grudge against Hesheli, deliberately laughed loudly, doing everything she could to embarrass Hesheli. "Sister Guarjia is right. I also think Sister Hesheli seems to have fallen ill."

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Li emphasized each word of the phrase "Sister Hesheli".

"Insolence!" Hesheli roared!

Seeing this, Jiaming wasn't afraid at all. She pretended to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Sister, you finally spoke. It seems you're not sick!" She looked relieved, but suddenly her expression changed again. "Uh, sister, why are you still trembling? Could it be that you're not better, just not as sick as you thought?"

"Pfft!" The laughter that had just stopped started again!

Even the princess consort in the head seat smiled!

Not to be outdone, Lady Li chimed in, echoing Jia Ming, "Sister Guarjia is right, Sister Hesheli is indeed trembling. It seems she is truly ill." Then, she turned to the head of the table and requested, "Your Highness, is it necessary to summon the imperial physician to take a look?"

"Li, how dare you be so insolent!" Hesheli trembled even more with anger!

Seeing this, Jiaming seized the opportunity to say, "Oh dear, Madam, we must quickly summon the imperial physician. The sooner the better, there's no time to waste. Sister Hesheli's illness is getting worse. Look!" Jiaming pointed to Hesheli, her voice full of worry, "Her trembling is getting more and more severe!"

Taking advantage of someone's misfortune is a common occurrence in backyards.

Especially now that Hesheli has become quite obese and no longer enjoys the master's favor, even though she is a secondary consort, she is practically no different from an ordinary, unloved princess. Therefore, offending her now wouldn't cause much trouble.

Moreover, the Hesheli clan member was pardoned for doing such a thing, while if they did such a thing, the consequences for them would surely be terrifying.

They get jealous too, and it's perfectly normal for jealous women to kick someone when they're down.

Song and the others exchanged glances and echoed Jiaming's words, "Madam, it seems that Sister Hesheli's illness is getting worse. Please quickly summon the imperial physician to come and examine her."

The relationship between the Fujin (Prince Consort) and Hesheli (Empress Dowager) was not good, so she was happy to get involved.

Unfortunately, Empress Hesheli did not give the Fujin (principal wife) a chance to interfere. Just as the Fujin was about to speak, she angrily shouted, "How dare you! I just saw the imperial physician a while ago, and he can testify that I, the Fujin, am not ill!"

Jiaming, unfazed by Hesheli's venomous glare, said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Well, it's just that you've been trembling non-stop, Hesheli-jie, it's so strange! If you weren't trembling, I wouldn't have found it strange, I wouldn't have..."

The implication is that this misunderstanding is entirely your fault, and has nothing to do with me!

The entire morning's greetings and tea time was filled with Jiaming's various attempts to label Hesheli and embarrass her.

Of course, every now and then, there were also a few words from Li echoing Jiaming's sentiments, which also embarrassed Hesheli.

During this time, Jiaming made Hesheli deeply experience the humiliation of being verbally attacked in various ways.

From that day on, even if Hesheli harbored deep hatred and resentment towards Jiaming, she dared not argue with Jiaming. From then on, when it was time for the Fujin to pay her respects and have tea, Jiaming resumed her leisurely life of silently drinking tea and listening to others' gossip.