Sanxi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan: "Not only did the Empress Dowager not punish Consort Shu, but she also conferred upon Consort Shu the title of Noble Consort. The imperial decree has already spread throughout the entire harem. How come Your Majesty the Empress does not know about it yet?"
Empress: What!?
The Empress's face visibly paled.
The scissors in her hand fell to the ground with a "snap".
The empress was startled and took a step back.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Sanxi hurriedly went to her side and reached out to support her.
"Really..." The Empress nearly fainted, unable to accept reality: "...You really didn't hear wrong, it really is the decree to make her a Noble Consort?"
Sanxi nodded with a troubled expression: "Yes."
He paused, then continued, "Moreover, when the Empress Dowager issued the imperial edict, the Emperor was also in Qiluan Garden at the time, so I'm afraid..."
The Empress slumped into her chair, her already pale face turning even paler.
Was it because she pinched Mu Qianqian's cheek?
I just pinched it.
Such a trivial matter warranted the title of Imperial Noble Consort.
Was the Empress Dowager too incompetent, or was the title of Imperial Concubine too worthless?
The empress snorted coldly, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Are they all going against her?
Now even the Empress Dowager, who helped her ascend to the throne, is opposing her because of a concubine?
Why is that?
The empress was so angry that she pushed everything on the table to the ground.
The instant the teacup shattered.
The tea in the cup spilled all over the floor.
As the ground was soaked by the boiling water, a crisp sound was produced.
The news of Consort Shu's promotion had just spread.
Wang Yuxi, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, brought over all the items that Qiluan Garden had embezzled over the years, in large and small boxes.
"This servant greets Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine. May Your Highness be blessed." Wang Yuxi knelt on the ground with a fawning expression and gave the Imperial Concubine a deep bow.
Bin'er snorted inwardly: "We at Qiluan Garden dare not accept these things that Yu Xi sent. They might cause the Imperial Household Department's treasury to run out of supplies again, and we might even run out of items for some of the palace ladies."
Wang Yuxi's smile froze instantly.
The fawning in his eyes cracked inch by inch, finally turning into an awkward expression: "Aunt Bin'er, what are you saying? From now on, the duties at Qiluan Garden will be the top priority of our Imperial Household Department."
“You can’t say that, Eunuch Yu Xi. There are the Empress Dowager and the Empress in the palace. Do you think you would be disrespectful to them?” Bin’er’s eyes flashed with a sharp light as she said this: “Don’t implicate our lady.”
Wang Yuxi naturally understood this.
Why did Bin'er let him offer his warm welcome but receive a cold shoulder?
When Consort Shu was confined to Qiluan Garden.
He had received plenty of advice from the Empress to deliberately make things difficult for the people of Qiluan Garden.
Although the fortunes of the imperial harem could change drastically over a decade.
But who could have imagined it?
A person who has been relegated to obscurity.
Now, having a daughter can change one's fate against all odds.
Throughout the entire palace, everyone thought that Consort Shu would never leave Qiluan Garden.
Who would have thought that she not only left Qiluan Garden, but now also holds the power to rule the entire harem?
Now, all I have to do is recall how I made things difficult for Bin'er back in the Imperial Household Department.
Wang Yuxi couldn't sleep for nights on end.
In this palace, how could a concubine who had the ability to climb out of the cold palace possibly live a peaceful life in the harem?
Wang Yuxi knew that she would have a hard time getting past Bin'er.
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