at the same time.
Nobody noticed.
Consort Zhen held the jade pendant that the Emperor had left in her palace, and looking at all this, her eyes dimmed.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Pearl reached out and supported her as she nearly fell. "I never expected that Zuo Qianrou would be so scheming, even competing with you for this favor."
The glimmer of light that had just ignited in Consort Zhen's eyes instantly dimmed: "What's so obvious about that? It's obvious. Which woman living in this palace doesn't compete for the emperor's favor?"
"Your Highness, you are pregnant now, please don't stoop to her level. There's a long road ahead, let's wait until the prince is safely born before we talk about anything else," Pearl said worriedly.
"The prince?" Consort Zhen snorted coldly.
She knew it better than anyone else.
From the day she became pregnant, the imperial physicians had already determined that the prince could not possibly be born at full term.
Her connection with this child was only maintained by the bitter medicine she drank every day.
The imperial physician told her to relax.
Pearl also advised her to think more positively.
But the emperor ignores her all day long. In the past six months, she has been seduced by a woman who lives in the same palace as her in the early morning. How can she put her mind at ease?
In that moment of distraction...
The head steward of the Imperial Household Department, along with palace maids, eunuchs, and various gifts from Emperor Yuanwu, had already entered Qingfeng Garden.
In addition to some nourishing medicinal herbs, there were also some fabrics.
The rest were all given to Zuo Qianrou.
Consort Zhen's heart skipped a beat.
Since both are rewards, why did Emperor Yuanwu show favoritism towards one over the other?
They knew perfectly well that they lived in the same palace.
Looking at the gifts bestowed upon her, she felt no joy whatsoever.
Compared to her.
Zuo Qianrou didn't seem as excited as expected by these rewards. She calmly accepted them, thanked the emperor, took some silver, bribed the people in the Imperial Household Department, and returned to her palace, never to come out again.
"Pah!" Pearl couldn't help but spit. "How shameless! Stealing someone else's favor and reward, of course you have to be happy behind closed doors."
At that very moment.
Zuo Qianrou and Cai'er were already standing at the door at some point.
Pearl was so frightened that she trembled.
She wasn't sure if Zuo Qianrou had heard what she just said, and if she had...
Consort Zhen's face turned ugly: "Alright, stop talking. Go and ask Physician Xie when he will come to take your pulse."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Pearl glanced at Zuo Qianrou somewhat guiltily before quickly leaving the room.
The time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Zuo Qianrou walked out of Consort Zhen's palace.
Having held back for so long, Cai'er couldn't help but say as soon as she stepped out of Consort Zhen's palace, "Your Majesty, didn't you hear what Pearl said? She is Consort Zhen's personal maid."
"So what?" Zuo Qianrou said dismissively. "You often talk about other people in front of me too, you just feel good about it."
Cai'er was momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say.
Zuo Qianrou seemed quite satisfied with their previous conversation.
As long as I get what I want, nothing else matters.
Cai'er's words yesterday completely woke her up.
We really can't just sit here and wait to die. If we fight for it today, we'll have this benefactor.
When Pearl brought Physician Xie to Qingfeng Garden.
Zuo Qianrou has returned to her palace.
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