Consort Shen simply dodged to the side. She had been practicing martial arts with her father since she was a child, so she was quite skilled. Before, she had to swallow her anger because of her high rank, but now things were different; their positions had been reversed.
She glared at her maid and snapped, "Hold her down for me!"
Her maids hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and pressing down on Consort Qi, forcing her to kneel before Consort Shen.
Qi Guiren struggled and shouted, "Let me go! Let me go! Shen Yi! How dare you treat me like this!"
Consort Shen walked up to her and looked down at her condescendingly: "On what grounds? I am now the mistress of Changchun Palace. Not only did you address me by my given name, but you also beat my maids without any reason. Shouldn't you be punished?"
As she spoke, she looked at Consort Qi with a sudden realization, as if she had just remembered something: "Oh! Right, I remember Consort Qi once said that she was the mistress of Changchun Palace and could do whatever she wanted. Has Consort Qi forgotten about that?"
"You bitch! You just wait!" Consort Qi ignored her and continued to struggle and shout.
Consort Shen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Gag her!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yuanyuan grabbed her handkerchief and stuffed it into Consort Qi's mouth.
At this moment, Consort Qi could only make "woo-woo" sounds.
Consort Shen gave her a satisfied look and smoothed her hair ornament: "You two watch over her. Kneel here for two hours before letting her go. I'm going to thank the Emperor now!"
After saying that, she turned and walked out.
She had just reached the door when she bumped into Magpie. She quickly greeted her with a smile, "Miss Magpie, what brings you here?"
Magpie looked at her and respectfully curtsied: "This servant greets Consort Shen. Her Majesty the Empress requests your presence."
“This…” Consort Shen hesitated for a moment before smiling and saying, “Alright then.”
She knew the Empress well; if she offended the Empress today, things would likely be even more difficult for her in the future.
The magpie smiled and turned to look at her after she agreed, saying, "Please, Your Highness."
Consort Shen nodded and followed behind her.
The magpie saw that she was following, so it walked ahead and led the way for her.
Jingren Palace.
The Empress sat at the head of the table with her eyes half-closed, looking at Consort Shen standing in front of her.
It took a long time before he slowly opened his eyes.
She yawned slightly as if she had just seen Consort Shen before speaking softly, "Consort Shen is here. Why are you still standing? Please sit down."
Consort Shen curtsied and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress."
After saying that, she found a chair and sat down.
A young palace maid came over and poured her a cup of tea.
Holding her teacup, she looked at the Empress with a slightly flustered expression: "Your Majesty, did you summon me here because you have something to tell me?"
The Empress casually picked up a cup of tea and took a sip: "It's nothing major, I just wanted to congratulate you. Magpie, go and fetch my pair of jade earrings."
The magpie turned around and went to the inner hall to retrieve a pile of earrings that were entirely emerald green.
The Empress took the earrings and looked at them for a moment, then smiled at Consort Shen and said, "These earrings were given to me by the Emperor when I entered the palace, and now I'm giving them to you."
Consort Shen hurriedly refused, saying to the Empress, "No, no, this is so precious to Your Majesty, how could I possibly accept it?"
The Empress smiled and handed the earring box to Magpie, saying half-jokingly, "I'm getting old, and these earrings don't suit me anymore. From now on, this harem will belong to you young people."
Consort Shen panicked immediately...
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